return cli - &zcache_clients[0];
 }
 
+static struct zcache_client *get_zcache_client(uint16_t cli_id)
+{
+       if (cli_id == LOCAL_CLIENT)
+               return &zcache_host;
+
+       if ((unsigned int)cli_id < MAX_CLIENTS)
+               return &zcache_clients[cli_id];
+
+       return NULL;
+}
+
 static inline bool is_local_client(struct zcache_client *cli)
 {
        return cli == &zcache_host;
        struct tmem_pool *pool = NULL;
        struct zcache_client *cli = NULL;
 
-       if (cli_id == LOCAL_CLIENT)
-               cli = &zcache_host;
-       else {
-               if (cli_id >= MAX_CLIENTS)
-                       goto out;
-               cli = &zcache_clients[cli_id];
-               if (cli == NULL)
-                       goto out;
-       }
+       cli = get_zcache_client(cli_id);
+       if (!cli)
+               goto out;
 
        atomic_inc(&cli->refcount);
        pool = idr_find(&cli->tmem_pools, poolid);
 
 int zcache_new_client(uint16_t cli_id)
 {
-       struct zcache_client *cli = NULL;
+       struct zcache_client *cli;
        int ret = -1;
 
-       if (cli_id == LOCAL_CLIENT)
-               cli = &zcache_host;
-       else if ((unsigned int)cli_id < MAX_CLIENTS)
-               cli = &zcache_clients[cli_id];
+       cli = get_zcache_client(cli_id);
+
        if (cli == NULL)
                goto out;
        if (cli->allocated)
 static int zcache_destroy_pool(int cli_id, int pool_id)
 {
        struct tmem_pool *pool = NULL;
-       struct zcache_client *cli = NULL;
+       struct zcache_client *cli;
        int ret = -1;
 
        if (pool_id < 0)
                goto out;
-       if (cli_id == LOCAL_CLIENT)
-               cli = &zcache_host;
-       else if ((unsigned int)cli_id < MAX_CLIENTS)
-               cli = &zcache_clients[cli_id];
+
+       cli = get_zcache_client(cli_id);
        if (cli == NULL)
                goto out;
+
        atomic_inc(&cli->refcount);
        pool = idr_find(&cli->tmem_pools, pool_id);
        if (pool == NULL)
        struct zcache_client *cli = NULL;
        int r;
 
-       if (cli_id == LOCAL_CLIENT)
-               cli = &zcache_host;
-       else if ((unsigned int)cli_id < MAX_CLIENTS)
-               cli = &zcache_clients[cli_id];
+       cli = get_zcache_client(cli_id);
        if (cli == NULL)
                goto out;
+
        atomic_inc(&cli->refcount);
        pool = kmalloc(sizeof(struct tmem_pool), GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (pool == NULL) {