diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
index 7f5402fe857a..06022fb37b9d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c
@@ -36,10 +36,19 @@ debug_info_t *vfio_ccw_debug_trace_id;
  */
 int vfio_ccw_sch_quiesce(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
-	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_parent *parent = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&parent->dev);
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(completion);
 	int iretry, ret = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * Probably an impossible situation, after being called through
+	 * FSM callbacks. But in the event it did, register a warning
+	 * and return as if things were fine.
+	 */
+	if (WARN_ON(!private))
+		return 0;
+
 	iretry = 255;
 	do {
 
@@ -121,7 +130,22 @@ static void vfio_ccw_crw_todo(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 static void vfio_ccw_sch_irq(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
-	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_parent *parent = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&parent->dev);
+
+	/*
+	 * The subchannel should still be disabled at this point,
+	 * so an interrupt would be quite surprising. As with an
+	 * interrupt while the FSM is closed, let's attempt to
+	 * disable the subchannel again.
+	 */
+	if (!private) {
+		VFIO_CCW_MSG_EVENT(2, "sch %x.%x.%04x: unexpected interrupt\n",
+			sch->schid.cssid, sch->schid.ssid, sch->schid.sch_no);
+
+		cio_disable_subchannel(sch);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	inc_irq_stat(IRQIO_CIO);
 	vfio_ccw_fsm_event(private, VFIO_CCW_EVENT_INTERRUPT);
@@ -201,10 +225,19 @@ static void vfio_ccw_free_private(struct vfio_ccw_private *private)
 	mutex_destroy(&private->io_mutex);
 	kfree(private);
 }
+
+static void vfio_ccw_free_parent(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct vfio_ccw_parent *parent = container_of(dev, struct vfio_ccw_parent, dev);
+
+	kfree(parent);
+}
+
 static int vfio_ccw_sch_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
 	struct pmcw *pmcw = &sch->schib.pmcw;
 	struct vfio_ccw_private *private;
+	struct vfio_ccw_parent *parent;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (pmcw->qf) {
@@ -213,41 +246,62 @@ static int vfio_ccw_sch_probe(struct subchannel *sch)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	parent = kzalloc(sizeof(*parent), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (IS_ERR(parent))
+		return PTR_ERR(parent);
+
+	dev_set_name(&parent->dev, "parent");
+	parent->dev.parent = &sch->dev;
+	parent->dev.release = &vfio_ccw_free_parent;
+	ret = device_register(&parent->dev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free;
+
 	private = vfio_ccw_alloc_private(sch);
-	if (IS_ERR(private))
+	if (IS_ERR(private)) {
+		put_device(&parent->dev);
 		return PTR_ERR(private);
+	}
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(&sch->dev, private);
+	dev_set_drvdata(&sch->dev, parent);
+	dev_set_drvdata(&parent->dev, private);
 
-	private->mdev_type.sysfs_name = "io";
-	private->mdev_type.pretty_name = "I/O subchannel (Non-QDIO)";
-	private->mdev_types[0] = &private->mdev_type;
-	ret = mdev_register_parent(&private->parent, &sch->dev,
+	parent->mdev_type.sysfs_name = "io";
+	parent->mdev_type.pretty_name = "I/O subchannel (Non-QDIO)";
+	parent->mdev_types[0] = &parent->mdev_type;
+	ret = mdev_register_parent(&parent->parent, &sch->dev,
 				   &vfio_ccw_mdev_driver,
-				   private->mdev_types, 1);
+				   parent->mdev_types, 1);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_free;
+		goto out_unreg;
 
 	VFIO_CCW_MSG_EVENT(4, "bound to subchannel %x.%x.%04x\n",
 			   sch->schid.cssid, sch->schid.ssid,
 			   sch->schid.sch_no);
 	return 0;
 
+out_unreg:
+	device_unregister(&parent->dev);
 out_free:
+	dev_set_drvdata(&parent->dev, NULL);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&sch->dev, NULL);
 	vfio_ccw_free_private(private);
+	put_device(&parent->dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void vfio_ccw_sch_remove(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
-	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_parent *parent = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&parent->dev);
 
-	mdev_unregister_parent(&private->parent);
+	mdev_unregister_parent(&parent->parent);
 
