diff --git a/drivers/char/sonypi.c b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
index 51a07370e636..6a9e23dc4897 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sonypi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ struct sonypi_keypress {
 
 static struct sonypi_device {
 	struct pci_dev *dev;
-	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	u16 irq;
 	u16 bits;
 	u16 ioport1;
@@ -1165,45 +1164,12 @@ static int sonypi_disable(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM
-static int old_camera_power;
-
-static int sonypi_suspend(struct platform_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
-{
-	old_camera_power = sonypi_device.camera_power;
-	sonypi_disable();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int sonypi_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
-{
-	sonypi_enable(old_camera_power);
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
-static void sonypi_shutdown(struct platform_device *dev)
-{
-	sonypi_disable();
-}
-
-static struct platform_driver sonypi_driver = {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PM
-	.suspend	= sonypi_suspend,
-	.resume		= sonypi_resume,
-#endif
-	.shutdown	= sonypi_shutdown,
-	.driver		= {
-		.name	= "sonypi",
-	},
-};
-
 static int __devinit sonypi_create_input_devices(void)
 {
 	struct input_dev *jog_dev;
 	struct input_dev *key_dev;
 	int i;
+	int error;
 
 	sonypi_device.input_jog_dev = jog_dev = input_allocate_device();
 	if (!jog_dev)
@@ -1219,9 +1185,8 @@ static int __devinit sonypi_create_input_devices(void)
 
 	sonypi_device.input_key_dev = key_dev = input_allocate_device();
 	if (!key_dev) {
-		input_free_device(jog_dev);
-		sonypi_device.input_jog_dev = NULL;
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		error = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_jogdev;
 	}
 
 	key_dev->name = "Sony Vaio Keys";
@@ -1234,136 +1199,67 @@ static int __devinit sonypi_create_input_devices(void)
 		if (sonypi_inputkeys[i].inputev)
 			set_bit(sonypi_inputkeys[i].inputev, key_dev->keybit);
 
-	input_register_device(jog_dev);
-	input_register_device(key_dev);
+	error = input_register_device(jog_dev);
+	if (error)
+		goto err_free_keydev;
+
+	error = input_register_device(key_dev);
+	if (error)
+		goto err_unregister_jogdev;
 
 	return 0;
+
+ err_unregister_jogdev:
+	input_unregister_device(jog_dev);
+	/* Set to NULL so we don't free it again below */
+	jog_dev = NULL;
+ err_free_keydev:
+	input_free_device(key_dev);
+	sonypi_device.input_key_dev = NULL;
+ err_free_jogdev:
+	input_free_device(jog_dev);
+	sonypi_device.input_jog_dev = NULL;
+
+	return error;
 }
 
-static int __devinit sonypi_probe(void)
+static int __devinit sonypi_setup_ioports(struct sonypi_device *dev,
+				const struct sonypi_ioport_list *ioport_list)
 {
-	int i, ret;
-	struct sonypi_ioport_list *ioport_list;
-	struct sonypi_irq_list *irq_list;
-	struct pci_dev *pcidev;
+	while (ioport_list->port1) {
 
