diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 881d336..373aacb 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
 	struct buffer_head *bh = __find_get_block(bdev, bblock + 1, blocksize);
 	if (bh) {
 		if (buffer_dirty(bh))
-			ll_rw_block(WRITE, 1, &bh);
+			ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_WRITE, 0, 1, &bh);
 		put_bh(bh);
 	}
 }
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@
 {
 	struct buffer_head *bh = __getblk(bdev, block, size);
 	if (likely(bh)) {
-		ll_rw_block(READA, 1, &bh);
+		ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, READA, 1, &bh);
 		brelse(bh);
 	}
 }
@@ -1955,7 +1955,7 @@
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && !buffer_delay(bh) &&
 		    !buffer_unwritten(bh) &&
 		     (block_start < from || block_end > to)) {
-			ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+			ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &bh);
 			*wait_bh++=bh;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@
 
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && !buffer_delay(bh) && !buffer_unwritten(bh)) {
 		err = -EIO;
-		ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+		ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &bh);
 		wait_on_buffer(bh);
 		/* Uhhuh. Read error. Complain and punt. */
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
@@ -3051,7 +3051,8 @@
 
 /**
  * ll_rw_block: low-level access to block devices (DEPRECATED)
- * @rw: whether to %READ or %WRITE or maybe %READA (readahead)
+ * @op: whether to %READ or %WRITE
+ * @op_flags: rq_flag_bits or %READA (readahead)
  * @nr: number of &struct buffer_heads in the array
  * @bhs: array of pointers to &struct buffer_head
  *
@@ -3074,7 +3075,7 @@
  * All of the buffers must be for the same device, and must also be a
  * multiple of the current approved size for the device.
  */
-void ll_rw_block(int rw, int nr, struct buffer_head *bhs[])
+void ll_rw_block(int op, int op_flags,  int nr, struct buffer_head *bhs[])
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -3083,18 +3084,18 @@
 
 		if (!trylock_buffer(bh))
 			continue;
-		if (rw == WRITE) {
+		if (op == WRITE) {
 			if (test_clear_buffer_dirty(bh)) {
 				bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_write_sync;
 				get_bh(bh);
-				submit_bh(rw, 0, bh);
+				submit_bh(op, op_flags, bh);
 				continue;
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 				bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_read_sync;
 				get_bh(bh);
-				submit_bh(rw, 0, bh);
+				submit_bh(op, op_flags, bh);
 				continue;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index ee3c7d8..ae44916 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@
 		return bh;
 	if (!bh || buffer_uptodate(bh))
 		return bh;
-	ll_rw_block(READ | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, 1, &bh);
+	ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, 1, &bh);
 	wait_on_buffer(bh);
 	if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
 		return bh;
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && !buffer_delay(bh) &&
 		    !buffer_unwritten(bh) &&
 		    (block_start < from || block_end > to)) {
-			ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+			ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &bh);
 			*wait_bh++ = bh;
 			decrypt = ext4_encrypted_inode(inode) &&
 				S_ISREG(inode->i_mode);
@@ -3698,7 +3698,7 @@
 
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 		err = -EIO;
-		ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+		ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &bh);
 		wait_on_buffer(bh);
 		/* Uhhuh. Read error. Complain and punt. */
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index ec4c399..6569c6b 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1443,7 +1443,8 @@
 				}
 				bh_use[ra_max] = bh;
 				if (bh)
-					ll_rw_block(READ | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO,
+					ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ,
+						    REQ_META | REQ_PRIO,
 						    1, &bh);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 3822a5a..b1a3471 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -4204,7 +4204,7 @@
 		goto out_bdev;
 	}
 	journal->j_private = sb;
-	ll_rw_block(READ | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, 1, &journal->j_sb_buffer);
+	ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, 1, &journal->j_sb_buffer);
 	wait_on_buffer(journal->j_sb_buffer);
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(journal->j_sb_buffer)) {
 		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "I/O error on journal device");
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 06d79aa..fd6389c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@
 
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 		err = -EIO;
-		ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+		ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &bh);
 		wait_on_buffer(bh);
 		/* Uhhuh. Read error. Complain and punt. */
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index 091483e..b718447 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
 	if (buffer_uptodate(first_bh))
 		goto out;
 	if (!buffer_locked(first_bh))
-		ll_rw_block(READ_SYNC | REQ_META, 1, &first_bh);
+		ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, READ_SYNC | REQ_META, 1, &first_bh);
 
 	dblock++;
 	extlen--;
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 		bh = gfs2_getbuf(gl, dblock, CREATE);
 
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && !buffer_locked(bh))
-			ll_rw_block(READA | REQ_META, 1, &bh);
+			ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, READA | REQ_META, 1, &bh);
 		brelse(bh);
 		dblock++;
 		extlen--;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index ce7d69a..62a6823 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@
 		if (PageUptodate(page))
 			set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-			ll_rw_block(READ | REQ_META, 1, &bh);
+			ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, REQ_META, 1, &bh);
 			wait_on_buffer(bh);
 			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
 				goto unlock_out;
diff --git a/fs/isofs/compress.c b/fs/isofs/compress.c
index 2e4e834..2ce5b75 100644
--- a/fs/isofs/compress.c
+++ b/fs/isofs/compress.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 	blocknum = block_start >> bufshift;
 	memset(bhs, 0, (needblocks + 1) * sizeof(struct buffer_head *));
 	haveblocks = isofs_get_blocks(inode, blocknum, bhs, needblocks);
-	ll_rw_block(READ, haveblocks, bhs);
+	ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, haveblocks, bhs);
 
 	curbh = 0;
 	curpage = 0;
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 2606de4..34bc996 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@
 
