diff --git a/net/dsa/Makefile b/net/dsa/Makefile
index cc7e93a562fe..281907e53632 100644
--- a/net/dsa/Makefile
+++ b/net/dsa/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ dsa_core-y += \
 	slave.o \
 	switch.o \
 	tag.o \
-	tag_8021q.o
+	tag_8021q.o \
+	trace.o
 
 # tagging formats
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_AR9331) += tag_ar9331.o
@@ -31,3 +32,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_RZN1_A5PSW) += tag_rzn1_a5psw.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_SJA1105) += tag_sja1105.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_TRAILER) += tag_trailer.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_DSA_TAG_XRS700X) += tag_xrs700x.o
+
+# for tracing framework to find trace.h
+CFLAGS_trace.o := -I$(src)
diff --git a/net/dsa/switch.c b/net/dsa/switch.c
index d5bc4bb7310d..ff1b5d980e37 100644
--- a/net/dsa/switch.c
+++ b/net/dsa/switch.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "slave.h"
 #include "switch.h"
 #include "tag_8021q.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 
 static unsigned int dsa_switch_fastest_ageing_time(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 						   unsigned int ageing_time)
@@ -164,14 +165,20 @@ static int dsa_port_do_mdb_add(struct dsa_port *dp,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* No need to bother with refcounting for user ports */
-	if (!(dsa_port_is_cpu(dp) || dsa_port_is_dsa(dp)))
-		return ds->ops->port_mdb_add(ds, port, mdb, db);
+	if (!(dsa_port_is_cpu(dp) || dsa_port_is_dsa(dp))) {
+		err = ds->ops->port_mdb_add(ds, port, mdb, db);
+		trace_dsa_mdb_add_hw(dp, mdb->addr, mdb->vid, &db, err);
+
+		return err;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&dp->addr_lists_lock);
 
 	a = dsa_mac_addr_find(&dp->mdbs, mdb->addr, mdb->vid, db);
 	if (a) {
 		refcount_inc(&a->refcount);
+		trace_dsa_mdb_add_bump(dp, mdb->addr, mdb->vid, &db,
+				       &a->refcount);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -182,6 +189,7 @@ static int dsa_port_do_mdb_add(struct dsa_port *dp,
 	}
 
 	err = ds->ops->port_mdb_add(ds, port, mdb, db);
+	trace_dsa_mdb_add_hw(dp, mdb->addr, mdb->vid, &db, err);
 	if (err) {
 		kfree(a);
 		goto out;
@@ -209,21 +217,30 @@ static int dsa_port_do_mdb_del(struct dsa_port *dp,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* No need to bother with refcounting for user ports */
-	if (!(dsa_port_is_cpu(dp) || dsa_port_is_dsa(dp)))
-		return ds->ops->port_mdb_del(ds, port, mdb, db);
+	if (!(dsa_port_is_cpu(dp) || dsa_port_is_dsa(dp))) {
+		err = ds->ops->port_mdb_del(ds, port, mdb, db);
+		trace_dsa_mdb_del_hw(dp, mdb->addr, mdb->vid, &db, err);
+
+		return err;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&dp->addr_lists_lock);
 
 	a = dsa_mac_addr_find(&dp->mdbs, mdb->addr, mdb->vid, db);
 	if (!a) {
+		trace_dsa_mdb_del_not_found(dp, mdb->addr, mdb->vid, &db);
 		err = -ENOENT;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&a->refcount))
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&a->refcount)) {
+		trace_dsa_mdb_del_drop(dp, mdb->addr, mdb->vid, &db,
+				       &a->refcount);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	err = ds->ops->port_mdb_del(ds, port, mdb, db);
+	trace_dsa_mdb_del_hw(dp, mdb->addr, mdb->vid, &db, err);
 	if (err) {
 		refcount_set(&a->refcount, 1);
 		goto out;
@@ -247,14 +264,19 @@ static int dsa_port_do_fdb_add(struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* No need to bother with refcounting for user ports */
-	if (!(dsa_port_is_cpu(dp) || dsa_port_is_dsa(dp)))
-		return ds->ops->port_fdb_add(ds, port, addr, vid, db);
+	if (!(dsa_port_is_cpu(dp) || dsa_port_is_dsa(dp))) {
+		err = ds->ops->port_fdb_add(ds, port, addr, vid, db);
+		trace_dsa_fdb_add_hw(dp, addr, vid, &db, err);
+
+		return err;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&dp->addr_lists_lock);
 
