47 files changed, 415 insertions, 693 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/bluecard_cs.c b/drivers/bluetooth/bluecard_cs.c
index 8e23f9ad3e6..b461411eab3 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/bluecard_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/bluecard_cs.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 typedef struct bluecard_info_t {
-        dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device *p_dev;
        dev_node_t node;
        struct hci_dev *hdev;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static void bluecard_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev);
 static void bluecard_activity_led_timeout(u_long arg)
 {
        bluecard_info_t *info = (bluecard_info_t *)arg;
-        unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        if (!test_bit(CARD_HAS_PCCARD_ID, &(info->hw_state)))
                return;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void bluecard_activity_led_timeout(u_long arg)
 static void bluecard_enable_activity_led(bluecard_info_t *info)
 {
-        unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        if (!test_bit(CARD_HAS_PCCARD_ID, &(info->hw_state)))
                return;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static void bluecard_write_wakeup(bluecard_info_t *info)
        }
        do {
-                register unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+                register unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
                register unsigned int offset;
                register unsigned char command;
                register unsigned long ready_bit;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static void bluecard_write_wakeup(bluecard_info_t *info)
                clear_bit(XMIT_WAKEUP, &(info->tx_state));
-                if (!(info->link.state & DEV_PRESENT))
+                if (!(info->p_dev->state & DEV_PRESENT))
                        return;
                if (test_bit(XMIT_BUFFER_NUMBER, &(info->tx_state))) {
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static void bluecard_receive(bluecard_info_t *info, unsigned int offset)
                return;
        }
-        iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        if (test_bit(XMIT_SENDING_READY, &(info->tx_state)))
                bluecard_enable_activity_led(info);
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static irqreturn_t bluecard_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_inst, struct pt_regs *r
        if (!test_bit(CARD_READY, &(info->hw_state)))
                return IRQ_HANDLED;
-        iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        spin_lock(&(info->lock));
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static int bluecard_hci_flush(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 static int bluecard_hci_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
        bluecard_info_t *info = (bluecard_info_t *)(hdev->driver_data);
-        unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        if (test_bit(CARD_HAS_PCCARD_ID, &(info->hw_state)))
                bluecard_hci_set_baud_rate(hdev, DEFAULT_BAUD_RATE);
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ static int bluecard_hci_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 static int bluecard_hci_close(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
        bluecard_info_t *info = (bluecard_info_t *)(hdev->driver_data);
-        unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        if (!test_and_clear_bit(HCI_RUNNING, &(hdev->flags)))
                return 0;
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ static int bluecard_hci_ioctl(struct hci_dev *hdev, unsigned int cmd, unsigned l
 static int bluecard_open(bluecard_info_t *info)
 {
-        unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        struct hci_dev *hdev;
        unsigned char id;
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ static int bluecard_open(bluecard_info_t *info)
 static int bluecard_close(bluecard_info_t *info)
 {
-        unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        struct hci_dev *hdev = info->hdev;
        if (!hdev)
@@ -859,14 +859,14 @@ static int bluecard_close(bluecard_info_t *info)
 static int bluecard_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        bluecard_info_t *info;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        /* Create new info device */
        info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!info)
                return -ENOMEM;
-        link = &info->link;
+        info->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = info;
        link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
@@ -880,9 +880,6 @@ static int bluecard_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        bluecard_config(link);
@@ -976,7 +973,7 @@ static void bluecard_config(dev_link_t *link)
                goto failed;
        strcpy(info->node.dev_name, info->hdev->name);
-        link->dev = &info->node;
+        link->dev_node = &info->node;
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        return;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/bt3c_cs.c b/drivers/bluetooth/bt3c_cs.c
index 0b848050b0c..9192a754ebc 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/bt3c_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/bt3c_cs.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 typedef struct bt3c_info_t {
-        dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device *p_dev;
        dev_node_t node;
        struct hci_dev *hdev;
@@ -191,11 +191,11 @@ static void bt3c_write_wakeup(bt3c_info_t *info)
                return;
        do {
-                register unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+                register unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
                register struct sk_buff *skb;
                register int len;
-                if (!(info->link.state & DEV_PRESENT))
+                if (!(info->p_dev->state & DEV_PRESENT))
                        break;
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void bt3c_receive(bt3c_info_t *info)
                return;
        }
-        iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        avail = bt3c_read(iobase, 0x7006);
        //printk("bt3c_cs: receiving %d bytes\n", avail);
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static irqreturn_t bt3c_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_inst, struct pt_regs *regs)
                return IRQ_NONE;
        }
-        iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        spin_lock(&(info->lock));
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static int bt3c_load_firmware(bt3c_info_t *info, unsigned char *firmware, int co
        unsigned int iobase, size, addr, fcs, tmp;
        int i, err = 0;
-        iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        /* Reset */
        bt3c_io_write(iobase, 0x8040, 0x0404);
@@ -562,7 +562,6 @@ static int bt3c_open(bt3c_info_t *info)
 {
        const struct firmware *firmware;
        struct hci_dev *hdev;
-        client_handle_t handle;
        int err;
        spin_lock_init(&(info->lock));
@@ -594,10 +593,8 @@ static int bt3c_open(bt3c_info_t *info)
        hdev->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-        handle = info->link.handle;
        /* Load firmware */
-        err = request_firmware(&firmware, "BT3CPCC.bin", &handle_to_dev(handle));
+        err = request_firmware(&firmware, "BT3CPCC.bin", &info->p_dev->dev);
        if (err < 0) {
                BT_ERR("Firmware request failed");
                goto error;
@@ -651,14 +648,14 @@ static int bt3c_close(bt3c_info_t *info)
 static int bt3c_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        bt3c_info_t *info;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        /* Create new info device */
        info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!info)
                return -ENOMEM;
-        link = &info->link;
+        info->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = info;
        link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
@@ -672,9 +669,6 @@ static int bt3c_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        bt3c_config(link);
@@ -815,7 +809,7 @@ found_port:
                goto failed;
        strcpy(info->node.dev_name, info->hdev->name);
-        link->dev = &info->node;
+        link->dev_node = &info->node;
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        return;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btuart_cs.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btuart_cs.c
index ec19a577b42..cfe1d74a918 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btuart_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btuart_cs.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 typedef struct btuart_info_t {
-        dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device *p_dev;
        dev_node_t node;
        struct hci_dev *hdev;
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ static void btuart_write_wakeup(btuart_info_t *info)
        }
        do {
-                register unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+                register unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
                register struct sk_buff *skb;
                register int len;
                clear_bit(XMIT_WAKEUP, &(info->tx_state));
-                if (!(info->link.state & DEV_PRESENT))
+                if (!(info->p_dev->state & DEV_PRESENT))
                        return;
                if (!(skb = skb_dequeue(&(info->txq))))
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static void btuart_receive(btuart_info_t *info)
                return;
        }
-        iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        do {
                info->hdev->stat.byte_rx++;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static irqreturn_t btuart_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_inst, struct pt_regs *reg
                return IRQ_NONE;
        }
-        iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        spin_lock(&(info->lock));
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void btuart_change_speed(btuart_info_t *info, unsigned int speed)
                return;
        }
-        iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        spin_lock_irqsave(&(info->lock), flags);
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static int btuart_hci_ioctl(struct hci_dev *hdev, unsigned int cmd, unsigned lon
 static int btuart_open(btuart_info_t *info)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
-        unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        struct hci_dev *hdev;
        spin_lock_init(&(info->lock));
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static int btuart_open(btuart_info_t *info)
 static int btuart_close(btuart_info_t *info)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
-        unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        struct hci_dev *hdev = info->hdev;
        if (!hdev)
@@ -579,14 +579,14 @@ static int btuart_close(btuart_info_t *info)
 static int btuart_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        btuart_info_t *info;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        /* Create new info device */
        info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!info)
                return -ENOMEM;
-        link = &info->link;
+        info->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = info;
        link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
@@ -600,9 +600,6 @@ static int btuart_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        btuart_config(link);
@@ -744,7 +741,7 @@ found_port:
                goto failed;
        strcpy(info->node.dev_name, info->hdev->name);
-        link->dev = &info->node;
+        link->dev_node = &info->node;
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        return;
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/dtl1_cs.c b/drivers/bluetooth/dtl1_cs.c
index 86617ee80e5..389a68256fe 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/dtl1_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/dtl1_cs.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 typedef struct dtl1_info_t {
-        dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device *p_dev;
        dev_node_t node;
        struct hci_dev *hdev;
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ static void dtl1_write_wakeup(dtl1_info_t *info)
        }
        do {
-                register unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+                register unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
                register struct sk_buff *skb;
                register int len;
                clear_bit(XMIT_WAKEUP, &(info->tx_state));
-                if (!(info->link.state & DEV_PRESENT))
+                if (!(info->p_dev->state & DEV_PRESENT))
                        return;
                if (!(skb = skb_dequeue(&(info->txq))))
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void dtl1_receive(dtl1_info_t *info)
                return;
        }
-        iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        do {
                info->hdev->stat.byte_rx++;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static irqreturn_t dtl1_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_inst, struct pt_regs *regs)
                return IRQ_NONE;
        }
-        iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        spin_lock(&(info->lock));
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static int dtl1_hci_ioctl(struct hci_dev *hdev, unsigned int cmd,  unsigned long
 static int dtl1_open(dtl1_info_t *info)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
-        unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        struct hci_dev *hdev;
        spin_lock_init(&(info->lock));
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static int dtl1_open(dtl1_info_t *info)
        outb(UART_LCR_WLEN8, iobase + UART_LCR);        /* Reset DLAB */
        outb((UART_MCR_DTR | UART_MCR_RTS | UART_MCR_OUT2), iobase + UART_MCR);
-        info->ri_latch = inb(info->link.io.BasePort1 + UART_MSR) & UART_MSR_RI;
+        info->ri_latch = inb(info->p_dev->io.BasePort1 + UART_MSR) & UART_MSR_RI;
        /* Turn on interrupts */
        outb(UART_IER_RLSI | UART_IER_RDI | UART_IER_THRI, iobase + UART_IER);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static int dtl1_open(dtl1_info_t *info)
 static int dtl1_close(dtl1_info_t *info)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
-        unsigned int iobase = info->link.io.BasePort1;
+        unsigned int iobase = info->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        struct hci_dev *hdev = info->hdev;
        if (!hdev)
@@ -558,14 +558,14 @@ static int dtl1_close(dtl1_info_t *info)
 static int dtl1_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        dtl1_info_t *info;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        /* Create new info device */
        info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!info)
                return -ENOMEM;
-        link = &info->link;
+        info->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = info;
        link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
@@ -579,9 +579,6 @@ static int dtl1_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        dtl1_config(link);
@@ -696,7 +693,7 @@ static void dtl1_config(dev_link_t *link)
                goto failed;
        strcpy(info->node.dev_name, info->hdev->name);
-        link->dev = &info->node;
+        link->dev_node = &info->node;
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        return;
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
index c996ae1375b..3e6d6e0bb6e 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4000_cs.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 /* #define ATR_CSUM */
 #ifdef PCMCIA_DEBUG
-#define reader_to_dev(x)        (&handle_to_dev(x->link.handle))
+#define reader_to_dev(x)        (&handle_to_dev(x->p_dev->handle))
 static int pc_debug = PCMCIA_DEBUG;
 module_param(pc_debug, int, 0600);
 #define DEBUGP(n, rdr, x, args...) do {                                 \
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int major;		/* major number we get from the kernel */
 #define REG_STOPBITS(x)         (x + 7)
 struct cm4000_dev {
-        dev_link_t link;                /* pcmcia link */
+        struct pcmcia_device *p_dev;
        dev_node_t node;                /* OS node (major,minor) */
        unsigned char atr[MAX_ATR];
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static struct card_fixup card_fixups[] = {
 static void set_cardparameter(struct cm4000_dev *dev)
 {
        int i;
-        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        u_int8_t stopbits = 0x02; /* ISO default */
        DEBUGP(3, dev, "-> set_cardparameter\n");
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static int set_protocol(struct cm4000_dev *dev, struct ptsreq *ptsreq)
        unsigned short num_bytes_read;
        unsigned char pts_reply[4];
        ssize_t rc;
-        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        rc = 0;
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static void terminate_monitor(struct cm4000_dev *dev)
 static void monitor_card(unsigned long p)
 {
        struct cm4000_dev *dev = (struct cm4000_dev *) p;
-        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        unsigned short s;
        struct ptsreq ptsreq;
        int i, atrc;
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ static ssize_t cmm_read(struct file *filp, __user char *buf, size_t count,
                        loff_t *ppos)
 {
        struct cm4000_dev *dev = filp->private_data;
-        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        ssize_t rc;
        int i, j, k;
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ static ssize_t cmm_read(struct file *filp, __user char *buf, size_t count,
        if (count == 0)         /* according to manpage */
                return 0;
-        if ((dev->link.state & DEV_PRESENT) == 0 ||     /* socket removed */
+        if ((dev->p_dev->state & DEV_PRESENT) == 0 ||   /* socket removed */
            test_bit(IS_CMM_ABSENT, &dev->flags))
                return -ENODEV;
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ static ssize_t cmm_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
                         size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
        struct cm4000_dev *dev = (struct cm4000_dev *) filp->private_data;
-        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        unsigned short s;
        unsigned char tmp;
        unsigned char infolen;
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ static ssize_t cmm_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
        sendT0 = dev->proto ? 0 : nr > 5 ? 0x08 : 0;
-        if ((dev->link.state & DEV_PRESENT) == 0 ||     /* socket removed */
+        if ((dev->p_dev->state & DEV_PRESENT) == 0 ||   /* socket removed */
            test_bit(IS_CMM_ABSENT, &dev->flags))
                return -ENODEV;
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ static int cmm_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
                     unsigned long arg)
 {
        struct cm4000_dev *dev = filp->private_data;
-        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        ioaddr_t iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        dev_link_t *link;
        int size;
        int rc;
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ static void cm4000_config(dev_link_t * link, int devno)
        dev->node.major = major;
        dev->node.minor = devno;
        dev->node.next = NULL;
-        link->dev = &dev->node;
+        link->dev_node = &dev->node;
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        return;
@@ -1889,8 +1889,8 @@ static void cm4000_release(dev_link_t *link)
 static int cm4000_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        struct cm4000_dev *dev;
-        dev_link_t *link;
        int i;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        for (i = 0; i < CM4000_MAX_DEV; i++)
                if (dev_table[i] == NULL)
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ static int cm4000_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        if (dev == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
-        link = &dev->link;
+        dev->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = dev;
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
        dev_table[i] = link;
@@ -1916,9 +1916,6 @@ static int cm4000_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        init_waitqueue_head(&dev->atrq);
        init_waitqueue_head(&dev->readq);
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        cm4000_config(link, i);
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4040_cs.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4040_cs.c
index 94ecd0342b7..97e32e7f84d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4040_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/cm4040_cs.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #ifdef PCMCIA_DEBUG
-#define reader_to_dev(x)        (&handle_to_dev(x->link.handle))
+#define reader_to_dev(x)        (&handle_to_dev(x->p_dev->handle))
 static int pc_debug = PCMCIA_DEBUG;
 module_param(pc_debug, int, 0600);
 #define DEBUGP(n, rdr, x, args...) do {                                 \
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static struct class *cmx_class;
 #define         BS_WRITABLE     0x02
 struct reader_dev {
-        dev_link_t              link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        dev_node_t              node;
        wait_queue_head_t       devq;
        wait_queue_head_t       poll_wait;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static inline unsigned char xinb(unsigned short port)
 static void cm4040_do_poll(unsigned long dummy)
 {
        struct reader_dev *dev = (struct reader_dev *) dummy;
-        unsigned int obs = xinb(dev->link.io.BasePort1
+        unsigned int obs = xinb(dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1
                                + REG_OFFSET_BUFFER_STATUS);
        if ((obs & BSR_BULK_IN_FULL)) {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void cm4040_stop_poll(struct reader_dev *dev)
 static int wait_for_bulk_out_ready(struct reader_dev *dev)
 {
        int i, rc;
-        int iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        int iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        for (i = 0; i < POLL_LOOP_COUNT; i++) {
                if ((xinb(iobase + REG_OFFSET_BUFFER_STATUS)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int wait_for_bulk_out_ready(struct reader_dev *dev)
 /* Write to Sync Control Register */
 static int write_sync_reg(unsigned char val, struct reader_dev *dev)
 {
-        int iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        int iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        int rc;
        rc = wait_for_bulk_out_ready(dev);
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static int write_sync_reg(unsigned char val, struct reader_dev *dev)
 static int wait_for_bulk_in_ready(struct reader_dev *dev)
 {
        int i, rc;
-        int iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        int iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        for (i = 0; i < POLL_LOOP_COUNT; i++) {
                if ((xinb(iobase + REG_OFFSET_BUFFER_STATUS)
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static ssize_t cm4040_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
                        size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
        struct reader_dev *dev = filp->private_data;
-        int iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        int iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        size_t bytes_to_read;
        unsigned long i;
        size_t min_bytes_to_read;
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static ssize_t cm4040_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
-        if ((dev->link.state & DEV_PRESENT)==0)
+        if ((dev->p_dev->state & DEV_PRESENT)==0)
                return -ENODEV;
        for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static ssize_t cm4040_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
                         size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
        struct reader_dev *dev = filp->private_data;
-        int iobase = dev->link.io.BasePort1;
+        int iobase = dev->p_dev->io.BasePort1;
        ssize_t rc;
        int i;
        unsigned int bytes_to_write;
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static ssize_t cm4040_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
                return -EAGAIN;
        }
-        if ((dev->link.state & DEV_PRESENT) == 0)
+        if ((dev->p_dev->state & DEV_PRESENT) == 0)
                return -ENODEV;
        bytes_to_write = count;
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static void reader_config(dev_link_t *link, int devno)
        dev->node.major = major;
        dev->node.minor = devno;
        dev->node.next = NULL;
-        link->dev = &dev->node;
+        link->dev_node = &dev->node;
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        DEBUGP(2, dev, "device " DEVICE_NAME "%d at 0x%.4x-0x%.4x\n", devno,
@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ static void reader_release(dev_link_t *link)
 static int reader_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        struct reader_dev *dev;
-        dev_link_t *link;
        int i;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        for (i = 0; i < CM_MAX_DEV; i++) {
                if (dev_table[i] == NULL)
@@ -649,8 +649,8 @@ static int reader_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        dev->timeout = CCID_DRIVER_MINIMUM_TIMEOUT;
        dev->buffer_status = 0;
-        link = &dev->link;
        link->priv = dev;
+        dev->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
        dev_table[i] = link;
@@ -662,9 +662,6 @@ static int reader_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        init_timer(&dev->poll_timer);
        dev->poll_timer.function = &cm4040_do_poll;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        reader_config(link, i);
diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
index a6cbd323992..7b1e055184d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ typedef struct _mgslpc_info {
        struct  _input_signal_events    input_signal_events;
        /* PCMCIA support */
-        dev_link_t            link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        dev_node_t            node;
        int                   stop;
@@ -536,11 +536,11 @@ static void ldisc_receive_buf(struct tty_struct *tty,
 static int mgslpc_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    MGSLPC_INFO *info;
-    dev_link_t *link;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
-    
    if (debug_level >= DEBUG_LEVEL_INFO)
            printk("mgslpc_attach\n");
-        
    info = (MGSLPC_INFO *)kmalloc(sizeof(MGSLPC_INFO), GFP_KERNEL);
    if (!info) {
            printk("Error can't allocate device instance data\n");
@@ -565,22 +565,19 @@ static int mgslpc_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    info->imrb_value = 0xffff;
    info->pim_value = 0xff;
-    link = &info->link;
+    info->p_dev = p_dev;
    link->priv = info;
-    
    /* Initialize the dev_link_t structure */
    /* Interrupt setup */
    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
    link->irq.IRQInfo1   = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
    link->irq.Handler = NULL;
-    
    link->conf.Attributes = 0;
    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    mgslpc_config(link);
@@ -673,7 +670,7 @@ static void mgslpc_config(dev_link_t *link)
    /* add to linked list of devices */
    sprintf(info->node.dev_name, "mgslpc0");
    info->node.major = info->node.minor = 0;
-    link->dev = &info->node;
+    link->dev_node = &info->node;
    printk(KERN_INFO "%s: index 0x%02x:",
           info->node.dev_name, link->conf.ConfigIndex);
@@ -1259,7 +1256,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mgslpc_isr(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs * regs)
        if (!info)
                return IRQ_NONE;
                
