islo = ni->ni_lnd->lnd_type == LOLND;
 
                LASSERT(!in_interrupt());
-               (ni->ni_lnd->lnd_shutdown)(ni);
+               ni->ni_lnd->lnd_shutdown(ni);
 
                /*
                 * can't deref lnd anymore now; it might have unregistered
 
                ni->ni_lnd = lnd;
 
-               rc = (lnd->lnd_startup)(ni);
+               rc = lnd->lnd_startup(ni);
 
                mutex_unlock(&the_lnet.ln_lnd_mutex);
 
 
                }
        }
 
-       rc = (ni->ni_lnd->lnd_recv)(ni, private, msg, delayed,
-                                   niov, iov, kiov, offset, mlen, rlen);
+       rc = ni->ni_lnd->lnd_recv(ni, private, msg, delayed,
+                                 niov, iov, kiov, offset, mlen, rlen);
        if (rc < 0)
                lnet_finalize(ni, msg, rc);
 }
        LASSERT(LNET_NETTYP(LNET_NIDNET(ni->ni_nid)) == LOLND ||
                (msg->msg_txcredit && msg->msg_peertxcredit));
 
-       rc = (ni->ni_lnd->lnd_send)(ni, priv, msg);
+       rc = ni->ni_lnd->lnd_send(ni, priv, msg);
        if (rc < 0)
                lnet_finalize(ni, msg, rc);
 }
        LASSERT(ni->ni_lnd->lnd_eager_recv != NULL);
 
        msg->msg_rx_ready_delay = 1;
-       rc = (ni->ni_lnd->lnd_eager_recv)(ni, msg->msg_private, msg,
-                                         &msg->msg_private);
+       rc = ni->ni_lnd->lnd_eager_recv(ni, msg->msg_private, msg,
+                                       &msg->msg_private);
        if (rc != 0) {
                CERROR("recv from %s / send to %s aborted: eager_recv failed %d\n",
                       libcfs_nid2str(msg->msg_rxpeer->lp_nid),
        LASSERT(ni->ni_lnd->lnd_query != NULL);
 
        lnet_net_unlock(lp->lp_cpt);
-       (ni->ni_lnd->lnd_query)(ni, lp->lp_nid, &last_alive);
+       ni->ni_lnd->lnd_query(ni, lp->lp_nid, &last_alive);
        lnet_net_lock(lp->lp_cpt);
 
        lp->lp_last_query = cfs_time_current();
 
                         * A new notification could happen now; I'll handle it
                         * when control returns to me
                         */
-                       (ni->ni_lnd->lnd_notify)(ni, lp->lp_nid, alive);
+                       ni->ni_lnd->lnd_notify(ni, lp->lp_nid, alive);
 
                        lnet_net_lock(lp->lp_cpt);
                }
 
                /* XXX Assume alive */
                if (ni->ni_lnd->lnd_notify != NULL)
-                       (ni->ni_lnd->lnd_notify)(ni, gateway, 1);
+                       ni->ni_lnd->lnd_notify(ni, gateway, 1);
 
                lnet_net_lock(LNET_LOCK_EX);
        }