diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
index 3ff5fc0..774d253 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx25840/cx25840-core.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
 	{
 		struct v4l2_register *reg = arg;
 
-		if (reg->i2c_id != I2C_DRIVERID_CX25840)
+		if (!v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(client, reg->match_type, reg->match_chip))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-video.c b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-video.c
index a97be1b..bdfe2af 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-video.c
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@
 {
 	struct cx88_core *core = ((struct cx8800_fh*)fh)->dev->core;
 
-	if (reg->i2c_id != 0)
+	if (!v4l2_chip_match_host(reg->match_type, reg->match_chip))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	/* cx2388x has a 24-bit register space */
 	reg->val = cx_read(reg->reg&0xffffff);
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@
 {
 	struct cx88_core *core = ((struct cx8800_fh*)fh)->dev->core;
 
-	if (reg->i2c_id != 0)
+	if (!v4l2_chip_match_host(reg->match_type, reg->match_chip))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	cx_write(reg->reg&0xffffff, reg->val);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
index a1ca0f5..1cd4bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
@@ -3256,8 +3256,8 @@
 
 
 int pvr2_hdw_register_access(struct pvr2_hdw *hdw,
-			     u32 chip_id, u64 reg_id,
-			     int setFl,u32 *val_ptr)
+			     u32 match_type, u32 match_chip, u64 reg_id,
+			     int setFl,u64 *val_ptr)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG
 	struct list_head *item;
@@ -3268,13 +3268,16 @@
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) return -EPERM;
 
-	req.i2c_id = chip_id;
+	req.match_type = match_type;
+	req.match_chip = match_chip;
 	req.reg = reg_id;
 	if (setFl) req.val = *val_ptr;
 	mutex_lock(&hdw->i2c_list_lock); do {
 		list_for_each(item,&hdw->i2c_clients) {
 			cp = list_entry(item,struct pvr2_i2c_client,list);
-			if (cp->client->driver->id != chip_id) continue;
+			if (!v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(cp->client, req.match_type, req.match_chip)) {
+				continue;
+			}
 			stat = pvr2_i2c_client_cmd(
 				cp,(setFl ? VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER :
 				    VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER),&req);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h
index 566a8ef..0c9cca4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h
@@ -217,13 +217,14 @@
 				     enum pvr2_v4l_type index,int);
 
 /* Direct read/write access to chip's registers:
-   chip_id - unique id of chip (e.g. I2C_DRIVERD_xxxx)
+   match_type - how to interpret match_chip (e.g. driver ID, i2c address)
+   match_chip - chip match value (e.g. I2C_DRIVERD_xxxx)
    reg_id  - register number to access
    setFl   - true to set the register, false to read it
    val_ptr - storage location for source / result. */
 int pvr2_hdw_register_access(struct pvr2_hdw *,
-			     u32 chip_id,u64 reg_id,
-			     int setFl,u32 *val_ptr);
+			     u32 match_type, u32 match_chip,u64 reg_id,
+			     int setFl,u64 *val_ptr);
 
 /* The following entry points are all lower level things you normally don't
    want to worry about. */
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
index 4fe4136..5313d34 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
@@ -740,11 +740,11 @@
 	case VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER:
 	case VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER:
 	{
-		u32 val;
+		u64 val;
 		struct v4l2_register *req = (struct v4l2_register *)arg;
 		if (cmd == VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER) val = req->val;
 		ret = pvr2_hdw_register_access(
-			hdw,req->i2c_id,req->reg,
+			hdw,req->match_type,req->match_chip,req->reg,
 			cmd == VIDIOC_DBG_S_REGISTER,&val);
 		if (cmd == VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER) req->val = val;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c
index c4f066d..7735b67 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7115.c
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@
 	{
 		struct v4l2_register *reg = arg;
 
-		if (reg->i2c_id != I2C_DRIVERID_SAA711X)
+		if (!v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(client, reg->match_type, reg->match_chip))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/saa7127.c b/drivers/media/video/saa7127.c
index bd9c4f3..654863d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/saa7127.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/saa7127.c
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
 	{
 		struct v4l2_register *reg = arg;
 
-		if (reg->i2c_id != I2C_DRIVERID_SAA7127)
+		if (!v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(client, reg->match_type, reg->match_chip))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/tvp5150.c b/drivers/media/video/tvp5150.c
index 886b5df..d5ec05f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/tvp5150.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/tvp5150.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@
 	{
 		struct v4l2_register *reg = arg;
 
-		if (reg->i2c_id != I2C_DRIVERID_TVP5150)
+		if (!v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(c, reg->match_type, reg->match_chip))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/upd64031a.c b/drivers/media/video/upd64031a.c
index b3b5fd5..28d1133 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/upd64031a.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/upd64031a.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 	{
 		struct v4l2_register *reg = arg;
 
-		if (reg->i2c_id != I2C_DRIVERID_UPD64031A)
+		if (!v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(client, reg->match_type, reg->match_chip))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/upd64083.c b/drivers/media/video/upd64083.c
index 8852903..fe38224 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/upd64083.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/upd64083.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 	{
 		struct v4l2_register *reg = arg;
 
-		if (reg->i2c_id != I2C_DRIVERID_UPD64083)
+		if (!v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(client, reg->match_type, reg->match_chip))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 			return -EPERM;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/usbvision/usbvision-video.c b/drivers/media/video/usbvision/usbvision-video.c
index ae5f425..6fc1455 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/usbvision/usbvision-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/usbvision/usbvision-video.c
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
 			struct v4l2_register *reg = arg;
 			int errCode;
 
-			if (reg->i2c_id != 0)
+			if (!v4l2_chip_match_host(reg->match_type, reg->match_chip))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 				return -EPERM;
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
 
 			PDEBUG(DBG_IOCTL, "VIDIOC_DBG_%c_REGISTER reg=0x%02X, value=0x%02X",
 			       cmd == VIDIOC_DBG_G_REGISTER ? 'G' : 'S',
-			       (unsigned int)reg->reg, reg->val);
+			       (unsigned int)reg->reg, (unsigned int)reg->val);
 			return 0;
 		}
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
index ddfd80c..3506cb6 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/v4l2-common.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
@@ -947,6 +948,32 @@
 	return **ctrl_classes;
 }
 
+int v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client(struct i2c_client *c, u32 match_type, u32 match_chip)
+{
+	switch (match_type) {
+	case V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_ALWAYS:
+		return 1;
+	case V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_DRIVER:
+		return (c != NULL && c->driver != NULL && c->driver->id == match_chip);
+	case V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_I2C_ADDR:
+		return (c != NULL && c->addr == match_chip);
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+int v4l2_chip_match_host(u32 match_type, u32 match_chip)
+{
+	switch (match_type) {
+	case V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_ALWAYS:
+		return 1;
+	case V4L2_CHIP_MATCH_HOST:
+		return match_chip == 0;
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_norm_to_name);
@@ -970,6 +997,9 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_ctrl_query_fill);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_ctrl_query_fill_std);
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_chip_match_i2c_client);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_chip_match_host);
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * c-basic-offset: 8