diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
index 9434050accc7..208822040735 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
@@ -37,10 +37,16 @@
 static LIST_HEAD(mtd_partitions);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(mtd_partitions_mutex);
 
-/* Our partition node structure */
+/**
+ * struct mtd_part - our partition node structure
+ *
+ * @mtd: struct holding partition details
+ * @parent: parent mtd - flash device or another partition
+ * @offset: partition offset relative to the *flash device*
+ */
 struct mtd_part {
 	struct mtd_info mtd;
-	struct mtd_info *master;
+	struct mtd_info *parent;
 	uint64_t offset;
 	struct list_head list;
 };
@@ -67,15 +73,15 @@ static int part_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 	struct mtd_ecc_stats stats;
 	int res;
 
-	stats = part->master->ecc_stats;
-	res = part->master->_read(part->master, from + part->offset, len,
+	stats = part->parent->ecc_stats;
+	res = part->parent->_read(part->parent, from + part->offset, len,
 				  retlen, buf);
 	if (unlikely(mtd_is_eccerr(res)))
 		mtd->ecc_stats.failed +=
-			part->master->ecc_stats.failed - stats.failed;
+			part->parent->ecc_stats.failed - stats.failed;
 	else
 		mtd->ecc_stats.corrected +=
-			part->master->ecc_stats.corrected - stats.corrected;
+			part->parent->ecc_stats.corrected - stats.corrected;
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ static int part_point(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
 
-	return part->master->_point(part->master, from + part->offset, len,
+	return part->parent->_point(part->parent, from + part->offset, len,
 				    retlen, virt, phys);
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ static int part_unpoint(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
 
-	return part->master->_unpoint(part->master, from + part->offset, len);
+	return part->parent->_unpoint(part->parent, from + part->offset, len);
 }
 
 static unsigned long part_get_unmapped_area(struct mtd_info *mtd,
@@ -103,7 +109,7 @@ static unsigned long part_get_unmapped_area(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
 
 	offset += part->offset;
-	return part->master->_get_unmapped_area(part->master, len, offset,
+	return part->parent->_get_unmapped_area(part->parent, len, offset,
 						flags);
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@ static int part_read_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	res = part->master->_read_oob(part->master, from + part->offset, ops);
+	res = part->parent->_read_oob(part->parent, from + part->offset, ops);
 	if (unlikely(res)) {
 		if (mtd_is_bitflip(res))
 			mtd->ecc_stats.corrected++;
@@ -146,7 +152,7 @@ static int part_read_user_prot_reg(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
 		size_t len, size_t *retlen, u_char *buf)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_read_user_prot_reg(part->master, from, len,
+	return part->parent->_read_user_prot_reg(part->parent, from, len,
 						 retlen, buf);
 }
 
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@ static int part_get_user_prot_info(struct mtd_info *mtd, size_t len,
 				   size_t *retlen, struct otp_info *buf)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_get_user_prot_info(part->master, len, retlen,
+	return part->parent->_get_user_prot_info(part->parent, len, retlen,
 						 buf);
 }
 
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ static int part_read_fact_prot_reg(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
 		size_t len, size_t *retlen, u_char *buf)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_read_fact_prot_reg(part->master, from, len,
+	return part->parent->_read_fact_prot_reg(part->parent, from, len,
 						 retlen, buf);
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +176,7 @@ static int part_get_fact_prot_info(struct mtd_info *mtd, size_t len,
 				   size_t *retlen, struct otp_info *buf)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_get_fact_prot_info(part->master, len, retlen,
+	return part->parent->_get_fact_prot_info(part->parent, len, retlen,
 						 buf);
 }
 
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ static int part_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 		size_t *retlen, const u_char *buf)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_write(part->master, to + part->offset, len,
+	return part->parent->_write(part->parent, to + part->offset, len,
 				    retlen, buf);
 }
 
@@ -186,7 +192,7 @@ static int part_panic_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 		size_t *retlen, const u_char *buf)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_panic_write(part->master, to + part->offset, len,
+	return part->parent->_panic_write(part->parent, to + part->offset, len,
 					  retlen, buf);
 }
 
