@@ -385,25 +385,19 @@ static int stmmac_of_get_mac_mode(struct device_node *np)
 }
 
 /**
- * stmmac_probe_config_dt - parse device-tree driver parameters
- * @pdev: platform_device structure
- * @mac: MAC address to use
+ * stmmac_parse_config_dt - parse device-tree driver parameters
+ * @np: device_mode structure
+ * @plat: plat_stmmacenet_data structure
  * Description:
  * this function is to read the driver parameters from device-tree and
  * set some private fields that will be used by the main at runtime.
  */
-struct plat_stmmacenet_data *
-stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac)
+int stmmac_parse_config_dt(struct device_node *np,
+				struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat)
 {
-	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
-	struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat;
 	struct stmmac_dma_cfg *dma_cfg;
 	int rc;
 
-	plat = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*plat), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!plat)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
 	*mac = of_get_mac_address(np);
 	if (IS_ERR(*mac)) {
 		if (PTR_ERR(*mac) == -EPROBE_DEFER)

@@ -414,7 +408,7 @@ stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac)
 
 	plat->phy_interface = of_get_phy_mode(np);
 	if (plat->phy_interface < 0)
-		return ERR_PTR(plat->phy_interface);
+		return plat->phy_interface;
 
 	plat->interface = stmmac_of_get_mac_mode(np);
 	if (plat->interface < 0)

@@ -453,7 +447,7 @@ stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac)
 	/* To Configure PHY by using all device-tree supported properties */
 	rc = stmmac_dt_phy(plat, np, &pdev->dev);
 	if (rc)
-		return ERR_PTR(rc);
+		return rc;
 
 	of_property_read_u32(np, "tx-fifo-depth", &plat->tx_fifo_size);
 

@@ -531,7 +525,7 @@ stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac)
 			       GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dma_cfg) {
 		stmmac_remove_config_dt(pdev, plat);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	plat->dma_cfg = dma_cfg;
 

@@ -560,7 +554,7 @@ stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac)
 	rc = stmmac_mtl_setup(pdev, plat);
 	if (rc) {
 		stmmac_remove_config_dt(pdev, plat);
-		return ERR_PTR(rc);
+		return rc;
 	}
 
 	/* clock setup */

@@ -604,14 +598,43 @@ stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac)
 		plat->stmmac_rst = NULL;
 	}
 
-	return plat;
+	return 0;
 
 error_hw_init:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(plat->pclk);
 error_pclk_get:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(plat->stmmac_clk);
 
-	return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+	return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+}
+
+/**
+ * stmmac_probe_config_dt - probe and setup stmmac platform data by devicetree
+ * @pdev: platform_device structure
+ * @mac: MAC address to use
+ * Description:
+ * this function is to set up plat_stmmacenet_data  private structure
+ * for platform drivers.
+ */
+struct plat_stmmacenet_data *
+stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac)
+{
+	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
+	struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat;
+	int rc;
+
+	plat = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*plat), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!plat)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	rc = stmmac_parse_config_dt(np, plat);
+
+	if (rc) {
+		free(plat);
+		return ERR_PTR(rc);
+	}
+
+	return plat;
 }
 
 /**

@@ -628,6 +651,11 @@ void stmmac_remove_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	of_node_put(plat->mdio_node);
 }
 #else
+int stmmac_parse_config_dt(struct device_node *np,
+				struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
 struct plat_stmmacenet_data *
 stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac)
 {

@@ -639,6 +667,7 @@ void stmmac_remove_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,
 {
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(stmmac_parse_config_dt);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(stmmac_probe_config_dt);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(stmmac_remove_config_dt);
 

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 #include "stmmac.h"
 
+int stmmac_parse_config_dt(struct device_node *np,
+				struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat);
+
 struct plat_stmmacenet_data *
 stmmac_probe_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev, const char **mac);
 void stmmac_remove_config_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,