1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index f4c64c2b303a..b89328eceee2 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1215,6 +1215,16 @@ void put_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(put_disk);
 
+static void set_disk_ro_uevent(struct gendisk *gd, int ro)
+{
+        char event[] = "DISK_RO=1";
+        char *envp[] = { event, NULL };
+
+        if (!ro)
+                event[8] = '0';
+        kobject_uevent_env(&disk_to_dev(gd)->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
+}
+
 void set_device_ro(struct block_device *bdev, int flag)
 {
         bdev->bd_part->policy = flag;
@@ -1227,8 +1237,12 @@ void set_disk_ro(struct gendisk *disk, int flag)
         struct disk_part_iter piter;
         struct hd_struct *part;
 
-        disk_part_iter_init(&piter, disk,
-                            DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY | DISK_PITER_INCL_PART0);
+        if (disk->part0.policy != flag) {
+                set_disk_ro_uevent(disk, flag);
+                disk->part0.policy = flag;
+        }
+
+        disk_part_iter_init(&piter, disk, DISK_PITER_INCL_EMPTY);
         while ((part = disk_part_iter_next(&piter)))
                 part->policy = flag;
         disk_part_iter_exit(&piter);