unsigned int len);
 
 int dlm_is_host_down(int errno);
-void dlm_change_lockres_owner(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
-                             struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
-                             u8 owner);
+
 struct dlm_lock_resource * dlm_get_lock_resource(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
                                                 const char *lockid,
                                                 int namelen,
        return bit;
 }
 
+static inline void dlm_set_lockres_owner(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
+                                        struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
+                                        u8 owner)
+{
+       assert_spin_locked(&res->spinlock);
+
+       res->owner = owner;
+}
 
+static inline void dlm_change_lockres_owner(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
+                                           struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
+                                           u8 owner)
+{
+       assert_spin_locked(&res->spinlock);
+
+       if (owner != res->owner)
+               dlm_set_lockres_owner(dlm, res, owner);
+}
 
 #endif /* DLMCOMMON_H */
 
                kmem_cache_destroy(dlm_lockres_cache);
 }
 
-static void dlm_set_lockres_owner(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
-                                 struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
-                                 u8 owner)
-{
-       assert_spin_locked(&res->spinlock);
-
-       res->owner = owner;
-}
-
-void dlm_change_lockres_owner(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
-                             struct dlm_lock_resource *res, u8 owner)
-{
-       assert_spin_locked(&res->spinlock);
-
-       if (owner != res->owner)
-               dlm_set_lockres_owner(dlm, res, owner);
-}
-
-
 static void dlm_lockres_release(struct kref *kref)
 {
        struct dlm_lock_resource *res;