--- read_write.c.org	Fri Mar 15 16:10:05 2002
+++ read_write.c	Fri Mar 15 16:10:13 2002
@@ -241,10 +241,9 @@
 	 * First get the "struct iovec" from user memory and
 	 * verify all the pointers
 	 */
-	ret = 0;
+	ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (!count)
 		goto out_nofree;
-	ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (count > UIO_MAXIOV)
 		goto out_nofree;
 	if (!file->f_op)