return setup_conf(mddev);
 }
 
+static void *raid5_takeover_raid6(mddev_t *mddev)
+{
+       int new_layout;
+
+       switch (mddev->layout) {
+       case ALGORITHM_LEFT_ASYMMETRIC_6:
+               new_layout = ALGORITHM_LEFT_ASYMMETRIC;
+               break;
+       case ALGORITHM_RIGHT_ASYMMETRIC_6:
+               new_layout = ALGORITHM_RIGHT_ASYMMETRIC;
+               break;
+       case ALGORITHM_LEFT_SYMMETRIC_6:
+               new_layout = ALGORITHM_LEFT_SYMMETRIC;
+               break;
+       case ALGORITHM_RIGHT_SYMMETRIC_6:
+               new_layout = ALGORITHM_RIGHT_SYMMETRIC;
+               break;
+       case ALGORITHM_PARITY_0_6:
+               new_layout = ALGORITHM_PARITY_0;
+               break;
+       case ALGORITHM_PARITY_N:
+               new_layout = ALGORITHM_PARITY_N;
+               break;
+       default:
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+       }
+       mddev->new_level = 5;
+       mddev->new_layout = new_layout;
+       mddev->delta_disks = -1;
+       mddev->raid_disks -= 1;
+       return setup_conf(mddev);
+}
+
 
 static int raid5_reconfig(mddev_t *mddev, int new_layout, int new_chunk)
 {
                mddev->new_level = 5;
                return setup_conf(mddev);
        }
+       if (mddev->level == 6)
+               return raid5_takeover_raid6(mddev);
 
        return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }