struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
        struct ncp_fs_info info;
 
-       if ((file_permission(file, MAY_WRITE) != 0)
-           && (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid)) {
+       if (file_permission(file, MAY_WRITE) != 0
+           && current_uid() != server->m.mounted_uid)
                return -EACCES;
-       }
+
        if (copy_from_user(&info, arg, sizeof(info)))
                return -EFAULT;
 
        struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
        struct ncp_fs_info_v2 info2;
 
-       if ((file_permission(file, MAY_WRITE) != 0)
-           && (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid)) {
+       if (file_permission(file, MAY_WRITE) != 0
+           && current_uid() != server->m.mounted_uid)
                return -EACCES;
-       }
+
        if (copy_from_user(&info2, arg, sizeof(info2)))
                return -EFAULT;
 
        struct inode *inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
        struct compat_ncp_fs_info_v2 info2;
 
-       if ((file_permission(file, MAY_WRITE) != 0)
-           && (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid)) {
+       if (file_permission(file, MAY_WRITE) != 0
+           && current_uid() != server->m.mounted_uid)
                return -EACCES;
-       }
+
        if (copy_from_user(&info2, arg, sizeof(info2)))
                return -EFAULT;
 
        struct ncp_ioctl_request request;
        char* bouncebuffer;
        void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
+       uid_t uid = current_uid();
 
        switch (cmd) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
        case NCP_IOC_NCPREQUEST_32:
 #endif
        case NCP_IOC_NCPREQUEST:
-               if ((file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0)
-                   && (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid)) {
+               if (file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0
+                   && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
-               }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
                if (cmd == NCP_IOC_NCPREQUEST_32) {
                        struct compat_ncp_ioctl_request request32;
        case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID16:
        case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID32:
        case NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID64:
-               if ((file_permission(filp, MAY_READ) != 0)
-                       && (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid)) {
+               if (file_permission(filp, MAY_READ) != 0
+                       && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
-               }
+
                if (cmd == NCP_IOC_GETMOUNTUID16) {
                        u16 uid;
                        SET_UID(uid, server->m.mounted_uid);
                {
                        struct ncp_setroot_ioctl sr;
 
-                       if ((file_permission(filp, MAY_READ) != 0)
-                           && (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid))
-                       {
+                       if (file_permission(filp, MAY_READ) != 0
+                           && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                                return -EACCES;
-                       }
+
                        if (server->m.mounted_vol[0]) {
                                struct dentry* dentry = inode->i_sb->s_root;
 
                                return -EFAULT;
                        return 0;
                }
+
        case NCP_IOC_SETROOT:
                {
                        struct ncp_setroot_ioctl sr;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_PACKET_SIGNING     
        case NCP_IOC_SIGN_INIT:
-               if ((file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0)
-                   && (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid))
-               {
+               if (file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0
+                   && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
-               }
+
                if (argp) {
                        if (server->sign_wanted)
                        {
                return 0;               
                
         case NCP_IOC_SIGN_WANTED:
-               if ((file_permission(filp, MAY_READ) != 0)
-                   && (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid))
-               {
+               if (file_permission(filp, MAY_READ) != 0
+                   && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
-               }
                
                 if (put_user(server->sign_wanted, (int __user *)argp))
                        return -EFAULT;
                 return 0;
+
        case NCP_IOC_SET_SIGN_WANTED:
                {
                        int newstate;
 
-                       if ((file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0)
-                           && (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid))
-                       {
+                       if (file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0
+                           && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                                return -EACCES;
-                       }
+
                        /* get only low 8 bits... */
                        if (get_user(newstate, (unsigned char __user *)argp))
                                return -EFAULT;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NCPFS_IOCTL_LOCKING
        case NCP_IOC_LOCKUNLOCK:
-               if ((file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0)
-                   && (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid))
-               {
+               if (file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0
+                   && uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
-               }
+
                {
                        struct ncp_lock_ioctl    rqdata;
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
        case NCP_IOC_GETOBJECTNAME_32:
-               if (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid) {
+               if (uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
-               }
                {
                        struct compat_ncp_objectname_ioctl user;
                        size_t outl;
                        return 0;
                }
 #endif
+
        case NCP_IOC_GETOBJECTNAME:
-               if (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid) {
+               if (uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
-               }
                {
                        struct ncp_objectname_ioctl user;
                        size_t outl;
                                return -EFAULT;
                        return 0;
                }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
        case NCP_IOC_SETOBJECTNAME_32:
 #endif
        case NCP_IOC_SETOBJECTNAME:
-               if (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid) {
+               if (uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
-               }
                {
                        struct ncp_objectname_ioctl user;
                        void* newname;
                        kfree(oldname);
                        return 0;
                }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
        case NCP_IOC_GETPRIVATEDATA_32:
 #endif
        case NCP_IOC_GETPRIVATEDATA:
-               if (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid) {
+               if (uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
-               }
                {
                        struct ncp_privatedata_ioctl user;
                        size_t outl;
 
                        return 0;
                }
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
        case NCP_IOC_SETPRIVATEDATA_32:
 #endif
        case NCP_IOC_SETPRIVATEDATA:
-               if (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid) {
+               if (uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
-               }
                {
                        struct ncp_privatedata_ioctl user;
                        void* new;
 #endif /* CONFIG_NCPFS_NLS */
 
        case NCP_IOC_SETDENTRYTTL:
-               if ((file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0) &&
-                                (current->uid != server->m.mounted_uid))
+               if (file_permission(filp, MAY_WRITE) != 0 &&
+                   uid != server->m.mounted_uid)
                        return -EACCES;
+
                {
                        u_int32_t user;