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DDF: Don't fail compare_super_ddf due to re-configure changes.
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index 96f50cf7fb64351d9416d0cf8dd04733770486bf..05ace561fb507bb6a557b3d15e6d35f18517400b 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * mdadm - manage Linux "md" devices aka RAID arrays.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2013 Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
  *
  *
  *    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static int name_matches(char *found, char *required, char *homehost)
 static int is_member_busy(char *metadata_version)
 {
        /* check if the given member array is active */
-       struct mdstat_ent *mdstat = mdstat_read(1, 0);
+       struct mdstat_ent *mdstat = mdstat_read(0, 0);
        struct mdstat_ent *ent;
        int busy = 0;
 
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ static int ident_matches(struct mddev_ident *ident,
                return 0;
        }
        if (ident->raid_disks != UnSet &&
+           content->array.raid_disks != 0 && /* metadata doesn't know how many to expect */
            ident->raid_disks!= content->array.raid_disks) {
                if (devname)
                        pr_err("%s requires wrong number of drives.\n",
@@ -135,13 +136,12 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                          struct mdinfo **contentp,
                          struct context *c,
                          int inargv, int auto_assem)
-
 {
        struct mddev_dev *tmpdev;
        int num_devs;
        struct supertype *st = *stp;
        struct mdinfo *content = NULL;
-       int report_missmatch = ((inargv && c->verbose >= 0) || c->verbose > 0);
+       int report_mismatch = ((inargv && c->verbose >= 0) || c->verbose > 0);
        struct domainlist *domains = NULL;
 
        tmpdev = devlist; num_devs = 0;
@@ -171,9 +171,21 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                if (tmpdev->used > 1)
                        continue;
 
-               if (ident->devices &&
-                   !match_oneof(ident->devices, devname)) {
-                       if (report_missmatch)
+               if (ident->container) {
+                       if (ident->container[0] == '/' &&
+                           !same_dev(ident->container, devname)) {
+                               if (report_mismatch)
+                                       pr_err("%s is not the container required (%s)\n",
+                                              devname, ident->container);
+                               continue;
+                       }
+               } else if (ident->devices &&
+                          !match_oneof(ident->devices, devname)) {
+                       /* Note that we ignore the "device=" identifier if a
+                        * "container=" is given.  Checking both is unnecessarily
+                        * complicated.
+                        */
+                       if (report_mismatch)
                                pr_err("%s is not one of %s\n", devname, ident->devices);
                        continue;
                }
@@ -182,7 +194,7 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
 
                dfd = dev_open(devname, O_RDONLY);
                if (dfd < 0) {
-                       if (report_missmatch)
+                       if (report_mismatch)
                                pr_err("cannot open device %s: %s\n",
                                       devname, strerror(errno));
                        tmpdev->used = 2;
@@ -200,27 +212,27 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                                /* already found some components, this cannot
                                 * be another one.
                                 */
-                               if (report_missmatch)
+                               if (report_mismatch)
                                        pr_err("%s is a container, but we are looking for components\n",
                                               devname);
                                tmpdev->used = 2;
 #if !defined(MDASSEMBLE) || defined(MDASSEMBLE) && defined(MDASSEMBLE_AUTO)
                        } if (!tst && (tst = super_by_fd(dfd, NULL)) == NULL) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
+                               if (report_mismatch)
                                        pr_err("not a recognisable container: %s\n",
                                               devname);
                                tmpdev->used = 2;
 #endif
                        } else if (!tst->ss->load_container
                                   || tst->ss->load_container(tst, dfd, NULL)) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
+                               if (report_mismatch)
                                        pr_err("no correct container type: %s\n",
                                               devname);
                                tmpdev->used = 2;
                        } else if (auto_assem &&
-                                  !conf_test_metadata(tst->ss->name, (pol = devnum_policy(stb.st_rdev)),
+                                  !conf_test_metadata(tst->ss->name, (pol = devid_policy(stb.st_rdev)),
                                                       tst->ss->match_home(tst, c->homehost) == 1)) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
+                               if (report_mismatch)
                                        pr_err("%s has metadata type %s for which "
                                               "auto-assembly is disabled\n",
                                               devname, tst->ss->name);
@@ -229,24 +241,24 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                                found_container = 1;
                } else {
                        if (!tst && (tst = guess_super(dfd)) == NULL) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
+                               if (report_mismatch)
                                        pr_err("no recogniseable superblock on %s\n",
                                               devname);
                                tmpdev->used = 2;
                        } else if (tst->ss->load_super(tst,dfd, NULL)) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
+                               if (report_mismatch)
                                        pr_err("no RAID superblock on %s\n",
                                               devname);
                                tmpdev->used = 2;
                        } else if (tst->ss->compare_super == NULL) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
+                               if (report_mismatch)
                                        pr_err("Cannot assemble %s metadata on %s\n",
                                               tst->ss->name, devname);
                                tmpdev->used = 2;
                        } else if (auto_assem && st == NULL &&
-                                  !conf_test_metadata(tst->ss->name, (pol = devnum_policy(stb.st_rdev)),
+                                  !conf_test_metadata(tst->ss->name, (pol = devid_policy(stb.st_rdev)),
                                                       tst->ss->match_home(tst, c->homehost) == 1)) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
+                               if (report_mismatch)
                                        pr_err("%s has metadata type %s for which "
                                               "auto-assembly is disabled\n",
                                               devname, tst->ss->name);
@@ -265,7 +277,7 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                                goto loop;
 
                        pr_err("%s has no superblock - assembly aborted\n",
-                               devname);
+                              devname);
                        if (st)
                                st->ss->free_super(st);
                        dev_policy_free(pol);
@@ -283,41 +295,32 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                         */
                        dfd = dev_open(devname, O_RDONLY | O_EXCL);
                        if (dfd < 0) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
+                               if (report_mismatch)
                                        pr_err("%s is busy - skipping\n", devname);
                                goto loop;
                        }
                        close(dfd);
 
