diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c
index 4b47a18e9dfa0f..3703814a669b46 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.c
@@ -54,14 +54,15 @@ intel_gvt_find_vgpu_type(struct intel_gvt *gvt, unsigned int type_group_id)
 	return &gvt->types[type_group_id];
 }
 
-static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct kobject *kobj,
-					struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+					struct mdev_type_attribute *attr,
+					char *buf)
 {
 	struct intel_vgpu_type *type;
 	unsigned int num = 0;
-	void *gvt = kdev_to_i915(dev)->gvt;
+	void *gvt = kdev_to_i915(mtype_get_parent_dev(mtype))->gvt;
 
-	type = intel_gvt_find_vgpu_type(gvt, mtype_get_type_group_id(kobj));
+	type = intel_gvt_find_vgpu_type(gvt, mtype_get_type_group_id(mtype));
 	if (!type)
 		num = 0;
 	else
@@ -70,19 +71,19 @@ static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", num);
 }
 
-static ssize_t device_api_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
-		char *buf)
+static ssize_t device_api_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			       struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", VFIO_DEVICE_API_PCI_STRING);
 }
 
-static ssize_t description_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
-		char *buf)
+static ssize_t description_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+				struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct intel_vgpu_type *type;
-	void *gvt = kdev_to_i915(dev)->gvt;
+	void *gvt = kdev_to_i915(mtype_get_parent_dev(mtype))->gvt;
 
-	type = intel_gvt_find_vgpu_type(gvt, mtype_get_type_group_id(kobj));
+	type = intel_gvt_find_vgpu_type(gvt, mtype_get_type_group_id(mtype));
 	if (!type)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
index 10407cf67583c6..491a64c61fff1a 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c
@@ -71,23 +71,26 @@ static int vfio_ccw_mdev_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
-static ssize_t name_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t name_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			 struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "I/O subchannel (Non-QDIO)\n");
 }
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(name);
 
-static ssize_t device_api_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
-			       char *buf)
+static ssize_t device_api_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			       struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", VFIO_DEVICE_API_CCW_STRING);
 }
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(device_api);
 
-static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct kobject *kobj,
-					struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+					struct mdev_type_attribute *attr,
+					char *buf)
 {
-	struct vfio_ccw_private *private = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct vfio_ccw_private *private =
+		dev_get_drvdata(mtype_get_parent_dev(mtype));
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", atomic_read(&private->avail));
 }
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
index d319152dd484a2..0ce00c9311d378 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
@@ -366,15 +366,17 @@ static int vfio_ap_mdev_remove(struct mdev_device *mdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static ssize_t name_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t name_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			 struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", VFIO_AP_MDEV_NAME_HWVIRT);
 }
 
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(name);
 
-static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct kobject *kobj,
-					struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+					struct mdev_type_attribute *attr,
+					char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n",
 		       atomic_read(&matrix_dev->available_instances));
@@ -382,8 +384,8 @@ static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(available_instances);
 
-static ssize_t device_api_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
-			       char *buf)
+static ssize_t device_api_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			       struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", VFIO_DEVICE_API_AP_STRING);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
index 10eff33ce1f263..2a85d6fcb7ddd0 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
@@ -47,12 +47,22 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_get_type_group_id);
  * Used in mdev_type_attribute sysfs functions to return the index in the
  * supported_type_groups that the sysfs is called from.
  */
-unsigned int mtype_get_type_group_id(struct kobject *mtype_kobj)
+unsigned int mtype_get_type_group_id(struct mdev_type *mtype)
 {
-	return container_of(mtype_kobj, struct mdev_type, kobj)->type_group_id;
+	return mtype->type_group_id;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mtype_get_type_group_id);
 
+/*
+ * Used in mdev_type_attribute sysfs functions to return the parent struct
+ * device
+ */
+struct device *mtype_get_parent_dev(struct mdev_type *mtype)
+{
+	return mtype->parent->dev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mtype_get_parent_dev);
+
 /* Should be called holding parent_list_lock */
 static struct mdev_parent *__find_parent_device(struct device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
index 712fbc78b12e2d..f5cf1931c54e48 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static ssize_t mdev_type_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	ssize_t ret = -EIO;
 
 	if (attr->show)
-		ret = attr->show(kobj, type->parent->dev, buf);
+		ret = attr->show(type, attr, buf);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static ssize_t mdev_type_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 	ssize_t ret = -EIO;
 
 	if (attr->store)
-		ret = attr->store(&type->kobj, type->parent->dev, buf, count);
+		ret = attr->store(type, attr, buf, count);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ static const struct sysfs_ops mdev_type_sysfs_ops = {
 	.store = mdev_type_attr_store,
 };
 
