diff --git a/drivers/md/bitmap.c b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
index 48b5890c28e3..4f22e919787a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bitmap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bitmap.c
@@ -613,12 +613,10 @@ static int bitmap_read_sb(struct bitmap *bitmap)
 	daemon_sleep = le32_to_cpu(sb->daemon_sleep) * HZ;
 	write_behind = le32_to_cpu(sb->write_behind);
 	sectors_reserved = le32_to_cpu(sb->sectors_reserved);
-	/* XXX: This is a hack to ensure that we don't use clustering
-	 *  in case:
-	 *	- dm-raid is in use and
-	 *	- the nodes written in bitmap_sb is erroneous.
+	/* Setup nodes/clustername only if bitmap version is
+	 * cluster-compatible
 	 */
-	if (!bitmap->mddev->sync_super) {
+	if (sb->version == cpu_to_le32(BITMAP_MAJOR_CLUSTERED)) {
 		nodes = le32_to_cpu(sb->nodes);
 		strlcpy(bitmap->mddev->bitmap_info.cluster_name,
 				sb->cluster_name, 64);
@@ -628,7 +626,7 @@ static int bitmap_read_sb(struct bitmap *bitmap)
 	if (sb->magic != cpu_to_le32(BITMAP_MAGIC))
 		reason = "bad magic";
 	else if (le32_to_cpu(sb->version) < BITMAP_MAJOR_LO ||
-		 le32_to_cpu(sb->version) > BITMAP_MAJOR_HI)
+		 le32_to_cpu(sb->version) > BITMAP_MAJOR_CLUSTERED)
 		reason = "unrecognized superblock version";
 	else if (chunksize < 512)
 		reason = "bitmap chunksize too small";
@@ -1572,7 +1570,7 @@ void bitmap_close_sync(struct bitmap *bitmap)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_close_sync);
 
-void bitmap_cond_end_sync(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t sector)
+void bitmap_cond_end_sync(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t sector, bool force)
 {
 	sector_t s = 0;
 	sector_t blocks;
@@ -1583,7 +1581,7 @@ void bitmap_cond_end_sync(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t sector)
 		bitmap->last_end_sync = jiffies;
 		return;
 	}
-	if (time_before(jiffies, (bitmap->last_end_sync
+	if (!force && time_before(jiffies, (bitmap->last_end_sync
 				  + bitmap->mddev->bitmap_info.daemon_sleep)))
 		return;
 	wait_event(bitmap->mddev->recovery_wait,
diff --git a/drivers/md/bitmap.h b/drivers/md/bitmap.h
index f1f4dd01090d..7d5c3a610ca5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bitmap.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bitmap.h
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 #define BITMAP_MAJOR_LO 3
 /* version 4 insists the bitmap is in little-endian order
  * with version 3, it is host-endian which is non-portable
+ * Version 5 is currently set only for clustered devices
  */
 #define BITMAP_MAJOR_HI 4
+#define BITMAP_MAJOR_CLUSTERED 5
 #define	BITMAP_MAJOR_HOSTENDIAN 3
 
 /*
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ void bitmap_endwrite(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t offset,
 int bitmap_start_sync(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t offset, sector_t *blocks, int degraded);
 void bitmap_end_sync(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t offset, sector_t *blocks, int aborted);
 void bitmap_close_sync(struct bitmap *bitmap);
-void bitmap_cond_end_sync(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t sector);
+void bitmap_cond_end_sync(struct bitmap *bitmap, sector_t sector, bool force);
 
 void bitmap_unplug(struct bitmap *bitmap);
 void bitmap_daemon_work(struct mddev *mddev);
diff --git a/drivers/md/md-cluster.c b/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
index 11e3bc9d2a4b..35ac2e8cb7f1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-cluster.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct dlm_lock_resource {
 	struct completion completion; /* completion for synchronized locking */
 	void (*bast)(void *arg, int mode); /* blocking AST function pointer*/
 	struct mddev *mddev; /* pointing back to mddev. */
+	int mode;
 };
 
 struct suspend_info {
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ struct md_cluster_info {
 	struct completion completion;
 	struct mutex sb_mutex;
 	struct dlm_lock_resource *bitmap_lockres;
+	struct dlm_lock_resource *resync_lockres;
 	struct list_head suspend_list;
 	spinlock_t suspend_lock;
 	struct md_thread *recovery_thread;
@@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ static int dlm_lock_sync(struct dlm_lock_resource *res, int mode)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	wait_for_completion(&res->completion);
+	if (res->lksb.sb_status == 0)
+		res->mode = mode;
 	return res->lksb.sb_status;
 }
 
@@ -127,6 +131,7 @@ static struct dlm_lock_resource *lockres_init(struct mddev *mddev,
 	init_completion(&res->completion);
 	res->ls = cinfo->lockspace;
 	res->mddev = mddev;
+	res->mode = DLM_LOCK_IV;
 	namelen = strlen(name);
 	res->name = kzalloc(namelen + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!res->name) {
@@ -358,29 +363,32 @@ static void __remove_suspend_info(struct md_cluster_info *cinfo, int slot)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(s, tmp, &cinfo->suspend_list, list)
 		if (slot == s->slot) {
-			pr_info("%s:%d Deleting suspend_info: %d\n",
-					__func__, __LINE__, slot);
 			list_del(&s->list);
 			kfree(s);
 			break;
 		}
 }
 
-static void remove_suspend_info(struct md_cluster_info *cinfo, int slot)
+static void remove_suspend_info(struct mddev *mddev, int slot)
 {
+	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
 	spin_lock_irq(&cinfo->suspend_lock);
 	__remove_suspend_info(cinfo, slot);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&cinfo->suspend_lock);
+	mddev->pers->quiesce(mddev, 2);
 }
 
