return 0;
 }
 
-int gb_connection_init(struct gb_connection *connection)
+int gb_connection_enable(struct gb_connection *connection)
 {
        int ret;
 
-       ret = gb_connection_bind_protocol(connection);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-
        ret = gb_connection_hd_cport_enable(connection);
        if (ret)
-               goto err_unbind_protocol;
+               return ret;
 
        ret = gb_connection_svc_connection_create(connection);
        if (ret)
        if (ret)
                goto err_svc_destroy;
 
-       ret = gb_connection_protocol_get_version(connection);
-       if (ret)
-               goto err_disconnect;
+       return 0;
 
-       ret = connection->protocol->connection_init(connection);
-       if (ret)
-               goto err_disconnect;
+err_svc_destroy:
+       spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
+       connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_DISABLED;
+       spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 
-       return 0;
+       gb_connection_svc_connection_destroy(connection);
+err_hd_cport_disable:
+       gb_connection_hd_cport_disable(connection);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gb_connection_enable);
 
-err_disconnect:
+void gb_connection_disable(struct gb_connection *connection)
+{
        gb_connection_control_disconnected(connection);
 
        spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
        connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_DISABLED;
        spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
-err_svc_destroy:
+
        gb_connection_svc_connection_destroy(connection);
-err_hd_cport_disable:
        gb_connection_hd_cport_disable(connection);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gb_connection_disable);
+
+int gb_connection_init(struct gb_connection *connection)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = gb_connection_bind_protocol(connection);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       ret = gb_connection_enable(connection);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err_unbind_protocol;
+
+       ret = gb_connection_protocol_get_version(connection);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err_disable;
+
+       ret = connection->protocol->connection_init(connection);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err_disable;
+
+       return 0;
+
+err_disable:
+       gb_connection_disable(connection);
 err_unbind_protocol:
        gb_connection_unbind_protocol(connection);
 
        spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
 
        gb_connection_cancel_operations(connection, -ESHUTDOWN);
-
        connection->protocol->connection_exit(connection);
 
-       gb_connection_control_disconnected(connection);
+       gb_connection_disable(connection);
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&connection->lock);
-       connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_DISABLED;
-       spin_unlock_irq(&connection->lock);
-
-       gb_connection_svc_connection_destroy(connection);
-       gb_connection_hd_cport_disable(connection);
        gb_connection_unbind_protocol(connection);
 }