-        if (!(info->link.state & DEV_CONFIG))
+        if (!(info->p_dev->state & DEV_CONFIG))
                return IRQ_HANDLED;
        spin_lock(&info->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/legacy/ide-cs.c b/drivers/ide/legacy/ide-cs.c
index 3b5b55f85e2..70bb1b8bab0 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/legacy/ide-cs.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/legacy/ide-cs.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static const char ide_major[] = {
 };
 typedef struct ide_info_t {
-    dev_link_t  link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    int         ndev;
    dev_node_t  node;
    int         hd;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static void ide_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev);
 static int ide_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    ide_info_t *info;
-    dev_link_t *link;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "ide_attach()\n");
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ static int ide_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
    if (!info)
        return -ENOMEM;
-    link = &info->link; link->priv = info;
+    info->p_dev = p_dev;
+    link->priv = info;
    link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_AUTO;
    link->io.Attributes2 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
@@ -124,9 +126,6 @@ static int ide_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    ide_config(link);
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ static void ide_config(dev_link_t *link)
    info->node.major = ide_major[hd];
    info->node.minor = 0;
    info->hd = hd;
-    link->dev = &info->node;
+    link->dev_node = &info->node;
    printk(KERN_INFO "ide-cs: %s: Vpp = %d.%d\n",
           info->node.dev_name, link->conf.Vpp / 10, link->conf.Vpp % 10);
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/avm/avm_cs.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/avm/avm_cs.c
index 0c504dc49ac..3b7461ece50 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/avm/avm_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/avm/avm_cs.c
@@ -101,49 +101,37 @@ typedef struct local_info_t {
 static int avmcs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-    dev_link_t *link;
    local_info_t *local;
-    /* Initialize the dev_link_t structure */
-    link = kmalloc(sizeof(struct dev_link_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-    if (!link)
-        goto err;
-    memset(link, 0, sizeof(struct dev_link_t));
    /* The io structure describes IO port mapping */
-    link->io.NumPorts1 = 16;
+    p_dev->io.NumPorts1 = 16;
-    link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
+    p_dev->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
-    link->io.NumPorts2 = 0;
+    p_dev->io.NumPorts2 = 0;
    /* Interrupt setup */
-    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
+    p_dev->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
-    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING|IRQ_FIRST_SHARED;
+    p_dev->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING|IRQ_FIRST_SHARED;
+    p_dev->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
-    link->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
-    
    /* General socket configuration */
-    link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
+    p_dev->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
-    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
+    p_dev->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-    link->conf.ConfigIndex = 1;
+    p_dev->conf.ConfigIndex = 1;
-    link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
+    p_dev->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
    /* Allocate space for private device-specific data */
    local = kmalloc(sizeof(local_info_t), GFP_KERNEL);
    if (!local)
-        goto err_kfree;
+        goto err;
    memset(local, 0, sizeof(local_info_t));
-    link->priv = local;
+    p_dev->priv = local;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
-    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
+    p_dev->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-    avmcs_config(link);
+    avmcs_config(p_dev);
    return 0;
- err_kfree:
-    kfree(link);
 err:
    return -EINVAL;
 } /* avmcs_attach */
@@ -165,7 +153,6 @@ static void avmcs_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        avmcs_release(link);
    kfree(link->priv);
-    kfree(link);
 } /* avmcs_detach */
 /*======================================================================
@@ -330,7 +317,7 @@ found_port:
    dev->node.major = 64;
    dev->node.minor = 0;
-    link->dev = &dev->node;
+    link->dev_node = &dev->node;
    
