diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.c
index 5135fc371f01..f718912fa52d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/devlink.c
@@ -15,59 +15,59 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <net/devlink.h>
-#include <net/netns/generic.h>
 
 #include "netdevsim.h"
 
-static unsigned int nsim_devlink_id;
-
-/* place holder until devlink and namespaces is sorted out */
-static struct net *nsim_devlink_net(struct devlink *devlink)
-{
-	return &init_net;
-}
+struct nsim_devlink {
+	struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data;
+};
 
 /* IPv4
  */
 static u64 nsim_ipv4_fib_resource_occ_get(void *priv)
 {
-	struct net *net = priv;
+	struct nsim_devlink *nsim_devlink = priv;
 
-	return nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, false);
+	return nsim_fib_get_val(nsim_devlink->fib_data,
+				NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, false);
 }
 
 static u64 nsim_ipv4_fib_rules_res_occ_get(void *priv)
 {
-	struct net *net = priv;
+	struct nsim_devlink *nsim_devlink = priv;
 
-	return nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES, false);
+	return nsim_fib_get_val(nsim_devlink->fib_data,
+				NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES, false);
 }
 
 /* IPv6
  */
 static u64 nsim_ipv6_fib_resource_occ_get(void *priv)
 {
-	struct net *net = priv;
+	struct nsim_devlink *nsim_devlink = priv;
 
-	return nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB, false);
+	return nsim_fib_get_val(nsim_devlink->fib_data,
+				NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB, false);
 }
 
 static u64 nsim_ipv6_fib_rules_res_occ_get(void *priv)
 {
-	struct net *net = priv;
+	struct nsim_devlink *nsim_devlink = priv;
 
-	return nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES, false);
+	return nsim_fib_get_val(nsim_devlink->fib_data,
+				NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES, false);
 }
 
 static int devlink_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
+	struct nsim_devlink *nsim_devlink = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	struct devlink_resource_size_params params = {
 		.size_max = (u64)-1,
 		.size_granularity = 1,
 		.unit = DEVLINK_RESOURCE_UNIT_ENTRY
 	};
-	struct net *net = nsim_devlink_net(devlink);
 	int err;
 	u64 n;
 
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ static int devlink_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	n = nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, true);
+	n = nsim_fib_get_val(nsim_devlink->fib_data,
+			     NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, true);
 	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib", n,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4, &params);
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@ static int devlink_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	n = nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES, true);
+	n = nsim_fib_get_val(nsim_devlink->fib_data,
+			     NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES, true);
 	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib-rules", n,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4, &params);
@@ -109,7 +111,8 @@ static int devlink_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	n = nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB, true);
+	n = nsim_fib_get_val(nsim_devlink->fib_data,
+			     NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB, true);
 	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib", n,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6, &params);
@@ -118,7 +121,8 @@ static int devlink_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	n = nsim_fib_get_val(net, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES, true);
+	n = nsim_fib_get_val(nsim_devlink->fib_data,
+			     NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES, true);
 	err = devlink_resource_register(devlink, "fib-rules", n,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES,
 					NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6, &params);
@@ -130,19 +134,19 @@ static int devlink_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
 					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB,
 					  nsim_ipv4_fib_resource_occ_get,
-					  net);
+					  nsim_devlink);
 	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
 					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES,
 					  nsim_ipv4_fib_rules_res_occ_get,
-					  net);
+					  nsim_devlink);
 	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
 					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB,
 					  nsim_ipv6_fib_resource_occ_get,
-					  net);
+					  nsim_devlink);
 	devlink_resource_occ_get_register(devlink,
 					  NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES,
 					  nsim_ipv6_fib_rules_res_occ_get,
-					  net);
+					  nsim_devlink);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -150,11 +154,11 @@ static int devlink_resources_register(struct devlink *devlink)
 static int nsim_devlink_reload(struct devlink *devlink,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
+	struct nsim_devlink *nsim_devlink = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	enum nsim_resource_id res_ids[] = {
 		NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES,
 		NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES
 	};
-	struct net *net = nsim_devlink_net(devlink);
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(res_ids); ++i) {
@@ -163,7 +167,8 @@ static int nsim_devlink_reload(struct devlink *devlink,
 
 		err = devlink_resource_size_get(devlink, res_ids[i], &val);
 		if (!err) {
-			err = nsim_fib_set_max(net, res_ids[i], val, extack);
+			err = nsim_fib_set_max(nsim_devlink->fib_data,
+					       res_ids[i], val, extack);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 		}
@@ -172,124 +177,68 @@ static int nsim_devlink_reload(struct devlink *devlink,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void nsim_devlink_net_reset(struct net *net)
-{
-	enum nsim_resource_id res_ids[] = {
-		NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV4_FIB_RULES,
-		NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB, NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES
-	};
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(res_ids); ++i) {
-		if (nsim_fib_set_max(net, res_ids[i], (u64)-1, NULL)) {
-			pr_err("Failed to reset limit for resource %u\n",
-			       res_ids[i]);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static const struct devlink_ops nsim_devlink_ops = {
 	.reload = nsim_devlink_reload,
 };
 
