int i;
        int dd_idx;
        sector_t writepos, safepos, gap;
+       sector_t stripe_addr;
 
        if (sector_nr == 0) {
                /* If restarting in the middle, skip the initial sectors */
                wake_up(&conf->wait_for_overlap);
        }
 
+       if (mddev->delta_disks < 0) {
+               BUG_ON(conf->reshape_progress == 0);
+               stripe_addr = writepos;
+               BUG_ON((mddev->dev_sectors &
+                       ~((sector_t)mddev->chunk_size / 512 - 1))
+                      - (conf->chunk_size / 512) - stripe_addr
+                      != sector_nr);
+       } else {
+               BUG_ON(writepos != sector_nr + conf->chunk_size / 512);
+               stripe_addr = sector_nr;
+       }
        for (i=0; i < conf->chunk_size/512; i+= STRIPE_SECTORS) {
                int j;
                int skipped = 0;
-               sh = get_active_stripe(conf, sector_nr+i, 0, 0);
+               sh = get_active_stripe(conf, stripe_addr+i, 0, 0);
                set_bit(STRIPE_EXPANDING, &sh->state);
                atomic_inc(&conf->reshape_stripes);
                /* If any of this stripe is beyond the end of the old
         * block on the destination stripes.
         */
        first_sector =
-               raid5_compute_sector(conf, sector_nr*(new_data_disks),
+               raid5_compute_sector(conf, stripe_addr*(new_data_disks),
                                     1, &dd_idx, NULL);
        last_sector =
-               raid5_compute_sector(conf, ((sector_nr+conf->chunk_size/512)
+               raid5_compute_sector(conf, ((stripe_addr+conf->chunk_size/512)
                                            *(new_data_disks) - 1),
                                     1, &dd_idx, NULL);
        if (last_sector >= mddev->dev_sectors)
                               mdname(mddev));
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
-               if (mddev->delta_disks <= 0) {
-                       printk(KERN_ERR "raid5: %s: unsupported reshape "
-                              "(reduce disks) required - aborting.\n",
-                              mdname(mddev));
-                       return -EINVAL;
-               }
                old_disks = mddev->raid_disks - mddev->delta_disks;
                /* reshape_position must be on a new-stripe boundary, and one
                 * further up in new geometry must map after here in old
        print_raid5_conf(conf);
        rdev = p->rdev;
        if (rdev) {
+               if (number >= conf->raid_disks &&
+                   conf->reshape_progress == MaxSector)
+                       clear_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags);
+
                if (test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) ||
                    atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
                        err = -EBUSY;
                 * isn't possible.
                 */
                if (!test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) &&
-                   mddev->degraded <= conf->max_degraded) {
+                   mddev->degraded <= conf->max_degraded &&
+                   number < conf->raid_disks) {
                        err = -EBUSY;
                        goto abort;
                }
 static int raid5_check_reshape(mddev_t *mddev)
 {
        raid5_conf_t *conf = mddev_to_conf(mddev);
-       int err;
 
-       if (mddev->delta_disks < 0 ||
-           mddev->new_level != mddev->level)
-               return -EINVAL; /* Cannot shrink array or change level yet */
        if (mddev->delta_disks == 0)
                return 0; /* nothing to do */
        if (mddev->bitmap)
                /* Cannot grow a bitmap yet */
                return -EBUSY;
+       if (mddev->degraded > conf->max_degraded)
+               return -EINVAL;
+       if (mddev->delta_disks < 0) {
+               /* We might be able to shrink, but the devices must
+                * be made bigger first.
+                * For raid6, 4 is the minimum size.
+                * Otherwise 2 is the minimum
+                */
+               int min = 2;
+               if (mddev->level == 6)
+                       min = 4;
+               if (mddev->raid_disks + mddev->delta_disks < min)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        /* Can only proceed if there are plenty of stripe_heads.
         * We need a minimum of one full stripe,, and for sensible progress
                return -ENOSPC;
        }
 
-       err = resize_stripes(conf, conf->raid_disks + mddev->delta_disks);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
-
-       if (mddev->degraded > conf->max_degraded)
-               return -EINVAL;
-       /* looks like we might be able to manage this */
-       return 0;
+       return resize_stripes(conf, conf->raid_disks + mddev->delta_disks);
 }
 
 static int raid5_start_reshape(mddev_t *mddev)
                 */
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       /* Refuse to reduce size of the array.  Any reductions in
+        * array size must be through explicit setting of array_size
+        * attribute.
+        */
+       if (raid5_size(mddev, 0, conf->raid_disks + mddev->delta_disks)
+           < mddev->array_sectors) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "md: %s: array size must be reduced "
+                      "before number of disks\n", mdname(mddev));
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
        atomic_set(&conf->reshape_stripes, 0);
        spin_lock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
        conf->previous_raid_disks = conf->raid_disks;
                                break;
                }
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-       mddev->degraded = (conf->raid_disks - conf->previous_raid_disks) - added_devices;
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+       if (mddev->delta_disks > 0) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+               mddev->degraded = (conf->raid_disks - conf->previous_raid_disks)
+                       - added_devices;
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+       }
        mddev->raid_disks = conf->raid_disks;
        mddev->reshape_position = 0;
        set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
 }
 #endif
 
+/* This is called from the reshape thread and should make any
+ * changes needed in 'conf'
+ */
 static void end_reshape(raid5_conf_t *conf)
 {
 
        }
 }
 
+/* This is called from the raid5d thread with mddev_lock held.
+ * It makes config changes to the device.
+ */
 static void raid5_finish_reshape(mddev_t *mddev)
 {
        struct block_device *bdev;
 
        if (!test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery)) {
 
-               md_set_array_sectors(mddev, raid5_size(mddev, 0, 0));
-               set_capacity(mddev->gendisk, mddev->array_sectors);
-               mddev->changed = 1;
-               mddev->reshape_position = MaxSector;
-
-               bdev = bdget_disk(mddev->gendisk, 0);
-               if (bdev) {
-                       mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_inode->i_mutex);
-                       i_size_write(bdev->bd_inode,
-                                    (loff_t)mddev->array_sectors << 9);
-                       mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_inode->i_mutex);
-                       bdput(bdev);
+               if (mddev->delta_disks > 0) {
+                       md_set_array_sectors(mddev, raid5_size(mddev, 0, 0));
+                       set_capacity(mddev->gendisk, mddev->array_sectors);
+                       mddev->changed = 1;
+
+                       bdev = bdget_disk(mddev->gendisk, 0);
+                       if (bdev) {
+                               mutex_lock(&bdev->bd_inode->i_mutex);
+                               i_size_write(bdev->bd_inode,
+                                            (loff_t)mddev->array_sectors << 9);
+                               mutex_unlock(&bdev->bd_inode->i_mutex);
+                               bdput(bdev);
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       int d;
+                       raid5_conf_t *conf = mddev_to_conf(mddev);
+                       mddev->degraded = conf->raid_disks;
+                       for (d = 0; d < conf->raid_disks ; d++)
+                               if (conf->disks[d].rdev &&
+                                   test_bit(In_sync,
+                                            &conf->disks[d].rdev->flags))
+                                       mddev->degraded--;
+                       for (d = conf->raid_disks ;
+                            d < conf->raid_disks - mddev->delta_disks;
+                            d++)
+                               raid5_remove_disk(mddev, d);
                }
+               mddev->reshape_position = MaxSector;
+               mddev->delta_disks = 0;
        }
 }