diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-mgr.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-mgr.rst
index 917ee22db429d..86488aa9391a5 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-mgr.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-mgr.rst
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ probe function calls fpga_mgr_register(), such as::
 		 * them in priv
 		 */
 
-		mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(dev, "Altera SOCFPGA FPGA Manager",
-					   &socfpga_fpga_ops, priv);
-		if (!mgr)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		mgr = fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Altera SOCFPGA FPGA Manager",
+					&socfpga_fpga_ops, priv);
+		if (IS_ERR(mgr))
+			return PTR_ERR(mgr);
 
 		platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
 
-		return fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	static int socfpga_fpga_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ probe function calls fpga_mgr_register(), such as::
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+Alternatively, the probe function could call the resource managed register
+functions devm_fpga_mgr_register(). When these functions are used, the
+parameter syntax is the same, but the call to fpga_mgr_unregister() should
+be removed. In the above example, the socfpga_fpga_remove() function would
+not be required.
 
 The ops will implement whatever device specific register writes are needed to
 do the programming sequence for this particular FPGA.  These ops return 0 for
@@ -104,8 +109,8 @@ API for implementing a new FPGA Manager driver
 * ``fpga_mgr_states`` —  Values for :c:expr:`fpga_manager->state`.
 * struct fpga_manager —  the FPGA manager struct
 * struct fpga_manager_ops —  Low level FPGA manager driver ops
-* devm_fpga_mgr_create() —  Allocate and init a manager struct
-* fpga_mgr_register() —  Register an FPGA manager
+* fpga_mgr_register() —  Create and register an FPGA manager
+* devm_fpga_mgr_register() —  Resource managed version of fpga_mgr_register()
 * fpga_mgr_unregister() —  Unregister an FPGA manager
 
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h
@@ -118,10 +123,10 @@ API for implementing a new FPGA Manager driver
    :functions: fpga_manager_ops
 
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
-   :functions: devm_fpga_mgr_create
+   :functions: fpga_mgr_register
 
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
-   :functions: fpga_mgr_register
+   :functions: devm_fpga_mgr_register
 
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
    :functions: fpga_mgr_unregister
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/altera-cvp.c b/drivers/fpga/altera-cvp.c
index 4e0edb60bfba6..b61020ceb0a1e 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/altera-cvp.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/altera-cvp.c
@@ -652,19 +652,15 @@ static int altera_cvp_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	snprintf(conf->mgr_name, sizeof(conf->mgr_name), "%s @%s",
 		 ALTERA_CVP_MGR_NAME, pci_name(pdev));
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(&pdev->dev, conf->mgr_name,
-				   &altera_cvp_ops, conf);
-	if (!mgr) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
+	mgr = fpga_mgr_register(&pdev->dev, conf->mgr_name,
+				&altera_cvp_ops, conf);
+	if (IS_ERR(mgr)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(mgr);
 		goto err_unmap;
 	}
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
 
-	ret = fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_unmap;
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_unmap:
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/altera-pr-ip-core.c b/drivers/fpga/altera-pr-ip-core.c
index dfdf21ed34c4e..be0667968d33b 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/altera-pr-ip-core.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/altera-pr-ip-core.c
@@ -191,11 +191,8 @@ int alt_pr_register(struct device *dev, void __iomem *reg_base)
 		(val & ALT_PR_CSR_STATUS_MSK) >> ALT_PR_CSR_STATUS_SFT,
 		(int)(val & ALT_PR_CSR_PR_START));
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(dev, dev_name(dev), &alt_pr_ops, priv);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, mgr);
+	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, dev_name(dev), &alt_pr_ops, priv);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(mgr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alt_pr_register);
 
