void rds_ib_dev_put(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev)
 {
-       BUG_ON(atomic_read(&rds_ibdev->refcount) <= 0);
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rds_ibdev->refcount))
+       BUG_ON(refcount_read(&rds_ibdev->refcount) == 0);
+       if (refcount_dec_and_test(&rds_ibdev->refcount))
                queue_work(rds_wq, &rds_ibdev->free_work);
 }
 
                return;
 
        spin_lock_init(&rds_ibdev->spinlock);
-       atomic_set(&rds_ibdev->refcount, 1);
+       refcount_set(&rds_ibdev->refcount, 1);
        INIT_WORK(&rds_ibdev->free_work, rds_ib_dev_free);
 
        rds_ibdev->max_wrs = device->attrs.max_qp_wr;
        down_write(&rds_ib_devices_lock);
        list_add_tail_rcu(&rds_ibdev->list, &rds_ib_devices);
        up_write(&rds_ib_devices_lock);
-       atomic_inc(&rds_ibdev->refcount);
+       refcount_inc(&rds_ibdev->refcount);
 
        ib_set_client_data(device, &rds_ib_client, rds_ibdev);
-       atomic_inc(&rds_ibdev->refcount);
+       refcount_inc(&rds_ibdev->refcount);
 
        rds_ib_nodev_connect();
 
        rcu_read_lock();
        rds_ibdev = ib_get_client_data(device, &rds_ib_client);
        if (rds_ibdev)
-               atomic_inc(&rds_ibdev->refcount);
+               refcount_inc(&rds_ibdev->refcount);
        rcu_read_unlock();
        return rds_ibdev;
 }
 
        unsigned int            max_initiator_depth;
        unsigned int            max_responder_resources;
        spinlock_t              spinlock;       /* protect the above */
-       atomic_t                refcount;
+       refcount_t              refcount;
        struct work_struct      free_work;
        int                     *vector_load;
 };
 
        list_for_each_entry_rcu(rds_ibdev, &rds_ib_devices, list) {
                list_for_each_entry_rcu(i_ipaddr, &rds_ibdev->ipaddr_list, list) {
                        if (i_ipaddr->ipaddr == ipaddr) {
-                               atomic_inc(&rds_ibdev->refcount);
+                               refcount_inc(&rds_ibdev->refcount);
                                rcu_read_unlock();
                                return rds_ibdev;
                        }
        spin_unlock_irq(&ib_nodev_conns_lock);
 
        ic->rds_ibdev = rds_ibdev;
-       atomic_inc(&rds_ibdev->refcount);
+       refcount_inc(&rds_ibdev->refcount);
 }
 
 void rds_ib_remove_conn(struct rds_ib_device *rds_ibdev, struct rds_connection *conn)