static void gvt_cache_remove(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, gfn_t gfn)
 {
-       struct device *dev = &vgpu->vdev.mdev->dev;
+       struct device *dev = mdev_dev(vgpu->vdev.mdev);
        struct gvt_dma *this;
        unsigned long g1;
        int rc;
 {
        struct gvt_dma *dma;
        struct rb_node *node = NULL;
-       struct device *dev = &vgpu->vdev.mdev->dev;
+       struct device *dev = mdev_dev(vgpu->vdev.mdev);
        unsigned long gfn;
 
        mutex_lock(&vgpu->vdev.cache_lock);
        mdev_set_drvdata(mdev, vgpu);
 
        gvt_dbg_core("intel_vgpu_create succeeded for mdev: %s\n",
-                    dev_name(&mdev->dev));
+                    dev_name(mdev_dev(mdev)));
        return 0;
 }
 
        vgpu->vdev.group_notifier.notifier_call = intel_vgpu_group_notifier;
 
        events = VFIO_IOMMU_NOTIFY_DMA_UNMAP;
-       ret = vfio_register_notifier(&mdev->dev, VFIO_IOMMU_NOTIFY, &events,
+       ret = vfio_register_notifier(mdev_dev(mdev), VFIO_IOMMU_NOTIFY, &events,
                                &vgpu->vdev.iommu_notifier);
        if (ret != 0) {
                gvt_err("vfio_register_notifier for iommu failed: %d\n", ret);
        }
 
        events = VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY_SET_KVM;
-       ret = vfio_register_notifier(&mdev->dev, VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY, &events,
+       ret = vfio_register_notifier(mdev_dev(mdev), VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY, &events,
                                &vgpu->vdev.group_notifier);
        if (ret != 0) {
                gvt_err("vfio_register_notifier for group failed: %d\n", ret);
        return kvmgt_guest_init(mdev);
 
 undo_iommu:
-       vfio_unregister_notifier(&mdev->dev, VFIO_IOMMU_NOTIFY,
+       vfio_unregister_notifier(mdev_dev(mdev), VFIO_IOMMU_NOTIFY,
                                        &vgpu->vdev.iommu_notifier);
 out:
        return ret;
        if (!handle_valid(vgpu->handle))
                return;
 
-       vfio_unregister_notifier(&vgpu->vdev.mdev->dev, VFIO_IOMMU_NOTIFY,
+       vfio_unregister_notifier(mdev_dev(vgpu->vdev.mdev), VFIO_IOMMU_NOTIFY,
                                        &vgpu->vdev.iommu_notifier);
-       vfio_unregister_notifier(&vgpu->vdev.mdev->dev, VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY,
+       vfio_unregister_notifier(mdev_dev(vgpu->vdev.mdev), VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY,
                                        &vgpu->vdev.group_notifier);
 
        info = (struct kvmgt_guest_info *)vgpu->handle;
                return pfn;
 
        pfn = INTEL_GVT_INVALID_ADDR;
-       dev = &info->vgpu->vdev.mdev->dev;
+       dev = mdev_dev(info->vgpu->vdev.mdev);
        rc = vfio_pin_pages(dev, &gfn, 1, IOMMU_READ | IOMMU_WRITE, &pfn);
        if (rc != 1) {
                gvt_err("vfio_pin_pages failed for gfn 0x%lx: %d\n", gfn, rc);
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_parent_dev);
 
+void *mdev_get_drvdata(struct mdev_device *mdev)
+{
+       return mdev->driver_data;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_get_drvdata);
+
+void mdev_set_drvdata(struct mdev_device *mdev, void *data)
+{
+       mdev->driver_data = data;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_set_drvdata);
+
+struct device *mdev_dev(struct mdev_device *mdev)
+{
+       return &mdev->dev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_dev);
+
+struct mdev_device *mdev_from_dev(struct device *dev)
+{
+       return dev_is_mdev(dev) ? to_mdev_device(dev) : NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_from_dev);
+
+uuid_le mdev_uuid(struct mdev_device *mdev)
+{
+       return mdev->uuid;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mdev_uuid);
+
 static int _find_mdev_device(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
        struct mdev_device *mdev;
 
        struct list_head type_list;
 };
 
+struct mdev_device {
+       struct device dev;
+       struct mdev_parent *parent;
+       uuid_le uuid;
+       void *driver_data;
+       struct kref ref;
+       struct list_head next;
+       struct kobject *type_kobj;
+};
+
+#define to_mdev_device(dev)    container_of(dev, struct mdev_device, dev)
+#define dev_is_mdev(d)         ((d)->bus == &mdev_bus_type)
+
 struct mdev_type {
        struct kobject kobj;
        struct kobject *devices_kobj;
 
