diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/st-mipid02.c b/drivers/media/i2c/st-mipid02.c
index f08db3cfe076..f4568e87f018 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/st-mipid02.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/st-mipid02.c
@@ -301,8 +301,9 @@ static int mipid02_detect(struct mipid02_dev *bridge)
 static int mipid02_configure_from_rx_speed(struct mipid02_dev *bridge,
 					   struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *fmt)
 {
+	struct media_pad *remote =
+		&bridge->s_subdev->entity.pads[bridge->s_subdev_pad_id];
 	struct i2c_client *client = bridge->i2c_client;
-	struct v4l2_subdev *subdev = bridge->s_subdev;
 	struct v4l2_fwnode_endpoint *ep = &bridge->rx;
 	u32 bpp = bpp_from_code(fmt->code);
 	/*
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ static int mipid02_configure_from_rx_speed(struct mipid02_dev *bridge,
 	u64 ui_4 = 2000000000;
 	s64 link_freq;
 
-	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(subdev->ctrl_handler, bpp,
+	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(remote, bpp,
 				       2 * ep->bus.mipi_csi2.num_data_lanes);
 	if (link_freq < 0) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "Failed to get link frequency");
diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/tc358746.c b/drivers/media/i2c/tc358746.c
index 389582420ba7..31586f8e4be4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/tc358746.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/tc358746.c
@@ -896,6 +896,7 @@ tc358746_link_validate(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct media_link *link,
 	const struct tc358746_format *fmt;
 	unsigned int fifo_sz, tmp, n;
 	struct v4l2_subdev *source;
+	struct media_pad *src_pad;
 	s64 source_link_freq;
 	int err;
 
@@ -910,7 +911,8 @@ tc358746_link_validate(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, struct media_link *link,
 	fmt = tc358746_get_format_by_code(TC358746_SINK, mbusfmt->code);
 
 	source = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(link->source->entity);
-	source_link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(source->ctrl_handler, 0, 0);
+	src_pad = &source->entity.pads[source_fmt->pad];
+	source_link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(src_pad, 0, 0);
 	if (source_link_freq <= 0) {
 		dev_err(tc358746->sd.dev,
 			"Failed to query or invalid source link frequency\n");
diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu3/ipu3-cio2.c b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu3/ipu3-cio2.c
index 4e98f432ed55..7731eb70fc8e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu3/ipu3-cio2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/intel/ipu3/ipu3-cio2.c
@@ -309,12 +309,17 @@ static int cio2_csi2_calc_timing(struct cio2_device *cio2, struct cio2_queue *q,
 				 unsigned int bpp, unsigned int lanes)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &cio2->pci_dev->dev;
+	struct media_pad *src_pad;
 	s64 freq;
 
-	if (!q->sensor)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	src_pad = media_entity_remote_source_pad_unique(&q->subdev.entity);
+	if (IS_ERR(src_pad)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "can't get source pad of %s (%ld)\n",
+			q->subdev.name, PTR_ERR(src_pad));
+		return PTR_ERR(src_pad);
+	}
 
-	freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(q->sensor->ctrl_handler, bpp, lanes * 2);
+	freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(src_pad, bpp, lanes * 2);
 	if (freq < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "error %lld, invalid link_freq\n", freq);
 		return freq;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c b/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
index 4d64df829e75..cebcae196eec 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/cadence/cdns-csi2rx.c
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ static void csi2rx_reset(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 
 static int csi2rx_configure_ext_dphy(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 {
+	struct media_pad *src_pad =
+		&csi2rx->source_subdev->entity.pads[csi2rx->source_pad];
 	union phy_configure_opts opts = { };
 	struct phy_configure_opts_mipi_dphy *cfg = &opts.mipi_dphy;
 	struct v4l2_subdev_format sd_fmt = {
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ static int csi2rx_configure_ext_dphy(struct csi2rx_priv *csi2rx)
 
 	fmt = csi2rx_get_fmt_by_code(sd_fmt.format.code);
 
