diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index de167e3af015..a3cb47619a0a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -79,11 +79,10 @@ extern char *cifs_compose_mount_options(const char *sb_mountdata,
 		const char *fullpath, const struct dfs_info3_param *ref,
 		char **devname);
 /* extern void renew_parental_timestamps(struct dentry *direntry);*/
-extern struct mid_q_entry *AllocMidQEntry(const struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer,
-					struct TCP_Server_Info *server);
-extern void DeleteMidQEntry(struct mid_q_entry *midEntry);
-extern void cifs_delete_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid);
-extern void cifs_mid_q_entry_release(struct mid_q_entry *midEntry);
+extern struct mid_q_entry *alloc_mid(const struct smb_hdr *,
+				     struct TCP_Server_Info *);
+extern void delete_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid);
+extern void release_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid);
 extern void cifs_wake_up_task(struct mid_q_entry *mid);
 extern int cifs_handle_standard(struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 				struct mid_q_entry *mid);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
index 26b9d2438228..7aa91e272027 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifssmb.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ cifs_echo_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = mid->callback_data;
 	struct cifs_credits credits = { .value = 1, .instance = 0 };
 
-	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+	release_mid(mid);
 	add_credits(server, &credits, CIFS_ECHO_OP);
 }
 
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@ cifs_readv_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 	}
 
 	queue_work(cifsiod_wq, &rdata->work);
-	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+	release_mid(mid);
 	add_credits(server, &credits, 0);
 }
 
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ cifs_writev_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 	}
 
 	queue_work(cifsiod_wq, &wdata->work);
-	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+	release_mid(mid);
 	add_credits(tcon->ses->server, &credits, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index abb65dd7471f..7f205a9a2de4 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ cifs_abort_connection(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(mid, nmid, &retry_list, qhead) {
 		list_del_init(&mid->qhead);
 		mid->callback(mid);
-		cifs_mid_q_entry_release(mid);
+		release_mid(mid);
 	}
 
 	if (cifs_rdma_enabled(server)) {
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ static void clean_demultiplex_info(struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 			cifs_dbg(FYI, "Callback mid %llu\n", mid_entry->mid);
 			list_del_init(&mid_entry->qhead);
 			mid_entry->callback(mid_entry);
-			cifs_mid_q_entry_release(mid_entry);
+			release_mid(mid_entry);
 		}
 		/* 1/8th of sec is more than enough time for them to exit */
 		msleep(125);
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 		if (length < 0) {
 			for (i = 0; i < num_mids; i++)
 				if (mids[i])
-					cifs_mid_q_entry_release(mids[i]);
+					release_mid(mids[i]);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ cifs_demultiplex_thread(void *p)
 				if (!mids[i]->multiRsp || mids[i]->multiEnd)
 					mids[i]->callback(mids[i]);
 
-				cifs_mid_q_entry_release(mids[i]);
+				release_mid(mids[i]);
 			} else if (server->ops->is_oplock_break &&
 				   server->ops->is_oplock_break(bufs[i],
 								server)) {
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 82dd2e973753..c0039dc0715a 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -5099,7 +5099,7 @@ static void smb2_decrypt_offload(struct work_struct *work)
 				spin_unlock(&dw->server->srv_lock);
 			}
 		}
-		cifs_mid_q_entry_release(mid);
+		release_mid(mid);
 	}
 
 free_pages:
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 131bec79d6fd..590a1d4ac140 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -3776,7 +3776,7 @@ smb2_echo_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 		credits.instance = server->reconnect_instance;
 	}
 
-	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+	release_mid(mid);
 	add_credits(server, &credits, CIFS_ECHO_OP);
 }
 
@@ -4201,7 +4201,7 @@ smb2_readv_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 				     rdata->offset, rdata->got_bytes);
 
 	queue_work(cifsiod_wq, &rdata->work);
-	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+	release_mid(mid);
 	add_credits(server, &credits, 0);
 }
 
