locking/atomic, kref: Add kref_read()

Since we need to change the implementation, stop exposing internals.

Provide kref_read() to read the current reference count; typically
used for debug messages.

Kills two anti-patterns:

	atomic_read(&kref->refcount)
	kref->refcount.counter

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>

56 files changed, 121 insertions, 117 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
index de279fe4e4fd..74306c054983 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static void mod_rq_state(struct drbd_request *req, struct bio_and_error *m,
 		/* Completion does it's own kref_put.  If we are going to
 		 * kref_sub below, we need req to be still around then. */
 		int at_least = k_put + !!c_put;
-		int refcount = atomic_read(&req->kref.refcount);
+		int refcount = kref_read(&req->kref);
 		if (refcount < at_least)
 			drbd_err(device,
 				"mod_rq_state: Logic BUG: %x -> %x: refcount = %d, should be >= %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 36d2b9f4e836..436baa66f701 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ static bool obj_request_overlaps_parent(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 static void rbd_obj_request_get(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 {
 	dout("%s: obj %p (was %d)\n", __func__, obj_request,
-		atomic_read(&obj_request->kref.refcount));
+		kref_read(&obj_request->kref));
 	kref_get(&obj_request->kref);
 }
 
@@ -1544,14 +1544,14 @@ static void rbd_obj_request_put(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
 {
 	rbd_assert(obj_request != NULL);
 	dout("%s: obj %p (was %d)\n", __func__, obj_request,
-		atomic_read(&obj_request->kref.refcount));
+		kref_read(&obj_request->kref));
 	kref_put(&obj_request->kref, rbd_obj_request_destroy);
 }
 
 static void rbd_img_request_get(struct rbd_img_request *img_request)
 {
 	dout("%s: img %p (was %d)\n", __func__, img_request,
-	     atomic_read(&img_request->kref.refcount));
+	     kref_read(&img_request->kref));
 	kref_get(&img_request->kref);
 }
 
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ static void rbd_img_request_put(struct rbd_img_request *img_request)
 {
 	rbd_assert(img_request != NULL);
 	dout("%s: img %p (was %d)\n", __func__, img_request,
-		atomic_read(&img_request->kref.refcount));
+		kref_read(&img_request->kref));
 	if (img_request_child_test(img_request))
 		kref_put(&img_request->kref, rbd_parent_request_destroy);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 5545a679abd8..79a346c97446 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ static void virtblk_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	/* Stop all the virtqueues. */
 	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
 
-	refc = atomic_read(&disk_to_dev(vblk->disk)->kobj.kref.refcount);
+	refc = kref_read(&disk_to_dev(vblk->disk)->kobj.kref);
 	put_disk(vblk->disk);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
 	kfree(vblk->vqs);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
index 1d6c335584ec..33cd51632721 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem_cma_helper.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void drm_gem_cma_describe(struct drm_gem_cma_object *cma_obj,
 	off = drm_vma_node_start(&obj->vma_node);
 
 	seq_printf(m, "%2d (%2d) %08llx %pad %p %zu",
-			obj->name, obj->refcount.refcount.counter,
+			obj->name, kref_read(&obj->refcount),
 			off, &cma_obj->paddr, cma_obj->vaddr, obj->size);
 
 	seq_printf(m, "\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_info.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_info.c
index ffb2ab389d1d..6b68e9088436 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_info.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_info.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static int drm_gem_one_name_info(int id, void *ptr, void *data)
 	seq_printf(m, "%6d %8zd %7d %8d\n",
 		   obj->name, obj->size,
 		   obj->handle_count,
-		   atomic_read(&obj->refcount.refcount));
+		   kref_read(&obj->refcount));
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c
index 9f17085b1fdd..c6885a4911c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_object.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mode_object_find);
 void drm_mode_object_unreference(struct drm_mode_object *obj)
 {
 	if (obj->free_cb) {
-		DRM_DEBUG("OBJ ID: %d (%d)\n", obj->id, atomic_read(&obj->refcount.refcount));
+		DRM_DEBUG("OBJ ID: %d (%d)\n", obj->id, kref_read(&obj->refcount));
 		kref_put(&obj->refcount, obj->free_cb);
 	}
 }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mode_object_unreference);
 void drm_mode_object_reference(struct drm_mode_object *obj)
 {
 	if (obj->free_cb) {
-		DRM_DEBUG("OBJ ID: %d (%d)\n", obj->id, atomic_read(&obj->refcount.refcount));
+		DRM_DEBUG("OBJ ID: %d (%d)\n", obj->id, kref_read(&obj->refcount));
 		kref_get(&obj->refcount);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c
index 114dddbd297b..aa6e35ddc87f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static void etnaviv_gem_describe(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct seq_file *m)
 
