#include <linux/stat.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 
 #ifdef VERBOSE_DEBUG
 static int usbatm_print_packet(const unsigned char *data, int len);
        struct usbatm_data *instance = arg;
        int ret;
 
-       daemonize(instance->driver->driver_name);
        allow_signal(SIGTERM);
-       instance->thread_pid = current->pid;
-
        complete(&instance->thread_started);
 
        ret = instance->driver->heavy_init(instance, instance->usb_intf);
                ret = usbatm_atm_init(instance);
 
        mutex_lock(&instance->serialize);
-       instance->thread_pid = -1;
+       instance->thread = NULL;
        mutex_unlock(&instance->serialize);
 
        complete_and_exit(&instance->thread_exited, ret);
 
 static int usbatm_heavy_init(struct usbatm_data *instance)
 {
-       int ret = kernel_thread(usbatm_do_heavy_init, instance, CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES);
-
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               usb_err(instance, "%s: failed to create kernel_thread (%d)!\n", __func__, ret);
-               return ret;
+       struct task_struct *t;
+
+       t = kthread_create(usbatm_do_heavy_init, instance,
+                       instance->driver->driver_name);
+       if (IS_ERR(t)) {
+               usb_err(instance, "%s: failed to create kernel_thread (%ld)!\n",
+                               __func__, PTR_ERR(t));
+               return PTR_ERR(t);
        }
 
+       instance->thread = t;
+       wake_up_process(t);
        wait_for_completion(&instance->thread_started);
 
        return 0;
        kref_init(&instance->refcount);         /* dropped in usbatm_usb_disconnect */
        mutex_init(&instance->serialize);
 
-       instance->thread_pid = -1;
+       instance->thread = NULL;
        init_completion(&instance->thread_started);
        init_completion(&instance->thread_exited);
 
 
        mutex_lock(&instance->serialize);
        instance->disconnected = 1;
-       if (instance->thread_pid >= 0)
-               kill_proc(instance->thread_pid, SIGTERM, 1);
+       if (instance->thread != NULL)
+               send_sig(SIGTERM, instance->thread, 1);
        mutex_unlock(&instance->serialize);
 
        wait_for_completion(&instance->thread_exited);