unsigned long wsched;
 };
 
+static void p9_poll_workfn(struct work_struct *work);
+
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(p9_poll_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(p9_poll_pending_list);
-static struct task_struct *p9_poll_task;
+static DECLARE_WORK(p9_poll_work, p9_poll_workfn);
 
 static void p9_mux_poll_stop(struct p9_conn *m)
 {
                container_of(wait, struct p9_poll_wait, wait);
        struct p9_conn *m = pwait->conn;
        unsigned long flags;
-       DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(dummy_wait, p9_poll_task);
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&p9_poll_lock, flags);
        if (list_empty(&m->poll_pending_link))
                list_add_tail(&m->poll_pending_link, &p9_poll_pending_list);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p9_poll_lock, flags);
 
-       /* perform the default wake up operation */
-       return default_wake_function(&dummy_wait, mode, sync, key);
+       schedule_work(&p9_poll_work);
+       return 1;
 }
 
 /**
  *
  */
 
-static int p9_poll_proc(void *a)
+static void p9_poll_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
 
        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_TRANS, "start %p\n", current);
- repeat:
+
        spin_lock_irqsave(&p9_poll_lock, flags);
        while (!list_empty(&p9_poll_pending_list)) {
                struct p9_conn *conn = list_first_entry(&p9_poll_pending_list,
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p9_poll_lock, flags);
 
-       set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-       if (list_empty(&p9_poll_pending_list)) {
-               P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_TRANS, "sleeping...\n");
-               schedule();
-       }
-       __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-
-       if (!kthread_should_stop())
-               goto repeat;
-
        P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_TRANS, "finish\n");
-       return 0;
 }
 
 int p9_trans_fd_init(void)
 {
-       p9_poll_task = kthread_run(p9_poll_proc, NULL, "v9fs-poll");
-       if (IS_ERR(p9_poll_task)) {
-               printk(KERN_WARNING "v9fs: mux: creating poll task failed\n");
-               return PTR_ERR(p9_poll_task);
-       }
-
        v9fs_register_trans(&p9_tcp_trans);
        v9fs_register_trans(&p9_unix_trans);
        v9fs_register_trans(&p9_fd_trans);
 
 void p9_trans_fd_exit(void)
 {
-       kthread_stop(p9_poll_task);
+       flush_work_sync(&p9_poll_work);
        v9fs_unregister_trans(&p9_tcp_trans);
        v9fs_unregister_trans(&p9_unix_trans);
        v9fs_unregister_trans(&p9_fd_trans);