#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 
+static inline bool dl_task_is_earliest_deadline(struct task_struct *p,
+                                                struct rq *rq)
+{
+       return (!rq->dl.dl_nr_running ||
+               dl_time_before(p->dl.deadline,
+                              rq->dl.earliest_dl.curr));
+}
+
 static int find_later_rq(struct task_struct *task);
 
 static int
                int target = find_later_rq(p);
 
                if (target != -1 &&
-                               (dl_time_before(p->dl.deadline,
-                                       cpu_rq(target)->dl.earliest_dl.curr) ||
-                               (cpu_rq(target)->dl.dl_nr_running == 0)))
+                   dl_task_is_earliest_deadline(p, cpu_rq(target)))
                        cpu = target;
        }
        rcu_read_unlock();
 
                later_rq = cpu_rq(cpu);
 
-               if (later_rq->dl.dl_nr_running &&
-                   !dl_time_before(task->dl.deadline,
-                                       later_rq->dl.earliest_dl.curr)) {
+               if (!dl_task_is_earliest_deadline(task, later_rq)) {
                        /*
                         * Target rq has tasks of equal or earlier deadline,
                         * retrying does not release any lock and is unlikely
                 * its earliest one has a later deadline than our
                 * task, the rq is a good one.
                 */
-               if (!later_rq->dl.dl_nr_running ||
-                   dl_time_before(task->dl.deadline,
-                                  later_rq->dl.earliest_dl.curr))
+               if (dl_task_is_earliest_deadline(task, later_rq))
                        break;
 
                /* Otherwise we try again. */
                 *  - it will preempt the last one we pulled (if any).
                 */
                if (p && dl_time_before(p->dl.deadline, dmin) &&
-                   (!this_rq->dl.dl_nr_running ||
-                    dl_time_before(p->dl.deadline,
-                                   this_rq->dl.earliest_dl.curr))) {
+                   dl_task_is_earliest_deadline(p, this_rq)) {
                        WARN_ON(p == src_rq->curr);
                        WARN_ON(!task_on_rq_queued(p));