device tables provided by board specific initialization code.  SPI
 shows up in sysfs in several locations:
 
+   /sys/devices/.../CTLR ... physical node for a given SPI controller
+
    /sys/devices/.../CTLR/spiB.C ... spi_device on bus "B",
        chipselect C, accessed through CTLR.
 
+   /sys/bus/spi/devices/spiB.C ... symlink to that physical
+       .../CTLR/spiB.C device
+
    /sys/devices/.../CTLR/spiB.C/modalias ... identifies the driver
        that should be used with this device (for hotplug/coldplug)
 
-   /sys/bus/spi/devices/spiB.C ... symlink to the physical
-       spiB.C device
-
    /sys/bus/spi/drivers/D ... driver for one or more spi*.* devices
 
-   /sys/class/spi_master/spiB ... class device for the controller
-       managing bus "B".  All the spiB.* devices share the same
+   /sys/class/spi_master/spiB ... symlink (or actual device node) to
+       a logical node which could hold class related state for the
+       controller managing bus "B".  All spiB.* devices share one
        physical SPI bus segment, with SCLK, MOSI, and MISO.
 
+Note that the actual location of the controller's class state depends
+on whether you enabled CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED or not.  At this time,
+the only class-specific state is the bus number ("B" in "spiB"), so
+those /sys/class entries are only useful to quickly identify busses.
+
 
 How does board-specific init code declare SPI devices?
 ------------------------------------------------------
 
 The driver core will autmatically attempt to bind this driver to any SPI
 device whose board_info gave a modalias of "CHIP".  Your probe() code
-might look like this unless you're creating a class_device:
+might look like this unless you're creating a device which is managing
+a bus (appearing under /sys/class/spi_master).
 
        static int __devinit CHIP_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
        {
 a driver to bind to the device, whichever bus is involved.
 
 The main task of this type of driver is to provide an "spi_master".
-Use spi_alloc_master() to allocate the master, and class_get_devdata()
+Use spi_alloc_master() to allocate the master, and spi_master_get_devdata()
 to get the driver-private data allocated for that device.
 
        struct spi_master       *master;
        if (!master)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       c = class_get_devdata(&master->cdev);
+       c = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
 The driver will initialize the fields of that spi_master, including the
 bus number (maybe the same as the platform device ID) and three methods
 
        if (!host->data)
                goto fail_nobuf1;
 
-       if (spi->master->cdev.dev->dma_mask) {
-               struct device   *dev = spi->master->cdev.dev;
+       if (spi->master->dev.parent->dma_mask) {
+               struct device   *dev = spi->master->dev.parent;
 
                host->dma_dev = dev;
                host->ones_dma = dma_map_single(dev, ones,
 
        msg = list_entry(as->queue.next, struct spi_message, queue);
        spi = msg->spi;
 
-       dev_dbg(master->cdev.dev, "start message %p for %s\n",
+       dev_dbg(master->dev.parent, "start message %p for %s\n",
                        msg, spi->dev.bus_id);
 
        /* select chip if it's not still active */
                                     struct spi_transfer *xfer)
 {
        if (xfer->tx_dma != INVALID_DMA_ADDRESS)
-               dma_unmap_single(master->cdev.dev, xfer->tx_dma,
+               dma_unmap_single(master->dev.parent, xfer->tx_dma,
                                 xfer->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
        if (xfer->rx_dma != INVALID_DMA_ADDRESS)
-               dma_unmap_single(master->cdev.dev, xfer->rx_dma,
+               dma_unmap_single(master->dev.parent, xfer->rx_dma,
                                 xfer->len, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 }
 
        list_del(&msg->queue);
        msg->status = status;
 
-       dev_dbg(master->cdev.dev,
+       dev_dbg(master->dev.parent,
                "xfer complete: %u bytes transferred\n",
                msg->actual_length);
 
                if (xfer->delay_usecs)
                        udelay(xfer->delay_usecs);
 
