diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c b/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
index 2d1f3e6eebea..2223d151b61b 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
@@ -224,9 +224,15 @@ int devm_cxl_enumerate_decoders(struct cxl_hdm *cxlhdm)
 		int rc, target_count = cxlhdm->target_count;
 		struct cxl_decoder *cxld;
 
-		if (is_cxl_endpoint(port))
-			cxld = cxl_endpoint_decoder_alloc(port);
-		else {
+		if (is_cxl_endpoint(port)) {
+			struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled;
+
+			cxled = cxl_endpoint_decoder_alloc(port);
+			if (IS_ERR(cxled))
+				cxld = ERR_CAST(cxled);
+			else
+				cxld = &cxled->cxld;
+		} else {
 			struct cxl_switch_decoder *cxlsd;
 
 			cxlsd = cxl_switch_decoder_alloc(port, target_count);
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/port.c b/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
index abf3455c4eff..b5f5fb9aa4b7 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/port.c
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ static void __cxl_decoder_release(struct cxl_decoder *cxld)
 	put_device(&port->dev);
 }
 
-static void cxl_decoder_release(struct device *dev)
+static void cxl_endpoint_decoder_release(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct cxl_decoder *cxld = to_cxl_decoder(dev);
+	struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled = to_cxl_endpoint_decoder(dev);
 
-	__cxl_decoder_release(cxld);
-	kfree(cxld);
+	__cxl_decoder_release(&cxled->cxld);
+	kfree(cxled);
 }
 
 static void cxl_switch_decoder_release(struct device *dev)
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static void cxl_root_decoder_release(struct device *dev)
 
 static const struct device_type cxl_decoder_endpoint_type = {
 	.name = "cxl_decoder_endpoint",
-	.release = cxl_decoder_release,
+	.release = cxl_endpoint_decoder_release,
 	.groups = cxl_decoder_endpoint_attribute_groups,
 };
 
@@ -320,6 +320,15 @@ struct cxl_decoder *to_cxl_decoder(struct device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(to_cxl_decoder, CXL);
 
+struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *to_cxl_endpoint_decoder(struct device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev_WARN_ONCE(dev, !is_endpoint_decoder(dev),
+			  "not a cxl_endpoint_decoder device\n"))
+		return NULL;
+	return container_of(dev, struct cxl_endpoint_decoder, cxld.dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(to_cxl_endpoint_decoder, CXL);
+
 static struct cxl_switch_decoder *to_cxl_switch_decoder(struct device *dev)
 {
 	if (dev_WARN_ONCE(dev, !is_switch_decoder(dev),
@@ -1258,8 +1267,12 @@ static struct cxl_decoder *cxl_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port,
 			cxld = &cxlsd->cxld;
 		}
 	} else {
-		alloc = kzalloc(sizeof(*cxld), GFP_KERNEL);
-		cxld = alloc;
+		struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled;
+
+		alloc = kzalloc(sizeof(*cxled), GFP_KERNEL);
+		cxled = alloc;
+		if (cxled)
+			cxld = &cxled->cxld;
 	}
 	if (!alloc)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -1357,12 +1370,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_switch_decoder_alloc, CXL);
  *
  * Return: A new cxl decoder to be registered by cxl_decoder_add()
  */
-struct cxl_decoder *cxl_endpoint_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port)
+struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxl_endpoint_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port)
 {
+	struct cxl_decoder *cxld;
+
 	if (!is_cxl_endpoint(port))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	return cxl_decoder_alloc(port, 0);
+	cxld = cxl_decoder_alloc(port, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(cxld))
+		return ERR_CAST(cxld);
+	return to_cxl_endpoint_decoder(&cxld->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_endpoint_decoder_alloc, CXL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
index 6dd1e4c57a67..579f2d802396 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
@@ -239,6 +239,18 @@ struct cxl_decoder {
 	unsigned long flags;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct cxl_endpoint_decoder - Endpoint  / SPA to DPA decoder
+ * @cxld: base cxl_decoder_object
+ * @dpa_res: actively claimed DPA span of this decoder
+ * @skip: offset into @dpa_res where @cxld.hpa_range maps
+ */
+struct cxl_endpoint_decoder {
+	struct cxl_decoder cxld;
+	struct resource *dpa_res;
+	resource_size_t skip;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct cxl_switch_decoder - Switch specific CXL HDM Decoder
  * @cxld: base cxl_decoder object
@@ -379,6 +391,7 @@ struct cxl_dport *cxl_find_dport_by_dev(struct cxl_port *port,
 
 struct cxl_decoder *to_cxl_decoder(struct device *dev);
 struct cxl_root_decoder *to_cxl_root_decoder(struct device *dev);
+struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *to_cxl_endpoint_decoder(struct device *dev);
 bool is_root_decoder(struct device *dev);
 bool is_endpoint_decoder(struct device *dev);
 struct cxl_root_decoder *cxl_root_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port,
@@ -386,7 +399,7 @@ struct cxl_root_decoder *cxl_root_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port,
 struct cxl_switch_decoder *cxl_switch_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port,
 						    unsigned int nr_targets);
 int cxl_decoder_add(struct cxl_decoder *cxld, int *target_map);
-struct cxl_decoder *cxl_endpoint_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port);
+struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxl_endpoint_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port);
 int cxl_decoder_add_locked(struct cxl_decoder *cxld, int *target_map);
 int cxl_decoder_autoremove(struct device *host, struct cxl_decoder *cxld);
 int cxl_endpoint_autoremove(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, struct cxl_port *endpoint);
diff --git a/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl.c b/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl.c
index 68288354b419..f52a5dd69d36 100644
--- a/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl.c
+++ b/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl.c
@@ -459,8 +459,15 @@ static int mock_cxl_enumerate_decoders(struct cxl_hdm *cxlhdm)
 				cxld = ERR_CAST(cxlsd);
 			else
 				cxld = &cxlsd->cxld;
-		} else
-			cxld = cxl_endpoint_decoder_alloc(port);
+		} else {
+			struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled;
+
+			cxled = cxl_endpoint_decoder_alloc(port);
+			if (IS_ERR(cxled))
+				cxld = ERR_CAST(cxled);
+			else
+				cxld = &cxled->cxld;
+		}
 		if (IS_ERR(cxld)) {
 			dev_warn(&port->dev,
 				 "Failed to allocate the decoder\n");
