diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
index d3694498f3af..819e59f6f7c7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static void vio_cmo_balance(struct work_struct *work)
 	cmo->excess.size = cmo->entitled - cmo->reserve.size;
 	cmo->excess.free = cmo->excess.size - need;
 
-	cancel_delayed_work(container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work));
+	cancel_delayed_work(to_delayed_work(work));
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vio_cmo.lock, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/hifn_795x.c b/drivers/crypto/hifn_795x.c
index 0c79fe7f1567..4d85402a9e4a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/hifn_795x.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/hifn_795x.c
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ static void hifn_clear_rings(struct hifn_device *dev, int error)
 
 static void hifn_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *dw = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *dw = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct hifn_device *dev = container_of(dw, struct hifn_device, work);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int reset = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/hgpk.c b/drivers/input/mouse/hgpk.c
index 81e6ebf323e9..55cd0fa68339 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/hgpk.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/hgpk.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static void hgpk_disconnect(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 
 static void hgpk_recalib_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *w = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *w = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct hgpk_data *priv = container_of(w, struct hgpk_data, recalib_wq);
 	struct psmouse *psmouse = priv->psmouse;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dm9000.c b/drivers/net/dm9000.c
index 254ec62b5f58..d8350860c0f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dm9000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dm9000.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ static void dm9000_show_carrier(board_info_t *db,
 static void
 dm9000_poll_work(struct work_struct *w)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *dw = container_of(w, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *dw = to_delayed_work(w);
 	board_info_t *db = container_of(dw, board_info_t, phy_poll);
 	struct net_device *ndev = db->ndev;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index 9f6644a44030..303c23de6cac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ out:
 
 static void mlx4_en_do_get_stats(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *delay = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *delay = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = container_of(delay, struct mlx4_en_priv,
 						 stats_task);
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_rx.c
index a4130e764991..7e40741fb7d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/en_rx.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static void mlx4_en_free_rx_buf(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv,
 
 void mlx4_en_rx_refill(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *delay = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *delay = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = container_of(delay, struct mlx4_en_priv,
 						 refill_task);
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/sense.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/sense.c
index 6d5089ecb5af..f36ae691cab3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/sense.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/sense.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void mlx4_do_sense_ports(struct mlx4_dev *dev,
 
 static void mlx4_sense_port(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *delay = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *delay = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct mlx4_sense *sense = container_of(delay, struct mlx4_sense,
 						sense_poll);
 	struct mlx4_dev *dev = sense->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 58b73b08dde0..3ff1f425f1bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -757,8 +757,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_start);
  */
 static void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *dwork =
-			container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct phy_device *phydev =
 			container_of(dwork, struct phy_device, state_queue);
 	int needs_aneg = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
index aab8123c5966..e8d032b9dfbd 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fc.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int zfcp_wka_port_get(struct zfcp_wka_port *wka_port)
 
