1 files changed, 16 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index aaa6caa46a9f..cfa29f574c2a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -1537,32 +1537,34 @@ static int multipath_prepare_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti,
                 struct block_device **bdev, fmode_t *mode)
 {
         struct multipath *m = ti->private;
-        struct pgpath *pgpath;
         unsigned long flags;
         int r;
 
-        r = 0;
-
         spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
 
         if (!m->current_pgpath)
                 __choose_pgpath(m, 0);
 
-        pgpath = m->current_pgpath;
-
-        if (pgpath) {
-                *bdev = pgpath->path.dev->bdev;
-                *mode = pgpath->path.dev->mode;
+        if (m->current_pgpath) {
+                if (!m->queue_io) {
+                        *bdev = m->current_pgpath->path.dev->bdev;
+                        *mode = m->current_pgpath->path.dev->mode;
+                        r = 0;
+                } else {
+                        /* pg_init has not started or completed */
+                        r = -ENOTCONN;
+                }
+        } else {
+                /* No path is available */
+                if (m->queue_if_no_path)
+                        r = -ENOTCONN;
+                else
+                        r = -EIO;
         }
 
-        if ((pgpath && m->queue_io) || (!pgpath && m->queue_if_no_path))
-                r = -ENOTCONN;
-        else if (!*bdev)
-                r = -EIO;
-
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
-        if (r == -ENOTCONN && !fatal_signal_pending(current)) {
+        if (r == -ENOTCONN) {
                 spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
                 if (!m->current_pg) {
                         /* Path status changed, redo selection */