-/* once devlink / namespace issues are sorted out
- * this needs to be net in which a devlink instance
- * is to be created. e.g., dev_net(ns->netdev)
- */
-static struct net *nsim_to_net(struct netdevsim *ns)
+static int __nsim_devlink_init(struct netdevsim *ns)
 {
-	return &init_net;
-}
-
-void nsim_devlink_teardown(struct netdevsim *ns)
-{
-	if (ns->devlink) {
-		struct net *net = nsim_to_net(ns);
-		bool *reg_devlink = net_generic(net, nsim_devlink_id);
-
-		devlink_resources_unregister(ns->devlink, NULL);
-		devlink_unregister(ns->devlink);
-		devlink_free(ns->devlink);
-		ns->devlink = NULL;
-
-		nsim_devlink_net_reset(net);
-		*reg_devlink = true;
-	}
-}
-
-int nsim_devlink_setup(struct netdevsim *ns)
-{
-	struct net *net = nsim_to_net(ns);
-	bool *reg_devlink = net_generic(net, nsim_devlink_id);
+	struct nsim_devlink *nsim_devlink;
 	struct devlink *devlink;
 	int err;
 
-	/* only one device per namespace controls devlink */
-	if (!*reg_devlink) {
-		ns->devlink = NULL;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	devlink = devlink_alloc(&nsim_devlink_ops, 0);
+	devlink = devlink_alloc(&nsim_devlink_ops, sizeof(*nsim_devlink));
 	if (!devlink)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	nsim_devlink = devlink_priv(devlink);
 
-	err = devlink_register(devlink, &ns->dev);
-	if (err)
+	nsim_devlink->fib_data = nsim_fib_create();
+	if (IS_ERR(nsim_devlink->fib_data)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(nsim_devlink->fib_data);
 		goto err_devlink_free;
+	}
 
 	err = devlink_resources_register(devlink);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_dl_unregister;
+		goto err_fib_destroy;
+
+	err = devlink_register(devlink, &ns->dev);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_resources_unregister;
 
 	ns->devlink = devlink;
 
-	*reg_devlink = false;
-
 	return 0;
 
-err_dl_unregister:
-	devlink_unregister(devlink);
+err_resources_unregister:
+	devlink_resources_unregister(devlink, NULL);
+err_fib_destroy:
+	nsim_fib_destroy(nsim_devlink->fib_data);
 err_devlink_free:
 	devlink_free(devlink);
 
 	return err;
 }
 
-/* Initialize per network namespace state */
-static int __net_init nsim_devlink_netns_init(struct net *net)
-{
-	bool *reg_devlink = net_generic(net, nsim_devlink_id);
-
-	*reg_devlink = true;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct pernet_operations nsim_devlink_net_ops = {
-	.init = nsim_devlink_netns_init,
-	.id   = &nsim_devlink_id,
-	.size = sizeof(bool),
-};
-
-void nsim_devlink_exit(void)
-{
-	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nsim_devlink_net_ops);
-	nsim_fib_exit();
-}
-
-int nsim_devlink_init(void)
+int nsim_devlink_init(struct netdevsim *ns)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = nsim_fib_init();
-	if (err)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	err = register_pernet_subsys(&nsim_devlink_net_ops);
-	if (err)
-		nsim_fib_exit();
-
-err_out:
+	dev_hold(ns->netdev);
+	rtnl_unlock();
+	err = __nsim_devlink_init(ns);
+	rtnl_lock();
+	dev_put(ns->netdev);
 	return err;
 }
+
+void nsim_devlink_exit(struct netdevsim *ns)
+{
+	struct devlink *devlink = ns->devlink;
+	struct nsim_devlink *nsim_devlink = devlink_priv(devlink);
+
+	devlink_unregister(devlink);
+	devlink_resources_unregister(devlink, NULL);
+	nsim_fib_destroy(nsim_devlink->fib_data);
+	devlink_free(devlink);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c
index f61d094746c0..8c57ba747772 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <net/ip_fib.h>
 #include <net/ip6_fib.h>
 #include <net/fib_rules.h>
-#include <net/netns/generic.h>
 
 #include "netdevsim.h"
 
@@ -33,15 +32,14 @@ struct nsim_per_fib_data {
 };
 
 struct nsim_fib_data {
+	struct notifier_block fib_nb;
 	struct nsim_per_fib_data ipv4;
 	struct nsim_per_fib_data ipv6;
 };
 
-static unsigned int nsim_fib_net_id;
-
-u64 nsim_fib_get_val(struct net *net, enum nsim_resource_id res_id, bool max)
+u64 nsim_fib_get_val(struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data,
+		     enum nsim_resource_id res_id, bool max)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data = net_generic(net, nsim_fib_net_id);
 	struct nsim_fib_entry *entry;
 
 	switch (res_id) {
@@ -64,10 +62,10 @@ u64 nsim_fib_get_val(struct net *net, enum nsim_resource_id res_id, bool max)
 	return max ? entry->max : entry->num;
 }
 
-int nsim_fib_set_max(struct net *net, enum nsim_resource_id res_id, u64 val,
+int nsim_fib_set_max(struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data,
+		     enum nsim_resource_id res_id, u64 val,
 		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data = net_generic(net, nsim_fib_net_id);
 	struct nsim_fib_entry *entry;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -120,9 +118,9 @@ static int nsim_fib_rule_account(struct nsim_fib_entry *entry, bool add,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int nsim_fib_rule_event(struct fib_notifier_info *info, bool add)
+static int nsim_fib_rule_event(struct nsim_fib_data *data,
+			       struct fib_notifier_info *info, bool add)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *data = net_generic(info->net, nsim_fib_net_id);
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = info->extack;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -157,9 +155,9 @@ static int nsim_fib_account(struct nsim_fib_entry *entry, bool add,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int nsim_fib_event(struct fib_notifier_info *info, bool add)
+static int nsim_fib_event(struct nsim_fib_data *data,
+			  struct fib_notifier_info *info, bool add)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *data = net_generic(info->net, nsim_fib_net_id);
 	struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = info->extack;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -178,18 +176,22 @@ static int nsim_fib_event(struct fib_notifier_info *info, bool add)
 static int nsim_fib_event_nb(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 			     void *ptr)
 {
+	struct nsim_fib_data *data = container_of(nb, struct nsim_fib_data,
+						  fib_nb);
 	struct fib_notifier_info *info = ptr;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD: /* fall through */
 	case FIB_EVENT_RULE_DEL:
-		err = nsim_fib_rule_event(info, event == FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD);
+		err = nsim_fib_rule_event(data, info,
+					  event == FIB_EVENT_RULE_ADD);
 		break;
 
 	case FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_ADD:  /* fall through */
 	case FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_DEL:
-		err = nsim_fib_event(info, event == FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_ADD);
+		err = nsim_fib_event(data, info,
+				     event == FIB_EVENT_ENTRY_ADD);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -199,30 +201,23 @@ static int nsim_fib_event_nb(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 /* inconsistent dump, trying again */
 static void nsim_fib_dump_inconsistent(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *data;
-	struct net *net;
+	struct nsim_fib_data *data = container_of(nb, struct nsim_fib_data,
+						  fib_nb);
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	for_each_net_rcu(net) {
-		data = net_generic(net, nsim_fib_net_id);
-
-		data->ipv4.fib.num = 0ULL;
-		data->ipv4.rules.num = 0ULL;
-
-		data->ipv6.fib.num = 0ULL;
-		data->ipv6.rules.num = 0ULL;
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
+	data->ipv4.fib.num = 0ULL;
+	data->ipv4.rules.num = 0ULL;
+	data->ipv6.fib.num = 0ULL;
+	data->ipv6.rules.num = 0ULL;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block nsim_fib_nb = {
-	.notifier_call = nsim_fib_event_nb,
-};
-
-/* Initialize per network namespace state */
-static int __net_init nsim_fib_netns_init(struct net *net)
+struct nsim_fib_data *nsim_fib_create(void)
 {
-	struct nsim_fib_data *data = net_generic(net, nsim_fib_net_id);
+	struct nsim_fib_data *data;
+	int err;
+
+	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	data->ipv4.fib.max = (u64)-1;
 	data->ipv4.rules.max = (u64)-1;
@@ -230,37 +225,22 @@ static int __net_init nsim_fib_netns_init(struct net *net)
 	data->ipv6.fib.max = (u64)-1;
 	data->ipv6.rules.max = (u64)-1;
 
