ctx = kmalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (ctx != NULL) {
-               atomic_set(&ctx->count, 1);
                ctx->path.dentry = dget(dentry);
                ctx->path.mnt = mntget(mnt);
                ctx->cred = get_rpccred(cred);
                ctx->lockowner = current->files;
                ctx->error = 0;
                ctx->dir_cookie = 0;
+               kref_init(&ctx->kref);
        }
        return ctx;
 }
 struct nfs_open_context *get_nfs_open_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx)
 {
        if (ctx != NULL)
-               atomic_inc(&ctx->count);
+               kref_get(&ctx->kref);
        return ctx;
 }
 
-void put_nfs_open_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx)
+static void nfs_free_open_context(struct kref *kref)
 {
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ctx->count)) {
-               if (!list_empty(&ctx->list)) {
-                       struct inode *inode = ctx->path.dentry->d_inode;
-                       spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-                       list_del(&ctx->list);
-                       spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-               }
-               if (ctx->state != NULL)
-                       nfs4_close_state(&ctx->path, ctx->state, ctx->mode);
-               if (ctx->cred != NULL)
-                       put_rpccred(ctx->cred);
-               dput(ctx->path.dentry);
-               mntput(ctx->path.mnt);
-               kfree(ctx);
+       struct nfs_open_context *ctx = container_of(kref,
+                       struct nfs_open_context, kref);
+
+       if (!list_empty(&ctx->list)) {
+               struct inode *inode = ctx->path.dentry->d_inode;
+               spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+               list_del(&ctx->list);
+               spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
        }
+       if (ctx->state != NULL)
+               nfs4_close_state(&ctx->path, ctx->state, ctx->mode);
+       if (ctx->cred != NULL)
+               put_rpccred(ctx->cred);
+       dput(ctx->path.dentry);
+       mntput(ctx->path.mnt);
+       kfree(ctx);
+}
+
+void put_nfs_open_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx)
+{
+       kref_put(&ctx->kref, nfs_free_open_context);
 }
 
 /*