struct v4l2_device v4l2_dev;
        struct media_device media_dev;
+
+       struct media_entity_operations media_ops;
 };
 
 int vsp1_device_get(struct vsp1_device *vsp1);
 
        subdev = &bru->entity.subdev;
        v4l2_subdev_init(subdev, &bru_ops);
 
-       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1_media_ops;
+       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1->media_ops;
        subdev->internal_ops = &vsp1_subdev_internal_ops;
        snprintf(subdev->name, sizeof(subdev->name), "%s bru",
                 dev_name(vsp1->dev));
 
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/videodev2.h>
 
+#include <media/v4l2-subdev.h>
+
 #include "vsp1.h"
 #include "vsp1_bru.h"
 #include "vsp1_hsit.h"
                 dev_name(mdev->dev));
        media_device_init(mdev);
 
+       vsp1->media_ops.link_setup = vsp1_entity_link_setup;
+       /* Don't perform link validation when the userspace API is disabled as
+        * the pipeline is configured internally by the driver in that case, and
+        * its configuration can thus be trusted.
+        */
+       if (vsp1->pdata.uapi)
+               vsp1->media_ops.link_validate = v4l2_subdev_link_validate;
+
        vdev->mdev = mdev;
        ret = v4l2_device_register(vsp1->dev, vdev);
        if (ret < 0) {
 
  * Media Operations
  */
 
-static int vsp1_entity_link_setup(struct media_entity *entity,
-                                 const struct media_pad *local,
-                                 const struct media_pad *remote, u32 flags)
+int vsp1_entity_link_setup(struct media_entity *entity,
+                          const struct media_pad *local,
+                          const struct media_pad *remote, u32 flags)
 {
        struct vsp1_entity *source;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-const struct media_entity_operations vsp1_media_ops = {
-       .link_setup = vsp1_entity_link_setup,
-       .link_validate = v4l2_subdev_link_validate,
-};
-
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Initialization
  */
 
 void vsp1_entity_destroy(struct vsp1_entity *entity);
 
 extern const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops vsp1_subdev_internal_ops;
-extern const struct media_entity_operations vsp1_media_ops;
+
+int vsp1_entity_link_setup(struct media_entity *entity,
+                          const struct media_pad *local,
+                          const struct media_pad *remote, u32 flags);
 
 struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *
 vsp1_entity_get_pad_format(struct vsp1_entity *entity,
 
        subdev = &hsit->entity.subdev;
        v4l2_subdev_init(subdev, &hsit_ops);
 
-       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1_media_ops;
+       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1->media_ops;
        subdev->internal_ops = &vsp1_subdev_internal_ops;
        snprintf(subdev->name, sizeof(subdev->name), "%s %s",
                 dev_name(vsp1->dev), inverse ? "hsi" : "hst");
 
        subdev = &lif->entity.subdev;
        v4l2_subdev_init(subdev, &lif_ops);
 
-       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1_media_ops;
+       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1->media_ops;
        subdev->internal_ops = &vsp1_subdev_internal_ops;
        snprintf(subdev->name, sizeof(subdev->name), "%s lif",
                 dev_name(vsp1->dev));
 
        subdev = &lut->entity.subdev;
        v4l2_subdev_init(subdev, &lut_ops);
 
-       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1_media_ops;
+       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1->media_ops;
        subdev->internal_ops = &vsp1_subdev_internal_ops;
        snprintf(subdev->name, sizeof(subdev->name), "%s lut",
                 dev_name(vsp1->dev));
 
        subdev = &rpf->entity.subdev;
        v4l2_subdev_init(subdev, &rpf_ops);
 
-       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1_media_ops;
+       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1->media_ops;
        subdev->internal_ops = &vsp1_subdev_internal_ops;
        snprintf(subdev->name, sizeof(subdev->name), "%s rpf.%u",
                 dev_name(vsp1->dev), index);
 
        subdev = &sru->entity.subdev;
        v4l2_subdev_init(subdev, &sru_ops);
 
-       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1_media_ops;
+       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1->media_ops;
        subdev->internal_ops = &vsp1_subdev_internal_ops;
        snprintf(subdev->name, sizeof(subdev->name), "%s sru",
                 dev_name(vsp1->dev));
 
        subdev = &uds->entity.subdev;
        v4l2_subdev_init(subdev, &uds_ops);
 
-       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1_media_ops;
+       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1->media_ops;
        subdev->internal_ops = &vsp1_subdev_internal_ops;
        snprintf(subdev->name, sizeof(subdev->name), "%s uds.%u",
                 dev_name(vsp1->dev), index);
 
        subdev = &wpf->entity.subdev;
        v4l2_subdev_init(subdev, &wpf_ops);
 
-       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1_media_ops;
+       subdev->entity.ops = &vsp1->media_ops;
        subdev->internal_ops = &vsp1_subdev_internal_ops;
        snprintf(subdev->name, sizeof(subdev->name), "%s wpf.%u",
                 dev_name(vsp1->dev), index);