diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel.h b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel.h
index 3f2184c76837..63f1b9760373 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel.h
@@ -29,49 +29,48 @@
 #define BOOL int
 #endif
 
-/* VISORCHANNEL is an opaque structure to users.
- * Fields are declared only in the implementation .c files.
- */
-typedef struct VISORCHANNEL_Tag VISORCHANNEL;
-
 /* Note that for visorchannel_create() and visorchannel_create_overlapped(),
  * <channel_bytes> and <guid> arguments may be 0 if we are a channel CLIENT.
  * In this case, the values can simply be read from the channel header.
  */
-VISORCHANNEL *visorchannel_create(HOSTADDRESS physaddr,
-				  ulong channel_bytes, uuid_le guid);
-VISORCHANNEL *visorchannel_create_overlapped(ulong channel_bytes,
-					     VISORCHANNEL *parent, ulong off,
-					     uuid_le guid);
-VISORCHANNEL *visorchannel_create_with_lock(HOSTADDRESS physaddr,
-					    ulong channel_bytes, uuid_le guid);
-VISORCHANNEL *visorchannel_create_overlapped_with_lock(ulong channel_bytes,
-						       VISORCHANNEL *parent,
-						       ulong off, uuid_le guid);
-void visorchannel_destroy(VISORCHANNEL *channel);
-int visorchannel_read(VISORCHANNEL *channel, ulong offset,
+struct visorchannel *visorchannel_create(HOSTADDRESS physaddr,
+					 ulong channel_bytes, uuid_le guid);
+struct visorchannel *visorchannel_create_overlapped(ulong channel_bytes,
+						    struct visorchannel *parent,
+						    ulong off, uuid_le guid);
+struct visorchannel *visorchannel_create_with_lock(HOSTADDRESS physaddr,
+						   ulong channel_bytes,
+						   uuid_le guid);
+struct visorchannel *visorchannel_create_overlapped_with_lock(
+				ulong channel_bytes,
+				struct visorchannel *parent,
+				ulong off, uuid_le guid);
+void visorchannel_destroy(struct visorchannel *channel);
+int visorchannel_read(struct visorchannel *channel, ulong offset,
 		      void *local, ulong nbytes);
-int visorchannel_write(VISORCHANNEL *channel, ulong offset,
+int visorchannel_write(struct visorchannel *channel, ulong offset,
 		       void *local, ulong nbytes);
-int visorchannel_clear(VISORCHANNEL *channel, ulong offset,
+int visorchannel_clear(struct visorchannel *channel, ulong offset,
 		       u8 ch, ulong nbytes);
-BOOL visorchannel_signalremove(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue, void *msg);
-BOOL visorchannel_signalinsert(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue, void *msg);
-int visorchannel_signalqueue_slots_avail(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue);
-int visorchannel_signalqueue_max_slots(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue);
-
-HOSTADDRESS visorchannel_get_physaddr(VISORCHANNEL *channel);
-ulong visorchannel_get_nbytes(VISORCHANNEL *channel);
-char *visorchannel_id(VISORCHANNEL *channel, char *s);
-char *visorchannel_zoneid(VISORCHANNEL *channel, char *s);
-u64 visorchannel_get_clientpartition(VISORCHANNEL *channel);
-uuid_le visorchannel_get_uuid(VISORCHANNEL *channel);
-struct memregion *visorchannel_get_memregion(VISORCHANNEL *channel);
+BOOL visorchannel_signalremove(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue,
+			       void *msg);
+BOOL visorchannel_signalinsert(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue,
+			       void *msg);
+int visorchannel_signalqueue_slots_avail(struct visorchannel *channel,
+					 u32 queue);
+int visorchannel_signalqueue_max_slots(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue);
+HOSTADDRESS visorchannel_get_physaddr(struct visorchannel *channel);
+ulong visorchannel_get_nbytes(struct visorchannel *channel);
+char *visorchannel_id(struct visorchannel *channel, char *s);
+char *visorchannel_zoneid(struct visorchannel *channel, char *s);
+u64 visorchannel_get_clientpartition(struct visorchannel *channel);
+uuid_le visorchannel_get_uuid(struct visorchannel *channel);
+struct memregion *visorchannel_get_memregion(struct visorchannel *channel);
 char *visorchannel_uuid_id(uuid_le *guid, char *s);
-void visorchannel_debug(VISORCHANNEL *channel, int num_queues,
+void visorchannel_debug(struct visorchannel *channel, int num_queues,
 			struct seq_file *seq, u32 off);
-void visorchannel_dump_section(VISORCHANNEL *chan, char *s,
+void visorchannel_dump_section(struct visorchannel *chan, char *s,
 			       int off, int len, struct seq_file *seq);
-void __iomem *visorchannel_get_header(VISORCHANNEL *channel);
+void __iomem *visorchannel_get_header(struct visorchannel *channel);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel_funcs.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel_funcs.c
index 1ce25c237d39..6c48ba13951f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel_funcs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchannel/visorchannel_funcs.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #define MYDRVNAME "visorchannel"
 
