{
        struct buffer_head *bh;
        journal_superblock_t *sb;
-       int err = -EIO;
+       int err;
 
        bh = journal->j_sb_buffer;
 
        J_ASSERT(bh != NULL);
-       if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-               ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 1, &bh);
-               wait_on_buffer(bh);
-               if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-                       printk(KERN_ERR
-                               "JBD2: IO error reading journal superblock\n");
-                       goto out;
-               }
+       err = bh_read(bh, 0);
+       if (err < 0) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR
+                       "JBD2: IO error reading journal superblock\n");
+               goto out;
        }
 
        if (buffer_verified(bh))
 
                if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && !buffer_locked(bh)) {
                        bufs[nbufs++] = bh;
                        if (nbufs == MAXBUF) {
-                               ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, nbufs, bufs);
+                               bh_readahead_batch(nbufs, bufs, 0);
                                journal_brelse_array(bufs, nbufs);
                                nbufs = 0;
                        }
        }
 
        if (nbufs)
-               ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, nbufs, bufs);
+               bh_readahead_batch(nbufs, bufs, 0);
        err = 0;
 
 failed:
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-               /* If this is a brand new buffer, start readahead.
-                   Otherwise, we assume we are already reading it.  */
-               if (!buffer_req(bh))
+               /*
+                * If this is a brand new buffer, start readahead.
+                * Otherwise, we assume we are already reading it.
+                */
+               bool need_readahead = !buffer_req(bh);
+
+               bh_read_nowait(bh, 0);
+               if (need_readahead)
                        do_readahead(journal, offset);
                wait_on_buffer(bh);
        }
                                        mark_buffer_dirty(nbh);
                                        BUFFER_TRACE(nbh, "marking uptodate");
                                        ++info->nr_replays;
-                                       /* ll_rw_block(WRITE, 1, &nbh); */
                                        unlock_buffer(nbh);
                                        brelse(obh);
                                        brelse(nbh);