diff --git a/lib/debugobjects.c b/lib/debugobjects.c
index dacb80c22c4f..5dfa582dbadd 100644
--- a/lib/debugobjects.c
+++ b/lib/debugobjects.c
@@ -609,9 +609,8 @@ static void debug_objects_fill_pool(void)
 static void
 __debug_object_init(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr, int onstack)
 {
-	enum debug_obj_state state;
+	struct debug_obj *obj, o;
 	struct debug_bucket *db;
-	struct debug_obj *obj;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	debug_objects_fill_pool();
@@ -632,24 +631,18 @@ __debug_object_init(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr, int onstack
 	case ODEBUG_STATE_INIT:
 	case ODEBUG_STATE_INACTIVE:
 		obj->state = ODEBUG_STATE_INIT;
-		break;
-
-	case ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE:
-		state = obj->state;
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-		debug_print_object(obj, "init");
-		debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_init, addr, state);
-		return;
-
-	case ODEBUG_STATE_DESTROYED:
-		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-		debug_print_object(obj, "init");
 		return;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
 
+	o = *obj;
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+	debug_print_object(&o, "init");
+
+	if (o.state == ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE)
+		debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_init, addr, o.state);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -690,11 +683,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_object_init_on_stack);
 int debug_object_activate(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr)
 {
 	struct debug_obj o = { .object = addr, .state = ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE, .descr = descr };
-	enum debug_obj_state state;
 	struct debug_bucket *db;
 	struct debug_obj *obj;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (!debug_objects_enabled)
 		return 0;
@@ -706,49 +697,38 @@ int debug_object_activate(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr)
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);
 
 	obj = lookup_object_or_alloc(addr, db, descr, false, true);
-	if (likely(!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(obj))) {
-		bool print_object = false;
-
+	if (unlikely(!obj)) {
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+		debug_objects_oom();
+		return 0;
+	} else if (likely(!IS_ERR(obj))) {
 		switch (obj->state) {
+		case ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE:
+		case ODEBUG_STATE_DESTROYED:
+			o = *obj;
+			break;
 		case ODEBUG_STATE_INIT:
 		case ODEBUG_STATE_INACTIVE:
 			obj->state = ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE;
-			ret = 0;
-			break;
-
-		case ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE:
-			state = obj->state;
-			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-			debug_print_object(obj, "activate");
-			ret = debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_activate, addr, state);
-			return ret ? 0 : -EINVAL;
-
-		case ODEBUG_STATE_DESTROYED:
-			print_object = true;
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-			break;
+			fallthrough;
 		default:
-			ret = 0;
-			break;
+			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+			return 0;
 		}
-		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-		if (print_object)
-			debug_print_object(obj, "activate");
-		return ret;
 	}
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-
-	/* If NULL the allocation has hit OOM */
-	if (!obj) {
-		debug_objects_oom();
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* Object is neither static nor tracked. It's not initialized */
 	debug_print_object(&o, "activate");
-	ret = debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_activate, addr, ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE);
-	return ret ? 0 : -EINVAL;
+
+	switch (o.state) {
+	case ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE:
+	case ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE:
+		if (debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_activate, addr, o.state))
+			return 0;
+		fallthrough;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_object_activate);
 
@@ -759,10 +739,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_object_activate);
  */
 void debug_object_deactivate(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr)
 {
+	struct debug_obj o = { .object = addr, .state = ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE, .descr = descr };
 	struct debug_bucket *db;
 	struct debug_obj *obj;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	bool print_object = false;
 
 	if (!debug_objects_enabled)
 		return;
@@ -774,33 +754,24 @@ void debug_object_deactivate(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr)
 	obj = lookup_object(addr, db);
 	if (obj) {
 		switch (obj->state) {
+		case ODEBUG_STATE_DESTROYED:
+			break;
 		case ODEBUG_STATE_INIT:
 		case ODEBUG_STATE_INACTIVE:
 		case ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE:
-			if (!obj->astate)
-				obj->state = ODEBUG_STATE_INACTIVE;
-			else
-				print_object = true;
-			break;
-
-		case ODEBUG_STATE_DESTROYED:
-			print_object = true;
-			break;
+			if (obj->astate)
+				break;
+			obj->state = ODEBUG_STATE_INACTIVE;
+			fallthrough;
 		default:
-			break;
+			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+			return;
 		}
+		o = *obj;
 	}
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-	if (!obj) {
-		struct debug_obj o = { .object = addr,
-				       .state = ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE,
-				       .descr = descr };
-
-		debug_print_object(&o, "deactivate");
-	} else if (print_object) {
-		debug_print_object(obj, "deactivate");
-	}
+	debug_print_object(&o, "deactivate");
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_object_deactivate);
 
