diff --git a/include/linux/posix_acl.h b/include/linux/posix_acl.h
index df3e0f8..5d09ab2 100644
--- a/include/linux/posix_acl.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix_acl.h
@@ -88,19 +88,22 @@ extern struct posix_acl *get_posix_acl(struct inode *, int);
 extern int set_posix_acl(struct inode *, int, struct posix_acl *);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL
-static inline struct posix_acl *get_cached_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
+
+static inline struct posix_acl **acl_by_type(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
-	struct posix_acl **p, *acl;
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
-		p = &inode->i_acl;
-		break;
+		return &inode->i_acl;
 	case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT:
-		p = &inode->i_default_acl;
-		break;
+		return &inode->i_default_acl;
 	default:
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		BUG();
 	}
+}
+
+static inline struct posix_acl *get_cached_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
+{
+	struct posix_acl **p = acl_by_type(inode, type), *acl;
 	acl = ACCESS_ONCE(*p);
 	if (acl) {
 		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
@@ -114,36 +117,18 @@ static inline struct posix_acl *get_cached_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 
 static inline struct posix_acl *get_cached_acl_rcu(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
-	struct posix_acl **p;
-	switch (type) {
-	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
-		p = &inode->i_acl;
-		break;
-	case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT:
-		p = &inode->i_default_acl;
-		break;
-	default:
-		BUG();
-	}
-	return ACCESS_ONCE(*p);
+	return rcu_dereference(*acl_by_type(inode, type));
 }
 
 static inline void set_cached_acl(struct inode *inode,
 				  int type,
 				  struct posix_acl *acl)
 {
-	struct posix_acl *old = NULL;
+	struct posix_acl **p = acl_by_type(inode, type);
+	struct posix_acl *old;
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	switch (type) {
-	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
-		old = inode->i_acl;
-		inode->i_acl = posix_acl_dup(acl);
-		break;
-	case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT:
-		old = inode->i_default_acl;
-		inode->i_default_acl = posix_acl_dup(acl);
-		break;
-	}
+	old = *p;
+	rcu_assign_pointer(*p, posix_acl_dup(acl));
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	if (old != ACL_NOT_CACHED)
 		posix_acl_release(old);
@@ -151,18 +136,11 @@ static inline void set_cached_acl(struct inode *inode,
 
 static inline void forget_cached_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
+	struct posix_acl **p = acl_by_type(inode, type);
 	struct posix_acl *old = NULL;
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	switch (type) {
-	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
-		old = inode->i_acl;
-		inode->i_acl = ACL_NOT_CACHED;
-		break;
-	case ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT:
-		old = inode->i_default_acl;
-		inode->i_default_acl = ACL_NOT_CACHED;
-		break;
-	}
+	old = *p;
+	*p = ACL_NOT_CACHED;
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	if (old != ACL_NOT_CACHED)
 		posix_acl_release(old);