diff -ruN a/core/rtw_mp.c b/core/rtw_mp.c
--- a/core/rtw_mp.c	2012-07-30 12:51:05.000000000 +0000
+++ b/core/rtw_mp.c	2013-03-17 19:00:28.393782000 +0000
@@ -1140,8 +1140,7 @@
 	_rtw_memset(ptr, payload, pkt_end - ptr);
 
 	//3 6. start thread
-	pmp_priv->tx.PktTxThread = kernel_thread(mp_xmit_packet_thread, pmp_priv, CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES);
-	if(pmp_priv->tx.PktTxThread < 0)
+	if(!start_kthread(&pmp_priv->tx.PktTxThread, mp_xmit_packet_thread, pmp_priv, "8192cu-mp-xmit"))
 		DBG_871X("Create PktTx Thread Fail !!!!!\n");
 
 }
diff -ruN a/include/osdep_service.h b/include/osdep_service.h
--- a/include/osdep_service.h	2012-07-30 12:51:05.000000000 +0000
+++ b/include/osdep_service.h	2013-03-17 17:37:39.105483734 +0000
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
 	#include <linux/pci.h>
 #endif
 
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,7,0))
+	#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#endif
 	
 #ifdef CONFIG_USB_HCI
 	typedef struct urb *  PURB;
@@ -133,8 +136,12 @@
 	//typedef u32	_irqL;
 	typedef unsigned long _irqL;
 	typedef	struct	net_device * _nic_hdl;
-	
+
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3,7,0))
 	typedef pid_t		_thread_hdl_;
+#else
+	typedef struct task_struct * _thread_hdl_;
+#endif
 	typedef int		thread_return;
 	typedef void*	thread_context;
 
@@ -572,7 +579,7 @@
 #ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
 	//struct net_device *pnetdev = (struct net_device *)context;
 	//daemonize("%s", pnetdev->name);
-	daemonize("%s", "RTKTHREAD");
+	//daemonize("%s", "RTKTHREAD");
 	allow_signal(SIGTERM);
 #endif
 }
@@ -827,4 +834,8 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
+extern int start_kthread(_thread_hdl_ *t_hdl, int (*threadfn)(void *data),
+			 void *data, const char *name);
+#endif
 
diff -ruN a/include/rtw_recv.h b/include/rtw_recv.h
--- a/include/rtw_recv.h	2012-07-30 12:51:05.000000000 +0000
+++ b/include/rtw_recv.h	2013-03-17 17:35:36.136873966 +0000
@@ -623,8 +623,9 @@
 	//from any given member of recv_frame.
 	// rxmem indicates the any member/address in recv_frame
 	
-	return (union recv_frame*)(((uint)rxmem>>RXFRAME_ALIGN) <<RXFRAME_ALIGN) ;
-	
+	//return (union recv_frame*)(((uint)rxmem>>RXFRAME_ALIGN) <<RXFRAME_ALIGN) ;
+	//return (union recv_frame*)(((SIZE_PTR)rxmem >> RXFRAME_ALIGN) << RXFRAME_ALIGN);
+	return (union recv_frame*)(((ulong)rxmem>>RXFRAME_ALIGN) <<RXFRAME_ALIGN) ; 
 }
 
 __inline static union recv_frame *pkt_to_recvframe(_pkt *pkt)
diff -ruN a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c
--- a/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c	2012-11-05 07:42:45.000000000 +0000
+++ b/os_dep/linux/os_intfs.c	2013-03-17 19:00:28.393782000 +0000
@@ -797,27 +797,22 @@
 	RT_TRACE(_module_os_intfs_c_,_drv_info_,("+rtw_start_drv_threads\n"));
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SDIO_HCI
-	padapter->xmitThread = kernel_thread(rtw_xmit_thread, padapter, CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES);
-	if(padapter->xmitThread < 0)
+	if(!start_kthread(&padapter->xmitThread, rtw_xmit_thread, padapter, "8192cu-xmit"))
 		_status = _FAIL;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RECV_THREAD_MODE
-	padapter->recvThread = kernel_thread(recv_thread, padapter, CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES);
-	if(padapter->recvThread < 0)
+	if(!start_kthread(&padapter->recvThread, recv_thread, padapter, "8192cu-recv"))
 		_status = _FAIL;	
 #endif
 
-	padapter->cmdThread = kernel_thread(rtw_cmd_thread, padapter, CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES);
-	if(padapter->cmdThread < 0)
+	if(!start_kthread(&padapter->cmdThread, rtw_cmd_thread, padapter, "8192cu-cmd"))
 		_status = _FAIL;
 	else
 		_rtw_down_sema(&padapter->cmdpriv.terminate_cmdthread_sema); //wait for cmd_thread to run
-		
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EVENT_THREAD_MODE
-	padapter->evtThread = kernel_thread(event_thread, padapter, CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES);
-	if(padapter->evtThread < 0)
+	if(!start_kthread(&padapter->evtThread, event_thread, padapter, "8192cu-evt"))
 		_status = _FAIL;		
 #endif
 
diff -ruN a/os_dep/osdep_service.c b/os_dep/osdep_service.c
--- a/os_dep/osdep_service.c	2012-07-30 12:51:05.000000000 +0000
+++ b/os_dep/osdep_service.c	2013-03-17 19:00:28.393782000 +0000
@@ -1553,3 +1553,19 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_LINUX
+int start_kthread(_thread_hdl_ *t_hdl, int (*threadfn)(void *data),
+		  void *data, const char *name)
+{
+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3,7,0))
+	*t_hdl = kernel_thread(threadfn, data, CLONE_FS|CLONE_FILES);
+	if(*t_hdl < 0)
+#else
+	*t_hdl = kthread_run(threadfn, data, name);
+	if(IS_ERR(*t_hdl))
+#endif
+		return 0;
+	return -1;
+}
+#endif
+