* Rx path frame handler
  ************************/
 
+static bool team_port_enabled(struct team_port *port);
+
 /* note: already called with rcu_read_lock */
 static rx_handler_result_t team_handle_frame(struct sk_buff **pskb)
 {
 
        port = team_port_get_rcu(skb->dev);
        team = port->team;
-
-       res = team->ops.receive(team, port, skb);
+       if (!team_port_enabled(port)) {
+               /* allow exact match delivery for disabled ports */
+               res = RX_HANDLER_EXACT;
+       } else {
+               res = team->ops.receive(team, port, skb);
+       }
        if (res == RX_HANDLER_ANOTHER) {
                struct team_pcpu_stats *pcpu_stats;
 
        return false;
 }
 
+static bool team_port_enabled(struct team_port *port)
+{
+       return port->index != -1;
+}
+
 /*
- * Add/delete port to the team port list. Write guarded by rtnl_lock.
- * Takes care of correct port->index setup (might be racy).
+ * Enable/disable port by adding to enabled port hashlist and setting
+ * port->index (Might be racy so reader could see incorrect ifindex when
+ * processing a flying packet, but that is not a problem). Write guarded
+ * by team->lock.
  */
-static void team_port_list_add_port(struct team *team,
-                                   struct team_port *port)
+static void team_port_enable(struct team *team,
+                            struct team_port *port)
 {
-       port->index = team->port_count++;
+       if (team_port_enabled(port))
+               return;
+       port->index = team->en_port_count++;
        hlist_add_head_rcu(&port->hlist,
                           team_port_index_hash(team, port->index));
-       list_add_tail_rcu(&port->list, &team->port_list);
 }
 
 static void __reconstruct_port_hlist(struct team *team, int rm_index)
        int i;
        struct team_port *port;
 
-       for (i = rm_index + 1; i < team->port_count; i++) {
+       for (i = rm_index + 1; i < team->en_port_count; i++) {
                port = team_get_port_by_index(team, i);
                hlist_del_rcu(&port->hlist);
                port->index--;
        }
 }
 
-static void team_port_list_del_port(struct team *team,
-                                  struct team_port *port)
+static void team_port_disable(struct team *team,
+                             struct team_port *port)
 {
        int rm_index = port->index;
 
+       if (!team_port_enabled(port))
+               return;
        hlist_del_rcu(&port->hlist);
-       list_del_rcu(&port->list);
        __reconstruct_port_hlist(team, rm_index);
-       team->port_count--;
+       team->en_port_count--;
+       port->index = -1;
 }
 
 #define TEAM_VLAN_FEATURES (NETIF_F_ALL_CSUM | NETIF_F_SG | \
                goto err_option_port_add;
        }
 
-       team_port_list_add_port(team, port);
+       port->index = -1;
+       team_port_enable(team, port);
+       list_add_tail_rcu(&port->list, &team->port_list);
        team_adjust_ops(team);
        __team_compute_features(team);
        __team_port_change_check(port, !!netif_carrier_ok(port_dev));
 
        port->removed = true;
        __team_port_change_check(port, false);
-       team_port_list_del_port(team, port);
+       team_port_disable(team, port);
+       list_del_rcu(&port->list);
        team_adjust_ops(team);
        team_option_port_del(team, port);
        netdev_rx_handler_unregister(port_dev);
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        for (i = 0; i < TEAM_PORT_HASHENTRIES; i++)
-               INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&team->port_hlist[i]);
+               INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&team->en_port_hlist[i]);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&team->port_list);
 
        team_adjust_ops(team);
 
 
 struct team_port {
        struct net_device *dev;
-       struct hlist_node hlist; /* node in hash list */
+       struct hlist_node hlist; /* node in enabled ports hash list */
        struct list_head list; /* node in ordinary list */
        struct team *team;
-       int index;
+       int index; /* index of enabled port. If disabled, it's set to -1 */
 
        bool linkup; /* either state.linkup or user.linkup */
 
        struct mutex lock; /* used for overall locking, e.g. port lists write */
 
        /*
-        * port lists with port count
+        * List of enabled ports and their count
         */
-       int port_count;
-       struct hlist_head port_hlist[TEAM_PORT_HASHENTRIES];
-       struct list_head port_list;
+       int en_port_count;
+       struct hlist_head en_port_hlist[TEAM_PORT_HASHENTRIES];
+
+       struct list_head port_list; /* list of all ports */
 
        struct list_head option_list;
        struct list_head option_inst_list; /* list of option instances */
 static inline struct hlist_head *team_port_index_hash(struct team *team,
                                                      int port_index)
 {
-       return &team->port_hlist[port_index & (TEAM_PORT_HASHENTRIES - 1)];
+       return &team->en_port_hlist[port_index & (TEAM_PORT_HASHENTRIES - 1)];
 }
 
 static inline struct team_port *team_get_port_by_index(struct team *team,