diff --git a/drivers/crypto/stm32/stm32-hash.c b/drivers/crypto/stm32/stm32-hash.c
index 7bf805563ac2..a4c4cb1735d4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/stm32/stm32-hash.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/stm32/stm32-hash.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
-#include <linux/crypto.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/dmaengine.h>
@@ -127,6 +126,16 @@ struct stm32_hash_ctx {
 	int			keylen;
 };
 
+struct stm32_hash_state {
+	u16			bufcnt;
+	u16			buflen;
+
+	u8 buffer[HASH_BUFLEN] __aligned(4);
+
+	/* hash state */
+	u32			hw_context[3 + HASH_CSR_REGISTER_NUMBER];
+};
+
 struct stm32_hash_request_ctx {
 	struct stm32_hash_dev	*hdev;
 	unsigned long		flags;
@@ -134,8 +143,6 @@ struct stm32_hash_request_ctx {
 
 	u8 digest[SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE] __aligned(sizeof(u32));
 	size_t			digcnt;
-	size_t			bufcnt;
-	size_t			buflen;
 
 	/* DMA */
 	struct scatterlist	*sg;
@@ -149,10 +156,7 @@ struct stm32_hash_request_ctx {
 
 	u8			data_type;
 
-	u8 buffer[HASH_BUFLEN] __aligned(sizeof(u32));
-
-	/* Export Context */
-	u32			*hw_context;
+	struct stm32_hash_state state;
 };
 
 struct stm32_hash_algs_info {
@@ -183,7 +187,6 @@ struct stm32_hash_dev {
 	struct ahash_request	*req;
 	struct crypto_engine	*engine;
 
-	int			err;
 	unsigned long		flags;
 
 	struct dma_chan		*dma_lch;
@@ -326,11 +329,12 @@ static void stm32_hash_write_ctrl(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev, int bufcnt)
 
 static void stm32_hash_append_sg(struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx)
 {
+	struct stm32_hash_state *state = &rctx->state;
 	size_t count;
 
-	while ((rctx->bufcnt < rctx->buflen) && rctx->total) {
+	while ((state->bufcnt < state->buflen) && rctx->total) {
 		count = min(rctx->sg->length - rctx->offset, rctx->total);
-		count = min(count, rctx->buflen - rctx->bufcnt);
+		count = min_t(size_t, count, state->buflen - state->bufcnt);
 
 		if (count <= 0) {
 			if ((rctx->sg->length == 0) && !sg_is_last(rctx->sg)) {
@@ -341,10 +345,10 @@ static void stm32_hash_append_sg(struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx)
 			}
 		}
 
-		scatterwalk_map_and_copy(rctx->buffer + rctx->bufcnt, rctx->sg,
-					 rctx->offset, count, 0);
+		scatterwalk_map_and_copy(state->buffer + state->bufcnt,
+					 rctx->sg, rctx->offset, count, 0);
 
-		rctx->bufcnt += count;
+		state->bufcnt += count;
 		rctx->offset += count;
 		rctx->total -= count;
 
@@ -413,26 +417,27 @@ static int stm32_hash_xmit_cpu(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev,
 static int stm32_hash_update_cpu(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx = ahash_request_ctx(hdev->req);
+	struct stm32_hash_state *state = &rctx->state;
 	int bufcnt, err = 0, final;
 
 	dev_dbg(hdev->dev, "%s flags %lx\n", __func__, rctx->flags);
 
 	final = (rctx->flags & HASH_FLAGS_FINUP);
 
