return 0;
 }
 
+static void fwnet_fifo_stop(struct fwnet_device *dev)
+{
+       if (dev->local_fifo == FWNET_NO_FIFO_ADDR)
+               return;
+
+       fw_core_remove_address_handler(&dev->handler);
+       dev->local_fifo = FWNET_NO_FIFO_ADDR;
+}
+
+static int fwnet_fifo_start(struct fwnet_device *dev)
+{
+       int retval;
+
+       if (dev->local_fifo != FWNET_NO_FIFO_ADDR)
+               return 0;
+
+       dev->handler.length = 4096;
+       dev->handler.address_callback = fwnet_receive_packet;
+       dev->handler.callback_data = dev;
+
+       retval = fw_core_add_address_handler(&dev->handler,
+                                            &fw_high_memory_region);
+       if (retval < 0)
+               return retval;
+
+       dev->local_fifo = dev->handler.offset;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int fwnet_broadcast_start(struct fwnet_device *dev)
 {
        struct fw_iso_context *context;
        unsigned long offset;
        unsigned u;
 
-       if (dev->local_fifo == FWNET_NO_FIFO_ADDR) {
-               dev->handler.length = 4096;
-               dev->handler.address_callback = fwnet_receive_packet;
-               dev->handler.callback_data = dev;
-
-               retval = fw_core_add_address_handler(&dev->handler,
-                                       &fw_high_memory_region);
-               if (retval < 0)
-                       goto failed_initial;
-
-               dev->local_fifo = dev->handler.offset;
-       }
+       retval = fwnet_fifo_start(dev);
+       if (retval < 0)
+               goto failed_initial;
 
        max_receive = 1U << (dev->card->max_receive + 1);
        num_packets = (FWNET_ISO_PAGE_COUNT * PAGE_SIZE) / max_receive;
        fw_iso_context_destroy(context);
        dev->broadcast_rcv_context = NULL;
  failed_context_create:
-       fw_core_remove_address_handler(&dev->handler);
-       dev->local_fifo = FWNET_NO_FIFO_ADDR;
+       fwnet_fifo_stop(dev);
  failed_initial:
 
        return retval;
        if (list_empty(&dev->peer_list)) {
                unregister_netdev(net);
 
-               if (dev->local_fifo != FWNET_NO_FIFO_ADDR)
-                       fw_core_remove_address_handler(&dev->handler);
+               fwnet_fifo_stop(dev);
                if (dev->broadcast_rcv_context) {
                        fw_iso_context_stop(dev->broadcast_rcv_context);
                        fw_iso_buffer_destroy(&dev->broadcast_rcv_buffer,