-                       if (ident->container) {
-                               if (ident->container[0] == '/' &&
-                                   !same_dev(ident->container, devname)) {
-                                       if (report_missmatch)
-                                               pr_err("%s is not the container required (%s)\n",
-                                                       devname, ident->container);
+                       if (ident->container && ident->container[0] != '/') {
+                               /* we have a uuid */
+                               int uuid[4];
+
+                               content = *contentp;
+                               tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, content, NULL);
+
+                               if (!parse_uuid(ident->container, uuid) ||
+                                   !same_uuid(content->uuid, uuid, tst->ss->swapuuid)) {
+                                       if (report_mismatch)
+                                               pr_err("%s has wrong UUID to be required container\n",
+                                                      devname);
                                        goto loop;
                                }
-                               if (ident->container[0] != '/') {
-                                       /* we have a uuid */
-                                       int uuid[4];
-
-                                       content = *contentp;
-                                       tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, content, NULL);
-
-                                       if (!parse_uuid(ident->container, uuid) ||
-                                           !same_uuid(content->uuid, uuid, tst->ss->swapuuid)) {
-                                               if (report_missmatch)
-                                                       pr_err("%s has wrong UUID to be required container\n",
-                                                               devname);
-                                               goto loop;
-                                       }
-                               }
                        }
                        /* It is worth looking inside this container.
                         */
                        if (c->verbose > 0)
                                pr_err("looking in container %s\n",
-                                       devname);
+                                      devname);
 
                        for (content = tst->ss->container_content(tst, NULL);
                             content;
@@ -325,18 +328,18 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
 
                                if (!ident_matches(ident, content, tst,
                                                   c->homehost, c->update,
-                                                  report_missmatch ? devname : NULL))
+                                                  report_mismatch ? devname : NULL))
                                        /* message already printed */;
                                else if (is_member_busy(content->text_version)) {
-                                       if (report_missmatch)
+                                       if (report_mismatch)
                                                pr_err("member %s in %s is already assembled\n",
-                                                       content->text_version,
-                                                       devname);
+                                                      content->text_version,
+                                                      devname);
                                } else if (content->array.state & (1<<MD_SB_BLOCK_VOLUME)) {
                                        /* do not assemble arrays with unsupported configurations */
                                        pr_err("Cannot activate member %s in %s.\n",
-                                               content->text_version,
-                                               devname);
+                                              content->text_version,
+                                              devname);
                                } else
                                        break;
                        }
@@ -348,8 +351,8 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                        st = tst; tst = NULL;
                        if (!auto_assem && inargv && tmpdev->next != NULL) {
                                pr_err("%s is a container, but is not "
-                                       "only device given: confused and aborting\n",
-                                       devname);
+                                      "only device given: confused and aborting\n",
+                                      devname);
                                st->ss->free_super(st);
                                dev_policy_free(pol);
                                domain_free(domains);
@@ -357,28 +360,50 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                        }
                        if (c->verbose > 0)
                                pr_err("found match on member %s in %s\n",
-                                       content->text_version, devname);
+                                      content->text_version, devname);
 
                        /* make sure we finished the loop */
                        tmpdev = NULL;
                        goto loop;
                } else {
+                       int rv = 0;
+                       struct mddev_ident *match;
 
                        content = *contentp;
                        tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, content, NULL);
 
                        if (!ident_matches(ident, content, tst,
                                           c->homehost, c->update,
-                                          report_missmatch ? devname : NULL))
+                                          report_mismatch ? devname : NULL))
+                               goto loop;
+
+                       match = conf_match(tst, content, devname,
+                                          report_mismatch ? c->verbose : -1,
+                                          &rv);
+                       if (!match && rv == 2)
                                goto loop;
-                               
+                       if (match && match->devname &&
+                           strcasecmp(match->devname, "<ignore>") == 0) {
+                               if (report_mismatch)
+                                       pr_err("%s is a member of an explicitly ignored array\n",
+                                              devname);
+                               goto loop;
+                       }
+                       if (match && !ident_matches(match, content, tst,
+                                                   c->homehost, c->update,
+                                                   report_mismatch ? devname : NULL))
+                               /* Array exists  in mdadm.conf but some
+                                * details don't match, so reject it
+                                */
+                               goto loop;
+
                        /* should be safe to try an exclusive open now, we
                         * have rejected anything that some other mdadm might
                         * be looking at
                         */
                        dfd = dev_open(devname, O_RDONLY | O_EXCL);
                        if (dfd < 0) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
+                               if (report_mismatch)
                                        pr_err("%s is busy - skipping\n", devname);
                                goto loop;
                        }
@@ -417,15 +442,15 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                                            (first == 1 || last == 1)) {
                                                /* We can do something */
                                                if (first) {/* just ignore this one */
-                                                       if (report_missmatch)
+                                                       if (report_mismatch)
                                                                pr_err("%s misses out due to wrong homehost\n",
-                                                                       devname);
+                                                                      devname);
                                                        goto loop;
                                                } else { /* reject all those sofar */
                                                        struct mddev_dev *td;
-                                                       if (report_missmatch)
+                                                       if (report_mismatch)
                                                                pr_err("%s overrides previous devices due to good homehost\n",
-                                                                       devname);
+                                                                      devname);
                                                        for (td=devlist; td != tmpdev; td=td->next)
                                                                if (td->used == 1)
                                                                        td->used = 0;
@@ -435,7 +460,7 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                                        }
                                }
                                pr_err("superblock on %s doesn't match others - assembly aborted\n",
-                                       devname);
+                                      devname);
                                tst->ss->free_super(tst);
                                st->ss->free_super(st);
                                dev_policy_free(pol);
@@ -448,7 +473,7 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                /* Collect domain information from members only */
                if (tmpdev && tmpdev->used == 1) {
                        if (!pol)
-                               pol = devnum_policy(stb.st_rdev);
+                               pol = devid_policy(stb.st_rdev);
                        domain_merge(&domains, pol, tst?tst->ss->name:NULL);
                }
                dev_policy_free(pol);
@@ -486,10 +511,10 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                        continue;
                if (stat(tmpdev->devname, &stb)< 0) {
                        pr_err("fstat failed for %s: %s\n",
-                               tmpdev->devname, strerror(errno));
+                              tmpdev->devname, strerror(errno));
                        tmpdev->used = 2;
                } else {
-                       struct dev_policy *pol = devnum_policy(stb.st_rdev);
+                       struct dev_policy *pol = devid_policy(stb.st_rdev);
                        int dt = domain_test(domains, pol, NULL);
                        if (inargv && dt != 0)
                                /* take this spare as domains match
@@ -526,7 +551,7 @@ struct devs {
 };
 
