diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c
index bd0c168..ba5491d 100644
--- a/kernel/async.c
+++ b/kernel/async.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 #define MAX_WORK	32768
 
 static LIST_HEAD(async_pending);
-static LIST_HEAD(async_running);
+static ASYNC_DOMAIN(async_running);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(async_lock);
 
 struct async_entry {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 	async_cookie_t		cookie;
 	async_func_ptr		*func;
 	void			*data;
-	struct list_head	*running;
+	struct async_domain	*running;
 };
 
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(async_done);
@@ -82,13 +82,12 @@
 /*
  * MUST be called with the lock held!
  */
-static async_cookie_t  __lowest_in_progress(struct list_head *running)
+static async_cookie_t  __lowest_in_progress(struct async_domain *running)
 {
 	struct async_entry *entry;
 
-	if (!list_empty(running)) {
-		entry = list_first_entry(running,
-			struct async_entry, list);
+	if (!list_empty(&running->domain)) {
+		entry = list_first_entry(&running->domain, typeof(*entry), list);
 		return entry->cookie;
 	}
 
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@
 	return next_cookie;	/* "infinity" value */
 }
 
-static async_cookie_t  lowest_in_progress(struct list_head *running)
+static async_cookie_t  lowest_in_progress(struct async_domain *running)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	async_cookie_t ret;
@@ -119,10 +118,11 @@
 		container_of(work, struct async_entry, work);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	ktime_t uninitialized_var(calltime), delta, rettime;
+	struct async_domain *running = entry->running;
 
 	/* 1) move self to the running queue */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&async_lock, flags);
-	list_move_tail(&entry->list, entry->running);
+	list_move_tail(&entry->list, &running->domain);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&async_lock, flags);
 
 	/* 2) run (and print duration) */
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 	wake_up(&async_done);
 }
 
-static async_cookie_t __async_schedule(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, struct list_head *running)
+static async_cookie_t __async_schedule(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data, struct async_domain *running)
 {
 	struct async_entry *entry;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
  * Note: This function may be called from atomic or non-atomic contexts.
  */
 async_cookie_t async_schedule_domain(async_func_ptr *ptr, void *data,
-				     struct list_head *running)
+				     struct async_domain *running)
 {
 	return __async_schedule(ptr, data, running);
 }
@@ -238,20 +238,20 @@
 {
 	do {
 		async_synchronize_cookie(next_cookie);
-	} while (!list_empty(&async_running) || !list_empty(&async_pending));
+	} while (!list_empty(&async_running.domain) || !list_empty(&async_pending));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_full);
 
 /**
  * async_synchronize_full_domain - synchronize all asynchronous function within a certain domain
- * @list: running list to synchronize on
+ * @domain: running list to synchronize on
  *
  * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls for the
- * synchronization domain specified by the running list @list have been done.
+ * synchronization domain specified by the running list @domain have been done.
  */
-void async_synchronize_full_domain(struct list_head *list)
+void async_synchronize_full_domain(struct async_domain *domain)
 {
-	async_synchronize_cookie_domain(next_cookie, list);
+	async_synchronize_cookie_domain(next_cookie, domain);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(async_synchronize_full_domain);
 
@@ -261,11 +261,10 @@
  * @running: running list to synchronize on
  *
  * This function waits until all asynchronous function calls for the
- * synchronization domain specified by the running list @list submitted
+ * synchronization domain specified by running list @running submitted
  * prior to @cookie have been done.
  */
-void async_synchronize_cookie_domain(async_cookie_t cookie,
-				     struct list_head *running)
+void async_synchronize_cookie_domain(async_cookie_t cookie, struct async_domain *running)
 {
 	ktime_t uninitialized_var(starttime), delta, endtime;