static DEFINE_MUTEX(nvme_subsystems_lock);
 
 static DEFINE_IDA(nvme_instance_ida);
-static dev_t nvme_chr_devt;
+static dev_t nvme_ctrl_base_chr_devt;
 static struct class *nvme_class;
 static struct class *nvme_subsys_class;
 
 
        device_initialize(&ctrl->ctrl_device);
        ctrl->device = &ctrl->ctrl_device;
-       ctrl->device->devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(nvme_chr_devt), ctrl->instance);
+       ctrl->device->devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(nvme_ctrl_base_chr_devt),
+                       ctrl->instance);
        ctrl->device->class = nvme_class;
        ctrl->device->parent = ctrl->dev;
        ctrl->device->groups = nvme_dev_attr_groups;
        if (!nvme_delete_wq)
                goto destroy_reset_wq;
 
-       result = alloc_chrdev_region(&nvme_chr_devt, 0, NVME_MINORS, "nvme");
+       result = alloc_chrdev_region(&nvme_ctrl_base_chr_devt, 0,
+                       NVME_MINORS, "nvme");
        if (result < 0)
                goto destroy_delete_wq;
 
 destroy_class:
        class_destroy(nvme_class);
 unregister_chrdev:
-       unregister_chrdev_region(nvme_chr_devt, NVME_MINORS);
+       unregister_chrdev_region(nvme_ctrl_base_chr_devt, NVME_MINORS);
 destroy_delete_wq:
        destroy_workqueue(nvme_delete_wq);
 destroy_reset_wq:
 {
        class_destroy(nvme_subsys_class);
        class_destroy(nvme_class);
-       unregister_chrdev_region(nvme_chr_devt, NVME_MINORS);
+       unregister_chrdev_region(nvme_ctrl_base_chr_devt, NVME_MINORS);
        destroy_workqueue(nvme_delete_wq);
        destroy_workqueue(nvme_reset_wq);
        destroy_workqueue(nvme_wq);