-static ssize_t create_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
-			    const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t create_store(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			    struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
+			    size_t count)
 {
 	char *str;
 	guid_t uuid;
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ static ssize_t create_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = mdev_device_create(to_mdev_type(kobj), &uuid);
+	ret = mdev_device_create(mtype, &uuid);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mdev.h b/include/linux/mdev.h
index c3a800051d6146..1fb34ea394ad46 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdev.h
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ static inline struct device *mdev_get_iommu_device(struct mdev_device *mdev)
 }
 
 unsigned int mdev_get_type_group_id(struct mdev_device *mdev);
-unsigned int mtype_get_type_group_id(struct kobject *mtype_kobj);
+unsigned int mtype_get_type_group_id(struct mdev_type *mtype);
+struct device *mtype_get_parent_dev(struct mdev_type *mtype);
 
 /**
  * struct mdev_parent_ops - Structure to be registered for each parent device to
@@ -123,9 +124,11 @@ struct mdev_parent_ops {
 /* interface for exporting mdev supported type attributes */
 struct mdev_type_attribute {
 	struct attribute attr;
-	ssize_t (*show)(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf);
-	ssize_t (*store)(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
-			 const char *buf, size_t count);
+	ssize_t (*show)(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf);
+	ssize_t (*store)(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			 struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, const char *buf,
+			 size_t count);
 };
 
 #define MDEV_TYPE_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store)		\
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
index ac4d0dc2490705..861c76914e7639 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c
@@ -1330,37 +1330,41 @@ static const struct attribute_group *mdev_dev_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static ssize_t
-name_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t name_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			 struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", kobj->name);
+	const struct mbochs_type *type =
+		&mbochs_types[mtype_get_type_group_id(mtype)];
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", type->name);
 }
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(name);
 
-static ssize_t
-description_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t description_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+				struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	const struct mbochs_type *type =
-		&mbochs_types[mtype_get_type_group_id(kobj)];
+		&mbochs_types[mtype_get_type_group_id(mtype)];
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "virtual display, %d MB video memory\n",
 		       type ? type->mbytes  : 0);
 }
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(description);
 
-static ssize_t
-available_instances_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+					struct mdev_type_attribute *attr,
+					char *buf)
 {
 	const struct mbochs_type *type =
-		&mbochs_types[mtype_get_type_group_id(kobj)];
+		&mbochs_types[mtype_get_type_group_id(mtype)];
 	int count = (max_mbytes - mbochs_used_mbytes) / type->mbytes;
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", count);
 }
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(available_instances);
 
-static ssize_t device_api_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
-			       char *buf)
+static ssize_t device_api_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			       struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", VFIO_DEVICE_API_PCI_STRING);
 }
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
index da88fd7dd42329..885b88ea20e234 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mdpy.c
@@ -652,18 +652,21 @@ static const struct attribute_group *mdev_dev_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static ssize_t
-name_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t name_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			 struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", kobj->name);
+	const struct mdpy_type *type =
+		&mdpy_types[mtype_get_type_group_id(mtype)];
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", type->name);
 }
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(name);
 
-static ssize_t
-description_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t description_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+				struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	const struct mdpy_type *type =
-		&mdpy_types[mtype_get_type_group_id(kobj)];
+		&mdpy_types[mtype_get_type_group_id(mtype)];
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "virtual display, %dx%d framebuffer\n",
 		       type ? type->width  : 0,
@@ -671,15 +674,16 @@ description_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
 }
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(description);
 
-static ssize_t
-available_instances_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+					struct mdev_type_attribute *attr,
+					char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", max_devices - mdpy_count);
 }
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(available_instances);
 
-static ssize_t device_api_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
-			       char *buf)
+static ssize_t device_api_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			       struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", VFIO_DEVICE_API_PCI_STRING);
 }
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
index f2e36c06ac6aa2..b9b24be4abdab7 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
@@ -1292,23 +1292,24 @@ static const struct attribute_group *mdev_dev_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static ssize_t
-name_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t name_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			 struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	static const char *name_str[2] = { "Single port serial",
 					   "Dual port serial" };
 
 	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n",
-			  name_str[mtype_get_type_group_id(kobj)]);
+			  name_str[mtype_get_type_group_id(mtype)]);
 }
 
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(name);
 
-static ssize_t
-available_instances_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
+static ssize_t available_instances_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+					struct mdev_type_attribute *attr,
+					char *buf)
 {
 	struct mdev_state *mds;
-	unsigned int ports = mtype_get_type_group_id(kobj) + 1;
+	unsigned int ports = mtype_get_type_group_id(mtype) + 1;
 	int used = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(mds, &mdev_devices_list, next)
@@ -1319,9 +1320,8 @@ available_instances_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
 
 static MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(available_instances);
 
-
-static ssize_t device_api_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
-			       char *buf)
+static ssize_t device_api_show(struct mdev_type *mtype,
+			       struct mdev_type_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", VFIO_DEVICE_API_PCI_STRING);
 }
