static struct kset *dlm_kset;
 
-static int kobject_setup(struct dlm_ls *ls)
-{
-       char lsname[DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN];
-       int error;
-
-       memset(lsname, 0, DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN);
-       snprintf(lsname, DLM_LOCKSPACE_LEN, "%s", ls->ls_name);
-
-       error = kobject_set_name(&ls->ls_kobj, "%s", lsname);
-       if (error)
-               return error;
-
-       ls->ls_kobj.kset = dlm_kset;
-       ls->ls_kobj.ktype = &dlm_ktype;
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static int do_uevent(struct dlm_ls *ls, int in)
 {
        int error;
                goto out_delist;
        }
 
-       error = kobject_setup(ls);
-       if (error)
-               goto out_stop;
-
-       error = kobject_register(&ls->ls_kobj);
+       ls->ls_kobj.kset = dlm_kset;
+       error = kobject_init_and_add(&ls->ls_kobj, &dlm_ktype, NULL,
+                                    "%s", ls->ls_name);
        if (error)
                goto out_stop;
+       kobject_uevent(&ls->ls_kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
        /* let kobject handle freeing of ls if there's an error */
        do_unreg = 1;
 
 {
        int error;
 
-       error = kobject_set_name(&ls->kobj, "%s", "lock_module");
-       if (error) {
-               log_error("can't set kobj name %d", error);
-               return error;
-       }
-
        ls->kobj.kset = gdlm_kset;
-       ls->kobj.ktype = &gdlm_ktype;
-       ls->kobj.parent = fskobj;
-
-       error = kobject_register(&ls->kobj);
+       error = kobject_init_and_add(&ls->kobj, &gdlm_ktype, fskobj,
+                                    "lock_module");
        if (error)
                log_error("can't register kobj %d", error);
+       kobject_uevent(&ls->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
        return error;
 }
 
        int error;
 
        sdp->sd_kobj.kset = gfs2_kset;
-       sdp->sd_kobj.ktype = &gfs2_ktype;
-
-       error = kobject_set_name(&sdp->sd_kobj, "%s", sdp->sd_table_name);
-       if (error)
-               goto fail;
-
-       error = kobject_register(&sdp->sd_kobj);
+       error = kobject_init_and_add(&sdp->sd_kobj, &gfs2_ktype, NULL,
+                                    "%s", sdp->sd_table_name);
        if (error)
                goto fail;
 
        if (error)
                goto fail_args;
 
+       kobject_uevent(&sdp->sd_kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
        return 0;
 
 fail_args: