diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index fb10422d2c33..8ab0be793811 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -3071,7 +3071,7 @@ static void mv88e6xxx_teardown(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 {
 	mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_params(ds);
 	dsa_devlink_resources_unregister(ds);
-	mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions(ds);
+	mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_global(ds);
 }
 
 static int mv88e6xxx_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
@@ -3215,7 +3215,7 @@ unlock:
 	if (err)
 		goto out_resources;
 
-	err = mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions(ds);
+	err = mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_global(ds);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_params;
 
@@ -3229,6 +3229,16 @@ out_resources:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static int mv88e6xxx_port_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
+{
+	return mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_port(ds, port);
+}
+
+static void mv88e6xxx_port_teardown(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
+{
+	mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_port(ds, port);
+}
+
 /* prod_id for switch families which do not have a PHY model number */
 static const u16 family_prod_id_table[] = {
 	[MV88E6XXX_FAMILY_6341] = MV88E6XXX_PORT_SWITCH_ID_PROD_6341,
@@ -6116,6 +6126,8 @@ static const struct dsa_switch_ops mv88e6xxx_switch_ops = {
 	.change_tag_protocol	= mv88e6xxx_change_tag_protocol,
 	.setup			= mv88e6xxx_setup,
 	.teardown		= mv88e6xxx_teardown,
+	.port_setup		= mv88e6xxx_port_setup,
+	.port_teardown		= mv88e6xxx_port_teardown,
 	.phylink_validate	= mv88e6xxx_validate,
 	.phylink_mac_link_state	= mv88e6xxx_serdes_pcs_get_state,
 	.phylink_mac_config	= mv88e6xxx_mac_config,
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c
index 0c0f5ea6680c..381068395c63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c
@@ -647,26 +647,25 @@ static struct mv88e6xxx_region mv88e6xxx_regions[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-static void
-mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_global(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
+void mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_global(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 {
+	struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip = ds->priv;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mv88e6xxx_regions); i++)
 		dsa_devlink_region_destroy(chip->regions[i]);
 }
 
-static void
-mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_port(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
-					int port)
+void mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_port(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
 {
+	struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip = ds->priv;
+
 	dsa_devlink_region_destroy(chip->ports[port].region);
 }
 
-static int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_port(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip,
-						int port)
+int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_port(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port)
 {
+	struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip = ds->priv;
 	struct devlink_region *region;
 
 	region = dsa_devlink_port_region_create(ds,
@@ -681,40 +680,10 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_port(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_ports(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
-{
-	int port;
-
-	for (port = 0; port < mv88e6xxx_num_ports(chip); port++)
-		mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_port(chip, port);
-}
-
-static int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_ports(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						 struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
-{
-	int port;
-	int err;
-
-	for (port = 0; port < mv88e6xxx_num_ports(chip); port++) {
-		err = mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_port(ds, chip, port);
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
-out:
-	while (port-- > 0)
-		mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_port(chip, port);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
-static int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_global(struct dsa_switch *ds,
-						  struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
+int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_global(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 {
 	bool (*cond)(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip);
+	struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip = ds->priv;
 	struct devlink_region_ops *ops;
 	struct devlink_region *region;
 	u64 size;
@@ -753,30 +722,6 @@ out:
 	return PTR_ERR(region);
 }
 
-int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions(struct dsa_switch *ds)
-{
-	struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip = ds->priv;
-	int err;
-
-	err = mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_global(ds, chip);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	err = mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_ports(ds, chip);
-	if (err)
-		mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_global(chip);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
-void mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions(struct dsa_switch *ds)
-{
-	struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip = ds->priv;
-
-	mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_ports(chip);
-	mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_global(chip);
-}
-
 int mv88e6xxx_devlink_info_get(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 			       struct devlink_info_req *req,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.h b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.h
index 3d72db3dcf95..65ce6a6858b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.h
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ int mv88e6xxx_devlink_param_get(struct dsa_switch *ds, u32 id,
 				struct devlink_param_gset_ctx *ctx);
 int mv88e6xxx_devlink_param_set(struct dsa_switch *ds, u32 id,
 				struct devlink_param_gset_ctx *ctx);
-int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions(struct dsa_switch *ds);
-void mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions(struct dsa_switch *ds);
+int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_global(struct dsa_switch *ds);
+void mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_global(struct dsa_switch *ds);
+int mv88e6xxx_setup_devlink_regions_port(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port);
+void mv88e6xxx_teardown_devlink_regions_port(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port);
 
 int mv88e6xxx_devlink_info_get(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 			       struct devlink_info_req *req,
diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index 6e29c0e080f6..d784e76113b8 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -585,8 +585,16 @@ struct dsa_switch_ops {
 	int	(*change_tag_protocol)(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 				       enum dsa_tag_protocol proto);
 
