diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana.h
index d36405af9432..2643036ee3e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana.h
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ struct mana_port_context {
 
 	mana_handle_t port_handle;
 
+	/* Mutex for sharing access to vport_use_count */
+	struct mutex vport_mutex;
+	int vport_use_count;
+
 	u16 port_idx;
 
 	bool port_is_up;
@@ -561,4 +565,7 @@ struct mana_tx_package {
 	struct gdma_posted_wqe_info wqe_info;
 };
 
+int mana_cfg_vport(struct mana_port_context *apc, u32 protection_dom_id,
+		   u32 doorbell_pg_id);
+void mana_uncfg_vport(struct mana_port_context *apc);
 #endif /* _MANA_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
index bfe244aa0eca..f0bd0efd0b6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/mana_en.c
@@ -531,13 +531,48 @@ static int mana_query_vport_cfg(struct mana_port_context *apc, u32 vport_index,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mana_cfg_vport(struct mana_port_context *apc, u32 protection_dom_id,
-			  u32 doorbell_pg_id)
+void mana_uncfg_vport(struct mana_port_context *apc)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&apc->vport_mutex);
+	apc->vport_use_count--;
+	WARN_ON(apc->vport_use_count < 0);
+	mutex_unlock(&apc->vport_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(mana_uncfg_vport, NET_MANA);
+
+int mana_cfg_vport(struct mana_port_context *apc, u32 protection_dom_id,
+		   u32 doorbell_pg_id)
 {
 	struct mana_config_vport_resp resp = {};
 	struct mana_config_vport_req req = {};
 	int err;
 
+	/* This function is used to program the Ethernet port in the hardware
+	 * table. It can be called from the Ethernet driver or the RDMA driver.
+	 *
+	 * For Ethernet usage, the hardware supports only one active user on a
+	 * physical port. The driver checks on the port usage before programming
+	 * the hardware when creating the RAW QP (RDMA driver) or exposing the
+	 * device to kernel NET layer (Ethernet driver).
+	 *
+	 * Because the RDMA driver doesn't know in advance which QP type the
+	 * user will create, it exposes the device with all its ports. The user
+	 * may not be able to create RAW QP on a port if this port is already
+	 * in used by the Ethernet driver from the kernel.
+	 *
+	 * This physical port limitation only applies to the RAW QP. For RC QP,
+	 * the hardware doesn't have this limitation. The user can create RC
+	 * QPs on a physical port up to the hardware limits independent of the
+	 * Ethernet usage on the same port.
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&apc->vport_mutex);
+	if (apc->vport_use_count > 0) {
+		mutex_unlock(&apc->vport_mutex);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+	apc->vport_use_count++;
+	mutex_unlock(&apc->vport_mutex);
+
 	mana_gd_init_req_hdr(&req.hdr, MANA_CONFIG_VPORT_TX,
 			     sizeof(req), sizeof(resp));
 	req.vport = apc->port_handle;
@@ -564,9 +599,16 @@ static int mana_cfg_vport(struct mana_port_context *apc, u32 protection_dom_id,
 
 	apc->tx_shortform_allowed = resp.short_form_allowed;
 	apc->tx_vp_offset = resp.tx_vport_offset;
+
+	netdev_info(apc->ndev, "Configured vPort %llu PD %u DB %u\n",
+		    apc->port_handle, protection_dom_id, doorbell_pg_id);
 out:
+	if (err)
+		mana_uncfg_vport(apc);
+
 	return err;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(mana_cfg_vport, NET_MANA);
 
 static int mana_cfg_vport_steering(struct mana_port_context *apc,
 				   enum TRI_STATE rx,
@@ -627,6 +669,9 @@ static int mana_cfg_vport_steering(struct mana_port_context *apc,
 			   resp.hdr.status);
 		err = -EPROTO;
 	}
+
+	netdev_info(ndev, "Configured steering vPort %llu entries %u\n",
+		    apc->port_handle, num_entries);
 out:
 	kfree(req);
 	return err;
@@ -1679,6 +1724,8 @@ static void mana_destroy_vport(struct mana_port_context *apc)
 	}
 
 	mana_destroy_txq(apc);
+
+	mana_uncfg_vport(apc);
 }
 
 static int mana_create_vport(struct mana_port_context *apc,
@@ -1930,6 +1977,9 @@ static int mana_probe_port(struct mana_context *ac, int port_idx,
 	apc->port_handle = INVALID_MANA_HANDLE;
 	apc->port_idx = port_idx;
 
+	mutex_init(&apc->vport_mutex);
+	apc->vport_use_count = 0;
+
 	ndev->netdev_ops = &mana_devops;
 	ndev->ethtool_ops = &mana_ethtool_ops;
 	ndev->mtu = ETH_DATA_LEN;
