---
 drivers/mux/core.c           | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 include/linux/mux/consumer.h |  1 +
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mux/core.c b/drivers/mux/core.c
index 7d38e7c0c02e..90073ce01539 100644
--- a/drivers/mux/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mux/core.c

@@ -673,6 +673,33 @@ struct mux_control *devm_mux_control_get(struct device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_mux_control_get);
 
+/**
+ * mux_state_get() - Get the mux-state for a device.
+ * @dev: The device that needs a mux-state.
+ * @mux_name: The name identifying the mux-state.
+ *
+ * Return: A pointer to the mux-state, or an ERR_PTR with a negative errno.
+ */
+struct mux_state *mux_state_get(struct device *dev, const char *mux_name)
+{
+	struct mux_state *mstate;
+
+	mstate = kzalloc(sizeof(*mstate), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mstate)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	mstate->mux = mux_get(dev, mux_name, &mstate->state);
+	if (IS_ERR(mstate->mux)) {
+		int err = PTR_ERR(mstate->mux);
+
+		kfree(mstate);
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
+
+	return mstate;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mux_state_get);
+
 /**
  * mux_state_put() - Put away the mux-state for good.
  * @mstate: The mux-state to put away.

@@ -705,25 +732,17 @@ struct mux_state *devm_mux_state_get(struct device *dev,
 				     const char *mux_name)
 {
 	struct mux_state **ptr, *mstate;
-	struct mux_control *mux_ctrl;
-	int state;
-
-	mstate = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(struct mux_state), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!mstate)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	ptr = devres_alloc(devm_mux_state_release, sizeof(*ptr), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ptr)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	mux_ctrl = mux_get(dev, mux_name, &state);
-	if (IS_ERR(mux_ctrl)) {
+	mstate = mux_state_get(dev, mux_name);
+	if (IS_ERR(mstate)) {
 		devres_free(ptr);
-		return (struct mux_state *)mux_ctrl;
+		return mstate;
 	}
 
-	mstate->mux = mux_ctrl;
-	mstate->state = state;
 	*ptr = mstate;
 	devres_add(dev, ptr);
 

diff --git a/include/linux/mux/consumer.h b/include/linux/mux/consumer.h
index babf2a744056..944678604549 100644
--- a/include/linux/mux/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/mux/consumer.h

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ int mux_control_deselect(struct mux_control *mux);
 int mux_state_deselect(struct mux_state *mstate);
 
 struct mux_control *mux_control_get(struct device *dev, const char *mux_name);
+struct mux_state *mux_state_get(struct device *dev, const char *mux_name);
 void mux_control_put(struct mux_control *mux);
 void mux_state_put(struct mux_state *mstate);