diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_debugfs.c
index 057b2b5..d58751c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_debugfs.c
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ int qxl_debugfs_add_files(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	qdev->debugfs_count = i;
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS)
 	drm_debugfs_create_files(files, nfiles,
-				 qdev->ddev->primary->debugfs_root,
-				 qdev->ddev->primary);
+				 qdev->ddev.primary->debugfs_root,
+				 qdev->ddev.primary);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void qxl_debugfs_remove_files(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < qdev->debugfs_count; i++) {
 		drm_debugfs_remove_files(qdev->debugfs[i].files,
 					 qdev->debugfs[i].num_files,
-					 qdev->ddev->primary);
+					 qdev->ddev.primary);
 	}
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
index 416ade8..1094cd3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int qxl_display_copy_rom_client_monitors_config(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 
 static void qxl_update_offset_props(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = qdev->ddev;
+	struct drm_device *dev = &qdev->ddev;
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	struct qxl_output *output;
 	struct qxl_head *head;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void qxl_update_offset_props(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 void qxl_display_read_client_monitors_config(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 {
 
-	struct drm_device *dev = qdev->ddev;
+	struct drm_device *dev = &qdev->ddev;
 	int status;
 
 	status = qxl_display_copy_rom_client_monitors_config(qdev);
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ void qxl_display_read_client_monitors_config(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
 	qxl_update_offset_props(qdev);
 	drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev);
-	if (!drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(qdev->ddev)) {
+	if (!drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(dev)) {
 		/* notify that the monitor configuration changed, to
 		   adjust at the arbitrary resolution */
-		drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(qdev->ddev);
+		drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(dev);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ static int qxl_mode_create_hotplug_mode_update_property(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 		return 0;
 
 	qdev->hotplug_mode_update_property =
-		drm_property_create_range(qdev->ddev, DRM_MODE_PROP_IMMUTABLE,
+		drm_property_create_range(&qdev->ddev, DRM_MODE_PROP_IMMUTABLE,
 					  "hotplug_mode_update", 0, 1);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1175,28 +1175,28 @@ int qxl_modeset_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	int i;
 	int ret;
 
-	drm_mode_config_init(qdev->ddev);
+	drm_mode_config_init(&qdev->ddev);
 
 	ret = qxl_create_monitors_object(qdev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	qdev->ddev->mode_config.funcs = (void *)&qxl_mode_funcs;
+	qdev->ddev.mode_config.funcs = (void *)&qxl_mode_funcs;
 
 	/* modes will be validated against the framebuffer size */
-	qdev->ddev->mode_config.min_width = 320;
-	qdev->ddev->mode_config.min_height = 200;
-	qdev->ddev->mode_config.max_width = 8192;
-	qdev->ddev->mode_config.max_height = 8192;
+	qdev->ddev.mode_config.min_width = 320;
+	qdev->ddev.mode_config.min_height = 200;
+	qdev->ddev.mode_config.max_width = 8192;
+	qdev->ddev.mode_config.max_height = 8192;
 
-	qdev->ddev->mode_config.fb_base = qdev->vram_base;
+	qdev->ddev.mode_config.fb_base = qdev->vram_base;
 
-	drm_mode_create_suggested_offset_properties(qdev->ddev);
+	drm_mode_create_suggested_offset_properties(&qdev->ddev);
 	qxl_mode_create_hotplug_mode_update_property(qdev);
 
 	for (i = 0 ; i < qxl_num_crtc; ++i) {
-		qdev_crtc_init(qdev->ddev, i);
-		qdev_output_init(qdev->ddev, i);
+		qdev_crtc_init(&qdev->ddev, i);
+		qdev_output_init(&qdev->ddev, i);
 	}
 
 	qdev->mode_info.mode_config_initialized = true;
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ void qxl_modeset_fini(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 
 	qxl_destroy_monitors_object(qdev);
 	if (qdev->mode_info.mode_config_initialized) {
-		drm_mode_config_cleanup(qdev->ddev);
+		drm_mode_config_cleanup(&qdev->ddev);
 		qdev->mode_info.mode_config_initialized = false;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
index 6e0f8a2..8e17c24 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ static struct pci_driver qxl_pci_driver;
 static int
 qxl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
-	struct drm_device *drm;
 	struct qxl_device *qdev;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -72,29 +71,19 @@ qxl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		return -EINVAL; /* TODO: ENODEV ? */
 	}
 