@@ -4440,7 +4440,7 @@ smb2_writev_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 				      wdata->offset, wdata->bytes);
 
 	queue_work(cifsiod_wq, &wdata->work);
-	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+	release_mid(mid);
 	add_credits(server, &credits, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
index f64922f340b3..1a5fc3314dbf 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2transport.c
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ smb2_setup_request(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct TCP_Server_Info *server,
 	rc = smb2_sign_rqst(rqst, server);
 	if (rc) {
 		revert_current_mid_from_hdr(server, shdr);
-		cifs_delete_mid(mid);
+		delete_mid(mid);
 		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}
 
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ smb2_setup_async_request(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst)
 	rc = smb2_sign_rqst(rqst, server);
 	if (rc) {
 		revert_current_mid_from_hdr(server, shdr);
-		DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+		release_mid(mid);
 		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index 914a7aaf9fa7..dc69ac9dad60 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ cifs_wake_up_task(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 }
 
 struct mid_q_entry *
-AllocMidQEntry(const struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
+alloc_mid(const struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 {
 	struct mid_q_entry *temp;
 
 	if (server == NULL) {
-		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Null TCP session in AllocMidQEntry\n");
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: null TCP session\n", __func__);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ AllocMidQEntry(const struct smb_hdr *smb_buffer, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	return temp;
 }
 
-static void _cifs_mid_q_entry_release(struct kref *refcount)
+static void __release_mid(struct kref *refcount)
 {
 	struct mid_q_entry *midEntry =
 			container_of(refcount, struct mid_q_entry, refcount);
@@ -153,22 +153,17 @@ static void _cifs_mid_q_entry_release(struct kref *refcount)
 	mempool_free(midEntry, cifs_mid_poolp);
 }
 
-void cifs_mid_q_entry_release(struct mid_q_entry *midEntry)
+void release_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 {
-	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = midEntry->server;
+	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = mid->server;
 
 	spin_lock(&server->mid_lock);
-	kref_put(&midEntry->refcount, _cifs_mid_q_entry_release);
+	kref_put(&mid->refcount, __release_mid);
 	spin_unlock(&server->mid_lock);
 }
 
-void DeleteMidQEntry(struct mid_q_entry *midEntry)
-{
-	cifs_mid_q_entry_release(midEntry);
-}
-
 void
-cifs_delete_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
+delete_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 {
 	spin_lock(&mid->server->mid_lock);
 	if (!(mid->mid_flags & MID_DELETED)) {
@@ -177,7 +172,7 @@ cifs_delete_mid(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&mid->server->mid_lock);
 
-	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+	release_mid(mid);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -748,7 +743,7 @@ static int allocate_mid(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct smb_hdr *in_buf,
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&ses->ses_lock);
 
-	*ppmidQ = AllocMidQEntry(in_buf, ses->server);
+	*ppmidQ = alloc_mid(in_buf, ses->server);
 	if (*ppmidQ == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	spin_lock(&ses->server->mid_lock);
@@ -785,13 +780,13 @@ cifs_setup_async_request(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst)
 	if (server->sign)
 		hdr->Flags2 |= SMBFLG2_SECURITY_SIGNATURE;
 
-	mid = AllocMidQEntry(hdr, server);
+	mid = alloc_mid(hdr, server);
 	if (mid == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	rc = cifs_sign_rqst(rqst, server, &mid->sequence_number);
 	if (rc) {
-		DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+		release_mid(mid);
 		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}
 
@@ -868,7 +863,7 @@ cifs_call_async(struct TCP_Server_Info *server, struct smb_rqst *rqst,
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		revert_current_mid(server, mid->credits);
 		server->sequence_number -= 2;
-		cifs_delete_mid(mid);
+		delete_mid(mid);
 	}
 
 	cifs_server_unlock(server);
@@ -940,7 +935,7 @@ cifs_sync_mid_result(struct mid_q_entry *mid, struct TCP_Server_Info *server)
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&server->mid_lock);
 
