diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 8348272..c3ff60c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -2948,7 +2948,6 @@ void drbd_delete_device(struct drbd_device *device)
 	struct drbd_resource *resource = device->resource;
 	struct drbd_connection *connection;
 	struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device;
-	int refs = 3;
 
 	/* move to free_peer_device() */
 	for_each_peer_device(peer_device, device)
@@ -2956,13 +2955,15 @@ void drbd_delete_device(struct drbd_device *device)
 	drbd_debugfs_device_cleanup(device);
 	for_each_connection(connection, resource) {
 		idr_remove(&connection->peer_devices, device->vnr);
-		refs++;
+		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
 	}
 	idr_remove(&resource->devices, device->vnr);
+	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
 	idr_remove(&drbd_devices, device_to_minor(device));
+	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
 	del_gendisk(device->vdisk);
 	synchronize_rcu();
-	kref_sub(&device->kref, refs, drbd_destroy_device);
+	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
 }
 
 static int __init drbd_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
index 74306c0..b489ac2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ static void mod_rq_state(struct drbd_request *req, struct bio_and_error *m,
 	struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device = first_peer_device(device);
 	unsigned s = req->rq_state;
 	int c_put = 0;
-	int k_put = 0;
 
 	if (drbd_suspended(device) && !((s | clear) & RQ_COMPLETION_SUSP))
 		set |= RQ_COMPLETION_SUSP;
@@ -437,6 +436,8 @@ static void mod_rq_state(struct drbd_request *req, struct bio_and_error *m,
 
 	/* intent: get references */
 
+	kref_get(&req->kref);
+
 	if (!(s & RQ_LOCAL_PENDING) && (set & RQ_LOCAL_PENDING))
 		atomic_inc(&req->completion_ref);
 
@@ -473,15 +474,12 @@ static void mod_rq_state(struct drbd_request *req, struct bio_and_error *m,
 
 	if (!(s & RQ_LOCAL_ABORTED) && (set & RQ_LOCAL_ABORTED)) {
 		D_ASSERT(device, req->rq_state & RQ_LOCAL_PENDING);
-		/* local completion may still come in later,
-		 * we need to keep the req object around. */
-		kref_get(&req->kref);
 		++c_put;
 	}
 
 	if ((s & RQ_LOCAL_PENDING) && (clear & RQ_LOCAL_PENDING)) {
 		if (req->rq_state & RQ_LOCAL_ABORTED)
-			++k_put;
+			kref_put(&req->kref, drbd_req_destroy);
 		else
 			++c_put;
 		list_del_init(&req->req_pending_local);
@@ -503,7 +501,7 @@ static void mod_rq_state(struct drbd_request *req, struct bio_and_error *m,
 		if (s & RQ_NET_SENT)
 			atomic_sub(req->i.size >> 9, &device->ap_in_flight);
 		if (s & RQ_EXP_BARR_ACK)
-			++k_put;
+			kref_put(&req->kref, drbd_req_destroy);
 		req->net_done_jif = jiffies;
 
 		/* in ahead/behind mode, or just in case,
@@ -516,25 +514,16 @@ static void mod_rq_state(struct drbd_request *req, struct bio_and_error *m,
 
 	/* potentially complete and destroy */
 
-	if (k_put || c_put) {
-		/* Completion does it's own kref_put.  If we are going to
-		 * kref_sub below, we need req to be still around then. */
-		int at_least = k_put + !!c_put;
-		int refcount = kref_read(&req->kref);
-		if (refcount < at_least)
-			drbd_err(device,
-				"mod_rq_state: Logic BUG: %x -> %x: refcount = %d, should be >= %d\n",
-				s, req->rq_state, refcount, at_least);
-	}
-
 	/* If we made progress, retry conflicting peer requests, if any. */
 	if (req->i.waiting)
 		wake_up(&device->misc_wait);
 
-	if (c_put)
-		k_put += drbd_req_put_completion_ref(req, m, c_put);
-	if (k_put)
-		kref_sub(&req->kref, k_put, drbd_req_destroy);
+	if (c_put) {
+		if (drbd_req_put_completion_ref(req, m, c_put))
+			kref_put(&req->kref, drbd_req_destroy);
+	} else {
+		kref_put(&req->kref, drbd_req_destroy);
+	}
 }
 
 static void drbd_report_io_error(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_request *req)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 30aefcc..ffc6cb5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -181,61 +181,46 @@ void ttm_bo_add_to_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_add_to_lru);
 
