diff --git a/drivers/misc/tifm_7xx1.c b/drivers/misc/tifm_7xx1.c
index fd7b8dadc821..e5655fef42d7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/tifm_7xx1.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/tifm_7xx1.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static void tifm_7xx1_eject(struct tifm_adapter *fm, struct tifm_dev *sock)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&fm->lock, flags);
 	fm->socket_change_set |= 1 << sock->socket_id;
-	wake_up_all(&fm->change_set_notify);
+	tifm_queue_work(&fm->media_switcher);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fm->lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ static irqreturn_t tifm_7xx1_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 	writel(irq_status, fm->addr + FM_INTERRUPT_STATUS);
 
-	if (!fm->socket_change_set)
+	if (fm->finish_me)
+		complete_all(fm->finish_me);
+	else if (!fm->socket_change_set)
 		writel(TIFM_IRQ_ENABLE, fm->addr + FM_SET_INTERRUPT_ENABLE);
 	else
-		wake_up_all(&fm->change_set_notify);
+		tifm_queue_work(&fm->media_switcher);
 
 	spin_unlock(&fm->lock);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -125,37 +127,29 @@ tifm_7xx1_sock_addr(char __iomem *base_addr, unsigned int sock_num)
 	return base_addr + ((sock_num + 1) << 10);
 }
 
-static int tifm_7xx1_switch_media(void *data)
+static void tifm_7xx1_switch_media(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct tifm_adapter *fm = data;
+	struct tifm_adapter *fm = container_of(work, struct tifm_adapter,
+					       media_switcher);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char media_id;
 	char *card_name = "xx";
-	int cnt, rc;
+	int cnt;
 	struct tifm_dev *sock;
 	unsigned int socket_change_set;
 
-	while (1) {
-		rc = wait_event_interruptible(fm->change_set_notify,
-					      fm->socket_change_set);
-		if (rc == -ERESTARTSYS)
-			try_to_freeze();
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fm->lock, flags);
+	socket_change_set = fm->socket_change_set;
+	fm->socket_change_set = 0;
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&fm->lock, flags);
-		socket_change_set = fm->socket_change_set;
-		fm->socket_change_set = 0;
+	dev_dbg(fm->dev, "checking media set %x\n",
+		socket_change_set);
 
-		dev_dbg(fm->dev, "checking media set %x\n",
-			socket_change_set);
-
-		if (kthread_should_stop())
-			socket_change_set = (1 << fm->num_sockets) - 1;
+	if (!socket_change_set) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fm->lock, flags);
+		return;
+	}
 
-		if (!socket_change_set)
-			continue;
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&fm->lock, flags);
 		for (cnt = 0; cnt < fm->num_sockets; cnt++) {
 			if (!(socket_change_set & (1 << cnt)))
 				continue;
@@ -172,8 +166,6 @@ static int tifm_7xx1_switch_media(void *data)
 				       tifm_7xx1_sock_addr(fm->addr, cnt)
 				       + SOCK_CONTROL);
 			}
-			if (kthread_should_stop())
-				continue;
 
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fm->lock, flags);
 			media_id = tifm_7xx1_toggle_sock_power(
@@ -222,30 +214,16 @@ static int tifm_7xx1_switch_media(void *data)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!kthread_should_stop()) {
-			writel(TIFM_IRQ_FIFOMASK(socket_change_set)
-			       | TIFM_IRQ_CARDMASK(socket_change_set),
-			       fm->addr + FM_CLEAR_INTERRUPT_ENABLE);
-			writel(TIFM_IRQ_FIFOMASK(socket_change_set)
-			       | TIFM_IRQ_CARDMASK(socket_change_set),
-			       fm->addr + FM_SET_INTERRUPT_ENABLE);
-			writel(TIFM_IRQ_ENABLE,
-			       fm->addr + FM_SET_INTERRUPT_ENABLE);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fm->lock, flags);
-		} else {
-			for (cnt = 0; cnt < fm->num_sockets; cnt++) {
-				if (fm->sockets[cnt])
-					fm->socket_change_set |= 1 << cnt;
-			}
-			if (!fm->socket_change_set) {
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fm->lock, flags);
-				return 0;
-			} else {
-				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fm->lock, flags);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return 0;
+	writel(TIFM_IRQ_FIFOMASK(socket_change_set)
+	       | TIFM_IRQ_CARDMASK(socket_change_set),
+	       fm->addr + FM_CLEAR_INTERRUPT_ENABLE);
+
+	writel(TIFM_IRQ_FIFOMASK(socket_change_set)
+	       | TIFM_IRQ_CARDMASK(socket_change_set),
+	       fm->addr + FM_SET_INTERRUPT_ENABLE);
+
+	writel(TIFM_IRQ_ENABLE, fm->addr + FM_SET_INTERRUPT_ENABLE);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fm->lock, flags);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
@@ -267,6 +245,7 @@ static int tifm_7xx1_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	int cnt, rc;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned char new_ids[fm->num_sockets];
+	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(finish_resume);
 
