return ret;
 }
 
+static void ehea_remove_adapter_mr (struct ehea_adapter *adapter)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       for (i=0; i < EHEA_MAX_PORTS; i++)
+               if (adapter->port[i])
+                       return;
+
+       ehea_rem_mr(&adapter->mr);
+}
+
+static int ehea_add_adapter_mr (struct ehea_adapter *adapter)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       for (i=0; i < EHEA_MAX_PORTS; i++)
+               if (adapter->port[i])
+                       return 0;
+
+       return ehea_reg_kernel_mr(adapter, &adapter->mr);
+}
+
 static int ehea_up(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        int ret, i;
        struct device_node *eth_dn = NULL;
 
        u32 *dn_log_port_id;
-       int port_setup_ok = 0;
        int i = 0;
 
        lhea_dn = adapter->ebus_dev->ofdev.node;
                        continue;
                }
 
+               if (ehea_add_adapter_mr(adapter)) {
+                       ehea_error("creating MR failed");
+                       of_node_put(eth_dn);
+                       return -EIO;
+               }
+
                adapter->port[i] = ehea_setup_single_port(adapter,
                                                          *dn_log_port_id,
                                                          eth_dn);
                        ehea_info("%s -> logical port id #%d",
                                  adapter->port[i]->netdev->name,
                                  *dn_log_port_id);
+               else
+                       ehea_remove_adapter_mr(adapter);
+
                i++;
        };
 
-       /* Check for succesfully set up ports */
-       for (i = 0; i < EHEA_MAX_PORTS; i++)
-               if (adapter->port[i])
-                       port_setup_ok++;
-
-       if (port_setup_ok)
-               return 0;       /* At least some ports are setup correctly */
-
-       return -EINVAL;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static struct device_node *ehea_get_eth_dn(struct ehea_adapter *adapter,
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
+       if (ehea_add_adapter_mr(adapter)) {
+               ehea_error("creating MR failed");
+               return -EIO;
+       }
+
        port = ehea_setup_single_port(adapter, logical_port_id, eth_dn);
 
        of_node_put(eth_dn);
 
                ehea_info("added %s (logical port id=%d)", port->netdev->name,
                          logical_port_id);
-       } else
+       } else {
+               ehea_remove_adapter_mr(adapter);
                return -EIO;
+       }
 
        return (ssize_t) count;
 }
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
+       ehea_remove_adapter_mr(adapter);
+
        return (ssize_t) count;
 }
 
 
        dev->ofdev.dev.driver_data = adapter;
 
-       ret = ehea_reg_kernel_mr(adapter, &adapter->mr);
-       if (ret) {
-               dev_err(&dev->ofdev.dev, "reg_mr_adapter failed\n");
-               goto out_free_ad;
-       }
 
        /* initialize adapter and ports */
        /* get adapter properties */
        ret = ehea_sense_adapter_attr(adapter);
        if (ret) {
                dev_err(&dev->ofdev.dev, "sense_adapter_attr failed: %d", ret);
-               goto out_free_res;
+               goto out_free_ad;
        }
 
        adapter->neq = ehea_create_eq(adapter,
        if (!adapter->neq) {
                ret = -EIO;
                dev_err(&dev->ofdev.dev, "NEQ creation failed");
-               goto out_free_res;
+               goto out_free_ad;
        }
 
        tasklet_init(&adapter->neq_tasklet, ehea_neq_tasklet,
 out_kill_eq:
        ehea_destroy_eq(adapter->neq);
 
-out_free_res:
-       ehea_rem_mr(&adapter->mr);
-
 out_free_ad:
        kfree(adapter);
 out:
        tasklet_kill(&adapter->neq_tasklet);
 
        ehea_destroy_eq(adapter->neq);
-       ehea_rem_mr(&adapter->mr);
+       ehea_remove_adapter_mr(adapter);
        kfree(adapter);
        return 0;
 }