diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32.h b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32.h
index 545bf16b988d..2f7aecd462e4 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32.h
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32.h
@@ -15,31 +15,15 @@ struct platform_device;
 
 /**
  * struct s32_pin_group - describes an S32 pin group
- * @name: the name of this specific pin group
- * @npins: the number of pins in this group array, i.e. the number of
- *         elements in pin_ids and pin_sss so we can iterate over that array
- * @pin_ids: an array of pin IDs in this group
- * @pin_sss: an array of source signal select configs paired with pin_ids
+ * @data: generic data describes group name, number of pins, and a pin array in
+	this group.
+ * @pin_sss: an array of source signal select configs paired with pin array.
  */
 struct s32_pin_group {
-	const char *name;
-	unsigned int npins;
-	unsigned int *pin_ids;
+	struct pingroup data;
 	unsigned int *pin_sss;
 };
 
-/**
- * struct s32_pmx_func - describes S32 pinmux functions
- * @name: the name of this specific function
- * @groups: corresponding pin groups
- * @num_groups: the number of groups
- */
-struct s32_pmx_func {
-	const char *name;
-	const char **groups;
-	unsigned int num_groups;
-};
-
 /**
  * struct s32_pin_range - pin ID range for each memory region.
  * @start: start pin ID
@@ -56,7 +40,7 @@ struct s32_pinctrl_soc_info {
 	unsigned int npins;
 	struct s32_pin_group *groups;
 	unsigned int ngroups;
-	struct s32_pmx_func *functions;
+	struct pinfunction *functions;
 	unsigned int nfunctions;
 	unsigned int grp_index;
 	const struct s32_pin_range *mem_pin_ranges;
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32cc.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32cc.c
index cb8a0844c0fa..4ed0cc905232 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32cc.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-s32cc.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static const char *s32_get_group_name(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	struct s32_pinctrl *ipctl = pinctrl_dev_get_drvdata(pctldev);
 	const struct s32_pinctrl_soc_info *info = ipctl->info;
 
-	return info->groups[selector].name;
+	return info->groups[selector].data.name;
 }
 
 static int s32_get_group_pins(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ static int s32_get_group_pins(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	struct s32_pinctrl *ipctl = pinctrl_dev_get_drvdata(pctldev);
 	const struct s32_pinctrl_soc_info *info = ipctl->info;
 
-	*pins = info->groups[selector].pin_ids;
-	*npins = info->groups[selector].npins;
+	*pins = info->groups[selector].data.pins;
+	*npins = info->groups[selector].data.npins;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -314,23 +314,23 @@ static int s32_pmx_set(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned int selector,
 	grp = &info->groups[group];
 
 	dev_dbg(ipctl->dev, "set mux for function %s group %s\n",
-		info->functions[selector].name, grp->name);
+		info->functions[selector].name, grp->data.name);
 
 	/* Check beforehand so we don't have a partial config. */
-	for (i = 0; i < grp->npins; i++) {
-		if (s32_check_pin(pctldev, grp->pin_ids[i]) != 0) {
+	for (i = 0; i < grp->data.npins; i++) {
+		if (s32_check_pin(pctldev, grp->data.pins[i]) != 0) {
 			dev_err(info->dev, "invalid pin: %u in group: %u\n",
-				grp->pin_ids[i], group);
+				grp->data.pins[i], group);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0, ret = 0; i < grp->npins && !ret; i++) {
-		ret = s32_regmap_update(pctldev, grp->pin_ids[i],
+	for (i = 0, ret = 0; i < grp->data.npins && !ret; i++) {
+		ret = s32_regmap_update(pctldev, grp->data.pins[i],
 					S32_MSCR_SSS_MASK, grp->pin_sss[i]);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(info->dev, "Failed to set pin %u\n",
-				grp->pin_ids[i]);
+				grp->data.pins[i]);
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static int s32_pmx_get_groups(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 	const struct s32_pinctrl_soc_info *info = ipctl->info;
 
