Merge tag 'rpmsg-v5.11' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/andersson/remoteproc

Pull rpmsg updates from Bjorn Andersson:
 "This extracts the 'nameserver' previously used only by the virtio
  rpmsg transport to work ontop of any rpmsg implementation and
  clarifies the endianness of the data types used in rpmsg"

* tag 'rpmsg-v5.11' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/andersson/remoteproc:
  rpmsg: Turn name service into a stand alone driver
  rpmsg: Make rpmsg_{register|unregister}_device() public
  rpmsg: virtio: Add rpmsg channel device ops
  rpmsg: core: Add channel creation internal API
  rpmsg: virtio: Rename rpmsg_create_channel
  rpmsg: Move structure rpmsg_ns_msg to header file
  rpmsg: virtio: Move from virtio to rpmsg byte conversion
  rpmsg: Introduce __rpmsg{16|32|64} types

6 files changed, 257 insertions, 123 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig b/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig
index f96716893c2a..0b4407abdf13 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ config RPMSG_CHAR
 	  in /dev. They make it possible for user-space programs to send and
 	  receive rpmsg packets.
 
+config RPMSG_NS
+	tristate "RPMSG name service announcement"
+	depends on RPMSG
+	help
+	  Say Y here to enable the support of the name service announcement
+	  channel that probes the associated RPMsg device on remote endpoint
+	  service announcement.
+
 config RPMSG_MTK_SCP
 	tristate "MediaTek SCP"
 	depends on MTK_SCP
@@ -62,6 +70,7 @@ config RPMSG_VIRTIO
 	tristate "Virtio RPMSG bus driver"
 	depends on HAS_DMA
 	select RPMSG
+	select RPMSG_NS
 	select VIRTIO
 
 endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/Makefile b/drivers/rpmsg/Makefile
index ffe932ef6050..8d452656f0ee 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 obj-$(CONFIG_RPMSG)		+= rpmsg_core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RPMSG_CHAR)	+= rpmsg_char.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_RPMSG_NS)		+= rpmsg_ns.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RPMSG_MTK_SCP)	+= mtk_rpmsg.o
 qcom_glink-objs			:= qcom_glink_native.o qcom_glink_ssr.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_RPMSG_QCOM_GLINK) += qcom_glink.o
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
index 91de940896e3..e5daee4f9373 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
@@ -21,6 +21,50 @@
 #include "rpmsg_internal.h"
 
 /**
+ * rpmsg_create_channel() - create a new rpmsg channel
+ * using its name and address info.
+ * @rpdev: rpmsg device
+ * @chinfo: channel_info to bind
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to the new rpmsg device on success, or NULL on error.
+ */
+struct rpmsg_device *rpmsg_create_channel(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
+					  struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON(!rpdev))
+		return NULL;
+	if (!rpdev->ops || !rpdev->ops->create_channel) {
+		dev_err(&rpdev->dev, "no create_channel ops found\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return rpdev->ops->create_channel(rpdev, chinfo);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpmsg_create_channel);
+
+/**
+ * rpmsg_release_channel() - release a rpmsg channel
+ * using its name and address info.
+ * @rpdev: rpmsg device
+ * @chinfo: channel_info to bind
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or an appropriate error value.
+ */
+int rpmsg_release_channel(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
+			  struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON(!rpdev))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!rpdev->ops || !rpdev->ops->release_channel) {
+		dev_err(&rpdev->dev, "no release_channel ops found\n");
+		return -ENXIO;
+	}
+
+	return rpdev->ops->release_channel(rpdev, chinfo);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpmsg_release_channel);
+
+/**
  * rpmsg_create_ept() - create a new rpmsg_endpoint
  * @rpdev: rpmsg channel device
  * @cb: rx callback handler
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h
index 3fc83cd50e98..a76c344253bf 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_internal.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 /**
  * struct rpmsg_device_ops - indirection table for the rpmsg_device operations
+ * @create_channel:	create backend-specific channel, optional
+ * @release_channel:	release backend-specific channel, optional
  * @create_ept:		create backend-specific endpoint, required
  * @announce_create:	announce presence of new channel, optional
  * @announce_destroy:	announce destruction of channel, optional
@@ -29,6 +31,10 @@
  * advertise new channels implicitly by creating the endpoints.
  */
 struct rpmsg_device_ops {
+	struct rpmsg_device *(*create_channel)(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
+					       struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo);
+	int (*release_channel)(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
+			       struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo);
 	struct rpmsg_endpoint *(*create_ept)(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
 					    rpmsg_rx_cb_t cb, void *priv,
 					    struct rpmsg_channel_info chinfo);
@@ -68,13 +74,13 @@ struct rpmsg_endpoint_ops {
 			     poll_table *wait);
 };
 
