mei: add a reference from the host client to the me client

Keep a pointer to associated me client in the host client object to
eliminate me client searches. Check if the me client is active in the
firmware by checking if its is linked on the me clients list
Add accessors for the me client properties from host client.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Usyskin <alexander.usyskin@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
index d2cd53e..3c69616 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
@@ -59,28 +59,19 @@
  * mei_amthif_host_init - mei initialization amthif client.
  *
  * @dev: the device structure
+ * @me_cl: me client
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, <0 on failure.
  */
-int mei_amthif_host_init(struct mei_device *dev)
+int mei_amthif_host_init(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_me_client *me_cl)
 {
 	struct mei_cl *cl = &dev->iamthif_cl;
-	struct mei_me_client *me_cl;
 	int ret;
 
 	dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_IDLE;
 
 	mei_cl_init(cl, dev);
 
-	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid(dev, &mei_amthif_guid);
-	if (!me_cl) {
-		dev_info(dev->dev, "amthif: failed to find the client");
-		return -ENOTTY;
-	}
-
-	cl->me_client_id = me_cl->client_id;
-	cl->cl_uuid = me_cl->props.protocol_name;
-
 	/* Assign iamthif_mtu to the value received from ME  */
 
 	dev->iamthif_mtu = me_cl->props.max_msg_length;
@@ -90,15 +81,13 @@
 	ret = mei_cl_link(cl, MEI_IAMTHIF_HOST_CLIENT_ID);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "amthif: failed cl_link %d\n", ret);
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = mei_cl_connect(cl, NULL);
+	ret = mei_cl_connect(cl, me_cl, NULL);
 
 	dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_IDLE;
 
-out:
-	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index 00b0cb2..1101d6e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -133,7 +133,13 @@
 
 static void mei_cl_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
-	kfree(to_mei_cl_device(dev));
+	struct mei_cl_device *device = to_mei_cl_device(dev);
+
+	if (!device)
+		return;
+
+	mei_me_cl_put(device->me_cl);
+	kfree(device);
 }
 
 static struct device_type mei_cl_device_type = {
@@ -141,33 +147,37 @@
 };
 
 struct mei_cl *mei_cl_bus_find_cl_by_uuid(struct mei_device *dev,
-						uuid_le uuid)
+					 uuid_le uuid)
 {
 	struct mei_cl *cl;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(cl, &dev->device_list, device_link) {
-		if (!uuid_le_cmp(uuid, cl->cl_uuid))
+		if (cl->device && cl->device->me_cl &&
+		    !uuid_le_cmp(uuid, *mei_me_cl_uuid(cl->device->me_cl)))
 			return cl;
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+
 struct mei_cl_device *mei_cl_add_device(struct mei_device *dev,
-					uuid_le uuid, char *name,
+					struct mei_me_client *me_cl,
+					struct mei_cl *cl,
+					char *name,
 					struct mei_cl_ops *ops)
 {
 	struct mei_cl_device *device;
-	struct mei_cl *cl;
 	int status;
 
-	cl = mei_cl_bus_find_cl_by_uuid(dev, uuid);
-	if (cl == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
 	device = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mei_cl_device), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!device)
 		return NULL;
 
+	device->me_cl = mei_me_cl_get(me_cl);
+	if (!device->me_cl) {
+		kfree(device);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	device->cl = cl;
 	device->ops = ops;
 
@@ -180,6 +190,7 @@
 	status = device_register(&device->dev);
 	if (status) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "Failed to register MEI device\n");
+		mei_me_cl_put(device->me_cl);
 		kfree(device);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -228,7 +239,6 @@
 			bool blocking)
 {
 	struct mei_device *dev;
-	struct mei_me_client *me_cl = NULL;
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb = NULL;
 	ssize_t rets;
 
