/* internal representation of IMSM metadata */
 struct intel_super {
        union {
-               struct imsm_super *mpb;
-               void *buf;
+               void *buf; /* O_DIRECT buffer for reading/writing metadata */
+               struct imsm_super *anchor; /* immovable parameters */
        };
+       size_t len; /* size of the 'buf' allocation */
        int updates_pending; /* count of pending updates for mdmon */
        int creating_imsm; /* flag to indicate container creation */
        int current_vol; /* index of raid device undergoing creation */
+       #define IMSM_MAX_DISKS 6
+       struct imsm_disk *disk_tbl[IMSM_MAX_DISKS];
+       #define IMSM_MAX_RAID_DEVS 2
+       struct imsm_dev *dev_tbl[IMSM_MAX_RAID_DEVS];
        struct dl {
                struct dl *next;
                int index;
        return &mpb->sig[MPB_SIG_LEN];
 }
 
-static struct imsm_disk *get_imsm_disk(struct imsm_super *mpb, __u8 index)
+/* retrieve a disk directly from the anchor when the anchor is known to be
+ * up-to-date, currently only at load time
+ */
+static struct imsm_disk *__get_imsm_disk(struct imsm_super *mpb, __u8 index)
 {
-       if (index > mpb->num_disks - 1)
+       if (index >= mpb->num_disks)
                return NULL;
        return &mpb->disk[index];
 }
 
-static __u32 gen_imsm_checksum(struct imsm_super *mpb)
+static struct imsm_disk *get_imsm_disk(struct intel_super *super, __u8 index)
+{
+       if (index >= super->anchor->num_disks)
+               return NULL;
+       return super->disk_tbl[index];
+}
+
+/* generate a checksum directly from the anchor when the anchor is known to be
+ * up-to-date, currently only at load or write_super after coalescing
+ */
+static __u32 __gen_imsm_checksum(struct imsm_super *mpb)
 {
        __u32 end = mpb->mpb_size / sizeof(end);
        __u32 *p = (__u32 *) mpb;
        return size;
 }
 
-static struct imsm_dev *get_imsm_dev(struct imsm_super *mpb, __u8 index)
+static struct imsm_dev *__get_imsm_dev(struct imsm_super *mpb, __u8 index)
 {
        int offset;
        int i;
        void *_mpb = mpb;
 
-       if (index > mpb->num_raid_devs - 1)
+       if (index >= mpb->num_raid_devs)
                return NULL;
 
        /* devices start after all disks */
        return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct imsm_dev *get_imsm_dev(struct intel_super *super, __u8 index)
+{
+       if (index >= super->anchor->num_raid_devs)
+               return NULL;
+       return super->dev_tbl[index];
+}
+
 static __u32 get_imsm_disk_idx(struct imsm_map *map, int slot)
 {
        __u32 *ord_tbl = &map->disk_ord_tbl[slot];
 static struct extent *get_extents(struct intel_super *super, struct dl *dl)
 {
        /* find a list of used extents on the given physical device */
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
        struct imsm_disk *disk;
        struct extent *rv, *e;
        int i, j;
        int memberships = 0;
 
-       disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, dl->index);
+       disk = get_imsm_disk(super, dl->index);
        if (!disk)
                return NULL;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < mpb->num_raid_devs; i++) {
-               struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, i);
+       for (i = 0; i < super->anchor->num_raid_devs; i++) {
+               struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super, i);
                struct imsm_map *map = dev->vol.map;
 
                for (j = 0; j < map->num_members; j++) {
                return NULL;
        e = rv;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < mpb->num_raid_devs; i++) {
-               struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, i);
+       for (i = 0; i < super->anchor->num_raid_devs; i++) {
+               struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super, i);
                struct imsm_map *map = dev->vol.map;
 
