diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/vfio-mediated-device.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/vfio-mediated-device.rst
index a5bdc60d62a1..d50425b368bb 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/vfio-mediated-device.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/vfio-mediated-device.rst
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ callbacks per mdev parent device, per mdev type, or any other categorization.
 Vendor drivers are expected to be fully asynchronous in this respect or
 provide their own internal resource protection.)
 
-The callbacks in the mdev_parent_ops structure are as follows:
+The device specific callbacks are referred through device_ops pointer
+in mdev_parent_ops. For vfio-mdev device, its callbacks in device_ops
+are as follows:
 
 * open: open callback of mediated device
 * close: close callback of mediated device
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index b2326dece28e..89832b316500 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -17075,6 +17075,7 @@ S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/driver-api/vfio-mediated-device.rst
 F:	drivers/vfio/mdev/
 F:	include/linux/mdev.h
+F:	include/linux/vfio_mdev.h
 F:	samples/vfio-mdev/
 
 VFIO PLATFORM DRIVER
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
index f793252a3d2a..b274f5ee481f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <linux/kvm_host.h>
 #include <linux/vfio.h>
 #include <linux/mdev.h>
+#include <linux/vfio_mdev.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 
 #include <linux/nospec.h>
@@ -643,6 +644,8 @@ static void kvmgt_put_vfio_device(void *vgpu)
 	vfio_device_put(((struct intel_vgpu *)vgpu)->vdev.vfio_device);
 }
 
+static struct vfio_mdev_device_ops intel_vfio_vgpu_dev_ops;
+
 static int intel_vgpu_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 {
 	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = NULL;
@@ -679,6 +682,7 @@ static int intel_vgpu_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 	ret = 0;
 
 	mdev_set_class_id(mdev, MDEV_ID_VFIO);
+	mdev_set_dev_ops(mdev, &intel_vfio_vgpu_dev_ops);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1601,20 +1605,21 @@ static const struct attribute_group *intel_vgpu_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static struct mdev_parent_ops intel_vgpu_ops = {
-	.mdev_attr_groups       = intel_vgpu_groups,
-	.create			= intel_vgpu_create,
-	.remove			= intel_vgpu_remove,
-
+static struct vfio_mdev_device_ops intel_vfio_vgpu_dev_ops = {
 	.open			= intel_vgpu_open,
 	.release		= intel_vgpu_release,
-
 	.read			= intel_vgpu_read,
 	.write			= intel_vgpu_write,
 	.mmap			= intel_vgpu_mmap,
 	.ioctl			= intel_vgpu_ioctl,
 };
 
+static struct mdev_parent_ops intel_vgpu_ops = {
+	.mdev_attr_groups       = intel_vgpu_groups,
+	.create			= intel_vgpu_create,
+	.remove			= intel_vgpu_remove,
+};
+
 static int kvmgt_host_init(struct device *dev, void *gvt, const void *ops)
 {
 	struct attribute **kvm_type_attrs;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
index d258ef1fedb9..329d53c1f46b 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/vfio.h>
 #include <linux/mdev.h>
+#include <linux/vfio_mdev.h>
 #include <linux/nospec.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ static struct attribute_group *mdev_type_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
+static const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops vfio_mdev_ops;
+
 static int vfio_ccw_mdev_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 {
 	struct vfio_ccw_private *private =
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ static int vfio_ccw_mdev_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 			   private->sch->schid.sch_no);
 
 	mdev_set_class_id(mdev, MDEV_ID_VFIO);
+	mdev_set_dev_ops(mdev, &vfio_mdev_ops);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -575,11 +579,7 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ccw_mdev_ioctl(struct mdev_device *mdev,
 	}
 }
 
-static const struct mdev_parent_ops vfio_ccw_mdev_ops = {
-	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
-	.supported_type_groups  = mdev_type_groups,
-	.create			= vfio_ccw_mdev_create,
-	.remove			= vfio_ccw_mdev_remove,
+static const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops vfio_mdev_ops = {
 	.open			= vfio_ccw_mdev_open,
 	.release		= vfio_ccw_mdev_release,
 	.read			= vfio_ccw_mdev_read,
@@ -587,6 +587,13 @@ static const struct mdev_parent_ops vfio_ccw_mdev_ops = {
 	.ioctl			= vfio_ccw_mdev_ioctl,
 };
 
+static const struct mdev_parent_ops vfio_ccw_mdev_ops = {
+	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
+	.supported_type_groups  = mdev_type_groups,
+	.create			= vfio_ccw_mdev_create,
+	.remove			= vfio_ccw_mdev_remove,
+};
+
 int vfio_ccw_mdev_reg(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
 	return mdev_register_device(&sch->dev, &vfio_ccw_mdev_ops);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
index 2cfd96112aa0..3a89933f0d3e 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/kvm_host.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/vfio_mdev.h>
 #include <asm/kvm.h>
 #include <asm/zcrypt.h>
 
