diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt
index 109cc3792534..2e0fc28fa12f 100644
--- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt
+++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ calling media_entity_init():
 	err = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, npads, pads);
 
 The pads array must have been previously initialized. There is no need to
-manually set the struct media_entity type and name fields, but the revision
-field must be initialized if needed.
+manually set the struct media_entity function and name fields, but the
+revision field must be initialized if needed.
 
 A reference to the entity will be automatically acquired/released when the
 subdev device node (if any) is opened/closed.
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index df2fe4cc2d47..e925909bc99e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int dvb_create_tsout_entity(struct dvb_device *dvbdev,
 		if (!entity->name)
 			return ret;
 
-		entity->type = MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_TSOUT;
+		entity->function = MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_TSOUT;
 		pads->flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
 
 		ret = media_entity_init(entity, 1, pads);
@@ -302,18 +302,18 @@ static int dvb_create_media_entity(struct dvb_device *dvbdev,
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case DVB_DEVICE_FRONTEND:
-		dvbdev->entity->type = MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_DEMOD;
+		dvbdev->entity->function = MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_DEMOD;
 		dvbdev->pads[0].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
 		dvbdev->pads[1].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
 		break;
 	case DVB_DEVICE_DEMUX:
-		dvbdev->entity->type = MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_DEMUX;
+		dvbdev->entity->function = MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_DEMUX;
 		dvbdev->pads[0].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
 		for (i = 1; i < npads; i++)
 			dvbdev->pads[i].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
 		break;
 	case DVB_DEVICE_CA:
-		dvbdev->entity->type = MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_CA;
+		dvbdev->entity->function = MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_CA;
 		dvbdev->pads[0].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
 		dvbdev->pads[1].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
 		break;
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ int dvb_create_media_graph(struct dvb_adapter *adap)
 		return 0;
 
 	media_device_for_each_entity(entity, mdev) {
-		switch (entity->type) {
+		switch (entity->function) {
 		case MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_TUNER:
 			tuner = entity;
 			break;
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ int dvb_create_media_graph(struct dvb_adapter *adap)
 	/* Create demux links for each ringbuffer/pad */
 	if (demux) {
 		media_device_for_each_entity(entity, mdev) {
-			if (entity->type == MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_TSOUT) {
+			if (entity->function == MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_TSOUT) {
 				if (!strncmp(entity->name, DVR_TSOUT,
 				    strlen(DVR_TSOUT))) {
 					ret = media_create_pad_link(demux,
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ int dvb_create_media_graph(struct dvb_adapter *adap)
 		}
 
 		media_device_for_each_entity(entity, mdev) {
-			if (entity->type == MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_TSOUT) {
+			if (entity->function == MEDIA_ENT_T_DVB_TSOUT) {
 				if (!strcmp(entity->name, DVR_TSOUT)) {
 					link = media_create_intf_link(entity,
 							intf,
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_decoder.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_decoder.c
index 55cd42a584a5..a6fbe78a70e3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_decoder.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/au8522_decoder.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static int au8522_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	state->pads[AU8522_PAD_INPUT].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
 	state->pads[AU8522_PAD_VID_OUT].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
 	state->pads[AU8522_PAD_VBI_OUT].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_DECODER;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_DECODER;
 
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, ARRAY_SIZE(state->pads),
 				state->pads);
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/adp1653.c b/drivers/media/i2c/adp1653.c
index 5f76997f6e07..2b8f72ac0f7d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/adp1653.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/adp1653.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int adp1653_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto free_and_quit;
 
-	flash->subdev.entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH;
+	flash->subdev.entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH;
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/as3645a.c b/drivers/media/i2c/as3645a.c
index 9d579a836f79..a49ef7d6df18 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/as3645a.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/as3645a.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ static int as3645a_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto done;
 
-	flash->subdev.entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH;
+	flash->subdev.entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH;
 
 	mutex_init(&flash->power_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/cx25840/cx25840-core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
index 270135d06b32..d48a3a4df96b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
@@ -5208,7 +5208,7 @@ static int cx25840_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	state->pads[CX25840_PAD_INPUT].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
 	state->pads[CX25840_PAD_VID_OUT].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
 	state->pads[CX25840_PAD_VBI_OUT].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_DECODER;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_DECODER;
 
