diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c
index 0b41f1625db9ab02bc8974f478dddcd8f1c83d58..25cb2e600d530ada315e493f9bfdebdadbecb25b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ new_port_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	ret = nsim_dev_port_add(nsim_bus_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_PF, port_index);
+	ret = nsim_drv_port_add(nsim_bus_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_PF, port_index);
 	mutex_unlock(&nsim_bus_dev->nsim_bus_reload_lock);
 	return ret ? ret : count;
 }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ del_port_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	ret = nsim_dev_port_del(nsim_bus_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_PF, port_index);
+	ret = nsim_drv_port_del(nsim_bus_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_PF, port_index);
 	mutex_unlock(&nsim_bus_dev->nsim_bus_reload_lock);
 	return ret ? ret : count;
 }
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ static int nsim_bus_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev = to_nsim_bus_dev(dev);
 
-	return nsim_dev_probe(nsim_bus_dev);
+	return nsim_drv_probe(nsim_bus_dev);
 }
 
 static void nsim_bus_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev = to_nsim_bus_dev(dev);
 
-	nsim_dev_remove(nsim_bus_dev);
+	nsim_drv_remove(nsim_bus_dev);
 }
 
 static int nsim_num_vf(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index 040531fe0879aba9d60d8c37b3c1cdf0fbb9d09e..5db40d713d2aae11549e424b717279babe3f1f2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static int nsim_esw_switchdev_enable(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev,
 	int i, err;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nsim_dev_get_vfs(nsim_dev); i++) {
-		err = nsim_dev_port_add(nsim_bus_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_VF, i);
+		err = nsim_drv_port_add(nsim_bus_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_VF, i);
 		if (err) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Failed to initialize VFs' netdevsim ports");
 			pr_err("Failed to initialize VF id=%d. %d.\n", i, err);
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ static int nsim_esw_switchdev_enable(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev,
 
 err_port_add_vfs:
 	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
-		nsim_dev_port_del(nsim_bus_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_VF, i);
+		nsim_drv_port_del(nsim_bus_dev, NSIM_DEV_PORT_TYPE_VF, i);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ static int nsim_dev_reload_create(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int nsim_dev_probe(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev)
+int nsim_drv_probe(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev)
 {
 	struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev;
 	struct devlink *devlink;
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ static void nsim_dev_reload_destroy(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
 	mutex_destroy(&nsim_dev->port_list_lock);
 }
 
-void nsim_dev_remove(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev)
+void nsim_drv_remove(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev)
 {
 	struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev = dev_get_drvdata(&nsim_bus_dev->dev);
 	struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(nsim_dev);
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ __nsim_dev_port_lookup(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
+int nsim_drv_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 		      unsigned int port_index)
 {
 	struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev = dev_get_drvdata(&nsim_bus_dev->dev);
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ int nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type
 	return err;
 }
 
-int nsim_dev_port_del(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
+int nsim_drv_port_del(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 		      unsigned int port_index)
 {
 	struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev = dev_get_drvdata(&nsim_bus_dev->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
index fd7133407f059aab6de4bd37cbb94aecf05d49ea..c49771f27f17b39426a3f6f0d581dfe755b9bc7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/netdevsim.h
@@ -298,12 +298,12 @@ static inline struct net *nsim_dev_net(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
 
 int nsim_dev_init(void);
 void nsim_dev_exit(void);
-int nsim_dev_probe(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev);
-void nsim_dev_remove(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev);
-int nsim_dev_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
+int nsim_drv_probe(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev);
+void nsim_drv_remove(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev);
+int nsim_drv_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
 		      enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 		      unsigned int port_index);
-int nsim_dev_port_del(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
+int nsim_drv_port_del(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,
 		      enum nsim_dev_port_type type,
 		      unsigned int port_index);
 int nsim_drv_configure_vfs(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev,