diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c b/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c
index b7ada981464a..d78762d4db98 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-ath79.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static int ath79_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->num_chipselect = 3;
 	host->mem_ops = &ath79_mem_ops;
 
-	sp->bitbang.master = host;
+	sp->bitbang.ctlr = host;
 	sp->bitbang.chipselect = ath79_spi_chipselect;
 	sp->bitbang.txrx_word[SPI_MODE_0] = ath79_spi_txrx_mode0;
 	sp->bitbang.flags = SPI_CS_HIGH;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void ath79_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	spi_bitbang_stop(&sp->bitbang);
 	ath79_spi_disable(sp);
-	spi_controller_put(sp->bitbang.master);
+	spi_controller_put(sp->bitbang.ctlr);
 }
 
 static void ath79_spi_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-au1550.c b/drivers/spi/spi-au1550.c
index 1011b1a8f241..825d2f1cdff8 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-au1550.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-au1550.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ static int au1550_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	init_completion(&hw->host_done);
 
-	hw->bitbang.master = hw->host;
+	hw->bitbang.ctlr = hw->host;
 	hw->bitbang.setup_transfer = au1550_spi_setupxfer;
 	hw->bitbang.chipselect = au1550_spi_chipsel;
 	hw->bitbang.txrx_bufs = au1550_spi_txrx_bufs;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c
index ecd44016c197..a0e2204fc039 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int spi_bitbang_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	bool			initial_setup = false;
 	int			retval;
 
-	bitbang = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
+	bitbang = spi_controller_get_devdata(spi->controller);
 
 	if (!cs) {
 		cs = kzalloc(sizeof(*cs), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static int spi_bitbang_bufs(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_transfer *t)
 	unsigned		nsecs = cs->nsecs;
 	struct spi_bitbang	*bitbang;
 
-	bitbang = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
+	bitbang = spi_controller_get_devdata(spi->controller);
 	if (bitbang->set_line_direction) {
 		int err;
 
@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@ static int spi_bitbang_bufs(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_transfer *t)
  * transfer-at-a-time ones to leverage dma or fifo hardware.
  */
 
-static int spi_bitbang_prepare_hardware(struct spi_master *spi)
+static int spi_bitbang_prepare_hardware(struct spi_controller *spi)
 {
 	struct spi_bitbang	*bitbang;
 
-	bitbang = spi_master_get_devdata(spi);
+	bitbang = spi_controller_get_devdata(spi);
 
 	mutex_lock(&bitbang->lock);
 	bitbang->busy = 1;
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ static int spi_bitbang_prepare_hardware(struct spi_master *spi)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int spi_bitbang_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
+static int spi_bitbang_transfer_one(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 				    struct spi_device *spi,
 				    struct spi_transfer *transfer)
 {
-	struct spi_bitbang *bitbang = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
+	struct spi_bitbang *bitbang = spi_controller_get_devdata(ctlr);
 	int status = 0;
 
 	if (bitbang->setup_transfer) {
@@ -303,16 +303,16 @@ static int spi_bitbang_transfer_one(struct spi_master *master,
 		status = -EREMOTEIO;
 
 out:
-	spi_finalize_current_transfer(master);
+	spi_finalize_current_transfer(ctlr);
 
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int spi_bitbang_unprepare_hardware(struct spi_master *spi)
+static int spi_bitbang_unprepare_hardware(struct spi_controller *spi)
 {
 	struct spi_bitbang	*bitbang;
 
-	bitbang = spi_master_get_devdata(spi);
+	bitbang = spi_controller_get_devdata(spi);
 
 	mutex_lock(&bitbang->lock);
 	bitbang->busy = 0;
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static int spi_bitbang_unprepare_hardware(struct spi_master *spi)
 
 static void spi_bitbang_set_cs(struct spi_device *spi, bool enable)
 {
-	struct spi_bitbang *bitbang = spi_master_get_devdata(spi->master);
+	struct spi_bitbang *bitbang = spi_controller_get_devdata(spi->controller);
 
 	/* SPI core provides CS high / low, but bitbang driver
 	 * expects CS active
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ static void spi_bitbang_set_cs(struct spi_device *spi, bool enable)
 
 int spi_bitbang_init(struct spi_bitbang *bitbang)
 {
-	struct spi_master *master = bitbang->master;
+	struct spi_controller *ctlr = bitbang->ctlr;
 	bool custom_cs;
 