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/altera-ps-spi.c b/drivers/fpga/altera-ps-spi.c
index 23bfd4d1ad0f7..5e1e009dba896 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/altera-ps-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/altera-ps-spi.c
@@ -302,12 +302,9 @@ static int altera_ps_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	snprintf(conf->mgr_name, sizeof(conf->mgr_name), "%s %s",
 		 dev_driver_string(&spi->dev), dev_name(&spi->dev));
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(&spi->dev, conf->mgr_name,
-				   &altera_ps_ops, conf);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return devm_fpga_mgr_register(&spi->dev, mgr);
+	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_register(&spi->dev, conf->mgr_name,
+				     &altera_ps_ops, conf);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(mgr);
 }
 
 static const struct spi_device_id altera_ps_spi_ids[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-mgr.c b/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-mgr.c
index 8c5423eeffe75..da509c4c029f6 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-mgr.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/dfl-fme-mgr.c
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@ static int fme_mgr_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	_fme_mgr_get_compat_id(priv->ioaddr, &priv->compat_id);
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(dev, "DFL FME FPGA Manager",
-				   &fme_mgr_ops, priv);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, "DFL FME FPGA Manager",
+				     &fme_mgr_ops, priv);
+	if (IS_ERR(mgr))
+		return PTR_ERR(mgr);
 
-	return devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, mgr);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver fme_mgr_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c b/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
index ecb4c3c795fa5..e240a23df79ff 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
@@ -550,20 +550,20 @@ void fpga_mgr_unlock(struct fpga_manager *mgr)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpga_mgr_unlock);
 
 /**
- * fpga_mgr_create - create and initialize an FPGA manager struct
+ * fpga_mgr_register - create and register an FPGA Manager device
  * @parent:	fpga manager device from pdev
  * @name:	fpga manager name
  * @mops:	pointer to structure of fpga manager ops
  * @priv:	fpga manager private data
  *
- * The caller of this function is responsible for freeing the struct with
- * fpga_mgr_free().  Using devm_fpga_mgr_create() instead is recommended.
+ * The caller of this function is responsible for calling fpga_mgr_unregister().
+ * Using devm_fpga_mgr_register() instead is recommended.
  *
- * Return: pointer to struct fpga_manager or NULL
+ * Return: pointer to struct fpga_manager pointer or ERR_PTR()
  */
-struct fpga_manager *fpga_mgr_create(struct device *parent, const char *name,
-				     const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops,
-				     void *priv)
+struct fpga_manager *
+fpga_mgr_register(struct device *parent, const char *name,
+		  const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops, void *priv)
 {
 	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
 	int id, ret;
@@ -572,21 +572,23 @@ struct fpga_manager *fpga_mgr_create(struct device *parent, const char *name,
 	    !mops->write_init || (!mops->write && !mops->write_sg) ||
 	    (mops->write && mops->write_sg)) {
 		dev_err(parent, "Attempt to register without fpga_manager_ops\n");
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
 	if (!name || !strlen(name)) {
 		dev_err(parent, "Attempt to register with no name!\n");
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
 	mgr = kzalloc(sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mgr)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	id = ida_simple_get(&fpga_mgr_ida, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (id < 0)
+	if (id < 0) {
+		ret = id;
 		goto error_kfree;
+	}
 
 	mutex_init(&mgr->ref_mutex);
 
@@ -594,7 +596,6 @@ struct fpga_manager *fpga_mgr_create(struct device *parent, const char *name,
 	mgr->mops = mops;
 	mgr->priv = priv;
 
-	device_initialize(&mgr->dev);
 	mgr->dev.class = fpga_mgr_class;
 	mgr->dev.groups = mops->groups;
 	mgr->dev.parent = parent;
@@ -605,84 +606,6 @@ struct fpga_manager *fpga_mgr_create(struct device *parent, const char *name,
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_device;
 