 	a = dsa_mac_addr_find(&dp->fdbs, addr, vid, db);
 	if (a) {
 		refcount_inc(&a->refcount);
+		trace_dsa_fdb_add_bump(dp, addr, vid, &db, &a->refcount);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -265,6 +287,7 @@ static int dsa_port_do_fdb_add(struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
 	}
 
 	err = ds->ops->port_fdb_add(ds, port, addr, vid, db);
+	trace_dsa_fdb_add_hw(dp, addr, vid, &db, err);
 	if (err) {
 		kfree(a);
 		goto out;
@@ -291,21 +314,29 @@ static int dsa_port_do_fdb_del(struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/* No need to bother with refcounting for user ports */
-	if (!(dsa_port_is_cpu(dp) || dsa_port_is_dsa(dp)))
-		return ds->ops->port_fdb_del(ds, port, addr, vid, db);
+	if (!(dsa_port_is_cpu(dp) || dsa_port_is_dsa(dp))) {
+		err = ds->ops->port_fdb_del(ds, port, addr, vid, db);
+		trace_dsa_fdb_del_hw(dp, addr, vid, &db, err);
+
+		return err;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&dp->addr_lists_lock);
 
 	a = dsa_mac_addr_find(&dp->fdbs, addr, vid, db);
 	if (!a) {
+		trace_dsa_fdb_del_not_found(dp, addr, vid, &db);
 		err = -ENOENT;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&a->refcount))
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&a->refcount)) {
+		trace_dsa_fdb_del_drop(dp, addr, vid, &db, &a->refcount);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	err = ds->ops->port_fdb_del(ds, port, addr, vid, db);
+	trace_dsa_fdb_del_hw(dp, addr, vid, &db, err);
 	if (err) {
 		refcount_set(&a->refcount, 1);
 		goto out;
@@ -332,6 +363,8 @@ static int dsa_switch_do_lag_fdb_add(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct dsa_lag *lag,
 	a = dsa_mac_addr_find(&lag->fdbs, addr, vid, db);
 	if (a) {
 		refcount_inc(&a->refcount);
+		trace_dsa_lag_fdb_add_bump(lag->dev, addr, vid, &db,
+					   &a->refcount);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -342,6 +375,7 @@ static int dsa_switch_do_lag_fdb_add(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct dsa_lag *lag,
 	}
 
 	err = ds->ops->lag_fdb_add(ds, *lag, addr, vid, db);
+	trace_dsa_lag_fdb_add_hw(lag->dev, addr, vid, &db, err);
 	if (err) {
 		kfree(a);
 		goto out;
@@ -370,14 +404,19 @@ static int dsa_switch_do_lag_fdb_del(struct dsa_switch *ds, struct dsa_lag *lag,
 