-	if ((pcidev = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL,
-				     PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82371AB_3, NULL)))
-		sonypi_device.model = SONYPI_DEVICE_MODEL_TYPE1;
-	else if ((pcidev = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL,
-					  PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_ICH6_1, NULL)))
-		sonypi_device.model = SONYPI_DEVICE_MODEL_TYPE3;
-	else
-		sonypi_device.model = SONYPI_DEVICE_MODEL_TYPE2;
-
-	sonypi_device.dev = pcidev;
-
-	spin_lock_init(&sonypi_device.fifo_lock);
-	sonypi_device.fifo = kfifo_alloc(SONYPI_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL,
-					 &sonypi_device.fifo_lock);
-	if (IS_ERR(sonypi_device.fifo)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: kfifo_alloc failed\n");
-		ret = PTR_ERR(sonypi_device.fifo);
-		goto out_fifo;
-	}
-
-	init_waitqueue_head(&sonypi_device.fifo_proc_list);
-	init_MUTEX(&sonypi_device.lock);
-	sonypi_device.bluetooth_power = -1;
-
-	if (pcidev && pci_enable_device(pcidev)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: pci_enable_device failed\n");
-		ret = -EIO;
-		goto out_pcienable;
-	}
-
-	if (minor != -1)
-		sonypi_misc_device.minor = minor;
-	if ((ret = misc_register(&sonypi_misc_device))) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: misc_register failed\n");
-		goto out_miscreg;
-	}
-
-
-	if (sonypi_device.model == SONYPI_DEVICE_MODEL_TYPE1) {
-		ioport_list = sonypi_type1_ioport_list;
-		sonypi_device.region_size = SONYPI_TYPE1_REGION_SIZE;
-		sonypi_device.evtype_offset = SONYPI_TYPE1_EVTYPE_OFFSET;
-		irq_list = sonypi_type1_irq_list;
-	} else if (sonypi_device.model == SONYPI_DEVICE_MODEL_TYPE2) {
-		ioport_list = sonypi_type2_ioport_list;
-		sonypi_device.region_size = SONYPI_TYPE2_REGION_SIZE;
-		sonypi_device.evtype_offset = SONYPI_TYPE2_EVTYPE_OFFSET;
-		irq_list = sonypi_type2_irq_list;
-	} else {
-		ioport_list = sonypi_type3_ioport_list;
-		sonypi_device.region_size = SONYPI_TYPE3_REGION_SIZE;
-		sonypi_device.evtype_offset = SONYPI_TYPE3_EVTYPE_OFFSET;
-		irq_list = sonypi_type3_irq_list;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; ioport_list[i].port1; i++) {
-		if (request_region(ioport_list[i].port1,
+		if (request_region(ioport_list->port1,
 				   sonypi_device.region_size,
 				   "Sony Programable I/O Device")) {
-			/* get the ioport */
-			sonypi_device.ioport1 = ioport_list[i].port1;
-			sonypi_device.ioport2 = ioport_list[i].port2;
-			break;
+			dev->ioport1 = ioport_list->port1;
+			dev->ioport2 = ioport_list->port2;
+			return 0;
 		}
-	}
-	if (!sonypi_device.ioport1) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: request_region failed\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto out_reqreg;
+		ioport_list++;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; irq_list[i].irq; i++) {
+	return -EBUSY;
+}
 
-		sonypi_device.irq = irq_list[i].irq;
-		sonypi_device.bits = irq_list[i].bits;
+static int __devinit sonypi_setup_irq(struct sonypi_device *dev,
+				      const struct sonypi_irq_list *irq_list)
+{
+	while (irq_list->irq) {
 
-		if (!request_irq(sonypi_device.irq, sonypi_irq,
-				 SA_SHIRQ, "sonypi", sonypi_irq))
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (!irq_list[i].irq) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: request_irq failed\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto out_reqirq;
-	}
-
-	if (useinput) {
-
-		ret = sonypi_create_input_devices();
-		if (ret)
-			goto out_inputdevices;
-
-		spin_lock_init(&sonypi_device.input_fifo_lock);
-		sonypi_device.input_fifo =
-			kfifo_alloc(SONYPI_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL,
-				    &sonypi_device.input_fifo_lock);
-		if (IS_ERR(sonypi_device.input_fifo)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: kfifo_alloc failed\n");
-			ret = PTR_ERR(sonypi_device.input_fifo);
-			goto out_infifo;
+		if (!request_irq(irq_list->irq, sonypi_irq,
+				 SA_SHIRQ, "sonypi", sonypi_irq)) {
+			dev->irq = irq_list->irq;
+			dev->bits = irq_list->bits;
+			return 0;
 		}
-
-		INIT_WORK(&sonypi_device.input_work, input_keyrelease, NULL);
+		irq_list++;
 	}
 
-	sonypi_device.pdev = platform_device_register_simple("sonypi", -1,
-							     NULL, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(sonypi_device.pdev)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(sonypi_device.pdev);
-		goto out_platformdev;
-	}
+	return -EBUSY;
+}
 
