diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps-dma.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps-dma.txt
index c261598164a7..c99c1ffac199 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps-dma.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dma/snps-dma.txt
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ The four cells in order are:
 
 1. A phandle pointing to the DMA controller
 2. The DMA request line number
-3. Source master for transfers on allocated channel
-4. Destination master for transfers on allocated channel
+3. Memory master for transfers on allocated channel
+4. Peripheral master for transfers on allocated channel
 
 Example:
 	
diff --git a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c
index bf445aa48282..00d6dcc1d9b6 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/mach-at32ap/at32ap700x.c
@@ -1365,8 +1365,8 @@ at32_add_device_mci(unsigned int id, struct mci_platform_data *data)
 	slave->dma_dev = &dw_dmac0_device.dev;
 	slave->src_id = 0;
 	slave->dst_id = 1;
-	slave->src_master = 1;
-	slave->dst_master = 0;
+	slave->m_master = 1;
+	slave->p_master = 0;
 
 	data->dma_slave = slave;
 	data->dma_filter = at32_mci_dma_filter;
@@ -2061,16 +2061,16 @@ at32_add_device_ac97c(unsigned int id, struct ac97c_platform_data *data,
 	if (flags & AC97C_CAPTURE) {
 		rx_dws->dma_dev = &dw_dmac0_device.dev;
 		rx_dws->src_id = 3;
-		rx_dws->src_master = 0;
-		rx_dws->dst_master = 1;
+		rx_dws->m_master = 0;
+		rx_dws->p_master = 1;
 	}
 
 	/* Check if DMA slave interface for playback should be configured. */
 	if (flags & AC97C_PLAYBACK) {
 		tx_dws->dma_dev = &dw_dmac0_device.dev;
 		tx_dws->dst_id = 4;
-		tx_dws->src_master = 0;
-		tx_dws->dst_master = 1;
+		tx_dws->m_master = 0;
+		tx_dws->p_master = 1;
 	}
 
 	if (platform_device_add_data(pdev, data,
@@ -2141,8 +2141,8 @@ at32_add_device_abdac(unsigned int id, struct atmel_abdac_pdata *data)
 
 	dws->dma_dev = &dw_dmac0_device.dev;
 	dws->dst_id = 2;
-	dws->src_master = 0;
-	dws->dst_master = 1;
+	dws->m_master = 0;
+	dws->p_master = 1;
 
 	if (platform_device_add_data(pdev, data,
 				sizeof(struct atmel_abdac_pdata)))
diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c b/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
index 902034991517..80bdcabc293f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ static struct sata_dwc_host_priv host_pvt;
 static struct dw_dma_slave sata_dwc_dma_dws = {
 	.src_id = 0,
 	.dst_id = 0,
-	.src_master = 0,
-	.dst_master = 1,
+	.m_master = 1,
+	.p_master = 0,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
index 97199b3c25a2..5bd7873a02c6 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 		 | DWC_CTLL_SRC_MSIZE(_smsize)			\
 		 | DWC_CTLL_LLP_D_EN				\
 		 | DWC_CTLL_LLP_S_EN				\
-		 | DWC_CTLL_DMS(_dwc->dst_master)		\
-		 | DWC_CTLL_SMS(_dwc->src_master));		\
+		 | DWC_CTLL_DMS(_dwc->p_master)			\
+		 | DWC_CTLL_SMS(_dwc->m_master));		\
 	})
 
 /*
@@ -709,8 +709,7 @@ dwc_prep_dma_memcpy(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_addr_t dest, dma_addr_t src,
 
 	dwc->direction = DMA_MEM_TO_MEM;
 
-	data_width = min_t(unsigned int, dw->data_width[dwc->src_master],
-			   dw->data_width[dwc->dst_master]);
+	data_width = dw->data_width[dwc->m_master];
 
 	src_width = dst_width = min_t(unsigned int, data_width,
 				      dwc_fast_ffs(src | dest | len));
@@ -802,7 +801,7 @@ dwc_prep_slave_sg(struct dma_chan *chan, struct scatterlist *sgl,
 		ctllo |= sconfig->device_fc ? DWC_CTLL_FC(DW_DMA_FC_P_M2P) :
 			DWC_CTLL_FC(DW_DMA_FC_D_M2P);
 
-		data_width = dw->data_width[dwc->src_master];
+		data_width = dw->data_width[dwc->m_master];
 
 		for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_len, i) {
 			struct dw_desc	*desc;
@@ -859,7 +858,7 @@ slave_sg_todev_fill_desc:
 		ctllo |= sconfig->device_fc ? DWC_CTLL_FC(DW_DMA_FC_P_P2M) :
 			DWC_CTLL_FC(DW_DMA_FC_D_P2M);
 
