+ sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, 0, 0);
+
+ if (st->ss->external) {
+ char ver[100];
+ strcat(strcpy(ver, "external:"),
+ info.text_version);
+ if (st->ss->external && st->subarray[0]) {
+ /* member */
+
+ /* When creating a member, we need to be careful
+ * to negotiate with mdmon properly.
+ * If it is already running, we cannot write to
+ * the devices and must ask it to do that part.
+ * If it isn't running, we write to the devices,
+ * and then start it.
+ * We hold an exclusive open on the container
+ * device to make sure mdmon doesn't exit after
+ * we checked that it is running.
+ *
+ * For now, fail if it is already running.
+ */
+ container_fd = open_dev_excl(st->container_dev);
+ if (container_fd < 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr, Name ": Cannot get exclusive "
+ "open on container - weird.\n");
+ return 1;
+ }
+ if (mdmon_running(st->container_dev)) {
+ if (verbose)
+ fprintf(stderr, Name ": reusing mdmon "
+ "for %s.\n",
+ devnum2devname(st->container_dev));
+ st->update_tail = &st->updates;
+ } else
+ need_mdmon = 1;
+ }
+ if ((vers % 100) < 2 ||
+ sra == NULL ||
+ sysfs_set_str(sra, NULL, "metadata_version",
+ ver) < 0) {
+ fprintf(stderr, Name ": This kernel does not "
+ "support external metadata.\n");
+ return 1;
+ }
+ rv = sysfs_set_array(sra, &info);
+ } else if ((vers % 100) >= 1) { /* can use different versions */