diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/display-sysfs.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/display-sysfs.c
index 5a2095a98ed868016f0f5283c431b012bf2eac08..12186557a9d4d5030d23dd91453029a3d2cc8a3c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/display-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/display-sysfs.c
@@ -28,44 +28,22 @@
 #include <video/omapdss.h>
 #include "dss.h"
 
-static struct omap_dss_device *to_dss_device_sysfs(struct device *dev)
+static ssize_t display_name_show(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, char *buf)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = NULL;
-
-	for_each_dss_dev(dssdev) {
-		if (dssdev->dev == dev) {
-			omap_dss_put_device(dssdev);
-			return dssdev;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static ssize_t display_name_show(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
-
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n",
 			dssdev->name ?
 			dssdev->name : "");
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_enabled_show(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+static ssize_t display_enabled_show(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, char *buf)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
-
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n",
 			omapdss_device_is_enabled(dssdev));
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_enabled_store(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr,
+static ssize_t display_enabled_store(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 		const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	int r;
 	bool enable;
 
@@ -90,19 +68,16 @@ static ssize_t display_enabled_store(struct device *dev,
 	return size;
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_tear_show(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+static ssize_t display_tear_show(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, char *buf)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n",
 			dssdev->driver->get_te ?
 			dssdev->driver->get_te(dssdev) : 0);
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_tear_store(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size)
+static ssize_t display_tear_store(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
+	const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	int r;
 	bool te;
 
@@ -120,10 +95,8 @@ static ssize_t display_tear_store(struct device *dev,
 	return size;
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_timings_show(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+static ssize_t display_timings_show(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, char *buf)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	struct omap_video_timings t;
 
 	if (!dssdev->driver->get_timings)
@@ -137,10 +110,9 @@ static ssize_t display_timings_show(struct device *dev,
 			t.y_res, t.vfp, t.vbp, t.vsw);
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_timings_store(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size)
+static ssize_t display_timings_store(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
+	const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	struct omap_video_timings t = dssdev->panel.timings;
 	int r, found;
 
@@ -176,10 +148,8 @@ static ssize_t display_timings_store(struct device *dev,
 	return size;
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_rotate_show(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+static ssize_t display_rotate_show(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, char *buf)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	int rotate;
 	if (!dssdev->driver->get_rotate)
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -187,10 +157,9 @@ static ssize_t display_rotate_show(struct device *dev,
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%u\n", rotate);
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_rotate_store(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size)
+static ssize_t display_rotate_store(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
+	const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	int rot, r;
 
 	if (!dssdev->driver->set_rotate || !dssdev->driver->get_rotate)
@@ -207,10 +176,8 @@ static ssize_t display_rotate_store(struct device *dev,
 	return size;
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_mirror_show(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+static ssize_t display_mirror_show(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, char *buf)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	int mirror;
 	if (!dssdev->driver->get_mirror)
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -218,10 +185,9 @@ static ssize_t display_mirror_show(struct device *dev,
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%u\n", mirror);
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_mirror_store(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size)
+static ssize_t display_mirror_store(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
+	const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	int r;
 	bool mirror;
 
@@ -239,10 +205,8 @@ static ssize_t display_mirror_store(struct device *dev,
 	return size;
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_wss_show(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+static ssize_t display_wss_show(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev, char *buf)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	unsigned int wss;
 
 	if (!dssdev->driver->get_wss)
@@ -253,10 +217,9 @@ static ssize_t display_wss_show(struct device *dev,
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "0x%05x\n", wss);
 }
 
-static ssize_t display_wss_store(struct device *dev,
-		struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t size)
+static ssize_t display_wss_store(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
+	const char *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = to_dss_device_sysfs(dev);
 	u32 wss;
 	int r;
 
@@ -277,50 +240,94 @@ static ssize_t display_wss_store(struct device *dev,
 	return size;
 }
 