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    /* If any step failed, release any partially configured state */
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/avma1_cs.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/avma1_cs.c
index 8d23e5ab8d0..f7143fe1a2e 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/avma1_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/avma1_cs.c
@@ -118,50 +118,39 @@ typedef struct local_info_t {
 static int avma1cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-    dev_link_t *link;
    local_info_t *local;
    DEBUG(0, "avma1cs_attach()\n");
-    /* Initialize the dev_link_t structure */
-    link = kmalloc(sizeof(struct dev_link_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-    if (!link)
-        return -ENOMEM;
-    memset(link, 0, sizeof(struct dev_link_t));
    /* Allocate space for private device-specific data */
    local = kmalloc(sizeof(local_info_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-    if (!local) {
+    if (!local)
-        kfree(link);
        return -ENOMEM;
-    }
    memset(local, 0, sizeof(local_info_t));
-    link->priv = local;
+    p_dev->priv = local;
    /* The io structure describes IO port mapping */
-    link->io.NumPorts1 = 16;
+    p_dev->io.NumPorts1 = 16;
-    link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
+    p_dev->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
-    link->io.NumPorts2 = 16;
+    p_dev->io.NumPorts2 = 16;
-    link->io.Attributes2 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_16;
+    p_dev->io.Attributes2 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_16;
-    link->io.IOAddrLines = 5;
+    p_dev->io.IOAddrLines = 5;
    /* Interrupt setup */
-    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
+    p_dev->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
-    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING|IRQ_FIRST_SHARED;
+    p_dev->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING|IRQ_FIRST_SHARED;
-    link->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
+    p_dev->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
    /* General socket configuration */
-    link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
+    p_dev->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
-    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
+    p_dev->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-    link->conf.ConfigIndex = 1;
+    p_dev->conf.ConfigIndex = 1;
-    link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
+    p_dev->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
-    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
+    p_dev->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-    avma1cs_config(link);
+    avma1cs_config(p_dev);
    return 0;
 } /* avma1cs_attach */
@@ -185,7 +174,6 @@ static void avma1cs_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
            avma1cs_release(link);
    kfree(link->priv);
-    kfree(link);
 } /* avma1cs_detach */
 /*======================================================================
@@ -335,7 +323,7 @@ found_port:
    strcpy(dev->node.dev_name, "A1");
    dev->node.major = 45;
    dev->node.minor = 0;
-    link->dev = &dev->node;
+    link->dev_node = &dev->node;
    
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    /* If any step failed, release any partially configured state */
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/elsa_cs.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/elsa_cs.c
index 00835d537c1..bcda675e910 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/elsa_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/elsa_cs.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static void elsa_cs_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev);
 */
 typedef struct local_info_t {
-    dev_link_t          link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t          node;
    int                 busy;
    int                 cardnr;
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ typedef struct local_info_t {
 static int elsa_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-    dev_link_t *link;
    local_info_t *local;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "elsa_cs_attach()\n");
@@ -150,8 +150,11 @@ static int elsa_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    local = kmalloc(sizeof(local_info_t), GFP_KERNEL);
    if (!local) return -ENOMEM;
    memset(local, 0, sizeof(local_info_t));
+    local->p_dev = p_dev;
+    link->priv = local;
    local->cardnr = -1;
-    link = &local->link; link->priv = local;
    /* Interrupt setup */
    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING|IRQ_FIRST_SHARED;
@@ -172,9 +175,6 @@ static int elsa_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    elsa_cs_config(link);
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static void elsa_cs_config(dev_link_t *link)
    sprintf(dev->node.dev_name, "elsa");
    dev->node.major = dev->node.minor = 0x0;
-    link->dev = &dev->node;
+    link->dev_node = &dev->node;
    /* Finally, report what we've done */
    printk(KERN_INFO "%s: index 0x%02x: ",
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/sedlbauer_cs.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/sedlbauer_cs.c
index a3cd1c55635..6025722001f 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/sedlbauer_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/sedlbauer_cs.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static void sedlbauer_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev);
 */
   
 typedef struct local_info_t {
-    dev_link_t          link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t          node;
    int                 stop;
    int                 cardnr;
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ typedef struct local_info_t {
 static int sedlbauer_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    local_info_t *local;
-    dev_link_t *link;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    
    DEBUG(0, "sedlbauer_attach()\n");
@@ -160,8 +160,10 @@ static int sedlbauer_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    if (!local) return -ENOMEM;
    memset(local, 0, sizeof(local_info_t));
    local->cardnr = -1;
-    link = &local->link; link->priv = local;
-    
+    local->p_dev = p_dev;
+    link->priv = local;
    /* Interrupt setup */
    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
    link->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
@@ -182,13 +184,9 @@ static int sedlbauer_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
    link->io.IOAddrLines = 3;
    link->conf.Attributes = 0;
    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    sedlbauer_config(link);
@@ -397,7 +395,7 @@ static void sedlbauer_config(dev_link_t *link)
    */
    sprintf(dev->node.dev_name, "sedlbauer");
    dev->node.major = dev->node.minor = 0;
-    link->dev = &dev->node;
+    link->dev_node = &dev->node;
    /* Finally, report what we've done */
    printk(KERN_INFO "%s: index 0x%02x:",
diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hisax/teles_cs.c b/drivers/isdn/hisax/teles_cs.c
index 040f098d4b2..ea16ebfc028 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/hisax/teles_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/hisax/teles_cs.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static void teles_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev);
 */
 typedef struct local_info_t {
-    dev_link_t          link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t          node;
    int                 busy;
    int                 cardnr;
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ typedef struct local_info_t {
 static int teles_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-    dev_link_t *link;
    local_info_t *local;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "teles_attach()\n");
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ static int teles_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    if (!local) return -ENOMEM;
    memset(local, 0, sizeof(local_info_t));
    local->cardnr = -1;
-    link = &local->link; link->priv = local;
+    local->p_dev = p_dev;
+    link->priv = local;
    /* Interrupt setup */
    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_DYNAMIC_SHARING|IRQ_FIRST_SHARED;
@@ -163,9 +165,6 @@ static int teles_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    teles_cs_config(link);
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ static void teles_cs_config(dev_link_t *link)
    sprintf(dev->node.dev_name, "teles");
    dev->node.major = dev->node.minor = 0x0;
-    link->dev = &dev->node;
+    link->dev_node = &dev->node;
    /* Finally, report what we've done */
    printk(KERN_INFO "%s: index 0x%02x:",
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/pcmciamtd.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/pcmciamtd.c
index 0026460be15..8259dca97e2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/pcmciamtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/pcmciamtd.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static const int debug = 0;
 #define MAX_PCMCIA_ADDR 0x4000000
 struct pcmciamtd_dev {
-        dev_link_t      link;           /* PCMCIA link */
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        dev_node_t      node;           /* device node */
        caddr_t         win_base;       /* ioremapped address of PCMCIA window */
        unsigned int    win_size;       /* size of window */
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ static caddr_t remap_window(struct map_info *map, unsigned long to)
        memreq_t mrq;
        int ret;
-        if(!(dev->link.state & DEV_PRESENT)) {
+        if(!(dev->p_dev->state & DEV_PRESENT)) {
-                DEBUG(1, "device removed state = 0x%4.4X", dev->link.state);
+                DEBUG(1, "device removed state = 0x%4.4X", dev->p_dev->state);
                return 0;
        }
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static caddr_t remap_window(struct map_info *map, unsigned long to)
                      dev->offset, mrq.CardOffset);
                mrq.Page = 0;
                if( (ret = pcmcia_map_mem_page(win, &mrq)) != CS_SUCCESS) {
-                        cs_error(dev->link.handle, MapMemPage, ret);
+                        cs_error(dev->p_dev->handle, MapMemPage, ret);
                        return NULL;
                }
                dev->offset = mrq.CardOffset;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void pcmcia_copy_to(struct map_info *map, unsigned long to, const void *f
 static void pcmciamtd_set_vpp(struct map_info *map, int on)
 {
        struct pcmciamtd_dev *dev = (struct pcmciamtd_dev *)map->map_priv_1;
-        dev_link_t *link = &dev->link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev->p_dev;
        modconf_t mod;
        int ret;
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static void pcmciamtd_config(dev_link_t *link)
           use the faster non-remapping read/write functions */
        if(mtd->size <= dev->win_size) {
                DEBUG(1, "Using non remapping memory functions");
-                dev->pcmcia_map.map_priv_1 = (unsigned long)&(dev->link.state);
+                dev->pcmcia_map.map_priv_1 = (unsigned long)&(dev->p_dev->state);
                dev->pcmcia_map.map_priv_2 = (unsigned long)dev->win_base;
                if (dev->pcmcia_map.bankwidth == 1) {
                        dev->pcmcia_map.read = pcmcia_read8;
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static void pcmciamtd_config(dev_link_t *link)
        snprintf(dev->node.dev_name, sizeof(dev->node.dev_name), "mtd%d", mtd->index);
        info("mtd%d: %s", mtd->index, mtd->name);
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-        link->dev = &dev->node;
+        link->dev_node = &dev->node;
        return;
 cs_failed:
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static void pcmciamtd_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 static int pcmciamtd_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        struct pcmciamtd_dev *dev;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        /* Create new memory card device */
        dev = kmalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -743,16 +743,12 @@ static int pcmciamtd_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        DEBUG(1, "dev=0x%p", dev);
        memset(dev, 0, sizeof(*dev));
-        link = &dev->link;
+        dev->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = dev;
        link->conf.Attributes = 0;
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY;
-        link->next = NULL;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        pcmciamtd_config(link);
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
index 179c9b7ad04..b65758d3c6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c574_cs.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ enum Window4 {		/* Window 4: Xcvr/media bits. */
 #define MEDIA_TP        0x00C0  /* Enable link beat and jabber for 10baseT. */
 struct el3_private {
-        dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        dev_node_t node;
        struct net_device_stats stats;
        u16 advertising, partner;               /* NWay media advertisement */
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ static void tc574_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev);
 static int tc574_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        struct el3_private *lp;
-        dev_link_t *link;
        struct net_device *dev;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        DEBUG(0, "3c574_attach()\n");
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ static int tc574_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        if (!dev)
                return -ENOMEM;
        lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-        link = &lp->link;
        link->priv = dev;
+        lp->p_dev = p_dev;
        spin_lock_init(&lp->window_lock);
        link->io.NumPorts1 = 32;
@@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ static int tc574_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        dev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT;
 #endif
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        tc574_config(link);
@@ -322,7 +319,7 @@ static void tc574_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        DEBUG(0, "3c574_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-        if (link->dev)
+        if (link->dev_node)
                unregister_netdev(dev);
        if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
@@ -473,12 +470,12 @@ static void tc574_config(dev_link_t *link)
        }
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-        link->dev = &lp->node;
+        link->dev_node = &lp->node;
        SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &handle_to_dev(handle));
        if (register_netdev(dev) != 0) {
                printk(KERN_NOTICE "3c574_cs: register_netdev() failed\n");
-                link->dev = NULL;
+                link->dev_node = NULL;
                goto failed;
        }
@@ -742,7 +739,7 @@ static void tc574_reset(struct net_device *dev)
 static int el3_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-        dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+        dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
        if (!DEV_OK(link))
                return -ENODEV;
@@ -1188,7 +1185,7 @@ static int el3_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        kio_addr_t ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
        struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-        dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+        dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
        DEBUG(2, "%s: shutting down ethercard.\n", dev->name);
        
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c
index 7e8036f2e19..4faf1fa0825 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/3c589_cs.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ enum RxFilter {
 #define TX_TIMEOUT      ((400*HZ)/1000)
 struct el3_private {
-    dev_link_t          link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t          node;
    struct net_device_stats stats;
    /* For transceiver monitoring */
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ static void tc589_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev);
 static int tc589_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    struct el3_private *lp;
-    dev_link_t *link;
    struct net_device *dev;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "3c589_attach()\n");
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ static int tc589_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    if (!dev)
         return -ENOMEM;
    lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-    link = &lp->link;
    link->priv = dev;
+    lp->p_dev = p_dev;
    spin_lock_init(&lp->lock);
    link->io.NumPorts1 = 16;
@@ -212,9 +212,6 @@ static int tc589_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 #endif
    SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &netdev_ethtool_ops);
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    tc589_config(link);
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@ static void tc589_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    DEBUG(0, "3c589_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-    if (link->dev)
+    if (link->dev_node)
        unregister_netdev(dev);
    if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
@@ -345,13 +342,13 @@ static void tc589_config(dev_link_t *link)
    else
        printk(KERN_ERR "3c589_cs: invalid if_port requested\n");
    
-    link->dev = &lp->node;
+    link->dev_node = &lp->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &handle_to_dev(handle));
    if (register_netdev(dev) != 0) {
        printk(KERN_ERR "3c589_cs: register_netdev() failed\n");
-        link->dev = NULL;
+        link->dev_node = NULL;
        goto failed;
    }
@@ -572,7 +569,7 @@ static int el3_config(struct net_device *dev, struct ifmap *map)
 static int el3_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
    
    if (!DEV_OK(link))
        return -ENODEV;
@@ -833,7 +830,7 @@ static struct net_device_stats *el3_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
    unsigned long flags;
-    dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
    if (DEV_OK(link)) {
        spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, flags);
@@ -935,7 +932,7 @@ static int el3_rx(struct net_device *dev)
 static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
    kio_addr_t ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
    u16 opts = SetRxFilter | RxStation | RxBroadcast;
@@ -950,7 +947,7 @@ static void set_multicast_list(struct net_device *dev)
 static int el3_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
    kio_addr_t ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
    
