diff --git a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
index c77a82e..3e72c9b 100644
--- a/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
+++ b/drivers/input/gameport/gameport.c
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/gameport.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
-#include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 
 /*#include <asm/io.h>*/
 
@@ -238,8 +237,7 @@
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(gameport_event_lock);	/* protects gameport_event_list */
 static LIST_HEAD(gameport_event_list);
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(gameport_wait);
-static DECLARE_COMPLETION(gameport_exited);
-static int gameport_pid;
+static struct task_struct *gameport_task;
 
 static void gameport_queue_event(void *object, struct module *owner,
 			      enum gameport_event_type event_type)
@@ -250,12 +248,12 @@
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&gameport_event_lock, flags);
 
 	/*
- 	 * Scan event list for the other events for the same gameport port,
+	 * Scan event list for the other events for the same gameport port,
 	 * starting with the most recent one. If event is the same we
 	 * do not need add new one. If event is of different type we
 	 * need to add this event and should not look further because
 	 * we need to preseve sequence of distinct events.
- 	 */
+	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(event, &gameport_event_list, node) {
 		if (event->object == object) {
 			if (event->type == event_type)
@@ -432,20 +430,15 @@
 
 static int gameport_thread(void *nothing)
 {
-	lock_kernel();
-	daemonize("kgameportd");
-	allow_signal(SIGTERM);
-
 	do {
 		gameport_handle_events();
-		wait_event_interruptible(gameport_wait, !list_empty(&gameport_event_list));
+		wait_event_interruptible(gameport_wait,
+			kthread_should_stop() || !list_empty(&gameport_event_list));
 		try_to_freeze();
-	} while (!signal_pending(current));
+	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
 
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "gameport: kgameportd exiting\n");
-
-	unlock_kernel();
-	complete_and_exit(&gameport_exited, 0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -773,9 +766,10 @@
 
 static int __init gameport_init(void)
 {
-	if (!(gameport_pid = kernel_thread(gameport_thread, NULL, CLONE_KERNEL))) {
+	gameport_task = kthread_run(gameport_thread, NULL, "kgameportd");
+	if (IS_ERR(gameport_task)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "gameport: Failed to start kgameportd\n");
-		return -1;
+		return PTR_ERR(gameport_task);
 	}
 
 	gameport_bus.dev_attrs = gameport_device_attrs;
@@ -789,8 +783,7 @@
 static void __exit gameport_exit(void)
 {
 	bus_unregister(&gameport_bus);
-	kill_proc(gameport_pid, SIGTERM, 1);
-	wait_for_completion(&gameport_exited);
+	kthread_stop(gameport_task);
 }
 
 module_init(gameport_init);
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
index 341824c..f367695 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/serio.c
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@
 #include <linux/serio.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
-#include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@ucw.cz>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Serio abstraction core");
@@ -43,6 +42,7 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_interrupt);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__serio_register_port);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_unregister_port);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_unregister_child_port);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__serio_unregister_port_delayed);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__serio_register_driver);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(serio_unregister_driver);
@@ -68,6 +68,37 @@
 static void serio_reconnect_port(struct serio *serio);
 static void serio_disconnect_port(struct serio *serio);
 
+static int serio_connect_driver(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	down(&serio->drv_sem);
+	retval = drv->connect(serio, drv);
+	up(&serio->drv_sem);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static int serio_reconnect_driver(struct serio *serio)
+{
+	int retval = -1;
+
+	down(&serio->drv_sem);
+	if (serio->drv && serio->drv->reconnect)
+		retval = serio->drv->reconnect(serio);
+	up(&serio->drv_sem);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static void serio_disconnect_driver(struct serio *serio)
+{
+	down(&serio->drv_sem);
+	if (serio->drv)
+		serio->drv->disconnect(serio);
+	up(&serio->drv_sem);
+}
+
 static int serio_match_port(const struct serio_device_id *ids, struct serio *serio)
 {
 	while (ids->type || ids->proto) {
@@ -91,7 +122,7 @@
 
 	if (serio_match_port(drv->id_table, serio)) {
 		serio->dev.driver = &drv->driver;
-		if (drv->connect(serio, drv)) {
+		if (serio_connect_driver(serio, drv)) {
 			serio->dev.driver = NULL;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -138,8 +169,7 @@
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(serio_event_lock);	/* protects serio_event_list */
 static LIST_HEAD(serio_event_list);
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(serio_wait);
-static DECLARE_COMPLETION(serio_exited);
-static int serio_pid;
+static struct task_struct *serio_task;
 
 static void serio_queue_event(void *object, struct module *owner,
 			      enum serio_event_type event_type)
@@ -150,12 +180,12 @@
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&serio_event_lock, flags);
 