@@ -244,13 +254,12 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Check if we have an ME client device */
-	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid_id(dev, &cl->cl_uuid, cl->me_client_id);
-	if (!me_cl) {
+	if (!mei_me_cl_is_active(cl->me_cl)) {
 		rets = -ENOTTY;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (length > me_cl->props.max_msg_length) {
+	if (length > mei_cl_mtu(cl)) {
 		rets = -EFBIG;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -266,7 +275,6 @@
 	rets = mei_cl_write(cl, cb, blocking);
 
 out:
-	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 	if (rets < 0)
 		mei_io_cb_free(cb);
@@ -442,7 +450,7 @@
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	err = mei_cl_connect(cl, NULL);
+	err = mei_cl_connect(cl, device->me_cl, NULL);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "Could not connect to the ME client");
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 3f8bb90..aa1d35a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * __mei_me_cl_del  - delete me client form the list and decrease
+ * __mei_me_cl_del  - delete me client from the list and decrease
  *     reference counter
  *
  * @dev: mei device
@@ -96,11 +96,25 @@
 	if (!me_cl)
 		return;
 
-	list_del(&me_cl->list);
+	list_del_init(&me_cl->list);
 	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 }
 
 /**
+ * mei_me_cl_del - delete me client from the list and decrease
+ *     reference counter
+ *
+ * @dev: mei device
+ * @me_cl: me client
+ */
+void mei_me_cl_del(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_me_client *me_cl)
+{
+	down_write(&dev->me_clients_rwsem);
+	__mei_me_cl_del(dev, me_cl);
+	up_write(&dev->me_clients_rwsem);
+}
+
+/**
  * mei_me_cl_add - add me client to the list
  *
  * @dev: mei device
@@ -317,7 +331,7 @@
 {
 	return cl1 && cl2 &&
 		(cl1->host_client_id == cl2->host_client_id) &&
-		(cl1->me_client_id == cl2->me_client_id);
+		(mei_cl_me_id(cl1) == mei_cl_me_id(cl2));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -620,7 +634,7 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * mei_cl_unlink - remove me_cl from the list
+ * mei_cl_unlink - remove host client from the list
  *
  * @cl: host client
  *
@@ -668,17 +682,17 @@
 
 	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid(dev, &mei_amthif_guid);
 	if (me_cl)
-		mei_amthif_host_init(dev);
+		mei_amthif_host_init(dev, me_cl);
 	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 
 	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid(dev, &mei_wd_guid);
 	if (me_cl)
-		mei_wd_host_init(dev);
+		mei_wd_host_init(dev, me_cl);
 	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 
 	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid(dev, &mei_nfc_guid);
 	if (me_cl)
-		mei_nfc_host_init(dev);
+		mei_nfc_host_init(dev, me_cl);
 	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 
 
@@ -734,6 +748,9 @@
 	mei_io_list_flush(&dev->ctrl_wr_list, cl);
 	cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds = 0;
 	cl->timer_count = 0;
+
+	mei_me_cl_put(cl->me_cl);
+	cl->me_cl = NULL;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -890,7 +907,7 @@
 
 	list_for_each_entry(cb, &dev->ctrl_rd_list.list, list) {
 		if (cb->fop_type == MEI_FOP_CONNECT &&
-		    cl->me_client_id == cb->cl->me_client_id)
+		    mei_cl_me_id(cl) == mei_cl_me_id(cb->cl))
 			return true;
 	}
 
@@ -961,13 +978,15 @@
  * mei_cl_connect - connect host client to the me one
  *
  * @cl: host client
+ * @me_cl: me client
  * @file: pointer to file structure
  *
  * Locking: called under "dev->device_lock" lock
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, <0 on failure.
  */
-int mei_cl_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct file *file)
+int mei_cl_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_me_client *me_cl,
+		   struct file *file)
 {
 	struct mei_device *dev;
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb;
@@ -990,6 +1009,12 @@
 	if (rets)
 		goto out;
 
+	cl->me_cl = mei_me_cl_get(me_cl);
+	if (!cl->me_cl) {
+		rets = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	cl->state = MEI_FILE_CONNECTING;
 	list_add_tail(&cb->list, &dev->ctrl_wr_list.list);
 
@@ -1064,36 +1089,20 @@
  * @cl: private data of the file object
  *
  * Return: 1 if mei_flow_ctrl_creds >0, 0 - otherwise.
- *	-ENOENT if mei_cl is not present
- *	-EINVAL if single_recv_buf == 0
  */
 int mei_cl_flow_ctrl_creds(struct mei_cl *cl)
 {
-	struct mei_device *dev;
-	struct mei_me_client *me_cl;
-	int rets = 0;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(!cl || !cl->dev))
+	if (WARN_ON(!cl || !cl->me_cl))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dev = cl->dev;
-
 	if (cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds > 0)
 		return 1;
 