@@ -199,14 +205,14 @@ static int part_write_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (ops->datbuf && to + ops->len > mtd->size)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	return part->master->_write_oob(part->master, to + part->offset, ops);
+	return part->parent->_write_oob(part->parent, to + part->offset, ops);
 }
 
 static int part_write_user_prot_reg(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
 		size_t len, size_t *retlen, u_char *buf)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_write_user_prot_reg(part->master, from, len,
+	return part->parent->_write_user_prot_reg(part->parent, from, len,
 						  retlen, buf);
 }
 
@@ -214,14 +220,14 @@ static int part_lock_user_prot_reg(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
 		size_t len)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_lock_user_prot_reg(part->master, from, len);
+	return part->parent->_lock_user_prot_reg(part->parent, from, len);
 }
 
 static int part_writev(struct mtd_info *mtd, const struct kvec *vecs,
 		unsigned long count, loff_t to, size_t *retlen)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_writev(part->master, vecs, count,
+	return part->parent->_writev(part->parent, vecs, count,
 				     to + part->offset, retlen);
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ static int part_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 	int ret;
 
 	instr->addr += part->offset;
-	ret = part->master->_erase(part->master, instr);
+	ret = part->parent->_erase(part->parent, instr);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (instr->fail_addr != MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN)
 			instr->fail_addr -= part->offset;
@@ -257,51 +263,51 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_erase_callback);
 static int part_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_lock(part->master, ofs + part->offset, len);
+	return part->parent->_lock(part->parent, ofs + part->offset, len);
 }
 
 static int part_unlock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_unlock(part->master, ofs + part->offset, len);
+	return part->parent->_unlock(part->parent, ofs + part->offset, len);
 }
 
 static int part_is_locked(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_is_locked(part->master, ofs + part->offset, len);
+	return part->parent->_is_locked(part->parent, ofs + part->offset, len);
 }
 
 static void part_sync(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	part->master->_sync(part->master);
+	part->parent->_sync(part->parent);
 }
 
 static int part_suspend(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_suspend(part->master);
+	return part->parent->_suspend(part->parent);
 }
 
 static void part_resume(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	part->master->_resume(part->master);
+	part->parent->_resume(part->parent);
 }
 
 static int part_block_isreserved(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
 	ofs += part->offset;
-	return part->master->_block_isreserved(part->master, ofs);
+	return part->parent->_block_isreserved(part->parent, ofs);
 }
 
 static int part_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
 	ofs += part->offset;
-	return part->master->_block_isbad(part->master, ofs);
+	return part->parent->_block_isbad(part->parent, ofs);
 }
 
 static int part_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
@@ -310,7 +316,7 @@ static int part_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 	int res;
 
 	ofs += part->offset;
-	res = part->master->_block_markbad(part->master, ofs);
+	res = part->parent->_block_markbad(part->parent, ofs);
 	if (!res)
 		mtd->ecc_stats.badblocks++;
 	return res;
@@ -319,13 +325,13 @@ static int part_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 static int part_get_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	return part->master->_get_device(part->master);
+	return part->parent->_get_device(part->parent);
 }
 
 static void part_put_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
-	part->master->_put_device(part->master);
+	part->parent->_put_device(part->parent);
 }
 
 static int part_ooblayout_ecc(struct mtd_info *mtd, int section,
@@ -333,7 +339,7 @@ static int part_ooblayout_ecc(struct mtd_info *mtd, int section,
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
 
-	return mtd_ooblayout_ecc(part->master, section, oobregion);
+	return mtd_ooblayout_ecc(part->parent, section, oobregion);
 }
 
 static int part_ooblayout_free(struct mtd_info *mtd, int section,
@@ -341,7 +347,7 @@ static int part_ooblayout_free(struct mtd_info *mtd, int section,
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
 
-	return mtd_ooblayout_free(part->master, section, oobregion);
+	return mtd_ooblayout_free(part->parent, section, oobregion);
 }
 
 static const struct mtd_ooblayout_ops part_ooblayout_ops = {
@@ -353,7 +359,7 @@ static int part_max_bad_blocks(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, size_t len)
 {
 	struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
 
-	return part->master->_max_bad_blocks(part->master,
+	return part->parent->_max_bad_blocks(part->parent,
 					     ofs + part->offset, len);
 }
 
