gfn_t table_gfn;
        unsigned index, pt_access, pte_access;
        gpa_t pte_gpa;
-       bool eperm;
        int offset;
        const int write_fault = access & PFERR_WRITE_MASK;
        const int user_fault  = access & PFERR_USER_MASK;
 
        trace_kvm_mmu_pagetable_walk(addr, access);
 retry_walk:
-       eperm = false;
        walker->level = mmu->root_level;
        pte           = mmu->get_cr3(vcpu);
 
                walker->ptes[walker->level - 1] = pte;
        } while (!is_last_gpte(mmu, walker->level, pte));
 
-       eperm |= permission_fault(mmu, pte_access, access);
-       if (unlikely(eperm)) {
+       if (unlikely(permission_fault(mmu, pte_access, access))) {
                errcode |= PFERR_PRESENT_MASK;
                goto error;
        }