1 files changed, 19 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 84a89561ec0f..17a104b95d54 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1677,6 +1677,24 @@ int ide_host_register(struct ide_host *host, const struct ide_port_info *d,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_host_register);
 
+int ide_host_add(const struct ide_port_info *d, hw_regs_t **hws,
+                 struct ide_host **hostp)
+{
+        struct ide_host *host;
+
+        host = ide_host_alloc(d, hws);
+        if (host == NULL)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        ide_host_register(host, d, hws);
+
+        if (hostp)
+                *hostp = host;
+
+        return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_host_add);
+
 void ide_host_remove(struct ide_host *host)
 {
         int i;
@@ -1749,7 +1767,6 @@ static void ide_legacy_init_one(hw_regs_t **hws, hw_regs_t *hw,
 
 int ide_legacy_device_add(const struct ide_port_info *d, unsigned long config)
 {
-        struct ide_host *host;
         hw_regs_t hw[2], *hws[] = { NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL };
 
         memset(&hw, 0, sizeof(hw));
@@ -1762,12 +1779,6 @@ int ide_legacy_device_add(const struct ide_port_info *d, unsigned long config)
             (d->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_SINGLE))
                 return -ENOENT;
 
-        host = ide_host_alloc(d, hws);
-        if (host == NULL)
-                return -ENOMEM;
-
-        ide_host_register(host, d, hws);
-
-        return 0;
+        return ide_host_add(d, hws, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ide_legacy_device_add);