 static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
-                       struct mddev_ident *ident, struct supertype *st,
+                       struct mddev_ident *ident, struct supertype **stp,
                        struct mddev_dev *devlist, struct context *c,
                        struct mdinfo *content,
                        int mdfd, char *mddev,
@@ -539,13 +564,15 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
 #ifndef MDASSEMBLE
        int bitmap_done = 0;
 #endif
-       int most_recent = 0;
+       int most_recent = -1;
        int bestcnt = 0;
        int *best = *bestp;
+       struct supertype *st = *stp;
 
        for (tmpdev = devlist; tmpdev; tmpdev=tmpdev->next) {
                char *devname = tmpdev->devname;
                struct stat stb;
+               struct supertype *tst;
                int i;
 
                if (tmpdev->used != 1)
@@ -556,7 +583,6 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                        int dfd;
                        /* prepare useful information in info structures */
                        struct stat stb2;
-                       struct supertype *tst;
                        int err;
                        fstat(mdfd, &stb2);
 
@@ -585,6 +611,9 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                                close(mdfd);
                                free(devices);
                                free(devmap);
+                               tst->ss->free_super(tst);
+                               free(tst);
+                               *stp = st;
                                return -1;
                        }
                        tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, content, devmap + devcnt * content->array.raid_disks);
@@ -601,15 +630,17 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                                                            ident->uuid_set,
                                                            c->homehost);
                        if (err < 0) {
-                               pr_err("--update=%s not understood"
-                                      " for %s metadata\n",
-                                      c->update, tst->ss->name);
+                               if (err == -1)
+                                       pr_err("--update=%s not understood"
+                                              " for %s metadata\n",
+                                              c->update, tst->ss->name);
                                tst->ss->free_super(tst);
                                free(tst);
                                close(mdfd);
                                close(dfd);
                                free(devices);
                                free(devmap);
+                               *stp = st;
                                return -1;
                        }
                        if (strcmp(c->update, "uuid")==0 &&
@@ -631,15 +662,13 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                                else
                                        bitmap_done = 1;
                        }
-                       tst->ss->free_super(tst);
                } else
 #endif
                {
-                       struct supertype *tst = dup_super(st);
-                       int dfd;
-                       dfd = dev_open(devname,
-                                      tmpdev->disposition == 'I'
-                                      ? O_RDWR : (O_RDWR|O_EXCL));
+                       int dfd = dev_open(devname,
+                                          tmpdev->disposition == 'I'
+                                          ? O_RDWR : (O_RDWR|O_EXCL));
+                       tst = dup_super(st);
 
                        if (dfd < 0 || tst->ss->load_super(tst, dfd, NULL) != 0) {
                                pr_err("cannot re-read metadata from %s - aborting\n",
@@ -649,40 +678,57 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                                close(mdfd);
                                free(devices);
                                free(devmap);
+                               tst->ss->free_super(tst);
+                               free(tst);
+                               *stp = st;
                                return -1;
                        }
                        tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, content, devmap + devcnt * content->array.raid_disks);
-                       tst->ss->free_super(tst);
                        close(dfd);
                }
 
                stat(devname, &stb);
 
                if (c->verbose > 0)
-                       pr_err("%s is identified as a member of %s, slot %d.\n",
-                              devname, mddev, content->disk.raid_disk);
+                       pr_err("%s is identified as a member of %s, slot %d%s.\n",
+                              devname, mddev, content->disk.raid_disk,
+                              (content->disk.state & (1<<MD_DISK_REPLACEMENT)) ? " replacement":"");
                devices[devcnt].devname = devname;
                devices[devcnt].uptodate = 0;
                devices[devcnt].included = (tmpdev->disposition == 'I');
                devices[devcnt].i = *content;
                devices[devcnt].i.disk.major = major(stb.st_rdev);
                devices[devcnt].i.disk.minor = minor(stb.st_rdev);
-               if (most_recent < devcnt) {
-                       if (devices[devcnt].i.events
-                           > devices[most_recent].i.events)
+
+               if (devices[devcnt].i.disk.state == 6) {
+                       if (most_recent < 0 ||
+                           devices[devcnt].i.events
+                           > devices[most_recent].i.events) {
+                               struct supertype *tmp = tst;
+                               tst = st;
+                               st = tmp;
                                most_recent = devcnt;
+                       }
                }
+               tst->ss->free_super(tst);
+               free(tst);
+
                if (content->array.level == LEVEL_MULTIPATH)
                        /* with multipath, the raid_disk from the superblock is meaningless */
                        i = devcnt;
                else
                        i = devices[devcnt].i.disk.raid_disk;
                if (i+1 == 0) {
-                       if (nextspare < content->array.raid_disks)
-                               nextspare = content->array.raid_disks;
+                       if (nextspare < content->array.raid_disks*2)
+                               nextspare = content->array.raid_disks*2;
                        i = nextspare++;
                } else {
-                       if (i >= content->array.raid_disks &&
+                       /* i is raid_disk - double it so there is room for
+                        * replacements */
+                       i *= 2;
+                       if (devices[devcnt].i.disk.state & (1<<MD_DISK_REPLACEMENT))
+                               i++;
+                       if (i >= content->array.raid_disks*2 &&
                            i >= nextspare)
                                nextspare = i+1;
                }
@@ -724,6 +770,7 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                                close(mdfd);
                                free(devices);
                                free(devmap);
+                               *stp = st;
                                return -1;
                        }
                        if (best[i] == -1
@@ -733,9 +780,11 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                }
                devcnt++;
        }
-       *most_recentp = most_recent;
+       if (most_recent >= 0)
+               *most_recentp = most_recent;
        *bestcntp = bestcnt;
        *bestp = best;
+       *stp = st;
        return devcnt;
 }
 
