diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
index 5cc419e76ce7..6ccf879c0b75 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-capture.c
@@ -335,11 +335,12 @@ static void vimc_cap_release(struct video_device *vdev)
 	kfree(vcap);
 }
 
-void vimc_cap_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
+void vimc_cap_rm(struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
 {
-	struct vimc_cap_device *vcap;
+	struct vimc_cap_device *vcap = container_of(ved,
+						    struct vimc_cap_device,
+						    ved);
 
-	vcap = container_of(ved, struct vimc_cap_device, ved);
 	vb2_queue_release(&vcap->queue);
 	media_entity_cleanup(ved->ent);
 	video_unregister_device(&vcap->vdev);
@@ -397,8 +398,9 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_cap_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 	/* Allocate the vimc_cap_device struct */
 	vcap = kzalloc(sizeof(*vcap), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vcap)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	strscpy(vcap->ved.name, vcfg_name, sizeof(vcap->ved.name));
 	/* Allocate the pads */
 	vcap->ved.pads =
 		vimc_pads_init(1, (const unsigned long[1]) {MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK});
@@ -408,7 +410,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_cap_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 	}
 
 	/* Initialize the media entity */
-	vcap->vdev.entity.name = vcfg_name;
+	vcap->vdev.entity.name = vcap->ved.name;
 	vcap->vdev.entity.function = MEDIA_ENT_F_IO_V4L;
 	ret = media_entity_pads_init(&vcap->vdev.entity,
 				     1, vcap->ved.pads);
@@ -432,7 +434,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_cap_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 
 	ret = vb2_queue_init(q);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&vimc->pdev.dev, "%s: vb2 queue init failed (err=%d)\n",
+		dev_err(vimc->mdev.dev, "%s: vb2 queue init failed (err=%d)\n",
 			vcfg_name, ret);
 		goto err_clean_m_ent;
 	}
@@ -452,7 +454,8 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_cap_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 	vcap->ved.ent = &vcap->vdev.entity;
 	vcap->ved.process_frame = vimc_cap_process_frame;
 	vcap->ved.vdev_get_format = vimc_cap_get_format;
-	vcap->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
+
+	vcap->dev = vimc->mdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the video_device struct */
 	vdev = &vcap->vdev;
@@ -471,7 +474,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_cap_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 	/* Register the video_device with the v4l2 and the media framework */
 	ret = video_register_device(vdev, VFL_TYPE_GRABBER, -1);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&vimc->pdev.dev, "%s: video register failed (err=%d)\n",
+		dev_err(vimc->mdev.dev, "%s: video register failed (err=%d)\n",
 			vcap->vdev.name, ret);
 		goto err_release_queue;
 	}
@@ -487,7 +490,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_cap_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 err_free_vcap:
 	kfree(vcap);
 
-	return NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 static void vimc_cap_create_cfs_pads(struct config_group *ent_group)
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
index e0e3b3ab7b19..5c7f451a7bf0 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-common.h
@@ -63,21 +63,6 @@ do {									\
 		(fmt)->xfer_func = V4L2_XFER_FUNC_DEFAULT;		\
 } while (0)
 
-/**
- * struct vimc_platform_data - platform data to components
- *
- * @entity_name:	The name of the entity to be created
- *
- * Board setup code will often provide additional information using the device's
- * platform_data field to hold additional information.
- * When injecting a new platform_device in the component system the core needs
- * to provide to the corresponding submodules the name of the entity that should
- * be used when registering the subdevice in the Media Controller system.
- */
-struct vimc_platform_data {
-	char entity_name[32];
-};
-
 /**
  * struct vimc_platform_data_core - platform data to the core
  *
@@ -157,61 +142,56 @@ struct vimc_link {
 /**
  * struct vimc_device - main device for vimc driver
  *
- * @pdev	pointer to the platform device
- * @pipe_cfg	pointer to the vimc pipeline configuration structure
- * @ent_devs	array of vimc_ent_device pointers
  * @mdev	the associated media_device parent
  * @v4l2_dev	Internal v4l2 parent device
+ * @ents	list of vimc_ent_device objects
  */
 struct vimc_device {
-	struct platform_device pdev;
-	const struct vimc_pipeline_config *pipe_cfg;
-	struct vimc_ent_device **ent_devs;
 	struct media_device mdev;
 	struct v4l2_device v4l2_dev;
+
+	struct list_head ents;
 };
 
