diff --git a/drivers/pps/clients/pps-gpio.c b/drivers/pps/clients/pps-gpio.c
index 2f4b11b4dfcd917dff59a5b914dfc50184b97fc9..bf3b6f1aa984256af53855a7fc1d87733d07c1ca 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/clients/pps-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/clients/pps-gpio.c
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ static int pps_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	dev_info(data->pps->dev, "Registered IRQ %d as PPS source\n",
-		 data->irq);
+	dev_dbg(&data->pps->dev, "Registered IRQ %d as PPS source\n",
+		data->irq);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pps/clients/pps-ktimer.c b/drivers/pps/clients/pps-ktimer.c
index d33106bd7a290fcc53d4d98943d24409a98dfd9b..2f465549b843f70dc2cc13ffebd2314a7922c939 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/clients/pps-ktimer.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/clients/pps-ktimer.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static struct pps_source_info pps_ktimer_info = {
 
 static void __exit pps_ktimer_exit(void)
 {
-	dev_info(pps->dev, "ktimer PPS source unregistered\n");
+	dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "ktimer PPS source unregistered\n");
 
 	del_timer_sync(&ktimer);
 	pps_unregister_source(pps);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static int __init pps_ktimer_init(void)
 	timer_setup(&ktimer, pps_ktimer_event, 0);
 	mod_timer(&ktimer, jiffies + HZ);
 
-	dev_info(pps->dev, "ktimer PPS source registered\n");
+	dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "ktimer PPS source registered\n");
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pps/clients/pps-ldisc.c b/drivers/pps/clients/pps-ldisc.c
index 443d6bae19d14d4d065d0678c548054254062c61..fa5660f3c4b7076fa8e0a87230712ca53cd2ac64 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/clients/pps-ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/clients/pps-ldisc.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void pps_tty_dcd_change(struct tty_struct *tty, bool active)
 	pps_event(pps, &ts, active ? PPS_CAPTUREASSERT :
 			PPS_CAPTURECLEAR, NULL);
 
-	dev_dbg(pps->dev, "PPS %s at %lu\n",
+	dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "PPS %s at %lu\n",
 			active ? "assert" : "clear", jiffies);
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int pps_tty_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 		goto err_unregister;
 	}
 
-	dev_info(pps->dev, "source \"%s\" added\n", info.path);
+	dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "source \"%s\" added\n", info.path);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static void pps_tty_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	if (WARN_ON(!pps))
 		return;
 
-	dev_info(pps->dev, "removed\n");
+	dev_info(&pps->dev, "removed\n");
 	pps_unregister_source(pps);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/pps/clients/pps_parport.c b/drivers/pps/clients/pps_parport.c
index 53e9c304ae0a7a7011d34c2cc49f05331495688c..c3f46efd64c324bfb93e945e8bed9a2884dba322 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/clients/pps_parport.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/clients/pps_parport.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static void parport_irq(void *handle)
 	/* check the signal (no signal means the pulse is lost this time) */
 	if (!signal_is_set(port)) {
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
-		dev_err(dev->pps->dev, "lost the signal\n");
+		dev_err(&dev->pps->dev, "lost the signal\n");
 		goto out_assert;
 	}
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void parport_irq(void *handle)
 	/* timeout */
 	dev->cw_err++;
 	if (dev->cw_err >= CLEAR_WAIT_MAX_ERRORS) {
-		dev_err(dev->pps->dev, "disabled clear edge capture after %d"
+		dev_err(&dev->pps->dev, "disabled clear edge capture after %d"
 				" timeouts\n", dev->cw_err);
 		dev->cw = 0;
 		dev->cw_err = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/pps/kapi.c b/drivers/pps/kapi.c
index d9d566f70ed199679773c63d8df9df9a46982cee..92d1b62ea239d7cb9c51841118e79482ab088662 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/kapi.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/kapi.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void pps_add_offset(struct pps_ktime *ts, struct pps_ktime *offset)
 static void pps_echo_client_default(struct pps_device *pps, int event,
 		void *data)
 {
-	dev_info(pps->dev, "echo %s %s\n",
+	dev_info(&pps->dev, "echo %s %s\n",
 		event & PPS_CAPTUREASSERT ? "assert" : "",
 		event & PPS_CAPTURECLEAR ? "clear" : "");
 }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct pps_device *pps_register_source(struct pps_source_info *info,
 		goto kfree_pps;
 	}
 