-	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(csi2rx->source_subdev->ctrl_handler,
+	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(src_pad,
 				       fmt->bpp, 2 * csi2rx->num_lanes);
 	if (link_freq < 0)
 		return link_freq;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-mipi-csis.c b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-mipi-csis.c
index 29523bb84d95..d060eadebc7a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-mipi-csis.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-mipi-csis.c
@@ -597,12 +597,13 @@ static void __mipi_csis_set_format(struct mipi_csis_device *csis,
 static int mipi_csis_calculate_params(struct mipi_csis_device *csis,
 				      const struct csis_pix_format *csis_fmt)
 {
+	struct media_pad *src_pad =
+		&csis->source.sd->entity.pads[csis->source.pad->index];
 	s64 link_freq;
 	u32 lane_rate;
 
 	/* Calculate the line rate from the pixel rate. */
-	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(csis->source.sd->ctrl_handler,
-				       csis_fmt->width,
+	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(src_pad, csis_fmt->width,
 				       csis->bus.num_data_lanes * 2);
 	if (link_freq < 0) {
 		dev_err(csis->dev, "Unable to obtain link frequency: %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8mq-mipi-csi2.c b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8mq-mipi-csi2.c
index 1f2657cf6e82..a8bcf60e2f37 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8mq-mipi-csi2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx8mq-mipi-csi2.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ static int imx8mq_mipi_csi_calc_hs_settle(struct csi_state *state,
 					  struct v4l2_subdev_state *sd_state,
 					  u32 *hs_settle)
 {
+	struct media_pad *src_pad;
 	s64 link_freq;
 	u32 lane_rate;
 	unsigned long esc_clk_rate;
@@ -294,13 +295,19 @@ static int imx8mq_mipi_csi_calc_hs_settle(struct csi_state *state,
 	const struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *fmt;
 	const struct csi2_pix_format *csi2_fmt;
 
+	src_pad = media_entity_remote_source_pad_unique(&sd_state->sd->entity);
+	if (IS_ERR(src_pad)) {
+		dev_err(state->dev, "can't get source pad of %s (%ld)\n",
+			sd_state->sd->name, PTR_ERR(src_pad));
+		return PTR_ERR(src_pad);
+	}
+
 	/* Calculate the line rate from the pixel rate. */
 
 	fmt = v4l2_subdev_state_get_format(sd_state, MIPI_CSI2_PAD_SINK);
 	csi2_fmt = find_csi2_format(fmt->code);
 
-	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(state->src_sd->ctrl_handler,
-				       csi2_fmt->width,
+	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(src_pad, csi2_fmt->width,
 				       state->bus.num_data_lanes * 2);
 	if (link_freq < 0) {
 		dev_err(state->dev, "Unable to obtain link frequency: %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe-17x.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe-17x.c
index 380c99321030..b8af019f2f45 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe-17x.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe-17x.c
@@ -443,14 +443,15 @@ static int vfe_enable_output(struct vfe_line *line)
 	struct vfe_device *vfe = to_vfe(line);
 	struct vfe_output *output = &line->output;
 	const struct vfe_hw_ops *ops = vfe->res->hw_ops;
-	struct media_entity *sensor;
+	struct media_pad *sensor_pad;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int frame_skip = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	sensor = camss_find_sensor(&line->subdev.entity);
-	if (sensor) {
-		struct v4l2_subdev *subdev = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(sensor);
+	sensor_pad = camss_find_sensor_pad(&line->subdev.entity);
+	if (sensor_pad) {
+		struct v4l2_subdev *subdev =
+			media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(sensor_pad->entity);
 
