diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index b0d541d4..9e4310c 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@
 	ipc_rmid(&msg_ids(ns), &s->q_perm);
 }
 
+static void msg_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct ipc_rcu *p = container_of(head, struct ipc_rcu, rcu);
+	struct msg_queue *msq = ipc_rcu_to_struct(p);
+
+	security_msg_queue_free(msq);
+	ipc_rcu_free(head);
+}
+
 /**
  * newque - Create a new msg queue
  * @ns: namespace
@@ -189,15 +198,14 @@
 	msq->q_perm.security = NULL;
 	retval = security_msg_queue_alloc(msq);
 	if (retval) {
-		ipc_rcu_putref(msq);
+		ipc_rcu_putref(msq, ipc_rcu_free);
 		return retval;
 	}
 
 	/* ipc_addid() locks msq upon success. */
 	id = ipc_addid(&msg_ids(ns), &msq->q_perm, ns->msg_ctlmni);
 	if (id < 0) {
-		security_msg_queue_free(msq);
-		ipc_rcu_putref(msq);
+		ipc_rcu_putref(msq, msg_rcu_free);
 		return id;
 	}
 
@@ -276,8 +284,7 @@
 		free_msg(msg);
 	}
 	atomic_sub(msq->q_cbytes, &ns->msg_bytes);
-	security_msg_queue_free(msq);
-	ipc_rcu_putref(msq);
+	ipc_rcu_putref(msq, msg_rcu_free);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -717,7 +724,7 @@
 		rcu_read_lock();
 		ipc_lock_object(&msq->q_perm);
 
-		ipc_rcu_putref(msq);
+		ipc_rcu_putref(msq, ipc_rcu_free);
 		if (msq->q_perm.deleted) {
 			err = -EIDRM;
 			goto out_unlock0;
diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 69b6a21..19c8b98 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -243,6 +243,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void sem_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct ipc_rcu *p = container_of(head, struct ipc_rcu, rcu);
+	struct sem_array *sma = ipc_rcu_to_struct(p);
+
+	security_sem_free(sma);
+	ipc_rcu_free(head);
+}
+
 /*
  * If the request contains only one semaphore operation, and there are
  * no complex transactions pending, lock only the semaphore involved.
@@ -374,12 +383,7 @@
 static inline void sem_lock_and_putref(struct sem_array *sma)
 {
 	sem_lock(sma, NULL, -1);
-	ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
-}
-
-static inline void sem_putref(struct sem_array *sma)
-{
-	ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
+	ipc_rcu_putref(sma, ipc_rcu_free);
 }
 
 static inline void sem_rmid(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct sem_array *s)
@@ -458,14 +462,13 @@
 	sma->sem_perm.security = NULL;
 	retval = security_sem_alloc(sma);
 	if (retval) {
-		ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
+		ipc_rcu_putref(sma, ipc_rcu_free);
 		return retval;
 	}
 
 	id = ipc_addid(&sem_ids(ns), &sma->sem_perm, ns->sc_semmni);
 	if (id < 0) {
-		security_sem_free(sma);
-		ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
+		ipc_rcu_putref(sma, sem_rcu_free);
 		return id;
 	}
 	ns->used_sems += nsems;
@@ -1047,8 +1050,7 @@
 
 	wake_up_sem_queue_do(&tasks);
 	ns->used_sems -= sma->sem_nsems;
-	security_sem_free(sma);
-	ipc_rcu_putref(sma);
+	ipc_rcu_putref(sma, sem_rcu_free);
 }
 
