diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c
index 1c9a8764d1d9..f4e92156bd32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k-8xxx.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static void qca8k_rw_reg_ack_handler(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			       QCA_HDR_MGMT_DATA2_LEN);
 	}
 
-	complete(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
+	dsa_inband_complete(&mgmt_eth_data->inband);
 }
 
 static struct sk_buff *qca8k_alloc_mdio_header(enum mdio_cmd cmd, u32 reg, u32 *val,
@@ -248,8 +248,6 @@ static int qca8k_read_eth(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 *val, int len)
 
 	skb->dev = priv->mgmt_master;
 
-	reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	/* Increment seq_num and set it in the mdio pkt */
 	mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 	qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
@@ -257,8 +255,8 @@ static int qca8k_read_eth(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 *val, int len)
 
 	dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-					  QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+	ret = dsa_inband_wait_for_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->inband,
+					     QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	*val = mgmt_eth_data->data[0];
 	if (len > QCA_HDR_MGMT_DATA1_LEN)
@@ -300,8 +298,6 @@ static int qca8k_write_eth(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 *val, int len)
 
 	skb->dev = priv->mgmt_master;
 
-	reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	/* Increment seq_num and set it in the mdio pkt */
 	mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 	qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
@@ -309,8 +305,8 @@ static int qca8k_write_eth(struct qca8k_priv *priv, u32 reg, u32 *val, int len)
 
 	dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-					  QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+	ret = dsa_inband_wait_for_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->inband,
+					     QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	ack = mgmt_eth_data->ack;
 
@@ -448,8 +444,6 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_busy_wait(struct qca8k_mgmt_eth_data *mgmt_eth_data,
 	bool ack;
 	int ret;
 
-	reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	/* Increment seq_num and set it in the copy pkt */
 	mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 	qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
@@ -457,8 +451,8 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_busy_wait(struct qca8k_mgmt_eth_data *mgmt_eth_data,
 
 	dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-					  QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+	ret = dsa_inband_wait_for_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->inband,
+					     QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	ack = mgmt_eth_data->ack;
 
@@ -540,8 +534,6 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 	clear_skb->dev = mgmt_master;
 	write_skb->dev = mgmt_master;
 
-	reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	/* Increment seq_num and set it in the write pkt */
 	mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 	qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(write_skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
@@ -549,8 +541,8 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 
 	dev_queue_xmit(write_skb);
 
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-					  QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+	ret = dsa_inband_wait_for_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->inband,
+					     QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	ack = mgmt_eth_data->ack;
 
@@ -577,8 +569,6 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 	}
 
 	if (read) {
-		reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 		/* Increment seq_num and set it in the read pkt */
 		mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 		qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(read_skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
@@ -586,8 +576,8 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 
 		dev_queue_xmit(read_skb);
 
-		ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-						  QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+		ret = dsa_inband_wait_for_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->inband,
+						     QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 		ack = mgmt_eth_data->ack;
 
@@ -606,8 +596,6 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 		kfree_skb(read_skb);
 	}
 exit:
-	reinit_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	/* Increment seq_num and set it in the clear pkt */
 	mgmt_eth_data->seq++;
 	qca8k_mdio_header_fill_seq_num(clear_skb, mgmt_eth_data->seq);
@@ -615,8 +603,8 @@ qca8k_phy_eth_command(struct qca8k_priv *priv, bool read, int phy,
 
 	dev_queue_xmit(clear_skb);
 
-	wait_for_completion_timeout(&mgmt_eth_data->rw_done,
-				    QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+	dsa_inband_wait_for_completion(&mgmt_eth_data->inband,
+				       QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&mgmt_eth_data->mutex);
 
@@ -1528,7 +1516,7 @@ static void qca8k_mib_autocast_handler(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct sk_buff *sk
 exit:
 	/* Complete on receiving all the mib packet */
 	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&mib_eth_data->port_parsed))
-		complete(&mib_eth_data->rw_done);
+		dsa_inband_complete(&mib_eth_data->inband);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1543,8 +1531,6 @@ qca8k_get_ethtool_stats_eth(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, u64 *data)
 
 	mutex_lock(&mib_eth_data->mutex);
 
