diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index a39c647c12dc..ef3f3d06ff1e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -3935,17 +3935,27 @@ static void mlx4_restart_one_down(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 static int mlx4_restart_one_up(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool reload,
 			       struct devlink *devlink);
 
-static int mlx4_devlink_reload(struct devlink *devlink,
-			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int mlx4_devlink_reload_down(struct devlink *devlink,
+				    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	struct mlx4_priv *priv = devlink_priv(devlink);
+	struct mlx4_dev *dev = &priv->dev;
+	struct mlx4_dev_persistent *persist = dev->persist;
+
+	if (persist->num_vfs)
+		mlx4_warn(persist->dev, "Reload performed on PF, will cause reset on operating Virtual Functions\n");
+	mlx4_restart_one_down(persist->pdev);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int mlx4_devlink_reload_up(struct devlink *devlink,
+				  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct mlx4_priv *priv = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	struct mlx4_dev *dev = &priv->dev;
 	struct mlx4_dev_persistent *persist = dev->persist;
 	int err;
 
-	if (persist->num_vfs)
-		mlx4_warn(persist->dev, "Reload performed on PF, will cause reset on operating Virtual Functions\n");
-	mlx4_restart_one_down(persist->pdev);
 	err = mlx4_restart_one_up(persist->pdev, true, devlink);
 	if (err)
 		mlx4_err(persist->dev, "mlx4_restart_one_up failed, ret=%d\n",
@@ -3956,7 +3966,8 @@ static int mlx4_devlink_reload(struct devlink *devlink,
 
 static const struct devlink_ops mlx4_devlink_ops = {
 	.port_type_set	= mlx4_devlink_port_type_set,
-	.reload		= mlx4_devlink_reload,
+	.reload_down	= mlx4_devlink_reload_down,
+	.reload_up	= mlx4_devlink_reload_up,
 };
 
 static int mlx4_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
index 963a2b4b61b1..c71a1d9ea17b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
@@ -984,16 +984,26 @@ mlxsw_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_info_req *req,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mlxsw_devlink_core_bus_device_reload(struct devlink *devlink,
-						struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int
+mlxsw_devlink_core_bus_device_reload_down(struct devlink *devlink,
+					  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core = devlink_priv(devlink);
-	int err;
 
 	if (!(mlxsw_core->bus->features & MLXSW_BUS_F_RESET))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	mlxsw_core_bus_device_unregister(mlxsw_core, true);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+mlxsw_devlink_core_bus_device_reload_up(struct devlink *devlink,
+					struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core = devlink_priv(devlink);
+	int err;
+
 	err = mlxsw_core_bus_device_register(mlxsw_core->bus_info,
 					     mlxsw_core->bus,
 					     mlxsw_core->bus_priv, true,
@@ -1066,7 +1076,8 @@ mlxsw_devlink_trap_group_init(struct devlink *devlink,
 }
 
 static const struct devlink_ops mlxsw_devlink_ops = {
-	.reload				= mlxsw_devlink_core_bus_device_reload,
+	.reload_down		= mlxsw_devlink_core_bus_device_reload_down,
+	.reload_up		= mlxsw_devlink_core_bus_device_reload_up,
 	.port_type_set			= mlxsw_devlink_port_type_set,
 	.port_split			= mlxsw_devlink_port_split,
 	.port_unsplit			= mlxsw_devlink_port_unsplit,
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index 39cdb6c18ec0..7fba7b271a57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -521,8 +521,14 @@ static void nsim_dev_traps_exit(struct devlink *devlink)
 	kfree(nsim_dev->trap_data);
 }
 
-static int nsim_dev_reload(struct devlink *devlink,
-			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+static int nsim_dev_reload_down(struct devlink *devlink,
+				struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int nsim_dev_reload_up(struct devlink *devlink,
+			      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	enum nsim_resource_id res_ids[] = {
 		NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES,
@@ -638,7 +644,8 @@ nsim_dev_devlink_trap_action_set(struct devlink *devlink,
 }
 
 static const struct devlink_ops nsim_dev_devlink_ops = {
-	.reload = nsim_dev_reload,
+	.reload_down = nsim_dev_reload_down,
+	.reload_up = nsim_dev_reload_up,
 	.flash_update = nsim_dev_flash_update,
 	.trap_init = nsim_dev_devlink_trap_init,
 	.trap_action_set = nsim_dev_devlink_trap_action_set,
diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index 03e4d9244ff3..ab8d56d12ffd 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -642,7 +642,10 @@ enum devlink_trap_group_generic_id {
 	}
 
 struct devlink_ops {
-	int (*reload)(struct devlink *devlink, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
+	int (*reload_down)(struct devlink *devlink,
+			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
+	int (*reload_up)(struct devlink *devlink,
+			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 	int (*port_type_set)(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 			     enum devlink_port_type port_type);
 	int (*port_split)(struct devlink *devlink, unsigned int port_index,
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 4a2fb94c44cf..9e522639693d 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -2672,12 +2672,17 @@ devlink_resources_validate(struct devlink *devlink,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static bool devlink_reload_supported(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	return devlink->ops->reload_down && devlink->ops->reload_up;
+}
+
 static int devlink_nl_cmd_reload(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink = info->user_ptr[0];
 	int err;
 
-	if (!devlink->ops->reload)
+	if (!devlink_reload_supported(devlink))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	err = devlink_resources_validate(devlink, NULL, info);
@@ -2685,7 +2690,10 @@ static int devlink_nl_cmd_reload(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(info->extack, "resources size validation failed");
 		return err;
 	}
-	return devlink->ops->reload(devlink, info->extack);
+	err = devlink->ops->reload_down(devlink, info->extack);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+	return devlink->ops->reload_up(devlink, info->extack);
 }
 
 static int devlink_nl_flash_update_fill(struct sk_buff *msg,
@@ -7150,7 +7158,7 @@ __devlink_param_driverinit_value_set(struct devlink *devlink,
 int devlink_param_driverinit_value_get(struct devlink *devlink, u32 param_id,
 				       union devlink_param_value *init_val)
 {
-	if (!devlink->ops->reload)
+	if (!devlink_reload_supported(devlink))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	return __devlink_param_driverinit_value_get(&devlink->param_list,
@@ -7197,7 +7205,7 @@ int devlink_port_param_driverinit_value_get(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink = devlink_port->devlink;
 
-	if (!devlink->ops->reload)
+	if (!devlink_reload_supported(devlink))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	return __devlink_param_driverinit_value_get(&devlink_port->param_list,