}
 
 struct nfs4_opendata {
-       atomic_t count;
+       struct kref kref;
        struct nfs_openargs o_arg;
        struct nfs_openres o_res;
        struct nfs_open_confirmargs c_arg;
        p->o_arg.seqid = nfs_alloc_seqid(&sp->so_seqid);
        if (p->o_arg.seqid == NULL)
                goto err_free;
-       atomic_set(&p->count, 1);
        p->path.mnt = mntget(path->mnt);
        p->path.dentry = dget(path->dentry);
        p->dir = parent;
        p->c_arg.fh = &p->o_res.fh;
        p->c_arg.stateid = &p->o_res.stateid;
        p->c_arg.seqid = p->o_arg.seqid;
+       kref_init(&p->kref);
        return p;
 err_free:
        kfree(p);
        return NULL;
 }
 
-static void nfs4_opendata_free(struct nfs4_opendata *p)
+static void nfs4_opendata_free(struct kref *kref)
 {
-       if (p != NULL && atomic_dec_and_test(&p->count)) {
-               nfs_free_seqid(p->o_arg.seqid);
-               nfs4_put_state_owner(p->owner);
-               dput(p->dir);
-               dput(p->path.dentry);
-               mntput(p->path.mnt);
-               kfree(p);
-       }
+       struct nfs4_opendata *p = container_of(kref,
+                       struct nfs4_opendata, kref);
+
+       nfs_free_seqid(p->o_arg.seqid);
+       nfs4_put_state_owner(p->owner);
+       dput(p->dir);
+       dput(p->path.dentry);
+       mntput(p->path.mnt);
+       kfree(p);
+}
+
+static void nfs4_opendata_put(struct nfs4_opendata *p)
+{
+       if (p != NULL)
+               kref_put(&p->kref, nfs4_opendata_free);
 }
 
 static int nfs4_wait_for_completion_rpc_task(struct rpc_task *task)
        nfs_copy_fh(&opendata->o_res.fh, opendata->o_arg.fh);
        opendata->o_arg.u.delegation_type = delegation_type;
        status = nfs4_open_recover(opendata, state);
-       nfs4_opendata_free(opendata);
+       nfs4_opendata_put(opendata);
        return status;
 }
 
        memcpy(opendata->o_arg.u.delegation.data, state->stateid.data,
                        sizeof(opendata->o_arg.u.delegation.data));
        ret = nfs4_open_recover(opendata, state);
-       nfs4_opendata_free(opendata);
+       nfs4_opendata_put(opendata);
        return ret;
 }
 
        if (state != NULL)
                nfs4_close_state(&data->path, state, data->o_arg.open_flags);
 out_free:
-       nfs4_opendata_free(data);
+       nfs4_opendata_put(data);
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs4_open_confirm_ops = {
        struct rpc_task *task;
        int status;
 
-       atomic_inc(&data->count);
+       kref_get(&data->kref);
        /*
         * If rpc_run_task() ends up calling ->rpc_release(), we
         * want to ensure that it takes the 'error' code path.
        if (state != NULL)
                nfs4_close_state(&data->path, state, data->o_arg.open_flags);
 out_free:
-       nfs4_opendata_free(data);
+       nfs4_opendata_put(data);
 }
 
 static const struct rpc_call_ops nfs4_open_ops = {
        struct rpc_task *task;
        int status;
 
-       atomic_inc(&data->count);
+       kref_get(&data->kref);
        /*
         * If rpc_run_task() ends up calling ->rpc_release(), we
         * want to ensure that it takes the 'error' code path.
                nfs4_drop_state_owner(state->owner);
                d_drop(ctx->path.dentry);
        }
-       nfs4_opendata_free(opendata);
+       nfs4_opendata_put(opendata);
        return ret;
 }
 
 
        status = _nfs4_proc_open(opendata);
        if (status != 0)
-               goto err_opendata_free;
+               goto err_opendata_put;
 
        if (opendata->o_arg.open_flags & O_EXCL)
                nfs4_exclusive_attrset(opendata, sattr);
        status = -ENOMEM;
        state = nfs4_opendata_to_nfs4_state(opendata);
        if (state == NULL)
-               goto err_opendata_free;
+               goto err_opendata_put;
        if (opendata->o_res.delegation_type != 0)
                nfs_inode_set_delegation(state->inode, cred, &opendata->o_res);
-       nfs4_opendata_free(opendata);
+       nfs4_opendata_put(opendata);
        nfs4_put_state_owner(sp);
        up_read(&clp->cl_sem);
        *res = state;
        return 0;
-err_opendata_free:
-       nfs4_opendata_free(opendata);
+err_opendata_put:
+       nfs4_opendata_put(opendata);
 err_release_rwsem:
        up_read(&clp->cl_sem);
 err_put_state_owner: