diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
index e3dbf55a561f..8cbc62c3d638 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
@@ -726,6 +726,12 @@ int regmap_add_irq_chip_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 				return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (chip->num_type_reg)
+		dev_warn(map->dev, "type registers are deprecated; use config registers instead");
+
+	if (chip->num_virt_regs || chip->virt_reg_base || chip->set_type_virt)
+		dev_warn(map->dev, "virtual registers are deprecated; use config registers instead");
+
 	if (irq_base) {
 		irq_base = irq_alloc_descs(irq_base, 0, chip->num_irqs, 0);
 		if (irq_base < 0) {
diff --git a/include/linux/regmap.h b/include/linux/regmap.h
index 791c15ad1f63..c9a9bbbb6261 100644
--- a/include/linux/regmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/regmap.h
@@ -1473,8 +1473,10 @@ struct regmap_irq_sub_irq_map {
  * @ack_base:    Base ack address. If zero then the chip is clear on read.
  *               Using zero value is possible with @use_ack bit.
  * @wake_base:   Base address for wake enables.  If zero unsupported.
- * @type_base:   Base address for irq type.  If zero unsupported.
- * @virt_reg_base:   Base addresses for extra config regs.
+ * @type_base:   Base address for irq type.  If zero unsupported.  Deprecated,
+ *		 use @config_base instead.
+ * @virt_reg_base:   Base addresses for extra config regs. Deprecated, use
+ *		     @config_base instead.
  * @config_base: Base address for IRQ type config regs. If null unsupported.
  * @irq_reg_stride:  Stride to use for chips where registers are not contiguous.
  * @init_ack_masked: Ack all masked interrupts once during initalization.
@@ -1483,7 +1485,8 @@ struct regmap_irq_sub_irq_map {
  * @ack_invert:  Inverted ack register: cleared bits for ack.
  * @clear_ack:  Use this to set 1 and 0 or vice-versa to clear interrupts.
  * @wake_invert: Inverted wake register: cleared bits are wake enabled.
- * @type_invert: Invert the type flags.
+ * @type_invert: Invert the type flags. Deprecated, use config registers
+ *		 instead.
  * @type_in_mask: Use the mask registers for controlling irq type. Use this if
  *		  the hardware provides separate bits for rising/falling edge
  *		  or low/high level interrupts and they should be combined into
@@ -1502,9 +1505,11 @@ struct regmap_irq_sub_irq_map {
  * @irqs:        Descriptors for individual IRQs.  Interrupt numbers are
  *               assigned based on the index in the array of the interrupt.
  * @num_irqs:    Number of descriptors.
- * @num_type_reg:    Number of type registers.
+ * @num_type_reg:    Number of type registers. Deprecated, use config registers
+ *		     instead.
  * @num_virt_regs:   Number of non-standard irq configuration registers.
- *		     If zero unsupported.
+ *		     If zero unsupported. Deprecated, use config registers
+ *		     instead.
  * @num_config_bases:	Number of config base registers.
  * @num_config_regs:	Number of config registers for each config base register.
  * @handle_pre_irq:  Driver specific callback to handle interrupt from device
@@ -1512,7 +1517,8 @@ struct regmap_irq_sub_irq_map {
  * @handle_post_irq: Driver specific callback to handle interrupt from device
  *		     after handling the interrupts in regmap_irq_handler().
  * @set_type_virt:   Driver specific callback to extend regmap_irq_set_type()
- *		     and configure virt regs.
+ *		     and configure virt regs. Deprecated, use @set_type_config
+ *		     callback and config registers instead.
  * @set_type_config: Callback used for configuring irq types.
  * @irq_drv_data:    Driver specific IRQ data which is passed as parameter when
  *		     driver specific pre/post interrupt handler is called.