1 files changed, 25 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
index 5b275a9395c1..d45673cb3ce1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvbdev.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int dvb_device_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		new_fops = fops_get(dvbdev->fops);
 		if (!new_fops)
 			goto fail;
-		file->private_data = dvbdev;
+		file->private_data = dvb_device_get(dvbdev);
 		replace_fops(file, new_fops);
 		if (file->f_op->open)
 			err = file->f_op->open(inode, file);
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ int dvb_generic_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	}
 
 	dvbdev->users++;
+
+	dvb_device_put(dvbdev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_generic_release);
@@ -479,6 +482,7 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	kref_init(&dvbdev->ref);
 	memcpy(dvbdev, template, sizeof(struct dvb_device));
 	dvbdev->type = type;
 	dvbdev->id = id;
@@ -510,7 +514,7 @@ int dvb_register_device(struct dvb_adapter *adap, struct dvb_device **pdvbdev,
 #endif
 
 	dvbdev->minor = minor;
-	dvb_minors[minor] = dvbdev;
+	dvb_minors[minor] = dvb_device_get(dvbdev);
 	up_write(&minor_rwsem);
 
 	ret = dvb_register_media_device(dvbdev, type, minor, demux_sink_pads);
@@ -555,6 +559,7 @@ void dvb_remove_device(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)
 
 	down_write(&minor_rwsem);
 	dvb_minors[dvbdev->minor] = NULL;
+	dvb_device_put(dvbdev);
 	up_write(&minor_rwsem);
 
 	dvb_media_device_free(dvbdev);
@@ -566,21 +571,34 @@ void dvb_remove_device(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_remove_device);
 
 
-void dvb_free_device(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)
+static void dvb_free_device(struct kref *ref)
 {
-	if (!dvbdev)
-		return;
+	struct dvb_device *dvbdev = container_of(ref, struct dvb_device, ref);
 
 	kfree (dvbdev->fops);
 	kfree (dvbdev);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_free_device);
+
+
+struct dvb_device *dvb_device_get(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)
+{
+	kref_get(&dvbdev->ref);
+	return dvbdev;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_device_get);
+
+
+void dvb_device_put(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)
+{
+	if (dvbdev)
+		kref_put(&dvbdev->ref, dvb_free_device);
+}
 
 
 void dvb_unregister_device(struct dvb_device *dvbdev)
 {
 	dvb_remove_device(dvbdev);
-	dvb_free_device(dvbdev);
+	dvb_device_put(dvbdev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dvb_unregister_device);