-		data_width = dw->data_width[dwc->dst_master];
+		data_width = dw->data_width[dwc->m_master];
 
 		for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_len, i) {
 			struct dw_desc	*desc;
@@ -937,8 +936,8 @@ bool dw_dma_filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
 	dwc->src_id = dws->src_id;
 	dwc->dst_id = dws->dst_id;
 
-	dwc->src_master = dws->src_master;
-	dwc->dst_master = dws->dst_master;
+	dwc->m_master = dws->m_master;
+	dwc->p_master = dws->p_master;
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -1227,8 +1226,8 @@ static void dwc_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	dwc->src_id = 0;
 	dwc->dst_id = 0;
 
-	dwc->src_master = 0;
-	dwc->dst_master = 0;
+	dwc->m_master = 0;
+	dwc->p_master = 0;
 
 	dwc->initialized = false;
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c b/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c
index 26edbe3a27ac..23616c57645c 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/platform.c
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ static struct dma_chan *dw_dma_of_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 
 	slave.src_id = dma_spec->args[0];
 	slave.dst_id = dma_spec->args[0];
-	slave.src_master = dma_spec->args[1];
-	slave.dst_master = dma_spec->args[2];
+	slave.m_master = dma_spec->args[1];
+	slave.p_master = dma_spec->args[2];
 
 	if (WARN_ON(slave.src_id >= DW_DMA_MAX_NR_REQUESTS ||
 		    slave.dst_id >= DW_DMA_MAX_NR_REQUESTS ||
-		    slave.src_master >= dw->nr_masters ||
-		    slave.dst_master >= dw->nr_masters))
+		    slave.m_master >= dw->nr_masters ||
+		    slave.p_master >= dw->nr_masters))
 		return NULL;
 
 	dma_cap_zero(cap);
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ static bool dw_dma_acpi_filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
 		.dma_dev = dma_spec->dev,
 		.src_id = dma_spec->slave_id,
 		.dst_id = dma_spec->slave_id,
-		.src_master = 1,
-		.dst_master = 0,
+		.m_master = 0,
+		.p_master = 1,
 	};
 
 	return dw_dma_filter(chan, &slave);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/regs.h b/drivers/dma/dw/regs.h
index 0a50c18d85b8..a63d62bbffe2 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/regs.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/regs.h
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ struct dw_dma_chan {
 	/* custom slave configuration */
 	u8			src_id;
 	u8			dst_id;
-	u8			src_master;
-	u8			dst_master;
+	u8			m_master;
+	u8			p_master;
 
 	/* configuration passed via .device_config */
 	struct dma_slave_config dma_sconfig;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx-pci.c b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx-pci.c
index 520ed1dd5780..4fd7f9802f1b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-pxa2xx-pci.c
@@ -144,16 +144,16 @@ static int pxa2xx_spi_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 		struct dw_dma_slave *slave = c->tx_param;
 
 		slave->dma_dev = &dma_dev->dev;
-		slave->src_master = 1;
-		slave->dst_master = 0;
+		slave->m_master = 0;
+		slave->p_master = 1;
 	}
 
 	if (c->rx_param) {
 		struct dw_dma_slave *slave = c->rx_param;
 
 		slave->dma_dev = &dma_dev->dev;
-		slave->src_master = 1;
-		slave->dst_master = 0;
+		slave->m_master = 0;
+		slave->p_master = 1;
 	}
 
 	spi_pdata.dma_filter = lpss_dma_filter;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
index 98862aa5bb58..5eea74d7f9f4 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pci.c
@@ -1454,13 +1454,13 @@ byt_serial_setup(struct serial_private *priv,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	rx_param->src_master = 1;
-	rx_param->dst_master = 0;
+	rx_param->m_master = 0;
+	rx_param->p_master = 1;
 
 	dma->rxconf.src_maxburst = 16;
 
-	tx_param->src_master = 1;
-	tx_param->dst_master = 0;
+	tx_param->m_master = 0;
+	tx_param->p_master = 1;
 
 	dma->txconf.dst_maxburst = 16;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/dma-dw.h b/include/linux/platform_data/dma-dw.h
index 03b6095d3b18..b881b978e486 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/dma-dw.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/dma-dw.h
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@
  * @dma_dev:	required DMA master device
  * @src_id:	src request line
  * @dst_id:	dst request line
- * @src_master: src master for transfers on allocated channel.
- * @dst_master: dest master for transfers on allocated channel.
+ * @m_master:	memory master for transfers on allocated channel
+ * @p_master:	peripheral master for transfers on allocated channel
  */
 struct dw_dma_slave {
 	struct device		*dma_dev;
 	u8			src_id;
 	u8			dst_id;
-	u8			src_master;
-	u8			dst_master;
+	u8			m_master;
+	u8			p_master;
 };
 
 /**