 	pci_set_power_state(dev, PCI_D0);
 	pci_restore_state(dev);
@@ -299,12 +278,14 @@ static int tifm_7xx1_resume(struct pci_dev *dev)
 		return 0;
 	} else {
 		fm->socket_change_set = 0;
+		fm->finish_me = &finish_resume;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fm->lock, flags);
 	}
 
-	wait_event_timeout(fm->change_set_notify, fm->socket_change_set, HZ);
+	wait_for_completion_timeout(&finish_resume, HZ);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&fm->lock, flags);
+	fm->finish_me = NULL;
 	writel(TIFM_IRQ_FIFOMASK(fm->socket_change_set)
 	       | TIFM_IRQ_CARDMASK(fm->socket_change_set),
 	       fm->addr + FM_CLEAR_INTERRUPT_ENABLE);
@@ -365,6 +346,7 @@ static int tifm_7xx1_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	if (!fm->sockets)
 		goto err_out_free;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&fm->media_switcher, tifm_7xx1_switch_media);
 	fm->eject = tifm_7xx1_eject;
 	pci_set_drvdata(dev, fm);
 
@@ -377,15 +359,14 @@ static int tifm_7xx1_probe(struct pci_dev *dev,
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out_unmap;
 
-	init_waitqueue_head(&fm->change_set_notify);
-	rc = tifm_add_adapter(fm, tifm_7xx1_switch_media);
+	rc = tifm_add_adapter(fm);
 	if (rc)
 		goto err_out_irq;
 
 	writel(TIFM_IRQ_SETALL, fm->addr + FM_CLEAR_INTERRUPT_ENABLE);
 	writel(TIFM_IRQ_ENABLE | TIFM_IRQ_SOCKMASK((1 << fm->num_sockets) - 1),
 	       fm->addr + FM_SET_INTERRUPT_ENABLE);
-	wake_up_process(fm->media_switcher);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_out_irq:
@@ -417,8 +398,6 @@ static void tifm_7xx1_remove(struct pci_dev *dev)
 	fm->socket_change_set = (1 << fm->num_sockets) - 1;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fm->lock, flags);
 
-	kthread_stop(fm->media_switcher);
-
 	tifm_remove_adapter(fm);
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/tifm_core.c b/drivers/misc/tifm_core.c
index 6b2c447dc8ee..ef8a97b819dd 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/tifm_core.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/tifm_core.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define DRIVER_NAME "tifm_core"
 #define DRIVER_VERSION "0.8"
 
+static struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
 static DEFINE_IDR(tifm_adapter_idr);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(tifm_adapter_lock);
 
@@ -184,8 +185,7 @@ void tifm_free_adapter(struct tifm_adapter *fm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tifm_free_adapter);
 
-int tifm_add_adapter(struct tifm_adapter *fm,
-		     int (*mediathreadfn)(void *data))
+int tifm_add_adapter(struct tifm_adapter *fm)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -197,16 +197,13 @@ int tifm_add_adapter(struct tifm_adapter *fm,
 	spin_unlock(&tifm_adapter_lock);
 	if (!rc) {
 		snprintf(fm->cdev.class_id, BUS_ID_SIZE, "tifm%u", fm->id);
-		fm->media_switcher = kthread_create(mediathreadfn,
-						    fm, "tifm/%u", fm->id);
+		rc = class_device_add(&fm->cdev);
 