 	seq_printf(m, "%08x: %c %2d (%2d) %08lx %p %zd\n",
 			etnaviv_obj->flags, is_active(etnaviv_obj) ? 'A' : 'I',
-			obj->name, obj->refcount.refcount.counter,
+			obj->name, kref_read(&obj->refcount),
 			off, etnaviv_obj->vaddr, obj->size);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_object.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_object.h
index 6a368de9d81e..ecfefb9d42e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_object.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_object.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ extern void drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(struct drm_gem_object *);
 static inline bool
 i915_gem_object_is_dead(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
-	return atomic_read(&obj->base.refcount.refcount) == 0;
+	return kref_read(&obj->base.refcount) == 0;
 }
 
 static inline bool
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
index d8bc59c7e261..4d24d9389036 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ void msm_gem_describe(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct seq_file *m)
 
 	seq_printf(m, "%08x: %c %2d (%2d) %08llx %p\t",
 			msm_obj->flags, is_active(msm_obj) ? 'A' : 'I',
-			obj->name, obj->refcount.refcount.counter,
+			obj->name, kref_read(&obj->refcount),
 			off, msm_obj->vaddr);
 
 	for (id = 0; id < priv->num_aspaces; id++)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
index a6126c93f215..88ee60d1b907 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static bool nouveau_fence_no_signaling(struct dma_fence *f)
 	 * caller should have a reference on the fence,
 	 * else fence could get freed here
 	 */
-	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&fence->base.refcount.refcount) <= 1);
+	WARN_ON(kref_read(&fence->base.refcount) <= 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * This needs uevents to work correctly, but dma_fence_add_callback relies on
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
index 4a90c690f09e..74a9968df421 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_gem.c
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ void omap_gem_describe(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct seq_file *m)
 	off = drm_vma_node_start(&obj->vma_node);
 
 	seq_printf(m, "%08x: %2d (%2d) %08llx %pad (%2d) %p %4d",
-			omap_obj->flags, obj->name, obj->refcount.refcount.counter,
+			omap_obj->flags, obj->name, kref_read(&obj->refcount),
 			off, &omap_obj->paddr, omap_obj->paddr_cnt,
 			omap_obj->vaddr, omap_obj->roll);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index d5063618efa7..30aefcc0c969 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ static void ttm_bo_release_list(struct kref *list_kref)
 	struct ttm_bo_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
 	size_t acc_size = bo->acc_size;
 
-	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&bo->list_kref.refcount));
-	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&bo->kref.refcount));
+	BUG_ON(kref_read(&bo->list_kref));
+	BUG_ON(kref_read(&bo->kref));
 	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&bo->cpu_writers));
 	BUG_ON(bo->mem.mm_node != NULL);
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&bo->lru));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_object.c
index 4f5fa8d65fe9..fdb451e3ec01 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_object.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ bool ttm_ref_object_exists(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
 	 * Verify that the ref->obj pointer was actually valid!
 	 */
 	rmb();
-	if (unlikely(atomic_read(&ref->kref.refcount) == 0))
+	if (unlikely(kref_read(&ref->kref) == 0))
 		goto out_false;
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.h
index b9efadfffb4f..e66e75921797 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.h
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@
 
 #define put_ep(ep) { \
 	PDBG("put_ep (via %s:%u) ep %p refcnt %d\n", __func__, __LINE__,  \
-	     ep, atomic_read(&((ep)->kref.refcount))); \
-	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&((ep)->kref.refcount)) < 1); \
+	     ep, kref_read(&((ep)->kref))); \
+	WARN_ON(kref_read(&((ep)->kref)) < 1); \
 	kref_put(&((ep)->kref), __free_ep); \
 }
 
