diff --git a/drivers/md/linear.c b/drivers/md/linear.c
index f2488343ed4a..d5d99290041a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/linear.c
+++ b/drivers/md/linear.c
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ static linear_conf_t *linear_conf(mddev_t *mddev, int raid_disks)
 		    mddev->queue->max_sectors > (PAGE_SIZE>>9))
 			blk_queue_max_sectors(mddev->queue, PAGE_SIZE>>9);
 
-		disk->num_sectors = rdev->size * 2;
-		conf->array_sectors += rdev->size * 2;
+		disk->num_sectors = rdev->sectors;
+		conf->array_sectors += rdev->sectors;
 
 		cnt++;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index be4a131e8c01..07ab6790e29d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static void free_disk_sb(mdk_rdev_t * rdev)
 		rdev->sb_loaded = 0;
 		rdev->sb_page = NULL;
 		rdev->sb_start = 0;
-		rdev->size = 0;
+		rdev->sectors = 0;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -779,9 +779,9 @@ static int super_90_load(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, mdk_rdev_t *refdev, int minor_version
 		else 
 			ret = 0;
 	}
-	rdev->size = calc_num_sectors(rdev, sb->chunk_size) / 2;
+	rdev->sectors = calc_num_sectors(rdev, sb->chunk_size);
 
-	if (rdev->size < sb->size && sb->level > 1)
+	if (rdev->sectors < sb->size * 2 && sb->level > 1)
 		/* "this cannot possibly happen" ... */
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1184,16 +1184,17 @@ static int super_1_load(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, mdk_rdev_t *refdev, int minor_version)
 			ret = 0;
 	}
 	if (minor_version)
-		rdev->size = ((rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size>>9) - le64_to_cpu(sb->data_offset)) / 2;
+		rdev->sectors = (rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 9) -
+			le64_to_cpu(sb->data_offset);
 	else
-		rdev->size = rdev->sb_start / 2;
-	if (rdev->size < le64_to_cpu(sb->data_size)/2)
+		rdev->sectors = rdev->sb_start;
+	if (rdev->sectors < le64_to_cpu(sb->data_size))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	rdev->size = le64_to_cpu(sb->data_size)/2;
+	rdev->sectors = le64_to_cpu(sb->data_size);
 	if (le32_to_cpu(sb->chunksize))
-		rdev->size &= ~((sector_t)le32_to_cpu(sb->chunksize)/2 - 1);
+		rdev->sectors &= ~((sector_t)le32_to_cpu(sb->chunksize) - 1);
 
-	if (le64_to_cpu(sb->size) > rdev->size*2)
+	if (le64_to_cpu(sb->size) > rdev->sectors)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1390,7 +1391,7 @@ super_1_rdev_size_change(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, sector_t num_sectors)
 		sector_t sb_start;
 		sb_start = (rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 9) - 8*2;
 		sb_start &= ~(sector_t)(4*2 - 1);
-		max_sectors = rdev->size * 2 + sb_start - rdev->sb_start;
+		max_sectors = rdev->sectors + sb_start - rdev->sb_start;
 		if (!num_sectors || num_sectors > max_sectors)
 			num_sectors = max_sectors;
 		rdev->sb_start = sb_start;
@@ -1490,9 +1491,9 @@ static int bind_rdev_to_array(mdk_rdev_t * rdev, mddev_t * mddev)
 	if (find_rdev(mddev, rdev->bdev->bd_dev))
 		return -EEXIST;
 
-	/* make sure rdev->size exceeds mddev->dev_sectors / 2 */
-	if (rdev->size && (mddev->dev_sectors == 0 ||
-			rdev->size < mddev->dev_sectors / 2)) {
+	/* make sure rdev->sectors exceeds mddev->dev_sectors */
+	if (rdev->sectors && (mddev->dev_sectors == 0 ||
+			rdev->sectors < mddev->dev_sectors)) {
 		if (mddev->pers) {
 			/* Cannot change size, so fail
 			 * If mddev->level <= 0, then we don't care
@@ -1501,7 +1502,7 @@ static int bind_rdev_to_array(mdk_rdev_t * rdev, mddev_t * mddev)
 			if (mddev->level > 0)
 				return -ENOSPC;
 		} else
-			mddev->dev_sectors = rdev->size * 2;
+			mddev->dev_sectors = rdev->sectors;
 	}
 
