diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/gl861.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/gl861.c
index ead6268af7a..7e5bcf49896 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/gl861.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/gl861.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ struct gl861 {
 	struct i2c_adapter *demod_sub_i2c;
 	struct i2c_client  *i2c_client_demod;
 	struct i2c_client  *i2c_client_tuner;
-	struct i2c_adapter tuner_adap;
 };
 
 #define CMD_WRITE_SHORT     0x01
@@ -79,6 +78,12 @@ static int gl861_ctrl_msg(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 request, u16 value,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int gl861_short_write(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 addr, u8 reg, u8 val)
+{
+	return gl861_ctrl_msg(d, CMD_WRITE_SHORT,
+			      (addr << 9) | val, reg, NULL, 0);
+}
+
 static int gl861_i2c_master_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[],
 				 int num)
 {
@@ -162,55 +167,6 @@ static struct i2c_algorithm gl861_i2c_algo = {
 	.functionality = gl861_i2c_functionality,
 };
 
-static int gl861_i2c_msg(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 addr,
-			 u8 *wbuf, u16 wlen, u8 *rbuf, u16 rlen)
-{
-	u16 index;
-	u16 value = addr << (8 + 1);
-	int wo = (rbuf == NULL || rlen == 0); /* write-only */
-	u8 req, type;
-	u8 *buf;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (wo) {
-		req = GL861_REQ_I2C_WRITE;
-		type = GL861_WRITE;
-		buf = kmemdup(wbuf, wlen, GFP_KERNEL);
-	} else { /* rw */
-		req = GL861_REQ_I2C_READ;
-		type = GL861_READ;
-		buf = kmalloc(rlen, GFP_KERNEL);
-	}
-	if (!buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	switch (wlen) {
-	case 1:
-		index = wbuf[0];
-		break;
-	case 2:
-		index = wbuf[0];
-		value = value + wbuf[1];
-		break;
-	default:
-		dev_err(&d->udev->dev, "%s: wlen=%d, aborting\n",
-				KBUILD_MODNAME, wlen);
-		kfree(buf);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	usleep_range(1000, 2000); /* avoid I2C errors */
-
-	ret = usb_control_msg(d->udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(d->udev, 0), req, type,
-			      value, index, buf, rlen, 2000);
-
-	if (!wo && ret > 0)
-		memcpy(rbuf, buf, rlen);
-
-	kfree(buf);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /* Callbacks for DVB USB */
 static struct zl10353_config gl861_zl10353_config = {
 	.demod_address = 0x0f,
@@ -289,129 +245,6 @@ static const struct friio_config friio_config = {
 	.tuner_info = { I2C_BOARD_INFO("tua6034_friio", 0x60), },
 };
 
