diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index 2b0bdd5d92ce51415ae3243766f0acac1caffd33..da65e8afb8f49a9db110ad21b057a63679dd8113 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -159,23 +159,33 @@ static inline int ipc_checkid(struct kern_ipc_perm *ipcp, int uid)
 	return uid / SEQ_MULTIPLIER != ipcp->seq;
 }
 
-static inline void ipc_lock_by_ptr(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
+static inline void ipc_lock_object(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
 {
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	spin_lock(&perm->lock);
 }
 
-static inline void ipc_unlock(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
+static inline void ipc_unlock_object(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
 {
 	spin_unlock(&perm->lock);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-static inline void ipc_lock_object(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
+static inline void ipc_assert_locked_object(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
 {
+	assert_spin_locked(&perm->lock);
+}
+
+static inline void ipc_lock_by_ptr(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
+{
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	spin_lock(&perm->lock);
 }
 
+static inline void ipc_unlock(struct kern_ipc_perm *perm)
+{
+	spin_unlock(&perm->lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
 struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_lock_check(struct ipc_ids *ids, int id);
 struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_obtain_object_check(struct ipc_ids *ids, int id);
 int ipcget(struct ipc_namespace *ns, struct ipc_ids *ids,