                for (j = 0; j < map->num_members; j++) {
 
 static void print_imsm_disk(struct imsm_super *mpb, int index)
 {
-       struct imsm_disk *disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, index);
+       struct imsm_disk *disk = __get_imsm_disk(mpb, index);
        char str[MAX_RAID_SERIAL_LEN];
        __u32 s;
        __u64 sz;
 static void examine_super_imsm(struct supertype *st, char *homehost)
 {
        struct intel_super *super = st->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
+       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->anchor;
        char str[MAX_SIGNATURE_LENGTH];
        int i;
        __u32 sum;
        printf("     Generation : %08x\n", __le32_to_cpu(mpb->generation_num));
        sum = __le32_to_cpu(mpb->check_sum);
        printf("       Checksum : %08x %s\n", sum,
-               gen_imsm_checksum(mpb) == sum ? "correct" : "incorrect");
+               __gen_imsm_checksum(mpb) == sum ? "correct" : "incorrect");
        printf("    MPB Sectors : %d\n", mpb_sectors(mpb));
        printf("          Disks : %d\n", mpb->num_disks);
        printf("   RAID Devices : %d\n", mpb->num_raid_devs);
        print_imsm_disk(mpb, super->disks->index);
        for (i = 0; i < mpb->num_raid_devs; i++)
-               print_imsm_dev(get_imsm_dev(mpb, i), super->disks->index);
+               print_imsm_dev(__get_imsm_dev(mpb, i), super->disks->index);
        for (i = 0; i < mpb->num_disks; i++) {
                if (i == super->disks->index)
                        continue;
 static void brief_examine_super_imsm(struct supertype *st)
 {
        struct intel_super *super = st->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
 
        printf("ARRAY /dev/imsm family=%08x metadata=external:imsm\n",
-               __le32_to_cpu(mpb->family_num));
+               __le32_to_cpu(super->anchor->family_num));
 }
 
 static void detail_super_imsm(struct supertype *st, char *homehost)
 static void getinfo_super_imsm_volume(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info)
 {
        struct intel_super *super = st->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
-       struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, super->current_vol);
+       struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super, super->current_vol);
        struct imsm_map *map = &dev->vol.map[0];
 
        info->container_member    = super->current_vol;
 static void getinfo_super_imsm(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info)
 {
        struct intel_super *super = st->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
        struct imsm_disk *disk;
        __u32 s;
 
                getinfo_super_imsm_volume(st, info);
                return;
        }
-       info->array.raid_disks    = mpb->num_disks;
+       info->array.raid_disks    = super->anchor->num_disks;
        info->array.level         = LEVEL_CONTAINER;
        info->array.layout        = 0;
        info->array.md_minor      = -1;
        info->disk.state = 0;
 
        if (super->disks) {
-               disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, super->disks->index);
+               disk = get_imsm_disk(super, super->disks->index);
                if (!disk) {
                        info->disk.number = -1;
                        info->disk.raid_disk = -1;
                 return 0;
         }
 
-       if (memcmp(first->mpb->sig, sec->mpb->sig, MAX_SIGNATURE_LENGTH) != 0)
+       if (memcmp(first->anchor->sig, sec->anchor->sig, MAX_SIGNATURE_LENGTH) != 0)
                return 3;
-       if (first->mpb->family_num != sec->mpb->family_num)
+       if (first->anchor->family_num != sec->anchor->family_num)
                return 3;
-       if (first->mpb->mpb_size != sec->mpb->mpb_size)
+       if (first->anchor->mpb_size != sec->anchor->mpb_size)
                return 3;
-       if (first->mpb->check_sum != sec->mpb->check_sum)
+       if (first->anchor->check_sum != sec->anchor->check_sum)
                return 3;
 
        return 0;
 static int
 load_imsm_disk(int fd, struct intel_super *super, char *devname, int keep_fd)
 {
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
        struct dl *dl;
        struct stat stb;
        struct imsm_disk *disk;
        int i;
 
        dl = malloc(sizeof(*dl));
-       if (!dl) {
+       disk = malloc(sizeof(*disk));
+       if (!dl || !disk) {
                if (devname)
                        fprintf(stderr,
                                Name ": failed to allocate disk buffer for %s\n",
                                devname);
+               if (disk)
+                       free(disk);
+               if (dl)
+                       free(dl);
                return 2;
        }
        memset(dl, 0, sizeof(*dl));
+       memset(disk, 0, sizeof(*disk));
 
        fstat(fd, &stb);
        dl->major = major(stb.st_rdev);
                return 2;
 
