}
 }
 
-static inline bool io_match_files(struct io_kiocb *req,
-                                      struct files_struct *files)
+static inline bool __io_match_files(struct io_kiocb *req,
+                                   struct files_struct *files)
 {
+       return ((req->flags & REQ_F_WORK_INITIALIZED) &&
+               (req->work.flags & IO_WQ_WORK_FILES)) &&
+               req->work.identity->files == files;
+}
+
+static bool io_match_files(struct io_kiocb *req,
+                          struct files_struct *files)
+{
+       struct io_kiocb *link;
+
        if (!files)
                return true;
-       if ((req->flags & REQ_F_WORK_INITIALIZED) &&
-           (req->work.flags & IO_WQ_WORK_FILES))
-               return req->work.identity->files == files;
+       if (__io_match_files(req, files))
+               return true;
+       if (req->flags & REQ_F_LINK_HEAD) {
+               list_for_each_entry(link, &req->link_list, link_list) {
+                       if (__io_match_files(link, files))
+                               return true;
+               }
+       }
        return false;
 }
 
        return false;
 }
 
-static bool io_match_link_files(struct io_kiocb *req,
-                               struct files_struct *files)
-{
-       struct io_kiocb *link;
-
-       if (io_match_files(req, files))
-               return true;
-       if (req->flags & REQ_F_LINK_HEAD) {
-               list_for_each_entry(link, &req->link_list, link_list) {
-                       if (io_match_files(link, files))
-                               return true;
-               }
-       }
-       return false;
-}
-
 /*
  * We're looking to cancel 'req' because it's holding on to our files, but
  * 'req' could be a link to another request. See if it is, and cancel that
 
        spin_lock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
        list_for_each_entry_reverse(de, &ctx->defer_list, list) {
-               if (io_match_link_files(de->req, files)) {
+               if (io_match_files(de->req, files)) {
                        list_cut_position(&list, &ctx->defer_list, &de->list);
                        break;
                }