diff --git a/drivers/cxl/acpi.c b/drivers/cxl/acpi.c
index d39cc797a64edd..af1c6c1875ac42 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/acpi.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ static void cxl_add_cfmws_decoders(struct device *dev,
 	struct cxl_decoder *cxld;
 	acpi_size len, cur = 0;
 	void *cedt_subtable;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int rc;
 
 	len = acpi_cedt->length - sizeof(*acpi_cedt);
@@ -119,24 +118,36 @@ static void cxl_add_cfmws_decoders(struct device *dev,
 		for (i = 0; i < CFMWS_INTERLEAVE_WAYS(cfmws); i++)
 			target_map[i] = cfmws->interleave_targets[i];
 
-		flags = cfmws_to_decoder_flags(cfmws->restrictions);
-		cxld = devm_cxl_add_decoder(dev, root_port,
-					    CFMWS_INTERLEAVE_WAYS(cfmws),
-					    cfmws->base_hpa, cfmws->window_size,
-					    CFMWS_INTERLEAVE_WAYS(cfmws),
-					    CFMWS_INTERLEAVE_GRANULARITY(cfmws),
-					    CXL_DECODER_EXPANDER,
-					    flags, target_map);
-
-		if (IS_ERR(cxld)) {
+		cxld = cxl_decoder_alloc(root_port,
+					 CFMWS_INTERLEAVE_WAYS(cfmws));
+		if (IS_ERR(cxld))
+			goto next;
+
+		cxld->flags = cfmws_to_decoder_flags(cfmws->restrictions);
+		cxld->target_type = CXL_DECODER_EXPANDER;
+		cxld->range = (struct range) {
+			.start = cfmws->base_hpa,
+			.end = cfmws->base_hpa + cfmws->window_size - 1,
+		};
+		cxld->interleave_ways = CFMWS_INTERLEAVE_WAYS(cfmws);
+		cxld->interleave_granularity =
+			CFMWS_INTERLEAVE_GRANULARITY(cfmws);
+
+		rc = cxl_decoder_add(cxld, target_map);
+		if (rc)
+			put_device(&cxld->dev);
+		else
+			rc = cxl_decoder_autoremove(dev, cxld);
+		if (rc) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to add decoder for %#llx-%#llx\n",
 				cfmws->base_hpa, cfmws->base_hpa +
 				cfmws->window_size - 1);
-		} else {
-			dev_dbg(dev, "add: %s range %#llx-%#llx\n",
-				dev_name(&cxld->dev), cfmws->base_hpa,
-				 cfmws->base_hpa + cfmws->window_size - 1);
+			goto next;
 		}
+		dev_dbg(dev, "add: %s range %#llx-%#llx\n",
+			dev_name(&cxld->dev), cfmws->base_hpa,
+			cfmws->base_hpa + cfmws->window_size - 1);
+next:
 		cur += c->length;
 	}
 }
@@ -266,6 +277,7 @@ static int add_host_bridge_uport(struct device *match, void *arg)
 	struct acpi_device *bridge = to_cxl_host_bridge(host, match);
 	struct acpi_pci_root *pci_root;
 	struct cxl_walk_context ctx;
+	int single_port_map[1], rc;
 	struct cxl_decoder *cxld;
 	struct cxl_dport *dport;
 	struct cxl_port *port;
@@ -301,22 +313,46 @@ static int add_host_bridge_uport(struct device *match, void *arg)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	if (ctx.error)
 		return ctx.error;
+	if (ctx.count > 1)
+		return 0;
 
 	/* TODO: Scan CHBCR for HDM Decoder resources */
 
 	/*
-	 * In the single-port host-bridge case there are no HDM decoders
-	 * in the CHBCR and a 1:1 passthrough decode is implied.
+	 * Per the CXL specification (8.2.5.12 CXL HDM Decoder Capability
+	 * Structure) single ported host-bridges need not publish a decoder
+	 * capability when a passthrough decode can be assumed, i.e. all
+	 * transactions that the uport sees are claimed and passed to the single
+	 * dport. Disable the range until the first CXL region is enumerated /
+	 * activated.
 	 */
-	if (ctx.count == 1) {
-		cxld = devm_cxl_add_passthrough_decoder(host, port);
-		if (IS_ERR(cxld))
-			return PTR_ERR(cxld);
+	cxld = cxl_decoder_alloc(port, 1);
+	if (IS_ERR(cxld))
+		return PTR_ERR(cxld);
+
+	cxld->interleave_ways = 1;
+	cxld->interleave_granularity = PAGE_SIZE;
+	cxld->target_type = CXL_DECODER_EXPANDER;
+	cxld->range = (struct range) {
+		.start = 0,
+		.end = -1,
+	};
 
-		dev_dbg(host, "add: %s\n", dev_name(&cxld->dev));
-	}
+	device_lock(&port->dev);
+	dport = list_first_entry(&port->dports, typeof(*dport), list);
+	device_unlock(&port->dev);
 