-               dev_warn(master->cdev.dev, "fifo overrun (%u/%u remaining)\n",
+               dev_warn(master->dev.parent, "fifo overrun (%u/%u remaining)\n",
                         spi_readl(as, TCR), spi_readl(as, RCR));
 
                /*
                        if (spi_readl(as, SR) & SPI_BIT(TXEMPTY))
                                break;
                if (!timeout)
-                       dev_warn(master->cdev.dev,
+                       dev_warn(master->dev.parent,
                                 "timeout waiting for TXEMPTY");
                while (spi_readl(as, SR) & SPI_BIT(RDRF))
                        spi_readl(as, RDR);
        struct atmel_spi        *as;
        struct spi_transfer     *xfer;
        unsigned long           flags;
-       struct device           *controller = spi->master->cdev.dev;
+       struct device           *controller = spi->master->dev.parent;
 
        as = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
 
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mps->queue);
 
        mps->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(
-               master->cdev.dev->bus_id);
+               master->dev.parent->bus_id);
        if (mps->workqueue == NULL) {
                ret = -EBUSY;
                goto free_irq;
 
 
        INIT_WORK(&drv_data->pump_messages, pump_messages);
        drv_data->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(
-                                       drv_data->master->cdev.dev->bus_id);
+                                       drv_data->master->dev.parent->bus_id);
        if (drv_data->workqueue == NULL)
                return -EBUSY;
 
 
                                  struct spi_board_info *chip)
 {
        struct spi_device       *proxy;
-       struct device           *dev = master->cdev.dev;
+       struct device           *dev = master->dev.parent;
        int                     status;
 
        /* NOTE:  caller did any chip->bus_num checks necessary.
        proxy->modalias = chip->modalias;
 
        snprintf(proxy->dev.bus_id, sizeof proxy->dev.bus_id,
-                       "%s.%u", master->cdev.class_id,
+                       "%s.%u", master->dev.bus_id,
                        chip->chip_select);
        proxy->dev.parent = dev;
        proxy->dev.bus = &spi_bus_type;
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static void spi_master_release(struct class_device *cdev)
+static void spi_master_release(struct device *dev)
 {
        struct spi_master *master;
 
-       master = container_of(cdev, struct spi_master, cdev);
+       master = container_of(dev, struct spi_master, dev);
        kfree(master);
 }
 
 static struct class spi_master_class = {
        .name           = "spi_master",
        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
-       .release        = spi_master_release,
+       .dev_release    = spi_master_release,
 };
 
 
  * spi_alloc_master - allocate SPI master controller
  * @dev: the controller, possibly using the platform_bus
  * @size: how much zeroed driver-private data to allocate; the pointer to this
- *     memory is in the class_data field of the returned class_device,
+ *     memory is in the driver_data field of the returned device,
  *     accessible with spi_master_get_devdata().
  * Context: can sleep
  *
        if (!master)
                return NULL;
 
-       class_device_initialize(&master->cdev);
-       master->cdev.class = &spi_master_class;
-       master->cdev.dev = get_device(dev);
+       device_initialize(&master->dev);
+       master->dev.class = &spi_master_class;
+       master->dev.parent = get_device(dev);
        spi_master_set_devdata(master, &master[1]);
 
        return master;
 int spi_register_master(struct spi_master *master)
 {
        static atomic_t         dyn_bus_id = ATOMIC_INIT((1<<15) - 1);
-       struct device           *dev = master->cdev.dev;
+       struct device           *dev = master->dev.parent;
        int                     status = -ENODEV;
        int                     dynamic = 0;
 
        /* register the device, then userspace will see it.
         * registration fails if the bus ID is in use.
         */
-       snprintf(master->cdev.class_id, sizeof master->cdev.class_id,
+       snprintf(master->dev.bus_id, sizeof master->dev.bus_id,
                "spi%u", master->bus_num);
-       status = class_device_add(&master->cdev);
+       status = device_add(&master->dev);
        if (status < 0)
                goto done;
-       dev_dbg(dev, "registered master %s%s\n", master->cdev.class_id,
+       dev_dbg(dev, "registered master %s%s\n", master->dev.bus_id,
                        dynamic ? " (dynamic)" : "");
 
