static int amdgpu_sdma_init_inst_ctx(struct amdgpu_sdma_instance *sdma_inst)
 {
-       int err = 0;
        uint16_t version_major;
        const struct common_firmware_header *header = NULL;
        const struct sdma_firmware_header_v1_0 *hdr;
        const struct sdma_firmware_header_v2_0 *hdr_v2;
 
-       err = amdgpu_ucode_validate(sdma_inst->fw);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
-
        header = (const struct common_firmware_header *)
                sdma_inst->fw->data;
        version_major = le16_to_cpu(header->header_version_major);
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < adev->sdma.num_instances; i++) {
-               release_firmware(adev->sdma.instance[i].fw);
+               amdgpu_ucode_release(&adev->sdma.instance[i].fw);
                if (duplicate)
                        break;
        }
        const struct sdma_firmware_header_v2_0 *sdma_hdr;
        uint16_t version_major;
 
-       err = request_firmware(&adev->sdma.instance[instance].fw, fw_name, adev->dev);
+       err = amdgpu_ucode_request(adev, &adev->sdma.instance[instance].fw, fw_name);
        if (err)
                goto out;