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, ARRAY_SIZE(state->pads),
 				state->pads);
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/lm3560.c b/drivers/media/i2c/lm3560.c
index 9bd9def0852c..7c1abdca39d0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/lm3560.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/lm3560.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static int lm3560_subdev_init(struct lm3560_flash *flash,
 	rval = media_entity_init(&flash->subdev_led[led_no].entity, 0, NULL);
 	if (rval < 0)
 		goto err_out;
-	flash->subdev_led[led_no].entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH;
+	flash->subdev_led[led_no].entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH;
 
 	return rval;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/lm3646.c b/drivers/media/i2c/lm3646.c
index 4160e18af607..d609f2fa8e6c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/lm3646.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/lm3646.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int lm3646_subdev_init(struct lm3646_flash *flash)
 	rval = media_entity_init(&flash->subdev_led.entity, 0, NULL);
 	if (rval < 0)
 		goto err_out;
-	flash->subdev_led.entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH;
+	flash->subdev_led.entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH;
 	return rval;
 
 err_out:
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/m5mols/m5mols_core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/m5mols/m5mols_core.c
index f718a1009e4c..206319b88d7a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/m5mols/m5mols_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/m5mols/m5mols_core.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ static int m5mols_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, 1, &info->pad);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&info->irq_waitq);
 	mutex_init(&info->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/noon010pc30.c b/drivers/media/i2c/noon010pc30.c
index a9761251b970..6cd407bcfddf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/noon010pc30.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/noon010pc30.c
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ static int noon010_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		goto np_err;
 
 	info->pad.flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, 1, &info->pad);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto np_err;
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov2659.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov2659.c
index 6bce9832ab7b..c085dec69201 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov2659.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov2659.c
@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ static int ov2659_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
 	ov2659->pad.flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, 1, &ov2659->pad);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		v4l2_ctrl_handler_free(&ov2659->ctrls);
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov9650.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov9650.c
index 8a8eb593fc23..2862244a6488 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov9650.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov9650.c
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ static int ov965x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return ret;
 
 	ov965x->pad.flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, 1, &ov965x->pad);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/s5c73m3/s5c73m3-core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/s5c73m3/s5c73m3-core.c
index abae37321c0c..3f55168cce47 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/s5c73m3/s5c73m3-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/s5c73m3/s5c73m3-core.c
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ static int s5c73m3_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	state->sensor_pads[S5C73M3_JPEG_PAD].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
 	state->sensor_pads[S5C73M3_ISP_PAD].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, S5C73M3_NUM_PADS,
 							state->sensor_pads);
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ static int s5c73m3_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	state->oif_pads[OIF_ISP_PAD].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
 	state->oif_pads[OIF_JPEG_PAD].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
 	state->oif_pads[OIF_SOURCE_PAD].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	oif_sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	oif_sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 
 	ret = media_entity_init(&oif_sd->entity, OIF_NUM_PADS,
 							state->oif_pads);
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/s5k4ecgx.c b/drivers/media/i2c/s5k4ecgx.c
index d207ddce31b6..45f6e6f2585a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/s5k4ecgx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/s5k4ecgx.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ static int s5k4ecgx_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	sd->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE;
 
 	priv->pad.flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, 1, &priv->pad);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/s5k5baf.c b/drivers/media/i2c/s5k5baf.c
index 0513196bd48c..22dfeadf7672 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/s5k5baf.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/s5k5baf.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static inline struct v4l2_subdev *ctrl_to_sd(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 
 static inline bool s5k5baf_is_cis_subdev(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
 {
-	return sd->entity.type == MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	return sd->entity.function == MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 }
 
 static inline struct s5k5baf *to_s5k5baf(struct v4l2_subdev *sd)
@@ -1904,7 +1904,7 @@ static int s5k5baf_configure_subdevs(struct s5k5baf *state,
 	sd->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE;
 
 	state->cis_pad.flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, NUM_CIS_PADS, &state->cis_pad);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ static int s5k5baf_configure_subdevs(struct s5k5baf *state,
 
 	state->pads[PAD_CIS].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
 	state->pads[PAD_OUT].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, NUM_ISP_PADS, state->pads);
 
 	if (!ret)
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/s5k6aa.c b/drivers/media/i2c/s5k6aa.c
index 39a461f9d9bb..71162c02d6d7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/s5k6aa.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/s5k6aa.c
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ static int s5k6aa_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	sd->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE;
 
 	s5k6aa->pad.flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 	ret = media_entity_init(&sd->entity, 1, &s5k6aa->pad);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
index 5aa49eb393a9..bb1f891a1eb6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
@@ -2763,7 +2763,7 @@ static int smiapp_init(struct smiapp_sensor *sensor)
 
 	dev_dbg(&client->dev, "profile %d\n", sensor->minfo.smiapp_profile);
 
-	sensor->pixel_array->sd.entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
+	sensor->pixel_array->sd.entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR;
 
