diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c b/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c
index 3d7dda8..302dea3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@
 
 	/* to submit async io_units, to fulfill ordering of flush */
 	struct work_struct deferred_io_work;
+	/* to disable write back during in degraded mode */
+	struct work_struct disable_writeback_work;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -611,6 +613,21 @@
 		r5l_do_submit_io(log, io);
 }
 
+static void r5c_disable_writeback_async(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct r5l_log *log = container_of(work, struct r5l_log,
+					   disable_writeback_work);
+	struct mddev *mddev = log->rdev->mddev;
+
+	if (log->r5c_journal_mode == R5C_JOURNAL_MODE_WRITE_THROUGH)
+		return;
+	pr_info("md/raid:%s: Disabling writeback cache for degraded array.\n",
+		mdname(mddev));
+	mddev_suspend(mddev);
+	log->r5c_journal_mode = R5C_JOURNAL_MODE_WRITE_THROUGH;
+	mddev_resume(mddev);
+}
+
 static void r5l_submit_current_io(struct r5l_log *log)
 {
 	struct r5l_io_unit *io = log->current_io;
@@ -2269,6 +2286,10 @@
 	    val > R5C_JOURNAL_MODE_WRITE_BACK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (raid5_calc_degraded(conf) > 0 &&
+	    val == R5C_JOURNAL_MODE_WRITE_BACK)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	mddev_suspend(mddev);
 	conf->log->r5c_journal_mode = val;
 	mddev_resume(mddev);
@@ -2323,6 +2344,16 @@
 		set_bit(STRIPE_R5C_CACHING, &sh->state);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * When run in degraded mode, array is set to write-through mode.
+	 * This check helps drain pending write safely in the transition to
+	 * write-through mode.
+	 */
+	if (s->failed) {
+		r5c_make_stripe_write_out(sh);
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
 	for (i = disks; i--; ) {
 		dev = &sh->dev[i];
 		/* if non-overwrite, use writing-out phase */
@@ -2579,6 +2610,19 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void r5c_update_on_rdev_error(struct mddev *mddev)
+{
+	struct r5conf *conf = mddev->private;
+	struct r5l_log *log = conf->log;
+
+	if (!log)
+		return;
+
+	if (raid5_calc_degraded(conf) > 0 &&
+	    conf->log->r5c_journal_mode == R5C_JOURNAL_MODE_WRITE_BACK)
+		schedule_work(&log->disable_writeback_work);
+}
+
 int r5l_init_log(struct r5conf *conf, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(rdev->bdev);
@@ -2651,6 +2695,7 @@
 	spin_lock_init(&log->no_space_stripes_lock);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&log->deferred_io_work, r5l_submit_io_async);
+	INIT_WORK(&log->disable_writeback_work, r5c_disable_writeback_async);
 
 	log->r5c_journal_mode = R5C_JOURNAL_MODE_WRITE_THROUGH;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&log->stripe_in_journal_list);
@@ -2683,6 +2728,7 @@
 
 void r5l_exit_log(struct r5l_log *log)
 {
+	flush_work(&log->disable_writeback_work);
 	md_unregister_thread(&log->reclaim_thread);
 	mempool_destroy(log->meta_pool);
 	bioset_free(log->bs);
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index dc83da6..3c7e106 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
  * of the two sections, and some non-in_sync devices may
  * be insync in the section most affected by failed devices.
  */
-static int calc_degraded(struct r5conf *conf)
+int raid5_calc_degraded(struct r5conf *conf)
 {
 	int degraded, degraded2;
 	int i;
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
 	if (conf->mddev->reshape_position == MaxSector)
 		return conf->mddev->degraded > conf->max_degraded;
 
-	degraded = calc_degraded(conf);
+	degraded = raid5_calc_degraded(conf);
 	if (degraded > conf->max_degraded)
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
@@ -2555,7 +2555,7 @@
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
 	clear_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags);
-	mddev->degraded = calc_degraded(conf);
+	mddev->degraded = raid5_calc_degraded(conf);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery);
 
@@ -2569,6 +2569,7 @@
 		bdevname(rdev->bdev, b),
 		mdname(mddev),
 		conf->raid_disks - mddev->degraded);
+	r5c_update_on_rdev_error(mddev);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -7091,7 +7092,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * 0 for a fully functional array, 1 or 2 for a degraded array.
 	 */
-	mddev->degraded = calc_degraded(conf);
+	mddev->degraded = raid5_calc_degraded(conf);
 
 	if (has_failed(conf)) {
 		pr_crit("md/raid:%s: not enough operational devices (%d/%d failed)\n",
@@ -7338,7 +7339,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-	mddev->degraded = calc_degraded(conf);
+	mddev->degraded = raid5_calc_degraded(conf);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
 	print_raid5_conf(conf);
 	return count;
@@ -7698,7 +7699,7 @@
 		 * pre and post number of devices.
 		 */
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-		mddev->degraded = calc_degraded(conf);
+		mddev->degraded = raid5_calc_degraded(conf);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
 	}
 	mddev->raid_disks = conf->raid_disks;
@@ -7786,7 +7787,7 @@
 		} else {
 			int d;
 			spin_lock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
-			mddev->degraded = calc_degraded(conf);
+			mddev->degraded = raid5_calc_degraded(conf);
 			spin_unlock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
 			for (d = conf->raid_disks ;
 			     d < conf->raid_disks - mddev->delta_disks;
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.h b/drivers/md/raid5.h
index 461df19..1440fa2 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.h
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.h
@@ -758,6 +758,7 @@
 extern struct stripe_head *
 raid5_get_active_stripe(struct r5conf *conf, sector_t sector,
 			int previous, int noblock, int noquiesce);
+extern int raid5_calc_degraded(struct r5conf *conf);
 extern int r5l_init_log(struct r5conf *conf, struct md_rdev *rdev);
 extern void r5l_exit_log(struct r5l_log *log);
 extern int r5l_write_stripe(struct r5l_log *log, struct stripe_head *head_sh);
@@ -786,4 +787,5 @@
 extern void r5c_check_stripe_cache_usage(struct r5conf *conf);
 extern void r5c_check_cached_full_stripe(struct r5conf *conf);
 extern struct md_sysfs_entry r5c_journal_mode;
+extern void r5c_update_on_rdev_error(struct mddev *mddev);
 #endif