diff --git a/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/olpc_dcon.c b/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/olpc_dcon.c
index d6ad5d7a14570b5c4ead7085716e588eaea30873..f43c4ec95f9131804608be3b394326a00de31689 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/olpc_dcon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/olpc_dcon/olpc_dcon.c
@@ -53,10 +53,16 @@ struct dcon_platform_data {
 
 static struct dcon_platform_data *pdata;
 
+struct dcon_priv {
+	struct i2c_client *client;
+
+	struct work_struct switch_source;
+	struct notifier_block reboot_nb;
+};
+
 /* I2C structures */
 
 static struct i2c_driver dcon_driver;
-static struct i2c_client *dcon_client;
 
 /* Platform devices */
 static struct platform_device *dcon_device;
@@ -93,16 +99,24 @@ static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(dcon_wait_queue);
 
 static unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { 0x0d, I2C_CLIENT_END };
 
-#define dcon_write(reg, val) i2c_smbus_write_word_data(dcon_client, reg, val)
-#define dcon_read(reg) i2c_smbus_read_word_data(dcon_client, reg)
+static s32 dcon_write(struct dcon_priv *dcon, u8 reg, u16 val)
+{
+	return i2c_smbus_write_word_data(dcon->client, reg, val);
+}
+
+static s32 dcon_read(struct dcon_priv *dcon, u8 reg)
+{
+	return i2c_smbus_read_word_data(dcon->client, reg);
+}
 
 /* The current backlight value - this saves us some smbus traffic */
 static int bl_val = -1;
 
 /* ===== API functions - these are called by a variety of users ==== */
 
-static int dcon_hw_init(struct i2c_client *client, int is_init)
+static int dcon_hw_init(struct dcon_priv *dcon, int is_init)
 {
+	struct i2c_client *client = dcon->client;
 	uint16_t ver;
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -173,7 +187,7 @@ static int dcon_hw_init(struct i2c_client *client, int is_init)
  * smbus.  For newer models, we simply BUG(); we want to know if this
  * still happens despite the power fixes that have been made!
  */
-static int dcon_bus_stabilize(struct i2c_client *client, int is_powered_down)
+static int dcon_bus_stabilize(struct dcon_priv *dcon, int is_powered_down)
 {
 	unsigned long timeout;
 	int x;
@@ -194,7 +208,7 @@ static int dcon_bus_stabilize(struct i2c_client *client, int is_powered_down)
 
 	for (x = -1, timeout = 50; timeout && x < 0; timeout--) {
 		msleep(1);
-		x = dcon_read(DCON_REG_ID);
+		x = dcon_read(dcon, DCON_REG_ID);
 	}
 	if (x < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "olpc-dcon:  unable to stabilize dcon's "
@@ -208,51 +222,51 @@ static int dcon_bus_stabilize(struct i2c_client *client, int is_powered_down)
 	}
 
 	if (is_powered_down)
-		return dcon_hw_init(client, 0);
+		return dcon_hw_init(dcon, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int dcon_get_backlight(void)
+static int dcon_get_backlight(struct dcon_priv *dcon)
 {
-	if (dcon_client == NULL)
+	if (!dcon || !dcon->client)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (bl_val == -1)
-		bl_val = dcon_read(DCON_REG_BRIGHT) & 0x0F;
+		bl_val = dcon_read(dcon, DCON_REG_BRIGHT) & 0x0F;
 
 	return bl_val;
 }
 
 
-static void dcon_set_backlight_hw(int level)
+static void dcon_set_backlight_hw(struct dcon_priv *dcon, int level)
 {
 	bl_val = level & 0x0F;
-	dcon_write(DCON_REG_BRIGHT, bl_val);
+	dcon_write(dcon, DCON_REG_BRIGHT, bl_val);
 
 	/* Purposely turn off the backlight when we go to level 0 */
 	if (bl_val == 0) {
 		dcon_disp_mode &= ~MODE_BL_ENABLE;
-		dcon_write(DCON_REG_MODE, dcon_disp_mode);
+		dcon_write(dcon, DCON_REG_MODE, dcon_disp_mode);
 	} else if (!(dcon_disp_mode & MODE_BL_ENABLE)) {
 		dcon_disp_mode |= MODE_BL_ENABLE;
-		dcon_write(DCON_REG_MODE, dcon_disp_mode);
+		dcon_write(dcon, DCON_REG_MODE, dcon_disp_mode);
 	}
 }
 