-	return 0;
+	single_port_map[0] = dport->port_id;
+
+	rc = cxl_decoder_add(cxld, single_port_map);
+	if (rc)
+		put_device(&cxld->dev);
+	else
+		rc = cxl_decoder_autoremove(host, cxld);
+
+	if (rc == 0)
+		dev_dbg(host, "add: %s\n", dev_name(&cxld->dev));
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static int add_host_bridge_dport(struct device *match, void *arg)
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/bus.c b/drivers/cxl/core/bus.c
index 6dfdeaf999f059..ebd061d039508a 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/bus.c
@@ -453,10 +453,8 @@ int cxl_add_dport(struct cxl_port *port, struct device *dport_dev, int port_id,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxl_add_dport);
 
-static int decoder_populate_targets(struct device *host,
-				    struct cxl_decoder *cxld,
-				    struct cxl_port *port, int *target_map,
-				    int nr_targets)
+static int decoder_populate_targets(struct cxl_decoder *cxld,
+				    struct cxl_port *port, int *target_map)
 {
 	int rc = 0, i;
 
@@ -464,66 +462,48 @@ static int decoder_populate_targets(struct device *host,
 		return 0;
 
 	device_lock(&port->dev);
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_targets; i++) {
+	if (list_empty(&port->dports)) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cxld->nr_targets; i++) {
 		struct cxl_dport *dport = find_dport(port, target_map[i]);
 
 		if (!dport) {
 			rc = -ENXIO;
-			break;
+			goto out_unlock;
 		}
-		dev_dbg(host, "%s: target: %d\n", dev_name(dport->dport), i);
 		cxld->target[i] = dport;
 	}
+
+out_unlock:
 	device_unlock(&port->dev);
 
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static struct cxl_decoder *
-cxl_decoder_alloc(struct device *host, struct cxl_port *port, int nr_targets,
-		  resource_size_t base, resource_size_t len,
-		  int interleave_ways, int interleave_granularity,
-		  enum cxl_decoder_type type, unsigned long flags,
-		  int *target_map)
+struct cxl_decoder *cxl_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port, int nr_targets)
 {
-	struct cxl_decoder *cxld;
+	struct cxl_decoder *cxld, cxld_const_init = {
+		.nr_targets = nr_targets,
+	};
 	struct device *dev;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	if (interleave_ways < 1)
+	if (nr_targets > CXL_DECODER_MAX_INTERLEAVE || nr_targets < 1)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	device_lock(&port->dev);
-	if (list_empty(&port->dports))
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-	device_unlock(&port->dev);
-	if (rc)
-		return ERR_PTR(rc);
-
 	cxld = kzalloc(struct_size(cxld, target, nr_targets), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cxld)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	memcpy(cxld, &cxld_const_init, sizeof(cxld_const_init));
 
 	rc = ida_alloc(&port->decoder_ida, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		goto err;
 
-	*cxld = (struct cxl_decoder) {
-		.id = rc,
-		.range = {
-			.start = base,
-			.end = base + len - 1,
-		},
-		.flags = flags,
-		.interleave_ways = interleave_ways,
-		.interleave_granularity = interleave_granularity,
-		.target_type = type,
-	};
-
-	rc = decoder_populate_targets(host, cxld, port, target_map, nr_targets);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err;
-
+	cxld->id = rc;
 	dev = &cxld->dev;
 	device_initialize(dev);
 	device_set_pm_not_required(dev);
@@ -541,72 +521,47 @@ cxl_decoder_alloc(struct device *host, struct cxl_port *port, int nr_targets,
 	kfree(cxld);
 	return ERR_PTR(rc);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxl_decoder_alloc);
 
-struct cxl_decoder *
-devm_cxl_add_decoder(struct device *host, struct cxl_port *port, int nr_targets,
-		     resource_size_t base, resource_size_t len,
-		     int interleave_ways, int interleave_granularity,
-		     enum cxl_decoder_type type, unsigned long flags,
-		     int *target_map)
+int cxl_decoder_add(struct cxl_decoder *cxld, int *target_map)
 {
-	struct cxl_decoder *cxld;
+	struct cxl_port *port;
 	struct device *dev;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (nr_targets > CXL_DECODER_MAX_INTERLEAVE)
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!cxld))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	cxld = cxl_decoder_alloc(host, port, nr_targets, base, len,
-				 interleave_ways, interleave_granularity, type,
-				 flags, target_map);
-	if (IS_ERR(cxld))
-		return cxld;
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ERR(cxld)))
+		return PTR_ERR(cxld);
 
-	dev = &cxld->dev;
-	rc = dev_set_name(dev, "decoder%d.%d", port->id, cxld->id);
-	if (rc)
-		goto err;
+	if (cxld->interleave_ways < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	rc = device_add(dev);
+	port = to_cxl_port(cxld->dev.parent);
+	rc = decoder_populate_targets(cxld, port, target_map);
 	if (rc)
-		goto err;
+		return rc;
 
