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mdadm: Fixup more broken logical operator formatting
[thirdparty/mdadm.git] / Assemble.c
index c2fa0961a1af2ca9a4ed5f2a5e817e4634c2884c..afc6d9ca100e57dcd49a29af363da97517133e28 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * mdadm - manage Linux "md" devices aka RAID arrays.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2001-2012 Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Neil Brown <neilb@suse.com>
  *
  *
  *    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #include       "mdadm.h"
 #include       <ctype.h>
 
-static int name_matches(char *found, char *required, char *homehost)
+static int name_matches(char *found, char *required, char *homehost, int require_homehost)
 {
        /* See if the name found matches the required name, possibly
         * prefixed with 'homehost'
         */
-       char fnd[33];
+       char *sep;
+       unsigned int l;
 
-       strncpy(fnd, found, 32);
-       fnd[32] = 0;
        if (strcmp(found, required)==0)
                return 1;
-       if (homehost) {
-               int l = strlen(homehost);
-               if (l < 32 && fnd[l] == ':' &&
-                   strcmp(fnd+l+1, required)==0)
+       sep = strchr(found, ':');
+       if (!sep)
+               return 0;
+       l = sep - found;
+       if (strncmp(found, "any:", 4) == 0 ||
+           (homehost && strcmp(homehost, "any") == 0) ||
+           !require_homehost ||
+           (homehost && strlen(homehost) == l &&
+            strncmp(found, homehost, l) == 0)) {
+               /* matching homehost */
+               if (strcmp(sep+1, required) == 0)
                        return 1;
        }
        return 0;
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ 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;
 
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@ static int is_member_busy(char *metadata_version)
 static int ident_matches(struct mddev_ident *ident,
                         struct mdinfo *content,
                         struct supertype *tst,
-                        char *homehost,
+                        char *homehost, int require_homehost,
                         char *update, char *devname)
 {
 
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ static int ident_matches(struct mddev_ident *ident,
                return 0;
        }
        if (ident->name[0] && (!update || strcmp(update, "name")!= 0) &&
-           name_matches(content->name, ident->name, homehost)==0) {
+           name_matches(content->name, ident->name, homehost, require_homehost)==0) {
                if (devname)
                        pr_err("%s has wrong name.\n", devname);
                return 0;
@@ -105,6 +111,7 @@ 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",
@@ -140,8 +147,9 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
        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;
+       dev_t rdev;
 
        tmpdev = devlist; num_devs = 0;
        while (tmpdev) {
@@ -162,7 +170,6 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
             tmpdev = tmpdev ? tmpdev->next : NULL) {
                char *devname = tmpdev->devname;
                int dfd;
-               struct stat stb;
                struct supertype *tst;
                struct dev_policy *pol = NULL;
                int found_container = 0;
@@ -170,9 +177,21 @@ 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;
                }
@@ -181,73 +200,66 @@ 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;
-               } else if (fstat(dfd, &stb)< 0) {
-                       /* Impossible! */
-                       pr_err("fstat failed for %s: %s\n",
-                              devname, strerror(errno));
-                       tmpdev->used = 2;
-               } else if ((stb.st_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFBLK) {
-                       pr_err("%s is not a block device.\n",
-                              devname);
+               } else if (!fstat_is_blkdev(dfd, devname, &rdev)) {
                        tmpdev->used = 2;
                } else if (must_be_container(dfd)) {
                        if (st) {
                                /* 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)
+                       } else if (!tst->ss->load_container ||
+                                  tst->ss->load_container(tst, dfd, NULL)) {
+                               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(rdev)),
                                                       tst->ss->match_home(tst, c->homehost) == 1)) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
-                                       pr_err("%s has metadata type %s for which "
-                                              "auto-assembly is disabled\n",
+                               if (report_mismatch)
+                                       pr_err("%s has metadata type %s for which auto-assembly is disabled\n",
                                               devname, tst->ss->name);
                                tmpdev->used = 2;
                        } else
                                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)
+                       } else if ((tst->ignore_hw_compat = 0),
+                                  tst->ss->load_super(tst, dfd,
+                                                      report_mismatch ? devname : NULL)) {
+                               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(rdev)),
                                                       tst->ss->match_home(tst, c->homehost) == 1)) {
-                               if (report_missmatch)
-                                       pr_err("%s has metadata type %s for which "
-                                              "auto-assembly is disabled\n",
+                               if (report_mismatch)
+                                       pr_err("%s has metadata type %s for which auto-assembly is disabled\n",
                                               devname, tst->ss->name);
                                tmpdev->used = 2;
                        }
@@ -282,35 +294,26 @@ 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.
                         */
@@ -323,11 +326,12 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                             content = content->next) {
 