-	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid_id(dev, &cl->cl_uuid, cl->me_client_id);
-	if (!me_cl) {
-		cl_err(dev, cl, "no such me client %d\n", cl->me_client_id);
-		return -ENOENT;
+	if (mei_cl_is_single_recv_buf(cl)) {
+		if (cl->me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds > 0)
+			return 1;
 	}
-
-	if (me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds > 0) {
-		rets = 1;
-		if (WARN_ON(me_cl->props.single_recv_buf == 0))
-			rets = -EINVAL;
-	}
-	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
-	return rets;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1103,43 +1112,23 @@
  *
  * Return:
  *	0 on success
- *	-ENOENT when me client is not found
  *	-EINVAL when ctrl credits are <= 0
  */
 int mei_cl_flow_ctrl_reduce(struct mei_cl *cl)
 {
-	struct mei_device *dev;
-	struct mei_me_client *me_cl;
-	int rets;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(!cl || !cl->dev))
+	if (WARN_ON(!cl || !cl->me_cl))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dev = cl->dev;
-
-	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid_id(dev, &cl->cl_uuid, cl->me_client_id);
-	if (!me_cl) {
-		cl_err(dev, cl, "no such me client %d\n", cl->me_client_id);
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
-
-	if (me_cl->props.single_recv_buf) {
-		if (WARN_ON(me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds <= 0)) {
-			rets = -EINVAL;
-			goto out;
-		}
-		me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds--;
+	if (mei_cl_is_single_recv_buf(cl)) {
+		if (WARN_ON(cl->me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds <= 0))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		cl->me_cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds--;
 	} else {
-		if (WARN_ON(cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds <= 0)) {
-			rets = -EINVAL;
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (WARN_ON(cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds <= 0))
+			return -EINVAL;
 		cl->mei_flow_ctrl_creds--;
 	}
-	rets = 0;
-out:
-	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
-	return rets;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1155,7 +1144,6 @@
 {
 	struct mei_device *dev;
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb;
-	struct mei_me_client *me_cl;
 	int rets;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!cl || !cl->dev))
@@ -1170,14 +1158,12 @@
 	if (!list_empty(&cl->rd_pending))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid_id(dev, &cl->cl_uuid, cl->me_client_id);
-	if (!me_cl) {
-		cl_err(dev, cl, "no such me client %d\n", cl->me_client_id);
+	if (!mei_me_cl_is_active(cl->me_cl)) {
+		cl_err(dev, cl, "no such me client\n");
 		return  -ENOTTY;
 	}
 	/* always allocate at least client max message */
-	length = max_t(size_t, length, me_cl->props.max_msg_length);
-	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
+	length = max_t(size_t, length, mei_cl_mtu(cl));
 
 	rets = pm_runtime_get(dev->dev);
 	if (rets < 0 && rets != -EINPROGRESS) {
@@ -1254,7 +1240,7 @@
 	msg_slots = mei_data2slots(len);
 
 	mei_hdr.host_addr = cl->host_client_id;
-	mei_hdr.me_addr = cl->me_client_id;
+	mei_hdr.me_addr = mei_cl_me_id(cl);
 	mei_hdr.reserved = 0;
 	mei_hdr.internal = cb->internal;
 
@@ -1338,7 +1324,7 @@
 	cl->writing_state = MEI_IDLE;
 
 	mei_hdr.host_addr = cl->host_client_id;
-	mei_hdr.me_addr = cl->me_client_id;
+	mei_hdr.me_addr = mei_cl_me_id(cl);
 	mei_hdr.reserved = 0;
 	mei_hdr.msg_complete = 0;
 	mei_hdr.internal = cb->internal;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
index 181aed9..0762650 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@
 			     const uuid_le *uuid, u8 id);
 void mei_me_cl_rm_all(struct mei_device *dev);
 
