static int cache_defer_req(struct cache_req *req, struct cache_head *item)
 {
-       struct cache_deferred_req *dreq;
+       struct cache_deferred_req *dreq, *discard;
        int hash = DFR_HASH(item);
 
        if (cache_defer_cnt >= DFR_MAX) {
        list_add(&dreq->hash, &cache_defer_hash[hash]);
 
        /* it is in, now maybe clean up */
-       dreq = NULL;
+       discard = NULL;
        if (++cache_defer_cnt > DFR_MAX) {
-               dreq = list_entry(cache_defer_list.prev,
-                                 struct cache_deferred_req, recent);
-               list_del_init(&dreq->recent);
-               list_del_init(&dreq->hash);
+               discard = list_entry(cache_defer_list.prev,
+                                    struct cache_deferred_req, recent);
+               list_del_init(&discard->recent);
+               list_del_init(&discard->hash);
                cache_defer_cnt--;
        }
        spin_unlock(&cache_defer_lock);
 
-       if (dreq) {
+       if (discard)
                /* there was one too many */
-               dreq->revisit(dreq, 1);
-       }
+               discard->revisit(discard, 1);
+
        if (!test_bit(CACHE_PENDING, &item->flags)) {
                /* must have just been validated... */
                cache_revisit_request(item);