* to our bitmap
  */
 int bitmap_copy_from_slot(struct mddev *mddev, int slot,
-               sector_t *low, sector_t *high)
+               sector_t *low, sector_t *high, bool clear_bits)
 {
        int rv = 0, i, j;
        sector_t block, lo = 0, hi = 0;
                }
        }
 
-       bitmap_update_sb(bitmap);
-       /* Setting this for the ev_page should be enough.
-        * And we do not require both write_all and PAGE_DIRT either
-        */
-       for (i = 0; i < bitmap->storage.file_pages; i++)
-               set_page_attr(bitmap, i, BITMAP_PAGE_DIRTY);
-       bitmap_write_all(bitmap);
-       bitmap_unplug(bitmap);
+       if (clear_bits) {
+               bitmap_update_sb(bitmap);
+               /* Setting this for the ev_page should be enough.
+                * And we do not require both write_all and PAGE_DIRT either
+                */
+               for (i = 0; i < bitmap->storage.file_pages; i++)
+                       set_page_attr(bitmap, i, BITMAP_PAGE_DIRTY);
+               bitmap_write_all(bitmap);
+               bitmap_unplug(bitmap);
+       }
        *low = lo;
        *high = hi;
 err:
 
        RESYNCING,
        NEWDISK,
        REMOVE,
+       RE_ADD,
 };
 
 struct cluster_msg {
                                        str, ret);
                        goto clear_bit;
                }
-               ret = bitmap_copy_from_slot(mddev, slot, &lo, &hi);
+               ret = bitmap_copy_from_slot(mddev, slot, &lo, &hi, true);
                if (ret) {
                        pr_err("md-cluster: Could not copy data from bitmap %d\n", slot);
                        goto dlm_unlock;
                pr_warn("%s: %d Could not find disk(%d) to REMOVE\n", __func__, __LINE__, msg->raid_slot);
 }
 
+static void process_readd_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct cluster_msg *msg)
+{
+       struct md_rdev *rdev = md_find_rdev_nr_rcu(mddev, msg->raid_slot);
+
+       if (rdev && test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
+               clear_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
+       else
+               pr_warn("%s: %d Could not find disk(%d) which is faulty", __func__, __LINE__, msg->raid_slot);
+}
+
 static void process_recvd_msg(struct mddev *mddev, struct cluster_msg *msg)
 {
        switch (msg->type) {
                        __func__, __LINE__, msg->slot);
                process_remove_disk(mddev, msg);
                break;
+       case RE_ADD:
+               pr_info("%s: %d Received RE_ADD from %d\n",
+                       __func__, __LINE__, msg->slot);
+               process_readd_disk(mddev, msg);
+               break;
        default:
                pr_warn("%s:%d Received unknown message from %d\n",
                        __func__, __LINE__, msg->slot);
        return __sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
 }
 
+static int gather_bitmaps(struct md_rdev *rdev)
+{
+       int sn, err;
+       sector_t lo, hi;
+       struct cluster_msg cmsg;
+       struct mddev *mddev = rdev->mddev;
+       struct md_cluster_info *cinfo = mddev->cluster_info;
+
+       cmsg.type = RE_ADD;
+       cmsg.raid_slot = rdev->desc_nr;
+       err = sendmsg(cinfo, &cmsg);
+       if (err)
+               goto out;
+
+       for (sn = 0; sn < mddev->bitmap_info.nodes; sn++) {
+               if (sn == (cinfo->slot_number - 1))
+                       continue;
+               err = bitmap_copy_from_slot(mddev, sn, &lo, &hi, false);
+               if (err) {
+                       pr_warn("md-cluster: Could not gather bitmaps from slot %d", sn);
+                       goto out;
+               }
+               if ((hi > 0) && (lo < mddev->recovery_cp))
+                       mddev->recovery_cp = lo;
+       }
+out:
+       return err;
+}
+
 static struct md_cluster_operations cluster_ops = {
        .join   = join,
        .leave  = leave,
        .add_new_disk_finish = add_new_disk_finish,
        .new_disk_ack = new_disk_ack,
        .remove_disk = remove_disk,
+       .gather_bitmaps = gather_bitmaps,
 };
 
 static int __init cluster_init(void)
 
                }
        } else if (cmd_match(buf, "re-add")) {
                if (test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) && (rdev->raid_disk == -1)) {
-                       clear_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
-                       err = add_bound_rdev(rdev);
+                       /* clear_bit is performed _after_ all the devices
+                        * have their local Faulty bit cleared. If any writes
+                        * happen in the meantime in the local node, they
+                        * will land in the local bitmap, which will be synced
+                        * by this node eventually
+                        */
+                       if (!mddev_is_clustered(rdev->mddev) ||
+                           (err = md_cluster_ops->gather_bitmaps(rdev)) == 0) {
+                               clear_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
+                               err = add_bound_rdev(rdev);
+                       }
                } else
                        err = -EBUSY;
        }