@@ -321,6 +322,8 @@ static void vfio_ap_matrix_init(struct ap_config_info *info,
 	matrix->adm_max = info->apxa ? info->Nd : 15;
 }
 
+static const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops vfio_mdev_ops;
+
 static int vfio_ap_mdev_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 {
 	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev;
@@ -344,6 +347,7 @@ static int vfio_ap_mdev_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 	mutex_unlock(&matrix_dev->lock);
 
 	mdev_set_class_id(mdev, MDEV_ID_VFIO);
+	mdev_set_dev_ops(mdev, &vfio_mdev_ops);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1281,15 +1285,18 @@ static ssize_t vfio_ap_mdev_ioctl(struct mdev_device *mdev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops vfio_mdev_ops = {
+	.open			= vfio_ap_mdev_open,
+	.release		= vfio_ap_mdev_release,
+	.ioctl			= vfio_ap_mdev_ioctl,
+};
+
 static const struct mdev_parent_ops vfio_ap_matrix_ops = {
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.supported_type_groups	= vfio_ap_mdev_type_groups,
 	.mdev_attr_groups	= vfio_ap_mdev_attr_groups,
 	.create			= vfio_ap_mdev_create,
 	.remove			= vfio_ap_mdev_remove,
-	.open			= vfio_ap_mdev_open,
-	.release		= vfio_ap_mdev_release,
-	.ioctl			= vfio_ap_mdev_ioctl,
 };
 
 int vfio_ap_mdev_register(void)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
index 8764cf4a276d..6f35f2ced2c9 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@ void mdev_set_class_id(struct mdev_device *mdev, u16 id)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_set_class_id);
 
+const void *mdev_get_dev_ops(struct mdev_device *mdev)
+{
+	return mdev->device_ops;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_get_dev_ops);
+
+void mdev_set_dev_ops(struct mdev_device *mdev, const void *ops)
+{
+	mdev->device_ops = ops;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_set_dev_ops);
+
 struct device *mdev_dev(struct mdev_device *mdev)
 {
 	return &mdev->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_private.h b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_private.h
index c65f436c1869..b666805f0b1f 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_private.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_private.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct mdev_device {
 	struct device *iommu_device;
 	bool active;
 	u16 class_id;
+	const void *device_ops;
 };
 
 #define to_mdev_device(dev)	container_of(dev, struct mdev_device, dev)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/vfio_mdev.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/vfio_mdev.c
index 891cf83a2d9a..95efa054442f 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/vfio_mdev.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/vfio_mdev.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/vfio.h>
 #include <linux/mdev.h>
+#include <linux/vfio_mdev.h>
 
 #include "mdev_private.h"
 
@@ -24,16 +25,16 @@
 static int vfio_mdev_open(void *device_data)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev = device_data;
-	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
+	const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops *ops = mdev_get_dev_ops(mdev);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (unlikely(!parent->ops->open))
+	if (unlikely(!ops->open))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ret = parent->ops->open(mdev);
+	ret = ops->open(mdev);
 	if (ret)
 		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 
@@ -43,10 +44,10 @@ static int vfio_mdev_open(void *device_data)
 static void vfio_mdev_release(void *device_data)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev = device_data;
-	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
+	const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops *ops = mdev_get_dev_ops(mdev);
 
-	if (likely(parent->ops->release))
-		parent->ops->release(mdev);
+	if (likely(ops->release))
+		ops->release(mdev);
 
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
@@ -55,47 +56,47 @@ static long vfio_mdev_unlocked_ioctl(void *device_data,
 				     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev = device_data;
-	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
+	const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops *ops = mdev_get_dev_ops(mdev);
 
-	if (unlikely(!parent->ops->ioctl))
+	if (unlikely(!ops->ioctl))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return parent->ops->ioctl(mdev, cmd, arg);
+	return ops->ioctl(mdev, cmd, arg);
 }
 
 static ssize_t vfio_mdev_read(void *device_data, char __user *buf,
 			      size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev = device_data;
-	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
+	const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops *ops = mdev_get_dev_ops(mdev);
 
-	if (unlikely(!parent->ops->read))
+	if (unlikely(!ops->read))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return parent->ops->read(mdev, buf, count, ppos);
+	return ops->read(mdev, buf, count, ppos);
 }
 
 static ssize_t vfio_mdev_write(void *device_data, const char __user *buf,
 			       size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev = device_data;
-	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
+	const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops *ops = mdev_get_dev_ops(mdev);
 
-	if (unlikely(!parent->ops->write))
+	if (unlikely(!ops->write))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return parent->ops->write(mdev, buf, count, ppos);
+	return ops->write(mdev, buf, count, ppos);
 }
 
 static int vfio_mdev_mmap(void *device_data, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev = device_data;
-	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
+	const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops *ops = mdev_get_dev_ops(mdev);
 
