diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c b/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c
index e5cdeafdf76e..4d37462125b9 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c
@@ -244,16 +244,17 @@ static const char *cxl_mem_opcode_to_name(u16 opcode)
 int cxl_internal_send_cmd(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 			  struct cxl_mbox_cmd *mbox_cmd)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	size_t out_size, min_out;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (mbox_cmd->size_in > mds->payload_size ||
-	    mbox_cmd->size_out > mds->payload_size)
+	if (mbox_cmd->size_in > cxl_mbox->payload_size ||
+	    mbox_cmd->size_out > cxl_mbox->payload_size)
 		return -E2BIG;
 
 	out_size = mbox_cmd->size_out;
 	min_out = mbox_cmd->min_out;
-	rc = mds->mbox_send(mds, mbox_cmd);
+	rc = cxl_mbox->mbox_send(cxl_mbox, mbox_cmd);
 	/*
 	 * EIO is reserved for a payload size mismatch and mbox_send()
 	 * may not return this error.
@@ -353,6 +354,7 @@ static int cxl_mbox_cmd_ctor(struct cxl_mbox_cmd *mbox,
 			     struct cxl_memdev_state *mds, u16 opcode,
 			     size_t in_size, size_t out_size, u64 in_payload)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	*mbox = (struct cxl_mbox_cmd) {
 		.opcode = opcode,
 		.size_in = in_size,
@@ -374,7 +376,7 @@ static int cxl_mbox_cmd_ctor(struct cxl_mbox_cmd *mbox,
 
 	/* Prepare to handle a full payload for variable sized output */
 	if (out_size == CXL_VARIABLE_PAYLOAD)
-		mbox->size_out = mds->payload_size;
+		mbox->size_out = cxl_mbox->payload_size;
 	else
 		mbox->size_out = out_size;
 
@@ -398,6 +400,8 @@ static int cxl_to_mem_cmd_raw(struct cxl_mem_command *mem_cmd,
 			      const struct cxl_send_command *send_cmd,
 			      struct cxl_memdev_state *mds)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
+
 	if (send_cmd->raw.rsvd)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -406,7 +410,7 @@ static int cxl_to_mem_cmd_raw(struct cxl_mem_command *mem_cmd,
 	 * gets passed along without further checking, so it must be
 	 * validated here.
 	 */
-	if (send_cmd->out.size > mds->payload_size)
+	if (send_cmd->out.size > cxl_mbox->payload_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!cxl_mem_raw_command_allowed(send_cmd->raw.opcode))
@@ -494,6 +498,7 @@ static int cxl_validate_cmd_from_user(struct cxl_mbox_cmd *mbox_cmd,
 				      struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 				      const struct cxl_send_command *send_cmd)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_mem_command mem_cmd;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -505,7 +510,7 @@ static int cxl_validate_cmd_from_user(struct cxl_mbox_cmd *mbox_cmd,
 	 * supports, but output can be arbitrarily large (simply write out as
 	 * much data as the hardware provides).
 	 */
-	if (send_cmd->in.size > mds->payload_size)
+	if (send_cmd->in.size > cxl_mbox->payload_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Sanitize and construct a cxl_mem_command */
@@ -591,6 +596,7 @@ static int handle_mailbox_cmd_from_user(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 					u64 out_payload, s32 *size_out,
 					u32 *retval)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	struct device *dev = mds->cxlds.dev;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -601,7 +607,7 @@ static int handle_mailbox_cmd_from_user(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 		cxl_mem_opcode_to_name(mbox_cmd->opcode),
 		mbox_cmd->opcode, mbox_cmd->size_in);
 
