diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index 37a25a6084dd..e09132483980 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ struct p_sizes {
 	u64	    u_size;  /* user requested size */
 	u64	    c_size;  /* current exported size */
 	u32	    max_segment_size;  /* Maximal size of a BIO */
-	u32	    queue_order_type;
+	u16	    queue_order_type;  /* not yet implemented in DRBD*/
+	u16	    dds_flags; /* use enum dds_flags here. */
 } __packed;
 
 struct p_state {
@@ -1081,6 +1082,11 @@ enum chg_state_flags {
 	CS_ORDERED      = CS_WAIT_COMPLETE + CS_SERIALIZE,
 };
 
+enum dds_flags {
+	DDSF_FORCED    = 1,
+	DDSF_NO_RESYNC = 2, /* Do not run a resync for the new space */
+};
+
 extern void drbd_init_set_defaults(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int drbd_change_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev, enum chg_state_flags f,
 			union drbd_state mask, union drbd_state val);
@@ -1113,7 +1119,7 @@ extern int drbd_send_protocol(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int drbd_send_uuids(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int drbd_send_uuids_skip_initial_sync(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int drbd_send_sync_uuid(struct drbd_conf *mdev, u64 val);
-extern int drbd_send_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, int trigger_reply);
+extern int drbd_send_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, int trigger_reply, enum dds_flags flags);
 extern int _drbd_send_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int drbd_send_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern int _drbd_send_cmd(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct socket *sock,
@@ -1382,10 +1388,6 @@ extern void drbd_suspend_io(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern void drbd_resume_io(struct drbd_conf *mdev);
 extern char *ppsize(char *buf, unsigned long long size);
 extern sector_t drbd_new_dev_size(struct drbd_conf *, struct drbd_backing_dev *, int);
-enum dds_flags {
-	DDSF_FORCED    = 1,
-	DDSF_NO_RESYNC = 2, /* Do not run a resync for the new space */
-};
 enum determine_dev_size { dev_size_error = -1, unchanged = 0, shrunk = 1, grew = 2 };
 extern enum determine_dev_size drbd_determin_dev_size(struct drbd_conf *, enum dds_flags) __must_hold(local);
 extern void resync_after_online_grow(struct drbd_conf *);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 65c2a65d3d64..a478dad82dae 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ static void after_state_ch(struct drbd_conf *mdev, union drbd_state os,
 	    os.disk == D_ATTACHING && ns.disk == D_NEGOTIATING) {
 		kfree(mdev->p_uuid); /* We expect to receive up-to-date UUIDs soon. */
 		mdev->p_uuid = NULL; /* ...to not use the old ones in the mean time */
-		drbd_send_sizes(mdev, 0);  /* to start sync... */
+		drbd_send_sizes(mdev, 0, 0);  /* to start sync... */
 		drbd_send_uuids(mdev);
 		drbd_send_state(mdev);
 	}
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@ int drbd_send_sync_uuid(struct drbd_conf *mdev, u64 val)
 			     (struct p_header *)&p, sizeof(p));
 }
 
-int drbd_send_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, int trigger_reply)
+int drbd_send_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, int trigger_reply, enum dds_flags flags)
 {
 	struct p_sizes p;
 	sector_t d_size, u_size;
@@ -1775,7 +1775,6 @@ int drbd_send_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, int trigger_reply)
 		d_size = drbd_get_max_capacity(mdev->ldev);
 		u_size = mdev->ldev->dc.disk_size;
 		q_order_type = drbd_queue_order_type(mdev);
-		p.queue_order_type = cpu_to_be32(drbd_queue_order_type(mdev));
 		put_ldev(mdev);
 	} else {
 		d_size = 0;
@@ -1787,7 +1786,8 @@ int drbd_send_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, int trigger_reply)
 	p.u_size = cpu_to_be64(u_size);
 	p.c_size = cpu_to_be64(trigger_reply ? 0 : drbd_get_capacity(mdev->this_bdev));
 	p.max_segment_size = cpu_to_be32(queue_max_segment_size(mdev->rq_queue));
-	p.queue_order_type = cpu_to_be32(q_order_type);
+	p.queue_order_type = cpu_to_be16(q_order_type);
+	p.dds_flags = cpu_to_be16(flags);
 
 	ok = drbd_send_cmd(mdev, USE_DATA_SOCKET, P_SIZES,
 			   (struct p_header *)&p, sizeof(p));
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 360e506426b0..6f7933376a11 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ static int drbd_nl_resize(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *nlp,
 			set_bit(RESIZE_PENDING, &mdev->flags);
 
 		drbd_send_uuids(mdev);
-		drbd_send_sizes(mdev, 1);
+		drbd_send_sizes(mdev, 1, 0);
 	}
 
  fail:
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
index 6876041fc3d8..11b1bafde28b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ retry:
 	if (!drbd_send_protocol(mdev))
 		return -1;
 	drbd_send_sync_param(mdev, &mdev->sync_conf);
-	drbd_send_sizes(mdev, 0);
+	drbd_send_sizes(mdev, 0, 0);
 	drbd_send_uuids(mdev);
 	drbd_send_state(mdev);
 	clear_bit(USE_DEGR_WFC_T, &mdev->flags);
@@ -2866,6 +2866,7 @@ static int receive_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct p_header *h)
 	unsigned int max_seg_s;
 	sector_t p_size, p_usize, my_usize;
 	int ldsc = 0; /* local disk size changed */
+	enum dds_flags ddsf;
 
 	ERR_IF(h->length != (sizeof(*p)-sizeof(*h))) return FALSE;
 	if (drbd_recv(mdev, h->payload, h->length) != h->length)
@@ -2921,8 +2922,9 @@ static int receive_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct p_header *h)
 	}
 #undef min_not_zero
 
+	ddsf = be16_to_cpu(p->dds_flags);
 	if (get_ldev(mdev)) {
-	  dd = drbd_determin_dev_size(mdev, 0);
+		dd = drbd_determin_dev_size(mdev, ddsf);
 		put_ldev(mdev);
 		if (dd == dev_size_error)
 			return FALSE;
@@ -2942,7 +2944,7 @@ static int receive_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct p_header *h)
 		if (max_seg_s != queue_max_segment_size(mdev->rq_queue))
 			drbd_setup_queue_param(mdev, max_seg_s);
 
-		drbd_setup_order_type(mdev, be32_to_cpu(p->queue_order_type));
+		drbd_setup_order_type(mdev, be16_to_cpu(p->queue_order_type));
 		put_ldev(mdev);
 	}
 
@@ -2951,14 +2953,17 @@ static int receive_sizes(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct p_header *h)
 		    drbd_get_capacity(mdev->this_bdev) || ldsc) {
 			/* we have different sizes, probably peer
 			 * needs to know my new size... */
-			drbd_send_sizes(mdev, 0);
+			drbd_send_sizes(mdev, 0, ddsf);
 		}
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(RESIZE_PENDING, &mdev->flags) ||
 		    (dd == grew && mdev->state.conn == C_CONNECTED)) {
 			if (mdev->state.pdsk >= D_INCONSISTENT &&
-			    mdev->state.disk >= D_INCONSISTENT)
-				resync_after_online_grow(mdev);
-			else
+			    mdev->state.disk >= D_INCONSISTENT) {
+				if (ddsf & DDSF_NO_RESYNC)
+					dev_info(DEV, "Resync of new storage suppressed with --assume-clean\n");
+				else
+					resync_after_online_grow(mdev);
+			} else
 				set_bit(RESYNC_AFTER_NEG, &mdev->flags);
 		}
 	}