 	a = dsa_mac_addr_find(&lag->fdbs, addr, vid, db);
 	if (!a) {
+		trace_dsa_lag_fdb_del_not_found(lag->dev, addr, vid, &db);
 		err = -ENOENT;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&a->refcount))
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&a->refcount)) {
+		trace_dsa_lag_fdb_del_drop(lag->dev, addr, vid, &db,
+					   &a->refcount);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	err = ds->ops->lag_fdb_del(ds, *lag, addr, vid, db);
+	trace_dsa_lag_fdb_del_hw(lag->dev, addr, vid, &db, err);
 	if (err) {
 		refcount_set(&a->refcount, 1);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/net/dsa/trace.c b/net/dsa/trace.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b107165d331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/dsa/trace.c
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/* Copyright 2022-2023 NXP
+ */
+
+#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
+#include "trace.h"
+
+void dsa_db_print(const struct dsa_db *db, char buf[DSA_DB_BUFSIZ])
+{
+	switch (db->type) {
+	case DSA_DB_PORT:
+		sprintf(buf, "port %s", db->dp->name);
+		break;
+	case DSA_DB_LAG:
+		sprintf(buf, "lag %s id %d", db->lag.dev->name, db->lag.id);
+		break;
+	case DSA_DB_BRIDGE:
+		sprintf(buf, "bridge %s num %d", db->bridge.dev->name,
+			db->bridge.num);
+		break;
+	default:
+		sprintf(buf, "unknown");
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+const char *dsa_port_kind(const struct dsa_port *dp)
+{
+	switch (dp->type) {
+	case DSA_PORT_TYPE_USER:
+		return "user";
+	case DSA_PORT_TYPE_CPU:
+		return "cpu";
+	case DSA_PORT_TYPE_DSA:
+		return "dsa";
+	default:
+		return "unused";
+	}
+}
diff --git a/net/dsa/trace.h b/net/dsa/trace.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..42c8bbc7d472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/dsa/trace.h
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+ * Copyright 2022-2023 NXP
+ */
+
+#undef TRACE_SYSTEM
+#define TRACE_SYSTEM	dsa
+
+#if !defined(_NET_DSA_TRACE_H) || defined(TRACE_HEADER_MULTI_READ)
+#define _NET_DSA_TRACE_H
+
+#include <net/dsa.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
+#include <linux/tracepoint.h>
+
+/* Enough to fit "bridge %s num %d" where num has 3 digits */
+#define DSA_DB_BUFSIZ	(IFNAMSIZ + 16)
+
+void dsa_db_print(const struct dsa_db *db, char buf[DSA_DB_BUFSIZ]);
+const char *dsa_port_kind(const struct dsa_port *dp);
+
+DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(dsa_port_addr_op_hw,
+
+	TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
+		 const struct dsa_db *db, int err),
+
+	TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db, err),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(dev, dev_name(dp->ds->dev))
+		__string(kind, dsa_port_kind(dp))
+		__field(int, port)
+		__array(unsigned char, addr, ETH_ALEN)
+		__field(u16, vid)
+		__array(char, db_buf, DSA_DB_BUFSIZ)
+		__field(int, err)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(dev, dev_name(dp->ds->dev));
+		__assign_str(kind, dsa_port_kind(dp));
+		__entry->port = dp->index;
+		ether_addr_copy(__entry->addr, addr);
+		__entry->vid = vid;
+		dsa_db_print(db, __entry->db_buf);
+		__entry->err = err;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("%s %s port %d addr %pM vid %u db \"%s\" err %d",
+		  __get_str(dev), __get_str(kind), __entry->port, __entry->addr,
+		  __entry->vid, __entry->db_buf, __entry->err)
+);
+
+/* Add unicast/multicast address to hardware, either on user ports
+ * (where no refcounting is kept), or on shared ports when the entry
+ * is first seen and its refcount is 1.
+ */
+DEFINE_EVENT(dsa_port_addr_op_hw, dsa_fdb_add_hw,
+	     TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
+		      u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db, int err),
+	     TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db, err));
+
+DEFINE_EVENT(dsa_port_addr_op_hw, dsa_mdb_add_hw,
+	     TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
+		      u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db, int err),
+	     TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db, err));
+
+/* Delete unicast/multicast address from hardware, either on user ports or
+ * when the refcount on shared ports reaches 0
+ */
+DEFINE_EVENT(dsa_port_addr_op_hw, dsa_fdb_del_hw,
+	     TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
+		      u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db, int err),
