diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
index d5770fdf7f0970701c033363f53013caa3e5b45e..0eb6d7f62241a38c43e47853e02183374ab752f2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static int __devinit ep8248e_mdio_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
bus->irq[i] = -1;
bus->name = "ep8248e-mdio-bitbang";
- bus->dev = &ofdev->dev;
+ bus->parent = &ofdev->dev;
snprintf(bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%x", res.start);
return mdiobus_register(bus);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/gpio_mdio.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/gpio_mdio.c
index ab6955412ba49becbc14e0c4aa536dbb7121ecbd..798c7abe16047359c99fac8d6d5ca82c622e19a6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/gpio_mdio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/gpio_mdio.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static int __devinit gpio_mdio_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
prop = of_get_property(np, "mdio-pin", NULL);
priv->mdio_pin = *prop;
- new_bus->dev = dev;
+ new_bus->parent = dev;
dev_set_drvdata(dev, new_bus);
err = mdiobus_register(new_bus);
diff --git a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx_phy.c b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx_phy.c
index f5634447276de067d18d85c386d3dbcf9baab618..2a523308c77e9a50ad9c60500088d921a74db1be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fec_mpc52xx_phy.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int mpc52xx_fec_mdio_probe(struct of_device *of, const struct of_device_i
snprintf(bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%x", res.start);
bus->priv = priv;
- bus->dev = dev;
+ bus->parent = dev;
dev_set_drvdata(dev, bus);
/* set MII speed */
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mii-bitbang.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mii-bitbang.c
index be4b72f4f49ae8bfec9c87d4fdc9bdbecc203f39..2774252c235236819309497731abba5a9b883d24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mii-bitbang.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mii-bitbang.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static int __devinit fs_enet_mdio_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
if (!strcmp(np->type, "ethernet-phy"))
add_phy(new_bus, np);
- new_bus->dev = &ofdev->dev;
+ new_bus->parent = &ofdev->dev;
dev_set_drvdata(&ofdev->dev, new_bus);
ret = mdiobus_register(new_bus);
diff --git a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mii-fec.c b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mii-fec.c
index 695f74cc4398a1ba66933d5130434157866a2ff0..4d89a22317ac908335dd3b9b709e3f5c9e738801 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fs_enet/mii-fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fs_enet/mii-fec.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int __devinit fs_enet_mdio_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
if (!strcmp(np->type, "ethernet-phy"))
add_phy(new_bus, np);
- new_bus->dev = &ofdev->dev;
+ new_bus->parent = &ofdev->dev;
dev_set_drvdata(&ofdev->dev, new_bus);
ret = mdiobus_register(new_bus);
diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c b/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c
index 678f48c691194b6cb8852b6fdf3a7c6688db606f..38895b0e376d6b713eb553608dbf0899b424550b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar_mii.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int gfar_mdio_probe(struct device *dev)
new_bus->irq = pdata->irq;
- new_bus->dev = dev;
+ new_bus->parent = dev;
dev_set_drvdata(dev, new_bus);
/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c
index 84c77f1f9a5cf755a33de626c140cd9c8f73e269..045361fe3d6abedb0a29f0f4a7ed04be7261da4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macb.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int macb_mii_init(struct macb *bp)
bp->mii_bus.reset = &macb_mdio_reset;
snprintf(bp->mii_bus.id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%x", bp->pdev->id);
bp->mii_bus.priv = bp;
- bp->mii_bus.dev = &bp->dev->dev;
+ bp->mii_bus.parent = &bp->dev->dev;
pdata = bp->pdev->dev.platform_data;
if (pdata)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
index 372811ade9f5ce3603a56c09a9fce76db80ac85f..63400815448005074f06a462c13609a0193038f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -2368,7 +2368,7 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_shared_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
msp->smi_bus.read = smi_bus_read;
msp->smi_bus.write = smi_bus_write,
snprintf(msp->smi_bus.id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%d", pdev->id);
- msp->smi_bus.dev = &pdev->dev;
+ msp->smi_bus.parent = &pdev->dev;
msp->smi_bus.phy_mask = 0xffffffff;
if (mdiobus_register(&msp->smi_bus) < 0)
goto out_unmap;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/fixed.c b/drivers/net/phy/fixed.c