@@ -767,7 +816,9 @@ static int force_array(struct mdinfo *content,
                int chosen_drive = -1;
                int i;
 
-               for (i = 0; i < content->array.raid_disks && i < bestcnt; i++) {
+               for (i = 0;
+                    i < content->array.raid_disks * 2 && i < bestcnt;
+                    i += 2) {
                        int j = best[i];
                        if (j>=0 &&
                            !devices[j].uptodate &&
@@ -783,16 +834,16 @@ static int force_array(struct mdinfo *content,
        add_another:
                if (c->verbose >= 0)
                        pr_err("forcing event count in %s(%d) from %d upto %d\n",
-                               devices[chosen_drive].devname,
-                               devices[chosen_drive].i.disk.raid_disk,
-                               (int)(devices[chosen_drive].i.events),
-                               (int)(devices[most_recent].i.events));
+                              devices[chosen_drive].devname,
+                              devices[chosen_drive].i.disk.raid_disk,
+                              (int)(devices[chosen_drive].i.events),
+                              (int)(devices[most_recent].i.events));
                fd = dev_open(devices[chosen_drive].devname,
                              devices[chosen_drive].included ? O_RDWR
                              : (O_RDWR|O_EXCL));
                if (fd < 0) {
                        pr_err("Couldn't open %s for write - not updating\n",
-                               devices[chosen_drive].devname);
+                              devices[chosen_drive].devname);
                        devices[chosen_drive].i.events = 0;
                        continue;
                }
@@ -800,19 +851,19 @@ static int force_array(struct mdinfo *content,
                if (tst->ss->load_super(tst,fd, NULL)) {
                        close(fd);
                        pr_err("RAID superblock disappeared from %s - not updating.\n",
-                               devices[chosen_drive].devname);
+                              devices[chosen_drive].devname);
                        devices[chosen_drive].i.events = 0;
                        continue;
                }
                content->events = devices[most_recent].i.events;
                tst->ss->update_super(tst, content, "force-one",
-                                    devices[chosen_drive].devname, c->verbose,
-                                    0, NULL);
+                                     devices[chosen_drive].devname, c->verbose,
+                                     0, NULL);
 
                if (tst->ss->store_super(tst, fd)) {
                        close(fd);
                        pr_err("Could not re-write superblock on %s\n",
-                               devices[chosen_drive].devname);
+                              devices[chosen_drive].devname);
                        devices[chosen_drive].i.events = 0;
                        tst->ss->free_super(tst);
                        continue;
@@ -827,7 +878,9 @@ static int force_array(struct mdinfo *content,
                /* If there are any other drives of the same vintage,
                 * add them in as well.  We can't lose and we might gain
                 */
-               for (i = 0; i < content->array.raid_disks && i < bestcnt ; i++) {
+               for (i = 0;
+                    i < content->array.raid_disks * 2 && i < bestcnt ;
+                    i += 2) {
                        int j = best[i];
                        if (j >= 0 &&
                            !devices[j].uptodate &&
@@ -854,7 +907,9 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                       unsigned int rebuilding_cnt,
                       struct context *c,
                       int clean, char *avail,
-                      int start_partial_ok
+                      int start_partial_ok,
+                      int err_ok,
+                      int was_forced
        )
 {
        int rv;
@@ -862,7 +917,7 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
        unsigned int req_cnt;
 
        rv = set_array_info(mdfd, st, content);
-       if (rv) {
+       if (rv && !err_ok) {
                pr_err("failed to set array info for %s: %s\n",
                       mddev, strerror(errno));
                return 1;
@@ -913,23 +968,25 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                                       devices[j].devname,
                                       mddev,
                                       strerror(errno));
-                               if (i < content->array.raid_disks
+                               if (i < content->array.raid_disks * 2
                                    || i == bestcnt)
                                        okcnt--;
                                else
                                        sparecnt--;
                        } else if (c->verbose > 0)
-                               pr_err("added %s to %s as %d%s\n",
+                               pr_err("added %s to %s as %d%s%s\n",
                                       devices[j].devname, mddev,
                                       devices[j].i.disk.raid_disk,
                                       devices[j].uptodate?"":
-                                      " (possibly out of date)");
+                                      " (possibly out of date)",
+                                      (devices[j].i.disk.state & (1<<MD_DISK_REPLACEMENT))?" replacement":"");
                } else if (j >= 0) {
                        if (c->verbose > 0)
                                pr_err("%s is already in %s as %d\n",
                                       devices[j].devname, mddev,
                                       devices[j].i.disk.raid_disk);
-               } else if (c->verbose > 0 && i < content->array.raid_disks)
+               } else if (c->verbose > 0 && i < content->array.raid_disks*2
+                          && (i&1) == 0)
                        pr_err("no uptodate device for slot %d of %s\n",
                               i, mddev);
        }
@@ -946,6 +1003,10 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                }
                st->ss->free_super(st);
                sysfs_uevent(content, "change");
+               if (err_ok && okcnt < (unsigned)content->array.raid_disks)
+                       /* Was partial, is still partial, so signal an error
+                        * to ensure we don't retry */
+                       return 1;
                return 0;
        }
 
