extern int conn_send_cmd2(struct drbd_tconn *tconn, enum drbd_packet cmd,
                          char *data, size_t size);
 extern int drbd_send_sync_param(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
-extern int drbd_send_b_ack(struct drbd_conf *mdev, u32 barrier_nr,
-                       u32 set_size);
+extern void drbd_send_b_ack(struct drbd_conf *mdev, u32 barrier_nr,
+                           u32 set_size);
 extern int drbd_send_ack(struct drbd_conf *, enum drbd_packet,
                         struct drbd_peer_request *);
 extern int drbd_send_ack_rp(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum drbd_packet cmd,
 
        drbd_put_data_sock(mdev->tconn);
        return err;
 }
-
-int drbd_send_b_ack(struct drbd_conf *mdev, u32 barrier_nr, u32 set_size)
+void drbd_send_b_ack(struct drbd_conf *mdev, u32 barrier_nr, u32 set_size)
 {
-       int ok;
        struct p_barrier_ack p;
 
        p.barrier  = barrier_nr;
        p.set_size = cpu_to_be32(set_size);
 
-       if (mdev->state.conn < C_CONNECTED)
-               return false;
-       ok = !drbd_send_cmd(mdev, &mdev->tconn->meta, P_BARRIER_ACK, &p.head, sizeof(p));
-       return ok;
+       if (mdev->state.conn >= C_CONNECTED)
+               drbd_send_cmd(mdev, &mdev->tconn->meta, P_BARRIER_ACK, &p.head, sizeof(p));
 }
 
 /**