diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 4edcda8..4869128 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -3001,6 +3001,9 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set)
+		rdev->new_raid_disk = rdev->raid_disk;
+
 	/* ->takeover must set new_* and/or delta_disks
 	 * if it succeeds, and may set them when it fails.
 	 */
@@ -3051,13 +3054,35 @@
 		mddev->safemode = 0;
 	}
 
-	module_put(mddev->pers->owner);
-	/* Invalidate devices that are now superfluous */
-	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set)
-		if (rdev->raid_disk >= mddev->raid_disks) {
-			rdev->raid_disk = -1;
+	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
+		char nm[20];
+		if (rdev->raid_disk < 0)
+			continue;
+		if (rdev->new_raid_disk > mddev->raid_disks)
+			rdev->new_raid_disk = -1;
+		if (rdev->new_raid_disk == rdev->raid_disk)
+			continue;
+		sprintf(nm, "rd%d", rdev->raid_disk);
+		sysfs_remove_link(&mddev->kobj, nm);
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
+		if (rdev->raid_disk < 0)
+			continue;
+		if (rdev->new_raid_disk == rdev->raid_disk)
+			continue;
+		rdev->raid_disk = rdev->new_raid_disk;
+		if (rdev->raid_disk < 0)
 			clear_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags);
+		else {
+			char nm[20];
+			sprintf(nm, "rd%d", rdev->raid_disk);
+			if(sysfs_create_link(&mddev->kobj, &rdev->kobj, nm))
+				printk("md: cannot register %s for %s after level change\n",
+				       nm, mdname(mddev));
 		}
+	}
+
+	module_put(mddev->pers->owner);
 	mddev->pers = pers;
 	mddev->private = priv;
 	strlcpy(mddev->clevel, pers->name, sizeof(mddev->clevel));