}
 
 /**
- * batadv_hardif_neigh_free_ref - decrement the hardif neighbors refcounter
+ * batadv_hardif_neigh_put - decrement the hardif neighbors refcounter
  *  and possibly release it
  * @hardif_neigh: hardif neigh neighbor to free
  */
-void batadv_hardif_neigh_free_ref(struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *hardif_neigh)
+void batadv_hardif_neigh_put(struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *hardif_neigh)
 {
        kref_put(&hardif_neigh->refcount, batadv_hardif_neigh_release);
 }
                                               neigh_node->addr);
        if (hardif_neigh) {
                /* batadv_hardif_neigh_get() increases refcount too */
-               batadv_hardif_neigh_free_ref(hardif_neigh);
-               batadv_hardif_neigh_free_ref(hardif_neigh);
+               batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
+               batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
        }
 
        if (bao->bat_neigh_free)
 
 out:
        if (hardif_neigh)
-               batadv_hardif_neigh_free_ref(hardif_neigh);
+               batadv_hardif_neigh_put(hardif_neigh);
        return neigh_node;
 }
 
 
 batadv_hardif_neigh_get(const struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,
                        const u8 *neigh_addr);
 void
-batadv_hardif_neigh_free_ref(struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *hardif_neigh);
+batadv_hardif_neigh_put(struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *hardif_neigh);
 struct batadv_neigh_node *
 batadv_neigh_node_new(struct batadv_orig_node *orig_node,
                      struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface,