7 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index c8179fc30baa..b97694fa62ec 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ static int __init ipl_init(void)
 {
         int rc;
 
-        ipl_kset = kset_create_and_add("ipl", NULL, &firmware_kset->kobj);
+        ipl_kset = kset_create_and_add("ipl", NULL, firmware_kobj);
         if (!ipl_kset)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         switch (ipl_info.type) {
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ static int __init reipl_init(void)
 {
         int rc;
 
-        reipl_kset = kset_create_and_add("reipl", NULL, &firmware_kset->kobj);
+        reipl_kset = kset_create_and_add("reipl", NULL, firmware_kobj);
         if (!reipl_kset)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         rc = sysfs_create_file(&reipl_kset->kobj, &reipl_type_attr.attr);
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ static int __init dump_init(void)
 {
         int rc;
 
-        dump_kset = kset_create_and_add("dump", NULL, &firmware_kset->kobj);
+        dump_kset = kset_create_and_add("dump", NULL, firmware_kobj);
         if (!dump_kset)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         rc = sysfs_create_file(&dump_kset->kobj, &dump_type_attr);
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ static int __init shutdown_actions_init(void)
         int rc;
 
         shutdown_actions_kset = kset_create_and_add("shutdown_actions", NULL,
-                                                    &firmware_kset->kobj);
+                                                    firmware_kobj);
         if (!shutdown_actions_kset)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         rc = sysfs_create_file(&shutdown_actions_kset->kobj, &on_panic_attr);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index e550da684a47..1b4cf984b081 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ static int __init acpi_init(void)
                 return -ENODEV;
         }
 
-        acpi_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("acpi", &firmware_kset->kobj);
+        acpi_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("acpi", firmware_kobj);
         if (!acpi_kobj) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: kset create error\n", __FUNCTION__);
                 acpi_kobj = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware.c b/drivers/base/firmware.c
index 9efff481f5dc..113815556809 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware.c
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 
 #include "base.h"
 
-struct kset *firmware_kset;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(firmware_kset);
+struct kobject *firmware_kobj;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(firmware_kobj);
 
 int __init firmware_init(void)
 {
-        firmware_kset = kset_create_and_add("firmware", NULL, NULL);
-        if (!firmware_kset)
+        firmware_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("firmware", NULL);
+        if (!firmware_kobj)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/edd.c b/drivers/firmware/edd.c
index f07f37047cd1..ddcc95793068 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/edd.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/edd.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ edd_init(void)
                 return 1;
         }
 
-        edd_kset = kset_create_and_add("edd", NULL, &firmware_kset->kobj);
+        edd_kset = kset_create_and_add("edd", NULL, firmware_kobj);
         if (!edd_kset)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
index e17cd8133548..d1ad48190afc 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ efivars_init(void)
         /*
          * For now we'll register the efi subsys within this driver
          */
-        efi_kset = kset_create_and_add("efi", NULL, &firmware_kset->kobj);
+        efi_kset = kset_create_and_add("efi", NULL, firmware_kobj);
         if (!efi_kset) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "efivars: Firmware registration failed.\n");
                 error = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c b/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
index 444483405abf..ef1a353e5540 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/pdc_stable.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ pdc_stable_init(void)
         pdcs_osid = (u16)(result >> 16);
 
         /* For now we'll register the stable kset within this driver */
-        stable_kset = kset_create_and_add("stable", NULL, &firmware_kset->kobj);
+        stable_kset = kset_create_and_add("stable", NULL, firmware_kobj);
         if (!stable_kset) {
                 rc = -ENOMEM;
                 goto fail_firmreg;
diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 29841bb5badb..673623f18464 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ extern struct kset *kernel_kset;
 extern struct kobject *hypervisor_kobj;
 /* The global /sys/power/ kset for people to chain off of */
 extern struct kset *power_kset;
-/* The global /sys/firmware/ kset for people to chain off of */
-extern struct kset *firmware_kset;
+/* The global /sys/firmware/ kobject for people to chain off of */
+extern struct kobject *firmware_kobj;
 
 extern int __must_check subsystem_register(struct kset *);
 extern void subsystem_unregister(struct kset *);