                                if (!ident_matches(ident, content, tst,
-                                                  c->homehost, c->update,
-                                                  report_missmatch ? devname : NULL))
+                                                  c->homehost, c->require_homehost,
+                                                  c->update,
+                                                  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);
@@ -346,8 +350,7 @@ 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",
+                               pr_err("%s is a container, but is not only device given: confused and aborting\n",
                                       devname);
                                st->ss->free_super(st);
                                dev_policy_free(pol);
@@ -362,22 +365,51 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
                        tmpdev = NULL;
                        goto loop;
                } else {
-
                        content = *contentp;
                        tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, content, NULL);
 
                        if (!ident_matches(ident, content, tst,
-                                          c->homehost, c->update,
-                                          report_missmatch ? devname : NULL))
+                                          c->homehost, c->require_homehost,
+                                          c->update,
+                                          report_mismatch ? devname : NULL))
                                goto loop;
-                               
+
+                       if (auto_assem) {
+                               /* Never auto-assemble things that conflict
+                                * with mdadm.conf in some way
+                                */
+                               struct mddev_ident *match;
+                               int rv = 0;
+
+                               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->require_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;
                        }
@@ -416,13 +448,13 @@ 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);
                                                        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);
                                                        for (td=devlist; td != tmpdev; td=td->next)
@@ -447,7 +479,7 @@ 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(rdev);
                        domain_merge(&domains, pol, tst?tst->ss->name:NULL);
                }
                dev_policy_free(pol);
@@ -480,15 +512,12 @@ static int select_devices(struct mddev_dev *devlist,
 
        /* Now reject spares that don't match domains of identified members */
        for (tmpdev = devlist; tmpdev; tmpdev = tmpdev->next) {
-               struct stat stb;
                if (tmpdev->used != 3)
                        continue;
-               if (stat(tmpdev->devname, &stb)< 0) {
-                       pr_err("fstat failed for %s: %s\n",
-                              tmpdev->devname, strerror(errno));
+               if (!stat_is_blkdev(tmpdev->devname, &rdev)) {
                        tmpdev->used = 2;
                } else {
-                       struct dev_policy *pol = devnum_policy(stb.st_rdev);
+                       struct dev_policy *pol = devid_policy(rdev);
                        int dt = domain_test(domains, pol, NULL);
                        if (inargv && dt != 0)
                                /* take this spare as domains match
@@ -525,7 +554,7 @@ 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,
@@ -535,42 +564,37 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
        struct mddev_dev *tmpdev;
        int devcnt = 0;
        int nextspare = 0;
-#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;
+               int dfd;
 
                if (tmpdev->used != 1)
                        continue;
                /* looks like a good enough match to update the super block if needed */
-#ifndef MDASSEMBLE
                if (c->update) {
-                       int dfd;
                        /* prepare useful information in info structures */
                        struct stat stb2;
-                       struct supertype *tst;
                        int err;
                        fstat(mdfd, &stb2);
 
-                       if (strcmp(c->update, "uuid")==0 &&
-                           !ident->uuid_set) {
-                               int rfd;
-                               if ((rfd = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY)) < 0 ||
-                                   read(rfd, ident->uuid, 16) != 16) {
-                                       *(__u32*)(ident->uuid) = random();
-                                       *(__u32*)(ident->uuid+1) = random();
-                                       *(__u32*)(ident->uuid+2) = random();
-                                       *(__u32*)(ident->uuid+3) = random();
-                               }
-                               if (rfd >= 0) close(rfd);
+                       if (strcmp(c->update, "uuid") == 0 && !ident->uuid_set)
+                               random_uuid((__u8 *)ident->uuid);
+
+                       if (strcmp(c->update, "ppl") == 0 &&
+                           ident->bitmap_fd >= 0) {
+                               pr_err("PPL is not compatible with bitmap\n");
+                               return -1;
                        }
+
                        dfd = dev_open(devname,
                                       tmpdev->disposition == 'I'
                                       ? O_RDWR : (O_RDWR|O_EXCL));
@@ -584,6 +608,9 @@ 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);
@@ -594,21 +621,35 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
 