-	return mgr;
-
-error_device:
-	ida_simple_remove(&fpga_mgr_ida, id);
-error_kfree:
-	kfree(mgr);
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpga_mgr_create);
-
-/**
- * fpga_mgr_free - free an FPGA manager created with fpga_mgr_create()
- * @mgr:	fpga manager struct
- */
-void fpga_mgr_free(struct fpga_manager *mgr)
-{
-	ida_simple_remove(&fpga_mgr_ida, mgr->dev.id);
-	kfree(mgr);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpga_mgr_free);
-
-static void devm_fpga_mgr_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
-{
-	struct fpga_mgr_devres *dr = res;
-
-	fpga_mgr_free(dr->mgr);
-}
-
-/**
- * devm_fpga_mgr_create - create and initialize a managed FPGA manager struct
- * @parent:	fpga manager device from pdev
- * @name:	fpga manager name
- * @mops:	pointer to structure of fpga manager ops
- * @priv:	fpga manager private data
- *
- * This function is intended for use in an FPGA manager driver's probe function.
- * After the manager driver creates the manager struct with
- * devm_fpga_mgr_create(), it should register it with fpga_mgr_register().  The
- * manager driver's remove function should call fpga_mgr_unregister().  The
- * manager struct allocated with this function will be freed automatically on
- * driver detach.  This includes the case of a probe function returning error
- * before calling fpga_mgr_register(), the struct will still get cleaned up.
- *
- * Return: pointer to struct fpga_manager or NULL
- */
-struct fpga_manager *devm_fpga_mgr_create(struct device *parent, const char *name,
-					  const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops,
-					  void *priv)
-{
-	struct fpga_mgr_devres *dr;
-
-	dr = devres_alloc(devm_fpga_mgr_release, sizeof(*dr), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dr)
-		return NULL;
-
-	dr->mgr = fpga_mgr_create(parent, name, mops, priv);
-	if (!dr->mgr) {
-		devres_free(dr);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	devres_add(parent, dr);
-
-	return dr->mgr;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_fpga_mgr_create);
-
-/**
- * fpga_mgr_register - register an FPGA manager
- * @mgr: fpga manager struct
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
- */
-int fpga_mgr_register(struct fpga_manager *mgr)
-{
-	int ret;
-
 	/*
 	 * Initialize framework state by requesting low level driver read state
 	 * from device.  FPGA may be in reset mode or may have been programmed
@@ -690,18 +613,20 @@ int fpga_mgr_register(struct fpga_manager *mgr)
 	 */
 	mgr->state = mgr->mops->state(mgr);
 
-	ret = device_add(&mgr->dev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto error_device;
-
-	dev_info(&mgr->dev, "%s registered\n", mgr->name);
+	ret = device_register(&mgr->dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		put_device(&mgr->dev);
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return mgr;
 
 error_device:
-	ida_simple_remove(&fpga_mgr_ida, mgr->dev.id);
+	ida_simple_remove(&fpga_mgr_ida, id);
+error_kfree:
+	kfree(mgr);
 
-	return ret;
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpga_mgr_register);
 
@@ -726,14 +651,6 @@ void fpga_mgr_unregister(struct fpga_manager *mgr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpga_mgr_unregister);
 
-static int fpga_mgr_devres_match(struct device *dev, void *res,
-				 void *match_data)
-{
-	struct fpga_mgr_devres *dr = res;
-
-	return match_data == dr->mgr;
-}
-
 static void devm_fpga_mgr_unregister(struct device *dev, void *res)
 {
 	struct fpga_mgr_devres *dr = res;
@@ -743,44 +660,45 @@ static void devm_fpga_mgr_unregister(struct device *dev, void *res)
 
 /**
  * devm_fpga_mgr_register - resource managed variant of fpga_mgr_register()
- * @dev: managing device for this FPGA manager
- * @mgr: fpga manager struct
+ * @parent: fpga manager device from pdev
+ * @info: parameters for fpga manager
+ * @name: fpga manager name
+ * @mops: pointer to structure of fpga manager ops
+ * @priv: fpga manager private data
  *
  * This is the devres variant of fpga_mgr_register() for which the unregister
  * function will be called automatically when the managing device is detached.
  */
-int devm_fpga_mgr_register(struct device *dev, struct fpga_manager *mgr)
+struct fpga_manager *
+devm_fpga_mgr_register(struct device *parent, const char *name,
+		       const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops, void *priv)
 {
 	struct fpga_mgr_devres *dr;
-	int ret;
-
-	/*
-	 * Make sure that the struct fpga_manager * that is passed in is
-	 * managed itself.
-	 */
-	if (WARN_ON(!devres_find(dev, devm_fpga_mgr_release,
-				 fpga_mgr_devres_match, mgr)))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
 
