#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
        unsigned long vm_start;
 
        struct list_head link;
+       struct kref kref;
 };
 
+static inline void client_get(struct client *client)
+{
+       kref_get(&client->kref);
+}
+
+static void client_release(struct kref *kref)
+{
+       struct client *client = container_of(kref, struct client, kref);
+
+       fw_device_put(client->device);
+       kfree(client);
+}
+
+static void client_put(struct client *client)
+{
+       kref_put(&client->kref, client_release);
+}
+
 static inline void __user *u64_to_uptr(__u64 value)
 {
        return (void __user *)(unsigned long)value;
        idr_init(&client->resource_idr);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->event_list);
        init_waitqueue_head(&client->wait);
+       kref_init(&client->kref);
 
        file->private_data = client;
 
        else
                ret = idr_get_new(&client->resource_idr, resource,
                                  &resource->handle);
+       if (ret >= 0)
+               client_get(client);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->lock, flags);
 
        if (ret == -EAGAIN)
        else
                r->release(client, r);
 
+       client_put(client);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&client->lock, flags);
        /*
-        * If called while in shutdown, the idr tree must be left untouched.
-        * The idr handle will be removed later.
+        * 1. If called while in shutdown, the idr tree must be left untouched.
+        *    The idr handle will be removed and the client reference will be
+        *    dropped later.
+        * 2. If the call chain was release_client_resource ->
+        *    release_transaction -> complete_transaction (instead of a normal
+        *    conclusion of the transaction), i.e. if this resource was already
+        *    unregistered from the idr, the client reference will be dropped
+        *    by release_client_resource and we must not drop it here.
         */
-       if (!client->in_shutdown)
+       if (!client->in_shutdown &&
+           idr_find(&client->resource_idr, response->resource.handle)) {
                idr_remove(&client->resource_idr, response->resource.handle);
+               /* Drop the idr's reference */
+               client_put(client);
+       }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&client->lock, flags);
 
        r->type   = FW_CDEV_EVENT_RESPONSE;
        else
                queue_event(client, &response->event, r, sizeof(*r) + r->length,
                            NULL, 0);
+
+       /* Drop the transaction callback's reference */
+       client_put(client);
 }
 
 static int ioctl_send_request(struct client *client, void *buffer)
        if (ret < 0)
                goto failed;
 
+       /* Get a reference for the transaction callback */
+       client_get(client);
+
        fw_send_request(device->card, &response->transaction,
                        request->tcode & 0x1f,
                        device->node->node_id,
        struct client *client = data;
 
        r->release(client, r);
+       client_put(client);
 
        return 0;
 }
        list_for_each_entry_safe(e, next_e, &client->event_list, link)
                kfree(e);
 
-       /*
-        * FIXME: client should be reference-counted.  It's extremely unlikely
-        * but there may still be transactions being completed at this point.
-        */
-       fw_device_put(client->device);
-       kfree(client);
+       client_put(client);
 
        return 0;
 }