diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 6350d3857c89..140b070471c0 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1893,19 +1893,16 @@ static int journal_get_superblock(journal_t *journal)
 {
 	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))
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/recovery.c b/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
index f548479615c6..1f878c315b03 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int do_readahead(journal_t *journal, unsigned int start)
 		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;
 			}
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int do_readahead(journal_t *journal, unsigned int start)
 	}
 
 	if (nbufs)
-		ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, nbufs, bufs);
+		bh_readahead_batch(nbufs, bufs, 0);
 	err = 0;
 
 failed:
@@ -152,9 +152,14 @@ static int jread(struct buffer_head **bhp, journal_t *journal,
 		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);
 	}
@@ -687,7 +692,6 @@ static int do_one_pass(journal_t *journal,
 					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);