@@ -363,12 +369,12 @@ static inline void free_partition(struct mtd_part *p)
 	kfree(p);
 }
 
-static struct mtd_part *allocate_partition(struct mtd_info *master,
+static struct mtd_part *allocate_partition(struct mtd_info *parent,
 			const struct mtd_partition *part, int partno,
 			uint64_t cur_offset)
 {
-	int wr_alignment = (master->flags & MTD_NO_ERASE) ? master->writesize:
-							    master->erasesize;
+	int wr_alignment = (parent->flags & MTD_NO_ERASE) ? parent->writesize:
+							    parent->erasesize;
 	struct mtd_part *slave;
 	u32 remainder;
 	char *name;
@@ -379,25 +385,25 @@ static struct mtd_part *allocate_partition(struct mtd_info *master,
 	name = kstrdup(part->name, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!name || !slave) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR"memory allocation error while creating partitions for \"%s\"\n",
-		       master->name);
+		       parent->name);
 		kfree(name);
 		kfree(slave);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
 	/* set up the MTD object for this partition */
-	slave->mtd.type = master->type;
-	slave->mtd.flags = master->flags & ~part->mask_flags;
+	slave->mtd.type = parent->type;
+	slave->mtd.flags = parent->flags & ~part->mask_flags;
 	slave->mtd.size = part->size;
-	slave->mtd.writesize = master->writesize;
-	slave->mtd.writebufsize = master->writebufsize;
-	slave->mtd.oobsize = master->oobsize;
-	slave->mtd.oobavail = master->oobavail;
-	slave->mtd.subpage_sft = master->subpage_sft;
-	slave->mtd.pairing = master->pairing;
+	slave->mtd.writesize = parent->writesize;
+	slave->mtd.writebufsize = parent->writebufsize;
+	slave->mtd.oobsize = parent->oobsize;
+	slave->mtd.oobavail = parent->oobavail;
+	slave->mtd.subpage_sft = parent->subpage_sft;
+	slave->mtd.pairing = parent->pairing;
 
 	slave->mtd.name = name;
-	slave->mtd.owner = master->owner;
+	slave->mtd.owner = parent->owner;
 
 	/* NOTE: Historically, we didn't arrange MTDs as a tree out of
 	 * concern for showing the same data in multiple partitions.
@@ -408,70 +414,70 @@ static struct mtd_part *allocate_partition(struct mtd_info *master,
 	 * distinguish between the master and the partition in sysfs.
 	 */
 	slave->mtd.dev.parent = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONED_MASTER) ?
-				&master->dev :
-				master->dev.parent;
+				&parent->dev :
+				parent->dev.parent;
 	slave->mtd.dev.of_node = part->of_node;
 
 	slave->mtd._read = part_read;
 	slave->mtd._write = part_write;
 
-	if (master->_panic_write)
+	if (parent->_panic_write)
 		slave->mtd._panic_write = part_panic_write;
 
-	if (master->_point && master->_unpoint) {
+	if (parent->_point && parent->_unpoint) {
 		slave->mtd._point = part_point;
 		slave->mtd._unpoint = part_unpoint;
 	}
 
