};
 
 /* info for /dev/visorchipset */
-static dev_t MajorDev = -1; /**< indicates major num for device */
+static dev_t major_dev = -1; /**< indicates major num for device */
 
 /* prototypes for attributes */
 static ssize_t toolaction_show(struct device *dev,
                return -ENODEV;
        }
 
-       MajorDev = MKDEV(visorchipset_major, 0);
-       rc = visorchipset_file_init(MajorDev, &controlvm_channel);
+       major_dev = MKDEV(visorchipset_major, 0);
+       rc = visorchipset_file_init(major_dev, &controlvm_channel);
        if (rc < 0) {
                POSTCODE_LINUX_2(CHIPSET_INIT_FAILURE_PC, DIAG_SEVERITY_ERR);
                goto cleanup;
                }
        }
 
-       Visorchipset_platform_device.dev.devt = MajorDev;
+       Visorchipset_platform_device.dev.devt = major_dev;
        if (platform_device_register(&Visorchipset_platform_device) < 0) {
                POSTCODE_LINUX_2(DEVICE_REGISTER_FAILURE_PC, DIAG_SEVERITY_ERR);
                rc = -1;