-	reinit_completion(&mib_eth_data->rw_done);
-
 	mib_eth_data->req_port = dp->index;
 	mib_eth_data->data = data;
 	refcount_set(&mib_eth_data->port_parsed, QCA8K_NUM_PORTS);
@@ -1562,7 +1548,8 @@ qca8k_get_ethtool_stats_eth(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port, u64 *data)
 	if (ret)
 		goto exit;
 
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&mib_eth_data->rw_done, QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
+	ret = dsa_inband_wait_for_completion(&mib_eth_data->inband,
+					     QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT);
 
 exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&mib_eth_data->mutex);
@@ -1929,10 +1916,10 @@ qca8k_sw_probe(struct mdio_device *mdiodev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mutex_init(&priv->mgmt_eth_data.mutex);
-	init_completion(&priv->mgmt_eth_data.rw_done);
+	dsa_inband_init(&priv->mgmt_eth_data.inband);
 
 	mutex_init(&priv->mib_eth_data.mutex);
-	init_completion(&priv->mib_eth_data.rw_done);
+	dsa_inband_init(&priv->mib_eth_data.inband);
 
 	priv->ds->dev = &mdiodev->dev;
 	priv->ds->num_ports = QCA8K_NUM_PORTS;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k.h b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k.h
index 900382aa8c96..84d6b02d75fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca/qca8k.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #define QCA8K_ETHERNET_MDIO_PRIORITY			7
 #define QCA8K_ETHERNET_PHY_PRIORITY			6
-#define QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT				msecs_to_jiffies(5)
+#define QCA8K_ETHERNET_TIMEOUT				5
 
 #define QCA8K_NUM_PORTS					7
 #define QCA8K_NUM_CPU_PORTS				2
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 struct qca8k_mgmt_eth_data {
-	struct completion rw_done;
+	struct dsa_inband inband;
 	struct mutex mutex; /* Enforce one mdio read/write at time */
 	bool ack;
 	u32 seq;
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ struct qca8k_mgmt_eth_data {
 };
 
 struct qca8k_mib_eth_data {
-	struct completion rw_done;
+	struct dsa_inband inband;
 	struct mutex mutex; /* Process one command at time */
 	refcount_t port_parsed; /* Counter to track parsed port */
 	u8 req_port;
diff --git a/include/net/dsa.h b/include/net/dsa.h
index d777eac5694f..59dd5855dcbd 100644
--- a/include/net/dsa.h
+++ b/include/net/dsa.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_NET_DSA_H
 #define __LINUX_NET_DSA_H
 
+#include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
@@ -1303,6 +1304,17 @@ bool dsa_mdb_present_in_other_db(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 				 const struct switchdev_obj_port_mdb *mdb,
 				 struct dsa_db db);
 
+/* Perform operations on a switch by sending it request in Ethernet
+ * frames and expecting a response in a frame.
+ */
+struct dsa_inband {
+	struct completion completion;
+};
+
+void dsa_inband_init(struct dsa_inband *inband);
+void dsa_inband_complete(struct dsa_inband *inband);
+int dsa_inband_wait_for_completion(struct dsa_inband *inband, int timeout_ms);
+
 /* Keep inline for faster access in hot path */
 static inline bool netdev_uses_dsa(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index 64b14f655b23..fc031e9693ee 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -518,6 +518,28 @@ bool dsa_mdb_present_in_other_db(struct dsa_switch *ds, int port,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dsa_mdb_present_in_other_db);
 
+void dsa_inband_init(struct dsa_inband *inband)
+{
+	init_completion(&inband->completion);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dsa_inband_init);
+
+void dsa_inband_complete(struct dsa_inband *inband)
+{
+	complete(&inband->completion);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dsa_inband_complete);
+
+int dsa_inband_wait_for_completion(struct dsa_inband *inband, int timeout_ms)
+{
+	unsigned long jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(timeout_ms);
+
+	reinit_completion(&inband->completion);
+
+	return wait_for_completion_timeout(&inband->completion, jiffies);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dsa_inband_wait_for_completion);
+
 static int __init dsa_init_module(void)
 {
 	int rc;
