smb_close_socket(server);
 
        if (server->conn_pid)
-               kill_proc(server->conn_pid, SIGTERM, 1);
+               kill_pid(server->conn_pid, SIGTERM, 1);
 
        kfree(server->ops);
        smb_unload_nls(server);
        sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
        smb_unlock_server(server);
+       put_pid(server->conn_pid);
        kfree(server);
 }
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&server->xmitq);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&server->recvq);
        server->conn_error = 0;
-       server->conn_pid = 0;
+       server->conn_pid = NULL;
        server->state = CONN_INVALID; /* no connection yet */
        server->generation = 0;
 
 
                goto out_putf;
 
        server->sock_file = filp;
-       server->conn_pid = current->pid;
+       server->conn_pid = get_pid(task_pid(current));
        server->opt = *opt;
        server->generation += 1;
        server->state = CONN_VALID;
        }
 
        VERBOSE("protocol=%d, max_xmit=%d, pid=%d capabilities=0x%x\n",
-               server->opt.protocol, server->opt.max_xmit, server->conn_pid,
-               server->opt.capabilities);
+               server->opt.protocol, server->opt.max_xmit,
+               pid_nr(server->conn_pid), server->opt.capabilities);
 
        /* FIXME: this really should be done by smbmount. */
        if (server->opt.max_xmit > SMB_MAX_PACKET_SIZE) {
 
 {
        struct list_head *head;
        struct smb_request *req;
-       pid_t pid = server->conn_pid;
+       struct pid *pid = get_pid(server->conn_pid);
        int result = 0;
 
        VERBOSE("state: %d\n", server->state);
        /*
         * Note: use the "priv" flag, as a user process may need to reconnect.
         */
-       result = kill_proc(pid, SIGUSR1, 1);
+       result = kill_pid(pid, SIGUSR1, 1);
        if (result) {
                /* FIXME: this is most likely fatal, umount? */
                printk(KERN_ERR "smb_retry: signal failed [%d]\n", result);
        /* FIXME: The retried requests should perhaps get a "time boost". */
 
 out:
+       put_pid(pid);
        return result;
 }
 
 
         * generation is incremented.
         */
        unsigned int generation;
-       pid_t conn_pid;
+       struct pid *conn_pid;
        struct smb_conn_opt opt;
        wait_queue_head_t conn_wq;
        int conn_complete;