*
  * Only the total number of free blocks is used to configure the rate limiter.
  */
-static int pblk_rl_update_rates(struct pblk_rl *rl, unsigned long max)
+static void pblk_rl_update_rates(struct pblk_rl *rl)
 {
+       struct pblk *pblk = container_of(rl, struct pblk, rl);
        unsigned long free_blocks = pblk_rl_nr_free_blks(rl);
+       int max = rl->rb_budget;
 
        if (free_blocks >= rl->high) {
                rl->rb_user_max = max;
                rl->rb_state = PBLK_RL_LOW;
        }
 
-       return rl->rb_state;
+       if (rl->rb_state == (PBLK_RL_MID | PBLK_RL_LOW))
+               pblk_gc_should_start(pblk);
+       else
+               pblk_gc_should_stop(pblk);
 }
 
 void pblk_rl_free_lines_inc(struct pblk_rl *rl, struct pblk_line *line)
 {
-       struct pblk *pblk = container_of(rl, struct pblk, rl);
        int blk_in_line = atomic_read(&line->blk_in_line);
-       int ret;
 
        atomic_add(blk_in_line, &rl->free_blocks);
-       /* Rates will not change that often - no need to lock update */
-       ret = pblk_rl_update_rates(rl, rl->rb_budget);
-
-       if (ret == (PBLK_RL_MID | PBLK_RL_LOW))
-               pblk_gc_should_start(pblk);
-       else
-               pblk_gc_should_stop(pblk);
+       pblk_rl_update_rates(rl);
 }
 
 void pblk_rl_free_lines_dec(struct pblk_rl *rl, struct pblk_line *line)
        int blk_in_line = atomic_read(&line->blk_in_line);
 
        atomic_sub(blk_in_line, &rl->free_blocks);
-}
-
-void pblk_gc_should_kick(struct pblk *pblk)
-{
-       struct pblk_rl *rl = &pblk->rl;
-       int ret;
-
-       /* Rates will not change that often - no need to lock update */
-       ret = pblk_rl_update_rates(rl, rl->rb_budget);
-       if (ret == (PBLK_RL_MID | PBLK_RL_LOW))
-               pblk_gc_should_start(pblk);
-       else
-               pblk_gc_should_stop(pblk);
+       pblk_rl_update_rates(rl);
 }
 
 int pblk_rl_high_thrs(struct pblk_rl *rl)
 
 void pblk_gc_exit(struct pblk *pblk);
 void pblk_gc_should_start(struct pblk *pblk);
 void pblk_gc_should_stop(struct pblk *pblk);
-void pblk_gc_should_kick(struct pblk *pblk);
 void pblk_gc_kick(struct pblk *pblk);
 void pblk_gc_sysfs_state_show(struct pblk *pblk, int *gc_enabled,
                              int *gc_active);