*
  *     @proto_down_reason:     reason a netdev interface is held down
  *     @pcpu_refcnt:           Number of references to this device
+ *     @dev_refcnt:            Number of references to this device
  *     @todo_list:             Delayed register/unregister
  *     @link_watch_list:       XXX: need comments on this one
  *
 
        rebroadcast_time = warning_time = jiffies;
        refcnt = netdev_refcnt_read(dev);
 
-       while (refcnt != 0) {
+       while (refcnt != 1) {
                if (time_after(jiffies, rebroadcast_time + 1 * HZ)) {
                        rtnl_lock();
 
 
                refcnt = netdev_refcnt_read(dev);
 
-               if (refcnt && time_after(jiffies, warning_time + 10 * HZ)) {
+               if (refcnt != 1 && time_after(jiffies, warning_time + 10 * HZ)) {
                        pr_emerg("unregister_netdevice: waiting for %s to become free. Usage count = %d\n",
                                 dev->name, refcnt);
                        warning_time = jiffies;
                netdev_wait_allrefs(dev);
 
                /* paranoia */
-               BUG_ON(netdev_refcnt_read(dev));
+               BUG_ON(netdev_refcnt_read(dev) != 1);
                BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dev->ptype_all));
                BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dev->ptype_specific));
                WARN_ON(rcu_access_pointer(dev->ip_ptr));
        dev->pcpu_refcnt = alloc_percpu(int);
        if (!dev->pcpu_refcnt)
                goto free_dev;
+       dev_hold(dev);
+#else
+       refcount_set(&dev->dev_refcnt, 1);
 #endif
 
        if (dev_addr_init(dev))