    DEBUG(1, "%s: shutting down ethercard.\n", dev->name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/axnet_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/axnet_cs.c
index 5ca0d571858..58dc7c3835f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/axnet_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/axnet_cs.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ax_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs);
 /*====================================================================*/
 typedef struct axnet_dev_t {
-    dev_link_t          link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t          node;
    caddr_t             base;
    struct timer_list   watchdog;
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ static inline axnet_dev_t *PRIV(struct net_device *dev)
 static int axnet_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    axnet_dev_t *info;
-    dev_link_t *link;
    struct net_device *dev;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "axnet_attach()\n");
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int axnet_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        return -ENOMEM;
    info = PRIV(dev);
-    link = &info->link;
+    info->p_dev = p_dev;
    link->priv = dev;
    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
    link->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ static int axnet_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    dev->do_ioctl = &axnet_ioctl;
    SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &netdev_ethtool_ops);
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    axnet_config(link);
@@ -194,7 +191,7 @@ static void axnet_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    DEBUG(0, "axnet_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-    if (link->dev)
+    if (link->dev_node)
        unregister_netdev(dev);
    if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
@@ -409,13 +406,13 @@ static void axnet_config(dev_link_t *link)
    }
    info->phy_id = (i < 32) ? i : -1;
-    link->dev = &info->node;
+    link->dev_node = &info->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &handle_to_dev(handle));
    if (register_netdev(dev) != 0) {
        printk(KERN_NOTICE "axnet_cs: register_netdev() failed\n");
-        link->dev = NULL;
+        link->dev_node = NULL;
        goto failed;
    }
@@ -543,7 +540,7 @@ static void mdio_write(kio_addr_t addr, int phy_id, int loc, int value)
 static int axnet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    axnet_dev_t *info = PRIV(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &info->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = info->p_dev;
    
    DEBUG(2, "axnet_open('%s')\n", dev->name);
@@ -569,7 +566,7 @@ static int axnet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 static int axnet_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    axnet_dev_t *info = PRIV(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &info->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = info->p_dev;
    DEBUG(2, "axnet_close('%s')\n", dev->name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/com20020_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/com20020_cs.c
index e14d3d18b97..44da01cdd26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/com20020_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/com20020_cs.c
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ typedef struct com20020_dev_t {
 static int com20020_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-    dev_link_t *link;
    com20020_dev_t *info;
    struct net_device *dev;
    struct arcnet_local *lp;
@@ -148,10 +147,6 @@ static int com20020_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    DEBUG(0, "com20020_attach()\n");
    /* Create new network device */
-    link = kmalloc(sizeof(struct dev_link_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-    if (!link)
-        return -ENOMEM;
    info = kmalloc(sizeof(struct com20020_dev_t), GFP_KERNEL);
    if (!info)
        goto fail_alloc_info;
@@ -161,7 +156,6 @@ static int com20020_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        goto fail_alloc_dev;
    memset(info, 0, sizeof(struct com20020_dev_t));
-    memset(link, 0, sizeof(struct dev_link_t));
    lp = dev->priv;
    lp->timeout = timeout;
    lp->backplane = backplane;
@@ -172,27 +166,26 @@ static int com20020_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    /* fill in our module parameters as defaults */
    dev->dev_addr[0] = node;
-    link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
+    p_dev->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
-    link->io.NumPorts1 = 16;
+    p_dev->io.NumPorts1 = 16;
-    link->io.IOAddrLines = 16;
+    p_dev->io.IOAddrLines = 16;
-    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
+    p_dev->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
-    link->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
+    p_dev->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
-    link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
+    p_dev->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
-    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
+    p_dev->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-    link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
+    p_dev->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
-    link->irq.Instance = info->dev = dev;
+    p_dev->irq.Instance = info->dev = dev;
-    link->priv = info;
+    p_dev->priv = info;
-    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT;
+    p_dev->state |= DEV_PRESENT;
-    com20020_config(link);
+    com20020_config(p_dev);
    return 0;
 fail_alloc_dev:
    kfree(info);
 fail_alloc_info:
-    kfree(link);
    return -ENOMEM;
 } /* com20020_attach */
@@ -215,7 +208,7 @@ static void com20020_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    DEBUG(0, "com20020_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-    if (link->dev) {
+    if (link->dev_node) {
        DEBUG(1,"unregister...\n");
        unregister_netdev(dev);
@@ -244,8 +237,6 @@ static void com20020_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        DEBUG(1,"kfree2...\n");
        kfree(info);
    }
-    DEBUG(1,"kfree3...\n");
-    kfree(link);
 } /* com20020_detach */
@@ -341,7 +332,7 @@ static void com20020_config(dev_link_t *link)
    lp->card_name = "PCMCIA COM20020";
    lp->card_flags = ARC_CAN_10MBIT; /* pretend all of them can 10Mbit */
-    link->dev = &info->node;
+    link->dev_node = &info->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &handle_to_dev(handle));
@@ -349,7 +340,7 @@ static void com20020_config(dev_link_t *link)
    
    if (i != 0) {
        DEBUG(1,KERN_NOTICE "com20020_cs: com20020_found() failed\n");
-        link->dev = NULL;
+        link->dev_node = NULL;
        goto failed;
    }
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c
index 34bf963b129..3f0ace4ed73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/fmvj18x_cs.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ typedef enum { MBH10302, MBH10304, TDK, CONTEC, LA501, UNGERMANN,
    driver specific data structure
 */
 typedef struct local_info_t {
-    dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t node;
    struct net_device_stats stats;
    long open_time;
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ typedef struct local_info_t {
 static int fmvj18x_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    local_info_t *lp;
-    dev_link_t *link;
    struct net_device *dev;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "fmvj18x_attach()\n");
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ static int fmvj18x_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    if (!dev)
        return -ENOMEM;
    lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-    link = &lp->link;
    link->priv = dev;
+    lp->p_dev = p_dev;
    /* The io structure describes IO port mapping */
    link->io.NumPorts1 = 32;
@@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ static int fmvj18x_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 #endif
    SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &netdev_ethtool_ops);
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    fmvj18x_config(link);
@@ -291,7 +288,7 @@ static void fmvj18x_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    DEBUG(0, "fmvj18x_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-    if (link->dev)
+    if (link->dev_node)
        unregister_netdev(dev);
    if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
@@ -539,13 +536,13 @@ static void fmvj18x_config(dev_link_t *link)
    }
    lp->cardtype = cardtype;
-    link->dev = &lp->node;
+    link->dev_node = &lp->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &handle_to_dev(handle));
    if (register_netdev(dev) != 0) {
        printk(KERN_NOTICE "fmvj18x_cs: register_netdev() failed\n");
-        link->dev = NULL;
+        link->dev_node = NULL;
        goto failed;
    }
@@ -1125,7 +1122,7 @@ static int fjn_config(struct net_device *dev, struct ifmap *map){
 static int fjn_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    struct local_info_t *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
    DEBUG(4, "fjn_open('%s').\n", dev->name);
@@ -1150,7 +1147,7 @@ static int fjn_open(struct net_device *dev)
 static int fjn_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    struct local_info_t *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
    kio_addr_t ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
    DEBUG(4, "fjn_close('%s').\n", dev->name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/ibmtr_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/ibmtr_cs.c
index 904c5cb04e7..f4c3dd870ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/ibmtr_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/ibmtr_cs.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void ibmtr_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev);
 /*====================================================================*/
 typedef struct ibmtr_dev_t {
-    dev_link_t          link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    struct net_device   *dev;
    dev_node_t          node;
    window_handle_t     sram_win_handle;
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ static struct ethtool_ops netdev_ethtool_ops = {
 static int ibmtr_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    ibmtr_dev_t *info;
-    dev_link_t *link;
    struct net_device *dev;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    
    DEBUG(0, "ibmtr_attach()\n");
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int ibmtr_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        return -ENOMEM;
    }
-    link = &info->link;
+    info->p_dev = p_dev;
    link->priv = info;
    info->ti = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -171,11 +171,8 @@ static int ibmtr_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
    link->irq.Instance = info->dev = dev;
-    
-    SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &netdev_ethtool_ops);
-    link->handle = p_dev;
+    SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &netdev_ethtool_ops);
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT;
    ibmtr_config(link);
@@ -200,7 +197,7 @@ static void ibmtr_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    DEBUG(0, "ibmtr_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-    if (link->dev)
+    if (link->dev_node)
        unregister_netdev(dev);
    {
@@ -308,14 +305,14 @@ static void ibmtr_config(dev_link_t *link)
        Adapters Technical Reference"  SC30-3585 for this info.  */
    ibmtr_hw_setup(dev, mmiobase);
-    link->dev = &info->node;
+    link->dev_node = &info->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &handle_to_dev(handle));
    i = ibmtr_probe_card(dev);
    if (i != 0) {
        printk(KERN_NOTICE "ibmtr_cs: register_netdev() failed\n");
-        link->dev = NULL;
+        link->dev_node = NULL;
        goto failed;
    }
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/nmclan_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/nmclan_cs.c
index c25d9451d57..0ccca12d9d6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/nmclan_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/nmclan_cs.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ typedef struct _mace_statistics {
 } mace_statistics;
 typedef struct _mace_private {
-    dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t node;
    struct net_device_stats linux_stats; /* Linux statistics counters */
    mace_statistics mace_stats; /* MACE chip statistics counters */
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ nmclan_attach
 static int nmclan_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    mace_private *lp;
-    dev_link_t *link;
    struct net_device *dev;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "nmclan_attach()\n");
    DEBUG(1, "%s\n", rcsid);
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static int nmclan_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    if (!dev)
            return -ENOMEM;
    lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-    link = &lp->link;
+    lp->p_dev = p_dev;
    link->priv = dev;
    
    spin_lock_init(&lp->bank_lock);
@@ -488,9 +488,6 @@ static int nmclan_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    dev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT;
 #endif
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    nmclan_config(link);
@@ -512,7 +509,7 @@ static void nmclan_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    DEBUG(0, "nmclan_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-    if (link->dev)
+    if (link->dev_node)
        unregister_netdev(dev);
    if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
@@ -729,14 +726,14 @@ static void nmclan_config(dev_link_t *link)
  else
    printk(KERN_NOTICE "nmclan_cs: invalid if_port requested\n");
-  link->dev = &lp->node;
+  link->dev_node = &lp->node;
  link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
  SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &handle_to_dev(handle));
  i = register_netdev(dev);
  if (i != 0) {
    printk(KERN_NOTICE "nmclan_cs: register_netdev() failed\n");
-    link->dev = NULL;
+    link->dev_node = NULL;
    goto failed;
  }
@@ -869,7 +866,7 @@ static int mace_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
  kio_addr_t ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
  mace_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-  dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+  dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
  if (!DEV_OK(link))
    return -ENODEV;
@@ -892,7 +889,7 @@ static int mace_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
  kio_addr_t ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
  mace_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-  dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+  dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
  DEBUG(2, "%s: shutting down ethercard.\n", dev->name);
@@ -947,7 +944,7 @@ mace_start_xmit
 static void mace_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 {
  mace_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-  dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+  dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
  printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: transmit timed out -- ", dev->name);
 #if RESET_ON_TIMEOUT
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/pcnet_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/pcnet_cs.c
index 5a7e58af0b3..8ed6a410ea1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/pcnet_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/pcnet_cs.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static hw_info_t dl10019_info = { 0, 0, 0, 0, IS_DL10019|HAS_MII };
 static hw_info_t dl10022_info = { 0, 0, 0, 0, IS_DL10022|HAS_MII };
 typedef struct pcnet_dev_t {
-    dev_link_t          link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t          node;
    u_int               flags;
    void                __iomem *base;
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ static inline pcnet_dev_t *PRIV(struct net_device *dev)
 static int pcnet_probe(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    pcnet_dev_t *info;
-    dev_link_t *link;
    struct net_device *dev;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "pcnet_attach()\n");
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static int pcnet_probe(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    dev = __alloc_ei_netdev(sizeof(pcnet_dev_t));
    if (!dev) return -ENOMEM;
    info = PRIV(dev);
-    link = &info->link;
+    info->p_dev = p_dev;
    link->priv = dev;
    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
@@ -265,9 +265,6 @@ static int pcnet_probe(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    dev->stop = &pcnet_close;
    dev->set_config = &set_config;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    pcnet_config(link);
@@ -290,7 +287,7 @@ static void pcnet_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        DEBUG(0, "pcnet_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-        if (link->dev)
+        if (link->dev_node)
                unregister_netdev(dev);
        if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
@@ -674,7 +671,7 @@ static void pcnet_config(dev_link_t *link)
            info->eth_phy = 0;
    }
-    link->dev = &info->node;
+    link->dev_node = &info->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &handle_to_dev(handle));
@@ -684,7 +681,7 @@ static void pcnet_config(dev_link_t *link)
    if (register_netdev(dev) != 0) {
        printk(KERN_NOTICE "pcnet_cs: register_netdev() failed\n");
-        link->dev = NULL;
+        link->dev_node = NULL;
        goto failed;
    }
@@ -1005,8 +1002,8 @@ static void mii_phy_probe(struct net_device *dev)
 static int pcnet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    pcnet_dev_t *info = PRIV(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &info->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = info->p_dev;
-    
    DEBUG(2, "pcnet_open('%s')\n", dev->name);
    if (!DEV_OK(link))
@@ -1033,7 +1030,7 @@ static int pcnet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 static int pcnet_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    pcnet_dev_t *info = PRIV(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &info->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = info->p_dev;
    DEBUG(2, "pcnet_close('%s')\n", dev->name);
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
index b46b7e14839..a18b02a9a68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/smc91c92_cs.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static const char *version =
 #define MEMORY_WAIT_TIME        8
 struct smc_private {
-    dev_link_t                  link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    spinlock_t                  lock;
    u_short                     manfid;
    u_short                     cardid;
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ static struct ethtool_ops ethtool_ops;
 static int smc91c92_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    struct smc_private *smc;
-    dev_link_t *link;
    struct net_device *dev;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "smc91c92_attach()\n");
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int smc91c92_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    if (!dev)
        return -ENOMEM;
    smc = netdev_priv(dev);
-    link = &smc->link;
+    smc->p_dev = p_dev;
    link->priv = dev;
    spin_lock_init(&smc->lock);
@@ -357,9 +357,6 @@ static int smc91c92_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    smc->mii_if.phy_id_mask = 0x1f;
    smc->mii_if.reg_num_mask = 0x1f;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    smc91c92_config(link);
@@ -382,7 +379,7 @@ static void smc91c92_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    DEBUG(0, "smc91c92_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-    if (link->dev)
+    if (link->dev_node)
        unregister_netdev(dev);
    if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
@@ -1120,13 +1117,13 @@ static void smc91c92_config(dev_link_t *link)
        SMC_SELECT_BANK(0);
    }
-    link->dev = &smc->node;
+    link->dev_node = &smc->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &handle_to_dev(handle));
    if (register_netdev(dev) != 0) {
        printk(KERN_ERR "smc91c92_cs: register_netdev() failed\n");
-        link->dev = NULL;
+        link->dev_node = NULL;
        goto config_undo;
    }
@@ -1272,7 +1269,7 @@ static void smc_dump(struct net_device *dev)
 static int smc_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    struct smc_private *smc = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &smc->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = smc->p_dev;
 #ifdef PCMCIA_DEBUG
    DEBUG(0, "%s: smc_open(%p), ID/Window %4.4x.\n",
@@ -1309,7 +1306,7 @@ static int smc_open(struct net_device *dev)
 static int smc_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    struct smc_private *smc = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &smc->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = smc->p_dev;
    kio_addr_t ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
    DEBUG(0, "%s: smc_close(), status %4.4x.\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c b/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
index f5fa86d046d..94a1e644abd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static irqreturn_t xirc2ps_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs
 */
 typedef struct local_info_t {
-    dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t node;
    struct net_device_stats stats;
    int card_type;
@@ -555,9 +555,9 @@ mii_wr(kio_addr_t ioaddr, u_char phyaddr, u_char phyreg, unsigned data, int len)
 static int
 xirc2ps_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-    dev_link_t *link;
    struct net_device *dev;
    local_info_t *local;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "attach()\n");
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ xirc2ps_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    if (!dev)
            return -ENOMEM;
    local = netdev_priv(dev);
-    link = &local->link;
+    local->p_dev = p_dev;
    link->priv = dev;
    /* General socket configuration */
@@ -592,9 +592,6 @@ xirc2ps_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    dev->watchdog_timeo = TX_TIMEOUT;
 #endif
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    xirc2ps_config(link);
@@ -616,7 +613,7 @@ xirc2ps_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    DEBUG(0, "detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-    if (link->dev)
+    if (link->dev_node)
        unregister_netdev(dev);
    if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
@@ -1049,13 +1046,13 @@ xirc2ps_config(dev_link_t * link)
    if (local->dingo)
        do_reset(dev, 1); /* a kludge to make the cem56 work */
-    link->dev = &local->node;
+    link->dev_node = &local->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &handle_to_dev(handle));
    if ((err=register_netdev(dev))) {
        printk(KNOT_XIRC "register_netdev() failed\n");
-        link->dev = NULL;
+        link->dev_node = NULL;
        goto config_error;
    }
@@ -1537,7 +1534,7 @@ static int
 do_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    local_info_t *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
    DEBUG(0, "do_open(%p)\n", dev);
@@ -1867,7 +1864,7 @@ do_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 {
    kio_addr_t ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
    local_info_t *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &lp->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = lp->p_dev;
    DEBUG(0, "do_stop(%p)\n", dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c
index 2216c04a02a..836c71ff776 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo_cs.c
@@ -143,22 +143,14 @@ typedef struct local_info_t {
 static int airo_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-        dev_link_t *link;
        local_info_t *local;
        DEBUG(0, "airo_attach()\n");
-        /* Initialize the dev_link_t structure */
-        link = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dev_link_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!link) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "airo_cs: no memory for new device\n");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-        
        /* Interrupt setup */
-        link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
+        p_dev->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
-        link->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
+        p_dev->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
-        link->irq.Handler = NULL;
+        p_dev->irq.Handler = NULL;
        
        /*
          General socket configuration defaults can go here.  In this
@@ -167,23 +159,19 @@ static int airo_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
          and attributes of IO windows) are fixed by the nature of the
          device, and can be hard-wired here.
        */
-        link->conf.Attributes = 0;
+        p_dev->conf.Attributes = 0;
-        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
+        p_dev->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
        
        /* Allocate space for private device-specific data */
        local = kzalloc(sizeof(local_info_t), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!local) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "airo_cs: no memory for new device\n");
-                kfree (link);
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
-        link->priv = local;
+        p_dev->priv = local;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
-        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
+        p_dev->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-        airo_config(link);
+        airo_config(p_dev);
        return 0;
 } /* airo_attach */
@@ -212,7 +200,6 @@ static void airo_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        ((local_info_t*)link->priv)->eth_dev = NULL;
        kfree(link->priv);
-        kfree(link);
 } /* airo_detach */
 /*======================================================================
@@ -378,11 +365,11 @@ static void airo_config(dev_link_t *link)
        
        /*
          At this point, the dev_node_t structure(s) need to be
-          initialized and arranged in a linked list at link->dev.
+          initialized and arranged in a linked list at link->dev_node.
        */
        strcpy(dev->node.dev_name, ((local_info_t*)link->priv)->eth_dev->name );
        dev->node.major = dev->node.minor = 0;
-        link->dev = &dev->node;
+        link->dev_node = &dev->node;
        
        /* Finally, report what we've done */
        printk(KERN_INFO "%s: index 0x%02x: ",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/atmel_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/atmel_cs.c
index 53fdaa22226..522bbed47a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/atmel_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/atmel_cs.c
@@ -154,22 +154,14 @@ typedef struct local_info_t {
 static int atmel_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-        dev_link_t *link;
        local_info_t *local;
        DEBUG(0, "atmel_attach()\n");
-        /* Initialize the dev_link_t structure */
-        link = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dev_link_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!link) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "atmel_cs: no memory for new device\n");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
        /* Interrupt setup */
-        link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
+        p_dev->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE;
-        link->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
+        p_dev->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
-        link->irq.Handler = NULL;
+        p_dev->irq.Handler = NULL;
        /*
          General socket configuration defaults can go here.  In this
@@ -178,23 +170,19 @@ static int atmel_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
          and attributes of IO windows) are fixed by the nature of the
          device, and can be hard-wired here.
        */
-        link->conf.Attributes = 0;
+        p_dev->conf.Attributes = 0;
-        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
+        p_dev->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
        /* Allocate space for private device-specific data */
        local = kzalloc(sizeof(local_info_t), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!local) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "atmel_cs: no memory for new device\n");
-                kfree (link);
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
-        link->priv = local;
+        p_dev->priv = local;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
-        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
+        p_dev->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-        atmel_config(link);
+        atmel_config(p_dev);
        return 0;
 } /* atmel_attach */
@@ -218,7 +206,6 @@ static void atmel_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
                atmel_release(link);
        kfree(link->priv);
-        kfree(link);
 }
 /*======================================================================
@@ -387,11 +374,11 @@ static void atmel_config(dev_link_t *link)
        
        /*
          At this point, the dev_node_t structure(s) need to be
-          initialized and arranged in a linked list at link->dev.
+          initialized and arranged in a linked list at link->dev_node.
        */
        strcpy(dev->node.dev_name, ((local_info_t*)link->priv)->eth_dev->name );
        dev->node.major = dev->node.minor = 0;
-        link->dev = &dev->node;
+        link->dev_node = &dev->node;
                        
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c
index 69024bfb5bb..e3095a88745 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c
@@ -503,22 +503,11 @@ static struct prism2_helper_functions prism2_pccard_funcs =
 * initialize dev_link structure, but do not configure the card yet */
 static int prism2_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-        dev_link_t *link;
-        link = kmalloc(sizeof(dev_link_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (link == NULL)
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        memset(link, 0, sizeof(dev_link_t));
        PDEBUG(DEBUG_HW, "%s: setting Vcc=33 (constant)\n", dev_info);
-        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
+        p_dev->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
-        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
+        p_dev->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-        if (prism2_config(link))
+        if (prism2_config(p_dev))
                PDEBUG(DEBUG_EXTRA, "prism2_config() failed\n");
        return 0;
@@ -546,7 +535,6 @@ static void prism2_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
                prism2_free_local_data(dev);
                kfree(hw_priv);
        }
-        kfree(link);
 }
@@ -713,7 +701,7 @@ static int prism2_config(dev_link_t *link)
        local->hw_priv = hw_priv;
        hw_priv->link = link;
        strcpy(hw_priv->node.dev_name, dev->name);
-        link->dev = &hw_priv->node;
+        link->dev_node = &hw_priv->node;
        /*
         * Allocate an interrupt line.  Note that this does not assign a
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/netwave_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/netwave_cs.c
index 23d6b3376e6..68dfe68ffec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/netwave_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/netwave_cs.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ struct site_survey {
 };      
   
 typedef struct netwave_private {
-    dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    spinlock_t  spinlock;       /* Serialize access to the hardware (SMP) */
    dev_node_t node;
    u_char     __iomem *ramBase;
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ static struct iw_statistics *netwave_get_wireless_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 */
 static int netwave_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-    dev_link_t *link;
    struct net_device *dev;
    netwave_private *priv;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "netwave_attach()\n");
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static int netwave_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    if (!dev)
        return -ENOMEM;
    priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-    link = &priv->link;
+    priv->p_dev = p_dev;
    link->priv = dev;
    /* The io structure describes IO port mapping */
@@ -429,9 +429,6 @@ static int netwave_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    dev->stop = &netwave_close;
    link->irq.Instance = dev;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    netwave_pcmcia_config( link);
@@ -456,7 +453,7 @@ static void netwave_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
                netwave_release(link);
-        if (link->dev)
+        if (link->dev_node)
                unregister_netdev(dev);
        free_netdev(dev);
@@ -830,7 +827,7 @@ static void netwave_pcmcia_config(dev_link_t *link) {
    }
    strcpy(priv->node.dev_name, dev->name);
-    link->dev = &priv->node;
+    link->dev_node = &priv->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    /* Reset card before reading physical address */
@@ -1103,7 +1100,7 @@ static irqreturn_t netwave_interrupt(int irq, void* dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs
    u_char __iomem *ramBase;
    struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *)dev_id;
    struct netwave_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &priv->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = priv->p_dev;
    int i;
    
    if (!netif_device_present(dev))
@@ -1357,7 +1354,7 @@ static int netwave_rx(struct net_device *dev)
 static int netwave_open(struct net_device *dev) {
    netwave_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &priv->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = priv->p_dev;
    DEBUG(1, "netwave_open: starting.\n");
    
