diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c b/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c
index 03909b6cef55..bc73085a3f6a 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ static const uuid_t mem_mod_event_uuid =
 	UUID_INIT(0xfe927475, 0xdd59, 0x4339,
 		  0xa5, 0x86, 0x79, 0xba, 0xb1, 0x13, 0xb7, 0x74);
 
-static void cxl_event_trace_record(const struct device *dev,
+static void cxl_event_trace_record(const struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd,
 				   enum cxl_event_log_type type,
 				   struct cxl_event_record_raw *record)
 {
@@ -773,19 +773,19 @@ static void cxl_event_trace_record(const struct device *dev,
 		struct cxl_event_gen_media *rec =
 				(struct cxl_event_gen_media *)record;
 
-		trace_cxl_general_media(dev, type, rec);
+		trace_cxl_general_media(cxlmd, type, rec);
 	} else if (uuid_equal(id, &dram_event_uuid)) {
 		struct cxl_event_dram *rec = (struct cxl_event_dram *)record;
 
-		trace_cxl_dram(dev, type, rec);
+		trace_cxl_dram(cxlmd, type, rec);
 	} else if (uuid_equal(id, &mem_mod_event_uuid)) {
 		struct cxl_event_mem_module *rec =
 				(struct cxl_event_mem_module *)record;
 
-		trace_cxl_memory_module(dev, type, rec);
+		trace_cxl_memory_module(cxlmd, type, rec);
 	} else {
 		/* For unknown record types print just the header */
-		trace_cxl_generic_event(dev, type, record);
+		trace_cxl_generic_event(cxlmd, type, record);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -892,11 +892,11 @@ static void cxl_mem_get_records_log(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds,
 			break;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nr_rec; i++)
-			cxl_event_trace_record(cxlds->dev, type,
+			cxl_event_trace_record(cxlds->cxlmd, type,
 					       &payload->records[i]);
 
 		if (payload->flags & CXL_GET_EVENT_FLAG_OVERFLOW)
-			trace_cxl_overflow(cxlds->dev, type, payload);
+			trace_cxl_overflow(cxlds->cxlmd, type, payload);
 
 		rc = cxl_clear_event_record(cxlds, type, payload);
 		if (rc) {
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/pci.c b/drivers/cxl/core/pci.c
index 184ead6a2796..a417391e7d28 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/pci.c
@@ -627,8 +627,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(read_cdat_data, CXL);
 void cxl_cor_error_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
 	struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = cxlds->cxlmd;
-	struct device *dev = &cxlmd->dev;
 	void __iomem *addr;
 	u32 status;
 
@@ -639,7 +637,7 @@ void cxl_cor_error_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	status = readl(addr);
 	if (status & CXL_RAS_CORRECTABLE_STATUS_MASK) {
 		writel(status & CXL_RAS_CORRECTABLE_STATUS_MASK, addr);
-		trace_cxl_aer_correctable_error(dev, status);
+		trace_cxl_aer_correctable_error(cxlds->cxlmd, status);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_cor_error_detected, CXL);
@@ -667,8 +665,6 @@ static void header_log_copy(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds, u32 *log)
  */
 static bool cxl_report_and_clear(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
 {
-	struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = cxlds->cxlmd;
-	struct device *dev = &cxlmd->dev;
 	u32 hl[CXL_HEADERLOG_SIZE_U32];
 	void __iomem *addr;
 	u32 status;
@@ -694,7 +690,7 @@ static bool cxl_report_and_clear(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
 	}
 
 	header_log_copy(cxlds, hl);
-	trace_cxl_aer_uncorrectable_error(dev, status, fe, hl);
+	trace_cxl_aer_uncorrectable_error(cxlds->cxlmd, status, fe, hl);
 	writel(status & CXL_RAS_UNCORRECTABLE_STATUS_MASK, addr);
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/trace.h b/drivers/cxl/core/trace.h
index c72ef9321cfe..b7a11e6b0e28 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/trace.h
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/trace.h
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@
 )
 
