1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 4160db3721ba..14fbb04c459d 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ struct net_device {
         struct timer_list       watchdog_timer;
 
         /* Number of references to this device */
-        atomic_t                refcnt ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+        int __percpu            *pcpu_refcnt;
 
         /* delayed register/unregister */
         struct list_head        todo_list;
@@ -1330,6 +1330,7 @@ static inline void unregister_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
         unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, NULL);
 }
 
+extern int              netdev_refcnt_read(const struct net_device *dev);
 extern void             free_netdev(struct net_device *dev);
 extern void             synchronize_net(void);
 extern int              register_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
@@ -1798,7 +1799,7 @@ extern void netdev_run_todo(void);
  */
 static inline void dev_put(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-        atomic_dec(&dev->refcnt);
+        irqsafe_cpu_dec(*dev->pcpu_refcnt);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1809,7 +1810,7 @@ static inline void dev_put(struct net_device *dev)
  */
 static inline void dev_hold(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-        atomic_inc(&dev->refcnt);
+        irqsafe_cpu_inc(*dev->pcpu_refcnt);
 }
 
 /* Carrier loss detection, dial on demand. The functions netif_carrier_on