 	/* Verify rdev->desc_nr is unique.
@@ -1757,8 +1758,8 @@ static void print_sb_1(struct mdp_superblock_1 *sb)
 static void print_rdev(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, int major_version)
 {
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
-	printk(KERN_INFO "md: rdev %s, SZ:%08llu F:%d S:%d DN:%u\n",
-		bdevname(rdev->bdev,b), (unsigned long long)rdev->size,
+	printk(KERN_INFO "md: rdev %s, Sect:%08llu F:%d S:%d DN:%u\n",
+		bdevname(rdev->bdev, b), (unsigned long long)rdev->sectors,
 	        test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags), test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags),
 	        rdev->desc_nr);
 	if (rdev->sb_loaded) {
@@ -2197,7 +2198,7 @@ offset_store(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (rdev->mddev->pers && rdev->raid_disk >= 0)
 		return -EBUSY;
-	if (rdev->size && rdev->mddev->external)
+	if (rdev->sectors && rdev->mddev->external)
 		/* Must set offset before size, so overlap checks
 		 * can be sane */
 		return -EBUSY;
@@ -2211,7 +2212,7 @@ __ATTR(offset, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR, offset_show, offset_store);
 static ssize_t
 rdev_size_show(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, char *page)
 {
-	return sprintf(page, "%llu\n", (unsigned long long)rdev->size);
+	return sprintf(page, "%llu\n", (unsigned long long)rdev->sectors / 2);
 }
 
 static int overlaps(sector_t s1, sector_t l1, sector_t s2, sector_t l2)
@@ -2227,31 +2228,31 @@ static int overlaps(sector_t s1, sector_t l1, sector_t s2, sector_t l2)
 static ssize_t
 rdev_size_store(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 {
-	unsigned long long size;
-	unsigned long long oldsize = rdev->size;
 	mddev_t *my_mddev = rdev->mddev;
+	sector_t oldsectors = rdev->sectors;
+	unsigned long long sectors;
 
-	if (strict_strtoull(buf, 10, &size) < 0)
+	if (strict_strtoull(buf, 10, &sectors) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	sectors *= 2;
 	if (my_mddev->pers && rdev->raid_disk >= 0) {
 		if (my_mddev->persistent) {
-			size = super_types[my_mddev->major_version].
-				rdev_size_change(rdev, size * 2);
-			if (!size)
+			sectors = super_types[my_mddev->major_version].
+				rdev_size_change(rdev, sectors);
+			if (!sectors)
 				return -EBUSY;
-		} else if (!size) {
-			size = (rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 10);
-			size -= rdev->data_offset/2;
-		}
+		} else if (!sectors)
+			sectors = (rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 9) -
+				rdev->data_offset;
 	}
-	if (size < my_mddev->dev_sectors / 2)
+	if (sectors < my_mddev->dev_sectors)
 		return -EINVAL; /* component must fit device */
 
