WARN_ON(release == NULL);
WARN_ON(release == (void (*)(struct kref *))kfree);
- if (atomic_dec_and_test(&kref->refcount)) {
+ /*
+ * if current count is one, we are the last user and can release object
+ * right now, avoiding an atomic operation on 'refcount'
+ */
+ if ((atomic_read(&kref->refcount) == 1) ||
+ (atomic_dec_and_test(&kref->refcount))) {
release(kref);
return 1;
}