diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
index 43b1d5699335..6a1edb1348f6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
@@ -144,12 +144,11 @@ xfs_growfs_data_private(
 	if ((error = xfs_sb_validate_fsb_count(&mp->m_sb, nb)))
 		return error;
 	dpct = pct - mp->m_sb.sb_imax_pct;
-	error = xfs_read_buf(mp, mp->m_ddev_targp,
-			XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, nb) - XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1),
-			XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1), 0, &bp);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-	ASSERT(bp);
+	bp = xfs_buf_read_uncached(mp, mp->m_ddev_targp,
+				XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, nb) - XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1),
+				BBTOB(XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1)), 0);
+	if (!bp)
+		return EIO;
 	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 
 	new = nb;	/* use new as a temporary here */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index fbca293326e5..912101d280bf 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -980,42 +980,35 @@ xfs_check_sizes(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 {
 	xfs_buf_t	*bp;
 	xfs_daddr_t	d;
-	int		error;
 
 	d = (xfs_daddr_t)XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_dblocks);
 	if (XFS_BB_TO_FSB(mp, d) != mp->m_sb.sb_dblocks) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: size check 1 failed");
+		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: filesystem size mismatch detected");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFBIG);
 	}
-	error = xfs_read_buf(mp, mp->m_ddev_targp,
-			     d - XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1),
-			     XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1), 0, &bp);
-	if (!error) {
-		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-	} else {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: size check 2 failed");
-		if (error == ENOSPC)
-			error = XFS_ERROR(EFBIG);
-		return error;
+	bp = xfs_buf_read_uncached(mp, mp->m_ddev_targp,
+					d - XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1),
+					BBTOB(XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1)), 0);
+	if (!bp) {
+		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: last sector read failed");
+		return EIO;
 	}
+	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 
 	if (mp->m_logdev_targp != mp->m_ddev_targp) {
 		d = (xfs_daddr_t)XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_logblocks);
 		if (XFS_BB_TO_FSB(mp, d) != mp->m_sb.sb_logblocks) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: size check 3 failed");
+			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: log size mismatch detected");
 			return XFS_ERROR(EFBIG);
 		}
-		error = xfs_read_buf(mp, mp->m_logdev_targp,
-				     d - XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, 1),
-				     XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, 1), 0, &bp);
-		if (!error) {
-			xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-		} else {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: size check 3 failed");
-			if (error == ENOSPC)
-				error = XFS_ERROR(EFBIG);
-			return error;
+		bp = xfs_buf_read_uncached(mp, mp->m_logdev_targp,
+					d - XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, 1),
+					XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1), 0);
+		if (!bp) {
+			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: log device read failed");
+			return EIO;
 		}
+		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
index 891260fea11e..12a191385310 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "xfs_trans_space.h"
 #include "xfs_utils.h"
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
+#include "xfs_buf.h"
 
 
 /*
@@ -1883,13 +1884,13 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 	/*
 	 * Read in the last block of the device, make sure it exists.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_read_buf(mp, mp->m_rtdev_targp,
-			XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, nrblocks - 1),
-			XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, 1), 0, &bp);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-	ASSERT(bp);
+	bp = xfs_buf_read_uncached(mp, mp->m_rtdev_targp,
+				XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, nrblocks - 1),
+				XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1), 0);
+	if (!bp)
+		return EIO;
 	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
+
 	/*
 	 * Calculate new parameters.  These are the final values to be reached.
 	 */
@@ -2215,7 +2216,6 @@ xfs_rtmount_init(
 {
 	xfs_buf_t	*bp;	/* buffer for last block of subvolume */
 	xfs_daddr_t	d;	/* address of last block of subvolume */
-	int		error;	/* error return value */
 	xfs_sb_t	*sbp;	/* filesystem superblock copy in mount */
 
 	sbp = &mp->m_sb;
@@ -2242,15 +2242,12 @@ xfs_rtmount_init(
 			(unsigned long long) mp->m_sb.sb_rblocks);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFBIG);
 	}
-	error = xfs_read_buf(mp, mp->m_rtdev_targp,
-				d - XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, 1),
-				XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, 1), 0, &bp);
-	if (error) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: realtime mount -- xfs_read_buf failed, returned %d", error);
-		if (error == ENOSPC)
-			return XFS_ERROR(EFBIG);
-		return error;
+	bp = xfs_buf_read_uncached(mp, mp->m_rtdev_targp,
+					d - XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, 1),
+					XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1), 0);
+	if (!bp) {
+		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: realtime device size check failed");
+		return EIO;
 	}
 	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 	return 0;