@@ -970,6 +1031,15 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                if (content->reshape_active &&
                    !(content->reshape_active & RESHAPE_NO_BACKUP) &&
                    content->delta_disks <= 0) {
+                       if (!c->backup_file) {
+                               pr_err("%s: Need a backup file to complete reshape of this array.\n",
+                                      mddev);
+                               pr_err("Please provided one with \"--backup-file=...\"\n");
+                               if (c->update &&
+                                   strcmp(c->update, "revert-reshape") == 0)
+                                       pr_err("(Don't specify --update=revert-reshape again, that part succeeded.)\n");
+                               return 1;
+                       }
                        rv = sysfs_set_str(content, NULL,
                                           "array_state", "readonly");
                        if (rv == 0)
@@ -984,6 +1054,7 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                } else
 #endif
                        rv = ioctl(mdfd, RUN_ARRAY, NULL);
+               reopen_mddev(mdfd); /* drop O_EXCL */
                if (rv == 0) {
                        if (c->verbose >= 0) {
                                pr_err("%s has been started with %d drive%s",
@@ -1003,7 +1074,7 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                                 * of the stripe cache - default is 256
                                 */
                                if (256 < 4 * (content->array.chunk_size/4096)) {
-                                       struct mdinfo *sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, 0, 0);
+                                       struct mdinfo *sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, NULL, 0);
                                        if (sra)
                                                sysfs_set_num(sra, NULL,
                                                              "stripe_cache_size",
@@ -1033,6 +1104,15 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                                        }
                                }
                        }
+                       if (content->array.level == 6 &&
+                           okcnt + 1 == (unsigned)content->array.raid_disks &&
+                           was_forced) {
+                               struct mdinfo *sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, NULL, 0);
+                               if (sra)
+                                       sysfs_set_str(sra, NULL,
+                                                     "sync_action", "repair");
+                               sysfs_free(sra);
+                       }
                        return 0;
                }
                pr_err("failed to RUN_ARRAY %s: %s\n",
@@ -1063,7 +1143,7 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
        if (c->verbose >= -1) {
                pr_err("%s assembled from %d drive%s", mddev, okcnt, okcnt==1?"":"s");
                if (rebuilding_cnt)
-                       fprintf(stderr, "%s %d rebuilding", sparecnt?", ":" and ", rebuilding_cnt);
+                       fprintf(stderr, "%s %d rebuilding", sparecnt?",":" and", rebuilding_cnt);
                if (sparecnt)
                        fprintf(stderr, " and %d spare%s", sparecnt, sparecnt==1?"":"s");
                if (!enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
@@ -1080,7 +1160,7 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                        if (req_cnt == (unsigned)content->array.raid_disks)
                                fprintf(stderr, " - need all %d to start it", req_cnt);
                        else
-                               fprintf(stderr, " - need %d of %d to start", req_cnt, content->array.raid_disks);
+                               fprintf(stderr, " - need %d to start", req_cnt);
                        fprintf(stderr, " (use --run to insist).\n");
                }
        }
@@ -1157,8 +1237,9 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
        int *best = NULL; /* indexed by raid_disk */
        int bestcnt = 0;
        int devcnt;
-       unsigned int okcnt, sparecnt, rebuilding_cnt;
+       unsigned int okcnt, sparecnt, rebuilding_cnt, replcnt;
        int i;
+       int was_forced = 0;
        int most_recent = 0;
        int chosen_drive;
        int change = 0;
@@ -1200,7 +1281,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
        else if (mddev)
                inargv = 1;
 
- try_again:
+try_again:
        /* We come back here when doing auto-assembly and attempting some
         * set of devices failed.  Those are now marked as ->used==2 and
         * we ignore them and try again
@@ -1212,11 +1293,13 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                       mddev ? mddev : "further assembly");
 
        content = &info;
+       if (st)
+               st->ignore_hw_compat = 1;
        num_devs = select_devices(devlist, ident, &st, &content, c,
                                  inargv, auto_assem);
        if (num_devs < 0)
                return 1;
-       
+
        if (!st || !st->sb || !content)
                return 2;
 
@@ -1238,7 +1321,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
        if (mp) {
                struct mdinfo *dv;
                /* array already exists. */
-               pre_exist = sysfs_read(-1, mp->devnum, GET_LEVEL|GET_DEVS);
+               pre_exist = sysfs_read(-1, mp->devnm, GET_LEVEL|GET_DEVS);
                if (pre_exist->array.level != UnSet) {
                        pr_err("Found some drive for an array that is already active: %s\n",
                               mp->path);
@@ -1271,7 +1354,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                    strcmp(mddev, chosen_name) != 0)
                        pr_err("Merging with already-assembled %s\n",
                               chosen_name);
-               mdfd = open_dev_excl(mp->devnum);
+               mdfd = open_dev_excl(mp->devnm);
        } else {
                int trustworthy = FOREIGN;
                name = content->name;
@@ -1322,13 +1405,13 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
        if (get_linux_version() < 2004000 ||
            md_get_version(mdfd) < 9000) {
                pr_err("Assemble requires Linux 2.4 or later, and\n"
-                       "     md driver version 0.90.0 or later.\n"
-                       "    Upgrade your kernel or try --build\n");
+                      "     md driver version 0.90.0 or later.\n"
+                      "    Upgrade your kernel or try --build\n");
                close(mdfd);
                return 1;
        }
        if (pre_exist == NULL) {
-               if (mddev_busy(fd2devnum(mdfd))) {
+               if (mddev_busy(fd2devnm(mdfd))) {
                        pr_err("%s already active, cannot restart it!\n",
                               mddev);
                        for (tmpdev = devlist ;
@@ -1354,7 +1437,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                /* This is a member of a container.  Try starting the array. */
                int err;
                err = assemble_container_content(st, mdfd, content, c,
-                                                chosen_name);
+                                                chosen_name, NULL);
                close(mdfd);
                return err;
        }
@@ -1362,7 +1445,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
        /* Ok, no bad inconsistancy, we can try updating etc */
        devices = xcalloc(num_devs, sizeof(*devices));
        devmap = xcalloc(num_devs, content->array.raid_disks);
-       devcnt = load_devices(devices, devmap, ident, st, devlist,
+       devcnt = load_devices(devices, devmap, ident, &st, devlist,
                              c, content, mdfd, mddev,
                              &most_recent, &bestcnt, &best, inargv);
        if (devcnt < 0)
@@ -1370,7 +1453,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 
        if (devcnt == 0) {
                pr_err("no devices found for %s\n",
-                       mddev);
+                      mddev);
                if (st)
                        st->ss->free_super(st);
                close(mdfd);
@@ -1390,6 +1473,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
         */
        avail = xcalloc(content->array.raid_disks, 1);
        okcnt = 0;
+       replcnt = 0;
        sparecnt=0;
        rebuilding_cnt=0;
        for (i=0; i< bestcnt; i++) {
@@ -1413,27 +1497,37 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                /* If this device thinks that 'most_recent' has failed, then
                 * we must reject this device.
                 */
-               if (j != most_recent &&
+               if (j != most_recent && !c->force &&
                    content->array.raid_disks > 0 &&
                    devices[most_recent].i.disk.raid_disk >= 0 &&
                    devmap[j * content->array.raid_disks + devices[most_recent].i.disk.raid_disk] == 0) {
                        if (c->verbose > -1)
                                pr_err("ignoring %s as it reports %s as failed\n",
-                                       devices[j].devname, devices[most_recent].devname);
+                                      devices[j].devname, devices[most_recent].devname);
                        best[i] = -1;
                        continue;
                }
+               /* Require event counter to be same as, or just less than,
+                * most recent.  If it is bigger, it must be a stray spare and
+                * should be ignored.
+                */
                if (devices[j].i.events+event_margin >=
-                   devices[most_recent].i.events) {
+                   devices[most_recent].i.events &&
+                   devices[j].i.events <=
+                   devices[most_recent].i.events
+                       ) {
                        devices[j].uptodate = 1;
-                       if (i < content->array.raid_disks) {
+                       if (i < content->array.raid_disks * 2) {
                                if (devices[j].i.recovery_start == MaxSector ||
                                    (content->reshape_active &&
                                     ((i >= content->array.raid_disks - content->delta_disks) ||
                                      (i >= content->array.raid_disks - content->delta_disks - 1
                                       && content->array.level == 4)))) {
-                                       okcnt++;
-                                       avail[i]=1;
+                                       if (!avail[i/2]) {
+                                               okcnt++;
+                                               avail[i/2]=1;
+                                       } else
+                                               replcnt++;
                                } else
                                        rebuilding_cnt++;
                        } else
@@ -1441,10 +1535,13 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                }
        }
        free(devmap);
-       if (c->force)
-               okcnt += force_array(content, devices, best, bestcnt,
-                                    avail, most_recent, st, c);
-
+       if (c->force) {
+               int force_ok = force_array(content, devices, best, bestcnt,
+                                          avail, most_recent, st, c);
+               okcnt += force_ok;
+               if (force_ok)
+                       was_forced = 1;
+       }
        /* Now we want to look at the superblock which the kernel will base things on
         * and compare the devices that we think are working with the devices that the
         * superblock thinks are working.
@@ -1453,7 +1550,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
         */
        chosen_drive = -1;
        st->ss->free_super(st);
-       for (i=0; chosen_drive < 0 && i<bestcnt; i++) {
+       for (i=0; chosen_drive < 0 && i<bestcnt; i+=2) {
                int j = best[i];
                int fd;
 
