{
        struct task_struct *task = current;
        struct mutex_waiter waiter;
-       unsigned int old_val;
        unsigned long flags;
 
        spin_lock_mutex(&lock->wait_lock, flags);
        list_add_tail(&waiter.list, &lock->wait_list);
        waiter.task = task;
 
-       old_val = atomic_xchg(&lock->count, -1);
-       if (old_val == 1)
+       if (atomic_xchg(&lock->count, -1) == 1)
                goto done;
 
        lock_contended(&lock->dep_map, ip);
                 * that when we release the lock, we properly wake up the
                 * other waiters:
                 */
-               old_val = atomic_xchg(&lock->count, -1);
-               if (old_val == 1)
+               if (atomic_xchg(&lock->count, -1) == 1)
                        break;
 
                /*