 static void zfcp_wka_port_offline(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *dw = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *dw = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct zfcp_wka_port *wka_port =
 			container_of(dw, struct zfcp_wka_port, work);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
index e5752f615e09..80f9cc7137c2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ void ieee80211_softmac_scan(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20))
 void ieee80211_softmac_scan_wq(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *dwork = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct ieee80211_device *ieee = container_of(dwork, struct ieee80211_device, softmac_scan_wq);
 #else
 void ieee80211_softmac_scan_wq(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ out:
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20))
 void ieee80211_softmac_scan_wq(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-        struct delayed_work *dwork = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
         struct ieee80211_device *ieee = container_of(work, struct ieee80211_device, softmac_scan_wq);
 #else
 void ieee80211_softmac_scan_wq(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
@@ -2980,7 +2980,7 @@ void ieee80211_start_monitor_mode(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20))
 void ieee80211_start_ibss_wq(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *dwork = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct ieee80211_device *ieee = container_of(dwork, struct ieee80211_device, start_ibss_wq);
 #else
 void ieee80211_start_ibss_wq(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
@@ -3162,7 +3162,7 @@ void ieee80211_disassociate(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20))
 void ieee80211_associate_retry_wq(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *dwork = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct ieee80211_device *ieee = container_of(dwork, struct ieee80211_device, associate_retry_wq);
 #else
 void ieee80211_associate_retry_wq(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
index 66de5cc8ddf1..ff1f23f99f27 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
@@ -5438,7 +5438,7 @@ void rtl8180_hw_wakeup_wq (struct work_struct *work)
 //	struct r8180_priv *priv = container_of(work, struct r8180_priv, watch_dog_wq);
 //	struct ieee80211_device * ieee = (struct ieee80211_device*)
 //	                                       container_of(work, struct ieee80211_device, watch_dog_wq);
-	struct delayed_work *dwork = container_of(work,struct delayed_work,work);
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct ieee80211_device *ieee = container_of(dwork,struct ieee80211_device,hw_wakeup_wq);
 	struct net_device *dev = ieee->dev;
 #else
@@ -5459,7 +5459,7 @@ void rtl8180_hw_sleep_wq (struct work_struct *work)
 //      struct r8180_priv *priv = container_of(work, struct r8180_priv, watch_dog_wq);
 //      struct ieee80211_device * ieee = (struct ieee80211_device*)
 //                                             container_of(work, struct ieee80211_device, watch_dog_wq);
-        struct delayed_work *dwork = container_of(work,struct delayed_work,work);
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
         struct ieee80211_device *ieee = container_of(dwork,struct ieee80211_device,hw_sleep_wq);
         struct net_device *dev = ieee->dev;
 #else
@@ -6407,7 +6407,7 @@ priv->txnpring)/8);
 void rtl8180_tx_irq_wq(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	//struct r8180_priv *priv = container_of(work, struct r8180_priv, reset_wq);
-        struct delayed_work *dwork = container_of(work,struct delayed_work,work);
+	struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct ieee80211_device * ieee = (struct ieee80211_device*)
 	                                       container_of(dwork, struct ieee80211_device, watch_dog_wq);
 	struct net_device *dev = ieee->dev;
@@ -6691,7 +6691,7 @@ lizhaoming--------------------------- RF power on/power off -----------------
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,20))
 void GPIOChangeRFWorkItemCallBack(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	//struct delayed_work *dwork = container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+	//struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
 	struct ieee80211_device *ieee = container_of(work, struct ieee80211_device, GPIOChangeRFWorkItem.work);
 	struct net_device *dev = ieee->dev;
 	struct r8180_priv *priv = ieee80211_priv(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/wusbcore/devconnect.c b/drivers/usb/wusbcore/devconnect.c
index f0aac0cf315a..386eaa22d215 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/wusbcore/devconnect.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/wusbcore/devconnect.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ static void __wusbhc_keep_alive(struct wusbhc *wusbhc)
  */
 static void wusbhc_keep_alive_run(struct work_struct *ws)
 {
-	struct delayed_work *dw = container_of(ws, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *dw = to_delayed_work(ws);
 	struct wusbhc *wusbhc =	container_of(dw, struct wusbhc, keep_alive_timer);
 
 	mutex_lock(&wusbhc->mutex);
diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 3cd51e579ab1..13e1adf55c4c 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ struct delayed_work {
 	struct timer_list timer;
 };
 
+static inline struct delayed_work *to_delayed_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	return container_of(work, struct delayed_work, work);
+}
+
 struct execute_work {
 	struct work_struct work;
 };
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 825c606f691d..208323fd37bc 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3992,8 +3992,7 @@ static void cache_reap(struct work_struct *w)
 	struct kmem_cache *searchp;
 	struct kmem_list3 *l3;
 	int node = numa_node_id();
-	struct delayed_work *work =
-		container_of(w, struct delayed_work, work);
+	struct delayed_work *work = to_delayed_work(w);
 
 	if (!mutex_trylock(&cache_chain_mutex))
 		/* Give up. Setup the next iteration. */