return 0;
 }
 
-static int dpaa2_switch_port_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
-                                            unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+static int dpaa2_switch_port_prechangeupper(struct net_device *netdev,
+                                           struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info)
 {
-       struct net_device *netdev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
-       struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info = ptr;
        struct netlink_ext_ack *extack;
        struct net_device *upper_dev;
-       int err = 0;
+       int err;
 
        if (!dpaa2_switch_port_dev_check(netdev))
-               return NOTIFY_DONE;
+               return 0;
 
        extack = netdev_notifier_info_to_extack(&info->info);
-
-       switch (event) {
-       case NETDEV_PRECHANGEUPPER:
-               upper_dev = info->upper_dev;
-               if (!netif_is_bridge_master(upper_dev))
-                       break;
-
+       upper_dev = info->upper_dev;
+       if (netif_is_bridge_master(upper_dev)) {
                err = dpaa2_switch_prechangeupper_sanity_checks(netdev,
                                                                upper_dev,
                                                                extack);
                if (err)
-                       goto out;
+                       return err;
 
                if (!info->linking)
                        dpaa2_switch_port_pre_bridge_leave(netdev);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int dpaa2_switch_port_changeupper(struct net_device *netdev,
+                                        struct netdev_notifier_changeupper_info *info)
+{
+       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack;
+       struct net_device *upper_dev;
+
+       if (!dpaa2_switch_port_dev_check(netdev))
+               return 0;
+
+       extack = netdev_notifier_info_to_extack(&info->info);
+
+       upper_dev = info->upper_dev;
+       if (netif_is_bridge_master(upper_dev)) {
+               if (info->linking)
+                       return dpaa2_switch_port_bridge_join(netdev,
+                                                            upper_dev,
+                                                            extack);
+               else
+                       return dpaa2_switch_port_bridge_leave(netdev);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int dpaa2_switch_port_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
+                                            unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+       struct net_device *netdev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr);
+       int err = 0;
+
+       switch (event) {
+       case NETDEV_PRECHANGEUPPER:
+               err = dpaa2_switch_port_prechangeupper(netdev, ptr);
+               if (err)
+                       return notifier_from_errno(err);
 
                break;
        case NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER:
-               upper_dev = info->upper_dev;
-               if (netif_is_bridge_master(upper_dev)) {
-                       if (info->linking)
-                               err = dpaa2_switch_port_bridge_join(netdev,
-                                                                   upper_dev,
-                                                                   extack);
-                       else
-                               err = dpaa2_switch_port_bridge_leave(netdev);
-               }
+               err = dpaa2_switch_port_changeupper(netdev, ptr);
+               if (err)
+                       return notifier_from_errno(err);
+
                break;
        }
 
-out:
-       return notifier_from_errno(err);
+       return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
 struct ethsw_switchdev_event_work {