#include <linux/in.h>
 #include <linux/igmp.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <net/arp.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
 
        struct in_device *in4_dev;
 
        card = (struct lcs_card *) data;
-       daemonize("regipm");
 
        if (!lcs_do_run_thread(card, LCS_SET_MC_THREAD))
                return 0;
        struct lcs_card *card = container_of(work, struct lcs_card, kernel_thread_starter);
        LCS_DBF_TEXT(5, trace, "krnthrd");
        if (lcs_do_start_thread(card, LCS_RECOVERY_THREAD))
-               kernel_thread(lcs_recovery, (void *) card, SIGCHLD);
+               kthread_run(lcs_recovery, card, "lcs_recover");
 #ifdef CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST
        if (lcs_do_start_thread(card, LCS_SET_MC_THREAD))
-               kernel_thread(lcs_register_mc_addresses,
-                               (void *) card, SIGCHLD);
+               kthread_run(lcs_register_mc_addresses, card, "regipm");
 #endif
 }
 
         int rc;
 
        card = (struct lcs_card *) ptr;
-       daemonize("lcs_recover");
 
        LCS_DBF_TEXT(4, trace, "recover1");
        if (!lcs_do_run_thread(card, LCS_RECOVERY_THREAD))