struct idr_layer **paa = &pa[0];
 
        n = idp->layers * IDR_BITS;
-       p = idp->top;
+       *paa = idp->top;
        RCU_INIT_POINTER(idp->top, NULL);
        max = idr_max(idp->layers);
 
        id = 0;
        while (id >= 0 && id <= max) {
+               p = *paa;
                while (n > IDR_BITS && p) {
                        n -= IDR_BITS;
-                       *paa++ = p;
                        p = p->ary[(id >> n) & IDR_MASK];
+                       *++paa = p;
                }
 
                bt_mask = id;
                id += 1 << n;
                /* Get the highest bit that the above add changed from 0->1. */
                while (n < fls(id ^ bt_mask)) {
-                       if (p)
-                               free_layer(idp, p);
+                       if (*paa)
+                               free_layer(idp, *paa);
                        n += IDR_BITS;
-                       p = *--paa;
+                       --paa;
                }
        }
        idp->layers = 0;
        struct idr_layer **paa = &pa[0];
 
        n = idp->layers * IDR_BITS;
-       p = rcu_dereference_raw(idp->top);
+       *paa = rcu_dereference_raw(idp->top);
        max = idr_max(idp->layers);
 
        id = 0;
        while (id >= 0 && id <= max) {
+               p = *paa;
                while (n > 0 && p) {
                        n -= IDR_BITS;
-                       *paa++ = p;
                        p = rcu_dereference_raw(p->ary[(id >> n) & IDR_MASK]);
+                       *++paa = p;
                }
 
                if (p) {
                id += 1 << n;
                while (n < fls(id)) {
                        n += IDR_BITS;
-                       p = *--paa;
+                       --paa;
                }
        }
 
        int n, max;
 
        /* find first ent */
-       p = rcu_dereference_raw(idp->top);
+       p = *paa = rcu_dereference_raw(idp->top);
        if (!p)
                return NULL;
        n = (p->layer + 1) * IDR_BITS;
        max = idr_max(p->layer + 1);
 
        while (id >= 0 && id <= max) {
+               p = *paa;
                while (n > 0 && p) {
                        n -= IDR_BITS;
-                       *paa++ = p;
                        p = rcu_dereference_raw(p->ary[(id >> n) & IDR_MASK]);
+                       *++paa = p;
                }
 
                if (p) {
                id = round_up(id + 1, 1 << n);
                while (n < fls(id)) {
                        n += IDR_BITS;
-                       p = *--paa;
+                       --paa;
                }
        }
        return NULL;