/*
         * Disk log fields
         */
+       int log_dev_failed;
        struct dm_dev *log_dev;
        struct log_header header;
 
                lc->disk_header = NULL;
        } else {
                lc->log_dev = dev;
+               lc->log_dev_failed = 0;
                lc->header_location.bdev = lc->log_dev->bdev;
                lc->header_location.sector = 0;
 
        return count;
 }
 
+static void fail_log_device(struct log_c *lc)
+{
+       if (lc->log_dev_failed)
+               return;
+
+       lc->log_dev_failed = 1;
+       dm_table_event(lc->ti->table);
+}
+
 static int disk_resume(struct dirty_log *log)
 {
        int r;
 
        /* read the disk header */
        r = read_header(lc);
-       if (r)
+       if (r) {
+               DMWARN("%s: Failed to read header on mirror log device",
+                      lc->log_dev->name);
+               fail_log_device(lc);
                return r;
+       }
 
        /* set or clear any new bits -- device has grown */
        if (lc->sync == NOSYNC)
        lc->header.nr_regions = lc->region_count;
 
        /* write the new header */
-       return write_header(lc);
+       r = write_header(lc);
+       if (r) {
+               DMWARN("%s: Failed to write header on mirror log device",
+                      lc->log_dev->name);
+               fail_log_device(lc);
+       }
+
+       return r;
 }
 
 static uint32_t core_get_region_size(struct dirty_log *log)
                return 0;
 
        r = write_header(lc);
-       if (!r)
+       if (r)
+               fail_log_device(lc);
+       else
                lc->touched = 0;
 
        return r;