diff --git a/drivers/pci/doe.c b/drivers/pci/doe.c
index e3aab5edaf70..db2a86edf2e1 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/doe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/doe.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "pci.h"
 
-#define PCI_DOE_PROTOCOL_DISCOVERY 0
+#define PCI_DOE_FEATURE_DISCOVERY 0
 
 /* Timeout of 1 second from 6.30.2 Operation, PCI Spec r6.0 */
 #define PCI_DOE_TIMEOUT HZ
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  *
  * @pdev: PCI device this mailbox belongs to
  * @cap_offset: Capability offset
- * @prots: Array of protocols supported (encoded as long values)
+ * @feats: Array of features supported (encoded as long values)
  * @wq: Wait queue for work item
  * @work_queue: Queue of pci_doe_work items
  * @flags: Bit array of PCI_DOE_FLAG_* flags
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@
 struct pci_doe_mb {
 	struct pci_dev *pdev;
 	u16 cap_offset;
-	struct xarray prots;
+	struct xarray feats;
 
 	wait_queue_head_t wq;
 	struct workqueue_struct *work_queue;
 	unsigned long flags;
 };
 
-struct pci_doe_protocol {
+struct pci_doe_feature {
 	u16 vid;
 	u8 type;
 };
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct pci_doe_protocol {
 /**
  * struct pci_doe_task - represents a single query/response
  *
- * @prot: DOE Protocol
+ * @feat: DOE Feature
  * @request_pl: The request payload
  * @request_pl_sz: Size of the request payload (bytes)
  * @response_pl: The response payload
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct pci_doe_protocol {
  * @doe_mb: Used internally by the mailbox
  */
 struct pci_doe_task {
-	struct pci_doe_protocol prot;
+	struct pci_doe_feature feat;
 	const __le32 *request_pl;
 	size_t request_pl_sz;
 	__le32 *response_pl;
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ static int pci_doe_send_req(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb,
 		length = 0;
 
 	/* Write DOE Header */
-	val = FIELD_PREP(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_1_VID, task->prot.vid) |
-		FIELD_PREP(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_1_TYPE, task->prot.type);
+	val = FIELD_PREP(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_1_VID, task->feat.vid) |
+		FIELD_PREP(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_1_TYPE, task->feat.type);
 	pci_write_config_dword(pdev, offset + PCI_DOE_WRITE, val);
 	pci_write_config_dword(pdev, offset + PCI_DOE_WRITE,
 			       FIELD_PREP(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_2_LENGTH,
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ static int pci_doe_recv_resp(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb, struct pci_doe_task *tas
 	int i = 0;
 	u32 val;
 
-	/* Read the first dword to get the protocol */
+	/* Read the first dword to get the feature */
 	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, offset + PCI_DOE_READ, &val);
-	if ((FIELD_GET(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_1_VID, val) != task->prot.vid) ||
-	    (FIELD_GET(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_1_TYPE, val) != task->prot.type)) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(&pdev->dev, "[%x] expected [VID, Protocol] = [%04x, %02x], got [%04x, %02x]\n",
-				    doe_mb->cap_offset, task->prot.vid, task->prot.type,
+	if ((FIELD_GET(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_1_VID, val) != task->feat.vid) ||
+	    (FIELD_GET(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_1_TYPE, val) != task->feat.type)) {
+		dev_err_ratelimited(&pdev->dev, "[%x] expected [VID, Feature] = [%04x, %02x], got [%04x, %02x]\n",
+				    doe_mb->cap_offset, task->feat.vid, task->feat.type,
 				    FIELD_GET(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_1_VID, val),
 				    FIELD_GET(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_HEADER_1_TYPE, val));
 		return -EIO;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static void pci_doe_task_complete(struct pci_doe_task *task)
 }
 
 static int pci_doe_discovery(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb, u8 *index, u16 *vid,
-			     u8 *protocol)
+			     u8 *feature)
 {
 	u32 request_pl = FIELD_PREP(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_REQ_3_INDEX,
 				    *index);
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static int pci_doe_discovery(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb, u8 *index, u16 *vid,
 	u32 response_pl;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = pci_doe(doe_mb, PCI_VENDOR_ID_PCI_SIG, PCI_DOE_PROTOCOL_DISCOVERY,
+	rc = pci_doe(doe_mb, PCI_VENDOR_ID_PCI_SIG, PCI_DOE_FEATURE_DISCOVERY,
 		     &request_pl_le, sizeof(request_pl_le),
 		     &response_pl_le, sizeof(response_pl_le));
 	if (rc < 0)
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static int pci_doe_discovery(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb, u8 *index, u16 *vid,
 
 	response_pl = le32_to_cpu(response_pl_le);
 	*vid = FIELD_GET(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_VID, response_pl);
-	*protocol = FIELD_GET(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_PROTOCOL,
+	*feature = FIELD_GET(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_TYPE,
 			      response_pl);
 	*index = FIELD_GET(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_NEXT_INDEX,
 			   response_pl);
@@ -412,12 +412,12 @@ static int pci_doe_discovery(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb, u8 *index, u16 *vid,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void *pci_doe_xa_prot_entry(u16 vid, u8 prot)
+static void *pci_doe_xa_feat_entry(u16 vid, u8 type)
 {
-	return xa_mk_value((vid << 8) | prot);
+	return xa_mk_value((vid << 8) | type);
 }
 
-static int pci_doe_cache_protocols(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb)
+static int pci_doe_cache_features(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb)
 {
 	u8 index = 0;
 	u8 xa_idx = 0;
@@ -425,18 +425,18 @@ static int pci_doe_cache_protocols(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb)
 	do {
 		int rc;
 		u16 vid;
-		u8 prot;
+		u8 type;
 
-		rc = pci_doe_discovery(doe_mb, &index, &vid, &prot);
+		rc = pci_doe_discovery(doe_mb, &index, &vid, &type);
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
 
 		pci_dbg(doe_mb->pdev,
-			"[%x] Found protocol %d vid: %x prot: %x\n",
-			doe_mb->cap_offset, xa_idx, vid, prot);
+			"[%x] Found feature %d vid: %x type: %x\n",
+			doe_mb->cap_offset, xa_idx, vid, type);
 
-		rc = xa_insert(&doe_mb->prots, xa_idx++,
-			       pci_doe_xa_prot_entry(vid, prot), GFP_KERNEL);
+		rc = xa_insert(&doe_mb->feats, xa_idx++,
+			       pci_doe_xa_feat_entry(vid, type), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (rc)
 			return rc;
 	} while (index);
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static void pci_doe_cancel_tasks(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb)
  * @pdev: PCI device to create the DOE mailbox for
  * @cap_offset: Offset of the DOE mailbox
  *
- * Create a single mailbox object to manage the mailbox protocol at the
+ * Create a single mailbox object to manage the mailbox feature at the
  * cap_offset specified.
  *
  * RETURNS: created mailbox object on success
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static struct pci_doe_mb *pci_doe_create_mb(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	doe_mb->pdev = pdev;
 	doe_mb->cap_offset = cap_offset;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&doe_mb->wq);
-	xa_init(&doe_mb->prots);
+	xa_init(&doe_mb->feats);
 
 	doe_mb->work_queue = alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s %s DOE [%x]", 0,
 						dev_bus_name(&pdev->dev),
@@ -502,11 +502,11 @@ static struct pci_doe_mb *pci_doe_create_mb(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	/*
 	 * The state machine and the mailbox should be in sync now;
-	 * Use the mailbox to query protocols.
+	 * Use the mailbox to query features.
 	 */
-	rc = pci_doe_cache_protocols(doe_mb);
+	rc = pci_doe_cache_features(doe_mb);
 	if (rc) {
-		pci_err(pdev, "[%x] failed to cache protocols : %d\n",
+		pci_err(pdev, "[%x] failed to cache features : %d\n",
 			doe_mb->cap_offset, rc);
 		goto err_cancel;
 	}
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static struct pci_doe_mb *pci_doe_create_mb(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 err_cancel:
 	pci_doe_cancel_tasks(doe_mb);
-	xa_destroy(&doe_mb->prots);
+	xa_destroy(&doe_mb->feats);
 err_destroy_wq:
 	destroy_workqueue(doe_mb->work_queue);
 err_free:
@@ -533,31 +533,31 @@ static struct pci_doe_mb *pci_doe_create_mb(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 static void pci_doe_destroy_mb(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb)
 {
 	pci_doe_cancel_tasks(doe_mb);
-	xa_destroy(&doe_mb->prots);
+	xa_destroy(&doe_mb->feats);
 	destroy_workqueue(doe_mb->work_queue);
 	kfree(doe_mb);
 }
 
