{
        struct acpi_device *tmp;
 
-       struct dock_station *dock_station = *((struct dock_station **)
-               dev->platform_data);
+       struct dock_station *dock_station = dev->platform_data;
 
        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_bus_get_device(dock_station->handle, &tmp)))
                return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "1\n");
 static ssize_t show_flags(struct device *dev,
                          struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-       struct dock_station *dock_station = *((struct dock_station **)
-               dev->platform_data);
+       struct dock_station *dock_station = dev->platform_data;
        return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", dock_station->flags);
 
 }
                           const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
        int ret;
-       struct dock_station *dock_station = *((struct dock_station **)
-               dev->platform_data);
+       struct dock_station *dock_station = dev->platform_data;
 
        if (!count)
                return -EINVAL;
                             struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
        unsigned long long lbuf;
-       struct dock_station *dock_station = *((struct dock_station **)
-               dev->platform_data);
+       struct dock_station *dock_station = dev->platform_data;
        acpi_status status = acpi_evaluate_integer(dock_station->handle,
                                        "_UID", NULL, &lbuf);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
 static ssize_t show_dock_type(struct device *dev,
                struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-       struct dock_station *dock_station = *((struct dock_station **)
-               dev->platform_data);
+       struct dock_station *dock_station = dev->platform_data;
        char *type;
 
        if (dock_station->flags & DOCK_IS_DOCK)
  */
 static int dock_add(acpi_handle handle)
 {
-       int ret;
-       struct dock_station *dock_station;
+       int ret, id;
+       struct dock_station ds, *dock_station;
        struct platform_device *dock_device;
 
+       id = dock_station_count;
        dock_device =
-               platform_device_register_simple("dock",
-                       dock_station_count, NULL, 0);
+               platform_device_register_data(NULL, "dock",
+                       id, &ds, sizeof(ds));
        if (IS_ERR(dock_device))
                return PTR_ERR(dock_device);
 
-       /* allocate & initialize the dock_station private data */
-       dock_station = kzalloc(sizeof(*dock_station), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!dock_station)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       dock_station = dock_device->dev.platform_data;
        dock_station->handle = handle;
        dock_station->dock_device = dock_device;
        dock_station->last_dock_time = jiffies - HZ;
        mutex_init(&dock_station->hp_lock);
        ATOMIC_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&dock_notifier_list);
 
-       platform_device_add_data(dock_device, &dock_station,
-               sizeof(struct dock_station *));
-
        /* we want the dock device to send uevents */
        dev_set_uevent_suppress(&dock_device->dev, 0);
 
        sysfs_remove_group(&dock_device->dev.kobj, &dock_attribute_group);
 err_unregister:
        platform_device_unregister(dock_device);
-out:
-       kfree(dock_station);
-       dock_station = NULL;
        printk(KERN_ERR "%s encountered error %d\n", __func__, ret);
        return ret;
 }
                                 list)
            kfree(dd);
 
+       list_del(&dock_station->sibling);
+
        /* cleanup sysfs */
        sysfs_remove_group(&dock_device->dev.kobj, &dock_attribute_group);
        platform_device_unregister(dock_device);
 
-       /* free dock station memory */
-       kfree(dock_station);
-       dock_station = NULL;
        return 0;
 }