 
-static void process_suspend_info(struct md_cluster_info *cinfo,
+static void process_suspend_info(struct mddev *mddev,
 		int slot, sector_t lo, sector_t hi)
 {
+	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
 	struct suspend_info *s;
 
 	if (!hi) {
-		remove_suspend_info(cinfo, slot);
+		remove_suspend_info(mddev, slot);
+		set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
+		md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 		return;
 	}
 	s = kzalloc(sizeof(struct suspend_info), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -389,11 +397,14 @@ static void process_suspend_info(struct md_cluster_info *cinfo,
 	s->slot = slot;
 	s->lo = lo;
 	s->hi = hi;
+	mddev->pers->quiesce(mddev, 1);
+	mddev->pers->quiesce(mddev, 0);
 	spin_lock_irq(&cinfo->suspend_lock);
 	/* Remove existing entry (if exists) before adding */
 	__remove_suspend_info(cinfo, slot);
 	list_add(&s->list, &cinfo->suspend_list);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&cinfo->suspend_lock);
+	mddev->pers->quiesce(mddev, 2);
 }
 
 static void process_add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct cluster_msg *cmsg)
@@ -407,7 +418,7 @@ static void process_add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct cluster_msg *cmsg)
 
 	len = snprintf(disk_uuid, 64, "DEVICE_UUID=");
 	sprintf(disk_uuid + len, "%pU", cmsg->uuid);
-	snprintf(raid_slot, 16, "RAID_DISK=%d", cmsg->raid_slot);
+	snprintf(raid_slot, 16, "RAID_DISK=%d", le32_to_cpu(cmsg->raid_slot));
 	pr_info("%s:%d Sending kobject change with %s and %s\n", __func__, __LINE__, disk_uuid, raid_slot);
 	init_completion(&cinfo->newdisk_completion);
 	set_bit(MD_CLUSTER_WAITING_FOR_NEWDISK, &cinfo->state);
@@ -421,63 +432,57 @@ static void process_add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct cluster_msg *cmsg)
 static void process_metadata_update(struct mddev *mddev, struct cluster_msg *msg)
 {
 	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
-
-	md_reload_sb(mddev);
+	md_reload_sb(mddev, le32_to_cpu(msg->raid_slot));
 	dlm_lock_sync(cinfo->no_new_dev_lockres, DLM_LOCK_CR);
 }
 
 static void process_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct cluster_msg *msg)
 {
-	struct md_rdev *rdev = md_find_rdev_nr_rcu(mddev, msg->raid_slot);
+	struct md_rdev *rdev = md_find_rdev_nr_rcu(mddev,
+						   le32_to_cpu(msg->raid_slot));
 
 	if (rdev)
 		md_kick_rdev_from_array(rdev);
 	else
-		pr_warn("%s: %d Could not find disk(%d) to REMOVE\n", __func__, __LINE__, msg->raid_slot);
+		pr_warn("%s: %d Could not find disk(%d) to REMOVE\n",
+			__func__, __LINE__, le32_to_cpu(msg->raid_slot));
 }
 
 static void process_readd_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct cluster_msg *msg)
 {
-	struct md_rdev *rdev = md_find_rdev_nr_rcu(mddev, msg->raid_slot);
+	struct md_rdev *rdev = md_find_rdev_nr_rcu(mddev,
+						   le32_to_cpu(msg->raid_slot));
 
 	if (rdev && test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
 		clear_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
 	else
-		pr_warn("%s: %d Could not find disk(%d) which is faulty", __func__, __LINE__, msg->raid_slot);
+		pr_warn("%s: %d Could not find disk(%d) which is faulty",
+			__func__, __LINE__, le32_to_cpu(msg->raid_slot));
 }
 
 static void process_recvd_msg(struct mddev *mddev, struct cluster_msg *msg)
 {
+	if (WARN(mddev->cluster_info->slot_number - 1 == le32_to_cpu(msg->slot),
+		"node %d received it's own msg\n", le32_to_cpu(msg->slot)))
+		return;
 	switch (msg->type) {
 	case METADATA_UPDATED:
-		pr_info("%s: %d Received message: METADATA_UPDATE from %d\n",
-			__func__, __LINE__, msg->slot);
 		process_metadata_update(mddev, msg);
 		break;
 	case RESYNCING:
-		pr_info("%s: %d Received message: RESYNCING from %d\n",
-			__func__, __LINE__, msg->slot);
-		process_suspend_info(mddev->cluster_info, msg->slot,
+		process_suspend_info(mddev, msg->slot,
 				msg->low, msg->high);
 		break;
 	case NEWDISK:
-		pr_info("%s: %d Received message: NEWDISK from %d\n",
-			__func__, __LINE__, msg->slot);
 		process_add_new_disk(mddev, msg);
 		break;
 	case REMOVE:
-		pr_info("%s: %d Received REMOVE from %d\n",
-			__func__, __LINE__, msg->slot);
 		process_remove_disk(mddev, msg);
 		break;
 	case RE_ADD:
-		pr_info("%s: %d Received RE_ADD from %d\n",
-			__func__, __LINE__, msg->slot);
 		process_readd_disk(mddev, msg);
 		break;
 	case BITMAP_NEEDS_SYNC:
-		pr_info("%s: %d Received BITMAP_NEEDS_SYNC from %d\n",
-			__func__, __LINE__, msg->slot);
 		__recover_slot(mddev, msg->slot);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -528,11 +533,17 @@ static void recv_daemon(struct md_thread *thread)
 /* lock_comm()
  * Takes the lock on the TOKEN lock resource so no other
  * node can communicate while the operation is underway.
+ * If called again, and the TOKEN lock is alread in EX mode
+ * return success. However, care must be taken that unlock_comm()
+ * is called only once.
  */
 static int lock_comm(struct md_cluster_info *cinfo)
 {
 	int error;
 
+	if (cinfo->token_lockres->mode == DLM_LOCK_EX)
+		return 0;
+
 	error = dlm_lock_sync(cinfo->token_lockres, DLM_LOCK_EX);
 	if (error)
 		pr_err("md-cluster(%s:%d): failed to get EX on TOKEN (%d)\n",
@@ -542,6 +553,7 @@ static int lock_comm(struct md_cluster_info *cinfo)
 
 static void unlock_comm(struct md_cluster_info *cinfo)
 {
+	WARN_ON(cinfo->token_lockres->mode != DLM_LOCK_EX);
 	dlm_unlock_sync(cinfo->token_lockres);
 }
 
