diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 8746d0d1f591..54fceb64f426 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ static void veth_xdp_get(struct xdp_buff *xdp)
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < sinfo->nr_frags; i++)
-		get_netmem(skb_frag_netmem(&sinfo->frags[i]));
+		netmem_inc_ref(skb_frag_netmem(&sinfo->frags[i]));
 }
 
 static int veth_convert_skb_to_xdp_buff(struct veth_rq *rq,
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff_ref.h b/include/linux/skbuff_ref.h
index f768a3fa1d60..b6f6da556ee9 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff_ref.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff_ref.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ bool napi_pp_get_page(netmem_ref netmem);
  *
  * Acquires pp_ref_count via napi_pp_get_page() if @recycle is true and
  * @netmem belongs to a page_pool; otherwise acquires a non-pp backing
- * reference via get_netmem(). Counterpart to skb_netmem_unref().
+ * reference via netmem_inc_ref(). Counterpart to skb_netmem_unref().
  */
 static __always_inline void skb_netmem_ref(netmem_ref netmem, bool recycle)
 {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static __always_inline void skb_netmem_ref(netmem_ref netmem, bool recycle)
 	if (recycle && napi_pp_get_page(netmem))
 		return;
 #endif
-	get_netmem(netmem);
+	netmem_inc_ref(netmem);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ bool napi_pp_put_page(netmem_ref netmem);
  *
  * Drops pp_ref_count via napi_pp_put_page() if @recycle is true and @netmem
  * belongs to a page_pool; otherwise drops a non-pp backing reference via
- * put_netmem(). Counterpart to skb_netmem_ref().
+ * netmem_dec_ref(). Counterpart to skb_netmem_ref().
  */
 static __always_inline void skb_netmem_unref(netmem_ref netmem, bool recycle)
 {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static __always_inline void skb_netmem_unref(netmem_ref netmem, bool recycle)
 	if (recycle && napi_pp_put_page(netmem))
 		return;
 #endif
-	put_netmem(netmem);
+	netmem_dec_ref(netmem);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/net/netmem.h b/include/net/netmem.h
index 7f36c734edcd..fb693bc1702a 100644
--- a/include/net/netmem.h
+++ b/include/net/netmem.h
@@ -413,14 +413,14 @@ void net_iov_inc_ref(struct net_iov *niov);
 void net_iov_dec_ref(struct net_iov *niov);
 
 /**
- * get_netmem - acquire a non-page_pool reference on a netmem
+ * netmem_inc_ref - acquire a non-page_pool reference on a netmem
  * @netmem: netmem to reference
  *
  * Acquires a non-pp backing reference (page._refcount via get_page() or
  * binding->ref via net_iov_inc_ref()) regardless of page_pool membership.
- * Counterpart to put_netmem().
+ * Counterpart to netmem_dec_ref().
  */
-static __always_inline void get_netmem(netmem_ref netmem)
+static __always_inline void netmem_inc_ref(netmem_ref netmem)
 {
 	if (netmem_is_net_iov(netmem))
 		net_iov_inc_ref(netmem_to_net_iov(netmem));
@@ -429,14 +429,14 @@ static __always_inline void get_netmem(netmem_ref netmem)
 }
 
 /**
- * put_netmem - release a non-page_pool reference on a netmem
+ * netmem_dec_ref - release a non-page_pool reference on a netmem
  * @netmem: netmem to unreference
  *
  * Drops a non-pp backing reference (page._refcount via put_page() or
  * binding->ref via net_iov_dec_ref()) regardless of page_pool membership.
- * Counterpart to get_netmem().
+ * Counterpart to netmem_inc_ref().
  */
-static __always_inline void put_netmem(netmem_ref netmem)
+static __always_inline void netmem_dec_ref(netmem_ref netmem)
 {
 	if (netmem_is_net_iov(netmem))
 		net_iov_dec_ref(netmem_to_net_iov(netmem));
diff --git a/net/core/datagram.c b/net/core/datagram.c
index 173b5d97bd40..ecc30a6f8302 100644
--- a/net/core/datagram.c
+++ b/net/core/datagram.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ zerocopy_fill_skb_from_devmem(struct sk_buff *skb, struct iov_iter *from,
 		size = min_t(size_t, size, length);
 		size = min_t(size_t, size, iter_iov_len(from));
 
