diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
index 4dd6722..081ada2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ static long intel_vgpu_ioctl(struct mdev_device *mdev, unsigned int cmd,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct parent_ops intel_vgpu_ops = {
+static const struct mdev_parent_ops intel_vgpu_ops = {
 	.supported_type_groups	= intel_vgpu_type_groups,
 	.create			= intel_vgpu_create,
 	.remove			= intel_vgpu_remove,
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
index be1ee89..4a140e0 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_core.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int _find_mdev_device(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static bool mdev_device_exist(struct parent_device *parent, uuid_le uuid)
+static bool mdev_device_exist(struct mdev_parent *parent, uuid_le uuid)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
 
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ static bool mdev_device_exist(struct parent_device *parent, uuid_le uuid)
 }
 
 /* Should be called holding parent_list_lock */
-static struct parent_device *__find_parent_device(struct device *dev)
+static struct mdev_parent *__find_parent_device(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct parent_device *parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(parent, &parent_list, next) {
 		if (parent->dev == dev)
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ static struct parent_device *__find_parent_device(struct device *dev)
 
 static void mdev_release_parent(struct kref *kref)
 {
-	struct parent_device *parent = container_of(kref, struct parent_device,
-						    ref);
+	struct mdev_parent *parent = container_of(kref, struct mdev_parent,
+						  ref);
 	struct device *dev = parent->dev;
 
 	kfree(parent);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void mdev_release_parent(struct kref *kref)
 }
 
 static
-inline struct parent_device *mdev_get_parent(struct parent_device *parent)
+inline struct mdev_parent *mdev_get_parent(struct mdev_parent *parent)
 {
 	if (parent)
 		kref_get(&parent->ref);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ inline struct parent_device *mdev_get_parent(struct parent_device *parent)
 	return parent;
 }
 
-static inline void mdev_put_parent(struct parent_device *parent)
+static inline void mdev_put_parent(struct mdev_parent *parent)
 {
 	if (parent)
 		kref_put(&parent->ref, mdev_release_parent);
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static inline void mdev_put_parent(struct parent_device *parent)
 static int mdev_device_create_ops(struct kobject *kobj,
 				  struct mdev_device *mdev)
 {
-	struct parent_device *parent = mdev->parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = parent->ops->create(kobj, mdev);
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int mdev_device_create_ops(struct kobject *kobj,
  */
 static int mdev_device_remove_ops(struct mdev_device *mdev, bool force_remove)
 {
-	struct parent_device *parent = mdev->parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ static int mdev_device_remove_cb(struct device *dev, void *data)
  * Add device to list of registered parent devices.
  * Returns a negative value on error, otherwise 0.
  */
-int mdev_register_device(struct device *dev, const struct parent_ops *ops)
+int mdev_register_device(struct device *dev, const struct mdev_parent_ops *ops)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct parent_device *parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent;
 
 	/* check for mandatory ops */
 	if (!ops || !ops->create || !ops->remove || !ops->supported_type_groups)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int mdev_register_device(struct device *dev, const struct parent_ops *ops)
 
 void mdev_unregister_device(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct parent_device *parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent;
 	bool force_remove = true;
 
 	mutex_lock(&parent_list_lock);
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ int mdev_device_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, uuid_le uuid)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct mdev_device *mdev;
-	struct parent_device *parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent;
 	struct mdev_type *type = to_mdev_type(kobj);
 
 	parent = mdev_get_parent(type->parent);
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int mdev_device_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, uuid_le uuid)
 int mdev_device_remove(struct device *dev, bool force_remove)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev;
-	struct parent_device *parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent;
 	struct mdev_type *type;
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_private.h b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_private.h
index d35097c..0b72c2d9 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_private.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_private.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 struct mdev_type {
 	struct kobject kobj;
 	struct kobject *devices_kobj;
-	struct parent_device *parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent;
 	struct list_head next;
 	struct attribute_group *group;
 };
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ struct mdev_type {
 #define to_mdev_type(_kobj)		\
 	container_of(_kobj, struct mdev_type, kobj)
 
-int  parent_create_sysfs_files(struct parent_device *parent);
-void parent_remove_sysfs_files(struct parent_device *parent);
+int  parent_create_sysfs_files(struct mdev_parent *parent);
+void parent_remove_sysfs_files(struct mdev_parent *parent);
 
 int  mdev_create_sysfs_files(struct device *dev, struct mdev_type *type);
 void mdev_remove_sysfs_files(struct device *dev, struct mdev_type *type);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
index 1a53deb..802df21 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/mdev_sysfs.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static void mdev_type_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 	.release = mdev_type_release,
 };
 