-static void dcon_set_backlight(int level)
+static void dcon_set_backlight(struct dcon_priv *dcon, int level)
 {
-	if (dcon_client == NULL)
+	if (!dcon || !dcon->client)
 		return;
 
 	if (bl_val == (level & 0x0F))
 		return;
 
-	dcon_set_backlight_hw(level);
+	dcon_set_backlight_hw(dcon, level);
 }
 
 /* Set the output type to either color or mono */
 
-static int dcon_set_output(int arg)
+static int dcon_set_output(struct dcon_priv *dcon, int arg)
 {
 	if (dcon_output == arg)
 		return 0;
@@ -269,7 +283,7 @@ static int dcon_set_output(int arg)
 			dcon_disp_mode |= MODE_COL_AA;
 	}
 
-	dcon_write(DCON_REG_MODE, dcon_disp_mode);
+	dcon_write(dcon, DCON_REG_MODE, dcon_disp_mode);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -277,7 +291,7 @@ static int dcon_set_output(int arg)
  * DCONLOAD works in a sleep and account for it accordingly
  */
 
-static void dcon_sleep(int state)
+static void dcon_sleep(struct dcon_priv *dcon, int state)
 {
 	int x;
 
@@ -301,7 +315,7 @@ static void dcon_sleep(int state)
 		/* Only re-enable the backlight if the backlight value is set */
 		if (bl_val != 0)
 			dcon_disp_mode |= MODE_BL_ENABLE;
-		x = dcon_bus_stabilize(dcon_client, 1);
+		x = dcon_bus_stabilize(dcon, 1);
 		if (x)
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "olpc-dcon:  unable to reinit dcon"
 					" hardware: %d!\n", x);
@@ -309,7 +323,7 @@ static void dcon_sleep(int state)
 			dcon_sleep_val = state;
 
 		/* Restore backlight */
-		dcon_set_backlight_hw(bl_val);
+		dcon_set_backlight_hw(dcon, bl_val);
 	}
 
 	/* We should turn off some stuff in the framebuffer - but what? */
@@ -337,6 +351,8 @@ void dcon_load_holdoff(void)
 
 static void dcon_source_switch(struct work_struct *work)
 {
+	struct dcon_priv *dcon = container_of(work, struct dcon_priv,
+			switch_source);
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 	int source = dcon_pending;
 
@@ -351,7 +367,8 @@ static void dcon_source_switch(struct work_struct *work)
 	case DCON_SOURCE_CPU:
 		printk("dcon_source_switch to CPU\n");
 		/* Enable the scanline interrupt bit */
-		if (dcon_write(DCON_REG_MODE, dcon_disp_mode | MODE_SCAN_INT))
+		if (dcon_write(dcon, DCON_REG_MODE,
+				dcon_disp_mode | MODE_SCAN_INT))
 			printk(KERN_ERR
 			       "olpc-dcon:  couldn't enable scanline interrupt!\n");
 		else {
@@ -364,7 +381,7 @@ static void dcon_source_switch(struct work_struct *work)
 			printk(KERN_ERR "olpc-dcon:  Timeout entering CPU mode; expect a screen glitch.\n");
 
 		/* Turn off the scanline interrupt */
-		if (dcon_write(DCON_REG_MODE, dcon_disp_mode))
+		if (dcon_write(dcon, DCON_REG_MODE, dcon_disp_mode))
 			printk(KERN_ERR "olpc-dcon:  couldn't disable scanline interrupt!\n");
 
 		/*
@@ -454,40 +471,39 @@ static void dcon_source_switch(struct work_struct *work)
 	dcon_source = source;
 }
 
-static DECLARE_WORK(dcon_work, dcon_source_switch);
-
-static void dcon_set_source(int arg)
+static void dcon_set_source(struct dcon_priv *dcon, int arg)
 {
 	if (dcon_pending == arg)
 		return;
 
 	dcon_pending = arg;
 
-	if ((dcon_source != arg) && !work_pending(&dcon_work))
-		schedule_work(&dcon_work);
+	if ((dcon_source != arg) && !work_pending(&dcon->switch_source))
+		schedule_work(&dcon->switch_source);
 }
 
