diff --git a/drivers/spi/omap_uwire.c b/drivers/spi/omap_uwire.c
index d275c615a73e..8245b5153f30 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/omap_uwire.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/omap_uwire.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static void uwire_off(struct uwire_spi *uwire)
 	spi_master_put(uwire->bitbang.master);
 }
 
-static int uwire_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __init uwire_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct spi_master	*master;
 	struct uwire_spi	*uwire;
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static int uwire_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int uwire_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __exit uwire_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct uwire_spi	*uwire = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 	int			status;
@@ -543,8 +543,7 @@ static struct platform_driver uwire_driver = {
 		.bus		= &platform_bus_type,
 		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
-	.probe		= uwire_probe,
-	.remove		= uwire_remove,
+	.remove		= __exit_p(uwire_remove),
 	// suspend ... unuse ck
 	// resume ... use ck
 };
@@ -566,7 +565,7 @@ static int __init omap_uwire_init(void)
 		omap_writel(val | 0x00AAA000, OMAP730_IO_CONF_9);
 	}
 
-	return platform_driver_register(&uwire_driver);
+	return platform_driver_probe(&uwire_driver, uwire_probe);
 }
 
 static void __exit omap_uwire_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
index 16bf66b7c94e..e05918e79eae 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/pxa2xx_spi.c
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ static void cleanup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	kfree(chip);
 }
 
-static int init_queue(struct driver_data *drv_data)
+static int __init init_queue(struct driver_data *drv_data)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&drv_data->queue);
 	spin_lock_init(&drv_data->lock);
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ static int destroy_queue(struct driver_data *drv_data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __init pxa2xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct pxa2xx_spi_master *platform_info;
@@ -1621,8 +1621,7 @@ static struct platform_driver driver = {
 		.bus = &platform_bus_type,
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
-	.probe = pxa2xx_spi_probe,
-	.remove = __devexit_p(pxa2xx_spi_remove),
+	.remove = pxa2xx_spi_remove,
 	.shutdown = pxa2xx_spi_shutdown,
 	.suspend = pxa2xx_spi_suspend,
 	.resume = pxa2xx_spi_resume,
@@ -1630,9 +1629,7 @@ static struct platform_driver driver = {
 
 static int __init pxa2xx_spi_init(void)
 {
-	platform_driver_register(&driver);
-
-	return 0;
+	return platform_driver_probe(&driver, pxa2xx_spi_probe);
 }
 module_init(pxa2xx_spi_init);
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
index bd9177f51de9..0f0c5c11c79f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_imx.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ static void cleanup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	kfree(spi_get_ctldata(spi));
 }
 
-static int init_queue(struct driver_data *drv_data)
+static int __init init_queue(struct driver_data *drv_data)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&drv_data->queue);
 	spin_lock_init(&drv_data->lock);
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ static int destroy_queue(struct driver_data *drv_data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __init spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct spi_imx_master *platform_info;
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int __devexit spi_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __exit spi_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct driver_data *drv_data = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int irq;
@@ -1739,8 +1739,7 @@ static struct platform_driver driver = {
 		.bus = &platform_bus_type,
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
-	.probe = spi_imx_probe,
-	.remove = __devexit_p(spi_imx_remove),
+	.remove = __exit_p(spi_imx_remove),
 	.shutdown = spi_imx_shutdown,
 	.suspend = spi_imx_suspend,
 	.resume = spi_imx_resume,
@@ -1748,7 +1747,7 @@ static struct platform_driver driver = {
 
 static int __init spi_imx_init(void)
 {
-	return platform_driver_register(&driver);
+	return platform_driver_probe(&driver, spi_imx_probe);
 }
 module_init(spi_imx_init);
 
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c
index 32cda77b31cd..4580b9cf625d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_mpc83xx.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static int __init mpc83xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __devexit mpc83xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __exit mpc83xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct mpc83xx_spi *mpc83xx_spi;
 	struct spi_master *master;
@@ -529,8 +529,7 @@ static int __devexit mpc83xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 MODULE_ALIAS("mpc83xx_spi");			/* for platform bus hotplug */
 static struct platform_driver mpc83xx_spi_driver = {
-	.probe = mpc83xx_spi_probe,
-	.remove = __devexit_p(mpc83xx_spi_remove),
+	.remove = __exit_p(mpc83xx_spi_remove),
 	.driver = {
 		   .name = "mpc83xx_spi",
 	},
@@ -538,7 +537,7 @@ static struct platform_driver mpc83xx_spi_driver = {
 
 static int __init mpc83xx_spi_init(void)
 {
-	return platform_driver_register(&mpc83xx_spi_driver);
+	return platform_driver_probe(&mpc83xx_spi_driver, mpc83xx_spi_probe);
 }
 
 static void __exit mpc83xx_spi_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx.c
index e9b683f7d7b3..89d6685a5ca4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_s3c24xx.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static irqreturn_t s3c24xx_spi_irq(int irq, void *dev)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static int s3c24xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __init s3c24xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct s3c24xx_spi *hw;
 	struct spi_master *master;
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int s3c24xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
+static int __exit s3c24xx_spi_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
 	struct s3c24xx_spi *hw = platform_get_drvdata(dev);
 
@@ -429,8 +429,7 @@ static int s3c24xx_spi_resume(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 MODULE_ALIAS("s3c2410_spi");			/* for platform bus hotplug */
 static struct platform_driver s3c24xx_spidrv = {
-	.probe		= s3c24xx_spi_probe,
-	.remove		= s3c24xx_spi_remove,
+	.remove		= __exit_p(s3c24xx_spi_remove),
 	.suspend	= s3c24xx_spi_suspend,
 	.resume		= s3c24xx_spi_resume,
 	.driver		= {
@@ -441,7 +440,7 @@ static struct platform_driver s3c24xx_spidrv = {
 
 static int __init s3c24xx_spi_init(void)
 {
-        return platform_driver_register(&s3c24xx_spidrv);
+        return platform_driver_probe(&s3c24xx_spidrv, s3c24xx_spi_probe);
 }
 
 static void __exit s3c24xx_spi_exit(void)