diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_dynamic_config.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_dynamic_config.c
index 93d47dab8d3e9..984c0e604e8de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_dynamic_config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_dynamic_config.c
@@ -1175,18 +1175,15 @@ const struct sja1105_dynamic_table_ops sja1110_dyn_ops[BLK_IDX_MAX_DYN] = {
 
 static int
 sja1105_dynamic_config_poll_valid(struct sja1105_private *priv,
-				  struct sja1105_dyn_cmd *cmd,
-				  const struct sja1105_dynamic_table_ops *ops)
+				  const struct sja1105_dynamic_table_ops *ops,
+				  void *entry, bool check_valident,
+				  bool check_errors)
 {
 	u8 packed_buf[SJA1105_MAX_DYN_CMD_SIZE] = {};
+	struct sja1105_dyn_cmd cmd = {};
 	int rc;
 
-	/* We don't _need_ to read the full entry, just the command area which
-	 * is a fixed SJA1105_SIZE_DYN_CMD. But our cmd_packing() API expects a
-	 * buffer that contains the full entry too. Additionally, our API
-	 * doesn't really know how many bytes into the buffer does the command
-	 * area really begin. So just read back the whole entry.
-	 */
+	/* Read back the whole entry + command structure. */
 	rc = sja1105_xfer_buf(priv, SPI_READ, ops->addr, packed_buf,
 			      ops->packed_size);
 	if (rc)
@@ -1195,11 +1192,25 @@ sja1105_dynamic_config_poll_valid(struct sja1105_private *priv,
 	/* Unpack the command structure, and return it to the caller in case it
 	 * needs to perform further checks on it (VALIDENT).
 	 */
-	memset(cmd, 0, sizeof(*cmd));
-	ops->cmd_packing(packed_buf, cmd, UNPACK);
+	ops->cmd_packing(packed_buf, &cmd, UNPACK);
 
 	/* Hardware hasn't cleared VALID => still working on it */
-	return cmd->valid ? -EAGAIN : 0;
+	if (cmd.valid)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
+	if (check_valident && !cmd.valident && !(ops->access & OP_VALID_ANYWAY))
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	if (check_errors && cmd.errors)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Don't dereference possibly NULL pointer - maybe caller
+	 * only wanted to see whether the entry existed or not.
+	 */
+	if (entry)
+		ops->entry_packing(packed_buf, entry, UNPACK);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Poll the dynamic config entry's control area until the hardware has
@@ -1208,8 +1219,9 @@ sja1105_dynamic_config_poll_valid(struct sja1105_private *priv,
  */
 static int
 sja1105_dynamic_config_wait_complete(struct sja1105_private *priv,
-				     struct sja1105_dyn_cmd *cmd,
-				     const struct sja1105_dynamic_table_ops *ops)
+				     const struct sja1105_dynamic_table_ops *ops,
+				     void *entry, bool check_valident,
+				     bool check_errors)
 {
 	int err, rc;
 
@@ -1217,7 +1229,8 @@ sja1105_dynamic_config_wait_complete(struct sja1105_private *priv,
 				rc, rc != -EAGAIN,
 				SJA1105_DYNAMIC_CONFIG_SLEEP_US,
 				SJA1105_DYNAMIC_CONFIG_TIMEOUT_US,
-				false, priv, cmd, ops);
+				false, priv, ops, entry, check_valident,
+				check_errors);
 	return err < 0 ? err : rc;
 }
 
@@ -1287,25 +1300,14 @@ int sja1105_dynamic_config_read(struct sja1105_private *priv,
 	mutex_lock(&priv->dynamic_config_lock);
 	rc = sja1105_xfer_buf(priv, SPI_WRITE, ops->addr, packed_buf,
 			      ops->packed_size);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		mutex_unlock(&priv->dynamic_config_lock);
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	rc = sja1105_dynamic_config_wait_complete(priv, &cmd, ops);
-	mutex_unlock(&priv->dynamic_config_lock);
 	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
+		goto out;
 
-	if (!cmd.valident && !(ops->access & OP_VALID_ANYWAY))
-		return -ENOENT;
+	rc = sja1105_dynamic_config_wait_complete(priv, ops, entry, true, false);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->dynamic_config_lock);
 
-	/* Don't dereference possibly NULL pointer - maybe caller
-	 * only wanted to see whether the entry existed or not.
-	 */
-	if (entry)
-		ops->entry_packing(packed_buf, entry, UNPACK);
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 int sja1105_dynamic_config_write(struct sja1105_private *priv,
@@ -1357,22 +1359,14 @@ int sja1105_dynamic_config_write(struct sja1105_private *priv,
 	mutex_lock(&priv->dynamic_config_lock);
 	rc = sja1105_xfer_buf(priv, SPI_WRITE, ops->addr, packed_buf,
 			      ops->packed_size);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		mutex_unlock(&priv->dynamic_config_lock);
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	rc = sja1105_dynamic_config_wait_complete(priv, &cmd, ops);
-	mutex_unlock(&priv->dynamic_config_lock);
 	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
+		goto out;
 
-	cmd = (struct sja1105_dyn_cmd) {0};
-	ops->cmd_packing(packed_buf, &cmd, UNPACK);
-	if (cmd.errors)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	rc = sja1105_dynamic_config_wait_complete(priv, ops, NULL, false, true);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->dynamic_config_lock);
 
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static u8 sja1105_crc8_add(u8 crc, u8 byte, u8 poly)