2 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/command.c b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/command.c
index 6497872df524..1a0e7978226a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/command.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/command.c
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@
 #include "lowlevel.h"
 
 static void exec_next_command(struct service_processor *sp);
-static void free_command(struct kobject *kobj);
-
-static struct kobj_type ibmasm_cmd_kobj_type = {
-        .release = free_command,
-};
 
 static atomic_t command_count = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 
@@ -53,8 +48,7 @@ struct command *ibmasm_new_command(struct service_processor *sp, size_t buffer_s
         }
         cmd->buffer_size = buffer_size;
 
-        kobject_init(&cmd->kobj);
-        cmd->kobj.ktype = &ibmasm_cmd_kobj_type;
+        kref_init(&cmd->kref);
         cmd->lock = &sp->lock;
 
         cmd->status = IBMASM_CMD_PENDING;
@@ -67,9 +61,9 @@ struct command *ibmasm_new_command(struct service_processor *sp, size_t buffer_s
         return cmd;
 }
 
-static void free_command(struct kobject *kobj)
+void ibmasm_free_command(struct kref *kref)
 {
-        struct command *cmd = to_command(kobj);
+        struct command *cmd = to_command(kref);
 
         list_del(&cmd->queue_node);
         atomic_dec(&command_count);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasm.h b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasm.h
index de860bc6d3f5..4d8a4e248b34 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasm.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasm.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
 
@@ -92,24 +93,25 @@ struct command {
         unsigned char           *buffer;
         size_t                  buffer_size;
         int                     status;
-        struct kobject          kobj;
+        struct kref             kref;
         spinlock_t              *lock;
 };
-#define to_command(c) container_of(c, struct command, kobj)
+#define to_command(c) container_of(c, struct command, kref)
 
+void ibmasm_free_command(struct kref *kref);
 static inline void command_put(struct command *cmd)
 {
         unsigned long flags;
         spinlock_t *lock = cmd->lock;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(lock, flags);
-        kobject_put(&cmd->kobj);
+        kref_put(&cmd->kref, ibmasm_free_command);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(lock, flags);
 }
 
 static inline void command_get(struct command *cmd)
 {
-        kobject_get(&cmd->kobj);
+        kref_get(&cmd->kref);
 }