 		v4l2_subdev_call(subdev, sensor, g_skip_frames, &frame_skip);
 		/* Max frame skip is 29 frames */
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe-gen1.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe-gen1.c
index eb33c03df27e..d84a375e3318 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe-gen1.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss-vfe-gen1.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int vfe_enable_output(struct vfe_line *line)
 	struct vfe_device *vfe = to_vfe(line);
 	struct vfe_output *output = &line->output;
 	const struct vfe_hw_ops *ops = vfe->res->hw_ops;
-	struct media_entity *sensor;
+	struct media_pad *sensor_pad;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int frame_skip = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -180,9 +180,10 @@ static int vfe_enable_output(struct vfe_line *line)
 	if (!ub_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	sensor = camss_find_sensor(&line->subdev.entity);
-	if (sensor) {
-		struct v4l2_subdev *subdev = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(sensor);
+	sensor_pad = camss_find_sensor_pad(&line->subdev.entity);
+	if (sensor_pad) {
+		struct v4l2_subdev *subdev =
+			media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(sensor_pad->entity);
 
 		v4l2_subdev_call(subdev, sensor, g_skip_frames, &frame_skip);
 		/* Max frame skip is 29 frames */
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss.c
index a85e9df0f301..f9bbbbc6a004 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss.c
@@ -1996,12 +1996,12 @@ void camss_disable_clocks(int nclocks, struct camss_clock *clock)
 }
 
 /*
- * camss_find_sensor - Find a linked media entity which represents a sensor
+ * camss_find_sensor_pad - Find the media pad via which the sensor is linked
  * @entity: Media entity to start searching from
  *
- * Return a pointer to sensor media entity or NULL if not found
+ * Return a pointer to sensor media pad or NULL if not found
  */
-struct media_entity *camss_find_sensor(struct media_entity *entity)
+struct media_pad *camss_find_sensor_pad(struct media_entity *entity)
 {
 	struct media_pad *pad;
 
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@ struct media_entity *camss_find_sensor(struct media_entity *entity)
 		entity = pad->entity;
 
 		if (entity->function == MEDIA_ENT_F_CAM_SENSOR)
-			return entity;
+			return pad;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2032,16 +2032,13 @@ struct media_entity *camss_find_sensor(struct media_entity *entity)
 s64 camss_get_link_freq(struct media_entity *entity, unsigned int bpp,
 			unsigned int lanes)
 {
-	struct media_entity *sensor;
-	struct v4l2_subdev *subdev;
+	struct media_pad *sensor_pad;
 
-	sensor = camss_find_sensor(entity);
-	if (!sensor)
+	sensor_pad = camss_find_sensor_pad(entity);
+	if (!sensor_pad)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	subdev = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(sensor);
-
-	return v4l2_get_link_freq(subdev->ctrl_handler, bpp, 2 * lanes);
+	return v4l2_get_link_freq(sensor_pad, bpp, 2 * lanes);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2053,15 +2050,15 @@ s64 camss_get_link_freq(struct media_entity *entity, unsigned int bpp,
  */
 int camss_get_pixel_clock(struct media_entity *entity, u64 *pixel_clock)
 {
-	struct media_entity *sensor;
+	struct media_pad *sensor;
 	struct v4l2_subdev *subdev;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl;
 
-	sensor = camss_find_sensor(entity);
-	if (!sensor)
+	sensor_pad = camss_find_sensor_pad(entity);
+	if (!sensor_pad)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	subdev = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(sensor);
+	subdev = media_entity_to_v4l2_subdev(sensor_pad->entity);
 
 	ctrl = v4l2_ctrl_find(subdev->ctrl_handler, V4L2_CID_PIXEL_RATE);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss.h b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss.h
index 9a046eea334f..f912a58ae070 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/camss/camss.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void camss_add_clock_margin(u64 *rate);
 int camss_enable_clocks(int nclocks, struct camss_clock *clock,
 			struct device *dev);
 void camss_disable_clocks(int nclocks, struct camss_clock *clock);
-struct media_entity *camss_find_sensor(struct media_entity *entity);
+struct media_pad *camss_find_sensor_pad(struct media_entity *entity);
 s64 camss_get_link_freq(struct media_entity *entity, unsigned int bpp,
 			unsigned int lanes);
 int camss_get_pixel_clock(struct media_entity *entity, u64 *pixel_clock);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/raspberrypi/rp1-cfe/cfe.c b/drivers/media/platform/raspberrypi/rp1-cfe/cfe.c
index 12660087b12f..ed3d18917f2d 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/raspberrypi/rp1-cfe/cfe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/raspberrypi/rp1-cfe/cfe.c
@@ -1102,6 +1102,8 @@ static void cfe_buffer_queue(struct vb2_buffer *vb)
 