+	     TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db, err));
+
+DEFINE_EVENT(dsa_port_addr_op_hw, dsa_mdb_del_hw,
+	     TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
+		      u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db, int err),
+	     TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db, err));
+
+DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(dsa_port_addr_op_refcount,
+
+	TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
+		 const struct dsa_db *db, const refcount_t *refcount),
+
+	TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db, refcount),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(dev, dev_name(dp->ds->dev))
+		__string(kind, dsa_port_kind(dp))
+		__field(int, port)
+		__array(unsigned char, addr, ETH_ALEN)
+		__field(u16, vid)
+		__array(char, db_buf, DSA_DB_BUFSIZ)
+		__field(unsigned int, refcount)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(dev, dev_name(dp->ds->dev));
+		__assign_str(kind, dsa_port_kind(dp));
+		__entry->port = dp->index;
+		ether_addr_copy(__entry->addr, addr);
+		__entry->vid = vid;
+		dsa_db_print(db, __entry->db_buf);
+		__entry->refcount = refcount_read(refcount);
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("%s %s port %d addr %pM vid %u db \"%s\" refcount %u",
+		  __get_str(dev), __get_str(kind), __entry->port, __entry->addr,
+		  __entry->vid, __entry->db_buf, __entry->refcount)
+);
+
+/* Bump the refcount of an existing unicast/multicast address on shared ports */
+DEFINE_EVENT(dsa_port_addr_op_refcount, dsa_fdb_add_bump,
+	     TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
+		      u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db,
+		      const refcount_t *refcount),
+	     TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db, refcount));
+
+DEFINE_EVENT(dsa_port_addr_op_refcount, dsa_mdb_add_bump,
+	     TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
+		      u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db,
+		      const refcount_t *refcount),
+	     TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db, refcount));
+
+/* Drop the refcount of a multicast address that we still keep on
+ * shared ports
+ */
+DEFINE_EVENT(dsa_port_addr_op_refcount, dsa_fdb_del_drop,
+	     TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
+		      u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db,
+		      const refcount_t *refcount),
+	     TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db, refcount));
+
+DEFINE_EVENT(dsa_port_addr_op_refcount, dsa_mdb_del_drop,
+	     TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
+		      u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db,
+		      const refcount_t *refcount),
+	     TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db, refcount));
+
+DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(dsa_port_addr_del_not_found,
+
+	TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid,
+		 const struct dsa_db *db),
+
+	TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(dev, dev_name(dp->ds->dev))
+		__string(kind, dsa_port_kind(dp))
+		__field(int, port)
+		__array(unsigned char, addr, ETH_ALEN)
+		__field(u16, vid)
+		__array(char, db_buf, DSA_DB_BUFSIZ)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(dev, dev_name(dp->ds->dev));
+		__assign_str(kind, dsa_port_kind(dp));
+		__entry->port = dp->index;
+		ether_addr_copy(__entry->addr, addr);
+		__entry->vid = vid;
+		dsa_db_print(db, __entry->db_buf);
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("%s %s port %d addr %pM vid %u db \"%s\"",
+		  __get_str(dev), __get_str(kind), __entry->port,
+		  __entry->addr, __entry->vid, __entry->db_buf)
+);
+
+/* Attempt to delete a unicast/multicast address on shared ports for which
+ * the delete operation was called more times than the addition
+ */
+DEFINE_EVENT(dsa_port_addr_del_not_found, dsa_fdb_del_not_found,
+	     TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
+		      u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db),
+	     TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db));
+
+DEFINE_EVENT(dsa_port_addr_del_not_found, dsa_mdb_del_not_found,
+	     TP_PROTO(const struct dsa_port *dp, const unsigned char *addr,
+		      u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db),
+	     TP_ARGS(dp, addr, vid, db));
+
+TRACE_EVENT(dsa_lag_fdb_add_hw,
+
+	TP_PROTO(const struct net_device *lag_dev, const unsigned char *addr,
