diff --git a/drivers/char/ftape/lowlevel/fdc-io.c b/drivers/char/ftape/lowlevel/fdc-io.c
index 1704a2a..b2e0928 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ftape/lowlevel/fdc-io.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ftape/lowlevel/fdc-io.c
@@ -387,10 +387,8 @@
 
 	set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	add_wait_queue(&ftape_wait_intr, &wait);
-	while (!ft_interrupt_seen && timeout) {
-		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		timeout = schedule_timeout(timeout);
-        }
+	while (!ft_interrupt_seen && timeout)
+		timeout = schedule_timeout_interruptible(timeout);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);
 	current->blocked = old_sigmask;
diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random.c b/drivers/char/hw_random.c
index 3480535..6f673d2 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random.c
@@ -513,10 +513,7 @@
 			return ret ? : -EAGAIN;
 
 		if(need_resched())
-		{
-			current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
-			schedule_timeout(1);
-		}
+			schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
 		else
 			udelay(200);	/* FIXME: We could poll for 250uS ?? */
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ip2/i2lib.c b/drivers/char/ip2/i2lib.c
index 82c5f30..ba85eb1 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ip2/i2lib.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ip2/i2lib.c
@@ -655,8 +655,7 @@
 			timeout--;   // So negative values == forever
 		
 		if (!in_interrupt()) {
-			current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
-			schedule_timeout(1);	// short nap 
+			schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);	// short nap
 		} else {
 			// we cannot sched/sleep in interrrupt silly
 			return 0;   
@@ -1132,8 +1131,7 @@
 
 					ip2trace (CHANN, ITRC_OUTPUT, 61, 0 );
 
-					current->state = TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE;
-					schedule_timeout(2);
+					schedule_timeout_interruptible(2);
 					if (signal_pending(current)) {
 						break;
 					}
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 278f841..b6e5cbf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -1920,8 +1920,7 @@
 	for (;;)
 	{
 		if (smi_result == SI_SM_CALL_WITH_DELAY) {
-			set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-			schedule_timeout(1);
+			schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
 			smi_result = smi_info->handlers->event(
 				smi_info->si_sm, 100);
 		}
@@ -2256,10 +2255,8 @@
 
 	/* Wait for the timer to stop.  This avoids problems with race
 	   conditions removing the timer here. */
-	while (! new_smi->timer_stopped) {
-		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		schedule_timeout(1);
-	}
+	while (!new_smi->timer_stopped)
+		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
 
  out_err:
 	if (new_smi->intf)
@@ -2379,17 +2376,14 @@
 
 	/* Wait for the timer to stop.  This avoids problems with race
 	   conditions removing the timer here. */
-	while (! to_clean->timer_stopped) {
-		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		schedule_timeout(1);
-	}
+	while (!to_clean->timer_stopped)
+		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
 
 	/* Interrupts and timeouts are stopped, now make sure the
 	   interface is in a clean state. */
 	while (to_clean->curr_msg || (to_clean->si_state != SI_NORMAL)) {
 		poll(to_clean);
-		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		schedule_timeout(1);
+		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
 	}
 
 	rv = ipmi_unregister_smi(to_clean->intf);
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
index e71aaae..2da64bf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c
@@ -1037,10 +1037,8 @@
 	/* Wait to make sure the message makes it out.  The lower layer has
 	   pointers to our buffers, we want to make sure they are done before
 	   we release our memory. */
-	while (atomic_read(&set_timeout_tofree)) {
-		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		schedule_timeout(1);
-	}
+	while (atomic_read(&set_timeout_tofree))
+		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
 
 	/* Disconnect from IPMI. */
 	rv = ipmi_destroy_user(watchdog_user);
diff --git a/drivers/char/mxser.c b/drivers/char/mxser.c
index d0ef1ae..45d012d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/mxser.c
+++ b/drivers/char/mxser.c
@@ -1058,8 +1058,7 @@
 		 */
 		timeout = jiffies + HZ;
 		while (!(inb(info->base + UART_LSR) & UART_LSR_TEMT)) {
-			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-			schedule_timeout(5);
+			schedule_timeout_interruptible(5);
 			if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
 				break;
 		}
@@ -1080,10 +1079,8 @@
 	info->event = 0;
 	info->tty = NULL;
 	if (info->blocked_open) {
-		if (info->close_delay) {
-			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-			schedule_timeout(info->close_delay);
-		}
+		if (info->close_delay)
+			schedule_timeout_interruptible(info->close_delay);
 		wake_up_interruptible(&info->open_wait);
 	}
 
@@ -1801,8 +1798,7 @@
 #ifdef SERIAL_DEBUG_RS_WAIT_UNTIL_SENT
 		printk("lsr = %d (jiff=%lu)...", lsr, jiffies);
 #endif
-		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		schedule_timeout(char_time);
+		schedule_timeout_interruptible(char_time);
 		if (signal_pending(current))
 			break;
 		if (timeout && time_after(jiffies, orig_jiffies + timeout))