1 files changed, 18 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 11567c7999a2..c148b6302154 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -2136,16 +2136,6 @@ static void sync_sbs(mddev_t * mddev, int nospares)
          * with the rest of the array)
          */
         mdk_rdev_t *rdev;
-
-        /* First make sure individual recovery_offsets are correct */
-        list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
-                if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0 &&
-                    mddev->delta_disks >= 0 &&
-                    !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
-                    mddev->curr_resync_completed > rdev->recovery_offset)
-                                rdev->recovery_offset = mddev->curr_resync_completed;
-
-        }       
         list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
                 if (rdev->sb_events == mddev->events ||
                     (nospares &&
@@ -2167,12 +2157,27 @@ static void md_update_sb(mddev_t * mddev, int force_change)
         int sync_req;
         int nospares = 0;
 
-        mddev->utime = get_seconds();
-        if (mddev->external)
-                return;
 repeat:
+        /* First make sure individual recovery_offsets are correct */
+        list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
+                if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0 &&
+                    mddev->delta_disks >= 0 &&
+                    !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
+                    mddev->curr_resync_completed > rdev->recovery_offset)
+                                rdev->recovery_offset = mddev->curr_resync_completed;
+
+        }       
+        if (mddev->external || !mddev->persistent) {
+                clear_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
+                clear_bit(MD_CHANGE_CLEAN, &mddev->flags);
+                wake_up(&mddev->sb_wait);
+                return;
+        }
+
         spin_lock_irq(&mddev->write_lock);
 
+        mddev->utime = get_seconds();
+
         set_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
         if (test_and_clear_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags))
                 force_change = 1;
@@ -2221,19 +2226,6 @@ repeat:
                 MD_BUG();
                 mddev->events --;
         }
-
-        /*
-         * do not write anything to disk if using
-         * nonpersistent superblocks
-         */
-        if (!mddev->persistent) {
-                if (!mddev->external)
-                        clear_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
-
-                spin_unlock_irq(&mddev->write_lock);
-                wake_up(&mddev->sb_wait);
-                return;
-        }
         sync_sbs(mddev, nospares);
         spin_unlock_irq(&mddev->write_lock);