-	while ((rctx->total >= rctx->buflen) ||
-	       (rctx->bufcnt + rctx->total >= rctx->buflen)) {
+	while ((rctx->total >= state->buflen) ||
+	       (state->bufcnt + rctx->total >= state->buflen)) {
 		stm32_hash_append_sg(rctx);
-		bufcnt = rctx->bufcnt;
-		rctx->bufcnt = 0;
-		err = stm32_hash_xmit_cpu(hdev, rctx->buffer, bufcnt, 0);
+		bufcnt = state->bufcnt;
+		state->bufcnt = 0;
+		err = stm32_hash_xmit_cpu(hdev, state->buffer, bufcnt, 0);
 	}
 
 	stm32_hash_append_sg(rctx);
 
 	if (final) {
-		bufcnt = rctx->bufcnt;
-		rctx->bufcnt = 0;
-		err = stm32_hash_xmit_cpu(hdev, rctx->buffer, bufcnt, 1);
+		bufcnt = state->bufcnt;
+		state->bufcnt = 0;
+		err = stm32_hash_xmit_cpu(hdev, state->buffer, bufcnt, 1);
 
 		/* If we have an IRQ, wait for that, else poll for completion */
 		if (hdev->polled) {
@@ -441,8 +446,20 @@ static int stm32_hash_update_cpu(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev)
 			hdev->flags |= HASH_FLAGS_OUTPUT_READY;
 			err = 0;
 		}
+	} else {
+		u32 *preg = state->hw_context;
+		int i;
+
+		if (!hdev->pdata->ux500)
+			*preg++ = stm32_hash_read(hdev, HASH_IMR);
+		*preg++ = stm32_hash_read(hdev, HASH_STR);
+		*preg++ = stm32_hash_read(hdev, HASH_CR);
+		for (i = 0; i < HASH_CSR_REGISTER_NUMBER; i++)
+			*preg++ = stm32_hash_read(hdev, HASH_CSR(i));
 	}
 
+	rctx->flags |= HASH_FLAGS_INIT;
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -584,10 +601,10 @@ static int stm32_hash_dma_init(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev)
 static int stm32_hash_dma_send(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx = ahash_request_ctx(hdev->req);
+	u32 *buffer = (void *)rctx->state.buffer;
 	struct scatterlist sg[1], *tsg;
 	int err = 0, len = 0, reg, ncp = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
-	u32 *buffer = (void *)rctx->buffer;
 
 	rctx->sg = hdev->req->src;
 	rctx->total = hdev->req->nbytes;
@@ -615,7 +632,7 @@ static int stm32_hash_dma_send(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev)
 
 				ncp = sg_pcopy_to_buffer(
 					rctx->sg, rctx->nents,
-					rctx->buffer, sg->length - len,
+					rctx->state.buffer, sg->length - len,
 					rctx->total - sg->length + len);
 
 				sg->length = len;
@@ -671,6 +688,8 @@ static int stm32_hash_dma_send(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev)
 		err = stm32_hash_hmac_dma_send(hdev);
 	}
 
+	rctx->flags |= HASH_FLAGS_INIT;
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -749,14 +768,12 @@ static int stm32_hash_init(struct ahash_request *req)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	rctx->bufcnt = 0;
-	rctx->buflen = HASH_BUFLEN;
+	rctx->state.bufcnt = 0;
+	rctx->state.buflen = HASH_BUFLEN;
 	rctx->total = 0;
 	rctx->offset = 0;
 	rctx->data_type = HASH_DATA_8_BITS;
 
-	memset(rctx->buffer, 0, HASH_BUFLEN);
-
 	if (ctx->flags & HASH_FLAGS_HMAC)
 		rctx->flags |= HASH_FLAGS_HMAC;
 
@@ -774,15 +791,16 @@ static int stm32_hash_final_req(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev)
 {
 	struct ahash_request *req = hdev->req;
 	struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx = ahash_request_ctx(req);
+	struct stm32_hash_state *state = &rctx->state;
+	int buflen = state->bufcnt;
 	int err;
-	int buflen = rctx->bufcnt;
 
-	rctx->bufcnt = 0;
+	state->bufcnt = 0;
 
 	if (!(rctx->flags & HASH_FLAGS_CPU))
 		err = stm32_hash_dma_send(hdev);
 	else
-		err = stm32_hash_xmit_cpu(hdev, rctx->buffer, buflen, 1);
+		err = stm32_hash_xmit_cpu(hdev, state->buffer, buflen, 1);
 
