diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 08da864..1b5ae35 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -180,6 +180,25 @@
 	return container_of(ipcp, struct sem_array, sem_perm);
 }
 
+static inline void sem_lock_and_putref(struct sem_array *sma)
+{
+	ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
+	ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
+}
+
+static inline void sem_getref_and_unlock(struct sem_array *sma)
+{
+	ipc_rcu_getref(sma);
+	ipc_unlock(&(sma)->sem_perm);
+}
+
+static inline void sem_putref(struct sem_array *sma)
+{
+	ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
+	ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
+	ipc_unlock(&(sma)->sem_perm);
+}
+
 static inline void sem_rmid(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct sem_array *s)
 {
 	ipc_rmid(&sem_ids(ns), &s->sem_perm);
@@ -698,19 +717,15 @@
 		int i;
 
 		if(nsems > SEMMSL_FAST) {
-			ipc_rcu_getref(sma);
-			sem_unlock(sma);			
+			sem_getref_and_unlock(sma);
 
 			sem_io = ipc_alloc(sizeof(ushort)*nsems);
 			if(sem_io == NULL) {
-				ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
-				ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
-				sem_unlock(sma);
+				sem_putref(sma);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 
-			ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
-			ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
+			sem_lock_and_putref(sma);
 			if (sma->sem_perm.deleted) {
 				sem_unlock(sma);
 				err = -EIDRM;
@@ -731,38 +746,30 @@
 		int i;
 		struct sem_undo *un;
 
-		ipc_rcu_getref(sma);
-		sem_unlock(sma);
+		sem_getref_and_unlock(sma);
 
 		if(nsems > SEMMSL_FAST) {
 			sem_io = ipc_alloc(sizeof(ushort)*nsems);
 			if(sem_io == NULL) {
-				ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
-				ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
-				sem_unlock(sma);
+				sem_putref(sma);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (copy_from_user (sem_io, arg.array, nsems*sizeof(ushort))) {
-			ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
-			ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
-			sem_unlock(sma);
+			sem_putref(sma);
 			err = -EFAULT;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nsems; i++) {
 			if (sem_io[i] > SEMVMX) {
-				ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
-				ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
-				sem_unlock(sma);
+				sem_putref(sma);
 				err = -ERANGE;
 				goto out_free;
 			}
 		}
-		ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
-		ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
+		sem_lock_and_putref(sma);
 		if (sma->sem_perm.deleted) {
 			sem_unlock(sma);
 			err = -EIDRM;
@@ -1042,14 +1049,11 @@
 		return ERR_PTR(PTR_ERR(sma));
 
 	nsems = sma->sem_nsems;
-	ipc_rcu_getref(sma);
-	sem_unlock(sma);
+	sem_getref_and_unlock(sma);
 
 	new = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sem_undo) + sizeof(short)*nsems, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new) {
-		ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
-		ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
-		sem_unlock(sma);
+		sem_putref(sma);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 	new->semadj = (short *) &new[1];
@@ -1060,13 +1064,10 @@
 	if (un) {
 		spin_unlock(&ulp->lock);
 		kfree(new);
-		ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
-		ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
-		sem_unlock(sma);
+		sem_putref(sma);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ipc_lock_by_ptr(&sma->sem_perm);
-	ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
+	sem_lock_and_putref(sma);
 	if (sma->sem_perm.deleted) {
 		sem_unlock(sma);
 		spin_unlock(&ulp->lock);