iio: core: pass parent device as parameter during allocation

index 6cb02299a215..b35ae7c039f7 100644
@@ -566,6 +566,13 @@ static struct iio_sw_device *iio_dummy_probe(const char *name)
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
 	struct iio_dummy_state *st;
 	struct iio_sw_device *swd;
+	struct device *parent = NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * With hardware: Set the parent device.
+	 * parent = &spi->dev;
+	 * parent = &client->dev;
+	 */
 
 	swd = kzalloc(sizeof(*swd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!swd) {

@@ -580,7 +587,7 @@ static struct iio_sw_device *iio_dummy_probe(const char *name)
 	 * It also has a region (accessed by iio_priv()
 	 * for chip specific state information.
 	 */
-	indio_dev = iio_device_alloc(sizeof(*st));
+	indio_dev = iio_device_alloc(parent, sizeof(*st));
 	if (!indio_dev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto error_ret;

@@ -590,11 +597,6 @@ static struct iio_sw_device *iio_dummy_probe(const char *name)
 	mutex_init(&st->lock);
 
 	iio_dummy_init_device(indio_dev);
-	/*
-	 * With hardware: Set the parent device.
-	 * indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
-	 * indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
-	 */
 
 	 /*
 	 * Make the iio_dev struct available to remove function.

index 1527f01a44f1..75661661aaba 100644
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ struct device_type iio_device_type = {
  * iio_device_alloc() - allocate an iio_dev from a driver
  * @sizeof_priv:	Space to allocate for private structure.
  **/
-struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(int sizeof_priv)
+struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv)
 {
 	struct iio_dev *dev;
 	size_t alloc_size;

@@ -1510,6 +1510,7 @@ struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(int sizeof_priv)
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
+	dev->dev.parent = parent;
 	dev->dev.groups = dev->groups;
 	dev->dev.type = &iio_device_type;
 	dev->dev.bus = &iio_bus_type;

@@ -1551,7 +1552,7 @@ static void devm_iio_device_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
 
 /**
  * devm_iio_device_alloc - Resource-managed iio_device_alloc()
- * @dev:		Device to allocate iio_dev for
+ * @parent:		Device to allocate iio_dev for, and parent for this IIO device
  * @sizeof_priv:	Space to allocate for private structure.
  *
  * Managed iio_device_alloc. iio_dev allocated with this function is

@@ -1560,7 +1561,7 @@ static void devm_iio_device_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
  * RETURNS:
  * Pointer to allocated iio_dev on success, NULL on failure.
  */
-struct iio_dev *devm_iio_device_alloc(struct device *dev, int sizeof_priv)
+struct iio_dev *devm_iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv)
 {
 	struct iio_dev **ptr, *iio_dev;
 

@@ -1569,10 +1570,10 @@ struct iio_dev *devm_iio_device_alloc(struct device *dev, int sizeof_priv)
 	if (!ptr)
 		return NULL;
 
-	iio_dev = iio_device_alloc(sizeof_priv);
+	iio_dev = iio_device_alloc(parent, sizeof_priv);
 	if (iio_dev) {
 		*ptr = iio_dev;
-		devres_add(dev, ptr);
+		devres_add(parent, ptr);
 	} else {
 		devres_free(ptr);
 	}

index 808944546739..4a4d09c352dd 100644
@@ -3128,7 +3128,7 @@ static int toshiba_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *acpi_dev)
 
 	toshiba_accelerometer_available(dev);
 	if (dev->accelerometer_supported) {
-		dev->indio_dev = iio_device_alloc(sizeof(*dev));
+		dev->indio_dev = iio_device_alloc(&acpi_dev->dev, sizeof(*dev));
 		if (!dev->indio_dev) {
 			pr_err("Unable to allocate iio device\n");
 			goto iio_error;

@@ -3138,7 +3138,6 @@ static int toshiba_acpi_add(struct acpi_device *acpi_dev)
 
 		dev->indio_dev->info = &toshiba_iio_accel_info;
 		dev->indio_dev->name = "Toshiba accelerometer";
-		dev->indio_dev->dev.parent = &acpi_dev->dev;
 		dev->indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 		dev->indio_dev->channels = toshiba_iio_accel_channels;
 		dev->indio_dev->num_channels =

index a1be82e74c93..91a69f4751aa 100644
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static inline void *iio_device_get_drvdata(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 
 /* Can we make this smaller? */
 #define IIO_ALIGN L1_CACHE_BYTES
-struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(int sizeof_priv);
+struct iio_dev *iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv);
 
 static inline void *iio_priv(const struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 {

@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ static inline struct iio_dev *iio_priv_to_dev(void *priv)
 }
 
 void iio_device_free(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
-struct iio_dev *devm_iio_device_alloc(struct device *dev, int sizeof_priv);
+struct iio_dev *devm_iio_device_alloc(struct device *parent, int sizeof_priv);
 struct iio_trigger *devm_iio_trigger_alloc(struct device *dev,
 						const char *fmt, ...);
 /**

index 91a69f4751aa..5784f8c9508f 100644
@@ -649,6 +649,26 @@ static inline struct iio_dev *iio_device_get(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	return indio_dev ? dev_to_iio_dev(get_device(&indio_dev->dev)) : NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * iio_device_set_parent() - assign parent device to the IIO device object
+ * @indio_dev: 		IIO device structure
+ * @parent:		reference to parent device object
+ *
+ * This utility must be called between IIO device allocation
+ * (via devm_iio_device_alloc()) & IIO device registration
+ * (via {devm_}iio_device_register()).
+ * By default, the device allocation will also assign a parent device to
+ * the IIO device object. In cases where devm_iio_device_alloc() is used,
+ * sometimes the parent device must be different than the device used to
+ * manage the allocation.
+ * In that case, this helper should be used to change the parent, hence the
+ * requirement to call this between allocation & registration.
+ **/
+static inline void iio_device_set_parent(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+					 struct device *parent)
+{
+	indio_dev->dev.parent = parent;
+}
 
 /**
  * iio_device_set_drvdata() - Set device driver data

index aa13708c2bc3..69fd34fe2749 100644
@@ -1538,7 +1538,6 @@ static int quad8_probe(struct device *dev, unsigned int id)
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(quad8_channels);
 	indio_dev->channels = quad8_channels;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 
 	/* Initialize Counter device and driver data */
 	quad8iio = iio_priv(indio_dev);

index 8e276eb655f5..fd6828e2d34f 100644
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ static int stm32_lptim_cnt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Initialize IIO device */
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &stm32_lptim_cnt_iio_info;
 	if (ddata->has_encoder)

index 4154e7396bbe..59a24c355a1a 100644
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ static int adis16201_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi->dev.driver->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &adis16201_info;
 
 	indio_dev->channels = adis16201_channels;

index 31d45e7c5485..3d5538e2f76e 100644
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ static int adis16209_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi->dev.driver->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &adis16209_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = adis16209_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(adis16209_channels);

index 9c269799e6c1..6d6468ef3dfd 100644
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ int adxl345_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->info = &adxl345_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 60daf04ce188..26ca45073a56 100644
@@ -938,7 +938,6 @@ int adxl372_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 	indio_dev->channels = adxl372_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(adxl372_channels);
 	indio_dev->available_scan_masks = adxl372_channel_masks;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->info = &adxl372_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE | INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE;

index 265722e4b13f..5b7a467c7b27 100644
@@ -1038,7 +1038,6 @@ static int bma180_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		goto err_chip_disable;
 
 	mutex_init(&data->mutex);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = data->part_info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = data->part_info->num_channels;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;

index cae905039cb6..cce8324394f5 100644
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ static int bma220_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &bma220_info;
 	indio_dev->name = BMA220_DEVICE_NAME;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index cc77f89c048b..7eeba80e32cb 100644
@@ -816,7 +816,6 @@ int bma400_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap, const char *name)
 		return ret;
 
 	mutex_init(&data->mutex);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->info = &bma400_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = bma400_channels;

index 121b4e89f038..8f60d0727ee8 100644
@@ -1574,7 +1574,6 @@ int bmc150_accel_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap, int irq,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->mutex);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = data->chip_info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = data->chip_info->num_channels;
 	indio_dev->name = name ? name : data->chip_info->name;

index 227bea2d738b..4472dde6899e 100644
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ static int da280_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &da280_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = da280_channels;

index c20979249a48..3b3df620ba27 100644
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ static int da311_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &da311_info;
 	indio_dev->name = "da311";
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index ef89bded7390..de2868c28d95 100644
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ static int dmard06_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	dmard06->chip_id = ret;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = DMARD06_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = dmard06_channels;

index 2d666cd69b29..e6e28c964777 100644
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ static int dmard09_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = DMARD09_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = dmard09_channels;

