mddev->ro = 0;
sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(mddev->sysfs_state);
set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
- md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
+ /* mddev_unlock will wake thread */
+ /* If a device failed while we were read-only, we
+ * need to make sure the metadata is updated now.
+ */
+ if (test_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags)) {
+ mddev_unlock(mddev);
+ wait_event(mddev->sb_wait,
+ !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags) &&
+ !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags));
+ mddev_lock(mddev);
+ }
} else {
err = -EROFS;
goto abort_unlock;