diff --git a/drivers/base/attribute_container.c b/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
index ebcae5c..6c0f493 100644
--- a/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
+++ b/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 /* This is a private structure used to tie the classdev and the
  * container .. it should never be visible outside this file */
 struct internal_container {
-	struct list_head node;
+	struct klist_node node;
 	struct attribute_container *cont;
 	struct class_device classdev;
 };
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@
 attribute_container_register(struct attribute_container *cont)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cont->node);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cont->containers);
-	spin_lock_init(&cont->containers_lock);
+	klist_init(&cont->containers);
 		
 	down(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	list_add_tail(&cont->node, &attribute_container_list);
@@ -78,13 +77,13 @@
 {
 	int retval = -EBUSY;
 	down(&attribute_container_mutex);
-	spin_lock(&cont->containers_lock);
-	if (!list_empty(&cont->containers))
+	spin_lock(&cont->containers.k_lock);
+	if (!list_empty(&cont->containers.k_list))
 		goto out;
 	retval = 0;
 	list_del(&cont->node);
  out:
-	spin_unlock(&cont->containers_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&cont->containers.k_lock);
 	up(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	return retval;
 		
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 		memset(ic, 0, sizeof(struct internal_container));
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ic->node);
 		ic->cont = cont;
 		class_device_initialize(&ic->classdev);
 		ic->classdev.dev = get_device(dev);
@@ -154,13 +152,22 @@
 			fn(cont, dev, &ic->classdev);
 		else
 			attribute_container_add_class_device(&ic->classdev);
-		spin_lock(&cont->containers_lock);
-		list_add_tail(&ic->node, &cont->containers);
-		spin_unlock(&cont->containers_lock);
+		klist_add_tail(&ic->node, &cont->containers);
 	}
 	up(&attribute_container_mutex);
 }
 
+/* FIXME: can't break out of this unless klist_iter_exit is also
+ * called before doing the break
+ */
+#define klist_for_each_entry(pos, head, member, iter) \
+	for (klist_iter_init(head, iter); (pos = ({ \
+		struct klist_node *n = klist_next(iter); \
+		n ? ({ klist_iter_exit(iter) ; NULL; }) : \
+			container_of(n, typeof(*pos), member);\
+	}) ) != NULL; )
+			
+
 /**
  * attribute_container_remove_device - make device eligible for removal.
  *
@@ -187,18 +194,19 @@
 
 	down(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(cont, &attribute_container_list, node) {
-		struct internal_container *ic, *tmp;
+		struct internal_container *ic;
+		struct klist_iter iter;
 
 		if (attribute_container_no_classdevs(cont))
 			continue;
 
 		if (!cont->match(cont, dev))
 			continue;
-		spin_lock(&cont->containers_lock);
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(ic, tmp, &cont->containers, node) {
+
+		klist_for_each_entry(ic, &cont->containers, node, &iter) {
 			if (dev != ic->classdev.dev)
 				continue;
-			list_del(&ic->node);
+			klist_remove(&ic->node);
 			if (fn)
 				fn(cont, dev, &ic->classdev);
 			else {
@@ -206,7 +214,6 @@
 				class_device_unregister(&ic->classdev);
 			}
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&cont->containers_lock);
 	}
 	up(&attribute_container_mutex);
 }
@@ -232,7 +239,8 @@
 
 	down(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(cont, &attribute_container_list, node) {
-		struct internal_container *ic, *tmp;
+		struct internal_container *ic;
+		struct klist_iter iter;
 
 		if (!cont->match(cont, dev))
 			continue;
@@ -242,12 +250,10 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		spin_lock(&cont->containers_lock);
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(ic, tmp, &cont->containers, node) {
+		klist_for_each_entry(ic, &cont->containers, node, &iter) {
 			if (dev == ic->classdev.dev)
 				fn(cont, dev, &ic->classdev);
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&cont->containers_lock);
 	}
 	up(&attribute_container_mutex);
 }
@@ -397,15 +403,16 @@
 {
 	struct class_device *cdev = NULL;
 	struct internal_container *ic;
+	struct klist_iter iter;
 
-	spin_lock(&cont->containers_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(ic, &cont->containers, node) {
+	klist_for_each_entry(ic, &cont->containers, node, &iter) {
 		if (ic->classdev.dev == dev) {
 			cdev = &ic->classdev;
+			/* FIXME: must exit iterator then break */
+			klist_iter_exit(&iter);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&cont->containers_lock);
 
 	return cdev;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/attribute_container.h b/include/linux/attribute_container.h
index ee83fe6..93bfb0b 100644
--- a/include/linux/attribute_container.h
+++ b/include/linux/attribute_container.h
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/klist.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 struct attribute_container {
 	struct list_head	node;
-	struct list_head	containers;
-	spinlock_t		containers_lock;
+	struct klist		containers;
 	struct class		*class;
 	struct class_device_attribute **attrs;
 	int (*match)(struct attribute_container *, struct device *);