return;
 
        mddev->bitmap = NULL; /* disconnect from the md device */
+       if (mddev->thread)
+               mddev->thread->timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
 
        bitmap_free(bitmap);
 }
 
        if (IS_ERR(bitmap->writeback_daemon))
                return PTR_ERR(bitmap->writeback_daemon);
+       mddev->thread->timeout = bitmap->daemon_sleep * HZ;
+
        return bitmap_update_sb(bitmap);
 
  error:
 
        if (start_readonly)
                mddev->ro = 2; /* read-only, but switch on first write */
 
-       /* before we start the array running, initialise the bitmap */
-       err = bitmap_create(mddev);
-       if (err)
-               printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to create bitmap (%d)\n",
-                       mdname(mddev), err);
-       else
-               err = mddev->pers->run(mddev);
+       err = mddev->pers->run(mddev);
+       if (!err && mddev->pers->sync_request) {
+               err = bitmap_create(mddev);
+               if (err) {
+                       printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to create bitmap (%d)\n",
+                              mdname(mddev), err);
+                       mddev->pers->stop(mddev);
+               }
+       }
        if (err) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "md: pers->run() failed ...\n");
                module_put(mddev->pers->owner);
 
                       mdname(mddev));
                goto out_free_conf;
        }
-       if (mddev->bitmap) mddev->thread->timeout = mddev->bitmap->daemon_sleep * HZ;
 
        printk(KERN_INFO 
                "raid1: raid set %s active with %d out of %d mirrors\n",
                lower_barrier(conf);
                break;
        }
-       if (mddev->thread) {
-               if (mddev->bitmap)
-                       mddev->thread->timeout = mddev->bitmap->daemon_sleep * HZ;
-               else
-                       mddev->thread->timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
-               md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
-       }
 }
 
 
 
        /* Ok, everything is just fine now */
        sysfs_create_group(&mddev->kobj, &raid5_attrs_group);
 
-       if (mddev->bitmap)
-               mddev->thread->timeout = mddev->bitmap->daemon_sleep * HZ;
-
        mddev->queue->unplug_fn = raid5_unplug_device;
        mddev->queue->issue_flush_fn = raid5_issue_flush;
 
                spin_unlock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
                break;
        }
-       if (mddev->thread) {
-               if (mddev->bitmap)
-                       mddev->thread->timeout = mddev->bitmap->daemon_sleep * HZ;
-               else
-                       mddev->thread->timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
-               md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
-       }
 }
+
 static mdk_personality_t raid5_personality=
 {
        .name           = "raid5",
 
        /* Ok, everything is just fine now */
        mddev->array_size =  mddev->size * (mddev->raid_disks - 2);
 
-       if (mddev->bitmap)
-               mddev->thread->timeout = mddev->bitmap->daemon_sleep * HZ;
-
        mddev->queue->unplug_fn = raid6_unplug_device;
        mddev->queue->issue_flush_fn = raid6_issue_flush;
        return 0;
                spin_unlock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
                break;
        }
-       if (mddev->thread) {
-               if (mddev->bitmap)
-                       mddev->thread->timeout = mddev->bitmap->daemon_sleep * HZ;
-               else
-                       mddev->thread->timeout = MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
-               md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
-       }
 }
+
 static mdk_personality_t raid6_personality=
 {
        .name           = "raid6",