diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
index 068082a311c4..e0cc4560dfde 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/cadence/pcie-cadence-ep.c
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@ int cdns_pcie_ep_setup(struct cdns_pcie_ep *ep)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ep->lock);
 
+	pci_epc_init_notify(epc);
+
 	return 0;
 
  free_epc_mem:
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c
index 0e406677060d..d2d17d37d3e0 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-dra7xx.c
@@ -467,6 +467,15 @@ static int dra7xx_add_pcie_ep(struct dra7xx_pcie *dra7xx,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+		dw_pcie_ep_deinit(ep);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(ep);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
index 99a60270b26c..917c69edee1d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
@@ -1123,6 +1123,16 @@ static int imx6_add_pcie_ep(struct imx6_pcie *imx6_pcie,
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to initialize endpoint\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
+
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+		dw_pcie_ep_deinit(ep);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(ep);
+
 	/* Start LTSSM. */
 	imx6_pcie_ltssm_enable(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
index 844de4418724..d3a7d14ee685 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-keystone.c
@@ -1286,6 +1286,15 @@ static int ks_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto err_get_sync;
+
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+			goto err_ep_init;
+		}
+
+		dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "INVALID device type %d\n", mode);
@@ -1295,6 +1304,8 @@ static int ks_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_ep_init:
+	dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&pci->ep);
 err_get_sync:
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c
index 1f6ee1460ec2..7dde6d5fa4d8 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-layerscape-ep.c
@@ -279,6 +279,15 @@ static int __init ls_pcie_ep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+		dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&pci->ep);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 	return ls_pcie_ep_interrupt_init(pcie, pdev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-artpec6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-artpec6.c
index 9ed0a9ba7619..a4630b92489b 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-artpec6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-artpec6.c
@@ -441,7 +441,20 @@ static int artpec6_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		pci->ep.ops = &pcie_ep_ops;
 
-		return dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+			dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&pci->ep);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
+		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "INVALID device type %d\n", artpec6_pcie->mode);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
index 746a11dcb67f..47391d7d3a73 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-ep.c
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #include <linux/pci-epc.h>
 #include <linux/pci-epf.h>
 
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_linkup - Notify EPF drivers about Link Up event
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ */
 void dw_pcie_ep_linkup(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 {
 	struct pci_epc *epc = ep->epc;
@@ -23,6 +27,10 @@ void dw_pcie_ep_linkup(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_linkup);
 
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_init_notify - Notify EPF drivers about EPC initialization complete
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ */
 void dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 {
 	struct pci_epc *epc = ep->epc;
@@ -31,6 +39,14 @@ void dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_init_notify);
 
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_get_func_from_ep - Get the struct dw_pcie_ep_func corresponding to
+ *				 the endpoint function
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ * @func_no: Function number of the endpoint device
+ *
+ * Return: struct dw_pcie_ep_func if success, NULL otherwise.
+ */
 struct dw_pcie_ep_func *
 dw_pcie_ep_get_func_from_ep(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no)
 {
@@ -61,6 +77,11 @@ static void __dw_pcie_ep_reset_bar(struct dw_pcie *pci, u8 func_no,
 	dw_pcie_dbi_ro_wr_dis(pci);
 }
 
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_reset_bar - Reset endpoint BAR
+ * @pci: DWC PCI device
+ * @bar: BAR number of the endpoint
+ */
 void dw_pcie_ep_reset_bar(struct dw_pcie *pci, enum pci_barno bar)
 {
 	u8 func_no, funcs;
@@ -440,6 +461,13 @@ static const struct pci_epc_ops epc_ops = {
 	.get_features		= dw_pcie_ep_get_features,
 };
 
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_raise_intx_irq - Raise INTx IRQ to the host
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ * @func_no: Function number of the endpoint
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if success, errono otherwise.
+ */
 int dw_pcie_ep_raise_intx_irq(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no)
 {
 	struct dw_pcie *pci = to_dw_pcie_from_ep(ep);
@@ -451,6 +479,14 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_raise_intx_irq(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_raise_intx_irq);
 
