#include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(w1_mlock);
 LIST_HEAD(w1_masters);
 
-static pid_t control_thread;
-static int control_needs_exit;
-static DECLARE_COMPLETION(w1_control_complete);
+static struct task_struct *w1_control_thread;
 
 static int w1_master_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 {
        struct w1_slave *sl, *sln;
        struct w1_master *dev, *n;
-       int err, have_to_wait = 0;
+       int have_to_wait = 0;
 
-       daemonize("w1_control");
-       allow_signal(SIGTERM);
-
-       while (!control_needs_exit || have_to_wait) {
+       while (!kthread_should_stop() || have_to_wait) {
                have_to_wait = 0;
 
                try_to_freeze();
                msleep_interruptible(w1_control_timeout * 1000);
 
-               if (signal_pending(current))
-                       flush_signals(current);
-
                list_for_each_entry_safe(dev, n, &w1_masters, w1_master_entry) {
-                       if (!control_needs_exit && !dev->flags)
+                       if (!kthread_should_stop() && !dev->flags)
                                continue;
                        /*
                         * Little race: we can create thread but not set the flag.
                                continue;
                        }
 
-                       if (control_needs_exit) {
+                       if (kthread_should_stop() || test_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags)) {
                                set_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags);
 
-                               err = kill_proc(dev->kpid, SIGTERM, 1);
-                               if (err)
-                                       dev_err(&dev->dev,
-                                                "Failed to send signal to w1 kernel thread %d.\n",
-                                                dev->kpid);
-                       }
-
-                       if (test_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags)) {
-                               wait_for_completion(&dev->dev_exited);
-                               spin_lock_bh(&w1_mlock);
+                               spin_lock(&w1_mlock);
                                list_del(&dev->w1_master_entry);
-                               spin_unlock_bh(&w1_mlock);
+                               spin_unlock(&w1_mlock);
 
                                down(&dev->mutex);
                                list_for_each_entry_safe(sl, sln, &dev->slist, w1_slave_entry) {
                }
        }
 
-       complete_and_exit(&w1_control_complete, 0);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 int w1_process(void *data)
        struct w1_master *dev = (struct w1_master *) data;
        struct w1_slave *sl, *sln;
 
-       daemonize("%s", dev->name);
-       allow_signal(SIGTERM);
-
-       while (!test_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags)) {
+       while (!kthread_should_stop() && !test_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags)) {
                try_to_freeze();
                msleep_interruptible(w1_timeout * 1000);
 
-               if (signal_pending(current))
-                       flush_signals(current);
-
-               if (test_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags))
+               if (kthread_should_stop() || test_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags))
                        break;
 
                if (!dev->initialized)
        }
 
        atomic_dec(&dev->refcnt);
-       complete_and_exit(&dev->dev_exited, 0);
 
        return 0;
 }
                goto err_out_master_unregister;
        }
 
-       control_thread = kernel_thread(&w1_control, NULL, 0);
-       if (control_thread < 0) {
+       w1_control_thread = kthread_run(w1_control, NULL, "w1_control");
+       if (IS_ERR(w1_control_thread)) {
+               retval = PTR_ERR(w1_control_thread);
                printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to create control thread. err=%d\n",
-                       control_thread);
-               retval = control_thread;
+                       retval);
                goto err_out_slave_unregister;
        }
 
        list_for_each_entry(dev, &w1_masters, w1_master_entry)
                __w1_remove_master_device(dev);
 
-       control_needs_exit = 1;
-       wait_for_completion(&w1_control_complete);
+       kthread_stop(w1_control_thread);
 
        driver_unregister(&w1_slave_driver);
        driver_unregister(&w1_master_driver);
 
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 
 #include "w1.h"
 #include "w1_log.h"
        dev->max_slave_count    = slave_count;
        dev->slave_count        = 0;
        dev->attempts           = 0;
-       dev->kpid               = -1;
        dev->initialized        = 0;
        dev->id                 = id;
        dev->slave_ttl          = slave_ttl;
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->slist);
        init_MUTEX(&dev->mutex);
 
-       init_completion(&dev->dev_exited);
-
        memcpy(&dev->dev, device, sizeof(struct device));
        snprintf(dev->dev.bus_id, sizeof(dev->dev.bus_id),
                  "w1_bus_master%u", dev->id);
        if (!dev)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       dev->kpid = kernel_thread(&w1_process, dev, 0);
-       if (dev->kpid < 0) {
+       dev->thread = kthread_run(&w1_process, dev, "%s", dev->name);
+       if (IS_ERR(dev->thread)) {
+               retval = PTR_ERR(dev->thread);
                dev_err(&dev->dev,
                         "Failed to create new kernel thread. err=%d\n",
-                        dev->kpid);
-               retval = dev->kpid;
+                        retval);
                goto err_out_free_dev;
        }
 
        spin_unlock(&w1_mlock);
 
        msg.id.mst.id = dev->id;
-       msg.id.mst.pid = dev->kpid;
+       msg.id.mst.pid = dev->thread->pid;
        msg.type = W1_MASTER_ADD;
        w1_netlink_send(dev, &msg);
 
        return 0;
 
 err_out_kill_thread:
-       set_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags);
-       if (kill_proc(dev->kpid, SIGTERM, 1))
-               dev_err(&dev->dev,
-                        "Failed to send signal to w1 kernel thread %d.\n",
-                        dev->kpid);
-       wait_for_completion(&dev->dev_exited);
-
+       kthread_stop(dev->thread);
 err_out_free_dev:
        w1_free_dev(dev);
 
 
 void __w1_remove_master_device(struct w1_master *dev)
 {
-       int err;
        struct w1_netlink_msg msg;
+       pid_t pid = dev->thread->pid;
 
        set_bit(W1_MASTER_NEED_EXIT, &dev->flags);
-       err = kill_proc(dev->kpid, SIGTERM, 1);
-       if (err)
-               dev_err(&dev->dev,
-                        "%s: Failed to send signal to w1 kernel thread %d.\n",
-                        __func__, dev->kpid);
+       kthread_stop(dev->thread);
 
        while (atomic_read(&dev->refcnt)) {
-               dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "Waiting for %s to become free: refcnt=%d.\n",
+               dev_info(&dev->dev, "Waiting for %s to become free: refcnt=%d.\n",
                                dev->name, atomic_read(&dev->refcnt));
 
                if (msleep_interruptible(1000))
        }
 
        msg.id.mst.id = dev->id;
-       msg.id.mst.pid = dev->kpid;
+       msg.id.mst.pid = pid;
        msg.type = W1_MASTER_REMOVE;
        w1_netlink_send(dev, &msg);