index 71c852b8bb3e..90206f015857 100644
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ static int dmard10_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &dmard10_info;
 	indio_dev->name = "dmard10";
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 0ec0533448bc..4c5e594024f8 100644
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ static int hid_accel_3d_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto error_free_dev_mem;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &accel_3d_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 0b876b2dc5bd..63b1d8ee6c6f 100644
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ int kxsd9_common_probe(struct device *dev,
 	indio_dev->channels = kxsd9_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(kxsd9_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &kxsd9_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->available_scan_masks = kxsd9_scan_masks;

index 02b3d25b3d96..46e4283fc037 100644
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ static int mc3230_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &mc3230_info;
 	indio_dev->name = "mc3230";
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 8b5a6aff9bf4..7e99bcb3398d 100644
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ int mma7455_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 
 	indio_dev->info = &mma7455_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = mma7455_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mma7455_channels);

index 7faf6d8657ae..b3c9136d51ec 100644
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ static int mma7660_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 	data->mode = MMA7660_MODE_STANDBY;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &mma7660_info;
 	indio_dev->name = MMA7660_DRIVER_NAME;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 99e4a21ca942..08a2303cc9df 100644
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ static int mma9551_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->mutex);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = mma9551_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mma9551_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = name;

index d2950831dd24..f877263dc6ef 100644
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ static int mxc4005_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->mutex);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = mxc4005_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mxc4005_channels);
 	indio_dev->available_scan_masks = mxc4005_scan_masks;

index f532f8643aa4..9aeeadc420d3 100644
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ static int mxc6255_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->regmap = regmap;
 
 	indio_dev->name = MXC6255_DRV_NAME;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = mxc6255_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mxc6255_channels);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 66d768d971e1..ecb0355b87a3 100644
@@ -1467,7 +1467,6 @@ static int sca3000_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->info = &sca3000_spi_chip_info_tbl[spi_get_device_id(spi)
 					      ->driver_data];
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &sca3000_info;
 	if (st->info->temp_output) {

index c32647abce20..3102b507e22a 100644
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ static int ssp_accel_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spd->type = SSP_ACCELEROMETER_SENSOR;
 
 	indio_dev->name = ssp_accel_device_name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &ssp_accel_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE;

index 58c160ccdee7..616d0b90dd92 100644
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ static int stk8312_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &stk8312_info;
 	indio_dev->name = STK8312_DRIVER_NAME;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index c70ddec29eb4..98fad8cd6fe7 100644
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ static int stk8ba50_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &stk8ba50_info;
 	indio_dev->name = STK8BA50_DRIVER_NAME;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index fd5b18d7f0c2..b264f88cf9d9 100644
@@ -1163,7 +1163,6 @@ static int ab8500_gpadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = np;
 	indio_dev->name = "ab8500-gpadc";
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 33c40357bd5e..63b4d6ea4566 100644
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ int ad7091r_probe(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	st->chip_info = chip_info;
 	st->map = map;
 
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	iio_dev->name = name;
 	iio_dev->info = &ad7091r_info;
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index a3c0647a5391..bb53ab265b64 100644
@@ -683,7 +683,6 @@ static int ad7124_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7124_info;

index c8524f098883..715d39b200df 100644
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ static int ad7266_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 	st->spi = spi;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index b2b137fed246..dbba62ad5e16 100644
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@ static int ad7291_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->channels = ad7291_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7291_channels);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7291_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 6595fd196288..2eafbe7ac7c7 100644
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ static int ad7292_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		st->vref_mv = 1250;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7292_info;

index dc8d8c5f6ad3..26768b15c0de 100644
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ static int ad7298_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = ad7298_channels;

index 4e816d714ad2..e2a69dd6a47e 100644
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ static int ad7476_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 
 	/* Establish that the iio_dev is a child of the spi device */
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index e4683a68522a..23d8277086ee 100644
@@ -614,7 +614,6 @@ int ad7606_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, void __iomem *base_address,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	if (st->gpio_os) {
 		if (st->gpio_range)
 			indio_dev->info = &ad7606_info_os_and_range;

index bc388ea41754..4bcf8a34bc46 100644
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ static int ad7766_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (IS_ERR(ad7766->pd_gpio))
 		return PTR_ERR(ad7766->pd_gpio);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = ad7766_channels;

index 0d132708c429..be2aed551324 100644
@@ -584,7 +584,6 @@ static int ad7768_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	indio_dev->channels = ad7768_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7768_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7768_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE | INDIO_BUFFER_TRIGGERED;

index f47606ebbbbe..ecbbdfa1f88b 100644
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ static int ad7780_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = &st->chip_info->channel;

index 48432b6f6002..b636cf0a8f19 100644
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ static int ad7791_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 808485f42415..b858723c144b 100644
@@ -818,7 +818,6 @@ static int ad7793_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index c6a3428e950a..ca4c98401ebc 100644
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ static int ad7887_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 
 	/* Estabilish that the iio_dev is a child of the spi device */
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7887_info;

index 1d124c87c6ac..6f1996cfd1e5 100644
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ static int ad7923_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	info = &ad7923_chip_info[spi_get_device_id(spi)->driver_data];
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = info->channels;

index 2c6f60edb7ce..c6676d317356 100644
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ static int ad7949_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = dev->of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7949_spi_info;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;

index ef013af1aec0..6a389bbbffaa 100644
@@ -814,7 +814,6 @@ static int ad799x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	st->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->info = st->chip_config->info;

index c24c8da99eb4..63d926e86798 100644
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ static int adi_axi_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->info = &adi_axi_adc_info;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = "adi-axi-adc";
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = conv->chip_info->num_channels;

index 1e5375235cfe..19efaa41bc34 100644
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ static int aspeed_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	model_data = of_device_get_match_data(&pdev->dev);
 	indio_dev->name = model_data->model_name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &aspeed_adc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = aspeed_adc_iio_channels;

index 9abbbdcc7420..1b4340a6c6bb 100644
@@ -1710,7 +1710,6 @@ static int at91_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!indio_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE | INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE;
 	indio_dev->info = &at91_adc_info;

index 0368b6dc6d60..8544f0b3b50f 100644
@@ -1172,7 +1172,6 @@ static int at91_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, idev);
 
-	idev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	idev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
 	idev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	idev->info = &at91_adc_info;

index 88059480da17..b138f1a1fb51 100644
@@ -668,7 +668,6 @@ static int axp20x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 
 	info->regmap = axp20x_dev->regmap;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 

index 8ea2aed6d6f5..5f5e8b39e4d2 100644
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ static int axp288_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = pdev->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = axp288_adc_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(axp288_adc_channels);

index 5e396104ac86..9bf29c2384a4 100644
@@ -573,7 +573,6 @@ static int iproc_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->name = "iproc-static-adc";
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &iproc_adc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 72d8fa94ab31..8b04b95b7b7a 100644
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ static int berlin2_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wq);
 	mutex_init(&priv->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &berlin2_adc_info;

index fe9257624f16..e16ac935693b 100644
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ static int cc10001_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
 	indio_dev->info = &cc10001_adc_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 5086a337f4c9..9b0d6d7c90e9 100644
@@ -985,7 +985,6 @@ static int cpcap_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ddata->wq_data_avail);
 
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE | INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->channels = cpcap_adc_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(cpcap_adc_channels);

index ae8bcc32f63d..3461e26a89bd 100644
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ static int da9150_gpadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &da9150_gpadc_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 65c7c9329b1c..6689cb93c6a2 100644
@@ -652,7 +652,6 @@ static int dln2_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	IIO_CHAN_SOFT_TIMESTAMP_ASSIGN(dln2->iio_channels[i], i);
 
 	indio_dev->name = DLN2_ADC_MOD_NAME;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &dln2_adc_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = dln2->iio_channels;

index 28f3d6758eb5..77e60d160d02 100644
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ static int envelope_detector_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&env->comp_timeout, envelope_detector_timeout);
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = dev->of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &envelope_detector_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = &envelope_detector_iio_channel;

index 5c97e8a511f2..c08ab3c6dfaf 100644
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ static int ep93xx_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->base);
 	}
 
-	iiodev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	iiodev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
 	iiodev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	iiodev->info = &ep93xx_adc_info;

index 6bda4f4d89fe..27606fa7c7bb 100644
@@ -867,7 +867,6 @@ static int exynos_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &exynos_adc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index b0a4dc88ba9b..8cb51cf7a816 100644
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ static int mx25_gcq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_clk_unprepare;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = mx25_gcq_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mx25_gcq_channels);
 	indio_dev->info = &mx25_gcq_iio_info;

index 8da45bf36d36..dd23b8593b7b 100644
@@ -488,7 +488,6 @@ static int hi8435_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, idev);
 	mutex_init(&priv->lock);
 
