return 0;
 }
 
-int
-vchiq_platform_init_state(struct vchiq_state *state)
-{
-       struct vchiq_arm_state *platform_state;
-
-       platform_state = devm_kzalloc(state->dev, sizeof(*platform_state), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!platform_state)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       rwlock_init(&platform_state->susp_res_lock);
-
-       init_completion(&platform_state->ka_evt);
-       atomic_set(&platform_state->ka_use_count, 0);
-       atomic_set(&platform_state->ka_use_ack_count, 0);
-       atomic_set(&platform_state->ka_release_count, 0);
-
-       platform_state->state = state;
-
-       state->platform_state = (struct opaque_platform_state *)platform_state;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static struct vchiq_arm_state *vchiq_platform_get_arm_state(struct vchiq_state *state)
 {
        return (struct vchiq_arm_state *)state->platform_state;
        return 0;
 }
 
+int
+vchiq_platform_init_state(struct vchiq_state *state)
+{
+       struct vchiq_arm_state *platform_state;
+       char threadname[16];
+
+       platform_state = devm_kzalloc(state->dev, sizeof(*platform_state), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!platform_state)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       snprintf(threadname, sizeof(threadname), "vchiq-keep/%d",
+                state->id);
+       platform_state->ka_thread = kthread_create(&vchiq_keepalive_thread_func,
+                                                  (void *)state, threadname);
+       if (IS_ERR(platform_state->ka_thread)) {
+               dev_err(state->dev, "couldn't create thread %s\n", threadname);
+               return PTR_ERR(platform_state->ka_thread);
+       }
+
+       rwlock_init(&platform_state->susp_res_lock);
+
+       init_completion(&platform_state->ka_evt);
+       atomic_set(&platform_state->ka_use_count, 0);
+       atomic_set(&platform_state->ka_use_ack_count, 0);
+       atomic_set(&platform_state->ka_release_count, 0);
+
+       platform_state->state = state;
+
+       state->platform_state = (struct opaque_platform_state *)platform_state;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 int
 vchiq_use_internal(struct vchiq_state *state, struct vchiq_service *service,
                   enum USE_TYPE_E use_type)
                                       enum vchiq_connstate newstate)
 {
        struct vchiq_arm_state *arm_state = vchiq_platform_get_arm_state(state);
-       char threadname[16];
 
        dev_dbg(state->dev, "suspend: %d: %s->%s\n",
                state->id, get_conn_state_name(oldstate), get_conn_state_name(newstate));
 
        arm_state->first_connect = 1;
        write_unlock_bh(&arm_state->susp_res_lock);
-       snprintf(threadname, sizeof(threadname), "vchiq-keep/%d",
-                state->id);
-       arm_state->ka_thread = kthread_create(&vchiq_keepalive_thread_func,
-                                             (void *)state,
-                                             threadname);
-       if (IS_ERR(arm_state->ka_thread)) {
-               dev_err(state->dev, "suspend: Couldn't create thread %s\n",
-                       threadname);
-       } else {
-               wake_up_process(arm_state->ka_thread);
-       }
+       wake_up_process(arm_state->ka_thread);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id vchiq_of_match[] = {