diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
index aef9b56781ef..baadf622ac55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/b53/b53_common.c
@@ -2341,10 +2341,13 @@ struct b53_device *b53_switch_alloc(struct device *base,
 	struct dsa_switch *ds;
 	struct b53_device *dev;
 
-	ds = dsa_switch_alloc(base, DSA_MAX_PORTS);
+	ds = devm_kzalloc(base, sizeof(*ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ds)
 		return NULL;
 
+	ds->dev = base;
+	ds->num_ports = DSA_MAX_PORTS;
+
 	dev = devm_kzalloc(base, sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c b/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
index 925ed135a4d9..c8d7ef27fd72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/dsa_loop.c
@@ -286,10 +286,13 @@ static int dsa_loop_drv_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	dev_info(&mdiodev->dev, "%s: 0x%0x\n",
 		 pdata->name, pdata->enabled_ports);
 
-	ds = dsa_switch_alloc(&mdiodev->dev, DSA_MAX_PORTS);
+	ds = devm_kzalloc(&mdiodev->dev, sizeof(*ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ds)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	ds->dev = &mdiodev->dev;
+	ds->num_ports = DSA_MAX_PORTS;
+
 	ps = devm_kzalloc(&mdiodev->dev, sizeof(*ps), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ps)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c
index bbec86b9418e..e3c333a8f45d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lan9303-core.c
@@ -1283,10 +1283,12 @@ static int lan9303_register_switch(struct lan9303 *chip)
 {
 	int base;
 
-	chip->ds = dsa_switch_alloc(chip->dev, LAN9303_NUM_PORTS);
+	chip->ds = devm_kzalloc(chip->dev, sizeof(*chip->ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!chip->ds)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	chip->ds->dev = chip->dev;
+	chip->ds->num_ports = LAN9303_NUM_PORTS;
 	chip->ds->priv = chip;
 	chip->ds->ops = &lan9303_switch_ops;
 	base = chip->phy_addr_base;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
index a69c9b9878b7..955324968b74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
@@ -1854,10 +1854,12 @@ static int gswip_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!priv->hw_info)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	priv->ds = dsa_switch_alloc(dev, priv->hw_info->max_ports);
+	priv->ds = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv->ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->ds)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	priv->ds->dev = dev;
+	priv->ds->num_ports = priv->hw_info->max_ports;
 	priv->ds->priv = priv;
 	priv->ds->ops = &gswip_switch_ops;
 	priv->dev = dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c
index fe47180c908b..5d08e4430824 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/microchip/ksz_common.c
@@ -398,10 +398,13 @@ struct ksz_device *ksz_switch_alloc(struct device *base, void *priv)
 	struct dsa_switch *ds;
 	struct ksz_device *swdev;
 
-	ds = dsa_switch_alloc(base, DSA_MAX_PORTS);
+	ds = devm_kzalloc(base, sizeof(*ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ds)
 		return NULL;
 
+	ds->dev = base;
+	ds->num_ports = DSA_MAX_PORTS;
+
 	swdev = devm_kzalloc(base, sizeof(*swdev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!swdev)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
index a91293e47a57..add9e4279176 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mt7530.c
@@ -1632,10 +1632,13 @@ mt7530_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	priv->ds = dsa_switch_alloc(&mdiodev->dev, DSA_MAX_PORTS);
+	priv->ds = devm_kzalloc(&mdiodev->dev, sizeof(*priv->ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv->ds)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	priv->ds->dev = &mdiodev->dev;
+	priv->ds->num_ports = DSA_MAX_PORTS;
+
 	/* Use medatek,mcm property to distinguish hardware type that would
 	 * casues a little bit differences on power-on sequence.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c
index 2a2489b5196d..a5a37f47b320 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6060.c
@@ -270,10 +270,12 @@ static int mv88e6060_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 
 	dev_info(dev, "switch %s detected\n", name);
 