-	rdev->size = size;
-	if (size > oldsize && my_mddev->external) {
+	rdev->sectors = sectors;
+	if (sectors > oldsectors && my_mddev->external) {
 		/* need to check that all other rdevs with the same ->bdev
 		 * do not overlap.  We need to unlock the mddev to avoid
-		 * a deadlock.  We have already changed rdev->size, and if
+		 * a deadlock.  We have already changed rdev->sectors, and if
 		 * we have to change it back, we will have the lock again.
 		 */
 		mddev_t *mddev;
@@ -2267,9 +2268,9 @@ rdev_size_store(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 				if (test_bit(AllReserved, &rdev2->flags) ||
 				    (rdev->bdev == rdev2->bdev &&
 				     rdev != rdev2 &&
-				     overlaps(rdev->data_offset, rdev->size * 2,
+				     overlaps(rdev->data_offset, rdev->sectors,
 					      rdev2->data_offset,
-					      rdev2->size * 2))) {
+					      rdev2->sectors))) {
 					overlap = 1;
 					break;
 				}
@@ -2283,11 +2284,11 @@ rdev_size_store(mdk_rdev_t *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 		if (overlap) {
 			/* Someone else could have slipped in a size
 			 * change here, but doing so is just silly.
-			 * We put oldsize back because we *know* it is
+			 * We put oldsectors back because we *know* it is
 			 * safe, and trust userspace not to race with
 			 * itself
 			 */
-			rdev->size = oldsize;
+			rdev->sectors = oldsectors;
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3760,13 +3761,13 @@ static int do_md_run(mddev_t * mddev)
 		list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
 			if (test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
 				continue;
-			if (rdev->size < chunk_size / 1024) {
+			if (rdev->sectors < chunk_size / 512) {
 				printk(KERN_WARNING
 					"md: Dev %s smaller than chunk_size:"
-					" %lluk < %dk\n",
+					" %llu < %d\n",
 					bdevname(rdev->bdev,b),
-					(unsigned long long)rdev->size,
-					chunk_size / 1024);
+					(unsigned long long)rdev->sectors,
+					chunk_size / 512);
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 		}
@@ -4585,7 +4586,7 @@ static int add_new_disk(mddev_t * mddev, mdu_disk_info_t *info)
 			rdev->sb_start = rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size / 512;
 		} else 
 			rdev->sb_start = calc_dev_sboffset(rdev->bdev);
-		rdev->size = calc_num_sectors(rdev, mddev->chunk_size) / 2;
+		rdev->sectors = calc_num_sectors(rdev, mddev->chunk_size);
 
 		err = bind_rdev_to_array(rdev, mddev);
 		if (err) {
@@ -4655,7 +4656,7 @@ static int hot_add_disk(mddev_t * mddev, dev_t dev)
 	else
 		rdev->sb_start = rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size / 512;
 
-	rdev->size = calc_num_sectors(rdev, mddev->chunk_size) / 2;
+	rdev->sectors = calc_num_sectors(rdev, mddev->chunk_size);
 
 	if (test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING 
@@ -4856,8 +4857,7 @@ static int update_size(mddev_t *mddev, sector_t num_sectors)
 		 */
 		return -EBUSY;
 	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
-		sector_t avail;
-		avail = rdev->size * 2;
+		sector_t avail = rdev->sectors;
 
 		if (fit && (num_sectors == 0 || num_sectors > avail))
 			num_sectors = avail;
@@ -5585,7 +5585,7 @@ struct mdstat_info {
 static int md_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 {
 	mddev_t *mddev = v;
-	sector_t size;
+	sector_t sectors;
 	mdk_rdev_t *rdev;
 	struct mdstat_info *mi = seq->private;
 	struct bitmap *bitmap;
@@ -5621,7 +5621,7 @@ static int md_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 			seq_printf(seq, " %s", mddev->pers->name);
 		}
 
-		size = 0;
+		sectors = 0;
 		list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
 			char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 			seq_printf(seq, " %s[%d]",
@@ -5633,7 +5633,7 @@ static int md_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 				continue;
 			} else if (rdev->raid_disk < 0)
 				seq_printf(seq, "(S)"); /* spare */
-			size += rdev->size;
+			sectors += rdev->sectors;
 		}
 
 		if (!list_empty(&mddev->disks)) {
@@ -5643,7 +5643,7 @@ static int md_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 					   mddev->array_sectors / 2);
 			else
 				seq_printf(seq, "\n      %llu blocks",
-					   (unsigned long long)size);
+					   (unsigned long long)sectors / 2);
 		}
 		if (mddev->persistent) {
 			if (mddev->major_version != 0 ||
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.h b/drivers/md/md.h
index 946121236235..c07ea9118063 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.h
+++ b/drivers/md/md.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct mdk_rdev_s
 {
 	struct list_head same_set;	/* RAID devices within the same set */
 
