--- fs/block_dev.c.org	Fri Mar  2 18:16:04 2001
+++ fs/block_dev.c	Fri Mar  2 18:16:43 2001
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 	loff_t offset;
 	ssize_t blocksize;
 	ssize_t blocksize_bits, i;
-	size_t blocks, rblocks, left;
+	size_t blocks, left;
 	int bhrequest, uptodate;
 	struct buffer_head ** bhb, ** bhe;
 	struct buffer_head * buflist[NBUF];
@@ -205,14 +205,11 @@
 	block = offset >> blocksize_bits;
 	offset &= blocksize-1;
 	size >>= blocksize_bits;
-	rblocks = blocks = (left + offset + blocksize - 1) >> blocksize_bits;
+	blocks = (left + offset + blocksize - 1) >> blocksize_bits;
 	bhb = bhe = buflist;
 	if (filp->f_reada) {
 	        if (blocks < read_ahead[MAJOR(dev)] / (blocksize >> 9))
 			blocks = read_ahead[MAJOR(dev)] / (blocksize >> 9);
-		if (rblocks > blocks)
-			blocks = rblocks;
-		
 	}
 	if (block + blocks > size) {
 		blocks = size - block;