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Add test for interaction of --assemble with --incr
[thirdparty/mdadm.git] / super-ddf.c
index d006a04d2c3dc41223ee4d8eb912060ba40fb72a..56aad684db8c8ddc491fb1e080c87b2cd31c7d1f 100644 (file)
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ unsigned long crc32(
        const unsigned char *buf,
        unsigned len);
 
+#define DDF_NOTFOUND (~0U)
+#define DDF_CONTAINER (DDF_NOTFOUND-1)
+
 /* The DDF metadata handling.
  * DDF metadata lives at the end of the device.
  * The last 512 byte block provides an 'anchor' which is used to locate
@@ -407,6 +410,7 @@ struct ddf_super {
                                __u64           *lba_offset; /* location in 'conf' of
                                                              * the lba table */
                                unsigned int    vcnum; /* index into ->virt */
+                               struct vd_config **other_bvds;
                                __u64           *block_sizes; /* NULL if all the same */
                        };
                };
@@ -421,6 +425,9 @@ struct ddf_super {
                                char *devname;
                                int fd;
                                unsigned long long size; /* sectors */
+                               unsigned long long primary_lba; /* sectors */
+                               unsigned long long secondary_lba; /* sectors */
+                               unsigned long long workspace_lba; /* sectors */
                                int pdnum;      /* index in ->phys */
                                struct spare_assign *spare;
                                void *mdupdate; /* hold metadata update */
@@ -439,6 +446,27 @@ struct ddf_super {
 #define offsetof(t,f) ((size_t)&(((t*)0)->f))
 #endif
 
+#if DEBUG
+static int all_ff(char *guid);
+static void pr_state(struct ddf_super *ddf, const char *msg)
+{
+       unsigned int i;
+       dprintf("%s/%s: ", __func__, msg);
+       for (i = 0; i < __be16_to_cpu(ddf->active->max_vd_entries); i++) {
+               if (all_ff(ddf->virt->entries[i].guid))
+                       continue;
+               dprintf("%u(s=%02x i=%02x) ", i,
+                       ddf->virt->entries[i].state,
+                       ddf->virt->entries[i].init_state);
+       }
+       dprintf("\n");
+}
+#else
+static void pr_state(const struct ddf_super *ddf, const char *msg) {}
+#endif
+
+#define ddf_set_updates_pending(x) \
+       do { (x)->updates_pending = 1; pr_state(x, __func__); } while (0)
 
 static unsigned int calc_crc(void *buf, int len)
 {
@@ -633,6 +661,36 @@ static int load_ddf_global(int fd, struct ddf_super *super, char *devname)
        return 0;
 }
 
+static void add_other_bvd(struct vcl *vcl, struct vd_config *vd,
+                         unsigned int len)
+{
+       int i;
+       for (i = 0; i < vcl->conf.sec_elmnt_count-1; i++)
+               if (vcl->other_bvds[i] != NULL &&
+                   vcl->other_bvds[i]->sec_elmnt_seq == vd->sec_elmnt_seq)
+                       break;
+
+       if (i < vcl->conf.sec_elmnt_count-1) {
+               if (vd->seqnum <= vcl->other_bvds[i]->seqnum)
+                       return;
+       } else {
+               for (i = 0; i < vcl->conf.sec_elmnt_count-1; i++)
+                       if (vcl->other_bvds[i] == NULL)
+                               break;
+               if (i == vcl->conf.sec_elmnt_count-1) {
+                       pr_err("no space for sec level config %u, count is %u\n",
+                              vd->sec_elmnt_seq, vcl->conf.sec_elmnt_count);
+                       return;
+               }
+               if (posix_memalign((void **)&vcl->other_bvds[i], 512, len)
+                   != 0) {
+                       pr_err("%s could not allocate vd buf\n", __func__);
+                       return;
+               }
+       }
+       memcpy(vcl->other_bvds[i], vd, len);
+}
+
 static int load_ddf_local(int fd, struct ddf_super *super,
                          char *devname, int keep)
 {
@@ -669,6 +727,13 @@ static int load_ddf_local(int fd, struct ddf_super *super,
        dl->size = 0;
        if (get_dev_size(fd, devname, &dsize))
                dl->size = dsize >> 9;
+       /* If the disks have different sizes, the LBAs will differ
+        * between phys disks.
+        * At this point here, the values in super->active must be valid
+        * for this phys disk. */
+       dl->primary_lba = super->active->primary_lba;
+       dl->secondary_lba = super->active->secondary_lba;
+       dl->workspace_lba = super->active->workspace_lba;
        dl->spare = NULL;
        for (i = 0 ; i < super->max_part ; i++)
                dl->vlist[i] = NULL;
@@ -707,7 +772,7 @@ static int load_ddf_local(int fd, struct ddf_super *super,
                                       __func__);
                                return 1;
                        }
-                               
+
                        memcpy(dl->spare, vd, super->conf_rec_len*512);
                        continue;
                }
@@ -721,6 +786,11 @@ static int load_ddf_local(int fd, struct ddf_super *super,
 
                if (vcl) {
                        dl->vlist[vnum++] = vcl;
+                       if (vcl->other_bvds != NULL &&
+                           vcl->conf.sec_elmnt_seq != vd->sec_elmnt_seq) {
+                               add_other_bvd(vcl, vd, super->conf_rec_len*512);
+                               continue;
+                       }
                        if (__be32_to_cpu(vd->seqnum) <=
                            __be32_to_cpu(vcl->conf.seqnum))
                                continue;
@@ -734,6 +804,12 @@ static int load_ddf_local(int fd, struct ddf_super *super,
                        }
                        vcl->next = super->conflist;
                        vcl->block_sizes = NULL; /* FIXME not for CONCAT */
+                       if (vd->sec_elmnt_count > 1)
+                               vcl->other_bvds =
+                                       xcalloc(vd->sec_elmnt_count - 1,
+                                               sizeof(struct vd_config *));
+                       else
+                               vcl->other_bvds = NULL;
                        super->conflist = vcl;
                        dl->vlist[vnum++] = vcl;
                }
@@ -770,7 +846,7 @@ static int load_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, int fd,
        if (get_dev_size(fd, devname, &dsize) == 0)
                return 1;
 
-       if (test_partition(fd))
+       if (!st->ignore_hw_compat && test_partition(fd))
                /* DDF is not allowed on partitions */
                return 1;
 
@@ -851,6 +927,13 @@ static void free_super_ddf(struct supertype *st)
                ddf->conflist = v->next;
                if (v->block_sizes)
                        free(v->block_sizes);
+               if (v->other_bvds) {
+                       int i;
+                       for (i = 0; i < v->conf.sec_elmnt_count-1; i++)
+                               if (v->other_bvds[i] != NULL)
+                                       free(v->other_bvds[i]);
+                       free(v->other_bvds);
+               }
                free(v);
        }
        while (ddf->dlist) {
@@ -885,7 +968,6 @@ static struct supertype *match_metadata_desc_ddf(char *arg)
                return NULL;
 
        st = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*st));
-       st->container_dev = NoMdDev;
        st->ss = &super_ddf;
        st->max_devs = 512;
        st->minor_version = 0;
@@ -893,7 +975,6 @@ static struct supertype *match_metadata_desc_ddf(char *arg)
        return st;
 }
 
