return mlx5e_alloc_cq_common(mdev, param, cq);
 }
 
-static int mlx5e_open_drop_rq(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
-                             struct mlx5e_rq *drop_rq)
+int mlx5e_open_drop_rq(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
+                      struct mlx5e_rq *drop_rq)
 {
        struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
        struct mlx5e_cq_param cq_param = {};
        return err;
 }
 
-static void mlx5e_close_drop_rq(struct mlx5e_rq *drop_rq)
+void mlx5e_close_drop_rq(struct mlx5e_rq *drop_rq)
 {
        mlx5e_destroy_rq(drop_rq);
        mlx5e_free_rq(drop_rq);
        mlx5e_tls_build_netdev(priv);
 }
 
-static void mlx5e_create_q_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+void mlx5e_create_q_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
        struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
        int err;
        }
 }
 
-static void mlx5e_destroy_q_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
+void mlx5e_destroy_q_counters(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
        if (priv->q_counter)
                mlx5_core_dealloc_q_counter(priv->mdev, priv->q_counter);
        struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
        int err;
 
+       mlx5e_create_q_counters(priv);
+
+       err = mlx5e_open_drop_rq(priv, &priv->drop_rq);
+       if (err) {
+               mlx5_core_err(mdev, "open drop rq failed, %d\n", err);
+               goto err_destroy_q_counters;
+       }
+
        err = mlx5e_create_indirect_rqt(priv);
        if (err)
-               return err;
+               goto err_close_drop_rq;
 
        err = mlx5e_create_direct_rqts(priv);
        if (err)
        mlx5e_destroy_direct_rqts(priv);
 err_destroy_indirect_rqts:
        mlx5e_destroy_rqt(priv, &priv->indir_rqt);
+err_close_drop_rq:
+       mlx5e_close_drop_rq(&priv->drop_rq);
+err_destroy_q_counters:
+       mlx5e_destroy_q_counters(priv);
        return err;
 }
 
        mlx5e_destroy_indirect_tirs(priv);
        mlx5e_destroy_direct_rqts(priv);
        mlx5e_destroy_rqt(priv, &priv->indir_rqt);
+       mlx5e_close_drop_rq(&priv->drop_rq);
+       mlx5e_destroy_q_counters(priv);
 }
 
 static int mlx5e_init_nic_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 int mlx5e_attach_netdev(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
-       struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
        const struct mlx5e_profile *profile;
        int err;
 
        if (err)
                goto out;
 
-       mlx5e_create_q_counters(priv);
-
-       err = mlx5e_open_drop_rq(priv, &priv->drop_rq);
-       if (err) {
-               mlx5_core_err(mdev, "open drop rq failed, %d\n", err);
-               goto err_destroy_q_counters;
-       }
-
        err = profile->init_rx(priv);
        if (err)
-               goto err_close_drop_rq;
+               goto err_cleanup_tx;
 
        if (profile->enable)
                profile->enable(priv);
 
        return 0;
 
-err_close_drop_rq:
-       mlx5e_close_drop_rq(&priv->drop_rq);
-
-err_destroy_q_counters:
-       mlx5e_destroy_q_counters(priv);
+err_cleanup_tx:
        profile->cleanup_tx(priv);
 
 out:
        flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
 
        profile->cleanup_rx(priv);
-       mlx5e_close_drop_rq(&priv->drop_rq);
-       mlx5e_destroy_q_counters(priv);
        profile->cleanup_tx(priv);
        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->update_stats_work);
 }
 
        struct mlx5_eswitch *esw = priv->mdev->priv.eswitch;
        struct mlx5e_rep_priv *rpriv = priv->ppriv;
        struct mlx5_eswitch_rep *rep = rpriv->rep;
+       struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
        struct mlx5_flow_handle *flow_rule;
        int err;
 
        mlx5e_init_l2_addr(priv);
 
+       err = mlx5e_open_drop_rq(priv, &priv->drop_rq);
+       if (err) {
+               mlx5_core_err(mdev, "open drop rq failed, %d\n", err);
+               return err;
+       }
+
        err = mlx5e_create_direct_rqts(priv);
        if (err)
-               return err;
+               goto err_close_drop_rq;
 
        err = mlx5e_create_direct_tirs(priv);
        if (err)
        mlx5e_destroy_direct_tirs(priv);
 err_destroy_direct_rqts:
        mlx5e_destroy_direct_rqts(priv);
+err_close_drop_rq:
+       mlx5e_close_drop_rq(&priv->drop_rq);
        return err;
 }
 
        mlx5_del_flow_rules(rpriv->vport_rx_rule);
        mlx5e_destroy_direct_tirs(priv);
        mlx5e_destroy_direct_rqts(priv);
+       mlx5e_close_drop_rq(&priv->drop_rq);
 }
 
 static int mlx5e_init_rep_tx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 
 
 static int mlx5i_init_rx(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
 {
+       struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
        int err;
 
+       mlx5e_create_q_counters(priv);
+
+       err = mlx5e_open_drop_rq(priv, &priv->drop_rq);
+       if (err) {
+               mlx5_core_err(mdev, "open drop rq failed, %d\n", err);
+               goto err_destroy_q_counters;
+       }
+
        err = mlx5e_create_indirect_rqt(priv);
        if (err)
-               return err;
+               goto err_close_drop_rq;
 
        err = mlx5e_create_direct_rqts(priv);
        if (err)
        mlx5e_destroy_direct_rqts(priv);
 err_destroy_indirect_rqts:
        mlx5e_destroy_rqt(priv, &priv->indir_rqt);
+err_close_drop_rq:
+       mlx5e_close_drop_rq(&priv->drop_rq);
+err_destroy_q_counters:
+       mlx5e_destroy_q_counters(priv);
        return err;
 }
 
        mlx5e_destroy_indirect_tirs(priv);
        mlx5e_destroy_direct_rqts(priv);
        mlx5e_destroy_rqt(priv, &priv->indir_rqt);
+       mlx5e_close_drop_rq(&priv->drop_rq);
+       mlx5e_destroy_q_counters(priv);
 }
 
 static const struct mlx5e_profile mlx5i_nic_profile = {