--- drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c~	Fri Nov  3 03:22:25 2000
+++ drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c	Fri Nov  3 03:23:24 2000
@@ -455,35 +455,17 @@
 	struct list_head *list = &q->request_freelist[rw];
 	struct request *rq;
 
-	/*
-	 * Reads get preferential treatment and are allowed to steal
-	 * from the write free list if necessary.
-	 */
 	if (!list_empty(list)) {
 		rq = blkdev_free_rq(list);
-		goto got_rq;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * if the WRITE list is non-empty, we know that rw is READ
-	 * and that the READ list is empty. allow reads to 'steal'
-	 * from the WRITE list.
-	 */
-	if (!list_empty(&q->request_freelist[WRITE])) {
-		list = &q->request_freelist[WRITE];
-		rq = blkdev_free_rq(list);
-		goto got_rq;
+		list_del(&rq->table);
+		rq->free_list = list;
+		rq->rq_status = RQ_ACTIVE;
+		rq->special = NULL;
+		rq->q = q;
+		return rq;
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
-
-got_rq:
-	list_del(&rq->table);
-	rq->free_list = list;
-	rq->rq_status = RQ_ACTIVE;
-	rq->special = NULL;
-	rq->q = q;
-	return rq;
 }
 
 /*