-
 #ifndef MDASSEMBLE
 
 static mapping_t ddf_state[] = {
@@ -1050,8 +1131,8 @@ static void examine_vd(int n, struct ddf_super *sb, char *guid)
                }
                printf(")\n");
                if (vc->chunk_shift != 255)
-               printf("   Chunk Size[%d] : %d sectors\n", n,
-                      1 << vc->chunk_shift);
+                       printf("   Chunk Size[%d] : %d sectors\n", n,
+                              1 << vc->chunk_shift);
                printf("   Raid Level[%d] : %s\n", n,
                       map_num(ddf_level, vc->prl)?:"-unknown-");
                if (vc->sec_elmnt_count != 1) {
@@ -1110,7 +1191,7 @@ static void examine_pds(struct ddf_super *sb)
                //printf("\n");
                printf("       %3d    %08x  ", i,
                       __be32_to_cpu(pd->refnum));
-               printf("%8lluK ", 
+               printf("%8lluK ",
                       (unsigned long long)__be64_to_cpu(pd->config_size)>>1);
                for (dl = sb->dlist; dl ; dl = dl->next) {
                        if (dl->disk.refnum == pd->refnum) {
@@ -1163,8 +1244,40 @@ static void examine_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, char *homehost)
 
 static void getinfo_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info, char *map);
 
+static void uuid_from_ddf_guid(const char *guid, int uuid[4]);
 static void uuid_from_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, int uuid[4]);
 
+static unsigned int get_vd_num_of_subarray(struct supertype *st)
+{
+       /*
+        * Figure out the VD number for this supertype.
+        * Returns DDF_CONTAINER for the container itself,
+        * and DDF_NOTFOUND on error.
+        */
+       struct ddf_super *ddf = st->sb;
+       struct mdinfo *sra;
+       char *sub, *end;
+       unsigned int vcnum;
+
+       if (*st->container_devnm == '\0')
+               return DDF_CONTAINER;
+
+       sra = sysfs_read(-1, st->devnm, GET_VERSION);
+       if (!sra || sra->array.major_version != -1 ||
+           sra->array.minor_version != -2 ||
+           !is_subarray(sra->text_version))
+               return DDF_NOTFOUND;
+
+       sub = strchr(sra->text_version + 1, '/');
+       if (sub != NULL)
+               vcnum = strtoul(sub + 1, &end, 10);
+       if (sub == NULL || *sub == '\0' || *end != '\0' ||
+           vcnum >= __be16_to_cpu(ddf->active->max_vd_entries))
+               return DDF_NOTFOUND;
+
+       return vcnum;
+}
+
 static void brief_examine_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, int verbose)
 {
        /* We just write a generic DDF ARRAY entry
@@ -1213,7 +1326,68 @@ static void export_examine_super_ddf(struct supertype *st)
        printf("MD_LEVEL=container\n");
        printf("MD_UUID=%s\n", nbuf+5);
 }
-       
+
+static int copy_metadata_ddf(struct supertype *st, int from, int to)
+{
+       void *buf;
+       unsigned long long dsize, offset;
+       int bytes;
+       struct ddf_header *ddf;
+       int written = 0;
+
+       /* The meta consists of an anchor, a primary, and a secondary.
+        * This all lives at the end of the device.
+        * So it is easiest to find the earliest of primary and
+        * secondary, and copy everything from there.
+        *
+        * Anchor is 512 from end It contains primary_lba and secondary_lba
+        * we choose one of those
+        */
+
+       if (posix_memalign(&buf, 4096, 4096) != 0)
+               return 1;
+
+       if (!get_dev_size(from, NULL, &dsize))
+               goto err;
+
+       if (lseek64(from, dsize-512, 0) < 0)
+               goto err;
+       if (read(from, buf, 512) != 512)
+               goto err;
+       ddf = buf;
+       if (ddf->magic != DDF_HEADER_MAGIC ||
+           calc_crc(ddf, 512) != ddf->crc ||
+           (memcmp(ddf->revision, DDF_REVISION_0, 8) != 0 &&
+            memcmp(ddf->revision, DDF_REVISION_2, 8) != 0))
+               goto err;
+
+       offset = dsize - 512;
+       if ((__be64_to_cpu(ddf->primary_lba) << 9) < offset)
+               offset = __be64_to_cpu(ddf->primary_lba) << 9;
+       if ((__be64_to_cpu(ddf->secondary_lba) << 9) < offset)
+               offset = __be64_to_cpu(ddf->secondary_lba) << 9;
+
+       bytes = dsize - offset;
+
+       if (lseek64(from, offset, 0) < 0 ||
+           lseek64(to, offset, 0) < 0)
+               goto err;
+       while (written < bytes) {
+               int n = bytes - written;
+               if (n > 4096)
+                       n = 4096;
+               if (read(from, buf, n) != n)
+                       goto err;
+               if (write(to, buf, n) != n)
+                       goto err;
+               written += n;
+       }
+       free(buf);
+       return 0;
+err:
+       free(buf);
+       return 1;
+}
 
 static void detail_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, char *homehost)
 {
@@ -1227,13 +1401,16 @@ static void detail_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, char *homehost)
 
 static void brief_detail_super_ddf(struct supertype *st)
 {
-       /* FIXME I really need to know which array we are detailing.
-        * Can that be stored in ddf_super??
-        */
-//     struct ddf_super *ddf = st->sb;
        struct mdinfo info;
        char nbuf[64];
-       getinfo_super_ddf(st, &info, NULL);
+       struct ddf_super *ddf = st->sb;
+       unsigned int vcnum = get_vd_num_of_subarray(st);
+       if (vcnum == DDF_CONTAINER)
+               uuid_from_super_ddf(st, info.uuid);
+       else if (vcnum == DDF_NOTFOUND)
+               return;
+       else
+               uuid_from_ddf_guid(ddf->virt->entries[vcnum].guid, info.uuid);
        fname_from_uuid(st, &info, nbuf,':');
        printf(" UUID=%s", nbuf + 5);
 }
@@ -1282,6 +1459,16 @@ static int find_phys(struct ddf_super *ddf, __u32 phys_refnum)
        return -1;
 }
 
+static void uuid_from_ddf_guid(const char *guid, int uuid[4])
+{
+       char buf[20];
+       struct sha1_ctx ctx;
+       sha1_init_ctx(&ctx);
+       sha1_process_bytes(guid, DDF_GUID_LEN, &ctx);
+       sha1_finish_ctx(&ctx, buf);
+       memcpy(uuid, buf, 4*4);
+}
+
 static void uuid_from_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, int uuid[4])
 {
        /* The uuid returned here is used for:
@@ -1292,7 +1479,7 @@ static void uuid_from_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, int uuid[4])
         *    not the device-set.
         *  uuid to recognise same set when adding a missing device back
         *    to an array.   This is a uuid for the device-set.
-        *  
+        *
         * For each of these we can make do with a truncated
         * or hashed uuid rather than the original, as long as
         * everyone agrees.
@@ -1306,18 +1493,12 @@ static void uuid_from_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, int uuid[4])
        struct ddf_super *ddf = st->sb;
        struct vcl *vcl = ddf->currentconf;
        char *guid;
-       char buf[20];
-       struct sha1_ctx ctx;
 
        if (vcl)
                guid = vcl->conf.guid;
        else
                guid = ddf->anchor.guid;
-
-       sha1_init_ctx(&ctx);
-       sha1_process_bytes(guid, DDF_GUID_LEN, &ctx);
-       sha1_finish_ctx(&ctx, buf);
-       memcpy(uuid, buf, 4*4);
+       uuid_from_ddf_guid(guid, uuid);
 }
 
 static void getinfo_super_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info, char *map);
@@ -1345,7 +1526,6 @@ static void getinfo_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info, char *m
        info->array.chunk_size    = 0;
        info->container_enough    = 1;
 
