brcmf_sdbrcm_sdiod_drive_strength_init(bus, SDIO_DRIVE_STRENGTH);
 
-       /* Get info on the ARM and SOCRAM cores... */
-       brcmf_sdcard_reg_read(bus->sdiodev,
-                 CORE_SB(bus->ci->armcorebase, sbidhigh), 4);
+       /* Get info on the SOCRAM cores... */
        bus->ramsize = bus->ci->ramsize;
        if (!(bus->ramsize)) {
                brcmf_dbg(ERROR, "failed to find SOCRAM memory!\n");
 
 #define        SBIDH_VC_MASK           0xffff0000      /* vendor code */
 #define        SBIDH_VC_SHIFT          16
 
+static u32
+brcmf_sdio_chip_corerev(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev,
+                       u32 corebase)
+{
+       u32 regdata;
+
+       regdata = brcmf_sdcard_reg_read(sdiodev,
+                       CORE_SB(corebase, sbidhigh), 4);
+       return SBCOREREV(regdata);
+}
+
 bool
 brcmf_sdio_chip_iscoreup(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev,
                         u32 corebase)
        u32 regdata;
 
        /* get chipcommon rev */
-       regdata = brcmf_sdcard_reg_read(sdiodev,
-               CORE_SB(ci->cccorebase, sbidhigh), 4);
-       ci->ccrev = SBCOREREV(regdata);
+       ci->ccrev = brcmf_sdio_chip_corerev(sdiodev, ci->cccorebase);
 
        /* get chipcommon capabilites */
        ci->cccaps = brcmf_sdcard_reg_read(sdiodev,
                ci->pmurev = ci->pmucaps & PCAP_REV_MASK;
        }
 
+
+       ci->buscorerev = brcmf_sdio_chip_corerev(sdiodev, ci->buscorebase);
        regdata = brcmf_sdcard_reg_read(sdiodev,
                                        CORE_SB(ci->buscorebase, sbidhigh), 4);
-       ci->buscorerev = SBCOREREV(regdata);
        ci->buscoretype = (regdata & SBIDH_CC_MASK) >> SBIDH_CC_SHIFT;
 
        brcmf_dbg(INFO, "ccrev=%d, pmurev=%d, buscore rev/type=%d/0x%x\n",