1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 03b29f78a37d..9dfe58a09625 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -272,9 +272,22 @@ static int _try_outdate_peer_async(void *data)
 {
         struct drbd_conf *mdev = (struct drbd_conf *)data;
         enum drbd_disk_state nps;
+        union drbd_state ns;
 
         nps = drbd_try_outdate_peer(mdev);
-        drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(pdsk, nps));
+
+        /* Not using
+           drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(pdsk, nps));
+           here, because we might were able to re-establish the connection in the
+           meantime.
+        */
+        spin_lock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
+        ns = mdev->state;
+        if (ns.conn < C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS) {
+                ns.pdsk = nps;
+                _drbd_set_state(mdev, ns, CS_VERBOSE, NULL);
+        }
+        spin_unlock_irq(&mdev->req_lock);
 
         return 0;
 }