goto err;
        }
 
-       if (atomic_add_return(1, &blk_probes_ref) == 1)
+       if (atomic_inc_return(&blk_probes_ref) == 1)
                blk_register_tracepoints();
 
        return 0;
 
 static void blk_tracer_start(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
-       if (atomic_add_return(1, &blk_probes_ref) == 1)
-               blk_register_tracepoints();
        trace_flags &= ~TRACE_ITER_CONTEXT_INFO;
 }
 
 static void blk_tracer_stop(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
        trace_flags |= TRACE_ITER_CONTEXT_INFO;
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&blk_probes_ref))
-               blk_unregister_tracepoints();
 }
 
 static void blk_tracer_reset(struct trace_array *tr)
 {
-       if (!atomic_read(&blk_probes_ref))
-               return;
-
        blk_tracer_enabled = false;
        blk_tracer_stop(tr);
 }
        if (bt == NULL)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&blk_probes_ref))
+               blk_unregister_tracepoints();
+
        kfree(bt);
        return 0;
 }
                return -EBUSY;
        }
 
+       if (atomic_inc_return(&blk_probes_ref) == 1)
+               blk_register_tracepoints();
+
        return 0;
 }