                        if (strcmp(c->update, "byteorder") == 0)
                                err = 0;
+                       else if (strcmp(c->update, "home-cluster") == 0) {
+                               tst->cluster_name = c->homecluster;
+                               err = tst->ss->write_bitmap(tst, dfd, NameUpdate);
+                       } else if (strcmp(c->update, "nodes") == 0) {
+                               tst->nodes = c->nodes;
+                               err = tst->ss->write_bitmap(tst, dfd, NodeNumUpdate);
+                       } else if (strcmp(c->update, "revert-reshape") == 0 &&
+                                  c->invalid_backup)
+                               err = tst->ss->update_super(tst, content,
+                                                           "revert-reshape-nobackup",
+                                                           devname, c->verbose,
+                                                           ident->uuid_set,
+                                                           c->homehost);
                        else
                                err = tst->ss->update_super(tst, content, c->update,
                                                            devname, c->verbose,
                                                            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 &&
@@ -619,7 +660,6 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                        if (tst->ss->store_super(tst, dfd))
                                pr_err("Could not re-write superblock on %s.\n",
                                       devname);
-                       close(dfd);
 
                        if (strcmp(c->update, "uuid")==0 &&
                            ident->bitmap_fd >= 0 && !bitmap_done) {
@@ -630,15 +670,11 @@ 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;
+               } else {
                        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",
@@ -648,14 +684,16 @@ 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);
+               fstat(dfd, &stb);
+               close(dfd);
 
                if (c->verbose > 0)
                        pr_err("%s is identified as a member of %s, slot %d%s.\n",
@@ -667,17 +705,26 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                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 (i+1 == 0 || i == MD_DISK_ROLE_JOURNAL) {
                        if (nextspare < content->array.raid_disks*2)
                                nextspare = content->array.raid_disks*2;
                        i = nextspare++;
@@ -706,22 +753,19 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                                bestcnt = newbestcnt;
                        }
                        if (best[i] >=0 &&
-                           devices[best[i]].i.events
-                           == devices[devcnt].i.events
-                           && (devices[best[i]].i.disk.minor
-                               != devices[devcnt].i.disk.minor)
-                           && st->ss == &super0
-                           && content->array.level != LEVEL_MULTIPATH) {
+                           devices[best[i]].i.events ==
+                           devices[devcnt].i.events &&
+                           (devices[best[i]].i.disk.minor
+                            != devices[devcnt].i.disk.minor) &&
+                           st->ss == &super0 &&
+                           content->array.level != LEVEL_MULTIPATH) {
                                /* two different devices with identical superblock.
                                 * Could be a mis-detection caused by overlapping
                                 * partitions.  fail-safe.
                                 */
-                               pr_err("WARNING %s and %s appear"
-                                      " to have very similar superblocks.\n"
-                                      "      If they are really different, "
-                                      "please --zero the superblock on one\n"
-                                      "      If they are the same or overlap,"
-                                      " please remove one from %s.\n",
+                               pr_err("WARNING %s and %s appear to have very similar superblocks.\n"
+                                      "      If they are really different, please --zero the superblock on one\n"
+                                      "      If they are the same or overlap, please remove one from %s.\n",
                                       devices[best[i]].devname, devname,
                                       inargv ? "the list" :
                                       "the\n      DEVICE list in mdadm.conf"
@@ -729,18 +773,20 @@ static int load_devices(struct devs *devices, char *devmap,
                                close(mdfd);
                                free(devices);
                                free(devmap);
+                               *stp = st;
                                return -1;
                        }
-                       if (best[i] == -1
-                           || (devices[best[i]].i.events
-                               < devices[devcnt].i.events))
+                       if (best[i] == -1 || (devices[best[i]].i.events
+                                             < devices[devcnt].i.events))
                                best[i] = devcnt;
                }
                devcnt++;
        }
-       *most_recentp = most_recent;
+       if (most_recent >= 0)
+               *most_recentp = most_recent;
        *bestcntp = bestcnt;
        *bestp = best;
+       *stp = st;
        return devcnt;
 }
 
