diff --git a/Documentation/fpga/fpga-mgr.txt b/Documentation/fpga/fpga-mgr.txt
index cc6413e..5b8b274 100644
--- a/Documentation/fpga/fpga-mgr.txt
+++ b/Documentation/fpga/fpga-mgr.txt
@@ -67,11 +67,9 @@ fpga_mgr_unlock when done programming the FPGA.
 To register or unregister the low level FPGA-specific driver:
 -------------------------------------------------------------
 
-	int fpga_mgr_register(struct device *dev, const char *name,
-			      const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops,
-			      void *priv);
+	int fpga_mgr_register(struct fpga_manager *mgr);
 
-	void fpga_mgr_unregister(struct device *dev);
+	void fpga_mgr_unregister(struct fpga_manager *mgr);
 
 Use of these two functions is described below in "How To Support a new FPGA
 device."
@@ -148,8 +146,13 @@ static int socfpga_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct socfpga_fpga_priv *priv;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
 	int ret;
 
+	mgr = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mgr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -157,13 +160,20 @@ static int socfpga_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* ... do ioremaps, get interrupts, etc. and save
 	   them in priv... */
 
-	return fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Altera SOCFPGA FPGA Manager",
-				 &socfpga_fpga_ops, priv);
+	mgr->name = "Altera SOCFPGA FPGA Manager";
+	mgr->mops = &socfpga_fpga_ops;
+	mgr->priv = priv;
+	mgr->parent = dev;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
+
+	return fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 }
 
 static int socfpga_fpga_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	fpga_mgr_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/altera-cvp.c b/drivers/fpga/altera-cvp.c
index 00e73d2..384c99d 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/altera-cvp.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/altera-cvp.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ static int altera_cvp_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			    const struct pci_device_id *dev_id)
 {
 	struct altera_cvp_conf *conf;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
 	u16 cmd, val;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -421,6 +422,10 @@ static int altera_cvp_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (!conf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	mgr = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mgr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/*
 	 * Enable memory BAR access. We cannot use pci_enable_device() here
 	 * because it will make the driver unusable with FPGA devices that
@@ -454,8 +459,13 @@ static int altera_cvp_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	snprintf(conf->mgr_name, sizeof(conf->mgr_name), "%s @%s",
 		 ALTERA_CVP_MGR_NAME, pci_name(pdev));
 
-	ret = fpga_mgr_register(&pdev->dev, conf->mgr_name,
-				&altera_cvp_ops, conf);
+	mgr->name = conf->mgr_name;
+	mgr->mops = &altera_cvp_ops;
+	mgr->priv = conf;
+	mgr->parent = &pdev->dev;
+	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
+
+	ret = fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unmap;
 
@@ -463,7 +473,7 @@ static int altera_cvp_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 				 &driver_attr_chkcfg);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Can't create sysfs chkcfg file\n");
-		fpga_mgr_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+		fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
 		goto err_unmap;
 	}
 
@@ -485,7 +495,7 @@ static void altera_cvp_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	u16 cmd;
 
 	driver_remove_file(&altera_cvp_driver.driver, &driver_attr_chkcfg);
-	fpga_mgr_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
 	pci_iounmap(pdev, conf->map);
 	pci_release_region(pdev, CVP_BAR);
 	pci_read_config_word(pdev, PCI_COMMAND, &cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/altera-pr-ip-core.c b/drivers/fpga/altera-pr-ip-core.c
index a7b31f9..a6da91b 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/altera-pr-ip-core.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/altera-pr-ip-core.c
@@ -187,8 +187,13 @@ static const struct fpga_manager_ops alt_pr_ops = {
 int alt_pr_register(struct device *dev, void __iomem *reg_base)
 {
 	struct alt_pr_priv *priv;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
 	u32 val;
 
+	mgr = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mgr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -201,15 +206,23 @@ int alt_pr_register(struct device *dev, void __iomem *reg_base)
 		(val & ALT_PR_CSR_STATUS_MSK) >> ALT_PR_CSR_STATUS_SFT,
 		(int)(val & ALT_PR_CSR_PR_START));
 
