diff --git a/Documentation/extcon/porting-android-switch-class b/Documentation/extcon/porting-android-switch-class
index eb0fa5f..5377f63 100644
--- a/Documentation/extcon/porting-android-switch-class
+++ b/Documentation/extcon/porting-android-switch-class
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
     @print_state: no change but type change (switch_dev->extcon_dev)
 
 - switch_dev_register(sdev, dev)
-	=> extcon_dev_register(edev, dev)
-	: no change but type change (sdev->edev)
+	=> extcon_dev_register(edev)
+	: type change (sdev->edev)
+	: remove second param('dev'). if edev has parent device, should store
+	  'dev' to 'edev.dev.parent' before registering extcon device
 - switch_dev_unregister(sdev)
 	=> extcon_dev_unregister(edev)
 	: no change but type change (sdev->edev)
diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c
index dcbade6..e23f1c2 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-adc-jack.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	data->edev.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	data->edev.supported_cable = pdata->cable_names;
 
 	/* Check the length of array and set num_cables */
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, data);
 
-	err = extcon_dev_register(&data->edev, &pdev->dev);
+	err = extcon_dev_register(&data->edev);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-arizona.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-arizona.c
index e54ce08..ec9a14e 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-arizona.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-arizona.c
@@ -1130,9 +1130,10 @@
 	}
 
 	info->edev.name = "Headset Jack";
+	info->edev.dev.parent = arizona->dev;
 	info->edev.supported_cable = arizona_cable;
 
-	ret = extcon_dev_register(&info->edev, arizona->dev);
+	ret = extcon_dev_register(&info->edev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(arizona->dev, "extcon_dev_register() failed: %d\n",
 			ret);
diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
index 2801c14..84902d3 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-class.c
@@ -566,14 +566,13 @@
 /**
  * extcon_dev_register() - Register a new extcon device
  * @edev	: the new extcon device (should be allocated before calling)
- * @dev		: the parent device for this extcon device.
  *
  * Among the members of edev struct, please set the "user initializing data"
  * in any case and set the "optional callbacks" if required. However, please
  * do not set the values of "internal data", which are initialized by
  * this function.
  */
-int extcon_dev_register(struct extcon_dev *edev, struct device *dev)
+int extcon_dev_register(struct extcon_dev *edev)
 {
 	int ret, index = 0;
 
@@ -597,11 +596,15 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	edev->dev.parent = dev;
 	edev->dev.class = extcon_class;
 	edev->dev.release = extcon_dev_release;
 
-	edev->name = edev->name ? edev->name : dev_name(dev);
+	edev->name = edev->name ? edev->name : dev_name(edev->dev.parent);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(edev->name)) {
+		dev_err(&edev->dev,
+			"extcon device name is null\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	dev_set_name(&edev->dev, "%s", edev->name);
 
 	if (edev->max_supported) {
diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-gpio.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-gpio.c
index b02c670e..7e0dff5 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-gpio.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	extcon_data->edev.name = pdata->name;
+	extcon_data->edev.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	extcon_data->gpio = pdata->gpio;
 	extcon_data->gpio_active_low = pdata->gpio_active_low;
 	extcon_data->state_on = pdata->state_on;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@
 				msecs_to_jiffies(pdata->debounce);
 	}
 
-	ret = extcon_dev_register(&extcon_data->edev, &pdev->dev);
+	ret = extcon_dev_register(&extcon_data->edev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-max77693.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-max77693.c
index 4849ea1..ab9bc24 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-max77693.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-max77693.c
@@ -1171,8 +1171,9 @@
 		goto err_irq;
 	}
 	info->edev->name = DEV_NAME;
+	info->edev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	info->edev->supported_cable = max77693_extcon_cable;
-	ret = extcon_dev_register(info->edev, NULL);
+	ret = extcon_dev_register(info->edev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register extcon device\n");
 		goto err_irq;
diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-max8997.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-max8997.c
index e55ec38..0b1cbb5 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-max8997.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-max8997.c
@@ -705,8 +705,9 @@
 		goto err_irq;
 	}
 	info->edev->name = DEV_NAME;
+	info->edev->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	info->edev->supported_cable = max8997_extcon_cable;
-	ret = extcon_dev_register(info->edev, NULL);
+	ret = extcon_dev_register(info->edev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register extcon device\n");
 		goto err_irq;
diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-palmas.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-palmas.c
index 0c2fb68..6c91976 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-palmas.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-palmas.c
@@ -178,9 +178,10 @@
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, palmas_usb);
 
 	palmas_usb->edev.supported_cable = palmas_extcon_cable;
+	palmas_usb->edev.dev.parent = palmas_usb->dev;
 	palmas_usb->edev.mutually_exclusive = mutually_exclusive;
 
-	status = extcon_dev_register(&palmas_usb->edev, palmas_usb->dev);
+	status = extcon_dev_register(&palmas_usb->edev);
 	if (status) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register extcon device\n");
 		return status;
diff --git a/include/linux/extcon.h b/include/linux/extcon.h
index 0269baf..21c59af 100644
--- a/include/linux/extcon.h
+++ b/include/linux/extcon.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
  * Following APIs are for notifiers or configurations.
  * Notifiers are the external port and connection devices.
  */
-extern int extcon_dev_register(struct extcon_dev *edev, struct device *dev);
+extern int extcon_dev_register(struct extcon_dev *edev);
 extern void extcon_dev_unregister(struct extcon_dev *edev);
 extern struct extcon_dev *extcon_get_extcon_dev(const char *extcon_name);
 
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@
 extern int extcon_unregister_notifier(struct extcon_dev *edev,
 				      struct notifier_block *nb);
 #else /* CONFIG_EXTCON */
-static inline int extcon_dev_register(struct extcon_dev *edev,
-				      struct device *dev)
+static inline int extcon_dev_register(struct extcon_dev *edev)
 {
 	return 0;
 }