        /* look up this disk's index */
-       for (i = 0; i < mpb->num_disks; i++) {
-               disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, i);
+       for (i = 0; i < super->anchor->num_disks; i++) {
+               struct imsm_disk *disk_iter;
+
+               disk_iter = __get_imsm_disk(super->anchor, i);
 
-               if (memcmp(disk->serial, dl->serial, MAX_RAID_SERIAL_LEN) == 0)
+               if (memcmp(disk_iter->serial, dl->serial,
+                          MAX_RAID_SERIAL_LEN) == 0) {
+                       *disk = *disk_iter;
+                       super->disk_tbl[i] = disk;
+                       dl->index = i;
                        break;
+               }
        }
 
-       if (i > mpb->num_disks - 1) {
+       if (i == super->anchor->num_disks) {
                if (devname)
                        fprintf(stderr,
                                Name ": failed to match serial \'%s\' for %s\n",
                                dl->serial, devname);
+               free(disk);
                return 0;
        }
 
-       dl->index = i;
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void imsm_copy_dev(struct imsm_dev *dest, struct imsm_dev *src)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       *dest = *src;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < src->vol.map[0].num_members; i++)
+               dest->vol.map[0].disk_ord_tbl[i] = src->vol.map[0].disk_ord_tbl[i];
+
+       if (!src->vol.migr_state)
+               return;
+
+       dest->vol.map[1] = src->vol.map[1];
+       for (i = 0; i < src->vol.map[1].num_members; i++)
+               dest->vol.map[1].disk_ord_tbl[i] = src->vol.map[1].disk_ord_tbl[i];
+}
+
+static int parse_raid_devices(struct intel_super *super)
+{
+       int i;
+       struct imsm_dev *dev_new;
+       size_t len;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < super->anchor->num_raid_devs; i++) {
+               struct imsm_dev *dev_iter = __get_imsm_dev(super->anchor, i);
+
+               len = sizeof_imsm_dev(dev_iter);
+               dev_new = malloc(len);
+               if (!dev_new)
+                       return 1;
+               imsm_copy_dev(dev_new, dev_iter);
+               super->dev_tbl[i] = dev_new;
+       }
 
        return 0;
 }
 static int load_imsm_mpb(int fd, struct intel_super *super, char *devname)
 {
        unsigned long long dsize;
-       size_t len, mpb_size;
        unsigned long long sectors;
        struct stat;
        struct imsm_super *anchor;
        __u32 check_sum;
+       int rc;
 
        get_dev_size(fd, NULL, &dsize);
 
                return 1;
        }
 
-       len = 512;
-       if (posix_memalign((void**)&anchor, 512, len) != 0) {
+       if (posix_memalign((void**)&anchor, 512, 512) != 0) {
                if (devname)
                        fprintf(stderr,
                                Name ": Failed to allocate imsm anchor buffer"
                                " on %s\n", devname);
                return 1;
        }
-       if (read(fd, anchor, len) != len) {
+       if (read(fd, anchor, 512) != 512) {
                if (devname)
                        fprintf(stderr,
                                Name ": Cannot read anchor block on %s: %s\n",
                return 2;
        }
 