-	return fpga_mgr_register(dev, dev_name(dev), &alt_pr_ops, priv);
+	mgr->name = dev_name(dev);
+	mgr->mops = &alt_pr_ops;
+	mgr->priv = priv;
+	mgr->parent = dev;
+	dev_set_drvdata(dev, mgr);
+
+	return fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alt_pr_register);
 
 int alt_pr_unregister(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s\n", __func__);
 
-	fpga_mgr_unregister(dev);
+	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/altera-ps-spi.c b/drivers/fpga/altera-ps-spi.c
index 14f14ef..838d15a 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/altera-ps-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/altera-ps-spi.c
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ static int altera_ps_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	struct altera_ps_conf *conf;
 	const struct of_device_id *of_id;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
+
+	mgr = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mgr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	conf = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*conf), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!conf)
@@ -273,13 +278,20 @@ static int altera_ps_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	snprintf(conf->mgr_name, sizeof(conf->mgr_name), "%s %s",
 		 dev_driver_string(&spi->dev), dev_name(&spi->dev));
 
-	return fpga_mgr_register(&spi->dev, conf->mgr_name,
-				 &altera_ps_ops, conf);
+	mgr->name = conf->mgr_name;
+	mgr->mops = &altera_ps_ops;
+	mgr->priv = conf;
+	mgr->parent = &spi->dev;
+	spi_set_drvdata(spi, mgr);
+
+	return fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 }
 
 static int altera_ps_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	fpga_mgr_unregister(&spi->dev);
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr = spi_get_drvdata(spi);
+
+	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c b/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
index 223f240..1fd5494 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
@@ -518,48 +518,43 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpga_mgr_unlock);
 
 /**
  * fpga_mgr_register - register a low level fpga manager driver
- * @dev:	fpga manager device from pdev
- * @name:	fpga manager name
- * @mops:	pointer to structure of fpga manager ops
- * @priv:	fpga manager private data
+ * @mgr:	fpga manager struct
+ *
+ * The following fields of mgr must be set: name, mops, and parent.
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, negative error code otherwise.
  */
-int fpga_mgr_register(struct device *dev, const char *name,
-		      const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops,
-		      void *priv)
+int fpga_mgr_register(struct fpga_manager *mgr)
 {
-	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
+	const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops;
+	struct device *parent = mgr->parent;
 	int id, ret;
 
+	if (!parent) {
+		pr_err("Attempt to register fpga manager without parent\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	mops = mgr->mops;
 	if (!mops || !mops->write_complete || !mops->state ||
 	    !mops->write_init || (!mops->write && !mops->write_sg) ||
 	    (mops->write && mops->write_sg)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Attempt to register without fpga_manager_ops\n");
+		dev_err(parent, "Attempt to register without fpga_manager_ops\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!name || !strlen(name)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Attempt to register with no name!\n");
+	if (!mgr->name || !strlen(mgr->name)) {
+		dev_err(parent, "Attempt to register with no name!\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	mgr = kzalloc(sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	id = ida_simple_get(&fpga_mgr_ida, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (id < 0) {
-		ret = id;
-		goto error_kfree;
+		return id;
 	}
 
 	mutex_init(&mgr->ref_mutex);
 
-	mgr->name = name;
-	mgr->mops = mops;
-	mgr->priv = priv;
-
 	/*
 	 * Initialize framework state by requesting low level driver read state
 	 * from device.  FPGA may be in reset mode or may have been programmed
@@ -570,10 +565,9 @@ int fpga_mgr_register(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 	device_initialize(&mgr->dev);
 	mgr->dev.class = fpga_mgr_class;
 	mgr->dev.groups = mops->groups;
-	mgr->dev.parent = dev;
-	mgr->dev.of_node = dev->of_node;
+	mgr->dev.parent = parent;
+	mgr->dev.of_node = parent->of_node;
 	mgr->dev.id = id;
-	dev_set_drvdata(dev, mgr);
 
