# \[PATCH 15/20\] block: remove the nr\_sectors variable in generic\_make\_request\_checks

- From: Christoph Hellwig \<hch@lst.de\>
- Date: 2020-07-01 09:00:54 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2020/07/6021465
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2020/07/6021473/t.md

```text
The variable is only used once, so just open code the bio_sector()
there.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
---
 block/blk-core.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 37435d0d433564..28f60985dc75cc 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -974,7 +974,6 @@ static noinline_for_stack bool
 generic_make_request_checks(struct bio *bio)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = bio->bi_disk->queue;
-	int nr_sectors = bio_sectors(bio);
 	blk_status_t status = BLK_STS_IOERR;
 
 	might_sleep();
@@ -1007,7 +1006,7 @@ generic_make_request_checks(struct bio *bio)
 	if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf) &&
 	    !test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_WC, &q->queue_flags)) {
 		bio->bi_opf &= ~(REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FUA);
-		if (!nr_sectors) {
+		if (!bio_sectors(bio)) {
 			status = BLK_STS_OK;
 			goto end_io;
 		}
-- 
2.26.2

```