-       mpb_size = __le32_to_cpu(anchor->mpb_size);
-       mpb_size = ROUND_UP(mpb_size, 512);
-       if (posix_memalign(&super->buf, 512, mpb_size) != 0) {
+       super->len = __le32_to_cpu(anchor->mpb_size);
+       super->len = ROUND_UP(anchor->mpb_size, 512);
+       if (posix_memalign(&super->buf, 512, super->len) != 0) {
                if (devname)
                        fprintf(stderr,
                                Name ": unable to allocate %zu byte mpb buffer\n",
-                               mpb_size);
+                               super->len);
                free(anchor);
                return 2;
        }
-       memcpy(super->buf, anchor, len);
+       memcpy(super->buf, anchor, 512);
 
        sectors = mpb_sectors(anchor) - 1;
        free(anchor);
-       if (!sectors)
-               return load_imsm_disk(fd, super, devname, 0);
+       if (!sectors) {
+               rc = load_imsm_disk(fd, super, devname, 0);
+               if (rc == 0)
+                       rc = parse_raid_devices(super);
+               return rc;
+       }
 
        /* read the extended mpb */
        if (lseek64(fd, dsize - (512 * (2 + sectors)), SEEK_SET) < 0) {
                return 1;
        }
 
-       len = mpb_size - 512;
-       if (read(fd, super->buf + 512, len) != len) {
+       if (read(fd, super->buf + 512, super->len - 512) != super->len - 512) {
                if (devname)
                        fprintf(stderr,
                                Name ": Cannot read extended mpb on %s: %s\n",
                return 2;
        }
 
-       check_sum = gen_imsm_checksum(super->mpb);
-       if (check_sum != __le32_to_cpu(super->mpb->check_sum)) {
+       check_sum = __gen_imsm_checksum(super->anchor);
+       if (check_sum != __le32_to_cpu(super->anchor->check_sum)) {
                if (devname)
                        fprintf(stderr,
                                Name ": IMSM checksum %x != %x on %s\n",
-                               check_sum, __le32_to_cpu(super->mpb->check_sum),
+                               check_sum, __le32_to_cpu(super->anchor->check_sum),
                                devname);
                return 2;
        }
 
-       return load_imsm_disk(fd, super, devname, 0);
+       rc = load_imsm_disk(fd, super, devname, 0);
+       if (rc == 0)
+               rc = parse_raid_devices(super);
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static void free_imsm_disks(struct intel_super *super)
 {
+       int i;
+
        while (super->disks) {
                struct dl *d = super->disks;
 
                        free(d->devname);
                free(d);
        }
+       for (i = 0; i < IMSM_MAX_DISKS; i++)
+               if (super->disk_tbl[i]) {
+                       free(super->disk_tbl[i]);
+                       super->disk_tbl[i] = NULL;
+               }
 }
 
 static void free_imsm(struct intel_super *super)
 {
-       if (super->mpb)
-               free(super->mpb);
+       int i;
+
+       if (super->buf)
+               free(super->buf);
        free_imsm_disks(super);
+       for (i = 0; i < IMSM_MAX_RAID_DEVS; i++)
+               if (super->dev_tbl[i])
+                       free(super->dev_tbl[i]);
        free(super);
 }
 
                if (!keep_fd)
                        close(dfd);
                if (rv == 0) {
-                       gen = __le32_to_cpu(super->mpb->generation_num);
+                       gen = __le32_to_cpu(super->anchor->generation_num);
                        if (!best || gen > bestgen) {
                                bestgen = gen;
                                best = sd;
        }
 
        if (st->subarray[0]) {
-               if (atoi(st->subarray) <= super->mpb->num_raid_devs)
+               if (atoi(st->subarray) <= super->anchor->num_raid_devs)
                        super->current_vol = atoi(st->subarray);
                else
                        return 1;
         * so st->sb is already set.
         */
        struct intel_super *super = st->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
+       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->anchor;
        struct imsm_dev *dev;
        struct imsm_vol *vol;
        struct imsm_map *map;
                memcpy(mpb_new, mpb, size_old);
                free(mpb);
                mpb = mpb_new;
-               super->mpb = mpb_new;
+               super->anchor = mpb_new;
                mpb->mpb_size = __cpu_to_le32(size_new);
                memset(mpb_new + size_old, 0, size_round - size_old);
        }
        super->current_vol = idx;
        sprintf(st->subarray, "%d", idx);
-       mpb->num_raid_devs++;
-       dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, idx);
+       dev = malloc(sizeof(*dev) + sizeof(__u32) * (info->raid_disks - 1));
+       if (!dev) {
+               fprintf(stderr, Name": could not allocate raid device\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
        strncpy((char *) dev->volume, name, MAX_RAID_SERIAL_LEN);
        array_blocks = calc_array_size(info->level, info->raid_disks,
                                       info->layout, info->chunk_size,
        vol->migr_type = 0;
        vol->dirty = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < idx; i++) {
-               struct imsm_dev *prev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, i);
+               struct imsm_dev *prev = get_imsm_dev(super, i);
                struct imsm_map *pmap = &prev->vol.map[0];
 
