void rds_message_addref(struct rds_message *rm)
 {
-       rdsdebug("addref rm %p ref %d\n", rm, atomic_read(&rm->m_refcount));
-       atomic_inc(&rm->m_refcount);
+       rdsdebug("addref rm %p ref %d\n", rm, refcount_read(&rm->m_refcount));
+       refcount_inc(&rm->m_refcount);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rds_message_addref);
 
 
 void rds_message_put(struct rds_message *rm)
 {
-       rdsdebug("put rm %p ref %d\n", rm, atomic_read(&rm->m_refcount));
-       WARN(!atomic_read(&rm->m_refcount), "danger refcount zero on %p\n", rm);
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rm->m_refcount)) {
+       rdsdebug("put rm %p ref %d\n", rm, refcount_read(&rm->m_refcount));
+       WARN(!refcount_read(&rm->m_refcount), "danger refcount zero on %p\n", rm);
+       if (refcount_dec_and_test(&rm->m_refcount)) {
                BUG_ON(!list_empty(&rm->m_sock_item));
                BUG_ON(!list_empty(&rm->m_conn_item));
                rds_message_purge(rm);
        rm->m_used_sgs = 0;
        rm->m_total_sgs = extra_len / sizeof(struct scatterlist);
 
-       atomic_set(&rm->m_refcount, 1);
+       refcount_set(&rm->m_refcount, 1);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rm->m_sock_item);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rm->m_conn_item);
        spin_lock_init(&rm->m_rs_lock);