 static unsigned long copy_semid_to_user(void __user *buf, struct semid64_ds *in, int version)
@@ -1292,7 +1294,7 @@
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			sem_io = ipc_alloc(sizeof(ushort)*nsems);
 			if(sem_io == NULL) {
-				sem_putref(sma);
+				ipc_rcu_putref(sma, ipc_rcu_free);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 
@@ -1328,20 +1330,20 @@
 		if(nsems > SEMMSL_FAST) {
 			sem_io = ipc_alloc(sizeof(ushort)*nsems);
 			if(sem_io == NULL) {
-				sem_putref(sma);
+				ipc_rcu_putref(sma, ipc_rcu_free);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (copy_from_user (sem_io, p, nsems*sizeof(ushort))) {
-			sem_putref(sma);
+			ipc_rcu_putref(sma, ipc_rcu_free);
 			err = -EFAULT;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nsems; i++) {
 			if (sem_io[i] > SEMVMX) {
-				sem_putref(sma);
+				ipc_rcu_putref(sma, ipc_rcu_free);
 				err = -ERANGE;
 				goto out_free;
 			}
@@ -1629,7 +1631,7 @@
 	/* step 2: allocate new undo structure */
 	new = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sem_undo) + sizeof(short)*nsems, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new) {
-		sem_putref(sma);
+		ipc_rcu_putref(sma, ipc_rcu_free);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index 2821cdf..d697396 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@
 	ipc_lock_object(&ipcp->shm_perm);
 }
 
+static void shm_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct ipc_rcu *p = container_of(head, struct ipc_rcu, rcu);
+	struct shmid_kernel *shp = ipc_rcu_to_struct(p);
+
+	security_shm_free(shp);
+	ipc_rcu_free(head);
+}
+
 static inline void shm_rmid(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct shmid_kernel *s)
 {
 	ipc_rmid(&shm_ids(ns), &s->shm_perm);
@@ -208,8 +217,7 @@
 		user_shm_unlock(file_inode(shp->shm_file)->i_size,
 						shp->mlock_user);
 	fput (shp->shm_file);
-	security_shm_free(shp);
-	ipc_rcu_putref(shp);
+	ipc_rcu_putref(shp, shm_rcu_free);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -497,7 +505,7 @@
 	shp->shm_perm.security = NULL;
 	error = security_shm_alloc(shp);
 	if (error) {
-		ipc_rcu_putref(shp);
+		ipc_rcu_putref(shp, ipc_rcu_free);
 		return error;
 	}
 
@@ -566,8 +574,7 @@
 		user_shm_unlock(size, shp->mlock_user);
 	fput(file);
 no_file:
-	security_shm_free(shp);
-	ipc_rcu_putref(shp);
+	ipc_rcu_putref(shp, shm_rcu_free);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index e829da9..fdb8ae7 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -474,11 +474,6 @@
 		kfree(ptr);
 }
 
-struct ipc_rcu {
-	struct rcu_head rcu;
-	atomic_t refcount;
-} ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
-
 /**
  *	ipc_rcu_alloc	-	allocate ipc and rcu space 
  *	@size: size desired
@@ -505,27 +500,24 @@
 	return atomic_inc_not_zero(&p->refcount);
 }
 
-/**
- * ipc_schedule_free - free ipc + rcu space
- * @head: RCU callback structure for queued work
- */
-static void ipc_schedule_free(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	vfree(container_of(head, struct ipc_rcu, rcu));
-}
-
-void ipc_rcu_putref(void *ptr)
+void ipc_rcu_putref(void *ptr, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head))
 {
 	struct ipc_rcu *p = ((struct ipc_rcu *)ptr) - 1;
 
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&p->refcount))
 		return;
 
-	if (is_vmalloc_addr(ptr)) {
-		call_rcu(&p->rcu, ipc_schedule_free);
-	} else {
-		kfree_rcu(p, rcu);
-	}
+	call_rcu(&p->rcu, func);
+}
+
+void ipc_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct ipc_rcu *p = container_of(head, struct ipc_rcu, rcu);
+
+	if (is_vmalloc_addr(p))
+		vfree(p);
+	else
+		kfree(p);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index c5f3338b..f2f5036 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@
 static inline void shm_exit_ns(struct ipc_namespace *ns) { }
 #endif
 
+struct ipc_rcu {
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
+	atomic_t refcount;
+} ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+
+#define ipc_rcu_to_struct(p)  ((void *)(p+1))
+
 /*
  * Structure that holds the parameters needed by the ipc operations
  * (see after)
@@ -120,7 +127,8 @@
  */
 void* ipc_rcu_alloc(int size);
 int ipc_rcu_getref(void *ptr);
-void ipc_rcu_putref(void *ptr);
+void ipc_rcu_putref(void *ptr, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head));
+void ipc_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head);
 
 struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_lock(struct ipc_ids *, int);
 struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_obtain_object(struct ipc_ids *ids, int id);