diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
index bbb8126ec5c5..dd1cb55949b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
@@ -859,26 +859,6 @@ static int a6xx_gmu_memory_probe(struct a6xx_gmu *gmu)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Get the list of RPMh voltage levels from cmd-db */
-static int a6xx_gmu_rpmh_arc_cmds(const char *id, void *vals, int size)
-{
-	u32 len = cmd_db_read_aux_data_len(id);
-
-	if (!len)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(len > size))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	cmd_db_read_aux_data(id, vals, len);
-
-	/*
-	 * The data comes back as an array of unsigned shorts so adjust the
-	 * count accordingly
-	 */
-	return len >> 1;
-}
-
 /* Return the 'arc-level' for the given frequency */
 static u32 a6xx_gmu_get_arc_level(struct device *dev, unsigned long freq)
 {
@@ -906,11 +886,25 @@ static u32 a6xx_gmu_get_arc_level(struct device *dev, unsigned long freq)
 }
 
 static int a6xx_gmu_rpmh_arc_votes_init(struct device *dev, u32 *votes,
-		unsigned long *freqs, int freqs_count,
-		u16 *pri, int pri_count,
-		u16 *sec, int sec_count)
+		unsigned long *freqs, int freqs_count, const char *id)
 {
 	int i, j;
+	const u16 *pri, *sec;
+	size_t pri_count, sec_count;
+
+	pri = cmd_db_read_aux_data(id, &pri_count);
+	/*
+	 * The data comes back as an array of unsigned shorts so adjust the
+	 * count accordingly
+	 */
+	pri_count >>= 1;
+	if (!pri_count)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	sec = cmd_db_read_aux_data("mx.lvl", &sec_count);
+	sec_count >>= 1;
+	if (!sec_count)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Construct a vote for each frequency */
 	for (i = 0; i < freqs_count; i++) {
@@ -969,25 +963,15 @@ static int a6xx_gmu_rpmh_votes_init(struct a6xx_gmu *gmu)
 	struct a6xx_gpu *a6xx_gpu = container_of(gmu, struct a6xx_gpu, gmu);
 	struct adreno_gpu *adreno_gpu = &a6xx_gpu->base;
 	struct msm_gpu *gpu = &adreno_gpu->base;
-
-	u16 gx[16], cx[16], mx[16];
-	u32 gxcount, cxcount, mxcount;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Get the list of available voltage levels for each component */
-	gxcount = a6xx_gmu_rpmh_arc_cmds("gfx.lvl", gx, sizeof(gx));
-	cxcount = a6xx_gmu_rpmh_arc_cmds("cx.lvl", cx, sizeof(cx));
-	mxcount = a6xx_gmu_rpmh_arc_cmds("mx.lvl", mx, sizeof(mx));
-
 	/* Build the GX votes */
 	ret = a6xx_gmu_rpmh_arc_votes_init(&gpu->pdev->dev, gmu->gx_arc_votes,
-		gmu->gpu_freqs, gmu->nr_gpu_freqs,
-		gx, gxcount, mx, mxcount);
+		gmu->gpu_freqs, gmu->nr_gpu_freqs, "gfx.lvl");
 
 	/* Build the CX votes */
 	ret |= a6xx_gmu_rpmh_arc_votes_init(gmu->dev, gmu->cx_arc_votes,
-		gmu->gmu_freqs, gmu->nr_gmu_freqs,
-		cx, cxcount, mx, mxcount);
+		gmu->gmu_freqs, gmu->nr_gmu_freqs, "cx.lvl");
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c
index 5c9cc6824891..c701b3b010f1 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c
@@ -192,55 +192,28 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cmd_db_read_addr);
 /**
  * cmd_db_read_aux_data() - Query command db for aux data.
  *
- *  @id: Resource to retrieve AUX Data on.
- *  @data: Data buffer to copy returned aux data to. Returns size on NULL
- *  @len: Caller provides size of data buffer passed in.
+ *  @id: Resource to retrieve AUX Data on
+ *  @len: size of data buffer returned
  *
- *  Return: size of data on success, errno otherwise
+ *  Return: pointer to data on success, error pointer otherwise
  */
-int cmd_db_read_aux_data(const char *id, u8 *data, size_t len)
+const void *cmd_db_read_aux_data(const char *id, size_t *len)
 {
 	int ret;
 	const struct entry_header *ent;
 	const struct rsc_hdr *rsc_hdr;
-	u16 ent_len;
-
-	if (!data)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = cmd_db_get_header(id, &ent, &rsc_hdr);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ent_len = le16_to_cpu(ent->len);
-	if (len < ent_len)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
-	len = min_t(u16, ent_len, len);
-	memcpy(data, rsc_offset(rsc_hdr, ent), len);
+	if (len)
+		*len = le16_to_cpu(ent->len);
 
-	return len;
+	return rsc_offset(rsc_hdr, ent);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cmd_db_read_aux_data);
 
-/**
- * cmd_db_read_aux_data_len - Get the length of the auxiliary data stored in DB.
- *
- * @id: Resource to retrieve AUX Data.
- *
- * Return: size on success, 0 on error
- */
-size_t cmd_db_read_aux_data_len(const char *id)
-{
-	int ret;
-	const struct entry_header *ent;
-
-	ret = cmd_db_get_header(id, &ent, NULL);
-
-	return ret < 0 ? 0 : le16_to_cpu(ent->len);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(cmd_db_read_aux_data_len);
-
 /**
  * cmd_db_read_slave_id - Get the slave ID for a given resource address
  *
diff --git a/include/soc/qcom/cmd-db.h b/include/soc/qcom/cmd-db.h
index 578180cbc134..af9722223925 100644
--- a/include/soc/qcom/cmd-db.h
+++ b/include/soc/qcom/cmd-db.h
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@ enum cmd_db_hw_type {
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_QCOM_COMMAND_DB)
 u32 cmd_db_read_addr(const char *resource_id);
 
-int cmd_db_read_aux_data(const char *resource_id, u8 *data, size_t len);
-
-size_t cmd_db_read_aux_data_len(const char *resource_id);
+const void *cmd_db_read_aux_data(const char *resource_id, size_t *len);
 
 enum cmd_db_hw_type cmd_db_read_slave_id(const char *resource_id);
 
@@ -29,12 +27,8 @@ int cmd_db_ready(void);
 static inline u32 cmd_db_read_addr(const char *resource_id)
 { return 0; }
 
-static inline int cmd_db_read_aux_data(const char *resource_id, u8 *data,
-				       size_t len)
-{ return -ENODEV; }
-
-static inline size_t cmd_db_read_aux_data_len(const char *resource_id)
-{ return -ENODEV; }
+static inline const void *cmd_db_read_aux_data(const char *resource_id, size_t *len)
+{ return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV); }
 
 static inline enum cmd_db_hw_type cmd_db_read_slave_id(const char *resource_id)
 { return -ENODEV; }
