diff --git a/sort.c b/sort.c
index c27bae7..a886956 100644
--- a/sort.c
+++ b/sort.c
@@ -27,18 +27,19 @@
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <linux/limits.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <linux/limits.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
-#include <stdatomic.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
 
 #include "ovni.h"
 #include "trace.h"
@@ -58,7 +59,13 @@ struct sortplan {
 	/* The next event which must be not affected */
 	struct ovni_ev *next;
 
+	/* Pointer to the stream buffer */
+	uint8_t *base;
+
 	struct ring *r;
+
+	/* File descriptor of the stream file */
+	int fd;
 };
 
 enum operation_mode { SORT, CHECK };
@@ -216,6 +223,22 @@ sort_buf(uint8_t *src, uint8_t *buf, int64_t bufsize,
 	dbg("injected %ld events in the past\n", injected);
 }
 
+static void
+write_stream(int fd, void *base, void *dst, const void *src, size_t size)
+{
+	while(size > 0) {
+		off_t offset = (off_t) ((int64_t) dst - (int64_t) base);
+		ssize_t written = pwrite(fd, src, size, offset);
+
+		if(written < 0)
+			die("pwrite failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+
+		size -= written;
+		src = (void *) (((uint8_t *) src) + written);
+		dst = (void *) (((uint8_t *) dst) + written);
+	}
+}
+
 static int
 execute_sort_plan(struct sortplan *sp, size_t region)
 {
@@ -258,6 +281,8 @@ execute_sort_plan(struct sortplan *sp, size_t region)
 
 	/* Copy the sorted events back into the stream buffer */
 	memcpy(first, buf, bufsize);
+	write_stream(sp->fd, sp->base, first, buf, bufsize);
+
 	free(buf);
 
 	if(region == 0)
@@ -279,8 +304,16 @@ stream_winsort(struct ovni_stream *stream, struct ring *r)
 	//uint64_t lastclock = 0;
 	char st = 'S';
 
+	char *fn = stream->thread->tracefile;
+	int fd = open(fn, O_WRONLY);
+
+	if(fd < 0)
+		die("open %s failed: %s\n", fn, strerror(errno));
+
 	ring_reset(r);
 	sp.r = r;
+	sp.fd = fd;
+	sp.base = stream->buf;
 
 	size_t region = 0;
 
@@ -334,6 +367,9 @@ stream_winsort(struct ovni_stream *stream, struct ring *r)
 		ring_add(r, ev);
 	}
 
+	if(close(fd) < 0)
+		die("close %s failed: %s\n", fn, strerror(errno));
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -392,9 +428,6 @@ process_trace(struct ovni_trace *trace)
 				 * attempt */
 				return -1;
 			}
-
-			if(msync(stream->buf, stream->size, MS_ASYNC))
-				die("msync failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		}
 		else
 		{