return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct swap_info_struct *swap_info_get_cont(swp_entry_t entry,
-                                       struct swap_info_struct *q)
-{
-       struct swap_info_struct *p;
-
-       p = _swap_info_get(entry);
-
-       if (p != q) {
-               if (q != NULL)
-                       spin_unlock(&q->lock);
-               if (p != NULL)
-                       spin_lock(&p->lock);
-       }
-       return p;
-}
-
 static unsigned char __swap_entry_free_locked(struct swap_info_struct *si,
                                              unsigned long offset,
                                              unsigned char usage)
 
 void swapcache_free_entries(swp_entry_t *entries, int n)
 {
-       struct swap_info_struct *p, *prev;
+       struct swap_info_struct *si, *prev;
        int i;
 
        if (n <= 0)
                return;
 
        prev = NULL;
-       p = NULL;
+       si = NULL;
 
        /*
         * Sort swap entries by swap device, so each lock is only taken once.
        if (nr_swapfiles > 1)
                sort(entries, n, sizeof(entries[0]), swp_entry_cmp, NULL);
        for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-               p = swap_info_get_cont(entries[i], prev);
-               if (p)
-                       swap_entry_range_free(p, entries[i], 1);
-               prev = p;
+               si = _swap_info_get(entries[i]);
+
+               if (si != prev) {
+                       if (prev != NULL)
+                               spin_unlock(&prev->lock);
+                       if (si != NULL)
+                               spin_lock(&si->lock);
+               }
+               if (si)
+                       swap_entry_range_free(si, entries[i], 1);
+               prev = si;
        }
-       if (p)
-               spin_unlock(&p->lock);
+       if (si)
+               spin_unlock(&si->lock);
 }
 
 int __swap_count(swp_entry_t entry)