diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/cdat.c b/drivers/cxl/core/cdat.c
index bb83867d9fec..0d4679c137d4 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/cdat.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/cdat.c
@@ -558,6 +558,9 @@ void cxl_region_perf_data_calculate(struct cxl_region *cxlr,
 	};
 	struct cxl_dpa_perf *perf;
 
+	if (!mds)
+		return;
+
 	switch (cxlr->mode) {
 	case CXL_DECODER_RAM:
 		perf = &mds->ram_perf;
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c b/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
index 836faf09b328..5f8418620b70 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
@@ -468,6 +468,9 @@ static umode_t cxl_ram_visible(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *a, int n)
 	struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = to_cxl_memdev(dev);
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = to_cxl_memdev_state(cxlmd->cxlds);
 
+	if (!mds)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (a == &dev_attr_ram_qos_class.attr)
 		if (mds->ram_perf.qos_class == CXL_QOS_CLASS_INVALID)
 			return 0;
@@ -487,6 +490,9 @@ static umode_t cxl_pmem_visible(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *a, int n
 	struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = to_cxl_memdev(dev);
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = to_cxl_memdev_state(cxlmd->cxlds);
 
+	if (!mds)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (a == &dev_attr_pmem_qos_class.attr)
 		if (mds->pmem_perf.qos_class == CXL_QOS_CLASS_INVALID)
 			return 0;
@@ -507,6 +513,9 @@ static umode_t cxl_memdev_security_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = to_cxl_memdev(dev);
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = to_cxl_memdev_state(cxlmd->cxlds);
 
+	if (!mds)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (a == &dev_attr_security_sanitize.attr &&
 	    !test_bit(CXL_SEC_ENABLED_SANITIZE, mds->security.enabled_cmds))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/mem.c b/drivers/cxl/mem.c
index 7de232eaeb17..5c7ad230bccb 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/mem.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/mem.c
@@ -131,12 +131,14 @@ static int cxl_mem_probe(struct device *dev)
 	dentry = cxl_debugfs_create_dir(dev_name(dev));
 	debugfs_create_devm_seqfile(dev, "dpamem", dentry, cxl_mem_dpa_show);
 
-	if (test_bit(CXL_POISON_ENABLED_INJECT, mds->poison.enabled_cmds))
-		debugfs_create_file("inject_poison", 0200, dentry, cxlmd,
-				    &cxl_poison_inject_fops);
-	if (test_bit(CXL_POISON_ENABLED_CLEAR, mds->poison.enabled_cmds))
-		debugfs_create_file("clear_poison", 0200, dentry, cxlmd,
-				    &cxl_poison_clear_fops);
+	if (mds) {
+		if (test_bit(CXL_POISON_ENABLED_INJECT, mds->poison.enabled_cmds))
+			debugfs_create_file("inject_poison", 0200, dentry, cxlmd,
+					    &cxl_poison_inject_fops);
+		if (test_bit(CXL_POISON_ENABLED_CLEAR, mds->poison.enabled_cmds))
+			debugfs_create_file("clear_poison", 0200, dentry, cxlmd,
+					    &cxl_poison_clear_fops);
+	}
 
 	rc = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, remove_debugfs, dentry);
 	if (rc)
@@ -222,6 +224,9 @@ static umode_t cxl_mem_visible(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *a, int n)
 	struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = to_cxl_memdev(dev);
 	struct cxl_memdev_state *mds = to_cxl_memdev_state(cxlmd->cxlds);
 
+	if (!mds)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (a == &dev_attr_trigger_poison_list.attr)
 		if (!test_bit(CXL_POISON_ENABLED_LIST,
 			      mds->poison.enabled_cmds))
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.c
index 14fab41fe10a..899bc823a212 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.c
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ int efx_cxl_init(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	 */
 	cxl_set_media_ready(cxl->cxlds);
 
+	cxl->cxlmd = devm_cxl_add_memdev(&pci_dev->dev, cxl->cxlds);
+	if (IS_ERR(cxl->cxlmd)) {
+		pci_err(pci_dev, "CXL accel memdev creation failed");
+		rc = PTR_ERR(cxl->cxlmd);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 err:
 	kfree(cxl->cxlds);
diff --git a/include/linux/cxl/cxl.h b/include/linux/cxl/cxl.h
index 08723b2d75bc..fc0859f841dc 100644
--- a/include/linux/cxl/cxl.h
+++ b/include/linux/cxl/cxl.h
@@ -55,4 +55,6 @@ int cxl_pci_accel_setup_regs(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds);
 int cxl_request_resource(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds, enum cxl_resource type);
 int cxl_release_resource(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds, enum cxl_resource type);
 void cxl_set_media_ready(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds);
+struct cxl_memdev *devm_cxl_add_memdev(struct device *host,
+				       struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds);
 #endif
