struct ipath_devdata *dd;
        int ret;
 
-       if (!idr_pre_get(&unit_table, GFP_KERNEL)) {
-               dd = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-               goto bail;
-       }
-
        dd = vzalloc(sizeof(*dd));
        if (!dd) {
                dd = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
        }
        dd->ipath_unit = -1;
 
+       idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
        spin_lock_irqsave(&ipath_devs_lock, flags);
 
-       ret = idr_get_new(&unit_table, dd, &dd->ipath_unit);
+       ret = idr_alloc(&unit_table, dd, 0, 0, GFP_NOWAIT);
        if (ret < 0) {
                printk(KERN_ERR IPATH_DRV_NAME
                       ": Could not allocate unit ID: error %d\n", -ret);
                dd = ERR_PTR(ret);
                goto bail_unlock;
        }
+       dd->ipath_unit = ret;
 
        dd->pcidev = pdev;
        pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dd);
 
 bail_unlock:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ipath_devs_lock, flags);
-
+       idr_preload_end();
 bail:
        return dd;
 }
         * the PCI subsystem.
         */
        idr_init(&unit_table);
-       if (!idr_pre_get(&unit_table, GFP_KERNEL)) {
-               printk(KERN_ERR IPATH_DRV_NAME ": idr_pre_get() failed\n");
-               ret = -ENOMEM;
-               goto bail;
-       }
 
        ret = pci_register_driver(&ipath_driver);
        if (ret < 0) {