 /**
- * struct vimc_ent_config	Structure which describes individual
- *				configuration for each entity
- *
- * @name			entity name
- * @ved				pointer to vimc_ent_device (a node in the
- *					topology)
+ * struct ent_type		Structure for the add and remove callbacks
+ *				of entity type
+ * @name			entity type name
  * @add				subdev add hook - initializes and registers
  *					subdev called from vimc-core
  * @rm				subdev rm hook - unregisters and frees
  *					subdev called from vimc-core
  */
-struct vimc_ent_config {
-	const char *name;
-	struct vimc_ent_device *(*add)(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+
+struct vimc_ent_type {
+	const char name[VIMC_MAX_NAME_LEN];
+	struct vimc_ent_device*	(*add)(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 				       const char *vcfg_name);
-	void (*rm)(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved);
+	void (*rm)(struct vimc_ent_device *ent);
 };
 
 /* prototypes for vimc_ent_config add and rm hooks */
 struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_cap_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 				     const char *vcfg_name);
-void vimc_cap_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved);
+void vimc_cap_rm(struct vimc_ent_device *ent);
 void vimc_cap_init(void);
 void vimc_cap_exit(void);
 
 struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_deb_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 				     const char *vcfg_name);
-void vimc_deb_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved);
+void vimc_deb_rm(struct vimc_ent_device *ent);
 void vimc_deb_init(void);
 void vimc_deb_exit(void);
 
 struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sca_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 				     const char *vcfg_name);
-void vimc_sca_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved);
+void vimc_sca_rm(struct vimc_ent_device *ent);
 void vimc_sca_init(void);
 void vimc_sca_exit(void);
 
 struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sen_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 				     const char *vcfg_name);
-void vimc_sen_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved);
+void vimc_sen_rm(struct vimc_ent_device *ent);
 void vimc_sen_init(void);
 void vimc_sen_exit(void);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-configfs.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-configfs.c
index 933aece0bb5f..e99f926d2f93 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-configfs.c
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ static void vimc_cfs_src_pad_prepare_link_drop_item(
 	cfs_item = src_pad_group->cg_item.ci_parent->ci_parent;
 	cfs = container_of(cfs_item->ci_parent, struct vimc_cfs_device,
 			   gdev.cg_item);
-	cg_dbg(&cfs->gdev, "dropping prepared link '%s'\n",
-	       link_item->ci_name);
+	cg_dbg(&cfs->gdev, "dropping prepared link '%s' cfs=%p\n",
+	       link_item->ci_name, cfs);
 	if (IS_PLUGGED(cfs))
 		vimc_cfs_device_unplug(cfs);
 	config_item_put(link_item);
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ static struct config_group *vimc_cfs_subsys_make_dev_group(
 	if (!cfs)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	cg_dbg(&cfs->gdev, "making dev group '%s'", name);
+	cg_dbg(&cfs->gdev, "making dev group '%s', cfs=%p", name, cfs);
 	/* Configure platform data */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cfs->ents);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cfs->links);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c
index 476bad2cb2de..06a36cc1f00c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-core.c
@@ -17,178 +17,137 @@
 
 #include "vimc-configfs.h"
 
-#define VIMC_ENT_LINK(src, srcpad, sink, sinkpad, link_flags) {	\
-	.src_ent = src,						\
-	.src_pad = srcpad,					\
-	.sink_ent = sink,					\
-	.sink_pad = sinkpad,					\
-	.flags = link_flags,					\
-}
-
-/* Structure which describes links between entities */
-struct vimc_ent_link {
-	unsigned int src_ent;
-	u16 src_pad;
-	unsigned int sink_ent;
-	u16 sink_pad;
-	u32 flags;
-};
 