-
        info->disk.major = 0;
        info->disk.minor = 0;
        if (ddf->dlist) {
@@ -1353,8 +1533,8 @@ static void getinfo_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info, char *m
                info->disk.raid_disk = find_phys(ddf, ddf->dlist->disk.refnum);
 
                info->data_offset = __be64_to_cpu(ddf->phys->
-                                         entries[info->disk.raid_disk].
-                                         config_size);
+                                                 entries[info->disk.raid_disk].
+                                                 config_size);
                info->component_size = ddf->dlist->size - info->data_offset;
        } else {
                info->disk.number = -1;
@@ -1363,7 +1543,6 @@ static void getinfo_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info, char *m
        }
        info->disk.state = (1 << MD_DISK_SYNC) | (1 << MD_DISK_ACTIVE);
 
-
        info->recovery_start = MaxSector;
        info->reshape_active = 0;
        info->recovery_blocked = 0;
@@ -1456,7 +1635,7 @@ static void getinfo_super_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info, cha
        info->array.major_version = -1;
        info->array.minor_version = -2;
        sprintf(info->text_version, "/%s/%d",
-               devnum2devname(st->container_dev),
+               st->container_devnm,
                info->container_member);
        info->safe_mode_delay = 200;
 
@@ -1471,7 +1650,7 @@ static void getinfo_super_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info, cha
                        map[j] = 0;
                        if (j <  info->array.raid_disks) {
                                int i = find_phys(ddf, vc->conf.phys_refnum[j]);
-                               if (i >= 0 && 
+                               if (i >= 0 &&
                                    (__be16_to_cpu(ddf->phys->entries[i].state) & DDF_Online) &&
                                    !(__be16_to_cpu(ddf->phys->entries[i].state) & DDF_Failed))
                                        map[i] = 1;
@@ -1479,7 +1658,6 @@ static void getinfo_super_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info, cha
                }
 }
 
-
 static int update_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info,
                            char *update,
                            char *devname, int verbose,
@@ -1574,12 +1752,12 @@ static int init_super_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st,
                              mdu_array_info_t *info,
                              unsigned long long size,
                              char *name, char *homehost,
-                             int *uuid);
+                             int *uuid, unsigned long long data_offset);
 
 static int init_super_ddf(struct supertype *st,
                          mdu_array_info_t *info,
                          unsigned long long size, char *name, char *homehost,
-                         int *uuid)
+                         int *uuid, unsigned long long data_offset)
 {
        /* This is primarily called by Create when creating a new array.
         * We will then get add_to_super called for each component, and then
@@ -1615,8 +1793,14 @@ static int init_super_ddf(struct supertype *st,
        struct phys_disk *pd;
        struct virtual_disk *vd;
 
+       if (data_offset != INVALID_SECTORS) {
+               pr_err("data-offset not supported by DDF\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        if (st->sb)
-               return init_super_ddf_bvd(st, info, size, name, homehost, uuid);
+               return init_super_ddf_bvd(st, info, size, name, homehost, uuid,
+                                         data_offset);
 
        if (posix_memalign((void**)&ddf, 512, sizeof(*ddf)) != 0) {
                pr_err("%s could not allocate superblock\n", __func__);
@@ -1786,7 +1970,7 @@ static int init_super_ddf(struct supertype *st,
                memset(&vd->entries[i], 0xff, sizeof(struct virtual_entry));
 
        st->sb = ddf;
-       ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+       ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
        return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1807,6 +1991,7 @@ static int level_to_prl(int level)
        default: return -1;
        }
 }
+
 static int layout_to_rlq(int level, int layout, int raiddisks)
 {
        switch(level) {
@@ -1910,7 +2095,7 @@ static struct extent *get_extents(struct ddf_super *ddf, struct dl *dl)
         * (dnum) of the given ddf.
         * Return a malloced array of 'struct extent'
 
-FIXME ignore DDF_Legacy devices?
+        * FIXME ignore DDF_Legacy devices?
 
         */
        struct extent *rv;
@@ -1944,7 +2129,7 @@ static int init_super_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st,
                              mdu_array_info_t *info,
                              unsigned long long size,
                              char *name, char *homehost,
-                             int *uuid)
+                             int *uuid, unsigned long long data_offset)
 {
        /* We are creating a BVD inside a pre-existing container.
         * so st->sb is already set.
@@ -1982,7 +2167,7 @@ static int init_super_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st,
                        break;
        if (venum == __be16_to_cpu(ddf->virt->max_vdes)) {
                pr_err("Cannot find spare slot for "
-                       "virtual disk - DDF is corrupt\n");
+                      "virtual disk - DDF is corrupt\n");
                return 0;
        }
        ve = &ddf->virt->entries[venum];
@@ -2017,6 +2202,7 @@ static int init_super_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st,
        vcl->lba_offset = (__u64*) &vcl->conf.phys_refnum[ddf->mppe];
        vcl->vcnum = venum;
        vcl->block_sizes = NULL; /* FIXME not for CONCAT */
+       vcl->other_bvds = NULL;
 
        vc = &vcl->conf;
 
@@ -2062,7 +2248,7 @@ static int init_super_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st,
        vcl->next = ddf->conflist;
        ddf->conflist = vcl;
        ddf->currentconf = vcl;
-       ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+       ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
        return 1;
 }
 
@@ -2166,14 +2352,15 @@ static void add_to_super_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st,
 
        ddf->phys->entries[dl->pdnum].type &= ~__cpu_to_be16(DDF_Global_Spare);
        ddf->phys->entries[dl->pdnum].type |= __cpu_to_be16(DDF_Active_in_VD);
-       ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+       ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
 }
 
 /* add a device to a container, either while creating it or while
  * expanding a pre-existing container
  */
 static int add_to_super_ddf(struct supertype *st,
-                            mdu_disk_info_t *dk, int fd, char *devname)
+                           mdu_disk_info_t *dk, int fd, char *devname,
+                           unsigned long long data_offset)
 {
        struct ddf_super *ddf = st->sb;
        struct dl *dd;
@@ -2268,7 +2455,7 @@ static int add_to_super_ddf(struct supertype *st,
        } else {
                dd->next = ddf->dlist;
                ddf->dlist = dd;
-               ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+               ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
        }
 
        return 0;
@@ -2315,24 +2502,116 @@ static int remove_from_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, mdu_disk_info_t *dk)
  */
 #define NULL_CONF_SZ   4096
 
-static int __write_init_super_ddf(struct supertype *st)
+static unsigned int get_pd_index_from_refnum(const struct vcl *vc,
+                                            __u32 refnum, unsigned int nmax,
+                                            const struct vd_config **bvd,
+                                            unsigned int *idx);
+
+static int __write_ddf_structure(struct dl *d, struct ddf_super *ddf, __u8 type,
+                                char *null_aligned)
 {
+       unsigned long long sector;
+       struct ddf_header *header;
+       int fd, i, n_config, conf_size;
+
+       fd = d->fd;
+
+       switch (type) {
+       case DDF_HEADER_PRIMARY:
+               header = &ddf->primary;
+               sector = __be64_to_cpu(header->primary_lba);
+               break;
+       case DDF_HEADER_SECONDARY:
+               header = &ddf->secondary;
+               sector = __be64_to_cpu(header->secondary_lba);
+               break;
+       default:
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       header->type = type;
+       header->openflag = 0;
+       header->crc = calc_crc(header, 512);
+
+       lseek64(fd, sector<<9, 0);
+       if (write(fd, header, 512) < 0)
+               return 0;
+
+       ddf->controller.crc = calc_crc(&ddf->controller, 512);
+       if (write(fd, &ddf->controller, 512) < 0)
+               return 0;
+
+       ddf->phys->crc = calc_crc(ddf->phys, ddf->pdsize);
+       if (write(fd, ddf->phys, ddf->pdsize) < 0)
+               return 0;
+       ddf->virt->crc = calc_crc(ddf->virt, ddf->vdsize);
+       if (write(fd, ddf->virt, ddf->vdsize) < 0)
+               return 0;
+
+       /* Now write lots of config records. */
+       n_config = ddf->max_part;
+       conf_size = ddf->conf_rec_len * 512;
+       for (i = 0 ; i <= n_config ; i++) {
+               struct vcl *c;
+               struct vd_config *vdc = NULL;
+               if (i == n_config) {
+                       c = (struct vcl *)d->spare;
+                       if (c)
+                               vdc = &c->conf;
+               } else {
+                       unsigned int dummy;
+                       c = d->vlist[i];
+                       if (c)
+                               get_pd_index_from_refnum(
+                                       c, d->disk.refnum,
+                                       ddf->mppe,
+                                       (const struct vd_config **)&vdc,
+                                       &dummy);
+               }
+               if (c) {
+                       vdc->seqnum = header->seq;
+                       vdc->crc = calc_crc(vdc, conf_size);
+                       if (write(fd, vdc, conf_size) < 0)
+                               break;
+               } else {
+                       unsigned int togo = conf_size;
+                       while (togo > NULL_CONF_SZ) {
+                               if (write(fd, null_aligned, NULL_CONF_SZ) < 0)
+                                       break;
+                               togo -= NULL_CONF_SZ;
+                       }
+                       if (write(fd, null_aligned, togo) < 0)
+                               break;
+               }
+       }
+       if (i <= n_config)
+               return 0;
+
+       d->disk.crc = calc_crc(&d->disk, 512);
+       if (write(fd, &d->disk, 512) < 0)
+               return 0;
+
+       return 1;
+}
 