@@ -1374,7 +1371,7 @@ static int netwave_open(struct net_device *dev) {
 static int netwave_close(struct net_device *dev) {
    netwave_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-    dev_link_t *link = &priv->link;
+    dev_link_t *link = priv->p_dev;
    DEBUG(1, "netwave_close: finishing.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c
index 75981d88a1e..f10d97bc45f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_cis_vcc, "Allow voltage mismatch between card and socket
 /* PCMCIA specific device information (goes in the card field of
 * struct orinoco_private */
 struct orinoco_pccard {
-        dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        dev_node_t node;
        /* Used to handle hard reset */
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int
 orinoco_cs_hard_reset(struct orinoco_private *priv)
 {
        struct orinoco_pccard *card = priv->card;
-        dev_link_t *link = &card->link;
+        dev_link_t *link = card->p_dev;
        int err;
        /* We need atomic ops here, because we're not holding the lock */
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ orinoco_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        struct net_device *dev;
        struct orinoco_private *priv;
        struct orinoco_pccard *card;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        dev = alloc_orinocodev(sizeof(*card), orinoco_cs_hard_reset);
        if (! dev)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ orinoco_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        card = priv->card;
        /* Link both structures together */
-        link = &card->link;
+        card->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = dev;
        /* Interrupt setup */
@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@ orinoco_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        link->conf.Attributes = 0;
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        /* Register with Card Services */
-        link->next = NULL;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        orinoco_cs_config(link);
@@ -161,8 +155,8 @@ static void orinoco_cs_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
                orinoco_cs_release(link);
-        DEBUG(0, PFX "detach: link=%p link->dev=%p\n", link, link->dev);
+        DEBUG(0, PFX "detach: link=%p link->dev_node=%p\n", link, link->dev_node);
-        if (link->dev) {
+        if (link->dev_node) {
                DEBUG(0, PFX "About to unregister net device %p\n",
                      dev);
                unregister_netdev(dev);
@@ -364,9 +358,9 @@ orinoco_cs_config(dev_link_t *link)
        }
        /* At this point, the dev_node_t structure(s) needs to be
-         * initialized and arranged in a linked list at link->dev. */
+         * initialized and arranged in a linked list at link->dev_node. */
        strcpy(card->node.dev_name, dev->name);
-        link->dev = &card->node; /* link->dev being non-NULL is also
+        link->dev_node = &card->node; /* link->dev_node being non-NULL is also
                                    used to indicate that the
                                    net_device has been registered */
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
index 7d95587d09d..60297460deb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ray_cs.c
@@ -190,12 +190,6 @@ static int bc;
 static char *phy_addr = NULL;
-/* A linked list of "instances" of the ray device.  Each actual
-   PCMCIA card corresponds to one device instance, and is described
-   by one dev_link_t structure (defined in ds.h).
-*/
-static dev_link_t *dev_list = NULL;
 /* A dev_link_t structure has fields for most things that are needed
   to keep track of a socket, but there will usually be some device
   specific information that also needs to be kept track of.  The
@@ -204,6 +198,9 @@ static dev_link_t *dev_list = NULL;
 */
 static unsigned int ray_mem_speed = 500;
+/* WARNING: THIS DRIVER IS NOT CAPABLE OF HANDLING MULTIPLE DEVICES! */
+static struct pcmcia_device *this_device = NULL;
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Corey Thomas <corey@world.std.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Raylink/WebGear wireless LAN driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
@@ -308,53 +305,44 @@ static char rcsid[] = "Raylink/WebGear wireless LAN - Corey <Thomas corey@world.
 =============================================================================*/
 static int ray_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-    dev_link_t *link;
    ray_dev_t *local;
    struct net_device *dev;
-    
-    DEBUG(1, "ray_attach()\n");
-    /* Initialize the dev_link_t structure */
-    link = kmalloc(sizeof(struct dev_link_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-    if (!link)
+    DEBUG(1, "ray_attach()\n");
-            return -ENOMEM;
    /* Allocate space for private device-specific data */
    dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(ray_dev_t));
    if (!dev)
            goto fail_alloc_dev;
    local = dev->priv;
+    local->finder = p_dev;
-    memset(link, 0, sizeof(struct dev_link_t));
    /* The io structure describes IO port mapping. None used here */
-    link->io.NumPorts1 = 0;
+    p_dev->io.NumPorts1 = 0;
-    link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
+    p_dev->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
-    link->io.IOAddrLines = 5;
+    p_dev->io.IOAddrLines = 5;
    /* Interrupt setup. For PCMCIA, driver takes what's given */
-    link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE | IRQ_HANDLE_PRESENT;
+    p_dev->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE | IRQ_HANDLE_PRESENT;
-    link->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
+    p_dev->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
-    link->irq.Handler = &ray_interrupt;
+    p_dev->irq.Handler = &ray_interrupt;
    /* General socket configuration */
-    link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
+    p_dev->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
-    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
+    p_dev->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-    link->conf.ConfigIndex = 1;
+    p_dev->conf.ConfigIndex = 1;
-    link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
+    p_dev->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
-    link->priv = dev;
+    p_dev->priv = dev;
-    link->irq.Instance = dev;
+    p_dev->irq.Instance = dev;
    
-    local->finder = link;
+    local->finder = p_dev;
    local->card_status = CARD_INSERTED;
    local->authentication_state = UNAUTHENTICATED;
    local->num_multi = 0;
-    DEBUG(2,"ray_attach link = %p,  dev = %p,  local = %p, intr = %p\n",
+    DEBUG(2,"ray_attach p_dev = %p,  dev = %p,  local = %p, intr = %p\n",
-          link,dev,local,&ray_interrupt);
+          p_dev,dev,local,&ray_interrupt);
    /* Raylink entries in the device structure */
    dev->hard_start_xmit = &ray_dev_start_xmit;
@@ -378,16 +366,13 @@ static int ray_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    init_timer(&local->timer);
-    link->handle = p_dev;
+    p_dev->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
+    this_device = p_dev;
+    ray_config(p_dev);
-    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-    ray_config(link);
    return 0;
 fail_alloc_dev:
-    kfree(link);
    return -ENOMEM;
 } /* ray_attach */
 /*=============================================================================
@@ -399,18 +384,12 @@ fail_alloc_dev:
 static void ray_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
-    dev_link_t **linkp;
    struct net_device *dev;
    ray_dev_t *local;
    DEBUG(1, "ray_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-    
-    /* Locate device structure */
-    for (linkp = &dev_list; *linkp; linkp = &(*linkp)->next)
-        if (*linkp == link) break;
-    if (*linkp == NULL)
-        return;
+    this_device = NULL;
    dev = link->priv;
    if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG) {
@@ -420,13 +399,10 @@ static void ray_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
            del_timer(&local->timer);
    }
-    /* Unlink device structure, free pieces */
-    *linkp = link->next;
    if (link->priv) {
-        if (link->dev) unregister_netdev(dev);
+        if (link->dev_node) unregister_netdev(dev);
        free_netdev(dev);
    }
-    kfree(link);
    DEBUG(2,"ray_cs ray_detach ending\n");
 } /* ray_detach */
 /*=============================================================================
@@ -537,7 +513,7 @@ static void ray_config(dev_link_t *link)
    }
    strcpy(local->node.dev_name, dev->name);
-    link->dev = &local->node;
+    link->dev_node = &local->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    printk(KERN_INFO "%s: RayLink, irq %d, hw_addr ",
@@ -1640,18 +1616,14 @@ static const struct iw_handler_def	ray_handler_def =
 /*===========================================================================*/
 static int ray_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-    dev_link_t *link;
    ray_dev_t *local = (ray_dev_t *)dev->priv;
+    dev_link_t *link;
+    link = local->finder;
    