-/* Structure which describes the whole topology */
-struct vimc_pipeline_config {
-	const struct vimc_ent_config *ents;
-	size_t num_ents;
-	const struct vimc_ent_link *links;
-	size_t num_links;
-};
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Topology Configuration
- */
-
-static struct vimc_ent_config ent_config[] = {
-	{
-		.name = "Sensor A",
-		.add = vimc_sen_add,
-		.rm = vimc_sen_rm,
-	},
+static struct vimc_ent_type ent_types[] = {
 	{
-		.name = "Sensor B",
+		.name = VIMC_SEN_NAME,
 		.add = vimc_sen_add,
 		.rm = vimc_sen_rm,
 	},
 	{
-		.name = "Debayer A",
+		.name = VIMC_DEB_NAME,
 		.add = vimc_deb_add,
 		.rm = vimc_deb_rm,
 	},
 	{
-		.name = "Debayer B",
-		.add = vimc_deb_add,
-		.rm = vimc_deb_rm,
-	},
-	{
-		.name = "Raw Capture 0",
-		.add = vimc_cap_add,
-		.rm = vimc_cap_rm,
-	},
-	{
-		.name = "Raw Capture 1",
+		.name = VIMC_CAP_NAME,
 		.add = vimc_cap_add,
 		.rm = vimc_cap_rm,
 	},
 	{
-		/* TODO: change this to vimc-input when it is implemented */
-		.name = "RGB/YUV Input",
-		.add = vimc_sen_add,
-		.rm = vimc_sen_rm,
-	},
-	{
-		.name = "Scaler",
+		.name = VIMC_SCA_NAME,
 		.add = vimc_sca_add,
 		.rm = vimc_sca_rm,
 	},
-	{
-		.name = "RGB/YUV Capture",
-		.add = vimc_cap_add,
-		.rm = vimc_cap_rm,
-	},
 };
 
-static const struct vimc_ent_link ent_links[] = {
-	/* Link: Sensor A (Pad 0)->(Pad 0) Debayer A */
-	VIMC_ENT_LINK(0, 0, 2, 0, MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED | MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE),
-	/* Link: Sensor A (Pad 0)->(Pad 0) Raw Capture 0 */
-	VIMC_ENT_LINK(0, 0, 4, 0, MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED | MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE),
-	/* Link: Sensor B (Pad 0)->(Pad 0) Debayer B */
-	VIMC_ENT_LINK(1, 0, 3, 0, MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED | MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE),
-	/* Link: Sensor B (Pad 0)->(Pad 0) Raw Capture 1 */
-	VIMC_ENT_LINK(1, 0, 5, 0, MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED | MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE),
-	/* Link: Debayer A (Pad 1)->(Pad 0) Scaler */
-	VIMC_ENT_LINK(2, 1, 7, 0, MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED),
-	/* Link: Debayer B (Pad 1)->(Pad 0) Scaler */
-	VIMC_ENT_LINK(3, 1, 7, 0, 0),
-	/* Link: RGB/YUV Input (Pad 0)->(Pad 0) Scaler */
-	VIMC_ENT_LINK(6, 0, 7, 0, 0),
-	/* Link: Scaler (Pad 1)->(Pad 0) RGB/YUV Capture */
-	VIMC_ENT_LINK(7, 1, 8, 0, MEDIA_LNK_FL_ENABLED | MEDIA_LNK_FL_IMMUTABLE),
-};
-
-static struct vimc_pipeline_config pipe_cfg = {
-	.ents		= ent_config,
-	.num_ents	= ARRAY_SIZE(ent_config),
-	.links		= ent_links,
-	.num_links	= ARRAY_SIZE(ent_links)
-};
+static struct vimc_ent_type *vimc_get_ent_type(const char *drv_name)
+{
+	int i;
 
-/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ent_types); i++)
+		if (!strcmp(drv_name, ent_types[i].name))
+			return &ent_types[i];
+	return NULL;
+}
 
-static void vimc_rm_links(struct vimc_device *vimc)
+struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_get_ent_dev(const struct vimc_device *vimc,
+					 const char *const name)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
+	struct vimc_ent_device *ent;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents; i++)
-		media_entity_remove_links(vimc->ent_devs[i]->ent);
+	list_for_each_entry(ent, &vimc->ents, list) {
+		if (!strcmp(ent->name, name))
+			return ent;
+	}
+	return NULL;
 }
+//TODO - remove subdevs upon failure
+static int vimc_core_links_create(const struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				  const struct vimc_platform_data_core *pdata)
+{
+	struct vimc_link *link;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(link, pdata->links, list) {
+		struct vimc_ent_device *source = vimc_get_ent_dev(vimc,
+						 link->source_name);
+		struct vimc_ent_device *sink = vimc_get_ent_dev(vimc,
+					       link->sink_name);
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = media_create_pad_link(source->ent,
+					    link->source_pad,
+					    sink->ent,
+					    link->sink_pad,
+					    link->flags);
 
