#ifndef NET_9P_TRANSPORT_H
 #define NET_9P_TRANSPORT_H
 
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
 /**
  * enum p9_trans_status - different states of underlying transports
  * @Connected: transport is connected and healthy
        int maxsize;            /* max message size of transport */
        int def;                /* this transport should be default */
        struct p9_trans * (*create)(const char *, char *, int, unsigned char);
+       struct module *owner;
 };
 
 void v9fs_register_trans(struct p9_trans_module *m);
-struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_match_trans(const substring_t *name);
-struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_default_trans(void);
+void v9fs_unregister_trans(struct p9_trans_module *m);
+struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_get_trans_by_name(const substring_t *name);
+struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_get_default_trans(void);
+void v9fs_put_trans(struct p9_trans_module *m);
 #endif /* NET_9P_TRANSPORT_H */
 
 #include <linux/parser.h>
 #include <net/9p/transport.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_9P_DEBUG
 unsigned int p9_debug_level = 0;       /* feature-rific global debug level  */
  *
  */
 
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(v9fs_trans_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(v9fs_trans_list);
-static struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_default_transport;
 
 /**
  * v9fs_register_trans - register a new transport with 9p
  */
 void v9fs_register_trans(struct p9_trans_module *m)
 {
+       spin_lock(&v9fs_trans_lock);
        list_add_tail(&m->list, &v9fs_trans_list);
-       if (m->def)
-               v9fs_default_transport = m;
+       spin_unlock(&v9fs_trans_lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(v9fs_register_trans);
 
 /**
- * v9fs_match_trans - match transport versus registered transports
+ * v9fs_unregister_trans - unregister a 9p transport
+ * @m: the transport to remove
+ *
+ */
+void v9fs_unregister_trans(struct p9_trans_module *m)
+{
+       spin_lock(&v9fs_trans_lock);
+       list_del_init(&m->list);
+       spin_unlock(&v9fs_trans_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(v9fs_unregister_trans);
+
+/**
+ * v9fs_get_trans_by_name - get transport with the matching name
  * @name: string identifying transport
  *
  */
-struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_match_trans(const substring_t *name)
+struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_get_trans_by_name(const substring_t *name)
 {
-       struct list_head *p;
-       struct p9_trans_module *t = NULL;
-
-       list_for_each(p, &v9fs_trans_list) {
-               t = list_entry(p, struct p9_trans_module, list);
-               if (strncmp(t->name, name->from, name->to-name->from) == 0)
-                       return t;
-       }
-       return NULL;
+       struct p9_trans_module *t, *found = NULL;
+
+       spin_lock(&v9fs_trans_lock);
+
+       list_for_each_entry(t, &v9fs_trans_list, list)
+               if (strncmp(t->name, name->from, name->to-name->from) == 0 &&
+                   try_module_get(t->owner)) {
+                       found = t;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+       spin_unlock(&v9fs_trans_lock);
+       return found;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(v9fs_match_trans);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(v9fs_get_trans_by_name);
 
 /**
- * v9fs_default_trans - returns pointer to default transport
+ * v9fs_get_default_trans - get the default transport
  *
  */
 
-struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_default_trans(void)
+struct p9_trans_module *v9fs_get_default_trans(void)
 {
-       if (v9fs_default_transport)
-               return v9fs_default_transport;
-       else if (!list_empty(&v9fs_trans_list))
-               return list_first_entry(&v9fs_trans_list,
-                                       struct p9_trans_module, list);
-       else
-               return NULL;
+       struct p9_trans_module *t, *found = NULL;
+
+       spin_lock(&v9fs_trans_lock);
+
+       list_for_each_entry(t, &v9fs_trans_list, list)
+               if (t->def && try_module_get(t->owner)) {
+                       found = t;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+       if (!found)
+               list_for_each_entry(t, &v9fs_trans_list, list)
+                       if (try_module_get(t->owner)) {
+                               found = t;
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+       spin_unlock(&v9fs_trans_lock);
+       return found;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(v9fs_default_trans);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(v9fs_get_default_trans);
 
+/**
+ * v9fs_put_trans - put trans
+ * @m: transport to put
+ *
+ */
+void v9fs_put_trans(struct p9_trans_module *m)
+{
+       if (m)
+               module_put(m->owner);
+}
 
 /**
  * v9fs_init - Initialize module
 static void __exit exit_p9(void)
 {
        printk(KERN_INFO "Unloading 9P2000 support\n");
+
+       p9_trans_fd_exit();
 }
 
 module_init(init_p9)