@@ -1122,6 +1122,12 @@ static void rw_check_held(struct rw_mutex *rwm)
 # define rw_check_held(rwm)	do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+static inline void
+rt_rwlock_add_reader(struct reader_lock_struct *rls, struct rw_mutex *rwm)
+{
+	list_add(&rls->list, &rwm->readers);
+}
+
 /*
  * The fast path does not add itself to the reader list to keep
  * from needing to grab the spinlock. We need to add the owner

@@ -1163,7 +1169,7 @@ rt_rwlock_update_owner(struct rw_mutex *rwm, struct task_struct *own)
 	if (rls->list.prev && !list_empty(&rls->list))
 		return;
 
-	list_add(&rls->list, &rwm->readers);
+	rt_rwlock_add_reader(rls, rwm);
 
 	/* change to reader, so no one else updates too */
 	rt_rwlock_set_owner(rwm, RT_RW_READER, RT_RWLOCK_CHECK);

@@ -1197,7 +1203,7 @@ static int try_to_take_rw_read(struct rw_mutex *rwm, int mtx)
 			 * it hasn't been added to the link list yet.
 			 */
 			if (!rls->list.prev || list_empty(&rls->list))
-				list_add(&rls->list, &rwm->readers);
+				rt_rwlock_add_reader(rls, rwm);
 			rt_rwlock_set_owner(rwm, RT_RW_READER, 0);
 			rls->count++;
 			incr = 0;

@@ -1276,7 +1282,7 @@ static int try_to_take_rw_read(struct rw_mutex *rwm, int mtx)
 			rls->lock = rwm;
 			rls->count = 1;
 			WARN_ON(rls->list.prev && !list_empty(&rls->list));
-			list_add(&rls->list, &rwm->readers);
+			rt_rwlock_add_reader(rls, rwm);
 		} else
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 		spin_unlock(&current->pi_lock);

@@ -1473,7 +1479,7 @@ __rt_read_fasttrylock(struct rw_mutex *rwm)
 			spin_lock(&mutex->wait_lock);
 			rls = &current->owned_read_locks[reader_count];
 			if (!rls->list.prev || list_empty(&rls->list))
-				list_add(&rls->list, &rwm->readers);
+				rt_rwlock_add_reader(rlw, rwm);
 			spin_unlock(&mutex->wait_lock);
 		} else
 			spin_unlock(&current->pi_lock);

@@ -2083,7 +2089,7 @@ rt_mutex_downgrade_write(struct rw_mutex *rwm)
 
 	/* Set us up for multiple readers or conflicts */
 
-	list_add(&rls->list, &rwm->readers);
+	rt_rwlock_add_reader(rls, rwm);
 	rwm->owner = RT_RW_READER;
 
 	/*