diff --git a/drivers/cxl/acpi.c b/drivers/cxl/acpi.c
index 7bcb54e9fe00..8960ff1d5729 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/acpi.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ __mock int match_add_root_ports(struct pci_dev *pdev, void *data)
 	creg = cxl_regmap_to_base(pdev, &map);
 
 	port_num = FIELD_GET(PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_PN, lnkcap);
-	rc = cxl_add_dport(port, &pdev->dev, port_num, creg);
+	rc = cxl_add_dport(port, &pdev->dev, port_num, creg, true);
 	if (rc) {
 		ctx->error = rc;
 		return rc;
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ static int add_host_bridge_dport(struct device *match, void *arg)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	rc = cxl_add_dport(root_port, match, uid, ctx.chbcr);
+	rc = cxl_add_dport(root_port, match, uid, ctx.chbcr, false);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(host, "failed to add downstream port: %s\n",
 			dev_name(match));
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/bus.c b/drivers/cxl/core/bus.c
index 97cbd7132b15..98cd52c2a266 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/bus.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 static DEFINE_IDA(cxl_port_ida);
 static DECLARE_RWSEM(topology_host_sem);
+static LIST_HEAD(cxl_root_ports);
+static DECLARE_RWSEM(root_port_sem);
 
 static struct device *cxl_topology_host;
 
@@ -326,12 +328,31 @@ struct cxl_port *to_cxl_port(struct device *dev)
 	return container_of(dev, struct cxl_port, dev);
 }
 
+struct cxl_dport *cxl_get_root_dport(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct cxl_dport *ret = NULL;
+	struct cxl_dport *dport;
+
+	down_read(&root_port_sem);
+	list_for_each_entry(dport, &cxl_root_ports, root_port_link) {
+		if (dport->dport == dev) {
+			ret = dport;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	up_read(&root_port_sem);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_get_root_dport, CXL);
+
 static void unregister_port(void *_port)
 {
 	struct cxl_port *port = _port;
 	struct cxl_dport *dport;
 
 	device_lock(&port->dev);
+	down_read(&root_port_sem);
 	list_for_each_entry(dport, &port->dports, list) {
 		char link_name[CXL_TARGET_STRLEN];
 
@@ -339,7 +360,10 @@ static void unregister_port(void *_port)
 			     dport->port_id) >= CXL_TARGET_STRLEN)
 			continue;
 		sysfs_remove_link(&port->dev.kobj, link_name);
+
+		list_del_init(&dport->root_port_link);
 	}
+	up_read(&root_port_sem);
 	device_unlock(&port->dev);
 	device_unregister(&port->dev);
 }
@@ -493,12 +517,13 @@ static int add_dport(struct cxl_port *port, struct cxl_dport *new)
  * @dport_dev: firmware or PCI device representing the dport
  * @port_id: identifier for this dport in a decoder's target list
  * @component_reg_phys: optional location of CXL component registers
+ * @root_port: is this a root port (hostbridge downstream)
  *
  * Note that all allocations and links are undone by cxl_port deletion
  * and release.
  */
 int cxl_add_dport(struct cxl_port *port, struct device *dport_dev, int port_id,
-		  resource_size_t component_reg_phys)
+		  resource_size_t component_reg_phys, bool root_port)
 {
 	char link_name[CXL_TARGET_STRLEN];
 	struct cxl_dport *dport;
@@ -513,6 +538,7 @@ int cxl_add_dport(struct cxl_port *port, struct device *dport_dev, int port_id,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dport->list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dport->root_port_link);
 	dport->dport = get_device(dport_dev);
 	dport->port_id = port_id;
 	dport->component_reg_phys = component_reg_phys;
@@ -526,6 +552,12 @@ int cxl_add_dport(struct cxl_port *port, struct device *dport_dev, int port_id,
 	if (rc)
 		goto err;
 
+	if (root_port) {
+		down_write(&root_port_sem);
+		list_add_tail(&dport->root_port_link, &cxl_root_ports);
+		up_write(&root_port_sem);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 err:
 	cxl_dport_release(dport);
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
index 6bafc2cd8f7a..c744d2998628 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ struct cxl_port {
  * @component_reg_phys: downstream port component registers
  * @port: reference to cxl_port that contains this downstream port
  * @list: node for a cxl_port's list of cxl_dport instances
+ * @root_port_link: node for global list of root ports
  */
 struct cxl_dport {
 	struct device *dport;
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ struct cxl_dport {
 	resource_size_t component_reg_phys;
 	struct cxl_port *port;
 	struct list_head list;
+	struct list_head root_port_link;
 };
 
 struct cxl_port *to_cxl_port(struct device *dev);
@@ -287,7 +289,8 @@ struct cxl_port *devm_cxl_add_port(struct device *uport,
 				   struct cxl_port *parent_port);
 
 int cxl_add_dport(struct cxl_port *port, struct device *dport, int port_id,
-		  resource_size_t component_reg_phys);
+		  resource_size_t component_reg_phys, bool root_port);
+struct cxl_dport *cxl_get_root_dport(struct device *dev);
 
 struct cxl_decoder *to_cxl_decoder(struct device *dev);
 bool is_root_decoder(struct device *dev);
diff --git a/tools/testing/cxl/mock_acpi.c b/tools/testing/cxl/mock_acpi.c
index 4c8a493ace56..ddefc4345f36 100644
--- a/tools/testing/cxl/mock_acpi.c
+++ b/tools/testing/cxl/mock_acpi.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int match_add_root_port(struct pci_dev *pdev, void *data)
 
 	/* TODO walk DVSEC to find component register base */
 	port_num = FIELD_GET(PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_PN, lnkcap);
-	rc = cxl_add_dport(port, &pdev->dev, port_num, CXL_RESOURCE_NONE);
+	rc = cxl_add_dport(port, &pdev->dev, port_num, CXL_RESOURCE_NONE, true);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to add dport: %s (%d)\n",
 			dev_name(&pdev->dev), rc);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int mock_add_root_port(struct platform_device *pdev, void *data)
 	struct device *dev = ctx->dev;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = cxl_add_dport(port, &pdev->dev, pdev->id, CXL_RESOURCE_NONE);
+	rc = cxl_add_dport(port, &pdev->dev, pdev->id, CXL_RESOURCE_NONE, true);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to add dport: %s (%d)\n",
 			dev_name(&pdev->dev), rc);