-	rc = devm_add_action_or_reset(host, unregister_cxl_dev, dev);
+	dev = &cxld->dev;
+	rc = dev_set_name(dev, "decoder%d.%d", port->id, cxld->id);
 	if (rc)
-		return ERR_PTR(rc);
-	return cxld;
+		return rc;
 
-err:
-	put_device(dev);
-	return ERR_PTR(rc);
+	return device_add(dev);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_cxl_add_decoder);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxl_decoder_add);
 
-/*
- * Per the CXL specification (8.2.5.12 CXL HDM Decoder Capability Structure)
- * single ported host-bridges need not publish a decoder capability when a
- * passthrough decode can be assumed, i.e. all transactions that the uport sees
- * are claimed and passed to the single dport. Default the range a 0-base
- * 0-length until the first CXL region is activated.
- */
-struct cxl_decoder *devm_cxl_add_passthrough_decoder(struct device *host,
-						     struct cxl_port *port)
+static void cxld_unregister(void *dev)
 {
-	struct cxl_dport *dport;
-	int target_map[1];
-
-	device_lock(&port->dev);
-	dport = list_first_entry_or_null(&port->dports, typeof(*dport), list);
-	device_unlock(&port->dev);
-
-	if (!dport)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
+	device_unregister(dev);
+}
 
-	target_map[0] = dport->port_id;
-	return devm_cxl_add_decoder(host, port, 1, 0, 0, 1, PAGE_SIZE,
-				    CXL_DECODER_EXPANDER, 0, target_map);
+int cxl_decoder_autoremove(struct device *host, struct cxl_decoder *cxld)
+{
+	return devm_add_action_or_reset(host, cxld_unregister, &cxld->dev);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_cxl_add_passthrough_decoder);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cxl_decoder_autoremove);
 
 /**
  * __cxl_driver_register - register a driver for the cxl bus
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/core.h b/drivers/cxl/core/core.h
index c85b7fbad02dd5..e0c9aacc4e9c98 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/core.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/core.h
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@ extern const struct device_type cxl_nvdimm_type;
 
 extern struct attribute_group cxl_base_attribute_group;
 
-static inline void unregister_cxl_dev(void *dev)
-{
-	device_unregister(dev);
-}
-
 struct cxl_send_command;
 struct cxl_mem_query_commands;
 int cxl_query_cmd(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd,
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/pmem.c b/drivers/cxl/core/pmem.c
index 74be5132df1cac..5032f4c1c69d73 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/pmem.c
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ static struct cxl_nvdimm *cxl_nvdimm_alloc(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd)
 	return cxl_nvd;
 }
 
+static void cxl_nvd_unregister(void *dev)
+{
+	device_unregister(dev);
+}
+
 /**
  * devm_cxl_add_nvdimm() - add a bridge between a cxl_memdev and an nvdimm
  * @host: same host as @cxlmd
@@ -251,7 +256,7 @@ int devm_cxl_add_nvdimm(struct device *host, struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd)
 	dev_dbg(host, "%s: register %s\n", dev_name(dev->parent),
 		dev_name(dev));
 
-	return devm_add_action_or_reset(host, unregister_cxl_dev, dev);
+	return devm_add_action_or_reset(host, cxl_nvd_unregister, dev);
 
 err:
 	put_device(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
index 9af5745ba2c0b4..a6687e7fd59884 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/cxl.h
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ enum cxl_decoder_type {
  * @interleave_granularity: data stride per dport
  * @target_type: accelerator vs expander (type2 vs type3) selector
  * @flags: memory type capabilities and locking
+ * @nr_targets: number of elements in @target
  * @target: active ordered target list in current decoder configuration
  */
 struct cxl_decoder {
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ struct cxl_decoder {
 	int interleave_granularity;
 	enum cxl_decoder_type target_type;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	const int nr_targets;
 	struct cxl_dport *target[];
 };
 
@@ -286,15 +288,10 @@ int cxl_add_dport(struct cxl_port *port, struct device *dport, int port_id,
 
 struct cxl_decoder *to_cxl_decoder(struct device *dev);
 bool is_root_decoder(struct device *dev);
-struct cxl_decoder *
-devm_cxl_add_decoder(struct device *host, struct cxl_port *port, int nr_targets,
-		     resource_size_t base, resource_size_t len,
-		     int interleave_ways, int interleave_granularity,
-		     enum cxl_decoder_type type, unsigned long flags,
-		     int *target_map);
-
-struct cxl_decoder *devm_cxl_add_passthrough_decoder(struct device *host,
-						     struct cxl_port *port);
+struct cxl_decoder *cxl_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port, int nr_targets);
+int cxl_decoder_add(struct cxl_decoder *cxld, int *target_map);
+int cxl_decoder_autoremove(struct device *host, struct cxl_decoder *cxld);
+
 extern struct bus_type cxl_bus_type;
 
 struct cxl_driver {