diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
index 1dd2b572f59f..4df59f2b0f04 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <rdma/ib_cache.h>
 #include <rdma/ib_cm.h>
 #include "cm_msgs.h"
+#include "core_priv.h"
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sean Hefty");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("InfiniBand CM");
@@ -220,7 +221,6 @@ struct cm_port {
 struct cm_device {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct ib_device *ib_device;
-	struct device *device;
 	u8 ack_delay;
 	int going_down;
 	struct cm_port *port[0];
@@ -4272,18 +4272,6 @@ static struct kobj_type cm_counter_obj_type = {
 	.default_attrs = cm_counter_default_attrs
 };
 
-static void cm_release_port_obj(struct kobject *obj)
-{
-	struct cm_port *cm_port;
-
-	cm_port = container_of(obj, struct cm_port, port_obj);
-	kfree(cm_port);
-}
-
-static struct kobj_type cm_port_obj_type = {
-	.release = cm_release_port_obj
-};
-
 static char *cm_devnode(struct device *dev, umode_t *mode)
 {
 	if (mode)
@@ -4302,19 +4290,12 @@ static int cm_create_port_fs(struct cm_port *port)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 
-	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&port->port_obj, &cm_port_obj_type,
-				   &port->cm_dev->device->kobj,
-				   "%d", port->port_num);
-	if (ret) {
-		kfree(port);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < CM_COUNTER_GROUPS; i++) {
-		ret = kobject_init_and_add(&port->counter_group[i].obj,
-					   &cm_counter_obj_type,
-					   &port->port_obj,
-					   "%s", counter_group_names[i]);
+		ret = ib_port_register_module_stat(port->cm_dev->ib_device,
+						   port->port_num,
+						   &port->counter_group[i].obj,
+						   &cm_counter_obj_type,
+						   counter_group_names[i]);
 		if (ret)
 			goto error;
 	}
@@ -4323,8 +4304,7 @@ static int cm_create_port_fs(struct cm_port *port)
 
 error:
 	while (i--)
-		kobject_put(&port->counter_group[i].obj);
-	kobject_put(&port->port_obj);
+		ib_port_unregister_module_stat(&port->counter_group[i].obj);
 	return ret;
 
 }
@@ -4334,9 +4314,8 @@ static void cm_remove_port_fs(struct cm_port *port)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < CM_COUNTER_GROUPS; i++)
-		kobject_put(&port->counter_group[i].obj);
+		ib_port_unregister_module_stat(&port->counter_group[i].obj);
 
-	kobject_put(&port->port_obj);
 }
 
 static void cm_add_one(struct ib_device *ib_device)
@@ -4363,13 +4342,6 @@ static void cm_add_one(struct ib_device *ib_device)
 	cm_dev->ib_device = ib_device;
 	cm_dev->ack_delay = ib_device->attrs.local_ca_ack_delay;
 	cm_dev->going_down = 0;
-	cm_dev->device = device_create(&cm_class, &ib_device->dev,
-				       MKDEV(0, 0), NULL,
-				       "%s", dev_name(&ib_device->dev));
-	if (IS_ERR(cm_dev->device)) {
-		kfree(cm_dev);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	set_bit(IB_MGMT_METHOD_SEND, reg_req.method_mask);
 	for (i = 1; i <= ib_device->phys_port_cnt; i++) {
@@ -4436,7 +4408,6 @@ error1:
 		cm_remove_port_fs(port);
 	}
 free:
-	device_unregister(cm_dev->device);
 	kfree(cm_dev);
 }
 
@@ -4490,7 +4461,6 @@ static void cm_remove_one(struct ib_device *ib_device, void *client_data)
 		cm_remove_port_fs(port);
 	}
 
-	device_unregister(cm_dev->device);
 	kfree(cm_dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/core_priv.h b/drivers/infiniband/core/core_priv.h
index 0663fc64e950..5b0ffbb6b3c9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/core_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/core_priv.h
@@ -344,4 +344,10 @@ int ib_setup_port_attrs(struct ib_core_device *coredev,
 			bool alloc_hw_stats);
 
 int rdma_compatdev_set(u8 enable);
+
+int ib_port_register_module_stat(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num,
+				 struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_type *ktype,
+				 const char *name);
+void ib_port_unregister_module_stat(struct kobject *kobj);
+
 #endif /* _CORE_PRIV_H */
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
index 2ce3f58157a5..2fe89754e592 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sysfs.c
@@ -1354,3 +1354,46 @@ void ib_device_unregister_sysfs(struct ib_device *device)
 
 	ib_free_port_attrs(&device->coredev);
 }
+
+/**
+ * ib_port_register_module_stat - add module counters under relevant port
+ *  of IB device.
+ *
+ * @device: IB device to add counters
+ * @port_num: valid port number
+ * @kobj: pointer to the kobject to initialize
+ * @ktype: pointer to the ktype for this kobject.
+ * @name: the name of the kobject
+ */
+int ib_port_register_module_stat(struct ib_device *device, u8 port_num,
+				 struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_type *ktype,
+				 const char *name)
+{
+	struct kobject *p, *t;
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(p, t, &device->coredev.port_list, entry) {
+		struct ib_port *port = container_of(p, struct ib_port, kobj);
+
+		if (port->port_num != port_num)
+			continue;
+
+		ret = kobject_init_and_add(kobj, ktype, &port->kobj, "%s",
+					   name);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_port_register_module_stat);
+
+/**
+ * ib_port_unregister_module_stat - release module counters
+ * @kobj: pointer to the kobject to release
+ */
+void ib_port_unregister_module_stat(struct kobject *kobj)
+{
+	kobject_put(kobj);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_port_unregister_module_stat);