diff --git a/drivers/base/attribute_container.c b/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
index 2222073..1ec0654 100644
--- a/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
+++ b/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 static struct list_head attribute_container_list;
 
-static DECLARE_MUTEX(attribute_container_mutex);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(attribute_container_mutex);
 
 /**
  * attribute_container_register - register an attribute container
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@
 	klist_init(&cont->containers,internal_container_klist_get,
 		   internal_container_klist_put);
 		
-	down(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	list_add_tail(&cont->node, &attribute_container_list);
-	up(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 attribute_container_unregister(struct attribute_container *cont)
 {
 	int retval = -EBUSY;
-	down(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	spin_lock(&cont->containers.k_lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&cont->containers.k_list))
 		goto out;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 	list_del(&cont->node);
  out:
 	spin_unlock(&cont->containers.k_lock);
-	up(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	return retval;
 		
 }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 {
 	struct attribute_container *cont;
 
-	down(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(cont, &attribute_container_list, node) {
 		struct internal_container *ic;
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 			attribute_container_add_class_device(&ic->classdev);
 		klist_add_tail(&ic->node, &cont->containers);
 	}
-	up(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 }
 
 /* FIXME: can't break out of this unless klist_iter_exit is also
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 {
 	struct attribute_container *cont;
 
-	down(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(cont, &attribute_container_list, node) {
 		struct internal_container *ic;
 		struct klist_iter iter;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	up(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 {
 	struct attribute_container *cont;
 
-	down(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(cont, &attribute_container_list, node) {
 		struct internal_container *ic;
 		struct klist_iter iter;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
 				fn(cont, dev, &ic->classdev);
 		}
 	}
-	up(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -295,12 +295,12 @@
 {
 	struct attribute_container *cont;
 
-	down(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(cont, &attribute_container_list, node) {
 		if (cont->match(cont, dev))
 			fn(cont, dev);
 	}
-	up(&attribute_container_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&attribute_container_mutex);
 }
 
 /**