-struct VISORCHANNEL_Tag {
+struct visorchannel {
 	struct memregion *memregion;	/* from visor_memregion_create() */
 	struct channel_header chan_hdr;
 	uuid_le guid;
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ struct VISORCHANNEL_Tag {
 	} safe_uis_queue;
 };
 
-/* Creates the VISORCHANNEL abstraction for a data area in memory, but does
- * NOT modify this data area.
+/* Creates the struct visorchannel abstraction for a data area in memory,
+ * but does NOT modify this data area.
  */
-static VISORCHANNEL *
+static struct visorchannel *
 visorchannel_create_guts(HOSTADDRESS physaddr, ulong channel_bytes,
-			 VISORCHANNEL *parent, ulong off, uuid_le guid,
+			 struct visorchannel *parent, ulong off, uuid_le guid,
 			 BOOL needs_lock)
 {
-	VISORCHANNEL *p = NULL;
+	struct visorchannel *p = NULL;
 	void *rc = NULL;
 
-	p = kmalloc(sizeof(VISORCHANNEL), GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_NORETRY);
+	p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_NORETRY);
 	if (p == NULL) {
 		ERRDRV("allocation failed: (status=0)\n");
 		rc = NULL;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ cleanup:
 	return rc;
 }
 
-VISORCHANNEL *
+struct visorchannel *
 visorchannel_create(HOSTADDRESS physaddr, ulong channel_bytes, uuid_le guid)
 {
 	return visorchannel_create_guts(physaddr, channel_bytes, NULL, 0, guid,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ visorchannel_create(HOSTADDRESS physaddr, ulong channel_bytes, uuid_le guid)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_create);
 
-VISORCHANNEL *
+struct visorchannel *
 visorchannel_create_with_lock(HOSTADDRESS physaddr, ulong channel_bytes,
 			      uuid_le guid)
 {
@@ -131,18 +131,19 @@ visorchannel_create_with_lock(HOSTADDRESS physaddr, ulong channel_bytes,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_create_with_lock);
 
-VISORCHANNEL *
+struct visorchannel *
 visorchannel_create_overlapped(ulong channel_bytes,
-			       VISORCHANNEL *parent, ulong off, uuid_le guid)
+			       struct visorchannel *parent, ulong off,
+			       uuid_le guid)
 {
 	return visorchannel_create_guts(0, channel_bytes, parent, off, guid,
 					FALSE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_create_overlapped);
 
-VISORCHANNEL *
+struct visorchannel *
 visorchannel_create_overlapped_with_lock(ulong channel_bytes,
-					 VISORCHANNEL *parent, ulong off,
+					 struct visorchannel *parent, ulong off,
 					 uuid_le guid)
 {
 	return visorchannel_create_guts(0, channel_bytes, parent, off, guid,
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ visorchannel_create_overlapped_with_lock(ulong channel_bytes,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_create_overlapped_with_lock);
 
 void
-visorchannel_destroy(VISORCHANNEL *channel)
+visorchannel_destroy(struct visorchannel *channel)
 {
 	if (channel == NULL)
 		return;
@@ -164,14 +165,14 @@ visorchannel_destroy(VISORCHANNEL *channel)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_destroy);
 