index 4e07956a483b60f62050cfd6c83dfaea5f6eaa9c..1cec8967a089704f553fbd22298d6bd419f980b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/fixed.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/fixed.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int __init fixed_mdio_bus_init(void)
snprintf(fmb->mii_bus.id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "0");
fmb->mii_bus.name = "Fixed MDIO Bus";
- fmb->mii_bus.dev = &pdev->dev;
+ fmb->mii_bus.parent = &pdev->dev;
fmb->mii_bus.read = &fixed_mdio_read;
fmb->mii_bus.write = &fixed_mdio_write;
fmb->mii_bus.irq = fmb->irqs;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-ofgpio.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-ofgpio.c
index 7edfc0c348355a3b33e513a92c195cce09898e2e..27bd4539d0891fcf721c10c4a096adf7cc684b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-ofgpio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-ofgpio.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static int __devinit mdio_ofgpio_probe(struct of_device *ofdev,
if (!strcmp(np->type, "ethernet-phy"))
add_phy(new_bus, np);
- new_bus->dev = &ofdev->dev;
+ new_bus->parent = &ofdev->dev;
dev_set_drvdata(&ofdev->dev, new_bus);
ret = mdiobus_register(new_bus);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index e7508c10887c2199ff766961aa30015074b5431a..a7211a32bb4a19b4b05f683b3dfdf6705c2156f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct phy_device *mdiobus_scan(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr)
phydev->irq = bus->irq != NULL ? bus->irq[addr] : PHY_POLL;
- phydev->dev.parent = bus->dev;
+ phydev->dev.parent = bus->parent;
phydev->dev.bus = &mdio_bus_type;
snprintf(phydev->dev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, PHY_ID_FMT, bus->id, addr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c b/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c
index ce10cfa1ee5371c48701ca7cf0cd12e5a38e7672..d0ee735590bb0cd2d4593cb7bfabf5ee0d6abc43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sb1250-mac.c
@@ -2378,7 +2378,7 @@ static int sbmac_init(struct platform_device *pldev, long long base)
for (i = 0; i < PHY_MAX_ADDR; ++i)
sc->mii_bus.irq[i] = SBMAC_PHY_INT;
- sc->mii_bus.dev = &pldev->dev;
+ sc->mii_bus.parent = &pldev->dev;
dev_set_drvdata(&pldev->dev, &sc->mii_bus);
return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
index 1c370e6aa641d571467c4b4727e009bd8a01fd1c..1b3b7b66ffd8ca7566916bb5a54703bcb1e84b40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sh_eth.c
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ static int sh_mdio_init(struct net_device *ndev, int id)
/* Hook up MII support for ethtool */
mdp->mii_bus->name = "sh_mii";
- mdp->mii_bus->dev = &ndev->dev;
+ mdp->mii_bus->parent = &ndev->dev;
mdp->mii_bus->id[0] = id;
/* PHY IRQ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/tc35815.c b/drivers/net/tc35815.c
index 8487ace9d2e3a8d73a8fedbe32a2447ec9575222..1f2b1f2d73ae9a60ea43e3b380b6a625c04ba27d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tc35815.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tc35815.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static int tc_mii_init(struct net_device *dev)
snprintf(lp->mii_bus.id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%x",
(lp->pci_dev->bus->number << 8) | lp->pci_dev->devfn);
lp->mii_bus.priv = dev;
- lp->mii_bus.dev = &lp->pci_dev->dev;
+ lp->mii_bus.parent = &lp->pci_dev->dev;
lp->mii_bus.irq = kmalloc(sizeof(int) * PHY_MAX_ADDR, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!lp->mii_bus.irq) {
err = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 123920759efde3a0ce991fa670ee0c0ab47b68ca..4b8b75bcbde07e2b7b2926b79ced03a41857b09e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ static int tg3_mdio_init(struct tg3 *tp)
snprintf(mdio_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%x",
(tp->pdev->bus->number << 8) | tp->pdev->devfn);
mdio_bus->priv = tp;
- mdio_bus->dev = &tp->pdev->dev;
+ mdio_bus->parent = &tp->pdev->dev;
mdio_bus->read = &tg3_mdio_read;
mdio_bus->write = &tg3_mdio_write;
mdio_bus->reset = &tg3_mdio_reset;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c
index 6d9e7ad9fda9369b594ee73965e3967d4a1900e7..75b72fe1f23cf5ad72a57e805d98964e5f1e5ca0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth_mii.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static int uec_mdio_probe(struct of_device *ofdev, const struct of_device_id *ma
new_bus->priv = (void __force *)regs;
- new_bus->dev = device;
+ new_bus->parent = device;
dev_set_drvdata(device, new_bus);
/* Read MII management master from device tree */
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 5f170f5b1a300a838db72950f8d2781c365f0760..87499bdedc6fd3b4cfea2a4e5f5f46c1db625445 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ struct mii_bus {
*/
struct mutex mdio_lock;
- struct device *dev;
+ struct device *parent;
/* list of all PHYs on bus */
struct phy_device *phy_map[PHY_MAX_ADDR];