static int xenbus_write_transaction(unsigned msg_type,
                                    struct xenbus_file_priv *u)
 {
-       int rc, ret;
+       int rc;
        void *reply;
        struct xenbus_transaction_holder *trans = NULL;
        LIST_HEAD(staging_q);
        }
 
        mutex_lock(&u->reply_mutex);
-       ret = queue_reply(&staging_q, &u->u.msg, sizeof(u->u.msg));
-       if (!ret)
-               ret = queue_reply(&staging_q, reply, u->u.msg.len);
-       if (!ret) {
+       rc = queue_reply(&staging_q, &u->u.msg, sizeof(u->u.msg));
+       if (!rc)
+               rc = queue_reply(&staging_q, reply, u->u.msg.len);
+       if (!rc) {
                list_splice_tail(&staging_q, &u->read_buffers);
                wake_up(&u->read_waitq);
        } else {
                queue_cleanup(&staging_q);
-               rc = ret;
        }
        mutex_unlock(&u->reply_mutex);