diff --git a/fs/ufs/balloc.c b/fs/ufs/balloc.c
index 048484f..46f7a80 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/balloc.c
@@ -114,10 +114,8 @@
 	
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (USPI_UBH(uspi));
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS) {
-		ubh_ll_rw_block(SWRITE, UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-		ubh_wait_on_buffer (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	}
+	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
+		ubh_sync_block(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
 	sb->s_dirt = 1;
 	
 	unlock_super (sb);
@@ -207,10 +205,8 @@
 
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (USPI_UBH(uspi));
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS) {
-		ubh_ll_rw_block(SWRITE, UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-		ubh_wait_on_buffer (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	}
+	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
+		ubh_sync_block(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
 
 	if (overflow) {
 		fragment += count;
@@ -558,10 +554,8 @@
 	
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (USPI_UBH(uspi));
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS) {
-		ubh_ll_rw_block(SWRITE, UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-		ubh_wait_on_buffer (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	}
+	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
+		ubh_sync_block(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
 	sb->s_dirt = 1;
 
 	UFSD("EXIT, fragment %llu\n", (unsigned long long)fragment);
@@ -680,10 +674,8 @@
 succed:
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (USPI_UBH(uspi));
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS) {
-		ubh_ll_rw_block(SWRITE, UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-		ubh_wait_on_buffer (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	}
+	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
+		ubh_sync_block(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
 	sb->s_dirt = 1;
 
 	result += cgno * uspi->s_fpg;
diff --git a/fs/ufs/ialloc.c b/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
index 428017e..2eabf04 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
@@ -113,10 +113,8 @@
 
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (USPI_UBH(uspi));
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS) {
-		ubh_ll_rw_block(SWRITE, UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-		ubh_wait_on_buffer (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	}
+	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
+		ubh_sync_block(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
 	
 	sb->s_dirt = 1;
 	unlock_super (sb);
@@ -156,10 +154,8 @@
 
 	fs32_add(sb, &ucg->cg_u.cg_u2.cg_initediblk, uspi->s_inopb);
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS) {
-		ubh_ll_rw_block(SWRITE, UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-		ubh_wait_on_buffer(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	}
+	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
+		ubh_sync_block(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
 
 	UFSD("EXIT\n");
 }
@@ -290,10 +286,8 @@
 	}
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (USPI_UBH(uspi));
 	ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS) {
-		ubh_ll_rw_block(SWRITE, UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-		ubh_wait_on_buffer (UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
-	}
+	if (sb->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
+		ubh_sync_block(UCPI_UBH(ucpi));
 	sb->s_dirt = 1;
 
 	inode->i_ino = cg * uspi->s_ipg + bit;
diff --git a/fs/ufs/truncate.c b/fs/ufs/truncate.c
index 34d5cb1..a58f915 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/truncate.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/truncate.c
@@ -243,10 +243,8 @@
 		ubh_bforget(ind_ubh);
 		ind_ubh = NULL;
 	}
-	if (IS_SYNC(inode) && ind_ubh && ubh_buffer_dirty(ind_ubh)) {
-		ubh_ll_rw_block(SWRITE, ind_ubh);
-		ubh_wait_on_buffer (ind_ubh);
-	}
+	if (IS_SYNC(inode) && ind_ubh && ubh_buffer_dirty(ind_ubh))
+		ubh_sync_block(ind_ubh);
 	ubh_brelse (ind_ubh);
 	
 	UFSD("EXIT: ino %lu\n", inode->i_ino);
@@ -307,10 +305,8 @@
 		ubh_bforget(dind_bh);
 		dind_bh = NULL;
 	}
-	if (IS_SYNC(inode) && dind_bh && ubh_buffer_dirty(dind_bh)) {
-		ubh_ll_rw_block(SWRITE, dind_bh);
-		ubh_wait_on_buffer (dind_bh);
-	}
+	if (IS_SYNC(inode) && dind_bh && ubh_buffer_dirty(dind_bh))
+		ubh_sync_block(dind_bh);
 	ubh_brelse (dind_bh);
 	
 	UFSD("EXIT: ino %lu\n", inode->i_ino);
@@ -367,10 +363,8 @@
 		ubh_bforget(tind_bh);
 		tind_bh = NULL;
 	}
-	if (IS_SYNC(inode) && tind_bh && ubh_buffer_dirty(tind_bh)) {
-		ubh_ll_rw_block(SWRITE, tind_bh);
-		ubh_wait_on_buffer (tind_bh);
-	}
+	if (IS_SYNC(inode) && tind_bh && ubh_buffer_dirty(tind_bh))
+		ubh_sync_block(tind_bh);
 	ubh_brelse (tind_bh);
 	
 	UFSD("EXIT: ino %lu\n", inode->i_ino);
diff --git a/fs/ufs/util.c b/fs/ufs/util.c
index 85a7fc9..d2c36d5 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/util.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/util.c
@@ -113,21 +113,17 @@
 	}
 }
 
-void ubh_ll_rw_block(int rw, struct ufs_buffer_head *ubh)
+void ubh_sync_block(struct ufs_buffer_head *ubh)
 {
-	if (!ubh)
-		return;
+	if (ubh) {
+		unsigned i;
 
-	ll_rw_block(rw, ubh->count, ubh->bh);
-}
+		for (i = 0; i < ubh->count; i++)
+			write_dirty_buffer(ubh->bh[i], WRITE);
 
-void ubh_wait_on_buffer (struct ufs_buffer_head * ubh)
-{
-	unsigned i;
-	if (!ubh)
-		return;
-	for ( i = 0; i < ubh->count; i++ )
-		wait_on_buffer (ubh->bh[i]);
+		for (i = 0; i < ubh->count; i++)
+			wait_on_buffer(ubh->bh[i]);
+	}
 }
 
 void ubh_bforget (struct ufs_buffer_head * ubh)
diff --git a/fs/ufs/util.h b/fs/ufs/util.h
index 0466036..9f8775c 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/util.h
+++ b/fs/ufs/util.h
@@ -269,8 +269,7 @@
 extern void ubh_brelse_uspi (struct ufs_sb_private_info *);
 extern void ubh_mark_buffer_dirty (struct ufs_buffer_head *);
 extern void ubh_mark_buffer_uptodate (struct ufs_buffer_head *, int);
-extern void ubh_ll_rw_block(int, struct ufs_buffer_head *);
-extern void ubh_wait_on_buffer (struct ufs_buffer_head *);
+extern void ubh_sync_block(struct ufs_buffer_head *);
 extern void ubh_bforget (struct ufs_buffer_head *);
 extern int  ubh_buffer_dirty (struct ufs_buffer_head *);
 #define ubh_ubhcpymem(mem,ubh,size) _ubh_ubhcpymem_(uspi,mem,ubh,size)