 	/* final steps */
 	smiapp_read_frame_fmt(sensor);
diff --git a/drivers/media/media-device.c b/drivers/media/media-device.c
index 97eb97d9b662..ccef9621d147 100644
--- a/drivers/media/media-device.c
+++ b/drivers/media/media-device.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static long media_device_enum_entities(struct media_device *mdev,
 	u_ent.id = media_entity_id(ent);
 	if (ent->name)
 		strlcpy(u_ent.name, ent->name, sizeof(u_ent.name));
-	u_ent.type = ent->type;
+	u_ent.type = ent->function;
 	u_ent.revision = ent->revision;
 	u_ent.flags = ent->flags;
 	u_ent.group_id = ent->group_id;
@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@ int __must_check media_device_register_entity(struct media_device *mdev,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (entity->type == MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_UNKNOWN ||
-	    entity->type == MEDIA_ENT_T_UNKNOWN)
+	if (entity->function == MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_UNKNOWN ||
+	    entity->function == MEDIA_ENT_T_UNKNOWN)
 		dev_warn(mdev->dev,
 			 "Entity type for entity %s was not initialized!\n",
 			 entity->name);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/xilinx/xilinx-dma.c b/drivers/media/platform/xilinx/xilinx-dma.c
index 8e14841bf445..8bee7313a497 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/xilinx/xilinx-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/xilinx/xilinx-dma.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int xvip_pipeline_validate(struct xvip_pipeline *pipe,
 	while ((entity = media_entity_graph_walk_next(&graph))) {
 		struct xvip_dma *dma;
 
-		if (entity->type != MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_VIDEO)
+		if (entity->function != MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_VIDEO)
 			continue;
 
 		dma = to_xvip_dma(media_entity_to_video_device(entity));
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-core.c b/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-core.c
index 399c6712faf9..44a2ab3c85ab 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-core.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static int au0828_create_media_graph(struct au0828_dev *dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	media_device_for_each_entity(entity, mdev) {
-		switch (entity->type) {
+		switch (entity->function) {
 		case MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_TUNER:
 			tuner = entity;
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-video.c
index 806b8d320bae..5c01f37cd0b8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/au0828/au0828-video.c
@@ -1830,18 +1830,18 @@ static void au0828_analog_create_entities(struct au0828_dev *dev)
 
 		switch(AUVI_INPUT(i).type) {
 		case AU0828_VMUX_COMPOSITE:
-			ent->type = MEDIA_ENT_T_CONN_COMPOSITE;
+			ent->function = MEDIA_ENT_T_CONN_COMPOSITE;
 			break;
 		case AU0828_VMUX_SVIDEO:
-			ent->type = MEDIA_ENT_T_CONN_SVIDEO;
+			ent->function = MEDIA_ENT_T_CONN_SVIDEO;
 			break;
 		case AU0828_VMUX_CABLE:
 		case AU0828_VMUX_TELEVISION:
 		case AU0828_VMUX_DVB:
-			ent->type = MEDIA_ENT_T_CONN_RF;
+			ent->function = MEDIA_ENT_T_CONN_RF;
 			break;
 		default: /* AU0828_VMUX_DEBUG */
-			ent->type = MEDIA_ENT_T_CONN_TEST;
+			ent->function = MEDIA_ENT_T_CONN_TEST;
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c
index c05aaef85491..b01d6bce3cf6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ static int cx231xx_create_media_graph(struct cx231xx *dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	media_device_for_each_entity(entity, mdev) {
-		switch (entity->type) {
+		switch (entity->function) {
 		case MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_TUNER:
 			tuner = entity;
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c
index e8baff4d6290..ed4a49c850c7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-video.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static int cx231xx_enable_analog_tuner(struct cx231xx *dev)
 	 * this should be enough for the actual needs.
 	 */
 	media_device_for_each_entity(entity, mdev) {
-		if (entity->type == MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_DECODER) {
+		if (entity->function == MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_DECODER) {
 			decoder = entity;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c
index b90f2a52db96..e8fc5ec8fc35 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/tuner-core.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ register_client:
 #if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
 	t->pad[TUNER_PAD_RF_INPUT].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
 	t->pad[TUNER_PAD_IF_OUTPUT].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
-	t->sd.entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_TUNER;
+	t->sd.entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_TUNER;
 	t->sd.entity.name = t->name;
 
 	ret = media_entity_init(&t->sd.entity, TUNER_NUM_PADS, &t->pad[0]);
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c
index 8429da66754a..2446b2d8fe66 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-dev.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static void v4l2_device_release(struct device *cd)
 	if (v4l2_dev->mdev) {
 		/* Remove interfaces and interface links */
 		media_devnode_remove(vdev->intf_devnode);
-		if (vdev->entity.type != MEDIA_ENT_T_UNKNOWN)
+		if (vdev->entity.function != MEDIA_ENT_T_UNKNOWN)
 			media_device_unregister_entity(&vdev->entity);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -726,20 +726,20 @@ static int video_register_media_controller(struct video_device *vdev, int type)
 	if (!vdev->v4l2_dev->mdev)
 		return 0;
 