-	dev_info(pps->dev, "new PPS source %s\n", info->name);
+	dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "new PPS source %s\n", info->name);
 
 	return pps;
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void pps_event(struct pps_device *pps, struct pps_event_time *ts, int event,
 	/* check event type */
 	BUG_ON((event & (PPS_CAPTUREASSERT | PPS_CAPTURECLEAR)) == 0);
 
-	dev_dbg(pps->dev, "PPS event at %lld.%09ld\n",
+	dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "PPS event at %lld.%09ld\n",
 			(s64)ts->ts_real.tv_sec, ts->ts_real.tv_nsec);
 
 	timespec_to_pps_ktime(&ts_real, ts->ts_real);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void pps_event(struct pps_device *pps, struct pps_event_time *ts, int event,
 		/* Save the time stamp */
 		pps->assert_tu = ts_real;
 		pps->assert_sequence++;
-		dev_dbg(pps->dev, "capture assert seq #%u\n",
+		dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "capture assert seq #%u\n",
 			pps->assert_sequence);
 
 		captured = ~0;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void pps_event(struct pps_device *pps, struct pps_event_time *ts, int event,
 		/* Save the time stamp */
 		pps->clear_tu = ts_real;
 		pps->clear_sequence++;
-		dev_dbg(pps->dev, "capture clear seq #%u\n",
+		dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "capture clear seq #%u\n",
 			pps->clear_sequence);
 
 		captured = ~0;
diff --git a/drivers/pps/kc.c b/drivers/pps/kc.c
index 50dc59af45be247a1d75e4c7c52a2d440cd33816..fbd23295afd7d94f207c72014e77cecf9d069556 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/kc.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/kc.c
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ int pps_kc_bind(struct pps_device *pps, struct pps_bind_args *bind_args)
 			pps_kc_hardpps_mode = 0;
 			pps_kc_hardpps_dev = NULL;
 			spin_unlock_irq(&pps_kc_hardpps_lock);
-			dev_info(pps->dev, "unbound kernel"
+			dev_info(&pps->dev, "unbound kernel"
 					" consumer\n");
 		} else {
 			spin_unlock_irq(&pps_kc_hardpps_lock);
-			dev_err(pps->dev, "selected kernel consumer"
+			dev_err(&pps->dev, "selected kernel consumer"
 					" is not bound\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ int pps_kc_bind(struct pps_device *pps, struct pps_bind_args *bind_args)
 			pps_kc_hardpps_mode = bind_args->edge;
 			pps_kc_hardpps_dev = pps;
 			spin_unlock_irq(&pps_kc_hardpps_lock);
-			dev_info(pps->dev, "bound kernel consumer: "
+			dev_info(&pps->dev, "bound kernel consumer: "
 				"edge=0x%x\n", bind_args->edge);
 		} else {
 			spin_unlock_irq(&pps_kc_hardpps_lock);
-			dev_err(pps->dev, "another kernel consumer"
+			dev_err(&pps->dev, "another kernel consumer"
 					" is already bound\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void pps_kc_remove(struct pps_device *pps)
 		pps_kc_hardpps_mode = 0;
 		pps_kc_hardpps_dev = NULL;
 		spin_unlock_irq(&pps_kc_hardpps_lock);
-		dev_info(pps->dev, "unbound kernel consumer"
+		dev_info(&pps->dev, "unbound kernel consumer"
 				" on device removal\n");
 	} else
 		spin_unlock_irq(&pps_kc_hardpps_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/pps/pps.c b/drivers/pps/pps.c
index 22a65ad4e46e6b187c885274aa3bfdb7ebcdb90c..2d008e0d116ab50e3f7ef90021ad6dd738e85d9e 100644
--- a/drivers/pps/pps.c
+++ b/drivers/pps/pps.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * Local variables
  */
 