 #define get_ep(ep) { \
 	PDBG("get_ep (via %s:%u) ep %p, refcnt %d\n", __func__, __LINE__, \
-	     ep, atomic_read(&((ep)->kref.refcount))); \
+	     ep, kref_read(&((ep)->kref))); \
 	kref_get(&((ep)->kref));  \
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
index d939980a708f..a9194db7f9b8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_qp.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ int iwch_modify_qp(struct iwch_dev *rhp, struct iwch_qp *qhp,
 	case IWCH_QP_STATE_RTS:
 		switch (attrs->next_state) {
 		case IWCH_QP_STATE_CLOSING:
-			BUG_ON(atomic_read(&qhp->ep->com.kref.refcount) < 2);
+			BUG_ON(kref_read(&qhp->ep->com.kref) < 2);
 			qhp->attr.state = IWCH_QP_STATE_CLOSING;
 			if (!internal) {
 				abort=0;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
index 4788e1a46fde..4dc141596e57 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/iw_cxgb4.h
@@ -654,14 +654,14 @@ enum c4iw_mmid_state {
 
 #define c4iw_put_ep(ep) { \
 	PDBG("put_ep (via %s:%u) ep %p refcnt %d\n", __func__, __LINE__,  \
-	     ep, atomic_read(&((ep)->kref.refcount))); \
-	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&((ep)->kref.refcount)) < 1); \
+	     ep, kref_read(&((ep)->kref))); \
+	WARN_ON(kref_read(&((ep)->kref)) < 1); \
 	kref_put(&((ep)->kref), _c4iw_free_ep); \
 }
 
 #define c4iw_get_ep(ep) { \
 	PDBG("get_ep (via %s:%u) ep %p, refcnt %d\n", __func__, __LINE__, \
-	     ep, atomic_read(&((ep)->kref.refcount))); \
+	     ep, kref_read(&((ep)->kref))); \
 	kref_get(&((ep)->kref));  \
 }
 void _c4iw_free_ep(struct kref *kref);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
index cda5542e13a2..347b3c93ffd7 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ int c4iw_modify_qp(struct c4iw_dev *rhp, struct c4iw_qp *qhp,
 	case C4IW_QP_STATE_RTS:
 		switch (attrs->next_state) {
 		case C4IW_QP_STATE_CLOSING:
-			BUG_ON(atomic_read(&qhp->ep->com.kref.refcount) < 2);
+			BUG_ON(kref_read(&qhp->ep->com.kref) < 2);
 			t4_set_wq_in_error(&qhp->wq);
 			set_state(qhp, C4IW_QP_STATE_CLOSING);
 			ep = qhp->ep;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_sysfs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_sysfs.c
index 80ef3f8998c8..04443242e258 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_sysfs.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ usnic_ib_show_config(struct device *device, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	left = PAGE_SIZE;
 
 	mutex_lock(&us_ibdev->usdev_lock);
-	if (atomic_read(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt.refcount) > 0) {
+	if (kref_read(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt) > 0) {
 		char *busname;
 
 		/*
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ usnic_ib_show_config(struct device *device, struct device_attribute *attr,
 			PCI_FUNC(us_ibdev->pdev->devfn),
 			netdev_name(us_ibdev->netdev),
 			us_ibdev->ufdev->mac,
-			atomic_read(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt.refcount));
+			kref_read(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt));
 		UPDATE_PTR_LEFT(n, ptr, left);
 
 		for (res_type = USNIC_VNIC_RES_TYPE_EOL;
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ usnic_ib_show_max_vf(struct device *device, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	us_ibdev = container_of(device, struct usnic_ib_dev, ib_dev.dev);
 
