1 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
index ebc38534b02d..018ca1cd82bc 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static struct attribute_group efi_subsys_attr_group = {
 
 
 static decl_subsys(vars, NULL);
-static decl_subsys(efi, NULL);
+static struct kset *efi_kset;
 
 /*
  * efivar_create_sysfs_entry()
@@ -668,15 +668,14 @@ efivars_init(void)
         /*
          * For now we'll register the efi subsys within this driver
          */
-
-        error = firmware_register(&efi_subsys);
-
-        if (error) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "efivars: Firmware registration failed with error %d.\n", error);
+        efi_kset = kset_create_and_add("efi", NULL, &firmware_kset->kobj);
+        if (!efi_kset) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "efivars: Firmware registration failed.\n");
+                error = -ENOMEM;
                 goto out_free;
         }
 
-        vars_subsys.kobj.kset = &efi_subsys;
+        vars_subsys.kobj.kset = efi_kset;
 
         error = subsystem_register(&vars_subsys);
 
@@ -728,7 +727,7 @@ efivars_init(void)
                         " due to error %d\n", error);
 
         /* Don't forget the systab entry */
-        error = sysfs_create_group(&efi_subsys.kobj, &efi_subsys_attr_group);
+        error = sysfs_create_group(&efi_kset->kobj, &efi_subsys_attr_group);
         if (error)
                 printk(KERN_ERR "efivars: Sysfs attribute export failed with error %d.\n", error);
         else
@@ -737,7 +736,7 @@ efivars_init(void)
         subsystem_unregister(&vars_subsys);
 
 out_firmware_unregister:
-        firmware_unregister(&efi_subsys);
+        kset_unregister(efi_kset);
 
 out_free:
         kfree(variable_name);
@@ -758,7 +757,7 @@ efivars_exit(void)
         }
 
         subsystem_unregister(&vars_subsys);
-        firmware_unregister(&efi_subsys);
+        kset_unregister(efi_kset);
 }
 
 module_init(efivars_init);