}
 
 /**
- * batadv_tvlv_handler_free_ref - decrement the tvlv container refcounter and
+ * batadv_tvlv_handler_put - decrement the tvlv container refcounter and
  *  possibly release it
  * @tvlv_handler: the tvlv handler to free
  */
-static void
-batadv_tvlv_handler_free_ref(struct batadv_tvlv_handler *tvlv_handler)
+static void batadv_tvlv_handler_put(struct batadv_tvlv_handler *tvlv_handler)
 {
        kref_put(&tvlv_handler->refcount, batadv_tvlv_handler_release);
 }
                                                src, dst, tvlv_value,
                                                tvlv_value_cont_len);
                if (tvlv_handler)
-                       batadv_tvlv_handler_free_ref(tvlv_handler);
+                       batadv_tvlv_handler_put(tvlv_handler);
                tvlv_value = (u8 *)tvlv_value + tvlv_value_cont_len;
                tvlv_value_len -= tvlv_value_cont_len;
        }
 
        tvlv_handler = batadv_tvlv_handler_get(bat_priv, type, version);
        if (tvlv_handler) {
-               batadv_tvlv_handler_free_ref(tvlv_handler);
+               batadv_tvlv_handler_put(tvlv_handler);
                return;
        }
 
        if (!tvlv_handler)
                return;
 
-       batadv_tvlv_handler_free_ref(tvlv_handler);
+       batadv_tvlv_handler_put(tvlv_handler);
        spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tvlv.handler_list_lock);
        hlist_del_rcu(&tvlv_handler->list);
        spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tvlv.handler_list_lock);
-       batadv_tvlv_handler_free_ref(tvlv_handler);
+       batadv_tvlv_handler_put(tvlv_handler);
 }
 
 /**