diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
index 366ef1f..0e7406c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
@@ -311,50 +311,30 @@ void mei_amthif_complete(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb)
 }
 
 /**
- * mei_clear_list - removes all callbacks associated with file
- *		from mei_cb_list
- *
- * @file: file structure
- * @mei_cb_list: callbacks list
- *
- * mei_clear_list is called to clear resources associated with file
- * when application calls close function or Ctrl-C was pressed
- */
-static void mei_clear_list(const struct file *file,
-			   struct list_head *mei_cb_list)
-{
-	struct mei_cl_cb *cb, *next;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(cb, next, mei_cb_list, list)
-		if (file == cb->fp)
-			mei_io_cb_free(cb);
-}
-
-/**
 * mei_amthif_release - the release function
 *
 *  @dev: device structure
-*  @file: pointer to file structure
+*  @fp: pointer to file structure
 *
 *  Return: 0 on success, <0 on error
 */
-int mei_amthif_release(struct mei_device *dev, struct file *file)
+int mei_amthif_release(struct mei_device *dev, struct file *fp)
 {
-	struct mei_cl *cl = file->private_data;
+	struct mei_cl *cl = fp->private_data;
 
 	if (dev->iamthif_open_count > 0)
 		dev->iamthif_open_count--;
 
-	if (cl->fp == file && dev->iamthif_state != MEI_IAMTHIF_IDLE) {
+	if (cl->fp == fp && dev->iamthif_state != MEI_IAMTHIF_IDLE) {
 
 		dev_dbg(dev->dev, "amthif canceled iamthif state %d\n",
-		    dev->iamthif_state);
+			dev->iamthif_state);
 		dev->iamthif_canceled = true;
 	}
 
 	/* Don't clean ctrl_rd_list here, the reads has to be completed */
-	mei_clear_list(file, &dev->amthif_cmd_list);
-	mei_clear_list(file, &cl->rd_completed);
+	mei_io_list_free_fp(&dev->amthif_cmd_list, fp);
+	mei_io_list_free_fp(&cl->rd_completed, fp);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 838a4a3..68fe37b 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -377,14 +377,14 @@ static struct mei_cl_cb *mei_io_cb_init(struct mei_cl *cl,
 }
 
 /**
- * __mei_io_list_flush - removes and frees cbs belonging to cl.
+ * __mei_io_list_flush_cl - removes and frees cbs belonging to cl.
  *
  * @head:  an instance of our list structure
  * @cl:    host client, can be NULL for flushing the whole list
  * @free:  whether to free the cbs
  */
-static void __mei_io_list_flush(struct list_head *head,
-				struct mei_cl *cl, bool free)
+static void __mei_io_list_flush_cl(struct list_head *head,
+				   const struct mei_cl *cl, bool free)
 {
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb, *next;
 
@@ -399,25 +399,42 @@ static void __mei_io_list_flush(struct list_head *head,
 }
 
 /**
- * mei_io_list_flush - removes list entry belonging to cl.
+ * mei_io_list_flush_cl - removes list entry belonging to cl.
  *
  * @head: An instance of our list structure
  * @cl: host client
  */
-static inline void mei_io_list_flush(struct list_head *head, struct mei_cl *cl)
+static inline void mei_io_list_flush_cl(struct list_head *head,
+					const struct mei_cl *cl)
 {
-	__mei_io_list_flush(head, cl, false);
+	__mei_io_list_flush_cl(head, cl, false);
 }
 
 /**
- * mei_io_list_free - removes cb belonging to cl and free them
+ * mei_io_list_free_cl - removes cb belonging to cl and free them
  *
  * @head: An instance of our list structure
  * @cl: host client
  */
-static inline void mei_io_list_free(struct list_head *head, struct mei_cl *cl)
+static inline void mei_io_list_free_cl(struct list_head *head,
+				       const struct mei_cl *cl)
 {
-	__mei_io_list_flush(head, cl, true);
+	__mei_io_list_flush_cl(head, cl, true);
+}
+
+/**
+ * mei_io_list_free_fp - free cb from a list that matches file pointer
+ *
+ * @head: io list
+ * @fp: file pointer (matching cb file object), may be NULL
+ */
+void mei_io_list_free_fp(struct list_head *head, const struct file *fp)
+{
+	struct mei_cl_cb *cb, *next;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(cb, next, head, list)
+		if (!fp || fp == cb->fp)
+			mei_io_cb_free(cb);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -504,27 +521,6 @@ struct mei_cl_cb *mei_cl_read_cb(const struct mei_cl *cl, const struct file *fp)
 }
 
