diff --git a/ipc/msg.c b/ipc/msg.c
index 87d8b38..4a858f9 100644
--- a/ipc/msg.c
+++ b/ipc/msg.c
@@ -142,21 +142,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * This routine is called in the paths where the rw_mutex is held to protect
- * access to the idr tree.
- */
-static inline struct msg_queue *msg_lock_check_down(struct ipc_namespace *ns,
-						int id)
-{
-	struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp = ipc_lock_check_down(&msg_ids(ns), id);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(ipcp))
-		return (struct msg_queue *)ipcp;
-
-	return container_of(ipcp, struct msg_queue, q_perm);
-}
-
-/*
  * msg_lock_(check_) routines are called in the paths where the rw_mutex
  * is not held.
  */
@@ -437,35 +422,12 @@
 			return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	down_write(&msg_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
-	msq = msg_lock_check_down(ns, msqid);
-	if (IS_ERR(msq)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(msq);
-		goto out_up;
-	}
+	ipcp = ipcctl_pre_down(&msg_ids(ns), msqid, cmd,
+			       &msqid64.msg_perm, msqid64.msg_qbytes);
+	if (IS_ERR(ipcp))
+		return PTR_ERR(ipcp);
 
-	ipcp = &msq->q_perm;
-
-	err = audit_ipc_obj(ipcp);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	if (cmd == IPC_SET) {
-		err = audit_ipc_set_perm(msqid64.msg_qbytes,
-					 msqid64.msg_perm.uid,
-					 msqid64.msg_perm.gid,
-					 msqid64.msg_perm.mode);
-		if (err)
-			goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	if (current->euid != ipcp->cuid &&
-	    current->euid != ipcp->uid &&
-	    !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
-		/* We _could_ check for CAP_CHOWN above, but we don't */
-		err = -EPERM;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	msq = container_of(ipcp, struct msg_queue, q_perm);
 
 	err = security_msg_queue_msgctl(msq, cmd);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index e803abe..d56d3ab 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -141,21 +141,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * This routine is called in the paths where the rw_mutex is held to protect
- * access to the idr tree.
- */
-static inline struct sem_array *sem_lock_check_down(struct ipc_namespace *ns,
-						int id)
-{
-	struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp = ipc_lock_check_down(&sem_ids(ns), id);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(ipcp))
-		return (struct sem_array *)ipcp;
-
-	return container_of(ipcp, struct sem_array, sem_perm);
-}
-
-/*
  * sem_lock_(check_) routines are called in the paths where the rw_mutex
  * is not held.
  */
@@ -878,31 +863,12 @@
 		if (copy_semid_from_user(&semid64, arg.buf, version))
 			return -EFAULT;
 	}
-	down_write(&sem_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
-	sma = sem_lock_check_down(ns, semid);
-	if (IS_ERR(sma)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(sma);
-		goto out_up;
-	}
 
-	ipcp = &sma->sem_perm;
+	ipcp = ipcctl_pre_down(&sem_ids(ns), semid, cmd, &semid64.sem_perm, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(ipcp))
+		return PTR_ERR(ipcp);
 
-	err = audit_ipc_obj(ipcp);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	if (cmd == IPC_SET) {
-		err = audit_ipc_set_perm(0, semid64.sem_perm.uid,
-					 semid64.sem_perm.gid,
-					 semid64.sem_perm.mode);
-		if (err)
-			goto out_unlock;
-	}
-	if (current->euid != ipcp->cuid && 
-	    current->euid != ipcp->uid && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
-	    	err=-EPERM;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	sma = container_of(ipcp, struct sem_array, sem_perm);
 
 	err = security_sem_semctl(sma, cmd);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index 20e03df..554429a 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -126,18 +126,6 @@
 	return container_of(ipcp, struct shmid_kernel, shm_perm);
 }
 
