diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 52ec8efef938..fc056d7f73fa 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -401,11 +401,11 @@ L:	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org (moderated for non-subscribers)
 S:	Maintained
 F:	drivers/acpi/arm64
 
-ACPI I2C MULTI INSTANTIATE DRIVER
+ACPI SERIAL MULTI INSTANTIATE DRIVER
 M:	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
 L:	platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Maintained
-F:	drivers/platform/x86/i2c-multi-instantiate.c
+F:	drivers/platform/x86/serial-multi-instantiate.c
 
 ACPI PCC(Platform Communication Channel) MAILBOX DRIVER
 M:	Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 8b2e5ef15559..96dbd47657f6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -1734,12 +1734,13 @@ static bool acpi_device_enumeration_by_parent(struct acpi_device *device)
 	bool is_serial_bus_slave = false;
 	static const struct acpi_device_id ignore_serial_bus_ids[] = {
 	/*
-	 * These devices have multiple I2cSerialBus resources and an i2c-client
-	 * must be instantiated for each, each with its own i2c_device_id.
-	 * Normally we only instantiate an i2c-client for the first resource,
-	 * using the ACPI HID as id. These special cases are handled by the
-	 * drivers/platform/x86/i2c-multi-instantiate.c driver, which knows
-	 * which i2c_device_id to use for each resource.
+	 * These devices have multiple SerialBus resources and a client
+	 * device must be instantiated for each of them, each with
+	 * its own device id.
+	 * Normally we only instantiate one client device for the first
+	 * resource, using the ACPI HID as id. These special cases are handled
+	 * by the drivers/platform/x86/serial-multi-instantiate.c driver, which
+	 * knows which client device id to use for each resource.
 	 */
 		{"BSG1160", },
 		{"BSG2150", },
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
index af453a5dbf0c..53c2cde229cf 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1004,16 +1004,16 @@ config TOPSTAR_LAPTOP
 
 	  If you have a Topstar laptop, say Y or M here.
 
-config I2C_MULTI_INSTANTIATE
-	tristate "I2C multi instantiate pseudo device driver"
+config SERIAL_MULTI_INSTANTIATE
+	tristate "Serial bus multi instantiate pseudo device driver"
 	depends on I2C && ACPI
 	help
-	  Some ACPI-based systems list multiple i2c-devices in a single ACPI
-	  firmware-node. This driver will instantiate separate i2c-clients
+	  Some ACPI-based systems list multiple devices in a single ACPI
+	  firmware-node. This driver will instantiate separate clients
 	  for each device in the firmware-node.
 
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
-	  will be called i2c-multi-instantiate.
+	  will be called serial-multi-instantiate.
 
 config MLX_PLATFORM
 	tristate "Mellanox Technologies platform support"
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
index c12a9b044fd8..9527088bba7f 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Makefile
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TOPSTAR_LAPTOP)	+= topstar-laptop.o
 
 # Platform drivers
 obj-$(CONFIG_FW_ATTR_CLASS)		+= firmware_attributes_class.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_MULTI_INSTANTIATE)	+= i2c-multi-instantiate.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SERIAL_MULTI_INSTANTIATE)	+= serial-multi-instantiate.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MLX_PLATFORM)		+= mlx-platform.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TOUCHSCREEN_DMI)		+= touchscreen_dmi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_WIRELESS_HOTKEY)		+= wireless-hotkey.o
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/i2c-multi-instantiate.c b/drivers/platform/x86/serial-multi-instantiate.c
similarity index 51%
rename from drivers/platform/x86/i2c-multi-instantiate.c
rename to drivers/platform/x86/serial-multi-instantiate.c
index 4956a1df5b90..9af5bcd466d1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/i2c-multi-instantiate.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/serial-multi-instantiate.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 /*
- * I2C multi-instantiate driver, pseudo driver to instantiate multiple
- * i2c-clients from a single fwnode.
+ * Serial multi-instantiate driver, pseudo driver to instantiate multiple
+ * client devices from a single fwnode.
  *
  * Copyright 2018 Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
  */
@@ -21,29 +21,29 @@
 #define IRQ_RESOURCE_GPIO	1
 #define IRQ_RESOURCE_APIC	2
 
-struct i2c_inst_data {
+struct smi_instance {
 	const char *type;
 	unsigned int flags;
 	int irq_idx;
 };
 
-struct i2c_multi_inst_data {
-	int num_clients;
-	struct i2c_client *clients[];
+struct smi {
+	int i2c_num;
+	struct i2c_client *i2c_devs[];
 };
 
-static int i2c_multi_inst_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int smi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct i2c_multi_inst_data *multi;
-	const struct i2c_inst_data *inst_data;
 	struct i2c_board_info board_info = {};
+	const struct smi_instance *inst;
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct acpi_device *adev;
+	struct smi *smi;
 	char name[32];
 	int i, ret;
 
