diff --git a/drivers/md/multipath.c b/drivers/md/multipath.c
index c06f447..ae2c5fd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/multipath.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i = 0; i < disks; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->multipaths[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->multipaths[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && rdev->in_sync) {
 			atomic_inc(&rdev->nr_pending);
 			rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->multipaths[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->multipaths[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && !rdev->faulty && atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			request_queue_t *r_queue = bdev_get_queue(rdev->bdev);
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks && ret == 0; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->multipaths[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->multipaths[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && !rdev->faulty) {
 			struct block_device *bdev = rdev->bdev;
 			request_queue_t *r_queue = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@
 			conf->working_disks++;
 			rdev->raid_disk = path;
 			rdev->in_sync = 1;
-			p->rdev = rdev;
+			rcu_assign_pointer(p->rdev, rdev);
 			found = 1;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index e16f473..f12fc28 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -416,10 +416,10 @@
 		/* Choose the first operation device, for consistancy */
 		new_disk = 0;
 
-		for (rdev = conf->mirrors[new_disk].rdev;
+		for (rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[new_disk].rdev);
 		     !rdev || !rdev->in_sync
 			     || test_bit(WriteMostly, &rdev->flags);
-		     rdev = conf->mirrors[++new_disk].rdev) {
+		     rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[++new_disk].rdev)) {
 
 			if (rdev && rdev->in_sync)
 				wonly_disk = new_disk;
@@ -434,10 +434,10 @@
 
 
 	/* make sure the disk is operational */
-	for (rdev = conf->mirrors[new_disk].rdev;
+	for (rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[new_disk].rdev);
 	     !rdev || !rdev->in_sync ||
 		     test_bit(WriteMostly, &rdev->flags);
-	     rdev = conf->mirrors[new_disk].rdev) {
+	     rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[new_disk].rdev)) {
 
 		if (rdev && rdev->in_sync)
 			wonly_disk = new_disk;
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
 			disk = conf->raid_disks;
 		disk--;
 
-		rdev = conf->mirrors[disk].rdev;
+		rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[disk].rdev);
 
 		if (!rdev ||
 		    !rdev->in_sync ||
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
 
 
 	if (new_disk >= 0) {
-		rdev = conf->mirrors[new_disk].rdev;
+		rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[new_disk].rdev);
 		if (!rdev)
 			goto retry;
 		atomic_inc(&rdev->nr_pending);
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->mirrors[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && !rdev->faulty && atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			request_queue_t *r_queue = bdev_get_queue(rdev->bdev);
 
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks && ret == 0; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->mirrors[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && !rdev->faulty) {
 			struct block_device *bdev = rdev->bdev;
 			request_queue_t *r_queue = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
 #endif
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i = 0;  i < disks; i++) {
-		if ((rdev=conf->mirrors[i].rdev) != NULL &&
+		if ((rdev=rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[i].rdev)) != NULL &&
 		    !rdev->faulty) {
 			atomic_inc(&rdev->nr_pending);
 			if (rdev->faulty) {
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@
 			found = 1;
 			if (rdev->saved_raid_disk != mirror)
 				conf->fullsync = 1;
-			p->rdev = rdev;
+			rcu_assign_pointer(p->rdev, rdev);
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index bbe40e9..26114f4 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@
 	int disk, slot, nslot;
 	const int sectors = r10_bio->sectors;
 	sector_t new_distance, current_distance;
+	mdk_rdev_t *rdev;
 
 	raid10_find_phys(conf, r10_bio);
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -510,8 +511,8 @@
 		slot = 0;
 		disk = r10_bio->devs[slot].devnum;
 
-		while (!conf->mirrors[disk].rdev ||
-		       !conf->mirrors[disk].rdev->in_sync) {
+		while ((rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[disk].rdev)) == NULL ||
+		       !rdev->in_sync) {
 			slot++;
 			if (slot == conf->copies) {
 				slot = 0;
@@ -527,8 +528,8 @@
 	/* make sure the disk is operational */
 	slot = 0;
 	disk = r10_bio->devs[slot].devnum;
-	while (!conf->mirrors[disk].rdev ||
-	       !conf->mirrors[disk].rdev->in_sync) {
+	while ((rdev=rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[disk].rdev)) == NULL ||
+	       !rdev->in_sync) {
 		slot ++;
 		if (slot == conf->copies) {
 			disk = -1;
@@ -547,11 +548,11 @@
 		int ndisk = r10_bio->devs[nslot].devnum;
 
