diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/hif/sdio/linux_sdio/src/hif.c b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/hif/sdio/linux_sdio/src/hif.c
index 1752b33f8d90..c862a199a73b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/hif/sdio/linux_sdio/src/hif.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/hif/sdio/linux_sdio/src/hif.c
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ static int hifDeviceResume(struct device *dev);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM */
 static int hifDeviceInserted(struct sdio_func *func, const struct sdio_device_id *id);
 static void hifDeviceRemoved(struct sdio_func *func);
-static struct hif_device *addHifDevice(struct sdio_func *func);
-static struct hif_device *getHifDevice(struct sdio_func *func);
 static void delHifDevice(struct hif_device * device);
 static int Func0_CMD52WriteByte(struct mmc_card *card, unsigned int address, unsigned char byte);
 static int Func0_CMD52ReadByte(struct mmc_card *card, unsigned int address, unsigned char *byte);
@@ -69,6 +67,26 @@ module_param(reset_sdio_on_unload, int, 0644);
 
 extern u32 nohifscattersupport;
 
+static struct hif_device *ath6kl_alloc_hifdev(struct sdio_func *func)
+{
+	struct hif_device *hifdevice;
+
+	hifdevice = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hif_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+#if HIF_USE_DMA_BOUNCE_BUFFER
+	hifdevice->dma_buffer = kmalloc(HIF_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+#endif
+	hifdevice->func = func;
+	hifdevice->powerConfig = HIF_DEVICE_POWER_UP;
+	sdio_set_drvdata(func, hifdevice);
+
+	return hifdevice;
+}
+
+static struct hif_device *ath6kl_get_hifdev(struct sdio_func *func)
+{
+	return (struct hif_device *) sdio_get_drvdata(func);
+}
 
 /* ------ Static Variables ------ */
 static const struct sdio_device_id ar6k_id_table[] = {
@@ -774,7 +792,7 @@ hifIRQHandler(struct sdio_func *func)
     struct hif_device *device;
     AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_TRACE, ("AR6000: +hifIRQHandler\n"));
 
-    device = getHifDevice(func);
+    device = ath6kl_get_hifdev(func);
     atomic_set(&device->irqHandling, 1);
     /* release the host during ints so we can pick it back up when we process cmds */
     sdio_release_host(device->func);
@@ -829,8 +847,8 @@ static int hifDeviceInserted(struct sdio_func *func, const struct sdio_device_id
 		    ("AR6000: hifDeviceInserted, Function: 0x%X, Vendor ID: 0x%X, Device ID: 0x%X, block size: 0x%X/0x%X\n",
 		     func->num, func->vendor, func->device, func->max_blksize, func->cur_blksize));
 
-    addHifDevice(func);
-    device = getHifDevice(func);
+    ath6kl_alloc_hifdev(func);
+    device = ath6kl_get_hifdev(func);
 
     device->id = id;
     device->is_disabled = true;
@@ -951,7 +969,7 @@ static int hifDisableFunc(struct hif_device *device, struct sdio_func *func)
     int status = 0;
 
     AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_TRACE, ("AR6000: +hifDisableFunc\n"));
-    device = getHifDevice(func);
+    device = ath6kl_get_hifdev(func);
     if (!IS_ERR(device->async_task)) {
         init_completion(&device->async_completion);
         device->async_shutdown = 1;
@@ -1000,7 +1018,7 @@ static int hifEnableFunc(struct hif_device *device, struct sdio_func *func)
     int ret = 0;
     
     AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_TRACE, ("AR6000: +hifEnableFunc\n"));
-    device = getHifDevice(func);
+    device = ath6kl_get_hifdev(func);
 
     if (device->is_disabled) {
        /* enable the SDIO function */
@@ -1079,7 +1097,7 @@ static int hifDeviceSuspend(struct device *dev)
     int status = 0;
     struct hif_device *device;   
 
-    device = getHifDevice(func);
+    device = ath6kl_get_hifdev(func);
     AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_TRACE, ("AR6000: +hifDeviceSuspend\n"));
     if (device && device->claimedContext && osdrvCallbacks.deviceSuspendHandler) {
         device->is_suspend = true; /* set true first for PowerStateChangeNotify(..) */
@@ -1107,7 +1125,7 @@ static int hifDeviceResume(struct device *dev)
     int status = 0;
     struct hif_device *device;   
 
-    device = getHifDevice(func);
+    device = ath6kl_get_hifdev(func);
     AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_TRACE, ("AR6000: +hifDeviceResume\n"));
     if (device && device->claimedContext && osdrvCallbacks.deviceSuspendHandler) {
         status = osdrvCallbacks.deviceResumeHandler(device->claimedContext);
@@ -1128,7 +1146,7 @@ static void hifDeviceRemoved(struct sdio_func *func)
     AR_DEBUG_ASSERT(func != NULL);
 
     AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_TRACE, ("AR6000: +hifDeviceRemoved\n"));
-    device = getHifDevice(func);
+    device = ath6kl_get_hifdev(func);
     if (device->claimedContext != NULL) {
         status = osdrvCallbacks.deviceRemovedHandler(device->claimedContext, device);
     }
@@ -1178,33 +1196,6 @@ int hifWaitForPendingRecv(struct hif_device *device)
     return 0;
 }
     
-
-static struct hif_device *
-addHifDevice(struct sdio_func *func)
-{
-    struct hif_device *hifdevice;
-    AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_TRACE, ("AR6000: addHifDevice\n"));
-    AR_DEBUG_ASSERT(func != NULL);
-    hifdevice = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hif_device), GFP_KERNEL);
-    AR_DEBUG_ASSERT(hifdevice != NULL);
-#if HIF_USE_DMA_BOUNCE_BUFFER
-    hifdevice->dma_buffer = kmalloc(HIF_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-    AR_DEBUG_ASSERT(hifdevice->dma_buffer != NULL);
-#endif
-    hifdevice->func = func;
-    hifdevice->powerConfig = HIF_DEVICE_POWER_UP;
-    sdio_set_drvdata(func, hifdevice);
-    AR_DEBUG_PRINTF(ATH_DEBUG_TRACE, ("AR6000: addHifDevice; 0x%p\n", hifdevice));
-    return hifdevice;
-}
-
-static struct hif_device *
-getHifDevice(struct sdio_func *func)
-{
-    AR_DEBUG_ASSERT(func != NULL);
-    return (struct hif_device *)sdio_get_drvdata(func);
-}
-
 static void
 delHifDevice(struct hif_device * device)
 {