1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Manage.c b/Manage.c
index 0a5f09b..f789e0c 100644
--- a/Manage.c
+++ b/Manage.c
@@ -992,6 +992,13 @@ int Manage_add(int fd, int tfd, struct mddev_dev *dv,
 			return -1;
 		}
 
+		/* Check if metadata handler is able to accept the drive */
+		if (!tst->ss->validate_geometry(tst, LEVEL_CONTAINER, 0, 1, NULL,
+		    0, 0, dv->devname, NULL, 0, 1)) {
+			close(container_fd);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
 		Kill(dv->devname, NULL, 0, -1, 0);
 		dfd = dev_open(dv->devname, O_RDWR | O_EXCL|O_DIRECT);
 		if (tst->ss->add_to_super(tst, &disc, dfd,