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_raise_msi_irq - Raise MSI IRQ to the host
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ * @func_no: Function number of the endpoint
+ * @interrupt_num: Interrupt number to be raised
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if success, errono otherwise.
+ */
 int dw_pcie_ep_raise_msi_irq(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no,
 			     u8 interrupt_num)
 {
@@ -500,6 +536,15 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_raise_msi_irq(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_raise_msi_irq);
 
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_raise_msix_irq_doorbell - Raise MSI-X to the host using Doorbell
+ *					method
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ * @func_no: Function number of the endpoint device
+ * @interrupt_num: Interrupt number to be raised
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if success, errno otherwise.
+ */
 int dw_pcie_ep_raise_msix_irq_doorbell(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no,
 				       u16 interrupt_num)
 {
@@ -519,6 +564,14 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_raise_msix_irq_doorbell(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_raise_msix_irq - Raise MSI-X to the host
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ * @func_no: Function number of the endpoint device
+ * @interrupt_num: Interrupt number to be raised
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if success, errno otherwise.
+ */
 int dw_pcie_ep_raise_msix_irq(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no,
 			      u16 interrupt_num)
 {
@@ -566,22 +619,42 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_raise_msix_irq(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void dw_pcie_ep_exit(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_cleanup - Cleanup DWC EP resources after fundamental reset
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ *
+ * Cleans up the DWC EP specific resources like eDMA etc... after fundamental
+ * reset like PERST#. Note that this API is only applicable for drivers
+ * supporting PERST# or any other methods of fundamental reset.
+ */
+void dw_pcie_ep_cleanup(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 {
 	struct dw_pcie *pci = to_dw_pcie_from_ep(ep);
-	struct pci_epc *epc = ep->epc;
 
 	dw_pcie_edma_remove(pci);
+	ep->epc->init_complete = false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_cleanup);
+
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_deinit - Deinitialize the endpoint device
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ *
+ * Deinitialize the endpoint device. EPC device is not destroyed since that will
+ * be taken care by Devres.
+ */
+void dw_pcie_ep_deinit(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
+{
+	struct pci_epc *epc = ep->epc;
+
+	dw_pcie_ep_cleanup(ep);
 
 	pci_epc_mem_free_addr(epc, ep->msi_mem_phys, ep->msi_mem,
 			      epc->mem->window.page_size);
 
 	pci_epc_mem_exit(epc);
-
-	if (ep->ops->deinit)
-		ep->ops->deinit(ep);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_exit);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_deinit);
 
 static unsigned int dw_pcie_ep_find_ext_capability(struct dw_pcie *pci, int cap)
 {
@@ -601,14 +674,27 @@ static unsigned int dw_pcie_ep_find_ext_capability(struct dw_pcie *pci, int cap)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_init_registers - Initialize DWC EP specific registers
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ *
+ * Initialize the registers (CSRs) specific to DWC EP. This API should be called
+ * only when the endpoint receives an active refclk (either from host or
+ * generated locally).
+ */
+int dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 {
 	struct dw_pcie *pci = to_dw_pcie_from_ep(ep);
+	struct dw_pcie_ep_func *ep_func;
+	struct device *dev = pci->dev;
+	struct pci_epc *epc = ep->epc;
 	unsigned int offset, ptm_cap_base;
 	unsigned int nbars;
 	u8 hdr_type;
+	u8 func_no;
+	int i, ret;
+	void *addr;
 	u32 reg;
-	int i;
 