-	rc = mds->mbox_send(mds, mbox_cmd);
+	rc = cxl_mbox->mbox_send(cxl_mbox, mbox_cmd);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -659,11 +665,12 @@ int cxl_send_cmd(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, struct cxl_send_command __user *s)
 static int cxl_xfer_log(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds, uuid_t *uuid,
 			u32 *size, u8 *out)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	u32 remaining = *size;
 	u32 offset = 0;
 
 	while (remaining) {
-		u32 xfer_size = min_t(u32, remaining, mds->payload_size);
+		u32 xfer_size = min_t(u32, remaining, cxl_mbox->payload_size);
 		struct cxl_mbox_cmd mbox_cmd;
 		struct cxl_mbox_get_log log;
 		int rc;
@@ -752,17 +759,18 @@ static void cxl_walk_cel(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds, size_t size, u8 *cel)
 
 static struct cxl_mbox_get_supported_logs *cxl_get_gsl(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_mbox_get_supported_logs *ret;
 	struct cxl_mbox_cmd mbox_cmd;
 	int rc;
 
-	ret = kvmalloc(mds->payload_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	ret = kvmalloc(cxl_mbox->payload_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	mbox_cmd = (struct cxl_mbox_cmd) {
 		.opcode = CXL_MBOX_OP_GET_SUPPORTED_LOGS,
-		.size_out = mds->payload_size,
+		.size_out = cxl_mbox->payload_size,
 		.payload_out = ret,
 		/* At least the record number field must be valid */
 		.min_out = 2,
@@ -910,6 +918,7 @@ static int cxl_clear_event_record(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 				  enum cxl_event_log_type log,
 				  struct cxl_get_event_payload *get_pl)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_mbox_clear_event_payload *payload;
 	u16 total = le16_to_cpu(get_pl->record_count);
 	u8 max_handles = CXL_CLEAR_EVENT_MAX_HANDLES;
@@ -920,8 +929,8 @@ static int cxl_clear_event_record(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 	int i;
 
 	/* Payload size may limit the max handles */
-	if (pl_size > mds->payload_size) {
-		max_handles = (mds->payload_size - sizeof(*payload)) /
+	if (pl_size > cxl_mbox->payload_size) {
+		max_handles = (cxl_mbox->payload_size - sizeof(*payload)) /
 			      sizeof(__le16);
 		pl_size = struct_size(payload, handles, max_handles);
 	}
@@ -979,6 +988,7 @@ static int cxl_clear_event_record(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 static void cxl_mem_get_records_log(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 				    enum cxl_event_log_type type)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = mds->cxlds.cxlmd;
 	struct device *dev = mds->cxlds.dev;
 	struct cxl_get_event_payload *payload;
@@ -995,7 +1005,7 @@ static void cxl_mem_get_records_log(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 			.payload_in = &log_type,
 			.size_in = sizeof(log_type),
 			.payload_out = payload,
-			.size_out = mds->payload_size,
+			.size_out = cxl_mbox->payload_size,
 			.min_out = struct_size(payload, records, 0),
 		};
 
@@ -1328,6 +1338,7 @@ int cxl_mem_get_poison(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, u64 offset, u64 len,
 		       struct cxl_region *cxlr)
 {
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = to_cxl_memdev_state(cxlmd->cxlds);
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_mbox_poison_out *po;
 	struct cxl_mbox_poison_in pi;
 	int nr_records = 0;
@@ -1346,7 +1357,7 @@ int cxl_mem_get_poison(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, u64 offset, u64 len,
 			.opcode = CXL_MBOX_OP_GET_POISON,
 			.size_in = sizeof(pi),
 			.payload_in = &pi,
-			.size_out = mds->payload_size,
+			.size_out = cxl_mbox->payload_size,
 			.payload_out = po,
 			.min_out = struct_size(po, record, 0),
 		};
@@ -1382,7 +1393,9 @@ static void free_poison_buf(void *buf)
 /* Get Poison List output buffer is protected by mds->poison.lock */
 static int cxl_poison_alloc_buf(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds)
 {
-	mds->poison.list_out = kvmalloc(mds->payload_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
+
+	mds->poison.list_out = kvmalloc(cxl_mbox->payload_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mds->poison.list_out)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1408,6 +1421,19 @@ int cxl_poison_state_init(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_poison_state_init, CXL);
 
