static struct kmem_cache *idr_layer_cache;
 
-static struct idr_layer *alloc_layer(struct idr *idp)
+static struct idr_layer *get_from_free_list(struct idr *idp)
 {
        struct idr_layer *p;
        unsigned long flags;
 }
 
 /* only called when idp->lock is held */
-static void __free_layer(struct idr *idp, struct idr_layer *p)
+static void __move_to_free_list(struct idr *idp, struct idr_layer *p)
 {
        p->ary[0] = idp->id_free;
        idp->id_free = p;
        idp->id_free_cnt++;
 }
 
-static void free_layer(struct idr *idp, struct idr_layer *p)
+static void move_to_free_list(struct idr *idp, struct idr_layer *p)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
 
         * Depends on the return element being zeroed.
         */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&idp->lock, flags);
-       __free_layer(idp, p);
+       __move_to_free_list(idp, p);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&idp->lock, flags);
 }
 
                new = kmem_cache_alloc(idr_layer_cache, gfp_mask);
                if (new == NULL)
                        return (0);
-               free_layer(idp, new);
+               move_to_free_list(idp, new);
        }
        return 1;
 }
                 * Create the layer below if it is missing.
                 */
                if (!p->ary[m]) {
-                       if (!(new = alloc_layer(idp)))
+                       new = get_from_free_list(idp);
+                       if (!new)
                                return -1;
                        p->ary[m] = new;
                        p->count++;
        p = idp->top;
        layers = idp->layers;
        if (unlikely(!p)) {
-               if (!(p = alloc_layer(idp)))
+               if (!(p = get_from_free_list(idp)))
                        return -1;
                layers = 1;
        }
                layers++;
                if (!p->count)
                        continue;
-               if (!(new = alloc_layer(idp))) {
+               if (!(new = get_from_free_list(idp))) {
                        /*
                         * The allocation failed.  If we built part of
                         * the structure tear it down.
                                p = p->ary[0];
                                new->ary[0] = NULL;
                                new->bitmap = new->count = 0;
-                               __free_layer(idp, new);
+                               __move_to_free_list(idp, new);
                        }
                        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&idp->lock, flags);
                        return -1;
                __clear_bit(n, &p->bitmap);
                p->ary[n] = NULL;
                while(*paa && ! --((**paa)->count)){
-                       free_layer(idp, **paa);
+                       move_to_free_list(idp, **paa);
                        **paa-- = NULL;
                }
                if (!*paa)
 
                p = idp->top->ary[0];
                idp->top->bitmap = idp->top->count = 0;
-               free_layer(idp, idp->top);
+               move_to_free_list(idp, idp->top);
                idp->top = p;
                --idp->layers;
        }
        while (idp->id_free_cnt >= IDR_FREE_MAX) {
-               p = alloc_layer(idp);
+               p = get_from_free_list(idp);
                kmem_cache_free(idr_layer_cache, p);
        }
        return;
                while (n < fls(id)) {
                        if (p) {
                                memset(p, 0, sizeof *p);
-                               free_layer(idp, p);
+                               move_to_free_list(idp, p);
                        }
                        n += IDR_BITS;
                        p = *--paa;
 void idr_destroy(struct idr *idp)
 {
        while (idp->id_free_cnt) {
-               struct idr_layer *p = alloc_layer(idp);
+               struct idr_layer *p = get_from_free_list(idp);
                kmem_cache_free(idr_layer_cache, p);
        }
 }
         * allocation.
         */
        if (ida->idr.id_free_cnt || ida->free_bitmap) {
-               struct idr_layer *p = alloc_layer(&ida->idr);
+               struct idr_layer *p = get_from_free_list(&ida->idr);
                if (p)
                        kmem_cache_free(idr_layer_cache, p);
        }