 
-		if (!conf->mirrors[ndisk].rdev ||
-		    !conf->mirrors[ndisk].rdev->in_sync)
+		if ((rdev=rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[ndisk].rdev)) == NULL ||
+		    !rdev->in_sync)
 			continue;
 
-		if (!atomic_read(&conf->mirrors[ndisk].rdev->nr_pending)) {
+		if (!atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			disk = ndisk;
 			slot = nslot;
 			break;
@@ -569,7 +570,7 @@
 	r10_bio->read_slot = slot;
 /*	conf->next_seq_sect = this_sector + sectors;*/
 
-	if (disk >= 0 && conf->mirrors[disk].rdev)
+	if (disk >= 0 && (rdev=rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[disk].rdev))!= NULL)
 		atomic_inc(&conf->mirrors[disk].rdev->nr_pending);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->mirrors[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && !rdev->faulty && atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			request_queue_t *r_queue = bdev_get_queue(rdev->bdev);
 
@@ -614,7 +615,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks && ret == 0; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->mirrors[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && !rdev->faulty) {
 			struct block_device *bdev = rdev->bdev;
 			request_queue_t *r_queue = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
@@ -768,9 +769,10 @@
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i = 0;  i < conf->copies; i++) {
 		int d = r10_bio->devs[i].devnum;
-		if (conf->mirrors[d].rdev &&
-		    !conf->mirrors[d].rdev->faulty) {
-			atomic_inc(&conf->mirrors[d].rdev->nr_pending);
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->mirrors[d].rdev);
+		if (rdev &&
+		    !rdev->faulty) {
+			atomic_inc(&rdev->nr_pending);
 			r10_bio->devs[i].bio = bio;
 		} else
 			r10_bio->devs[i].bio = NULL;
@@ -980,7 +982,7 @@
 			p->head_position = 0;
 			rdev->raid_disk = mirror;
 			found = 1;
-			p->rdev = rdev;
+			rcu_assign_pointer(p->rdev, rdev);
 			break;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index ce15455..061d265 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@
 			bi->bi_end_io = raid5_end_read_request;
  
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		rdev = conf->disks[i].rdev;
+		rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->disks[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && rdev->faulty)
 			rdev = NULL;
 		if (rdev)
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->disks[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->disks[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && !rdev->faulty && atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			request_queue_t *r_queue = bdev_get_queue(rdev->bdev);
 
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks && ret == 0; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->disks[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->disks[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && !rdev->faulty) {
 			struct block_device *bdev = rdev->bdev;
 			request_queue_t *r_queue = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@
 			found = 1;
 			if (rdev->saved_raid_disk != disk)
 				conf->fullsync = 1;
-			p->rdev = rdev;
+			rcu_assign_pointer(p->rdev, rdev);
 			break;
 		}
 	print_raid5_conf(conf);
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid6main.c b/drivers/md/raid6main.c
index 7757869..84f3ee0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid6main.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid6main.c
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@
 			bi->bi_end_io = raid6_end_read_request;
 
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		rdev = conf->disks[i].rdev;
+		rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->disks[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && rdev->faulty)
 			rdev = NULL;
 		if (rdev)
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->disks[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->disks[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && !rdev->faulty && atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
 			request_queue_t *r_queue = bdev_get_queue(rdev->bdev);
 
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i=0; i<mddev->raid_disks && ret == 0; i++) {
-		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = conf->disks[i].rdev;
+		mdk_rdev_t *rdev = rcu_dereference(conf->disks[i].rdev);
 		if (rdev && !rdev->faulty) {
 			struct block_device *bdev = rdev->bdev;
 			request_queue_t *r_queue = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
@@ -2154,7 +2154,7 @@
 			found = 1;
 			if (rdev->saved_raid_disk != disk)
 				conf->fullsync = 1;
-			p->rdev = rdev;
+			rcu_assign_pointer(p->rdev, rdev);
 			break;
 		}
 	print_raid6_conf(conf);