---
 block/elevator.c           |    8 ++------
 block/ll_rw_blk.c          |    9 +++------
 drivers/base/class.c       |   10 +++-------
 drivers/base/core.c        |    6 ++----
 drivers/md/md.c            |   13 ++++---------
 drivers/net/iseries_veth.c |   10 +++-------
 fs/char_dev.c              |    6 ++----
 kernel/module.c            |   14 ++++++--------
 kernel/params.c            |    6 ++----
 kernel/user.c              |    9 ++++-----
 mm/slub.c                  |    9 ++++-----
 net/bridge/br_if.c         |   10 +++-------
 12 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)

--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ static elevator_t *elevator_alloc(struct
 
 	eq->ops = &e->ops;
 	eq->elevator_type = e;
-	kobject_init(&eq->kobj);
-	kobject_set_name(&eq->kobj, "%s", "iosched");
-	eq->kobj.ktype = &elv_ktype;
+	kobject_init_ng(&eq->kobj, &elv_ktype);
 	mutex_init(&eq->sysfs_lock);
 
 	eq->hash = kmalloc_node(sizeof(struct hlist_head) * ELV_HASH_ENTRIES,
@@ -931,9 +929,7 @@ int elv_register_queue(struct request_qu
 	elevator_t *e = q->elevator;
 	int error;
 
-	e->kobj.parent = &q->kobj;
-
-	error = kobject_add(&e->kobj);
+	error = kobject_add_ng(&e->kobj, &q->kobj, "%s", "iosched");
 	if (!error) {
 		struct elv_fs_entry *attr = e->elevator_type->elevator_attrs;
 		if (attr) {
--- a/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -1862,9 +1862,7 @@ struct request_queue *blk_alloc_queue_no
 
 	init_timer(&q->unplug_timer);
 
-	kobject_set_name(&q->kobj, "%s", "queue");
-	q->kobj.ktype = &queue_ktype;
-	kobject_init(&q->kobj);
+	kobject_init_ng(&q->kobj, &queue_ktype);
 
 	mutex_init(&q->sysfs_lock);
 
@@ -4182,9 +4180,8 @@ int blk_register_queue(struct gendisk *d
 	if (!q || !q->request_fn)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	q->kobj.parent = kobject_get(&disk->dev.kobj);
-
-	ret = kobject_add(&q->kobj);
+	ret = kobject_add_ng(&q->kobj, kobject_get(&disk->dev.kobj),
+			     "%s", "queue");
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -553,8 +553,7 @@ static struct class_device_attribute cla
 void class_device_initialize(struct class_device *class_dev)
 {
 	class_dev->kobj.kset = &class_obj_subsys;
-	class_dev->kobj.ktype = &class_device_ktype;
-	kobject_init(&class_dev->kobj);
+	kobject_init_ng(&class_dev->kobj, &class_device_ktype);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&class_dev->node);
 }
 
@@ -582,16 +581,13 @@ int class_device_add(struct class_device
 		 class_dev->class_id);
 
 	/* first, register with generic layer. */
-	error = kobject_set_name(&class_dev->kobj, "%s", class_dev->class_id);
-	if (error)
-		goto out2;
-
 	if (parent_class_dev)
 		class_dev->kobj.parent = &parent_class_dev->kobj;
 	else
 		class_dev->kobj.parent = &parent_class->subsys.kobj;
 
-	error = kobject_add(&class_dev->kobj);
+	error = kobject_add_ng(&class_dev->kobj, class_dev->kobj.parent,
+			       "%s", class_dev->class_id);
 	if (error)
 		goto out2;
 
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -526,8 +526,7 @@ static void klist_children_put(struct kl
 void device_initialize(struct device *dev)
 {
 	dev->kobj.kset = devices_kset;
-	dev->kobj.ktype = &device_ktype;
-	kobject_init(&dev->kobj);
+	kobject_init_ng(&dev->kobj, &device_ktype);
 	klist_init(&dev->klist_children, klist_children_get,
 		   klist_children_put);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->dma_pools);
@@ -809,8 +808,7 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev)
 		goto Error;
 
 	/* first, register with generic layer. */
-	kobject_set_name(&dev->kobj, "%s", dev->bus_id);
-	error = kobject_add(&dev->kobj);
+	error = kobject_add_ng(&dev->kobj, dev->kobj.parent, "%s", dev->bus_id);
 	if (error)
 		goto Error;
 
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1383,16 +1383,13 @@ static int bind_rdev_to_array(mdk_rdev_t
 			return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	bdevname(rdev->bdev,b);
-	if (kobject_set_name(&rdev->kobj, "dev-%s", b) < 0)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	while ( (s=strchr(rdev->kobj.k_name, '/')) != NULL)
+	while ( (s=strchr(b, '/')) != NULL)
 		*s = '!';
-			
+
 	rdev->mddev = mddev;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "md: bind<%s>\n", b);
 
-	rdev->kobj.parent = &mddev->kobj;
-	if ((err = kobject_add(&rdev->kobj)))
+	if ((err = kobject_add_ng(&rdev->kobj, &mddev->kobj, "dev-%s", b)))
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (rdev->bdev->bd_part)
@@ -2036,9 +2033,7 @@ static mdk_rdev_t *md_import_device(dev_
 	if (err)
 		goto abort_free;
 