 TRACE_EVENT(cxl_aer_uncorrectable_error,
-	TP_PROTO(const struct device *dev, u32 status, u32 fe, u32 *hl),
-	TP_ARGS(dev, status, fe, hl),
+	TP_PROTO(const struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, u32 status, u32 fe, u32 *hl),
+	TP_ARGS(cxlmd, status, fe, hl),
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
-		__string(dev_name, dev_name(dev))
+		__string(memdev, dev_name(&cxlmd->dev))
 		__field(u32, status)
 		__field(u32, first_error)
 		__array(u32, header_log, CXL_HEADERLOG_SIZE_U32)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		__assign_str(dev_name, dev_name(dev));
+		__assign_str(memdev, dev_name(&cxlmd->dev));
 		__entry->status = status;
 		__entry->first_error = fe;
 		/*
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_aer_uncorrectable_error,
 		 */
 		memcpy(__entry->header_log, hl, CXL_HEADERLOG_SIZE);
 	),
-	TP_printk("%s: status: '%s' first_error: '%s'",
-		  __get_str(dev_name),
+	TP_printk("memdev=%s: status: '%s' first_error: '%s'",
+		  __get_str(memdev),
 		  show_uc_errs(__entry->status),
 		  show_uc_errs(__entry->first_error)
 	)
@@ -91,18 +91,18 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_aer_uncorrectable_error,
 )
 
 TRACE_EVENT(cxl_aer_correctable_error,
-	TP_PROTO(const struct device *dev, u32 status),
-	TP_ARGS(dev, status),
+	TP_PROTO(const struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, u32 status),
+	TP_ARGS(cxlmd, status),
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
-		__string(dev_name, dev_name(dev))
+		__string(memdev, dev_name(&cxlmd->dev))
 		__field(u32, status)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		__assign_str(dev_name, dev_name(dev));
+		__assign_str(memdev, dev_name(&cxlmd->dev));
 		__entry->status = status;
 	),
-	TP_printk("%s: status: '%s'",
-		  __get_str(dev_name), show_ce_errs(__entry->status)
+	TP_printk("memdev=%s: status: '%s'",
+		  __get_str(memdev), show_ce_errs(__entry->status)
 	)
 );
 
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_aer_correctable_error,
 
 TRACE_EVENT(cxl_overflow,
 
-	TP_PROTO(const struct device *dev, enum cxl_event_log_type log,
+	TP_PROTO(const struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, enum cxl_event_log_type log,
 		 struct cxl_get_event_payload *payload),
 
-	TP_ARGS(dev, log, payload),
+	TP_ARGS(cxlmd, log, payload),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
-		__string(dev_name, dev_name(dev))
+		__string(memdev, dev_name(&cxlmd->dev))
 		__field(int, log)
 		__field(u64, first_ts)
 		__field(u64, last_ts)
@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_overflow,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		__assign_str(dev_name, dev_name(dev));
+		__assign_str(memdev, dev_name(&cxlmd->dev));
 		__entry->log = log;
 		__entry->count = le16_to_cpu(payload->overflow_err_count);
 		__entry->first_ts = le64_to_cpu(payload->first_overflow_timestamp);
 		__entry->last_ts = le64_to_cpu(payload->last_overflow_timestamp);
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("%s: log=%s : %u records from %llu to %llu",
-		__get_str(dev_name), cxl_event_log_type_str(__entry->log),
+	TP_printk("memdev=%s: log=%s : %u records from %llu to %llu",
+		__get_str(memdev), cxl_event_log_type_str(__entry->log),
 		__entry->count, __entry->first_ts, __entry->last_ts)
 
 );
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_overflow,
  * See the generic_event tracepoint as an example.
  */
 #define CXL_EVT_TP_entry					\
-	__string(dev_name, dev_name(dev))			\
+	__string(memdev, dev_name(&cxlmd->dev))		\
 	__field(int, log)					\
 	__field_struct(uuid_t, hdr_uuid)			\
 	__field(u32, hdr_flags)					\
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_overflow,
 	__field(u8, hdr_length)					\
 	__field(u8, hdr_maint_op_class)
 
