diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl
index 4d1aa8b44be7..cc63f30de166 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/device-drivers.tmpl
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ X!Isound/sound_firmware.c
      </para>
 
      <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Memory</title>
-!Edrivers/video/fbdev/fbmem.c
+!Edrivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
      </sect1>
 <!--
      <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Console</title>
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ X!Edrivers/video/console/fbcon.c
      </sect1>
 -->
      <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Colormap</title>
-!Edrivers/video/fbdev/fbcmap.c
+!Edrivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c
      </sect1>
 <!-- FIXME:
   drivers/video/fbgen.c has no docs, which stuffs up the sgml.  Comment
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ X!Idrivers/video/fbgen.c
      </sect1>
 KAO -->
      <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Video Mode Database</title>
-!Idrivers/video/fbdev/modedb.c
-!Edrivers/video/fbdev/modedb.c
+!Idrivers/video/fbdev/core/modedb.c
+!Edrivers/video/fbdev/core/modedb.c
      </sect1>
      <sect1><title>Frame Buffer Macintosh Video Mode Database</title>
 !Edrivers/video/fbdev/macmodes.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile b/drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile
index 8a79eec2113b..0284f2a12538 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/Makefile
@@ -4,25 +4,11 @@
 
 # Each configuration option enables a list of files.
 
-obj-y                             += fb_notify.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB)                  += fb.o
-fb-y                              := fbmem.o fbmon.o fbcmap.o fbsysfs.o \
-                                     modedb.o fbcvt.o
-fb-objs                           := $(fb-y)
+obj-y				+= core/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_EXYNOS_VIDEO)     += exynos/
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT)  += cfbfillrect.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA)  += cfbcopyarea.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT) += cfbimgblt.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SYS_FILLRECT)  += sysfillrect.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SYS_COPYAREA)  += syscopyarea.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT) += sysimgblt.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SYS_FOPS)      += fb_sys_fops.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SVGALIB)       += svgalib.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_MACMODES)      += macmodes.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_DDC)           += fb_ddc.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FB_DEFERRED_IO)   += fb_defio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FB_WMT_GE_ROPS)   += wmt_ge_rops.o
 
 # Hardware specific drivers go first
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/mach64_cursor.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/mach64_cursor.c
index 0fe02e22d9a4..2fa0317ab3c7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/mach64_cursor.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/aty/mach64_cursor.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
-#include "../fb_draw.h"
+#include "../core/fb_draw.h"
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/Makefile b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fa306538dac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+obj-y                             += fb_notify.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB)                  += fb.o
+fb-y                              := fbmem.o fbmon.o fbcmap.o fbsysfs.o \
+                                     modedb.o fbcvt.o
+fb-objs                           := $(fb-y)
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT)  += cfbfillrect.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA)  += cfbcopyarea.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT) += cfbimgblt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SYS_FILLRECT)  += sysfillrect.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SYS_COPYAREA)  += syscopyarea.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SYS_IMAGEBLIT) += sysimgblt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SYS_FOPS)      += fb_sys_fops.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_SVGALIB)       += svgalib.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_DDC)           += fb_ddc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FB_DEFERRED_IO)   += fb_defio.o
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/cfbcopyarea.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/cfbcopyarea.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/cfbcopyarea.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/cfbcopyarea.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/cfbfillrect.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/cfbfillrect.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/cfbfillrect.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/cfbfillrect.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/cfbimgblt.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/cfbimgblt.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/cfbimgblt.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/cfbimgblt.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/fb_ddc.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_ddc.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/fb_ddc.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_ddc.c
index 2b106f046fde..94322ccfedde 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/fb_ddc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_ddc.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/i2c-algo-bit.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
-#include "edid.h"
+#include "../edid.h"
 
 #define DDC_ADDR	0x50
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/fb_defio.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_defio.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/fb_defio.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_defio.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/fb_draw.h b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_draw.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/fb_draw.h
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_draw.h
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/fb_notify.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_notify.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/fb_notify.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_notify.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/fb_sys_fops.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_sys_fops.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/fb_sys_fops.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/fb_sys_fops.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/fbcmap.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/fbcmap.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcmap.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/fbcvt.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcvt.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/fbcvt.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbcvt.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/fbmem.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/fbmon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/fbmon.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
index 6103fa6fb54f..c204ebe6187e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/fbmon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <asm/prom.h>
 #include <asm/pci-bridge.h>
 #endif
-#include "edid.h"
+#include "../edid.h"
 
 /*
  * EDID parser
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/fbsysfs.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/fbsysfs.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbsysfs.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/modedb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/modedb.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/modedb.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/modedb.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/svgalib.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/svgalib.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/svgalib.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/svgalib.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/syscopyarea.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/syscopyarea.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/syscopyarea.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/syscopyarea.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sysfillrect.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/sysfillrect.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/sysfillrect.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/sysfillrect.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sysimgblt.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/sysimgblt.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/video/fbdev/sysimgblt.c
rename to drivers/video/fbdev/core/sysimgblt.c
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/wmt_ge_rops.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/wmt_ge_rops.c
index b0a9f34b2e01..9df6fe78a44b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/wmt_ge_rops.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/wmt_ge_rops.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/fb.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include "fb_draw.h"
+#include "core/fb_draw.h"
 
 #define GE_COMMAND_OFF		0x00
 #define GE_DEPTH_OFF		0x04