+static int __write_init_super_ddf(struct supertype *st)
+{
        struct ddf_super *ddf = st->sb;
-       int i;
        struct dl *d;
-       int n_config;
-       int conf_size;
        int attempts = 0;
        int successes = 0;
-       unsigned long long size, sector;
+       unsigned long long size;
        char *null_aligned;
+       __u32 seq;
 
+       pr_state(ddf, __func__);
        if (posix_memalign((void**)&null_aligned, 4096, NULL_CONF_SZ) != 0) {
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
        memset(null_aligned, 0xff, NULL_CONF_SZ);
 
+       seq = ddf->active->seq + 1;
+
        /* try to write updated metadata,
         * if we catch a failure move on to the next disk
         */
@@ -2351,9 +2630,22 @@ static int __write_init_super_ddf(struct supertype *st)
                 */
                get_dev_size(fd, NULL, &size);
                size /= 512;
-               ddf->anchor.workspace_lba = __cpu_to_be64(size - 32*1024*2);
-               ddf->anchor.primary_lba = __cpu_to_be64(size - 16*1024*2);
-               ddf->anchor.seq = __cpu_to_be32(1);
+               if (d->workspace_lba != 0)
+                       ddf->anchor.workspace_lba = d->workspace_lba;
+               else
+                       ddf->anchor.workspace_lba =
+                               __cpu_to_be64(size - 32*1024*2);
+               if (d->primary_lba != 0)
+                       ddf->anchor.primary_lba = d->primary_lba;
+               else
+                       ddf->anchor.primary_lba =
+                               __cpu_to_be64(size - 16*1024*2);
+               if (d->secondary_lba != 0)
+                       ddf->anchor.secondary_lba = d->secondary_lba;
+               else
+                       ddf->anchor.secondary_lba =
+                               __cpu_to_be64(size - 32*1024*2);
+               ddf->anchor.seq = seq;
                memcpy(&ddf->primary, &ddf->anchor, 512);
                memcpy(&ddf->secondary, &ddf->anchor, 512);
 
@@ -2361,64 +2653,14 @@ static int __write_init_super_ddf(struct supertype *st)
                ddf->anchor.seq = 0xFFFFFFFF; /* no sequencing in anchor */
                ddf->anchor.crc = calc_crc(&ddf->anchor, 512);
 
-               ddf->primary.openflag = 0;
-               ddf->primary.type = DDF_HEADER_PRIMARY;
-
-               ddf->secondary.openflag = 0;
-               ddf->secondary.type = DDF_HEADER_SECONDARY;
-
-               ddf->primary.crc = calc_crc(&ddf->primary, 512);
-               ddf->secondary.crc = calc_crc(&ddf->secondary, 512);
-
-               sector = size - 16*1024*2;
-               lseek64(fd, sector<<9, 0);
-               if (write(fd, &ddf->primary, 512) < 0)
-                       continue;
-
-               ddf->controller.crc = calc_crc(&ddf->controller, 512);
-               if (write(fd, &ddf->controller, 512) < 0)
+               if (!__write_ddf_structure(d, ddf, DDF_HEADER_PRIMARY,
+                                          null_aligned))
                        continue;
 
-               ddf->phys->crc = calc_crc(ddf->phys, ddf->pdsize);
-
-               if (write(fd, ddf->phys, ddf->pdsize) < 0)
-                       continue;
-
-               ddf->virt->crc = calc_crc(ddf->virt, ddf->vdsize);
-               if (write(fd, ddf->virt, ddf->vdsize) < 0)
+               if (!__write_ddf_structure(d, ddf, DDF_HEADER_SECONDARY,
+                                          null_aligned))
                        continue;
 
-               /* Now write lots of config records. */
-               n_config = ddf->max_part;
-               conf_size = ddf->conf_rec_len * 512;
-               for (i = 0 ; i <= n_config ; i++) {
-                       struct vcl *c = d->vlist[i];
-                       if (i == n_config)
-                               c = (struct vcl*)d->spare;
-
-                       if (c) {
-                               c->conf.crc = calc_crc(&c->conf, conf_size);
-                               if (write(fd, &c->conf, conf_size) < 0)
-                                       break;
-                       } else {
-                               unsigned int togo = conf_size;
-                               while (togo > NULL_CONF_SZ) {
-                                       if (write(fd, null_aligned, NULL_CONF_SZ) < 0)
-                                               break;
-                                       togo -= NULL_CONF_SZ;
-                               }
-                               if (write(fd, null_aligned, togo) < 0)
-                                       break;
-                       }
-               }
-               if (i <= n_config)
-                       continue;
-               d->disk.crc = calc_crc(&d->disk, 512);
-               if (write(fd, &d->disk, 512) < 0)
-                       continue;
-
-               /* Maybe do the same for secondary */
-
                lseek64(fd, (size-1)*512, SEEK_SET);
                if (write(fd, &ddf->anchor, 512) < 0)
                        continue;
@@ -2474,7 +2716,7 @@ static int write_init_super_ddf(struct supertype *st)
 
                /* FIXME I need to close the fds! */
                return 0;
-       } else {        
+       } else {
                struct dl *d;
                for (d = ddf->dlist; d; d=d->next)
                        while (Kill(d->devname, NULL, 0, -1, 1) == 0);
@@ -2484,7 +2726,8 @@ static int write_init_super_ddf(struct supertype *st)
 
 #endif
 
-static __u64 avail_size_ddf(struct supertype *st, __u64 devsize)
+static __u64 avail_size_ddf(struct supertype *st, __u64 devsize,
+                           unsigned long long data_offset)
 {
        /* We must reserve the last 32Meg */
        if (devsize <= 32*1024*2)
@@ -2508,7 +2751,7 @@ static int reserve_space(struct supertype *st, int raiddisks,
        int cnt = 0;
 
        for (dl = ddf->dlist; dl ; dl=dl->next) {
-               dl->raiddisk = -1;      
+               dl->raiddisk = -1;
                dl->esize = 0;
        }
        /* Now find largest extent on each device */
@@ -2574,31 +2817,32 @@ static int reserve_space(struct supertype *st, int raiddisks,
        for (dl = ddf->dlist ; dl && cnt < raiddisks ; dl=dl->next) {
                if (dl->esize < size)
                        continue;
-               
+
                dl->raiddisk = cnt;
                cnt++;
        }
        return 1;
 }
 