-	idev->dev.parent	= &spi->dev;
 	idev->dev.of_node	= spi->dev.of_node;
 	idev->name		= spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	idev->modes		= INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 2a2fbf788e95..4969a5f941e3 100644
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ static int imx7d_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_completion(&info->completion);
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &imx7d_adc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = imx7d_adc_iio_channels;

index bdd7cba6f6b0..467f48b6f451 100644
@@ -1015,7 +1015,6 @@ static int ina2xx_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE | INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 	if (id->driver_data == ina226) {
 		indio_dev->channels = ina226_channels;

index 39c0a609fc94..3ea097c9650e 100644
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ static int ingenic_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	iio_dev->name = "jz-adc";
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	iio_dev->channels = ingenic_channels;

index a6d2e1f27e76..75394350eb4c 100644
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ static int mrfld_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = pdev->name;
 
 	indio_dev->channels = mrfld_adc_channels;

index c1fc1b678e0f..6e32d2ac1ace 100644
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ static int lp8788_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mutex_init(&adc->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = pdev->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &lp8788_adc_info;

index 4c6ac6644dc0..3566990ae87d 100644
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ static int lpc18xx_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &lpc18xx_adc_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = lpc18xx_adc_iio_channels;

index b896f7ff4572..bc2712a48844 100644
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ static int lpc32xx_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_completion(&st->completion);
 
 	iodev->name = LPC32XXAD_NAME;
-	iodev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	iodev->info = &lpc32xx_adc_iio_info;
 	iodev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	iodev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(lpc32xx_adc_iio_channels);

index 55fab612843a..0e0fe881a8e6 100644
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ static int ltc2471_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ltc2471_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index c418466d51fd..37c762f8218c 100644
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ static int ltc2485_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ltc2485_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 02834ca3e1ce..b489cb14ea0d 100644
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ static int max1027_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	mutex_init(&st->lock);
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &max1027_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index b121ca78f851..a5a4e82b8bd2 100644
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ static int max11100_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	state = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	state->spi = spi;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = "max11100";
 	indio_dev->info = &max11100_info;

index 0c5d7aaf6826..273fbea2a515 100644
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ static int max1118_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &max1118_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = max1118_channels;

index 541939c7abca..0cbbb3c56d08 100644
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static int max1241_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		dev_dbg(dev, "no shutdown pin passed, low-power mode disabled");
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &max1241_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = max1241_channels;

index 04d5ff7d2c8e..f0fdd08cea91 100644
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ static int max9611_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent	= &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node	= client->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name		= of_id->data;
 	indio_dev->modes	= INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 2c0eb5de110c..ee1f65f011a3 100644
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ static int mcp320x_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	adc = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	adc->spi = spi;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index d86c0b5d80a3..56a4768185ea 100644
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ static int mcp3422_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&adc->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 196c8226381e..42ea8bc7e780 100644
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ static int men_z188_probe(struct mcb_device *dev,
 
 	adc = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	indio_dev->name = "z188-adc";
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &dev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &z188_adc_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = z188_adc_iio_channels;

index 22a470db9ef8..1026cb199aa3 100644
@@ -1208,7 +1208,6 @@ static int meson_sar_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->param = match_data->param;
 
 	indio_dev->name = match_data->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &meson_sar_adc_iio_info;

index a4776d924f3a..ac415cb089cd 100644
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ static int mt6577_auxadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	adc_dev = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
 	indio_dev->info = &mt6577_auxadc_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 9d2f74c2489a..c371565374d1 100644
@@ -722,7 +722,6 @@ static int mxs_lradc_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, iio);
 
 	iio->name = pdev->name;
-	iio->dev.parent = dev;
 	iio->dev.of_node = dev->parent->of_node;
 	iio->info = &mxs_lradc_adc_iio_info;
 	iio->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 572579139fba..e2ed9f575a46 100644
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ static int nau7802_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 83bad2d5575d..d9d105920001 100644
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ static int npcm_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &npcm_adc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = npcm_adc_iio_channels;

index 46e595eb889f..768453ca204b 100644
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ static int palmas_gpadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	adc->extended_delay = gpadc_pdata->extended_delay;
 
 	indio_dev->name = MOD_NAME;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &palmas_gpadc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = palmas_gpadc_iio_channel;

index c599ffa45a04..d3225965a1af 100644
@@ -933,7 +933,6 @@ static int pm8xxx_xoadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_disable_vref;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = np;
 	indio_dev->name = variant->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 0f9af6650772..2f8379a98ae5 100644
@@ -982,7 +982,6 @@ static int adc5_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = node;
 	indio_dev->name = pdev->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 203ad59da336..1f1bb747c8e1 100644
@@ -907,7 +907,6 @@ static int vadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = node;
 	indio_dev->name = pdev->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 63ce743ee7af..8591d3871791 100644
@@ -516,7 +516,6 @@ static int rcar_gyroadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = DRIVER_NAME;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &rcar_gyroadc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index f21027e4e26a..7010c4276947 100644
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ static int rn5t618_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_completion(&adc->conv_completion);
 
 	iio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	iio_dev->info = &rn5t618_adc_iio_info;
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	iio_dev->channels = rn5t618_adc_iio_channels;

index 582ba047c4a6..dabcd3e1365f 100644
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ static int rockchip_saradc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &rockchip_saradc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 66b387f9b36d..aa32a1f385e2 100644
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@ static int sc27xx_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &sc27xx_info;

index 560d8c7d9d86..c32bb7bb5a96 100644
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ static int iio_sd_mod_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!iio)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	iio->dev.parent = dev;
 	iio->dev.of_node = dev->of_node;
 	iio->name = dev_name(dev);
 	iio->info = &iio_sd_mod_iio_info;

index 0ad536494e8f..1bc986a7009d 100644
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ static int spear_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_completion(&st->completion);
 
 	indio_dev->name = SPEAR_ADC_MOD_NAME;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &spear_adc_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = spear_adc_iio_channels;

index 1dd97ec5571c..78d9930fbeaa 100644
@@ -1896,7 +1896,6 @@ static int stm32_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		of_match_device(dev->driver->of_match_table, dev)->data;
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &stm32_adc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE | INDIO_HARDWARE_TRIGGERED;

index 76a60d93fe23..038ef0d6d999 100644
@@ -1570,7 +1570,6 @@ static int stm32_dfsdm_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	adc = iio_priv(iio);
 	adc->dfsdm = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
 
-	iio->dev.parent = dev;
 	iio->dev.of_node = np;
 	iio->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 

index 0f88048ea48f..fba659bfdb40 100644
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ static int stmpe_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name		= dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent	= &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info		= &stmpe_adc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes	= INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 

index f87bbc711ccc..55bd2dc514e9 100644
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ static int stx104_probe(struct device *dev, unsigned int id)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 
 	priv = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	priv->base = base[id];

index 0f2c1738a90d..06b02f5b1721 100644
@@ -619,7 +619,6 @@ static int sun4i_gpadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	info->indio_dev = indio_dev;
 	init_completion(&info->completion);
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &sun4i_gpadc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 0235863ff77b..e44e7a40a36b 100644
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ static int adc081c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	iio->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	iio->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 	iio->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
 	iio->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 6ea39f4bbb37..054db3425afa 100644
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ static int adc0832_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	mutex_init(&adc->lock);
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &adc0832_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index bdedf456ee05..376a0cf1f4ff 100644
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ static int adc084s021_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
 	/* Initiate the Industrial I/O device */
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index de9aaebff862..9b9b27415c93 100644
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ static int adc108s102_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi->modalias;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = adc108s102_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(adc108s102_channels);

index 68a9dcb8faa2..e485719cd2c4 100644
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ static int adc12138_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	init_completion(&adc->complete);
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &adc12138_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 

index 1e5a936b5b6a..4eca6404661c 100644
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ static int adc128_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 3bbc9b9ddbfe..d6f28d478a73 100644
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ static int ti_adc_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	indio_dev->info = &ti_adc_info;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = TI_ADC_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 5ea4f45d6bad..629c631e8f5c 100644
@@ -939,7 +939,6 @@ static int ads1015_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = ADS1015_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index f1ee3b1e2827..dacaa7255a3b 100644
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ static int ads124s_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	ads124s_priv->spi = spi;
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = ads124s_priv->chip_info->channels;

index f9edc1207f75..fa7e017f8202 100644
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ static int ti_ads7950_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	info = &ti_ads7950_chip_info[spi_get_device_id(spi)->driver_data];
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = info->num_channels;

index abe4b56c847c..7d99a67082a4 100644
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ static int ads8344_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	mutex_init(&adc->lock);
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&spi->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &ads8344_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 14fe7c320b52..011e5c8b5afd 100644
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ static int ads8688_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = st->chip_info->channels;

index 77620359b54c..432238246519 100644
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ static int tlc4541_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	info = &tlc4541_chip_info[spi_get_device_id(spi)->driver_data];
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = info->num_channels;

index 9d984f2a8ba7..55c583bf1664 100644
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ static int tiadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	adc_dev->mfd_tscadc = ti_tscadc_dev_get(pdev);
 	tiadc_parse_dt(pdev, adc_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &tiadc_info;

index 472b08f37fea..e5602169e681 100644
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ static int twl4030_madc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	madc->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
 	iio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	iio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	iio_dev->info = &twl4030_madc_iio_info;
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index f24148bd15de..bd501a09bc98 100644
@@ -926,7 +926,6 @@ static int twl6030_gpadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->name = DRIVER_NAME;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &twl6030_gpadc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = pdata->iio_channels;