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct pernet_operations nsim_fib_net_ops = {
-	.init = nsim_fib_netns_init,
-	.id   = &nsim_fib_net_id,
-	.size = sizeof(struct nsim_fib_data),
-};
-
-void nsim_fib_exit(void)
-{
-	unregister_pernet_subsys(&nsim_fib_net_ops);
-	unregister_fib_notifier(&nsim_fib_nb);
-}
-
-int nsim_fib_init(void)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = register_pernet_subsys(&nsim_fib_net_ops);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		pr_err("Failed to register pernet subsystem\n");
-		goto err_out;
-	}
-
-	err = register_fib_notifier(&nsim_fib_nb, nsim_fib_dump_inconsistent);
-	if (err < 0) {
+	data->fib_nb.notifier_call = nsim_fib_event_nb;
+	err = register_fib_notifier(&data->fib_nb, nsim_fib_dump_inconsistent);
+	if (err) {
 		pr_err("Failed to register fib notifier\n");
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
+	return data;
+
 err_out:
-	return err;
+	kfree(data);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+void nsim_fib_destroy(struct nsim_fib_data *data)
+{
+	unregister_fib_notifier(&data->fib_nb);
+	kfree(data);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
index 6ac5447bca02..04aa084dc34c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ static int nsim_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	char sdev_link_name[32];
 	int err;
 
-	ns->netdev = dev;
 	ns->ddir = debugfs_create_dir(netdev_name(dev), nsim_ddir);
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ns->ddir))
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -174,16 +173,10 @@ static int nsim_init(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_debugfs_destroy;
 
-	err = nsim_devlink_setup(ns);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_bpf_uninit;
-
 	nsim_ipsec_init(ns);
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_bpf_uninit:
-	nsim_bpf_uninit(ns);
 err_debugfs_destroy:
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(ns->ddir);
 	return err;
@@ -194,7 +187,6 @@ static void nsim_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct netdevsim *ns = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	nsim_ipsec_teardown(ns);
-	nsim_devlink_teardown(ns);
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(ns->ddir);
 	nsim_bpf_uninit(ns);
 }
@@ -203,6 +195,7 @@ static void nsim_free(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct netdevsim *ns = netdev_priv(dev);
 
+	nsim_devlink_exit(ns);
 	device_unregister(&ns->dev);
 	/* netdev and vf state will be freed out of device_release() */
 	nsim_sdev_put(ns->sdev);
@@ -511,12 +504,19 @@ static int nsim_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 		goto err_sdev_put;
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &ns->dev);
+	ns->netdev = dev;
+
+	err = nsim_devlink_init(ns);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_unreg_dev;
 
 	err = register_netdevice(dev);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_unreg_dev;
+		goto err_devlink_exit;
 	return 0;
 
+err_devlink_exit:
+	nsim_devlink_exit(ns);
 err_unreg_dev:
 	device_unregister(&ns->dev);
 err_sdev_put:
@@ -548,18 +548,12 @@ static int __init nsim_module_init(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_sdev_exit;
 
-	err = nsim_devlink_init();
+	err = rtnl_link_register(&nsim_link_ops);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_unreg_bus;
 
-	err = rtnl_link_register(&nsim_link_ops);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_dl_fini;
-
 	return 0;
 
-err_dl_fini:
-	nsim_devlink_exit();
 err_unreg_bus:
 	bus_unregister(&nsim_bus);
 err_sdev_exit:
@@ -572,7 +566,6 @@ static int __init nsim_module_init(void)
 static void __exit nsim_module_exit(void)
 {
 	rtnl_link_unregister(&nsim_link_ops);
-	nsim_devlink_exit();
 	bus_unregister(&nsim_bus);
 	nsim_sdev_exit();
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(nsim_ddir);
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
index 2667f9b0e1f9..df50eb19715d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct bpf_prog;
 struct bpf_offload_dev;
 struct dentry;
 struct nsim_vf_config;
+struct nsim_fib_data;
 
 struct netdevsim_shared_dev {
 	unsigned int refcnt;
@@ -153,16 +154,15 @@ enum nsim_resource_id {
 	NSIM_RESOURCE_IPV6_FIB_RULES,
 };
 
-int nsim_devlink_setup(struct netdevsim *ns);
-void nsim_devlink_teardown(struct netdevsim *ns);
+int nsim_devlink_init(struct netdevsim *ns);
+void nsim_devlink_exit(struct netdevsim *ns);
 
-int nsim_devlink_init(void);
-void nsim_devlink_exit(void);
-
-int nsim_fib_init(void);
-void nsim_fib_exit(void);
-u64 nsim_fib_get_val(struct net *net, enum nsim_resource_id res_id, bool max);
-int nsim_fib_set_max(struct net *net, enum nsim_resource_id res_id, u64 val,
+struct nsim_fib_data *nsim_fib_create(void);
+void nsim_fib_destroy(struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data);
+u64 nsim_fib_get_val(struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data,
+		     enum nsim_resource_id res_id, bool max);
+int nsim_fib_set_max(struct nsim_fib_data *fib_data,
+		     enum nsim_resource_id res_id, u64 val,
 		     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_XFRM_OFFLOAD)