 	hdr_type = dw_pcie_readb_dbi(pci, PCI_HEADER_TYPE) &
 		   PCI_HEADER_TYPE_MASK;
@@ -619,6 +705,58 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	dw_pcie_version_detect(pci);
+
+	dw_pcie_iatu_detect(pci);
+
+	ret = dw_pcie_edma_detect(pci);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (!ep->ib_window_map) {
+		ep->ib_window_map = devm_bitmap_zalloc(dev, pci->num_ib_windows,
+						       GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ep->ib_window_map)
+			goto err_remove_edma;
+	}
+
+	if (!ep->ob_window_map) {
+		ep->ob_window_map = devm_bitmap_zalloc(dev, pci->num_ob_windows,
+						       GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ep->ob_window_map)
+			goto err_remove_edma;
+	}
+
+	if (!ep->outbound_addr) {
+		addr = devm_kcalloc(dev, pci->num_ob_windows, sizeof(phys_addr_t),
+				    GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!addr)
+			goto err_remove_edma;
+		ep->outbound_addr = addr;
+	}
+
+	for (func_no = 0; func_no < epc->max_functions; func_no++) {
+
+		ep_func = dw_pcie_ep_get_func_from_ep(ep, func_no);
+		if (ep_func)
+			continue;
+
+		ep_func = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ep_func), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!ep_func)
+			goto err_remove_edma;
+
+		ep_func->func_no = func_no;
+		ep_func->msi_cap = dw_pcie_ep_find_capability(ep, func_no,
+							      PCI_CAP_ID_MSI);
+		ep_func->msix_cap = dw_pcie_ep_find_capability(ep, func_no,
+							       PCI_CAP_ID_MSIX);
+
+		list_add_tail(&ep_func->list, &ep->func_list);
+	}
+
+	if (ep->ops->init)
+		ep->ops->init(ep);
+
 	offset = dw_pcie_ep_find_ext_capability(pci, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_REBAR);
 	ptm_cap_base = dw_pcie_ep_find_ext_capability(pci, PCI_EXT_CAP_ID_PTM);
 
@@ -658,22 +796,32 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	dw_pcie_dbi_ro_wr_dis(pci);
 
 	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_init_complete);
 
+err_remove_edma:
+	dw_pcie_edma_remove(pci);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_init_registers);
+
+/**
+ * dw_pcie_ep_init - Initialize the endpoint device
+ * @ep: DWC EP device
+ *
+ * Initialize the endpoint device. Allocate resources and create the EPC
+ * device with the endpoint framework.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if success, errno otherwise.
+ */
 int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 {
 	int ret;
-	void *addr;
-	u8 func_no;
 	struct resource *res;
 	struct pci_epc *epc;
 	struct dw_pcie *pci = to_dw_pcie_from_ep(ep);
 	struct device *dev = pci->dev;
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
-	const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features;
-	struct dw_pcie_ep_func *ep_func;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ep->func_list);
 
@@ -691,26 +839,6 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	if (ep->ops->pre_init)
 		ep->ops->pre_init(ep);
 
-	dw_pcie_version_detect(pci);
-
-	dw_pcie_iatu_detect(pci);
-
-	ep->ib_window_map = devm_bitmap_zalloc(dev, pci->num_ib_windows,
-					       GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ep->ib_window_map)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ep->ob_window_map = devm_bitmap_zalloc(dev, pci->num_ob_windows,
-					       GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ep->ob_window_map)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	addr = devm_kcalloc(dev, pci->num_ob_windows, sizeof(phys_addr_t),
-			    GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!addr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	ep->outbound_addr = addr;
-
 	epc = devm_pci_epc_create(dev, &epc_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(epc)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to create epc device\n");
@@ -724,28 +852,11 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		epc->max_functions = 1;
 