index cb7380bf07ca..1e3ef5dd0bc6 100644
@@ -860,7 +860,6 @@ static int vf610_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_completion(&info->completion);
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &vf610_adc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 1d2aeb04069b..1028b101cf56 100644
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ static int vprbrd_adc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	adc = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	adc->vb = vb;
 	indio_dev->name = "viperboard adc";
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &vprbrd_adc_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = vprbrd_adc_iio_channels;

index d7fecab9252e..aeefd9768203 100644
@@ -1221,7 +1221,6 @@ static int xadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(xadc->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(xadc->base);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = "xadc";
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index e9ceee66d1e7..69c0f277ada0 100644
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ static int rescale_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	rescale->source = source;
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &rescale_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = &rescale->chan;

index d9e6e9678ffc..582708924e4f 100644
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ static int hmc425a_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mutex_init(&st->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &hmc425a_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 

index a0646ba2ad88..8c1b64fd424a 100644
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ static int ams_iaqcore_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->last_update = jiffies - HZ;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ams_iaqcore_info;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index a6d996ab9a66..81d2098e1f5f 100644
@@ -632,7 +632,6 @@ static int atlas_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->channels = chip->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = chip->num_channels;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE | INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 
 	trig = devm_iio_trigger_alloc(&client->dev, "%s-dev%d",
 				      indio_dev->name, indio_dev->id);

index 13773e01699b..6ea99e4cbf92 100644
@@ -923,7 +923,6 @@ int bme680_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 	data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, indio_dev);
 	data->regmap = regmap;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->channels = bme680_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(bme680_channels);

index 3ecd633f9ed3..2b007e7568b2 100644
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ static int ccs811_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ccs811_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 07bb90d72434..e9d4405654bc 100644
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ static int pms7003_probe(struct serdev_device *serdev)
 	state = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	serdev_device_set_drvdata(serdev, indio_dev);
 	state->serdev = serdev;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &serdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &pms7003_info;
 	indio_dev->name = PMS7003_DRIVER_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = pms7003_channels,

index 403e8803471a..2c4086c48136 100644
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@ static int sgp_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &sgp_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index a88c1fb875a0..5a29e32c295f 100644
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ static int sps30_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	state->client = client;
 	state->state = RESET;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &sps30_info;
 	indio_dev->name = client->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = sps30_channels;

index d33642de9720..db36365dc04c 100644
@@ -874,7 +874,6 @@ static int ad5064_probe(struct device *dev, enum ad5064_type type,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5064_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 3e0c9e84e8da..f5d19d158d1c 100644
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ static int ad5360_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->chip_info = &ad5360_chip_info_tbl[type];
 	st->spi = spi;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5360_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 04c74cc1a4ec..224ffc466ed1 100644
@@ -386,7 +386,6 @@ static int ad5380_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 	st->chip_info = &ad5380_chip_info_tbl[type];
 	st->regmap = regmap;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5380_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index fec27764cea8..4158c810de9b 100644
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ static int ad5421_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	st->spi = spi;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = "ad5421";
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5421_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 8f8afc8999bc..e01ba90dc106 100644
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ static int ad5446_probe(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	st->dev = dev;
 
 	/* Establish that the iio_dev is a child of the device */
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5446_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index d739b10e5236..447ba9f550d8 100644
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ static int ad5449_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5449_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index c64e6898ff20..6f18ac2c20fa 100644
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ static int ad5504_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	st->reg = reg;
 	st->spi = spi;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(st->spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5504_info;
 	if (spi_get_device_id(st->spi)->driver_data == ID_AD5501)

index 49daf0eee4e4..5c4e5ff70380 100644
@@ -618,7 +618,6 @@ int ad5592r_probe(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	iio_dev->name = name;
 	iio_dev->info = &ad5592r_info;
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 2015a5df840c..2b2b8edfd258 100644
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ static int ad5624r_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	st->us = spi;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5624r_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 8dd67da0a7da..56cf9344d187 100644
@@ -461,7 +461,6 @@ int ad5686_probe(struct device *dev,
 	for (i = 0; i < st->chip_info->num_channels; i++)
 		st->pwr_down_mode |= (0x01 << (i * 2));
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5686_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 7723bd313fc6..c8d9c698283d 100644
@@ -744,7 +744,6 @@ static int ad5755_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 	st->pwr_down = 0xf;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5755_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 475646c82b40..86649149a3b0 100644
@@ -854,7 +854,6 @@ static int ad5758_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	mutex_init(&st->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5758_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 67179944e5c5..6c21d5f7aa5e 100644
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ static int ad5761_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (ret)
 		goto disable_regulator_err;
 
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	iio_dev->info = &ad5761_info;
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	iio_dev->channels = &chip_info->channel;

index 5b0f0fe354f6..53e756e59e60 100644
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ static int ad5764_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 	st->chip_info = &ad5764_chip_infos[type];
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5764_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 1d11f39ed047..60aa16128a8f 100644
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ static int ad5791_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		goto error_disable_reg_neg;
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5791_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels

index 15af8a1cce3e..4460aa57a33f 100644
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ static int ad7303_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		st->config |= AD7303_CFG_EXTERNAL_VREF;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7303_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 0789c9100a8f..6354b7c8f052 100644
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ static int ad8801_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	}
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad8801_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = ad8801_channels;

index 81677795e57a..95813569f394 100644
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ static int cio_dac_probe(struct device *dev, unsigned int id)
 	indio_dev->channels = cio_dac_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = CIO_DAC_NUM_CHAN;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 
 	priv = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	priv->base = base[id];

index 4a6111b7e86c..b3835fb6b862 100644
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ static int dpot_dac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dac = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &dpot_dac_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = &dpot_dac_iio_channel;

index 26d206681472..86eec0df1174 100644
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ static int ds4424_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 
 	data->vcc_reg = devm_regulator_get(&client->dev, "vcc");
 	if (IS_ERR(data->vcc_reg)) {

index 0ab357bd3633..9e38607a189e 100644
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ static int lpc18xx_dac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &lpc18xx_dac_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = lpc18xx_dac_iio_channels;

index 10866838c72a..dc10188540ca 100644
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ static int ltc1660_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	priv->spi = spi;
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ltc1660_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = ltc1660_channels[id->driver_data];

index f891311f05cf..06bfaaa00da6 100644
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ static int ltc2632_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		}
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_of_node(&spi->dev) ? dev_of_node(&spi->dev)->name
 						 : spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ltc2632_info;

index 3205ca98c32d..225b1a374dc1 100644
@@ -204,9 +204,6 @@ static int m62332_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (IS_ERR(data->vcc))
 		return PTR_ERR(data->vcc);
 
-	/* establish that the iio_dev is a child of the i2c device */
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
-
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(m62332_channels);
 	indio_dev->channels = m62332_channels;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 7e01838ef4d0..daa60386bf0c 100644
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ static int max517_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	/* establish that the iio_dev is a child of the i2c device */
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
-
 	switch (id->driver_data) {
 	case ID_MAX521:
 		indio_dev->num_channels = 8;

index 2da086e372af..d6bb24db49c4 100644
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ static int max5821_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->vref_mv = ret / 1000;
 
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(max5821_channels);
 	indio_dev->channels = max5821_channels;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index ed455e801e80..ee174d224110 100644
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ static int mcp4725_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			goto err_disable_vdd_reg;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &mcp4725_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = &mcp472x_channel[id->driver_data];

index f9194b3ddc9c..c4e430b4050e 100644
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ static int mcp4922_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 	id = spi_get_device_id(spi);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &mcp4922_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = mcp4922_channels[id->driver_data];

index f22c1d9129b2..092c796fa3d9 100644
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ static int stm32_dac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dac = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	dac->common = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &stm32_dac_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 57b498d2a2a5..24e5833860f2 100644
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ static int ti_dac_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (!indio_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ti_dac_info;
 	indio_dev->name = spi->modalias;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 3a2bb0efe50d..502552716e1e 100644
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ static int dac5571_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &dac5571_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;

index 6f5df1a30a1c..d20cee33daba 100644
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ static int ti_dac_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi->bits_per_word = 16;
 	spi_setup(spi);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &ti_dac_info;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;

index c46805144dd4..7339d956a0cf 100644
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ static int dac7612_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->loaddacs);
 	priv->spi = spi;
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, iio_dev);
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	iio_dev->info = &dac7612_info;
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	iio_dev->channels = dac7612_channels;

index c1e15ede0e8e..344b55307c60 100644
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ static int vf610_dac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &vf610_dac_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index a7322184cbdd..334e1d779d6d 100644
@@ -1026,7 +1026,6 @@ static int ad9523_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 	st->pdata = pdata;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = (pdata->name[0] != 0) ? pdata->name :
 			  spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad9523_info;

index 1c2dc9b00f31..409c9c47161e 100644
@@ -531,7 +531,6 @@ static int adf4350_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 	st->pdata = pdata;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = (pdata->name[0] != 0) ? pdata->name :
 		spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 

index ff82863cbf42..ecd5e18995ad 100644
@@ -573,7 +573,6 @@ static int adf4371_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	mutex_init(&st->lock);
 
 	st->chip_info = &adf4371_chip_info[id->driver_data];
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &adf4371_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 1b84b8e112fe..6e5e2d98943c 100644
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ static int adis16080_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	indio_dev->name = spi->dev.driver->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = adis16080_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(adis16080_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &adis16080_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 

index 2a9ec08ec561..b9c952e65b55 100644
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ static int adis16130_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	indio_dev->name = spi->dev.driver->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = adis16130_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(adis16130_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &adis16130_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 

index afdc57af475d..d8a96f6bbae2 100644
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ static int adis16136_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	adis16136 = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	adis16136->chip_info = &adis16136_chip_info[id->driver_data];
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = adis16136_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(adis16136_channels);

index 9823573e811a..e638d56e1574 100644
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ static int adis16260_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	adis16260->info = &adis16260_chip_info_table[id->driver_data];
 