-/* For another type of I2C:
- * message sent by a USB control-read/write transaction with data stage.
- * Used in init/config of Friio.
- */
-static int
-gl861_i2c_write_ex(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 addr, u8 *wbuf, u16 wlen)
-{
-	u8 *buf;
-	int ret;
-
-	buf = kmemdup(wbuf, wlen, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ret = usb_control_msg(d->udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(d->udev, 0),
-				 GL861_REQ_I2C_RAW, GL861_WRITE,
-				 addr << (8 + 1), 0x0100, buf, wlen, 2000);
-	kfree(buf);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int
-gl861_i2c_read_ex(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 addr, u8 *rbuf, u16 rlen)
-{
-	u8 *buf;
-	int ret;
-
-	buf = kmalloc(rlen, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ret = usb_control_msg(d->udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(d->udev, 0),
-				 GL861_REQ_I2C_READ, GL861_READ,
-				 addr << (8 + 1), 0x0100, buf, rlen, 2000);
-	if (ret > 0 && rlen > 0)
-		memcpy(buf, rbuf, rlen);
-	kfree(buf);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/* For I2C transactions to the tuner of Friio (dvb_pll).
- *
- * Friio uses irregular USB encapsulation for tuner i2c transactions:
- * write transacions are encapsulated with a different USB 'request' value.
- *
- * Although all transactions are sent via the demod(tc90522)
- * and the demod provides an i2c adapter for them, it cannot be used in Friio
- * since it assumes using the same parent adapter with the demod,
- * which does not use the request value and uses same one for both read/write.
- * So we define a dedicated i2c adapter here.
- */
-
-static int
-friio_i2c_tuner_read(struct dvb_usb_device *d, struct i2c_msg *msg)
-{
-	struct gl861 *priv;
-	u8 addr;
-
-	priv = d_to_priv(d);
-	addr = priv->i2c_client_demod->addr;
-	return gl861_i2c_read_ex(d, addr, msg->buf, msg->len);
-}
-
-static int
-friio_i2c_tuner_write(struct dvb_usb_device *d, struct i2c_msg *msg)
-{
-	u8 *buf;
-	int ret;
-	struct gl861 *priv;
-
-	priv = d_to_priv(d);
-
-	if (msg->len < 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	buf = kmalloc(msg->len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	buf[0] = msg->addr << 1;
-	memcpy(buf + 1, msg->buf, msg->len);
-
-	ret = usb_control_msg(d->udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(d->udev, 0),
-				 GL861_REQ_I2C_RAW, GL861_WRITE,
-				 priv->i2c_client_demod->addr << (8 + 1),
-				 0xFE, buf, msg->len + 1, 2000);
-	kfree(buf);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static int friio_tuner_i2c_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msg[],
-				int num)
-{
-	struct dvb_usb_device *d = i2c_get_adapdata(adap);
-	int i;
-
-	if (num > 2)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&d->i2c_mutex) < 0)
-		return -EAGAIN;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
-		int ret;
-
-		if (msg[i].flags & I2C_M_RD)
-			ret = friio_i2c_tuner_read(d, &msg[i]);
-		else
-			ret = friio_i2c_tuner_write(d, &msg[i]);
-
-		if (ret < 0)
-			break;
-
-		usleep_range(1000, 2000); /* avoid I2C errors */
-	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&d->i2c_mutex);
-	return i;
-}
-
-static struct i2c_algorithm friio_tuner_i2c_algo = {
-	.master_xfer   = friio_tuner_i2c_xfer,
-	.functionality = gl861_i2c_functionality,
-};
 
 /* GPIO control in Friio */
 
@@ -479,9 +312,11 @@ static int friio_ext_ctl(struct dvb_usb_device *d,
 /* init/config of gl861 for Friio */
 /* NOTE:
  * This function cannot be moved to friio_init()/dvb_usbv2_init(),
- * because the init defined here must be done before any activities like I2C,
+ * because the init defined here includes a whole device reset,
+ * it must be run early before any activities like I2C,
  * but friio_init() is called by dvb-usbv2 after {_frontend, _tuner}_attach(),
  * where I2C communication is used.
+ * In addition, this reset is required in reset_resume() as well.
  * Thus this function is set to be called from _power_ctl().
  *
  * Since it will be called on the early init stage
@@ -491,7 +326,7 @@ static int friio_ext_ctl(struct dvb_usb_device *d,
 static int friio_reset(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
 {
 	int i, ret;
-	u8 wbuf[2], rbuf[2];
+	u8 wbuf[1], rbuf[2];
 
 	static const u8 friio_init_cmds[][2] = {
 		{0x33, 0x08}, {0x37, 0x40}, {0x3a, 0x1f}, {0x3b, 0xff},
@@ -503,16 +338,12 @@ static int friio_reset(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	wbuf[0] = 0x11;
-	wbuf[1] = 0x02;
-	ret = gl861_i2c_msg(d, 0x00, wbuf, 2, NULL, 0);
+	ret = gl861_short_write(d, 0x00, 0x11, 0x02);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	usleep_range(2000, 3000);
 
