diff --git a/include/linux/idr.h b/include/linux/idr.h
index e856f4e0ab359d085d33266ca4505ea941df01af..cd339da0b1aabca4677282a4069dced1ebbb39f3 100644
--- a/include/linux/idr.h
+++ b/include/linux/idr.h
@@ -230,15 +230,68 @@ int ida_get_new_above(struct ida *ida, int starting_id, int *p_id);
 void ida_remove(struct ida *ida, int id);
 void ida_destroy(struct ida *ida);
 
-int ida_simple_get(struct ida *ida, unsigned int start, unsigned int end,
-		   gfp_t gfp_mask);
-void ida_simple_remove(struct ida *ida, unsigned int id);
+int ida_alloc_range(struct ida *, unsigned int min, unsigned int max, gfp_t);
+void ida_free(struct ida *, unsigned int id);
+
+/**
+ * ida_alloc() - Allocate an unused ID.
+ * @ida: IDA handle.
+ * @gfp: Memory allocation flags.
+ *
+ * Allocate an ID between 0 and %INT_MAX, inclusive.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: The allocated ID, or %-ENOMEM if memory could not be allocated,
+ * or %-ENOSPC if there are no free IDs.
+ */
+static inline int ida_alloc(struct ida *ida, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	return ida_alloc_range(ida, 0, ~0, gfp);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ida_alloc_min() - Allocate an unused ID.
+ * @ida: IDA handle.
+ * @min: Lowest ID to allocate.
+ * @gfp: Memory allocation flags.
+ *
+ * Allocate an ID between @min and %INT_MAX, inclusive.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: The allocated ID, or %-ENOMEM if memory could not be allocated,
+ * or %-ENOSPC if there are no free IDs.
+ */
+static inline int ida_alloc_min(struct ida *ida, unsigned int min, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	return ida_alloc_range(ida, min, ~0, gfp);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ida_alloc_max() - Allocate an unused ID.
+ * @ida: IDA handle.
+ * @max: Highest ID to allocate.
+ * @gfp: Memory allocation flags.
+ *
+ * Allocate an ID between 0 and @max, inclusive.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: The allocated ID, or %-ENOMEM if memory could not be allocated,
+ * or %-ENOSPC if there are no free IDs.
+ */
+static inline int ida_alloc_max(struct ida *ida, unsigned int max, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	return ida_alloc_range(ida, 0, max, gfp);
+}
 
 static inline void ida_init(struct ida *ida)
 {
 	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&ida->ida_rt, IDR_RT_MARKER | GFP_NOWAIT);
 }
 
+#define ida_simple_get(ida, start, end, gfp)	\
+			ida_alloc_range(ida, start, (end) - 1, gfp)
+#define ida_simple_remove(ida, id)	ida_free(ida, id)
+
 /**
  * ida_get_new - allocate new ID
  * @ida:	idr handle
diff --git a/lib/idr.c b/lib/idr.c
index 352c6160e2e0c3c0c68955c835ff5549e5bfa57f..760fce92f1fbedd33258a789a180548b0a39bc8a 100644
--- a/lib/idr.c
+++ b/lib/idr.c
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(idr_replace);
  * bit per ID, and so is more space efficient than an IDR.  To use an IDA,
  * define it using DEFINE_IDA() (or embed a &struct ida in a data structure,
  * then initialise it using ida_init()).  To allocate a new ID, call
- * ida_simple_get().  To free an ID, call ida_simple_remove().
+ * ida_alloc(), ida_alloc_min(), ida_alloc_max() or ida_alloc_range().
+ * To free an ID, call ida_free().
  *
  * If you have more complex locking requirements, use a loop around
  * ida_pre_get() and ida_get_new() to allocate a new ID.  Then use
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(idr_replace);
  * Allocate new ID above or equal to @start.  It should be called
  * with any required locks to ensure that concurrent calls to
  * ida_get_new_above() / ida_get_new() / ida_remove() are not allowed.
- * Consider using ida_simple_get() if you do not have complex locking
+ * Consider using ida_alloc_range() if you do not have complex locking
  * requirements.
  *
  * If memory is required, it will return %-EAGAIN, you should unlock
@@ -551,43 +552,34 @@ void ida_destroy(struct ida *ida)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_destroy);
 
 /**
- * ida_simple_get - get a new id.
- * @ida: the (initialized) ida.
- * @start: the minimum id (inclusive, < 0x8000000)
- * @end: the maximum id (exclusive, < 0x8000000 or 0)
- * @gfp_mask: memory allocation flags
- *
- * Allocates an id in the range start <= id < end, or returns -ENOSPC.
- * On memory allocation failure, returns -ENOMEM.
+ * ida_alloc_range() - Allocate an unused ID.
+ * @ida: IDA handle.
+ * @min: Lowest ID to allocate.
+ * @max: Highest ID to allocate.
+ * @gfp: Memory allocation flags.
  *
- * Compared to ida_get_new_above() this function does its own locking, and
- * should be used unless there are special requirements.
+ * Allocate an ID between @min and @max, inclusive.  The allocated ID will
+ * not exceed %INT_MAX, even if @max is larger.
  *
- * Use ida_simple_remove() to get rid of an id.
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: The allocated ID, or %-ENOMEM if memory could not be allocated,
+ * or %-ENOSPC if there are no free IDs.
  */
-int ida_simple_get(struct ida *ida, unsigned int start, unsigned int end,
-		   gfp_t gfp_mask)
+int ida_alloc_range(struct ida *ida, unsigned int min, unsigned int max,
+			gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	int ret, id;
-	unsigned int max;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	BUG_ON((int)start < 0);
-	BUG_ON((int)end < 0);
+	if ((int)min < 0)
+		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	if (end == 0)
-		max = 0x80000000;
-	else {
-		BUG_ON(end < start);
-		max = end - 1;
-	}
+	if ((int)max < 0)
+		max = INT_MAX;
 
 again:
-	if (!ida_pre_get(ida, gfp_mask))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	xa_lock_irqsave(&ida->ida_rt, flags);
-	ret = ida_get_new_above(ida, start, &id);
+	ret = ida_get_new_above(ida, min, &id);
 	if (!ret) {
 		if (id > max) {
 			ida_remove(ida, id);
@@ -598,24 +590,24 @@ int ida_simple_get(struct ida *ida, unsigned int start, unsigned int end,
 	}
 	xa_unlock_irqrestore(&ida->ida_rt, flags);
 
-	if (unlikely(ret == -EAGAIN))
+	if (unlikely(ret == -EAGAIN)) {
+		if (!ida_pre_get(ida, gfp))
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		goto again;
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_simple_get);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_alloc_range);
 
 /**
- * ida_simple_remove - remove an allocated id.
- * @ida: the (initialized) ida.
- * @id: the id returned by ida_simple_get.
- *
- * Use to release an id allocated with ida_simple_get().
+ * ida_free() - Release an allocated ID.
+ * @ida: IDA handle.
+ * @id: Previously allocated ID.
  *
- * Compared to ida_remove() this function does its own locking, and should be
- * used unless there are special requirements.
+ * Context: Any context.
  */
-void ida_simple_remove(struct ida *ida, unsigned int id)
+void ida_free(struct ida *ida, unsigned int id)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -624,4 +616,4 @@ void ida_simple_remove(struct ida *ida, unsigned int id)
 	ida_remove(ida, id);
 	xa_unlock_irqrestore(&ida->ida_rt, flags);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_simple_remove);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ida_free);