4 files changed, 11 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 10b2fb6c9ce6..7e309a49a711 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ extern char *make_class_name(const char *name, struct kobject *kobj);
 
 extern int devres_release_all(struct device *dev);
 
-extern struct kset devices_subsys;
+extern struct kset *devices_kset;
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 7762ee86697d..d2de2d59af42 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -401,11 +401,8 @@ static ssize_t show_dev(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 static struct device_attribute devt_attr =
         __ATTR(dev, S_IRUGO, show_dev, NULL);
 
-/*
- *      devices_subsys - structure to be registered with kobject core.
- */
-
-decl_subsys(devices, &device_uevent_ops);
+/* kset to create /sys/devices/  */
+struct kset *devices_kset;
 
 
 /**
@@ -525,7 +522,7 @@ static void klist_children_put(struct klist_node *n)
 
 void device_initialize(struct device *dev)
 {
-        dev->kobj.kset = &devices_subsys;
+        dev->kobj.kset = devices_kset;
         dev->kobj.ktype = &device_ktype;
         kobject_init(&dev->kobj);
         klist_init(&dev->klist_children, klist_children_get,
@@ -563,7 +560,7 @@ static struct kobject *virtual_device_parent(struct device *dev)
 
         if (!virtual_dir)
                 virtual_dir = kobject_create_and_add("virtual",
-                                                     &devices_subsys.kobj);
+                                                     &devices_kset->kobj);
 
         return virtual_dir;
 }
@@ -1097,7 +1094,10 @@ struct device * device_find_child(struct device *parent, void *data,
 
 int __init devices_init(void)
 {
-        return subsystem_register(&devices_subsys);
+        devices_kset = kset_create_and_add("devices", &device_uevent_ops, NULL);
+        if (!devices_kset)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+        return 0;
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_for_each_child);
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c b/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c
index 56e8eaaac012..f51cbc1d402c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void device_shutdown(void)
 {
         struct device * dev, *devn;
 
-        list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(dev, devn, &devices_subsys.list,
+        list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(dev, devn, &devices_kset->list,
                                 kobj.entry) {
                 if (dev->bus && dev->bus->shutdown) {
                         dev_dbg(dev, "shutdown\n");
diff --git a/drivers/base/sys.c b/drivers/base/sys.c
index 7cf19fc318da..7693c95848e6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/sys.c
+++ b/drivers/base/sys.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 #include "base.h"
 
-extern struct kset devices_subsys;
-
 #define to_sysdev(k) container_of(k, struct sys_device, kobj)
 #define to_sysdev_attr(a) container_of(a, struct sysdev_attribute, attr)
 
@@ -459,7 +457,7 @@ int sysdev_resume(void)
 
 int __init system_bus_init(void)
 {
-        system_subsys.kobj.parent = &devices_subsys.kobj;
+        system_subsys.kobj.parent = &devices_kset->kobj;
         return subsystem_register(&system_subsys);
 }