-int ttm_bo_del_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
+static void ttm_bo_ref_bug(struct kref *list_kref)
+{
+	BUG();
+}
+
+void ttm_bo_del_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
 	struct ttm_bo_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
-	int put_count = 0;
 
 	if (bdev->driver->lru_removal)
 		bdev->driver->lru_removal(bo);
 
 	if (!list_empty(&bo->swap)) {
 		list_del_init(&bo->swap);
-		++put_count;
+		kref_put(&bo->list_kref, ttm_bo_ref_bug);
 	}
 	if (!list_empty(&bo->lru)) {
 		list_del_init(&bo->lru);
-		++put_count;
+		kref_put(&bo->list_kref, ttm_bo_ref_bug);
 	}
-
-	return put_count;
-}
-
-static void ttm_bo_ref_bug(struct kref *list_kref)
-{
-	BUG();
-}
-
-void ttm_bo_list_ref_sub(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, int count,
-			 bool never_free)
-{
-	kref_sub(&bo->list_kref, count,
-		 (never_free) ? ttm_bo_ref_bug : ttm_bo_release_list);
 }
 
 void ttm_bo_del_sub_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
-	int put_count;
-
 	spin_lock(&bo->glob->lru_lock);
-	put_count = ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
+	ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
 	spin_unlock(&bo->glob->lru_lock);
-	ttm_bo_list_ref_sub(bo, put_count, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_del_sub_from_lru);
 
 void ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
 	struct ttm_bo_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
-	int put_count = 0;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&bo->resv->lock.base);
 
 	if (bdev->driver->lru_removal)
 		bdev->driver->lru_removal(bo);
 
-	put_count = ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
-	ttm_bo_list_ref_sub(bo, put_count, true);
+	ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
 	ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail);
@@ -447,7 +432,6 @@ static void ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_or_queue(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 {
 	struct ttm_bo_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
 	struct ttm_bo_global *glob = bo->glob;
-	int put_count;
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
@@ -455,13 +439,10 @@ static void ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_or_queue(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		if (!ttm_bo_wait(bo, false, true)) {
-			put_count = ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
-
+			ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
 			spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
 			ttm_bo_cleanup_memtype_use(bo);
 
-			ttm_bo_list_ref_sub(bo, put_count, true);
-
 			return;
 		} else
 			ttm_bo_flush_all_fences(bo);
@@ -504,7 +485,6 @@ static int ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_and_unlock(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 					  bool no_wait_gpu)
 {
 	struct ttm_bo_global *glob = bo->glob;
-	int put_count;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = ttm_bo_wait(bo, false, true);
@@ -554,15 +534,13 @@ static int ttm_bo_cleanup_refs_and_unlock(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	put_count = ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
+	ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
 	list_del_init(&bo->ddestroy);
-	++put_count;
+	kref_put(&bo->list_kref, ttm_bo_ref_bug);
 
 	spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
 	ttm_bo_cleanup_memtype_use(bo);
 
-	ttm_bo_list_ref_sub(bo, put_count, true);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -740,7 +718,7 @@ static int ttm_mem_evict_first(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev,
 	struct ttm_bo_global *glob = bdev->glob;
 	struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man = &bdev->man[mem_type];
 	struct ttm_buffer_object *bo;
-	int ret = -EBUSY, put_count;
+	int ret = -EBUSY;
 
 	spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(bo, &man->lru, lru) {
@@ -771,13 +749,11 @@ static int ttm_mem_evict_first(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	put_count = ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
+	ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
 	spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
 
 	BUG_ON(ret != 0);
 