-static int vimc_create_links(struct vimc_device *vimc)
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("%s: failed to create link %s:%u->%s:%u\n",
+					__func__,
+					source->name, link->source_pad,
+					sink->name, link->sink_pad);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		pr_debug("%s: created link %s:%u->%s:%u\n", __func__,
+				source->name, link->source_pad,
+				sink->name, link->sink_pad);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+static void vimc_rm_subdevs(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+			    const struct vimc_platform_data_core *pdata)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
-	int ret;
+	struct vimc_ent_device *ent;
+	struct vimc_ent_device *ent_tmp;
 
-	/* Initialize the links between entities */
-	for (i = 0; i < vimc->pipe_cfg->num_links; i++) {
-		const struct vimc_ent_link *link = &vimc->pipe_cfg->links[i];
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ent, ent_tmp, &vimc->ents, list) {
 
-		struct vimc_ent_device *ved_src =
-			vimc->ent_devs[link->src_ent];
-		struct vimc_ent_device *ved_sink =
-			vimc->ent_devs[link->sink_ent];
+		struct vimc_ent_type *ent_type = vimc_get_ent_type(ent->drv_name);
 
-		ret = media_create_pad_link(ved_src->ent, link->src_pad,
-					    ved_sink->ent, link->sink_pad,
-					    link->flags);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err_rm_links;
+		BUG_ON(!ent_type);
+		dev_dbg(vimc->mdev.dev, "removing entity %s:%s\n",
+			ent->drv_name, ent->name);
+		list_del(&ent->list);
+		ent_type->rm(ent);
 	}
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_rm_links:
-	vimc_rm_links(vimc);
-	return ret;
 }
 
-static int vimc_add_subdevs(struct vimc_device *vimc)
+static int vimc_add_subdevs(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+		const struct vimc_platform_data_core *pdata)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
-	struct vimc_ent_device *ved;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents; i++) {
-		dev_dbg(&vimc->pdev.dev, "new entity for %s\n",
-			vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].name);
-		ved = vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].add(vimc,
-					vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].name);
-		if (!ved) {
-			dev_err(&vimc->pdev.dev, "add new entity for %s\n",
-				vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].name);
-			return -EINVAL;
+	struct vimc_entity_data *ent;
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(ent, pdata->ents, list) {
+
+		struct vimc_ent_type *ent_type =
+			vimc_get_ent_type(ent->drv_name);
+		struct vimc_ent_device *ent_dev;
+
+		BUG_ON(!ent_type);
+
+		ent_dev = ent_type->add(vimc, ent->name);
+		if (IS_ERR(ent_dev)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(ent_dev);
+			dev_err(vimc->mdev.dev, "failed to add entity %s:%s\n",
+				ent->drv_name, ent->name);
+			goto err;
 		}
-		vimc->ent_devs[i] = ved;
+		strscpy(ent_dev->name, ent->name, sizeof(ent_dev->name));
+		strscpy(ent_dev->drv_name, ent->drv_name,
+			sizeof(ent_dev->drv_name));
+		list_add(&ent_dev->list, &vimc->ents);
+		dev_dbg(vimc->mdev.dev, "%s: entity %s:%s added\n", __func__,
+				ent->drv_name, ent->name);
 	}
 	return 0;
+err:
+	vimc_rm_subdevs(vimc, pdata);
+	return ret;
 }
 
-static void vimc_rm_subdevs(struct vimc_device *vimc)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents; i++)
-		if (vimc->ent_devs[i])
-			vimc->pipe_cfg->ents[i].rm(vimc, vimc->ent_devs[i]);
-}
-
-static int vimc_register_devices(struct vimc_device *vimc)
+static int vimc_register_devices(struct vimc_device *vimc,
+				 const struct vimc_platform_data_core *pdata)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -196,25 +155,15 @@ static int vimc_register_devices(struct vimc_device *vimc)
 	ret = v4l2_device_register(vimc->mdev.dev, &vimc->v4l2_dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(vimc->mdev.dev,
-			"v4l2 device register failed (err=%d)\n", ret);
+			"v4l2 device register failed (%d)\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* allocate ent_devs */
-	vimc->ent_devs = kmalloc_array(vimc->pipe_cfg->num_ents,
-				       sizeof(*vimc->ent_devs),
-				       GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vimc->ent_devs)
-		goto err_v4l2_unregister;
-
-	/* Invoke entity config hooks to initialize and register subdevs */
-	ret = vimc_add_subdevs(vimc);
+	ret = vimc_add_subdevs(vimc, pdata);
 	if (ret)
-		/* remove sundevs that got added */
-		goto err_rm_subdevs;
+		goto err_v4l2_unregister;
 
