1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index f100399ee05e..6cfc81a32703 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -351,11 +351,24 @@ struct cifsFileInfo {
         bool closePend:1;       /* file is marked to close */
         bool invalidHandle:1;   /* file closed via session abend */
         bool messageMode:1;     /* for pipes: message vs byte mode */
-        atomic_t wrtPending;   /* handle in use - defer close */
+        atomic_t count;         /* reference count */
         struct mutex fh_mutex; /* prevents reopen race after dead ses*/
         struct cifs_search_info srch_inf;
 };
 
+/* Take a reference on the file private data */
+static inline void cifsFileInfo_get(struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_file)
+{
+        atomic_inc(&cifs_file->count);
+}
+
+/* Release a reference on the file private data */
+static inline void cifsFileInfo_put(struct cifsFileInfo *cifs_file)
+{
+        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&cifs_file->count))
+                kfree(cifs_file);
+}
+
 /*
  * One of these for each file inode
  */