-
-
 static int
 validate_geometry_ddf_container(struct supertype *st,
                                int level, int layout, int raiddisks,
                                int chunk, unsigned long long size,
+                               unsigned long long data_offset,
                                char *dev, unsigned long long *freesize,
                                int verbose);
 
 static int validate_geometry_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st,
                                     int level, int layout, int raiddisks,
                                     int *chunk, unsigned long long size,
+                                    unsigned long long data_offset,
                                     char *dev, unsigned long long *freesize,
                                     int verbose);
 
 static int validate_geometry_ddf(struct supertype *st,
                                 int level, int layout, int raiddisks,
                                 int *chunk, unsigned long long size,
+                                unsigned long long data_offset,
                                 char *dev, unsigned long long *freesize,
                                 int verbose)
 {
@@ -2616,12 +2860,13 @@ static int validate_geometry_ddf(struct supertype *st,
        if (chunk && *chunk == UnSet)
                *chunk = DEFAULT_CHUNK;
 
-
+       if (level == -1000000) level = LEVEL_CONTAINER;
        if (level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
                /* Must be a fresh device to add to a container */
                return validate_geometry_ddf_container(st, level, layout,
                                                       raiddisks, chunk?*chunk:0,
-                                                      size, dev, freesize,
+                                                      size, data_offset, dev,
+                                                      freesize,
                                                       verbose);
        }
 
@@ -2634,7 +2879,7 @@ static int validate_geometry_ddf(struct supertype *st,
                if (ddf_level_num[i].num1 == MAXINT) {
                        if (verbose)
                                pr_err("DDF does not support level %d arrays\n",
-                                       level);
+                                      level);
                        return 0;
                }
                /* Should check layout? etc */
@@ -2658,7 +2903,8 @@ static int validate_geometry_ddf(struct supertype *st,
                 * Should make a distinction one day.
                 */
                return validate_geometry_ddf_bvd(st, level, layout, raiddisks,
-                                                chunk, size, dev, freesize,
+                                                chunk, size, data_offset, dev,
+                                                freesize,
                                                 verbose);
        }
        /* This is the first device for the array.
@@ -2670,7 +2916,7 @@ static int validate_geometry_ddf(struct supertype *st,
         */
        fd = open(dev, O_RDONLY|O_EXCL, 0);
        if (fd >= 0) {
-               sra = sysfs_read(fd, 0, GET_VERSION);
+               sra = sysfs_read(fd, NULL, GET_VERSION);
                close(fd);
                if (sra && sra->array.major_version == -1 &&
                    strcmp(sra->text_version, "ddf") == 0) {
@@ -2690,7 +2936,7 @@ static int validate_geometry_ddf(struct supertype *st,
        if (errno != EBUSY || (fd = open(dev, O_RDONLY, 0)) < 0) {
                if (verbose)
                        pr_err("ddf: Cannot open %s: %s\n",
-                               dev, strerror(errno));
+                              dev, strerror(errno));
                return 0;
        }
        /* Well, it is in use by someone, maybe a 'ddf' container. */
@@ -2699,10 +2945,10 @@ static int validate_geometry_ddf(struct supertype *st,
                close(fd);
                if (verbose)
                        pr_err("ddf: Cannot use %s: %s\n",
-                               dev, strerror(EBUSY));
+                              dev, strerror(EBUSY));
                return 0;
        }
-       sra = sysfs_read(cfd, 0, GET_VERSION);
+       sra = sysfs_read(cfd, NULL, GET_VERSION);
        close(fd);
        if (sra && sra->array.major_version == -1 &&
            strcmp(sra->text_version, "ddf") == 0) {
@@ -2712,10 +2958,11 @@ static int validate_geometry_ddf(struct supertype *st,
                struct ddf_super *ddf;
                if (load_super_ddf_all(st, cfd, (void **)&ddf, NULL) == 0) {
                        st->sb = ddf;
-                       st->container_dev = fd2devnum(cfd);
+                       strcpy(st->container_devnm, fd2devnm(cfd));
                        close(cfd);
                        return validate_geometry_ddf_bvd(st, level, layout,
                                                         raiddisks, chunk, size,
+                                                        data_offset,
                                                         dev, freesize,
                                                         verbose);
                }
@@ -2730,6 +2977,7 @@ static int
 validate_geometry_ddf_container(struct supertype *st,
                                int level, int layout, int raiddisks,
                                int chunk, unsigned long long size,
+                               unsigned long long data_offset,
                                char *dev, unsigned long long *freesize,
                                int verbose)
 {
@@ -2745,7 +2993,7 @@ validate_geometry_ddf_container(struct supertype *st,
        if (fd < 0) {
                if (verbose)
                        pr_err("ddf: Cannot open %s: %s\n",
-                               dev, strerror(errno));
+                              dev, strerror(errno));
                return 0;
        }
        if (!get_dev_size(fd, dev, &ldsize)) {
@@ -2754,7 +3002,7 @@ validate_geometry_ddf_container(struct supertype *st,
        }
        close(fd);
 
-       *freesize = avail_size_ddf(st, ldsize >> 9);
+       *freesize = avail_size_ddf(st, ldsize >> 9, INVALID_SECTORS);
        if (*freesize == 0)
                return 0;
 
@@ -2764,6 +3012,7 @@ validate_geometry_ddf_container(struct supertype *st,
 static int validate_geometry_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st,
                                     int level, int layout, int raiddisks,
                                     int *chunk, unsigned long long size,
+                                    unsigned long long data_offset,
                                     char *dev, unsigned long long *freesize,
                                     int verbose)
 {
@@ -2834,21 +3083,21 @@ static int validate_geometry_ddf_bvd(struct supertype *st,
        if (!dl) {
                if (verbose)
                        pr_err("ddf: %s is not in the "
-                               "same DDF set\n",
-                               dev);
+                              "same DDF set\n",
+                              dev);
                return 0;
        }
        e = get_extents(ddf, dl);
        maxsize = 0;
        i = 0;
        if (e) do {
-               unsigned long long esize;
-               esize = e[i].start - pos;
-               if (esize >= maxsize)
-                       maxsize = esize;
-               pos = e[i].start + e[i].size;
-               i++;
-       } while (e[i-1].size);
+                       unsigned long long esize;
+                       esize = e[i].start - pos;
+                       if (esize >= maxsize)
+                               maxsize = esize;
+                       pos = e[i].start + e[i].size;
+                       i++;
+               } while (e[i-1].size);
        *freesize = maxsize;
        // FIXME here I am
 
@@ -2928,7 +3177,7 @@ static int load_super_ddf_all(struct supertype *st, int fd,
                st->minor_version = 0;
                st->max_devs = 512;
        }
-       st->container_dev = fd2devnum(fd);
+       strcpy(st->container_devnm, fd2devnm(fd));
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2940,6 +3189,118 @@ static int load_container_ddf(struct supertype *st, int fd,
 
