diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 1e25b52..866539f 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -2271,121 +2271,45 @@ static void spmi_find_bmc(void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DMI
-struct dmi_ipmi_data {
-	u8   		type;
-	u8   		addr_space;
-	unsigned long	base_addr;
-	u8   		irq;
-	u8              offset;
-	u8              slave_addr;
-};
-
-static int decode_dmi(const struct dmi_header *dm,
-				struct dmi_ipmi_data *dmi)
-{
-	const u8	*data = (const u8 *)dm;
-	unsigned long  	base_addr;
-	u8		reg_spacing;
-	u8              len = dm->length;
-
-	dmi->type = data[4];
-
-	memcpy(&base_addr, data+8, sizeof(unsigned long));
-	if (len >= 0x11) {
-		if (base_addr & 1) {
-			/* I/O */
-			base_addr &= 0xFFFE;
-			dmi->addr_space = IPMI_IO_ADDR_SPACE;
-		} else
-			/* Memory */
-			dmi->addr_space = IPMI_MEM_ADDR_SPACE;
-
-		/* If bit 4 of byte 0x10 is set, then the lsb for the address
-		   is odd. */
-		dmi->base_addr = base_addr | ((data[0x10] & 0x10) >> 4);
-
-		dmi->irq = data[0x11];
-
-		/* The top two bits of byte 0x10 hold the register spacing. */
-		reg_spacing = (data[0x10] & 0xC0) >> 6;
-		switch (reg_spacing) {
-		case 0x00: /* Byte boundaries */
-		    dmi->offset = 1;
-		    break;
-		case 0x01: /* 32-bit boundaries */
-		    dmi->offset = 4;
-		    break;
-		case 0x02: /* 16-byte boundaries */
-		    dmi->offset = 16;
-		    break;
-		default:
-		    /* Some other interface, just ignore it. */
-		    return -EIO;
-		}
-	} else {
-		/* Old DMI spec. */
-		/*
-		 * Note that technically, the lower bit of the base
-		 * address should be 1 if the address is I/O and 0 if
-		 * the address is in memory.  So many systems get that
-		 * wrong (and all that I have seen are I/O) so we just
-		 * ignore that bit and assume I/O.  Systems that use
-		 * memory should use the newer spec, anyway.
-		 */
-		dmi->base_addr = base_addr & 0xfffe;
-		dmi->addr_space = IPMI_IO_ADDR_SPACE;
-		dmi->offset = 1;
-	}
-
-	dmi->slave_addr = data[6];
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void try_init_dmi(struct dmi_ipmi_data *ipmi_data)
+static int dmi_ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct dmi_device *dmi_dev = to_dmi_device(pdev->dev.fwnode);
+	struct dmi_dev_ipmi *ipmi_data = to_dmi_dev_ipmi(dmi_dev);
 	struct smi_info *info;
 
+	if (!si_trydmi || !ipmi_data)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	info = smi_info_alloc();
 	if (!info) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Could not allocate SI data\n");
-		return;
+		pr_err(PFX "Could not allocate SI data\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	info->addr_source = SI_SMBIOS;
-	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "probing via SMBIOS\n");
+	pr_info(PFX "probing via SMBIOS\n");
 
 	switch (ipmi_data->type) {
-	case 0x01: /* KCS */
+	case IPMI_DMI_TYPE_KCS:
 		info->si_type = SI_KCS;
 		break;
-	case 0x02: /* SMIC */
+	case IPMI_DMI_TYPE_SMIC:
 		info->si_type = SI_SMIC;
 		break;
-	case 0x03: /* BT */
+	case IPMI_DMI_TYPE_BT:
 		info->si_type = SI_BT;
 		break;
 	default:
 		kfree(info);
-		return;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	switch (ipmi_data->addr_space) {
-	case IPMI_MEM_ADDR_SPACE:
-		info->io_setup = mem_setup;
-		info->io.addr_type = IPMI_MEM_ADDR_SPACE;
-		break;
-
-	case IPMI_IO_ADDR_SPACE:
+	if (ipmi_data->is_io_space) {
 		info->io_setup = port_setup;
 		info->io.addr_type = IPMI_IO_ADDR_SPACE;
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		kfree(info);
-		printk(KERN_WARNING PFX "Unknown SMBIOS I/O Address type: %d\n",
-		       ipmi_data->addr_space);
-		return;
+	} else {
+		info->io_setup = mem_setup;
+		info->io.addr_type = IPMI_MEM_ADDR_SPACE;
 	}
 	info->io.addr_data = ipmi_data->base_addr;
 
@@ -2401,6 +2325,8 @@ static void try_init_dmi(struct dmi_ipmi_data *ipmi_data)
 	if (info->irq)
 		info->irq_setup = std_irq_setup;
 