 	J_ASSERT(bh != NULL);
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-		ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+		ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &bh);
 		wait_on_buffer(bh);
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/recovery.c b/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
index 805bc6b..02dd3360 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && !buffer_locked(bh)) {
 			bufs[nbufs++] = bh;
 			if (nbufs == MAXBUF) {
-				ll_rw_block(READ, nbufs, bufs);
+				ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, nbufs, bufs);
 				journal_brelse_array(bufs, nbufs);
 				nbufs = 0;
 			}
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (nbufs)
-		ll_rw_block(READ, nbufs, bufs);
+		ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, nbufs, bufs);
 	err = 0;
 
 failed:
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index c034edf..e97a371 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
 			   !buffer_new(bh) &&
 			   ocfs2_should_read_blk(inode, page, block_start) &&
 			   (block_start < from || block_end > to)) {
-			ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+			ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &bh);
 			*wait_bh++=bh;
 		}
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index d7cae33..3971146 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@
 	if (!buffer_dirty(*bh))
 		clear_buffer_uptodate(*bh);
 	unlock_buffer(*bh);
-	ll_rw_block(READ, 1, bh);
+	ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, bh);
 	wait_on_buffer(*bh);
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(*bh)) {
 		mlog_errno(-EIO);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 6945e71..bc2dde2 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@
 		 */
 		if (buffer_dirty(bh) && unlikely(bh->b_page->mapping == NULL)) {
 			spin_unlock(lock);
-			ll_rw_block(WRITE, 1, &bh);
+			ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_WRITE, 0, 1, &bh);
 			spin_lock(lock);
 		}
 		put_bh(bh);
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@
 		if (tbh) {
 			if (buffer_dirty(tbh)) {
 		            depth = reiserfs_write_unlock_nested(s);
-			    ll_rw_block(WRITE, 1, &tbh);
+			    ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_WRITE, 0, 1, &tbh);
 			    reiserfs_write_lock_nested(s, depth);
 			}
 			put_bh(tbh) ;
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 	/* read in the log blocks, memcpy to the corresponding real block */
-	ll_rw_block(READ, get_desc_trans_len(desc), log_blocks);
+	ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, get_desc_trans_len(desc), log_blocks);
 	for (i = 0; i < get_desc_trans_len(desc); i++) {
 
 		wait_on_buffer(log_blocks[i]);
@@ -2346,7 +2346,7 @@
 		} else
 			bhlist[j++] = bh;
 	}
-	ll_rw_block(READ, j, bhlist);
+	ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, j, bhlist);
 	for (i = 1; i < j; i++)
 		brelse(bhlist[i]);
 	bh = bhlist[0];
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 5feacd6..64b29b5 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh[j])) {
 			if (depth == -1)
 				depth = reiserfs_write_unlock_nested(s);
-			ll_rw_block(READA, 1, bh + j);
+			ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, READA, 1, bh + j);
 		}
 		brelse(bh[j]);
 	}
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
 			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && depth == -1)
 				depth = reiserfs_write_unlock_nested(sb);
 
-			ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+			ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &bh);
 			wait_on_buffer(bh);
 
 			if (depth != -1)
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index b8f2d1e..9938a51 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -1661,7 +1661,7 @@
 /* after journal replay, reread all bitmap and super blocks */
 static int reread_meta_blocks(struct super_block *s)
 {
-	ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s));
+	ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s));
 	wait_on_buffer(SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s));
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s))) {
 		reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-2504", "error reading the super");
diff --git a/fs/squashfs/block.c b/fs/squashfs/block.c
index 2c26184..ce62a38 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/block.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/block.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 				goto block_release;
 			bytes += msblk->devblksize;
 		}
-		ll_rw_block(READ, b, bh);
+		ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, b, bh);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * Metadata block.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 				goto block_release;
 			bytes += msblk->devblksize;
 		}
-		ll_rw_block(READ, b - 1, bh + 1);
+		ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, b - 1, bh + 1);
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < b; i++) {
diff --git a/fs/udf/dir.c b/fs/udf/dir.c
index 4c5593a..80c8a21 100644
--- a/fs/udf/dir.c
+++ b/fs/udf/dir.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 					brelse(tmp);
 			}
 			if (num) {
-				ll_rw_block(READA, num, bha);
+				ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, READA, num, bha);
 				for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
 					brelse(bha[i]);
 			}
diff --git a/fs/udf/directory.c b/fs/udf/directory.c
index c763fda..71f3e0b 100644
--- a/fs/udf/directory.c
+++ b/fs/udf/directory.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 					brelse(tmp);
 			}
 			if (num) {
-				ll_rw_block(READA, num, bha);
+				ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, READA, num, bha);
 				for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
 					brelse(bha[i]);
 			}
diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index f323aff..55aa587 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@
 	if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
 		return bh;
 
-	ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+	ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &bh);
 
 	wait_on_buffer(bh);
 	if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
diff --git a/fs/ufs/balloc.c b/fs/ufs/balloc.c
index 0447b94..67e085d 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/balloc.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
 			if (!buffer_mapped(bh))
 					map_bh(bh, inode->i_sb, oldb + pos);
 			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-				ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+				ll_rw_block(REQ_OP_READ, 0, 1, &bh);
 				wait_on_buffer(bh);
 				if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
 					ufs_error(inode->i_sb, __func__,
diff --git a/include/linux/buffer_head.h b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
index bc9a45d..d1dd293 100644
--- a/include/linux/buffer_head.h
+++ b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 void free_buffer_head(struct buffer_head * bh);
 void unlock_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh);
 void __lock_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh);
-void ll_rw_block(int, int, struct buffer_head * bh[]);
+void ll_rw_block(int, int, int, struct buffer_head * bh[]);
 int sync_dirty_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh);
 int __sync_dirty_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh, int op_flags);
 void write_dirty_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh, int op_flags);