#include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <asm/prom.h>
 #include <asm/machdep.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 static int                             state;
 static int                             cpu_count;
 static int                             cpu_pid_type;
-static pid_t                           ctrl_task;
+static struct task_struct              *ctrl_task;
 static struct completion               ctrl_complete;
 static int                             critical_state;
 static int                             rackmac;
  */
 static int main_control_loop(void *x)
 {
-       daemonize("kfand");
-
        DBG("main_control_loop started\n");
 
        down(&driver_lock);
 {
        init_completion(&ctrl_complete);
 
-       ctrl_task = kernel_thread(main_control_loop, NULL, SIGCHLD | CLONE_KERNEL);
+       ctrl_task = kthread_run(main_control_loop, NULL, "kfand");
 }
 
 /*
  */
 static void stop_control_loops(void)
 {
-       if (ctrl_task != 0)
+       if (ctrl_task)
                wait_for_completion(&ctrl_complete);
 }