}
 
 /**
- * batadv_dat_entry_free_ref - decrement the dat_entry refcounter and possibly
+ * batadv_dat_entry_put - decrement the dat_entry refcounter and possibly
  *  release it
  * @dat_entry: dat_entry to be free'd
  */
-static void batadv_dat_entry_free_ref(struct batadv_dat_entry *dat_entry)
+static void batadv_dat_entry_put(struct batadv_dat_entry *dat_entry)
 {
        kref_put(&dat_entry->refcount, batadv_dat_entry_release);
 }
                                continue;
 
                        hlist_del_rcu(&dat_entry->hash_entry);
-                       batadv_dat_entry_free_ref(dat_entry);
+                       batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
                }
                spin_unlock_bh(list_lock);
        }
 
        if (unlikely(hash_added != 0)) {
                /* remove the reference for the hash */
-               batadv_dat_entry_free_ref(dat_entry);
+               batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
                goto out;
        }
 
 
 out:
        if (dat_entry)
-               batadv_dat_entry_free_ref(dat_entry);
+               batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG
        }
 out:
        if (dat_entry)
-               batadv_dat_entry_free_ref(dat_entry);
+               batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
        return ret;
 }
 
        }
 out:
        if (dat_entry)
-               batadv_dat_entry_free_ref(dat_entry);
+               batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
        if (ret)
                kfree_skb(skb);
        return ret;
 
 out:
        if (dat_entry)
-               batadv_dat_entry_free_ref(dat_entry);
+               batadv_dat_entry_put(dat_entry);
        return ret;
 }