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &adis16260_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = adis16260->info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = adis16260->info->num_channels;

index b00c0eb44249..04f350025215 100644
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ static int adxrs450_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	/* This is only used for removal purposes */
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &adxrs450_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels =

index 428ddfc13acb..933492b33189 100644
@@ -1097,7 +1097,6 @@ int bmg160_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap, int irq,
 	if (ACPI_HANDLE(dev))
 		name = bmg160_match_acpi_device(dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = bmg160_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(bmg160_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = name;

index 89d2bb2282ea..b5e0e96c5968 100644
@@ -905,7 +905,6 @@ int fxas21002c_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap, int irq,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = fxas21002c_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(fxas21002c_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = name;

index 7f382aae1dfd..6698f5f535f6 100644
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ static int hid_gyro_3d_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(gyro_3d_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &gyro_3d_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index b3afa556f973..e9804664db73 100644
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ static int itg3200_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	st->i2c = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = client->dev.driver->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = itg3200_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(itg3200_channels);

index 8e908a749f95..157330451e0a 100644
@@ -1198,7 +1198,6 @@ int mpu3050_common_probe(struct device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_power_down;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = mpu3050_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mpu3050_channels);
 	indio_dev->info = &mpu3050_info;

index 4e4ee4167544..ac7c170a20de 100644
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ static int ssp_gyro_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	spd->type = SSP_GYROSCOPE_SENSOR;
 
 	indio_dev->name = ssp_gyro_name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ssp_gyro_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE;
 	indio_dev->channels = ssp_gyro_channels;

index 546fc37ad75d..38aa2030f3c6 100644
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ static int max30100_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->available_scan_masks = max30100_scan_masks;
 	indio_dev->modes = (INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE | INDIO_DIRECT_MODE);
 	indio_dev->setup_ops = &max30100_buffer_setup_ops;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 
 	data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	data->indio_dev = indio_dev;

index 74fc260b957e..9b47d9472a4f 100644
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ static int max30102_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->info = &max30102_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = (INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE | INDIO_DIRECT_MODE);
 	indio_dev->setup_ops = &max30102_buffer_setup_ops;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 
 	data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	data->indio_dev = indio_dev;

index 3bac98e731d9..02ad1767c845 100644
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ static int am2315_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &am2315_info;
 	indio_dev->name = AM2315_DRIVER_NAME;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 7ecd2ffa3132..3331141734c8 100644
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ static int hdc100x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &hdc100x_info;

index d2318c4aab0f..52f605114ef7 100644
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ static int hid_humidity_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	indio_dev->channels = humid_chans;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(humidity_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &humidity_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index d4c0589844dd..4f5d9d1c05ab 100644
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ static int htu21_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	indio_dev->info = &htu21_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 
 	if (id->driver_data == MS8607) {

index d5aef0bfef01..160b3d92df61 100644
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ static int si7005_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &si7005_info;

index b938f07eed64..a09b5773d377 100644
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ static int si7020_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	*data = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &si7020_info;

index 229f2ff98469..1ebe3e50d3e6 100644
@@ -1181,7 +1181,6 @@ static int adis16400_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	/* setup the industrialio driver allocated elements */
 	st->variant = &adis16400_chips[spi_get_device_id(spi)->driver_data];
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = st->variant->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = st->variant->num_channels;

index ad20c488a3ba..b26a5f1bc51a 100644
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ static int adis16460_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	st->chip_info = &adis16460_chip_info;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = st->chip_info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = st->chip_info->num_channels;

index c6dac4fc67a1..35d10ccb66c2 100644
@@ -1289,7 +1289,6 @@ static int adis16475_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = st->info->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = st->info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = st->info->num_channels;

index 6a471eee110e..5163749f568e 100644
@@ -1229,7 +1229,6 @@ static int adis16480_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
 	st->chip_info = &adis16480_chip_info[id->driver_data];
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = st->chip_info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = st->chip_info->num_channels;

index 26d586daee26..222ebb26f013 100644
@@ -870,7 +870,6 @@ int bmi160_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 	if (!name && ACPI_HANDLE(dev))
 		name = bmi160_match_acpi_device(dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = bmi160_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(bmi160_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = name;

index 7b47be44ea59..ab288186f36e 100644
@@ -633,7 +633,6 @@ int fxos8700_core_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = fxos8700_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(fxos8700_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = name ? name : "fxos8700";

index e67466100aff..e37bf0cb1654 100644
@@ -1248,7 +1248,6 @@ static struct iio_dev *kmx61_indiodev_setup(struct kmx61_data *data,
 
 	kmx61_set_data(indio_dev, data);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &data->client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = chan;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = num_channels;
 	indio_dev->name = name;

index 0b776cb91928..c8ddeb3f48ff 100644
@@ -2152,7 +2152,6 @@ static struct iio_dev *st_lsm6dsx_alloc_iiodev(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw,
 		return NULL;
 
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = hw->dev;
 	iio_dev->available_scan_masks = st_lsm6dsx_available_scan_masks;
 	iio_dev->channels = hw->settings->channels[id].chan;
 	iio_dev->num_channels = hw->settings->channels[id].len;

index e20d2ca928cc..cb03d038c994 100644
@@ -732,7 +732,6 @@ st_lsm6dsx_shub_alloc_iiodev(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw,
 		return NULL;
 
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = hw->dev;
 	iio_dev->info = &st_lsm6dsx_ext_info;
 
 	sensor = iio_priv(iio_dev);

index 1eafd0b24e18..2be7180e2cbf 100644
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ static int acpi_als_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 	mutex_init(&als->lock);
 
 	indio_dev->name = ACPI_ALS_DEVICE_NAME;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &device->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &acpi_als_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE;
 	indio_dev->channels = acpi_als_channels;

index d3269cd44fb5..17dac8d0e11d 100644
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ static int adjd_s311_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &adjd_s311_info;
 	indio_dev->name = ADJD_S311_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = adjd_s311_channels;

index b07797ac10d7..9aa28695e6f1 100644
@@ -785,7 +785,6 @@ static int adux1020_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!indio_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &adux1020_info;
 	indio_dev->name = ADUX1020_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = adux1020_channels;

index b1ed7658cc46..b4e9924094cd 100644
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ static int al3010_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &al3010_info;
 	indio_dev->name = AL3010_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = al3010_channels;

index 20ed0a73c390..cc1407ccc10a 100644
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ static int al3320a_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &al3320a_info;
 	indio_dev->name = AL3320A_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = al3320a_channels;

index 856b6c468dea..baaf202dce05 100644
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ static int apds9300_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->mutex);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = apds9300_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(apds9300_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = APDS9300_DRV_NAME;

index 52f86bc777dd..9afb3fcc74e6 100644
@@ -1001,7 +1001,6 @@ static int apds9960_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	iio_device_attach_buffer(indio_dev, buffer);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &apds9960_info;
 	indio_dev->name = APDS9960_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = apds9960_channels;

index adb5ab9e3439..48484b9401b9 100644
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ static int bh1750_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return ret;
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &bh1750_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = bh1750_channels;

index 03f2d8d123c4..abbf2e662e7d 100644
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static int bh1780_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&client->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put(&client->dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &bh1780_info;
 	indio_dev->name = "bh1780";
 	indio_dev->channels = bh1780_channels;

index 160eb3f99795..5d8333d63358 100644
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ static int cm32181_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	cm32181->dev = dev;
 
 	mutex_init(&cm32181->lock);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = cm32181_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(cm32181_channels);
 	indio_dev->info = &cm32181_info;

index 867200825686..18a410340dc5 100644
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ static int cm3232_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	chip->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = cm3232_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(cm3232_channels);
 	indio_dev->info = &cm3232_info;

index 0443861ba1ec..6d1b0ffd144b 100644
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ static int cm3323_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->mutex);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &cm3323_info;
 	indio_dev->name = CM3323_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = cm3323_channels;

index 90e38fcc974b..fd83a19929bc 100644
@@ -662,7 +662,6 @@ static int cm36651_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	mutex_init(&cm36651->lock);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = cm36651_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(cm36651_channels);
 	indio_dev->info = &cm36651_info;

index 7a2679bdc987..d5e1cd27eb46 100644
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ static int gp2ap002_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(dev);
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &gp2ap002_info;
 	indio_dev->name = "gp2ap002";
 	indio_dev->channels = gp2ap002_channels;

index 070d4cd0cf54..dd9ad880deca 100644
@@ -1527,7 +1527,6 @@ static int gp2ap020a00f_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	init_waitqueue_head(&data->data_ready_queue);
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = gp2ap020a00f_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(gp2ap020a00f_channels);
 	indio_dev->info = &gp2ap020a00f_info;

index 81fa2a422797..a21c827e4953 100644
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ static int hid_als_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	indio_dev->num_channels =
 				ARRAY_SIZE(als_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &als_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index e9c04df07344..330cf359e0b8 100644
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ static int hid_prox_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(prox_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &prox_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 1a056e2446ab..004ea890a4b2 100644
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ static int iqs621_als_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = iqs62x->dev_desc->dev_name;
 	indio_dev->info = &iqs621_als_info;
 

index 805a74f08ad1..ac8ad0f32689 100644
@@ -782,7 +782,6 @@ static int isl29018_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->channels = isl29018_chip_info_tbl[dev_id].channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = isl29018_chip_info_tbl[dev_id].num_channels;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 
 	return devm_iio_device_register(&client->dev, indio_dev);

index 4d220c835c75..2f8b494f3e08 100644
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ static int isl29028_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->channels = isl29028_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(isl29028_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(&client->dev);

index 95611f5eff01..663c72610655 100644
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ static int isl29125_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &isl29125_info;
 	indio_dev->name = ISL29125_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = isl29125_channels;

index 13deeebe37eb..724a0ec9f35c 100644
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ static int jsa1212_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = jsa1212_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(jsa1212_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = JSA1212_DRIVER_NAME;

index 55b8e2855647..c2a896bb0aac 100644
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@ static int lv0104cs_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return ret;
 
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = lv0104cs_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(lv0104cs_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = client->name;

index d6d8007ba430..aa8ed1e3e89a 100644
@@ -538,7 +538,6 @@ static int max44000_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &max44000_info;
 	indio_dev->name = MAX44000_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = max44000_channels;

index 00ba15499638..801e5a0ad496 100644
@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@ static int max44009_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &max44009_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->name = MAX44009_DRV_NAME;

index 5ebfbc52f541..a308fbc2fc7b 100644
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ static int noa1305_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &noa1305_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = noa1305_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(noa1305_channels);

index 82abfa57b59c..b02c497455f3 100644
@@ -768,7 +768,6 @@ static int opt3001_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	iio->name = client->name;
 	iio->channels = opt3001_channels;
 	iio->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(opt3001_channels);
-	iio->dev.parent = dev;
 	iio->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	iio->info = &opt3001_info;
 

index 0295783f036a..bfade6577a38 100644
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ static int pa12203001_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &pa12203001_info;
 	indio_dev->name = PA12203001_DRIVER_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = pa12203001_channels;

index a0a7aeae5a82..c20fbc730d65 100644
@@ -948,7 +948,6 @@ static int rpr0521_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &rpr0521_info;
 	indio_dev->name = RPR0521_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = rpr0521_channels;

index c1adab2a50fd..c280b4195003 100644
@@ -1015,7 +1015,6 @@ static int si1133_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, iio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	iio_dev->name = id->name;
 	iio_dev->channels = si1133_channels;
 	iio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(si1133_channels);

index 0476c2bc8138..e1f989dd3a3d 100644
@@ -1307,7 +1307,6 @@ static int si1145_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = data->part_info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = data->part_info->num_channels;

index d262c254b895..4d001d50e775 100644
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ int st_uvis25_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, struct regmap *regmap)
 		return err;
 
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	iio_dev->channels = st_uvis25_channels;
 	iio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(st_uvis25_channels);
 	iio_dev->name = ST_UVIS25_DEV_NAME;

index 9d1e503bc958..9e159393a38e 100644
@@ -585,7 +585,6 @@ static int stk3310_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &stk3310_info;
 	indio_dev->name = STK3310_DRIVER_NAME;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index b542e5619ead..bd6d3e4a0c4d 100644
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ static int tcs3414_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &tcs3414_info;
 	indio_dev->name = TCS3414_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = tcs3414_channels;

index 12ad34441010..a0dc447aeb68 100644
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ static int tcs3472_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &tcs3472_info;
 	indio_dev->name = TCS3472_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = tcs3472_channels;

index 2987a7a79a97..abc8d7db8dc1 100644
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ static int tsl2563_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->name = client->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = tsl2563_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(tsl2563_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 
 	if (client->irq)

index a760d14e146a..9e5490b7473b 100644
@@ -840,7 +840,6 @@ static int tsl2583_probe(struct i2c_client *clientp,
 	indio_dev->info = &tsl2583_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = tsl2583_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(tsl2583_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &clientp->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->name = chip->client->name;
 

index 9fbde9b71b63..735399405417 100644
@@ -1833,7 +1833,6 @@ static int tsl2772_probe(struct i2c_client *clientp,
 		&tsl2772_chip_info_tbl[device_channel_config[id->driver_data]];
 
 	indio_dev->info = chip->chip_info->info;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &clientp->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->name = chip->client->name;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = chip->chip_info->chan_table_elements;

index 0dfc664205c7..70505ba6d858 100644
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static int tsl4531_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &tsl4531_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = tsl4531_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(tsl4531_channels);

index b995f21a3347..2f2e79f17f0e 100644
@@ -851,7 +851,6 @@ static int us5182d_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &us5182d_info;
 	indio_dev->name = US5182D_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = us5182d_channels;

index 2a4b3d331055..ac1ab715d4dd 100644
@@ -1058,7 +1058,6 @@ static int vcnl4000_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 				     &data->near_level))
 		data->near_level = 0;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = data->chip_spec->info;
 	indio_dev->channels = data->chip_spec->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = data->chip_spec->num_channels;

index cca4db312bd3..765c44adac57 100644
@@ -564,7 +564,6 @@ static int vcnl4035_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	data->regmap = regmap;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &vcnl4035_info;
 	indio_dev->name = VCNL4035_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = vcnl4035_channels;

index aa25b87fca8f..de85c9b30be1 100644
@@ -814,7 +814,6 @@ static int veml6030_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	data->regmap = regmap;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = "veml6030";
 	indio_dev->channels = veml6030_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(veml6030_channels);

index 0be553ad5989..1e55e09a8d16 100644
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ static int veml6070_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client1 = client;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &veml6070_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = veml6070_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(veml6070_channels);

index ed7b02765b97..4775bd785e50 100644
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ static int vl6180_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &vl6180_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = vl6180_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(vl6180_channels);

index 80ae530720cd..e0bc9df9c88b 100644
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ static int zopt2201_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &zopt2201_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = zopt2201_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(zopt2201_channels);

index 810fdfd37c88..c2260c84f7f1 100644
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ static int ak8974_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&i2c->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put(&i2c->dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &i2c->dev;
 	switch (ak8974->variant) {
 	case AK8974_WHOAMI_VALUE_AMI306:
 	case AK8974_WHOAMI_VALUE_AMI305:

index d4de16750b10..8fc52057837d 100644
@@ -883,7 +883,6 @@ int bmc150_magn_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = bmc150_magn_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(bmc150_magn_channels);
 	indio_dev->available_scan_masks = bmc150_magn_scan_masks;

index 0c09daf87794..97642ebd9168 100644
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ static int hid_magn_3d_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	indio_dev->channels = channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = chan_count;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &magn_3d_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index c44a4292da92..1474ba63babe 100644
@@ -642,7 +642,6 @@ int hmc5843_common_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->info = &hmc5843_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index fb16cfdd6fa6..4d305a21c379 100644
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ static int mag3110_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	indio_dev->info = &mag3110_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = mag3110_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mag3110_channels);

index f27586716b5c..29a08d72fa90 100644
@@ -507,7 +507,6 @@ static int mmc35240_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->mutex);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &mmc35240_info;
 	indio_dev->name = MMC35240_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = mmc35240_channels;

index 43a2e420c9c4..a3e754943456 100644
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ int rm3100_common_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap, int irq)
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = "rm3100";
 	indio_dev->info = &rm3100_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = rm3100_channels;

index 0422ef57914c..6910218fdb00 100644
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ static int mux_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mux->cached_state = -1;
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &mux_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = mux->chan;

index 6aac8bea233a..ae132a93bcae 100644
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ static int hid_incl_3d_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(incl_3d_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &incl_3d_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 520dafbdc48f..4d7452314209 100644
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ static int iqs624_pos_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	iqs624_pos->indio_dev = indio_dev;
 