+		 u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db, int err),
+
+	TP_ARGS(lag_dev, addr, vid, db, err),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(dev, lag_dev->name)
+		__array(unsigned char, addr, ETH_ALEN)
+		__field(u16, vid)
+		__array(char, db_buf, DSA_DB_BUFSIZ)
+		__field(int, err)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(dev, lag_dev->name);
+		ether_addr_copy(__entry->addr, addr);
+		__entry->vid = vid;
+		dsa_db_print(db, __entry->db_buf);
+		__entry->err = err;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("%s addr %pM vid %u db \"%s\" err %d",
+		  __get_str(dev), __entry->addr, __entry->vid,
+		  __entry->db_buf, __entry->err)
+);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(dsa_lag_fdb_add_bump,
+
+	TP_PROTO(const struct net_device *lag_dev, const unsigned char *addr,
+		 u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db, const refcount_t *refcount),
+
+	TP_ARGS(lag_dev, addr, vid, db, refcount),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(dev, lag_dev->name)
+		__array(unsigned char, addr, ETH_ALEN)
+		__field(u16, vid)
+		__array(char, db_buf, DSA_DB_BUFSIZ)
+		__field(unsigned int, refcount)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(dev, lag_dev->name);
+		ether_addr_copy(__entry->addr, addr);
+		__entry->vid = vid;
+		dsa_db_print(db, __entry->db_buf);
+		__entry->refcount = refcount_read(refcount);
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("%s addr %pM vid %u db \"%s\" refcount %u",
+		  __get_str(dev), __entry->addr, __entry->vid,
+		  __entry->db_buf, __entry->refcount)
+);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(dsa_lag_fdb_del_hw,
+
+	TP_PROTO(const struct net_device *lag_dev, const unsigned char *addr,
+		 u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db, int err),
+
+	TP_ARGS(lag_dev, addr, vid, db, err),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(dev, lag_dev->name)
+		__array(unsigned char, addr, ETH_ALEN)
+		__field(u16, vid)
+		__array(char, db_buf, DSA_DB_BUFSIZ)
+		__field(int, err)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(dev, lag_dev->name);
+		ether_addr_copy(__entry->addr, addr);
+		__entry->vid = vid;
+		dsa_db_print(db, __entry->db_buf);
+		__entry->err = err;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("%s addr %pM vid %u db \"%s\" err %d",
+		  __get_str(dev), __entry->addr, __entry->vid,
+		  __entry->db_buf, __entry->err)
+);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(dsa_lag_fdb_del_drop,
+
+	TP_PROTO(const struct net_device *lag_dev, const unsigned char *addr,
+		 u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db, const refcount_t *refcount),
+
+	TP_ARGS(lag_dev, addr, vid, db, refcount),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(dev, lag_dev->name)
+		__array(unsigned char, addr, ETH_ALEN)
+		__field(u16, vid)
+		__array(char, db_buf, DSA_DB_BUFSIZ)
+		__field(unsigned int, refcount)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(dev, lag_dev->name);
+		ether_addr_copy(__entry->addr, addr);
+		__entry->vid = vid;
+		dsa_db_print(db, __entry->db_buf);
+		__entry->refcount = refcount_read(refcount);
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("%s addr %pM vid %u db \"%s\" refcount %u",
+		  __get_str(dev), __entry->addr, __entry->vid,
+		  __entry->db_buf, __entry->refcount)
+);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(dsa_lag_fdb_del_not_found,
+
+	TP_PROTO(const struct net_device *lag_dev, const unsigned char *addr,
+		 u16 vid, const struct dsa_db *db),
+
+	TP_ARGS(lag_dev, addr, vid, db),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(dev, lag_dev->name)
+		__array(unsigned char, addr, ETH_ALEN)
+		__field(u16, vid)
+		__array(char, db_buf, DSA_DB_BUFSIZ)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(dev, lag_dev->name);
+		ether_addr_copy(__entry->addr, addr);
+		__entry->vid = vid;
+		dsa_db_print(db, __entry->db_buf);
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("%s addr %pM vid %u db \"%s\"",
+		  __get_str(dev), __entry->addr, __entry->vid, __entry->db_buf)
+);
+
+#endif /* _NET_DSA_TRACE_H */
+
+/* We don't want to use include/trace/events */
+#undef TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH
+#define TRACE_INCLUDE_PATH .
+#undef TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE
+#define TRACE_INCLUDE_FILE	trace
+/* This part must be outside protection */
+#include <trace/define_trace.h>
