int abort = 0;
        int i;
 
-       md_done_sync(conf->mddev, STRIPE_SECTORS, 0);
        clear_bit(STRIPE_SYNCING, &sh->state);
        s->syncing = 0;
        s->replacing = 0;
        /* There is nothing more to do for sync/check/repair.
+        * Don't even need to abort as that is handled elsewhere
+        * if needed, and not always wanted e.g. if there is a known
+        * bad block here.
         * For recover/replace we need to record a bad block on all
         * non-sync devices, or abort the recovery
         */
-       if (!test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RECOVER, &conf->mddev->recovery))
-               return;
-       /* During recovery devices cannot be removed, so locking and
-        * refcounting of rdevs is not needed
-        */
-       for (i = 0; i < conf->raid_disks; i++) {
-               struct md_rdev *rdev = conf->disks[i].rdev;
-               if (rdev
-                   && !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags)
-                   && !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags)
-                   && !rdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sh->sector,
-                                          STRIPE_SECTORS, 0))
-                       abort = 1;
-               rdev = conf->disks[i].replacement;
-               if (rdev
-                   && !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags)
-                   && !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags)
-                   && !rdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sh->sector,
-                                          STRIPE_SECTORS, 0))
-                       abort = 1;
-       }
-       if (abort) {
-               conf->recovery_disabled = conf->mddev->recovery_disabled;
-               set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &conf->mddev->recovery);
+       if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RECOVER, &conf->mddev->recovery)) {
+               /* During recovery devices cannot be removed, so
+                * locking and refcounting of rdevs is not needed
+                */
+               for (i = 0; i < conf->raid_disks; i++) {
+                       struct md_rdev *rdev = conf->disks[i].rdev;
+                       if (rdev
+                           && !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags)
+                           && !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags)
+                           && !rdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sh->sector,
+                                                  STRIPE_SECTORS, 0))
+                               abort = 1;
+                       rdev = conf->disks[i].replacement;
+                       if (rdev
+                           && !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags)
+                           && !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags)
+                           && !rdev_set_badblocks(rdev, sh->sector,
+                                                  STRIPE_SECTORS, 0))
+                               abort = 1;
+               }
+               if (abort)
+                       conf->recovery_disabled =
+                               conf->mddev->recovery_disabled;
        }
+       md_done_sync(conf->mddev, STRIPE_SECTORS, !abort);
 }
 
 static int want_replace(struct stripe_head *sh, int disk_idx)
                        /* Not in-sync */;
                else if (is_bad) {
                        /* also not in-sync */
-                       if (!test_bit(WriteErrorSeen, &rdev->flags)) {
+                       if (!test_bit(WriteErrorSeen, &rdev->flags) &&
+                           test_bit(R5_UPTODATE, &dev->flags)) {
                                /* treat as in-sync, but with a read error
                                 * which we can now try to correct
                                 */