-	for (func_no = 0; func_no < epc->max_functions; func_no++) {
-		ep_func = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ep_func), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!ep_func)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		ep_func->func_no = func_no;
-		ep_func->msi_cap = dw_pcie_ep_find_capability(ep, func_no,
-							      PCI_CAP_ID_MSI);
-		ep_func->msix_cap = dw_pcie_ep_find_capability(ep, func_no,
-							       PCI_CAP_ID_MSIX);
-
-		list_add_tail(&ep_func->list, &ep->func_list);
-	}
-
-	if (ep->ops->init)
-		ep->ops->init(ep);
-
 	ret = pci_epc_mem_init(epc, ep->phys_base, ep->addr_size,
 			       ep->page_size);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize address space\n");
-		goto err_ep_deinit;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ep->msi_mem = pci_epc_mem_alloc_addr(epc, &ep->msi_mem_phys,
@@ -756,36 +867,11 @@ int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 		goto err_exit_epc_mem;
 	}
 
-	ret = dw_pcie_edma_detect(pci);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_free_epc_mem;
-
-	if (ep->ops->get_features) {
-		epc_features = ep->ops->get_features(ep);
-		if (epc_features->core_init_notifier)
-			return 0;
-	}
-
-	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(ep);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_remove_edma;
-
 	return 0;
 
-err_remove_edma:
-	dw_pcie_edma_remove(pci);
-
-err_free_epc_mem:
-	pci_epc_mem_free_addr(epc, ep->msi_mem_phys, ep->msi_mem,
-			      epc->mem->window.page_size);
-
 err_exit_epc_mem:
 	pci_epc_mem_exit(epc);
 
-err_ep_deinit:
-	if (ep->ops->deinit)
-		ep->ops->deinit(ep);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dw_pcie_ep_init);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c
index 778588b4be70..8490c5d6ff9f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-plat.c
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@ static int dw_plat_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		pci->ep.ops = &pcie_ep_ops;
 		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+			dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&pci->ep);
+		}
+
+		dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "INVALID device type %d\n", dw_plat_pcie->mode);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
index 26dae4837462..f8e5431a207b 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ struct dw_pcie_rp {
 struct dw_pcie_ep_ops {
 	void	(*pre_init)(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
 	void	(*init)(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
-	void	(*deinit)(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
 	int	(*raise_irq)(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no,
 			     unsigned int type, u16 interrupt_num);
 	const struct pci_epc_features* (*get_features)(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
@@ -670,9 +669,10 @@ static inline void __iomem *dw_pcie_own_conf_map_bus(struct pci_bus *bus,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCIE_DW_EP
 void dw_pcie_ep_linkup(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
 int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
-int dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
+int dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
 void dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
-void dw_pcie_ep_exit(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
+void dw_pcie_ep_deinit(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
+void dw_pcie_ep_cleanup(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);
 int dw_pcie_ep_raise_intx_irq(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no);
 int dw_pcie_ep_raise_msi_irq(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no,
 			     u8 interrupt_num);
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static inline int dw_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
+static inline int dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -702,7 +702,11 @@ static inline void dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void dw_pcie_ep_exit(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
+static inline void dw_pcie_ep_deinit(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void dw_pcie_ep_cleanup(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-keembay.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-keembay.c
index 5e8e54f597dd..98bbc83182b4 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-keembay.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-keembay.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ static int keembay_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct keembay_pcie *pcie;
 	struct dw_pcie *pci;
 	enum dw_pcie_device_mode mode;
+	int ret;
 
 	data = device_get_match_data(dev);
 	if (!data)
@@ -430,11 +431,26 @@ static int keembay_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			return -ENODEV;
 
 		pci->ep.ops = &keembay_pcie_ep_ops;
-		return dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pci->ep);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+			dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&pci->ep);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&pci->ep);
+
+		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "Invalid device type %d\n", pcie->mode);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct keembay_pcie_of_data keembay_pcie_rc_of_data = {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom-ep.c
index 36e5e80cd22f..2fb8c15e7a91 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom-ep.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int qcom_pcie_perst_deassert(struct dw_pcie *pci)
 	      PARF_INT_ALL_LINK_UP | PARF_INT_ALL_EDMA;
 	writel_relaxed(val, pcie_ep->parf + PARF_INT_ALL_MASK);
 
