/* function prototypes */
 
-static int mtty_trigger_interrupt(const guid_t *uuid);
+static int mtty_trigger_interrupt(struct mdev_state *mdev_state);
 
 /* Helper functions */
-static struct mdev_state *find_mdev_state_by_uuid(const guid_t *uuid)
-{
-       struct mdev_state *mds;
-
-       list_for_each_entry(mds, &mdev_devices_list, next) {
-               if (guid_equal(mdev_uuid(mds->mdev), uuid))
-                       return mds;
-       }
-
-       return NULL;
-}
 
 static void dump_buffer(u8 *buf, uint32_t count)
 {
                                pr_err("Serial port %d: Fifo level trigger\n",
                                        index);
 #endif
-                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(
-                                               mdev_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
+                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state);
                        }
                } else {
 #if defined(DEBUG_INTR)
                         */
                        if (mdev_state->s[index].uart_reg[UART_IER] &
                                                                UART_IER_RLSI)
-                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(
-                                               mdev_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
+                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state);
                }
                mutex_unlock(&mdev_state->rxtx_lock);
                break;
                                pr_err("Serial port %d: IER_THRI write\n",
                                        index);
 #endif
-                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(
-                                               mdev_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
+                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state);
                        }
 
                        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_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
+                       mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state);
                }
 
                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_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
+                       mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state);
                }
                break;
 
 #endif
                        if (mdev_state->s[index].uart_reg[UART_IER] &
                                                         UART_IER_THRI)
-                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(
-                                       mdev_uuid(mdev_state->mdev));
+                               mtty_trigger_interrupt(mdev_state);
                }
                mutex_unlock(&mdev_state->rxtx_lock);
 
        return ret;
 }
 
-static int mtty_trigger_interrupt(const guid_t *uuid)
+static int mtty_trigger_interrupt(struct mdev_state *mdev_state)
 {
        int ret = -1;
-       struct mdev_state *mdev_state;
-
-       mdev_state = find_mdev_state_by_uuid(uuid);
-
-       if (!mdev_state) {
-               pr_info("%s: mdev not found\n", __func__);
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
 
        if ((mdev_state->irq_index == VFIO_PCI_MSI_IRQ_INDEX) &&
            (!mdev_state->msi_evtfd))