+int cxl_mailbox_init(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox, struct device *host)
+{
+	if (!cxl_mbox || !host)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	cxl_mbox->host = host;
+	mutex_init(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
+	rcuwait_init(&cxl_mbox->mbox_wait);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_mailbox_init, CXL);
+
 struct cxl_memdev_state *cxl_memdev_state_create(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds;
@@ -1418,7 +1444,6 @@ struct cxl_memdev_state *cxl_memdev_state_create(struct device *dev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	mutex_init(&mds->mbox_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&mds->event.log_lock);
 	mds->cxlds.dev = dev;
 	mds->cxlds.reg_map.host = dev;
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c b/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
index 0277726afd04..05bb84cb1274 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static ssize_t payload_max_show(struct device *dev,
 
 	if (!mds)
 		return sysfs_emit(buf, "\n");
-	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%zu\n", mds->payload_size);
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%zu\n", cxlds->cxl_mbox.payload_size);
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(payload_max);
 
@@ -124,15 +124,16 @@ static ssize_t security_state_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = to_cxl_memdev(dev);
 	struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds = cxlmd->cxlds;
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &cxlds->cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = to_cxl_memdev_state(cxlds);
 	unsigned long state = mds->security.state;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	/* sync with latest submission state */
-	mutex_lock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 	if (mds->security.sanitize_active)
 		rc = sysfs_emit(buf, "sanitize\n");
-	mutex_unlock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -829,12 +830,13 @@ static enum fw_upload_err cxl_fw_prepare(struct fw_upload *fwl, const u8 *data,
 {
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = fwl->dd_handle;
 	struct cxl_mbox_transfer_fw *transfer;
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 
 	if (!size)
 		return FW_UPLOAD_ERR_INVALID_SIZE;
 
 	mds->fw.oneshot = struct_size(transfer, data, size) <
-			    mds->payload_size;
+			    cxl_mbox->payload_size;
 
 	if (cxl_mem_get_fw_info(mds))
 		return FW_UPLOAD_ERR_HW_ERROR;
@@ -854,6 +856,7 @@ static enum fw_upload_err cxl_fw_write(struct fw_upload *fwl, const u8 *data,
 {
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = fwl->dd_handle;
 	struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds = &mds->cxlds;
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &cxlds->cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = cxlds->cxlmd;
 	struct cxl_mbox_transfer_fw *transfer;
 	struct cxl_mbox_cmd mbox_cmd;
@@ -877,7 +880,7 @@ static enum fw_upload_err cxl_fw_write(struct fw_upload *fwl, const u8 *data,
 	 * sizeof(*transfer) is 128.  These constraints imply that @cur_size
 	 * will always be 128b aligned.
 	 */
-	cur_size = min_t(size_t, size, mds->payload_size - sizeof(*transfer));
+	cur_size = min_t(size_t, size, cxl_mbox->payload_size - sizeof(*transfer));
 
 	remaining = size - cur_size;
 	size_in = struct_size(transfer, data, cur_size);
@@ -1059,16 +1062,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(devm_cxl_add_memdev, CXL);
 static void sanitize_teardown_notifier(void *data)
 {
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = data;
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	struct kernfs_node *state;
 
 	/*
 	 * Prevent new irq triggered invocations of the workqueue and
 	 * flush inflight invocations.
 	 */
-	mutex_lock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 	state = mds->security.sanitize_node;
 	mds->security.sanitize_node = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mds->security.poll_dwork);
 	sysfs_put(state);
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h b/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h
index a81a8982bf93..4ead415f8971 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 #ifndef __CXL_MEM_H__
 #define __CXL_MEM_H__
 #include <uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h>
+#include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/uuid.h>
-#include <linux/rcuwait.h>
 #include <linux/node.h>
 #include <cxl/event.h>
+#include <cxl/mailbox.h>
 #include "cxl.h"
 
 /* CXL 2.0 8.2.8.5.1.1 Memory Device Status Register */
@@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ struct cxl_dpa_perf {
  * @ram_res: Active Volatile memory capacity configuration
  * @serial: PCIe Device Serial Number
  * @type: Generic Memory Class device or Vendor Specific Memory device
+ * @cxl_mbox: CXL mailbox context
  */
 struct cxl_dev_state {
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -438,8 +440,14 @@ struct cxl_dev_state {
 	struct resource ram_res;
 	u64 serial;
 	enum cxl_devtype type;
+	struct cxl_mailbox cxl_mbox;
 };
 