-struct mdev_type *add_mdev_supported_type(struct parent_device *parent,
+struct mdev_type *add_mdev_supported_type(struct mdev_parent *parent,
 					  struct attribute_group *group)
 {
 	struct mdev_type *type;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void remove_mdev_supported_type(struct mdev_type *type)
 	kobject_put(&type->kobj);
 }
 
-static int add_mdev_supported_type_groups(struct parent_device *parent)
+static int add_mdev_supported_type_groups(struct mdev_parent *parent)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static int add_mdev_supported_type_groups(struct parent_device *parent)
 }
 
 /* mdev sysfs functions */
-void parent_remove_sysfs_files(struct parent_device *parent)
+void parent_remove_sysfs_files(struct mdev_parent *parent)
 {
 	struct mdev_type *type, *tmp;
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void parent_remove_sysfs_files(struct parent_device *parent)
 	kset_unregister(parent->mdev_types_kset);
 }
 
-int parent_create_sysfs_files(struct parent_device *parent)
+int parent_create_sysfs_files(struct mdev_parent *parent)
 {
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/mdev/vfio_mdev.c b/drivers/vfio/mdev/vfio_mdev.c
index ffc3675..fa848a7 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/mdev/vfio_mdev.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/mdev/vfio_mdev.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 static int vfio_mdev_open(void *device_data)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev = device_data;
-	struct parent_device *parent = mdev->parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (unlikely(!parent->ops->open))
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int vfio_mdev_open(void *device_data)
 static void vfio_mdev_release(void *device_data)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev = device_data;
-	struct parent_device *parent = mdev->parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
 
 	if (likely(parent->ops->release))
 		parent->ops->release(mdev);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static long vfio_mdev_unlocked_ioctl(void *device_data,
 				     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev = device_data;
-	struct parent_device *parent = mdev->parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
 
 	if (unlikely(!parent->ops->ioctl))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ 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 parent_device *parent = mdev->parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
 
 	if (unlikely(!parent->ops->read))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ 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 parent_device *parent = mdev->parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
 
 	if (unlikely(!parent->ops->write))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static ssize_t vfio_mdev_write(void *device_data, const char __user *buf,
 static int vfio_mdev_mmap(void *device_data, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
 	struct mdev_device *mdev = device_data;
-	struct parent_device *parent = mdev->parent;
+	struct mdev_parent *parent = mdev->parent;
 
 	if (unlikely(!parent->ops->mmap))
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/linux/mdev.h b/include/linux/mdev.h
index c3dbf0e..f7c04bb 100644
--- a/include/linux/mdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/mdev.h
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 #define MDEV_H
 
 /* Parent device */
-struct parent_device {
-	struct device		*dev;
-	const struct parent_ops	*ops;
+struct mdev_parent {
+	struct device			*dev;
+	const struct mdev_parent_ops	*ops;
 
 	/* internal */
 	struct kref		ref;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ struct parent_device {
 /* Mediated device */
 struct mdev_device {
 	struct device		dev;
-	struct parent_device	*parent;
+	struct mdev_parent	*parent;
 	uuid_le			uuid;
 	void			*driver_data;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct mdev_device {
 };
 
 /**
- * struct parent_ops - Structure to be registered for each parent device to
+ * struct mdev_parent_ops - Structure to be registered for each parent device to
  * register the device to mdev module.
  *
  * @owner:		The module owner.
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ struct mdev_device {
  *			@mdev: mediated device structure
  *			@vma: vma structure
  * Parent device that support mediated device should be registered with mdev
- * module with parent_ops structure.
+ * module with mdev_parent_ops structure.
  **/
 
-struct parent_ops {
+struct mdev_parent_ops {
 	struct module   *owner;
 	const struct attribute_group **dev_attr_groups;
 	const struct attribute_group **mdev_attr_groups;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static inline void mdev_set_drvdata(struct mdev_device *mdev, void *data)
 #define dev_is_mdev(d) ((d)->bus == &mdev_bus_type)
 
 extern int  mdev_register_device(struct device *dev,
-				 const struct parent_ops *ops);
+				 const struct mdev_parent_ops *ops);
 extern void mdev_unregister_device(struct device *dev);
 
 extern int  mdev_register_driver(struct mdev_driver *drv, struct module *owner);
diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
index 6b633a4..1a74f0e 100644
--- a/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
+++ b/samples/vfio-mdev/mtty.c
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ struct attribute_group *mdev_type_groups[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-struct parent_ops mdev_fops = {
+struct mdev_parent_ops mdev_fops = {
 	.owner                  = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dev_attr_groups        = mtty_dev_groups,
 	.mdev_attr_groups       = mdev_dev_groups,