-static DEVICE_ATTR(display_name, S_IRUGO, display_name_show, NULL);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(enabled, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
+struct display_attribute {
+	struct attribute attr;
+	ssize_t (*show)(struct omap_dss_device *, char *);
+	ssize_t	(*store)(struct omap_dss_device *, const char *, size_t);
+};
+
+#define DISPLAY_ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store) \
+	struct display_attribute display_attr_##_name = \
+	__ATTR(_name, _mode, _show, _store)
+
+static DISPLAY_ATTR(name, S_IRUGO, display_name_show, NULL);
+static DISPLAY_ATTR(display_name, S_IRUGO, display_name_show, NULL);
+static DISPLAY_ATTR(enabled, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 		display_enabled_show, display_enabled_store);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(tear_elim, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
+static DISPLAY_ATTR(tear_elim, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 		display_tear_show, display_tear_store);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(timings, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
+static DISPLAY_ATTR(timings, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 		display_timings_show, display_timings_store);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(rotate, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
+static DISPLAY_ATTR(rotate, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 		display_rotate_show, display_rotate_store);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(mirror, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
+static DISPLAY_ATTR(mirror, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 		display_mirror_show, display_mirror_store);
-static DEVICE_ATTR(wss, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
+static DISPLAY_ATTR(wss, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
 		display_wss_show, display_wss_store);
 
-static const struct attribute *display_sysfs_attrs[] = {
-	&dev_attr_display_name.attr,
-	&dev_attr_enabled.attr,
-	&dev_attr_tear_elim.attr,
-	&dev_attr_timings.attr,
-	&dev_attr_rotate.attr,
-	&dev_attr_mirror.attr,
-	&dev_attr_wss.attr,
+static struct attribute *display_sysfs_attrs[] = {
+	&display_attr_name.attr,
+	&display_attr_display_name.attr,
+	&display_attr_enabled.attr,
+	&display_attr_tear_elim.attr,
+	&display_attr_timings.attr,
+	&display_attr_rotate.attr,
+	&display_attr_mirror.attr,
+	&display_attr_wss.attr,
 	NULL
 };
 
+static ssize_t display_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
+		char *buf)
+{
+	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev;
+	struct display_attribute *display_attr;
+
+	dssdev = container_of(kobj, struct omap_dss_device, kobj);
+	display_attr = container_of(attr, struct display_attribute, attr);
+
+	if (!display_attr->show)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	return display_attr->show(dssdev, buf);
+}
+
+static ssize_t display_attr_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
+		const char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev;
+	struct display_attribute *display_attr;
+
+	dssdev = container_of(kobj, struct omap_dss_device, kobj);
+	display_attr = container_of(attr, struct display_attribute, attr);
+
+	if (!display_attr->store)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	return display_attr->store(dssdev, buf, size);
+}
+
+static const struct sysfs_ops display_sysfs_ops = {
+	.show = display_attr_show,
+	.store = display_attr_store,
+};
+
+static struct kobj_type display_ktype = {
+	.sysfs_ops = &display_sysfs_ops,
+	.default_attrs = display_sysfs_attrs,
+};
+
 int display_init_sysfs(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = NULL;
 	int r;
 
 	for_each_dss_dev(dssdev) {
-		struct kobject *kobj = &dssdev->dev->kobj;
-
-		r = sysfs_create_files(kobj, display_sysfs_attrs);
+		r = kobject_init_and_add(&dssdev->kobj, &display_ktype,
+			&pdev->dev.kobj, dssdev->alias);
 		if (r) {
 			DSSERR("failed to create sysfs files\n");
-			goto err;
-		}
-
-		r = sysfs_create_link(&pdev->dev.kobj, kobj, dssdev->alias);
-		if (r) {
-			sysfs_remove_files(kobj, display_sysfs_attrs);
-
-			DSSERR("failed to create sysfs display link\n");
+			omap_dss_put_device(dssdev);
 			goto err;
 		}
 	}
@@ -338,8 +345,12 @@ void display_uninit_sysfs(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = NULL;
 
 	for_each_dss_dev(dssdev) {
-		sysfs_remove_link(&pdev->dev.kobj, dssdev->alias);
-		sysfs_remove_files(&dssdev->dev->kobj,
-				display_sysfs_attrs);
+		if (kobject_name(&dssdev->kobj) == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		kobject_del(&dssdev->kobj);
+		kobject_put(&dssdev->kobj);
+
+		memset(&dssdev->kobj, 0, sizeof(dssdev->kobj));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/include/video/omapdss.h b/include/video/omapdss.h
index 60de61fea8e364069969faa9bc08a7f9e19c4433..c8ed15daad02d37c5a8eec0b3787dfabf8ad9d3f 100644
--- a/include/video/omapdss.h
+++ b/include/video/omapdss.h
@@ -689,6 +689,7 @@ struct omapdss_dsi_ops {
 };
 
 struct omap_dss_device {
+	struct kobject kobj;
 	struct device *dev;
 
 	struct module *owner;