vlan = batadv_softif_vlan_get(bat_priv, vid);
        if (vlan) {
                ap_isolation_enabled = atomic_read(&vlan->ap_isolation);
-               batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+               batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
        }
 
        return ap_isolation_enabled;
 
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref - decrease the vlan object refcounter and
+ * batadv_softif_vlan_put - decrease the vlan object refcounter and
  *  possibly release it
  * @vlan: the vlan object to release
  */
-void batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan)
+void batadv_softif_vlan_put(struct batadv_softif_vlan *vlan)
 {
        if (!vlan)
                return;
 
        vlan = batadv_softif_vlan_get(bat_priv, vid);
        if (vlan) {
-               batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+               batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
                return -EEXIST;
        }
 
                               vlan->vid, "vlan interface destroyed", false);
 
        batadv_sysfs_del_vlan(bat_priv, vlan);
-       batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+       batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
 }
 
 /**
        if (!vlan->kobj) {
                ret = batadv_sysfs_add_vlan(bat_priv->soft_iface, vlan);
                if (ret) {
-                       batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+                       batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
                        return ret;
                }
        }
        batadv_softif_destroy_vlan(bat_priv, vlan);
 
        /* finally free the vlan object */
-       batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+       batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
 
        return 0;
 }
        vlan = batadv_softif_vlan_get(bat_priv, BATADV_NO_FLAGS);
        if (vlan) {
                batadv_softif_destroy_vlan(bat_priv, vlan);
-               batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+               batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
        }
 
        batadv_sysfs_del_meshif(soft_iface);
 
 int batadv_softif_is_valid(const struct net_device *net_dev);
 extern struct rtnl_link_ops batadv_link_ops;
 int batadv_softif_create_vlan(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, unsigned short vid);
-void batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(struct batadv_softif_vlan *softif_vlan);
+void batadv_softif_vlan_put(struct batadv_softif_vlan *softif_vlan);
 struct batadv_softif_vlan *batadv_softif_vlan_get(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
                                                  unsigned short vid);
 
 
                                              attr, &vlan->_name,       \
                                              bat_priv->soft_iface);    \
                                                                        \
-       batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);                              \
+       batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);                                   \
        return res;                                                     \
 }
 
                             atomic_read(&vlan->_name) == 0 ?           \
                             "disabled" : "enabled");                   \
                                                                        \
-       batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);                              \
+       batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);                                   \
        return res;                                                     \
 }
 
 
 
        atomic_add(v, &vlan->tt.num_entries);
 
-       batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+       batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
 }
 
 /**
        if (unlikely(hash_added != 0)) {
                /* remove the reference for the hash */
                batadv_tt_local_entry_free_ref(tt_local);
-               batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+               batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
                goto out;
        }
 
                                   no_purge ? 0 : last_seen_msecs,
                                   vlan->tt.crc);
 
-                       batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+                       batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
                }
                rcu_read_unlock();
        }
        if (!vlan)
                goto out;
 
-       batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
-       batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+       batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
+       batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
 
 out:
        if (tt_local_entry)
                        vlan = batadv_softif_vlan_get(bat_priv,
                                                      tt_common_entry->vid);
                        if (vlan) {
-                               batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
-                               batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+                               batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
+                               batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
                        }
 
                        batadv_tt_local_entry_free_ref(tt_local);
                        /* decrease the reference held for this vlan */
                        vlan = batadv_softif_vlan_get(bat_priv, tt_common->vid);
                        if (vlan) {
-                               batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
-                               batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+                               batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
+                               batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
                        }
 
                        batadv_tt_local_entry_free_ref(tt_local);
        ret = true;
 
 out:
-       batadv_softif_vlan_free_ref(vlan);
+       batadv_softif_vlan_put(vlan);
        if (tt_global_entry)
                batadv_tt_global_entry_free_ref(tt_global_entry);
        if (tt_local_entry)