return ns_capable(current->nsproxy->mnt_ns->user_ns, CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
 }
 
+/**
+ * path_mounted - check whether path is mounted
+ * @path: path to check
+ *
+ * Determine whether @path refers to the root of a mount.
+ *
+ * Return: true if @path is the root of a mount, false if not.
+ */
+static inline bool path_mounted(const struct path *path)
+{
+       return path->mnt->mnt_root == path->dentry;
+}
+
 static void warn_mandlock(void)
 {
        pr_warn_once("=======================================================\n"
 
        if (!may_mount())
                return -EPERM;
-       if (path->dentry != path->mnt->mnt_root)
+       if (!path_mounted(path))
                return -EINVAL;
        if (!check_mnt(mnt))
                return -EINVAL;
        int type;
        int err = 0;
 
-       if (path->dentry != path->mnt->mnt_root)
+       if (!path_mounted(path))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        type = flags_to_propagation_type(ms_flags);
        if (!check_mnt(mnt))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (path->dentry != mnt->mnt.mnt_root)
+       if (!path_mounted(path))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        if (!can_change_locked_flags(mnt, mnt_flags))
        if (!check_mnt(mnt))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (path->dentry != path->mnt->mnt_root)
+       if (!path_mounted(path))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        if (!can_change_locked_flags(mnt, mnt_flags))
 
        err = -EINVAL;
        /* To and From paths should be mount roots */
-       if (from_path->dentry != from_path->mnt->mnt_root)
+       if (!path_mounted(from_path))
                goto out;
-       if (to_path->dentry != to_path->mnt->mnt_root)
+       if (!path_mounted(to_path))
                goto out;
 
        /* Setting sharing groups is only allowed across same superblock */
        if (old->mnt.mnt_flags & MNT_LOCKED)
                goto out;
 
-       if (old_path->dentry != old_path->mnt->mnt_root)
+       if (!path_mounted(old_path))
                goto out;
 
        if (d_is_dir(new_path->dentry) !=
        }
 
        /* Refuse the same filesystem on the same mount point */
-       if (path->mnt->mnt_sb == newmnt->mnt.mnt_sb &&
-           path->mnt->mnt_root == path->dentry)
+       if (path->mnt->mnt_sb == newmnt->mnt.mnt_sb && path_mounted(path))
                return -EBUSY;
 
        if (d_is_symlink(newmnt->mnt.mnt_root))
        if (new_mnt == root_mnt || old_mnt == root_mnt)
                goto out4; /* loop, on the same file system  */
        error = -EINVAL;
-       if (root.mnt->mnt_root != root.dentry)
+       if (!path_mounted(&root))
                goto out4; /* not a mountpoint */
        if (!mnt_has_parent(root_mnt))
                goto out4; /* not attached */
-       if (new.mnt->mnt_root != new.dentry)
+       if (!path_mounted(&new))
                goto out4; /* not a mountpoint */
        if (!mnt_has_parent(new_mnt))
                goto out4; /* not attached */
        struct mount *mnt = real_mount(path->mnt);
        int err = 0;
 
-       if (path->dentry != mnt->mnt.mnt_root)
+       if (!path_mounted(path))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        if (kattr->mnt_userns) {