+static inline struct cxl_dev_state *mbox_to_cxlds(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox)
+{
+	return dev_get_drvdata(cxl_mbox->host);
+}
+
 /**
  * struct cxl_memdev_state - Generic Type-3 Memory Device Class driver data
  *
@@ -448,11 +456,8 @@ struct cxl_dev_state {
  * the functionality related to that like Identify Memory Device and Get
  * Partition Info
  * @cxlds: Core driver state common across Type-2 and Type-3 devices
- * @payload_size: Size of space for payload
- *                (CXL 2.0 8.2.8.4.3 Mailbox Capabilities Register)
  * @lsa_size: Size of Label Storage Area
  *                (CXL 2.0 8.2.9.5.1.1 Identify Memory Device)
- * @mbox_mutex: Mutex to synchronize mailbox access.
  * @firmware_version: Firmware version for the memory device.
  * @enabled_cmds: Hardware commands found enabled in CEL.
  * @exclusive_cmds: Commands that are kernel-internal only
@@ -470,17 +475,13 @@ struct cxl_dev_state {
  * @poison: poison driver state info
  * @security: security driver state info
  * @fw: firmware upload / activation state
- * @mbox_wait: RCU wait for mbox send completely
- * @mbox_send: @dev specific transport for transmitting mailbox commands
  *
  * See CXL 3.0 8.2.9.8.2 Capacity Configuration and Label Storage for
  * details on capacity parameters.
  */
 struct cxl_memdev_state {
 	struct cxl_dev_state cxlds;
-	size_t payload_size;
 	size_t lsa_size;
-	struct mutex mbox_mutex; /* Protects device mailbox and firmware */
 	char firmware_version[0x10];
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(enabled_cmds, CXL_MEM_COMMAND_ID_MAX);
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(exclusive_cmds, CXL_MEM_COMMAND_ID_MAX);
@@ -500,10 +501,6 @@ struct cxl_memdev_state {
 	struct cxl_poison_state poison;
 	struct cxl_security_state security;
 	struct cxl_fw_state fw;
-
-	struct rcuwait mbox_wait;
-	int (*mbox_send)(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
-			 struct cxl_mbox_cmd *cmd);
 };
 
 static inline struct cxl_memdev_state *
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/pci.c b/drivers/cxl/pci.c
index 4be35dc22202..36b8620105b3 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/pci.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/aer.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
+#include <cxl/mailbox.h>
 #include "cxlmem.h"
 #include "cxlpci.h"
 #include "cxl.h"
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ static irqreturn_t cxl_pci_mbox_irq(int irq, void *id)
 	u16 opcode;
 	struct cxl_dev_id *dev_id = id;
 	struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds = dev_id->cxlds;
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &cxlds->cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = to_cxl_memdev_state(cxlds);
 
 	if (!cxl_mbox_background_complete(cxlds))
@@ -132,13 +134,13 @@ static irqreturn_t cxl_pci_mbox_irq(int irq, void *id)
 	reg = readq(cxlds->regs.mbox + CXLDEV_MBOX_BG_CMD_STATUS_OFFSET);
 	opcode = FIELD_GET(CXLDEV_MBOX_BG_CMD_COMMAND_OPCODE_MASK, reg);
 	if (opcode == CXL_MBOX_OP_SANITIZE) {
-		mutex_lock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 		if (mds->security.sanitize_node)
 			mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &mds->security.poll_dwork, 0);
-		mutex_unlock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 	} else {
 		/* short-circuit the wait in __cxl_pci_mbox_send_cmd() */
-		rcuwait_wake_up(&mds->mbox_wait);
+		rcuwait_wake_up(&cxl_mbox->mbox_wait);
 	}
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -152,8 +154,9 @@ static void cxl_mbox_sanitize_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds =
 		container_of(work, typeof(*mds), security.poll_dwork.work);
 	struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds = &mds->cxlds;
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &cxlds->cxl_mbox;
 