-int rpmsg_register_device(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev);
-int rpmsg_unregister_device(struct device *parent,
-			    struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo);
-
 struct device *rpmsg_find_device(struct device *parent,
 				 struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo);
 
+struct rpmsg_device *rpmsg_create_channel(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
+					  struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo);
+int rpmsg_release_channel(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
+			  struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo);
 /**
  * rpmsg_chrdev_register_device() - register chrdev device based on rpdev
  * @rpdev:	prepared rpdev to be used for creating endpoints
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_ns.c b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_ns.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..762ff1ae279f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_ns.c
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) STMicroelectronics 2020 - All Rights Reserved
+ */
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/rpmsg.h>
+#include <linux/rpmsg/ns.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include "rpmsg_internal.h"
+
+/**
+ * rpmsg_ns_register_device() - register name service device based on rpdev
+ * @rpdev: prepared rpdev to be used for creating endpoints
+ *
+ * This function wraps rpmsg_register_device() preparing the rpdev for use as
+ * basis for the rpmsg name service device.
+ */
+int rpmsg_ns_register_device(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev)
+{
+	strcpy(rpdev->id.name, "rpmsg_ns");
+	rpdev->driver_override = "rpmsg_ns";
+	rpdev->src = RPMSG_NS_ADDR;
+	rpdev->dst = RPMSG_NS_ADDR;
+
+	return rpmsg_register_device(rpdev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpmsg_ns_register_device);
+
+/* invoked when a name service announcement arrives */
+static int rpmsg_ns_cb(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev, void *data, int len,
+		       void *priv, u32 src)
+{
+	struct rpmsg_ns_msg *msg = data;
+	struct rpmsg_device *newch;
+	struct rpmsg_channel_info chinfo;
+	struct device *dev = rpdev->dev.parent;
+	int ret;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
+	dynamic_hex_dump("NS announcement: ", DUMP_PREFIX_NONE, 16, 1,
+			 data, len, true);
+#endif
+
+	if (len != sizeof(*msg)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "malformed ns msg (%d)\n", len);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* don't trust the remote processor for null terminating the name */
+	msg->name[RPMSG_NAME_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
+
+	strncpy(chinfo.name, msg->name, sizeof(chinfo.name));
+	chinfo.src = RPMSG_ADDR_ANY;
+	chinfo.dst = rpmsg32_to_cpu(rpdev, msg->addr);
+
+	dev_info(dev, "%sing channel %s addr 0x%x\n",
+		 rpmsg32_to_cpu(rpdev, msg->flags) & RPMSG_NS_DESTROY ?
+		 "destroy" : "creat", msg->name, chinfo.dst);
+
+	if (rpmsg32_to_cpu(rpdev, msg->flags) & RPMSG_NS_DESTROY) {
+		ret = rpmsg_release_channel(rpdev, &chinfo);
+		if (ret)
+			dev_err(dev, "rpmsg_destroy_channel failed: %d\n", ret);
+	} else {
+		newch = rpmsg_create_channel(rpdev, &chinfo);
+		if (!newch)
+			dev_err(dev, "rpmsg_create_channel failed\n");
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int rpmsg_ns_probe(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev)
+{
+	struct rpmsg_endpoint *ns_ept;
+	struct rpmsg_channel_info ns_chinfo = {
+		.src = RPMSG_NS_ADDR,
+		.dst = RPMSG_NS_ADDR,
+		.name = "name_service",
+	};
+
+	/*
+	 * Create the NS announcement service endpoint associated to the RPMsg
+	 * device. The endpoint will be automatically destroyed when the RPMsg
+	 * device will be deleted.
+	 */
+	ns_ept = rpmsg_create_ept(rpdev, rpmsg_ns_cb, NULL, ns_chinfo);
+	if (!ns_ept) {
+		dev_err(&rpdev->dev, "failed to create the ns ept\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+	rpdev->ept = ns_ept;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct rpmsg_driver rpmsg_ns_driver = {
+	.drv.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
+	.probe = rpmsg_ns_probe,
+};
+
+static int rpmsg_ns_init(void)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = register_rpmsg_driver(&rpmsg_ns_driver);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		pr_err("%s: Failed to register rpmsg driver\n", __func__);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+postcore_initcall(rpmsg_ns_init);
+
+static void rpmsg_ns_exit(void)
+{
+	unregister_rpmsg_driver(&rpmsg_ns_driver);
+}
+module_exit(rpmsg_ns_exit);
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Name service announcement rpmsg driver");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Arnaud Pouliquen <arnaud.pouliquen@st.com>");
+MODULE_ALIAS("rpmsg:" KBUILD_MODNAME);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
index 7d7ed4e5cce7..e87d4cf926eb 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/rpmsg.h>
+#include <linux/rpmsg/byteorder.h>
+#include <linux/rpmsg/ns.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/virtio.h>
-#include <linux/virtio_byteorder.h>
 #include <linux/virtio_ids.h>
 #include <linux/virtio_config.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@
  * @endpoints_lock: lock of the endpoints set
  * @sendq:	wait queue of sending contexts waiting for a tx buffers
  * @sleepers:	number of senders that are waiting for a tx buffer
- * @ns_ept:	the bus's name service endpoint
  *
  * This structure stores the rpmsg state of a given virtio remote processor
  * device (there might be several virtio proc devices for each physical
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ struct virtproc_info {
 	struct mutex endpoints_lock;
 	wait_queue_head_t sendq;
 	atomic_t sleepers;
-	struct rpmsg_endpoint *ns_ept;
 };
 
