--- 2.3.13-pre8/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c	Sun Aug  8 17:21:29 1999
+++ /tmp/ll_rw_blk.c	Mon Aug  9 01:06:06 1999
@@ -598,12 +598,14 @@
 	struct blk_dev_struct * dev;
 	int i;
 
+#if 0 /* fix the callers in the 2.3.x cycle */
 	/* Make sure that the first block contains something reasonable */
 	while (!*bh) {
 		bh++;
 		if (--nr <= 0)
 			return;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	dev = NULL;
 	if ((major = MAJOR(bh[0]->b_dev)) < MAX_BLKDEV)