@@ -754,14 +800,11 @@ static int force_array(struct mdinfo *content,
        int okcnt = 0;
        while (!enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
                       content->array.layout, 1,
-                      avail)
-              ||
+                      avail) ||
               (content->reshape_active && content->delta_disks > 0 &&
                !enough(content->array.level, (content->array.raid_disks
                                               - content->delta_disks),
-                       content->new_layout, 1,
-                       avail)
-                      )) {
+                       content->new_layout, 1, avail))) {
                /* Choose the newest best drive which is
                 * not up-to-date, update the superblock
                 * and add it.
@@ -772,14 +815,41 @@ 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 &&
-                           devices[j].i.recovery_start == MaxSector &&
-                           (chosen_drive < 0 ||
+                       if (j < 0)
+                               continue;
+                       if (devices[j].uptodate)
+                               continue;
+                       if (devices[j].i.recovery_start != MaxSector) {
+                               int delta;
+                               if (!devices[j].i.reshape_active ||
+                                   devices[j].i.delta_disks <= 0)
+                                       continue;
+                               /* When increasing number of devices, an
+                                * added device also appears to be
+                                * recovering.  It is safe to include it
+                                * as long as it won't be a source of
+                                * data.
+                                * For now, just allow for last data
+                                * devices in RAID4 or last devices in RAID4/5/6.
+                                */
+                               delta = devices[j].i.delta_disks;
+                               if (devices[j].i.array.level >= 4 &&
+                                   devices[j].i.array.level <= 6 &&
+                                   i/2 >= content->array.raid_disks - delta)
+                                       /* OK */;
+                               else if (devices[j].i.array.level == 4 &&
+                                        i/2 >= content->array.raid_disks - delta - 1)
+                                       /* OK */;
+                               else
+                                       continue;
+                       }
+                       if (chosen_drive < 0 ||
                             devices[j].i.events
-                            > devices[chosen_drive].i.events))
+                           > devices[chosen_drive].i.events)
                                chosen_drive = j;
                }
                if (chosen_drive < 0)
@@ -828,11 +898,12 @@ static int force_array(struct mdinfo *content,
                avail[chosen_drive] = 1;
                okcnt++;
                tst->ss->free_super(tst);
-
                /* 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 &&
@@ -857,17 +928,32 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                       unsigned int okcnt,
                       unsigned int sparecnt,
                       unsigned int rebuilding_cnt,
+                      unsigned int journalcnt,
                       struct context *c,
                       int clean, char *avail,
-                      int start_partial_ok
+                      int start_partial_ok,
+                      int err_ok,
+                      int was_forced
        )
 {
        int rv;
        int i;
        unsigned int req_cnt;
 
+       if (content->journal_device_required && (content->journal_clean == 0)) {
+               if (!c->force) {
+                       pr_err("Not safe to assemble with missing or stale journal device, consider --force.\n");
+                       return 1;
+               }
+               pr_err("Journal is missing or stale, starting array read only.\n");
+               c->readonly = 1;
+       }
+
+       if (content->consistency_policy == CONSISTENCY_POLICY_PPL)
+               clean = 1;
+
        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;
@@ -894,7 +980,7 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
        }
 
        /* First, add the raid disks, but add the chosen one last */
-       for (i=0; i<= bestcnt; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; i <= bestcnt; i++) {
                int j;
                if (i < bestcnt) {
                        j = best[i];
@@ -904,8 +990,9 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                        j = chosen_drive;
 
                if (j >= 0 && !devices[j].included) {
-                       int dfd = dev_open(devices[j].devname,
-                                          O_RDWR|O_EXCL);
+                       int dfd;
+
+                       dfd = dev_open(devices[j].devname, O_RDWR|O_EXCL);
                        if (dfd >= 0) {
                                remove_partitions(dfd);
                                close(dfd);
@@ -913,46 +1000,70 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                        rv = add_disk(mdfd, st, content, &devices[j].i);
 
                        if (rv) {
-                               pr_err("failed to add "
-                                      "%s to %s: %s\n",
-                                      devices[j].devname,
-                                      mddev,
+                               pr_err("failed to add %s to %s: %s\n",
+                                      devices[j].devname, mddev,
                                       strerror(errno));
-                               if (i < content->array.raid_disks * 2
-                                   || i == bestcnt)
+                               if (i < content->array.raid_disks * 2 ||
+                                   i == bestcnt)
                                        okcnt--;
                                else
                                        sparecnt--;
-                       } else if (c->verbose > 0)
+                       } else if (c->verbose > 0) {
                                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)",
-                                      (devices[j].i.disk.state & (1<<MD_DISK_REPLACEMENT))?" replacement":"");
+                                      (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*2
-                          && (i&1) == 0)
+               } 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);
+                              i/2, mddev);
        }
 
        if (content->array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
                if (c->verbose >= 0) {
-                       pr_err("Container %s has been "
-                              "assembled with %d drive%s",
-                              mddev, okcnt+sparecnt, okcnt+sparecnt==1?"":"s");
+                       pr_err("Container %s has been assembled with %d drive%s",
+                              mddev, okcnt + sparecnt + journalcnt,
+                              okcnt + sparecnt + journalcnt == 1 ? "" : "s");
                        if (okcnt < (unsigned)content->array.raid_disks)
                                fprintf(stderr, " (out of %d)",
                                        content->array.raid_disks);
                        fprintf(stderr, "\n");
                }
+
+               if (st->ss->validate_container) {
+                       struct mdinfo *devices_list;
+                       struct mdinfo *info_devices;
+                       unsigned int count;
+
+                       devices_list = NULL;
+                       info_devices = xmalloc(sizeof(struct mdinfo) *
+                                              (okcnt + sparecnt));
+                       for (count = 0; count < okcnt + sparecnt; count++) {
+                               info_devices[count] = devices[count].i;
+                               info_devices[count].next = devices_list;
+                               devices_list = &info_devices[count];
+                       }
+                       if (st->ss->validate_container(devices_list))
+                               pr_err("Mismatch detected!\n");
+                       free(info_devices);
+               }
+
                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;
        }
 