-	sector_t size;			/* Device size (in blocks) */
+	sector_t sectors;		/* Device size (in 512bytes sectors) */
 	mddev_t *mddev;			/* RAID array if running */
 	int last_events;		/* IO event timestamp */
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid0.c b/drivers/md/raid0.c
index 3d06df86da87..9aebb4c93b60 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid0.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid0.c
@@ -76,16 +76,15 @@ static int create_strip_zones (mddev_t *mddev)
 		list_for_each_entry(rdev2, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "raid0:   comparing %s(%llu)",
 			       bdevname(rdev1->bdev,b),
-			       (unsigned long long)rdev1->size);
+			       (unsigned long long)rdev1->sectors);
 			printk(KERN_INFO " with %s(%llu)\n",
 			       bdevname(rdev2->bdev,b),
-			       (unsigned long long)rdev2->size);
+			       (unsigned long long)rdev2->sectors);
 			if (rdev2 == rdev1) {
 				printk(KERN_INFO "raid0:   END\n");
 				break;
 			}
-			if (rdev2->size == rdev1->size)
-			{
+			if (rdev2->sectors == rdev1->sectors) {
 				/*
 				 * Not unique, don't count it as a new
 				 * group
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ static int create_strip_zones (mddev_t *mddev)
 		    mddev->queue->max_sectors > (PAGE_SIZE>>9))
 			blk_queue_max_sectors(mddev->queue, PAGE_SIZE>>9);
 
-		if (!smallest || (rdev1->size <smallest->size))
+		if (!smallest || (rdev1->sectors < smallest->sectors))
 			smallest = rdev1;
 		cnt++;
 	}
@@ -158,10 +157,10 @@ static int create_strip_zones (mddev_t *mddev)
 		goto abort;
 	}
 	zone->nb_dev = cnt;
-	zone->sectors = smallest->size * cnt * 2;
+	zone->sectors = smallest->sectors * cnt;
 	zone->zone_start = 0;
 
-	current_start = smallest->size * 2;
+	current_start = smallest->sectors;
 	curr_zone_start = zone->sectors;
 
 	/* now do the other zones */
@@ -180,29 +179,29 @@ static int create_strip_zones (mddev_t *mddev)
 			rdev = conf->strip_zone[0].dev[j];
 			printk(KERN_INFO "raid0: checking %s ...",
 				bdevname(rdev->bdev, b));
-			if (rdev->size > current_start / 2) {
-				printk(KERN_INFO " contained as device %d\n",
-					c);
-				zone->dev[c] = rdev;
-				c++;
-				if (!smallest || (rdev->size <smallest->size)) {
-					smallest = rdev;
-					printk(KERN_INFO "  (%llu) is smallest!.\n",
-						(unsigned long long)rdev->size);
-				}
-			} else
+			if (rdev->sectors <= current_start) {
 				printk(KERN_INFO " nope.\n");
+				continue;
+			}
+			printk(KERN_INFO " contained as device %d\n", c);
+			zone->dev[c] = rdev;
+			c++;
+			if (!smallest || rdev->sectors < smallest->sectors) {
+				smallest = rdev;
+				printk(KERN_INFO "  (%llu) is smallest!.\n",
+					(unsigned long long)rdev->sectors);
+			}
 		}
 
 		zone->nb_dev = c;
-		zone->sectors = (smallest->size * 2 - current_start) * c;
+		zone->sectors = (smallest->sectors - current_start) * c;
 		printk(KERN_INFO "raid0: zone->nb_dev: %d, sectors: %llu\n",
 			zone->nb_dev, (unsigned long long)zone->sectors);
 
 		zone->zone_start = curr_zone_start;
 		curr_zone_start += zone->sectors;
 
-		current_start = smallest->size * 2;
+		current_start = smallest->sectors;
 		printk(KERN_INFO "raid0: current zone start: %llu\n",
 			(unsigned long long)current_start);
 	}
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ static int raid0_run (mddev_t *mddev)
 	/* calculate array device size */
 	mddev->array_sectors = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set)
-		mddev->array_sectors += rdev->size * 2;
+		mddev->array_sectors += rdev->sectors;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "raid0 : md_size is %llu sectors.\n",
 		(unsigned long long)mddev->array_sectors);