diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
index ea762e28c1cc..f6e9c6b52eaa 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c
@@ -1213,8 +1213,28 @@ static const struct vfio_migration_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_state_ops = {
 	.migration_get_state = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_get_device_state,
 };
 
+static int hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_init_dev(struct vfio_device *core_vdev)
+{
+	struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev = container_of(core_vdev,
+			struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device, core_device.vdev);
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(core_vdev->dev);
+	struct hisi_qm *pf_qm = hisi_acc_get_pf_qm(pdev);
+
+	hisi_acc_vdev->vf_id = pci_iov_vf_id(pdev) + 1;
+	hisi_acc_vdev->pf_qm = pf_qm;
+	hisi_acc_vdev->vf_dev = pdev;
+	mutex_init(&hisi_acc_vdev->state_mutex);
+
+	core_vdev->migration_flags = VFIO_MIGRATION_STOP_COPY;
+	core_vdev->mig_ops = &hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_state_ops;
+
+	return vfio_pci_core_init_dev(core_vdev);
+}
+
 static const struct vfio_device_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_ops = {
 	.name = "hisi-acc-vfio-pci-migration",
+	.init = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_init_dev,
+	.release = vfio_pci_core_release_dev,
 	.open_device = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_open_device,
 	.close_device = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_close_device,
 	.ioctl = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ioctl,
@@ -1228,6 +1248,8 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_ops = {
 
 static const struct vfio_device_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ops = {
 	.name = "hisi-acc-vfio-pci",
+	.init = vfio_pci_core_init_dev,
+	.release = vfio_pci_core_release_dev,
 	.open_device = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_open_device,
 	.close_device = vfio_pci_core_close_device,
 	.ioctl = vfio_pci_core_ioctl,
@@ -1239,63 +1261,36 @@ static const struct vfio_device_ops hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ops = {
 	.match = vfio_pci_core_match,
 };
 
-static int
-hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_init(struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev,
-			     struct pci_dev *pdev, struct hisi_qm *pf_qm)
-{
-	int vf_id;
-
-	vf_id = pci_iov_vf_id(pdev);
-	if (vf_id < 0)
-		return vf_id;
-
-	hisi_acc_vdev->vf_id = vf_id + 1;
-	hisi_acc_vdev->core_device.vdev.migration_flags =
-					VFIO_MIGRATION_STOP_COPY;
-	hisi_acc_vdev->pf_qm = pf_qm;
-	hisi_acc_vdev->vf_dev = pdev;
-	mutex_init(&hisi_acc_vdev->state_mutex);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int hisi_acc_vfio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev;
+	const struct vfio_device_ops *ops = &hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ops;
 	struct hisi_qm *pf_qm;
+	int vf_id;
 	int ret;
 
-	hisi_acc_vdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*hisi_acc_vdev), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!hisi_acc_vdev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	pf_qm = hisi_acc_get_pf_qm(pdev);
 	if (pf_qm && pf_qm->ver >= QM_HW_V3) {
-		ret = hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_init(hisi_acc_vdev, pdev, pf_qm);
-		if (!ret) {
-			vfio_pci_core_init_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device, pdev,
-						  &hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_ops);
-			hisi_acc_vdev->core_device.vdev.mig_ops =
-					&hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_state_ops;
-		} else {
+		vf_id = pci_iov_vf_id(pdev);
+		if (vf_id >= 0)
+			ops = &hisi_acc_vfio_pci_migrn_ops;
+		else
 			pci_warn(pdev, "migration support failed, continue with generic interface\n");
-			vfio_pci_core_init_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device, pdev,
-						  &hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ops);
-		}
-	} else {
-		vfio_pci_core_init_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device, pdev,
-					  &hisi_acc_vfio_pci_ops);
 	}
 
+	hisi_acc_vdev = vfio_alloc_device(hisi_acc_vf_core_device,
+					  core_device.vdev, &pdev->dev, ops);
+	if (IS_ERR(hisi_acc_vdev))
+		return PTR_ERR(hisi_acc_vdev);
+
 	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, &hisi_acc_vdev->core_device);
 	ret = vfio_pci_core_register_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_put_vdev;
 	return 0;
 
-out_free:
-	vfio_pci_core_uninit_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device);
-	kfree(hisi_acc_vdev);
+out_put_vdev:
+	vfio_put_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device.vdev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1304,8 +1299,7 @@ static void hisi_acc_vfio_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	struct hisi_acc_vf_core_device *hisi_acc_vdev = hssi_acc_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	vfio_pci_core_unregister_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device);
-	vfio_pci_core_uninit_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device);
-	kfree(hisi_acc_vdev);
+	vfio_put_device(&hisi_acc_vdev->core_device.vdev);
 }
 
 static const struct pci_device_id hisi_acc_vfio_pci_table[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index 708b61d1b364..f29d780e327e 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -1860,36 +1860,6 @@ void vfio_pci_core_release_dev(struct vfio_device *core_vdev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_pci_core_release_dev);
 
-void vfio_pci_core_init_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
-			       struct pci_dev *pdev,
-			       const struct vfio_device_ops *vfio_pci_ops)
-{
-	vfio_init_group_dev(&vdev->vdev, &pdev->dev, vfio_pci_ops);
-	vdev->pdev = pdev;
-	vdev->irq_type = VFIO_PCI_NUM_IRQS;
-	mutex_init(&vdev->igate);
-	spin_lock_init(&vdev->irqlock);
-	mutex_init(&vdev->ioeventfds_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->dummy_resources_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->ioeventfds_list);
-	mutex_init(&vdev->vma_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->vma_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->sriov_pfs_item);
-	init_rwsem(&vdev->memory_lock);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_pci_core_init_device);
-
-void vfio_pci_core_uninit_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
-{
-	mutex_destroy(&vdev->igate);
-	mutex_destroy(&vdev->ioeventfds_lock);
-	mutex_destroy(&vdev->vma_lock);
-	vfio_uninit_group_dev(&vdev->vdev);
-	kfree(vdev->region);
-	kfree(vdev->pm_save);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_pci_core_uninit_device);
-
 int vfio_pci_core_register_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = vdev->pdev;
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h b/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
index 98c8c66e2400..9f10ff34b2ba 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
@@ -230,13 +230,9 @@ static inline void vfio_pci_zdev_close_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
 void vfio_pci_core_set_params(bool nointxmask, bool is_disable_vga,
 			      bool is_disable_idle_d3);
 void vfio_pci_core_close_device(struct vfio_device *core_vdev);
-void vfio_pci_core_init_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
-			       struct pci_dev *pdev,
-			       const struct vfio_device_ops *vfio_pci_ops);
 int vfio_pci_core_init_dev(struct vfio_device *core_vdev);
 void vfio_pci_core_release_dev(struct vfio_device *core_vdev);
 int vfio_pci_core_register_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
-void vfio_pci_core_uninit_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
 void vfio_pci_core_unregister_device(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
 extern const struct pci_error_handlers vfio_pci_core_err_handlers;
 int vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
