struct iblock_req *ibr = cmd->priv;
        u8 status;
 
-       if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ibr->pending))
+       if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&ibr->pending))
                return;
 
        if (atomic_read(&ibr->ib_bio_err_cnt))
        bio_list_init(&list);
        bio_list_add(&list, bio);
 
-       atomic_set(&ibr->pending, 1);
+       refcount_set(&ibr->pending, 1);
 
        while (sectors) {
                while (bio_add_page(bio, sg_page(sg), sg->length, sg->offset)
                        if (!bio)
                                goto fail_put_bios;
 
-                       atomic_inc(&ibr->pending);
+                       refcount_inc(&ibr->pending);
                        bio_list_add(&list, bio);
                }
 
        cmd->priv = ibr;
 
        if (!sgl_nents) {
-               atomic_set(&ibr->pending, 1);
+               refcount_set(&ibr->pending, 1);
                iblock_complete_cmd(cmd);
                return 0;
        }
        bio_list_init(&list);
        bio_list_add(&list, bio);
 
-       atomic_set(&ibr->pending, 2);
+       refcount_set(&ibr->pending, 2);
        bio_cnt = 1;
 
        for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sgl_nents, i) {
                        if (!bio)
                                goto fail_put_bios;
 
-                       atomic_inc(&ibr->pending);
+                       refcount_inc(&ibr->pending);
                        bio_list_add(&list, bio);
                        bio_cnt++;
                }
 
 #define TARGET_CORE_IBLOCK_H
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <target/target_core_base.h>
 
 #define IBLOCK_VERSION         "4.0"
 #define IBLOCK_LBA_SHIFT       9
 
 struct iblock_req {
-       atomic_t pending;
+       refcount_t pending;
        atomic_t ib_bio_err_cnt;
 } ____cacheline_aligned;