                offset += __le32_to_cpu(pmap->blocks_per_member);
                /* initialized in add_to_super */
                map->disk_ord_tbl[i] = __cpu_to_le32(0);
        }
+       mpb->num_raid_devs++;
+       super->dev_tbl[super->current_vol] = dev;
 
        return 1;
 }
                                     int fd, char *devname)
 {
        struct intel_super *super = st->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
        struct dl *dl;
        struct imsm_dev *dev;
        struct imsm_map *map;
        struct imsm_disk *disk;
        __u32 status;
 
-       dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, super->current_vol);
+       dev = get_imsm_dev(super, super->current_vol);
        map = &dev->vol.map[0];
 
        for (dl = super->disks; dl ; dl = dl->next)
 
        map->disk_ord_tbl[dk->number] = __cpu_to_le32(dl->index);
 
-       disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, dl->index);
+       disk = get_imsm_disk(super, dl->index);
        status = CONFIGURED_DISK | USABLE_DISK;
        disk->status = __cpu_to_le32(status);
 }
                              int fd, char *devname)
 {
        struct intel_super *super = st->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
+       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->anchor;
        struct imsm_disk *disk;
        struct dl *dd;
        unsigned long long size;
 
        fstat(fd, &stb);
        dd = malloc(sizeof(*dd));
-       if (!dd) {
+       disk = malloc(sizeof(*disk));
+       if (!dd || !disk) {
                fprintf(stderr,
                        Name ": malloc failed %s:%d.\n", __func__, __LINE__);
+               if (!dd)
+                       free(dd);
+               if (!disk)
+                       free(disk);
                abort();
        }
        memset(dd, 0, sizeof(*dd));
+       memset(disk, 0, sizeof(*disk));
        dd->major = major(stb.st_rdev);
        dd->minor = minor(stb.st_rdev);
        dd->index = dk->number;
        if (rv) {
                fprintf(stderr,
                        Name ": failed to retrieve scsi serial, aborting\n");
+               free(dd);
+               free(disk);
                abort();
        }
 
        if (mpb->num_disks <= dk->number)
                mpb->num_disks = dk->number + 1;
 
-       disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, dk->number);
        get_dev_size(fd, NULL, &size);
        size /= 512;
        status = USABLE_DISK | SPARE_DISK;
                disk->scsi_id = __cpu_to_le32(id);
        else
                disk->scsi_id = __cpu_to_le32(0);
+       super->disk_tbl[dd->index] = disk;
 
        /* update the family number if we are creating a container */
-       if (super->creating_imsm)
-               mpb->family_num = __cpu_to_le32(gen_imsm_checksum(mpb));
+       if (super->creating_imsm) {
+               disk = __get_imsm_disk(mpb, dd->index);
+               *disk = *super->disk_tbl[dd->index]; /* copy in new disk */
+               mpb->family_num = __cpu_to_le32(__gen_imsm_checksum(mpb));
+       }
        
        super->disks = dd;
 }
 
 static int write_super_imsm(struct intel_super *super, int doclose)
 {
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
+       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->anchor;
        struct dl *d;
        __u32 generation;
        __u32 sum;
+       int i;
 