 #endif /* MDASSEMBLE */
 
+static int check_secondary(const struct vcl *vc)
+{
+       const struct vd_config *conf = &vc->conf;
+       int i;
+
+       /* The only DDF secondary RAID level md can support is
+        * RAID 10, if the stripe sizes and Basic volume sizes
+        * are all equal.
+        * Other configurations could in theory be supported by exposing
+        * the BVDs to user space and using device mapper for the secondary
+        * mapping. So far we don't support that.
+        */
+
+       __u64 sec_elements[4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
+#define __set_sec_seen(n) (sec_elements[(n)>>6] |= (1<<((n)&63)))
+#define __was_sec_seen(n) ((sec_elements[(n)>>6] & (1<<((n)&63))) != 0)
+
+       if (vc->other_bvds == NULL) {
+               pr_err("No BVDs for secondary RAID found\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (conf->prl != DDF_RAID1) {
+               pr_err("Secondary RAID level only supported for mirrored BVD\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+       if (conf->srl != DDF_2STRIPED && conf->srl != DDF_2SPANNED) {
+               pr_err("Secondary RAID level %d is unsupported\n",
+                      conf->srl);
+               return -1;
+       }
+       __set_sec_seen(conf->sec_elmnt_seq);
+       for (i = 0; i < conf->sec_elmnt_count-1; i++) {
+               const struct vd_config *bvd = vc->other_bvds[i];
+               if (bvd == NULL) {
+                       pr_err("BVD %d is missing\n", i+1);
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               if (bvd->srl != conf->srl) {
+                       pr_err("Inconsistent secondary RAID level across BVDs\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               if (bvd->prl != conf->prl) {
+                       pr_err("Different RAID levels for BVDs are unsupported\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               if (bvd->prim_elmnt_count != conf->prim_elmnt_count) {
+                       pr_err("All BVDs must have the same number of primary elements\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               if (bvd->chunk_shift != conf->chunk_shift) {
+                       pr_err("Different strip sizes for BVDs are unsupported\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               if (bvd->array_blocks != conf->array_blocks) {
+                       pr_err("Different BVD sizes are unsupported\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               __set_sec_seen(bvd->sec_elmnt_seq);
+       }
+       for (i = 0; i < conf->sec_elmnt_count; i++) {
+               if (!__was_sec_seen(i)) {
+                       pr_err("BVD %d is missing\n", i);
+                       return -1;
+               }
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+#define NO_SUCH_REFNUM (0xFFFFFFFF)
+static unsigned int get_pd_index_from_refnum(const struct vcl *vc,
+                                            __u32 refnum, unsigned int nmax,
+                                            const struct vd_config **bvd,
+                                            unsigned int *idx)
+{
+       unsigned int i, j, n, sec, cnt;
+
+       cnt = __be16_to_cpu(vc->conf.prim_elmnt_count);
+       sec = (vc->conf.sec_elmnt_count == 1 ? 0 : vc->conf.sec_elmnt_seq);
+
+       for (i = 0, j = 0 ; i < nmax ; i++) {
+               /* j counts valid entries for this BVD */
+               if (vc->conf.phys_refnum[i] != 0xffffffff)
+                       j++;
+               if (vc->conf.phys_refnum[i] == refnum) {
+                       *bvd = &vc->conf;
+                       *idx = i;
+                       return sec * cnt + j - 1;
+               }
+       }
+       if (vc->other_bvds == NULL)
+               goto bad;
+
+       for (n = 1; n < vc->conf.sec_elmnt_count; n++) {
+               struct vd_config *vd = vc->other_bvds[n-1];
+               if (vd == NULL)
+                       continue;
+               sec = vd->sec_elmnt_seq;
+               for (i = 0, j = 0 ; i < nmax ; i++) {
+                       if (vd->phys_refnum[i] != 0xffffffff)
+                               j++;
+                       if (vd->phys_refnum[i] == refnum) {
+                               *bvd = vd;
+                               *idx = i;
+                               return sec * cnt + j - 1;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+bad:
+       *bvd = NULL;
+       return NO_SUCH_REFNUM;
+}
+
 static struct mdinfo *container_content_ddf(struct supertype *st, char *subarray)
 {
        /* Given a container loaded by load_super_ddf_all,
@@ -2961,21 +3322,42 @@ static struct mdinfo *container_content_ddf(struct supertype *st, char *subarray
                struct mdinfo *this;
                char *ep;
                __u32 *cptr;
+               unsigned int pd;
 
                if (subarray &&
                    (strtoul(subarray, &ep, 10) != vc->vcnum ||
                     *ep != '\0'))
                        continue;
 
+               if (vc->conf.sec_elmnt_count > 1) {
+                       if (check_secondary(vc) != 0)
+                               continue;
+               }
+
                this = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*this));
                this->next = rest;
                rest = this;
 
-               this->array.level = map_num1(ddf_level_num, vc->conf.prl);
-               this->array.raid_disks =
-                       __be16_to_cpu(vc->conf.prim_elmnt_count);
-               this->array.layout = rlq_to_layout(vc->conf.rlq, vc->conf.prl,
-                                                  this->array.raid_disks);
+               if (vc->conf.sec_elmnt_count == 1) {
+                       this->array.level = map_num1(ddf_level_num,
+                                                    vc->conf.prl);
+                       this->array.raid_disks =
+                               __be16_to_cpu(vc->conf.prim_elmnt_count);
+                       this->array.layout =
+                               rlq_to_layout(vc->conf.rlq, vc->conf.prl,
+                                             this->array.raid_disks);
+               } else {
+                       /* The only supported layout is RAID 10.
+                        * Compatibility has been checked in check_secondary()
+                        * above.
+                        */
+                       this->array.level = 10;
+                       this->array.raid_disks =
+                               __be16_to_cpu(vc->conf.prim_elmnt_count)
+                               * vc->conf.sec_elmnt_count;
+                       this->array.layout = 0x100 |
+                               __be16_to_cpu(vc->conf.prim_elmnt_count);
+               }
                this->array.md_minor      = -1;
                this->array.major_version = -1;
                this->array.minor_version = -2;
@@ -3011,24 +3393,17 @@ static struct mdinfo *container_content_ddf(struct supertype *st, char *subarray
                ddf->currentconf = NULL;
 
                sprintf(this->text_version, "/%s/%d",
-                       devnum2devname(st->container_dev),
-                       this->container_member);
+                       st->container_devnm, this->container_member);
 
-               for (i = 0 ; i < ddf->mppe ; i++) {
+               for (pd = 0; pd < __be16_to_cpu(ddf->phys->used_pdes); pd++) {
                        struct mdinfo *dev;
                        struct dl *d;
+                       const struct vd_config *bvd;
+                       unsigned int iphys;
+                       __u64 *lba_offset;
                        int stt;
-                       int pd;
 
-                       if (vc->conf.phys_refnum[i] == 0xFFFFFFFF)
-                               continue;
-
-                       for (pd = __be16_to_cpu(ddf->phys->used_pdes);
-                            pd--;)
-                               if (ddf->phys->entries[pd].refnum
-                                   == vc->conf.phys_refnum[i])
-                                       break;
-                       if (pd < 0)
+                       if (ddf->phys->entries[pd].refnum == 0xFFFFFFFF)
                                continue;
 
                        stt = __be16_to_cpu(ddf->phys->entries[pd].state);
@@ -3036,10 +3411,17 @@ static struct mdinfo *container_content_ddf(struct supertype *st, char *subarray
                            != DDF_Online)
                                continue;
 
+                       i = get_pd_index_from_refnum(
+                               vc, ddf->phys->entries[pd].refnum,
+                               ddf->mppe, &bvd, &iphys);
+                       if (i == NO_SUCH_REFNUM)
+                               continue;
+
                        this->array.working_disks++;
 
                        for (d = ddf->dlist; d ; d=d->next)
-                               if (d->disk.refnum == vc->conf.phys_refnum[i])
+                               if (d->disk.refnum ==
+                                   ddf->phys->entries[pd].refnum)
                                        break;
                        if (d == NULL)
                                /* Haven't found that one yet, maybe there are others */
@@ -3057,8 +3439,9 @@ static struct mdinfo *container_content_ddf(struct supertype *st, char *subarray
                        dev->recovery_start = MaxSector;
 
                        dev->events = __be32_to_cpu(ddf->primary.seq);
-                       dev->data_offset = __be64_to_cpu(vc->lba_offset[i]);
-                       dev->component_size = __be64_to_cpu(vc->conf.blocks);
+                       lba_offset =  (__u64 *)&bvd->phys_refnum[ddf->mppe];
+                       dev->data_offset = __be64_to_cpu(lba_offset[iphys]);
+                       dev->component_size = __be64_to_cpu(bvd->blocks);
                        if (d->devname)
                                strcpy(dev->name, d->devname);
                }
@@ -3108,6 +3491,9 @@ static int compare_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, struct supertype *tst)
         */
        struct ddf_super *first = st->sb;
        struct ddf_super *second = tst->sb;
+       struct dl *dl1, *dl2;
+       struct vcl *vl1, *vl2;
+       unsigned int max_vds, max_pds, pd, vd;
 
        if (!first) {
                st->sb = tst->sb;
@@ -3118,7 +3504,144 @@ static int compare_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, struct supertype *tst)
        if (memcmp(first->anchor.guid, second->anchor.guid, DDF_GUID_LEN) != 0)
                return 2;
 
+       if (first->anchor.seq != second->anchor.seq) {
+               dprintf("%s: sequence number mismatch %u/%u\n", __func__,
+                       __be32_to_cpu(first->anchor.seq),
+                       __be32_to_cpu(second->anchor.seq));
+               return 3;
+       }
+       if (first->max_part != second->max_part ||
+           first->phys->used_pdes != second->phys->used_pdes ||
+           first->virt->populated_vdes != second->virt->populated_vdes) {
+               dprintf("%s: PD/VD number mismatch\n", __func__);
+               return 3;
+       }
+
+       max_pds =  __be16_to_cpu(first->phys->used_pdes);
+       for (dl2 = second->dlist; dl2; dl2 = dl2->next) {
+               for (pd = 0; pd < max_pds; pd++)
+                       if (first->phys->entries[pd].refnum == dl2->disk.refnum)
+                               break;
+               if (pd == max_pds) {
+                       dprintf("%s: no match for disk %08x\n", __func__,
+                               __be32_to_cpu(dl2->disk.refnum));
+                       return 3;
+               }
+       }
+
+       max_vds = __be16_to_cpu(first->active->max_vd_entries);
+       for (vl2 = second->conflist; vl2; vl2 = vl2->next) {
+               if (vl2->conf.magic != DDF_VD_CONF_MAGIC)
+                       continue;
+               for (vd = 0; vd < max_vds; vd++)
+                       if (!memcmp(first->virt->entries[vd].guid,
+                                   vl2->conf.guid, DDF_GUID_LEN))
+                               break;
+               if (vd == max_vds) {
+                       dprintf("%s: no match for VD config\n", __func__);
+                       return 3;
+               }
+       }
        /* FIXME should I look at anything else? */
+
+       /*
+          At this point we are fairly sure that the meta data matches.
+          But the new disk may contain additional local data.
+          Add it to the super block.
+        */
+       for (vl2 = second->conflist; vl2; vl2 = vl2->next) {
+               for (vl1 = first->conflist; vl1; vl1 = vl1->next)
+                       if (!memcmp(vl1->conf.guid, vl2->conf.guid,
+                                   DDF_GUID_LEN))
+                               break;
+               if (vl1) {
+                       if (vl1->other_bvds != NULL &&
+                           vl1->conf.sec_elmnt_seq !=
+                           vl2->conf.sec_elmnt_seq) {
+                               dprintf("%s: adding BVD %u\n", __func__,
+                                       vl2->conf.sec_elmnt_seq);
+                               add_other_bvd(vl1, &vl2->conf,
+                                             first->conf_rec_len*512);
+                       }
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (posix_memalign((void **)&vl1, 512,
+                                  (first->conf_rec_len*512 +
+                                   offsetof(struct vcl, conf))) != 0) {
+                       pr_err("%s could not allocate vcl buf\n",
+                              __func__);
+                       return 3;
+               }
+
+               vl1->next = first->conflist;
+               vl1->block_sizes = NULL;
+               if (vl2->conf.sec_elmnt_count > 1) {
+                       vl1->other_bvds = xcalloc(vl2->conf.sec_elmnt_count - 1,
+                                                 sizeof(struct vd_config *));
+               } else
+                       vl1->other_bvds = NULL;
+               memcpy(&vl1->conf, &vl2->conf, first->conf_rec_len*512);
+               vl1->lba_offset = (__u64 *)
+                       &vl1->conf.phys_refnum[first->mppe];
+               for (vd = 0; vd < max_vds; vd++)
+                       if (!memcmp(first->virt->entries[vd].guid,
+                                   vl1->conf.guid, DDF_GUID_LEN))
+                               break;
+               vl1->vcnum = vd;
+               dprintf("%s: added config for VD %u\n", __func__, vl1->vcnum);
+               first->conflist = vl1;
+       }
+
+       for (dl2 = second->dlist; dl2; dl2 = dl2->next) {
+               for (dl1 = first->dlist; dl1; dl1 = dl1->next)
+                       if (dl1->disk.refnum == dl2->disk.refnum)
+                               break;
+               if (dl1)
+                       continue;
+
+               if (posix_memalign((void **)&dl1, 512,
+                      sizeof(*dl1) + (first->max_part) * sizeof(dl1->vlist[0]))
+                   != 0) {
+                       pr_err("%s could not allocate disk info buffer\n",
+                       __func__);
+                       return 3;
+               }
+               memcpy(dl1, dl2, sizeof(*dl1));
+               dl1->mdupdate = NULL;
+               dl1->next = first->dlist;
+               dl1->fd = -1;
+               for (pd = 0; pd < max_pds; pd++)
+                       if (first->phys->entries[pd].refnum == dl1->disk.refnum)
+                               break;
+               dl1->pdnum = pd;
+               if (dl2->spare) {
+                       if (posix_memalign((void **)&dl1->spare, 512,
+                                      first->conf_rec_len*512) != 0) {
+                               pr_err("%s could not allocate spare info buf\n",
+                                      __func__);
+                               return 3;
+                       }
+                       memcpy(dl1->spare, dl2->spare, first->conf_rec_len*512);
+               }
+               for (vd = 0 ; vd < first->max_part ; vd++) {
+                       if (!dl2->vlist[vd]) {
+                               dl1->vlist[vd] = NULL;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+                       for (vl1 = first->conflist; vl1; vl1 = vl1->next) {
+                               if (!memcmp(vl1->conf.guid,
+                                           dl2->vlist[vd]->conf.guid,
+                                           DDF_GUID_LEN))
+                                       break;
+                               dl1->vlist[vd] = vl1;
+                       }
+               }
+               first->dlist = dl1;
+               dprintf("%s: added disk %d: %08x\n", __func__, dl1->pdnum,
+                       dl1->disk.refnum);
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3161,7 +3684,7 @@ static int ddf_set_array_state(struct active_array *a, int consistent)
        else
                ddf->virt->entries[inst].state |= DDF_state_inconsistent;
        if (old != ddf->virt->entries[inst].state)
-               ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+               ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
 
        old = ddf->virt->entries[inst].init_state;
        ddf->virt->entries[inst].init_state &= ~DDF_initstate_mask;
@@ -3172,7 +3695,7 @@ static int ddf_set_array_state(struct active_array *a, int consistent)
        else
                ddf->virt->entries[inst].init_state |= DDF_init_quick;
        if (old != ddf->virt->entries[inst].init_state)
-               ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+               ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
 
        dprintf("ddf mark %d %s %llu\n", inst, consistent?"clean":"dirty",
                a->info.resync_start);
@@ -3180,8 +3703,8 @@ static int ddf_set_array_state(struct active_array *a, int consistent)
 }
 
 #define container_of(ptr, type, member) ({                      \
-        const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr);    \
-        (type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
+       const typeof( ((type *)0)->member ) *__mptr = (ptr); \
+       (type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
 /*
  * The state of each disk is stored in the global phys_disk structure
  * in phys_disk.entries[n].state.
@@ -3239,7 +3762,7 @@ static void ddf_set_disk(struct active_array *a, int n, int state)
                                ~__cpu_to_be16(DDF_Global_Spare);
                        ddf->phys->entries[pd].type |=
                                __cpu_to_be16(DDF_Active_in_VD);
-                       ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+                       ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
                }
        } else {
                int old = ddf->phys->entries[pd].state;
@@ -3250,7 +3773,7 @@ static void ddf_set_disk(struct active_array *a, int n, int state)
                        ddf->phys->entries[pd].state  &= __cpu_to_be16(~DDF_Rebuilding);
                }
                if (old != ddf->phys->entries[pd].state)
-                       ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+                       ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
        }
 
        dprintf("ddf: set_disk %d to %x\n", n, state);
@@ -3274,29 +3797,29 @@ static void ddf_set_disk(struct active_array *a, int n, int state)
        if (working == a->info.array.raid_disks)
                state = DDF_state_optimal;
        else switch(vc->prl) {
-       case DDF_RAID0:
-       case DDF_CONCAT:
-       case DDF_JBOD:
-               state = DDF_state_failed;
-               break;
-       case DDF_RAID1:
-               if (working == 0)
+               case DDF_RAID0:
+               case DDF_CONCAT:
+               case DDF_JBOD:
                        state = DDF_state_failed;
-               else if (working == 2 && state == DDF_state_degraded)
-                       state = DDF_state_part_optimal;
-               break;
-       case DDF_RAID4:
-       case DDF_RAID5:
-               if (working < a->info.array.raid_disks-1)
-                       state = DDF_state_failed;
-               break;
-       case DDF_RAID6:
-               if (working < a->info.array.raid_disks-2)
-                       state = DDF_state_failed;
-               else if (working == a->info.array.raid_disks-1)
-                       state = DDF_state_part_optimal;
-               break;
-       }
+                       break;
+               case DDF_RAID1:
+                       if (working == 0)
+                               state = DDF_state_failed;
+                       else if (working == 2 && state == DDF_state_degraded)
+                               state = DDF_state_part_optimal;
+                       break;
+               case DDF_RAID4:
+               case DDF_RAID5:
+                       if (working < a->info.array.raid_disks-1)
+                               state = DDF_state_failed;
+                       break;
+               case DDF_RAID6:
+                       if (working < a->info.array.raid_disks-2)
+                               state = DDF_state_failed;
+                       else if (working == a->info.array.raid_disks-1)
+                               state = DDF_state_part_optimal;
+                       break;
+               }
 
        if (ddf->virt->entries[inst].state !=
            ((ddf->virt->entries[inst].state & ~DDF_state_mask)
@@ -3305,7 +3828,7 @@ static void ddf_set_disk(struct active_array *a, int n, int state)
                ddf->virt->entries[inst].state =
                        (ddf->virt->entries[inst].state & ~DDF_state_mask)
                        | state;
-               ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+               ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
        }
 
 }
@@ -3398,15 +3921,15 @@ static void ddf_process_update(struct supertype *st,
                                        break;
                                }
                        }
-                       ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+                       ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
                        return;
                }
                if (!all_ff(ddf->phys->entries[ent].guid))
                        return;
                ddf->phys->entries[ent] = pd->entries[0];
                ddf->phys->used_pdes = __cpu_to_be16(1 +
-                                          __be16_to_cpu(ddf->phys->used_pdes));
-               ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+                                                    __be16_to_cpu(ddf->phys->used_pdes));
+               ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
                if (ddf->add_list) {
                        struct active_array *a;
                        struct dl *al = ddf->add_list;
@@ -3437,8 +3960,8 @@ static void ddf_process_update(struct supertype *st,
                        return;
                ddf->virt->entries[ent] = vd->entries[0];
                ddf->virt->populated_vdes = __cpu_to_be16(1 +
-                             __be16_to_cpu(ddf->virt->populated_vdes));
-               ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+                                                         __be16_to_cpu(ddf->virt->populated_vdes));
+               ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
                break;
 
        case DDF_VD_CONF_MAGIC:
@@ -3519,12 +4042,12 @@ static void ddf_process_update(struct supertype *st,
                                        ~__cpu_to_be16(DDF_Global_Spare);
                                if (!(ddf->phys->entries[dl->pdnum].type &
                                      __cpu_to_be16(DDF_Active_in_VD))) {
-                                           ddf->phys->entries[dl->pdnum].type |=
-                                                   __cpu_to_be16(DDF_Active_in_VD);
-                                           if (in_degraded)
-                                                   ddf->phys->entries[dl->pdnum].state |=
-                                                           __cpu_to_be16(DDF_Rebuilding);
-                                   }
+                                       ddf->phys->entries[dl->pdnum].type |=
+                                               __cpu_to_be16(DDF_Active_in_VD);
+                                       if (in_degraded)
+                                               ddf->phys->entries[dl->pdnum].state |=
+                                                       __cpu_to_be16(DDF_Rebuilding);
+                               }
                        }
                        if (dl->spare) {
                                ddf->phys->entries[dl->pdnum].type &=
@@ -3567,7 +4090,7 @@ static void ddf_process_update(struct supertype *st,
                        pd2++;
                }
 
-               ddf->updates_pending = 1;
+               ddf_set_updates_pending(ddf);
                break;
        case DDF_SPARE_ASSIGN_MAGIC:
        default: break;
@@ -3585,8 +4108,8 @@ static void ddf_prepare_update(struct supertype *st,
        __u32 *magic = (__u32*)update->buf;
        if (*magic == DDF_VD_CONF_MAGIC)
                if (posix_memalign(&update->space, 512,
-                              offsetof(struct vcl, conf)
-                              + ddf->conf_rec_len * 512) != 0)
+                                  offsetof(struct vcl, conf)
+                                  + ddf->conf_rec_len * 512) != 0)
                        update->space = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -3622,7 +4145,7 @@ static struct mdinfo *ddf_activate_spare(struct active_array *a,
 
        for (d = a->info.devs ; d ; d = d->next) {
                if ((d->curr_state & DS_FAULTY) &&
-                       d->state_fd >= 0)
+                   d->state_fd >= 0)
                        /* wait for Removal to happen */
                        return NULL;
                if (d->state_fd >= 0)
@@ -3701,11 +4224,15 @@ static struct mdinfo *ddf_activate_spare(struct active_array *a,
                        } else if (ddf->phys->entries[dl->pdnum].type &
                                   __cpu_to_be16(DDF_Global_Spare)) {
                                is_global = 1;
+                       } else if (!(ddf->phys->entries[dl->pdnum].state &
+                                    __cpu_to_be16(DDF_Failed))) {
+                               /* we can possibly use some of this */
+                               is_global = 1;
                        }
                        if ( ! (is_dedicated ||
                                (is_global && global_ok))) {
                                dprintf("%x:%x not suitable: %d %d\n", dl->major, dl->minor,
-                                      is_dedicated, is_global);
+                                       is_dedicated, is_global);
                                continue;
                        }
 
@@ -3833,6 +4360,7 @@ struct superswitch super_ddf = {
        .add_to_super   = add_to_super_ddf,
        .remove_from_super = remove_from_super_ddf,
        .load_container = load_container_ddf,
+       .copy_metadata = copy_metadata_ddf,
 #endif
        .match_home     = match_home_ddf,
        .uuid_from_super= uuid_from_super_ddf,