diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_dev.c b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_dev.c
index 1608b19..40959e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_dev.c
@@ -2836,9 +2836,6 @@ static enum _ecore_status_t ecore_hw_set_resc_info(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	return ECORE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-#define ECORE_RESC_ALLOC_LOCK_RETRY_CNT		10
-#define ECORE_RESC_ALLOC_LOCK_RETRY_INTVL_US	10000 /* 10 msec */
-
 static enum _ecore_status_t ecore_hw_get_resc(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 					      struct ecore_ptt *p_ptt,
 					      bool drv_resc_alloc)
@@ -2870,13 +2867,9 @@ static enum _ecore_status_t ecore_hw_get_resc(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	 * Old drivers that don't acquire the lock can run in parallel, and
 	 * their allocation values won't be affected by the updated max values.
 	 */
-	OSAL_MEM_ZERO(&resc_lock_params, sizeof(resc_lock_params));
-	resc_lock_params.resource = ECORE_RESC_LOCK_RESC_ALLOC;
-	resc_lock_params.retry_num = ECORE_RESC_ALLOC_LOCK_RETRY_CNT;
-	resc_lock_params.retry_interval = ECORE_RESC_ALLOC_LOCK_RETRY_INTVL_US;
-	resc_lock_params.sleep_b4_retry = true;
-	OSAL_MEM_ZERO(&resc_unlock_params, sizeof(resc_unlock_params));
-	resc_unlock_params.resource = ECORE_RESC_LOCK_RESC_ALLOC;
+	ecore_mcp_resc_lock_default_init(p_hwfn, &resc_lock_params,
+					 &resc_unlock_params,
+					 ECORE_RESC_LOCK_RESC_ALLOC, false);
 
 	rc = ecore_mcp_resc_lock(p_hwfn, p_ptt, &resc_lock_params);
 	if (rc != ECORE_SUCCESS && rc != ECORE_NOTIMPL) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_mcp.c b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_mcp.c
index 24f65cf..7169b55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_mcp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_mcp.c
@@ -3401,6 +3401,38 @@ enum _ecore_status_t
 	return ECORE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+void
+ecore_mcp_resc_lock_default_init(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn,
+				 struct ecore_resc_lock_params *p_lock,
+				 struct ecore_resc_unlock_params *p_unlock,
+				 enum ecore_resc_lock resource,
+				 bool b_is_permanent)
+{
+	if (p_lock != OSAL_NULL) {
+		OSAL_MEM_ZERO(p_lock, sizeof(*p_lock));
+
+		/* Permanent resources don't require aging, and there's no
+		 * point in trying to acquire them more than once since it's
+		 * unexpected another entity would release them.
+		 */
+		if (b_is_permanent) {
+			p_lock->timeout = ECORE_MCP_RESC_LOCK_TO_NONE;
+		} else {
+			p_lock->retry_num = ECORE_MCP_RESC_LOCK_RETRY_CNT_DFLT;
+			p_lock->retry_interval =
+					ECORE_MCP_RESC_LOCK_RETRY_VAL_DFLT;
+			p_lock->sleep_b4_retry = true;
+		}
+
+		p_lock->resource = resource;
+	}
+
+	if (p_unlock != OSAL_NULL) {
+		OSAL_MEM_ZERO(p_unlock, sizeof(*p_unlock));
+		p_unlock->resource = resource;
+	}
+}
+
 enum _ecore_status_t
 ecore_mcp_resc_unlock(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn, struct ecore_ptt *p_ptt,
 		      struct ecore_resc_unlock_params *p_params)
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_mcp.h b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_mcp.h
index dae0720..df80e11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_mcp.h
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/base/ecore_mcp.h
@@ -413,7 +413,12 @@ enum ecore_resc_lock {
 	/* Locks that the MFW is aware of should be added here downwards */
 
 	/* Ecore only locks should be added here upwards */
-	ECORE_RESC_LOCK_RESC_ALLOC = ECORE_MCP_RESC_LOCK_MAX_VAL
+	ECORE_RESC_LOCK_RESC_ALLOC = ECORE_MCP_RESC_LOCK_MAX_VAL,
+
+	/* A dummy value to be used for auxiliary functions in need of
+	 * returning an 'error' value.
+	 */
+	ECORE_RESC_LOCK_RESC_INVALID,
 };
 
 struct ecore_resc_lock_params {
@@ -427,9 +432,11 @@ struct ecore_resc_lock_params {
 
 	/* Number of times to retry locking */
 	u8 retry_num;
+#define ECORE_MCP_RESC_LOCK_RETRY_CNT_DFLT	10
 
 	/* The interval in usec between retries */
 	u16 retry_interval;
+#define ECORE_MCP_RESC_LOCK_RETRY_VAL_DFLT	10000
 
 	/* Use sleep or delay between retries */
 	bool sleep_b4_retry;
@@ -481,6 +488,22 @@ enum _ecore_status_t
 		      struct ecore_resc_unlock_params *p_params);
 
 /**
+ * @brief - default initialization for lock/unlock resource structs
+ *
+ * @param p_hwfn
+ * @param p_lock - lock params struct to be initialized; Can be OSAL_NULL
+ * @param p_unlock - unlock params struct to be initialized; Can be OSAL_NULL
+ * @param resource - the requested resource
+ * @paral b_is_permanent - disable retries & aging when set
+ */
+void
+ecore_mcp_resc_lock_default_init(struct ecore_hwfn *p_hwfn,
+				 struct ecore_resc_lock_params *p_lock,
+				 struct ecore_resc_unlock_params *p_unlock,
+				 enum ecore_resc_lock resource,
+				 bool b_is_permanent);
+
+/**
  * @brief Learn of supported MFW features; To be done during early init
  *
  * @param p_hwfn
