diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index 1639d2c..bd6720d 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/posix_acl.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
@@ -54,11 +55,9 @@
 module_param(commit_threads, int, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(commit_threads, "Number of commit threads");
 
-int jfs_stop_threads;
-static pid_t jfsIOthread;
-static pid_t jfsCommitThread[MAX_COMMIT_THREADS];
-static pid_t jfsSyncThread;
-DECLARE_COMPLETION(jfsIOwait);
+static struct task_struct *jfsCommitThread[MAX_COMMIT_THREADS];
+struct task_struct *jfsIOthread;
+struct task_struct *jfsSyncThread;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_JFS_DEBUG
 int jfsloglevel = JFS_LOGLEVEL_WARN;
@@ -661,12 +660,12 @@
 	/*
 	 * I/O completion thread (endio)
 	 */
-	jfsIOthread = kernel_thread(jfsIOWait, NULL, CLONE_KERNEL);
-	if (jfsIOthread < 0) {
-		jfs_err("init_jfs_fs: fork failed w/rc = %d", jfsIOthread);
+	jfsIOthread = kthread_run(jfsIOWait, NULL, "jfsIO");
+	if (IS_ERR(jfsIOthread)) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(jfsIOthread);
+		jfs_err("init_jfs_fs: fork failed w/rc = %d", rc);
 		goto end_txmngr;
 	}
-	wait_for_completion(&jfsIOwait);	/* Wait until thread starts */
 
 	if (commit_threads < 1)
 		commit_threads = num_online_cpus();
@@ -674,24 +673,21 @@
 		commit_threads = MAX_COMMIT_THREADS;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < commit_threads; i++) {
-		jfsCommitThread[i] = kernel_thread(jfs_lazycommit, NULL,
-						   CLONE_KERNEL);
-		if (jfsCommitThread[i] < 0) {
-			jfs_err("init_jfs_fs: fork failed w/rc = %d",
-				jfsCommitThread[i]);
+		jfsCommitThread[i] = kthread_run(jfs_lazycommit, NULL, "jfsCommit");
+		if (IS_ERR(jfsCommitThread[i])) {
+			rc = PTR_ERR(jfsCommitThread[i]);
+			jfs_err("init_jfs_fs: fork failed w/rc = %d", rc);
 			commit_threads = i;
 			goto kill_committask;
 		}
-		/* Wait until thread starts */
-		wait_for_completion(&jfsIOwait);
 	}
 
-	jfsSyncThread = kernel_thread(jfs_sync, NULL, CLONE_KERNEL);
-	if (jfsSyncThread < 0) {
-		jfs_err("init_jfs_fs: fork failed w/rc = %d", jfsSyncThread);
+	jfsSyncThread = kthread_run(jfs_sync, NULL, "jfsSync");
+	if (IS_ERR(jfsSyncThread)) {
+		rc = PTR_ERR(jfsSyncThread);
+		jfs_err("init_jfs_fs: fork failed w/rc = %d", rc);
 		goto kill_committask;
 	}
-	wait_for_completion(&jfsIOwait);	/* Wait until thread starts */
 
 #ifdef PROC_FS_JFS
 	jfs_proc_init();
@@ -700,13 +696,9 @@
 	return register_filesystem(&jfs_fs_type);
 
 kill_committask:
-	jfs_stop_threads = 1;
-	wake_up_all(&jfs_commit_thread_wait);
 	for (i = 0; i < commit_threads; i++)
-		wait_for_completion(&jfsIOwait);
-
-	wake_up(&jfs_IO_thread_wait);
-	wait_for_completion(&jfsIOwait);	/* Wait for thread exit */
+		kthread_stop(jfsCommitThread[i]);
+	kthread_stop(jfsIOthread);
 end_txmngr:
 	txExit();
 free_metapage:
@@ -722,16 +714,13 @@
 
 	jfs_info("exit_jfs_fs called");
 
-	jfs_stop_threads = 1;
 	txExit();
 	metapage_exit();
-	wake_up(&jfs_IO_thread_wait);
-	wait_for_completion(&jfsIOwait);	/* Wait until IO thread exits */
-	wake_up_all(&jfs_commit_thread_wait);
+
+	kthread_stop(jfsIOthread);
 	for (i = 0; i < commit_threads; i++)
-		wait_for_completion(&jfsIOwait);
-	wake_up(&jfs_sync_thread_wait);
-	wait_for_completion(&jfsIOwait);	/* Wait until Sync thread exits */
+		kthread_stop(jfsCommitThread[i]);
+	kthread_stop(jfsSyncThread);
 #ifdef PROC_FS_JFS
 	jfs_proc_clean();
 #endif