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yaml
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r: 197512
b: refs/heads/master
c: be6800a
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: a8707c08f4f718bb0ed65499d3f43201f6e41455
+refs/heads/master: be6800a73aa2f3dc14744c3b80e676d189789f04

trunk/drivers/md/md.c

@@ -1070,10 +1070,13 @@ static int super_90_validate(mddev_t *mddev, mdk_rdev_t *rdev)
 				mddev->bitmap_info.default_offset;
 
 	} else if (mddev->pers == NULL) {
-		/* Insist on good event counter while assembling */
+		/* Insist on good event counter while assembling, except
+		 * for spares (which don't need an event count) */
 		++ev1;
-		if (ev1 < mddev->events) 
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (sb->disks[rdev->desc_nr].state & (
+			    (1<<MD_DISK_SYNC) | (1 << MD_DISK_ACTIVE)))
+			if (ev1 < mddev->events) 
+				return -EINVAL;
 	} else if (mddev->bitmap) {
 		/* if adding to array with a bitmap, then we can accept an
 		 * older device ... but not too old.
@@ -1469,10 +1472,14 @@ static int super_1_validate(mddev_t *mddev, mdk_rdev_t *rdev)
 		}
 
 	} else if (mddev->pers == NULL) {
-		/* Insist of good event counter while assembling */
+		/* Insist of good event counter while assembling, except for
+		 * spares (which don't need an event count) */
 		++ev1;
-		if (ev1 < mddev->events)
-			return -EINVAL;
+		if (rdev->desc_nr >= 0 &&
+		    rdev->desc_nr < le32_to_cpu(sb->max_dev) &&
+		    le16_to_cpu(sb->dev_roles[rdev->desc_nr]) < 0xfffe)
+			if (ev1 < mddev->events)
+				return -EINVAL;
 	} else if (mddev->bitmap) {
 		/* If adding to array with a bitmap, then we can accept an
 		 * older device, but not too old.