diff --git a/sys/nfs/nfs_serv.c b/sys/nfs/nfs_serv.c
index 1c288e9c1cf3..26b3067ee70d 100644
--- a/sys/nfs/nfs_serv.c
+++ b/sys/nfs/nfs_serv.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: nfs_serv.c,v 1.85 2003/10/29 21:28:37 mycroft Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: nfs_serv.c,v 1.86 2003/11/05 10:18:38 hannken Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1989, 1993
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: nfs_serv.c,v 1.85 2003/10/29 21:28:37 mycroft Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: nfs_serv.c,v 1.86 2003/11/05 10:18:38 hannken Exp $");
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ loop1:
 		    if (!error) {
 			if (vn_start_write(vp, &mntp, V_NOWAIT) != 0) {
 			    VOP_UNLOCK(vp, 0);
-			    error = vn_start_write(NULL, &mntp, V_WAIT);
+			    vn_start_write(NULL, &mntp, V_WAIT);
 			    vn_lock(vp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY);
 			}
 			if (!error) {
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inode.c b/sys/ufs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inode.c
index af89be669c90..f4c7ad7bc5ad 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inode.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ext2fs/ext2fs_inode.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ext2fs_inode.c,v 1.37 2003/10/15 11:29:01 hannken Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ext2fs_inode.c,v 1.38 2003/11/05 10:18:38 hannken Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1993
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: ext2fs_inode.c,v 1.37 2003/10/15 11:29:01 hannken Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: ext2fs_inode.c,v 1.38 2003/11/05 10:18:38 hannken Exp $");
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@ ext2fs_inactive(v)
 
 	error = 0;
 	if (ip->i_e2fs_nlink == 0 && (vp->v_mount->mnt_flag & MNT_RDONLY) == 0) {
-		error = vn_start_write(vp, &mp, V_WAIT | V_LOWER);
-		if (error)
-			return (error);
+		vn_start_write(vp, &mp, V_WAIT | V_LOWER);
 		if (ip->i_e2fs_size != 0) {
 			error = VOP_TRUNCATE(vp, (off_t)0, 0, NOCRED, NULL);
 		}
@@ -132,9 +130,7 @@ ext2fs_inactive(v)
 	}
 	if (ip->i_flag &
 	    (IN_ACCESS | IN_CHANGE | IN_UPDATE | IN_MODIFIED | IN_ACCESSED)) {
-		error = vn_start_write(vp, &mp, V_WAIT | V_LOWER);
-		if (error)
-			return (error);
+		vn_start_write(vp, &mp, V_WAIT | V_LOWER);
 		VOP_UPDATE(vp, NULL, NULL, 0);
 		vn_finished_write(mp, V_LOWER);
 	}
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
index b2088c6da73a..59611bec39f9 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ffs_vfsops.c,v 1.126 2003/10/30 01:43:10 simonb Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ffs_vfsops.c,v 1.127 2003/11/05 10:18:38 hannken Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: ffs_vfsops.c,v 1.126 2003/10/30 01:43:10 simonb Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: ffs_vfsops.c,v 1.127 2003/11/05 10:18:38 hannken Exp $");
 
 #if defined(_KERNEL_OPT)
 #include "opt_ffs.h"
@@ -302,8 +302,7 @@ ffs_mount(mp, path, data, ndp, p)
 			/*
 			 * Changing from r/w to r/o
 			 */
-			if ((error = vn_start_write(NULL, &mp, V_WAIT)) != 0)
-				return (error);
+			vn_start_write(NULL, &mp, V_WAIT);
 			flags = WRITECLOSE;
 			if (mp->mnt_flag & MNT_FORCE)
 				flags |= FORCECLOSE;
@@ -343,8 +342,7 @@ ffs_mount(mp, path, data, ndp, p)
 		if ((fs->fs_flags & FS_DOSOFTDEP) &&
 		    !(mp->mnt_flag & MNT_SOFTDEP) && fs->fs_ronly == 0) {
 #ifdef notyet
-			if ((error = vn_start_write(NULL, &mp, V_WAIT)) != 0)
-				return (error);
+			vn_start_write(NULL, &mp, V_WAIT);
 			flags = WRITECLOSE;
 			if (mp->mnt_flag & MNT_FORCE)
 				flags |= FORCECLOSE;
@@ -365,8 +363,7 @@ ffs_mount(mp, path, data, ndp, p)
 		if (!(fs->fs_flags & FS_DOSOFTDEP) &&
 		    (mp->mnt_flag & MNT_SOFTDEP) && fs->fs_ronly == 0) {
 #ifdef notyet
-			if ((error = vn_start_write(NULL, &mp, V_WAIT)) != 0)
-				return (error);
+			vn_start_write(NULL, &mp, V_WAIT);
 			flags = WRITECLOSE;
 			if (mp->mnt_flag & MNT_FORCE)
 				flags |= FORCECLOSE;
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c
index e98d38f5da67..b3bbb9c47b0c 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_inode.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ufs_inode.c,v 1.41 2003/10/15 11:29:01 hannken Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ufs_inode.c,v 1.42 2003/11/05 10:18:38 hannken Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: ufs_inode.c,v 1.41 2003/10/15 11:29:01 hannken Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: ufs_inode.c,v 1.42 2003/11/05 10:18:38 hannken Exp $");
 
 #include "opt_quota.h"
 
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ ufs_inactive(v)
 		softdep_releasefile(ip);
 
 	if (ip->i_nlink <= 0 && (vp->v_mount->mnt_flag & MNT_RDONLY) == 0) {
-		error = vn_start_write(vp, &mp, V_WAIT | V_LOWER);
-		if (error)
-			return (error);
+		vn_start_write(vp, &mp, V_WAIT | V_LOWER);
 #ifdef QUOTA
 		if (!getinoquota(ip))
 			(void)chkiq(ip, -1, NOCRED, 0);
@@ -117,9 +115,7 @@ ufs_inactive(v)
 
 	if (ip->i_flag &
 	    (IN_ACCESS | IN_CHANGE | IN_UPDATE | IN_MODIFIED | IN_ACCESSED)) {
-		error = vn_start_write(vp, &mp, V_WAIT | V_LOWER);
-		if (error)
-			return (error);
+		vn_start_write(vp, &mp, V_WAIT | V_LOWER);
 		VOP_UPDATE(vp, NULL, NULL, 0);
 		vn_finished_write(mp, V_LOWER);
 	}
diff --git a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_quota.c b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_quota.c
index 325f0bd227d4..e4ffbb0cbffe 100644
--- a/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_quota.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_quota.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: ufs_quota.c,v 1.29 2003/10/15 11:29:01 hannken Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: ufs_quota.c,v 1.30 2003/11/05 10:18:38 hannken Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: ufs_quota.c,v 1.29 2003/10/15 11:29:01 hannken Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: ufs_quota.c,v 1.30 2003/11/05 10:18:38 hannken Exp $");
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
@@ -898,9 +898,7 @@ dqsync(vp, dq)
 		return (0);
 	if ((dqvp = dq->dq_ump->um_quotas[dq->dq_type]) == NULLVP)
 		panic("dqsync: file");
-	error = vn_start_write(dqvp, &mp, V_WAIT | V_LOWER);
-	if (error)
-		return (error);
+	vn_start_write(dqvp, &mp, V_WAIT | V_LOWER);
 	if (vp != dqvp)
 		vn_lock(dqvp, LK_EXCLUSIVE | LK_RETRY);
 	while (dq->dq_flags & DQ_LOCK) {