-	/* Initialize links */
-	ret = vimc_create_links(vimc);
+	ret = vimc_core_links_create(vimc, pdata);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_rm_subdevs;
 
@@ -222,16 +171,15 @@ static int vimc_register_devices(struct vimc_device *vimc)
 	ret = media_device_register(&vimc->mdev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(vimc->mdev.dev,
-			"media device register failed (err=%d)\n", ret);
+			"media device register failed (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto err_rm_subdevs;
 	}
 
-	/* Expose all subdev's nodes*/
+	/* Expose all subdev's nodes */
 	ret = v4l2_device_register_subdev_nodes(&vimc->v4l2_dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(vimc->mdev.dev,
-			"vimc subdev nodes registration failed (err=%d)\n",
-			ret);
+			"vimc subdev nodes registration failed (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto err_mdev_unregister;
 	}
 
@@ -241,30 +189,28 @@ static int vimc_register_devices(struct vimc_device *vimc)
 	media_device_unregister(&vimc->mdev);
 	media_device_cleanup(&vimc->mdev);
 err_rm_subdevs:
-	vimc_rm_subdevs(vimc);
-	kfree(vimc->ent_devs);
+	vimc_rm_subdevs(vimc, pdata);
 err_v4l2_unregister:
 	v4l2_device_unregister(&vimc->v4l2_dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void vimc_unregister(struct vimc_device *vimc)
-{
-	media_device_unregister(&vimc->mdev);
-	media_device_cleanup(&vimc->mdev);
-	v4l2_device_unregister(&vimc->v4l2_dev);
-	kfree(vimc->ent_devs);
-}
-
 static int vimc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct vimc_device *vimc = container_of(pdev, struct vimc_device, pdev);
+	const struct vimc_platform_data_core *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	struct vimc_device *vimc;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "probe");
+	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "probe\n");
+
+	vimc = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*vimc),
+			GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vimc)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	memset(&vimc->mdev, 0, sizeof(vimc->mdev));
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vimc->ents);
 
 	/* Link the media device within the v4l2_device */
 	vimc->v4l2_dev.mdev = &vimc->mdev;
@@ -277,44 +223,33 @@ static int vimc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	vimc->mdev.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	media_device_init(&vimc->mdev);
 
-	ret = vimc_register_devices(vimc);
-	if (ret) {
-		media_device_cleanup(&vimc->mdev);
+	ret = vimc_register_devices(vimc, pdata);
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
-
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, vimc);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int vimc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct vimc_device *vimc = container_of(pdev, struct vimc_device, pdev);
+	struct vimc_device *vimc = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct vimc_platform_data_core *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
-	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "remove");
+	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "remove\n");
 
-	vimc_rm_subdevs(vimc);
-	vimc_unregister(vimc);
+	media_device_unregister(&vimc->mdev);
+	media_device_cleanup(&vimc->mdev);
+	vimc_rm_subdevs(vimc, pdata);
+	v4l2_device_unregister(&vimc->v4l2_dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void vimc_dev_release(struct device *dev)
-{
-}
-
-static struct vimc_device vimc_dev = {
-	.pipe_cfg = &pipe_cfg,
-	.pdev = {
-		.name = VIMC_PDEV_NAME,
-		.dev.release = vimc_dev_release,
-	}
-};
-
 static struct platform_driver vimc_pdrv = {
 	.probe		= vimc_probe,
 	.remove		= vimc_remove,
 	.driver		= {
-		.name	= VIMC_PDEV_NAME,
+		.name	= "vimc-core",
 	},
 };
 