-	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(&pcie_ep->pci.ep);
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&pcie_ep->pci.ep);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to complete initialization: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err_disable_resources;
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ static void qcom_pcie_perst_assert(struct dw_pcie *pci)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	dw_pcie_ep_cleanup(&pci->ep);
 	qcom_pcie_disable_resources(pcie_ep);
 	pcie_ep->link_status = QCOM_PCIE_EP_LINK_DISABLED;
 }
@@ -774,7 +775,6 @@ static void qcom_pcie_ep_init_debugfs(struct qcom_pcie_ep *pcie_ep)
 
 static const struct pci_epc_features qcom_pcie_epc_features = {
 	.linkup_notifier = true,
-	.core_init_notifier = true,
 	.msi_capable = true,
 	.msix_capable = false,
 	.align = SZ_4K,
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c
index 0be760ed420b..cfeccc2f9ee1 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-rcar-gen4.c
@@ -352,11 +352,8 @@ static void rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_init(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
 		dw_pcie_ep_reset_bar(pci, bar);
 }
 
-static void rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_deinit(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep)
+static void rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_deinit(struct rcar_gen4_pcie *rcar)
 {
-	struct dw_pcie *dw = to_dw_pcie_from_ep(ep);
-	struct rcar_gen4_pcie *rcar = to_rcar_gen4_pcie(dw);
-
 	writel(0, rcar->base + PCIEDMAINTSTSEN);
 	rcar_gen4_pcie_common_deinit(rcar);
 }
@@ -410,7 +407,6 @@ static unsigned int rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_get_dbi2_offset(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep,
 static const struct dw_pcie_ep_ops pcie_ep_ops = {
 	.pre_init = rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_pre_init,
 	.init = rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_init,
-	.deinit = rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_deinit,
 	.raise_irq = rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_raise_irq,
 	.get_features = rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_get_features,
 	.get_dbi_offset = rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_get_dbi_offset,
@@ -420,18 +416,36 @@ static const struct dw_pcie_ep_ops pcie_ep_ops = {
 static int rcar_gen4_add_dw_pcie_ep(struct rcar_gen4_pcie *rcar)
 {
 	struct dw_pcie_ep *ep = &rcar->dw.ep;
+	struct device *dev = rcar->dw.dev;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PCIE_RCAR_GEN4_EP))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ep->ops = &pcie_ep_ops;
 
-	return dw_pcie_ep_init(ep);
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_deinit(rcar);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+		dw_pcie_ep_deinit(ep);
+		rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_deinit(rcar);
+	}
+
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(ep);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void rcar_gen4_remove_dw_pcie_ep(struct rcar_gen4_pcie *rcar)
 {
-	dw_pcie_ep_exit(&rcar->dw.ep);
+	dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&rcar->dw.ep);
+	rcar_gen4_pcie_ep_deinit(rcar);
 }
 
 /* Common */
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-tegra194.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-tegra194.c
index 1f7b662cb8e1..ddc23602eca7 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-tegra194.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-tegra194.c
@@ -1715,6 +1715,8 @@ static void pex_ep_event_pex_rst_assert(struct tegra_pcie_dw *pcie)
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(pcie->dev, "Failed to go Detect state: %d\n", ret);
 
+	dw_pcie_ep_cleanup(&pcie->pci.ep);
+
 	reset_control_assert(pcie->core_rst);
 
 	tegra_pcie_disable_phy(pcie);
@@ -1895,7 +1897,7 @@ static void pex_ep_event_pex_rst_deassert(struct tegra_pcie_dw *pcie)
 	val = (upper_32_bits(ep->msi_mem_phys) & MSIX_ADDR_MATCH_HIGH_OFF_MASK);
 	dw_pcie_writel_dbi(pci, MSIX_ADDR_MATCH_HIGH_OFF, val);
 
