*
  */
 
-static bool handle_stripe5(struct stripe_head *sh)
+static void handle_stripe5(struct stripe_head *sh)
 {
        raid5_conf_t *conf = sh->raid_conf;
        int disks = sh->disks, i;
        ops_run_io(sh, &s);
 
        return_io(return_bi);
-
-       return blocked_rdev == NULL;
 }
 
-static bool handle_stripe6(struct stripe_head *sh)
+static void handle_stripe6(struct stripe_head *sh)
 {
        raid5_conf_t *conf = sh->raid_conf;
        int disks = sh->disks;
        ops_run_io(sh, &s);
 
        return_io(return_bi);
-
-       return blocked_rdev == NULL;
 }
 
-/* returns true if the stripe was handled */
-static bool handle_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh)
+static void handle_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh)
 {
        if (sh->raid_conf->level == 6)
-               return handle_stripe6(sh);
+               handle_stripe6(sh);
        else
-               return handle_stripe5(sh);
+               handle_stripe5(sh);
 }
 
 static void raid5_activate_delayed(raid5_conf_t *conf)
        clear_bit(STRIPE_INSYNC, &sh->state);
        spin_unlock(&sh->lock);
 
-       /* wait for any blocked device to be handled */
-       while (unlikely(!handle_stripe(sh)))
-               ;
+       handle_stripe(sh);
        release_stripe(sh);
 
        return STRIPE_SECTORS;