+/**
+ * mei_me_cl_is_active - check whether me client is active in the fw
+ *
+ * @me_cl: me client
+ *
+ * Return: true if the me client is active in the firmware
+ */
+static inline bool mei_me_cl_is_active(const struct mei_me_client *me_cl)
+{
+	return !list_empty_careful(&me_cl->list);
+}
+
+/**
+ * mei_me_cl_uuid - return me client protocol name (uuid)
+ *
+ * @me_cl: me client
+ *
+ * Return: me client protocol name
+ */
+static inline const uuid_le *mei_me_cl_uuid(const struct mei_me_client *me_cl)
+{
+	return &me_cl->props.protocol_name;
+}
+
 /*
  * MEI IO Functions
  */
@@ -94,20 +118,82 @@
 /**
  * mei_cl_is_connected - host client is connected
  *
- * @cl: host clinet
+ * @cl: host client
  *
- * Return: true if the host clinet is connected
+ * Return: true if the host client is connected
  */
 static inline bool mei_cl_is_connected(struct mei_cl *cl)
 {
 	return  cl->state == MEI_FILE_CONNECTED;
 }
 
+/**
+ * mei_cl_me_id - me client id
+ *
+ * @cl: host client
+ *
+ * Return: me client id or 0 if client is not connected
+ */
+static inline u8 mei_cl_me_id(const struct mei_cl *cl)
+{
+	return cl->me_cl ? cl->me_cl->client_id : 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * mei_cl_mtu - maximal message that client can send and receive
+ *
+ * @cl: host client
+ *
+ * Return: mtu
+ */
+static inline size_t mei_cl_mtu(const struct mei_cl *cl)
+{
+	return cl->me_cl->props.max_msg_length;
+}
+
+/**
+ * mei_cl_is_fixed_address - check whether the me client uses fixed address
+ *
+ * @cl: host client
+ *
+ * Return: true if the client is connected and it has fixed me address
+ */
+static inline bool mei_cl_is_fixed_address(const struct mei_cl *cl)
+{
+	return cl->me_cl && cl->me_cl->props.fixed_address;
+}
+
+/**
+ * mei_cl_is_single_recv_buf- check whether the me client
+ *       uses single receiving buffer
+ *
+ * @cl: host client
+ *
+ * Return: true if single_recv_buf == 1; 0 otherwise
+ */
+static inline bool mei_cl_is_single_recv_buf(const struct mei_cl *cl)
+{
+	return cl->me_cl->props.single_recv_buf;
+}
+
+/**
+ * mei_cl_uuid -  client's uuid
+ *
+ * @cl: host client
+ *
+ * Return: return uuid of connected me client
+ */
+static inline const uuid_le *mei_cl_uuid(const struct mei_cl *cl)
+{
+	return mei_me_cl_uuid(cl->me_cl);
+}
+
 int mei_cl_disconnect(struct mei_cl *cl);
 void mei_cl_set_disconnected(struct mei_cl *cl);
 int mei_cl_irq_disconnect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
 			  struct mei_cl_cb *cmpl_list);
-int mei_cl_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct file *file);
+int mei_cl_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_me_client *me_cl,
+		   struct file *file);
 int mei_cl_irq_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
 			      struct mei_cl_cb *cmpl_list);
 int mei_cl_read_start(struct mei_cl *cl, size_t length, struct file *fp);
@@ -121,14 +207,12 @@
 
 void mei_host_client_init(struct work_struct *work);
 
-
-
 void mei_cl_all_disconnect(struct mei_device *dev);
 void mei_cl_all_wakeup(struct mei_device *dev);
 void mei_cl_all_write_clear(struct mei_device *dev);
 
 #define MEI_CL_FMT "cl:host=%02d me=%02d "
-#define MEI_CL_PRM(cl) (cl)->host_client_id, (cl)->me_client_id
+#define MEI_CL_PRM(cl) (cl)->host_client_id, mei_cl_me_id(cl)
 
