Index: linux-pm/drivers/base/swnode.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/base/swnode.c
+++ linux-pm/drivers/base/swnode.c
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
+#include "base.h"
+
 struct swnode {
 	struct kobject kobj;
 	struct fwnode_handle fwnode;
@@ -1053,7 +1055,7 @@ int device_add_software_node(struct devi
 	 * balance.
 	 */
 	if (device_is_registered(dev))
-		software_node_notify(dev, KOBJ_ADD);
+		software_node_notify(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1074,7 +1076,8 @@ void device_remove_software_node(struct
 		return;
 
 	if (device_is_registered(dev))
-		software_node_notify(dev, KOBJ_REMOVE);
+		software_node_notify_remove(dev);
+
 	set_secondary_fwnode(dev, NULL);
 	kobject_put(&swnode->kobj);
 }
@@ -1117,44 +1120,44 @@ int device_create_managed_software_node(
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_create_managed_software_node);
 
-int software_node_notify(struct device *dev, unsigned long action)
+void software_node_notify(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct swnode *swnode;
 	int ret;
 
 	swnode = dev_to_swnode(dev);
 	if (!swnode)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	switch (action) {
-	case KOBJ_ADD:
-		ret = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &swnode->kobj, "software_node");
-		if (ret)
-			break;
+	ret = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &swnode->kobj, "software_node");
+	if (ret)
+		return;
 
-		ret = sysfs_create_link(&swnode->kobj, &dev->kobj,
-					dev_name(dev));
-		if (ret) {
-			sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "software_node");
-			break;
-		}
-		kobject_get(&swnode->kobj);
-		break;
-	case KOBJ_REMOVE:
-		sysfs_remove_link(&swnode->kobj, dev_name(dev));
+	ret = sysfs_create_link(&swnode->kobj, &dev->kobj, dev_name(dev));
+	if (ret) {
 		sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "software_node");
-		kobject_put(&swnode->kobj);
-
-		if (swnode->managed) {
-			set_secondary_fwnode(dev, NULL);
-			kobject_put(&swnode->kobj);
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	kobject_get(&swnode->kobj);
+}
+
+void software_node_notify_remove(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct swnode *swnode;
+
+	swnode = dev_to_swnode(dev);
+	if (!swnode)
+		return;
+
+	sysfs_remove_link(&swnode->kobj, dev_name(dev));
+	sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "software_node");
+	kobject_put(&swnode->kobj);
+
+	if (swnode->managed) {
+		set_secondary_fwnode(dev, NULL);
+		kobject_put(&swnode->kobj);
+	}
 }
 
 static int __init software_node_init(void)
Index: linux-pm/include/linux/property.h
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/include/linux/property.h
+++ linux-pm/include/linux/property.h
@@ -484,8 +484,6 @@ void software_node_unregister_node_group
 int software_node_register(const struct software_node *node);
 void software_node_unregister(const struct software_node *node);
 
-int software_node_notify(struct device *dev, unsigned long action);
-
 struct fwnode_handle *
 fwnode_create_software_node(const struct property_entry *properties,
 			    const struct fwnode_handle *parent);
Index: linux-pm/drivers/base/core.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/base/core.c
+++ linux-pm/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -2003,16 +2003,15 @@ static inline int device_is_not_partitio
 static int
 device_platform_notify(struct device *dev, enum kobject_action action)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	if (action == KOBJ_ADD)
 		acpi_device_notify(dev);
 	else if (action == KOBJ_REMOVE)
 		acpi_device_notify_remove(dev);
 
-	ret = software_node_notify(dev, action);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (action == KOBJ_ADD)
+		software_node_notify(dev);
+	else if (action == KOBJ_REMOVE)
+		software_node_notify_remove(dev);
 
 	if (platform_notify && action == KOBJ_ADD)
 		platform_notify(dev);
Index: linux-pm/drivers/base/base.h
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/base/base.h
+++ linux-pm/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -202,3 +202,6 @@ int devtmpfs_delete_node(struct device *
 static inline int devtmpfs_create_node(struct device *dev) { return 0; }
 static inline int devtmpfs_delete_node(struct device *dev) { return 0; }
 #endif
+
+void software_node_notify(struct device *dev);
+void software_node_notify_remove(struct device *dev);
