static struct md_sysfs_entry md_raid_disks = __ATTR_RO(raid_disks);
 
 static ssize_t
-md_show_scan(mddev_t *mddev, char *page)
+action_show(mddev_t *mddev, char *page)
 {
-       char *type = "none";
+       char *type = "idle";
        if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery) ||
            test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery)) {
                if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_SYNC, &mddev->recovery)) {
 }
 
 static ssize_t
-md_store_scan(mddev_t *mddev, const char *page, size_t len)
+action_store(mddev_t *mddev, const char *page, size_t len)
 {
-       int canscan=0;
+       if (!mddev->pers || !mddev->pers->sync_request)
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       if (strcmp(page, "idle")==0 || strcmp(page, "idle\n")==0) {
+               if (mddev->sync_thread) {
+                       set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery);
+                       md_unregister_thread(mddev->sync_thread);
+                       mddev->sync_thread = NULL;
+                       mddev->recovery = 0;
+               }
+               return len;
+       }
 
        if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery) ||
            test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery))
                return -EBUSY;
-
-       if (mddev->pers && mddev->pers->sync_request)
-               canscan=1;
-
-       if (!canscan)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       if (strcmp(page, "check")==0 || strcmp(page, "check\n")==0)
-               set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_CHECK, &mddev->recovery);
-       else if (strcmp(page, "repair")!=0 && strcmp(page, "repair\n")!=0)
-               return -EINVAL;
-       set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_REQUESTED, &mddev->recovery);
-       set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_SYNC, &mddev->recovery);
-       set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
+       if (strcmp(page, "resync")==0 || strcmp(page, "resync\n")==0 ||
+           strcmp(page, "recover")==0 || strcmp(page, "recover\n")==0)
+               set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
+       else {
+               if (strcmp(page, "check")==0 || strcmp(page, "check\n")==0)
+                       set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_CHECK, &mddev->recovery);
+               else if (strcmp(page, "repair")!=0 && strcmp(page, "repair\n")!=0)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+               set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_REQUESTED, &mddev->recovery);
+               set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_SYNC, &mddev->recovery);
+               set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
+       }
        md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
        return len;
 }
 }
 
 static struct md_sysfs_entry
-md_scan_mode = __ATTR(scan_mode, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, md_show_scan, md_store_scan);
+md_scan_mode = __ATTR(sync_action, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, action_show, action_store);
 
 
 static struct md_sysfs_entry