--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -275,8 +275,7 @@ static void end_buffer_async_read(struct
 	 * decide that the page is now completely done.
 	 */
 	first = page_buffers(page);
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	bit_spin_lock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
+	flags = bh_uptodate_lock_irqsave(first);
 	clear_buffer_async_read(bh);
 	unlock_buffer(bh);
 	tmp = bh;
@@ -289,8 +288,7 @@ static void end_buffer_async_read(struct
 		}
 		tmp = tmp->b_this_page;
 	} while (tmp != bh);
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	bh_uptodate_unlock_irqrestore(first, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * If none of the buffers had errors and they are all
@@ -302,9 +300,7 @@ static void end_buffer_async_read(struct
 	return;
 
 still_busy:
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-	return;
+	bh_uptodate_unlock_irqrestore(first, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -331,8 +327,7 @@ void end_buffer_async_write(struct buffe
 	}
 
 	first = page_buffers(page);
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	bit_spin_lock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
+	flags = bh_uptodate_lock_irqsave(first);
 
 	clear_buffer_async_write(bh);
 	unlock_buffer(bh);
@@ -344,15 +339,12 @@ void end_buffer_async_write(struct buffe
 		}
 		tmp = tmp->b_this_page;
 	}
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	bh_uptodate_unlock_irqrestore(first, flags);
 	end_page_writeback(page);
 	return;
 
 still_busy:
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-	return;
+	bh_uptodate_unlock_irqrestore(first, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(end_buffer_async_write);
 
--- a/fs/ext4/page-io.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ static void ext4_finish_bio(struct bio *
 		 * We check all buffers in the page under BH_Uptodate_Lock
 		 * to avoid races with other end io clearing async_write flags
 		 */
-		local_irq_save(flags);
-		bit_spin_lock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &head->b_state);
+		flags = bh_uptodate_lock_irqsave(head);
 		do {
 			if (bh_offset(bh) < bio_start ||
 			    bh_offset(bh) + bh->b_size > bio_end) {
@@ -103,8 +102,7 @@ static void ext4_finish_bio(struct bio *
 			if (bio->bi_status)
 				buffer_io_error(bh);
 		} while ((bh = bh->b_this_page) != head);
-		bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &head->b_state);
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
+		bh_uptodate_unlock_irqrestore(head, flags);
 		if (!under_io) {
 			fscrypt_free_bounce_page(bounce_page);
 			end_page_writeback(page);
--- a/fs/ntfs/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/aops.c
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ static void ntfs_end_buffer_async_read(s
 				"0x%llx.", (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr);
 	}
 	first = page_buffers(page);
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	bit_spin_lock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
+	flags = bh_uptodate_lock_irqsave(first);
 	clear_buffer_async_read(bh);
 	unlock_buffer(bh);
 	tmp = bh;
@@ -108,8 +107,7 @@ static void ntfs_end_buffer_async_read(s
 		}
 		tmp = tmp->b_this_page;
 	} while (tmp != bh);
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	bh_uptodate_unlock_irqrestore(first, flags);
 	/*
 	 * If none of the buffers had errors then we can set the page uptodate,
 	 * but we first have to perform the post read mst fixups, if the
@@ -142,9 +140,7 @@ static void ntfs_end_buffer_async_read(s
 	unlock_page(page);
 	return;
 still_busy:
-	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &first->b_state);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-	return;
+	bh_uptodate_unlock_irqrestore(first, flags);
 }
 
 /**
--- a/include/linux/buffer_head.h
+++ b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
@@ -78,6 +78,22 @@ struct buffer_head {
 	atomic_t b_count;		/* users using this buffer_head */
 };
 
+static inline unsigned long bh_uptodate_lock_irqsave(struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	bit_spin_lock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &bh->b_state);
+	return flags;
+}
+
+static inline void
+bh_uptodate_unlock_irqrestore(struct buffer_head *bh, unsigned long flags)
+{
+	bit_spin_unlock(BH_Uptodate_Lock, &bh->b_state);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+}
+
 /*
  * macro tricks to expand the set_buffer_foo(), clear_buffer_foo()
  * and buffer_foo() functions.
