1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
index 7868c29071d4..7196f00f0991 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_synctty.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ struct syncppp {
 
 	struct tasklet_struct tsk;
 
-	atomic_t	refcnt;
+	refcount_t	refcnt;
 	struct completion dead_cmp;
 	struct ppp_channel chan;	/* interface to generic ppp layer */
 };
@@ -141,14 +142,14 @@ static struct syncppp *sp_get(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	read_lock(&disc_data_lock);
 	ap = tty->disc_data;
 	if (ap != NULL)
-		atomic_inc(&ap->refcnt);
+		refcount_inc(&ap->refcnt);
 	read_unlock(&disc_data_lock);
 	return ap;
 }
 
 static void sp_put(struct syncppp *ap)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ap->refcnt))
+	if (refcount_dec_and_test(&ap->refcnt))
 		complete(&ap->dead_cmp);
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ ppp_sync_open(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	skb_queue_head_init(&ap->rqueue);
 	tasklet_init(&ap->tsk, ppp_sync_process, (unsigned long) ap);
 
-	atomic_set(&ap->refcnt, 1);
+	refcount_set(&ap->refcnt, 1);
 	init_completion(&ap->dead_cmp);
 
 	ap->chan.private = ap;
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ ppp_sync_close(struct tty_struct *tty)
 	 * our channel ops (i.e. ppp_sync_send/ioctl) are in progress
 	 * by the time it returns.
 	 */
-	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&ap->refcnt))
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&ap->refcnt))
 		wait_for_completion(&ap->dead_cmp);
 	tasklet_kill(&ap->tsk);