 #ifndef MDEV_H
 #define MDEV_H
 
-/* Mediated device */
-struct mdev_device {
-       struct device           dev;
-       struct mdev_parent      *parent;
-       uuid_le                 uuid;
-       void                    *driver_data;
-
-       /* internal */
-       struct kref             ref;
-       struct list_head        next;
-       struct kobject          *type_kobj;
-};
+struct mdev_device;
 
 /**
  * struct mdev_parent_ops - Structure to be registered for each parent device to
  * Parent device that support mediated device should be registered with mdev
  * module with mdev_parent_ops structure.
  **/
-
 struct mdev_parent_ops {
        struct module   *owner;
        const struct attribute_group **dev_attr_groups;
 };
 
 #define to_mdev_driver(drv)    container_of(drv, struct mdev_driver, driver)
-#define to_mdev_device(dev)    container_of(dev, struct mdev_device, dev)
 
-static inline void *mdev_get_drvdata(struct mdev_device *mdev)
-{
-       return mdev->driver_data;
-}
-
-static inline void mdev_set_drvdata(struct mdev_device *mdev, void *data)
-{
-       mdev->driver_data = data;
-}
+extern void *mdev_get_drvdata(struct mdev_device *mdev);
+extern void mdev_set_drvdata(struct mdev_device *mdev, void *data);
+extern uuid_le mdev_uuid(struct mdev_device *mdev);
 
 extern struct bus_type mdev_bus_type;
 
-#define dev_is_mdev(d) ((d)->bus == &mdev_bus_type)
-
 extern int  mdev_register_device(struct device *dev,
                                 const struct mdev_parent_ops *ops);
 extern void mdev_unregister_device(struct device *dev);
 extern void mdev_unregister_driver(struct mdev_driver *drv);
 
 extern struct device *mdev_parent_dev(struct mdev_device *mdev);
+extern struct device *mdev_dev(struct mdev_device *mdev);
+extern struct mdev_device *mdev_from_dev(struct device *dev);
 
 #endif /* MDEV_H */
 
        struct mdev_state *mds;
 
        list_for_each_entry(mds, &mdev_devices_list, next) {
-               if (uuid_le_cmp(mds->mdev->uuid, uuid) == 0)
+               if (uuid_le_cmp(mdev_uuid(mds->mdev), uuid) == 0)
                        return mds;
        }
 
                                pr_err("Serial port %d: Fifo level trigger\n",
                                        index);
 #endif
-                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state->mdev->uuid);
+                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(
+                                               mdev_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
                        }
                } else {
 #if defined(DEBUG_INTR)
                         */
                        if (mdev_state->s[index].uart_reg[UART_IER] &
                                                                UART_IER_RLSI)
-                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state->mdev->uuid);
+                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(
+                                               mdev_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
                }
                mutex_unlock(&mdev_state->rxtx_lock);
                break;
                                pr_err("Serial port %d: IER_THRI write\n",
                                        index);
 #endif
-                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state->mdev->uuid);
+                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(
+                                               mdev_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
                        }
 
                        mutex_unlock(&mdev_state->rxtx_lock);
 #if defined(DEBUG_INTR)
                        pr_err("Serial port %d: MCR_OUT2 write\n", index);
 #endif
-                       mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state->mdev->uuid);
+                       mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
                }
 
                if ((mdev_state->s[index].uart_reg[UART_IER] & UART_IER_MSI) &&
 #if defined(DEBUG_INTR)
                        pr_err("Serial port %d: MCR RTS/DTR write\n", index);
 #endif
-                       mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state->mdev->uuid);
+                       mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
                }
                break;
 
 #endif
                        if (mdev_state->s[index].uart_reg[UART_IER] &
                                                         UART_IER_THRI)
-                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state->mdev->uuid);
+                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(
+                                       mdev_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
                }
                mutex_unlock(&mdev_state->rxtx_lock);
 
 sample_mdev_dev_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
                     char *buf)
 {
-       struct mdev_device *mdev = to_mdev_device(dev);
-
-       if (mdev)
-               return sprintf(buf, "This is MDEV %s\n", dev_name(&mdev->dev));
+       if (mdev_from_dev(dev))
+               return sprintf(buf, "This is MDEV %s\n", dev_name(dev));
 
        return sprintf(buf, "\n");
 }