#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
        return;
 }
 
+/**
+ * batadv_softif_vlan_release - release vlan from lists and queue for free after
+ *  rcu grace period
+ * @ref: kref pointer of the vlan object
+ */
+static void batadv_softif_vlan_release(struct kref *ref)
+{
+       struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan;
+
+       vlan = container_of(ref, struct batadv_softif_vlan, refcount);
+
+       spin_lock_bh(&vlan->bat_priv->softif_vlan_list_lock);
+       hlist_del_rcu(&vlan->list);
+       spin_unlock_bh(&vlan->bat_priv->softif_vlan_list_lock);
+
+       kfree_rcu(vlan, rcu);
+}
+
 /**
  * batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref - decrease the vlan object refcounter and
- *  possibly free it
+ *  possibly release it
  * @vlan: the vlan object to release
  */
 void batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan)
        if (!vlan)
                return;
 
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&vlan->refcount)) {
-               spin_lock_bh(&vlan->bat_priv->softif_vlan_list_lock);
-               hlist_del_rcu(&vlan->list);
-               spin_unlock_bh(&vlan->bat_priv->softif_vlan_list_lock);
-
-               kfree_rcu(vlan, rcu);
-       }
+       kref_put(&vlan->refcount, batadv_softif_vlan_release);
 }
 
 /**
                if (vlan_tmp->vid != vid)
                        continue;
 
-               if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&vlan_tmp->refcount))
+               if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&vlan_tmp->refcount))
                        continue;
 
                vlan = vlan_tmp;
 
        vlan->bat_priv = bat_priv;
        vlan->vid = vid;
-       atomic_set(&vlan->refcount, 1);
+       kref_init(&vlan->refcount);
 
        atomic_set(&vlan->ap_isolation, 0);
 
 
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/if.h>
 #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/printk.h>
                if (vlan_tmp->kobj != obj)
                        continue;
 
-               if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&vlan_tmp->refcount))
+               if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&vlan_tmp->refcount))
                        continue;
 
                vlan = vlan_tmp;