 #define cl_dbg(dev, cl, format, arg...) \
 	dev_dbg((dev)->dev, MEI_CL_FMT format, MEI_CL_PRM(cl), ##arg)
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
index d9cd7e6e..3f6d855 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 
 		pos += scnprintf(buf + pos, bufsz - pos,
 			"%2d|%2d|%4d|%5d|%2d|%2d|\n",
-			i, cl->me_client_id, cl->host_client_id, cl->state,
+			i, mei_cl_me_id(cl), cl->host_client_id, cl->state,
 			!list_empty(&cl->rd_completed), cl->writing_state);
 		i++;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
index 410e029..f620824 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 
 	cmd->hbm_cmd = hbm_cmd;
 	cmd->host_addr = cl->host_client_id;
-	cmd->me_addr = cl->me_client_id;
+	cmd->me_addr = mei_cl_me_id(cl);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 bool mei_hbm_cl_addr_equal(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_hbm_cl_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	return cl->host_client_id == cmd->host_addr &&
-		cl->me_client_id == cmd->me_addr;
+		mei_cl_me_id(cl) == cmd->me_addr;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
index 3b74e3b..7479567 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			struct mei_msg_hdr *mei_hdr)
 {
 	return cl->host_client_id == mei_hdr->host_addr &&
-		cl->me_client_id == mei_hdr->me_addr;
+		mei_cl_me_id(cl) == mei_hdr->me_addr;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@
 	ret = mei_hbm_cl_disconnect_rsp(dev, cl);
 	mei_cl_set_disconnected(cl);
 	mei_io_cb_free(cb);
+	mei_me_cl_put(cl->me_cl);
+	cl->me_cl = NULL;
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index 3d205d1..a6963659 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@
 			 size_t length, loff_t *offset)
 {
 	struct mei_cl *cl = file->private_data;
-	struct mei_me_client *me_cl = NULL;
 	struct mei_cl_cb *write_cb = NULL;
 	struct mei_device *dev;
 	unsigned long timeout = 0;
@@ -289,27 +288,27 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid_id(dev, &cl->cl_uuid, cl->me_client_id);
-	if (!me_cl) {
+	if (!mei_cl_is_connected(cl)) {
+		cl_err(dev, cl, "is not connected");
+		rets = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (!mei_me_cl_is_active(cl->me_cl)) {
 		rets = -ENOTTY;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (length > mei_cl_mtu(cl)) {
+		rets = -EFBIG;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (length == 0) {
 		rets = 0;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (length > me_cl->props.max_msg_length) {
-		rets = -EFBIG;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (!mei_cl_is_connected(cl)) {
-		cl_err(dev, cl, "is not connected");
-		rets = -ENODEV;
-		goto out;
-	}
 	if (cl == &dev->iamthif_cl) {
 		write_cb = mei_amthif_find_read_list_entry(dev, file);
 
@@ -347,14 +346,12 @@
 				"amthif write failed with status = %d\n", rets);
 			goto out;
 		}
-		mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 		return length;
 	}
 
 	rets = mei_cl_write(cl, write_cb, false);
 out:
-	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 	if (rets < 0)
 		mei_io_cb_free(write_cb);
@@ -394,15 +391,13 @@
 	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid(dev, &data->in_client_uuid);
 	if (!me_cl || me_cl->props.fixed_address) {
 		dev_dbg(dev->dev, "Cannot connect to FW Client UUID = %pUl\n",
-				&data->in_client_uuid);
+			&data->in_client_uuid);
+		mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 		return  -ENOTTY;
 	}
 
-	cl->me_client_id = me_cl->client_id;
-	cl->cl_uuid = me_cl->props.protocol_name;
-
 	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "Connect to FW Client ID = %d\n",
-			cl->me_client_id);
+			me_cl->client_id);
 	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "FW Client - Protocol Version = %d\n",
 			me_cl->props.protocol_version);
 	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "FW Client - Max Msg Len = %d\n",
@@ -438,7 +433,7 @@
 	client->protocol_version = me_cl->props.protocol_version;
 	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "Can connect?\n");
 