-static inline struct shmid_kernel *shm_lock_check_down(
-						struct ipc_namespace *ns,
-						int id)
-{
-	struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp = ipc_lock_check_down(&shm_ids(ns), id);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(ipcp))
-		return (struct shmid_kernel *)ipcp;
-
-	return container_of(ipcp, struct shmid_kernel, shm_perm);
-}
-
 /*
  * shm_lock_(check_) routines are called in the paths where the rw_mutex
  * is not held.
@@ -620,33 +608,11 @@
 			return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	down_write(&shm_ids(ns).rw_mutex);
-	shp = shm_lock_check_down(ns, shmid);
-	if (IS_ERR(shp)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(shp);
-		goto out_up;
-	}
+	ipcp = ipcctl_pre_down(&shm_ids(ns), shmid, cmd, &shmid64.shm_perm, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(ipcp))
+		return PTR_ERR(ipcp);
 
-	ipcp = &shp->shm_perm;
-
-	err = audit_ipc_obj(ipcp);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock;
-
-	if (cmd == IPC_SET) {
-		err = audit_ipc_set_perm(0, shmid64.shm_perm.uid,
-					 shmid64.shm_perm.gid,
-					 shmid64.shm_perm.mode);
-		if (err)
-			goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	if (current->euid != ipcp->uid &&
-	    current->euid != ipcp->cuid &&
-	    !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
-		err = -EPERM;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	shp = container_of(ipcp, struct shmid_kernel, shm_perm);
 
 	err = security_shm_shmctl(shp, cmd);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/ipc/util.c b/ipc/util.c
index dc8943a..c4f1d33 100644
--- a/ipc/util.c
+++ b/ipc/util.c
@@ -824,6 +824,57 @@
 		| (in->mode & S_IRWXUGO);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ipcctl_pre_down - retrieve an ipc and check permissions for some IPC_XXX cmd
+ * @ids:  the table of ids where to look for the ipc
+ * @id:   the id of the ipc to retrieve
+ * @cmd:  the cmd to check
+ * @perm: the permission to set
+ * @extra_perm: one extra permission parameter used by msq
+ *
+ * This function does some common audit and permissions check for some IPC_XXX
+ * cmd and is called from semctl_down, shmctl_down and msgctl_down.
+ * It must be called without any lock held and
+ *  - retrieves the ipc with the given id in the given table.
+ *  - performs some audit and permission check, depending on the given cmd
+ *  - returns the ipc with both ipc and rw_mutex locks held in case of success
+ *    or an err-code without any lock held otherwise.
+ */
+struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcctl_pre_down(struct ipc_ids *ids, int id, int cmd,
+				      struct ipc64_perm *perm, int extra_perm)
+{
+	struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp;
+	int err;
+
+	down_write(&ids->rw_mutex);
+	ipcp = ipc_lock_check_down(ids, id);
+	if (IS_ERR(ipcp)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(ipcp);
+		goto out_up;
+	}
+
+	err = audit_ipc_obj(ipcp);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_unlock;
+
+	if (cmd == IPC_SET) {
+		err = audit_ipc_set_perm(extra_perm, perm->uid,
+					 perm->gid, perm->mode);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_unlock;
+	}
+	if (current->euid == ipcp->cuid ||
+	    current->euid == ipcp->uid || capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return ipcp;
+
+	err = -EPERM;
+out_unlock:
+	ipc_unlock(ipcp);
+out_up:
+	up_write(&ids->rw_mutex);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
 #ifdef __ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
 
 
diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index 1296691..791c5c0 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@
 void kernel_to_ipc64_perm(struct kern_ipc_perm *in, struct ipc64_perm *out);
 void ipc64_perm_to_ipc_perm(struct ipc64_perm *in, struct ipc_perm *out);
 void ipc_update_perm(struct ipc64_perm *in, struct kern_ipc_perm *out);
+struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcctl_pre_down(struct ipc_ids *ids, int id, int cmd,
+				      struct ipc64_perm *perm, int extra_perm);
 
 #if defined(__ia64__) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__hppa__) || defined(__XTENSA__)
   /* On IA-64, we always use the "64-bit version" of the IPC structures.  */