@@ -322,18 +257,9 @@ static int __init vimc_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = platform_device_register(&vimc_dev.pdev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&vimc_dev.pdev.dev,
-			"platform device registration failed (err=%d)\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	ret = platform_driver_register(&vimc_pdrv);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&vimc_dev.pdev.dev,
-			"platform driver registration failed (err=%d)\n", ret);
-		platform_driver_unregister(&vimc_pdrv);
+		pr_err("vimc init: platform driver register failed (%d)\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -361,7 +287,6 @@ static void __exit vimc_exit(void)
 
 	vimc_cfs_subsys_unregister();
 	platform_driver_unregister(&vimc_pdrv);
-	platform_device_unregister(&vimc_dev.pdev);
 }
 
 module_init(vimc_init);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
index e461b155e514..2391ac3b5014 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-debayer.c
@@ -486,11 +486,12 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops vimc_deb_int_ops = {
 	.release = vimc_deb_release,
 };
 
-void vimc_deb_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
+void vimc_deb_rm(struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
 {
-	struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb;
+	struct vimc_deb_device *vdeb = container_of(ved,
+						    struct vimc_deb_device,
+						    ved);
 
-	vdeb = container_of(ved, struct vimc_deb_device, ved);
 	vimc_ent_sd_unregister(ved, &vdeb->sd);
 }
 
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_deb_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 	/* Allocate the vdeb struct */
 	vdeb = kzalloc(sizeof(*vdeb), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vdeb)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	/* Initialize ved and sd */
 	ret = vimc_ent_sd_register(&vdeb->ved, &vdeb->sd, v4l2_dev,
@@ -515,11 +516,11 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_deb_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 				   &vimc_deb_int_ops, &vimc_deb_ops);
 	if (ret) {
 		kfree(vdeb);
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
 	vdeb->ved.process_frame = vimc_deb_process_frame;
-	vdeb->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
+	vdeb->dev = vimc->mdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the frame format */
 	vdeb->sink_fmt = sink_fmt_default;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
index e5cf0073d68a..7d9726d0b39c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-scaler.c
@@ -345,11 +345,12 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops vimc_sca_int_ops = {
 	.release = vimc_sca_release,
 };
 
-void vimc_sca_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
+void vimc_sca_rm(struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
 {
-	struct vimc_sca_device *vsca;
+	struct vimc_sca_device *vsca = container_of(ved,
+						    struct vimc_sca_device,
+						    ved);
 
-	vsca = container_of(ved, struct vimc_sca_device, ved);
 	vimc_ent_sd_unregister(ved, &vsca->sd);
 }
 
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sca_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 	/* Allocate the vsca struct */
 	vsca = kzalloc(sizeof(*vsca), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vsca)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	/* Initialize ved and sd */
 	ret = vimc_ent_sd_register(&vsca->ved, &vsca->sd, v4l2_dev,
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
index 22e3ad98c818..556d49f338ab 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/vimc/vimc-sensor.c
@@ -300,12 +300,12 @@ static const struct v4l2_subdev_internal_ops vimc_sen_int_ops = {
 	.release = vimc_sen_release,
 };
 
-void vimc_sen_rm(struct vimc_device *vimc, struct vimc_ent_device *ved)
+void vimc_sen_rm(struct vimc_ent_device *ent)
 {
 	struct vimc_sen_device *vsen;
 
-	vsen = container_of(ved, struct vimc_sen_device, ved);
-	vimc_ent_sd_unregister(ved, &vsen->sd);
+	vsen = container_of(ent, struct vimc_sen_device, ved);
+	vimc_ent_sd_unregister(ent, &vsen->sd);
 }
 
 /* Image Processing Controls */
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sen_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 	/* Allocate the vsen struct */
 	vsen = kzalloc(sizeof(*vsen), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vsen)
-		return NULL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	v4l2_ctrl_handler_init(&vsen->hdl, 4);
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sen_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 		goto err_free_hdl;
 
 	vsen->ved.process_frame = vimc_sen_process_frame;
-	vsen->dev = &vimc->pdev.dev;
+	vsen->dev = vimc->mdev.dev;
 
 	/* Initialize the frame format */
 	vsen->mbus_format = fmt_default;
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ struct vimc_ent_device *vimc_sen_add(struct vimc_device *vimc,
 err_free_vsen:
 	kfree(vsen);
 
-	return NULL;
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 static void vimc_sen_create_cfs_pads(struct config_group *ent_group)