-	rets = mei_cl_connect(cl, file);
+	rets = mei_cl_connect(cl, me_cl, file);
 
 end:
 	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
index 7b039f8..87db097 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@
  * @rx_wait: wait queue for rx completion
  * @wait:  wait queue for management operation
  * @status: connection status
- * @cl_uuid: client uuid name
+ * @me_cl: fw client connected
  * @host_client_id: host id
- * @me_client_id: me/fw id
  * @mei_flow_ctrl_creds: transmit flow credentials
  * @timer_count:  watchdog timer for operation completion
+ * @reserved: reserved for alignment
  * @writing_state: state of the tx
  * @rd_pending: pending read credits
  * @rd_completed: completed read
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@
 	wait_queue_head_t rx_wait;
 	wait_queue_head_t wait;
 	int status;
-	uuid_le cl_uuid;
+	struct mei_me_client *me_cl;
 	u8 host_client_id;
-	u8 me_client_id;
 	u8 mei_flow_ctrl_creds;
 	u8 timer_count;
+	u8 reserved;
 	enum mei_file_transaction_states writing_state;
 	struct list_head rd_pending;
 	struct list_head rd_completed;
@@ -346,7 +346,9 @@
 };
 
 struct mei_cl_device *mei_cl_add_device(struct mei_device *dev,
-					uuid_le uuid, char *name,
+					struct mei_me_client *me_cl,
+					struct mei_cl *cl,
+					char *name,
 					struct mei_cl_ops *ops);
 void mei_cl_remove_device(struct mei_cl_device *device);
 
@@ -368,6 +370,7 @@
  * when being probed and shall use it for doing ME bus I/O.
  *
  * @dev: linux driver model device pointer
+ * @me_cl: me client
  * @cl: mei client
  * @ops: ME transport ops
  * @event_work: async work to execute event callback
@@ -380,6 +383,7 @@
 struct mei_cl_device {
 	struct device dev;
 
+	struct mei_me_client *me_cl;
 	struct mei_cl *cl;
 
 	const struct mei_cl_ops *ops;
@@ -653,7 +657,7 @@
  */
 void mei_amthif_reset_params(struct mei_device *dev);
 
-int mei_amthif_host_init(struct mei_device *dev);
+int mei_amthif_host_init(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_me_client *me_cl);
 
 int mei_amthif_read(struct mei_device *dev, struct file *file,
 		char __user *ubuf, size_t length, loff_t *offset);
@@ -680,7 +684,7 @@
 /*
  * NFC functions
  */
-int mei_nfc_host_init(struct mei_device *dev);
+int mei_nfc_host_init(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_me_client *me_cl);
 void mei_nfc_host_exit(struct mei_device *dev);
 
 /*
@@ -690,7 +694,7 @@
 
 int mei_wd_send(struct mei_device *dev);
 int mei_wd_stop(struct mei_device *dev);
-int mei_wd_host_init(struct mei_device *dev);
+int mei_wd_host_init(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_me_client *me_cl);
 /*
  * mei_watchdog_register  - Registering watchdog interface
  *   once we got connection to the WD Client
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c b/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c
index c3bcb63..e2a6ba0 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/nfc.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 /**
  * struct mei_nfc_dev - NFC mei device
  *
+ * @me_cl: NFC me client
  * @cl: NFC host client
  * @cl_info: NFC info host client
  * @init_work: perform connection to the info client
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@
  * @recv_req_id: reception message counter
  */
 struct mei_nfc_dev {
+	struct mei_me_client *me_cl;
 	struct mei_cl *cl;
 	struct mei_cl *cl_info;
 	struct work_struct init_work;
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@
 		kfree(ndev->cl_info);
 	}
 
+	mei_me_cl_put(ndev->me_cl);
 	kfree(ndev);
 }
 
@@ -417,6 +420,7 @@
 	struct mei_cl_device *cldev;
 	struct mei_nfc_dev *ndev;
 	struct mei_cl *cl_info;
+	struct mei_me_client *me_cl_info;
 
 	ndev = container_of(work, struct mei_nfc_dev, init_work);
 
@@ -425,13 +429,22 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->device_lock);
 