        /* 'generation' is incremented everytime the metadata is written */
        generation = __le32_to_cpu(mpb->generation_num);
        generation++;
        mpb->generation_num = __cpu_to_le32(generation);
 
+       for (i = 0; i < mpb->num_disks; i++)
+               mpb->disk[i] = *super->disk_tbl[i];
+       for (i = 0; i < mpb->num_raid_devs; i++) {
+               struct imsm_dev *dev = __get_imsm_dev(mpb, i);
+
+               imsm_copy_dev(dev, super->dev_tbl[i]);
+       }
+
        /* recalculate checksum */
-       sum = gen_imsm_checksum(mpb);
+       sum = __gen_imsm_checksum(mpb);
        mpb->check_sum = __cpu_to_le32(sum);
 
        for (d = super->disks; d ; d = d->next) {
                size_t len;
                struct imsm_update_create_array *u;
                struct intel_super *super = st->sb;
-               struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
                struct imsm_dev *dev;
-               struct imsm_map *map;
                struct dl *d;
 
                if (super->current_vol < 0 ||
-                   !(dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, super->current_vol))) {
+                   !(dev = get_imsm_dev(super, super->current_vol))) {
                        fprintf(stderr, "%s: could not determine sub-array\n",
                                __func__);
                        return 1;
                }
 
 
-               map = &dev->vol.map[0];
-               len = sizeof(*u) + sizeof(__u32) * (map->num_members - 1);
+               len = sizeof(*u) - sizeof(*dev) + sizeof_imsm_dev(dev);
                u = malloc(len);
                if (!u) {
                        fprintf(stderr, "%s: failed to allocate update buffer\n",
 
                u->type = update_create_array;
                u->dev_idx = super->current_vol;
-               memcpy(&u->dev, dev, sizeof(*dev));
-               memcpy(u->dev.vol.map[0].disk_ord_tbl, map->disk_ord_tbl,
-                      sizeof(__u32) * map->num_members);
+               imsm_copy_dev(&u->dev, dev);
                append_metadata_update(st, u, len);
 
                for (d = super->disks; d ; d = d->next) {
         *  and create appropriate device mdinfo.
         */
        struct intel_super *super = st->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
+       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->anchor;
        struct mdinfo *rest = NULL;
        int i;
 
        for (i = 0; i < mpb->num_raid_devs; i++) {
-               struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, i);
+               struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super, i);
                struct imsm_vol *vol = &dev->vol;
                struct imsm_map *map = vol->map;
                struct mdinfo *this;
                        info_d->next = this->devs;
                        this->devs = info_d;
 
-                       disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, idx);
+                       disk = get_imsm_disk(super, idx);
                        s = __le32_to_cpu(disk->status);
 
                        info_d->disk.number = d->index;
                         char *inst)
 {
        struct intel_super *super = c->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
+       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->anchor;
        
-       if (atoi(inst) + 1 > mpb->num_raid_devs) {
+       if (atoi(inst) >= mpb->num_raid_devs) {
                fprintf(stderr, "%s: subarry index %d, out of range\n",
                        __func__, atoi(inst));
                return -ENODEV;
        return 0;
 }
 
-static __u8 imsm_check_degraded(struct imsm_super *mpb, int n, int failed)
+static __u8 imsm_check_degraded(struct intel_super *super, int n, int failed)
 {
-       struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, n);
+       struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super, n);
        struct imsm_map *map = dev->vol.map;
 
        if (!failed)
 
                for (i = 0; i < map->num_members; i++) {
                        int idx = get_imsm_disk_idx(map, i);
-                       struct imsm_disk *disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, idx);
+                       struct imsm_disk *disk = get_imsm_disk(super, idx);
 
                        if (__le32_to_cpu(disk->status) & FAILED_DISK)
                                failed++;
        return map->map_state;
 }
 
-static int imsm_count_failed(struct imsm_super *mpb, struct imsm_map *map)
+static int imsm_count_failed(struct intel_super *super, struct imsm_map *map)
 {
        int i;
        int failed = 0;
        for (i = 0; i < map->num_members; i++) {
                int idx = get_imsm_disk_idx(map, i);
 