-	if (!master)
+	if (!ctlr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	/*
 	 * We only need the chipselect callback if we are actually using it.
@@ -352,39 +352,39 @@ int spi_bitbang_init(struct spi_bitbang *bitbang)
 	 * SPI_CONTROLLER_GPIO_SS flag is set, we always need to call the
 	 * driver-specific chipselect routine.
 	 */
-	custom_cs = (!master->use_gpio_descriptors ||
-		     (master->flags & SPI_CONTROLLER_GPIO_SS));
+	custom_cs = (!ctlr->use_gpio_descriptors ||
+		     (ctlr->flags & SPI_CONTROLLER_GPIO_SS));
 
 	if (custom_cs && !bitbang->chipselect)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_init(&bitbang->lock);
 
-	if (!master->mode_bits)
-		master->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | bitbang->flags;
+	if (!ctlr->mode_bits)
+		ctlr->mode_bits = SPI_CPOL | SPI_CPHA | bitbang->flags;
 
-	if (master->transfer || master->transfer_one_message)
+	if (ctlr->transfer || ctlr->transfer_one_message)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	master->prepare_transfer_hardware = spi_bitbang_prepare_hardware;
-	master->unprepare_transfer_hardware = spi_bitbang_unprepare_hardware;
-	master->transfer_one = spi_bitbang_transfer_one;
+	ctlr->prepare_transfer_hardware = spi_bitbang_prepare_hardware;
+	ctlr->unprepare_transfer_hardware = spi_bitbang_unprepare_hardware;
+	ctlr->transfer_one = spi_bitbang_transfer_one;
 	/*
 	 * When using GPIO descriptors, the ->set_cs() callback doesn't even
 	 * get called unless SPI_CONTROLLER_GPIO_SS is set.
 	 */
 	if (custom_cs)
-		master->set_cs = spi_bitbang_set_cs;
+		ctlr->set_cs = spi_bitbang_set_cs;
 
 	if (!bitbang->txrx_bufs) {
 		bitbang->use_dma = 0;
 		bitbang->txrx_bufs = spi_bitbang_bufs;
-		if (!master->setup) {
+		if (!ctlr->setup) {
 			if (!bitbang->setup_transfer)
 				bitbang->setup_transfer =
 					 spi_bitbang_setup_transfer;
-			master->setup = spi_bitbang_setup;
-			master->cleanup = spi_bitbang_cleanup;
+			ctlr->setup = spi_bitbang_setup;
+			ctlr->cleanup = spi_bitbang_cleanup;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -411,18 +411,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_bitbang_init);
  * master methods.  Those methods are the defaults if the bitbang->txrx_bufs
  * routine isn't initialized.
  *
- * This routine registers the spi_master, which will process requests in a
+ * This routine registers the spi_controller, which will process requests in a
  * dedicated task, keeping IRQs unblocked most of the time.  To stop
  * processing those requests, call spi_bitbang_stop().
  *
- * On success, this routine will take a reference to master. The caller is
- * responsible for calling spi_bitbang_stop() to decrement the reference and
- * spi_master_put() as counterpart of spi_alloc_master() to prevent a memory
+ * On success, this routine will take a reference to the controller. The caller
+ * is responsible for calling spi_bitbang_stop() to decrement the reference and
+ * spi_controller_put() as counterpart of spi_alloc_master() to prevent a memory
  * leak.
  */
 int spi_bitbang_start(struct spi_bitbang *bitbang)
 {
-	struct spi_master *master = bitbang->master;
+	struct spi_controller *ctlr = bitbang->ctlr;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = spi_bitbang_init(bitbang);
@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ int spi_bitbang_start(struct spi_bitbang *bitbang)
 	/* driver may get busy before register() returns, especially
 	 * if someone registered boardinfo for devices
 	 */
-	ret = spi_register_master(spi_master_get(master));
+	ret = spi_register_controller(spi_controller_get(ctlr));
 	if (ret)
-		spi_master_put(master);
+		spi_controller_put(ctlr);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_bitbang_start);
  */
 void spi_bitbang_stop(struct spi_bitbang *bitbang)
 {
-	spi_unregister_master(bitbang->master);
+	spi_unregister_controller(bitbang->ctlr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_bitbang_stop);
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-butterfly.c b/drivers/spi/spi-butterfly.c
index 289b4454242a..1d267e6c22a4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-butterfly.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-butterfly.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static void butterfly_attach(struct parport *p)
 	host->bus_num = 42;
 	host->num_chipselect = 2;
 
-	pp->bitbang.master = host;
+	pp->bitbang.ctlr = host;
 	pp->bitbang.chipselect = butterfly_chipselect;
 	pp->bitbang.txrx_word[SPI_MODE_0] = butterfly_txrx_word_mode0;
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ static void butterfly_attach(struct parport *p)
 	pp->info[0].platform_data = &flash;
 	pp->info[0].chip_select = 1;
 	pp->info[0].controller_data = pp;
-	pp->dataflash = spi_new_device(pp->bitbang.master, &pp->info[0]);
+	pp->dataflash = spi_new_device(pp->bitbang.ctlr, &pp->info[0]);
 	if (pp->dataflash)
 		pr_debug("%s: dataflash at %s\n", p->name,
 			 dev_name(&pp->dataflash->dev));
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static void butterfly_detach(struct parport *p)
 	parport_release(pp->pd);
 	parport_unregister_device(pp->pd);
 
-	spi_controller_put(pp->bitbang.master);
+	spi_controller_put(pp->bitbang.ctlr);
 }
 
 static struct parport_driver butterfly_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c b/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c
index 5688be245c68..be3998104bfb 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-davinci.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static bool davinci_spi_can_dma(struct spi_controller *host,
 
 static int davinci_spi_check_error(struct davinci_spi *dspi, int int_status)
 {
-	struct device *sdev = dspi->bitbang.master->dev.parent;
+	struct device *sdev = dspi->bitbang.ctlr->dev.parent;
 
 	if (int_status & SPIFLG_TIMEOUT_MASK) {
 		dev_err(sdev, "SPI Time-out Error\n");
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ static irqreturn_t davinci_spi_irq(s32 irq, void *data)
 
 static int davinci_spi_request_dma(struct davinci_spi *dspi)
 {
-	struct device *sdev = dspi->bitbang.master->dev.parent;
+	struct device *sdev = dspi->bitbang.ctlr->dev.parent;
 
 	dspi->dma_rx = dma_request_chan(sdev, "rx");
 	if (IS_ERR(dspi->dma_rx))
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static int davinci_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_host;
 
-	dspi->bitbang.master = host;
+	dspi->bitbang.ctlr = host;
 
 	dspi->clk = devm_clk_get_enabled(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(dspi->clk)) {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-gpio.c b/drivers/spi/spi-gpio.c
index d8db4564b406..909cce109bba 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-gpio.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static int spi_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->cleanup = spi_gpio_cleanup;
 
 	bb = &spi_gpio->bitbang;
-	bb->master = host;
+	bb->ctlr = host;
 	/*
 	 * There is some additional business, apart from driving the CS GPIO
 	 * line, that we need to do on selection. This makes the local
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-lm70llp.c b/drivers/spi/spi-lm70llp.c
index e6a65b5c8c31..f982bdebd028 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-lm70llp.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-lm70llp.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static void spi_lm70llp_attach(struct parport *p)
 	/*
 	 * SPI and bitbang hookup.
 	 */
-	pp->bitbang.master = host;
+	pp->bitbang.ctlr = host;
 	pp->bitbang.chipselect = lm70_chipselect;
 	pp->bitbang.txrx_word[SPI_MODE_0] = lm70_txrx;
 	pp->bitbang.flags = SPI_3WIRE;
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void spi_lm70llp_attach(struct parport *p)
 	 * the board info's (void *)controller_data.
 	 */
 	pp->info.controller_data = pp;
-	pp->spidev_lm70 = spi_new_device(pp->bitbang.master, &pp->info);
+	pp->spidev_lm70 = spi_new_device(pp->bitbang.ctlr, &pp->info);
 	if (pp->spidev_lm70)
 		dev_dbg(&pp->spidev_lm70->dev, "spidev_lm70 at %s\n",
 			dev_name(&pp->spidev_lm70->dev));
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static void spi_lm70llp_detach(struct parport *p)
 	parport_release(pp->pd);
 	parport_unregister_device(pp->pd);
 
-	spi_controller_put(pp->bitbang.master);
+	spi_controller_put(pp->bitbang.ctlr);
 
 	lm70llp = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-oc-tiny.c b/drivers/spi/spi-oc-tiny.c
index cf7c111088a6..6ea38f5e7d64 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-oc-tiny.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-oc-tiny.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static int tiny_spi_of_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (!np)
 		return 0;
-	hw->bitbang.master->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
+	hw->bitbang.ctlr->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	if (!of_property_read_u32(np, "clock-frequency", &val))
 		hw->freq = val;
 	if (!of_property_read_u32(np, "baud-width", &val))
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int tiny_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, hw);
 
