diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
index c6de566188e4d6db66667b1855031d90b9dc8524..0986f6c843e6974d87298c3b5f87d444d594858f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp_generic.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct ppp_file {
 	int		dead;		/* unit/channel has been shut down */
 };
 
-#define PF_TO_X(pf, X)		((X *)((char *)(pf) - offsetof(X, file)))
+#define PF_TO_X(pf, X)		container_of(pf, X, file)
 
 #define PF_TO_PPP(pf)		PF_TO_X(pf, struct ppp)
 #define PF_TO_CHANNEL(pf)	PF_TO_X(pf, struct channel)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
index b97dd15bdb9a1ecb7d0b15b3c6ffcbc49ff12200..ecca1046714efd213f57fce49a69bca391faf047 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/lcs.c
@@ -1511,8 +1511,7 @@ lcs_txbuffer_cb(struct lcs_channel *channel, struct lcs_buffer *buffer)
 	LCS_DBF_TEXT(5, trace, "txbuffcb");
 	/* Put buffer back to pool. */
 	lcs_release_buffer(channel, buffer);
-	card = (struct lcs_card *)
-		((char *) channel - offsetof(struct lcs_card, write));
+	card = container_of(channel, struct lcs_card, write);
 	if (netif_queue_stopped(card->dev) && netif_carrier_ok(card->dev))
 		netif_wake_queue(card->dev);
 	spin_lock(&card->lock);
@@ -1810,8 +1809,7 @@ lcs_get_frames_cb(struct lcs_channel *channel, struct lcs_buffer *buffer)
 		LCS_DBF_TEXT(4, trace, "-eiogpkt");
 		return;
 	}
-	card = (struct lcs_card *)
-		((char *) channel - offsetof(struct lcs_card, read));
+	card = container_of(channel, struct lcs_card, read);
 	offset = 0;
 	while (lcs_hdr->offset != 0) {
 		if (lcs_hdr->offset <= 0 ||
diff --git a/drivers/video/sa1100fb.h b/drivers/video/sa1100fb.h
index 0b07f6ae3367c286611695c9c7950c9afd2f0d56..48066ef3af05fa2356171a76932e8252b62b05e5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sa1100fb.h
+++ b/drivers/video/sa1100fb.h
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ struct sa1100fb_info {
 #endif
 };
 
-#define __type_entry(ptr,type,member) ((type *)((char *)(ptr)-offsetof(type,member)))
-
-#define TO_INF(ptr,member)	__type_entry(ptr,struct sa1100fb_info,member)
+#define TO_INF(ptr,member)	container_of(ptr,struct sa1100fb_info,member)
 
 #define SA1100_PALETTE_MODE_VAL(bpp)    (((bpp) & 0x018) << 9)
 
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 83cdefae993165cce7e8601dc127fcb520420161..c554f60f18e4e1b3399973360bed004c8affdcab 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ struct request_sock;
  *	Note that the fown_struct, @fown, is never outside the context of a
  *	struct file, so the file structure (and associated security information)
  *	can always be obtained:
- *		(struct file *)((long)fown - offsetof(struct file,f_owner));
+ *		container_of(fown, struct file, f_owner)
  * 	@tsk contains the structure of task receiving signal.
  *	@fown contains the file owner information.
  *	@sig is the signal that will be sent.  When 0, kernel sends SIGIO.
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 9eeab82719a2106ed9f4112371af1783d800d2c2..35eb8de892fc513bd187ad3c5acbce9cd271ebd1 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2654,7 +2654,7 @@ static int selinux_file_send_sigiotask(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	struct file_security_struct *fsec;
 
 	/* struct fown_struct is never outside the context of a struct file */
-        file = (struct file *)((long)fown - offsetof(struct file,f_owner));
+        file = container_of(fown, struct file, f_owner);
 
 	tsec = tsk->security;
 	fsec = file->f_security;