}
 
 /**
- * batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref - decrement the backbone gw refcounter and
- *  possibly release it
+ * batadv_backbone_gw_put - decrement the backbone gw refcounter and possibly
+ *  release it
  * @backbone_gw: backbone gateway to be free'd
  */
-static void
-batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(struct batadv_bla_backbone_gw *backbone_gw)
+static void batadv_backbone_gw_put(struct batadv_bla_backbone_gw *backbone_gw)
 {
        kref_put(&backbone_gw->refcount, batadv_backbone_gw_release);
 }
 
        claim = container_of(ref, struct batadv_bla_claim, refcount);
 
-       batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(claim->backbone_gw);
+       batadv_backbone_gw_put(claim->backbone_gw);
        kfree_rcu(claim, rcu);
 }
 
                return;
 
        backbone_gw->lasttime = jiffies;
-       batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(backbone_gw);
+       batadv_backbone_gw_put(backbone_gw);
 }
 
 /**
 
        /* finally, send an announcement frame */
        batadv_bla_send_announce(bat_priv, backbone_gw);
-       batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(backbone_gw);
+       batadv_backbone_gw_put(backbone_gw);
 }
 
 /**
                spin_lock_bh(&claim->backbone_gw->crc_lock);
                claim->backbone_gw->crc ^= crc16(0, claim->addr, ETH_ALEN);
                spin_unlock_bh(&claim->backbone_gw->crc_lock);
-               batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(claim->backbone_gw);
+               batadv_backbone_gw_put(claim->backbone_gw);
        }
        /* set (new) backbone gw */
        kref_get(&backbone_gw->refcount);
                }
        }
 
-       batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(backbone_gw);
+       batadv_backbone_gw_put(backbone_gw);
        return 1;
 }
 
                   claim_addr, BATADV_PRINT_VID(vid), backbone_gw->orig);
 
        batadv_bla_del_claim(bat_priv, claim_addr, vid);
-       batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(backbone_gw);
+       batadv_backbone_gw_put(backbone_gw);
        return 1;
 }
 
 
        /* TODO: we could call something like tt_local_del() here. */
 
-       batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(backbone_gw);
+       batadv_backbone_gw_put(backbone_gw);
        return 1;
 }
 
                        batadv_bla_del_backbone_claims(backbone_gw);
 
                        hlist_del_rcu(&backbone_gw->hash_entry);
-                       batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(backbone_gw);
+                       batadv_backbone_gw_put(backbone_gw);
                }
                spin_unlock_bh(list_lock);
        }
        if (!backbone_gw)
                return 0;
 
-       batadv_backbone_gw_free_ref(backbone_gw);
+       batadv_backbone_gw_put(backbone_gw);
        return 1;
 }