Use rcuref_t for reference counting. This eliminates the cmpxchg loop in the get and put path. This also eliminates the need to acquire the lock in the put path because once the final user returns the reference, it can no longer be obtained anymore. Use rcuref_t for reference counting. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250203150525.456525-5-bigeasy@linutronix.de Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com> Cc: Joel Fernandes <joel@joelfernandes.org> Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> Cc: Lai jiangshan <jiangshanlai@gmail.com> Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com> Cc: Mengen Sun <mengensun@tencent.com> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Cc: "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)" <urezki@gmail.com> Cc: YueHong Wu <yuehongwu@tencent.com> Cc: Zqiang <qiang.zhang1211@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>