-	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_complete(ep);
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(ep);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to complete initialization: %d\n", ret);
 		goto fail_init_complete;
@@ -2004,7 +2006,6 @@ static int tegra_pcie_ep_raise_irq(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep, u8 func_no,
 
 static const struct pci_epc_features tegra_pcie_epc_features = {
 	.linkup_notifier = true,
-	.core_init_notifier = true,
 	.msi_capable = false,
 	.msix_capable = false,
 	.bar[BAR_0] = { .type = BAR_FIXED, .fixed_size = SZ_1M,
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c
index 639bc2e12476..a2b844268e28 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-uniphier-ep.c
@@ -399,7 +399,20 @@ static int uniphier_pcie_ep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
 	priv->pci.ep.ops = &uniphier_pcie_ep_ops;
-	return dw_pcie_ep_init(&priv->pci.ep);
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init(&priv->pci.ep);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = dw_pcie_ep_init_registers(&priv->pci.ep);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to initialize DWC endpoint registers\n");
+		dw_pcie_ep_deinit(&priv->pci.ep);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	dw_pcie_ep_init_notify(&priv->pci.ep);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct uniphier_pcie_ep_soc_data uniphier_pro5_data = {
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rcar-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rcar-ep.c
index 05967c6c0b42..047e2cef5afc 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rcar-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rcar-ep.c
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@ static int rcar_pcie_ep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_pm_put;
 	}
 
+	pci_epc_init_notify(epc);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_pm_put:
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-ep.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-ep.c
index c9046e97a1d2..8613df8184df 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-ep.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pcie-rockchip-ep.c
@@ -609,6 +609,8 @@ static int rockchip_pcie_ep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	rockchip_pcie_write(rockchip, PCIE_CLIENT_CONF_ENABLE,
 			    PCIE_CLIENT_CONFIG);
 
+	pci_epc_init_notify(epc);
+
 	return 0;
 err_epc_mem_exit:
 	pci_epc_mem_exit(epc);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
index cd4ffb39dcdc..212fc303fb63 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ static int pci_epf_test_core_init(struct pci_epf *epf)
 	const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features;
 	struct pci_epc *epc = epf->epc;
 	struct device *dev = &epf->dev;
+	bool linkup_notifier = false;
 	bool msix_capable = false;
 	bool msi_capable = true;
 	int ret;
@@ -795,6 +796,10 @@ static int pci_epf_test_core_init(struct pci_epf *epf)
 		}
 	}
 
+	linkup_notifier = epc_features->linkup_notifier;
+	if (!linkup_notifier)
+		queue_work(kpcitest_workqueue, &epf_test->cmd_handler.work);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -890,8 +895,6 @@ static int pci_epf_test_bind(struct pci_epf *epf)
 	const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features;
 	enum pci_barno test_reg_bar = BAR_0;
 	struct pci_epc *epc = epf->epc;
-	bool linkup_notifier = false;
-	bool core_init_notifier = false;
 
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!epc))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -902,8 +905,6 @@ static int pci_epf_test_bind(struct pci_epf *epf)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	linkup_notifier = epc_features->linkup_notifier;
-	core_init_notifier = epc_features->core_init_notifier;
 	test_reg_bar = pci_epc_get_first_free_bar(epc_features);
 	if (test_reg_bar < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -916,21 +917,12 @@ static int pci_epf_test_bind(struct pci_epf *epf)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!core_init_notifier) {
-		ret = pci_epf_test_core_init(epf);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
-
 	epf_test->dma_supported = true;
 
 	ret = pci_epf_test_init_dma_chan(epf_test);
 	if (ret)
 		epf_test->dma_supported = false;
 
-	if (!linkup_notifier && !core_init_notifier)
-		queue_work(kpcitest_workqueue, &epf_test->cmd_handler.work);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
index 0ea64e24ed61..3b21e28f9b59 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-ep-cfs.c
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ static int pci_secondary_epc_epf_link(struct config_item *epf_item,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Send any pending EPC initialization complete to the EPF driver */
+	pci_epc_notify_pending_init(epc, epf);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -125,6 +128,9 @@ static int pci_primary_epc_epf_link(struct config_item *epf_item,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Send any pending EPC initialization complete to the EPF driver */
+	pci_epc_notify_pending_init(epc, epf);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -230,6 +236,9 @@ static int pci_epc_epf_link(struct config_item *epc_item,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* Send any pending EPC initialization complete to the EPF driver */
+	pci_epc_notify_pending_init(epc, epf);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
index da3fc0795b0b..47d27ec7439d 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epc-core.c
@@ -748,10 +748,32 @@ void pci_epc_init_notify(struct pci_epc *epc)
 			epf->event_ops->core_init(epf);
 		mutex_unlock(&epf->lock);
 	}
+	epc->init_complete = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&epc->list_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_init_notify);
 
+/**
+ * pci_epc_notify_pending_init() - Notify the pending EPC device initialization
+ *                                 complete to the EPF device
+ * @epc: the EPC device whose core initialization is pending to be notified
+ * @epf: the EPF device to be notified
+ *
+ * Invoke to notify the pending EPC device initialization complete to the EPF
+ * device. This is used to deliver the notification if the EPC initialization
+ * got completed before the EPF driver bind.
+ */
+void pci_epc_notify_pending_init(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf)
+{
+	if (epc->init_complete) {
+		mutex_lock(&epf->lock);
+		if (epf->event_ops && epf->event_ops->core_init)
+			epf->event_ops->core_init(epf);
+		mutex_unlock(&epf->lock);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_epc_notify_pending_init);
+
 /**
  * pci_epc_bme_notify() - Notify the EPF device that the EPC device has received
  *			  the BME event from the Root complex
diff --git a/include/linux/pci-epc.h b/include/linux/pci-epc.h
index cc2f70d061c8..acc5f96161fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci-epc.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci-epc.h
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ struct pci_epc_mem {
  * @group: configfs group representing the PCI EPC device
  * @lock: mutex to protect pci_epc ops
  * @function_num_map: bitmap to manage physical function number
+ * @init_complete: flag to indicate whether the EPC initialization is complete
+ *                 or not
  */
 struct pci_epc {
 	struct device			dev;
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ struct pci_epc {
 	/* mutex to protect against concurrent access of EP controller */
 	struct mutex			lock;
 	unsigned long			function_num_map;
+	bool				init_complete;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -179,8 +182,6 @@ struct pci_epc_bar_desc {
 /**
  * struct pci_epc_features - features supported by a EPC device per function
  * @linkup_notifier: indicate if the EPC device can notify EPF driver on link up
- * @core_init_notifier: indicate cores that can notify about their availability
- *			for initialization
  * @msi_capable: indicate if the endpoint function has MSI capability
  * @msix_capable: indicate if the endpoint function has MSI-X capability
  * @bar: array specifying the hardware description for each BAR
@@ -188,7 +189,6 @@ struct pci_epc_bar_desc {
  */
 struct pci_epc_features {
 	unsigned int	linkup_notifier : 1;
-	unsigned int	core_init_notifier : 1;
 	unsigned int	msi_capable : 1;
 	unsigned int	msix_capable : 1;
 	struct	pci_epc_bar_desc bar[PCI_STD_NUM_BARS];
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ int pci_epc_add_epf(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf,
 void pci_epc_linkup(struct pci_epc *epc);
 void pci_epc_linkdown(struct pci_epc *epc);
 void pci_epc_init_notify(struct pci_epc *epc);
+void pci_epc_notify_pending_init(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf);
 void pci_epc_bme_notify(struct pci_epc *epc);
 void pci_epc_remove_epf(struct pci_epc *epc, struct pci_epf *epf,
 			enum pci_epc_interface_type type);