diff --git a/drivers/base/class.c b/drivers/base/class.c
index ba6745b..624b331 100644
--- a/drivers/base/class.c
+++ b/drivers/base/class.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/kdev_t.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/genhd.h>
 #include "base.h"
 
 #define to_class_attr(_attr) container_of(_attr, struct class_attribute, attr)
@@ -149,7 +150,13 @@
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
+	/* let the block class directory show up in the root of sysfs */
+	if (cls != &block_class)
+		cls->subsys.kobj.kset = class_kset;
+#else
 	cls->subsys.kobj.kset = class_kset;
+#endif
 	cls->subsys.kobj.ktype = &class_ktype;
 
 	error = kset_register(&cls->subsys);
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 13cae18..06e8738 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -671,14 +671,15 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
 	/* stacked class devices need a symlink in the class directory */
-	if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj) {
+	if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj &&
+	    dev->type != &part_type) {
 		error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, &dev->kobj,
 					  dev->bus_id);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_subsys;
 	}
 
-	if (dev->parent) {
+	if (dev->parent && dev->type != &part_type) {
 		struct device *parent = dev->parent;
 		char *class_name;
 
@@ -707,10 +708,11 @@
 	return 0;
 
 out_device:
-	if (dev->parent)
+	if (dev->parent && dev->type != &part_type)
 		sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
 out_busid:
-	if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj)
+	if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj &&
+	    dev->type != &part_type)
 		sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, dev->bus_id);
 #else
 	/* link in the class directory pointing to the device */
@@ -719,7 +721,7 @@
 	if (error)
 		goto out_subsys;
 
-	if (dev->parent) {
+	if (dev->parent && dev->type != &part_type) {
 		error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &dev->parent->kobj,
 					  "device");
 		if (error)
@@ -743,7 +745,7 @@
 		return;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
-	if (dev->parent) {
+	if (dev->parent && dev->type != &part_type) {
 		char *class_name;
 
 		class_name = make_class_name(dev->class->name, &dev->kobj);
@@ -754,10 +756,11 @@
 		sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
 	}
 
-	if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj)
+	if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj &&
+	    dev->type != &part_type)
 		sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, dev->bus_id);
 #else
-	if (dev->parent)
+	if (dev->parent && dev->type != &part_type)
 		sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
 
 	sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, dev->bus_id);
@@ -925,6 +928,7 @@
  */
 void put_device(struct device * dev)
 {
+	/* might_sleep(); */
 	if (dev)
 		kobject_put(&dev->kobj);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoeblk.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoeblk.c
index ad00b3d..826d123 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoeblk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoeblk.c
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 
 static struct kmem_cache *buf_pool_cache;
 
-static ssize_t aoedisk_show_state(struct gendisk * disk, char *page)
+static ssize_t aoedisk_show_state(struct device *dev,
+				  struct device_attribute *attr, char *page)
 {
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
 	struct aoedev *d = disk->private_data;
 
 	return snprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE,
@@ -26,50 +28,47 @@
 			(d->nopen && !(d->flags & DEVFL_UP)) ? ",closewait" : "");
 	/* I'd rather see nopen exported so we can ditch closewait */
 }
-static ssize_t aoedisk_show_mac(struct gendisk * disk, char *page)
+static ssize_t aoedisk_show_mac(struct device *dev,
+				struct device_attribute *attr, char *page)
 {
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
 	struct aoedev *d = disk->private_data;
 
 	return snprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, "%012llx\n",
 			(unsigned long long)mac_addr(d->addr));
 }
-static ssize_t aoedisk_show_netif(struct gendisk * disk, char *page)
+static ssize_t aoedisk_show_netif(struct device *dev,
+				  struct device_attribute *attr, char *page)
 {
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
 	struct aoedev *d = disk->private_data;
 
 	return snprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", d->ifp->name);
 }
 /* firmware version */
-static ssize_t aoedisk_show_fwver(struct gendisk * disk, char *page)
+static ssize_t aoedisk_show_fwver(struct device *dev,
+				  struct device_attribute *attr, char *page)
 {
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
 	struct aoedev *d = disk->private_data;
 
 	return snprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE, "0x%04x\n", (unsigned int) d->fw_ver);
 }
 