-	if (master->_get_unmapped_area)
+	if (parent->_get_unmapped_area)
 		slave->mtd._get_unmapped_area = part_get_unmapped_area;
-	if (master->_read_oob)
+	if (parent->_read_oob)
 		slave->mtd._read_oob = part_read_oob;
-	if (master->_write_oob)
+	if (parent->_write_oob)
 		slave->mtd._write_oob = part_write_oob;
-	if (master->_read_user_prot_reg)
+	if (parent->_read_user_prot_reg)
 		slave->mtd._read_user_prot_reg = part_read_user_prot_reg;
-	if (master->_read_fact_prot_reg)
+	if (parent->_read_fact_prot_reg)
 		slave->mtd._read_fact_prot_reg = part_read_fact_prot_reg;
-	if (master->_write_user_prot_reg)
+	if (parent->_write_user_prot_reg)
 		slave->mtd._write_user_prot_reg = part_write_user_prot_reg;
-	if (master->_lock_user_prot_reg)
+	if (parent->_lock_user_prot_reg)
 		slave->mtd._lock_user_prot_reg = part_lock_user_prot_reg;
-	if (master->_get_user_prot_info)
+	if (parent->_get_user_prot_info)
 		slave->mtd._get_user_prot_info = part_get_user_prot_info;
-	if (master->_get_fact_prot_info)
+	if (parent->_get_fact_prot_info)
 		slave->mtd._get_fact_prot_info = part_get_fact_prot_info;
-	if (master->_sync)
+	if (parent->_sync)
 		slave->mtd._sync = part_sync;
-	if (!partno && !master->dev.class && master->_suspend &&
-	    master->_resume) {
+	if (!partno && !parent->dev.class && parent->_suspend &&
+	    parent->_resume) {
 			slave->mtd._suspend = part_suspend;
 			slave->mtd._resume = part_resume;
 	}
-	if (master->_writev)
+	if (parent->_writev)
 		slave->mtd._writev = part_writev;
-	if (master->_lock)
+	if (parent->_lock)
 		slave->mtd._lock = part_lock;
-	if (master->_unlock)
+	if (parent->_unlock)
 		slave->mtd._unlock = part_unlock;
-	if (master->_is_locked)
+	if (parent->_is_locked)
 		slave->mtd._is_locked = part_is_locked;
-	if (master->_block_isreserved)
+	if (parent->_block_isreserved)
 		slave->mtd._block_isreserved = part_block_isreserved;
-	if (master->_block_isbad)
+	if (parent->_block_isbad)
 		slave->mtd._block_isbad = part_block_isbad;
-	if (master->_block_markbad)
+	if (parent->_block_markbad)
 		slave->mtd._block_markbad = part_block_markbad;
-	if (master->_max_bad_blocks)
+	if (parent->_max_bad_blocks)
 		slave->mtd._max_bad_blocks = part_max_bad_blocks;
 
-	if (master->_get_device)
+	if (parent->_get_device)
 		slave->mtd._get_device = part_get_device;
-	if (master->_put_device)
+	if (parent->_put_device)
 		slave->mtd._put_device = part_put_device;
 
 	slave->mtd._erase = part_erase;
-	slave->master = master;
+	slave->parent = parent;
 	slave->offset = part->offset;
 
 	if (slave->offset == MTDPART_OFS_APPEND)
@@ -489,25 +495,25 @@ static struct mtd_part *allocate_partition(struct mtd_info *master,
 	}
 	if (slave->offset == MTDPART_OFS_RETAIN) {
 		slave->offset = cur_offset;
-		if (master->size - slave->offset >= slave->mtd.size) {
-			slave->mtd.size = master->size - slave->offset
+		if (parent->size - slave->offset >= slave->mtd.size) {
+			slave->mtd.size = parent->size - slave->offset
 							- slave->mtd.size;
 		} else {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "mtd partition \"%s\" doesn't have enough space: %#llx < %#llx, disabled\n",
-				part->name, master->size - slave->offset,
+				part->name, parent->size - slave->offset,
 				slave->mtd.size);
 			/* register to preserve ordering */
 			goto out_register;
 		}
 	}
 	if (slave->mtd.size == MTDPART_SIZ_FULL)
-		slave->mtd.size = master->size - slave->offset;
+		slave->mtd.size = parent->size - slave->offset;
 
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "0x%012llx-0x%012llx : \"%s\"\n", (unsigned long long)slave->offset,
 		(unsigned long long)(slave->offset + slave->mtd.size), slave->mtd.name);
 
 	/* let's do some sanity checks */
-	if (slave->offset >= master->size) {
+	if (slave->offset >= parent->size) {
 		/* let's register it anyway to preserve ordering */
 		slave->offset = 0;
 		slave->mtd.size = 0;
@@ -515,16 +521,16 @@ static struct mtd_part *allocate_partition(struct mtd_info *master,
 			part->name);
 		goto out_register;
 	}
-	if (slave->offset + slave->mtd.size > master->size) {
-		slave->mtd.size = master->size - slave->offset;
+	if (slave->offset + slave->mtd.size > parent->size) {
+		slave->mtd.size = parent->size - slave->offset;
 		printk(KERN_WARNING"mtd: partition \"%s\" extends beyond the end of device \"%s\" -- size truncated to %#llx\n",
-			part->name, master->name, (unsigned long long)slave->mtd.size);
+			part->name, parent->name, (unsigned long long)slave->mtd.size);
 	}
-	if (master->numeraseregions > 1) {
+	if (parent->numeraseregions > 1) {
 		/* Deal with variable erase size stuff */
-		int i, max = master->numeraseregions;
+		int i, max = parent->numeraseregions;
 		u64 end = slave->offset + slave->mtd.size;
-		struct mtd_erase_region_info *regions = master->eraseregions;
+		struct mtd_erase_region_info *regions = parent->eraseregions;
 