 	ret = dev_set_name(&mgr->dev, "fpga%d", id);
 	if (ret)
@@ -589,8 +583,6 @@ int fpga_mgr_register(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 
 error_device:
 	ida_simple_remove(&fpga_mgr_ida, id);
-error_kfree:
-	kfree(mgr);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -600,10 +592,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fpga_mgr_register);
  * fpga_mgr_unregister - unregister a low level fpga manager driver
  * @dev:	fpga manager device from pdev
  */
-void fpga_mgr_unregister(struct device *dev)
+void fpga_mgr_unregister(struct fpga_manager *mgr)
 {
-	struct fpga_manager *mgr = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
 	dev_info(&mgr->dev, "%s %s\n", __func__, mgr->name);
 
 	/*
@@ -622,7 +612,6 @@ static void fpga_mgr_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 	struct fpga_manager *mgr = to_fpga_manager(dev);
 
 	ida_simple_remove(&fpga_mgr_ida, mgr->dev.id);
-	kfree(mgr);
 }
 
 static int __init fpga_mgr_class_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/ice40-spi.c b/drivers/fpga/ice40-spi.c
index 7fca820..cdf0711 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/ice40-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/ice40-spi.c
@@ -133,8 +133,13 @@ static int ice40_fpga_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &spi->dev;
 	struct ice40_fpga_priv *priv;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
 	int ret;
 
+	mgr = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mgr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -174,14 +179,21 @@ static int ice40_fpga_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* Register with the FPGA manager */
-	return fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Lattice iCE40 FPGA Manager",
-				 &ice40_fpga_ops, priv);
+	mgr->name = "Lattice iCE40 FPGA Manager";
+	mgr->mops = &ice40_fpga_ops;
+	mgr->priv = priv;
+	mgr->parent = dev;
+	spi_set_drvdata(spi, mgr);
+
+	return fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 }
 
 static int ice40_fpga_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	fpga_mgr_unregister(&spi->dev);
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr = spi_get_drvdata(spi);
+
+	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c b/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c
index f8770af..1c0c8c5 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/socfpga-a10.c
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ static int socfpga_a10_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct a10_fpga_priv *priv;
 	void __iomem *reg_base;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
 	struct resource *res;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -519,8 +520,17 @@ static int socfpga_a10_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	return fpga_mgr_register(dev, "SoCFPGA Arria10 FPGA Manager",
-				 &socfpga_a10_fpga_mgr_ops, priv);
+	mgr = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mgr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	mgr->name = "SoCFPGA Arria10 FPGA Manager";
+	mgr->mops = &socfpga_a10_fpga_mgr_ops;
+	mgr->priv = priv;
+	mgr->parent = dev;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
+
+	return fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 }
 
 static int socfpga_a10_fpga_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -528,7 +538,7 @@ static int socfpga_a10_fpga_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct fpga_manager *mgr = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct a10_fpga_priv *priv = mgr->priv;
 
-	fpga_mgr_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->clk);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c b/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c
index b6672e6..b63cb53 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/socfpga.c
@@ -555,9 +555,14 @@ static int socfpga_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct socfpga_fpga_priv *priv;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
 	struct resource *res;
 	int ret;
 
+	mgr = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mgr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -581,13 +586,20 @@ static int socfpga_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Altera SOCFPGA FPGA Manager",
-				 &socfpga_fpga_ops, priv);
+	mgr->name = "Altera SOCFPGA FPGA Manager";
+	mgr->mops = &socfpga_fpga_ops;
+	mgr->priv = priv;
+	mgr->parent = dev;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
+
+	return fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 }
 
 static int socfpga_fpga_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	fpga_mgr_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/ts73xx-fpga.c b/drivers/fpga/ts73xx-fpga.c
index f6a96b4..5b8150c 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/ts73xx-fpga.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/ts73xx-fpga.c
@@ -116,8 +116,13 @@ static int ts73xx_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *kdev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct ts73xx_fpga_priv *priv;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
 	struct resource *res;
 
