3 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/forwarder_interface.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/forwarder_interface.h
index 974b1c39a..b4bc26da7 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/forwarder_interface.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/forwarder_interface.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class ForwarderInterface {
     }
 
     packet.setChecksum();
-    connector_.send(packet.data());
+    connector_.send(packet.acquireMemBufReference());
   }
 
   template <typename Handler>
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/packet.cc b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/packet.cc
index c5c2b9796..de8ede421 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/packet.cc
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/packet.cc
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ Packet::Format Packet::getFormat() const {
   return format_;
 }
 
-const std::shared_ptr<utils::MemBuf> Packet::data() { return packet_; }
+const std::shared_ptr<utils::MemBuf> Packet::acquireMemBufReference() {
+  return packet_;
+}
 
 void Packet::dump() const {
   const_cast<Packet *>(this)->separateHeaderPayload();
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/packet.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/packet.h
index 88d9f9318..6d8bc7e0f 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/packet.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/packet.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class Packet : public std::enable_shared_from_this<Packet> {
 
   std::size_t headerSize() const;
 
-  const std::shared_ptr<utils::MemBuf> data();
+  const std::shared_ptr<utils::MemBuf> acquireMemBufReference();
 
   virtual const Name &getName() const = 0;