#include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>
 #include <linux/in6.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 
 #include <linux/sunrpc/msg_prot.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/sched.h>
  * The high-level client handle
  */
 struct rpc_clnt {
-       atomic_t                cl_count;       /* Number of references */
+       refcount_t              cl_count;       /* Number of references */
        unsigned int            cl_clid;        /* client id */
        struct list_head        cl_clients;     /* Global list of clients */
        struct list_head        cl_tasks;       /* List of tasks */
 
        case RPC_PIPEFS_MOUNT:
                if (clnt->cl_pipedir_objects.pdh_dentry != NULL)
                        return 1;
-               if (atomic_read(&clnt->cl_count) == 0)
+               if (refcount_read(&clnt->cl_count) == 0)
                        return 1;
                break;
        case RPC_PIPEFS_UMOUNT:
        clnt->cl_rtt = &clnt->cl_rtt_default;
        rpc_init_rtt(&clnt->cl_rtt_default, clnt->cl_timeout->to_initval);
 
-       atomic_set(&clnt->cl_count, 1);
+       refcount_set(&clnt->cl_count, 1);
 
        if (nodename == NULL)
                nodename = utsname()->nodename;
        if (err)
                goto out_no_path;
        if (parent)
-               atomic_inc(&parent->cl_count);
+               refcount_inc(&parent->cl_count);
 
        trace_rpc_clnt_new(clnt, xprt, program->name, args->servername);
        return clnt;
 static struct rpc_clnt *
 rpc_free_auth(struct rpc_clnt *clnt)
 {
-       if (clnt->cl_auth == NULL)
-               return rpc_free_client(clnt);
-
        /*
         * Note: RPCSEC_GSS may need to send NULL RPC calls in order to
         *       release remaining GSS contexts. This mechanism ensures
         *       that it can do so safely.
         */
-       atomic_inc(&clnt->cl_count);
-       rpcauth_release(clnt->cl_auth);
-       clnt->cl_auth = NULL;
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&clnt->cl_count))
+       if (clnt->cl_auth != NULL) {
+               rpcauth_release(clnt->cl_auth);
+               clnt->cl_auth = NULL;
+       }
+       if (refcount_dec_and_test(&clnt->cl_count))
                return rpc_free_client(clnt);
        return NULL;
 }
        do {
                if (list_empty(&clnt->cl_tasks))
                        wake_up(&destroy_wait);
-               if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&clnt->cl_count))
+               if (refcount_dec_not_one(&clnt->cl_count))
                        break;
                clnt = rpc_free_auth(clnt);
        } while (clnt != NULL);
        if (clnt != NULL) {
                rpc_task_set_transport(task, clnt);
                task->tk_client = clnt;
-               atomic_inc(&clnt->cl_count);
+               refcount_inc(&clnt->cl_count);
                if (clnt->cl_softrtry)
                        task->tk_flags |= RPC_TASK_SOFT;
                if (clnt->cl_softerr)
 
                spin_lock(&file->f_path.dentry->d_lock);
                if (!d_unhashed(file->f_path.dentry))
                        clnt = RPC_I(inode)->private;
-               if (clnt != NULL && atomic_inc_not_zero(&clnt->cl_count)) {
+               if (clnt != NULL && refcount_inc_not_zero(&clnt->cl_count)) {
                        spin_unlock(&file->f_path.dentry->d_lock);
                        m->private = clnt;
                } else {