1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index 9bdef9d51900..4754f342a5d3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -314,6 +314,13 @@ xfs_mountfs_check_barriers(xfs_mount_t *mp)
                 return;
         }
 
+        if (xfs_readonly_buftarg(mp->m_ddev_targp)) {
+                xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_NOTE, mp,
+                  "Disabling barriers, underlying device is readonly");
+                mp->m_flags &= ~XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER;
+                return;
+        }
+
         error = xfs_barrier_test(mp);
         if (error) {
                 xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_NOTE, mp,