2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 9712b2e97be4..cefd63daff31 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -2109,12 +2109,18 @@ repeat:
                 if (!mddev->in_sync || mddev->recovery_cp != MaxSector) { /* not clean */
                         /* .. if the array isn't clean, an 'even' event must also go
                          * to spares. */
-                        if ((mddev->events&1)==0)
+                        if ((mddev->events&1)==0) {
                                 nospares = 0;
+                                sync_req = 2; /* force a second update to get the
+                                               * even/odd in sync */
+                        }
                 } else {
                         /* otherwise an 'odd' event must go to spares */
-                        if ((mddev->events&1))
+                        if ((mddev->events&1)) {
                                 nospares = 0;
+                                sync_req = 2; /* force a second update to get the
+                                               * even/odd in sync */
+                        }
                 }
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 58ea0ecae7c3..15348c393b5d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ static void raid5_end_read_request(struct bio * bi, int error)
 
                 clear_bit(R5_UPTODATE, &sh->dev[i].flags);
                 atomic_inc(&rdev->read_errors);
-                if (conf->mddev->degraded)
+                if (conf->mddev->degraded >= conf->max_degraded)
                         printk_rl(KERN_WARNING
                                   "raid5:%s: read error not correctable "
                                   "(sector %llu on %s).\n",