-	sonypi_enable(0);
-
-	printk(KERN_INFO "sonypi: Sony Programmable I/O Controller Driver"
-	       "v%s.\n", SONYPI_DRIVER_VERSION);
+static void __devinit sonypi_display_info(void)
+{
 	printk(KERN_INFO "sonypi: detected type%d model, "
 	       "verbose = %d, fnkeyinit = %s, camera = %s, "
 	       "compat = %s, mask = 0x%08lx, useinput = %s, acpi = %s\n",
@@ -1382,55 +1278,196 @@ static int __devinit sonypi_probe(void)
 	if (minor == -1)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "sonypi: device allocated minor is %d\n",
 		       sonypi_misc_device.minor);
+}
+
+static int __devinit sonypi_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	const struct sonypi_ioport_list *ioport_list;
+	const struct sonypi_irq_list *irq_list;
+	struct pci_dev *pcidev;
+	int error;
+
+	spin_lock_init(&sonypi_device.fifo_lock);
+	sonypi_device.fifo = kfifo_alloc(SONYPI_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL,
+					 &sonypi_device.fifo_lock);
+	if (IS_ERR(sonypi_device.fifo)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: kfifo_alloc failed\n");
+		return PTR_ERR(sonypi_device.fifo);
+	}
+
+	init_waitqueue_head(&sonypi_device.fifo_proc_list);
+	init_MUTEX(&sonypi_device.lock);
+	sonypi_device.bluetooth_power = -1;
+
+	if ((pcidev = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL,
+				     PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82371AB_3, NULL)))
+		sonypi_device.model = SONYPI_DEVICE_MODEL_TYPE1;
+	else if ((pcidev = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL,
+					  PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_ICH6_1, NULL)))
+		sonypi_device.model = SONYPI_DEVICE_MODEL_TYPE3;
+	else
+		sonypi_device.model = SONYPI_DEVICE_MODEL_TYPE2;
+
+	if (pcidev && pci_enable_device(pcidev)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: pci_enable_device failed\n");
+		error = -EIO;
+		goto err_put_pcidev;
+	}
+
+	sonypi_device.dev = pcidev;
+
+	if (sonypi_device.model == SONYPI_DEVICE_MODEL_TYPE1) {
+		ioport_list = sonypi_type1_ioport_list;
+		sonypi_device.region_size = SONYPI_TYPE1_REGION_SIZE;
+		sonypi_device.evtype_offset = SONYPI_TYPE1_EVTYPE_OFFSET;
+		irq_list = sonypi_type1_irq_list;
+	} else if (sonypi_device.model == SONYPI_DEVICE_MODEL_TYPE2) {
+		ioport_list = sonypi_type2_ioport_list;
+		sonypi_device.region_size = SONYPI_TYPE2_REGION_SIZE;
+		sonypi_device.evtype_offset = SONYPI_TYPE2_EVTYPE_OFFSET;
+		irq_list = sonypi_type2_irq_list;
+	} else {
+		ioport_list = sonypi_type3_ioport_list;
+		sonypi_device.region_size = SONYPI_TYPE3_REGION_SIZE;
+		sonypi_device.evtype_offset = SONYPI_TYPE3_EVTYPE_OFFSET;
+		irq_list = sonypi_type3_irq_list;
+	}
+
+	error = sonypi_setup_ioports(&sonypi_device, ioport_list);
+	if (error) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: failed to request ioports\n");
+		goto err_disable_pcidev;
+	}
+
+	error = sonypi_setup_irq(&sonypi_device, irq_list);
+	if (error) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: request_irq failed\n");
+		goto err_free_ioports;
+	}
+
+	if (minor != -1)
+		sonypi_misc_device.minor = minor;
+	error = misc_register(&sonypi_misc_device);
+	if (error) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: misc_register failed\n");
+		goto err_free_irq;
+	}
+
+	sonypi_display_info();
+
+	if (useinput) {
+
+		error = sonypi_create_input_devices();
+		if (error) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR
+				"sonypi: failed to create input devices\n");
+			goto err_miscdev_unregister;
+		}
+
+		spin_lock_init(&sonypi_device.input_fifo_lock);
+		sonypi_device.input_fifo =
+			kfifo_alloc(SONYPI_BUF_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL,
+				    &sonypi_device.input_fifo_lock);
+		if (IS_ERR(sonypi_device.input_fifo)) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "sonypi: kfifo_alloc failed\n");
+			error = PTR_ERR(sonypi_device.input_fifo);
+			goto err_inpdev_unregister;
+		}
+
+		INIT_WORK(&sonypi_device.input_work, input_keyrelease, NULL);
+	}
+
+	sonypi_enable(0);
 
 	return 0;
 
