diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 4edcda8f4869..4869128bf742 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -3001,6 +3001,9 @@ level_store(mddev_t *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set)
+		rdev->new_raid_disk = rdev->raid_disk;
+
 	/* ->takeover must set new_* and/or delta_disks
 	 * if it succeeds, and may set them when it fails.
 	 */
@@ -3051,13 +3054,35 @@ level_store(mddev_t *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
 		mddev->safemode = 0;
 	}
 
-	module_put(mddev->pers->owner);
-	/* Invalidate devices that are now superfluous */
-	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set)
-		if (rdev->raid_disk >= mddev->raid_disks) {
-			rdev->raid_disk = -1;
+	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
+		char nm[20];
+		if (rdev->raid_disk < 0)
+			continue;
+		if (rdev->new_raid_disk > mddev->raid_disks)
+			rdev->new_raid_disk = -1;
+		if (rdev->new_raid_disk == rdev->raid_disk)
+			continue;
+		sprintf(nm, "rd%d", rdev->raid_disk);
+		sysfs_remove_link(&mddev->kobj, nm);
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
+		if (rdev->raid_disk < 0)
+			continue;
+		if (rdev->new_raid_disk == rdev->raid_disk)
+			continue;
+		rdev->raid_disk = rdev->new_raid_disk;
+		if (rdev->raid_disk < 0)
 			clear_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags);
+		else {
+			char nm[20];
+			sprintf(nm, "rd%d", rdev->raid_disk);
+			if(sysfs_create_link(&mddev->kobj, &rdev->kobj, nm))
+				printk("md: cannot register %s for %s after level change\n",
+				       nm, mdname(mddev));
 		}
+	}
+
+	module_put(mddev->pers->owner);
 	mddev->pers = pers;
 	mddev->private = priv;
 	strlcpy(mddev->clevel, pers->name, sizeof(mddev->clevel));
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.h b/drivers/md/md.h
index 7ab5ea155452..10597bfec000 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.h
+++ b/drivers/md/md.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ struct mdk_rdev_s
 
 	int desc_nr;			/* descriptor index in the superblock */
 	int raid_disk;			/* role of device in array */
+	int new_raid_disk;		/* role that the device will have in
+					 * the array after a level-change completes.
+					 */
 	int saved_raid_disk;		/* role that device used to have in the
 					 * array and could again if we did a partial
 					 * resync from the bitmap
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid0.c b/drivers/md/raid0.c
index e70f004c99e8..7c7c38058bc2 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid0.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid0.c
@@ -173,9 +173,11 @@ static int create_strip_zones(mddev_t *mddev, raid0_conf_t **private_conf)
 	list_for_each_entry(rdev1, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
 		int j = rdev1->raid_disk;
 
-		if (mddev->level == 10)
+		if (mddev->level == 10) {
 			/* taking over a raid10-n2 array */
 			j /= 2;
+			rdev1->new_raid_disk = j;
+		}
 
 		if (j < 0 || j >= mddev->raid_disks) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "md/raid0:%s: bad disk number %d - "
@@ -361,12 +363,6 @@ static int raid0_run(mddev_t *mddev)
 		mddev->private = conf;
 	}
 	conf = mddev->private;
-	if (conf->scale_raid_disks) {
-		int i;
-		for (i=0; i < conf->strip_zone[0].nb_dev; i++)
-			conf->devlist[i]->raid_disk /= conf->scale_raid_disks;
-		/* FIXME update sysfs rd links */
-	}
 
 	/* calculate array device size */
 	md_set_array_sectors(mddev, raid0_size(mddev, 0, 0));
@@ -643,7 +639,6 @@ static void *raid0_takeover_raid10(mddev_t *mddev)
 	mddev->recovery_cp = MaxSector;
 
 	create_strip_zones(mddev, &priv_conf);
-	priv_conf->scale_raid_disks = 2;
 	return priv_conf;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid0.h b/drivers/md/raid0.h
index d724e664ca4d..91f8e876ee64 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid0.h
+++ b/drivers/md/raid0.h
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ struct raid0_private_data
 	struct strip_zone *strip_zone;
 	mdk_rdev_t **devlist; /* lists of rdevs, pointed to by strip_zone->dev */
 	int nr_strip_zones;
-	int scale_raid_disks; /* divide rdev->raid_disks by this in run()
-			       * to handle conversion from raid10
-			       */
 };
 
 typedef struct raid0_private_data raid0_conf_t;
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 6d420cb487b5..1bab3559f3e2 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -2241,7 +2241,6 @@ static conf_t *setup_conf(mddev_t *mddev)
 	if (!conf->thread)
 		goto out;
 
-	conf->scale_disks = 0;
 	conf->mddev = mddev;
 	return conf;
 
@@ -2300,11 +2299,6 @@ static int run(mddev_t *mddev)
 		if (disk_idx >= conf->raid_disks
 		    || disk_idx < 0)
 			continue;
-		if (conf->scale_disks) {
-			disk_idx *= conf->scale_disks;
-			rdev->raid_disk = disk_idx;
-			/* MOVE 'rd%d' link !! */
-		}
 		disk = conf->mirrors + disk_idx;
 
 		disk->rdev = rdev;
@@ -2435,13 +2429,6 @@ static void *raid10_takeover_raid0(mddev_t *mddev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	/* Update slot numbers to obtain
-	 * degraded raid10 with missing mirrors
-	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
-		rdev->raid_disk *= 2;
-	}
-
 	/* Set new parameters */
 	mddev->new_level = 10;
 	/* new layout: far_copies = 1, near_copies = 2 */
@@ -2454,7 +2441,11 @@ static void *raid10_takeover_raid0(mddev_t *mddev)
 	mddev->recovery_cp = MaxSector;
 
 	conf = setup_conf(mddev);
-	conf->scale_disks = 2;
+	if (!IS_ERR(conf))
+		list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set)
+			if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0)
+				rdev->new_raid_disk = rdev->raid_disk * 2;
+		
 	return conf;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.h b/drivers/md/raid10.h
index 3824a087e17c..2316ac2e8e21 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.h
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.h
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ struct r10_private_data_s {
 	int chunk_shift; /* shift from chunks to sectors */
 	sector_t chunk_mask;
 
-	int			scale_disks;  /* When starting array, multiply
-					       * each ->raid_disk by this.
-					       * Need for raid0->raid10 migration
-					       */
-
 	struct list_head	retry_list;
 	/* queue pending writes and submit them on unplug */
 	struct bio_list		pending_bio_list;