MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 static struct atomic_notifier_head dock_notifier_list;
-static struct platform_device dock_device;
+static struct platform_device *dock_device;
 static char dock_device_name[] = "dock";
 
 struct dock_station {
 
 static void dock_event(struct dock_station *ds, u32 event, int num)
 {
-       struct device *dev = &dock_device.dev;
+       struct device *dev = &dock_device->dev;
        /*
         * Indicate that the status of the dock station has
         * changed.
        ATOMIC_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&dock_notifier_list);
 
        /* initialize platform device stuff */
-       dock_device.name = dock_device_name;
-       ret = platform_device_register(&dock_device);
-       if (ret) {
-               printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Error %d registering dock device\n", ret);
+       dock_device =
+               platform_device_register_simple(dock_device_name, 0, NULL, 0);
+       if (IS_ERR(dock_device)) {
                kfree(dock_station);
                dock_station = NULL;
-               return ret;
+               return PTR_ERR(dock_device);
        }
-       ret = device_create_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_docked);
+       ret = device_create_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_docked);
        if (ret) {
                printk("Error %d adding sysfs file\n", ret);
-               platform_device_unregister(&dock_device);
+               platform_device_unregister(dock_device);
                kfree(dock_station);
                dock_station = NULL;
                return ret;
        }
-       ret = device_create_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_undock);
+       ret = device_create_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_undock);
        if (ret) {
                printk("Error %d adding sysfs file\n", ret);
-               device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_docked);
-               platform_device_unregister(&dock_device);
+               device_remove_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_docked);
+               platform_device_unregister(dock_device);
                kfree(dock_station);
                dock_station = NULL;
                return ret;
        }
-       ret = device_create_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_uid);
+       ret = device_create_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_uid);
        if (ret) {
                printk("Error %d adding sysfs file\n", ret);
-               device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_docked);
-               device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_undock);
-               platform_device_unregister(&dock_device);
+               device_remove_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_docked);
+               device_remove_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_undock);
+               platform_device_unregister(dock_device);
                kfree(dock_station);
                dock_station = NULL;
                return ret;
 dock_add_err:
        kfree(dd);
 dock_add_err_unregister:
-       device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_docked);
-       device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_undock);
-       device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_uid);
-       platform_device_unregister(&dock_device);
+       device_remove_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_docked);
+       device_remove_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_undock);
+       device_remove_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_uid);
+       platform_device_unregister(dock_device);
        kfree(dock_station);
        dock_station = NULL;
        return ret;
                printk(KERN_ERR "Error removing notify handler\n");
 
        /* cleanup sysfs */
-       device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_docked);
-       device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_undock);
-       device_remove_file(&dock_device.dev, &dev_attr_uid);
-       platform_device_unregister(&dock_device);
+       device_remove_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_docked);
+       device_remove_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_undock);
+       device_remove_file(&dock_device->dev, &dev_attr_uid);
+       platform_device_unregister(dock_device);
 
        /* free dock station memory */
        kfree(dock_station);