@@ -1748,38 +1748,20 @@ static int tda998x_get_audio_ports(struct tda998x_priv *priv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void tda998x_destroy(struct device *dev)
-{
-	struct tda998x_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
-	drm_bridge_remove(&priv->bridge);
-
-	/* disable all IRQs and free the IRQ handler */
-	cec_write(priv, REG_CEC_RXSHPDINTENA, 0);
-	reg_clear(priv, REG_INT_FLAGS_2, INT_FLAGS_2_EDID_BLK_RD);
-
-	if (priv->audio_pdev)
-		platform_device_unregister(priv->audio_pdev);
-
-	if (priv->hdmi->irq)
-		free_irq(priv->hdmi->irq, priv);
-
-	timer_delete_sync(&priv->edid_delay_timer);
-	cancel_work_sync(&priv->detect_work);
-
-	i2c_unregister_device(priv->cec);
-
-	cec_notifier_conn_unregister(priv->cec_notify);
-}
-
-static int tda998x_create(struct device *dev)
+static int
+tda998x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
-	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(dev);
 	struct device_node *np = client->dev.of_node;
+	struct device *dev = &client->dev;
 	struct i2c_board_info cec_info;
 	struct tda998x_priv *priv;
-	u32 video;
 	int rev_lo, rev_hi, ret;
+	u32 video;
+
+	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C)) {
+		dev_warn(&client->dev, "adapter does not support I2C\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
 
 	priv = devm_drm_bridge_alloc(dev, struct tda998x_priv, bridge, &tda998x_bridge_funcs);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv))

@@ -1814,13 +1796,15 @@ static int tda998x_create(struct device *dev)
 	rev_lo = reg_read(priv, REG_VERSION_LSB);
 	if (rev_lo < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to read version: %d\n", rev_lo);
-		return rev_lo;
+		ret = rev_lo;
+		goto cancel_work;
 	}
 
 	rev_hi = reg_read(priv, REG_VERSION_MSB);
 	if (rev_hi < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to read version: %d\n", rev_hi);
-		return rev_hi;
+		ret = rev_hi;
+		goto cancel_work;
 	}
 
 	priv->rev = rev_lo | rev_hi << 8;

@@ -1843,7 +1827,8 @@ static int tda998x_create(struct device *dev)
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(dev, "found unsupported device: %04x\n", priv->rev);
-		return -ENXIO;
+		ret = -ENXIO;
+		goto cancel_work;
 	}
 
 	/* after reset, enable DDC: */

@@ -1887,7 +1872,7 @@ static int tda998x_create(struct device *dev)
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(dev, "failed to request IRQ#%u: %d\n",
 				client->irq, ret);
-			goto err_irq;
+			goto cancel_work;
 		}
 
 		/* enable HPD irq */

@@ -1897,7 +1882,7 @@ static int tda998x_create(struct device *dev)
 	priv->cec_notify = cec_notifier_conn_register(dev, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!priv->cec_notify) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail;
+		goto free_irq;
 	}
 
 	priv->cec_glue.parent = dev;

@@ -1924,7 +1909,7 @@ static int tda998x_create(struct device *dev)
 	priv->cec = i2c_new_client_device(client->adapter, &cec_info);
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->cec)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->cec);
-		goto fail;
+		goto notifier_conn_unregister;
 	}
 
 	/* enable EDID read irq: */

@@ -1941,7 +1926,7 @@ static int tda998x_create(struct device *dev)
 
 		ret = tda998x_get_audio_ports(priv, np);
 		if (ret)
-			goto fail;
+			goto unregister_dev;
 
 		if (priv->audio_port_enable[AUDIO_ROUTE_I2S] ||
 		    priv->audio_port_enable[AUDIO_ROUTE_SPDIF])

@@ -1956,26 +1941,44 @@ static int tda998x_create(struct device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 
-fail:
-	tda998x_destroy(dev);
-err_irq:
+unregister_dev:
+	i2c_unregister_device(priv->cec);
+notifier_conn_unregister:
+	cec_notifier_conn_unregister(priv->cec_notify);
+free_irq:
+	if (client->irq) {
+		cec_write(priv, REG_CEC_RXSHPDINTENA, 0);
+		reg_clear(priv, REG_INT_FLAGS_2, INT_FLAGS_2_EDID_BLK_RD);
+		free_irq(client->irq, priv);
+	}
+cancel_work:
+	timer_delete_sync(&priv->edid_delay_timer);
+	cancel_work_sync(&priv->detect_work);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-tda998x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
+static void tda998x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
-	if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C)) {
-		dev_warn(&client->dev, "adapter does not support I2C\n");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
+	struct tda998x_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(&client->dev);
 
-	return tda998x_create(&client->dev);
-}
+	drm_bridge_remove(&priv->bridge);
 
-static void tda998x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	tda998x_destroy(&client->dev);
+	if (priv->audio_pdev)
+		platform_device_unregister(priv->audio_pdev);
+
+	i2c_unregister_device(priv->cec);
+
+	cec_notifier_conn_unregister(priv->cec_notify);
+
+	/* disable all IRQs and free the IRQ handler */
+	if (client->irq) {
+		cec_write(priv, REG_CEC_RXSHPDINTENA, 0);
+		reg_clear(priv, REG_INT_FLAGS_2, INT_FLAGS_2_EDID_BLK_RD);
+		free_irq(priv->hdmi->irq, priv);
+	}
+
+	timer_delete_sync(&priv->edid_delay_timer);
+	cancel_work_sync(&priv->detect_work);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF