struct tb_switch *sw;
 
        /* Pick the router that is deepest in the topology */
-       if (dst_port->sw->config.depth > src_port->sw->config.depth)
+       if (tb_port_path_direction_downstream(src_port, dst_port))
                sw = dst_port->sw;
        else
                sw = src_port->sw;
                              "re-calculated estimated bandwidth %u/%u Mb/s\n",
                              estimated_up, estimated_down);
 
-               if (in->sw->config.depth < out->sw->config.depth)
+               if (tb_port_path_direction_downstream(in, out))
                        estimated_bw = estimated_down;
                else
                        estimated_bw = estimated_up;
 
        out = tunnel->dst_port;
 
-       if (in->sw->config.depth < out->sw->config.depth) {
+       if (tb_port_path_direction_downstream(in, out)) {
                requested_up = -1;
                requested_down = requested_bw;
        } else {
 
 struct tb_port *tb_next_port_on_path(struct tb_port *start, struct tb_port *end,
                                     struct tb_port *prev);
 
+/**
+ * tb_port_path_direction_downstream() - Checks if path directed downstream
+ * @src: Source adapter
+ * @dst: Destination adapter
+ *
+ * Returns %true only if the specified path from source adapter (@src)
+ * to destination adapter (@dst) is directed downstream.
+ */
+static inline bool
+tb_port_path_direction_downstream(const struct tb_port *src,
+                                 const struct tb_port *dst)
+{
+       return src->sw->config.depth < dst->sw->config.depth;
+}
+
 static inline bool tb_port_use_credit_allocation(const struct tb_port *port)
 {
        return tb_port_is_null(port) && port->sw->credit_allocation;
 
                      "DP OUT maximum supported bandwidth %u Mb/s x%u = %u Mb/s\n",
                      out_rate, out_lanes, bw);
 
-       if (in->sw->config.depth < out->sw->config.depth)
+       if (tb_port_path_direction_downstream(in, out))
                max_bw = tunnel->max_down;
        else
                max_bw = tunnel->max_up;
         * max_up/down fields. For discovery we just read what the
         * estimation was set to.
         */
-       if (in->sw->config.depth < out->sw->config.depth)
+       if (tb_port_path_direction_downstream(in, out))
                estimated_bw = tunnel->max_down;
        else
                estimated_bw = tunnel->max_up;
        if (allocated_bw == max_bw)
                allocated_bw = ret;
 
-       if (in->sw->config.depth < out->sw->config.depth) {
+       if (tb_port_path_direction_downstream(in, out)) {
                *consumed_up = 0;
                *consumed_down = allocated_bw;
        } else {
                if (allocated_bw == max_bw)
                        allocated_bw = ret;
 
-               if (in->sw->config.depth < out->sw->config.depth) {
+               if (tb_port_path_direction_downstream(in, out)) {
                        *allocated_up = 0;
                        *allocated_down = allocated_bw;
                } else {
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
-       if (in->sw->config.depth < out->sw->config.depth) {
+       if (tb_port_path_direction_downstream(in, out)) {
                tmp = min(*alloc_down, max_bw);
                ret = usb4_dp_port_allocate_bandwidth(in, tmp);
                if (ret)
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
-       if (in->sw->config.depth < tunnel->dst_port->sw->config.depth) {
+       if (tb_port_path_direction_downstream(in, tunnel->dst_port)) {
                *max_up = 0;
                *max_down = ret;
        } else {
                return 0;
        }
 
-       if (in->sw->config.depth < tunnel->dst_port->sw->config.depth) {
+       if (tb_port_path_direction_downstream(in, tunnel->dst_port)) {
                *consumed_up = 0;
                *consumed_down = tb_dp_bandwidth(rate, lanes);
        } else {