goto error_abandon;
        spin_lock(&vl->lock);
        vl->state = AFS_VL_VALID;
-       wake_up(&vl->waitq);
        spin_unlock(&vl->lock);
+       wake_up(&vl->waitq);
 
        /* schedule for regular updates */
        afs_vlocation_queue_for_updates(vl);
 
                _debug("invalid [state %d]", state);
 
-               if ((state == AFS_VL_NEW || state == AFS_VL_NO_VOLUME)) {
+               if (state == AFS_VL_NEW || state == AFS_VL_NO_VOLUME) {
                        vl->state = AFS_VL_CREATING;
                        spin_unlock(&vl->lock);
                        goto fill_in_record;
                _debug("wait");
 
                spin_unlock(&vl->lock);
-               ret = wait_event_interruptible(
-                       vl->waitq,
-                       vl->state == AFS_VL_NEW ||
-                       vl->state == AFS_VL_VALID ||
-                       vl->state == AFS_VL_NO_VOLUME);
+               ret = wait_event_interruptible(vl->waitq,
+                                              vl->state == AFS_VL_NEW ||
+                                              vl->state == AFS_VL_VALID ||
+                                              vl->state == AFS_VL_NO_VOLUME);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto error;
                spin_lock(&vl->lock);
 error_abandon:
        spin_lock(&vl->lock);
        vl->state = AFS_VL_NEW;
-       wake_up(&vl->waitq);
        spin_unlock(&vl->lock);
+       wake_up(&vl->waitq);
 error:
        ASSERT(vl != NULL);
        afs_put_vlocation(vl);
        case 0:
                afs_vlocation_apply_update(vl, &vldb);
                vl->state = AFS_VL_VALID;
-               wake_up(&vl->waitq);
                break;
        case -ENOMEDIUM:
                vl->state = AFS_VL_VOLUME_DELETED;
                break;
        }
        spin_unlock(&vl->lock);
+       wake_up(&vl->waitq);
 
        /* and then reschedule */
        _debug("reschedule");