1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/raid/md_k.h b/include/linux/raid/md_k.h
index dac4217194b8..9743e4dbc918 100644
--- a/include/linux/raid/md_k.h
+++ b/include/linux/raid/md_k.h
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ struct mddev_s
 #define MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN      9
 
         unsigned long                   recovery;
+        int                             recovery_disabled; /* if we detect that recovery
+                                                            * will always fail, set this
+                                                            * so we don't loop trying */
 
         int                             in_sync;        /* know to not need resync */
         struct mutex                    reconfig_mutex;