return hint;
 }
 
+static inline int mlock_future_check(struct mm_struct *mm,
+                                    unsigned long flags,
+                                    unsigned long len)
+{
+       unsigned long locked, lock_limit;
+
+       /*  mlock MCL_FUTURE? */
+       if (flags & VM_LOCKED) {
+               locked = len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+               locked += mm->locked_vm;
+               lock_limit = rlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK);
+               lock_limit >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
+               if (locked > lock_limit && !capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK))
+                       return -EAGAIN;
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * The caller must hold down_write(¤t->mm->mmap_sem).
  */
                if (!can_do_mlock())
                        return -EPERM;
 
-       /* mlock MCL_FUTURE? */
-       if (vm_flags & VM_LOCKED) {
-               unsigned long locked, lock_limit;
-               locked = len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-               locked += mm->locked_vm;
-               lock_limit = rlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK);
-               lock_limit >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
-               if (locked > lock_limit && !capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK))
-                       return -EAGAIN;
-       }
+       if (mlock_future_check(mm, vm_flags, len))
+               return -EAGAIN;
 
        if (file) {
                struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
        if (error & ~PAGE_MASK)
                return error;
 
-       /*
-        * mlock MCL_FUTURE?
-        */
-       if (mm->def_flags & VM_LOCKED) {
-               unsigned long locked, lock_limit;
-               locked = len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-               locked += mm->locked_vm;
-               lock_limit = rlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK);
-               lock_limit >>= PAGE_SHIFT;
-               if (locked > lock_limit && !capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK))
-                       return -EAGAIN;
-       }
+       error = mlock_future_check(mm, mm->def_flags, len);
+       if (error)
+               return error;
 
        /*
         * mm->mmap_sem is required to protect against another thread