--- a/src/common/drv_dsl_cpe_os_linux.c
+++ b/src/common/drv_dsl_cpe_os_linux.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #ifdef __LINUX__
 
 #define DSL_INTERN
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
 #include "drv_dsl_cpe_api.h"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ static DSL_ssize_t DSL_DRV_Write(DSL_DRV
 static DSL_int_t DSL_DRV_Ioctls(DSL_DRV_inode_t * pINode, DSL_DRV_file_t * pFile,
                          DSL_uint_t nCommand, unsigned long nArg);
 #else
-static DSL_int_t DSL_DRV_Ioctls(DSL_DRV_file_t * pFile,
+static long DSL_DRV_Ioctls(DSL_DRV_file_t * pFile,
                          DSL_uint_t nCommand, unsigned long nArg);
 #endif
 static int DSL_DRV_Open(DSL_DRV_inode_t * ino, DSL_DRV_file_t * fil);
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ static DSL_int_t DSL_DRV_Ioctls(DSL_DRV_
    DSL_uint_t nCommand,
    unsigned long nArg)
 #else
-static DSL_int_t DSL_DRV_Ioctls(
+static long DSL_DRV_Ioctls(
    DSL_DRV_file_t * pFile,
    DSL_uint_t nCommand,
    unsigned long nArg)
@@ -520,9 +521,9 @@ DSL_void_t* DSL_IoctlMemCpyTo(
    - IFX_SUCCESS on success
    - IFX_ERROR on error
 */
-DSL_DRV_STATIC DSL_int32_t DSL_DRV_KernelThreadStartup(
-                              DSL_DRV_ThreadCtrl_t *pThrCntrl)
+static int DSL_DRV_KernelThreadStartup(void *data)
 {
+   DSL_DRV_ThreadCtrl_t *pThrCntrl = (DSL_DRV_ThreadCtrl_t*) data;
    DSL_int32_t retVal          = -1;
 #ifndef _lint
 
@@ -545,30 +546,6 @@ DSL_DRV_STATIC DSL_int32_t DSL_DRV_Kerne
       (DSL_NULL, "ENTER - Kernel Thread Startup <%s>" DSL_DRV_CRLF,
         pThrCntrl->thrParams.pName));
 
-   /* do LINUX specific setup */
-#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,0))
-   daemonize();
-   reparent_to_init();
-
-   /* lock the kernel. A new kernel thread starts without
-      the big kernel lock, regardless of the lock state
-      of the creator (the lock level is *not* inheritated)
-   */
-   lock_kernel();
-
-   /* Don't care about any signals. */
-   siginitsetinv(&current->blocked, 0);
-
-   /* set name of this process */
-   strcpy(kthread->comm, pThrCntrl->thrParams.pName);
-
-   /* let others run */
-   unlock_kernel();
-#else
-   daemonize(pThrCntrl->thrParams.pName);
-
-#endif
-
    /*DSL_DRV_ThreadPriorityModify(pThrCntrl->nPriority);*/
 
    pThrCntrl->thrParams.bRunning = 1;
@@ -638,9 +615,7 @@ DSL_int32_t DSL_DRV_ThreadInit(
          init_completion(&pThrCntrl->thrCompletion);
 
          /* start kernel thread via the wrapper function */
-         pThrCntrl->pid = kernel_thread( (DSL_DRV_KERNEL_THREAD_StartRoutine)DSL_DRV_KernelThreadStartup,
-                        (void *)pThrCntrl,
-                        DSL_DRV_DRV_THREAD_OPTIONS);
+         pThrCntrl->pid = kthread_run(DSL_DRV_KernelThreadStartup, (void *)pThrCntrl, pThrCntrl->thrParams.pName);
 
          pThrCntrl->bValid = DSL_TRUE;
 
@@ -1075,7 +1050,7 @@ static int ltq_adsl_probe(struct platfor
    struct class *dsl_class;
    DSL_int_t i;
 
-   printk(DSL_DRV_CRLF DSL_DRV_CRLF "Infineon CPE API Driver version: %s" DSL_DRV_CRLF,
+   printk("Infineon CPE API Driver version: %s" DSL_DRV_CRLF,
       &(dsl_cpe_api_version[4]));
 
    DSL_DRV_MemSet( ifxDevices, 0, sizeof(DSL_devCtx_t) * DSL_DRV_MAX_DEVICE_NUMBER );
--- a/src/include/drv_dsl_cpe_os_lint_map.h
+++ b/src/include/drv_dsl_cpe_os_lint_map.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ typedef struct
    DSL_DRV_ThreadFunction_t  pThrFct;
 
    /** Kernel thread process ID */
-   DSL_int32_t             pid;
+   struct task_struct             *pid;
 
    /** requested kernel thread priority */
    DSL_int32_t             nPriority;
--- a/src/include/drv_dsl_cpe_os_linux.h
+++ b/src/include/drv_dsl_cpe_os_linux.h
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ typedef struct
    DSL_DRV_ThreadFunction_t  pThrFct;
 
    /** Kernel thread process ID */
-   DSL_int32_t             pid;
+   struct task_struct             *pid;
 
    /** requested kernel thread priority */
    DSL_int32_t             nPriority;