2 files changed, 11 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/serial/icom.c b/drivers/serial/icom.c
index 9d3105b64a7a..9c2df5c857cf 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/icom.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/icom.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
-#include <linux/kobject.h>
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 #define ICOM_VERSION_STR "1.3.1"
 #define NR_PORTS               128
 #define ICOM_PORT ((struct icom_port *)port)
-#define to_icom_adapter(d) container_of(d, struct icom_adapter, kobj)
+#define to_icom_adapter(d) container_of(d, struct icom_adapter, kref)
 
 static const struct pci_device_id icom_pci_table[] = {
         {
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ static inline void trace(struct icom_port *, char *, unsigned long) {};
 #else
 static inline void trace(struct icom_port *icom_port, char *trace_pt, unsigned long trace_data) {};
 #endif
+static void icom_kref_release(struct kref *kref);
 
 static void free_port_memory(struct icom_port *icom_port)
 {
@@ -1063,11 +1064,11 @@ static int icom_open(struct uart_port *port)
 {
         int retval;
 
-        kobject_get(&ICOM_PORT->adapter->kobj);
+        kref_get(&ICOM_PORT->adapter->kref);
         retval = startup(ICOM_PORT);
 
         if (retval) {
-                kobject_put(&ICOM_PORT->adapter->kobj);
+                kref_put(&ICOM_PORT->adapter->kref, icom_kref_release);
                 trace(ICOM_PORT, "STARTUP_ERROR", 0);
                 return retval;
         }
@@ -1088,7 +1089,7 @@ static void icom_close(struct uart_port *port)
 
         shutdown(ICOM_PORT);
 
-        kobject_put(&ICOM_PORT->adapter->kobj);
+        kref_put(&ICOM_PORT->adapter->kref, icom_kref_release);
 }
 
 static void icom_set_termios(struct uart_port *port,
@@ -1485,18 +1486,14 @@ static void icom_remove_adapter(struct icom_adapter *icom_adapter)
         pci_release_regions(icom_adapter->pci_dev);
 }
 
-static void icom_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
+static void icom_kref_release(struct kref *kref)
 {
         struct icom_adapter *icom_adapter;
 
-        icom_adapter = to_icom_adapter(kobj);
+        icom_adapter = to_icom_adapter(kref);
         icom_remove_adapter(icom_adapter);
 }
 
-static struct kobj_type icom_kobj_type = {
-        .release = icom_kobj_release,
-};
-
 static int __devinit icom_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
                                 const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
@@ -1592,8 +1589,7 @@ static int __devinit icom_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
                 }
         }
 
-        kobject_init(&icom_adapter->kobj);
-        icom_adapter->kobj.ktype = &icom_kobj_type;
+        kref_init(&icom_adapter->kref);
         return 0;
 
 probe_exit2:
@@ -1619,7 +1615,7 @@ static void __devexit icom_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
                 icom_adapter = list_entry(tmp, struct icom_adapter,
                                           icom_adapter_entry);
                 if (icom_adapter->pci_dev == dev) {
-                        kobject_put(&icom_adapter->kobj);
+                        kref_put(&icom_adapter->kref, icom_kref_release);
                         return;
                 }
         }
diff --git a/drivers/serial/icom.h b/drivers/serial/icom.h
index e8578d8cd35e..027455496745 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/icom.h
+++ b/drivers/serial/icom.h
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ struct icom_adapter {
 #define V2_ONE_PORT_RVX_ONE_PORT_IMBED_MDM      0x0251
         int numb_ports;
         struct list_head icom_adapter_entry;
-        struct kobject kobj;
+        struct kref kref;
 };
 
 /* prototype */