 /* The feature bitmap for virtio rpmsg */
@@ -85,42 +84,14 @@ struct virtproc_info {
  * Every message sent(/received) on the rpmsg bus begins with this header.
  */
 struct rpmsg_hdr {
-	__virtio32 src;
-	__virtio32 dst;
-	__virtio32 reserved;
-	__virtio16 len;
-	__virtio16 flags;
+	__rpmsg32 src;
+	__rpmsg32 dst;
+	__rpmsg32 reserved;
+	__rpmsg16 len;
+	__rpmsg16 flags;
 	u8 data[];
 } __packed;
 
-/**
- * struct rpmsg_ns_msg - dynamic name service announcement message
- * @name: name of remote service that is published
- * @addr: address of remote service that is published
- * @flags: indicates whether service is created or destroyed
- *
- * This message is sent across to publish a new service, or announce
- * about its removal. When we receive these messages, an appropriate
- * rpmsg channel (i.e device) is created/destroyed. In turn, the ->probe()
- * or ->remove() handler of the appropriate rpmsg driver will be invoked
- * (if/as-soon-as one is registered).
- */
-struct rpmsg_ns_msg {
-	char name[RPMSG_NAME_SIZE];
-	__virtio32 addr;
-	__virtio32 flags;
-} __packed;
-
-/**
- * enum rpmsg_ns_flags - dynamic name service announcement flags
- *
- * @RPMSG_NS_CREATE: a new remote service was just created
- * @RPMSG_NS_DESTROY: a known remote service was just destroyed
- */
-enum rpmsg_ns_flags {
-	RPMSG_NS_CREATE		= 0,
-	RPMSG_NS_DESTROY	= 1,
-};
 
 /**
  * struct virtio_rpmsg_channel - rpmsg channel descriptor
@@ -167,9 +138,6 @@ struct virtio_rpmsg_channel {
  */
 #define RPMSG_RESERVED_ADDRESSES	(1024)
 