@@ -963,44 +1074,60 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
 
        if (c->runstop == 1 ||
            (c->runstop <= 0 &&
-            ( enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
-                     content->array.layout, clean, avail) &&
-              (okcnt + rebuilding_cnt >= req_cnt || start_partial_ok)
-                    ))) {
+            (enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
+                    content->array.layout, clean, avail) &&
+              (okcnt + rebuilding_cnt >= req_cnt || start_partial_ok)))) {
                /* This array is good-to-go.
                 * If a reshape is in progress then we might need to
                 * continue monitoring it.  In that case we start
                 * it read-only and let the grow code make it writable.
                 */
                int rv;
-#ifndef MDASSEMBLE
+
                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)
                                rv = Grow_continue(mdfd, st, content,
-                                                  c->backup_file,
+                                                  c->backup_file, 0,
                                                   c->freeze_reshape);
                } else if (c->readonly &&
-                          sysfs_attribute_available(
-                                  content, NULL, "array_state")) {
+                          sysfs_attribute_available(content, NULL,
+                                                    "array_state")) {
                        rv = sysfs_set_str(content, NULL,
                                           "array_state", "readonly");
                } 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",
                                       mddev, okcnt, okcnt==1?"":"s");
                                if (okcnt < (unsigned)content->array.raid_disks)
-                                       fprintf(stderr, " (out of %d)", content->array.raid_disks);
+                                       fprintf(stderr, " (out of %d)",
+                                               content->array.raid_disks);
                                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");
+                                       fprintf(stderr, " and %d spare%s",
+                                               sparecnt,
+                                               sparecnt == 1 ? "" : "s");
+                               if (content->journal_clean)
+                                       fprintf(stderr, " and %d journal",
+                                               journalcnt);
                                fprintf(stderr, ".\n");
                        }
                        if (content->reshape_active &&
@@ -1009,12 +1136,19 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                                /* might need to increase the size
                                 * of the stripe cache - default is 256
                                 */
-                               if (256 < 4 * (content->array.chunk_size/4096)) {
-                                       struct mdinfo *sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, 0, 0);
+                               int chunk_size = content->array.chunk_size;
+
+                               if (content->reshape_active &&
+                                   content->new_chunk > chunk_size)
+                                       chunk_size = content->new_chunk;
+                               if (256 < 4 * ((chunk_size+4065)/4096)) {
+                                       struct mdinfo *sra;
+
+                                       sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, NULL, 0);
                                        if (sra)
                                                sysfs_set_num(sra, NULL,
                                                              "stripe_cache_size",
-                                                             (4 * content->array.chunk_size / 4096) + 1);
+                                                             (4 * chunk_size / 4096) + 1);
                                        sysfs_free(sra);
                                }
                        }
@@ -1040,52 +1174,60 @@ static int start_array(int mdfd,
                                        }
                                }
                        }
+                       if (content->array.level == 6 &&
+                           okcnt + 1 == (unsigned)content->array.raid_disks &&
+                           was_forced) {
+                               struct mdinfo *sra;
+
+                               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",
-                      mddev, strerror(errno));
+               pr_err("failed to RUN_ARRAY %s: %s\n", mddev, strerror(errno));
 
                if (!enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
                            content->array.layout, 1, avail))
-                       pr_err("Not enough devices to "
-                              "start the array.\n");
+                       pr_err("Not enough devices to start the array.\n");
                else if (!enough(content->array.level,
                                 content->array.raid_disks,
-                                content->array.layout, clean,
-                                avail))
-                       pr_err("Not enough devices to "
-                              "start the array while not clean "
-                              "- consider --force.\n");
+                                content->array.layout, clean, avail))
+                       pr_err("Not enough devices to start the array while not clean - consider --force.\n");
 