@@ -1468,7 +1565,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                                 devices[j].included ? O_RDONLY
                                 : (O_RDONLY|O_EXCL)))< 0) {
                        pr_err("Cannot open %s: %s\n",
-                               devices[j].devname, strerror(errno));
+                              devices[j].devname, strerror(errno));
                        close(mdfd);
                        free(devices);
                        return 1;
@@ -1476,7 +1573,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                if (st->ss->load_super(st,fd, NULL)) {
                        close(fd);
                        pr_err("RAID superblock has disappeared from %s\n",
-                               devices[j].devname);
+                              devices[j].devname);
                        close(mdfd);
                        free(devices);
                        return 1;
@@ -1491,16 +1588,18 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
        }
        st->ss->getinfo_super(st, content, NULL);
 #ifndef MDASSEMBLE
-       sysfs_init(content, mdfd, 0);
+       sysfs_init(content, mdfd, NULL);
 #endif
        for (i=0; i<bestcnt; i++) {
                int j = best[i];
                unsigned int desired_state;
 
-               if (i < content->array.raid_disks)
-                       desired_state = (1<<MD_DISK_ACTIVE) | (1<<MD_DISK_SYNC);
-               else
+               if (i >= content->array.raid_disks * 2)
                        desired_state = 0;
+               else if (i & 1)
+                       desired_state = (1<<MD_DISK_ACTIVE) | (1<<MD_DISK_REPLACEMENT);
+               else
+                       desired_state = (1<<MD_DISK_ACTIVE) | (1<<MD_DISK_SYNC);
 
                if (j<0)
                        continue;
@@ -1516,18 +1615,18 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                        if (c->force) {
                                if (c->verbose >= 0)
                                        pr_err("clearing FAULTY flag for device %d in %s for %s\n",
-                                               j, mddev, devices[j].devname);
+                                              j, mddev, devices[j].devname);
                                change = 1;
                        } else {
                                if (c->verbose >= -1)
                                        pr_err("device %d in %s has wrong state in superblock, but %s seems ok\n",
-                                               i, mddev, devices[j].devname);
+                                              i, mddev, devices[j].devname);
                        }
                }
 #if 0
                if (!(super.disks[i].i.disk.state & (1 << MD_DISK_FAULTY))) {
                        pr_err("devices %d of %s is not marked FAULTY in superblock, but cannot be found\n",
-                               i, mddev);
+                              i, mddev);
                }
 #endif
        }
@@ -1538,6 +1637,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                change += st->ss->update_super(st, content, "force-array",
                                               devices[chosen_drive].devname, c->verbose,
                                               0, NULL);
+               was_forced = 1;
                clean = 1;
        }
 
@@ -1548,7 +1648,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                              O_RDWR : (O_RDWR|O_EXCL));
                if (fd < 0) {
                        pr_err("Could not open %s for write - cannot Assemble array.\n",
-                               devices[chosen_drive].devname);
+                              devices[chosen_drive].devname);
                        close(mdfd);
                        free(devices);
                        return 1;
@@ -1556,14 +1656,14 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                if (st->ss->store_super(st, fd)) {
                        close(fd);
                        pr_err("Could not re-write superblock on %s\n",
-                               devices[chosen_drive].devname);
+                              devices[chosen_drive].devname);
                        close(mdfd);
                        free(devices);
                        return 1;
                }
                if (c->verbose >= 0)
                        pr_err("Marking array %s as 'clean'\n",
-                               mddev);
+                              mddev);
                close(fd);
        }
 