@@ -753,6 +765,10 @@ static int join(struct mddev *mddev, int nodes)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	cinfo->resync_lockres = lockres_init(mddev, "resync", NULL, 0);
+	if (!cinfo->resync_lockres)
+		goto err;
+
 	ret = gather_all_resync_info(mddev, nodes);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
@@ -763,6 +779,7 @@ static int join(struct mddev *mddev, int nodes)
 	lockres_free(cinfo->token_lockres);
 	lockres_free(cinfo->ack_lockres);
 	lockres_free(cinfo->no_new_dev_lockres);
+	lockres_free(cinfo->resync_lockres);
 	lockres_free(cinfo->bitmap_lockres);
 	if (cinfo->lockspace)
 		dlm_release_lockspace(cinfo->lockspace, 2);
@@ -771,12 +788,32 @@ static int join(struct mddev *mddev, int nodes)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void resync_bitmap(struct mddev *mddev)
+{
+	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
+	struct cluster_msg cmsg = {0};
+	int err;
+
+	cmsg.type = cpu_to_le32(BITMAP_NEEDS_SYNC);
+	err = sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
+	if (err)
+		pr_err("%s:%d: failed to send BITMAP_NEEDS_SYNC message (%d)\n",
+			__func__, __LINE__, err);
+}
+
 static int leave(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
 
 	if (!cinfo)
 		return 0;
+
+	/* BITMAP_NEEDS_SYNC message should be sent when node
+	 * is leaving the cluster with dirty bitmap, also we
+	 * can only deliver it when dlm connection is available */
+	if (cinfo->slot_number > 0 && mddev->recovery_cp != MaxSector)
+		resync_bitmap(mddev);
+
 	md_unregister_thread(&cinfo->recovery_thread);
 	md_unregister_thread(&cinfo->recv_thread);
 	lockres_free(cinfo->message_lockres);
@@ -799,15 +836,6 @@ static int slot_number(struct mddev *mddev)
 	return cinfo->slot_number - 1;
 }
 
-static void resync_info_update(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t lo, sector_t hi)
-{
-	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
-
-	add_resync_info(mddev, cinfo->bitmap_lockres, lo, hi);
-	/* Re-acquire the lock to refresh LVB */
-	dlm_lock_sync(cinfo->bitmap_lockres, DLM_LOCK_PW);
-}
-
 static int metadata_update_start(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	return lock_comm(mddev->cluster_info);
@@ -817,59 +845,61 @@ static int metadata_update_finish(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
 	struct cluster_msg cmsg;
-	int ret;
+	struct md_rdev *rdev;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	memset(&cmsg, 0, sizeof(cmsg));
 	cmsg.type = cpu_to_le32(METADATA_UPDATED);
-	ret = __sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
+	cmsg.raid_slot = -1;
+	/* Pick up a good active device number to send.
+	 */
+	rdev_for_each(rdev, mddev)
+		if (rdev->raid_disk > -1 && !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags)) {
+			cmsg.raid_slot = cpu_to_le32(rdev->desc_nr);
+			break;
+		}
+	if (cmsg.raid_slot >= 0)
+		ret = __sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
+	else
+		pr_warn("md-cluster: No good device id found to send\n");
 	unlock_comm(cinfo);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int metadata_update_cancel(struct mddev *mddev)
+static void metadata_update_cancel(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
-
-	return dlm_unlock_sync(cinfo->token_lockres);
+	unlock_comm(cinfo);
 }
 
-static int resync_send(struct mddev *mddev, enum msg_type type,
-		sector_t lo, sector_t hi)
+static int resync_start(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
-	struct cluster_msg cmsg;
-	int slot = cinfo->slot_number - 1;
+	cinfo->resync_lockres->flags |= DLM_LKF_NOQUEUE;
+	return dlm_lock_sync(cinfo->resync_lockres, DLM_LOCK_EX);
+}
 
-	pr_info("%s:%d lo: %llu hi: %llu\n", __func__, __LINE__,
-			(unsigned long long)lo,
-			(unsigned long long)hi);
-	resync_info_update(mddev, lo, hi);
-	cmsg.type = cpu_to_le32(type);
-	cmsg.slot = cpu_to_le32(slot);
+static int resync_info_update(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t lo, sector_t hi)
+{
+	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
+	struct cluster_msg cmsg = {0};
+
+	add_resync_info(mddev, cinfo->bitmap_lockres, lo, hi);
+	/* Re-acquire the lock to refresh LVB */
+	dlm_lock_sync(cinfo->bitmap_lockres, DLM_LOCK_PW);
+	cmsg.type = cpu_to_le32(RESYNCING);
 	cmsg.low = cpu_to_le64(lo);
 	cmsg.high = cpu_to_le64(hi);
+
 	return sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
 }
 
-static int resync_start(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t lo, sector_t hi)
-{
-	pr_info("%s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
-	return resync_send(mddev, RESYNCING, lo, hi);
-}
-
-static void resync_finish(struct mddev *mddev)
+static int resync_finish(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
 	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
-	struct cluster_msg cmsg;
-	int slot = cinfo->slot_number - 1;
-
-	pr_info("%s:%d\n", __func__, __LINE__);
-	resync_send(mddev, RESYNCING, 0, 0);
-	if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery)) {
-		cmsg.type = cpu_to_le32(BITMAP_NEEDS_SYNC);
-		cmsg.slot = cpu_to_le32(slot);
-		sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
-	}
+	cinfo->resync_lockres->flags &= ~DLM_LKF_NOQUEUE;
+	dlm_unlock_sync(cinfo->resync_lockres);
+	return resync_info_update(mddev, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static int area_resyncing(struct mddev *mddev, int direction,
@@ -896,7 +926,11 @@ static int area_resyncing(struct mddev *mddev, int direction,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int add_new_disk_start(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
+/* add_new_disk() - initiates a disk add
+ * However, if this fails before writing md_update_sb(),
+ * add_new_disk_cancel() must be called to release token lock
+ */
+static int add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 {
 	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
 	struct cluster_msg cmsg;
@@ -907,7 +941,7 @@ static int add_new_disk_start(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	memset(&cmsg, 0, sizeof(cmsg));
 	cmsg.type = cpu_to_le32(NEWDISK);
 	memcpy(cmsg.uuid, uuid, 16);
-	cmsg.raid_slot = rdev->desc_nr;
+	cmsg.raid_slot = cpu_to_le32(rdev->desc_nr);
 	lock_comm(cinfo);
 	ret = __sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
 	if (ret)
@@ -918,22 +952,17 @@ static int add_new_disk_start(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	/* Some node does not "see" the device */
 	if (ret == -EAGAIN)
 		ret = -ENOENT;
+	if (ret)
+		unlock_comm(cinfo);
 	else
 		dlm_lock_sync(cinfo->no_new_dev_lockres, DLM_LOCK_CR);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int add_new_disk_finish(struct mddev *mddev)
+static void add_new_disk_cancel(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
-	struct cluster_msg cmsg;
 	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
-	int ret;
-	/* Write sb and inform others */
-	md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
-	cmsg.type = METADATA_UPDATED;
-	ret = __sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
 	unlock_comm(cinfo);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int new_disk_ack(struct mddev *mddev, bool ack)
@@ -953,10 +982,10 @@ static int new_disk_ack(struct mddev *mddev, bool ack)
 