-	wbuf[0] = 0x11;
-	wbuf[1] = 0x00;
-	ret = gl861_i2c_msg(d, 0x00, wbuf, 2, NULL, 0);
+	ret = gl861_short_write(d, 0x00, 0x11, 0x00);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -522,14 +353,13 @@ static int friio_reset(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
 	 */
 
 	usleep_range(1000, 2000);
-	wbuf[0] = 0x03;
-	wbuf[1] = 0x80;
-	ret = gl861_i2c_write_ex(d, 0x09, wbuf, 2);
+	wbuf[0] = 0x80;
+	ret = gl861_ctrl_msg(d, CMD_WRITE, 0x09 << 9, 0x03, wbuf, 1);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
 	usleep_range(2000, 3000);
-	ret = gl861_i2c_read_ex(d, 0x09, rbuf, 2);
+	ret = gl861_ctrl_msg(d, CMD_READ, 0x09 << 9, 0x0100, rbuf, 2);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	if (rbuf[0] != 0xff || rbuf[1] != 0xff)
@@ -537,38 +367,33 @@ static int friio_reset(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
 
 
 	usleep_range(1000, 2000);
-	ret = gl861_i2c_write_ex(d, 0x48, wbuf, 2);
+	wbuf[0] = 0x80;
+	ret = gl861_ctrl_msg(d, CMD_WRITE, 0x48 << 9, 0x03, wbuf, 1);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
 	usleep_range(2000, 3000);
-	ret = gl861_i2c_read_ex(d, 0x48, rbuf, 2);
+	ret = gl861_ctrl_msg(d, CMD_READ, 0x48 << 9, 0x0100, rbuf, 2);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 	if (rbuf[0] != 0xff || rbuf[1] != 0xff)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	wbuf[0] = 0x30;
-	wbuf[1] = 0x04;
-	ret = gl861_i2c_msg(d, 0x00, wbuf, 2, NULL, 0);
+	ret = gl861_short_write(d, 0x00, 0x30, 0x04);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	wbuf[0] = 0x00;
-	wbuf[1] = 0x01;
-	ret = gl861_i2c_msg(d, 0x00, wbuf, 2, NULL, 0);
+	ret = gl861_short_write(d, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	wbuf[0] = 0x06;
-	wbuf[1] = 0x0f;
-	ret = gl861_i2c_msg(d, 0x00, wbuf, 2, NULL, 0);
+	ret = gl861_short_write(d, 0x00, 0x06, 0x0f);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(friio_init_cmds); i++) {
-		ret = gl861_i2c_msg(d, 0x00, (u8 *)friio_init_cmds[i], 2,
-				      NULL, 0);
+		ret = gl861_short_write(d, 0x00, friio_init_cmds[i][0],
+					friio_init_cmds[i][1]);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -593,6 +418,7 @@ static int friio_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 	struct gl861 *priv;
 
 	info = &friio_config.demod_info;
+	cfg = friio_config.demod_cfg;
 	d = adap_to_d(adap);
 	cl = dvb_module_probe("tc90522", info->type,
 			      &d->i2c_adap, info->addr, &cfg);
@@ -600,17 +426,10 @@ static int friio_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	adap->fe[0] = cfg.fe;
 
-	/* ignore cfg.tuner_i2c and create new one */
 	priv = adap_to_priv(adap);
 	priv->i2c_client_demod = cl;
-	priv->tuner_adap.algo = &friio_tuner_i2c_algo;
-	priv->tuner_adap.dev.parent = &d->udev->dev;
-	strscpy(priv->tuner_adap.name, d->name, sizeof(priv->tuner_adap.name));
-	strlcat(priv->tuner_adap.name, "-tuner", sizeof(priv->tuner_adap.name));
-	priv->demod_sub_i2c = &priv->tuner_adap;
-	i2c_set_adapdata(&priv->tuner_adap, d);
-
-	return i2c_add_adapter(&priv->tuner_adap);
+	priv->demod_sub_i2c = cfg.tuner_i2c;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int friio_frontend_detach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
@@ -618,7 +437,6 @@ static int friio_frontend_detach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
 	struct gl861 *priv;
 
 	priv = adap_to_priv(adap);
-	i2c_del_adapter(&priv->tuner_adap);
 	dvb_module_release(priv->i2c_client_demod);
 	return 0;
 }
