if (atomic_read(&bp->b_pin_count) && (bp->b_flags & XBF_STALE))
                xfs_log_force(bp->b_target->bt_mount, 0);
-       if (atomic_read(&bp->b_io_remaining))
-               blk_flush_plug(current);
        down(&bp->b_sema);
        XB_SET_OWNER(bp);
 
 {
        trace_xfs_buf_iowait(bp, _RET_IP_);
 
-       if (atomic_read(&bp->b_io_remaining))
-               blk_flush_plug(current);
        wait_for_completion(&bp->b_iowait);
 
        trace_xfs_buf_iowait_done(bp, _RET_IP_);
        do {
                long    age = xfs_buf_age_centisecs * msecs_to_jiffies(10);
                long    tout = xfs_buf_timer_centisecs * msecs_to_jiffies(10);
-               int     count = 0;
                struct list_head tmp;
+               struct blk_plug plug;
 
                if (unlikely(freezing(current))) {
                        set_bit(XBT_FORCE_SLEEP, &target->bt_flags);
 
                xfs_buf_delwri_split(target, &tmp, age);
                list_sort(NULL, &tmp, xfs_buf_cmp);
+
+               blk_start_plug(&plug);
                while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
                        struct xfs_buf *bp;
                        bp = list_first_entry(&tmp, struct xfs_buf, b_list);
                        list_del_init(&bp->b_list);
                        xfs_bdstrat_cb(bp);
-                       count++;
                }
-               if (count)
-                       blk_flush_plug(current);
-
+               blk_finish_plug(&plug);
        } while (!kthread_should_stop());
 
        return 0;
        int             pincount = 0;
        LIST_HEAD(tmp_list);
        LIST_HEAD(wait_list);
+       struct blk_plug plug;
 
        xfs_buf_runall_queues(xfsconvertd_workqueue);
        xfs_buf_runall_queues(xfsdatad_workqueue);
         * we do that after issuing all the IO.
         */
        list_sort(NULL, &tmp_list, xfs_buf_cmp);
+
+       blk_start_plug(&plug);
        while (!list_empty(&tmp_list)) {
                bp = list_first_entry(&tmp_list, struct xfs_buf, b_list);
                ASSERT(target == bp->b_target);
                }
                xfs_bdstrat_cb(bp);
        }
+       blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 
        if (wait) {
-               /* Expedite and wait for IO to complete. */
-               blk_flush_plug(current);
+               /* Wait for IO to complete. */
                while (!list_empty(&wait_list)) {
                        bp = list_first_entry(&wait_list, struct xfs_buf, b_list);