-               disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, idx);
+               disk = get_imsm_disk(super, idx);
                if (__le32_to_cpu(disk->status) & FAILED_DISK)
                        failed++;
        }
 {
        int inst = a->info.container_member;
        struct intel_super *super = a->container->sb;
-       struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super->mpb, inst);
+       struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super, inst);
        struct imsm_map *map = &dev->vol.map[0];
        int dirty = !consistent;
        int failed;
        __u8 map_state;
 
        if (a->resync_start == ~0ULL) {
-               failed = imsm_count_failed(super->mpb, map);
-               map_state = imsm_check_degraded(super->mpb, inst, failed);
+               failed = imsm_count_failed(super, map);
+               map_state = imsm_check_degraded(super, inst, failed);
                if (!failed)
                        map_state = IMSM_T_STATE_NORMAL;
                if (map->map_state != map_state) {
 {
        int inst = a->info.container_member;
        struct intel_super *super = a->container->sb;
-       struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super->mpb, inst);
+       struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super, inst);
        struct imsm_map *map = dev->vol.map;
        struct imsm_disk *disk;
        __u32 status;
 
        dprintf("imsm: set_disk %d:%x\n", n, state);
 
-       disk = get_imsm_disk(super->mpb, get_imsm_disk_idx(map, n));
+       disk = get_imsm_disk(super, get_imsm_disk_idx(map, n));
 
        /* check for new failures */
        status = __le32_to_cpu(disk->status);
         * degraded / failed status
         */
        if (new_failure && map->map_state != IMSM_T_STATE_FAILED)
-               failed = imsm_count_failed(super->mpb, map);
+               failed = imsm_count_failed(super, map);
 
        /* determine map_state based on failed or in_sync count */
        if (failed)
-               map->map_state = imsm_check_degraded(super->mpb, inst, failed);
+               map->map_state = imsm_check_degraded(super, inst, failed);
        else if (map->map_state == IMSM_T_STATE_DEGRADED) {
                struct mdinfo *d;
                int working = 0;
 
 static int store_imsm_mpb(int fd, struct intel_super *super)
 {
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
+       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->anchor;
        __u32 mpb_size = __le32_to_cpu(mpb->mpb_size);
        unsigned long long dsize;
        unsigned long long sectors;
         */
 
        struct intel_super *super = a->container->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
        int inst = a->info.container_member;
-       struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, inst);
+       struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super, inst);
        struct imsm_map *map = dev->vol.map;
        int failed = a->info.array.raid_disks;
        struct mdinfo *rv = NULL;
 
        dprintf("imsm: activate spare: inst=%d failed=%d (%d) level=%d\n",
                inst, failed, a->info.array.raid_disks, a->info.array.level);
-       if (imsm_check_degraded(mpb, inst, failed) != IMSM_T_STATE_DEGRADED)
+       if (imsm_check_degraded(super, inst, failed) != IMSM_T_STATE_DEGRADED)
                return NULL;
 
        /* For each slot, if it is not working, find a spare */
                                continue;
 
                        /* is this unused device marked as a spare? */
-                       disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, dl->index);
+                       disk = get_imsm_disk(super, dl->index);
                        if (!(__le32_to_cpu(disk->status) & SPARE_DISK))
                                continue;
 
         *      flag
         */
        struct intel_super *super = st->sb;
-       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->mpb;
+       struct imsm_super *mpb = super->anchor;
        enum imsm_update_type type = *(enum imsm_update_type *) update->buf;
 
        switch (type) {
        case update_activate_spare: {
                struct imsm_update_activate_spare *u = (void *) update->buf; 
-               struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, u->array);
+               struct imsm_dev *dev = get_imsm_dev(super, u->array);
                struct imsm_map *map = &dev->vol.map[0];
                struct active_array *a;
                struct imsm_disk *disk;
 
                victim = get_imsm_disk_idx(map, u->slot);
                map->disk_ord_tbl[u->slot] = __cpu_to_le32(u->disk_idx);
-               disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, u->disk_idx);
+               disk = get_imsm_disk(super, u->disk_idx);
                status = __le32_to_cpu(disk->status);
                status |= CONFIGURED_DISK;
                disk->status = __cpu_to_le32(status);
                for (a = st->arrays; a; a = a->next) {
                        int inst = a->info.container_member;
 