-	mutex_lock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 	if (cxl_mbox_background_complete(cxlds)) {
 		mds->security.poll_tmo_secs = 0;
 		if (mds->security.sanitize_node)
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ static void cxl_mbox_sanitize_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		mds->security.poll_tmo_secs = min(15 * 60, timeout);
 		schedule_delayed_work(&mds->security.poll_dwork, timeout * HZ);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -192,17 +195,18 @@ static void cxl_mbox_sanitize_work(struct work_struct *work)
  * not need to coordinate with each other. The driver only uses the primary
  * mailbox.
  */
-static int __cxl_pci_mbox_send_cmd(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
+static int __cxl_pci_mbox_send_cmd(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox,
 				   struct cxl_mbox_cmd *mbox_cmd)
 {
-	struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds = &mds->cxlds;
+	struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds = mbox_to_cxlds(cxl_mbox);
+	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = to_cxl_memdev_state(cxlds);
 	void __iomem *payload = cxlds->regs.mbox + CXLDEV_MBOX_PAYLOAD_OFFSET;
 	struct device *dev = cxlds->dev;
 	u64 cmd_reg, status_reg;
 	size_t out_len;
 	int rc;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 
 	/*
 	 * Here are the steps from 8.2.8.4 of the CXL 2.0 spec.
@@ -315,10 +319,10 @@ static int __cxl_pci_mbox_send_cmd(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 
 		timeout = mbox_cmd->poll_interval_ms;
 		for (i = 0; i < mbox_cmd->poll_count; i++) {
-			if (rcuwait_wait_event_timeout(&mds->mbox_wait,
-				       cxl_mbox_background_complete(cxlds),
-				       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE,
-				       msecs_to_jiffies(timeout)) > 0)
+			if (rcuwait_wait_event_timeout(&cxl_mbox->mbox_wait,
+						       cxl_mbox_background_complete(cxlds),
+						       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE,
+						       msecs_to_jiffies(timeout)) > 0)
 				break;
 		}
 
@@ -360,7 +364,7 @@ static int __cxl_pci_mbox_send_cmd(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 		 */
 		size_t n;
 
-		n = min3(mbox_cmd->size_out, mds->payload_size, out_len);
+		n = min3(mbox_cmd->size_out, cxl_mbox->payload_size, out_len);
 		memcpy_fromio(mbox_cmd->payload_out, payload, n);
 		mbox_cmd->size_out = n;
 	} else {
@@ -370,14 +374,14 @@ static int __cxl_pci_mbox_send_cmd(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cxl_pci_mbox_send(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
+static int cxl_pci_mbox_send(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox,
 			     struct cxl_mbox_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	mutex_lock_io(&mds->mbox_mutex);
-	rc = __cxl_pci_mbox_send_cmd(mds, cmd);
-	mutex_unlock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_lock_io(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
+	rc = __cxl_pci_mbox_send_cmd(cxl_mbox, cmd);
+	mutex_unlock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -385,6 +389,7 @@ static int cxl_pci_mbox_send(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 static int cxl_pci_setup_mailbox(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds, bool irq_avail)
 {
 	struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds = &mds->cxlds;
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &cxlds->cxl_mbox;
 	const int cap = readl(cxlds->regs.mbox + CXLDEV_MBOX_CAPS_OFFSET);
 	struct device *dev = cxlds->dev;
 	unsigned long timeout;
@@ -417,8 +422,8 @@ static int cxl_pci_setup_mailbox(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds, bool irq_avail)
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
-	mds->mbox_send = cxl_pci_mbox_send;
-	mds->payload_size =
+	cxl_mbox->mbox_send = cxl_pci_mbox_send;
+	cxl_mbox->payload_size =
 		1 << FIELD_GET(CXLDEV_MBOX_CAP_PAYLOAD_SIZE_MASK, cap);
 