 HOSTADDRESS
-visorchannel_get_physaddr(VISORCHANNEL *channel)
+visorchannel_get_physaddr(struct visorchannel *channel)
 {
 	return visor_memregion_get_physaddr(channel->memregion);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_get_physaddr);
 
 ulong
-visorchannel_get_nbytes(VISORCHANNEL *channel)
+visorchannel_get_nbytes(struct visorchannel *channel)
 {
 	return channel->size;
 }
@@ -186,42 +187,42 @@ visorchannel_uuid_id(uuid_le *guid, char *s)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_uuid_id);
 
 char *
-visorchannel_id(VISORCHANNEL *channel, char *s)
+visorchannel_id(struct visorchannel *channel, char *s)
 {
 	return visorchannel_uuid_id(&channel->guid, s);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_id);
 
 char *
-visorchannel_zoneid(VISORCHANNEL *channel, char *s)
+visorchannel_zoneid(struct visorchannel *channel, char *s)
 {
 	return visorchannel_uuid_id(&channel->chan_hdr.zone_uuid, s);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_zoneid);
 
 HOSTADDRESS
-visorchannel_get_clientpartition(VISORCHANNEL *channel)
+visorchannel_get_clientpartition(struct visorchannel *channel)
 {
 	return channel->chan_hdr.partition_handle;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_get_clientpartition);
 
 uuid_le
-visorchannel_get_uuid(VISORCHANNEL *channel)
+visorchannel_get_uuid(struct visorchannel *channel)
 {
 	return channel->guid;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_get_uuid);
 
 struct memregion *
-visorchannel_get_memregion(VISORCHANNEL *channel)
+visorchannel_get_memregion(struct visorchannel *channel)
 {
 	return channel->memregion;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_get_memregion);
 
 int
-visorchannel_read(VISORCHANNEL *channel, ulong offset,
+visorchannel_read(struct visorchannel *channel, ulong offset,
 		  void *local, ulong nbytes)
 {
 	int rc = visor_memregion_read(channel->memregion, offset,
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ visorchannel_read(VISORCHANNEL *channel, ulong offset,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_read);
 
 int
-visorchannel_write(VISORCHANNEL *channel, ulong offset,
+visorchannel_write(struct visorchannel *channel, ulong offset,
 		   void *local, ulong nbytes)
 {
 	if (offset == 0 && nbytes >= sizeof(struct channel_header))
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ visorchannel_write(VISORCHANNEL *channel, ulong offset,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_write);
 
 int
-visorchannel_clear(VISORCHANNEL *channel, ulong offset, u8 ch, ulong nbytes)
+visorchannel_clear(struct visorchannel *channel, ulong offset, u8 ch,
+		   ulong nbytes)
 {
 	int rc = -1;
 	int bufsize = 65536;
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@ cleanup:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_clear);
 
 void __iomem  *
-visorchannel_get_header(VISORCHANNEL *channel)
+visorchannel_get_header(struct visorchannel *channel)
 {
 	return (void __iomem *)&channel->chan_hdr;
 }
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_get_header);
 			       sizeof((sig_hdr)->FIELD)) >= 0)
 
 static BOOL
-sig_read_header(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue,
+sig_read_header(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue,
 		struct signal_queue_header *sig_hdr)
 {
 	BOOL rc = FALSE;
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 static BOOL
-sig_do_data(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue,
+sig_do_data(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue,
 	    struct signal_queue_header *sig_hdr, u32 slot, void *data,
 	    BOOL is_write)
 {
@@ -374,14 +376,14 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 static inline BOOL
-sig_read_data(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue,
+sig_read_data(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue,
 	      struct signal_queue_header *sig_hdr, u32 slot, void *data)
 {
 	return sig_do_data(channel, queue, sig_hdr, slot, data, FALSE);
 }
 
 static inline BOOL
-sig_write_data(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue,
+sig_write_data(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue,
 	       struct signal_queue_header *sig_hdr, u32 slot, void *data)
 {
 	return sig_do_data(channel, queue, sig_hdr, slot, data, TRUE);
@@ -410,7 +412,7 @@ safe_sig_queue_validate(struct signal_queue_header *psafe_sqh,
 }				/* end safe_sig_queue_validate */
 
