diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
index 2a0425ab82a7..5c90d569c0f7 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
@@ -441,6 +441,86 @@ static void rproc_rvdev_release(struct device *dev)
 	kfree(rvdev);
 }
 
+static int rproc_rvdev_add_device(struct rproc_vdev *rvdev)
+{
+	struct rproc *rproc = rvdev->rproc;
+	struct fw_rsc_vdev *rsc = rvdev->rsc;
+	char name[16];
+	int ret, i;
+
+	/* Initialise vdev subdevice */
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "vdev%dbuffer", rvdev->index);
+	rvdev->dev.parent = &rproc->dev;
+	rvdev->dev.dma_pfn_offset = rproc->dev.parent->dma_pfn_offset;
+	rvdev->dev.release = rproc_rvdev_release;
+	dev_set_name(&rvdev->dev, "%s#%s", dev_name(rvdev->dev.parent), name);
+	dev_set_drvdata(&rvdev->dev, rvdev);
+
+	ret = device_register(&rvdev->dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		put_device(&rvdev->dev);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	/* Make device dma capable by inheriting from parent's capabilities */
+	set_dma_ops(&rvdev->dev, get_dma_ops(rproc->dev.parent));
+
+	ret = dma_coerce_mask_and_coherent(&rvdev->dev,
+					   dma_get_mask(rproc->dev.parent));
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_warn(&rvdev->dev,
+			 "Failed to set DMA mask %llx. Trying to continue... %x\n",
+			 dma_get_mask(rproc->dev.parent), ret);
+	}
+
+	/* parse the vrings */
+	for (i = 0; i < rsc->num_of_vrings; i++) {
+		ret = rproc_parse_vring(rvdev, rsc, i);
+		if (ret)
+			goto free_rvdev;
+	}
+
+	/* allocate the vring resources */
+	for (i = 0; i < rsc->num_of_vrings; i++) {
+		ret = rproc_alloc_vring(rvdev, i);
+		if (ret)
+			goto free_vg;
+	}
+
+	rvdev->subdev.start = rproc_vdev_do_start;
+	rvdev->subdev.stop = rproc_vdev_do_stop;
+
+	rproc_add_subdev(rproc, &rvdev->subdev);
+
+	return 0;
+
+free_vg:
+	for (i--; i >= 0; i--) {
+		struct rproc_vring *rvring = &rvdev->vring[i];
+
+		rproc_free_vring(rvring);
+	}
+
+free_rvdev:
+	device_unregister(&rvdev->dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void rproc_rvdev_remove_device(struct rproc_vdev *rvdev)
+{
+	struct rproc *rproc = rvdev->rproc;
+	struct rproc_vring *rvring;
+	int id;
+
+	for (id = 0; id < ARRAY_SIZE(rvdev->vring); id++) {
+		rvring = &rvdev->vring[id];
+		rproc_free_vring(rvring);
+	}
+
+	rproc_remove_subdev(rproc, &rvdev->subdev);
+	device_unregister(&rvdev->dev);
+}
+
 /**
  * rproc_handle_vdev() - handle a vdev fw resource
  * @rproc: the remote processor
@@ -473,8 +553,6 @@ static int rproc_handle_vdev(struct rproc *rproc, struct fw_rsc_vdev *rsc,
 {
 	struct device *dev = &rproc->dev;
 	struct rproc_vdev *rvdev;
-	int i, ret;
-	char name[16];
 
 	/* make sure resource isn't truncated */
 	if (struct_size(rsc, vring, rsc->num_of_vrings) + rsc->config_len >
@@ -505,83 +583,22 @@ static int rproc_handle_vdev(struct rproc *rproc, struct fw_rsc_vdev *rsc,
 	kref_init(&rvdev->refcount);
 
 	rvdev->rsc = rsc;
+	rvdev->rsc_offset = offset;
 	rvdev->id = rsc->id;
 	rvdev->rproc = rproc;
 	rvdev->index = rproc->nb_vdev++;
 
-	/* Initialise vdev subdevice */
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "vdev%dbuffer", rvdev->index);
-	rvdev->dev.parent = rproc->dev.parent;
-	rvdev->dev.dma_pfn_offset = rproc->dev.parent->dma_pfn_offset;
-	rvdev->dev.release = rproc_rvdev_release;
-	dev_set_name(&rvdev->dev, "%s#%s", dev_name(rvdev->dev.parent), name);
-	dev_set_drvdata(&rvdev->dev, rvdev);
-
-	ret = device_register(&rvdev->dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		put_device(&rvdev->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
-	/* Make device dma capable by inheriting from parent's capabilities */
-	set_dma_ops(&rvdev->dev, get_dma_ops(rproc->dev.parent));
-
-	ret = dma_coerce_mask_and_coherent(&rvdev->dev,
-					   dma_get_mask(rproc->dev.parent));
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_warn(dev,
-			 "Failed to set DMA mask %llx. Trying to continue... %x\n",
-			 dma_get_mask(rproc->dev.parent), ret);
-	}
-
-	/* parse the vrings */
-	for (i = 0; i < rsc->num_of_vrings; i++) {
-		ret = rproc_parse_vring(rvdev, rsc, i);
-		if (ret)
-			goto free_rvdev;
-	}
-
-	/* remember the resource offset*/
-	rvdev->rsc_offset = offset;
-
-	/* allocate the vring resources */
-	for (i = 0; i < rsc->num_of_vrings; i++) {
-		ret = rproc_alloc_vring(rvdev, i);
-		if (ret)
-			goto unwind_vring_allocations;
-	}
-
 	list_add_tail(&rvdev->node, &rproc->rvdevs);
 
-	rvdev->subdev.start = rproc_vdev_do_start;
-	rvdev->subdev.stop = rproc_vdev_do_stop;
-
-	rproc_add_subdev(rproc, &rvdev->subdev);
-
-	return 0;
-
-unwind_vring_allocations:
-	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
-		rproc_free_vring(&rvdev->vring[i]);
-free_rvdev:
-	device_unregister(&rvdev->dev);
-	return ret;
+	return rproc_rvdev_add_device(rvdev);
 }
 
 void rproc_vdev_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
 	struct rproc_vdev *rvdev = container_of(ref, struct rproc_vdev, refcount);
-	struct rproc_vring *rvring;
-	struct rproc *rproc = rvdev->rproc;
-	int id;
-
-	for (id = 0; id < ARRAY_SIZE(rvdev->vring); id++) {
-		rvring = &rvdev->vring[id];
-		rproc_free_vring(rvring);
-	}
 
-	rproc_remove_subdev(rproc, &rvdev->subdev);
+	rproc_rvdev_remove_device(rvdev);
 	list_del(&rvdev->node);
-	device_unregister(&rvdev->dev);
 }
 
 /**
