1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 493478989dbd..07705ee181e3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -3385,6 +3385,12 @@ static int pool_message(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned argc, char **argv)
         struct pool_c *pt = ti->private;
         struct pool *pool = pt->pool;
 
+        if (get_pool_mode(pool) >= PM_READ_ONLY) {
+                DMERR("%s: unable to service pool target messages in READ_ONLY or FAIL mode",
+                      dm_device_name(pool->pool_md));
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
         if (!strcasecmp(argv[0], "create_thin"))
                 r = process_create_thin_mesg(argc, argv, pool);