 	*groups = info->functions[selector].groups;
-	*num_groups = info->functions[selector].num_groups;
+	*num_groups = info->functions[selector].ngroups;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ static int s32_pconf_group_set(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned int selecto
 	int i, ret;
 
 	grp = &info->groups[selector];
-	for (i = 0; i < grp->npins; i++) {
-		ret = s32_pinconf_mscr_update(pctldev, grp->pin_ids[i],
+	for (i = 0; i < grp->data.npins; i++) {
+		ret = s32_pinconf_mscr_update(pctldev, grp->data.pins[i],
 					      configs, num_configs);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
@@ -637,9 +637,9 @@ static void s32_pinconf_group_dbg_show(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 
 	seq_puts(s, "\n");
 	grp = &info->groups[selector];
-	for (i = 0; i < grp->npins; i++) {
-		name = pin_get_name(pctldev, grp->pin_ids[i]);
-		ret = s32_regmap_read(pctldev, grp->pin_ids[i], &config);
+	for (i = 0; i < grp->data.npins; i++) {
+		name = pin_get_name(pctldev, grp->data.pins[i]);
+		ret = s32_regmap_read(pctldev, grp->data.pins[i], &config);
 		if (ret)
 			return;
 		seq_printf(s, "%s: 0x%x\n", name, config);
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ static int s32_pinctrl_parse_groups(struct device_node *np,
 	const __be32 *p;
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct property *prop;
+	unsigned int *pins, *sss;
 	int i, npins;
 	u32 pinmux;
 
@@ -740,38 +741,38 @@ static int s32_pinctrl_parse_groups(struct device_node *np,
 	dev_dbg(dev, "group: %pOFn\n", np);
 
 	/* Initialise group */
-	grp->name = np->name;
+	grp->data.name = np->name;
 
 	npins = of_property_count_elems_of_size(np, "pinmux", sizeof(u32));
 	if (npins < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to read 'pinmux' property in node %s.\n",
-			grp->name);
+			grp->data.name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (!npins) {
-		dev_err(dev, "The group %s has no pins.\n", grp->name);
+		dev_err(dev, "The group %s has no pins.\n", grp->data.name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	grp->npins = npins;
+	grp->data.npins = npins;
 
-	grp->pin_ids = devm_kcalloc(info->dev, grp->npins,
-				    sizeof(unsigned int), GFP_KERNEL);
-	grp->pin_sss = devm_kcalloc(info->dev, grp->npins,
-				    sizeof(unsigned int), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!grp->pin_ids || !grp->pin_sss)
+	pins = devm_kcalloc(info->dev, npins, sizeof(*pins), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sss = devm_kcalloc(info->dev, npins, sizeof(*sss), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pins || !sss)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i = 0;
 	of_property_for_each_u32(np, "pinmux", prop, p, pinmux) {
-		grp->pin_ids[i] = get_pin_no(pinmux);
-		grp->pin_sss[i] = get_pin_func(pinmux);
+		pins[i] = get_pin_no(pinmux);
+		sss[i] = get_pin_func(pinmux);
 
-		dev_dbg(info->dev, "pin-id: 0x%x, sss: 0x%x",
-			grp->pin_ids[i], grp->pin_sss[i]);
+		dev_dbg(info->dev, "pin: 0x%x, sss: 0x%x", pins[i], sss[i]);
 		i++;
 	}
 
+	grp->data.pins = pins;
+	grp->pin_sss = sss;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -780,8 +781,9 @@ static int s32_pinctrl_parse_functions(struct device_node *np,
 					u32 index)
 {
 	struct device_node *child;
-	struct s32_pmx_func *func;
+	struct pinfunction *func;
 	struct s32_pin_group *grp;
+	char **groups;
 	u32 i = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -791,18 +793,18 @@ static int s32_pinctrl_parse_functions(struct device_node *np,
 
 	/* Initialise function */
 	func->name = np->name;
-	func->num_groups = of_get_child_count(np);
-	if (func->num_groups == 0) {
+	func->ngroups = of_get_child_count(np);
+	if (func->ngroups == 0) {
 		dev_err(info->dev, "no groups defined in %pOF\n", np);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	func->groups = devm_kcalloc(info->dev, func->num_groups,
-				    sizeof(*func->groups), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!func->groups)
+	groups = devm_kcalloc(info->dev, func->ngroups,
+			      sizeof(*func->groups), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!groups)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for_each_child_of_node(np, child) {
-		func->groups[i] = child->name;
+		groups[i] = (char *)child->name;
 		grp = &info->groups[info->grp_index++];
 		ret = s32_pinctrl_parse_groups(child, grp, info);
 		if (ret)
@@ -810,6 +812,8 @@ static int s32_pinctrl_parse_functions(struct device_node *np,
 		i++;
 	}
 
+	func->groups = (const char **)groups;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