 static s64 cfe_get_source_link_freq(struct cfe_device *cfe)
 {
+	struct media_pad *src_pad =
+		&cfe->source_sd->entity.pads[cfe->source_pad];
 	struct v4l2_subdev_state *state;
 	s64 link_freq;
 	u32 bpp;
@@ -1136,7 +1138,7 @@ static s64 cfe_get_source_link_freq(struct cfe_device *cfe)
 		bpp = 0;
 	}
 
-	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(cfe->source_sd->ctrl_handler, bpp,
+	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(src_pad, bpp,
 				       2 * cfe->csi2.dphy.active_lanes);
 	if (link_freq < 0)
 		cfe_err(cfe, "failed to get link freq for subdev '%s'\n",
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/st/stm32/stm32-csi.c b/drivers/media/platform/st/stm32/stm32-csi.c
index 48941aae8c9b..b25afeee4f24 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/st/stm32/stm32-csi.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/st/stm32/stm32-csi.c
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ static void stm32_csi_phy_reg_write(struct stm32_csi_dev *csidev,
 static int stm32_csi_start(struct stm32_csi_dev *csidev,
 			   struct v4l2_subdev_state *state)
 {
+	struct media_pad *src_pad =
+		&csidev->s_subdev->entity.pads[csidev->s_subdev_pad_nb];
 	const struct stm32_csi_mbps_phy_reg *phy_regs;
 	struct v4l2_mbus_framefmt *sink_fmt;
 	const struct stm32_csi_fmts *fmt;
@@ -465,7 +467,7 @@ static int stm32_csi_start(struct stm32_csi_dev *csidev,
 	if (!csidev->s_subdev)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(csidev->s_subdev->ctrl_handler,
+	link_freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(src_pad,
 				       fmt->bpp, 2 * csidev->num_lanes);
 	if (link_freq < 0)
 		return link_freq;
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal-camerarx.c b/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal-camerarx.c
index 42dfe08b765f..9cc875665695 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal-camerarx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal-camerarx.c
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ static s64 cal_camerarx_get_ext_link_freq(struct cal_camerarx *phy)
 
 	bpp = fmtinfo->bpp;
 
-	freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(phy->source->ctrl_handler, bpp, 2 * num_lanes);
+	freq = v4l2_get_link_freq(&phy->source->entity.pads[phy->source_pad],
+				  bpp, 2 * num_lanes);
 	if (freq < 0) {
 		phy_err(phy, "failed to get link freq for subdev '%s'\n",
 			phy->source->name);
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal.c b/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal.c
index 4bd2092e0255..6cb3e5f49686 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal.c
@@ -798,7 +798,6 @@ static int cal_async_notifier_bound(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	phy->source = subdev;
 	phy_dbg(1, phy, "Using source %s for capture\n", subdev->name);
 
 	pad = media_entity_get_fwnode_pad(&subdev->entity,
@@ -820,6 +819,9 @@ static int cal_async_notifier_bound(struct v4l2_async_notifier *notifier,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	phy->source = subdev;
+	phy->source_pad = pad;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal.h b/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal.h
index 0856297adc0b..72a246a64d9e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti/cal/cal.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ struct cal_camerarx {
 	struct device_node	*source_ep_node;
 	struct device_node	*source_node;
 	struct v4l2_subdev	*source;
+	unsigned int		source_pad;
 
 	struct v4l2_subdev	subdev;
 	struct media_pad	pads[CAL_CAMERARX_NUM_PADS];
