diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ac.c b/drivers/acpi/ac.c
index 5cdd713a0eaf..9b917dac7732 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ac.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ac.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static void acpi_ac_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 		acpi_ac_get_state(ac);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, (u32) ac->state);
 		acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(device->pnp.device_class,
-						  device->dev.bus_id, event,
+						  dev_name(&device->dev), event,
 						  (u32) ac->state);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 		kobject_uevent(&ac->charger.dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
index 47f6e38fa6c8..1423b0c0cd2e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ static void acpi_battery_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 	acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event,
 				     acpi_battery_present(battery));
 	acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(device->pnp.device_class,
-					device->dev.bus_id, event,
+					dev_name(&device->dev), event,
 					acpi_battery_present(battery));
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 	/* acpi_batter_update could remove power_supply object */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
index 105e0ff83848..79df7465bff9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
@@ -760,20 +760,20 @@ static void acpi_processor_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event,
 					pr->performance_platform_limit);
 		acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(device->pnp.device_class,
-						  device->dev.bus_id, event,
+						  dev_name(&device->dev), event,
 						  pr->performance_platform_limit);
 		break;
 	case ACPI_PROCESSOR_NOTIFY_POWER:
 		acpi_processor_cst_has_changed(pr);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(device->pnp.device_class,
-						  device->dev.bus_id, event, 0);
+						  dev_name(&device->dev), event, 0);
 		break;
 	case ACPI_PROCESSOR_NOTIFY_THROTTLING:
 		acpi_processor_tstate_has_changed(pr);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(device->pnp.device_class,
-						  device->dev.bus_id, event, 0);
+						  dev_name(&device->dev), event, 0);
 	default:
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 				  "Unsupported event [0x%x]\n", event));
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index a9dda8e0f9f9..4dd1f31930b8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ static int acpi_bus_hot_remove_device(void *context)
 		return 0;
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-		"Hot-removing device %s...\n", device->dev.bus_id));
-
+		"Hot-removing device %s...\n", dev_name(&device->dev)));
 
 	if (acpi_bus_trim(device, 1)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
@@ -460,7 +459,7 @@ static int acpi_device_register(struct acpi_device *device,
 		acpi_device_bus_id->instance_no = 0;
 		list_add_tail(&acpi_device_bus_id->node, &acpi_bus_id_list);
 	}
-	sprintf(device->dev.bus_id, "%s:%02x", acpi_device_bus_id->bus_id, acpi_device_bus_id->instance_no);
+	dev_set_name(&device->dev, "%s:%02x", acpi_device_bus_id->bus_id, acpi_device_bus_id->instance_no);
 
 	if (device->parent) {
 		list_add_tail(&device->node, &device->parent->children);
@@ -484,7 +483,8 @@ static int acpi_device_register(struct acpi_device *device,
 
 	result = acpi_device_setup_files(device);
 	if(result)
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Error creating sysfs interface for device %s\n", device->dev.bus_id);
+		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Error creating sysfs interface for device %s\n",
+		       dev_name(&device->dev));
 
 	device->removal_type = ACPI_BUS_REMOVAL_NORMAL;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep/proc.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep/proc.c
index 631ee2ee2ca0..64e591ba86f2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sleep/proc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep/proc.c
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ acpi_system_wakeup_device_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 			   dev->wakeup.state.enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 		if (ldev)
 			seq_printf(seq, "%s:%s",
-				   ldev->bus ? ldev->bus->name : "no-bus",
-				   ldev->bus_id);
+				   dev_name(ldev) ? ldev->bus->name : "no-bus",
+				   dev_name(ldev));
 		seq_printf(seq, "\n");
 		put_device(ldev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index a6da1d9918c7..073ff09218a9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static int acpi_thermal_critical(struct acpi_thermal *tz)
 	acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(tz->device, ACPI_THERMAL_NOTIFY_CRITICAL,
 				tz->trips.critical.flags.enabled);
 	acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(tz->device->pnp.device_class,
-					  tz->device->dev.bus_id,
+					  dev_name(&tz->device->dev),
 					  ACPI_THERMAL_NOTIFY_CRITICAL,
 					  tz->trips.critical.flags.enabled);
 
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ static int acpi_thermal_hot(struct acpi_thermal *tz)
 	acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(tz->device, ACPI_THERMAL_NOTIFY_HOT,
 				tz->trips.hot.flags.enabled);
 	acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(tz->device->pnp.device_class,
-					  tz->device->dev.bus_id,
+					  dev_name(&tz->device->dev),
 					  ACPI_THERMAL_NOTIFY_HOT,
 					  tz->trips.hot.flags.enabled);
 
@@ -1591,14 +1591,14 @@ static void acpi_thermal_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 		acpi_thermal_check(tz);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(device->pnp.device_class,
-						  device->dev.bus_id, event, 0);
+						  dev_name(&device->dev), event, 0);
 		break;
 	case ACPI_THERMAL_NOTIFY_DEVICES:
 		acpi_thermal_trips_update(tz, ACPI_TRIPS_REFRESH_DEVICES);
 		acpi_thermal_check(tz);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(device->pnp.device_class,
-						  device->dev.bus_id, event, 0);
+						  dev_name(&device->dev), event, 0);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/wmi.c b/drivers/acpi/wmi.c
index 47cd7baf9b1b..8a8b377712c9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/wmi.c
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ static void acpi_wmi_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 				wblock->handler(event, wblock->handler_data);
 
 			acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(
-				device->pnp.device_class, device->dev.bus_id,
+				device->pnp.device_class, dev_name(&device->dev),
 				event, 0);
 			break;
 		}