 /**
- * mei_cl_read_cb_flush - free client's read pending and completed cbs
- *   for a specific file
- *
- * @cl: host client
- * @fp: file pointer (matching cb file object), may be NULL
- */
-void mei_cl_read_cb_flush(const struct mei_cl *cl, const struct file *fp)
-{
-	struct mei_cl_cb *cb, *next;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(cb, next, &cl->rd_completed, list)
-		if (!fp || fp == cb->fp)
-			mei_io_cb_free(cb);
-
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(cb, next, &cl->rd_pending, list)
-		if (!fp || fp == cb->fp)
-			mei_io_cb_free(cb);
-}
-
-/**
  * mei_cl_flush_queues - flushes queue lists belonging to cl.
  *
  * @cl: host client
@@ -542,17 +538,16 @@ int mei_cl_flush_queues(struct mei_cl *cl, const struct file *fp)
 	dev = cl->dev;
 
 	cl_dbg(dev, cl, "remove list entry belonging to cl\n");
-	mei_io_list_free(&cl->dev->write_list, cl);
-	mei_io_list_free(&cl->dev->write_waiting_list, cl);
-	mei_io_list_flush(&cl->dev->ctrl_wr_list, cl);
-	mei_io_list_flush(&cl->dev->ctrl_rd_list, cl);
-
-	mei_cl_read_cb_flush(cl, fp);
+	mei_io_list_free_cl(&cl->dev->write_list, cl);
+	mei_io_list_free_cl(&cl->dev->write_waiting_list, cl);
+	mei_io_list_flush_cl(&cl->dev->ctrl_wr_list, cl);
+	mei_io_list_flush_cl(&cl->dev->ctrl_rd_list, cl);
+	mei_io_list_free_fp(&cl->rd_pending, fp);
+	mei_io_list_free_fp(&cl->rd_completed, fp);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * mei_cl_init - initializes cl.
  *
@@ -764,11 +759,11 @@ static void mei_cl_set_disconnected(struct mei_cl *cl)
 		return;
 
 	cl->state = MEI_FILE_DISCONNECTED;
-	mei_io_list_free(&dev->write_list, cl);
-	mei_io_list_free(&dev->write_waiting_list, cl);
-	mei_io_list_flush(&dev->ctrl_rd_list, cl);
-	mei_io_list_flush(&dev->ctrl_wr_list, cl);
-	mei_io_list_free(&dev->amthif_cmd_list, cl);
+	mei_io_list_free_cl(&dev->write_list, cl);
+	mei_io_list_free_cl(&dev->write_waiting_list, cl);
+	mei_io_list_flush_cl(&dev->ctrl_rd_list, cl);
+	mei_io_list_flush_cl(&dev->ctrl_wr_list, cl);
+	mei_io_list_free_cl(&dev->amthif_cmd_list, cl);
 	mei_cl_wake_all(cl);
 	cl->rx_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
 	cl->tx_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
@@ -1123,8 +1118,8 @@ int mei_cl_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_me_client *me_cl,
 
 	if (!mei_cl_is_connected(cl)) {
 		if (cl->state == MEI_FILE_DISCONNECT_REQUIRED) {
-			mei_io_list_flush(&dev->ctrl_rd_list, cl);
-			mei_io_list_flush(&dev->ctrl_wr_list, cl);
+			mei_io_list_flush_cl(&dev->ctrl_rd_list, cl);
+			mei_io_list_flush_cl(&dev->ctrl_wr_list, cl);
 			 /* ignore disconnect return valuue;
 			  * in case of failure reset will be invoked
 			  */
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
index f48cfa0..545ae31 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static inline u8 mei_me_cl_ver(const struct mei_me_client *me_cl)
  * MEI IO Functions
  */
 void mei_io_cb_free(struct mei_cl_cb *priv_cb);
+void mei_io_list_free_fp(struct list_head *head, const struct file *fp);
 
 /*
  * MEI Host Client Functions
@@ -99,7 +100,6 @@ struct mei_cl *mei_cl_alloc_linked(struct mei_device *dev);
 
 struct mei_cl_cb *mei_cl_read_cb(const struct mei_cl *cl,
 				 const struct file *fp);
-void mei_cl_read_cb_flush(const struct mei_cl *cl, const struct file *fp);
 struct mei_cl_cb *mei_cl_alloc_cb(struct mei_cl *cl, size_t length,
 				  enum mei_cb_file_ops type,
 				  const struct file *fp);