}
 }
 
-static inline void md_enter_safemode(mddev_t *mddev)
-{
-       if (!mddev->safemode) return;
-       if (mddev->safemode == 2 &&
-           (atomic_read(&mddev->writes_pending) || mddev->in_sync ||
-                   mddev->recovery_cp != MaxSector))
-               return; /* avoid the lock */
-       mddev_lock_uninterruptible(mddev);
-       if (mddev->safemode && !atomic_read(&mddev->writes_pending) &&
-           !mddev->in_sync && mddev->recovery_cp == MaxSector) {
-               mddev->in_sync = 1;
-               md_update_sb(mddev);
-       }
-       mddev_unlock(mddev);
-
-       if (mddev->safemode == 1)
-               mddev->safemode = 0;
-}
-
-void md_handle_safemode(mddev_t *mddev)
-{
-       if (signal_pending(current)) {
-               printk(KERN_INFO "md: %s in immediate safe mode\n",
-                       mdname(mddev));
-               mddev->safemode = 2;
-               flush_signals(current);
-       }
-       md_enter_safemode(mddev);
-}
-
-
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(resync_wait);
 
 #define SYNC_MARKS     10
                        mddev->recovery_cp = MaxSector;
        }
 
-       md_enter_safemode(mddev);
  skip:
        mddev->curr_resync = 0;
        wake_up(&resync_wait);
 
        if (mddev->ro)
                return;
+
+       if (signal_pending(current)) {
+               if (mddev->pers->sync_request) {
+                       printk(KERN_INFO "md: %s in immediate safe mode\n",
+                              mdname(mddev));
+                       mddev->safemode = 2;
+               }
+               flush_signals(current);
+       }
+
        if ( ! (
                mddev->sb_dirty ||
                test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery) ||
-               test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_DONE, &mddev->recovery)
+               test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_DONE, &mddev->recovery) ||
+               (mddev->safemode == 1) ||
+               (mddev->safemode == 2 && ! atomic_read(&mddev->writes_pending)
+                && !mddev->in_sync && mddev->recovery_cp == MaxSector)
                ))
                return;
+
        if (mddev_trylock(mddev)==0) {
                int spares =0;
+
+               if (mddev->safemode && !atomic_read(&mddev->writes_pending) &&
+                   !mddev->in_sync && mddev->recovery_cp == MaxSector) {
+                       mddev->in_sync = 1;
+                       mddev->sb_dirty = 1;
+               }
+               if (mddev->safemode == 1)
+                       mddev->safemode = 0;
+
                if (mddev->sb_dirty)
                        md_update_sb(mddev);
                if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery) &&
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_done_sync);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_write_start);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_write_end);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_handle_safemode);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_register_thread);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_unregister_thread);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(md_wakeup_thread);