-	if (unlikely(!parent->ops->mmap))
+	if (unlikely(!ops->mmap))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return parent->ops->mmap(mdev, vma);
+	return ops->mmap(mdev, vma);
 }
 
 static const struct vfio_device_ops vfio_mdev_dev_ops = {
diff --git a/include/linux/mdev.h b/include/linux/mdev.h
index 3974650c074f..3414307311f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdev.h
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 #ifndef MDEV_H
 #define MDEV_H
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/mdev.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/uuid.h>
+
 struct mdev_device;
 
 /*
@@ -48,30 +53,8 @@ struct device *mdev_get_iommu_device(struct device *dev);
  *			@mdev: mdev_device device structure which is being
  *			       destroyed
  *			Returns integer: success (0) or error (< 0)
- * @open:		Open mediated device.
- *			@mdev: mediated device.
- *			Returns integer: success (0) or error (< 0)
- * @release:		release mediated device
- *			@mdev: mediated device.
- * @read:		Read emulation callback
- *			@mdev: mediated device structure
- *			@buf: read buffer
- *			@count: number of bytes to read
- *			@ppos: address.
- *			Retuns number on bytes read on success or error.
- * @write:		Write emulation callback
- *			@mdev: mediated device structure
- *			@buf: write buffer
- *			@count: number of bytes to be written
- *			@ppos: address.
- *			Retuns number on bytes written on success or error.
- * @ioctl:		IOCTL callback
- *			@mdev: mediated device structure
- *			@cmd: ioctl command
- *			@arg: arguments to ioctl
- * @mmap:		mmap callback
- *			@mdev: mediated device structure
- *			@vma: vma structure
+ * @device_ops:         Device specific emulation callback.
+ *
  * Parent device that support mediated device should be registered with mdev
  * module with mdev_parent_ops structure.
  **/
@@ -83,15 +66,6 @@ struct mdev_parent_ops {
 
 	int     (*create)(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev);
 	int     (*remove)(struct mdev_device *mdev);
-	int     (*open)(struct mdev_device *mdev);
-	void    (*release)(struct mdev_device *mdev);
-	ssize_t (*read)(struct mdev_device *mdev, char __user *buf,
-			size_t count, loff_t *ppos);
-	ssize_t (*write)(struct mdev_device *mdev, const char __user *buf,
-			 size_t count, loff_t *ppos);
-	long	(*ioctl)(struct mdev_device *mdev, unsigned int cmd,
-			 unsigned long arg);
-	int	(*mmap)(struct mdev_device *mdev, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 };
 
 /* interface for exporting mdev supported type attributes */
@@ -133,6 +107,8 @@ struct mdev_driver {
 
 void *mdev_get_drvdata(struct mdev_device *mdev);
 void mdev_set_drvdata(struct mdev_device *mdev, void *data);
+const void *mdev_get_dev_ops(struct mdev_device *mdev);
+void mdev_set_dev_ops(struct mdev_device *mdev, const void *ops);
 void mdev_set_class_id(struct mdev_device *mdev, u16 id);
 const guid_t *mdev_uuid(struct mdev_device *mdev);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio_mdev.h b/include/linux/vfio_mdev.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3907c5371c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/vfio_mdev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * VFIO Mediated device definition
+ */
+
+#ifndef VFIO_MDEV_H
+#define VFIO_MDEV_H
+
+#include <linux/mdev.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct vfio_mdev_device_ops - Structure to be registered for each
+ * mdev device to register the device to vfio-mdev module.
+ *
+ * @open:		Open mediated device.
+ *			@mdev: mediated device.
+ *			Returns integer: success (0) or error (< 0)
+ * @release:		release mediated device
+ *			@mdev: mediated device.
+ * @read:		Read emulation callback
+ *			@mdev: mediated device structure
+ *			@buf: read buffer
+ *			@count: number of bytes to read
+ *			@ppos: address.
+ *			Retuns number on bytes read on success or error.
+ * @write:		Write emulation callback
+ *			@mdev: mediated device structure
+ *			@buf: write buffer
+ *			@count: number of bytes to be written
+ *			@ppos: address.
+ *			Retuns number on bytes written on success or error.
+ * @ioctl:		IOCTL callback
+ *			@mdev: mediated device structure
+ *			@cmd: ioctl command
+ *			@arg: arguments to ioctl
+ * @mmap:		mmap callback
+ *			@mdev: mediated device structure
+ *			@vma: vma structure
+ */
+struct vfio_mdev_device_ops {
+	int     (*open)(struct mdev_device *mdev);
+	void    (*release)(struct mdev_device *mdev);
+	ssize_t (*read)(struct mdev_device *mdev, char __user *buf,
+			size_t count, loff_t *ppos);
+	ssize_t (*write)(struct mdev_device *mdev, const char __user *buf,
+			 size_t count, loff_t *ppos);
+	long	(*ioctl)(struct mdev_device *mdev, unsigned int cmd,
+			 unsigned long arg);
+	int	(*mmap)(struct mdev_device *mdev, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
index 8a8583c892b2..b4bf29c6136c 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/iommu.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/mdev.h>
+#include <linux/vfio_mdev.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/dma-buf.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
@@ -516,6 +517,8 @@ static int mbochs_reset(struct mdev_device *mdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops vfio_mdev_ops;
+
 static int mbochs_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 {
 	const struct mbochs_type *type = mbochs_find_type(kobj);
@@ -562,6 +565,7 @@ static int mbochs_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 
 	mbochs_used_mbytes += type->mbytes;
 	mdev_set_class_id(mdev, MDEV_ID_VFIO);
+	mdev_set_dev_ops(mdev, &vfio_mdev_ops);
 	return 0;
 