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = iqs624_pos_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(iqs624_pos_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = iqs62x->dev_desc->dev_name;

index 154f9a5da8bc..08a15e505ed6 100644
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ static int ad5272_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5272_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = &ad5272_channel;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = 1;

index d0de78232a93..5c061ab8f46c 100644
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ static int ds1803_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	data->cfg = &ds1803_cfg[id->driver_data];
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ds1803_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = ds1803_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ds1803_channels);

index 641b1821fdf6..280de9c54471 100644
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ static int max5432_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	data->ohm = (unsigned long)of_device_get_match_data(dev);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &max5432_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = max5432_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(max5432_channels);

index 732375b6d131..e4cb947c1c32 100644
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ static int max5481_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		data->cfg = &max5481_cfg[id->driver_data];
 
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 
 	/* variant specific configuration */

index 68ff806d4668..7ec51976ec99 100644
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static int max5487_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	indio_dev->info = &max5487_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = max5487_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(max5487_channels);

index 62151b2a2b12..fd0579ad3c83 100644
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ static int mcp4018_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (!data->cfg)
 		data->cfg = &mcp4018_cfg[i2c_match_id(mcp4018_id, client)->driver_data];
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &mcp4018_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = &mcp4018_channel;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = 1;

index 2368b39debf5..3c46ce4bc627 100644
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ static int mcp41010_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &mcp41010_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = mcp41010_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = data->cfg->wipers;

index 98df91e97f2f..103df5e100f3 100644
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ static int mcp4131_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &mcp4131_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = mcp4131_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = data->cfg->wipers;

index d71a22d71a30..95efc4b40514 100644
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ static int mcp4531_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (!data->cfg)
 		data->cfg = &mcp4531_cfg[i2c_match_id(mcp4531_id, client)->driver_data];
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &mcp4531_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = mcp4531_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = data->cfg->wipers;

index a0a07e47f13f..d996dc367fb7 100644
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ static int tpl0102_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return PTR_ERR(data->regmap);
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &tpl0102_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = tpl0102_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = data->cfg->wipers;

index 267aad8af0a6..e1c3bdb371ee 100644
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ static int abp060mg_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	abp060mg_init_device(indio_dev, cfg_id);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &abp060mg_info;

index 126a56d31b6e..6b7da40f99c8 100644
@@ -1004,7 +1004,6 @@ int bmp280_common_probe(struct device *dev,
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 	data->dev = dev;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->channels = bmp280_channels;
 	indio_dev->info = &bmp280_info;

index b8c99e7bd6cf..7afe37c97575 100644
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ static int dlh_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	st->use_interrupt = false;
 
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->info = &dlh_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 2c1943bbc433..0730380ceb69 100644
@@ -732,7 +732,6 @@ static int dps310_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	iio->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	iio->name = id->name;
 	iio->channels = dps310_channels;
 	iio->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(dps310_channels);

index 5e6663f757ae..5c458788f346 100644
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ static int hid_press_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	indio_dev->num_channels =
 				ARRAY_SIZE(press_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &press_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 026ba15ef68f..e40b1d7dc129 100644
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ static int hp03_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	priv->client = client;
 	mutex_init(&priv->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = hp03_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(hp03_channels);

index 1f931f5b7a65..986b7a59712e 100644
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ static int hp206c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	indio_dev->info = &hp206c_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = hp206c_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(hp206c_channels);

index 06cb5b63a189..90c0df068bbb 100644
@@ -545,7 +545,6 @@ static int icp10100_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = client->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = icp10100_channels;

index ca81a3dc5646..81f288312a28 100644
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ int mpl115_probe(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 
 	indio_dev->info = &mpl115_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = mpl115_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mpl115_channels);

index d066f3c5a8a6..ccdb0b70e48c 100644
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ static int mpl3115_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	indio_dev->info = &mpl3115_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = mpl3115_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mpl3115_channels);

index f49c7003c72a..05e0ef7260d5 100644
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ static int ms5637_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	indio_dev->info = &ms5637_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = ms5637_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ms5637_channels);

index 22abd28071b7..685fcf65334f 100644
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ static int t5403_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	indio_dev->info = &t5403_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = t5403_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(t5403_channels);

index 37fe851f89af..ef818f2aebd6 100644
@@ -1601,7 +1601,6 @@ static struct iio_dev *zpa2326_create_managed_iiodev(struct device *device,
 
 	/* Setup for userspace synchronous on demand sampling. */
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = device;
 	indio_dev->channels = zpa2326_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(zpa2326_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = name;

index bac9a433dd19..c339e7339ec8 100644
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ static int as3935_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = as3935_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(as3935_channels);

index 5ae549075b27..90e76451c972 100644
@@ -972,7 +972,6 @@ static int isl29501_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return ret;
 
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = isl29501_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(isl29501_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = client->name;

index 166b3e6d7db8..654564c45248 100644
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ static int mb1232_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	indio_dev->info = &mb1232_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = mb1232_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mb1232_channels);

index 36480c0100a7..7a0472323f17 100644
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ static int rfd77402_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &rfd77402_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = rfd77402_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(rfd77402_channels);

index d161f3061e35..08c6100e2c94 100644
@@ -931,7 +931,6 @@ static int sx9310_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return ret;
 
 	ACPI_COMPANION_SET(&indio_dev->dev, ACPI_COMPANION(&client->dev));
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = sx9310_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(sx9310_channels);
 	indio_dev->info = &sx9310_info;

index 287d288e40c2..f6eec54faef4 100644
@@ -931,7 +931,6 @@ static int sx9500_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (IS_ERR(data->regmap))
 		return PTR_ERR(data->regmap);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = SX9500_DRIVER_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = sx9500_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(sx9500_channels);

index b48216cc1858..5fbda9475ba9 100644
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ static int vl53l0x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 				     I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = "vl53l0x";
 	indio_dev->info = &vl53l0x_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = vl53l0x_channels;

index a391f46ee06b..6007abad116b 100644
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ static int ad2s1200_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return PTR_ERR(st->rdvel);
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad2s1200_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = ad2s1200_channels;

index a41f5cb10da5..d6a91f137e13 100644
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static int ad2s90_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	mutex_init(&st->lock);
 	st->sdev = spi;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad2s90_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = &ad2s90_chan;

index 8d1f434f109d..81688f1b932f 100644
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ static int hid_temperature_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	indio_dev->channels = temp_chans;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(temperature_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &temperature_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 3fd52b3eb030..fe126e1fb783 100644
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ static int iqs620_temp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	iio_device_set_drvdata(indio_dev, iqs62x);
 
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = iqs620_temp_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(iqs620_temp_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = iqs62x->dev_desc->dev_name;

index 8976e8d59826..55ff28a0f1c7 100644
@@ -1500,7 +1500,6 @@ static int ltc2983_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = st->iio_channels;
 	indio_dev->channels = st->iio_chan;

index b4c49a5d3685..ffc54289fca7 100644
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ static int max31856_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->info = &max31856_info;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 8d21116c7a22..0297e215b61a 100644
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ static int maxim_thermocouple_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	indio_dev->available_scan_masks = chip->scan_masks;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = chip->num_channels;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 
 	data = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	data->spi = spi;

index b7c56ddf884f..ef0fec94d269 100644
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ static int mlx90614_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mlx90614_wakeup(data);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &mlx90614_info;

index eaca6ba06864..ef94ad86275c 100644
@@ -645,7 +645,6 @@ static int mlx90632_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	mlx90632->regmap = regmap;
 
 	mutex_init(&mlx90632->lock);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &mlx90632_info;

index cc45d8345eb9..54976c7dad92 100644
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ static int tmp006_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	data->client = client;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &tmp006_info;

index 7df234d96f94..f90fe9e5617b 100644
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ static int tmp007_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = "tmp007";
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &tmp007_info;

index 6735af400b22..fc96e5f9d3fc 100644
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ static int tsys02d_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	indio_dev->info = &tsys02d_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = tsys02d_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(tsys02d_channels);

index 7d8962d6566a..e7459ad3d6cd 100644
@@ -723,7 +723,6 @@ static struct stm32_timer_trigger *stm32_setup_counter_device(struct device *dev
 		return NULL;
 