-		if (!IS_ERR(fm->media_switcher))
-			return class_device_add(&fm->cdev);
-
-		spin_lock(&tifm_adapter_lock);
-		idr_remove(&tifm_adapter_idr, fm->id);
-		spin_unlock(&tifm_adapter_lock);
-		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		if (rc) {
+			spin_lock(&tifm_adapter_lock);
+			idr_remove(&tifm_adapter_idr, fm->id);
+			spin_unlock(&tifm_adapter_lock);
+		}
 	}
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -214,6 +211,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tifm_add_adapter);
 
 void tifm_remove_adapter(struct tifm_adapter *fm)
 {
+	flush_workqueue(workqueue);
 	class_device_del(&fm->cdev);
 
 	spin_lock(&tifm_adapter_lock);
@@ -267,6 +265,12 @@ void tifm_unmap_sg(struct tifm_dev *sock, struct scatterlist *sg, int nents,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tifm_unmap_sg);
 
+void tifm_queue_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	queue_work(workqueue, work);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tifm_queue_work);
+
 int tifm_register_driver(struct tifm_driver *drv)
 {
 	drv->driver.bus = &tifm_bus_type;
@@ -283,13 +287,25 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tifm_unregister_driver);
 
 static int __init tifm_init(void)
 {
-	int rc = bus_register(&tifm_bus_type);
+	int rc;
 
-	if (!rc) {
-		rc = class_register(&tifm_adapter_class);
-		if (rc)
-			bus_unregister(&tifm_bus_type);
-	}
+	workqueue = create_freezeable_workqueue("tifm");
+	if (!workqueue)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rc = bus_register(&tifm_bus_type);
+
+	if (rc)
+		goto err_out_wq;
+
+	rc = class_register(&tifm_adapter_class);
+	if (!rc)
+		return 0;
+
+	bus_unregister(&tifm_bus_type);
+
+err_out_wq:
+	destroy_workqueue(workqueue);
 
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -298,6 +314,7 @@ static void __exit tifm_exit(void)
 {
 	class_unregister(&tifm_adapter_class);
 	bus_unregister(&tifm_bus_type);
+	destroy_workqueue(workqueue);
 }
 
 subsys_initcall(tifm_init);
diff --git a/include/linux/tifm.h b/include/linux/tifm.h
index 57b2653494cf..d9de79275c21 100644
--- a/include/linux/tifm.h
+++ b/include/linux/tifm.h
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ struct tifm_adapter {
 	spinlock_t              lock;
 	unsigned int            irq_status;
 	unsigned int            socket_change_set;
-	wait_queue_head_t       change_set_notify;
 	unsigned int            id;
 	unsigned int            num_sockets;
+	struct completion       *finish_me;
 	struct tifm_dev         **sockets;
-	struct task_struct      *media_switcher;
+	struct work_struct      media_switcher;
 	struct class_device     cdev;
 	struct device           *dev;
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct tifm_adapter {
 struct tifm_adapter *tifm_alloc_adapter(void);
 void tifm_free_device(struct device *dev);
 void tifm_free_adapter(struct tifm_adapter *fm);
-int tifm_add_adapter(struct tifm_adapter *fm, int (*mediathreadfn)(void *data));
+int tifm_add_adapter(struct tifm_adapter *fm);
 void tifm_remove_adapter(struct tifm_adapter *fm);
 struct tifm_dev *tifm_alloc_device(struct tifm_adapter *fm);
 int tifm_register_driver(struct tifm_driver *drv);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int tifm_map_sg(struct tifm_dev *sock, struct scatterlist *sg, int nents,
 		int direction);
 void tifm_unmap_sg(struct tifm_dev *sock, struct scatterlist *sg, int nents,
 		   int direction);
-
+void tifm_queue_work(struct work_struct *work);
 
 static inline void *tifm_get_drvdata(struct tifm_dev *dev)
 {