*  grace period
  * @ref: kref pointer of the claim
  */
-static void batadv_claim_release(struct batadv_bla_claim *claim)
+static void batadv_claim_release(struct kref *ref)
 {
+       struct batadv_bla_claim *claim;
+
+       claim = container_of(ref, struct batadv_bla_claim, refcount);
+
        batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(claim->backbone_gw);
        kfree_rcu(claim, rcu);
 }
  */
 static void batadv_claim_free_ref(struct batadv_bla_claim *claim)
 {
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&claim->refcount))
-               batadv_claim_release(claim);
+       kref_put(&claim->refcount, batadv_claim_release);
 }
 
 /**
                if (!batadv_compare_claim(&claim->hash_entry, data))
                        continue;
 
-               if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&claim->refcount))
+               if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&claim->refcount))
                        continue;
 
                claim_tmp = claim;
                claim->lasttime = jiffies;
                claim->backbone_gw = backbone_gw;
 
-               atomic_set(&claim->refcount, 2);
+               kref_init(&claim->refcount);
+               kref_get(&claim->refcount);
                batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BLA, bat_priv,
                           "bla_add_claim(): adding new entry %pM, vid %d to hash ...\n",
                           mac, BATADV_PRINT_VID(vid));