-	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+	release_mid(mid);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -1000,7 +995,7 @@ cifs_setup_request(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct TCP_Server_Info *ignored,
 		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	rc = cifs_sign_rqst(rqst, ses->server, &mid->sequence_number);
 	if (rc) {
-		cifs_delete_mid(mid);
+		delete_mid(mid);
 		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}
 	return mid;
@@ -1029,7 +1024,7 @@ static void
 cifs_cancelled_callback(struct mid_q_entry *mid)
 {
 	cifs_compound_callback(mid);
-	DeleteMidQEntry(mid);
+	release_mid(mid);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1133,7 +1128,7 @@ compound_send_recv(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		if (IS_ERR(midQ[i])) {
 			revert_current_mid(server, i);
 			for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
-				cifs_delete_mid(midQ[j]);
+				delete_mid(midQ[j]);
 			cifs_server_unlock(server);
 
 			/* Update # of requests on wire to server */
@@ -1253,7 +1248,7 @@ compound_send_recv(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		rc = server->ops->check_receive(midQ[i], server,
 						     flags & CIFS_LOG_ERROR);
 
-		/* mark it so buf will not be freed by cifs_delete_mid */
+		/* mark it so buf will not be freed by delete_mid */
 		if ((flags & CIFS_NO_RSP_BUF) == 0)
 			midQ[i]->resp_buf = NULL;
 
@@ -1285,7 +1280,7 @@ compound_send_recv(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_rqst; i++) {
 		if (!cancelled_mid[i])
-			cifs_delete_mid(midQ[i]);
+			delete_mid(midQ[i]);
 	}
 
 	return rc;
@@ -1425,7 +1420,7 @@ SendReceive(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		spin_lock(&server->mid_lock);
 		if (midQ->mid_state == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED) {
 			/* no longer considered to be "in-flight" */
-			midQ->callback = DeleteMidQEntry;
+			midQ->callback = release_mid;
 			spin_unlock(&server->mid_lock);
 			add_credits(server, &credits, 0);
 			return rc;
@@ -1450,7 +1445,7 @@ SendReceive(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 	memcpy(out_buf, midQ->resp_buf, *pbytes_returned + 4);
 	rc = cifs_check_receive(midQ, server, 0);
 out:
-	cifs_delete_mid(midQ);
+	delete_mid(midQ);
 	add_credits(server, &credits, 0);
 
 	return rc;
@@ -1543,7 +1538,7 @@ SendReceiveBlockingLock(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 	rc = cifs_sign_smb(in_buf, server, &midQ->sequence_number);
 	if (rc) {
-		cifs_delete_mid(midQ);
+		delete_mid(midQ);
 		cifs_server_unlock(server);
 		return rc;
 	}
@@ -1560,7 +1555,7 @@ SendReceiveBlockingLock(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	cifs_server_unlock(server);
 
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		cifs_delete_mid(midQ);
+		delete_mid(midQ);
 		return rc;
 	}
 
@@ -1583,7 +1578,7 @@ SendReceiveBlockingLock(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			   blocking lock to return. */
 			rc = send_cancel(server, &rqst, midQ);
 			if (rc) {
-				cifs_delete_mid(midQ);
+				delete_mid(midQ);
 				return rc;
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -1595,7 +1590,7 @@ SendReceiveBlockingLock(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			/* If we get -ENOLCK back the lock may have
 			   already been removed. Don't exit in this case. */
 			if (rc && rc != -ENOLCK) {
-				cifs_delete_mid(midQ);
+				delete_mid(midQ);
 				return rc;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1606,7 +1601,7 @@ SendReceiveBlockingLock(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 			spin_lock(&server->mid_lock);
 			if (midQ->mid_state == MID_REQUEST_SUBMITTED) {
 				/* no longer considered to be "in-flight" */
-				midQ->callback = DeleteMidQEntry;
+				midQ->callback = release_mid;
 				spin_unlock(&server->mid_lock);
 				return rc;
 			}
@@ -1634,7 +1629,7 @@ SendReceiveBlockingLock(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	memcpy(out_buf, midQ->resp_buf, *pbytes_returned + 4);
 	rc = cifs_check_receive(midQ, server, 0);
 out:
-	cifs_delete_mid(midQ);
+	delete_mid(midQ);
 	if (rstart && rc == -EACCES)
 		return -ERESTARTSYS;
 	return rc;