+	device_unregister(&parent->dev);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&sch->dev, NULL);
 
 	vfio_ccw_free_private(private);
+	put_device(&parent->dev);
 
 	VFIO_CCW_MSG_EVENT(4, "unbound from subchannel %x.%x.%04x\n",
 			   sch->schid.cssid, sch->schid.ssid,
@@ -256,7 +310,11 @@ static void vfio_ccw_sch_remove(struct subchannel *sch)
 
 static void vfio_ccw_sch_shutdown(struct subchannel *sch)
 {
-	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_parent *parent = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&parent->dev);
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!private))
+		return;
 
 	vfio_ccw_fsm_event(private, VFIO_CCW_EVENT_CLOSE);
 	vfio_ccw_fsm_event(private, VFIO_CCW_EVENT_NOT_OPER);
@@ -274,7 +332,8 @@ static void vfio_ccw_sch_shutdown(struct subchannel *sch)
  */
 static int vfio_ccw_sch_event(struct subchannel *sch, int process)
 {
-	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_parent *parent = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&parent->dev);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int rc = -EAGAIN;
 
@@ -287,8 +346,10 @@ static int vfio_ccw_sch_event(struct subchannel *sch, int process)
 
 	rc = 0;
 
-	if (cio_update_schib(sch))
-		vfio_ccw_fsm_event(private, VFIO_CCW_EVENT_NOT_OPER);
+	if (cio_update_schib(sch)) {
+		if (private)
+			vfio_ccw_fsm_event(private, VFIO_CCW_EVENT_NOT_OPER);
+	}
 
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(sch->lock, flags);
@@ -326,7 +387,8 @@ static void vfio_ccw_queue_crw(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
 static int vfio_ccw_chp_event(struct subchannel *sch,
 			      struct chp_link *link, int event)
 {
-	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_parent *parent = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&parent->dev);
 	int mask = chp_ssd_get_mask(&sch->ssd_info, link);
 	int retry = 255;
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
index 6ae4d012d800..dc084883d872 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ static int vfio_ccw_mdev_init_dev(struct vfio_device *vdev)
 
 static int vfio_ccw_mdev_probe(struct mdev_device *mdev)
 {
-	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(mdev->dev.parent);
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(mdev->dev.parent);
+	struct vfio_ccw_parent *parent = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&parent->dev);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (private->state == VFIO_CCW_STATE_NOT_OPER)
@@ -100,7 +102,9 @@ static void vfio_ccw_mdev_release_dev(struct vfio_device *vdev)
 
 static void vfio_ccw_mdev_remove(struct mdev_device *mdev)
 {
-	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(mdev->dev.parent);
+	struct subchannel *sch = to_subchannel(mdev->dev.parent);
+	struct vfio_ccw_parent *parent = dev_get_drvdata(&sch->dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(&parent->dev);
 
 	VFIO_CCW_MSG_EVENT(2, "sch %x.%x.%04x: remove\n",
 			   private->sch->schid.cssid,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
index bd5fb81456af..1f598d58d969 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h
@@ -67,6 +67,21 @@ struct vfio_ccw_crw {
 	struct crw		crw;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct vfio_ccw_parent
+ *
+ * @dev: embedded device struct
+ * @parent: parent data structures for mdevs created
+ * @mdev_type(s): identifying information for mdevs created
+ */
+struct vfio_ccw_parent {
+	struct device		dev;
+
+	struct mdev_parent	parent;
+	struct mdev_type	mdev_type;
+	struct mdev_type	*mdev_types[1];
+};
+
 /**
  * struct vfio_ccw_private
  * @vdev: Embedded VFIO device
@@ -89,7 +104,6 @@ struct vfio_ccw_crw {
  * @io_work: work for deferral process of I/O handling
  * @crw_work: work for deferral process of CRW handling
  * @release_comp: synchronization helper for vfio device release
- * @parent: parent data structures for mdevs created
  */
 struct vfio_ccw_private {
 	struct vfio_device vdev;
@@ -116,10 +130,6 @@ struct vfio_ccw_private {
 	struct work_struct	crw_work;
 
 	struct completion	release_comp;
-
-	struct mdev_parent	parent;
-	struct mdev_type	mdev_type;
-	struct mdev_type	*mdev_types[1];
 } __aligned(8);
 
 int vfio_ccw_sch_quiesce(struct subchannel *sch);