 	/* If we have an IRQ, wait for that, else poll for completion */
 	if (hdev->polled) {
@@ -832,7 +850,7 @@ static void stm32_hash_copy_hash(struct ahash_request *req)
 	__be32 *hash = (void *)rctx->digest;
 	unsigned int i, hashsize;
 
-	if (hdev->pdata->broken_emptymsg && !req->nbytes)
+	if (hdev->pdata->broken_emptymsg && !(rctx->flags & HASH_FLAGS_INIT))
 		return stm32_hash_emptymsg_fallback(req);
 
 	switch (rctx->flags & HASH_FLAGS_ALGO_MASK) {
@@ -882,11 +900,6 @@ static void stm32_hash_finish_req(struct ahash_request *req, int err)
 	if (!err && (HASH_FLAGS_FINAL & hdev->flags)) {
 		stm32_hash_copy_hash(req);
 		err = stm32_hash_finish(req);
-		hdev->flags &= ~(HASH_FLAGS_FINAL | HASH_FLAGS_CPU |
-				 HASH_FLAGS_INIT | HASH_FLAGS_DMA_READY |
-				 HASH_FLAGS_OUTPUT_READY | HASH_FLAGS_HMAC |
-				 HASH_FLAGS_HMAC_INIT | HASH_FLAGS_HMAC_FINAL |
-				 HASH_FLAGS_HMAC_KEY);
 	} else {
 		rctx->flags |= HASH_FLAGS_ERRORS;
 	}
@@ -897,67 +910,61 @@ static void stm32_hash_finish_req(struct ahash_request *req, int err)
 	crypto_finalize_hash_request(hdev->engine, req, err);
 }
 
-static int stm32_hash_hw_init(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev,
+static void stm32_hash_hw_init(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev,
 			      struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx)
 {
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(hdev->dev);
-
-	if (!(HASH_FLAGS_INIT & hdev->flags)) {
-		stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_CR, HASH_CR_INIT);
-		stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_STR, 0);
-		stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_DIN, 0);
-		stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_IMR, 0);
-		hdev->err = 0;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
-static int stm32_hash_one_request(struct crypto_engine *engine, void *areq);
-static int stm32_hash_prepare_req(struct crypto_engine *engine, void *areq);
-
 static int stm32_hash_handle_queue(struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev,
 				   struct ahash_request *req)
 {
 	return crypto_transfer_hash_request_to_engine(hdev->engine, req);
 }
 
-static int stm32_hash_prepare_req(struct crypto_engine *engine, void *areq)
+static int stm32_hash_one_request(struct crypto_engine *engine, void *areq)
 {
 	struct ahash_request *req = container_of(areq, struct ahash_request,
 						 base);
 	struct stm32_hash_ctx *ctx = crypto_ahash_ctx(crypto_ahash_reqtfm(req));
 	struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev = stm32_hash_find_dev(ctx);
 	struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!hdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	dev_dbg(hdev->dev, "processing new req, op: %lu, nbytes %d\n",
+		rctx->op, req->nbytes);
+
+	stm32_hash_hw_init(hdev, rctx);
+
 	hdev->req = req;
+	hdev->flags = 0;
 
 	rctx = ahash_request_ctx(req);
 
-	dev_dbg(hdev->dev, "processing new req, op: %lu, nbytes %d\n",
-		rctx->op, req->nbytes);
+	if (rctx->flags & HASH_FLAGS_INIT) {
+		u32 *preg = rctx->state.hw_context;
+		u32 reg;
+		int i;
 
-	return stm32_hash_hw_init(hdev, rctx);
-}
-
-static int stm32_hash_one_request(struct crypto_engine *engine, void *areq)
-{
-	struct ahash_request *req = container_of(areq, struct ahash_request,
-						 base);
-	struct stm32_hash_ctx *ctx = crypto_ahash_ctx(crypto_ahash_reqtfm(req));
-	struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev = stm32_hash_find_dev(ctx);
-	struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx;
-	int err = 0;
+		if (!hdev->pdata->ux500)
+			stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_IMR, *preg++);
+		stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_STR, *preg++);
+		stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_CR, *preg);
+		reg = *preg++ | HASH_CR_INIT;
+		stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_CR, reg);
 