 	/* setup the state for the bitbang driver */
-	hw->bitbang.master = host;
+	hw->bitbang.ctlr = host;
 	hw->bitbang.setup_transfer = tiny_spi_setup_transfer;
 	hw->bitbang.txrx_bufs = tiny_spi_txrx_bufs;
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static int tiny_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static void tiny_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct tiny_spi *hw = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	struct spi_controller *host = hw->bitbang.master;
+	struct spi_controller *host = hw->bitbang.ctlr;
 
 	spi_bitbang_stop(&hw->bitbang);
 	spi_controller_put(host);
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-omap-uwire.c b/drivers/spi/spi-omap-uwire.c
index 2dd1c1bcf4bf..210a98d903fa 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-omap-uwire.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-omap-uwire.c
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static void uwire_off(struct uwire_spi *uwire)
 {
 	uwire_write_reg(UWIRE_SR3, 0);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(uwire->ck);
-	spi_controller_put(uwire->bitbang.master);
+	spi_controller_put(uwire->bitbang.ctlr);
 }
 
 static int uwire_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static int uwire_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->setup = uwire_setup;
 	host->cleanup = uwire_cleanup;
 
-	uwire->bitbang.master = host;
+	uwire->bitbang.ctlr = host;
 	uwire->bitbang.chipselect = uwire_chipselect;
 	uwire->bitbang.setup_transfer = uwire_setup_transfer;
 	uwire->bitbang.txrx_bufs = uwire_txrx;
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-sci.c b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-sci.c
index 148d615d2f38..3d560b154ad3 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-sh-sci.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-sh-sci.c
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ static int sh_sci_spi_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* setup spi bitbang adaptor */
-	sp->bitbang.master = host;
-	sp->bitbang.master->bus_num = sp->info->bus_num;
-	sp->bitbang.master->num_chipselect = sp->info->num_chipselect;
+	sp->bitbang.ctlr = host;
+	sp->bitbang.ctlr->bus_num = sp->info->bus_num;
+	sp->bitbang.ctlr->num_chipselect = sp->info->num_chipselect;
 	sp->bitbang.chipselect = sh_sci_spi_chipselect;
 
 	sp->bitbang.txrx_word[SPI_MODE_0] = sh_sci_spi_txrx_mode0;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static int sh_sci_spi_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	setbits(sp, PIN_INIT, 0);
 	iounmap(sp->membase);
  err1:
-	spi_controller_put(sp->bitbang.master);
+	spi_controller_put(sp->bitbang.ctlr);
  err0:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static void sh_sci_spi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 	spi_bitbang_stop(&sp->bitbang);
 	setbits(sp, PIN_INIT, 0);
 	iounmap(sp->membase);
-	spi_controller_put(sp->bitbang.master);
+	spi_controller_put(sp->bitbang.ctlr);
 }
 
 static struct platform_driver sh_sci_spi_drv = {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c
index 12355957be97..7795328427a6 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-xilinx.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int xilinx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	xspi = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
 	xspi->cs_inactive = 0xffffffff;
-	xspi->bitbang.master = host;
+	xspi->bitbang.ctlr = host;
 	xspi->bitbang.chipselect = xilinx_spi_chipselect;
 	xspi->bitbang.setup_transfer = xilinx_spi_setup_transfer;
 	xspi->bitbang.txrx_bufs = xilinx_spi_txrx_bufs;
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static void xilinx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Disable the global IPIF interrupt */
 	xspi->write_fn(0, regs_base + XIPIF_V123B_DGIER_OFFSET);
 
-	spi_controller_put(xspi->bitbang.master);
+	spi_controller_put(xspi->bitbang.ctlr);
 }
 
 /* work with hotplug and coldplug */
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-xtensa-xtfpga.c b/drivers/spi/spi-xtensa-xtfpga.c
index 3c7721894376..3c2cda315397 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-xtensa-xtfpga.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-xtensa-xtfpga.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static int xtfpga_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 
 	xspi = spi_controller_get_devdata(host);
-	xspi->bitbang.master = host;
+	xspi->bitbang.ctlr = host;
 	xspi->bitbang.chipselect = xtfpga_spi_chipselect;
 	xspi->bitbang.txrx_word[SPI_MODE_0] = xtfpga_spi_txrx_word;
 	xspi->regs = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h b/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
index 4444c2a992cb..b930eca2ef7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ struct spi_bitbang {
 	u8			use_dma;
 	u16			flags;		/* extra spi->mode support */
 
-	struct spi_master	*master;
+	struct spi_controller	*ctlr;
 
 	/* setup_transfer() changes clock and/or wordsize to match settings
 	 * for this transfer; zeroes restore defaults from spi_device.