-static dev_t pps_devt;
+static int pps_major;
 static struct class *pps_class;
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(pps_idr_lock);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int pps_cdev_pps_fetch(struct pps_device *pps, struct pps_fdata *fdata)
 	else {
 		unsigned long ticks;
 
-		dev_dbg(pps->dev, "timeout %lld.%09d\n",
+		dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "timeout %lld.%09d\n",
 				(long long) fdata->timeout.sec,
 				fdata->timeout.nsec);
 		ticks = fdata->timeout.sec * HZ;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int pps_cdev_pps_fetch(struct pps_device *pps, struct pps_fdata *fdata)
 
 	/* Check for pending signals */
 	if (err == -ERESTARTSYS) {
-		dev_dbg(pps->dev, "pending signal caught\n");
+		dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "pending signal caught\n");
 		return -EINTR;
 	}
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case PPS_GETPARAMS:
-		dev_dbg(pps->dev, "PPS_GETPARAMS\n");
+		dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "PPS_GETPARAMS\n");
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&pps->lock);
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		break;
 
 	case PPS_SETPARAMS:
-		dev_dbg(pps->dev, "PPS_SETPARAMS\n");
+		dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "PPS_SETPARAMS\n");
 
 		/* Check the capabilities */
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TIME))
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		if (err)
 			return -EFAULT;
 		if (!(params.mode & (PPS_CAPTUREASSERT | PPS_CAPTURECLEAR))) {
-			dev_dbg(pps->dev, "capture mode unspecified (%x)\n",
+			dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "capture mode unspecified (%x)\n",
 								params.mode);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 		/* Check for supported capabilities */
 		if ((params.mode & ~pps->info.mode) != 0) {
-			dev_dbg(pps->dev, "unsupported capabilities (%x)\n",
+			dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "unsupported capabilities (%x)\n",
 								params.mode);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		/* Restore the read only parameters */
 		if ((params.mode & (PPS_TSFMT_TSPEC | PPS_TSFMT_NTPFP)) == 0) {
 			/* section 3.3 of RFC 2783 interpreted */
-			dev_dbg(pps->dev, "time format unspecified (%x)\n",
+			dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "time format unspecified (%x)\n",
 								params.mode);
 			pps->params.mode |= PPS_TSFMT_TSPEC;
 		}
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		break;
 
 	case PPS_GETCAP:
-		dev_dbg(pps->dev, "PPS_GETCAP\n");
+		dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "PPS_GETCAP\n");
 
 		err = put_user(pps->info.mode, iuarg);
 		if (err)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 	case PPS_FETCH: {
 		struct pps_fdata fdata;
 
-		dev_dbg(pps->dev, "PPS_FETCH\n");
+		dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "PPS_FETCH\n");
 
 		err = copy_from_user(&fdata, uarg, sizeof(struct pps_fdata));
 		if (err)
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 	case PPS_KC_BIND: {
 		struct pps_bind_args bind_args;
 
-		dev_dbg(pps->dev, "PPS_KC_BIND\n");
+		dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "PPS_KC_BIND\n");
 
 		/* Check the capabilities */
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_TIME))
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 
 		/* Check for supported capabilities */
 		if ((bind_args.edge & ~pps->info.mode) != 0) {
-			dev_err(pps->dev, "unsupported capabilities (%x)\n",
+			dev_err(&pps->dev, "unsupported capabilities (%x)\n",
 					bind_args.edge);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static long pps_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		if (bind_args.tsformat != PPS_TSFMT_TSPEC ||
 				(bind_args.edge & ~PPS_CAPTUREBOTH) != 0 ||
 				bind_args.consumer != PPS_KC_HARDPPS) {
-			dev_err(pps->dev, "invalid kernel consumer bind"
+			dev_err(&pps->dev, "invalid kernel consumer bind"
 					" parameters (%x)\n", bind_args.edge);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static long pps_cdev_compat_ioctl(struct file *file,
 		struct pps_fdata fdata;
 		int err;
 