 static int remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 {
-	struct cluster_msg cmsg;
+	struct cluster_msg cmsg = {0};
 	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
-	cmsg.type = REMOVE;
-	cmsg.raid_slot = rdev->desc_nr;
+	cmsg.type = cpu_to_le32(REMOVE);
+	cmsg.raid_slot = cpu_to_le32(rdev->desc_nr);
 	return __sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
 }
 
@@ -964,12 +993,12 @@ static int gather_bitmaps(struct md_rdev *rdev)
 {
 	int sn, err;
 	sector_t lo, hi;
-	struct cluster_msg cmsg;
+	struct cluster_msg cmsg = {0};
 	struct mddev *mddev = rdev->mddev;
 	struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
 
-	cmsg.type = RE_ADD;
-	cmsg.raid_slot = rdev->desc_nr;
+	cmsg.type = cpu_to_le32(RE_ADD);
+	cmsg.raid_slot = cpu_to_le32(rdev->desc_nr);
 	err = sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -993,15 +1022,15 @@ static struct md_cluster_operations cluster_ops = {
 	.join   = join,
 	.leave  = leave,
 	.slot_number = slot_number,
-	.resync_info_update = resync_info_update,
 	.resync_start = resync_start,
 	.resync_finish = resync_finish,
+	.resync_info_update = resync_info_update,
 	.metadata_update_start = metadata_update_start,
 	.metadata_update_finish = metadata_update_finish,
 	.metadata_update_cancel = metadata_update_cancel,
 	.area_resyncing = area_resyncing,
-	.add_new_disk_start = add_new_disk_start,
-	.add_new_disk_finish = add_new_disk_finish,
+	.add_new_disk = add_new_disk,
+	.add_new_disk_cancel = add_new_disk_cancel,
 	.new_disk_ack = new_disk_ack,
 	.remove_disk = remove_disk,
 	.gather_bitmaps = gather_bitmaps,
@@ -1022,5 +1051,6 @@ static void cluster_exit(void)
 
 module_init(cluster_init);
 module_exit(cluster_exit);
+MODULE_AUTHOR("SUSE");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Clustering support for MD");
diff --git a/drivers/md/md-cluster.h b/drivers/md/md-cluster.h
index 00defe2badbc..e75ea2613184 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-cluster.h
+++ b/drivers/md/md-cluster.h
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ struct md_cluster_operations {
 	int (*join)(struct mddev *mddev, int nodes);
 	int (*leave)(struct mddev *mddev);
 	int (*slot_number)(struct mddev *mddev);
-	void (*resync_info_update)(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t lo, sector_t hi);
-	int (*resync_start)(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t lo, sector_t hi);
-	void (*resync_finish)(struct mddev *mddev);
+	int (*resync_info_update)(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t lo, sector_t hi);
 	int (*metadata_update_start)(struct mddev *mddev);
 	int (*metadata_update_finish)(struct mddev *mddev);
-	int (*metadata_update_cancel)(struct mddev *mddev);
+	void (*metadata_update_cancel)(struct mddev *mddev);
+	int (*resync_start)(struct mddev *mddev);
+	int (*resync_finish)(struct mddev *mddev);
 	int (*area_resyncing)(struct mddev *mddev, int direction, sector_t lo, sector_t hi);
-	int (*add_new_disk_start)(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev);
-	int (*add_new_disk_finish)(struct mddev *mddev);
+	int (*add_new_disk)(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev);
+	void (*add_new_disk_cancel)(struct mddev *mddev);
 	int (*new_disk_ack)(struct mddev *mddev, bool ack);
 	int (*remove_disk)(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev);
 	int (*gather_bitmaps)(struct md_rdev *rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index c702de18207a..a71b36f0acb0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1735,6 +1735,9 @@ static void super_1_sync(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
+		sb->feature_map |= cpu_to_le32(MD_FEATURE_CLUSTERED);
+
 	if (rdev->badblocks.count == 0)
 		/* Nothing to do for bad blocks*/ ;
 	else if (sb->bblog_offset == 0)
@@ -2196,18 +2199,72 @@ static void sync_sbs(struct mddev *mddev, int nospares)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool does_sb_need_changing(struct mddev *mddev)
+{
+	struct md_rdev *rdev;
+	struct mdp_superblock_1 *sb;
+	int role;
+
+	/* Find a good rdev */
+	rdev_for_each(rdev, mddev)
+		if ((rdev->raid_disk >= 0) && !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
+			break;
+
+	/* No good device found. */
+	if (!rdev)
+		return false;
+
+	sb = page_address(rdev->sb_page);
+	/* Check if a device has become faulty or a spare become active */
+	rdev_for_each(rdev, mddev) {
+		role = le16_to_cpu(sb->dev_roles[rdev->desc_nr]);
+		/* Device activated? */
+		if (role == 0xffff && rdev->raid_disk >=0 &&
+		    !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
+			return true;
+		/* Device turned faulty? */
+		if (test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) && (role < 0xfffd))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	/* Check if any mddev parameters have changed */
+	if ((mddev->dev_sectors != le64_to_cpu(sb->size)) ||
+	    (mddev->reshape_position != le64_to_cpu(sb->reshape_position)) ||
+	    (mddev->recovery_cp != le64_to_cpu(sb->resync_offset)) ||
+	    (mddev->layout != le64_to_cpu(sb->layout)) ||
+	    (mddev->raid_disks != le32_to_cpu(sb->raid_disks)) ||
+	    (mddev->chunk_sectors != le32_to_cpu(sb->chunksize)))
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 void md_update_sb(struct mddev *mddev, int force_change)
 {
 	struct md_rdev *rdev;
 	int sync_req;
 	int nospares = 0;
 	int any_badblocks_changed = 0;
+	int ret = -1;
 