                return 1;
        }
        if (c->runstop == -1) {
                pr_err("%s assembled from %d drive%s",
-                      mddev, okcnt, okcnt==1?"":"s");
+                      mddev, okcnt, okcnt == 1 ? "" : "s");
                if (okcnt != (unsigned)content->array.raid_disks)
-                       fprintf(stderr, " (out of %d)", content->array.raid_disks);
+                       fprintf(stderr, " (out of %d)",
+                               content->array.raid_disks);
                fprintf(stderr, ", but not started.\n");
                return 2;
        }
        if (c->verbose >= -1) {
-               pr_err("%s assembled from %d drive%s", mddev, okcnt, okcnt==1?"":"s");
+               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");
+                       fprintf(stderr, " and %d spare%s", sparecnt,
+                               sparecnt == 1 ? "" : "s");
                if (!enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
                            content->array.layout, 1, avail))
                        fprintf(stderr, " - not enough to start the array.\n");
                else if (!enough(content->array.level,
                                 content->array.raid_disks,
-                                content->array.layout, clean,
-                                avail))
-                       fprintf(stderr, " - not enough to start the "
-                               "array while not clean - consider "
-                               "--force.\n");
+                                content->array.layout, clean, avail))
+                       fprintf(stderr, " - not enough to start the array while not clean - consider --force.\n");
                else {
                        if (req_cnt == (unsigned)content->array.raid_disks)
-                               fprintf(stderr, " - need all %d to start it", req_cnt);
+                               fprintf(stderr, " - need all %d to start it",
+                                       req_cnt);
                        else
                                fprintf(stderr, " - need %d to start", req_cnt);
                        fprintf(stderr, " (use --run to insist).\n");
@@ -1157,15 +1299,17 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
        int mdfd;
        int clean;
        int auto_assem = (mddev == NULL && !ident->uuid_set &&
-                         ident->super_minor == UnSet && ident->name[0] == 0
-                         && (ident->container == NULL || ident->member == NULL));
+                         ident->super_minor == UnSet && ident->name[0] == 0 &&
+                         (ident->container == NULL || ident->member == NULL));
        struct devs *devices;
        char *devmap;
        int *best = NULL; /* indexed by raid_disk */
        int bestcnt = 0;
        int devcnt;
-       unsigned int okcnt, sparecnt, rebuilding_cnt, replcnt;
+       unsigned int okcnt, sparecnt, rebuilding_cnt, replcnt, journalcnt;
+       int journal_clean = 0;
        int i;
+       int was_forced = 0;
        int most_recent = 0;
        int chosen_drive;
        int change = 0;
@@ -1219,13 +1363,13 @@ try_again:
                       mddev ? mddev : "further assembly");
 
        content = &info;
-       if (st)
+       if (st && c->force)
                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;
 
@@ -1243,11 +1387,14 @@ try_again:
         */
        if (map_lock(&map))
                pr_err("failed to get exclusive lock on mapfile - continue anyway...\n");
-       mp = map_by_uuid(&map, content->uuid);
+       if (c->update && strcmp(c->update,"uuid") == 0)
+               mp = NULL;
+       else
+               mp = map_by_uuid(&map, content->uuid);
        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);
@@ -1280,7 +1427,7 @@ try_again:
                    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;
@@ -1319,7 +1466,7 @@ try_again:
                        name = strchr(name, ':')+1;
 
                mdfd = create_mddev(mddev, name, ident->autof, trustworthy,
-                                   chosen_name);
+                                   chosen_name, 0);
        }
        if (mdfd < 0) {
                st->ss->free_super(st);
@@ -1328,16 +1475,8 @@ try_again:
                return 1;
        }
        mddev = chosen_name;
-       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");
-               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 ;
@@ -1358,20 +1497,19 @@ try_again:
                ioctl(mdfd, STOP_ARRAY, NULL);
        }
 
-#ifndef MDASSEMBLE
        if (content != &info) {
                /* 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;
        }
-#endif
+
        /* 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)
@@ -1401,6 +1539,7 @@ try_again:
        okcnt = 0;
        replcnt = 0;
        sparecnt=0;
+       journalcnt=0;
        rebuilding_cnt=0;
        for (i=0; i< bestcnt; i++) {
                int j = best[i];
@@ -1411,8 +1550,13 @@ try_again:
                /* note: we ignore error flags in multipath arrays
                 * as they don't make sense
                 */
-               if (content->array.level != LEVEL_MULTIPATH)
-                       if (!(devices[j].i.disk.state & (1<<MD_DISK_ACTIVE))) {
+               if (content->array.level != LEVEL_MULTIPATH) {
+                       if (devices[j].i.disk.state & (1<<MD_DISK_JOURNAL)) {
+                               if (content->journal_device_required)
+                                       journalcnt++;
+                               else    /* unexpected journal, mark as faulty */
+                                       devices[j].i.disk.state |= (1<<MD_DISK_FAULTY);
+                       } else if (!(devices[j].i.disk.state & (1<<MD_DISK_ACTIVE))) {
                                if (!(devices[j].i.disk.state
                                      & (1<<MD_DISK_FAULTY))) {
                                        devices[j].uptodate = 1;
@@ -1420,10 +1564,11 @@ try_again:
                                }
                                continue;
                        }
+               }
                /* 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) {
@@ -1433,15 +1578,22 @@ try_again:
                        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 (devices[j].i.disk.state & (1<<MD_DISK_JOURNAL))
+                               journal_clean = 1;
                        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)))) {
+                                    i >= content->array.raid_disks - content->delta_disks)) {
                                        if (!avail[i/2]) {
                                                okcnt++;
                                                avail[i/2]=1;
@@ -1449,15 +1601,18 @@ try_again:
                                                replcnt++;
                                } else
                                        rebuilding_cnt++;
-                       } else
+                       } else if (devices[j].i.disk.raid_disk != MD_DISK_ROLE_JOURNAL)
                                sparecnt++;
                }
        }
        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.
@@ -1466,7 +1621,7 @@ try_again:
         */
        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;
 