 	dr = devres_alloc(devm_fpga_mgr_unregister, sizeof(*dr), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	ret = fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
-	if (ret) {
+	mgr = fpga_mgr_register(parent, name, mops, priv);
+	if (IS_ERR(mgr)) {
 		devres_free(dr);
-		return ret;
+		return mgr;
 	}
 
 	dr->mgr = mgr;
-	devres_add(dev, dr);
+	devres_add(parent, dr);
 
-	return 0;
+	return mgr;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_fpga_mgr_register);
 
 static void fpga_mgr_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr = to_fpga_manager(dev);
+
+	ida_simple_remove(&fpga_mgr_ida, mgr->dev.id);
+	kfree(mgr);
 }
 
 static int __init fpga_mgr_class_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/ice40-spi.c b/drivers/fpga/ice40-spi.c
index 69dec5af23c36..b7591912248fc 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/ice40-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/ice40-spi.c
@@ -178,12 +178,9 @@ static int ice40_fpga_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(dev, "Lattice iCE40 FPGA Manager",
-				   &ice40_fpga_ops, priv);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, mgr);
+	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Lattice iCE40 FPGA Manager",
+				     &ice40_fpga_ops, priv);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(mgr);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id ice40_fpga_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/machxo2-spi.c b/drivers/fpga/machxo2-spi.c
index 1afb41aa20d71..8469dfb5dd219 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/machxo2-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/machxo2-spi.c
@@ -366,12 +366,9 @@ static int machxo2_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(dev, "Lattice MachXO2 SPI FPGA Manager",
-				   &machxo2_ops, spi);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, mgr);
+	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Lattice MachXO2 SPI FPGA Manager",
+				     &machxo2_ops, spi);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(mgr);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c b/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c
index 573d88bdf7307..ac8e89b8a5cc9 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c
@@ -508,19 +508,15 @@ static int socfpga_a10_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(dev, "SoCFPGA Arria10 FPGA Manager",
-				   &socfpga_a10_fpga_mgr_ops, priv);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
-
-	ret = fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
-	if (ret) {
+	mgr = fpga_mgr_register(dev, "SoCFPGA Arria10 FPGA Manager",
+				&socfpga_a10_fpga_mgr_ops, priv);
+	if (IS_ERR(mgr)) {
 		clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
-		return ret;
+		return PTR_ERR(mgr);
 	}
 
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c b/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c
index 1f467173fc1f3..7e0741f996968 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c
@@ -571,12 +571,9 @@ static int socfpga_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(dev, "Altera SOCFPGA FPGA Manager",
-				   &socfpga_fpga_ops, priv);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, mgr);
+	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Altera SOCFPGA FPGA Manager",
+				     &socfpga_fpga_ops, priv);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(mgr);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/stratix10-soc.c b/drivers/fpga/stratix10-soc.c
index a2cea500f7cc6..9155e888a133e 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/stratix10-soc.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/stratix10-soc.c
@@ -425,18 +425,11 @@ static int s10_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	init_completion(&priv->status_return_completion);
 
-	mgr = fpga_mgr_create(dev, "Stratix10 SOC FPGA Manager",
-			      &s10_ops, priv);
-	if (!mgr) {
-		dev_err(dev, "unable to create FPGA manager\n");
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto probe_err;
-	}
-
-	ret = fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
-	if (ret) {
+	mgr = fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Stratix10 SOC FPGA Manager",
+				&s10_ops, priv);
+	if (IS_ERR(mgr)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "unable to register FPGA manager\n");
-		fpga_mgr_free(mgr);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(mgr);
 		goto probe_err;
 	}
 
@@ -454,7 +447,6 @@ static int s10_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct s10_priv *priv = mgr->priv;
 
