return refcount_inc_not_zero(&ns->__ns_ref);
}
-#define ns_ref_read(__ns) refcount_read(&to_ns_common((__ns))->__ns_ref)
+static __always_inline __must_check int __ns_ref_read(const struct ns_common *ns)
+{
+ return refcount_read(&ns->__ns_ref);
+}
+
+#define ns_ref_read(__ns) __ns_ref_read(to_ns_common((__ns)))
#define ns_ref_inc(__ns) refcount_inc(&to_ns_common((__ns))->__ns_ref)
#define ns_ref_get(__ns) __ns_ref_get(to_ns_common((__ns)))
#define ns_ref_put(__ns) __ns_ref_put(to_ns_common((__ns)))