 /**
- * pci_doe_supports_prot() - Return if the DOE instance supports the given
- *			     protocol
+ * pci_doe_supports_feat() - Return if the DOE instance supports the given
+ *			     feature
  * @doe_mb: DOE mailbox capability to query
- * @vid: Protocol Vendor ID
- * @type: Protocol type
+ * @vid: Feature Vendor ID
+ * @type: Feature type
  *
- * RETURNS: True if the DOE mailbox supports the protocol specified
+ * RETURNS: True if the DOE mailbox supports the feature specified
  */
-static bool pci_doe_supports_prot(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb, u16 vid, u8 type)
+static bool pci_doe_supports_feat(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb, u16 vid, u8 type)
 {
 	unsigned long index;
 	void *entry;
 
-	/* The discovery protocol must always be supported */
-	if (vid == PCI_VENDOR_ID_PCI_SIG && type == PCI_DOE_PROTOCOL_DISCOVERY)
+	/* The discovery feature must always be supported */
+	if (vid == PCI_VENDOR_ID_PCI_SIG && type == PCI_DOE_FEATURE_DISCOVERY)
 		return true;
 
-	xa_for_each(&doe_mb->prots, index, entry)
-		if (entry == pci_doe_xa_prot_entry(vid, type))
+	xa_for_each(&doe_mb->feats, index, entry)
+		if (entry == pci_doe_xa_feat_entry(vid, type))
 			return true;
 
 	return false;
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ static bool pci_doe_supports_prot(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb, u16 vid, u8 type)
 static int pci_doe_submit_task(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb,
 			       struct pci_doe_task *task)
 {
-	if (!pci_doe_supports_prot(doe_mb, task->prot.vid, task->prot.type))
+	if (!pci_doe_supports_feat(doe_mb, task->feat.vid, task->feat.type))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (test_bit(PCI_DOE_FLAG_DEAD, &doe_mb->flags))
@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ int pci_doe(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb, u16 vendor, u8 type,
 {
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(c);
 	struct pci_doe_task task = {
-		.prot.vid = vendor,
-		.prot.type = type,
+		.feat.vid = vendor,
+		.feat.type = type,
 		.request_pl = request,
 		.request_pl_sz = request_sz,
 		.response_pl = response,
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_doe);
  * @vendor: Vendor ID
  * @type: Data Object Type
  *
- * Find first DOE mailbox of a PCI device which supports the given protocol.
+ * Find first DOE mailbox of a PCI device which supports the given feature.
  *
  * RETURNS: Pointer to the DOE mailbox or NULL if none was found.
  */
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ struct pci_doe_mb *pci_find_doe_mailbox(struct pci_dev *pdev, u16 vendor,
 	unsigned long index;
 
 	xa_for_each(&pdev->doe_mbs, index, doe_mb)
-		if (pci_doe_supports_prot(doe_mb, vendor, type))
+		if (pci_doe_supports_feat(doe_mb, vendor, type))
 			return doe_mb;
 
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pci_regs.h b/include/uapi/linux/pci_regs.h
index e5f558d96493..26ca62bd3473 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/pci_regs.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/pci_regs.h
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@
 
 #define PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_REQ_3_INDEX		0x000000ff
 #define PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_VID		0x0000ffff
-#define PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_PROTOCOL		0x00ff0000
+#define PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_TYPE		0x00ff0000
 #define PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_NEXT_INDEX	0xff000000
 
 #endif /* LINUX_PCI_REGS_H */