-                       dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, inst);
+                       dev = get_imsm_dev(super, inst);
                        map = &dev->vol.map[0];
                        if (map->raid_level > 0)
                                members |= 1 << inst;
                /* count arrays using the victim in the metadata */
                found = 0;
                for (a = st->arrays; a ; a = a->next) {
-                       dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, a->info.container_member);
+                       dev = get_imsm_dev(super, a->info.container_member);
                        map = &dev->vol.map[0];
                        for (i = 0; i < map->num_members; i++)
                                if (victim == get_imsm_disk_idx(map, i))
                /* clear some flags if the victim is no longer being
                 * utilized anywhere
                 */
-               disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, victim);
+               disk = get_imsm_disk(super, victim);
                if (!found) {
                        status = __le32_to_cpu(disk->status);
                        status &= ~(CONFIGURED_DISK | USABLE_DISK);
                 * overalpping disks
                 */
                for (i = 0; i < mpb->num_raid_devs; i++) {
-                       dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, i);
+                       dev = get_imsm_dev(super, i);
                        map = &dev->vol.map[0];
                        start = __le32_to_cpu(map->pba_of_lba0);
                        end = start + __le32_to_cpu(map->blocks_per_member);
                        return;
                }
 
+               /* check that prepare update was successful */
+               if (!update->space) {
+                       dprintf("%s: prepare update failed\n", __func__);
+                       return;
+               }
+
                super->updates_pending++;
+               dev = update->space;
+               update->space = NULL;
+               imsm_copy_dev(dev, &u->dev);
+               super->dev_tbl[u->dev_idx] = dev;
                mpb->num_raid_devs++;
-               dev = get_imsm_dev(mpb, u->dev_idx);
-               memcpy(dev, &u->dev, sizeof(*dev));
-               map = &dev->vol.map[0];
-               memcpy(map->disk_ord_tbl, new_map->disk_ord_tbl,
-                      sizeof(__u32) * new_map->num_members);
 
                /* fix up flags, if arrays overlap then the drives can not be
                 * spares
                        struct imsm_disk *disk;
                        __u32 status;
 
-                       disk = get_imsm_disk(mpb, get_imsm_disk_idx(map, i));
+                       disk = get_imsm_disk(super, get_imsm_disk_idx(map, i));
                        status = __le32_to_cpu(disk->status);
                        status |= CONFIGURED_DISK;
                        if (overlap)
 static void imsm_prepare_update(struct supertype *st,
                                struct metadata_update *update)
 {
-       /* Allocate space to hold a new mpb if necessary.  We currently
-        * allocate enough to hold 2 subarrays for the given number of disks.
-        * This may not be sufficient iff reshaping.
+       /**
+        * Allocate space to hold new disk entries, raid-device entries or a
+        * new mpb if necessary.  We currently maintain an mpb large enough to
+        * hold 2 subarrays for the given number of disks.  This may not be
+        * sufficient when reshaping.
         *
         * FIX ME handle the reshape case.
         *
         * will start using the new pointer and the manager can continue to use
         * the old value until check_update_queue() runs.
         */
+       enum imsm_update_type type = *(enum imsm_update_type *) update->buf;
+
+       switch (type) {
+       case update_create_array: {
+               struct imsm_update_create_array *u = (void *) update->buf;
+               size_t len = sizeof_imsm_dev(&u->dev);
+
+               update->space = malloc(len);
+               break;
+       default:
+               break;
+       }
+       }
 
        return;
 }