1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
index 7d7758f3ad8c..bee30375999a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmveth.c
@@ -1179,13 +1179,15 @@ static int __devinit ibmveth_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_
 
         for(i = 0; i<IbmVethNumBufferPools; i++) {
                 struct kobject *kobj = &adapter->rx_buff_pool[i].kobj;
+                int error;
+
                 ibmveth_init_buffer_pool(&adapter->rx_buff_pool[i], i,
                                          pool_count[i], pool_size[i],
                                          pool_active[i]);
-                kobj->parent = &dev->dev.kobj;
-                kobject_set_name(kobj, "pool%d", i);
-                kobj->ktype = &ktype_veth_pool;
-                kobject_register(kobj);
+                error = kobject_init_and_add(kobj, &ktype_veth_pool,
+                                             &dev->dev.kobj, "pool%d", i);
+                if (!error)
+                        kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
         }
 
         ibmveth_debug_printk("adapter @ 0x%p\n", adapter);