Variable ex is assigned a variable that is not being read, the assignment
is redundant and can be removed.

Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201021132326.148052-1-colin.king@canonical.comSigned-off-by: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu>