diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/cmds.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/cmds.c
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/pds/cmds.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* Copyright(c) 2023 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. */
+
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#include <linux/pds/pds_common.h>
+#include <linux/pds/pds_core_if.h>
+#include <linux/pds/pds_adminq.h>
+
+#include "vfio_dev.h"
+#include "cmds.h"
+
+int pds_vfio_register_client_cmd(struct pds_vfio_pci_device *pds_vfio)
+{
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = pds_vfio_to_pci_dev(pds_vfio);
+	char devname[PDS_DEVNAME_LEN];
+	struct pdsc *pdsc;
+	int ci;
+
+	snprintf(devname, sizeof(devname), "%s.%d-%u", PDS_VFIO_LM_DEV_NAME,
+		 pci_domain_nr(pdev->bus),
+		 PCI_DEVID(pdev->bus->number, pdev->devfn));
+
+	pdsc = pdsc_get_pf_struct(pdev);
+	if (IS_ERR(pdsc))
+		return PTR_ERR(pdsc);
+
+	ci = pds_client_register(pdsc, devname);
+	if (ci < 0)
+		return ci;
+
+	pds_vfio->client_id = ci;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void pds_vfio_unregister_client_cmd(struct pds_vfio_pci_device *pds_vfio)
+{
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = pds_vfio_to_pci_dev(pds_vfio);
+	struct pdsc *pdsc;
+	int err;
+
+	pdsc = pdsc_get_pf_struct(pdev);
+	if (IS_ERR(pdsc))
+		return;
+
+	err = pds_client_unregister(pdsc, pds_vfio->client_id);
+	if (err)
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "unregister from DSC failed: %pe\n",
+			ERR_PTR(err));
+
+	pds_vfio->client_id = 0;
+}