@@ -1503,14 +1658,22 @@ try_again:
                return 1;
        }
        st->ss->getinfo_super(st, content, NULL);
-#ifndef MDASSEMBLE
-       sysfs_init(content, mdfd, 0);
-#endif
+       if (sysfs_init(content, mdfd, NULL)) {
+               pr_err("Unable to initialize sysfs\n");
+               close(mdfd);
+               free(devices);
+               return 1;
+       }
+
+       /* after reload context, store journal_clean in context */
+       content->journal_clean = journal_clean;
        for (i=0; i<bestcnt; i++) {
                int j = best[i];
                unsigned int desired_state;
 
-               if (i >= content->array.raid_disks * 2)
+               if (devices[j].i.disk.raid_disk == MD_DISK_ROLE_JOURNAL)
+                       desired_state = (1<<MD_DISK_JOURNAL);
+               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);
@@ -1553,6 +1716,7 @@ try_again:
                change += st->ss->update_super(st, content, "force-array",
                                               devices[chosen_drive].devname, c->verbose,
                                               0, NULL);
+               was_forced = 1;
                clean = 1;
        }
 
@@ -1586,15 +1750,16 @@ try_again:
         * that was moved aside due to the reshape overwriting live data
         * The code of doing this lives in Grow.c
         */
-#ifndef MDASSEMBLE
        if (content->reshape_active &&
            !(content->reshape_active & RESHAPE_NO_BACKUP)) {
                int err = 0;
                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",
+                       pr_err("%s has an active reshape - checking if critical section needs to be restored\n",
                               chosen_name);
+               if (!c->backup_file)
+                       c->backup_file = locate_backup(content->sys_name);
+               enable_fds(bestcnt/2);
                for (i = 0; i < bestcnt/2; i++) {
                        int j = best[i*2];
                        if (j >= 0) {
@@ -1618,8 +1783,7 @@ try_again:
                                                   c->backup_file, c->verbose > 0);
                        if (err && c->invalid_backup) {
                                if (c->verbose > 0)
-                                       pr_err("continuing"
-                                              " without restoring backup\n");
+                                       pr_err("continuing without restoring backup\n");
                                err = 0;
                        }
                }
@@ -1637,21 +1801,28 @@ try_again:
                        return err;
                }
        }
-#endif
 
        /* Almost ready to actually *do* something */
        /* 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,
                         st, ident, best, bestcnt,
                         chosen_drive, devices, okcnt, sparecnt,
-                        rebuilding_cnt,
+                        rebuilding_cnt, journalcnt,
                         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);
        free(devices);
@@ -1692,30 +1863,32 @@ try_again:
        return rv == 2 ? 0 : rv;
 }
 
-#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;
+       struct mdinfo *dev, *sra, *dev2;
        int working = 0, preexist = 0;
        int expansion = 0;
-       struct map_ent *map = NULL;
        int old_raid_disks;
        int start_reshape;
+       char *avail;
+       int err;
 
-       sysfs_init(content, mdfd, 0);
+       if (sysfs_init(content, mdfd, NULL)) {
+               pr_err("Unable to initialize sysfs\n");
+               return 1;
+       }
 
