{
        struct io_comp_state *cs = &ctx->submit_state.comp;
        int i, nr = cs->nr;
-       struct io_kiocb *req;
        struct req_batch rb;
 
-       io_init_req_batch(&rb);
        spin_lock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
        for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
-               req = cs->reqs[i];
+               struct io_kiocb *req = cs->reqs[i];
+
                __io_cqring_fill_event(ctx, req->user_data, req->result,
                                        req->compl.cflags);
        }
        io_commit_cqring(ctx);
        spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
-
        io_cqring_ev_posted(ctx);
+
+       io_init_req_batch(&rb);
        for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
-               req = cs->reqs[i];
+               struct io_kiocb *req = cs->reqs[i];
 
                /* submission and completion refs */
                if (req_ref_sub_and_test(req, 2))