diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/include/snapuserd/snapuserd_buffer.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/include/snapuserd/snapuserd_buffer.h
index a6b6a7f..c5ca2b1 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/include/snapuserd/snapuserd_buffer.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/include/snapuserd/snapuserd_buffer.h
@@ -36,6 +36,21 @@
     struct dm_user_header* GetHeaderPtr();
     void ResetBufferOffset() { buffer_offset_ = 0; }
     void* GetPayloadBufPtr();
+    loff_t GetPayloadBytesWritten() { return buffer_offset_; }
+
+    // Same as calling GetPayloadBuffer and then UpdateBufferOffset.
+    //
+    // This is preferred over GetPayloadBuffer as it does not require a
+    // separate call to UpdateBufferOffset.
+    void* AcquireBuffer(size_t size) { return AcquireBuffer(size, size); }
+
+    // Same as AcquireBuffer, but separates the requested size from the buffer
+    // offset. This is useful for a situation where a full run of data will be
+    // read, but only a partial amount will be returned.
+    //
+    // If size != to_write, the excess bytes may be reallocated by the next
+    // call to AcquireBuffer.
+    void* AcquireBuffer(size_t size, size_t to_write);
 
   private:
     std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> buffer_;
@@ -43,19 +58,5 @@
     size_t buffer_size_;
 };
 
-class XorSink final {
-  public:
-    void Initialize(BufferSink* sink, size_t size);
-    void Reset();
-    void* GetBuffer(size_t requested, size_t* actual);
-    bool ReturnData(void* buffer, size_t len);
-
-  private:
-    BufferSink* bufsink_;
-    std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> buffer_;
-    size_t buffer_size_;
-    size_t returned_;
-};
-
 }  // namespace snapshot
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_buffer.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_buffer.cpp
index ab763ab..35065e6 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_buffer.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/snapuserd_buffer.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <snapuserd/snapuserd_buffer.h>
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <snapuserd/snapuserd_kernel.h>
 
 namespace android {
@@ -26,11 +28,23 @@
     buffer_ = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(size);
 }
 
-void* BufferSink::GetPayloadBuffer(size_t size) {
-    if ((buffer_size_ - buffer_offset_) < size) return nullptr;
+void* BufferSink::AcquireBuffer(size_t size, size_t to_write) {
+    CHECK(to_write <= size);
 
+    void* ptr = GetPayloadBuffer(size);
+    if (!ptr) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    UpdateBufferOffset(to_write);
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+void* BufferSink::GetPayloadBuffer(size_t size) {
     char* buffer = reinterpret_cast<char*>(GetBufPtr());
     struct dm_user_message* msg = (struct dm_user_message*)(&(buffer[0]));
+    if ((buffer_size_ - buffer_offset_ - sizeof(msg->header)) < size) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
     return (char*)msg->payload.buf + buffer_offset_;
 }
 
@@ -59,38 +73,5 @@
     return msg->payload.buf;
 }
 
-void XorSink::Initialize(BufferSink* sink, size_t size) {
-    bufsink_ = sink;
-    buffer_size_ = size;
-    returned_ = 0;
-    buffer_ = std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(size);
-}
-
-void XorSink::Reset() {
-    returned_ = 0;
-}
-
-void* XorSink::GetBuffer(size_t requested, size_t* actual) {
-    if (requested > buffer_size_) {
-        *actual = buffer_size_;
-    } else {
-        *actual = requested;
-    }
-    return buffer_.get();
-}
-
-bool XorSink::ReturnData(void* buffer, size_t len) {
-    uint8_t* xor_data = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer);
-    uint8_t* buff = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(bufsink_->GetPayloadBuffer(len + returned_));
-    if (buff == nullptr) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-        buff[returned_ + i] ^= xor_data[i];
-    }
-    returned_ += len;
-    return true;
-}
-
 }  // namespace snapshot
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp
index dd2996b..7268fca 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.cpp
@@ -42,12 +42,7 @@
 // Start the replace operation. This will read the
 // internal COW format and if the block is compressed,
 // it will be de-compressed.
-bool ReadWorker::ProcessReplaceOp(const CowOperation* cow_op) {
-    void* buffer = bufsink_.GetPayloadBuffer(BLOCK_SZ);
-    if (!buffer) {
-        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ProcessReplaceOp failed to allocate buffer";
-        return false;
-    }
+bool ReadWorker::ProcessReplaceOp(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer) {
     if (!reader_->ReadData(cow_op, buffer, BLOCK_SZ)) {
         SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ProcessReplaceOp failed for block " << cow_op->new_block;
         return false;
@@ -55,12 +50,7 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ReadWorker::ReadFromSourceDevice(const CowOperation* cow_op) {
-    void* buffer = bufsink_.GetPayloadBuffer(BLOCK_SZ);
-    if (buffer == nullptr) {
-        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ReadFromBaseDevice: Failed to get payload buffer";
-        return false;
-    }
+bool ReadWorker::ReadFromSourceDevice(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer) {
     uint64_t offset;
     if (!reader_->GetSourceOffset(cow_op, &offset)) {
         SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ReadFromSourceDevice: Failed to get source offset";
@@ -85,60 +75,43 @@
 
