+static int ref_module_dependency(struct module *mod, struct module *this)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!this || !this->name)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (mod == this)
+		return 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
+
+	ret = ref_module(this, mod);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
+	if (ret)
+		goto ret;
+
+	ret = sysfs_create_link(mod->holders_dir,
+				&this->mkobj.kobj, this->name);
+#endif
+
+ret:
+	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Clear the unload stuff of the module. */
 static void module_unload_free(struct module *mod)
 {

@@ -841,24 +886,16 @@ void __module_get(struct module *module)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__module_get);
 
-bool try_module_get(struct module *module)
+bool try_module_get_owner(struct module *module, struct module *this)
 {
-	bool ret = true;
+	int ret = __try_module_get(module);
 
-	if (module) {
-		preempt_disable();
-		/* Note: here, we can fail to get a reference */
-		if (likely(module_is_live(module) &&
-			   atomic_inc_not_zero(&module->refcnt) != 0))
-			trace_module_get(module, _RET_IP_);
-		else
-			ret = false;
+	if (ret)
+		ref_module_dependency(module, this);