 	/*
@@ -428,16 +433,15 @@ static int cxl_pci_setup_mailbox(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds, bool irq_avail)
 	 * there's no point in going forward. If the size is too large, there's
 	 * no harm is soft limiting it.
 	 */
-	mds->payload_size = min_t(size_t, mds->payload_size, SZ_1M);
-	if (mds->payload_size < 256) {
+	cxl_mbox->payload_size = min_t(size_t, cxl_mbox->payload_size, SZ_1M);
+	if (cxl_mbox->payload_size < 256) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Mailbox is too small (%zub)",
-			mds->payload_size);
+			cxl_mbox->payload_size);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	dev_dbg(dev, "Mailbox payload sized %zu", mds->payload_size);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "Mailbox payload sized %zu", cxl_mbox->payload_size);
 
-	rcuwait_init(&mds->mbox_wait);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mds->security.poll_dwork, cxl_mbox_sanitize_work);
 
 	/* background command interrupts are optional */
@@ -578,9 +582,10 @@ static void free_event_buf(void *buf)
  */
 static int cxl_mem_alloc_event_buf(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_get_event_payload *buf;
 
-	buf = kvmalloc(mds->payload_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = kvmalloc(cxl_mbox->payload_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	mds->event.buf = buf;
@@ -786,6 +791,23 @@ static int cxl_event_config(struct pci_host_bridge *host_bridge,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int cxl_pci_type3_init_mailbox(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	/*
+	 * Fail the init if there's no mailbox. For a type3 this is out of spec.
+	 */
+	if (!cxlds->reg_map.device_map.mbox.valid)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	rc = cxl_mailbox_init(&cxlds->cxl_mbox, cxlds->dev);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int cxl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct pci_host_bridge *host_bridge = pci_find_host_bridge(pdev->bus);
@@ -846,6 +868,10 @@ static int cxl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	if (rc)
 		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "Failed to map RAS capability.\n");
 
+	rc = cxl_pci_type3_init_mailbox(cxlds);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
 	rc = cxl_await_media_ready(cxlds);
 	if (rc == 0)
 		cxlds->media_ready = true;
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/pmem.c b/drivers/cxl/pmem.c
index 4ef93da22335..3985ff9ce70e 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/pmem.c
@@ -102,13 +102,15 @@ static int cxl_pmem_get_config_size(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
 				    struct nd_cmd_get_config_size *cmd,
 				    unsigned int buf_len)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
+
 	if (sizeof(*cmd) > buf_len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	*cmd = (struct nd_cmd_get_config_size){
 		.config_size = mds->lsa_size,
 		.max_xfer =
-			mds->payload_size - sizeof(struct cxl_mbox_set_lsa),
+			cxl_mbox->payload_size - sizeof(struct cxl_mbox_set_lsa),
 	};
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/cxl/mailbox.h b/include/cxl/mailbox.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bacd111e75f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cxl/mailbox.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/* Copyright(c) 2024 Intel Corporation. */
+#ifndef __CXL_MBOX_H__
+#define __CXL_MBOX_H__
+#include <linux/rcuwait.h>
+
+struct cxl_mbox_cmd;
+
+/**
+ * struct cxl_mailbox - context for CXL mailbox operations
+ * @host: device that hosts the mailbox
+ * @payload_size: Size of space for payload
+ *                (CXL 3.1 8.2.8.4.3 Mailbox Capabilities Register)
+ * @mbox_mutex: mutex protects device mailbox and firmware
+ * @mbox_wait: rcuwait for mailbox
+ * @mbox_send: @dev specific transport for transmitting mailbox commands
+ */
+struct cxl_mailbox {
+	struct device *host;
+	size_t payload_size;
+	struct mutex mbox_mutex; /* lock to protect mailbox context */
+	struct rcuwait mbox_wait;
+	int (*mbox_send)(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox, struct cxl_mbox_cmd *cmd);
+};
+
+int cxl_mailbox_init(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox, struct device *host);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c b/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c
index 129f179b0ac5..ccdd6a504222 100644
--- a/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c
+++ b/tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/sizes.h>
 #include <linux/bits.h>
+#include <cxl/mailbox.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <crypto/sha2.h>
 #include <cxlmem.h>
@@ -534,6 +535,7 @@ static int mock_gsl(struct cxl_mbox_cmd *cmd)
 
