u32 ide_read_24 (ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
-       u8 hcyl = HWIF(drive)->INB(IDE_HCYL_REG);
-       u8 lcyl = HWIF(drive)->INB(IDE_LCYL_REG);
        u8 sect = HWIF(drive)->INB(IDE_SECTOR_REG);
+       u8 lcyl = HWIF(drive)->INB(IDE_LCYL_REG);
+       u8 hcyl = HWIF(drive)->INB(IDE_HCYL_REG);
        return (hcyl<<16)|(lcyl<<8)|sect;
 }
 
 
                                       (unsigned long long) sectors,
                                       high, low);
                        } else {
-                               u8 cur = hwif->INB(IDE_SELECT_REG);
+                               u8 sector, lcyl, hcyl, cur;
+
+                               sector = hwif->INB(IDE_SECTOR_REG);
+                               lcyl   = hwif->INB(IDE_LCYL_REG);
+                               hcyl   = hwif->INB(IDE_HCYL_REG);
+                               cur    = hwif->INB(IDE_SELECT_REG);
+
                                if (cur & 0x40) {       /* using LBA? */
                                        printk(", LBAsect=%ld", (unsigned long)
-                                        ((cur&0xf)<<24)
-                                        |(hwif->INB(IDE_HCYL_REG)<<16)
-                                        |(hwif->INB(IDE_LCYL_REG)<<8)
-                                        | hwif->INB(IDE_SECTOR_REG));
+                                               ((cur & 0xf) << 24) |
+                                               (hcyl << 16) |
+                                               (lcyl <<  8) |
+                                               sector);
                                } else {
                                        printk(", CHS=%d/%d/%d",
-                                        (hwif->INB(IDE_HCYL_REG)<<8) +
-                                         hwif->INB(IDE_LCYL_REG),
-                                         cur & 0xf,
-                                         hwif->INB(IDE_SECTOR_REG));
+                                               (hcyl << 8) + lcyl,
+                                               cur & 0xf,
+                                               sector);
                                }
                        }
                        if (HWGROUP(drive) && HWGROUP(drive)->rq)