-	if (mei_cl_connect(cl_info, NULL) < 0) {
+	/* check for valid client id */
+	me_cl_info = mei_me_cl_by_uuid(dev, &mei_nfc_info_guid);
+	if (!me_cl_info) {
+		mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
+		dev_info(dev->dev, "nfc: failed to find the info client\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (mei_cl_connect(cl_info, me_cl_info, NULL) < 0) {
+		mei_me_cl_put(me_cl_info);
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "Could not connect to the NFC INFO ME client");
 
 		goto err;
 	}
-
+	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl_info);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 
 	if (mei_nfc_if_version(ndev) < 0) {
@@ -459,7 +472,8 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	cldev = mei_cl_add_device(dev, mei_nfc_guid, ndev->bus_name, &nfc_ops);
+	cldev = mei_cl_add_device(dev, ndev->me_cl, ndev->cl,
+				  ndev->bus_name, &nfc_ops);
 	if (!cldev) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "Could not add the NFC device to the MEI bus\n");
 
@@ -479,11 +493,10 @@
 }
 
 
-int mei_nfc_host_init(struct mei_device *dev)
+int mei_nfc_host_init(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_me_client *me_cl)
 {
 	struct mei_nfc_dev *ndev;
 	struct mei_cl *cl_info, *cl;
-	struct mei_me_client *me_cl = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
 
@@ -500,11 +513,9 @@
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	/* check for valid client id */
-	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid(dev, &mei_nfc_info_guid);
-	if (!me_cl) {
-		dev_info(dev->dev, "nfc: failed to find the client\n");
-		ret = -ENOTTY;
+	ndev->me_cl = mei_me_cl_get(me_cl);
+	if (!ndev->me_cl) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -514,34 +525,16 @@
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	cl_info->me_client_id = me_cl->client_id;
-	cl_info->cl_uuid = me_cl->props.protocol_name;
-	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
-	me_cl = NULL;
-
 	list_add_tail(&cl_info->device_link, &dev->device_list);
 
 	ndev->cl_info = cl_info;
 
-	/* check for valid client id */
-	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid(dev, &mei_nfc_guid);
-	if (!me_cl) {
-		dev_info(dev->dev, "nfc: failed to find the client\n");
-		ret = -ENOTTY;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
 	cl = mei_cl_alloc_linked(dev, MEI_HOST_CLIENT_ID_ANY);
 	if (IS_ERR(cl)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(cl);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	cl->me_client_id = me_cl->client_id;
-	cl->cl_uuid = me_cl->props.protocol_name;
-	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
-	me_cl = NULL;
-
 	list_add_tail(&cl->device_link, &dev->device_list);
 
 	ndev->cl = cl;
@@ -555,7 +548,6 @@
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 	mei_nfc_free(ndev);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/wd.c b/drivers/misc/mei/wd.c
index 2725f86..2bc0f50 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/wd.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/wd.c
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@
  * mei_wd_host_init - connect to the watchdog client
  *
  * @dev: the device structure
+ * @me_cl: me client
  *
  * Return: -ENOTTY if wd client cannot be found
  *         -EIO if write has failed
  *         0 on success
  */
-int mei_wd_host_init(struct mei_device *dev)
+int mei_wd_host_init(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_me_client *me_cl)
 {
 	struct mei_cl *cl = &dev->wd_cl;
-	struct mei_me_client *me_cl;
 	int ret;
 
 	mei_cl_init(cl, dev);
@@ -66,27 +66,13 @@
 	dev->wd_timeout = MEI_WD_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
 	dev->wd_state = MEI_WD_IDLE;
 
-
-	/* check for valid client id */
-	me_cl = mei_me_cl_by_uuid(dev, &mei_wd_guid);
-	if (!me_cl) {
-		dev_info(dev->dev, "wd: failed to find the client\n");
-		return -ENOTTY;
-	}
-
-	cl->me_client_id = me_cl->client_id;
-	cl->cl_uuid = me_cl->props.protocol_name;
-	mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
-
 	ret = mei_cl_link(cl, MEI_WD_HOST_CLIENT_ID);
-
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_info(dev->dev, "wd: failed link client\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = mei_cl_connect(cl, NULL);
-
+	ret = mei_cl_connect(cl, me_cl, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "wd: failed to connect = %d\n", ret);
 		mei_cl_unlink(cl);
@@ -118,7 +104,7 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	hdr.host_addr = cl->host_client_id;
-	hdr.me_addr = cl->me_client_id;
+	hdr.me_addr = mei_cl_me_id(cl);
 	hdr.msg_complete = 1;
 	hdr.reserved = 0;
 	hdr.internal = 0;