-out_platformdev:
-	kfifo_free(sonypi_device.input_fifo);
-out_infifo:
+ err_inpdev_unregister:
 	input_unregister_device(sonypi_device.input_key_dev);
 	input_unregister_device(sonypi_device.input_jog_dev);
-out_inputdevices:
-	free_irq(sonypi_device.irq, sonypi_irq);
-out_reqirq:
-	release_region(sonypi_device.ioport1, sonypi_device.region_size);
-out_reqreg:
+ err_miscdev_unregister:
 	misc_deregister(&sonypi_misc_device);
-out_miscreg:
+ err_free_irq:
+	free_irq(sonypi_device.irq, sonypi_irq);
+ err_free_ioports:
+	release_region(sonypi_device.ioport1, sonypi_device.region_size);
+ err_disable_pcidev:
 	if (pcidev)
 		pci_disable_device(pcidev);
-out_pcienable:
+ err_put_pcidev:
+	pci_dev_put(pcidev);
 	kfifo_free(sonypi_device.fifo);
-out_fifo:
-	pci_dev_put(sonypi_device.dev);
-	return ret;
+
+	return error;
 }
 
-static void __devexit sonypi_remove(void)
+static int __devexit sonypi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	sonypi_disable();
 
 	synchronize_sched();  /* Allow sonypi interrupt to complete. */
 	flush_scheduled_work();
 
-	platform_device_unregister(sonypi_device.pdev);
-
 	if (useinput) {
 		input_unregister_device(sonypi_device.input_key_dev);
 		input_unregister_device(sonypi_device.input_jog_dev);
 		kfifo_free(sonypi_device.input_fifo);
 	}
 
+	misc_deregister(&sonypi_misc_device);
+
 	free_irq(sonypi_device.irq, sonypi_irq);
 	release_region(sonypi_device.ioport1, sonypi_device.region_size);
-	misc_deregister(&sonypi_misc_device);
-	if (sonypi_device.dev)
+
+	if (sonypi_device.dev) {
 		pci_disable_device(sonypi_device.dev);
+		pci_dev_put(sonypi_device.dev);
+	}
+
 	kfifo_free(sonypi_device.fifo);
-	pci_dev_put(sonypi_device.dev);
-	printk(KERN_INFO "sonypi: removed.\n");
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+static int old_camera_power;
+
+static int sonypi_suspend(struct platform_device *dev, pm_message_t state)
+{
+	old_camera_power = sonypi_device.camera_power;
+	sonypi_disable();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int sonypi_resume(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	sonypi_enable(old_camera_power);
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+#define sonypi_suspend	NULL
+#define sonypi_resume	NULL
+#endif
+
+static void sonypi_shutdown(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	sonypi_disable();
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver sonypi_driver = {
+	.driver		= {
+		.name	= "sonypi",
+		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
+	},
+	.probe		= sonypi_probe,
+	.remove		= __devexit_p(sonypi_remove),
+	.shutdown	= sonypi_shutdown,
+	.suspend	= sonypi_suspend,
+	.resume		= sonypi_resume,
+};
+
+static struct platform_device *sonypi_platform_device;
+
 static struct dmi_system_id __initdata sonypi_dmi_table[] = {
 	{
 		.ident = "Sony Vaio",
@@ -1451,26 +1488,43 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __initdata sonypi_dmi_table[] = {
 
 static int __init sonypi_init(void)
 {
-	int ret;
+	int error;
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO
+		"sonypi: Sony Programmable I/O Controller Driver v%s.\n",
+		SONYPI_DRIVER_VERSION);
 
 	if (!dmi_check_system(sonypi_dmi_table))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ret = platform_driver_register(&sonypi_driver);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	error = platform_driver_register(&sonypi_driver);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
-	ret = sonypi_probe();
-	if (ret)
-		platform_driver_unregister(&sonypi_driver);
+	sonypi_platform_device = platform_device_alloc("sonypi", -1);
+	if (!sonypi_platform_device) {
+		error = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_driver_unregister;
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	error = platform_device_add(sonypi_platform_device);
+	if (error)
+		goto err_free_device;
+
+	return 0;
+
+ err_free_device:
+	platform_device_put(sonypi_platform_device);
+ err_driver_unregister:
+	platform_driver_unregister(&sonypi_driver);
+	return error;
 }
 
 static void __exit sonypi_exit(void)
 {
+	platform_device_unregister(sonypi_platform_device);
 	platform_driver_unregister(&sonypi_driver);
-	sonypi_remove();
+	printk(KERN_INFO "sonypi: removed.\n");
 }
 
 module_init(sonypi_init);