2 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index f8a4ba533930..257a7f8b2362 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ nfs_create_request(struct nfs_open_context *ctx, struct inode *inode,
         req->wb_offset  = offset;
         req->wb_pgbase  = offset;
         req->wb_bytes   = count;
-        atomic_set(&req->wb_count, 1);
         req->wb_context = get_nfs_open_context(ctx);
-
+        kref_init(&req->wb_kref);
         return req;
 }
 
@@ -160,11 +159,9 @@ void nfs_clear_request(struct nfs_page *req)
  *
  * Note: Should never be called with the spinlock held!
  */
-void
-nfs_release_request(struct nfs_page *req)
+static void nfs_free_request(struct kref *kref)
 {
-        if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&req->wb_count))
-                return;
+        struct nfs_page *req = container_of(kref, struct nfs_page, wb_kref);
 
         /* Release struct file or cached credential */
         nfs_clear_request(req);
@@ -172,6 +169,11 @@ nfs_release_request(struct nfs_page *req)
         nfs_page_free(req);
 }
 
+void nfs_release_request(struct nfs_page *req)
+{
+        kref_put(&req->wb_kref, nfs_free_request);
+}
+
 static int nfs_wait_bit_interruptible(void *word)
 {
         int ret = 0;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 9e7c21da864f..e9404328ac02 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static struct nfs_page *nfs_page_find_request_locked(struct page *page)
         if (PagePrivate(page)) {
                 req = (struct nfs_page *)page_private(page);
                 if (req != NULL)
-                        atomic_inc(&req->wb_count);
+                        kref_get(&req->wb_kref);
         }
         return req;
 }
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static int nfs_inode_add_request(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_page *req)
         if (PageDirty(req->wb_page))
                 set_bit(PG_NEED_FLUSH, &req->wb_flags);
         nfsi->npages++;
-        atomic_inc(&req->wb_count);
+        kref_get(&req->wb_kref);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ static int nfs_wait_on_requests_locked(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t idx_start, u
                 next = req->wb_index + 1;
                 BUG_ON(!NFS_WBACK_BUSY(req));
 
-                atomic_inc(&req->wb_count);
+                kref_get(&req->wb_kref);
                 spin_unlock(&nfsi->req_lock);
                 error = nfs_wait_on_request(req);
                 nfs_release_request(req);