+	/* Optional switch-wide initialization and destruction methods */
 	int	(*setup)(struct dsa_switch *ds);
 	void	(*teardown)(struct dsa_switch *ds);
+
+	/* Per-port initialization and destruction methods. Mandatory if the
+	 * driver registers devlink port regions, optional otherwise.
+	 */
+	int	(*port_setup)(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port);
+	void	(*port_teardown)(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port);
+
 	u32	(*get_phy_flags)(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index fa88e58705f0..f14897d9b31d 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ static int dsa_port_setup(struct dsa_port *dp)
 {
 	struct devlink_port *dlp = &dp->devlink_port;
 	bool dsa_port_link_registered = false;
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = dp->ds;
 	bool dsa_port_enabled = false;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -438,6 +439,12 @@ static int dsa_port_setup(struct dsa_port *dp)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dp->fdbs);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dp->mdbs);
 
+	if (ds->ops->port_setup) {
+		err = ds->ops->port_setup(ds, dp->index);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	switch (dp->type) {
 	case DSA_PORT_TYPE_UNUSED:
 		dsa_port_disable(dp);
@@ -480,8 +487,11 @@ static int dsa_port_setup(struct dsa_port *dp)
 		dsa_port_disable(dp);
 	if (err && dsa_port_link_registered)
 		dsa_port_link_unregister_of(dp);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		if (ds->ops->port_teardown)
+			ds->ops->port_teardown(ds, dp->index);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	dp->setup = true;
 
@@ -533,11 +543,15 @@ static int dsa_port_devlink_setup(struct dsa_port *dp)
 static void dsa_port_teardown(struct dsa_port *dp)
 {
 	struct devlink_port *dlp = &dp->devlink_port;
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = dp->ds;
 	struct dsa_mac_addr *a, *tmp;
 
 	if (!dp->setup)
 		return;
 
+	if (ds->ops->port_teardown)
+		ds->ops->port_teardown(ds, dp->index);
+
 	devlink_port_type_clear(dlp);
 
 	switch (dp->type) {
@@ -581,6 +595,36 @@ static void dsa_port_devlink_teardown(struct dsa_port *dp)
 	dp->devlink_port_setup = false;
 }
 
+/* Destroy the current devlink port, and create a new one which has the UNUSED
+ * flavour. At this point, any call to ds->ops->port_setup has been already
+ * balanced out by a call to ds->ops->port_teardown, so we know that any
+ * devlink port regions the driver had are now unregistered. We then call its
+ * ds->ops->port_setup again, in order for the driver to re-create them on the
+ * new devlink port.
+ */
+static int dsa_port_reinit_as_unused(struct dsa_port *dp)
+{
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = dp->ds;
+	int err;
+
+	dsa_port_devlink_teardown(dp);
+	dp->type = DSA_PORT_TYPE_UNUSED;
+	err = dsa_port_devlink_setup(dp);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (ds->ops->port_setup) {
+		/* On error, leave the devlink port registered,
+		 * dsa_switch_teardown will clean it up later.
+		 */
+		err = ds->ops->port_setup(ds, dp->index);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int dsa_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *dl,
 				struct devlink_info_req *req,
 				struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
@@ -938,12 +982,9 @@ static int dsa_tree_setup_switches(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst)
 	list_for_each_entry(dp, &dst->ports, list) {
 		err = dsa_port_setup(dp);
 		if (err) {
-			dsa_port_devlink_teardown(dp);
-			dp->type = DSA_PORT_TYPE_UNUSED;
-			err = dsa_port_devlink_setup(dp);
+			err = dsa_port_reinit_as_unused(dp);
 			if (err)
 				goto teardown;
-			continue;
 		}
 	}