-	rdev->kobj.parent = NULL;
-	rdev->kobj.ktype = &rdev_ktype;
-	kobject_init(&rdev->kobj);
+	kobject_init_ng(&rdev->kobj, &rdev_ktype);
 
 	rdev->desc_nr = -1;
 	rdev->saved_raid_disk = -1;
--- a/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iseries_veth.c
@@ -844,8 +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;
+	kobject_init_ng(&cnx->kobject, &veth_lpar_connection_ktype);
 	rc = kobject_set_name(&cnx->kobject, "cnx%.2d", rlp);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		return rc;
@@ -1087,11 +1086,8 @@ static struct net_device * __init veth_p
 		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_ng(&port->kobject, &veth_port_ktypeq);
+	if (0 != kobject_add_ng(&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",
--- a/fs/char_dev.c
+++ b/fs/char_dev.c
@@ -510,9 +510,8 @@ struct cdev *cdev_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct cdev *p = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cdev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (p) {
-		p->kobj.ktype = &ktype_cdev_dynamic;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
-		kobject_init(&p->kobj);
+		kobject_init_ng(&p->kobj, &ktype_cdev_dynamic);
 	}
 	return p;
 }
@@ -529,8 +528,7 @@ void cdev_init(struct cdev *cdev, const 
 {
 	memset(cdev, 0, sizeof *cdev);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cdev->list);
-	cdev->kobj.ktype = &ktype_cdev_default;
-	kobject_init(&cdev->kobj);
+	kobject_init_ng(&cdev->kobj, &ktype_cdev_default);
 	cdev->ops = fops;
 }
 
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1217,18 +1217,16 @@ int mod_sysfs_init(struct module *mod)
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	memset(&mod->mkobj.kobj, 0, sizeof(mod->mkobj.kobj));
-	err = kobject_set_name(&mod->mkobj.kobj, "%s", mod->name);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-	mod->mkobj.kobj.kset = module_kset;
-	mod->mkobj.kobj.ktype = &module_ktype;
 	mod->mkobj.mod = mod;
 
-	kobject_init(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
+	memset(&mod->mkobj.kobj, 0, sizeof(mod->mkobj.kobj));
+	mod->mkobj.kobj.kset = module_kset;
+	err = kobject_init_and_add(&mod->mkobj.kobj, &module_ktype, NULL,
+				   "%s", mod->name);
+	if (err)
+		kobject_put(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
 
 	/* delay uevent until full sysfs population */
-	err = kobject_add(&mod->mkobj.kobj);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -561,11 +561,9 @@ static void __init kernel_param_sysfs_se
 
 	mk->mod = THIS_MODULE;
 	mk->kobj.kset = module_kset;
-	mk->kobj.ktype = &module_ktype;
-	kobject_set_name(&mk->kobj, name);
-	kobject_init(&mk->kobj);
-	ret = kobject_add(&mk->kobj);
+	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&mk->kobj, &module_ktype, NULL, "%s", name);
 	if (ret) {
+		kobject_put(&mk->kobj);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Module '%s' failed to be added to sysfs, "
 		      "error number %d\n", name, ret);
 		printk(KERN_ERR	"The system will be unstable now.\n");
--- a/kernel/user.c
+++ b/kernel/user.c
@@ -181,13 +181,12 @@ static int uids_user_create(struct user_
 	int error;
 
 	memset(kobj, 0, sizeof(struct kobject));
-	kobj->ktype = &uids_ktype;
 	kobj->kset = uids_kset;
-	kobject_init(kobj);
-	kobject_set_name(&up->kobj, "%d", up->uid);
-	error = kobject_add(kobj);
-	if (error)
+	error = kobject_init_and_add(kobj, &uids_ktype, NULL, "%d", up->uid);
+	if (error) {
+		kobject_put(kobj);
 		goto done;
+	}
 
 	kobject_uevent(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 done:
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -4021,13 +4021,12 @@ static int sysfs_slab_add(struct kmem_ca
 		name = create_unique_id(s);
 	}
 
-	kobject_set_name(&s->kobj, name);
 	s->kobj.kset = slab_kset;
-	s->kobj.ktype = &slab_ktype;
-	kobject_init(&s->kobj);
-	err = kobject_add(&s->kobj);
-	if (err)
+	err = kobject_init_and_add(&s->kobj, &slab_ktype, NULL, name);
+	if (err) {
+		kobject_put(&s->kobj);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	err = sysfs_create_group(&s->kobj, &slab_attr_group);
 	if (err)
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -258,12 +258,6 @@ static struct net_bridge_port *new_nbp(s
 	p->state = BR_STATE_DISABLED;
 	br_stp_port_timer_init(p);
 
-	kobject_init(&p->kobj);
-	kobject_set_name(&p->kobj, SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_ATTR);
-	p->kobj.ktype = &brport_ktype;
-	p->kobj.parent = &(dev->dev.kobj);
-	p->kobj.kset = NULL;
-
 	return p;
 }
 
@@ -379,7 +373,8 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, str
 	if (IS_ERR(p))
 		return PTR_ERR(p);
 
-	err = kobject_add(&p->kobj);
+	err = kobject_init_and_add(&p->kobj, &brport_ktype, &(dev->dev.kobj),
+				   SYSFS_BRIDGE_PORT_ATTR);
 	if (err)
 		goto err0;
 
@@ -416,6 +411,7 @@ err2:
 	br_fdb_delete_by_port(br, p, 1);
 err1:
 	kobject_del(&p->kobj);
+	return err;
 err0:
 	kobject_put(&p->kobj);
 	return err;