diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index a240e661c7b7d109405429e39e9b97447da23143..df627c8223d5f6270ab99d942e8620f0f684bdd2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -1283,77 +1283,77 @@ static int do_cmd_ioctl(struct comedi_device *dev,
 static int do_cmdtest_ioctl(struct comedi_device *dev,
 			    struct comedi_cmd __user *arg, void *file)
 {
-	struct comedi_cmd user_cmd;
+	struct comedi_cmd cmd;
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned int *chanlist = NULL;
 	unsigned int __user *chanlist_saver = NULL;
 
-	if (copy_from_user(&user_cmd, arg, sizeof(struct comedi_cmd))) {
+	if (copy_from_user(&cmd, arg, sizeof(struct comedi_cmd))) {
 		DPRINTK("bad cmd address\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 	/* save user's chanlist pointer so it can be restored later */
-	chanlist_saver = user_cmd.chanlist;
+	chanlist_saver = cmd.chanlist;
 
-	if (user_cmd.subdev >= dev->n_subdevices) {
-		DPRINTK("%d no such subdevice\n", user_cmd.subdev);
+	if (cmd.subdev >= dev->n_subdevices) {
+		DPRINTK("%d no such subdevice\n", cmd.subdev);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	s = &dev->subdevices[user_cmd.subdev];
+	s = &dev->subdevices[cmd.subdev];
 	if (s->type == COMEDI_SUBD_UNUSED) {
-		DPRINTK("%d not valid subdevice\n", user_cmd.subdev);
+		DPRINTK("%d not valid subdevice\n", cmd.subdev);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	if (!s->do_cmd || !s->do_cmdtest) {
 		DPRINTK("subdevice %i does not support commands\n",
-			user_cmd.subdev);
+			cmd.subdev);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	/* make sure channel/gain list isn't too long */
-	if (user_cmd.chanlist_len > s->len_chanlist) {
+	if (cmd.chanlist_len > s->len_chanlist) {
 		DPRINTK("channel/gain list too long %d > %d\n",
-			user_cmd.chanlist_len, s->len_chanlist);
+			cmd.chanlist_len, s->len_chanlist);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/* load channel/gain list */
-	if (user_cmd.chanlist) {
+	if (cmd.chanlist) {
 		chanlist =
-		    kmalloc(user_cmd.chanlist_len * sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+		    kmalloc(cmd.chanlist_len * sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!chanlist) {
 			DPRINTK("allocation failed\n");
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		if (copy_from_user(chanlist, user_cmd.chanlist,
-				   user_cmd.chanlist_len * sizeof(int))) {
+		if (copy_from_user(chanlist, cmd.chanlist,
+				   cmd.chanlist_len * sizeof(int))) {
 			DPRINTK("fault reading chanlist\n");
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
 		/* make sure each element in channel/gain list is valid */
-		ret = comedi_check_chanlist(s, user_cmd.chanlist_len, chanlist);
+		ret = comedi_check_chanlist(s, cmd.chanlist_len, chanlist);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			DPRINTK("bad chanlist\n");
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		user_cmd.chanlist = chanlist;
+		cmd.chanlist = chanlist;
 	}
 
-	ret = s->do_cmdtest(dev, s, &user_cmd);
+	ret = s->do_cmdtest(dev, s, &cmd);
 
 	/* restore chanlist pointer before copying back */
-	user_cmd.chanlist = chanlist_saver;
+	cmd.chanlist = chanlist_saver;
 
-	if (copy_to_user(arg, &user_cmd, sizeof(struct comedi_cmd))) {
+	if (copy_to_user(arg, &cmd, sizeof(struct comedi_cmd))) {
 		DPRINTK("bad cmd address\n");
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 		goto cleanup;