return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * gfs2_instantiate - Call the glops instantiate function
+ * @gl: The glock
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 if instantiate was successful, 2 if type specific operation is
+ * underway, or error.
+ */
+static int gfs2_instantiate(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
+{
+       struct gfs2_glock *gl = gh->gh_gl;
+       const struct gfs2_glock_operations *glops = gl->gl_ops;
+
+       return glops->go_instantiate(gh);
+}
+
 /**
  * do_promote - promote as many requests as possible on the current queue
  * @gl: The glock
 __releases(&gl->gl_lockref.lock)
 __acquires(&gl->gl_lockref.lock)
 {
-       const struct gfs2_glock_operations *glops = gl->gl_ops;
        struct gfs2_holder *gh, *tmp, *first_gh;
        bool incompat_holders_demoted = false;
        bool lock_released;
                        first_gh = gh;
                }
                if (gh->gh_list.prev == &gl->gl_holders &&
-                   !(gh->gh_flags & GL_SKIP) && glops->go_instantiate) {
+                   !(gh->gh_flags & GL_SKIP) && gl->gl_ops->go_instantiate) {
                        lock_released = true;
                        spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
-                       ret = glops->go_instantiate(gh);
+                       ret = gfs2_instantiate(gh);
                        spin_lock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
                        if (ret) {
                                if (ret == 1)