-/* Address 53 is reserved for advertising remote services */
-#define RPMSG_NS_ADDR			(53)
-
 static void virtio_rpmsg_destroy_ept(struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept);
 static int virtio_rpmsg_send(struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept, void *data, int len);
 static int virtio_rpmsg_sendto(struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept, void *data, int len,
@@ -181,6 +149,8 @@ static int virtio_rpmsg_trysendto(struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept, void *data,
 				  int len, u32 dst);
 static int virtio_rpmsg_trysend_offchannel(struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept, u32 src,
 					   u32 dst, void *data, int len);
+static struct rpmsg_device *__rpmsg_create_channel(struct virtproc_info *vrp,
+						   struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo);
 
 static const struct rpmsg_endpoint_ops virtio_endpoint_ops = {
 	.destroy_ept = virtio_rpmsg_destroy_ept,
@@ -285,6 +255,24 @@ free_ept:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct rpmsg_device *virtio_rpmsg_create_channel(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
+							struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo)
+{
+	struct virtio_rpmsg_channel *vch = to_virtio_rpmsg_channel(rpdev);
+	struct virtproc_info *vrp = vch->vrp;
+
+	return __rpmsg_create_channel(vrp, chinfo);
+}
+
+static int virtio_rpmsg_release_channel(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
+					struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo)
+{
+	struct virtio_rpmsg_channel *vch = to_virtio_rpmsg_channel(rpdev);
+	struct virtproc_info *vrp = vch->vrp;
+
+	return rpmsg_unregister_device(&vrp->vdev->dev, chinfo);
+}
+
 static struct rpmsg_endpoint *virtio_rpmsg_create_ept(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
 						      rpmsg_rx_cb_t cb,
 						      void *priv,
@@ -341,8 +329,8 @@ static int virtio_rpmsg_announce_create(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev)
 		struct rpmsg_ns_msg nsm;
 
 		strncpy(nsm.name, rpdev->id.name, RPMSG_NAME_SIZE);
-		nsm.addr = cpu_to_virtio32(vrp->vdev, rpdev->ept->addr);
-		nsm.flags = cpu_to_virtio32(vrp->vdev, RPMSG_NS_CREATE);
+		nsm.addr = cpu_to_rpmsg32(rpdev, rpdev->ept->addr);
+		nsm.flags = cpu_to_rpmsg32(rpdev, RPMSG_NS_CREATE);
 
 		err = rpmsg_sendto(rpdev->ept, &nsm, sizeof(nsm), RPMSG_NS_ADDR);
 		if (err)
@@ -365,8 +353,8 @@ static int virtio_rpmsg_announce_destroy(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev)
 		struct rpmsg_ns_msg nsm;
 
 		strncpy(nsm.name, rpdev->id.name, RPMSG_NAME_SIZE);
-		nsm.addr = cpu_to_virtio32(vrp->vdev, rpdev->ept->addr);
-		nsm.flags = cpu_to_virtio32(vrp->vdev, RPMSG_NS_DESTROY);
+		nsm.addr = cpu_to_rpmsg32(rpdev, rpdev->ept->addr);
+		nsm.flags = cpu_to_rpmsg32(rpdev, RPMSG_NS_DESTROY);
 
 		err = rpmsg_sendto(rpdev->ept, &nsm, sizeof(nsm), RPMSG_NS_ADDR);
 		if (err)
@@ -377,6 +365,8 @@ static int virtio_rpmsg_announce_destroy(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev)
 }
 
 static const struct rpmsg_device_ops virtio_rpmsg_ops = {
+	.create_channel = virtio_rpmsg_create_channel,
+	.release_channel = virtio_rpmsg_release_channel,
 	.create_ept = virtio_rpmsg_create_ept,
 	.announce_create = virtio_rpmsg_announce_create,
 	.announce_destroy = virtio_rpmsg_announce_destroy,
@@ -395,8 +385,8 @@ static void virtio_rpmsg_release_device(struct device *dev)
  * this function will be used to create both static and dynamic
  * channels.
  */
-static struct rpmsg_device *rpmsg_create_channel(struct virtproc_info *vrp,
-						 struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo)
+static struct rpmsg_device *__rpmsg_create_channel(struct virtproc_info *vrp,
+						   struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo)
 {
 	struct virtio_rpmsg_channel *vch;
 	struct rpmsg_device *rpdev;
@@ -425,6 +415,7 @@ static struct rpmsg_device *rpmsg_create_channel(struct virtproc_info *vrp,
 	rpdev->src = chinfo->src;
 	rpdev->dst = chinfo->dst;
 	rpdev->ops = &virtio_rpmsg_ops;
+	rpdev->little_endian = virtio_is_little_endian(vrp->vdev);
 