 // Start the copy operation. This will read the backing
 // block device which is represented by cow_op->source.
-bool ReadWorker::ProcessCopyOp(const CowOperation* cow_op) {
-    if (!ReadFromSourceDevice(cow_op)) {
+bool ReadWorker::ProcessCopyOp(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer) {
+    if (!ReadFromSourceDevice(cow_op, buffer)) {
         return false;
     }
-
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ReadWorker::ProcessXorOp(const CowOperation* cow_op) {
-    if (!ReadFromSourceDevice(cow_op)) {
+bool ReadWorker::ProcessXorOp(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer) {
+    if (!ReadFromSourceDevice(cow_op, buffer)) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    xorsink_.Reset();
-
-    size_t actual = 0;
-    void* buffer = xorsink_.GetBuffer(BLOCK_SZ, &actual);
-    if (!buffer || actual < BLOCK_SZ) {
-        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ProcessXorOp failed to get buffer of " << BLOCK_SZ << " size, got "
-                        << actual;
-        return false;
+    if (xor_buffer_.empty()) {
+        xor_buffer_.resize(BLOCK_SZ);
     }
-    ssize_t size = reader_->ReadData(cow_op, buffer, BLOCK_SZ);
+    CHECK(xor_buffer_.size() == BLOCK_SZ);
+
+    ssize_t size = reader_->ReadData(cow_op, xor_buffer_.data(), xor_buffer_.size());
     if (size != BLOCK_SZ) {
         SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ProcessXorOp failed for block " << cow_op->new_block
                         << ", return value: " << size;
         return false;
     }
-    if (!xorsink_.ReturnData(buffer, size)) {
-        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ProcessXorOp failed to return data";
-        return false;
+
+    auto xor_out = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(buffer);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < BLOCK_SZ; i++) {
+        xor_out[i] ^= xor_buffer_[i];
     }
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ReadWorker::ProcessZeroOp() {
-    // Zero out the entire block
-    void* buffer = bufsink_.GetPayloadBuffer(BLOCK_SZ);
-    if (buffer == nullptr) {
-        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ProcessZeroOp: Failed to get payload buffer";
-        return false;
-    }
-
+bool ReadWorker::ProcessZeroOp(void* buffer) {
     memset(buffer, 0, BLOCK_SZ);
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ReadWorker::ProcessOrderedOp(const CowOperation* cow_op) {
-    void* buffer = bufsink_.GetPayloadBuffer(BLOCK_SZ);
-    if (buffer == nullptr) {
-        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ProcessOrderedOp: Failed to get payload buffer";
-        return false;
-    }
-
+bool ReadWorker::ProcessOrderedOp(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer) {
     MERGE_GROUP_STATE state = snapuserd_->ProcessMergingBlock(cow_op->new_block, buffer);
 
     switch (state) {
@@ -148,7 +121,7 @@
             SNAP_LOG(DEBUG) << "Merge-completed: Reading from base device sector: "
                             << (cow_op->new_block >> SECTOR_SHIFT)
                             << " Block-number: " << cow_op->new_block;
-            if (!ReadDataFromBaseDevice(ChunkToSector(cow_op->new_block), BLOCK_SZ)) {
+            if (!ReadDataFromBaseDevice(ChunkToSector(cow_op->new_block), buffer, BLOCK_SZ)) {
                 SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ReadDataFromBaseDevice at sector: "
                                 << (cow_op->new_block >> SECTOR_SHIFT) << " after merge-complete.";
                 return false;
@@ -158,9 +131,9 @@
         case MERGE_GROUP_STATE::GROUP_MERGE_PENDING: {
             bool ret;
             if (cow_op->type == kCowCopyOp) {
-                ret = ProcessCopyOp(cow_op);
+                ret = ProcessCopyOp(cow_op, buffer);
             } else {
-                ret = ProcessXorOp(cow_op);
+                ret = ProcessXorOp(cow_op, buffer);
             }
 
