static DEFINE_MUTEX(idecd_ref_mutex);
 
-static void ide_cd_release(struct kref *);
+static void ide_cd_release(struct device *);
 
 static struct cdrom_info *ide_cd_get(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
                if (ide_device_get(cd->drive))
                        cd = NULL;
                else
-                       kref_get(&cd->kref);
+                       get_device(&cd->dev);
 
        }
        mutex_unlock(&idecd_ref_mutex);
        ide_drive_t *drive = cd->drive;
 
        mutex_lock(&idecd_ref_mutex);
-       kref_put(&cd->kref, ide_cd_release);
+       put_device(&cd->dev);
        ide_device_put(drive);
        mutex_unlock(&idecd_ref_mutex);
 }
        ide_debug_log(IDE_DBG_FUNC, "Call %s\n", __func__);
 
        ide_proc_unregister_driver(drive, info->driver);
-
+       device_del(&info->dev);
        del_gendisk(info->disk);
 
-       ide_cd_put(info);
+       mutex_lock(&idecd_ref_mutex);
+       put_device(&info->dev);
+       mutex_unlock(&idecd_ref_mutex);
 }
 
-static void ide_cd_release(struct kref *kref)
+static void ide_cd_release(struct device *dev)
 {
-       struct cdrom_info *info = to_ide_drv(kref, cdrom_info);
+       struct cdrom_info *info = to_ide_drv(dev, cdrom_info);
        struct cdrom_device_info *devinfo = &info->devinfo;
        ide_drive_t *drive = info->drive;
        struct gendisk *g = info->disk;
 
        ide_init_disk(g, drive);
 
-       kref_init(&info->kref);
+       info->dev.parent = &drive->gendev;
+       info->dev.release = ide_cd_release;
+       dev_set_name(&info->dev, dev_name(&drive->gendev));
+
+       if (device_register(&info->dev))
+               goto out_free_disk;
 
        info->drive = drive;
        info->driver = &ide_cdrom_driver;
        g->driverfs_dev = &drive->gendev;
        g->flags = GENHD_FL_CD | GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE;
        if (ide_cdrom_setup(drive)) {
-               ide_cd_release(&info->kref);
+               put_device(&info->dev);
                goto failed;
        }
 
        add_disk(g);
        return 0;
 
+out_free_disk:
+       put_disk(g);
 out_free_cd:
        kfree(info);
 failed:
 
        ide_drive_t             *drive;
        struct ide_driver       *driver;
        struct gendisk          *disk;
-       struct kref             kref;
+       struct device           dev;
 
        /* Buffer for table of contents.  NULL if we haven't allocated
           a TOC buffer for this device yet. */
 
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ide_disk_ref_mutex);
 
-static void ide_disk_release(struct kref *);
+static void ide_disk_release(struct device *);
 
 static struct ide_disk_obj *ide_disk_get(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
                if (ide_device_get(idkp->drive))
                        idkp = NULL;
                else
-                       kref_get(&idkp->kref);
+                       get_device(&idkp->dev);
        }
        mutex_unlock(&ide_disk_ref_mutex);
        return idkp;
        ide_drive_t *drive = idkp->drive;
 
        mutex_lock(&ide_disk_ref_mutex);
-       kref_put(&idkp->kref, ide_disk_release);
+       put_device(&idkp->dev);
        ide_device_put(drive);
        mutex_unlock(&ide_disk_ref_mutex);
 }
        struct gendisk *g = idkp->disk;
 
        ide_proc_unregister_driver(drive, idkp->driver);
-
+       device_del(&idkp->dev);
        del_gendisk(g);
-
        drive->disk_ops->flush(drive);
 
-       ide_disk_put(idkp);
+       mutex_lock(&ide_disk_ref_mutex);
+       put_device(&idkp->dev);
+       mutex_unlock(&ide_disk_ref_mutex);
 }
 