-	if (!hdev)
-		return -ENODEV;
+		for (i = 0; i < HASH_CSR_REGISTER_NUMBER; i++)
+			stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_CSR(i), *preg++);
 
-	hdev->req = req;
+		hdev->flags |= HASH_FLAGS_INIT;
 
-	rctx = ahash_request_ctx(req);
+		if (rctx->flags & HASH_FLAGS_HMAC)
+			hdev->flags |= HASH_FLAGS_HMAC |
+				       HASH_FLAGS_HMAC_KEY;
+	}
 
 	if (rctx->op == HASH_OP_UPDATE)
 		err = stm32_hash_update_req(hdev);
@@ -985,6 +992,7 @@ static int stm32_hash_enqueue(struct ahash_request *req, unsigned int op)
 static int stm32_hash_update(struct ahash_request *req)
 {
 	struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx = ahash_request_ctx(req);
+	struct stm32_hash_state *state = &rctx->state;
 
 	if (!req->nbytes || !(rctx->flags & HASH_FLAGS_CPU))
 		return 0;
@@ -993,7 +1001,7 @@ static int stm32_hash_update(struct ahash_request *req)
 	rctx->sg = req->src;
 	rctx->offset = 0;
 
-	if ((rctx->bufcnt + rctx->total < rctx->buflen)) {
+	if ((state->bufcnt + rctx->total < state->buflen)) {
 		stm32_hash_append_sg(rctx);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1044,35 +1052,13 @@ static int stm32_hash_digest(struct ahash_request *req)
 static int stm32_hash_export(struct ahash_request *req, void *out)
 {
 	struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx = ahash_request_ctx(req);
-	struct stm32_hash_ctx *ctx = crypto_ahash_ctx(crypto_ahash_reqtfm(req));
-	struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev = stm32_hash_find_dev(ctx);
-	u32 *preg;
-	unsigned int i;
-	int ret;
+	bool empty = !(rctx->flags & HASH_FLAGS_INIT);
+	u8 *p = out;
 
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(hdev->dev);
-
-	ret = stm32_hash_wait_busy(hdev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	rctx->hw_context = kmalloc_array(3 + HASH_CSR_REGISTER_NUMBER,
-					 sizeof(u32),
-					 GFP_KERNEL);
+	*(u8 *)p = empty;
 
-	preg = rctx->hw_context;
-
-	if (!hdev->pdata->ux500)
-		*preg++ = stm32_hash_read(hdev, HASH_IMR);
-	*preg++ = stm32_hash_read(hdev, HASH_STR);
-	*preg++ = stm32_hash_read(hdev, HASH_CR);
-	for (i = 0; i < HASH_CSR_REGISTER_NUMBER; i++)
-		*preg++ = stm32_hash_read(hdev, HASH_CSR(i));
-
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(hdev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(hdev->dev);
-
-	memcpy(out, rctx, sizeof(*rctx));
+	if (!empty)
+		memcpy(p + 1, &rctx->state, sizeof(rctx->state));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1080,32 +1066,14 @@ static int stm32_hash_export(struct ahash_request *req, void *out)
 static int stm32_hash_import(struct ahash_request *req, const void *in)
 {
 	struct stm32_hash_request_ctx *rctx = ahash_request_ctx(req);
-	struct stm32_hash_ctx *ctx = crypto_ahash_ctx(crypto_ahash_reqtfm(req));
-	struct stm32_hash_dev *hdev = stm32_hash_find_dev(ctx);
-	const u32 *preg = in;
-	u32 reg;
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	memcpy(rctx, in, sizeof(*rctx));
+	const u8 *p = in;
 
-	preg = rctx->hw_context;
-
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(hdev->dev);
+	stm32_hash_init(req);
 