-		get_netmem(net_iov_to_netmem(niov));
+		netmem_inc_ref(net_iov_to_netmem(niov));
 		skb_add_rx_frag_netmem(skb, i, net_iov_to_netmem(niov), off,
 				       size, PAGE_SIZE);
 		iov_iter_advance(from, size);
diff --git a/net/core/net_test.c b/net/core/net_test.c
index 6fdab6a55b4d..2b5080c22663 100644
--- a/net/core/net_test.c
+++ b/net/core/net_test.c
@@ -536,10 +536,10 @@ static void netmem_ref_test_page(struct kunit *test)
 	netmem = page_to_netmem(page);
 	base_ref = page_ref_count(page);
 
-	/* Layer 1: get_netmem / put_netmem use page non-pp refcount */
-	get_netmem(netmem);
+	/* Layer 1: netmem_inc_ref / netmem_dec_ref use page non-pp refcount */
+	netmem_inc_ref(netmem);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, page_ref_count(page), base_ref + 1);
-	put_netmem(netmem);
+	netmem_dec_ref(netmem);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, page_ref_count(page), base_ref);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL
@@ -600,12 +600,12 @@ static void netmem_ref_test_pp_page(struct kunit *test)
 	base_ref = page_ref_count(page);
 	base_pp_ref = atomic_long_read(&page->pp_ref_count);
 
-	/* Layer 1: get_netmem / put_netmem always use non-pp refcount */
-	get_netmem(netmem);
+	/* Layer 1: netmem_inc/dec_ref always use non-pp refcount */
+	netmem_inc_ref(netmem);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, page_ref_count(page), base_ref + 1);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, atomic_long_read(&page->pp_ref_count),
 			base_pp_ref);
-	put_netmem(netmem);
+	netmem_dec_ref(netmem);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, page_ref_count(page), base_ref);
 
 	/* Layer 2: napi_pp_get/put_page use pp_ref_count */
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ static void netmem_ref_test_net_iov(struct kunit *test)
 	netmem = net_iov_to_netmem(&niov);
 	base_ref = atomic_long_read(&binding.ref.data->count);
 
-	/* Non-PP net_iov: net_iov_inc/dec_ref & get/put_netmem */
+	/* Non-PP net_iov: net_iov_inc/dec_ref & netmem_inc/dec_ref */
 	net_iov_inc_ref(&niov);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, atomic_long_read(&binding.ref.data->count),
 			base_ref + 1);
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ static void netmem_ref_test_net_iov(struct kunit *test)
 	netmem_or_pp_magic(netmem, PP_SIGNATURE);
 	atomic_long_set(&niov.desc.pp_ref_count, 2);
 
-	/* Layer 0 & 1: net_iov_inc_ref / get_netmem grab non-pp ref on PP */
+	/* Layer 0 & 1: net_iov/netmem_inc_ref grab non-pp ref on PP */
 	net_iov_inc_ref(&niov);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, atomic_long_read(&binding.ref.data->count),
 			base_ref + 1);
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_device.c b/net/tls/tls_device.c
index 2382d00aef8f..1a5f328d80a5 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_device.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_device.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void destroy_record(struct tls_record_info *record)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < record->num_frags; i++)
-		put_netmem(skb_frag_netmem(&record->frags[i]));
+		netmem_dec_ref(skb_frag_netmem(&record->frags[i]));
 	kfree(record);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_device_fallback.c b/net/tls/tls_device_fallback.c
index 35cc510db432..b547027cc879 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_device_fallback.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_device_fallback.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int fill_sg_in(struct scatterlist *sg_in,
 	for (i = 0; remaining > 0; i++) {
 		skb_frag_t *frag = &record->frags[i];
 
-		get_netmem(skb_frag_netmem(frag));
+		netmem_inc_ref(skb_frag_netmem(frag));
 		sg_set_page(sg_in + i, skb_frag_page(frag),
 			    skb_frag_size(frag), skb_frag_off(frag));