diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h b/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
index 6d11122..2308e83 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 void aoecmd_cfg(ushort aoemajor, unsigned char aoeminor);
 void aoecmd_ata_rsp(struct sk_buff *);
 void aoecmd_cfg_rsp(struct sk_buff *);
-void aoecmd_sleepwork(void *vp);
+void aoecmd_sleepwork(struct work_struct *);
 struct sk_buff *new_skb(ulong);
 
 int aoedev_init(void);
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
index 8a13b1af..97f7f53 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
@@ -408,9 +408,9 @@
 /* this function performs work that has been deferred until sleeping is OK
  */
 void
-aoecmd_sleepwork(void *vp)
+aoecmd_sleepwork(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct aoedev *d = (struct aoedev *) vp;
+	struct aoedev *d = container_of(work, struct aoedev, work);
 
 	if (d->flags & DEVFL_GDALLOC)
 		aoeblk_gdalloc(d);
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
index 6125921..05a9719 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoedev.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
  			kfree(d);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	INIT_WORK(&d->work, aoecmd_sleepwork, d);
+	INIT_WORK(&d->work, aoecmd_sleepwork);
 	spin_lock_init(&d->lock);
 	init_timer(&d->timer);
 	d->timer.data = (ulong) d;
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
index 40a11e5..9d9bff2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
@@ -352,19 +352,19 @@
 
 static void run_fsm(void);
 
-static void ps_tq_int( void *data);
+static void ps_tq_int(struct work_struct *work);
 
-static DECLARE_WORK(fsm_tq, ps_tq_int, NULL);
+static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(fsm_tq, ps_tq_int);
 
 static void schedule_fsm(void)
 {
 	if (!nice)
-		schedule_work(&fsm_tq);
+		schedule_delayed_work(&fsm_tq, 0);
 	else
 		schedule_delayed_work(&fsm_tq, nice-1);
 }
 
-static void ps_tq_int(void *data)
+static void ps_tq_int(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	run_fsm();
 }
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pseudo.h b/drivers/block/paride/pseudo.h
index 932342d..bc37032 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pseudo.h
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pseudo.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
-static void ps_tq_int( void *data);
+static void ps_tq_int(struct work_struct *work);
 
 static void (* ps_continuation)(void);
 static int (* ps_ready)(void);
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(ps_spinlock __attribute__((unused)));
 
-static DECLARE_WORK(ps_tq, ps_tq_int, NULL);
+static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(ps_tq, ps_tq_int);
 
 static void ps_set_intr(void (*continuation)(void), 
 			int (*ready)(void),
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@
 	if (!ps_tq_active) {
 		ps_tq_active = 1;
 		if (!ps_nice)
-			schedule_work(&ps_tq);
+			schedule_delayed_work(&ps_tq, 0);
 		else
 			schedule_delayed_work(&ps_tq, ps_nice-1);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ps_spinlock,flags);
 }
 
-static void ps_tq_int(void *data)
+static void ps_tq_int(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	void (*con)(void);
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 	}
 	ps_tq_active = 1;
 	if (!ps_nice)
-		schedule_work(&ps_tq);
+		schedule_delayed_work(&ps_tq, 0);
 	else
 		schedule_delayed_work(&ps_tq, ps_nice-1);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ps_spinlock,flags);
diff --git a/drivers/block/sx8.c b/drivers/block/sx8.c
index 47d6975..54509eb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sx8.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sx8.c
@@ -1244,9 +1244,10 @@
 	return IRQ_RETVAL(handled);
 }
 
-static void carm_fsm_task (void *_data)
+static void carm_fsm_task (struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct carm_host *host = _data;
+	struct carm_host *host =
+		container_of(work, struct carm_host, fsm_task);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int state;
 	int rc, i, next_dev;
@@ -1619,7 +1620,7 @@
 	host->pdev = pdev;
 	host->flags = pci_dac ? FL_DAC : 0;
 	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
-	INIT_WORK(&host->fsm_task, carm_fsm_task, host);
+	INIT_WORK(&host->fsm_task, carm_fsm_task);
 	init_completion(&host->probe_comp);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(host->req); i++)
diff --git a/drivers/block/ub.c b/drivers/block/ub.c
index 0d5c73f..2098eff 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ub.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ub.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
     int stalled_pipe);
 static void ub_top_sense_done(struct ub_dev *sc, struct ub_scsi_cmd *scmd);
 static void ub_reset_enter(struct ub_dev *sc, int try);
-static void ub_reset_task(void *arg);
+static void ub_reset_task(struct work_struct *work);
 static int ub_sync_tur(struct ub_dev *sc, struct ub_lun *lun);
 static int ub_sync_read_cap(struct ub_dev *sc, struct ub_lun *lun,
     struct ub_capacity *ret);
@@ -1558,9 +1558,9 @@
 	schedule_work(&sc->reset_work);
 }
 
-static void ub_reset_task(void *arg)
+static void ub_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct ub_dev *sc = arg;
+	struct ub_dev *sc = container_of(work, struct ub_dev, reset_work);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct list_head *p;
 	struct ub_lun *lun;
@@ -2179,7 +2179,7 @@
 	usb_init_urb(&sc->work_urb);
 	tasklet_init(&sc->tasklet, ub_scsi_action, (unsigned long)sc);
 	atomic_set(&sc->poison, 0);
-	INIT_WORK(&sc->reset_work, ub_reset_task, sc);
+	INIT_WORK(&sc->reset_work, ub_reset_task);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&sc->reset_wait);
 
 	init_timer(&sc->work_timer);