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &stm32_trigger_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_HARDWARE_TRIGGERED;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = 1;

index 3b0e3fa87d4c..752eb7fe5da3 100644
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ int tsc2007_iio_configure(struct tsc2007 *ts)
 	iio->ts = ts;
 
 	indio_dev->name = "tsc2007";
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &ts->client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &tsc2007_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = tsc2007_iio_channel;

index fef52d9b5346..c7798908ef0e 100644
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ static int adis16203_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi->dev.driver->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = adis16203_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(adis16203_channels);
 	indio_dev->info = &adis16203_info;

index 8bd35c6c56a1..38ec40b458c9 100644
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ static int adis16240_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi->dev.driver->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &adis16240_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = adis16240_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(adis16240_channels);

index bef6bd1295ea..fef0055b8990 100644
@@ -978,7 +978,6 @@ static int ad7280_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->readback_delay_us += 5; /* Add tWAIT */
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 
 	ret = ad7280_channel_init(st);

index a9985a7f8199..6c14d7bcdd67 100644
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ static int ad7816_probe(struct spi_device *spi_dev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi_dev)->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi_dev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7816_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 

index f4954d85553e..48132ab157ef 100644
@@ -590,8 +590,6 @@ static int ad7150_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = ad7150_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ad7150_channels);
-	/* Establish that the iio_dev is a child of the i2c device */
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7150_info;
 

index 21527d84f940..bd9803c7c5b6 100644
@@ -695,7 +695,6 @@ static int ad7746_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	/* Establish that the iio_dev is a child of the i2c device */
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7746_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = ad7746_channels;
 	if (id->driver_data == 7746)

index 74308a2e72db..447937e04ebd 100644
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ static int ad9832_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 	mutex_init(&st->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad9832_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 23026978a5a5..77f77a2b2e05 100644
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ static int ad9834_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->spi = spi;
 	st->devid = spi_get_device_id(spi)->driver_data;
 	st->reg = reg;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	switch (st->devid) {
 	case ID_AD9833:

index c468355b0848..dba78896ea8f 100644
@@ -759,7 +759,6 @@ static int ad5933_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&st->work, ad5933_work);
 	st->poll_time_jiffies = msecs_to_jiffies(AD5933_POLL_TIME_ms);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5933_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = (INDIO_BUFFER_SOFTWARE | INDIO_DIRECT_MODE);

index 4b25a3a314ed..225f775ecf67 100644
@@ -664,7 +664,6 @@ static int ad2s1210_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	st->resolution = 12;
 	st->fexcit = AD2S1210_DEF_EXCIT;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad2s1210_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = ad2s1210_channels;

index e2a69dd6a47e..6286e230f55b 100644
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ static int ad7476_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	st->spi = spi;
 
-	/* Establish that the iio_dev is a child of the spi device */
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index ca4c98401ebc..0f93f5c8965d 100644
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ static int ad7887_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 	st->spi = spi;
 
-	/* Estabilish that the iio_dev is a child of the spi device */
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7887_info;

index e01ba90dc106..5931bd630c4e 100644
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ static int ad5446_probe(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	st->reg = reg;
 	st->dev = dev;
 
-	/* Establish that the iio_dev is a child of the device */
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5446_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index bd9803c7c5b6..dfd71e99e872 100644
@@ -693,7 +693,6 @@ static int ad7746_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	chip->client = client;
 	chip->capdac_set = -1;
 
-	/* Establish that the iio_dev is a child of the i2c device */
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad7746_info;
 	indio_dev->channels = ad7746_channels;

index bc196c212881..8a621244dd01 100644
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static int lm3533_als_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	indio_dev->channels = lm3533_als_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(lm3533_als_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = pdev->dev.parent;
+	iio_device_set_parent(indio_dev, pdev->dev.parent);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 
 	als = iio_priv(indio_dev);

index c9924a65c32a..6b93521c0e17 100644
@@ -1311,7 +1311,6 @@ static int kxcjk1013_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mutex_init(&data->mutex);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = kxcjk1013_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(kxcjk1013_channels);
 	indio_dev->available_scan_masks = kxcjk1013_scan_masks;

index 00e100fc845a..ef3df402fc3c 100644
@@ -1592,7 +1592,6 @@ static int mma8452_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 	indio_dev->info = &mma8452_info;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = data->chip_info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = data->chip_info->num_channels;

index 312070dcf035..c15908faa381 100644
@@ -1103,7 +1103,6 @@ static int mma9553_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = mma9553_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(mma9553_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = name;

index 08ba1a8f05eb..a0837d7e9176 100644
@@ -970,7 +970,6 @@ static int ad7192_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, indio_dev);
 	st->chip_info = of_device_get_match_data(&spi->dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = st->chip_info->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 

index c8686558429b..6a173531d355 100644
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ static int hx711_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = "hx711";
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &hx711_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = hx711_chan_spec;

index 9d92017c79b2..cc1ba7bfc8e6 100644
@@ -1652,8 +1652,6 @@ static int max1363_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret)
 		goto error_disable_reg;
 
-	/* Establish that the iio_dev is a child of the i2c device */
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->channels = st->chip_info->channels;

index dd52f08ec82e..818b92518c66 100644
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ static int mcp3911_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (ret)
 		goto clk_disable;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = spi->dev.of_node;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 46858eddf1c3..1c90ad33a881 100644
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@ static int iadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->dev.of_node = node;
 	indio_dev->name = pdev->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 62167b87caea..2595e9cb0b2d 100644
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ static int ad8366_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	}
 
 	st->info = &ad8366_infos[st->type];
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad8366_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 415b39339d4e..5586eb8e12cd 100644
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ static int vz89x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->last_update = jiffies - HZ;
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &vz89x_info;
 	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 2d7623b9b2c0..84dcf149261f 100644
@@ -651,7 +651,6 @@ static int ad5770r_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		}
 	}
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &spi->dev;
 	indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi)->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &ad5770r_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index e9f87e42ff4f..ed230f12b2f8 100644
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ static int afe4403_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = afe->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = afe4403_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(afe4403_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = AFE4403_DRIVER_NAME;

index e728bbb21ca8..3a3efae4695a 100644
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ static int afe4404_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = afe->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = afe4404_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(afe4404_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = AFE4404_DRIVER_NAME;

index d05c6fdb758b..9a7819817488 100644
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ static int dht11_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_completion(&dht11->completion);
 	mutex_init(&dht11->lock);
 	iio->name = pdev->name;
-	iio->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	iio->info = &dht11_iio_info;
 	iio->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	iio->channels = dht11_chan_spec;

index 7ce1bd1defa0..16657789dc45 100644
@@ -572,7 +572,6 @@ int hts221_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, const char *name,
 		return err;
 
 	iio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-	iio_dev->dev.parent = hw->dev;
 	iio_dev->available_scan_masks = hts221_scan_masks;
 	iio_dev->channels = hts221_channels;
 	iio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(hts221_channels);

index 4d604fe842e5..153f855db8d6 100644
@@ -1530,7 +1530,6 @@ int inv_mpu_core_probe(struct regmap *regmap, int irq, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, indio_dev);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	/* name will be NULL when enumerated via ACPI */
 	if (name)
 		indio_dev->name = name;

index 964ede49f662..4c83953672be 100644
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ static int cm3605_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	led_trigger_register_simple("cm3605", &cm3605->led);
 	led_trigger_event(cm3605->led, LED_FULL);
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &cm3605_info;
 	indio_dev->name = "cm3605";
 	indio_dev->channels = cm3605_channels;

index 5a3fcb127cd2..4bac0646398d 100644
@@ -1480,7 +1480,6 @@ static int ltr501_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if ((partid >> 4) != data->chip_info->partid)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = data->chip_info->info;
 	indio_dev->channels = data->chip_info->channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = data->chip_info->no_channels;

index a23422aad97d..03d71f796177 100644
@@ -940,7 +940,6 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->channels = ak8975_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ak8975_channels);
 	indio_dev->info = &ak8975_info;

index b99f41240e3e..23bc61a7f018 100644
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ static int hid_dev_rot_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(dev_rot_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &dev_rot_info;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;

index 2cb11da18e0f..2d601889c8c0 100644
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ static int lmp91000_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->channels = lmp91000_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(lmp91000_channels);
 	indio_dev->name = LMP91000_DRV_NAME;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);
 

index 2e99eeb27f2e..1283ac1c2e03 100644
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ static int ping_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = "ping";
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &ping_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = ping_chan_spec;

index 5b369645ef49..a8e716dbd24e 100644
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ static int lidar_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->name = LIDAR_DRV_NAME;
 	indio_dev->channels = lidar_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(lidar_channels);
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, indio_dev);

index 568b76e06385..2a3acff431d7 100644
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ static int srf04_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, indio_dev);
 
 	indio_dev->name = "srf04";
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	indio_dev->info = &srf04_iio_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = srf04_chan_spec;

index b23ce446b7be..6677221d5818 100644
@@ -483,7 +483,6 @@ static int srf08_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	indio_dev->name = id->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = srf08_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(srf08_channels);

index d41f050c2fea..2c631a1ca33b 100644
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ static int tsys01_probe(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, struct device *dev)
 
 	indio_dev->info = &tsys01_info;
 	indio_dev->name = dev->driver->name;
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = tsys01_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(tsys01_channels);

index 9cb3d0e42c38..ccbafcaaf27e 100644
@@ -2171,7 +2171,6 @@ int adt7316_probe(struct device *dev, struct adt7316_bus *bus,
 	if ((chip->id & ID_FAMILY_MASK) == ID_ADT75XX)
 		chip->int_mask |= ADT7516_AIN_INT_MASK;
 
-	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
 	if ((chip->id & ID_FAMILY_MASK) == ID_ADT75XX)
 		indio_dev->info = &adt7516_info;
 	else