-	if (!hdev->pdata->ux500)
-		stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_IMR, *preg++);
-	stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_STR, *preg++);
-	stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_CR, *preg);
-	reg = *preg++ | HASH_CR_INIT;
-	stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_CR, reg);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < HASH_CSR_REGISTER_NUMBER; i++)
-		stm32_hash_write(hdev, HASH_CSR(i), *preg++);
-
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(hdev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(hdev->dev);
-
-	kfree(rctx->hw_context);
+	if (!*(u8 *)p) {
+		rctx->flags |= HASH_FLAGS_INIT;
+		memcpy(&rctx->state, p + 1, sizeof(rctx->state));
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1162,8 +1130,6 @@ static int stm32_hash_cra_init_algs(struct crypto_tfm *tfm,
 		ctx->flags |= HASH_FLAGS_HMAC;
 
 	ctx->enginectx.op.do_one_request = stm32_hash_one_request;
-	ctx->enginectx.op.prepare_request = stm32_hash_prepare_req;
-	ctx->enginectx.op.unprepare_request = NULL;
 
 	return stm32_hash_init_fallback(tfm);
 }
@@ -1255,7 +1221,7 @@ static struct ahash_alg algs_md5[] = {
 		.import = stm32_hash_import,
 		.halg = {
 			.digestsize = MD5_DIGEST_SIZE,
-			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_request_ctx),
+			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_state) + 1,
 			.base = {
 				.cra_name = "md5",
 				.cra_driver_name = "stm32-md5",
@@ -1282,7 +1248,7 @@ static struct ahash_alg algs_md5[] = {
 		.setkey = stm32_hash_setkey,
 		.halg = {
 			.digestsize = MD5_DIGEST_SIZE,
-			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_request_ctx),
+			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_state) + 1,
 			.base = {
 				.cra_name = "hmac(md5)",
 				.cra_driver_name = "stm32-hmac-md5",
@@ -1311,7 +1277,7 @@ static struct ahash_alg algs_sha1[] = {
 		.import = stm32_hash_import,
 		.halg = {
 			.digestsize = SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE,
-			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_request_ctx),
+			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_state) + 1,
 			.base = {
 				.cra_name = "sha1",
 				.cra_driver_name = "stm32-sha1",
@@ -1338,7 +1304,7 @@ static struct ahash_alg algs_sha1[] = {
 		.setkey = stm32_hash_setkey,
 		.halg = {
 			.digestsize = SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE,
-			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_request_ctx),
+			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_state) + 1,
 			.base = {
 				.cra_name = "hmac(sha1)",
 				.cra_driver_name = "stm32-hmac-sha1",
@@ -1367,7 +1333,7 @@ static struct ahash_alg algs_sha224[] = {
 		.import = stm32_hash_import,
 		.halg = {
 			.digestsize = SHA224_DIGEST_SIZE,
-			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_request_ctx),
+			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_state) + 1,
 			.base = {
 				.cra_name = "sha224",
 				.cra_driver_name = "stm32-sha224",
@@ -1394,7 +1360,7 @@ static struct ahash_alg algs_sha224[] = {
 		.import = stm32_hash_import,
 		.halg = {
 			.digestsize = SHA224_DIGEST_SIZE,
-			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_request_ctx),
+			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_state) + 1,
 			.base = {
 				.cra_name = "hmac(sha224)",
 				.cra_driver_name = "stm32-hmac-sha224",
@@ -1423,7 +1389,7 @@ static struct ahash_alg algs_sha256[] = {
 		.import = stm32_hash_import,
 		.halg = {
 			.digestsize = SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE,
-			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_request_ctx),
+			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_state) + 1,
 			.base = {
 				.cra_name = "sha256",
 				.cra_driver_name = "stm32-sha256",
@@ -1450,7 +1416,7 @@ static struct ahash_alg algs_sha256[] = {
 		.setkey = stm32_hash_setkey,
 		.halg = {
 			.digestsize = SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE,
-			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_request_ctx),
+			.statesize = sizeof(struct stm32_hash_state) + 1,
 			.base = {
 				.cra_name = "hmac(sha256)",
 				.cra_driver_name = "stm32-hmac-sha256",