 	/*
 	 * rpmsg server channels has predefined local address (for now),
@@ -618,10 +609,10 @@ static int rpmsg_send_offchannel_raw(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev,
 		}
 	}
 
-	msg->len = cpu_to_virtio16(vrp->vdev, len);
+	msg->len = cpu_to_rpmsg16(rpdev, len);
 	msg->flags = 0;
-	msg->src = cpu_to_virtio32(vrp->vdev, src);
-	msg->dst = cpu_to_virtio32(vrp->vdev, dst);
+	msg->src = cpu_to_rpmsg32(rpdev, src);
+	msg->dst = cpu_to_rpmsg32(rpdev, dst);
 	msg->reserved = 0;
 	memcpy(msg->data, data, len);
 
@@ -710,14 +701,15 @@ static int rpmsg_recv_single(struct virtproc_info *vrp, struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept;
 	struct scatterlist sg;
-	unsigned int msg_len = virtio16_to_cpu(vrp->vdev, msg->len);
+	bool little_endian = virtio_is_little_endian(vrp->vdev);
+	unsigned int msg_len = __rpmsg16_to_cpu(little_endian, msg->len);
 	int err;
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "From: 0x%x, To: 0x%x, Len: %d, Flags: %d, Reserved: %d\n",
-		virtio32_to_cpu(vrp->vdev, msg->src),
-		virtio32_to_cpu(vrp->vdev, msg->dst), msg_len,
-		virtio16_to_cpu(vrp->vdev, msg->flags),
-		virtio32_to_cpu(vrp->vdev, msg->reserved));
+		__rpmsg32_to_cpu(little_endian, msg->src),
+		__rpmsg32_to_cpu(little_endian, msg->dst), msg_len,
+		__rpmsg16_to_cpu(little_endian, msg->flags),
+		__rpmsg32_to_cpu(little_endian, msg->reserved));
 #if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
 	dynamic_hex_dump("rpmsg_virtio RX: ", DUMP_PREFIX_NONE, 16, 1,
 			 msg, sizeof(*msg) + msg_len, true);
@@ -736,7 +728,7 @@ static int rpmsg_recv_single(struct virtproc_info *vrp, struct device *dev,
 	/* use the dst addr to fetch the callback of the appropriate user */
 	mutex_lock(&vrp->endpoints_lock);
 
-	ept = idr_find(&vrp->endpoints, virtio32_to_cpu(vrp->vdev, msg->dst));
+	ept = idr_find(&vrp->endpoints, __rpmsg32_to_cpu(little_endian, msg->dst));
 
 	/* let's make sure no one deallocates ept while we use it */
 	if (ept)
@@ -750,7 +742,7 @@ static int rpmsg_recv_single(struct virtproc_info *vrp, struct device *dev,
 
 		if (ept->cb)
 			ept->cb(ept->rpdev, msg->data, msg_len, ept->priv,
-				virtio32_to_cpu(vrp->vdev, msg->src));
+				__rpmsg32_to_cpu(little_endian, msg->src));
 
 		mutex_unlock(&ept->cb_lock);
 
@@ -821,68 +813,14 @@ static void rpmsg_xmit_done(struct virtqueue *svq)
 	wake_up_interruptible(&vrp->sendq);
 }
 
