1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-table.c b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
index 2ec3482e942a..9917141729ef 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-table.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-table.c
@@ -774,6 +774,12 @@ int dm_table_add_target(struct dm_table *t, const char *type,
                 t->singleton = 1;
         }
 
+        if (dm_target_always_writeable(tgt->type) && !(t->mode & FMODE_WRITE)) {
+                DMERR("%s: target type %s may not be included in read-only tables",
+                      dm_device_name(t->md), type);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
         tgt->table = t;
         tgt->begin = start;
         tgt->len = len;