             // I/O is complete - decrement the refcount irrespective of the return
@@ -185,7 +158,7 @@
     return false;
 }
 
-bool ReadWorker::ProcessCowOp(const CowOperation* cow_op) {
+bool ReadWorker::ProcessCowOp(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer) {
     if (cow_op == nullptr) {
         SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ProcessCowOp: Invalid cow_op";
         return false;
@@ -193,17 +166,17 @@
 
     switch (cow_op->type) {
         case kCowReplaceOp: {
-            return ProcessReplaceOp(cow_op);
+            return ProcessReplaceOp(cow_op, buffer);
         }
 
         case kCowZeroOp: {
-            return ProcessZeroOp();
+            return ProcessZeroOp(buffer);
         }
 
         case kCowCopyOp:
             [[fallthrough]];
         case kCowXorOp: {
-            return ProcessOrderedOp(cow_op);
+            return ProcessOrderedOp(cow_op, buffer);
         }
 
         default: {
@@ -229,8 +202,6 @@
         SNAP_PLOG(ERROR) << "Unable to open " << control_device_;
         return false;
     }
-
-    xorsink_.Initialize(&bufsink_, BLOCK_SZ);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -271,18 +242,15 @@
     // After the first header is sent in response to a request, we cannot
     // send any additional headers.
     header_response_ = false;
+
+    // Reset the buffer for use by the next request.
+    bufsink_.ResetBufferOffset();
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ReadWorker::ReadDataFromBaseDevice(sector_t sector, size_t read_size) {
+bool ReadWorker::ReadDataFromBaseDevice(sector_t sector, void* buffer, size_t read_size) {
     CHECK(read_size <= BLOCK_SZ);
 
-    void* buffer = bufsink_.GetPayloadBuffer(BLOCK_SZ);
-    if (buffer == nullptr) {
-        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ReadFromBaseDevice: Failed to get payload buffer";
-        return false;
-    }
-
     loff_t offset = sector << SECTOR_SHIFT;
     if (!android::base::ReadFullyAtOffset(base_path_merge_fd_, buffer, read_size, offset)) {
         SNAP_PLOG(ERROR) << "ReadDataFromBaseDevice failed. fd: " << base_path_merge_fd_
@@ -303,7 +271,6 @@
         size_t read_size = std::min(PAYLOAD_BUFFER_SZ, remaining_size);
 
         size_t total_bytes_read = 0;
-        bufsink_.ResetBufferOffset();
 
         while (read_size) {
             // We need to check every 4k block to verify if it is
@@ -314,11 +281,17 @@
                                        std::make_pair(sector, nullptr), SnapshotHandler::compare);
             bool not_found = (it == chunk_vec.end() || it->first != sector);
 
+            void* buffer = bufsink_.AcquireBuffer(BLOCK_SZ, size);
+            if (!buffer) {
+                SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "AcquireBuffer failed in ReadAlignedSector";
+                return false;
+            }
+
             if (not_found) {
                 // Block not found in map - which means this block was not
                 // changed as per the OTA. Just route the I/O to the base
                 // device.
-                if (!ReadDataFromBaseDevice(sector, size)) {
+                if (!ReadDataFromBaseDevice(sector, buffer, size)) {
                     SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ReadDataFromBaseDevice failed";
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -327,7 +300,7 @@
             } else {
                 // We found the sector in mapping. Check the type of COW OP and
                 // process it.
-                if (!ProcessCowOp(it->second)) {
+                if (!ProcessCowOp(it->second, buffer)) {
                     SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ProcessCowOp failed";
                     return false;
                 }
@@ -338,14 +311,13 @@
             read_size -= ret;
             total_bytes_read += ret;
             sector += (ret >> SECTOR_SHIFT);
-            bufsink_.UpdateBufferOffset(ret);
         }
 
