1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Manage.c b/Manage.c
index 5fc67d7..5996646 100644
--- a/Manage.c
+++ b/Manage.c
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ int Manage_subdevs(char *devname, int fd,
 			disc.minor = minor(stb.st_rdev);
 			disc.number =j;
 			disc.state = 0;
-			if (array.not_persistent==0 || tst->ss->external) {
+			if (array.not_persistent==0) {
 				int dfd;
 				if (dv->writemostly == 1)
 					disc.state |= 1 << MD_DISK_WRITEMOSTLY;
@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ int Manage_subdevs(char *devname, int fd,
 				struct mdinfo *sra;
 				int container_fd;
 				int devnum = fd2devnum(fd);
+				int dfd;
 
 				container_fd = open_dev_excl(devnum);
 				if (container_fd < 0) {
@@ -862,6 +863,15 @@ int Manage_subdevs(char *devname, int fd,
 					return 1;
 				}
 
+				dfd = dev_open(dv->devname, O_RDWR | O_EXCL|O_DIRECT);
+				if (tst->ss->add_to_super(tst, &disc, dfd,
+							  dv->devname)) {
+					close(dfd);
+					close(container_fd);
+					return 1;
+				}
+				close(dfd);
+
 				sra = sysfs_read(container_fd, -1, 0);
 				if (!sra) {
 					fprintf(stderr, Name ": add failed for %s: sysfs_read failed\n",