diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 9014dc2..f100eea 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -869,16 +869,16 @@
 		}
 		unconf = clp;
 	}
-	/* CASE 1: 
-	* unconf record that matches input clientid and input confirm.
-	* conf record that matches input clientid.
-	* conf  and unconf records match names, verifiers 
-	*/
 	if ((conf && unconf) && 
 	    (cmp_verf(&unconf->cl_confirm, &confirm)) &&
 	    (cmp_verf(&conf->cl_verifier, &unconf->cl_verifier)) &&
 	    (same_name(conf->cl_recdir,unconf->cl_recdir))  &&
 	    (!cmp_verf(&conf->cl_confirm, &unconf->cl_confirm))) {
+		/* CASE 1:
+		* unconf record that matches input clientid and input confirm.
+		* conf record that matches input clientid.
+		* conf and unconf records match names, verifiers
+		*/
 		if (!cmp_creds(&conf->cl_cred, &unconf->cl_cred)) 
 			status = nfserr_clid_inuse;
 		else {
@@ -891,29 +891,29 @@
 			status = nfs_ok;
 
 		}
-	} 
-	/* CASE 2:
-	 * conf record that matches input clientid.
-	 * if unconf record that matches input clientid, then unconf->cl_name
-	 * or unconf->cl_verifier don't match the conf record.
-	 */
-	else if ((conf && !unconf) ||
+	} else if ((conf && !unconf) ||
 	    ((conf && unconf) && 
 	     (!cmp_verf(&conf->cl_verifier, &unconf->cl_verifier) ||
 	      !same_name(conf->cl_recdir, unconf->cl_recdir)))) {
+		/* CASE 2:
+		 * conf record that matches input clientid.
+		 * if unconf record matches input clientid, then
+		 * unconf->cl_name or unconf->cl_verifier don't match the
+		 * conf record.
+		 */
 		if (!cmp_creds(&conf->cl_cred,&rqstp->rq_cred)) {
 			status = nfserr_clid_inuse;
 		} else {
 			clp = conf;
 			status = nfs_ok;
 		}
-	}
-	/* CASE 3:
-	 * conf record not found.
-	 * unconf record found. 
-	 * unconf->cl_confirm matches input confirm
-	 */ 
-	else if (!conf && unconf && cmp_verf(&unconf->cl_confirm, &confirm)) {
+	} else if (!conf && unconf
+			&& cmp_verf(&unconf->cl_confirm, &confirm)) {
+		/* CASE 3:
+		 * conf record not found.
+		 * unconf record found.
+		 * unconf->cl_confirm matches input confirm
+		 */
 		if (!cmp_creds(&unconf->cl_cred, &rqstp->rq_cred)) {
 			status = nfserr_clid_inuse;
 		} else {
@@ -928,18 +928,17 @@
 			move_to_confirmed(unconf);
 			status = nfs_ok;
 		}
-	}
-	/* CASE 4:
-	 * conf record not found, or if conf, then conf->cl_confirm does not
-	 * match input confirm.
-	 * unconf record not found, or if unconf, then unconf->cl_confirm 
-	 * does not match input confirm.
-	 */
-	else if ((!conf || (conf && !cmp_verf(&conf->cl_confirm, &confirm))) &&
-	    (!unconf || (unconf && !cmp_verf(&unconf->cl_confirm, &confirm)))) {
+	} else if ((!conf || (conf && !cmp_verf(&conf->cl_confirm, &confirm)))
+	    && (!unconf || (unconf && !cmp_verf(&unconf->cl_confirm,
+				    				&confirm)))) {
+		/* CASE 4:
+		 * conf record not found, or if conf, conf->cl_confirm does not
+		 * match input confirm.
+		 * unconf record not found, or if unconf, unconf->cl_confirm
+		 * does not match input confirm.
+		 */
 		status = nfserr_stale_clientid;
-	}
-	else {
+	} else {
 		/* check that we have hit one of the cases...*/
 		status = nfserr_clid_inuse;
 	}