-        if (!WriteDmUserPayload(total_bytes_read)) {
+        if (!SendBufferedIo()) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        SNAP_LOG(DEBUG) << "WriteDmUserPayload success total_bytes_read: " << total_bytes_read
+        SNAP_LOG(DEBUG) << "SendBufferedIo success total_bytes_read: " << total_bytes_read
                         << " remaining_size: " << remaining_size;
         remaining_size -= total_bytes_read;
     } while (remaining_size > 0);
@@ -356,40 +328,36 @@
 int ReadWorker::ReadUnalignedSector(
         sector_t sector, size_t size,
         std::vector<std::pair<sector_t, const CowOperation*>>::iterator& it) {
-    size_t skip_sector_size = 0;
-
     SNAP_LOG(DEBUG) << "ReadUnalignedSector: sector " << sector << " size: " << size
                     << " Aligned sector: " << it->first;
 
-    if (!ProcessCowOp(it->second)) {
+    int num_sectors_skip = sector - it->first;
+    size_t skip_size = num_sectors_skip << SECTOR_SHIFT;
+    size_t write_size = std::min(size, BLOCK_SZ - skip_size);
+    auto buffer = reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(bufsink_.AcquireBuffer(BLOCK_SZ, write_size));
+    if (!buffer) {
+        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ProcessCowOp failed to allocate buffer";
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (!ProcessCowOp(it->second, buffer)) {
         SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ReadUnalignedSector: " << sector << " failed of size: " << size
                         << " Aligned sector: " << it->first;
         return -1;
     }
 
-    int num_sectors_skip = sector - it->first;
-
-    if (num_sectors_skip > 0) {
-        skip_sector_size = num_sectors_skip << SECTOR_SHIFT;
-        char* buffer = reinterpret_cast<char*>(bufsink_.GetBufPtr());
-        struct dm_user_message* msg = (struct dm_user_message*)(&(buffer[0]));
-
-        if (skip_sector_size == BLOCK_SZ) {
+    if (skip_size) {
+        if (skip_size == BLOCK_SZ) {
             SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Invalid un-aligned IO request at sector: " << sector
                             << " Base-sector: " << it->first;
             return -1;
         }
-
-        memmove(msg->payload.buf, (char*)msg->payload.buf + skip_sector_size,
-                (BLOCK_SZ - skip_sector_size));
+        memmove(buffer, buffer + skip_size, write_size);
     }
-
-    bufsink_.ResetBufferOffset();
-    return std::min(size, (BLOCK_SZ - skip_sector_size));
+    return write_size;
 }
 
 bool ReadWorker::ReadUnalignedSector(sector_t sector, size_t size) {
-    bufsink_.ResetBufferOffset();
     std::vector<std::pair<sector_t, const CowOperation*>>& chunk_vec = snapuserd_->GetChunkVec();
 
     auto it = std::lower_bound(chunk_vec.begin(), chunk_vec.end(), std::make_pair(sector, nullptr),
@@ -458,7 +426,6 @@
     // requested offset in this case is beyond the last mapped COW op size (which
     // is block 1 in this case).
 
-    size_t total_bytes_read = 0;
     size_t remaining_size = size;
     int ret = 0;
     if (!merge_complete && (requested_offset >= final_offset) &&
@@ -472,11 +439,10 @@
         }
 
         remaining_size -= ret;
-        total_bytes_read += ret;
         sector += (ret >> SECTOR_SHIFT);
 
         // Send the data back
-        if (!WriteDmUserPayload(total_bytes_read)) {
+        if (!SendBufferedIo()) {
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -494,26 +460,21 @@
         // Find the diff of the aligned offset
         size_t diff_size = aligned_offset - requested_offset;
         CHECK(diff_size <= BLOCK_SZ);
-        if (remaining_size < diff_size) {
-            if (!ReadDataFromBaseDevice(sector, remaining_size)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            total_bytes_read += remaining_size;
 
-            if (!WriteDmUserPayload(total_bytes_read)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-        } else {
-            if (!ReadDataFromBaseDevice(sector, diff_size)) {
-                return false;
-            }
+        size_t read_size = std::min(remaining_size, diff_size);
+        void* buffer = bufsink_.AcquireBuffer(BLOCK_SZ, read_size);
+        if (!buffer) {
+            SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "AcquireBuffer failed in ReadUnalignedSector";
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!ReadDataFromBaseDevice(sector, buffer, read_size)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!SendBufferedIo()) {
+            return false;
+        }
 
-            total_bytes_read += diff_size;
-
-            if (!WriteDmUserPayload(total_bytes_read)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-
+        if (remaining_size >= diff_size) {
             remaining_size -= diff_size;
             size_t num_sectors_read = (diff_size >> SECTOR_SHIFT);
             sector += num_sectors_read;
@@ -555,6 +516,10 @@
     return ReadAlignedSector(header->sector, header->len);
 }
 
