1 files changed, 6 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
index 97bd9dc2e52e..419861cbc65e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ static int veth_init_connection(u8 rlp)
 {
         struct veth_lpar_connection *cnx;
         struct veth_msg *msgs;
-        int i, rc;
+        int i;
 
         if ( (rlp == this_lp)
              || ! HvLpConfig_doLpsCommunicateOnVirtualLan(this_lp, rlp) )
@@ -844,11 +844,7 @@ static int veth_init_connection(u8 rlp)
 
         /* This gets us 1 reference, which is held on behalf of the driver
          * infrastructure. It's released at module unload. */
-        kobject_init(&cnx->kobject);
-        cnx->kobject.ktype = &veth_lpar_connection_ktype;
-        rc = kobject_set_name(&cnx->kobject, "cnx%.2d", rlp);
-        if (rc != 0)
-                return rc;
+        kobject_init(&cnx->kobject, &veth_lpar_connection_ktype);
 
         msgs = kcalloc(VETH_NUMBUFFERS, sizeof(struct veth_msg), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (! msgs) {
@@ -1087,11 +1083,8 @@ static struct net_device * __init veth_probe_one(int vlan,
                 return NULL;
         }
 
-        kobject_init(&port->kobject);
-        port->kobject.parent = &dev->dev.kobj;
-        port->kobject.ktype  = &veth_port_ktype;
-        kobject_set_name(&port->kobject, "veth_port");
-        if (0 != kobject_add(&port->kobject))
+        kobject_init(&port->kobject, &veth_port_ktype);
+        if (0 != kobject_add(&port->kobject, &dev->dev.kobj, "veth_port"))
                 veth_error("Failed adding port for %s to sysfs.\n", dev->name);
 
         veth_info("%s attached to iSeries vlan %d (LPAR map = 0x%.4X)\n",
@@ -1711,9 +1704,9 @@ static int __init veth_module_init(void)
                         continue;
 
                 kobj = &veth_cnx[i]->kobject;
-                kobj->parent = &veth_driver.driver.kobj;
                 /* If the add failes, complain but otherwise continue */
-                if (0 != kobject_add(kobj))
+                if (0 != driver_add_kobj(&veth_driver.driver, kobj,
+                                        "cnx%.2d", veth_cnx[i]->remote_lp))
                         veth_error("cnx %d: Failed adding to sysfs.\n", i);
         }