2 files changed, 18 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index fa47d5d84f5c..a9750984f772 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ struct hci_conn *hci_conn_add(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t *dst)
         if (hdev->notify)
                 hdev->notify(hdev, HCI_NOTIFY_CONN_ADD);
 
+        atomic_set(&conn->devref, 0);
+
         hci_conn_init_sysfs(conn);
 
         tasklet_enable(&hdev->tx_task);
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ int hci_conn_del(struct hci_conn *conn)
 
         skb_queue_purge(&conn->data_q);
 
-        hci_conn_del_sysfs(conn);
+        hci_conn_put_device(conn);
 
         hci_dev_put(hdev);
 
@@ -583,6 +585,19 @@ void hci_conn_check_pending(struct hci_dev *hdev)
         hci_dev_unlock(hdev);
 }
 
+void hci_conn_hold_device(struct hci_conn *conn)
+{
+        atomic_inc(&conn->devref);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(hci_conn_hold_device);
+
+void hci_conn_put_device(struct hci_conn *conn)
+{
+        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&conn->devref))
+                hci_conn_del_sysfs(conn);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(hci_conn_put_device);
+
 int hci_get_conn_list(void __user *arg)
 {
         struct hci_conn_list_req req, *cl;
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 184ba0a88ec0..e99fe385fba2 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ static inline void hci_conn_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *s
                 } else
                         conn->state = BT_CONNECTED;
 
+                hci_conn_hold_device(conn);
                 hci_conn_add_sysfs(conn);
 
                 if (test_bit(HCI_AUTH, &hdev->flags))
@@ -1693,6 +1694,7 @@ static inline void hci_sync_conn_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_bu
                 conn->handle = __le16_to_cpu(ev->handle);
                 conn->state  = BT_CONNECTED;
 
+                hci_conn_hold_device(conn);
                 hci_conn_add_sysfs(conn);
                 break;