--- linux-2.4.0test9pre8rielvmpatch/fs/buffer.c.old	Mon Oct  2 17:06:09 2000
+++ linux-2.4.0test9pre8rielvmpatch/fs/buffer.c	Mon Oct  2 17:06:16 2000
@@ -861,7 +861,6 @@
 int balance_dirty_state(kdev_t dev)
 {
 	unsigned long dirty, tot, hard_dirty_limit, soft_dirty_limit;
-	int shortage;
 
 	dirty = size_buffers_type[BUF_DIRTY] >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	tot = nr_free_buffer_pages();