 	if (mddev->ro) {
 		if (force_change)
 			set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
 		return;
 	}
+
+	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev)) {
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags))
+			force_change = 1;
+		ret = md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
+		/* Has someone else has updated the sb */
+		if (!does_sb_need_changing(mddev)) {
+			if (ret == 0)
+				md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_cancel(mddev);
+			clear_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 repeat:
 	/* First make sure individual recovery_offsets are correct */
 	rdev_for_each(rdev, mddev) {
@@ -2356,6 +2413,9 @@ void md_update_sb(struct mddev *mddev, int force_change)
 		clear_bit(BlockedBadBlocks, &rdev->flags);
 		wake_up(&rdev->blocked_wait);
 	}
+
+	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev) && ret == 0)
+		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_update_sb);
 
@@ -2490,17 +2550,16 @@ state_store(struct md_rdev *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 			err = -EBUSY;
 		else {
 			struct mddev *mddev = rdev->mddev;
-			if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-				md_cluster_ops->remove_disk(mddev, rdev);
-			md_kick_rdev_from_array(rdev);
-			if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-				md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
-			if (mddev->pers)
-				md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
-			md_new_event(mddev);
-			if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-				md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
 			err = 0;
+			if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
+				err = md_cluster_ops->remove_disk(mddev, rdev);
+
+			if (err == 0) {
+				md_kick_rdev_from_array(rdev);
+				if (mddev->pers)
+					md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
+				md_new_event(mddev);
+			}
 		}
 	} else if (cmd_match(buf, "writemostly")) {
 		set_bit(WriteMostly, &rdev->flags);
@@ -2688,15 +2747,9 @@ slot_store(struct md_rdev *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 			rdev->saved_raid_disk = -1;
 		clear_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags);
 		clear_bit(Bitmap_sync, &rdev->flags);
-		err = rdev->mddev->pers->
-			hot_add_disk(rdev->mddev, rdev);
-		if (err) {
-			rdev->raid_disk = -1;
-			return err;
-		} else
-			sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(rdev->sysfs_state);
-		if (sysfs_link_rdev(rdev->mddev, rdev))
-			/* failure here is OK */;
+		remove_and_add_spares(rdev->mddev, rdev);
+		if (rdev->raid_disk == -1)
+			return -EBUSY;
 		/* don't wakeup anyone, leave that to userspace. */
 	} else {
 		if (slot >= rdev->mddev->raid_disks &&
@@ -3198,14 +3251,6 @@ static void analyze_sbs(struct mddev *mddev)
 				md_kick_rdev_from_array(rdev);
 				continue;
 			}
-			/* No device should have a Candidate flag
-			 * when reading devices
-			 */
-			if (test_bit(Candidate, &rdev->flags)) {
-				pr_info("md: kicking Cluster Candidate %s from array!\n",
-					bdevname(rdev->bdev, b));
-				md_kick_rdev_from_array(rdev);
-			}
 		}
 		if (mddev->level == LEVEL_MULTIPATH) {
 			rdev->desc_nr = i++;
@@ -4066,12 +4111,8 @@ size_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	if (mddev->pers) {
-		if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-			md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
 		err = update_size(mddev, sectors);
 		md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
-		if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-			md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
 	} else {
 		if (mddev->dev_sectors == 0 ||
 		    mddev->dev_sectors > sectors)
@@ -5309,8 +5350,6 @@ static void md_clean(struct mddev *mddev)
 
 static void __md_stop_writes(struct mddev *mddev)
 {
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &mddev->recovery);
 	flush_workqueue(md_misc_wq);
 	if (mddev->sync_thread) {
@@ -5329,8 +5368,6 @@ static void __md_stop_writes(struct mddev *mddev)
 		mddev->in_sync = 1;
 		md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
 	}
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
 }
 
 void md_stop_writes(struct mddev *mddev)
@@ -5910,19 +5947,12 @@ static int add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, mdu_disk_info_t *info)
 		 * check whether the device shows up in other nodes
 		 */
 		if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev)) {
-			if (info->state & (1 << MD_DISK_CANDIDATE)) {
-				/* Through --cluster-confirm */
+			if (info->state & (1 << MD_DISK_CANDIDATE))
 				set_bit(Candidate, &rdev->flags);
-				err = md_cluster_ops->new_disk_ack(mddev, true);
-				if (err) {
-					export_rdev(rdev);
-					return err;
-				}
-			} else if (info->state & (1 << MD_DISK_CLUSTER_ADD)) {
+			else if (info->state & (1 << MD_DISK_CLUSTER_ADD)) {
 				/* --add initiated by this node */
-				err = md_cluster_ops->add_new_disk_start(mddev, rdev);
+				err = md_cluster_ops->add_new_disk(mddev, rdev);
 				if (err) {
-					md_cluster_ops->add_new_disk_finish(mddev);
 					export_rdev(rdev);
 					return err;
 				}
@@ -5931,13 +5961,23 @@ static int add_new_disk(struct mddev *mddev, mdu_disk_info_t *info)
 
 		rdev->raid_disk = -1;
 		err = bind_rdev_to_array(rdev, mddev);
+
 		if (err)
 			export_rdev(rdev);
-		else
+
+		if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev)) {
+			if (info->state & (1 << MD_DISK_CANDIDATE))
+				md_cluster_ops->new_disk_ack(mddev, (err == 0));
+			else {
+				if (err)
+					md_cluster_ops->add_new_disk_cancel(mddev);
+				else
+					err = add_bound_rdev(rdev);
+			}
+
+		} else if (!err)
 			err = add_bound_rdev(rdev);
-		if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev) &&
-				(info->state & (1 << MD_DISK_CLUSTER_ADD)))
-			md_cluster_ops->add_new_disk_finish(mddev);
+
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -5993,13 +6033,17 @@ static int hot_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, dev_t dev)
 {
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 	struct md_rdev *rdev;
+	int ret = -1;
 
 	rdev = find_rdev(mddev, dev);
 	if (!rdev)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
 	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
+		ret = md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
+
+	if (rdev->raid_disk < 0)
+		goto kick_rdev;
 
 	clear_bit(Blocked, &rdev->flags);
 	remove_and_add_spares(mddev, rdev);
@@ -6007,20 +6051,19 @@ static int hot_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, dev_t dev)
 	if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0)
 		goto busy;
 
