*     @dev_addr_shadow:       Copy of @dev_addr to catch direct writes.
  *     @linkwatch_dev_tracker: refcount tracker used by linkwatch.
  *     @watchdog_dev_tracker:  refcount tracker used by watchdog.
+ *     @dev_registered_tracker:        tracker for reference held while
+ *                                     registered
  *
  *     FIXME: cleanup struct net_device such that network protocol info
  *     moves out.
        u8 dev_addr_shadow[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
        netdevice_tracker       linkwatch_dev_tracker;
        netdevice_tracker       watchdog_dev_tracker;
+       netdevice_tracker       dev_registered_tracker;
 };
 #define to_net_dev(d) container_of(d, struct net_device, dev)
 
 
        linkwatch_init_dev(dev);
 
        dev_init_scheduler(dev);
-       dev_hold(dev);
+
+       dev_hold_track(dev, &dev->dev_registered_tracker, GFP_KERNEL);
        list_netdevice(dev);
+
        add_device_randomness(dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
 
        /* If the device has permanent device address, driver should
        synchronize_net();
 
        list_for_each_entry(dev, head, unreg_list) {
-               dev_put(dev);
+               dev_put_track(dev, &dev->dev_registered_tracker);
                net_set_todo(dev);
        }