+	mgr = devm_kzalloc(kdev, sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mgr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(kdev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -131,13 +136,20 @@ static int ts73xx_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->io_base);
 	}
 
-	return fpga_mgr_register(kdev, "TS-73xx FPGA Manager",
-				 &ts73xx_fpga_ops, priv);
+	mgr->name = "TS-73xx FPGA Manager";
+	mgr->mops = &ts73xx_fpga_ops;
+	mgr->priv = priv;
+	mgr->parent = kdev;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
+
+	return fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 }
 
 static int ts73xx_fpga_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	fpga_mgr_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/xilinx-spi.c b/drivers/fpga/xilinx-spi.c
index 9b62a4c..3fe9d9e 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/xilinx-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/xilinx-spi.c
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ static const struct fpga_manager_ops xilinx_spi_ops = {
 static int xilinx_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
 	struct xilinx_spi_conf *conf;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
+
+	mgr = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mgr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	conf = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*conf), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!conf)
@@ -165,13 +170,20 @@ static int xilinx_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return PTR_ERR(conf->done);
 	}
 
-	return fpga_mgr_register(&spi->dev, "Xilinx Slave Serial FPGA Manager",
-				 &xilinx_spi_ops, conf);
+	mgr->name = "Xilinx Slave Serial FPGA Manager";
+	mgr->mops = &xilinx_spi_ops;
+	mgr->priv = conf;
+	mgr->parent = &spi->dev;
+	spi_set_drvdata(spi, mgr);
+
+	return fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 }
 
 static int xilinx_spi_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 {
-	fpga_mgr_unregister(&spi->dev);
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr = spi_get_drvdata(spi);
+
+	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/zynq-fpga.c b/drivers/fpga/zynq-fpga.c
index 70b15b3..b4e60aee 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/zynq-fpga.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/zynq-fpga.c
@@ -558,9 +558,14 @@ static int zynq_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct zynq_fpga_priv *priv;
+	struct fpga_manager *mgr;
 	struct resource *res;
 	int err;
 
+	mgr = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*mgr), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mgr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -613,8 +618,13 @@ static int zynq_fpga_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk_disable(priv->clk);
 
-	err = fpga_mgr_register(dev, "Xilinx Zynq FPGA Manager",
-				&zynq_fpga_ops, priv);
+	mgr->name = "Xilinx Zynq FPGA Manager";
+	mgr->mops = &zynq_fpga_ops;
+	mgr->priv = priv;
+	mgr->parent = dev;
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mgr);
+
+	err = fpga_mgr_register(mgr);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(dev, "unable to register FPGA manager\n");
 		clk_unprepare(priv->clk);
@@ -632,7 +642,7 @@ static int zynq_fpga_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mgr = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	priv = mgr->priv;
 
-	fpga_mgr_unregister(&pdev->dev);
+	fpga_mgr_unregister(mgr);
 
 	clk_unprepare(priv->clk);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h b/include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h
index 3c6de23..1ad48228 100644
--- a/include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h
+++ b/include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ struct fpga_manager_ops {
 /**
  * struct fpga_manager - fpga manager structure
  * @name: name of low level fpga manager
+ * @parent: parent device
  * @dev: fpga manager device
  * @ref_mutex: only allows one reference to fpga manager
  * @state: state of fpga manager
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ struct fpga_manager_ops {
  */
 struct fpga_manager {
 	const char *name;
+	struct device *parent;
 	struct device dev;
 	struct mutex ref_mutex;
 	enum fpga_mgr_states state;
@@ -170,9 +172,7 @@ struct fpga_manager *fpga_mgr_get(struct device *dev);
 
 void fpga_mgr_put(struct fpga_manager *mgr);
 
-int fpga_mgr_register(struct device *dev, const char *name,
-		      const struct fpga_manager_ops *mops, void *priv);
-
-void fpga_mgr_unregister(struct device *dev);
+int fpga_mgr_register(struct fpga_manager *mgr);
+void fpga_mgr_unregister(struct fpga_manager *mgr);
 
 #endif /*_LINUX_FPGA_MGR_H */