 	/*
- 	 * Scan event list for the other events for the same serio port,
+	 * Scan event list for the other events for the same serio port,
 	 * starting with the most recent one. If event is the same we
 	 * do not need add new one. If event is of different type we
 	 * need to add this event and should not look further because
 	 * we need to preseve sequence of distinct events.
- 	 */
+	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(event, &serio_event_list, node) {
 		if (event->object == object) {
 			if (event->type == event_type)
@@ -337,20 +367,15 @@
 
 static int serio_thread(void *nothing)
 {
-	lock_kernel();
-	daemonize("kseriod");
-	allow_signal(SIGTERM);
-
 	do {
 		serio_handle_events();
-		wait_event_interruptible(serio_wait, !list_empty(&serio_event_list));
+		wait_event_interruptible(serio_wait,
+			kthread_should_stop() || !list_empty(&serio_event_list));
 		try_to_freeze();
-	} while (!signal_pending(current));
+	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
 
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "serio: kseriod exiting\n");
-
-	unlock_kernel();
-	complete_and_exit(&serio_exited, 0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -557,7 +582,7 @@
 static void serio_reconnect_port(struct serio *serio)
 {
 	do {
-		if (!serio->drv || !serio->drv->reconnect || serio->drv->reconnect(serio)) {
+		if (serio_reconnect_driver(serio)) {
 			serio_disconnect_port(serio);
 			serio_find_driver(serio);
 			/* Ok, old children are now gone, we are done */
@@ -630,6 +655,19 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Safely unregisters child port if one is present.
+ */
+void serio_unregister_child_port(struct serio *serio)
+{
+	down(&serio_sem);
+	if (serio->child) {
+		serio_disconnect_port(serio->child);
+		serio_destroy_port(serio->child);
+	}
+	up(&serio_sem);
+}
+
+/*
  * Submits register request to kseriod for subsequent execution.
  * Can be used when it is not obvious whether the serio_sem is
  * taken or not and when delayed execution is feasible.
@@ -686,15 +724,14 @@
 	struct serio *serio = to_serio_port(dev);
 	struct serio_driver *drv = to_serio_driver(dev->driver);
 
-	return drv->connect(serio, drv);
+	return serio_connect_driver(serio, drv);
 }
 
 static int serio_driver_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct serio *serio = to_serio_port(dev);
-	struct serio_driver *drv = to_serio_driver(dev->driver);
 
-	drv->disconnect(serio);
+	serio_disconnect_driver(serio);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -730,11 +767,9 @@
 
 static void serio_set_drv(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
 {
-	down(&serio->drv_sem);
 	serio_pause_rx(serio);
 	serio->drv = drv;
 	serio_continue_rx(serio);
-	up(&serio->drv_sem);
 }
 
 static int serio_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
@@ -794,7 +829,7 @@
 {
 	struct serio *serio = to_serio_port(dev);
 
-	if (!serio->drv || !serio->drv->reconnect || serio->drv->reconnect(serio)) {
+	if (serio_reconnect_driver(serio)) {
 		/*
 		 * Driver re-probing can take a while, so better let kseriod
 		 * deal with it.
@@ -848,9 +883,10 @@
 
 static int __init serio_init(void)
 {
-	if (!(serio_pid = kernel_thread(serio_thread, NULL, CLONE_KERNEL))) {
+	serio_task = kthread_run(serio_thread, NULL, "kseriod");
+	if (IS_ERR(serio_task)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "serio: Failed to start kseriod\n");
-		return -1;
+		return PTR_ERR(serio_task);
 	}
 
 	serio_bus.dev_attrs = serio_device_attrs;
@@ -866,8 +902,7 @@
 static void __exit serio_exit(void)
 {
 	bus_unregister(&serio_bus);
-	kill_proc(serio_pid, SIGTERM, 1);
-	wait_for_completion(&serio_exited);
+	kthread_stop(serio_task);
 }
 
 module_init(serio_init);