        /* populate children from any spi device tables */
 {
        int dummy;
 
-       dummy = device_for_each_child(master->cdev.dev, NULL, __unregister);
-       class_device_unregister(&master->cdev);
+       dummy = device_for_each_child(master->dev.parent, NULL, __unregister);
+       device_unregister(&master->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_unregister_master);
 
  */
 struct spi_master *spi_busnum_to_master(u16 bus_num)
 {
-       struct class_device     *cdev;
+       struct device           *dev;
        struct spi_master       *master = NULL;
        struct spi_master       *m;
 
        down(&spi_master_class.sem);
-       list_for_each_entry(cdev, &spi_master_class.children, node) {
-               m = container_of(cdev, struct spi_master, cdev);
+       list_for_each_entry(dev, &spi_master_class.children, node) {
+               m = container_of(dev, struct spi_master, dev);
                if (m->bus_num == bus_num) {
                        master = spi_master_get(m);
                        break;
 
        /* init messages workqueue */
        INIT_WORK(&drv_data->pump_messages, pump_messages);
        drv_data->workqueue =
-           create_singlethread_workqueue(drv_data->master->cdev.dev->bus_id);
+           create_singlethread_workqueue(drv_data->master->dev.parent->bus_id);
        if (drv_data->workqueue == NULL)
                return -EBUSY;
 
 
        /* this task is the only thing to touch the SPI bits */
        bitbang->busy = 0;
        bitbang->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(
-                       bitbang->master->cdev.dev->bus_id);
+                       bitbang->master->dev.parent->bus_id);
        if (bitbang->workqueue == NULL) {
                status = -EBUSY;
                goto err1;
 
 
        INIT_WORK(&drv_data->work, pump_messages);
        drv_data->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(
-                                       drv_data->master->cdev.dev->bus_id);
+                                       drv_data->master->dev.parent->bus_id);
        if (drv_data->workqueue == NULL)
                return -EBUSY;
 
 
        struct pardevice        *pd;
        struct spi_device       *spidev_lm70;
        struct spi_board_info   info;
-       struct class_device     *cdev;
+       //struct device         *dev;
 };
 
 /* REVISIT : ugly global ; provides "exclusive open" facility */
 
                goto exit;
        }
 
-       c->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(master->cdev.dev->bus_id);
+       c->workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(master->dev.parent->bus_id);
        if (!c->workqueue)
                goto exit;
        c->last_chipselect = -1;
 
 
 /**
  * struct spi_master - interface to SPI master controller
- * @cdev: class interface to this driver
+ * @dev: device interface to this driver
  * @bus_num: board-specific (and often SOC-specific) identifier for a
  *     given SPI controller.
  * @num_chipselect: chipselects are used to distinguish individual
  * message's completion function when the transaction completes.
  */
 struct spi_master {
-       struct class_device     cdev;
+       struct device   dev;
 
        /* other than negative (== assign one dynamically), bus_num is fully
         * board-specific.  usually that simplifies to being SOC-specific.
 
 static inline void *spi_master_get_devdata(struct spi_master *master)
 {
-       return class_get_devdata(&master->cdev);
+       return dev_get_drvdata(&master->dev);
 }
 
 static inline void spi_master_set_devdata(struct spi_master *master, void *data)
 {
-       class_set_devdata(&master->cdev, data);
+       dev_set_drvdata(&master->dev, data);
 }
 
 static inline struct spi_master *spi_master_get(struct spi_master *master)
 {
-       if (!master || !class_device_get(&master->cdev))
+       if (!master || !get_device(&master->dev))
                return NULL;
        return master;
 }
 static inline void spi_master_put(struct spi_master *master)
 {
        if (master)
-               class_device_put(&master->cdev);
+               put_device(&master->dev);
 }