 	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%u\n",
-			atomic_read(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt.refcount));
+			kref_read(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt));
 }
 
 static ssize_t
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
index 74819a7951e2..69df8e353123 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/usnic/usnic_ib_verbs.c
@@ -291,11 +291,11 @@ int usnic_ib_query_device(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	qp_per_vf = max(us_ibdev->vf_res_cnt[USNIC_VNIC_RES_TYPE_WQ],
 			us_ibdev->vf_res_cnt[USNIC_VNIC_RES_TYPE_RQ]);
 	props->max_qp = qp_per_vf *
-		atomic_read(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt.refcount);
+		kref_read(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt);
 	props->device_cap_flags = IB_DEVICE_PORT_ACTIVE_EVENT |
 		IB_DEVICE_SYS_IMAGE_GUID | IB_DEVICE_BLOCK_MULTICAST_LOOPBACK;
 	props->max_cq = us_ibdev->vf_res_cnt[USNIC_VNIC_RES_TYPE_CQ] *
-		atomic_read(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt.refcount);
+		kref_read(&us_ibdev->vf_cnt);
 	props->max_pd = USNIC_UIOM_MAX_PD_CNT;
 	props->max_mr = USNIC_UIOM_MAX_MR_CNT;
 	props->local_ca_ack_delay = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_dev.c b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_dev.c
index 7f1b282d7d96..cb290b8ca0c8 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/genwqe/card_dev.c
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ int genwqe_device_remove(struct genwqe_dev *cd)
 	 * application which will decrease this reference from
 	 * 1/unused to 0/illegal and not from 2/used 1/empty.
 	 */
-	rc = atomic_read(&cd->cdev_genwqe.kobj.kref.refcount);
+	rc = kref_read(&cd->cdev_genwqe.kobj.kref);
 	if (rc != 1) {
 		dev_err(&pci_dev->dev,
 			"[%s] err: cdev_genwqe...refcount=%d\n", __func__, rc);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
index c6c051b52f55..e32a92341b54 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/debugfs.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static ssize_t mei_dbgfs_read_meclients(struct file *fp, char __user *ubuf,
 				me_cl->props.max_number_of_connections,
 				me_cl->props.max_msg_length,
 				me_cl->props.single_recv_buf,
-				atomic_read(&me_cl->refcnt.refcount));
+				kref_read(&me_cl->refcnt));
 
 			mei_me_cl_put(me_cl);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pnv_php.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pnv_php.c
index 56efaf72d08e..d2961ef39a3a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/pnv_php.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/pnv_php.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static void pnv_php_detach_device_nodes(struct device_node *parent)
 		pnv_php_detach_device_nodes(dn);
 
 		of_node_put(dn);
-		refcount = atomic_read(&dn->kobj.kref.refcount);
+		refcount = kref_read(&dn->kobj.kref);
 		if (refcount != 1)
 			pr_warn("Invalid refcount %d on <%s>\n",
 				refcount, of_node_full_name(dn));
diff --git a/drivers/pci/slot.c b/drivers/pci/slot.c
index 429d34c348b9..e42909524dee 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/slot.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/slot.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_create_slot);
 void pci_destroy_slot(struct pci_slot *slot)
 {
 	dev_dbg(&slot->bus->dev, "dev %02x, dec refcount to %d\n",
-		slot->number, atomic_read(&slot->kobj.kref.refcount) - 1);
+		slot->number, kref_read(&slot->kobj.kref) - 1);
 
 	mutex_lock(&pci_slot_mutex);
 	kobject_put(&slot->kobj);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c
index f501095f91ac..898461b146cc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bnx2fc/bnx2fc_io.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void bnx2fc_cmd_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 				    &io_req->req_flags)) {
 			/* Handle internally generated ABTS timeout */
 			BNX2FC_IO_DBG(io_req, "ABTS timed out refcnt = %d\n",
-					io_req->refcount.refcount.counter);
+					kref_read(&io_req->refcount));
 			if (!(test_and_set_bit(BNX2FC_FLAG_ABTS_DONE,
 					       &io_req->req_flags))) {
 				/*
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ int bnx2fc_eh_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *sc_cmd)
 		return SUCCESS;
 	}
 	BNX2FC_IO_DBG(io_req, "eh_abort - refcnt = %d\n",
-		      io_req->refcount.refcount.counter);
+		      kref_read(&io_req->refcount));
 
