1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/xd.c b/drivers/block/xd.c
index 6f6ad82ec0c0..14be4c1ed1aa 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xd.c
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ static void do_xd_request (struct request_queue * q)
         while ((req = elv_next_request(q)) != NULL) {
                 unsigned block = req->sector;
                 unsigned count = req->nr_sectors;
-                int rw = rq_data_dir(req);
                 XD_INFO *disk = req->rq_disk->private_data;
                 int res = 0;
                 int retry;
@@ -321,13 +320,9 @@ static void do_xd_request (struct request_queue * q)
                         __blk_end_request_cur(req, -EIO);
                         continue;
                 }
-                if (rw != READ && rw != WRITE) {
-                        printk("do_xd_request: unknown request\n");
-                        __blk_end_request_cur(req, -EIO);
-                        continue;
-                }
                 for (retry = 0; (retry < XD_RETRIES) && !res; retry++)
-                        res = xd_readwrite(rw, disk, req->buffer, block, count);
+                        res = xd_readwrite(rq_data_dir(req), disk, req->buffer,
+                                           block, count);
                 /* wrap up, 0 = success, -errno = fail */
                 __blk_end_request_cur(req, res);
         }