-static struct disk_attribute disk_attr_state = {
-	.attr = {.name = "state", .mode = S_IRUGO },
-	.show = aoedisk_show_state
-};
-static struct disk_attribute disk_attr_mac = {
-	.attr = {.name = "mac", .mode = S_IRUGO },
-	.show = aoedisk_show_mac
-};
-static struct disk_attribute disk_attr_netif = {
-	.attr = {.name = "netif", .mode = S_IRUGO },
-	.show = aoedisk_show_netif
-};
-static struct disk_attribute disk_attr_fwver = {
-	.attr = {.name = "firmware-version", .mode = S_IRUGO },
-	.show = aoedisk_show_fwver
+static DEVICE_ATTR(state, S_IRUGO, aoedisk_show_state, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(mac, S_IRUGO, aoedisk_show_mac, NULL);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(netif, S_IRUGO, aoedisk_show_netif, NULL);
+static struct device_attribute dev_attr_firmware_version = {
+	.attr = { .name = "firmware-version", .mode = S_IRUGO, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
+	.show = aoedisk_show_fwver,
 };
 
 static struct attribute *aoe_attrs[] = {
-	&disk_attr_state.attr,
-	&disk_attr_mac.attr,
-	&disk_attr_netif.attr,
-	&disk_attr_fwver.attr,
-	NULL
+	&dev_attr_state.attr,
+	&dev_attr_mac.attr,
+	&dev_attr_netif.attr,
+	&dev_attr_firmware_version.attr,
+	NULL,
 };
 
 static const struct attribute_group attr_group = {
@@ -79,12 +78,12 @@
 static int
 aoedisk_add_sysfs(struct aoedev *d)
 {
-	return sysfs_create_group(&d->gd->kobj, &attr_group);
+	return sysfs_create_group(&d->gd->dev.kobj, &attr_group);
 }
 void
 aoedisk_rm_sysfs(struct aoedev *d)
 {
-	sysfs_remove_group(&d->gd->kobj, &attr_group);
+	sysfs_remove_group(&d->gd->dev.kobj, &attr_group);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index b4c0888..ba9b17e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -375,14 +375,17 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static ssize_t pid_show(struct gendisk *disk, char *page)
+static ssize_t pid_show(struct device *dev,
+			struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-	return sprintf(page, "%ld\n",
+	struct gendisk *disk = dev_to_disk(dev);
+
+	return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n",
 		(long) ((struct nbd_device *)disk->private_data)->pid);
 }
 
-static struct disk_attribute pid_attr = {
-	.attr = { .name = "pid", .mode = S_IRUGO },
+static struct device_attribute pid_attr = {
+	.attr = { .name = "pid", .mode = S_IRUGO, .owner = THIS_MODULE },
 	.show = pid_show,
 };
 
@@ -394,7 +397,7 @@
 	BUG_ON(lo->magic != LO_MAGIC);
 
 	lo->pid = current->pid;
-	ret = sysfs_create_file(&lo->disk->kobj, &pid_attr.attr);
+	ret = sysfs_create_file(&lo->disk->dev.kobj, &pid_attr.attr);
 	if (ret) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "nbd: sysfs_create_file failed!");
 		return ret;
@@ -403,7 +406,7 @@
 	while ((req = nbd_read_stat(lo)) != NULL)
 		nbd_end_request(req);
 
-	sysfs_remove_file(&lo->disk->kobj, &pid_attr.attr);
+	sysfs_remove_file(&lo->disk->dev.kobj, &pid_attr.attr);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 2994523..0cb3d2b 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@
 {
 	struct gendisk *p = data;
 	*part &= (1 << PARTN_BITS) - 1;
-	return &p->kobj;
+	return &p->dev.kobj;
 }
 
 static int exact_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index 88c0fd6..f2d24eb 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@
 	list_splice_init(&md->uevent_list, &uevents);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&md->uevent_lock, flags);
 
-	dm_send_uevents(&uevents, &md->disk->kobj);
+	dm_send_uevents(&uevents, &md->disk->dev.kobj);
 
 	atomic_inc(&md->event_nr);
 	wake_up(&md->eventq);
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@
  *---------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void dm_kobject_uevent(struct mapped_device *md)
 {
-	kobject_uevent(&md->disk->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+	kobject_uevent(&md->disk->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
 }
 
 uint32_t dm_next_uevent_seq(struct mapped_device *md)
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index c503086..f79efb3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1396,9 +1396,9 @@
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (rdev->bdev->bd_part)
-		ko = &rdev->bdev->bd_part->kobj;
+		ko = &rdev->bdev->bd_part->dev.kobj;
 	else
-		ko = &rdev->bdev->bd_disk->kobj;
+		ko = &rdev->bdev->bd_disk->dev.kobj;
 	if ((err = sysfs_create_link(&rdev->kobj, ko, "block"))) {
 		kobject_del(&rdev->kobj);
 		goto fail;
@@ -3083,7 +3083,7 @@
 	add_disk(disk);
 	mddev->gendisk = disk;
 	mutex_unlock(&disks_mutex);
-	error = kobject_init_and_add(&mddev->kobj, &md_ktype, &disk->kobj,
+	error = kobject_init_and_add(&mddev->kobj, &md_ktype, &disk->dev.kobj,
 				     "%s", "md");
 	if (error)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "md: cannot register %s/md - name in use\n",
@@ -3361,7 +3361,7 @@
 
 	mddev->changed = 1;
 	md_new_event(mddev);
-	kobject_uevent(&mddev->gendisk->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+	kobject_uevent(&mddev->gendisk->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
 	return 0;
 }