diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
index 1ba2a9971f86..fd5720cbf005 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 #include "vfio_ccw_private.h"
 
 struct workqueue_struct *vfio_ccw_work_q;
-static struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_io_region;
-static struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_cmd_region;
-static struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_schib_region;
-static struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_crw_region;
+struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_io_region;
+struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_cmd_region;
+struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_schib_region;
+struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_crw_region;
 
 debug_info_t *vfio_ccw_debug_msg_id;
 debug_info_t *vfio_ccw_debug_trace_id;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int vfio_ccw_sch_quiesce(struct subchannel *sch)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo(struct work_struct *work)
+void vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct vfio_ccw_private *private;
 	struct irb *irb;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static void vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo(struct work_struct *work)
 		eventfd_signal(private->io_trigger, 1);
 }
 
-static void vfio_ccw_crw_todo(struct work_struct *work)
+void vfio_ccw_crw_todo(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct vfio_ccw_private *private;
 
@@ -151,62 +151,6 @@ static void vfio_ccw_sch_irq(struct subchannel *sch)
 	vfio_ccw_fsm_event(private, VFIO_CCW_EVENT_INTERRUPT);
 }
 
-static struct vfio_ccw_private *vfio_ccw_alloc_private(struct subchannel *sch)
-{
-	struct vfio_ccw_private *private;
-
-	private = kzalloc(sizeof(*private), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!private)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-	mutex_init(&private->io_mutex);
-	private->state = VFIO_CCW_STATE_STANDBY;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&private->crw);
-	INIT_WORK(&private->io_work, vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo);
-	INIT_WORK(&private->crw_work, vfio_ccw_crw_todo);
-
-	private->cp.guest_cp = kcalloc(CCWCHAIN_LEN_MAX, sizeof(struct ccw1),
-				       GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!private->cp.guest_cp)
-		goto out_free_private;
-
-	private->io_region = kmem_cache_zalloc(vfio_ccw_io_region,
-					       GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
-	if (!private->io_region)
-		goto out_free_cp;
-
-	private->cmd_region = kmem_cache_zalloc(vfio_ccw_cmd_region,
-						GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
-	if (!private->cmd_region)
-		goto out_free_io;
-
-	private->schib_region = kmem_cache_zalloc(vfio_ccw_schib_region,
-						  GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
-
-	if (!private->schib_region)
-		goto out_free_cmd;
-
-	private->crw_region = kmem_cache_zalloc(vfio_ccw_crw_region,
-						GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
-
-	if (!private->crw_region)
-		goto out_free_schib;
-	return private;
-
-out_free_schib:
-	kmem_cache_free(vfio_ccw_schib_region, private->schib_region);
-out_free_cmd:
-	kmem_cache_free(vfio_ccw_cmd_region, private->cmd_region);
-out_free_io:
-	kmem_cache_free(vfio_ccw_io_region, private->io_region);
-out_free_cp:
-	kfree(private->cp.guest_cp);
-out_free_private:
-	mutex_destroy(&private->io_mutex);
-	kfree(private);
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-}
-
 static void vfio_ccw_free_private(struct vfio_ccw_private *private)
 {
 	struct vfio_ccw_crw *crw, *temp;
@@ -256,7 +200,7 @@ static int vfio_ccw_sch_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free;
 
-	private = vfio_ccw_alloc_private(sch);
+	private = kzalloc(sizeof(*private), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (IS_ERR(private)) {
 		put_device(&parent->dev);
 		return PTR_ERR(private);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
index 79c50cb7dcb8..eb0b8cc210bb 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
@@ -49,8 +49,51 @@ static int vfio_ccw_mdev_init_dev(struct vfio_device *vdev)
 	struct vfio_ccw_private *private =
 		container_of(vdev, struct vfio_ccw_private, vdev);
 
+	mutex_init(&private->io_mutex);
+	private->state = VFIO_CCW_STATE_STANDBY;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&private->crw);
+	INIT_WORK(&private->io_work, vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo);
+	INIT_WORK(&private->crw_work, vfio_ccw_crw_todo);
 	init_completion(&private->release_comp);
+
+	private->cp.guest_cp = kcalloc(CCWCHAIN_LEN_MAX, sizeof(struct ccw1),
+				       GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!private->cp.guest_cp)
+		goto out_free_private;
+
+	private->io_region = kmem_cache_zalloc(vfio_ccw_io_region,
+					       GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
+	if (!private->io_region)
+		goto out_free_cp;
+
+	private->cmd_region = kmem_cache_zalloc(vfio_ccw_cmd_region,
+						GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
+	if (!private->cmd_region)
+		goto out_free_io;
+
+	private->schib_region = kmem_cache_zalloc(vfio_ccw_schib_region,
+						  GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
+	if (!private->schib_region)
+		goto out_free_cmd;
+
+	private->crw_region = kmem_cache_zalloc(vfio_ccw_crw_region,
+						GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
+	if (!private->crw_region)
+		goto out_free_schib;
+
 	return 0;
+
+out_free_schib:
+	kmem_cache_free(vfio_ccw_schib_region, private->schib_region);
+out_free_cmd:
+	kmem_cache_free(vfio_ccw_cmd_region, private->cmd_region);
+out_free_io:
+	kmem_cache_free(vfio_ccw_io_region, private->io_region);
+out_free_cp:
+	kfree(private->cp.guest_cp);
+out_free_private:
+	mutex_destroy(&private->io_mutex);
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static int vfio_ccw_mdev_probe(struct mdev_device *mdev)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
index b28af2f63963..55d636225cff 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ struct vfio_ccw_private {
 } __aligned(8);
 
 int vfio_ccw_sch_quiesce(struct subchannel *sch);
+void vfio_ccw_sch_io_todo(struct work_struct *work);
+void vfio_ccw_crw_todo(struct work_struct *work);
 
 extern struct mdev_driver vfio_ccw_mdev_driver;
 
@@ -178,7 +180,10 @@ static inline void vfio_ccw_fsm_event(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
 }
 
 extern struct workqueue_struct *vfio_ccw_work_q;
-
+extern struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_io_region;
+extern struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_cmd_region;
+extern struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_schib_region;
+extern struct kmem_cache *vfio_ccw_crw_region;
 
 /* s390 debug feature, similar to base cio */
 extern debug_info_t *vfio_ccw_debug_msg_id;