 		/* Find the first erase regions which is part of this
 		 * partition. */
@@ -543,7 +549,7 @@ static struct mtd_part *allocate_partition(struct mtd_info *master,
 		BUG_ON(slave->mtd.erasesize == 0);
 	} else {
 		/* Single erase size */
-		slave->mtd.erasesize = master->erasesize;
+		slave->mtd.erasesize = parent->erasesize;
 	}
 
 	tmp = slave->offset;
@@ -566,17 +572,17 @@ static struct mtd_part *allocate_partition(struct mtd_info *master,
 	}
 
 	mtd_set_ooblayout(&slave->mtd, &part_ooblayout_ops);
-	slave->mtd.ecc_step_size = master->ecc_step_size;
-	slave->mtd.ecc_strength = master->ecc_strength;
-	slave->mtd.bitflip_threshold = master->bitflip_threshold;
+	slave->mtd.ecc_step_size = parent->ecc_step_size;
+	slave->mtd.ecc_strength = parent->ecc_strength;
+	slave->mtd.bitflip_threshold = parent->bitflip_threshold;
 
-	if (master->_block_isbad) {
+	if (parent->_block_isbad) {
 		uint64_t offs = 0;
 
 		while (offs < slave->mtd.size) {
-			if (mtd_block_isreserved(master, offs + slave->offset))
+			if (mtd_block_isreserved(parent, offs + slave->offset))
 				slave->mtd.ecc_stats.bbtblocks++;
-			else if (mtd_block_isbad(master, offs + slave->offset))
+			else if (mtd_block_isbad(parent, offs + slave->offset))
 				slave->mtd.ecc_stats.badblocks++;
 			offs += slave->mtd.erasesize;
 		}
@@ -610,7 +616,7 @@ static int mtd_add_partition_attrs(struct mtd_part *new)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int mtd_add_partition(struct mtd_info *master, const char *name,
+int mtd_add_partition(struct mtd_info *parent, const char *name,
 		      long long offset, long long length)
 {
 	struct mtd_partition part;
@@ -623,7 +629,7 @@ int mtd_add_partition(struct mtd_info *master, const char *name,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (length == MTDPART_SIZ_FULL)
-		length = master->size - offset;
+		length = parent->size - offset;
 
 	if (length <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -633,7 +639,7 @@ int mtd_add_partition(struct mtd_info *master, const char *name,
 	part.size = length;
 	part.offset = offset;
 
-	new = allocate_partition(master, &part, -1, offset);
+	new = allocate_partition(parent, &part, -1, offset);
 	if (IS_ERR(new))
 		return PTR_ERR(new);
 
@@ -683,7 +689,7 @@ int del_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *master)
 
 	mutex_lock(&mtd_partitions_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(slave, next, &mtd_partitions, list)
-		if (slave->master == master) {
+		if (slave->parent == master) {
 			ret = __mtd_del_partition(slave);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				err = ret;
@@ -700,7 +706,7 @@ int mtd_del_partition(struct mtd_info *master, int partno)
 
 	mutex_lock(&mtd_partitions_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(slave, next, &mtd_partitions, list)
-		if ((slave->master == master) &&
+		if ((slave->parent == master) &&
 		    (slave->mtd.index == partno)) {
 			ret = __mtd_del_partition(slave);
 			break;
@@ -933,6 +939,6 @@ uint64_t mtd_get_device_size(const struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	if (!mtd_is_partition(mtd))
 		return mtd->size;
 
-	return mtd_to_part(mtd)->master->size;
+	return mtd_to_part(mtd)->parent->size;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_get_device_size);