-	drm = drm_dev_alloc(&qxl_driver, &pdev->dev);
-	if (IS_ERR(drm))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	qdev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct qxl_device), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!qdev) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free_drm_device;
-	}
+	if (!qdev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (ret)
-		goto free_drm_device;
+		goto free_dev;
 
-	drm->pdev = pdev;
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, drm);
-	drm->dev_private = qdev;
-
-	ret = qxl_device_init(qdev, drm, pdev, ent->driver_data);
+	ret = qxl_device_init(qdev, &qxl_driver, pdev, ent->driver_data);
 	if (ret)
 		goto disable_pci;
 
-	ret = drm_vblank_init(drm, 1);
+	ret = drm_vblank_init(&qdev->ddev, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto unload;
 
@@ -102,10 +91,10 @@ qxl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (ret)
 		goto vblank_cleanup;
 
-	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(qdev->ddev);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(&qdev->ddev);
 
 	/* Complete initialization. */
-	ret = drm_dev_register(drm, ent->driver_data);
+	ret = drm_dev_register(&qdev->ddev, ent->driver_data);
 	if (ret)
 		goto modeset_cleanup;
 
@@ -114,14 +103,13 @@ qxl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 modeset_cleanup:
 	qxl_modeset_fini(qdev);
 vblank_cleanup:
-	drm_vblank_cleanup(drm);
+	drm_vblank_cleanup(&qdev->ddev);
 unload:
 	qxl_device_fini(qdev);
 disable_pci:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-free_drm_device:
+free_dev:
 	kfree(qdev);
-	kfree(drm);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
index 05a96dd..785c17b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void qxl_debugfs_remove_files(struct qxl_device *qdev);
 struct qxl_device;
 
 struct qxl_device {
-	struct drm_device		*ddev;
+	struct drm_device ddev;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	resource_size_t vram_base, vram_size;
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ __printf(2,3) void qxl_io_log(struct qxl_device *qdev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern const struct drm_ioctl_desc qxl_ioctls[];
 extern int qxl_max_ioctl;
 
-int qxl_device_init(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct drm_device *ddev,
-		    struct pci_dev *pdev,  unsigned long flags);
+int qxl_device_init(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct drm_driver *drv,
+		    struct pci_dev *pdev, unsigned long flags);
 void qxl_device_fini(struct qxl_device *qdev);
 
 int qxl_modeset_init(struct qxl_device *qdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fb.c
index 4ba2d2f..53edfa498 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fb.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static int qxlfb_create(struct qxl_fbdev *qfbdev,
 
 	info->par = qfbdev;
 
-	qxl_framebuffer_init(qdev->ddev, &qfbdev->qfb, &mode_cmd, gobj,
+	qxl_framebuffer_init(&qdev->ddev, &qfbdev->qfb, &mode_cmd, gobj,
 			     &qxlfb_fb_funcs);
 
 	fb = &qfbdev->qfb.base;
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static int qxlfb_create(struct qxl_fbdev *qfbdev,
 			       sizes->fb_height);
 
 	/* setup aperture base/size for vesafb takeover */
-	info->apertures->ranges[0].base = qdev->ddev->mode_config.fb_base;
+	info->apertures->ranges[0].base = qdev->ddev.mode_config.fb_base;
 	info->apertures->ranges[0].size = qdev->vram_size;
 
 	info->fix.mmio_start = 0;
@@ -395,10 +395,10 @@ int qxl_fbdev_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	spin_lock_init(&qfbdev->delayed_ops_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&qfbdev->delayed_ops);
 
-	drm_fb_helper_prepare(qdev->ddev, &qfbdev->helper,
+	drm_fb_helper_prepare(&qdev->ddev, &qfbdev->helper,
 			      &qxl_fb_helper_funcs);
 