 static int mock_get_log(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds, struct cxl_mbox_cmd *cmd)
 {
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	struct cxl_mbox_get_log *gl = cmd->payload_in;
 	u32 offset = le32_to_cpu(gl->offset);
 	u32 length = le32_to_cpu(gl->length);
@@ -542,7 +544,7 @@ static int mock_get_log(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds, struct cxl_mbox_cmd *cmd)
 
 	if (cmd->size_in < sizeof(*gl))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (length > mds->payload_size)
+	if (length > cxl_mbox->payload_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (offset + length > sizeof(mock_cel))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -617,12 +619,13 @@ void cxl_mockmem_sanitize_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds =
 		container_of(work, typeof(*mds), security.poll_dwork.work);
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 
-	mutex_lock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 	if (mds->security.sanitize_node)
 		sysfs_notify_dirent(mds->security.sanitize_node);
 	mds->security.sanitize_active = false;
-	mutex_unlock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 
 	dev_dbg(mds->cxlds.dev, "sanitize complete\n");
 }
@@ -631,6 +634,7 @@ static int mock_sanitize(struct cxl_mockmem_data *mdata,
 			 struct cxl_mbox_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = mdata->mds;
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (cmd->size_in != 0)
@@ -648,14 +652,14 @@ static int mock_sanitize(struct cxl_mockmem_data *mdata,
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 	if (schedule_delayed_work(&mds->security.poll_dwork,
 				  msecs_to_jiffies(mdata->sanitize_timeout))) {
 		mds->security.sanitize_active = true;
 		dev_dbg(mds->cxlds.dev, "sanitize issued\n");
 	} else
 		rc = -EBUSY;
-	mutex_unlock(&mds->mbox_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&cxl_mbox->mbox_mutex);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -1333,12 +1337,13 @@ static int mock_activate_fw(struct cxl_mockmem_data *mdata,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int cxl_mock_mbox_send(struct cxl_memdev_state *mds,
+static int cxl_mock_mbox_send(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox,
 			      struct cxl_mbox_cmd *cmd)
 {
+	struct device *dev = cxl_mbox->host;
+	struct cxl_mockmem_data *mdata = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = mdata->mds;
 	struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds = &mds->cxlds;
-	struct device *dev = cxlds->dev;
-	struct cxl_mockmem_data *mdata = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int rc = -EIO;
 
 	switch (cmd->opcode) {
@@ -1453,6 +1458,17 @@ static ssize_t event_trigger_store(struct device *dev,
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_WO(event_trigger);
 
+static int cxl_mock_mailbox_create(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = cxl_mailbox_init(&cxlds->cxl_mbox, cxlds->dev);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int cxl_mock_mem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
@@ -1460,6 +1476,7 @@ static int cxl_mock_mem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds;
 	struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds;
 	struct cxl_mockmem_data *mdata;
+	struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox;
 	int rc;
 
 	mdata = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*mdata), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1487,13 +1504,18 @@ static int cxl_mock_mem_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(mds))
 		return PTR_ERR(mds);
 
+	cxlds = &mds->cxlds;
+	rc = cxl_mock_mailbox_create(cxlds);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	cxl_mbox = &mds->cxlds.cxl_mbox;
 	mdata->mds = mds;
-	mds->mbox_send = cxl_mock_mbox_send;
-	mds->payload_size = SZ_4K;
+	cxl_mbox->mbox_send = cxl_mock_mbox_send;
+	cxl_mbox->payload_size = SZ_4K;
 	mds->event.buf = (struct cxl_get_event_payload *) mdata->event_buf;
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mds->security.poll_dwork, cxl_mockmem_sanitize_work);
 
-	cxlds = &mds->cxlds;
 	cxlds->serial = pdev->id;
 	if (is_rcd(pdev))
 		cxlds->rcd = true;
