diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
index 6697941..90949cf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
 
 static int r871x_net_set_mac_address(struct net_device *pnetdev, void *p)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(pnetdev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 	struct sockaddr *addr = p;
 
 	if (padapter->bup == false)
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
 static struct net_device_stats *r871x_net_get_stats(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(pnetdev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 	struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv = &(padapter->xmitpriv);
 	struct recv_priv *precvpriv = &(padapter->recvpriv);
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 		strcpy(ifname, "wlan%d");
 		dev_alloc_name(pnetdev, ifname);
 	}
-	padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(pnetdev);
+	padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 	padapter->pnetdev = pnetdev;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "r8712u: register rtl8712_netdev_ops to"
 	       " netdev_ops\n");
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
  */
 static int netdev_open(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(pnetdev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 
 	if (padapter->bup == false) {
 		padapter->bDriverStopped = false;
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
  */
 static int netdev_close(struct net_device *pnetdev)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(pnetdev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 
 	/* Close LED*/
 	padapter->ledpriv.LedControlHandler(padapter, LED_CTL_POWER_OFF);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h
index e85774c..60e586c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/osdep_service.h
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@
 		spin_lock_init(&((pqueue)->lock));	\
 	} while (0)
 
-static inline void *_netdev_priv(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	return netdev_priv(dev);
-}
-
 static inline void os_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	free_netdev(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
index d310a61..ba70081 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 
 static int wpa_set_auth_algs(struct net_device *dev, u32 value)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if ((value & AUTH_ALG_SHARED_KEY) && (value & AUTH_ALG_OPEN_SYSTEM)) {
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 	int ret = 0;
 	u32 wep_key_idx, wep_key_len = 0;
 	struct NDIS_802_11_WEP	 *pwep = NULL;
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct security_priv *psecuritypriv = &padapter->securitypriv;
 
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
 			     struct iw_request_info *info,
 			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 ht_ielen = 0;
 	char *p;
 	u8 ht_cap = false;
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@
 			     struct iw_request_info *info,
 			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iw_freq *fwrq = &wrqu->freq;
 	int rc = 0;
 
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@
 			     struct iw_request_info *info,
 			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct ndis_wlan_bssid_ex *pcur_bss = &pmlmepriv->cur_network.network;
 
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@
 			     struct iw_request_info *a,
 			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *b)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	enum NDIS_802_11_NETWORK_INFRASTRUCTURE networkType;
 
 	switch (wrqu->mode) {
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@
 static int r8711_wx_get_mode(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *a,
 			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *b)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 
 	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_STATION_STATE) == true)
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@
 			     struct iw_request_info *a,
 			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct security_priv *psecuritypriv = &padapter->securitypriv;
 	struct iw_pmksa *pPMK = (struct iw_pmksa *) extra;
 	u8 strZeroMacAddress[ETH_ALEN] = {0x00};
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@
 			 char *extra)
 {
 	int ret = -EINPROGRESS;
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct  __queue *queue = &pmlmepriv->scanned_queue;
 	struct sockaddr *temp = (struct sockaddr *)awrq;
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct ndis_wlan_bssid_ex *pcur_bss = &pmlmepriv->cur_network.network;
 
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	u16 reason;
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iw_mlme *mlme = (struct iw_mlme *) extra;
 
 	if (mlme == NULL)
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@
 			struct iw_request_info *a,
 			union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	u8 status = true;
 
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *a,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct  __queue *queue = &pmlmepriv->scanned_queue;
 	struct wlan_network *pnetwork = NULL;
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *a,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct  __queue *queue = &pmlmepriv->scanned_queue;
 	struct wlan_network *pnetwork = NULL;
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *a,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct ndis_wlan_bssid_ex *pcur_bss = &pmlmepriv->cur_network.network;
 	u32 len, ret = 0;
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *a,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 target_rate = wrqu->bitrate.value;
 	u32 fixed = wrqu->bitrate.fixed;
 	u32 ratevalue = 0;
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@
 			     struct iw_request_info *info,
 			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct ndis_wlan_bssid_ex *pcur_bss = &pmlmepriv->cur_network.network;
 	struct ieee80211_ht_cap *pht_capie;
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	wrqu->rts.value = padapter->registrypriv.rts_thresh;
 	wrqu->rts.fixed = 0;	/* no auto select */
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (wrqu->frag.disabled)
 		padapter->xmitpriv.frag_len = MAX_FRAG_THRESHOLD;
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	wrqu->frag.value = padapter->xmitpriv.frag_len;
 	wrqu->frag.fixed = 0;	/* no auto select */
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@
 	struct NDIS_802_11_WEP	 wep;
 	enum NDIS_802_11_AUTHENTICATION_MODE authmode;
 	struct iw_point *erq = &(wrqu->encoding);
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	key = erq->flags & IW_ENCODE_INDEX;
 	memset(&wep, 0, sizeof(struct NDIS_802_11_WEP));
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *keybuf)
 {
 	uint key, ret = 0;
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iw_point *erq = &(wrqu->encoding);
 	struct	mlme_priv	*pmlmepriv = &(padapter->mlmepriv);
 
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	return r871x_set_wpa_ie(padapter, extra, wrqu->data.length);
 }
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iw_param *param = (struct iw_param *)&(wrqu->param);
 	int paramid;
 	int paramval;
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *keybuf)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 addr;
 	u32 data32;
 
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@
 				 struct iw_request_info *info,
 				 union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *keybuf)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 	u32 addr;
 	u32 data32;
 
@@ -1816,7 +1816,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iw_point *p = &wrqu->data;
 	struct oid_par_priv oid_par;
 	struct mp_ioctl_handler *phandler;
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct  __queue *queue = &pmlmepriv->scanned_queue;
 	struct iw_point *pdata = &wrqu->data;
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@
 				struct iw_request_info *info,
 				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iw_point *pdata = &wrqu->data;
 
 	if ((padapter->bDriverStopped) || (pdata == NULL))
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@
 			   struct iw_request_info *info,
 			   union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iw_point *pdata = &wrqu->data;
 	u32   u32wps_start = 0;
 
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@
 
 static int wpa_set_param(struct net_device *dev, u8 name, u32 value)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	switch (name) {
 	case IEEE_PARAM_WPA_ENABLED:
@@ -2061,7 +2061,7 @@
 
 static int wpa_mlme(struct net_device *dev, u32 command, u32 reason)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	switch (command) {
 	case IEEE_MLME_STA_DEAUTH:
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@
 {
 	struct ieee_param *param;
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	if (p->length < sizeof(struct ieee_param) || !p->pointer)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@
 
 static struct iw_statistics *r871x_get_wireless_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) _netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *) netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iw_statistics *piwstats = &padapter->iwstats;
 	int tmp_level = 0;
 	int tmp_qual = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index 21ce2af..e590ebd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
 	pnetdev = r8712_init_netdev();
 	if (!pnetdev)
 		goto error;
-	padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(pnetdev);
+	padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 	disable_ht_for_spec_devid(pdid, padapter);
 	pdvobjpriv = &padapter->dvobjpriv;
 	pdvobjpriv->padapter = padapter;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c
index 7dea8b5..3efebeb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 int r8712_xmit_entry(_pkt *pkt, struct  net_device *pnetdev)
 {
 	struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe = NULL;
-	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)_netdev_priv(pnetdev);
+	struct _adapter *padapter = (struct _adapter *)netdev_priv(pnetdev);
 	struct xmit_priv *pxmitpriv = &(padapter->xmitpriv);
 	int ret = 0;