diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index ecc73525529d1dfdda5a71b982a7e6921b4ec37b..39e57c858258b3e1dd91889d00700bf8d3d5f210 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -860,21 +860,13 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_mtu_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port, u16 mtu)
 	return mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(pmtu), pmtu_pl);
 }
 
-static int __mlxsw_sp_port_swid_set(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
-				    u8 swid)
-{
-	char pspa_pl[MLXSW_REG_PSPA_LEN];
-
-	mlxsw_reg_pspa_pack(pspa_pl, swid, local_port);
-	return mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(pspa), pspa_pl);
-}
-
 static int mlxsw_sp_port_swid_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port, u8 swid)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp = mlxsw_sp_port->mlxsw_sp;
+	char pspa_pl[MLXSW_REG_PSPA_LEN];
 
-	return __mlxsw_sp_port_swid_set(mlxsw_sp, mlxsw_sp_port->local_port,
-					swid);
+	mlxsw_reg_pspa_pack(pspa_pl, swid, mlxsw_sp_port->local_port);
+	return mlxsw_reg_write(mlxsw_sp->core, MLXSW_REG(pspa), pspa_pl);
 }
 
 int mlxsw_sp_port_vp_mode_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port, bool enable)
@@ -2655,17 +2647,26 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_ets_init(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
-				  bool split, u8 module, u8 width, u8 lane)
+static int mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
+				bool split, u8 module, u8 width, u8 lane)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port_vlan *mlxsw_sp_port_vlan;
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int err;
 
+	err = mlxsw_core_port_init(mlxsw_sp->core, local_port);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Port %d: Failed to init core port\n",
+			local_port);
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct mlxsw_sp_port));
-	if (!dev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!dev) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_alloc_etherdev;
+	}
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev);
 	mlxsw_sp_port = netdev_priv(dev);
 	mlxsw_sp_port->dev = dev;
@@ -2707,6 +2708,14 @@ static int __mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
 	dev->netdev_ops = &mlxsw_sp_port_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &mlxsw_sp_port_ethtool_ops;
 
+	err = mlxsw_sp_port_module_map(mlxsw_sp, local_port, module, width,
+				       lane);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Port %d: Failed to map module\n",
+			mlxsw_sp_port->local_port);
+		goto err_port_module_map;
+	}
+
 	err = mlxsw_sp_port_swid_set(mlxsw_sp_port, 0);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Port %d: Failed to set SWID\n",
@@ -2829,6 +2838,8 @@ static int __mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
 err_dev_addr_init:
 	mlxsw_sp_port_swid_set(mlxsw_sp_port, MLXSW_PORT_SWID_DISABLED_PORT);
 err_port_swid_set:
+	mlxsw_sp_port_module_unmap(mlxsw_sp, local_port);
+err_port_module_map:
 	kfree(mlxsw_sp_port->hw_stats.cache);
 err_alloc_hw_stats:
 	kfree(mlxsw_sp_port->sample);
@@ -2836,32 +2847,12 @@ static int __mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
 	free_percpu(mlxsw_sp_port->pcpu_stats);
 err_alloc_stats:
 	free_netdev(dev);
-	return err;
-}
-
-static int mlxsw_sp_port_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port,
-				bool split, u8 module, u8 width, u8 lane)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = mlxsw_core_port_init(mlxsw_sp->core, local_port);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(mlxsw_sp->bus_info->dev, "Port %d: Failed to init core port\n",
-			local_port);
-		return err;
-	}
-	err = __mlxsw_sp_port_create(mlxsw_sp, local_port, split,
-				     module, width, lane);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_port_create;
-	return 0;
-
-err_port_create:
+err_alloc_etherdev:
 	mlxsw_core_port_fini(mlxsw_sp->core, local_port);
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void __mlxsw_sp_port_remove(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port)
+static void mlxsw_sp_port_remove(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port = mlxsw_sp->ports[local_port];
 
@@ -2880,11 +2871,6 @@ static void __mlxsw_sp_port_remove(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port)
 	free_percpu(mlxsw_sp_port->pcpu_stats);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&mlxsw_sp_port->vlans_list));
 	free_netdev(mlxsw_sp_port->dev);
-}
-
-static void mlxsw_sp_port_remove(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port)
-{
-	__mlxsw_sp_port_remove(mlxsw_sp, local_port);
 	mlxsw_core_port_fini(mlxsw_sp->core, local_port);
 }
 
@@ -2962,19 +2948,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_split_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 base_port,
 	u8 width = MLXSW_PORT_MODULE_MAX_WIDTH / count;
 	int err, i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		err = mlxsw_sp_port_module_map(mlxsw_sp, base_port + i, module,
-					       width, i * width);
-		if (err)
-			goto err_port_module_map;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		err = __mlxsw_sp_port_swid_set(mlxsw_sp, base_port + i, 0);
-		if (err)
-			goto err_port_swid_set;
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		err = mlxsw_sp_port_create(mlxsw_sp, base_port + i, true,
 					   module, width, i * width);
@@ -2988,15 +2961,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_split_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 base_port,
 	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
 		if (mlxsw_sp_port_created(mlxsw_sp, base_port + i))
 			mlxsw_sp_port_remove(mlxsw_sp, base_port + i);
-	i = count;
-err_port_swid_set:
-	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
-		__mlxsw_sp_port_swid_set(mlxsw_sp, base_port + i,
-					 MLXSW_PORT_SWID_DISABLED_PORT);
-	i = count;
-err_port_module_map:
-	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
-		mlxsw_sp_port_module_unmap(mlxsw_sp, base_port + i);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -3011,17 +2975,6 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_port_unsplit_create(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 	 */
 	count = count / 2;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		local_port = base_port + i * 2;
-		module = mlxsw_sp->port_to_module[local_port];
-
-		mlxsw_sp_port_module_map(mlxsw_sp, local_port, module, width,
-					 0);
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
-		__mlxsw_sp_port_swid_set(mlxsw_sp, base_port + i * 2, 0);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		local_port = base_port + i * 2;
 		module = mlxsw_sp->port_to_module[local_port];