-#define CXL_EVT_TP_fast_assign(dev, l, hdr)					\
-	__assign_str(dev_name, dev_name(dev));					\
+#define CXL_EVT_TP_fast_assign(cxlmd, l, hdr)					\
+	__assign_str(memdev, dev_name(&cxlmd->dev));				\
 	__entry->log = (l);							\
 	memcpy(&__entry->hdr_uuid, &(hdr).id, sizeof(uuid_t));			\
 	__entry->hdr_length = (hdr).length;					\
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_overflow,
 	__entry->hdr_maint_op_class = (hdr).maint_op_class
 
 #define CXL_EVT_TP_printk(fmt, ...) \
-	TP_printk("%s log=%s : time=%llu uuid=%pUb len=%d flags='%s' "		\
+	TP_printk("memdev=%s log=%s : time=%llu uuid=%pUb len=%d flags='%s' "	\
 		"handle=%x related_handle=%x maint_op_class=%u"			\
 		" : " fmt,							\
-		__get_str(dev_name), cxl_event_log_type_str(__entry->log),	\
+		__get_str(memdev), cxl_event_log_type_str(__entry->log),	\
 		__entry->hdr_timestamp, &__entry->hdr_uuid, __entry->hdr_length,\
 		show_hdr_flags(__entry->hdr_flags), __entry->hdr_handle,	\
 		__entry->hdr_related_handle, __entry->hdr_maint_op_class,	\
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_overflow,
 
 TRACE_EVENT(cxl_generic_event,
 
-	TP_PROTO(const struct device *dev, enum cxl_event_log_type log,
+	TP_PROTO(const struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, enum cxl_event_log_type log,
 		 struct cxl_event_record_raw *rec),
 
-	TP_ARGS(dev, log, rec),
+	TP_ARGS(cxlmd, log, rec),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		CXL_EVT_TP_entry
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_generic_event,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		CXL_EVT_TP_fast_assign(dev, log, rec->hdr);
+		CXL_EVT_TP_fast_assign(cxlmd, log, rec->hdr);
 		memcpy(__entry->data, &rec->data, CXL_EVENT_RECORD_DATA_LENGTH);
 	),
 
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_generic_event,
 
 TRACE_EVENT(cxl_general_media,
 
-	TP_PROTO(const struct device *dev, enum cxl_event_log_type log,
+	TP_PROTO(const struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, enum cxl_event_log_type log,
 		 struct cxl_event_gen_media *rec),
 
-	TP_ARGS(dev, log, rec),
+	TP_ARGS(cxlmd, log, rec),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		CXL_EVT_TP_entry
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_general_media,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		CXL_EVT_TP_fast_assign(dev, log, rec->hdr);
+		CXL_EVT_TP_fast_assign(cxlmd, log, rec->hdr);
 
 		/* General Media */
 		__entry->dpa = le64_to_cpu(rec->phys_addr);
@@ -376,10 +376,10 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_general_media,
 
 TRACE_EVENT(cxl_dram,
 
-	TP_PROTO(const struct device *dev, enum cxl_event_log_type log,
+	TP_PROTO(const struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, enum cxl_event_log_type log,
 		 struct cxl_event_dram *rec),
 
-	TP_ARGS(dev, log, rec),
+	TP_ARGS(cxlmd, log, rec),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		CXL_EVT_TP_entry
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_dram,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		CXL_EVT_TP_fast_assign(dev, log, rec->hdr);
+		CXL_EVT_TP_fast_assign(cxlmd, log, rec->hdr);
 
 		/* DRAM */
 		__entry->dpa = le64_to_cpu(rec->phys_addr);
@@ -525,10 +525,10 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_dram,
 
 TRACE_EVENT(cxl_memory_module,
 
-	TP_PROTO(const struct device *dev, enum cxl_event_log_type log,
+	TP_PROTO(const struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, enum cxl_event_log_type log,
 		 struct cxl_event_mem_module *rec),
 
-	TP_ARGS(dev, log, rec),
+	TP_ARGS(cxlmd, log, rec),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		CXL_EVT_TP_entry
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cxl_memory_module,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		CXL_EVT_TP_fast_assign(dev, log, rec->hdr);
+		CXL_EVT_TP_fast_assign(cxlmd, log, rec->hdr);
 
 		/* Memory Module Event */
 		__entry->event_type = rec->event_type;
