{
 
        // Create /proc/pnx8550
-        pnx8550_dir = create_proc_entry("pnx8550", S_IFDIR|S_IRUGO, NULL);
+        pnx8550_dir = proc_mkdir("pnx8550", NULL);
         if (!pnx8550_dir) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "Can't create pnx8550 proc dir\n");
                 return -1;
         }
 
        // Create /proc/pnx8550/timers
-        pnx8550_timers = create_proc_entry("timers", S_IFREG|S_IRUGO, pnx8550_dir );
-        if (pnx8550_timers){
-                pnx8550_timers->read_proc = pnx8550_timers_read;
-        }
-        else {
+        pnx8550_timers = create_proc_read_entry(
+               "timers",
+               0,
+               pnx8550_dir,
+               pnx8550_timers_read,
+               NULL);
+
+        if (!pnx8550_timers)
                 printk(KERN_ERR "Can't create pnx8550 timers proc file\n");
-        }
 
        // Create /proc/pnx8550/registers
-        pnx8550_registers = create_proc_entry("registers", S_IFREG|S_IRUGO, pnx8550_dir );
-        if (pnx8550_registers){
-                pnx8550_registers->read_proc = pnx8550_registers_read;
-        }
-        else {
+        pnx8550_registers = create_proc_read_entry(
+               "registers",
+               0,
+               pnx8550_dir,
+               pnx8550_registers_read,
+               NULL);
+
+        if (!pnx8550_registers)
                 printk(KERN_ERR "Can't create pnx8550 registers proc file\n");
-        }
 
        return 0;
 }