diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index a91e520e735feea054ffbdee59a7a173b7d691ea..4118848b8e58728d1bf8d471a755aef051cb6fcd 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -67,17 +67,17 @@ const struct dsa_device_ops *dsa_device_ops[DSA_TAG_LAST] = {
 	[DSA_TAG_PROTO_NONE] = &none_ops,
 };
 
-int dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *dev,
-		      struct dsa_port *dport, int port)
+int dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(struct dsa_port *port)
 {
-	struct device_node *port_dn = dport->dn;
+	struct device_node *port_dn = port->dn;
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = port->ds;
 	struct phy_device *phydev;
 	int ret, mode;
 
 	if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(port_dn)) {
 		ret = of_phy_register_fixed_link(port_dn);
 		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to register fixed PHY\n");
+			dev_err(ds->dev, "failed to register fixed PHY\n");
 			return ret;
 		}
 		phydev = of_phy_find_device(port_dn);
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *dev,
 		genphy_config_init(phydev);
 		genphy_read_status(phydev);
 		if (ds->ops->adjust_link)
-			ds->ops->adjust_link(ds, port, phydev);
+			ds->ops->adjust_link(ds, port->index, phydev);
 
 		put_device(&phydev->mdio.dev);
 	}
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index c442051d5a55732d37ddc18187389d66d8d08bd9..cceaa4dd9f53c30c5a3d9d647379a24358fca669 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int dsa_dsa_port_apply(struct dsa_port *port)
 	struct dsa_switch *ds = port->ds;
 	int err;
 
-	err = dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(ds, ds->dev, port, port->index);
+	err = dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(port);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_warn(ds->dev, "Failed to setup dsa port %d: %d\n",
 			 port->index, err);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static int dsa_cpu_port_apply(struct dsa_port *port)
 	struct dsa_switch *ds = port->ds;
 	int err;
 
-	err = dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(ds, ds->dev, port, port->index);
+	err = dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(port);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_warn(ds->dev, "Failed to setup cpu port %d: %d\n",
 			 port->index, err);
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int dsa_user_port_apply(struct dsa_port *port)
 	if (!name)
 		name = "eth%d";
 
-	err = dsa_slave_create(ds, ds->dev, port->index, name);
+	err = dsa_slave_create(port, name);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_warn(ds->dev, "Failed to create slave %d: %d\n",
 			 port->index, err);
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
index 306cff229def9d67480508d2eef63518698035cc..945ded148c9cb6703322957bea03c9b015596de0 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa_priv.h
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ struct dsa_slave_priv {
 };
 
 /* dsa.c */
-int dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *dev,
-		      struct dsa_port *dport, int port);
+int dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(struct dsa_port *port);
 void dsa_cpu_dsa_destroy(struct dsa_port *dport);
 const struct dsa_device_ops *dsa_resolve_tag_protocol(int tag_protocol);
 int dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_setup(struct dsa_port *cpu_dp);
@@ -149,8 +148,7 @@ int dsa_port_vlan_dump(struct dsa_port *dp,
 extern const struct dsa_device_ops notag_netdev_ops;
 void dsa_slave_mii_bus_init(struct dsa_switch *ds);
 void dsa_cpu_port_ethtool_init(struct ethtool_ops *ops);
-int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
-		     int port, const char *name);
+int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_port *port, const char *name);
 void dsa_slave_destroy(struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int dsa_slave_suspend(struct net_device *slave_dev);
 int dsa_slave_resume(struct net_device *slave_dev);
diff --git a/net/dsa/legacy.c b/net/dsa/legacy.c
index 1d7a3282f2a7c20e5d21e2ce57bd56e39785d1bc..612acf16d573d39c04a93a6ea70b1582a00f44f2 100644
--- a/net/dsa/legacy.c
+++ b/net/dsa/legacy.c
@@ -78,25 +78,23 @@ dsa_switch_probe(struct device *parent, struct device *host_dev, int sw_addr,
 }
 