 	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
-	fpga_mgr_free(mgr);
 	stratix10_svc_free_channel(priv->chan);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/ts73xx-fpga.c b/drivers/fpga/ts73xx-fpga.c
index 101f016c6ed8c..fd52de20ddb2b 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/ts73xx-fpga.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/ts73xx-fpga.c
@@ -122,12 +122,9 @@ static int ts73xx_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->io_base))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->io_base);
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(kdev, "TS-73xx FPGA Manager",
-				   &ts73xx_fpga_ops, priv);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return devm_fpga_mgr_register(kdev, mgr);
+	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_register(kdev, "TS-73xx FPGA Manager",
+				     &ts73xx_fpga_ops, priv);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(mgr);
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver ts73xx_fpga_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/xilinx-spi.c b/drivers/fpga/xilinx-spi.c
index fee4d0abf6bfe..db23626f9ab27 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/xilinx-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/xilinx-spi.c
@@ -247,13 +247,10 @@ static int xilinx_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, PTR_ERR(conf->done),
 				     "Failed to get DONE gpio\n");
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(&spi->dev,
-				   "Xilinx Slave Serial FPGA Manager",
-				   &xilinx_spi_ops, conf);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return devm_fpga_mgr_register(&spi->dev, mgr);
+	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_register(&spi->dev,
+				     "Xilinx Slave Serial FPGA Manager",
+				     &xilinx_spi_ops, conf);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(mgr);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id xlnx_spi_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/zynq-fpga.c b/drivers/fpga/zynq-fpga.c
index 07fa8d9ec6750..74bbb9710f4ee 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/zynq-fpga.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/zynq-fpga.c
@@ -609,20 +609,16 @@ static int zynq_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk_disable(priv->clk);
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(dev, "Xilinx Zynq FPGA Manager",
-				   &zynq_fpga_ops, priv);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
-
-	err = fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
-	if (err) {
+	mgr = fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Xilinx Zynq FPGA Manager",
+				&zynq_fpga_ops, priv);
+	if (IS_ERR(mgr)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "unable to register FPGA manager\n");
 		clk_unprepare(priv->clk);
-		return err;
+		return PTR_ERR(mgr);
 	}
 
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/zynqmp-fpga.c b/drivers/fpga/zynqmp-fpga.c
index 125743c9797ff..975bdc4d0a65e 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/zynqmp-fpga.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/zynqmp-fpga.c
@@ -102,12 +102,9 @@ static int zynqmp_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->dev = dev;
 
-	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_create(dev, "Xilinx ZynqMP FPGA Manager",
-				   &zynqmp_fpga_ops, priv);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, mgr);
+	mgr = devm_fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Xilinx ZynqMP FPGA Manager",
+				     &zynqmp_fpga_ops, priv);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(mgr);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id zynqmp_fpga_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h b/include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h
index ebdea215a8643..cd852d4e17839 100644
--- a/include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h
+++ b/include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h
@@ -178,17 +178,13 @@ struct fpga_manager *fpga_mgr_get(struct device *dev);
 
 void fpga_mgr_put(struct fpga_manager *mgr);
 
-struct fpga_manager *fpga_mgr_create(struct device *dev, const char *name,
-				     const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops,
-				     void *priv);
-void fpga_mgr_free(struct fpga_manager *mgr);
-int fpga_mgr_register(struct fpga_manager *mgr);
+struct fpga_manager *
+fpga_mgr_register(struct device *parent, const char *name,
+		  const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops, void *priv);
 void fpga_mgr_unregister(struct fpga_manager *mgr);
 
-int devm_fpga_mgr_register(struct device *dev, struct fpga_manager *mgr);
-
-struct fpga_manager *devm_fpga_mgr_create(struct device *dev, const char *name,
-					  const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops,
-					  void *priv);
+struct fpga_manager *
+devm_fpga_mgr_register(struct device *parent, const char *name,
+		       const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops, void *priv);
 
 #endif /*_LINUX_FPGA_MGR_H */
