MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TI DaVinci Video Port Interface driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+#define VPIF_DRIVER_NAME       "vpif"
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" VPIF_DRIVER_NAME);
+
 #define VPIF_CH0_MAX_MODES     22
 #define VPIF_CH1_MAX_MODES     2
 #define VPIF_CH2_MAX_MODES     15
 
 static struct platform_driver vpif_driver = {
        .driver = {
-               .name   = "vpif",
+               .name   = VPIF_DRIVER_NAME,
                .pm     = vpif_pm_ops,
        },
        .remove = vpif_remove,
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level 0-1");
 
 #define VPIF_DRIVER_NAME       "vpif_capture"
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" VPIF_DRIVER_NAME);
 
 /* global variables */
 static struct vpif_device vpif_obj = { {NULL} };
 
        vpif_dbg(2, debug, "vpif_input_to_subdev\n");
 
+       if (!chan_cfg)
+               return -1;
+       if (input_index >= chan_cfg->input_count)
+               return -1;
        subdev_name = chan_cfg->inputs[input_index].subdev_name;
        if (!subdev_name)
                return -1;
        if (sd_index >= 0) {
                sd = vpif_obj.sd[sd_index];
                subdev_info = &vpif_cfg->subdev_info[sd_index];
+       } else {
+               /* no subdevice, no input to setup */
+               return 0;
        }
 
        /* first setup input path from sub device to vpif */
        int res_idx = 0;
        int i, err;
 
+       if (!pdev->dev.platform_data) {
+               dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Missing platform data.  Giving up.\n");
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
        vpif_dev = &pdev->dev;
 
        err = initialize_vpif();
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "Debug level 0-1");
 
 #define VPIF_DRIVER_NAME       "vpif_display"
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:" VPIF_DRIVER_NAME);
 
 /* Is set to 1 in case of SDTV formats, 2 in case of HDTV formats. */
 static int ycmux_mode;
        int res_idx = 0;
        int i, err;
 
+       if (!pdev->dev.platform_data) {
+               dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Missing platform data.  Giving up.\n");
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
        vpif_dev = &pdev->dev;
        err = initialize_vpif();