-	ttm_bo_list_ref_sub(bo, put_count, true);
-
 	ret = ttm_bo_evict(bo, interruptible, no_wait_gpu);
 	ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 
@@ -1669,7 +1645,6 @@ static int ttm_bo_swapout(struct ttm_mem_shrink *shrink)
 	    container_of(shrink, struct ttm_bo_global, shrink);
 	struct ttm_buffer_object *bo;
 	int ret = -EBUSY;
-	int put_count;
 	uint32_t swap_placement = (TTM_PL_FLAG_CACHED | TTM_PL_FLAG_SYSTEM);
 
 	spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
@@ -1692,11 +1667,9 @@ static int ttm_bo_swapout(struct ttm_mem_shrink *shrink)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	put_count = ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
+	ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
 	spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
 
-	ttm_bo_list_ref_sub(bo, put_count, true);
-
 	/**
 	 * Move to system cached
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
index d35bc49..5e1bcab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ static void ttm_eu_del_from_lru_locked(struct list_head *list)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, list, head) {
 		struct ttm_buffer_object *bo = entry->bo;
-		unsigned put_count = ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
-
-		ttm_bo_list_ref_sub(bo, put_count, true);
+		ttm_bo_del_from_lru(bo);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h
index 652e45b..9a46531 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_api.h
@@ -332,19 +332,6 @@ extern int ttm_bo_validate(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
  */
 extern void ttm_bo_unref(struct ttm_buffer_object **bo);
 
-
-/**
- * ttm_bo_list_ref_sub
- *
- * @bo: The buffer object.
- * @count: The number of references with which to decrease @bo::list_kref;
- * @never_free: The refcount should not reach zero with this operation.
- *
- * Release @count lru list references to this buffer object.
- */
-extern void ttm_bo_list_ref_sub(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, int count,
-				bool never_free);
-
 /**
  * ttm_bo_add_to_lru
  *
@@ -367,7 +354,7 @@ extern void ttm_bo_add_to_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
  * and is usually called just immediately after the bo has been reserved to
  * avoid recursive reservation from lru lists.
  */
-extern int ttm_bo_del_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
+extern void ttm_bo_del_from_lru(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 
 /**
  * ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail
diff --git a/include/linux/kref.h b/include/linux/kref.h
index 7c88d86..31c49a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/kref.h
+++ b/include/linux/kref.h
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ static inline void kref_get(struct kref *kref)
 }
 
 /**
- * kref_sub - subtract a number of refcounts for object.
+ * kref_put - decrement refcount for object.
  * @kref: object.
- * @count: Number of recounts to subtract.
  * @release: pointer to the function that will clean up the object when the
  *	     last reference to the object is released.
  *	     This pointer is required, and it is not acceptable to pass kfree
@@ -65,46 +64,23 @@ static inline void kref_get(struct kref *kref)
  *	     maintainer, and anyone else who happens to notice it.  You have
  *	     been warned.
  *
- * Subtract @count from the refcount, and if 0, call release().
+ * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call release().
  * Return 1 if the object was removed, otherwise return 0.  Beware, if this
  * function returns 0, you still can not count on the kref from remaining in
  * memory.  Only use the return value if you want to see if the kref is now
  * gone, not present.
  */
-static inline int kref_sub(struct kref *kref, unsigned int count,
-	     void (*release)(struct kref *kref))
+static inline int kref_put(struct kref *kref, void (*release)(struct kref *kref))
 {
 	WARN_ON(release == NULL);
 
-	if (atomic_sub_and_test((int) count, &kref->refcount)) {
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&kref->refcount)) {
 		release(kref);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * kref_put - decrement refcount for object.
- * @kref: object.
- * @release: pointer to the function that will clean up the object when the
- *	     last reference to the object is released.
- *	     This pointer is required, and it is not acceptable to pass kfree
- *	     in as this function.  If the caller does pass kfree to this
- *	     function, you will be publicly mocked mercilessly by the kref
- *	     maintainer, and anyone else who happens to notice it.  You have
- *	     been warned.
- *
- * Decrement the refcount, and if 0, call release().
- * Return 1 if the object was removed, otherwise return 0.  Beware, if this
- * function returns 0, you still can not count on the kref from remaining in
- * memory.  Only use the return value if you want to see if the kref is now
- * gone, not present.
- */
-static inline int kref_put(struct kref *kref, void (*release)(struct kref *kref))
-{
-	return kref_sub(kref, 1, release);
-}
-
 static inline int kref_put_mutex(struct kref *kref,
 				 void (*release)(struct kref *kref),
 				 struct mutex *lock)