@@ -1578,17 +1678,18 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                int *fdlist = xmalloc(sizeof(int)* bestcnt);
                if (c->verbose > 0)
                        pr_err(":%s has an active reshape - checking "
-                               "if critical section needs to be restored\n",
-                               chosen_name);
-               for (i=0; i<bestcnt; i++) {
-                       int j = best[i];
+                              "if critical section needs to be restored\n",
+                              chosen_name);
+               enable_fds(bestcnt/2);
+               for (i = 0; i < bestcnt/2; i++) {
+                       int j = best[i*2];
                        if (j >= 0) {
                                fdlist[i] = dev_open(devices[j].devname,
                                                     devices[j].included
                                                     ? O_RDWR : (O_RDWR|O_EXCL));
                                if (fdlist[i] < 0) {
                                        pr_err("Could not open %s for write - cannot Assemble array.\n",
-                                               devices[j].devname);
+                                              devices[j].devname);
                                        err = 1;
                                        break;
                                }
@@ -1599,12 +1700,12 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                        if (st->ss->external && st->ss->recover_backup)
                                err = st->ss->recover_backup(st, content);
                        else
-                               err = Grow_restart(st, content, fdlist, bestcnt,
+                               err = Grow_restart(st, content, fdlist, bestcnt/2,
                                                   c->backup_file, c->verbose > 0);
                        if (err && c->invalid_backup) {
                                if (c->verbose > 0)
                                        pr_err("continuing"
-                                               " without restoring backup\n");
+                                              " without restoring backup\n");
                                err = 0;
                        }
                }
@@ -1628,7 +1729,13 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
        /* First, fill in the map, so that udev can find our name
         * as soon as we become active.
         */
-       map_update(&map, fd2devnum(mdfd), content->text_version,
+       if (c->update && strcmp(c->update, "metadata")==0) {
+               content->array.major_version = 1;
+               content->array.minor_version = 0;
+               strcpy(content->text_version, "1.0");
+       }
+
+       map_update(&map, fd2devnm(mdfd), content->text_version,
                   content->uuid, chosen_name);
 
        rv = start_array(mdfd, mddev, content,
@@ -1636,14 +1743,16 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                         chosen_drive, devices, okcnt, sparecnt,
                         rebuilding_cnt,
                         c,
-                        clean, avail, start_partial_ok);
+                        clean, avail, start_partial_ok,
+                        pre_exist != NULL,
+                        was_forced);
        if (rv == 1 && !pre_exist)
                ioctl(mdfd, STOP_ARRAY, NULL);
-       close(mdfd);
        free(devices);
        map_unlock(&map);
        if (rv == 0) {
                wait_for(chosen_name, mdfd);
+               close(mdfd);
                if (auto_assem) {
                        int usecs = 1;
                        /* There is a nasty race with 'mdadm --monitor'.
@@ -1670,7 +1779,9 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
                                usecs <<= 1;
                        }
                }
-       }
+       } else
+               close(mdfd);
+
        /* '2' means 'OK, but not started yet' */
        return rv == 2 ? 0 : rv;
 }
@@ -1678,7 +1789,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 #ifndef MDASSEMBLE
 int assemble_container_content(struct supertype *st, int mdfd,
                               struct mdinfo *content, struct context *c,
-                              char *chosen_name)
+                              char *chosen_name, int *result)
 {
        struct mdinfo *dev, *sra;
        int working = 0, preexist = 0;
@@ -1686,10 +1797,12 @@ int assemble_container_content(struct supertype *st, int mdfd,
        struct map_ent *map = NULL;
        int old_raid_disks;
        int start_reshape;
+       char *avail = NULL;
+       int err;
 
-       sysfs_init(content, mdfd, 0);
+       sysfs_init(content, mdfd, NULL);
 
-       sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, 0, GET_VERSION);
+       sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, NULL, GET_VERSION);
        if (sra == NULL || strcmp(sra->text_version, content->text_version) != 0) {
                if (content->array.major_version == -1 &&
                    content->array.minor_version == -2 &&
@@ -1707,8 +1820,8 @@ int assemble_container_content(struct supertype *st, int mdfd,
         * Check if metadata requests blocking container wide reshapes
         */
        start_reshape = (content->reshape_active &&
-               !((content->reshape_active == CONTAINER_RESHAPE) &&
-               (content->array.state & (1<<MD_SB_BLOCK_CONTAINER_RESHAPE))));
+                        !((content->reshape_active == CONTAINER_RESHAPE) &&
+                          (content->array.state & (1<<MD_SB_BLOCK_CONTAINER_RESHAPE))));
 
        /* Block subarray here if it is under reshape now
         * Do not allow for any changes in this array
@@ -1719,7 +1832,10 @@ int assemble_container_content(struct supertype *st, int mdfd,
        if (sra)
                sysfs_free(sra);
        old_raid_disks = content->array.raid_disks - content->delta_disks;
-       for (dev = content->devs; dev; dev = dev->next)
+       avail = xcalloc(content->array.raid_disks, 1);
+       for (dev = content->devs; dev; dev = dev->next) {
+               if (dev->disk.raid_disk >= 0)
+                       avail[dev->disk.raid_disk] = 1;
                if (sysfs_add_disk(content, dev, 1) == 0) {
                        if (dev->disk.raid_disk >= old_raid_disks &&
                            content->reshape_active)
@@ -1728,42 +1844,74 @@ int assemble_container_content(struct supertype *st, int mdfd,
                                working++;
                } else if (errno == EEXIST)
                        preexist++;
-       if (working + expansion == 0)
+       }
+       if (working + expansion == 0 && c->runstop <= 0) {
+               free(avail);
                return 1;/* Nothing new, don't try to start */
-
-       map_update(&map, fd2devnum(mdfd),
+       }
+       map_update(&map, fd2devnm(mdfd),
                   content->text_version,
                   content->uuid, chosen_name);
 
-       if (c->runstop > 0 ||
-                (working + preexist + expansion) >=
-                       content->array.working_disks) {
-               int err;
 