    DEBUG(1, "ray_open('%s')\n", dev->name);
-    for (link = dev_list; link; link = link->next)
+    if (link->open == 0)
-        if (link->priv == dev) break;
+            local->num_multi = 0;
-    if (!DEV_OK(link)) {
-        return -ENODEV;
-    }
-    if (link->open == 0) local->num_multi = 0;
    link->open++;
    /* If the card is not started, time to start it ! - Jean II */
@@ -1678,15 +1650,12 @@ static int ray_open(struct net_device *dev)
 /*===========================================================================*/
 static int ray_dev_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+    ray_dev_t *local = (ray_dev_t *)dev->priv;
    dev_link_t *link;
+    link = local->finder;
    DEBUG(1, "ray_dev_close('%s')\n", dev->name);
-    for (link = dev_list; link; link = link->next)
-        if (link->priv == dev) break;
-    if (link == NULL)
-        return -ENODEV;
    link->open--;
    netif_stop_queue(dev);
@@ -2679,7 +2648,7 @@ static int ray_cs_proc_read(char *buf, char **start, off_t offset, int len)
    struct freq_hop_element *pfh;
    UCHAR c[33];
-    link = dev_list;
+    link = this_device;
    if (!link)
        return 0;
    dev = (struct net_device *)link->priv;
@@ -2923,7 +2892,6 @@ static void __exit exit_ray_cs(void)
 #endif
    pcmcia_unregister_driver(&ray_driver);
-    BUG_ON(dev_list != NULL);
 } /* exit_ray_cs */
 module_init(init_ray_cs);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
index 7a4a80b01f9..be36679c8c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/spectrum_cs.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_cis_vcc, "Allow voltage mismatch between card and socket
 /* PCMCIA specific device information (goes in the card field of
 * struct orinoco_private */
 struct orinoco_pccard {
-        dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        dev_node_t node;
 };
@@ -554,12 +554,12 @@ static int
 spectrum_cs_hard_reset(struct orinoco_private *priv)
 {
        struct orinoco_pccard *card = priv->card;
-        dev_link_t *link = &card->link;
+        dev_link_t *link = card->p_dev;
        int err;
        if (!hermes_present(&priv->hw)) {
                /* The firmware needs to be reloaded */
-                if (spectrum_dl_firmware(&priv->hw, &card->link) != 0) {
+                if (spectrum_dl_firmware(&priv->hw, link) != 0) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Firmware download failed\n");
                        err = -ENODEV;
                }
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ spectrum_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        struct net_device *dev;
        struct orinoco_private *priv;
        struct orinoco_pccard *card;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        dev = alloc_orinocodev(sizeof(*card), spectrum_cs_hard_reset);
        if (! dev)
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ spectrum_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        card = priv->card;
        /* Link both structures together */
-        link = &card->link;
+        card->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = dev;
        /* Interrupt setup */
@@ -615,9 +615,6 @@ spectrum_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        link->conf.Attributes = 0;
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        spectrum_cs_config(link);
@@ -638,8 +635,8 @@ static void spectrum_cs_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
                spectrum_cs_release(link);
-        DEBUG(0, PFX "detach: link=%p link->dev=%p\n", link, link->dev);
+        DEBUG(0, PFX "detach: link=%p link->dev_node=%p\n", link, link->dev_node);
-        if (link->dev) {
+        if (link->dev_node) {
                DEBUG(0, PFX "About to unregister net device %p\n",
                      dev);
                unregister_netdev(dev);
@@ -842,9 +839,9 @@ spectrum_cs_config(dev_link_t *link)
        }
        /* At this point, the dev_node_t structure(s) needs to be
-         * initialized and arranged in a linked list at link->dev. */
+         * initialized and arranged in a linked list at link->dev_node. */
        strcpy(card->node.dev_name, dev->name);
-        link->dev = &card->node; /* link->dev being non-NULL is also
+        link->dev_node = &card->node; /* link->dev_node being non-NULL is also
                                    used to indicate that the
                                    net_device has been registered */
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
index daa17dc3432..baa1011e70e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wavelan_cs.c
@@ -4081,7 +4081,7 @@ wv_pcmcia_config(dev_link_t *	link)
    }
  strcpy(((net_local *) netdev_priv(dev))->node.dev_name, dev->name);
-  link->dev = &((net_local *) netdev_priv(dev))->node;
+  link->dev_node = &((net_local *) netdev_priv(dev))->node;
 #ifdef DEBUG_CONFIG_TRACE
  printk(KERN_DEBUG "<-wv_pcmcia_config()\n");
@@ -4583,7 +4583,6 @@ wavelan_close(struct net_device *	dev)
 static int
 wavelan_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-  dev_link_t *  link;           /* Info for cardmgr */
  struct net_device *   dev;            /* Interface generic data */
  net_local *   lp;             /* Interface specific data */
@@ -4591,34 +4590,26 @@ wavelan_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
  printk(KERN_DEBUG "-> wavelan_attach()\n");
 #endif
-  /* Initialize the dev_link_t structure */
-  link = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dev_link_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-  if (!link) return -ENOMEM;
  /* The io structure describes IO port mapping */
-  link->io.NumPorts1 = 8;
+  p_dev->io.NumPorts1 = 8;
-  link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
+  p_dev->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
-  link->io.IOAddrLines = 3;
+  p_dev->io.IOAddrLines = 3;
  /* Interrupt setup */
-  link->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE | IRQ_HANDLE_PRESENT;
+  p_dev->irq.Attributes = IRQ_TYPE_EXCLUSIVE | IRQ_HANDLE_PRESENT;
-  link->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
+  p_dev->irq.IRQInfo1 = IRQ_LEVEL_ID;
-  link->irq.Handler = wavelan_interrupt;
+  p_dev->irq.Handler = wavelan_interrupt;
  /* General socket configuration */
-  link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
+  p_dev->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
-  link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
+  p_dev->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-  /* Chain drivers */
-  link->next = NULL;
  /* Allocate the generic data structure */
  dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(net_local));
-  if (!dev) {
+  if (!dev)
-      kfree(link);
      return -ENOMEM;
-  }
-  link->priv = link->irq.Instance = dev;
+  p_dev->priv = p_dev->irq.Instance = dev;
  lp = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -4635,7 +4626,6 @@ wavelan_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
  spin_lock_init(&lp->spinlock);
  /* back links */
-  lp->link = link;
  lp->dev = dev;
  /* wavelan NET3 callbacks */
@@ -4661,11 +4651,8 @@ wavelan_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
  /* Other specific data */
  dev->mtu = WAVELAN_MTU;
-  link->handle = p_dev;
+  p_dev->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-  p_dev->instance = link;
+  if(wv_pcmcia_config(p_dev) &&
-  link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-  if(wv_pcmcia_config(link) &&
     wv_hw_config(dev))
          wv_init_info(dev);
  else
@@ -4713,14 +4700,13 @@ wavelan_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
      /* Remove ourselves from the kernel list of ethernet devices */
      /* Warning : can't be called from interrupt, timer or wavelan_close() */
-      if (link->dev)
+      if (link->dev_node)
        unregister_netdev(dev);
-      link->dev = NULL;
+      link->dev_node = NULL;
      ((net_local *)netdev_priv(dev))->link = NULL;
      ((net_local *)netdev_priv(dev))->dev = NULL;
      free_netdev(dev);
    }
-  kfree(link);
 #ifdef DEBUG_CALLBACK_TRACE
  printk(KERN_DEBUG "<- wavelan_detach()\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501.h
index 4303c50c2ab..65ceb088f70 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501.h
@@ -611,5 +611,6 @@ struct wl3501_card {
        struct iw_spy_data              spy_data;
        struct iw_public_data           wireless_data;
        struct dev_node_t               node;
+        struct pcmcia_device            *p_dev;
 };
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c
index 393b5cb7a52..4b054f54e9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c
@@ -226,17 +226,6 @@ static void iw_copy_mgmt_info_element(struct iw_mgmt_info_element *to,
        iw_set_mgmt_info_element(from->id, to, from->data, from->len);
 }
-/*
- * A linked list of "instances" of the wl24 device.  Each actual PCMCIA card
- * corresponds to one device instance, and is described by one dev_link_t
- * structure (defined in ds.h).
- *
- * You may not want to use a linked list for this -- for example, the memory
- * card driver uses an array of dev_link_t pointers, where minor device numbers
- * are used to derive the corresponding array index.
- */
-static dev_link_t *wl3501_dev_list;
 static inline void wl3501_switch_page(struct wl3501_card *this, u8 page)
 {
        wl3501_outb(page, this->base_addr + WL3501_NIC_BSS);
@@ -1282,14 +1271,9 @@ static int wl3501_close(struct net_device *dev)
        int rc = -ENODEV;
        unsigned long flags;
        dev_link_t *link;
+        link = this->p_dev;
        spin_lock_irqsave(&this->lock, flags);
-        /* Check if the device is in wl3501_dev_list */
-        for (link = wl3501_dev_list; link; link = link->next)
-                if (link->priv == dev)
-                        break;
-        if (!link)
-                goto out;
        link->open--;
        /* Stop wl3501_hard_start_xmit() from now on */
@@ -1301,7 +1285,6 @@ static int wl3501_close(struct net_device *dev)
        rc = 0;
        printk(KERN_INFO "%s: WL3501 closed\n", dev->name);
-out:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&this->lock, flags);
        return rc;
 }
@@ -1401,12 +1384,9 @@ static int wl3501_open(struct net_device *dev)
        struct wl3501_card *this = dev->priv;
        unsigned long flags;
        dev_link_t *link;
+        link = this->p_dev;
        spin_lock_irqsave(&this->lock, flags);
-        /* Check if the device is in wl3501_dev_list */
-        for (link = wl3501_dev_list; link; link = link->next)
-                if (link->priv == dev)
-                        break;
        if (!DEV_OK(link))
                goto out;
        netif_device_attach(dev);
@@ -1500,16 +1480,8 @@ static struct ethtool_ops ops = {
 static void wl3501_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
-        dev_link_t **linkp;
        struct net_device *dev = link->priv;
-        /* Locate device structure */
-        for (linkp = &wl3501_dev_list; *linkp; linkp = &(*linkp)->next)
-                if (*linkp == link)
-                        break;
-        if (!*linkp)
-                goto out;
        /* If the device is currently configured and active, we won't actually
         * delete it yet.  Instead, it is marked so that when the release()
         * function is called, that will trigger a proper detach(). */
@@ -1522,13 +1494,9 @@ static void wl3501_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
                wl3501_release(link);
        }
-        /* Unlink device structure, free pieces */
-        *linkp = link->next;
        if (link->priv)
                free_netdev(link->priv);
-        kfree(link);
-out:
        return;
 }
@@ -1955,14 +1923,9 @@ static const struct iw_handler_def wl3501_handler_def = {
 */
 static int wl3501_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-        dev_link_t *link;
        struct net_device *dev;
        struct wl3501_card *this;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
-        /* Initialize the dev_link_t structure */
-        link = kzalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!link)
-                return -ENOMEM;
        /* The io structure describes IO port mapping */
        link->io.NumPorts1      = 16;
@@ -1991,22 +1954,18 @@ static int wl3501_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        dev->get_stats          = wl3501_get_stats;
        this = dev->priv;
        this->wireless_data.spy_data = &this->spy_data;
+        this->p_dev = p_dev;
        dev->wireless_data      = &this->wireless_data;
        dev->wireless_handlers  = (struct iw_handler_def *)&wl3501_handler_def;
        SET_ETHTOOL_OPS(dev, &ops);
        netif_stop_queue(dev);
        link->priv = link->irq.Instance = dev;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-        wl3501_config(link);
+        wl3501_config(p_dev);
        return 0;
 out_link:
-        kfree(link);
-        link = NULL;
        return -ENOMEM;
 }
@@ -2087,9 +2046,9 @@ static void wl3501_config(dev_link_t *link)
        this = dev->priv;
        /*
         * At this point, the dev_node_t structure(s) should be initialized and
-         * arranged in a linked list at link->dev.
+         * arranged in a linked list at link->dev_node.
         */
-        link->dev = &this->node;
+        link->dev_node = &this->node;
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        this->base_addr = dev->base_addr;
@@ -2148,7 +2107,7 @@ static void wl3501_release(dev_link_t *link)
        struct net_device *dev = link->priv;
        /* Unlink the device chain */
-        if (link->dev)
+        if (link->dev_node)
                unregister_netdev(dev);
        pcmcia_disable_device(link->handle);
@@ -2206,9 +2165,7 @@ static int __init wl3501_init_module(void)
 static void __exit wl3501_exit_module(void)
 {
-        dprintk(0, ": unloading");
        pcmcia_unregister_driver(&wl3501_driver);
-        BUG_ON(wl3501_dev_list != NULL);
 }
 module_init(wl3501_init_module);
diff --git a/drivers/parport/parport_cs.c b/drivers/parport/parport_cs.c
index 8d60146c721..ad2738ae222 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/parport_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/parport_cs.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static char *version =
 #define FORCE_EPP_MODE  0x08
 typedef struct parport_info_t {
-    dev_link_t          link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    int                 ndev;
    dev_node_t          node;
    struct parport      *port;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static void parport_cs_release(dev_link_t *);
 static int parport_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    parport_info_t *info;
-    dev_link_t *link;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "parport_attach()\n");
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ static int parport_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    info = kmalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
    if (!info) return -ENOMEM;
    memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
-    link = &info->link; link->priv = info;
+    link->priv = info;
+    info->p_dev = p_dev;
    link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
    link->io.Attributes2 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
@@ -119,9 +120,6 @@ static int parport_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    link->conf.Attributes = CONF_ENABLE_IRQ;
    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    parport_config(link);
@@ -239,7 +237,7 @@ void parport_config(dev_link_t *link)
    info->node.minor = p->number;
    info->port = p;
    strcpy(info->node.dev_name, p->name);
-    link->dev = &info->node;
+    link->dev_node = &info->node;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    return;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 488448a12b2..4ab956843d8 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ static int pcmcia_device_probe(struct device * dev)
        }
        p_dev->p_state &= ~CLIENT_UNBOUND;
+        p_dev->handle = p_dev;
        ret = p_drv->probe(p_dev);
        if (ret)
@@ -1039,12 +1040,10 @@ static int pcmcia_dev_suspend(struct device * dev, pm_message_t state)
                ret = p_drv->suspend(p_dev);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
-                if (p_dev->instance) {
+                p_dev->state |= DEV_SUSPEND;
-                        p_dev->instance->state |= DEV_SUSPEND;
+                        if ((p_dev->state & DEV_CONFIG) &&
-                        if ((p_dev->instance->state & DEV_CONFIG) &&
+                            !(p_dev->state & DEV_SUSPEND_NORELEASE))
-                            !(p_dev->instance->state & DEV_SUSPEND_NORELEASE))
                                pcmcia_release_configuration(p_dev);
-                }
        }
        return 0;
@@ -1061,16 +1060,14 @@ static int pcmcia_dev_resume(struct device * dev)
                p_drv = to_pcmcia_drv(dev->driver);
        if (p_drv && p_drv->resume) {
-                if (p_dev->instance) {
+                p_dev->state &= ~DEV_SUSPEND;
-                        p_dev->instance->state &= ~DEV_SUSPEND;
+                        if ((p_dev->state & DEV_CONFIG) &&
-                        if ((p_dev->instance->state & DEV_CONFIG) &&
+                            !(p_dev->state & DEV_SUSPEND_NORELEASE)){
-                            !(p_dev->instance->state & DEV_SUSPEND_NORELEASE)){
                                ret = pcmcia_request_configuration(p_dev,
-                                                 &p_dev->instance->conf);
+                                                 &p_dev->conf);
                                if (ret)
                                        return ret;
                        }
-                }
                return p_drv->resume(p_dev);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
index be08bc9e99f..2b11a332175 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int bind_request(struct pcmcia_socket *s, bind_info_t *bind_info)
                                         * by userspace before, we need to
                                         * return the "instance". */
                                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pcmcia_dev_list_lock, flags);
-                                        bind_info->instance = p_dev->instance;
+                                        bind_info->instance = p_dev;
                                        ret = -EBUSY;
                                        goto err_put_module;
                                } else {
@@ -358,16 +358,15 @@ static int get_device_info(struct pcmcia_socket *s, bind_info_t *bind_info, int
 found:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pcmcia_dev_list_lock, flags);
-        if ((!p_dev->instance) ||
+        if (p_dev->state & DEV_CONFIG_PENDING) {
-            (p_dev->instance->state & DEV_CONFIG_PENDING)) {
                ret = -EAGAIN;
                goto err_put;
        }
        if (first)
-                node = p_dev->instance->dev;
+                node = p_dev->dev_node;
        else
-                for (node = p_dev->instance->dev; node; node = node->next)
+                for (node = p_dev->dev_node; node; node = node->next)
                        if (node == bind_info->next)
                                break;
        if (!node) {
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
index ab0bbb6207b..93ab9402d37 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_resource.c
@@ -942,15 +942,12 @@ int pcmcia_request_window(struct pcmcia_device **p_dev, win_req_t *req, window_h
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_request_window);
 void pcmcia_disable_device(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev) {
-        if (!p_dev->instance)
-                return;
        pcmcia_release_configuration(p_dev);
-        pcmcia_release_io(p_dev, &p_dev->instance->io);
+        pcmcia_release_io(p_dev, &p_dev->io);
-        pcmcia_release_irq(p_dev, &p_dev->instance->irq);
+        pcmcia_release_irq(p_dev, &p_dev->irq);
-        if (&p_dev->instance->win)
+        if (&p_dev->win)
-                pcmcia_release_window(p_dev->instance->win);
+                pcmcia_release_window(p_dev->win);
-        p_dev->instance->dev = NULL;
+        p_dev->dev_node = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pcmcia_disable_device);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/aha152x_stub.c b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/aha152x_stub.c
index 12ec94d6ef1..0c196fbb312 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/aha152x_stub.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/aha152x_stub.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("Dual MPL/GPL");
 /*====================================================================*/
 typedef struct scsi_info_t {
-    dev_link_t          link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t          node;
    struct Scsi_Host    *host;
 } scsi_info_t;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static dev_link_t *dev_list;
 static int aha152x_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    scsi_info_t *info;
-    dev_link_t *link;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    
    DEBUG(0, "aha152x_attach()\n");
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ static int aha152x_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    info = kmalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
    if (!info) return -ENOMEM;
    memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
-    link = &info->link; link->priv = info;
+    info->p_dev = p_dev;
+    link->priv = info;
    link->io.NumPorts1 = 0x20;
    link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_AUTO;
@@ -122,9 +123,6 @@ static int aha152x_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
    link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    aha152x_config_cs(link);
@@ -136,23 +134,14 @@ static int aha152x_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 static void aha152x_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
-    dev_link_t **linkp;
    DEBUG(0, "aha152x_detach(0x%p)\n", link);
-    
-    /* Locate device structure */
-    for (linkp = &dev_list; *linkp; linkp = &(*linkp)->next)
-        if (*linkp == link) break;
-    if (*linkp == NULL)
-        return;
    if (link->state & DEV_CONFIG)
        aha152x_release_cs(link);
    /* Unlink device structure, free bits */
-    *linkp = link->next;
    kfree(link->priv);
-    
 } /* aha152x_detach */
 /*====================================================================*/
@@ -230,7 +219,7 @@ static void aha152x_config_cs(dev_link_t *link)
    }
    sprintf(info->node.dev_name, "scsi%d", host->host_no);
-    link->dev = &info->node;
+    link->dev_node = &info->node;
    info->host = host;
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/fdomain_stub.c b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/fdomain_stub.c
index b3cd206ad65..94dcee9f285 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/fdomain_stub.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/fdomain_stub.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static char *version =
 /*====================================================================*/
 typedef struct scsi_info_t {
-    dev_link_t          link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
    dev_node_t          node;
    struct Scsi_Host    *host;
 } scsi_info_t;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void fdomain_config(dev_link_t *link);
 static int fdomain_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
    scsi_info_t *info;
-    dev_link_t *link;
+    dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
    DEBUG(0, "fdomain_attach()\n");
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ static int fdomain_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    info = kmalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
    if (!info) return -ENOMEM;
    memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
-    link = &info->link; link->priv = info;
+    info->p_dev = p_dev;
+    link->priv = info;
    link->io.NumPorts1 = 0x10;
    link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_AUTO;
    link->io.IOAddrLines = 10;
@@ -104,9 +105,6 @@ static int fdomain_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
    link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
    link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
-    link->handle = p_dev;
-    p_dev->instance = link;
    link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
    fdomain_config(link);
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ static void fdomain_config(dev_link_t *link)
    scsi_scan_host(host);
    sprintf(info->node.dev_name, "scsi%d", host->host_no);
-    link->dev = &info->node;
+    link->dev_node = &info->node;
    info->host = host;
    