-static void dcon_set_source_sync(int arg)
+static void dcon_set_source_sync(struct dcon_priv *dcon, int arg)
 {
-	dcon_set_source(arg);
+	dcon_set_source(dcon, arg);
 	flush_scheduled_work();
 }
 
 static int dconbl_set(struct backlight_device *dev)
 {
-
+	struct dcon_priv *dcon = bl_get_data(dev);
 	int level = dev->props.brightness;
 
 	if (dev->props.power != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK)
 		level = 0;
 
-	dcon_set_backlight(level);
+	dcon_set_backlight(dcon, level);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int dconbl_get(struct backlight_device *dev)
 {
-	return dcon_get_backlight();
+	struct dcon_priv *dcon = bl_get_data(dev);
+	return dcon_get_backlight(dcon);
 }
 
 static ssize_t dcon_mode_show(struct device *dev,
@@ -548,7 +564,7 @@ static ssize_t dcon_output_store(struct device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (output == DCON_OUTPUT_COLOR || output == DCON_OUTPUT_MONO) {
-		dcon_set_output(output);
+		dcon_set_output(dev_get_drvdata(dev), output);
 		rc = count;
 	}
 
@@ -558,6 +574,7 @@ static ssize_t dcon_output_store(struct device *dev,
 static ssize_t dcon_freeze_store(struct device *dev,
 	struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
+	struct dcon_priv *dcon = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int output;
 
 	if (_strtoul(buf, count, &output))
@@ -567,13 +584,13 @@ static ssize_t dcon_freeze_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	switch (output) {
 	case 0:
-		dcon_set_source(DCON_SOURCE_CPU);
+		dcon_set_source(dcon, DCON_SOURCE_CPU);
 		break;
 	case 1:
-		dcon_set_source_sync(DCON_SOURCE_DCON);
+		dcon_set_source_sync(dcon, DCON_SOURCE_DCON);
 		break;
 	case 2:  /* normally unused */
-		dcon_set_source(DCON_SOURCE_DCON);
+		dcon_set_source(dcon, DCON_SOURCE_DCON);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -592,7 +609,7 @@ static ssize_t dcon_resumeline_store(struct device *dev,
 		return rc;
 
 	resumeline = rl;
-	dcon_write(DCON_REG_SCAN_INT, resumeline);
+	dcon_write(dev_get_drvdata(dev), DCON_REG_SCAN_INT, resumeline);
 	rc = count;
 
 	return rc;
@@ -606,7 +623,7 @@ static ssize_t dcon_sleep_store(struct device *dev,
 	if (_strtoul(buf, count, &output))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	dcon_sleep(output ? DCON_SLEEP : DCON_ACTIVE);
+	dcon_sleep(dev_get_drvdata(dev), output ? DCON_SLEEP : DCON_ACTIVE);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -627,20 +644,17 @@ static const struct backlight_ops dcon_bl_ops = {
 static int dcon_reboot_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
 			      unsigned long foo, void *bar)
 {
-	if (dcon_client == NULL)
+	struct dcon_priv *dcon = container_of(nb, struct dcon_priv, reboot_nb);
+
+	if (!dcon || !dcon->client)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Turn off the DCON. Entirely. */
-	dcon_write(DCON_REG_MODE, 0x39);
-	dcon_write(DCON_REG_MODE, 0x32);
+	dcon_write(dcon, DCON_REG_MODE, 0x39);
+	dcon_write(dcon, DCON_REG_MODE, 0x32);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block dcon_nb = {
-	.notifier_call = dcon_reboot_notify,
-	.priority = -1,
-};
-
 static int unfreeze_on_panic(struct notifier_block *nb,
 			     unsigned long e, void *p)
 {
@@ -660,11 +674,14 @@ static int fb_notifier_callback(struct notifier_block *self,
 				unsigned long event, void *data)
 {
 	struct fb_event *evdata = data;
+	struct backlight_device *bl = container_of(self,
+			struct backlight_device, fb_notif);
+	struct dcon_priv *dcon = bl_get_data(bl);
 	int *blank = (int *) evdata->data;
 	if (((event != FB_EVENT_BLANK) && (event != FB_EVENT_CONBLANK)) ||
 			ignore_fb_events)
 		return 0;
-	dcon_sleep((*blank) ? DCON_SLEEP : DCON_ACTIVE);
+	dcon_sleep(dcon, (*blank) ? DCON_SLEEP : DCON_ACTIVE);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -681,12 +698,24 @@ static int dcon_detect(struct i2c_client *client, struct i2c_board_info *info)
 
 static int dcon_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
+	struct dcon_priv *dcon;
 	int rc, i, j;
 