-	ret = drm_fb_helper_init(qdev->ddev, &qfbdev->helper,
+	ret = drm_fb_helper_init(&qdev->ddev, &qfbdev->helper,
 				 qxl_num_crtc,
 				 QXLFB_CONN_LIMIT);
 	if (ret)
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void qxl_fbdev_fini(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	if (!qdev->mode_info.qfbdev)
 		return;
 
-	qxl_fbdev_destroy(qdev->ddev, qdev->mode_info.qfbdev);
+	qxl_fbdev_destroy(&qdev->ddev, qdev->mode_info.qfbdev);
 	kfree(qdev->mode_info.qfbdev);
 	qdev->mode_info.qfbdev = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
index 7ad5070..0b82a87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static int qxl_map_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct qxl_device *qdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_qxl_map *qxl_map = data;
 
-	return qxl_mode_dumb_mmap(file_priv, qdev->ddev, qxl_map->handle,
+	return qxl_mode_dumb_mmap(file_priv, &qdev->ddev, qxl_map->handle,
 				  &qxl_map->offset);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_irq.c
index 0bf1e20..23a4010 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_irq.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int qxl_irq_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	atomic_set(&qdev->irq_received_cursor, 0);
 	atomic_set(&qdev->irq_received_io_cmd, 0);
 	qdev->irq_received_error = 0;
-	ret = drm_irq_install(qdev->ddev, qdev->ddev->pdev->irq);
+	ret = drm_irq_install(&qdev->ddev, qdev->ddev.pdev->irq);
 	qdev->ram_header->int_mask = QXL_INTERRUPT_MASK;
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed installing irq: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_kms.c
index 52d1bc1..2dcd5c1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_kms.c
@@ -116,13 +116,20 @@ static void qxl_gc_work(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 int qxl_device_init(struct qxl_device *qdev,
-		    struct drm_device *ddev,
+		    struct drm_driver *drv,
 		    struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		    unsigned long flags)
 {
 	int r, sb;
 
-	qdev->ddev = ddev;
+	r = drm_dev_init(&qdev->ddev, drv, &pdev->dev);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
+
+	qdev->ddev.pdev = pdev;
+	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, &qdev->ddev);
+	qdev->ddev.dev_private = qdev;
+
 	qdev->flags = flags;
 
 	mutex_init(&qdev->gem.mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
index adaa131..dbc1351 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int qxl_bo_create(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	if (bo == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	size = roundup(size, PAGE_SIZE);
-	r = drm_gem_object_init(qdev->ddev, &bo->gem_base, size);
+	r = drm_gem_object_init(&qdev->ddev, &bo->gem_base, size);
 	if (unlikely(r)) {
 		kfree(bo);
 		return r;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int qxl_bo_create(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 			NULL, NULL, &qxl_ttm_bo_destroy);
 	if (unlikely(r != 0)) {
 		if (r != -ERESTARTSYS)
-			dev_err(qdev->ddev->dev,
+			dev_err(qdev->ddev.dev,
 				"object_init failed for (%lu, 0x%08X)\n",
 				size, domain);
 		return r;
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@ void qxl_bo_force_delete(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 
 	if (list_empty(&qdev->gem.objects))
 		return;
-	dev_err(qdev->ddev->dev, "Userspace still has active objects !\n");
+	dev_err(qdev->ddev.dev, "Userspace still has active objects !\n");
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(bo, n, &qdev->gem.objects, list) {
-		dev_err(qdev->ddev->dev, "%p %p %lu %lu force free\n",
+		dev_err(qdev->ddev.dev, "%p %p %lu %lu force free\n",
 			&bo->gem_base, bo, (unsigned long)bo->gem_base.size,
 			*((unsigned long *)&bo->gem_base.refcount));
 		mutex_lock(&qdev->gem.mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
index 3dcc484..4e1a403 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ int qxl_ttm_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	r = ttm_bo_device_init(&qdev->mman.bdev,
 			       qdev->mman.bo_global_ref.ref.object,
 			       &qxl_bo_driver,
-			       qdev->ddev->anon_inode->i_mapping,
+			       qdev->ddev.anon_inode->i_mapping,
 			       DRM_FILE_PAGE_OFFSET, 0);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed initializing buffer object driver(%d).\n", r);