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);