When reshape was invoked during initramfs start-up stage array is pushed in to reshape state already, so read only state cannot be set again. To verify if reshape continuation should be allowed sync_action sysfs key is tested and number of existing mdadm instances is checked again. Signed-off-by: Adam Kwolek <adam.kwolek@xxxxxxxxx> --- Grow.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Grow.c b/Grow.c index 4d2c361..b331287 100644 --- a/Grow.c +++ b/Grow.c @@ -3714,8 +3714,23 @@ int Grow_continue(int mdfd, struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info, int err; err = sysfs_set_str(info, NULL, "array_state", "readonly"); - if (err) - return err; + if (err) { + /* check if array is set in to reshape stare, + * and current mdadm instance is the only one + */ + if ((sysfs_get_str(info, NULL, "sync_action", + buf, 40) == 8) && + (count_mdadms() == 1)) { + dprintf("Warning: Grow_continue() cannot set array in" + "to read only state [sync_action is %s].", + buf); + if (strncmp(buf, "reshape", 7)) + return err; + dprintf("Allow to continue.\n"); + } else + return err; + } + if (st->ss->external) { fmt_devname(buf, st->container_dev); container = buf; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html