@@ -811,11 +782,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_object_deactivate);
  */
 void debug_object_destroy(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr)
 {
-	enum debug_obj_state state;
+	struct debug_obj *obj, o;
 	struct debug_bucket *db;
-	struct debug_obj *obj;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	bool print_object = false;
 
 	if (!debug_objects_enabled)
 		return;
@@ -825,32 +794,31 @@ void debug_object_destroy(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr)
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);
 
 	obj = lookup_object(addr, db);
-	if (!obj)
-		goto out_unlock;
+	if (!obj) {
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	switch (obj->state) {
+	case ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE:
+	case ODEBUG_STATE_DESTROYED:
+		break;
 	case ODEBUG_STATE_NONE:
 	case ODEBUG_STATE_INIT:
 	case ODEBUG_STATE_INACTIVE:
 		obj->state = ODEBUG_STATE_DESTROYED;
-		break;
-	case ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE:
-		state = obj->state;
-		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-		debug_print_object(obj, "destroy");
-		debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_destroy, addr, state);
-		return;
-
-	case ODEBUG_STATE_DESTROYED:
-		print_object = true;
-		break;
+		fallthrough;
 	default:
-		break;
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+		return;
 	}
-out_unlock:
+
+	o = *obj;
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-	if (print_object)
-		debug_print_object(obj, "destroy");
+	debug_print_object(&o, "destroy");
+
+	if (o.state == ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE)
+		debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_destroy, addr, o.state);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_object_destroy);
 
@@ -861,9 +829,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_object_destroy);
  */
 void debug_object_free(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr)
 {
-	enum debug_obj_state state;
+	struct debug_obj *obj, o;
 	struct debug_bucket *db;
-	struct debug_obj *obj;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!debug_objects_enabled)
@@ -874,24 +841,26 @@ void debug_object_free(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr)
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);
 
 	obj = lookup_object(addr, db);
-	if (!obj)
-		goto out_unlock;
+	if (!obj) {
+		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	switch (obj->state) {
 	case ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE:
-		state = obj->state;
-		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-		debug_print_object(obj, "free");
-		debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_free, addr, state);
-		return;
+		break;
 	default:
 		hlist_del(&obj->node);
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
 		free_object(obj);
 		return;
 	}
-out_unlock:
+
+	o = *obj;
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+	debug_print_object(&o, "free");
+
+	debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_free, addr, o.state);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_object_free);
 
@@ -943,10 +912,10 @@ void
 debug_object_active_state(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr,
 			  unsigned int expect, unsigned int next)
 {
+	struct debug_obj o = { .object = addr, .state = ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE, .descr = descr };
 	struct debug_bucket *db;
 	struct debug_obj *obj;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	bool print_object = false;
 
 	if (!debug_objects_enabled)
 		return;
@@ -959,28 +928,19 @@ debug_object_active_state(void *addr, const struct debug_obj_descr *descr,
 	if (obj) {
 		switch (obj->state) {
 		case ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE:
-			if (obj->astate == expect)
-				obj->astate = next;
-			else
-				print_object = true;
-			break;
-
+			if (obj->astate != expect)
+				break;
+			obj->astate = next;
+			raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
+			return;
 		default:
-			print_object = true;
 			break;
 		}
+		o = *obj;
 	}
 
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-	if (!obj) {
-		struct debug_obj o = { .object = addr,
-				       .state = ODEBUG_STATE_NOTAVAILABLE,
-				       .descr = descr };
-
-		debug_print_object(&o, "active_state");
-	} else if (print_object) {
-		debug_print_object(obj, "active_state");
-	}
+	debug_print_object(&o, "active_state");
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_object_active_state);
 
@@ -988,12 +948,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debug_object_active_state);
 static void __debug_check_no_obj_freed(const void *address, unsigned long size)
 {
 	unsigned long flags, oaddr, saddr, eaddr, paddr, chunks;
-	const struct debug_obj_descr *descr;
-	enum debug_obj_state state;
+	int cnt, objs_checked = 0;
+	struct debug_obj *obj, o;
 	struct debug_bucket *db;
 	struct hlist_node *tmp;
-	struct debug_obj *obj;
-	int cnt, objs_checked = 0;
 
 	saddr = (unsigned long) address;
 	eaddr = saddr + size;
@@ -1015,12 +973,10 @@ static void __debug_check_no_obj_freed(const void *address, unsigned long size)
 
 			switch (obj->state) {
 			case ODEBUG_STATE_ACTIVE:
-				descr = obj->descr;
-				state = obj->state;
+				o = *obj;
 				raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&db->lock, flags);
-				debug_print_object(obj, "free");
-				debug_object_fixup(descr->fixup_free,
-						   (void *) oaddr, state);
+				debug_print_object(&o, "free");
+				debug_object_fixup(o.descr->fixup_free, (void *)oaddr, o.state);
 				goto repeat;
 			default:
 				hlist_del(&obj->node);