-		dev_dbg(pps->dev, "PPS_FETCH\n");
+		dev_dbg(&pps->dev, "PPS_FETCH\n");
 
 		err = copy_from_user(&compat, uarg, sizeof(struct pps_fdata_compat));
 		if (err)
@@ -296,20 +296,36 @@ static long pps_cdev_compat_ioctl(struct file *file,
 #define pps_cdev_compat_ioctl	NULL
 #endif
 
+static struct pps_device *pps_idr_get(unsigned long id)
+{
+	struct pps_device *pps;
+
+	mutex_lock(&pps_idr_lock);
+	pps = idr_find(&pps_idr, id);
+	if (pps)
+		get_device(&pps->dev);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&pps_idr_lock);
+	return pps;
+}
+
 static int pps_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct pps_device *pps = container_of(inode->i_cdev,
-						struct pps_device, cdev);
+	struct pps_device *pps = pps_idr_get(iminor(inode));
+
+	if (!pps)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	file->private_data = pps;
-	kobject_get(&pps->dev->kobj);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int pps_cdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct pps_device *pps = container_of(inode->i_cdev,
-						struct pps_device, cdev);
-	kobject_put(&pps->dev->kobj);
+	struct pps_device *pps = file->private_data;
+
+	WARN_ON(pps->id != iminor(inode));
+	put_device(&pps->dev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -332,22 +348,13 @@ static void pps_device_destruct(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct pps_device *pps = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	cdev_del(&pps->cdev);
-
-	/* Now we can release the ID for re-use */
 	pr_debug("deallocating pps%d\n", pps->id);
-	mutex_lock(&pps_idr_lock);
-	idr_remove(&pps_idr, pps->id);
-	mutex_unlock(&pps_idr_lock);
-
-	kfree(dev);
 	kfree(pps);
 }
 
 int pps_register_cdev(struct pps_device *pps)
 {
 	int err;
-	dev_t devt;
 
 	mutex_lock(&pps_idr_lock);
 	/*
@@ -364,40 +371,29 @@ int pps_register_cdev(struct pps_device *pps)
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	pps->id = err;
-	mutex_unlock(&pps_idr_lock);
-
-	devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(pps_devt), pps->id);
-
-	cdev_init(&pps->cdev, &pps_cdev_fops);
-	pps->cdev.owner = pps->info.owner;
 
-	err = cdev_add(&pps->cdev, devt, 1);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("%s: failed to add char device %d:%d\n",
-				pps->info.name, MAJOR(pps_devt), pps->id);
+	pps->dev.class = pps_class;
+	pps->dev.parent = pps->info.dev;
+	pps->dev.devt = MKDEV(pps_major, pps->id);
+	dev_set_drvdata(&pps->dev, pps);
+	dev_set_name(&pps->dev, "pps%d", pps->id);
+	err = device_register(&pps->dev);
+	if (err)
 		goto free_idr;
-	}
-	pps->dev = device_create(pps_class, pps->info.dev, devt, pps,
-							"pps%d", pps->id);
-	if (IS_ERR(pps->dev)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(pps->dev);
-		goto del_cdev;
-	}
 
 	/* Override the release function with our own */
-	pps->dev->release = pps_device_destruct;
+	pps->dev.release = pps_device_destruct;
 
-	pr_debug("source %s got cdev (%d:%d)\n", pps->info.name,
-			MAJOR(pps_devt), pps->id);
+	pr_debug("source %s got cdev (%d:%d)\n", pps->info.name, pps_major,
+		 pps->id);
 