-/* invoked when a name service announcement arrives */
-static int rpmsg_ns_cb(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev, void *data, int len,
-		       void *priv, u32 src)
-{
-	struct rpmsg_ns_msg *msg = data;
-	struct rpmsg_device *newch;
-	struct rpmsg_channel_info chinfo;
-	struct virtproc_info *vrp = priv;
-	struct device *dev = &vrp->vdev->dev;
-	int ret;
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
-	dynamic_hex_dump("NS announcement: ", DUMP_PREFIX_NONE, 16, 1,
-			 data, len, true);
-#endif
-
-	if (len != sizeof(*msg)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "malformed ns msg (%d)\n", len);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * the name service ept does _not_ belong to a real rpmsg channel,
-	 * and is handled by the rpmsg bus itself.
-	 * for sanity reasons, make sure a valid rpdev has _not_ sneaked
-	 * in somehow.
-	 */
-	if (rpdev) {
-		dev_err(dev, "anomaly: ns ept has an rpdev handle\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/* don't trust the remote processor for null terminating the name */
-	msg->name[RPMSG_NAME_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
-
-	strncpy(chinfo.name, msg->name, sizeof(chinfo.name));
-	chinfo.src = RPMSG_ADDR_ANY;
-	chinfo.dst = virtio32_to_cpu(vrp->vdev, msg->addr);
-
-	dev_info(dev, "%sing channel %s addr 0x%x\n",
-		 virtio32_to_cpu(vrp->vdev, msg->flags) & RPMSG_NS_DESTROY ?
-		 "destroy" : "creat", msg->name, chinfo.dst);
-
-	if (virtio32_to_cpu(vrp->vdev, msg->flags) & RPMSG_NS_DESTROY) {
-		ret = rpmsg_unregister_device(&vrp->vdev->dev, &chinfo);
-		if (ret)
-			dev_err(dev, "rpmsg_destroy_channel failed: %d\n", ret);
-	} else {
-		newch = rpmsg_create_channel(vrp, &chinfo);
-		if (!newch)
-			dev_err(dev, "rpmsg_create_channel failed\n");
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	vq_callback_t *vq_cbs[] = { rpmsg_recv_done, rpmsg_xmit_done };
 	static const char * const names[] = { "input", "output" };
 	struct virtqueue *vqs[2];
 	struct virtproc_info *vrp;
+	struct virtio_rpmsg_channel *vch;
+	struct rpmsg_device *rpdev_ns;
 	void *bufs_va;
 	int err = 0, i;
 	size_t total_buf_space;
@@ -958,14 +896,26 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 
 	/* if supported by the remote processor, enable the name service */
 	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_RPMSG_F_NS)) {
-		/* a dedicated endpoint handles the name service msgs */
-		vrp->ns_ept = __rpmsg_create_ept(vrp, NULL, rpmsg_ns_cb,
-						vrp, RPMSG_NS_ADDR);
-		if (!vrp->ns_ept) {
-			dev_err(&vdev->dev, "failed to create the ns ept\n");
+		vch = kzalloc(sizeof(*vch), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!vch) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto free_coherent;
 		}
+
+		/* Link the channel to our vrp */
+		vch->vrp = vrp;
+
+		/* Assign public information to the rpmsg_device */
+		rpdev_ns = &vch->rpdev;
+		rpdev_ns->ops = &virtio_rpmsg_ops;
+		rpdev_ns->little_endian = virtio_is_little_endian(vrp->vdev);
+
+		rpdev_ns->dev.parent = &vrp->vdev->dev;
+		rpdev_ns->dev.release = virtio_rpmsg_release_device;
+
+		err = rpmsg_ns_register_device(rpdev_ns);
+		if (err)
+			goto free_coherent;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -990,6 +940,7 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	return 0;
 
 free_coherent:
+	kfree(vch);
 	dma_free_coherent(vdev->dev.parent, total_buf_space,
 			  bufs_va, vrp->bufs_dma);
 vqs_del:
@@ -1018,9 +969,6 @@ static void rpmsg_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	if (ret)
 		dev_warn(&vdev->dev, "can't remove rpmsg device: %d\n", ret);
 
-	if (vrp->ns_ept)
-		__rpmsg_destroy_ept(vrp, vrp->ns_ept);
-
 	idr_destroy(&vrp->endpoints);
 
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vrp->vdev);