+	info->dev = &pdev->dev;
+
 	pr_info("ipmi_si: SMBIOS: %s %#lx regsize %d spacing %d irq %d\n",
 		 (info->io.addr_type == IPMI_IO_ADDR_SPACE) ? "io" : "mem",
 		 info->io.addr_data, info->io.regsize, info->io.regspacing,
@@ -2408,21 +2334,13 @@ static void try_init_dmi(struct dmi_ipmi_data *ipmi_data)
 
 	if (add_smi(info))
 		kfree(info);
-}
 
-static void dmi_find_bmc(void)
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+static int dmi_ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	const struct dmi_device *dev = NULL;
-	struct dmi_ipmi_data data;
-	int                  rv;
-
-	while ((dev = dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_IPMI, NULL, dev))) {
-		memset(&data, 0, sizeof(data));
-		rv = decode_dmi((const struct dmi_header *) dev->device_data,
-				&data);
-		if (!rv)
-			try_init_dmi(&data);
-	}
+	return -ENODEV;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_DMI */
 
@@ -2810,7 +2728,10 @@ static int ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	if (of_ipmi_probe(dev) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	return acpi_ipmi_probe(dev);
+	if (acpi_ipmi_probe(dev) == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return dmi_ipmi_probe(dev);
 }
 
 static int ipmi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
@@ -3527,7 +3448,7 @@ static int add_smi(struct smi_info *new_smi)
 	       si_to_str[new_smi->si_type]);
 	mutex_lock(&smi_infos_lock);
 	if (!is_new_interface(new_smi)) {
-		printk(KERN_CONT " duplicate interface\n");
+		printk(KERN_CONT ": duplicate interface\n");
 		rv = -EBUSY;
 		goto out_err;
 	}
@@ -3818,11 +3739,6 @@ static int init_ipmi_si(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DMI
-	if (si_trydmi)
-		dmi_find_bmc();
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 	if (si_tryacpi)
 		spmi_find_bmc();
@@ -3983,6 +3899,7 @@ static void cleanup_ipmi_si(void)
 }
 module_exit(cleanup_ipmi_si);
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:dmi-ipmi-si");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Corey Minyard <minyard@mvista.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Interface to the IPMI driver for the KCS, SMIC, and BT"
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index 8b3be8b..a8448705 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ struct ssif_addr_info {
 	int slave_addr;
 	enum ipmi_addr_src addr_src;
 	union ipmi_smi_info_union addr_info;
+	struct device *dev;
+	struct i2c_client *client;
 
 	struct mutex clients_mutex;
 	struct list_head clients;
@@ -1439,6 +1441,7 @@ static int ssif_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 			ssif_info->addr_source = addr_info->addr_src;
 			ssif_info->ssif_debug = addr_info->debug;
 			ssif_info->addr_info = addr_info->addr_info;
+			addr_info->client = client;
 			slave_addr = addr_info->slave_addr;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1675,8 +1678,19 @@ static int ssif_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	}
 
  out:
-	if (rv)
+	if (rv) {
+		/*
+		 * Note that if addr_info->client is assigned, we
+		 * leave it.  The i2c client hangs around even if we
+		 * return a failure here, and the failure here is not
+		 * propagated back to the i2c code.  This seems to be
+		 * design intent, strange as it may be.  But if we
+		 * don't leave it, ssif_platform_remove will not remove
+		 * the client like it should.
+		 */
+		dev_err(&client->dev, "Unable to start IPMI SSIF: %d\n", rv);
 		kfree(ssif_info);
+	}
 	kfree(resp);
 	return rv;
 
@@ -1701,7 +1715,8 @@ static int ssif_adapter_handler(struct device *adev, void *opaque)
 
 static int new_ssif_client(int addr, char *adapter_name,
 			   int debug, int slave_addr,
-			   enum ipmi_addr_src addr_src)
+			   enum ipmi_addr_src addr_src,
+			   struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct ssif_addr_info *addr_info;
 	int rv = 0;
@@ -1731,9 +1746,14 @@ static int new_ssif_client(int addr, char *adapter_name,
 		sizeof(addr_info->binfo.type));
 	addr_info->binfo.addr = addr;
 	addr_info->binfo.platform_data = addr_info;
+	if (dev)
+		addr_info->binfo.fwnode = dev->fwnode;
 	addr_info->debug = debug;
 	addr_info->slave_addr = slave_addr;
 	addr_info->addr_src = addr_src;
+	addr_info->dev = dev;
+
+	dev_set_drvdata(dev, addr_info);
 
 	list_add_tail(&addr_info->link, &ssif_infos);
 
@@ -1872,7 +1892,7 @@ static int try_init_spmi(struct SPMITable *spmi)
 
 	myaddr = spmi->addr.address >> 1;
 
-	return new_ssif_client(myaddr, NULL, 0, 0, SI_SPMI);
+	return new_ssif_client(myaddr, NULL, 0, 0, SI_SPMI, NULL);
 }
 
 static void spmi_find_bmc(void)
@@ -1901,48 +1921,30 @@ static void spmi_find_bmc(void) { }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DMI
-static int decode_dmi(const struct dmi_device *dmi_dev)
+static int dmi_ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct dmi_header *dm = dmi_dev->device_data;
-	u8             *data = (u8 *) dm;
-	u8             len = dm->length;
-	unsigned short myaddr;
-	int            slave_addr;
-
-	if (num_addrs >= MAX_SSIF_BMCS)
-		return -1;
+	struct dmi_device *dmi_dev = to_dmi_device(pdev->dev.fwnode);
+	struct dmi_dev_ipmi *ipmi_data = to_dmi_dev_ipmi(dmi_dev);
 
-	if (len < 9)
-		return -1;
-
-	if (data[0x04] != 4) /* Not SSIF */
-		return -1;
+	if (!ssif_trydmi || !ipmi_data)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if ((data[8] >> 1) == 0) {
-		/*
-		 * Some broken systems put the I2C address in
-		 * the slave address field.  We try to
-		 * accommodate them here.
-		 */
-		myaddr = data[6] >> 1;
-		slave_addr = 0;
-	} else {
-		myaddr = data[8] >> 1;
-		slave_addr = data[6];
+	if (!ipmi_data->good_data) {
+		pr_err(PFX "DMI data for this device was invalid.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return new_ssif_client(myaddr, NULL, 0, 0, SI_SMBIOS);
-}
-
-static void dmi_iterator(void)
-{
-	const struct dmi_device *dev = NULL;
+	if (ipmi_data->type != IPMI_DMI_TYPE_SSIF)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
-	while ((dev = dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_IPMI, NULL, dev)))
-		decode_dmi(dev);
+	return new_ssif_client(ipmi_data->base_addr, NULL, 0,
+			       ipmi_data->slave_addr, SI_SMBIOS, &pdev->dev);
 }
 #else
-static void dmi_iterator(void) { }
+static int dmi_ipmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
 #endif
 
 static const struct i2c_device_id ssif_id[] = {
@@ -1963,6 +1965,36 @@ static struct i2c_driver ssif_i2c_driver = {
 	.detect		= ssif_detect
 };
 
+static int ssif_platform_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	return dmi_ipmi_probe(dev);
+}
+
+static int ssif_platform_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	struct ssif_addr_info *addr_info = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
+
+	if (!addr_info)
+		return 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ssif_infos_mutex);
+	if (addr_info->client)
+		i2c_unregister_device(addr_info->client);
+
+	list_del(&addr_info->link);
+	kfree(addr_info);
+	mutex_unlock(&ssif_infos_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver ipmi_driver = {
+	.driver = {
+		.name = DEVICE_NAME,
+	},
+	.probe		= ssif_platform_probe,
+	.remove		= ssif_platform_remove,
+};
+
 static int init_ipmi_ssif(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1977,7 +2009,7 @@ static int init_ipmi_ssif(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < num_addrs; i++) {
 		rv = new_ssif_client(addr[i], adapter_name[i],
 				     dbg[i], slave_addrs[i],
-				     SI_HARDCODED);
+				     SI_HARDCODED, NULL);
 		if (rv)
 			pr_err(PFX
 			       "Couldn't add hardcoded device at addr 0x%x\n",
@@ -1987,8 +2019,7 @@ static int init_ipmi_ssif(void)
 	if (ssif_tryacpi)
 		ssif_i2c_driver.driver.acpi_match_table	=
 			ACPI_PTR(ssif_acpi_match);
-	if (ssif_trydmi)
-		dmi_iterator();
+
 	if (ssif_tryacpi)
 		spmi_find_bmc();
 
@@ -1998,6 +2029,11 @@ static int init_ipmi_ssif(void)
 	if (!rv)
 		initialized = true;
 
+	/* Wait until here so ACPI devices will start first. */
+	rv = platform_driver_register(&ipmi_driver);
+	if (rv)
+		pr_err(PFX "Unable to register driver: %d\n", rv);
+
 	return rv;
 }
 module_init(init_ipmi_ssif);
@@ -2009,12 +2045,15 @@ static void cleanup_ipmi_ssif(void)
 
 	initialized = false;
 
+	platform_driver_unregister(&ipmi_driver);
+
 	i2c_del_driver(&ssif_i2c_driver);
 
 	free_ssif_clients();
 }
 module_exit(cleanup_ipmi_ssif);
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:dmi-ipmi-ssif");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Todd C Davis <todd.c.davis@intel.com>, Corey Minyard <minyard@acm.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IPMI driver for management controllers on a SMBus");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