+	get_device(&pps->dev);
+	mutex_unlock(&pps_idr_lock);
 	return 0;
 
-del_cdev:
-	cdev_del(&pps->cdev);
-
 free_idr:
-	mutex_lock(&pps_idr_lock);
 	idr_remove(&pps_idr, pps->id);
+	put_device(&pps->dev);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&pps_idr_lock);
 	return err;
@@ -407,7 +403,13 @@ void pps_unregister_cdev(struct pps_device *pps)
 {
 	pr_debug("unregistering pps%d\n", pps->id);
 	pps->lookup_cookie = NULL;
-	device_destroy(pps_class, pps->dev->devt);
+	device_destroy(pps_class, pps->dev.devt);
+
+	/* Now we can release the ID for re-use */
+	mutex_lock(&pps_idr_lock);
+	idr_remove(&pps_idr, pps->id);
+	put_device(&pps->dev);
+	mutex_unlock(&pps_idr_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -427,6 +429,11 @@ void pps_unregister_cdev(struct pps_device *pps)
  * so that it will not be used again, even if the pps device cannot
  * be removed from the idr due to pending references holding the minor
  * number in use.
+ *
+ * Since pps_idr holds a reference to the device, the returned
+ * pps_device is guaranteed to be valid until pps_unregister_cdev() is
+ * called on it. But after calling pps_unregister_cdev(), it may be
+ * freed at any time.
  */
 struct pps_device *pps_lookup_dev(void const *cookie)
 {
@@ -449,13 +456,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pps_lookup_dev);
 static void __exit pps_exit(void)
 {
 	class_destroy(pps_class);
-	unregister_chrdev_region(pps_devt, PPS_MAX_SOURCES);
+	__unregister_chrdev(pps_major, 0, PPS_MAX_SOURCES, "pps");
 }
 
 static int __init pps_init(void)
 {
-	int err;
-
 	pps_class = class_create(THIS_MODULE, "pps");
 	if (IS_ERR(pps_class)) {
 		pr_err("failed to allocate class\n");
@@ -463,8 +468,9 @@ static int __init pps_init(void)
 	}
 	pps_class->dev_groups = pps_groups;
 
-	err = alloc_chrdev_region(&pps_devt, 0, PPS_MAX_SOURCES, "pps");
-	if (err < 0) {
+	pps_major = __register_chrdev(0, 0, PPS_MAX_SOURCES, "pps",
+				      &pps_cdev_fops);
+	if (pps_major < 0) {
 		pr_err("failed to allocate char device region\n");
 		goto remove_class;
 	}
@@ -477,8 +483,7 @@ static int __init pps_init(void)
 
 remove_class:
 	class_destroy(pps_class);
-
-	return err;
+	return pps_major;
 }
 
 subsys_initcall(pps_init);
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c
index 8fee9b330b6130a056bf94d5ad7bce136a16bcd9..87b960e941bae976b02175fca1ebe6b0ef9a4640 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c
@@ -3589,7 +3589,7 @@ ptp_ocp_complete(struct ptp_ocp *bp)
 
 	pps = pps_lookup_dev(bp->ptp);
 	if (pps)
-		ptp_ocp_symlink(bp, pps->dev, "pps");
+		ptp_ocp_symlink(bp, &pps->dev, "pps");
 
 	ptp_ocp_debugfs_add_device(bp);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pps_kernel.h b/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
index 78c8ac4951b581e551de0395eeae8ae573ea63f0..c7abce28ed29958db487a1bc249966e080a10236 100644
--- a/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/pps_kernel.h
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ struct pps_device {
 
 	unsigned int id;			/* PPS source unique ID */
 	void const *lookup_cookie;		/* For pps_lookup_dev() only */
-	struct cdev cdev;
-	struct device *dev;
+	struct device dev;
 	struct fasync_struct *async_queue;	/* fasync method */
 	spinlock_t lock;
 };