diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 23c6d73..a79462d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -2295,12 +2295,16 @@
 	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev)) {
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags))
 			force_change = 1;
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(MD_CHANGE_CLEAN, &mddev->flags))
+			nospares = 1;
 		ret = md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_start(mddev);
 		/* Has someone else has updated the sb */
 		if (!does_sb_need_changing(mddev)) {
 			if (ret == 0)
 				md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_cancel(mddev);
-			clear_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
+			bit_clear_unless(&mddev->flags, BIT(MD_CHANGE_PENDING),
+							 BIT(MD_CHANGE_DEVS) |
+							 BIT(MD_CHANGE_CLEAN));
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2434,15 +2438,11 @@
 	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev) && ret == 0)
 		md_cluster_ops->metadata_update_finish(mddev);
 
-	spin_lock(&mddev->lock);
 	if (mddev->in_sync != sync_req ||
-	    test_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags)) {
+	    !bit_clear_unless(&mddev->flags, BIT(MD_CHANGE_PENDING),
+			       BIT(MD_CHANGE_DEVS) | BIT(MD_CHANGE_CLEAN)))
 		/* have to write it out again */
-		spin_unlock(&mddev->lock);
 		goto repeat;
-	}
-	clear_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
-	spin_unlock(&mddev->lock);
 	wake_up(&mddev->sb_wait);
 	if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery))
 		sysfs_notify(&mddev->kobj, NULL, "sync_completed");
@@ -8147,18 +8147,18 @@
 		}
 	}
  skip:
-	set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
-
 	if (mddev_is_clustered(mddev) &&
 	    ret == 0) {
 		/* set CHANGE_PENDING here since maybe another
 		 * update is needed, so other nodes are informed */
-		set_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
+		set_mask_bits(&mddev->flags, 0,
+			      BIT(MD_CHANGE_PENDING) | BIT(MD_CHANGE_DEVS));
 		md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 		wait_event(mddev->sb_wait,
 			   !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags));
 		md_cluster_ops->resync_finish(mddev);
-	}
+	} else
+		set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
 
 	spin_lock(&mddev->lock);
 	if (!test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery)) {
@@ -8550,6 +8550,7 @@
 int rdev_set_badblocks(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, int sectors,
 		       int is_new)
 {
+	struct mddev *mddev = rdev->mddev;
 	int rv;
 	if (is_new)
 		s += rdev->new_data_offset;
@@ -8559,8 +8560,8 @@
 	if (rv == 0) {
 		/* Make sure they get written out promptly */
 		sysfs_notify_dirent_safe(rdev->sysfs_state);
-		set_bit(MD_CHANGE_CLEAN, &rdev->mddev->flags);
-		set_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &rdev->mddev->flags);
+		set_mask_bits(&mddev->flags, 0,
+			      BIT(MD_CHANGE_CLEAN) | BIT(MD_CHANGE_PENDING));
 		md_wakeup_thread(rdev->mddev->thread);
 		return 1;
 	} else
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index a7f2b9c..c7c8cde 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -1474,8 +1474,8 @@
 	 * if recovery is running, make sure it aborts.
 	 */
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery);
-	set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
-	set_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
+	set_mask_bits(&mddev->flags, 0,
+		      BIT(MD_CHANGE_DEVS) | BIT(MD_CHANGE_PENDING));
 	printk(KERN_ALERT
 	       "md/raid1:%s: Disk failure on %s, disabling device.\n"
 	       "md/raid1:%s: Operation continuing on %d devices.\n",
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 84e24e6..c7de2a5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -1102,8 +1102,8 @@
 		bio->bi_iter.bi_sector < conf->reshape_progress))) {
 		/* Need to update reshape_position in metadata */
 		mddev->reshape_position = conf->reshape_progress;
-		set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
-		set_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
+		set_mask_bits(&mddev->flags, 0,
+			      BIT(MD_CHANGE_DEVS) | BIT(MD_CHANGE_PENDING));
 		md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 		wait_event(mddev->sb_wait,
 			   !test_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags));
@@ -1591,8 +1591,8 @@
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery);
 	set_bit(Blocked, &rdev->flags);
 	set_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
-	set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
-	set_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
+	set_mask_bits(&mddev->flags, 0,
+		      BIT(MD_CHANGE_DEVS) | BIT(MD_CHANGE_PENDING));
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
 	printk(KERN_ALERT
 	       "md/raid10:%s: Disk failure on %s, disabling device.\n"
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c b/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c
index 9531f5f..ac51bc5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5-cache.c
@@ -712,8 +712,8 @@
 	 * in_teardown check workaround this issue.
 	 */
 	if (!log->in_teardown) {
-		set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
-		set_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
+		set_mask_bits(&mddev->flags, 0,
+			      BIT(MD_CHANGE_DEVS) | BIT(MD_CHANGE_PENDING));
 		md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 		wait_event(mddev->sb_wait,
 			!test_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags) ||
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 4d31b23..8959e6d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -2514,8 +2514,8 @@
 
 	set_bit(Blocked, &rdev->flags);
 	set_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
-	set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
-	set_bit(MD_CHANGE_PENDING, &mddev->flags);
+	set_mask_bits(&mddev->flags, 0,
+		      BIT(MD_CHANGE_DEVS) | BIT(MD_CHANGE_PENDING));
 	printk(KERN_ALERT
 	       "md/raid:%s: Disk failure on %s, disabling device.\n"
 	       "md/raid:%s: Operation continuing on %d devices.\n",