struct pnfs_block_volume *volumes, int idx, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
        struct pnfs_block_volume *v = &volumes[idx];
+       struct block_device *bdev;
        dev_t dev;
 
        dev = bl_resolve_deviceid(server, v, gfp_mask);
        if (!dev)
                return -EIO;
 
-       d->bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE, NULL);
-       if (IS_ERR(d->bdev)) {
+       bdev = blkdev_get_by_dev(dev, FMODE_READ | FMODE_WRITE, NULL);
+       if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
                printk(KERN_WARNING "pNFS: failed to open device %d:%d (%ld)\n",
-                       MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev), PTR_ERR(d->bdev));
-               return PTR_ERR(d->bdev);
+                       MAJOR(dev), MINOR(dev), PTR_ERR(bdev));
+               return PTR_ERR(bdev);
        }
+       d->bdev = bdev;
 
 
        d->len = i_size_read(d->bdev->bd_inode);
                struct pnfs_block_volume *volumes, int idx, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
        struct pnfs_block_volume *v = &volumes[idx];
+       struct block_device *bdev;
        const struct pr_ops *ops;
        int error;
 
        if (!bl_validate_designator(v))
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       d->bdev = bl_open_dm_mpath_udev_path(v);
-       if (IS_ERR(d->bdev))
-               d->bdev = bl_open_udev_path(v);
-       if (IS_ERR(d->bdev))
-               return PTR_ERR(d->bdev);
+       bdev = bl_open_dm_mpath_udev_path(v);
+       if (IS_ERR(bdev))
+               bdev = bl_open_udev_path(v);
+       if (IS_ERR(bdev))
+               return PTR_ERR(bdev);
+       d->bdev = bdev;
 
        d->len = i_size_read(d->bdev->bd_inode);
        d->map = bl_map_simple;