!test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
 }
 
+static bool rdev_addable(struct md_rdev *rdev)
+{
+       /* rdev is already used, don't add it again. */
+       if (test_bit(Candidate, &rdev->flags) || rdev->raid_disk >= 0 ||
+           test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
+               return false;
+
+       /* Allow to add journal disk. */
+       if (test_bit(Journal, &rdev->flags))
+               return true;
+
+       /* Allow to add if array is read-write. */
+       if (md_is_rdwr(rdev->mddev))
+               return true;
+
+       /*
+        * For read-only array, only allow to readd a rdev. And if bitmap is
+        * used, don't allow to readd a rdev that is too old.
+        */
+       if (rdev->saved_raid_disk >= 0 && !test_bit(Bitmap_sync, &rdev->flags))
+               return true;
+
+       return false;
+}
+
 static int remove_and_add_spares(struct mddev *mddev,
                                 struct md_rdev *this)
 {
                        continue;
                if (rdev_is_spare(rdev))
                        spares++;
-               if (test_bit(Candidate, &rdev->flags))
-                       continue;
-               if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0)
+               if (!rdev_addable(rdev))
                        continue;
-               if (test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
-                       continue;
-               if (!test_bit(Journal, &rdev->flags)) {
-                       if (!md_is_rdwr(mddev) &&
-                           !(rdev->saved_raid_disk >= 0 &&
-                             !test_bit(Bitmap_sync, &rdev->flags)))
-                               continue;
-
+               if (!test_bit(Journal, &rdev->flags))
                        rdev->recovery_offset = 0;
-               }
                if (mddev->pers->hot_add_disk(mddev, rdev) == 0) {
                        /* failure here is OK */
                        sysfs_link_rdev(mddev, rdev);