+bool ReadWorker::SendBufferedIo() {
+    return WriteDmUserPayload(bufsink_.GetPayloadBytesWritten());
+}
+
 bool ReadWorker::ProcessIORequest() {
     // Read Header from dm-user misc device. This gives
     // us the sector number for which IO is issued by dm-snapshot device
@@ -579,6 +544,9 @@
     header->type = DM_USER_RESP_SUCCESS;
     header_response_ = true;
 
+    // Reset the output buffer.
+    bufsink_.ResetBufferOffset();
+
     bool ok;
     switch (request_type) {
         case DM_USER_REQ_MAP_READ:
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.h
index c3a4c34..8d6f663 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/read_worker.h
@@ -37,21 +37,22 @@
     bool ProcessIORequest();
     bool WriteDmUserPayload(size_t size);
     bool DmuserReadRequest();
+    bool SendBufferedIo();
     void RespondIOError();
 
-    bool ProcessCowOp(const CowOperation* cow_op);
-    bool ProcessXorOp(const CowOperation* cow_op);
-    bool ProcessOrderedOp(const CowOperation* cow_op);
-    bool ProcessCopyOp(const CowOperation* cow_op);
-    bool ProcessReplaceOp(const CowOperation* cow_op);
-    bool ProcessZeroOp();
+    bool ProcessCowOp(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer);
+    bool ProcessXorOp(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer);
+    bool ProcessOrderedOp(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer);
+    bool ProcessCopyOp(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer);
+    bool ProcessReplaceOp(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer);
+    bool ProcessZeroOp(void* buffer);
 
     bool ReadAlignedSector(sector_t sector, size_t sz);
     bool ReadUnalignedSector(sector_t sector, size_t size);
     int ReadUnalignedSector(sector_t sector, size_t size,
                             std::vector<std::pair<sector_t, const CowOperation*>>::iterator& it);
-    bool ReadFromSourceDevice(const CowOperation* cow_op);
-    bool ReadDataFromBaseDevice(sector_t sector, size_t read_size);
+    bool ReadFromSourceDevice(const CowOperation* cow_op, void* buffer);
+    bool ReadDataFromBaseDevice(sector_t sector, void* buffer, size_t read_size);
 
     constexpr bool IsBlockAligned(size_t size) { return ((size & (BLOCK_SZ - 1)) == 0); }
     constexpr sector_t ChunkToSector(chunk_t chunk) { return chunk << CHUNK_SHIFT; }
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@
     std::string control_device_;
     unique_fd ctrl_fd_;
 
-    XorSink xorsink_;
     bool header_response_ = false;
+    std::basic_string<uint8_t> xor_buffer_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace snapshot
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_merge.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_merge.cpp
index 563f6ad..517148d 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_merge.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_merge.cpp
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
         for (size_t i = 0; i < replace_zero_vec.size(); i++) {
             const CowOperation* cow_op = replace_zero_vec[i];
 
-            void* buffer = bufsink_.GetPayloadBuffer(BLOCK_SZ);
+            void* buffer = bufsink_.AcquireBuffer(BLOCK_SZ);
             if (!buffer) {
-                SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Failed to acquire buffer in merge";
+                SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "AcquireBuffer failed in MergeReplaceOps";
                 return false;
             }
             if (cow_op->type == kCowReplaceOp) {
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@
                 CHECK(cow_op->type == kCowZeroOp);
                 memset(buffer, 0, BLOCK_SZ);
             }
-
-            bufsink_.UpdateBufferOffset(BLOCK_SZ);
         }
 
         size_t io_size = linear_blocks * BLOCK_SZ;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_readahead.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_readahead.cpp
index 399f7b8..3e9588b 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_readahead.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_readahead.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@
         if (xor_op_index < xor_op_vec.size()) {
             const CowOperation* xor_op = xor_op_vec[xor_op_index];
             if (xor_op->new_block == new_block) {
-                void* buffer = bufsink_.GetPayloadBuffer(BLOCK_SZ);
+                void* buffer = bufsink_.AcquireBuffer(BLOCK_SZ);
                 if (!buffer) {
                     SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ReadAhead - failed to allocate buffer for block: "
                                     << xor_op->new_block;
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@
                 }
 
                 xor_op_index += 1;
-                bufsink_.UpdateBufferOffset(BLOCK_SZ);
             }
         }
         block_index += 1;