 BOOL
-visorchannel_signalremove(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue, void *msg)
+visorchannel_signalremove(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue, void *msg)
 {
 	BOOL rc = FALSE;
 	struct signal_queue_header sig_hdr;
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ cleanup:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_signalremove);
 
 BOOL
-visorchannel_signalinsert(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue, void *msg)
+visorchannel_signalinsert(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue, void *msg)
 {
 	BOOL rc = FALSE;
 	struct signal_queue_header sig_hdr;
@@ -512,7 +514,7 @@ cleanup:
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_signalinsert);
 
 int
-visorchannel_signalqueue_slots_avail(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue)
+visorchannel_signalqueue_slots_avail(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue)
 {
 	struct signal_queue_header sig_hdr;
 	u32 slots_avail, slots_used;
@@ -531,7 +533,7 @@ visorchannel_signalqueue_slots_avail(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_signalqueue_slots_avail);
 
 int
-visorchannel_signalqueue_max_slots(VISORCHANNEL *channel, u32 queue)
+visorchannel_signalqueue_max_slots(struct visorchannel *channel, u32 queue)
 {
 	struct signal_queue_header sig_hdr;
 
@@ -566,7 +568,7 @@ sigqueue_debug(struct signal_queue_header *q, int which, struct seq_file *seq)
 }
 
 void
-visorchannel_debug(VISORCHANNEL *channel, int num_queues,
+visorchannel_debug(struct visorchannel *channel, int num_queues,
 		   struct seq_file *seq, u32 off)
 {
 	HOSTADDRESS addr = 0;
@@ -648,7 +650,7 @@ visorchannel_debug(VISORCHANNEL *channel, int num_queues,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(visorchannel_debug);
 
 void
-visorchannel_dump_section(VISORCHANNEL *chan, char *s,
+visorchannel_dump_section(struct visorchannel *chan, char *s,
 			  int off, int len, struct seq_file *seq)
 {
 	char *buf, *tbuf, *fmtbuf;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.c
index ced3fbe1dce3..e51fd4e3fa2d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define CURRENT_FILE_PC VISOR_CHIPSET_PC_file_c
 
 static struct cdev file_cdev;
-static VISORCHANNEL **file_controlvm_channel;
+static struct visorchannel **file_controlvm_channel;
 static dev_t majordev = -1; /**< indicates major num for device */
 static BOOL registered = FALSE;
 
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ static const struct file_operations visorchipset_fops = {
 	.mmap = visorchipset_mmap,
 };
 
-int visorchipset_file_init(dev_t major_dev, VISORCHANNEL **controlvm_channel)
+int
+visorchipset_file_init(dev_t major_dev, struct visorchannel **controlvm_channel)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.h b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.h
index fb434eb8763f..dc7a19556b3f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/file.h
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "globals.h"
 
-int visorchipset_file_init(dev_t major_dev, VISORCHANNEL **controlvm_channel);
+int visorchipset_file_init(dev_t majorDev,
+			   struct visorchannel **pControlVm_channel);
 void visorchipset_file_cleanup(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/visorchipset_main.c b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/visorchipset_main.c
index 2651f89a7973..82e259dbc173 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/visorchipset_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/unisys/visorchipset/visorchipset_main.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static struct controlvm_message_packet g_DeviceChangeStatePacket;
 static LIST_HEAD(BusInfoList);
 static LIST_HEAD(DevInfoList);
 
-static VISORCHANNEL *ControlVm_channel;
+static struct visorchannel *ControlVm_channel;
 
 typedef struct {
 	u8 __iomem *ptr;	/* pointer to base address of payload pool */