 err_mem:
@@ -1419,12 +1423,7 @@ static struct attribute_group *mdev_type_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
-	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
-	.mdev_attr_groups	= mdev_dev_groups,
-	.supported_type_groups	= mdev_type_groups,
-	.create			= mbochs_create,
-	.remove			= mbochs_remove,
+static const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops vfio_mdev_ops = {
 	.open			= mbochs_open,
 	.release		= mbochs_close,
 	.read			= mbochs_read,
@@ -1433,6 +1432,14 @@ static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
 	.mmap			= mbochs_mmap,
 };
 
+static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
+	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
+	.mdev_attr_groups	= mdev_dev_groups,
+	.supported_type_groups	= mdev_type_groups,
+	.create			= mbochs_create,
+	.remove			= mbochs_remove,
+};
+
 static const struct file_operations vd_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
index 88d7e76f3836..80c2df531326 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/iommu.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/mdev.h>
+#include <linux/vfio_mdev.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <drm/drm_fourcc.h>
 #include "mdpy-defs.h"
@@ -226,6 +227,8 @@ static int mdpy_reset(struct mdev_device *mdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops vfio_mdev_ops;
+
 static int mdpy_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 {
 	const struct mdpy_type *type = mdpy_find_type(kobj);
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ static int mdpy_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 
 	mdpy_count++;
 	mdev_set_class_id(mdev, MDEV_ID_VFIO);
+	mdev_set_dev_ops(mdev, &vfio_mdev_ops);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -726,12 +730,7 @@ static struct attribute_group *mdev_type_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
-	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
-	.mdev_attr_groups	= mdev_dev_groups,
-	.supported_type_groups	= mdev_type_groups,
-	.create			= mdpy_create,
-	.remove			= mdpy_remove,
+static const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops vfio_mdev_ops = {
 	.open			= mdpy_open,
 	.release		= mdpy_close,
 	.read			= mdpy_read,
@@ -740,6 +739,14 @@ static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
 	.mmap			= mdpy_mmap,
 };
 
+static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
+	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
+	.mdev_attr_groups	= mdev_dev_groups,
+	.supported_type_groups	= mdev_type_groups,
+	.create			= mdpy_create,
+	.remove			= mdpy_remove,
+};
+
 static const struct file_operations vd_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
index 4e0735143b69..2db860ccb02c 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/mdev.h>
+#include <linux/vfio_mdev.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/serial.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/serial_reg.h>
@@ -723,6 +724,8 @@ static ssize_t mdev_access(struct mdev_device *mdev, u8 *buf, size_t count,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops vfio_dev_ops;
+
 static int mtty_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 {
 	struct mdev_state *mdev_state;
@@ -771,6 +774,7 @@ static int mtty_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device *mdev)
 	mutex_unlock(&mdev_list_lock);
 
 	mdev_set_class_id(mdev, MDEV_ID_VFIO);
+	mdev_set_dev_ops(mdev, &vfio_dev_ops);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1411,6 +1415,14 @@ static struct attribute_group *mdev_type_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
+static const struct vfio_mdev_device_ops vfio_dev_ops = {
+	.open                   = mtty_open,
+	.release                = mtty_close,
+	.read                   = mtty_read,
+	.write                  = mtty_write,
+	.ioctl		        = mtty_ioctl,
+};
+
 static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
 	.owner                  = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dev_attr_groups        = mtty_dev_groups,
@@ -1418,11 +1430,6 @@ static const struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
 	.supported_type_groups  = mdev_type_groups,
 	.create                 = mtty_create,
 	.remove			= mtty_remove,
-	.open                   = mtty_open,
-	.release                = mtty_close,
-	.read                   = mtty_read,
-	.write                  = mtty_write,
-	.ioctl		        = mtty_ioctl,
 };
 
 static void mtty_device_release(struct device *dev)