-	inst_data = device_get_match_data(dev);
-	if (!inst_data) {
+	inst = device_get_match_data(dev);
+	if (!inst) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error ACPI match data is missing\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -55,33 +55,32 @@ static int i2c_multi_inst_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	multi = devm_kmalloc(dev, struct_size(multi, clients, ret), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!multi)
+	smi = devm_kmalloc(dev, struct_size(smi, i2c_devs, ret), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!smi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	multi->num_clients = ret;
+	smi->i2c_num = ret;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < multi->num_clients && inst_data[i].type; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < smi->i2c_num && inst[i].type; i++) {
 		memset(&board_info, 0, sizeof(board_info));
-		strlcpy(board_info.type, inst_data[i].type, I2C_NAME_SIZE);
-		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s-%s.%d", dev_name(dev),
-			 inst_data[i].type, i);
+		strlcpy(board_info.type, inst[i].type, I2C_NAME_SIZE);
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s-%s.%d", dev_name(dev), inst[i].type, i);
 		board_info.dev_name = name;
-		switch (inst_data[i].flags & IRQ_RESOURCE_TYPE) {
+		switch (inst[i].flags & IRQ_RESOURCE_TYPE) {
 		case IRQ_RESOURCE_GPIO:
-			ret = acpi_dev_gpio_irq_get(adev, inst_data[i].irq_idx);
+			ret = acpi_dev_gpio_irq_get(adev, inst[i].irq_idx);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				dev_err(dev, "Error requesting irq at index %d: %d\n",
-					inst_data[i].irq_idx, ret);
+						inst[i].irq_idx, ret);
 				goto error;
 			}
 			board_info.irq = ret;
 			break;
 		case IRQ_RESOURCE_APIC:
-			ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, inst_data[i].irq_idx);
+			ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, inst[i].irq_idx);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				dev_dbg(dev, "Error requesting irq at index %d: %d\n",
-					inst_data[i].irq_idx, ret);
+					inst[i].irq_idx, ret);
 				goto error;
 			}
 			board_info.irq = ret;
@@ -90,48 +89,48 @@ static int i2c_multi_inst_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			board_info.irq = 0;
 			break;
 		}
-		multi->clients[i] = i2c_acpi_new_device(dev, i, &board_info);
-		if (IS_ERR(multi->clients[i])) {
-			ret = dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(multi->clients[i]),
+		smi->i2c_devs[i] = i2c_acpi_new_device(dev, i, &board_info);
+		if (IS_ERR(smi->i2c_devs[i])) {
+			ret = dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(smi->i2c_devs[i]),
 					    "Error creating i2c-client, idx %d\n", i);
 			goto error;
 		}
 	}
-	if (i < multi->num_clients) {
+	if (i < smi->i2c_num) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error finding driver, idx %d\n", i);
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, multi);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, smi);
 	return 0;
 
 error:
 	while (--i >= 0)
-		i2c_unregister_device(multi->clients[i]);
+		i2c_unregister_device(smi->i2c_devs[i]);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int i2c_multi_inst_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int smi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct i2c_multi_inst_data *multi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct smi *smi = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < multi->num_clients; i++)
-		i2c_unregister_device(multi->clients[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < smi->i2c_num; i++)
+		i2c_unregister_device(smi->i2c_devs[i]);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct i2c_inst_data bsg1160_data[]  = {
+static const struct smi_instance bsg1160_data[]  = {
 	{ "bmc150_accel", IRQ_RESOURCE_GPIO, 0 },
 	{ "bmc150_magn" },
 	{ "bmg160" },
 	{}
 };
 
-static const struct i2c_inst_data bsg2150_data[]  = {
+static const struct smi_instance bsg2150_data[]  = {
 	{ "bmc150_accel", IRQ_RESOURCE_GPIO, 0 },
 	{ "bmc150_magn" },
 	/* The resources describe a 3th client, but it is not really there. */
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ static const struct i2c_inst_data bsg2150_data[]  = {
 	{}
 };
 
-static const struct i2c_inst_data int3515_data[]  = {
+static const struct smi_instance int3515_data[]  = {
 	{ "tps6598x", IRQ_RESOURCE_APIC, 0 },
 	{ "tps6598x", IRQ_RESOURCE_APIC, 1 },
 	{ "tps6598x", IRQ_RESOURCE_APIC, 2 },
@@ -148,27 +147,27 @@ static const struct i2c_inst_data int3515_data[]  = {
 };
 
 /*
- * Note new device-ids must also be added to i2c_multi_instantiate_ids in
+ * Note new device-ids must also be added to ignore_serial_bus_ids in
  * drivers/acpi/scan.c: acpi_device_enumeration_by_parent().
  */
-static const struct acpi_device_id i2c_multi_inst_acpi_ids[] = {
+static const struct acpi_device_id smi_acpi_ids[] = {
 	{ "BSG1160", (unsigned long)bsg1160_data },
 	{ "BSG2150", (unsigned long)bsg2150_data },
 	{ "INT3515", (unsigned long)int3515_data },
 	{ }
 };
-MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, i2c_multi_inst_acpi_ids);
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, smi_acpi_ids);
 
-static struct platform_driver i2c_multi_inst_driver = {
+static struct platform_driver smi_driver = {
 	.driver	= {
-		.name = "I2C multi instantiate pseudo device driver",
-		.acpi_match_table = i2c_multi_inst_acpi_ids,
+		.name = "Serial bus multi instantiate pseudo device driver",
+		.acpi_match_table = smi_acpi_ids,
 	},
-	.probe = i2c_multi_inst_probe,
-	.remove = i2c_multi_inst_remove,
+	.probe = smi_probe,
+	.remove = smi_remove,
 };
-module_platform_driver(i2c_multi_inst_driver);
+module_platform_driver(smi_driver);
 
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("I2C multi instantiate pseudo device driver");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Serial multi instantiate pseudo device driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