-       sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, 0, GET_VERSION);
+       sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, NULL, GET_VERSION|GET_DEVS);
        if (sra == NULL || strcmp(sra->text_version, content->text_version) != 0) {
                if (content->array.major_version == -1 &&
                    content->array.minor_version == -2 &&
                    c->readonly &&
                    content->text_version[0] == '/')
                        content->text_version[0] = '-';
-               if (sysfs_set_array(content, md_get_version(mdfd)) != 0) {
-                       if (sra)
-                               sysfs_free(sra);
+               if (sysfs_set_array(content, 9003) != 0) {
+                       sysfs_free(sra);
                        return 1;
                }
        }
@@ -1733,10 +1906,27 @@ int assemble_container_content(struct supertype *st, int mdfd,
        if (st->ss->external && content->recovery_blocked && start_reshape)
                block_subarray(content);
 
-       if (sra)
-               sysfs_free(sra);
+       for (dev2 = sra->devs; dev2; dev2 = dev2->next) {
+               for (dev = content->devs; dev; dev = dev->next)
+                       if (dev2->disk.major == dev->disk.major &&
+                           dev2->disk.minor == dev->disk.minor)
+                               break;
+               if (dev)
+                       continue;
+               /* Don't want this one any more */
+               if (sysfs_set_str(sra, dev2, "slot", "none") < 0 &&
+                   errno == EBUSY) {
+                       pr_err("Cannot remove old device %s: not updating %s\n", dev2->sys_name, sra->sys_name);
+                       sysfs_free(sra);
+                       return 1;
+               }
+               sysfs_set_str(sra, dev2, "state", "remove");
+       }
        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)
@@ -1745,101 +1935,173 @@ int assemble_container_content(struct supertype *st, int mdfd,
                                working++;
                } else if (errno == EEXIST)
                        preexist++;
-       if (working + expansion == 0)
+       }
+       sysfs_free(sra);
+       if (working + expansion == 0 && c->runstop <= 0) {
+               free(avail);
                return 1;/* Nothing new, don't try to start */
-
-       map_update(&map, fd2devnum(mdfd),
-                  content->text_version,
+       }
+       map_update(NULL, fd2devnm(mdfd), content->text_version,
                   content->uuid, chosen_name);
 
-       if (c->runstop > 0 ||
-           (working + preexist + expansion) >=
-           content->array.working_disks) {
-               int err;
+       if (content->consistency_policy == CONSISTENCY_POLICY_PPL &&
+           st->ss->validate_ppl) {
+               content->array.state |= 1;
+               err = 0;
 
-               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;
+               for (dev = content->devs; dev; dev = dev->next) {
+                       int dfd;
+                       char *devpath;
+                       int ret;
 
-                       err = sysfs_set_str(content, NULL,
-                                           "array_state", "readonly");
-                       if (err)
-                               return 1;
+                       ret = st->ss->validate_ppl(st, content, dev);
+                       if (ret == 0)
+                               continue;
 
-                       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 (ret < 0) {
+                               err = 1;
+                               break;
                        }
 
-                       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:
-                               err = sysfs_set_str(content, NULL, "array_state",
-                                                   c->readonly ? "readonly" : "active");
+                       if (!c->force) {
+                               pr_err("%s contains invalid PPL - consider --force or --update-subarray with --update=no-ppl\n",
+                                       chosen_name);
+                               content->array.state &= ~1;
+                               avail[dev->disk.raid_disk] = 0;
                                break;
-                       default:
-                               err = sysfs_set_str(content, NULL, "array_state",
-                                                   "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);
-                               }
+                       }
+
+                       /* have --force - overwrite the invalid ppl */
+                       devpath = map_dev(dev->disk.major, dev->disk.minor, 0);
+                       dfd = dev_open(devpath, O_RDWR);
+                       if (dfd < 0) {
+                               pr_err("Failed to open %s\n", devpath);
+                               err = 1;
                                break;
                        }
-               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);
+                       err = st->ss->write_init_ppl(st, content, dfd);
+                       close(dfd);
 
-               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");
+                               break;
+               }
+
+               if (err) {
+                       free(avail);
+                       return err;
+               }
+       }
+
+       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);
-                       if (expansion)
-                               fprintf(stderr, " ( + %d for expansion)",
-                                       expansion);
-                       fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+                       fprintf(stderr, " but not started\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) {
+               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 started\n");
+                       fprintf(stderr, " but not safe to start\n");
                }
                return 1;
        }
-}
-#endif
 
+
+       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,
+                                   0, c->freeze_reshape);
+       } else switch(content->array.level) {
+               case LEVEL_LINEAR:
+               case LEVEL_MULTIPATH:
+               case 0:
+                       err = sysfs_set_str(content, NULL, "array_state",
+                                           c->readonly ? "readonly" : "active");
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       err = sysfs_set_str(content, NULL, "array_state",
+                                           "readonly");
+                       /* start mdmon if needed. */
+                       if (!err) {
+                               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);
+
+       /* 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->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 */
+}