{}
 };
 
+static const struct software_node mcp251x_node = {
+       .properties = mcp251x_properties,
+};
+
 static struct spi_board_info mcp251x_board_info[] = {
        {
                .modalias        = "mcp2515",
                .max_speed_hz    = 6500000,
                .bus_num         = 3,
                .chip_select     = 0,
-               .properties      = mcp251x_properties,
+               .swnode          = &mcp251x_node,
                .controller_data = &mcp251x_chip_info1,
                .irq             = PXA_GPIO_TO_IRQ(ICONTROL_MCP251x_nIRQ1)
        },
                .max_speed_hz    = 6500000,
                .bus_num         = 3,
                .chip_select     = 1,
-               .properties      = mcp251x_properties,
+               .swnode          = &mcp251x_node,
                .controller_data = &mcp251x_chip_info2,
                .irq             = PXA_GPIO_TO_IRQ(ICONTROL_MCP251x_nIRQ2)
        },
                .max_speed_hz    = 6500000,
                .bus_num         = 4,
                .chip_select     = 0,
-               .properties      = mcp251x_properties,
+               .swnode          = &mcp251x_node,
                .controller_data = &mcp251x_chip_info3,
                .irq             = PXA_GPIO_TO_IRQ(ICONTROL_MCP251x_nIRQ3)
        },
                .max_speed_hz    = 6500000,
                .bus_num         = 4,
                .chip_select     = 1,
-               .properties      = mcp251x_properties,
+               .swnode          = &mcp251x_node,
                .controller_data = &mcp251x_chip_info4,
                .irq             = PXA_GPIO_TO_IRQ(ICONTROL_MCP251x_nIRQ4)
        }