-               if (start_reshape) {
-                       int spare = content->array.raid_disks + expansion;
-                       if (restore_backup(st, content,
-                                          working,
-                                          spare, c->backup_file, c->verbose) == 1)
-                               return 1;
+       if (enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
+                  content->array.layout, content->array.state & 1, avail) == 0) {
+               if (c->export && result)
+                       *result |= INCR_NO;
+               else if (c->verbose >= 0) {
+                       pr_err("%s assembled with %d device%s",
+                              chosen_name, preexist + working,
+                              preexist + working == 1 ? "":"s");
+                       if (preexist)
+                               fprintf(stderr, " (%d new)", working);
+                       fprintf(stderr, " but not started\n");
+               }
+               free(avail);
+               return 1;
+       }
+       free(avail);
+
+       if (c->runstop <= 0 &&
+           (working + preexist + expansion) <
+           content->array.working_disks) {
+               if (c->export && result)
+                       *result |= INCR_UNSAFE;
+               else if (c->verbose >= 0) {
+                       pr_err("%s assembled with %d device%s",
+                              chosen_name, preexist + working,
+                              preexist + working == 1 ? "":"s");
+                       if (preexist)
+                               fprintf(stderr, " (%d new)", working);
+                       fprintf(stderr, " but not safe to start\n");
+               }
+               return 1;
+       }
 
-                       err = sysfs_set_str(content, NULL,
-                                           "array_state", "readonly");
-                       if (err)
-                               return 1;
 
-                       if (st->ss->external) {
-                               if (!mdmon_running(st->container_dev))
-                                       start_mdmon(st->container_dev);
-                               ping_monitor_by_id(st->container_dev);
-                               if (mdmon_running(st->container_dev) &&
-                                               st->update_tail == NULL)
-                                       st->update_tail = &st->updates;
-                       }
+       if (start_reshape) {
+               int spare = content->array.raid_disks + expansion;
+               if (restore_backup(st, content,
+                                  working,
+                                  spare, c->backup_file, c->verbose) == 1)
+                       return 1;
+
+               err = sysfs_set_str(content, NULL,
+                                   "array_state", "readonly");
+               if (err)
+                       return 1;
+
+               if (st->ss->external) {
+                       if (!mdmon_running(st->container_devnm))
+                               start_mdmon(st->container_devnm);
+                       ping_monitor(st->container_devnm);
+                       if (mdmon_running(st->container_devnm) &&
+                           st->update_tail == NULL)
+                               st->update_tail = &st->updates;
+               }
 
-                       err = Grow_continue(mdfd, st, content, c->backup_file,
-                                           c->freeze_reshape);
-               } else switch(content->array.level) {
+               err = Grow_continue(mdfd, st, content, c->backup_file,
+                                   c->freeze_reshape);
+       } else switch(content->array.level) {
                case LEVEL_LINEAR:
                case LEVEL_MULTIPATH:
                case 0:
@@ -1772,57 +1920,50 @@ int assemble_container_content(struct supertype *st, int mdfd,
                        break;
                default:
                        err = sysfs_set_str(content, NULL, "array_state",
-                                     "readonly");
+                                           "readonly");
                        /* start mdmon if needed. */
                        if (!err) {
-                               if (!mdmon_running(st->container_dev))
-                                       start_mdmon(st->container_dev);
-                               ping_monitor_by_id(st->container_dev);
+                               if (!mdmon_running(st->container_devnm))
+                                       start_mdmon(st->container_devnm);
+                               ping_monitor(st->container_devnm);
                        }
                        break;
                }
-               if (!err)
-                       sysfs_set_safemode(content, content->safe_mode_delay);
+       if (!err)
+               sysfs_set_safemode(content, content->safe_mode_delay);
 
-               /* Block subarray here if it is not reshaped now
-                * It has be blocked a little later to allow mdmon to switch in
-                * in to R/W state
-                */
-               if (st->ss->external && content->recovery_blocked &&
-                   !start_reshape)
-                       block_subarray(content);
+       /* Block subarray here if it is not reshaped now
+        * It has be blocked a little later to allow mdmon to switch in
+        * in to R/W state
+        */
+       if (st->ss->external && content->recovery_blocked &&
+           !start_reshape)
+               block_subarray(content);
 
-               if (c->verbose >= 0) {
-                       if (err)
-                               pr_err("array %s now has %d device%s",
-                                      chosen_name, working + preexist,
-                                      working + preexist == 1 ? "":"s");
-                       else
-                               pr_err("Started %s with %d device%s",
-                                      chosen_name, working + preexist,
-                                      working + preexist == 1 ? "":"s");
-                       if (preexist)
-                               fprintf(stderr, " (%d new)", working);
-                       if (expansion)
-                               fprintf(stderr, " ( + %d for expansion)",
-                                       expansion);
-                       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-               }
-               if (!err)
-                       wait_for(chosen_name, mdfd);
-               return err;
-               /* FIXME should have an O_EXCL and wait for read-auto */
-       } else {
-               if (c->verbose >= 0) {
-                       pr_err("%s assembled with %d device%s",
-                              chosen_name, preexist + working,
-                              preexist + working == 1 ? "":"s");
-                       if (preexist)
-                               fprintf(stderr, " (%d new)", working);
-                       fprintf(stderr, " but not started\n");
-               }
-               return 1;
+       if (c->export && result) {
+               if (err)
+                       *result |= INCR_NO;
+               else
+                       *result |= INCR_YES;
+       } else if (c->verbose >= 0) {
+               if (err)
+                       pr_err("array %s now has %d device%s",
+                              chosen_name, working + preexist,
+                              working + preexist == 1 ? "":"s");
+               else
+                       pr_err("Started %s with %d device%s",
+                              chosen_name, working + preexist,
+                              working + preexist == 1 ? "":"s");
+               if (preexist)
+                       fprintf(stderr, " (%d new)", working);
+               if (expansion)
+                       fprintf(stderr, " ( + %d for expansion)",
+                               expansion);
+               fprintf(stderr, "\n");
        }
+       if (!err)
+               wait_for(chosen_name, mdfd);
+       return err;
+       /* FIXME should have an O_EXCL and wait for read-auto */
 }
 #endif
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