    link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.c b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.c
index e41e1febe89..23548fbf489 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.c
@@ -1596,8 +1596,8 @@ static int nsp_eh_host_reset(Scsi_Cmnd *SCpnt)
 static int nsp_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        scsi_info_t  *info;
-        dev_link_t   *link;
        nsp_hw_data  *data = &nsp_data_base;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        nsp_dbg(NSP_DEBUG_INIT, "in");
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ static int nsp_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        info = kmalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (info == NULL) { return -ENOMEM; }
        memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
-        link = &info->link;
+        info->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = info;
        data->ScsiInfo = info;
@@ -1630,9 +1630,6 @@ static int nsp_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        link->conf.IntType       = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
        link->conf.Present       = PRESENT_OPTION;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        nsp_cs_config(link);
@@ -1853,12 +1850,12 @@ static void nsp_cs_config(dev_link_t *link)
        scsi_scan_host(host);
        snprintf(info->node.dev_name, sizeof(info->node.dev_name), "scsi%d", host->host_no);
-        link->dev  = &info->node;
+        link->dev_node  = &info->node;
        info->host = host;
 #else
        nsp_dbg(NSP_DEBUG_INIT, "GET_SCSI_INFO");
-        tail = &link->dev;
+        tail = &link->dev_node;
        info->ndev = 0;
        nsp_dbg(NSP_DEBUG_INIT, "host=0x%p", host);
@@ -1962,7 +1959,7 @@ static void nsp_cs_release(dev_link_t *link)
 #else
        scsi_unregister_host(&nsp_driver_template);
 #endif
-        link->dev = NULL;
+        link->dev_node = NULL;
        if (link->win) {
                if (data != NULL) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.h b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.h
index b66b140a745..2e1fde467c2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/nsp_cs.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 /*====================================================================*/
 typedef struct scsi_info_t {
-        dev_link_t             link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        struct Scsi_Host      *host;
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,5,74))
        dev_node_t             node;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/qlogic_stub.c b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/qlogic_stub.c
index 4f28589bbf3..c6b3e9587ff 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/qlogic_stub.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/qlogic_stub.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static struct scsi_host_template qlogicfas_driver_template = {
 /*====================================================================*/
 typedef struct scsi_info_t {
-        dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        dev_node_t node;
        struct Scsi_Host *host;
        unsigned short manf_id;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ err:
 static int qlogic_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        scsi_info_t *info;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        DEBUG(0, "qlogic_attach()\n");
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static int qlogic_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        if (!info)
                return -ENOMEM;
        memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
-        link = &info->link;
+        info->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = info;
        link->io.NumPorts1 = 16;
        link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_AUTO;
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ static int qlogic_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
        link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        qlogic_config(link);
@@ -278,7 +275,7 @@ static void qlogic_config(dev_link_t * link)
        }
        sprintf(info->node.dev_name, "scsi%d", host->host_no);
-        link->dev = &info->node;
+        link->dev_node = &info->node;
        info->host = host;
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c
index 2bce7b070a4..1ef3109418c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/pcmcia/sym53c500_cs.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static char *version =
 /* ================================================================== */
 struct scsi_info_t {
-        dev_link_t link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        dev_node_t node;
        struct Scsi_Host *host;
        unsigned short manf_id;
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ next_entry:
        data->fast_pio = USE_FAST_PIO;
        sprintf(info->node.dev_name, "scsi%d", host->host_no);
-        link->dev = &info->node;
+        link->dev_node = &info->node;
        info->host = host;
        if (scsi_add_host(host, NULL))
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ static int
 SYM53C500_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        struct scsi_info_t *info;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        DEBUG(0, "SYM53C500_attach()\n");
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ SYM53C500_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        if (!info)
                return -ENOMEM;
        memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
-        link = &info->link;
+        info->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = info;
        link->io.NumPorts1 = 16;
        link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_AUTO;
@@ -919,9 +919,6 @@ SYM53C500_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
        link->conf.Present = PRESENT_OPTION;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        SYM53C500_config(link);
diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c b/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
index 1e6889f52b3..6bcde2c7b15 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_cs.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static const struct multi_id multi_id[] = {
 #define MULTI_COUNT (sizeof(multi_id)/sizeof(struct multi_id))
 struct serial_info {
-        dev_link_t              link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        int                     ndev;
        int                     multi;
        int                     slave;
@@ -135,16 +135,16 @@ static void serial_remove(dev_link_t *link)
        /*
         * Recheck to see if the device is still configured.
         */
-        if (info->link.state & DEV_CONFIG) {
+        if (info->p_dev->state & DEV_CONFIG) {
                for (i = 0; i < info->ndev; i++)
                        serial8250_unregister_port(info->line[i]);
-                info->link.dev = NULL;
+                info->p_dev->dev_node = NULL;
                if (!info->slave)
                        pcmcia_disable_device(link->handle);
-                info->link.state &= ~DEV_CONFIG;
+                info->p_dev->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG;
        }
 }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int serial_resume(struct pcmcia_device *dev)
 static int serial_probe(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        struct serial_info *info;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        DEBUG(0, "serial_attach()\n");
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static int serial_probe(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        if (!info)
                return -ENOMEM;
        memset(info, 0, sizeof (*info));
-        link = &info->link;
+        info->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = info;
        link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ static int serial_probe(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        }
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        serial_config(link);
@@ -660,7 +658,7 @@ void serial_config(dev_link_t * link)
                }
        }
-        link->dev = &info->node[0];
+        link->dev_node = &info->node[0];
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        kfree(cfg_mem);
        return;
diff --git a/drivers/telephony/ixj_pcmcia.c b/drivers/telephony/ixj_pcmcia.c
index de794b21d7f..0afd6c04f2f 100644
--- a/drivers/telephony/ixj_pcmcia.c
+++ b/drivers/telephony/ixj_pcmcia.c
@@ -40,30 +40,20 @@ static void ixj_cs_release(dev_link_t * link);
 static int ixj_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
-        dev_link_t *link;
        DEBUG(0, "ixj_attach()\n");
        /* Create new ixj device */
-        link = kmalloc(sizeof(struct dev_link_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+        p_dev->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
-        if (!link)
+        p_dev->io.Attributes2 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
-                return -ENOMEM;
+        p_dev->io.IOAddrLines = 3;
-        memset(link, 0, sizeof(struct dev_link_t));
+        p_dev->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        link->io.Attributes1 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
+        p_dev->priv = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ixj_info_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-        link->io.Attributes2 = IO_DATA_PATH_WIDTH_8;
+        if (!p_dev->priv) {
-        link->io.IOAddrLines = 3;
-        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        link->priv = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ixj_info_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!link->priv) {
-                kfree(link);
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
-        memset(link->priv, 0, sizeof(struct ixj_info_t));
+        memset(p_dev->priv, 0, sizeof(struct ixj_info_t));
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
-        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
+        p_dev->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
-        ixj_config(link);
+        ixj_config(p_dev);
        return 0;
 }
@@ -79,7 +69,6 @@ static void ixj_detach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
                ixj_cs_release(link);
        kfree(link->priv);
-        kfree(link);
 }
 #define CS_CHECK(fn, ret) \
@@ -212,7 +201,7 @@ static void ixj_config(dev_link_t * link)
        info->ndev = 1;
        info->node.major = PHONE_MAJOR;
-        link->dev = &info->node;
+        link->dev_node = &info->node;
        ixj_get_serial(link, j);
        link->state &= ~DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        return;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/sl811_cs.c b/drivers/usb/host/sl811_cs.c
index c6f1baf541a..8e61faa120f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/sl811_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/sl811_cs.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module_param(pc_debug, int, 0644);
 static const char driver_name[DEV_NAME_LEN]  = "sl811_cs";
 typedef struct local_info_t {
-        dev_link_t              link;
+        struct pcmcia_device    *p_dev;
        dev_node_t              node;
 } local_info_t;
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ next_entry:
        sprintf(dev->node.dev_name, driver_name);
        dev->node.major = dev->node.minor = 0;
-        link->dev = &dev->node;
+        link->dev_node = &dev->node;
        printk(KERN_INFO "%s: index 0x%02x: ",
               dev->node.dev_name, link->conf.ConfigIndex);
@@ -294,13 +294,13 @@ cs_failed:
 static int sl811_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
 {
        local_info_t *local;
-        dev_link_t *link;
+        dev_link_t *link = dev_to_instance(p_dev);
        local = kmalloc(sizeof(local_info_t), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!local)
                return -ENOMEM;
        memset(local, 0, sizeof(local_info_t));
-        link = &local->link;
+        local->p_dev = p_dev;
        link->priv = local;
        /* Initialize */
@@ -311,9 +311,6 @@ static int sl811_cs_attach(struct pcmcia_device *p_dev)
        link->conf.Attributes = 0;
        link->conf.IntType = INT_MEMORY_AND_IO;
-        link->handle = p_dev;
-        p_dev->instance = link;
        link->state |= DEV_PRESENT | DEV_CONFIG_PENDING;
        sl811_cs_config(link);