diff --git a/src/lladd/operations/alloc.c b/src/lladd/operations/alloc.c
index d0f9fc2..cd9b494 100644
--- a/src/lladd/operations/alloc.c
+++ b/src/lladd/operations/alloc.c
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ compensated_function recordid Talloc(int xid, long size) {
 	slottedPageInitialize(p);
       }
 
-      rid = slottedPreRalloc(xid, size, &p);
+      //      rid = slottedPreRalloc(xid, size, &p);
+      rid = slottedRawRalloc(p, size);
       Tupdate(xid, rid, NULL, OPERATION_ALLOC);
       /** @todo does releasePage do the correct error checking? <- Why is this comment here?*/
       releasePage(p);
diff --git a/src/lladd/page/slotted.c b/src/lladd/page/slotted.c
index 68bc559..888fe58 100644
--- a/src/lladd/page/slotted.c
+++ b/src/lladd/page/slotted.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 #include "../page.h"
-#include "../blobManager.h"  /** So that we can call sizeof(blob_record_t) */
+//#include "../blobManager.h"  /** So that we can call sizeof(blob_record_t) */
 #include "slotted.h"
 #include <assert.h>
 
@@ -192,57 +192,69 @@ size_t slottedFreespace(Page * page) {
 
     @todo need to obtain (transaction-level) write locks _before_ writing log entries.  Otherwise, we can deadlock at recovery.
 */
-compensated_function recordid slottedPreRalloc(int xid, unsigned long size, Page ** pp) {
+/*compensated_function recordid slottedPreRalloc(int xid, unsigned long size, Page ** pp) {
   recordid ret;
-  int isBlob = 0;
-  if(size == BLOB_SLOT) {
-    isBlob = 1;
-    size = sizeof(blob_record_t);
-  }
-  assert(size < BLOB_THRESHOLD_SIZE);
+  //  int isBlob = 0;
+  //if(size == BLOB_SLOT) {
+  //  isBlob = 1;
+  //  size = sizeof(blob_record_t);
+  //  }
+  //  assert(size < BLOB_THRESHOLD_SIZE);
 
-  assert(*page_type_ptr(*pp) == SLOTTED_PAGE);
+  //  assert(*page_type_ptr(*pp) == SLOTTED_PAGE);
   ret = slottedRawRalloc(*pp, size);
-  assert(ret.size == size);
+  //  assert(ret.size == size);
   
-  if(isBlob) {
-    *slot_length_ptr(*pp, ret.slot) = BLOB_SLOT;
-  }
+  //  if(isBlob) {
+  //  *slot_length_ptr(*pp, ret.slot) = BLOB_SLOT;
+  //  } 
 
   DEBUG("alloced rid = {%d, %d, %ld}\n", ret.page, ret.slot, ret.size); 
 
   return ret;
-}
+}*/
 
 
 recordid slottedRawRalloc(Page * page, int size) {
 
-	writelock(page->rwlatch, 342);
+  int type = size;
+  if(type >= SLOT_TYPE_BASE) {
+    assert(type < SLOT_TYPE_END);
+    size = SLOT_TYPE_LENGTHS[type-SLOT_TYPE_BASE];
+  }
+  assert(type != INVALID_SLOT);
+  assert(size < SLOT_TYPE_BASE && size >= 0);
 
-	recordid rid;
+  writelock(page->rwlatch, 342);
+  assert(*page_type_ptr(page) == SLOTTED_PAGE);
 
-	rid.page = page->id;
-	rid.slot = *numslots_ptr(page);
-	rid.size = size;
+  recordid rid;
+  
+  rid.page = page->id;
+  rid.slot = *numslots_ptr(page);
+  rid.size = size;
+  
+  /* The freelist_ptr points to the first free slot number, which 
+     is the head of a linked list of free slot numbers.*/
+  if(*freelist_ptr(page) != INVALID_SLOT) {
+    rid.slot = *freelist_ptr(page);
+    *freelist_ptr(page) = *slot_length_ptr(page, rid.slot);
+    *slot_length_ptr(page, rid.slot) = 0;
+  }  
+  
+  really_do_ralloc(page, rid);
 
-	/* The freelist_ptr points to the first free slot number, which 
-	   is the head of a linked list of free slot numbers.*/
-	if(*freelist_ptr(page) != INVALID_SLOT) {
-	  rid.slot = *freelist_ptr(page);
-	  *freelist_ptr(page) = *slot_length_ptr(page, rid.slot);
-	  *slot_length_ptr(page, rid.slot) = 0;
-	}  
-	  
-	really_do_ralloc(page, rid);
+  assert(size == *slot_length_ptr(page, rid.slot));
 
-	/*	DEBUG("slot: %d freespace: %d\n", rid.slot, freeSpace); */
+  *slot_length_ptr(page, rid.slot) = type;
+  
+  /*	DEBUG("slot: %d freespace: %d\n", rid.slot, freeSpace); */
+  
+  assert(slottedFreespaceUnlocked(page) >= 0);
 
-	assert(slottedFreespaceUnlocked(page) >= 0);
+  writeunlock(page->rwlatch);
 
-	writeunlock(page->rwlatch);
-
-
-	return rid;
+  return rid;
 }
 
 /** 
diff --git a/src/lladd/page/slotted.h b/src/lladd/page/slotted.h
index 445fd96..8c23e90 100644
--- a/src/lladd/page/slotted.h
+++ b/src/lladd/page/slotted.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void slottedPageInitialize(Page * p);
  * @see postRallocSlot the implementation of the second phase.
  *
  */
-compensated_function recordid slottedPreRalloc(int xid, unsigned long size, Page**p);
+//compensated_function recordid slottedPreRalloc(int xid, unsigned long size, Page**p);
 
 /**
  * The second phase of slot allocation.  Called after the log entry
diff --git a/test/lladd/check_bufferManager.c b/test/lladd/check_bufferManager.c
index daacdd3..12e71ee 100644
--- a/test/lladd/check_bufferManager.c
+++ b/test/lladd/check_bufferManager.c
@@ -87,15 +87,7 @@ void * workerThreadWriting(void * q) {
   int offset = *(int*)q;
   recordid rids[RECORDS_PER_THREAD];
   for(int i = 0 ; i < RECORDS_PER_THREAD; i++) {
-    /*    Page * tmp;
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&ralloc_mutex);
-    rids[i] = slottedPreRalloc(1, sizeof(int), &tmp);
-    slottedPostRalloc(-1, tmp, 1, rids[i]);
-    tmp->LSN = 0;
-    *lsn_ptr(tmp) = 0;
-    releasePage(tmp);
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ralloc_mutex);
-    */
+
     rids[i] = Talloc(-1, sizeof(int));
     /*    printf("\nRID:\t%d,%d\n", rids[i].page, rids[i].slot);  */
     /*  fflush(NULL);  */
diff --git a/test/lladd/check_operations.c b/test/lladd/check_operations.c
index c8ddb80..cf58d75 100644
--- a/test/lladd/check_operations.c
+++ b/test/lladd/check_operations.c
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ START_TEST(operation_physical_do_undo) {
   xid = -1;
   Page * p = loadPage(xid, TpageAlloc(xid));
   slottedPageInitialize(p);
-  rid  = slottedPreRalloc(xid, sizeof(int), &p);
+  //  rid  = slottedPreRalloc(xid, sizeof(int), &p);
+  rid = slottedRawRalloc(p, sizeof(int));
   releasePage(p);
   //rid = Talloc(xid, sizeof(int));
   buf = 1;