* Device objects - create, release, get, put, search
  */
 /* Device reference always implies a group reference */
-static void vfio_device_put(struct vfio_device *device)
+static void vfio_device_put_registration(struct vfio_device *device)
 {
        if (refcount_dec_and_test(&device->refcount))
                complete(&device->comp);
 }
 
-static bool vfio_device_try_get(struct vfio_device *device)
+static bool vfio_device_try_get_registration(struct vfio_device *device)
 {
        return refcount_inc_not_zero(&device->refcount);
 }
 
        mutex_lock(&group->device_lock);
        list_for_each_entry(device, &group->device_list, group_next) {
-               if (device->dev == dev && vfio_device_try_get(device)) {
+               if (device->dev == dev &&
+                   vfio_device_try_get_registration(device)) {
                        mutex_unlock(&group->device_lock);
                        return device;
                }
        if (existing_device) {
                dev_WARN(device->dev, "Device already exists on group %d\n",
                         iommu_group_id(group->iommu_group));
-               vfio_device_put(existing_device);
+               vfio_device_put_registration(existing_device);
                if (group->type == VFIO_NO_IOMMU ||
                    group->type == VFIO_EMULATED_IOMMU)
                        iommu_group_remove_device(device->dev);
                        ret = !strcmp(dev_name(it->dev), buf);
                }
 
-               if (ret && vfio_device_try_get(it)) {
+               if (ret && vfio_device_try_get_registration(it)) {
                        device = it;
                        break;
                }
        bool interrupted = false;
        long rc;
 
-       vfio_device_put(device);
+       vfio_device_put_registration(device);
        rc = try_wait_for_completion(&device->comp);
        while (rc <= 0) {
                if (device->ops->request)
 err_put_fdno:
        put_unused_fd(fdno);
 err_put_device:
-       vfio_device_put(device);
+       vfio_device_put_registration(device);
        return ret;
 }
 
 
        vfio_device_unassign_container(device);
 
-       vfio_device_put(device);
+       vfio_device_put_registration(device);
 
        return 0;
 }