diff --git a/drivers/staging/ti-st/st.h b/drivers/staging/ti-st/st.h
index 9952579..1b3060e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ti-st/st.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ti-st/st.h
@@ -80,5 +80,4 @@
 extern long st_register(struct st_proto_s *);
 extern long st_unregister(enum proto_type);
 
-extern struct platform_device *st_get_plat_device(void);
 #endif /* ST_H */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_core.c b/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_core.c
index 063c9b1..b85d8bf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_core.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "st_ll.h"
 #include "st.h"
 
-#define VERBOSE
 /* strings to be used for rfkill entries and by
  * ST Core to be used for sysfs debug entry
  */
@@ -581,7 +580,7 @@
 	long err = 0;
 	unsigned long flags = 0;
 
-	st_kim_ref(&st_gdata);
+	st_kim_ref(&st_gdata, 0);
 	pr_info("%s(%d) ", __func__, new_proto->type);
 	if (st_gdata == NULL || new_proto == NULL || new_proto->recv == NULL
 	    || new_proto->reg_complete_cb == NULL) {
@@ -713,7 +712,7 @@
 
 	pr_debug("%s: %d ", __func__, type);
 
-	st_kim_ref(&st_gdata);
+	st_kim_ref(&st_gdata, 0);
 	if (type < ST_BT || type >= ST_MAX) {
 		pr_err(" protocol %d not supported", type);
 		return -EPROTONOSUPPORT;
@@ -767,7 +766,7 @@
 #endif
 	long len;
 
-	st_kim_ref(&st_gdata);
+	st_kim_ref(&st_gdata, 0);
 	if (unlikely(skb == NULL || st_gdata == NULL
 		|| st_gdata->tty == NULL)) {
 		pr_err("data/tty unavailable to perform write");
@@ -818,7 +817,7 @@
 	struct st_data_s *st_gdata;
 	pr_info("%s ", __func__);
 
-	st_kim_ref(&st_gdata);
+	st_kim_ref(&st_gdata, 0);
 	st_gdata->tty = tty;
 	tty->disc_data = st_gdata;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_core.h b/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_core.h
index e0c32d1..8601320 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_core.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_core.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 void st_core_exit(struct st_data_s *);
 
 /* ask for reference from KIM */
-void st_kim_ref(struct st_data_s **);
+void st_kim_ref(struct st_data_s **, int);
 
 #define GPS_STUB_TEST
 #ifdef GPS_STUB_TEST
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_kim.c b/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_kim.c
index b4a6c7f..9e99463 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_kim.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ti-st/st_kim.c
@@ -72,11 +72,26 @@
 	PROTO_ENTRY(ST_GPS, "GPS"),
 };
 
+#define MAX_ST_DEVICES	3	/* Imagine 1 on each UART for now */
+struct platform_device *st_kim_devices[MAX_ST_DEVICES];
 
 /**********************************************************************/
 /* internal functions */
 
 /**
+ * st_get_plat_device -
+ *	function which returns the reference to the platform device
+ *	requested by id. As of now only 1 such device exists (id=0)
+ *	the context requesting for reference can get the id to be
+ *	requested by a. The protocol driver which is registering or
+ *	b. the tty device which is opened.
+ */
+static struct platform_device *st_get_plat_device(int id)
+{
+	return st_kim_devices[id];
+}
+
+/**
  * validate_firmware_response -
  *	function to return whether the firmware response was proper
  *	in case of error don't complete so that waiting for proper
@@ -353,7 +368,7 @@
 	struct kim_data_s	*kim_gdata;
 	pr_info(" %s ", __func__);
 
-	kim_pdev = st_get_plat_device();
+	kim_pdev = st_get_plat_device(0);
 	kim_gdata = dev_get_drvdata(&kim_pdev->dev);
 
 	if (kim_gdata->gpios[type] == -1) {
@@ -574,12 +589,12 @@
  *	This would enable multiple such platform devices to exist
  *	on a given platform
  */
-void st_kim_ref(struct st_data_s **core_data)
+void st_kim_ref(struct st_data_s **core_data, int id)
 {
 	struct platform_device	*pdev;
 	struct kim_data_s	*kim_gdata;
 	/* get kim_gdata reference from platform device */
-	pdev = st_get_plat_device();
+	pdev = st_get_plat_device(id);
 	kim_gdata = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 	*core_data = kim_gdata->core_data;
 }
@@ -623,6 +638,7 @@
 	long *gpios = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 	struct kim_data_s	*kim_gdata;
 
+	st_kim_devices[pdev->id] = pdev;
 	kim_gdata = kzalloc(sizeof(struct kim_data_s), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!kim_gdata) {
 		pr_err("no mem to allocate");