 /* basic switch operations **************************************************/
-static int dsa_cpu_dsa_setups(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *dev)
+static int dsa_cpu_dsa_setups(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 {
-	struct dsa_port *dport;
 	int ret, port;
 
 	for (port = 0; port < ds->num_ports; port++) {
 		if (!(dsa_is_cpu_port(ds, port) || dsa_is_dsa_port(ds, port)))
 			continue;
 
-		dport = &ds->ports[port];
-		ret = dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(ds, dev, dport, port);
+		ret = dsa_cpu_dsa_setup(&ds->ports[port]);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int dsa_switch_setup_one(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct net_device *master,
-				struct device *parent)
+static int dsa_switch_setup_one(struct dsa_switch *ds,
+				struct net_device *master)
 {
 	const struct dsa_switch_ops *ops = ds->ops;
 	struct dsa_switch_tree *dst = ds->dst;
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ static int dsa_switch_setup_one(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct net_device *master
 	}
 
 	if (!ds->slave_mii_bus && ops->phy_read) {
-		ds->slave_mii_bus = devm_mdiobus_alloc(parent);
+		ds->slave_mii_bus = devm_mdiobus_alloc(ds->dev);
 		if (!ds->slave_mii_bus)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		dsa_slave_mii_bus_init(ds);
@@ -196,14 +194,14 @@ static int dsa_switch_setup_one(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct net_device *master
 		if (!(ds->enabled_port_mask & (1 << i)))
 			continue;
 
-		ret = dsa_slave_create(ds, parent, i, cd->port_names[i]);
+		ret = dsa_slave_create(&ds->ports[i], cd->port_names[i]);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			netdev_err(master, "[%d]: can't create dsa slave device for port %d(%s): %d\n",
 				   index, i, cd->port_names[i], ret);
 	}
 
 	/* Perform configuration of the CPU and DSA ports */
-	ret = dsa_cpu_dsa_setups(ds, parent);
+	ret = dsa_cpu_dsa_setups(ds);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		netdev_err(master, "[%d] : can't configure CPU and DSA ports\n",
 			   index);
@@ -252,7 +250,7 @@ dsa_switch_setup(struct dsa_switch_tree *dst, struct net_device *master,
 	ds->ops = ops;
 	ds->priv = priv;
 
-	ret = dsa_switch_setup_one(ds, master, parent);
+	ret = dsa_switch_setup_one(ds, master);
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index c6b5de2fe413a7dd35e2199068c69d54475f0cae..3b36c47472c69972855868d850280e44f35fc789 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -1195,9 +1195,9 @@ int dsa_slave_resume(struct net_device *slave_dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
-		     int port, const char *name)
+int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_port *port, const char *name)
 {
+	struct dsa_switch *ds = port->ds;
 	struct dsa_switch_tree *dst = ds->dst;
 	struct net_device *master;
 	struct net_device *slave_dev;
@@ -1227,8 +1227,8 @@ int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 	netdev_for_each_tx_queue(slave_dev, dsa_slave_set_lockdep_class_one,
 				 NULL);
 
-	SET_NETDEV_DEV(slave_dev, parent);
-	slave_dev->dev.of_node = ds->ports[port].dn;
+	SET_NETDEV_DEV(slave_dev, port->ds->dev);
+	slave_dev->dev.of_node = port->dn;
 	slave_dev->vlan_features = master->vlan_features;
 
 	p = netdev_priv(slave_dev);
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 		free_netdev(slave_dev);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	p->dp = &ds->ports[port];
+	p->dp = port;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->mall_tc_list);
 	p->xmit = dst->tag_ops->xmit;
 
@@ -1245,12 +1245,12 @@ int dsa_slave_create(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct device *parent,
 	p->old_link = -1;
 	p->old_duplex = -1;
 
-	ds->ports[port].netdev = slave_dev;
+	port->netdev = slave_dev;
 	ret = register_netdev(slave_dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		netdev_err(master, "error %d registering interface %s\n",
 			   ret, slave_dev->name);
-		ds->ports[port].netdev = NULL;
+		port->netdev = NULL;
 		free_percpu(p->stats64);
 		free_netdev(slave_dev);
 		return ret;