@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ All md devices contain:
 
   resync_start
      The point at which resync should start.  If no resync is needed,
-     this will be a very large number.  At array creation it will
-     default to 0, though starting the array as 'clean' will
-     set it much larger.
+     this will be a very large number (or 'none' since 2.6.30-rc1).  At
+     array creation it will default to 0, though starting the array as
+     'clean' will set it much larger.
 
    new_dev
      This file can be written but not read.  The value written should

@@ -379,8 +379,9 @@ Each directory contains:
 	Writing "writemostly" sets the writemostly flag.
 	Writing "-writemostly" clears the writemostly flag.
 	Writing "blocked" sets the "blocked" flag.
-	Writing "-blocked" clear the "blocked" flag and allows writes
+	Writing "-blocked" clears the "blocked" flag and allows writes
 		to complete.
+	Writing "in_sync" sets the in_sync flag.
 
 	This file responds to select/poll. Any change to 'faulty'
 	or 'blocked' causes an event.

@@ -417,6 +418,24 @@ Each directory contains:
         array.  If a value less than the current component_size is
         written, it will be rejected.
 
+      recovery_start
+
+        When the device is not 'in_sync', this records the number of
+	sectors from the start of the device which are known to be
+	correct.  This is normally zero, but during a recovery
+	operation is will steadily increase, and if the recovery is
+	interrupted, restoring this value can cause recovery to
+	avoid repeating the earlier blocks.  With v1.x metadata, this
+	value is saved and restored automatically.
+
+	This can be set whenever the device is not an active member of
+	the array, either before the array is activated, or before
+	the 'slot' is set.
+
+	Setting this to 'none' is equivalent to setting 'in_sync'.
+	Setting to any other value also clears the 'in_sync' flag.
+	
+
 
 An active md device will also contain and entry for each active device
 in the array.  These are named

@@ -2551,12 +2551,49 @@ rdev_size_store(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 static struct rdev_sysfs_entry rdev_size =
 __ATTR(size, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, rdev_size_show, rdev_size_store);
 
+
+static ssize_t recovery_start_show(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, char *page)
+{
+	unsigned long long recovery_start = rdev->recovery_offset;
+
+	if (test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) ||
+	    recovery_start == MaxSector)
+		return sprintf(page, "none\n");
+
+	return sprintf(page, "%llu\n", recovery_start);
+}
+
+static ssize_t recovery_start_store(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	unsigned long long recovery_start;
+
+	if (cmd_match(buf, "none"))
+		recovery_start = MaxSector;
+	else if (strict_strtoull(buf, 10, &recovery_start))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (rdev->mddev->pers &&
+	    rdev->raid_disk >= 0)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	rdev->recovery_offset = recovery_start;
+	if (recovery_start == MaxSector)
+		set_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags);
+	else
+		clear_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags);
+	return len;
+}
+
+static struct rdev_sysfs_entry rdev_recovery_start =
+__ATTR(recovery_start, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, recovery_start_show, recovery_start_store);
+
 static struct attribute *rdev_default_attrs[] = {
 	&rdev_state.attr,
 	&rdev_errors.attr,
 	&rdev_slot.attr,
 	&rdev_offset.attr,
 	&rdev_size.attr,
+	&rdev_recovery_start.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 static ssize_t