+	dcon = kzalloc(sizeof(*dcon), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dcon)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	dcon->client = client;
+	INIT_WORK(&dcon->switch_source, dcon_source_switch);
+	dcon->reboot_nb.notifier_call = dcon_reboot_notify;
+	dcon->reboot_nb.priority = -1;
+
+	i2c_set_clientdata(client, dcon);
+
 	if (num_registered_fb >= 1)
 		fbinfo = registered_fb[0];
 
-	rc = dcon_hw_init(client, 1);
+	rc = dcon_hw_init(dcon, 1);
 	if (rc)
 		goto einit;
 
@@ -699,9 +728,8 @@ static int dcon_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto eirq;
 	}
-	/* Place holder...*/
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, dcon_device);
 	rc = platform_device_add(dcon_device);
+	platform_set_drvdata(dcon_device, dcon);
 
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "dcon:  Unable to add the DCON device\n");
@@ -718,11 +746,8 @@ static int dcon_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	}
 
 	/* Add the backlight device for the DCON */
-
-	dcon_client = client;
-
 	dcon_bl_dev = backlight_device_register("dcon-bl", &dcon_device->dev,
-		NULL, &dcon_bl_ops, NULL);
+		dcon, &dcon_bl_ops, NULL);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(dcon_bl_dev)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Cannot register the backlight device (%ld)\n",
@@ -731,12 +756,12 @@ static int dcon_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 	} else {
 		dcon_bl_dev->props.max_brightness = 15;
 		dcon_bl_dev->props.power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
-		dcon_bl_dev->props.brightness = dcon_get_backlight();
+		dcon_bl_dev->props.brightness = dcon_get_backlight(dcon);
 
 		backlight_update_status(dcon_bl_dev);
 	}
 
-	register_reboot_notifier(&dcon_nb);
+	register_reboot_notifier(&dcon->reboot_nb);
 	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&panic_notifier_list, &dcon_panic_nb);
 	fb_register_client(&fb_nb);
 
@@ -751,15 +776,19 @@ static int dcon_probe(struct i2c_client *client, const struct i2c_device_id *id)
  eirq:
 	free_irq(DCON_IRQ, &dcon_driver);
  einit:
+	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
+	kfree(dcon);
 	return rc;
 }
 
 static int dcon_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
-	dcon_client = NULL;
+	struct dcon_priv *dcon = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+
+	i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
 	fb_unregister_client(&fb_nb);
-	unregister_reboot_notifier(&dcon_nb);
+	unregister_reboot_notifier(&dcon->reboot_nb);
 	atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&panic_notifier_list, &dcon_panic_nb);
 
 	free_irq(DCON_IRQ, &dcon_driver);
@@ -769,7 +798,9 @@ static int dcon_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	if (dcon_device != NULL)
 		platform_device_unregister(dcon_device);
-	cancel_work_sync(&dcon_work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&dcon->switch_source);
+
+	kfree(dcon);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -777,9 +808,11 @@ static int dcon_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 static int dcon_suspend(struct i2c_client *client, pm_message_t state)
 {
+	struct dcon_priv *dcon = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+
 	if (dcon_sleep_val == DCON_ACTIVE) {
 		/* Set up the DCON to have the source */
-		dcon_set_source_sync(DCON_SOURCE_DCON);
+		dcon_set_source_sync(dcon, DCON_SOURCE_DCON);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -787,9 +820,11 @@ static int dcon_suspend(struct i2c_client *client, pm_message_t state)
 
 static int dcon_resume(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
+	struct dcon_priv *dcon = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+
 	if (dcon_sleep_val == DCON_ACTIVE) {
-		dcon_bus_stabilize(client, 0);
-		dcon_set_source(DCON_SOURCE_CPU);
+		dcon_bus_stabilize(dcon, 0);
+		dcon_set_source(dcon, DCON_SOURCE_CPU);
 	}
 
 	return 0;