-static void ide_disk_release(struct kref *kref)
+static void ide_disk_release(struct device *dev)
 {
-       struct ide_disk_obj *idkp = to_ide_drv(kref, ide_disk_obj);
+       struct ide_disk_obj *idkp = to_ide_drv(dev, ide_disk_obj);
        ide_drive_t *drive = idkp->drive;
        struct gendisk *g = idkp->disk;
 
 
        ide_init_disk(g, drive);
 
-       kref_init(&idkp->kref);
+       idkp->dev.parent = &drive->gendev;
+       idkp->dev.release = ide_disk_release;
+       dev_set_name(&idkp->dev, dev_name(&drive->gendev));
+
+       if (device_register(&idkp->dev))
+               goto out_free_disk;
 
        idkp->drive = drive;
        idkp->driver = &ide_gd_driver;
        add_disk(g);
        return 0;
 
+out_free_disk:
+       put_disk(g);
 out_free_idkp:
        kfree(idkp);
 failed:
 
        ide_drive_t             *drive;
        struct ide_driver       *driver;
        struct gendisk          *disk;
-       struct kref             kref;
+       struct device           dev;
        unsigned int            openers;        /* protected by BKL for now */
 
        /* Last failed packet command */
 
        ide_drive_t             *drive;
        struct ide_driver       *driver;
        struct gendisk          *disk;
-       struct kref             kref;
+       struct device           dev;
 
        /*
         *      failed_pc points to the last failed packet command, or contains
 
 static struct class *idetape_sysfs_class;
 
-static void ide_tape_release(struct kref *);
+static void ide_tape_release(struct device *);
 
 static struct ide_tape_obj *ide_tape_get(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
                if (ide_device_get(tape->drive))
                        tape = NULL;
                else
-                       kref_get(&tape->kref);
+                       get_device(&tape->dev);
        }
        mutex_unlock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
        return tape;
        ide_drive_t *drive = tape->drive;
 
        mutex_lock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
-       kref_put(&tape->kref, ide_tape_release);
+       put_device(&tape->dev);
        ide_device_put(drive);
        mutex_unlock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
 }
        mutex_lock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
        tape = idetape_devs[i];
        if (tape)
-               kref_get(&tape->kref);
+               get_device(&tape->dev);
        mutex_unlock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
        return tape;
 }
        idetape_tape_t *tape = drive->driver_data;
 
        ide_proc_unregister_driver(drive, tape->driver);
-
+       device_del(&tape->dev);
        ide_unregister_region(tape->disk);
 
-       ide_tape_put(tape);
+       mutex_lock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
+       put_device(&tape->dev);
+       mutex_unlock(&idetape_ref_mutex);
 }
 
-static void ide_tape_release(struct kref *kref)
+static void ide_tape_release(struct device *dev)
 {
-       struct ide_tape_obj *tape = to_ide_drv(kref, ide_tape_obj);
+       struct ide_tape_obj *tape = to_ide_drv(dev, ide_tape_obj);
        ide_drive_t *drive = tape->drive;
        struct gendisk *g = tape->disk;
 
 
        ide_init_disk(g, drive);
 
-       kref_init(&tape->kref);
+       tape->dev.parent = &drive->gendev;
+       tape->dev.release = ide_tape_release;
+       dev_set_name(&tape->dev, dev_name(&drive->gendev));
+
+       if (device_register(&tape->dev))
+               goto out_free_disk;
 
        tape->drive = drive;
        tape->driver = &idetape_driver;
 
        return 0;
 
+out_free_disk:
+       put_disk(g);
 out_free_tape:
        kfree(tape);
 failed:
 
 #define to_ide_device(dev)             container_of(dev, ide_drive_t, gendev)
 
 #define to_ide_drv(obj, cont_type)     \
-       container_of(obj, struct cont_type, kref)
+       container_of(obj, struct cont_type, dev)
 
 #define ide_drv_g(disk, cont_type)     \
        container_of((disk)->private_data, struct cont_type, driver)