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// Add reference counting to struct file_ra_state
struct file_ra_state {
    // ... other members ...
    atomic_t refcount;
};

// Function to safely get a reference
struct file_ra_state *get_ra_ref(struct file_ra_state *ra) {
    if (ra && atomic_inc_not_zero(&ra->refcount))
        return ra;
    return NULL;
}

// Function to release a reference
void put_ra_ref(struct file_ra_state *ra) {
    if (ra && atomic_dec_and_test(&ra->refcount))
        kfree(ra);
}

// In the main function:
struct file_ra_state *safe_ra = get_ra_ref(ra);
if (safe_ra) {
    pgoff_t mark = index + safe_ra->size - safe_ra->async_size;
    // ... use safe_ra instead of ra ...
    put_ra_ref(safe_ra);
} else {
    // Handle the case where we couldn't get a valid reference
    return -EINVAL;
}