-	ds = dsa_switch_alloc(dev, MV88E6060_PORTS);
+	ds = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ds)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	ds->dev = dev;
+	ds->num_ports = MV88E6060_PORTS;
 	ds->priv = priv;
 	ds->dev = dev;
 	ds->ops = &mv88e6060_switch_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index c53d4dc88e90..5fdf6d6ebe27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -4978,10 +4978,12 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_register_switch(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 	struct device *dev = chip->dev;
 	struct dsa_switch *ds;
 
-	ds = dsa_switch_alloc(dev, mv88e6xxx_num_ports(chip));
+	ds = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ds)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	ds->dev = dev;
+	ds->num_ports = mv88e6xxx_num_ports(chip);
 	ds->priv = chip;
 	ds->dev = dev;
 	ds->ops = &mv88e6xxx_switch_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
index 71e44c8763b8..7e742cd491e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
@@ -1077,10 +1077,13 @@ qca8k_sw_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 	if (id != QCA8K_ID_QCA8337)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	priv->ds = dsa_switch_alloc(&mdiodev->dev, QCA8K_NUM_PORTS);
+	priv->ds = devm_kzalloc(&mdiodev->dev, sizeof(*priv->ds),
+				QCA8K_NUM_PORTS);
 	if (!priv->ds)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	priv->ds->dev = &mdiodev->dev;
+	priv->ds->num_ports = DSA_MAX_PORTS;
 	priv->ds->priv = priv;
 	priv->ops = qca8k_switch_ops;
 	priv->ds->ops = &priv->ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c
index dc0509c02d29..fae188c60191 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/realtek-smi-core.c
@@ -444,9 +444,12 @@ static int realtek_smi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	smi->ds = dsa_switch_alloc(dev, smi->num_ports);
+	smi->ds = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*smi->ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!smi->ds)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	smi->ds->dev = dev;
+	smi->ds->num_ports = smi->num_ports;
 	smi->ds->priv = smi;
 
 	smi->ds->ops = var->ds_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
index 0ebbda5ca665..2ae84a9dea59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_main.c
@@ -2047,10 +2047,12 @@ static int sja1105_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	dev_info(dev, "Probed switch chip: %s\n", priv->info->name);
 
-	ds = dsa_switch_alloc(dev, SJA1105_NUM_PORTS);
+	ds = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ds)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	ds->dev = dev;
+	ds->num_ports = SJA1105_NUM_PORTS;
 	ds->ops = &sja1105_switch_ops;
 	ds->priv = priv;
 	priv->ds = ds;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c
index 614377ef7956..42c1574d45f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx-core.c
@@ -1178,9 +1178,12 @@ int vsc73xx_probe(struct vsc73xx *vsc)
 	 * We allocate 8 ports and avoid access to the nonexistant
 	 * ports.
 	 */
-	vsc->ds = dsa_switch_alloc(dev, 8);
+	vsc->ds = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*vsc->ds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vsc->ds)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	vsc->ds->dev = dev;
+	vsc->ds->num_ports = 8;
 	vsc->ds->priv = vsc;
 
 	vsc->ds->ops = &vsc73xx_ds_ops;
diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index 9bc1d3f71f89..e3c14dc3bab9 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ static inline bool dsa_can_decode(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return false;
 }
 
-struct dsa_switch *dsa_switch_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t n);
 void dsa_unregister_switch(struct dsa_switch *ds);
 int dsa_register_switch(struct dsa_switch *ds);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa2.c b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
index 83cba4623698..1e3ac9b56c89 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa2.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa2.c
@@ -846,6 +846,12 @@ static int dsa_switch_probe(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	struct device_node *np = ds->dev->of_node;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!ds->dev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!ds->num_ports)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (np)
 		err = dsa_switch_parse_of(ds, np);
 	else if (pdata)
@@ -859,21 +865,6 @@ static int dsa_switch_probe(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 	return dsa_switch_add(ds);
 }
 
-struct dsa_switch *dsa_switch_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t n)
-{
-	struct dsa_switch *ds;
-
-	ds = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ds), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ds)
-		return NULL;
-
-	ds->dev = dev;
-	ds->num_ports = n;
-
-	return ds;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dsa_switch_alloc);
-
 int dsa_register_switch(struct dsa_switch *ds)
 {
 	int err;