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
+kick_rdev:
+	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev) && ret == 0)
 		md_cluster_ops->remove_disk(mddev, rdev);
 
 	md_kick_rdev_from_array(rdev);
 	md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
 	md_new_event(mddev);
 
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
-
 	return 0;
 busy:
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
+	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev) && ret == 0)
 		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_cancel(mddev);
+
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "md: cannot remove active disk %s from %s ...\n",
 		bdevname(rdev->bdev,b), mdname(mddev));
 	return -EBUSY;
@@ -6071,14 +6114,12 @@ static int hot_add_disk(struct mddev *mddev, dev_t dev)
 		goto abort_export;
 	}
 
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
 	clear_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags);
 	rdev->desc_nr = -1;
 	rdev->saved_raid_disk = -1;
 	err = bind_rdev_to_array(rdev, mddev);
 	if (err)
-		goto abort_clustered;
+		goto abort_export;
 
 	/*
 	 * The rest should better be atomic, we can have disk failures
@@ -6088,9 +6129,6 @@ static int hot_add_disk(struct mddev *mddev, dev_t dev)
 	rdev->raid_disk = -1;
 
 	md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
-
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
 	/*
 	 * Kick recovery, maybe this spare has to be added to the
 	 * array immediately.
@@ -6100,9 +6138,6 @@ static int hot_add_disk(struct mddev *mddev, dev_t dev)
 	md_new_event(mddev);
 	return 0;
 
-abort_clustered:
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_cancel(mddev);
 abort_export:
 	export_rdev(rdev);
 	return err;
@@ -6420,8 +6455,6 @@ static int update_array_info(struct mddev *mddev, mdu_array_info_t *info)
 			return rv;
 		}
 	}
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
 	if (info->size >= 0 && mddev->dev_sectors / 2 != info->size)
 		rv = update_size(mddev, (sector_t)info->size * 2);
 
@@ -6479,12 +6512,8 @@ static int update_array_info(struct mddev *mddev, mdu_array_info_t *info)
 		}
 	}
 	md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
 	return rv;
 err:
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_cancel(mddev);
 	return rv;
 }
 
@@ -7597,11 +7626,7 @@ int md_allow_write(struct mddev *mddev)
 		    mddev->safemode == 0)
 			mddev->safemode = 1;
 		spin_unlock(&mddev->lock);
-		if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-			md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
 		md_update_sb(mddev, 0);
-		if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-			md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
 		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_state);
 	} else
 		spin_unlock(&mddev->lock);
@@ -7633,6 +7658,7 @@ void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread)
 	struct md_rdev *rdev;
 	char *desc, *action = NULL;
 	struct blk_plug plug;
+	bool cluster_resync_finished = false;
 
 	/* just incase thread restarts... */
 	if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_DONE, &mddev->recovery))
@@ -7802,9 +7828,6 @@ void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread)
 	md_new_event(mddev);
 	update_time = jiffies;
 
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->resync_start(mddev, j, max_sectors);
-
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 	while (j < max_sectors) {
 		sector_t sectors;
@@ -7868,8 +7891,6 @@ void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread)
 			j = max_sectors;
 		if (j > 2)
 			mddev->curr_resync = j;
-		if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-			md_cluster_ops->resync_info_update(mddev, j, max_sectors);
 		mddev->curr_mark_cnt = io_sectors;
 		if (last_check == 0)
 			/* this is the earliest that rebuild will be
@@ -7940,7 +7961,11 @@ void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread)
 		mddev->curr_resync_completed = mddev->curr_resync;
 		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
 	}
-	/* tell personality that we are finished */
+	/* tell personality and other nodes that we are finished */
+	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev)) {
+		md_cluster_ops->resync_finish(mddev);
+		cluster_resync_finished = true;
+	}
 	mddev->pers->sync_request(mddev, max_sectors, &skipped);
 
 	if (!test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_CHECK, &mddev->recovery) &&
@@ -7976,11 +8001,13 @@ void md_do_sync(struct md_thread *thread)
 		}
 	}
  skip:
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->resync_finish(mddev);
-
 	set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
 
+	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev) &&
+	    test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery) &&
+	    !cluster_resync_finished)
+		md_cluster_ops->resync_finish(mddev);
+
 	spin_lock(&mddev->lock);
 	if (!test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery)) {
 		/* We completed so min/max setting can be forgotten if used. */
@@ -8023,10 +8050,14 @@ static int remove_and_add_spares(struct mddev *mddev,
 	if (removed && mddev->kobj.sd)
 		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "degraded");
 
-	if (this)
+	if (this && removed)
 		goto no_add;
 
 	rdev_for_each(rdev, mddev) {
+		if (this && this != rdev)
+			continue;
+		if (test_bit(Candidate, &rdev->flags))
+			continue;
 		if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0 &&
 		    !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
 		    !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
@@ -8060,14 +8091,25 @@ static int remove_and_add_spares(struct mddev *mddev,
 static void md_start_sync(struct work_struct *ws)
 {
 	struct mddev *mddev = container_of(ws, struct mddev, del_work);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev)) {
+		ret = md_cluster_ops->resync_start(mddev);
+		if (ret) {
+			mddev->sync_thread = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
 
 	mddev->sync_thread = md_register_thread(md_do_sync,
 						mddev,
 						"resync");
+out:
 	if (!mddev->sync_thread) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: could not start resync"
-		       " thread...\n",
-		       mdname(mddev));
+		if (!(mddev_is_clustered(mddev) && ret == -EAGAIN))
+			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: could not start resync"
+			       " thread...\n",
+			       mdname(mddev));
 		/* leave the spares where they are, it shouldn't hurt */
 		clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_SYNC, &mddev->recovery);
 		clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RESHAPE, &mddev->recovery);
@@ -8186,13 +8228,8 @@ void md_check_recovery(struct mddev *mddev)
 				sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_state);
 		}
 
-		if (mddev->flags & MD_UPDATE_SB_FLAGS) {
-			if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-				md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
+		if (mddev->flags & MD_UPDATE_SB_FLAGS)
 			md_update_sb(mddev, 0);
-			if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-				md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
-		}
 
 		if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery) &&
 		    !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_DONE, &mddev->recovery)) {
@@ -8290,8 +8327,6 @@ void md_reap_sync_thread(struct mddev *mddev)
 			set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
 		}
 	}
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
 	if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RESHAPE, &mddev->recovery) &&
 	    mddev->pers->finish_reshape)
 		mddev->pers->finish_reshape(mddev);
@@ -8304,8 +8339,6 @@ void md_reap_sync_thread(struct mddev *mddev)
 			rdev->saved_raid_disk = -1;
 
 	md_update_sb(mddev, 1);
-	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev))
-		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
 	clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery);
 	clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_DONE, &mddev->recovery);
 	clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_SYNC, &mddev->recovery);
@@ -8928,25 +8961,129 @@ static int __init md_init(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void md_reload_sb(struct mddev *mddev)
+static void check_sb_changes(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 {
-	struct md_rdev *rdev, *tmp;
+	struct mdp_superblock_1 *sb = page_address(rdev->sb_page);
+	struct md_rdev *rdev2;
+	int role, ret;
+	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
-	rdev_for_each_safe(rdev, tmp, mddev) {
-		rdev->sb_loaded = 0;
-		ClearPageUptodate(rdev->sb_page);
-	}
-	mddev->raid_disks = 0;
-	analyze_sbs(mddev);
-	rdev_for_each_safe(rdev, tmp, mddev) {
-		struct mdp_superblock_1 *sb = page_address(rdev->sb_page);
-		/* since we don't write to faulty devices, we figure out if the
-		 *  disk is faulty by comparing events
-		 */
-		if (mddev->events > sb->events)
-			set_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
+	/* Check for change of roles in the active devices */
+	rdev_for_each(rdev2, mddev) {
+		if (test_bit(Faulty, &rdev2->flags))
+			continue;
+
+		/* Check if the roles changed */
+		role = le16_to_cpu(sb->dev_roles[rdev2->desc_nr]);
+
+		if (test_bit(Candidate, &rdev2->flags)) {
+			if (role == 0xfffe) {
+				pr_info("md: Removing Candidate device %s because add failed\n", bdevname(rdev2->bdev,b));
+				md_kick_rdev_from_array(rdev2);
+				continue;
+			}
+			else
+				clear_bit(Candidate, &rdev2->flags);
+		}
+
+		if (role != rdev2->raid_disk) {
+			/* got activated */
+			if (rdev2->raid_disk == -1 && role != 0xffff) {
+				rdev2->saved_raid_disk = role;
+				ret = remove_and_add_spares(mddev, rdev2);
+				pr_info("Activated spare: %s\n",
+						bdevname(rdev2->bdev,b));
+				continue;
+			}
+			/* device faulty
+			 * We just want to do the minimum to mark the disk
+			 * as faulty. The recovery is performed by the
+			 * one who initiated the error.
+			 */
+			if ((role == 0xfffe) || (role == 0xfffd)) {
+				md_error(mddev, rdev2);
+				clear_bit(Blocked, &rdev2->flags);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
+	/* recovery_cp changed */
+	if (le64_to_cpu(sb->resync_offset) != mddev->recovery_cp)
+		mddev->recovery_cp = le64_to_cpu(sb->resync_offset);
+
+	/* Finally set the event to be up to date */
+	mddev->events = le64_to_cpu(sb->events);
+}
+
+static int read_rdev(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct page *swapout = rdev->sb_page;
+	struct mdp_superblock_1 *sb;
+
+	/* Store the sb page of the rdev in the swapout temporary
+	 * variable in case we err in the future
+	 */
+	rdev->sb_page = NULL;
+	alloc_disk_sb(rdev);
+	ClearPageUptodate(rdev->sb_page);
+	rdev->sb_loaded = 0;
+	err = super_types[mddev->major_version].load_super(rdev, NULL, mddev->minor_version);
+
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_warn("%s: %d Could not reload rdev(%d) err: %d. Restoring old values\n",
+				__func__, __LINE__, rdev->desc_nr, err);
+		put_page(rdev->sb_page);
+		rdev->sb_page = swapout;
+		rdev->sb_loaded = 1;
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	sb = page_address(rdev->sb_page);
+	/* Read the offset unconditionally, even if MD_FEATURE_RECOVERY_OFFSET
+	 * is not set
+	 */
+
+	if ((le32_to_cpu(sb->feature_map) & MD_FEATURE_RECOVERY_OFFSET))
+		rdev->recovery_offset = le64_to_cpu(sb->recovery_offset);
+
+	/* The other node finished recovery, call spare_active to set
+	 * device In_sync and mddev->degraded
+	 */
+	if (rdev->recovery_offset == MaxSector &&
+	    !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
+	    mddev->pers->spare_active(mddev))
+		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "degraded");
+
+	put_page(swapout);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void md_reload_sb(struct mddev *mddev, int nr)
+{
+	struct md_rdev *rdev;
+	int err;
+
+	/* Find the rdev */
+	rdev_for_each_rcu(rdev, mddev) {
+		if (rdev->desc_nr == nr)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (!rdev || rdev->desc_nr != nr) {
+		pr_warn("%s: %d Could not find rdev with nr %d\n", __func__, __LINE__, nr);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	err = read_rdev(mddev, rdev);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return;
+
+	check_sb_changes(mddev, rdev);
+
+	/* Read all rdev's to update recovery_offset */
+	rdev_for_each_rcu(rdev, mddev)
+		read_rdev(mddev, rdev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_reload_sb);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.h b/drivers/md/md.h
index ab339571e57f..2ea00356bb23 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.h
+++ b/drivers/md/md.h
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ extern struct bio *bio_alloc_mddev(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nr_iovecs,
 				   struct mddev *mddev);
 
 extern void md_unplug(struct blk_plug_cb *cb, bool from_schedule);
-extern void md_reload_sb(struct mddev *mddev);
+extern void md_reload_sb(struct mddev *mddev, int raid_disk);
 extern void md_update_sb(struct mddev *mddev, int force);
 extern void md_kick_rdev_from_array(struct md_rdev * rdev);
 struct md_rdev *md_find_rdev_nr_rcu(struct mddev *mddev, int nr);
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index ddd8a5f572aa..ce2d797f8787 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ static void r1bio_pool_free(void *r1_bio, void *data)
 #define RESYNC_PAGES ((RESYNC_BLOCK_SIZE + PAGE_SIZE-1) / PAGE_SIZE)
 #define RESYNC_WINDOW (RESYNC_BLOCK_SIZE * RESYNC_DEPTH)
 #define RESYNC_WINDOW_SECTORS (RESYNC_WINDOW >> 9)
+#define CLUSTER_RESYNC_WINDOW (16 * RESYNC_WINDOW)
+#define CLUSTER_RESYNC_WINDOW_SECTORS (CLUSTER_RESYNC_WINDOW >> 9)
 #define NEXT_NORMALIO_DISTANCE (3 * RESYNC_WINDOW_SECTORS)
 
 static void * r1buf_pool_alloc(gfp_t gfp_flags, void *data)
@@ -1590,6 +1592,15 @@ static int raid1_add_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 	if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0)
 		first = last = rdev->raid_disk;
 
+	/*
+	 * find the disk ... but prefer rdev->saved_raid_disk
+	 * if possible.
+	 */
+	if (rdev->saved_raid_disk >= 0 &&
+	    rdev->saved_raid_disk >= first &&
+	    conf->mirrors[rdev->saved_raid_disk].rdev == NULL)
+		first = last = rdev->saved_raid_disk;
+
 	for (mirror = first; mirror <= last; mirror++) {
 		p = conf->mirrors+mirror;
 		if (!p->rdev) {
@@ -2488,6 +2499,11 @@ static sector_t sync_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int *skipp
 
 		bitmap_close_sync(mddev->bitmap);
 		close_sync(conf);
+
+		if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev)) {
+			conf->cluster_sync_low = 0;
+			conf->cluster_sync_high = 0;
+		}
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -2508,7 +2524,12 @@ static sector_t sync_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int *skipp
 		return sync_blocks;
 	}
 
-	bitmap_cond_end_sync(mddev->bitmap, sector_nr);
+	/* we are incrementing sector_nr below. To be safe, we check against
+	 * sector_nr + two times RESYNC_SECTORS
+	 */
+
+	bitmap_cond_end_sync(mddev->bitmap, sector_nr,
+		mddev_is_clustered(mddev) && (sector_nr + 2 * RESYNC_SECTORS > conf->cluster_sync_high));
 	r1_bio = mempool_alloc(conf->r1buf_pool, GFP_NOIO);
 
 	raise_barrier(conf, sector_nr);
@@ -2699,6 +2720,16 @@ static sector_t sync_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int *skipp
  bio_full:
 	r1_bio->sectors = nr_sectors;
 
+	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev) &&
+			conf->cluster_sync_high < sector_nr + nr_sectors) {
+		conf->cluster_sync_low = mddev->curr_resync_completed;
+		conf->cluster_sync_high = conf->cluster_sync_low + CLUSTER_RESYNC_WINDOW_SECTORS;
+		/* Send resync message */
+		md_cluster_ops->resync_info_update(mddev,
+				conf->cluster_sync_low,
+				conf->cluster_sync_high);
+	}
+
 	/* For a user-requested sync, we read all readable devices and do a
 	 * compare
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.h b/drivers/md/raid1.h
index c52d7139c5d7..61c39b390cd8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.h
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.h
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ struct r1conf {
 	 * the new thread here until we fully activate the array.
 	 */
 	struct md_thread	*thread;
+
+	/* Keep track of cluster resync window to send to other
+	 * nodes.
+	 */
+	sector_t		cluster_sync_low;
+	sector_t		cluster_sync_high;
+
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 9f69dc526f8c..e0983c30e73b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@ static sector_t sync_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr,
 		/* resync. Schedule a read for every block at this virt offset */
 		int count = 0;
 
-		bitmap_cond_end_sync(mddev->bitmap, sector_nr);
+		bitmap_cond_end_sync(mddev->bitmap, sector_nr, 0);
 
 		if (!bitmap_start_sync(mddev->bitmap, sector_nr,
 				       &sync_blocks, mddev->degraded) &&
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 49bb8d3ff9be..5b79770c4f08 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -5613,7 +5613,7 @@ static inline sector_t sync_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int
 		return sync_blocks * STRIPE_SECTORS; /* keep things rounded to whole stripes */
 	}
 
-	bitmap_cond_end_sync(mddev->bitmap, sector_nr);
+	bitmap_cond_end_sync(mddev->bitmap, sector_nr, false);
 
 	sh = get_active_stripe(conf, sector_nr, 0, 1, 0);
 	if (sh == NULL) {
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/raid/md_p.h b/include/uapi/linux/raid/md_p.h
index 2ae6131e69a5..867ee874fa80 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/raid/md_p.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/raid/md_p.h
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ struct mdp_superblock_1 {
 #define	MD_FEATURE_RECOVERY_BITMAP	128 /* recovery that is happening
 					     * is guided by bitmap.
 					     */
+#define MD_FEATURE_CLUSTERED		256 /* clustered MD */
 #define	MD_FEATURE_ALL			(MD_FEATURE_BITMAP_OFFSET	\
 					|MD_FEATURE_RECOVERY_OFFSET	\
 					|MD_FEATURE_RESHAPE_ACTIVE	\
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ struct mdp_superblock_1 {
 					|MD_FEATURE_RESHAPE_BACKWARDS	\
 					|MD_FEATURE_NEW_OFFSET		\
 					|MD_FEATURE_RECOVERY_BITMAP	\
+					|MD_FEATURE_CLUSTERED		\
 					)
 
 #endif