--- 2.4.7pre6aa1/fs/block_dev.c.~1~ Mon Jul 16 19:16:44 2001 +++ 2.4.7pre6aa1/fs/block_dev.c Mon Jul 16 20:15:51 2001 @@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ do { lock_buffer(bh); set_buffer_async_io(bh); - atomic_inc(&bh->b_count); set_bit(BH_Uptodate, &bh->b_state); clear_bit(BH_Dirty, &bh->b_state); bh = bh->b_this_page; @@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ struct buffer_head * bh = arr[i]; lock_buffer(bh); set_buffer_async_io(bh); - atomic_inc(&bh->b_count); } /* Stage 3: start the IO */