diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
index cb86967e2c5f..38bd37372599 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/at91rm9200_wdt.c
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ static int __init at91wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int res;
 
-	if (at91wdt_miscdev.dev)
+	if (at91wdt_miscdev.parent)
 		return -EBUSY;
-	at91wdt_miscdev.dev = &pdev->dev;
+	at91wdt_miscdev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 
 	res = misc_register(&at91wdt_miscdev);
 	if (res)
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int __exit at91wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	res = misc_deregister(&at91wdt_miscdev);
 	if (!res)
-		at91wdt_miscdev.dev = NULL;
+		at91wdt_miscdev.parent = NULL;
 
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
index 3404a9c67f08..e88947f8fe53 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/mpcore_wdt.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int __devinit mpcore_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	mpcore_wdt_miscdev.dev = &dev->dev;
+	mpcore_wdt_miscdev.parent = &dev->dev;
 	ret = misc_register(&mpcore_wdt_miscdev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_printk(KERN_ERR, _dev, "cannot register miscdev on minor=%d (err=%d)\n",
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/omap_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
index 5dbd7dc2936f..6c6f97332dbb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/omap_wdt.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int __init omap_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	omap_wdt_disable();
 	omap_wdt_adjust_timeout(timer_margin);
 
-	omap_wdt_miscdev.dev = &pdev->dev;
+	omap_wdt_miscdev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	ret = misc_register(&omap_wdt_miscdev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail;
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
index ec3909371c21..7576a13e86bc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/rm9k_wdt.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 
 /* Function prototypes */
-static irqreturn_t wdt_gpi_irqhdl(int, void *, struct pt_regs *);
+static irqreturn_t wdt_gpi_irqhdl(int, void *);
 static void wdt_gpi_start(void);
 static void wdt_gpi_stop(void);
 static void wdt_gpi_set_timeout(unsigned int);
@@ -94,8 +94,28 @@ module_param(nowayout, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be disabled once started");
 
 
+/* Kernel interfaces */
+static struct file_operations fops = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.open		= wdt_gpi_open,
+	.release	= wdt_gpi_release,
+	.write		= wdt_gpi_write,
+	.unlocked_ioctl	= wdt_gpi_ioctl,
+};
+
+static struct miscdevice miscdev = {
+	.minor		= WATCHDOG_MINOR,
+	.name		= wdt_gpi_name,
+	.fops		= &fops,
+};
+
+static struct notifier_block wdt_gpi_shutdown = {
+	.notifier_call	= wdt_gpi_notify,
+};
+
+
 /* Interrupt handler */
-static irqreturn_t wdt_gpi_irqhdl(int irq, void *ctxt, struct pt_regs *regs)
+static irqreturn_t wdt_gpi_irqhdl(int irq, void *ctxt)
 {
 	if (!unlikely(__raw_readl(wd_regs + 0x0008) & 0x1))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
@@ -312,26 +332,6 @@ wdt_gpi_notify(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long code, void *unused)
 }
 
 
-/* Kernel interfaces */
-static struct file_operations fops = {
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
-	.open		= wdt_gpi_open,
-	.release	= wdt_gpi_release,
-	.write		= wdt_gpi_write,
-	.unlocked_ioctl	= wdt_gpi_ioctl,
-};
-
-static struct miscdevice miscdev = {
-	.minor		= WATCHDOG_MINOR,
-	.name		= wdt_gpi_name,
-	.fops		= &fops,
-};
-
-static struct notifier_block wdt_gpi_shutdown = {
-	.notifier_call	= wdt_gpi_notify,
-};
-
-
 /* Init & exit procedures */
 static const struct resource *
 wdt_gpi_get_resource(struct platform_device *pdv, const char *name,