int p54_parse_eeprom(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, void *eeprom, int len);
 int p54_read_eeprom(struct ieee80211_hw *dev);
 struct ieee80211_hw *p54_init_common(size_t priv_data_len);
+int p54_register_common(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct device *pdev);
 void p54_free_common(struct ieee80211_hw *dev);
 
 #endif /* P54_H */
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(p54_init_common);
 
+int p54_register_common(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct device *pdev)
+{
+       int err;
+
+       err = ieee80211_register_hw(dev);
+       if (err) {
+               dev_err(pdev, "Cannot register device (%d).\n", err);
+               return err;
+       }
+
+       dev_info(pdev, "is registered as '%s'\n", wiphy_name(dev->wiphy));
+       return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(p54_register_common);
+
 void p54_free_common(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 {
        struct p54_common *priv = dev->priv;
 
        if (err)
                goto err_free_common;
 
-       err = ieee80211_register_hw(dev);
-       if (err) {
-               printk(KERN_ERR "%s (p54pci): Cannot register netdevice\n",
-                      pci_name(pdev));
+       err = p54_register_common(dev, &pdev->dev);
+       if (err)
                goto err_free_common;
-       }
 
        return 0;
 
 
        if (ret)
                goto err_free_common;
 
-       ret = ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
-       if (ret) {
-               dev_err(&priv->spi->dev, "unable to register "
-                                        "mac80211 hw: %d", ret);
+       ret = p54_register_common(hw, &priv->spi->dev);
+       if (ret)
                goto err_free_common;
-       }
 
-       dev_info(&priv->spi->dev, "device is bound to %s\n",
-                wiphy_name(hw->wiphy));
        return 0;
 
 err_free_common:
 
        if (err)
                goto err_free_dev;
 
-       err = ieee80211_register_hw(dev);
-       if (err) {
-               dev_err(&udev->dev, "(p54usb) Cannot register netdevice\n");
+       err = p54_register_common(dev, &udev->dev);
+       if (err)
                goto err_free_dev;
-       }
 
        return 0;