 	/* Hold IO request across abort processing */
 	kref_get(&io_req->refcount);
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ void bnx2fc_process_cleanup_compl(struct bnx2fc_cmd *io_req,
 {
 	BNX2FC_IO_DBG(io_req, "Entered process_cleanup_compl "
 			      "refcnt = %d, cmd_type = %d\n",
-		   io_req->refcount.refcount.counter, io_req->cmd_type);
+		   kref_read(&io_req->refcount), io_req->cmd_type);
 	bnx2fc_scsi_done(io_req, DID_ERROR);
 	kref_put(&io_req->refcount, bnx2fc_cmd_release);
 	if (io_req->wait_for_comp)
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ void bnx2fc_process_abts_compl(struct bnx2fc_cmd *io_req,
 	BNX2FC_IO_DBG(io_req, "Entered process_abts_compl xid = 0x%x"
 			      "refcnt = %d, cmd_type = %d\n",
 		   io_req->xid,
-		   io_req->refcount.refcount.counter, io_req->cmd_type);
+		   kref_read(&io_req->refcount), io_req->cmd_type);
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(BNX2FC_FLAG_ABTS_DONE,
 				       &io_req->req_flags)) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.h b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.h
index 95ba99044c3e..18e0ea83d361 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/libcxgbi.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static inline void __cxgbi_sock_put(const char *fn, struct cxgbi_sock *csk)
 {
 	log_debug(1 << CXGBI_DBG_SOCK,
 		"%s, put csk 0x%p, ref %u-1.\n",
-		fn, csk, atomic_read(&csk->refcnt.refcount));
+		fn, csk, kref_read(&csk->refcnt));
 	kref_put(&csk->refcnt, cxgbi_sock_free);
 }
 #define cxgbi_sock_put(csk)	__cxgbi_sock_put(__func__, csk)
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static inline void __cxgbi_sock_get(const char *fn, struct cxgbi_sock *csk)
 {
 	log_debug(1 << CXGBI_DBG_SOCK,
 		"%s, get csk 0x%p, ref %u+1.\n",
-		fn, csk, atomic_read(&csk->refcnt.refcount));
+		fn, csk, kref_read(&csk->refcnt));
 	kref_get(&csk->refcnt);
 }
 #define cxgbi_sock_get(csk)	__cxgbi_sock_get(__func__, csk)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
index a63542bac153..caa7a7b0ec53 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_debugfs.c
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ lpfc_debugfs_nodelist_data(struct lpfc_vport *vport, char *buf, int size)
 		len += snprintf(buf+len, size-len, "usgmap:%x ",
 			ndlp->nlp_usg_map);
 		len += snprintf(buf+len, size-len, "refcnt:%x",
-			atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount));
+			kref_read(&ndlp->kref));
 		len +=  snprintf(buf+len, size-len, "\n");
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(shost->host_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 236e4e51d161..7a8829546068 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -3688,7 +3688,7 @@ lpfc_mbx_cmpl_dflt_rpi(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmb)
 		lpfc_printf_vlog(ndlp->vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_NODE,
 				 "0006 rpi%x DID:%x flg:%x %d map:%x %p\n",
 				 ndlp->nlp_rpi, ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->nlp_flag,
-				 atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount),
+				 kref_read(&ndlp->kref),
 				 ndlp->nlp_usg_map, ndlp);
 		if (NLP_CHK_NODE_ACT(ndlp)) {
 			lpfc_nlp_put(ndlp);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index ed223937798a..82047070cdc9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -3440,7 +3440,7 @@ lpfc_mbx_cmpl_reg_login(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmb)
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_SLI,
 			 "0002 rpi:%x DID:%x flg:%x %d map:%x %p\n",
 			 ndlp->nlp_rpi, ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->nlp_flag,
-			 atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount),
+			 kref_read(&ndlp->kref),
 			 ndlp->nlp_usg_map, ndlp);
 	if (ndlp->nlp_flag & NLP_REG_LOGIN_SEND)
 		ndlp->nlp_flag &= ~NLP_REG_LOGIN_SEND;
@@ -3861,7 +3861,7 @@ out:
 	lpfc_printf_vlog(vport, KERN_INFO, LOG_SLI,
 			 "0003 rpi:%x DID:%x flg:%x %d map%x %p\n",
 			 ndlp->nlp_rpi, ndlp->nlp_DID, ndlp->nlp_flag,
-			 atomic_read(&ndlp->kref.refcount),
+			 kref_read(&ndlp->