-	vdev->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_UNKNOWN;
+	vdev->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_UNKNOWN;
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case VFL_TYPE_GRABBER:
 		intf_type = MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_VIDEO;
-		vdev->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_VIDEO;
+		vdev->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_VIDEO;
 		break;
 	case VFL_TYPE_VBI:
 		intf_type = MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_VBI;
-		vdev->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_VBI;
+		vdev->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_VBI;
 		break;
 	case VFL_TYPE_SDR:
 		intf_type = MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_SWRADIO;
-		vdev->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SWRADIO;
+		vdev->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SWRADIO;
 		break;
 	case VFL_TYPE_RADIO:
 		intf_type = MEDIA_INTF_T_V4L_RADIO;
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static int video_register_media_controller(struct video_device *vdev, int type)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (vdev->entity.type != MEDIA_ENT_T_UNKNOWN) {
+	if (vdev->entity.function != MEDIA_ENT_T_UNKNOWN) {
 		vdev->entity.name = vdev->name;
 
 		/* Needed just for backward compatibility with legacy MC API */
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ static int video_register_media_controller(struct video_device *vdev, int type)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	if (vdev->entity.type != MEDIA_ENT_T_UNKNOWN) {
+	if (vdev->entity.function != MEDIA_ENT_T_UNKNOWN) {
 		struct media_link *link;
 
 		link = media_create_intf_link(&vdev->entity,
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-flash-led-class.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-flash-led-class.c
index 34c489fed55e..cf7b3cb9a373 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-flash-led-class.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-flash-led-class.c
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ struct v4l2_flash *v4l2_flash_init(
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH;
 
 	ret = v4l2_flash_init_controls(v4l2_flash, config);
 	if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
index b3bcc8253182..b440cb66669c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-subdev.c
@@ -535,9 +535,9 @@ v4l2_subdev_link_validate_get_format(struct media_pad *pad,
 		return v4l2_subdev_call(sd, pad, get_fmt, NULL, fmt);
 	}
 
-	WARN(pad->entity->type != MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_VIDEO,
+	WARN(pad->entity->function != MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_VIDEO,
 	     "Driver bug! Wrong media entity type 0x%08x, entity %s\n",
-	     pad->entity->type, pad->entity->name);
+	     pad->entity->function, pad->entity->name);
 
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ void v4l2_subdev_init(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, const struct v4l2_subdev_ops *ops)
 	sd->host_priv = NULL;
 #if defined(CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER)
 	sd->entity.name = sd->name;
-	sd->entity.type = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_UNKNOWN;
+	sd->entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_UNKNOWN;
 #endif
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_subdev_init);
diff --git a/include/media/media-entity.h b/include/media/media-entity.h
index 8bdc10dcc5e7..10f7d5f0eb66 100644
--- a/include/media/media-entity.h
+++ b/include/media/media-entity.h
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ struct media_entity_operations {
  *
  * @graph_obj:	Embedded structure containing the media object common data.
  * @name:	Entity name.
- * @type:	Entity type, as defined at uapi/media.h (MEDIA_ENT_T_*)
+ * @function:	Entity main function, as defined at uapi/media.h
+ *		(MEDIA_ENT_F_*)
  * @revision:	Entity revision - OBSOLETE - should be removed soon.
  * @flags:	Entity flags, as defined at uapi/media.h (MEDIA_ENT_FL_*)
  * @group_id:	Entity group ID - OBSOLETE - should be removed soon.
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ struct media_entity_operations {
 struct media_entity {
 	struct media_gobj graph_obj;	/* must be first field in struct */
 	const char *name;
-	u32 type;
+	u32 function;
 	u32 revision;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 group_id;
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ static inline bool is_media_entity_v4l2_io(struct media_entity *entity)
 	if (!entity)
 		return false;
 
-	switch (entity->type) {
+	switch (entity->function) {
 	case MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_VIDEO:
 	case MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_VBI:
 	case MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SWRADIO:
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ static inline bool is_media_entity_v4l2_subdev(struct media_entity *entity)
 	if (!entity)
 		return false;
 
-	switch (entity->type) {
+	switch (entity->function) {
 	case MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_SENSOR:
 	case MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_FLASH:
 	case MEDIA_ENT_T_V4L2_SUBDEV_LENS:
