#define RT_FLAG_RESHAPE_RS             4
 #define RT_FLAG_RS_SUSPENDED           5
 #define RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC             6
+#define RT_FLAG_RS_RESYNCING           7
 
 /* Array elements of 64 bit needed for rebuild/failed disk bits */
 #define DISKS_ARRAY_ELEMS ((MAX_RAID_DEVICES + (sizeof(uint64_t) * 8 - 1)) / sizeof(uint64_t) / 8)
        if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &recovery))
                return "frozen";
 
-       if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &recovery) ||
-           (!mddev->ro && test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &recovery))) {
+       /* The MD sync thread can be done with io but still be running */
+       if (!test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_DONE, &recovery) &&
+           (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &recovery) ||
+            (!mddev->ro && test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &recovery)))) {
                if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RESHAPE, &recovery))
                        return "reshape";
 
                return "D";
        else if (test_bit(Journal, &rdev->flags))
                return (rs->journal_dev.mode == R5C_JOURNAL_MODE_WRITE_THROUGH) ? "A" : "a";
-       else if (!test_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags) &&
-                !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags))
+       else if (test_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_RESYNCING, &rs->runtime_flags) ||
+                (!test_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags) &&
+                 !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags)))
                return "a";
        else
                return "A";
 static sector_t rs_get_progress(struct raid_set *rs, unsigned long recovery,
                                sector_t resync_max_sectors)
 {
-       sector_t r, curr_resync_completed;
+       sector_t r;
        struct mddev *mddev = &rs->md;
 
        clear_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags);
-
-       curr_resync_completed = mddev->curr_resync_completed ?: mddev->recovery_cp;
+       clear_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_RESYNCING, &rs->runtime_flags);
 
        if (rs_is_raid0(rs)) {
                r = resync_max_sectors;
                set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags);
 
        } else {
-               r = mddev->reshape_position;
-
                /* Reshape is relative to the array size */
-               if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RESHAPE, &recovery) ||
-                   r != MaxSector) {
-                       if (r == MaxSector) {
-                               set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags);
-                               r = resync_max_sectors;
-                       } else {
+               if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RESHAPE, &recovery)) {
+                       r = mddev->reshape_position;
+                       if (r != MaxSector) {
                                /* Got to reverse on backward reshape */
                                if (mddev->reshape_backwards)
                                        r = mddev->array_sectors - r;
 
-                               /* Devide by # of data stripes */
-                               sector_div(r, mddev_data_stripes(rs));
+                               /* Divide by # of data stripes unless raid1 */
+                               if (!rs_is_raid1(rs))
+                                       sector_div(r, mddev_data_stripes(rs));
                        }
 
-               /* Sync is relative to the component device size */
-               } else if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &recovery))
-                       r = curr_resync_completed;
+               /*
+                * Sync/recover is relative to the component device size.
+                *
+                * MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED for https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1508070
+                */
+               } else if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &recovery) ||
+                          test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &recovery))
+                       r = mddev->curr_resync_completed;
+
                else
                        r = mddev->recovery_cp;
 
-               if ((r == MaxSector) ||
-                   (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_DONE, &recovery) &&
-                    (mddev->curr_resync_completed == resync_max_sectors))) {
+               if (r >= resync_max_sectors &&
+                   (!test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_REQUESTED, &recovery) ||
+                    (!test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_FROZEN, &recovery) &&
+                     !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &recovery) &&
+                     !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &recovery)))) {
                        /*
                         * Sync complete.
                         */
-                       set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags);
-                       r = resync_max_sectors;
+                       /* In case we have finished recovering, the array is in sync. */
+                       if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RECOVER, &recovery))
+                               set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags);
+
+               } else if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RECOVER, &recovery)) {
+                       /*
+                        * In case we are recovering, the array is not in sync
+                        * and health chars should show the recovering legs.
+                        */
+                       ;
+
+               } else if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_SYNC, &recovery) &&
+                          !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_REQUESTED, &recovery)) {
+                       /*
+                        * If "resync" is occurring, the raid set
+                        * is or may be out of sync hence the health
+                        * characters shall be 'a'.
+                        */
+                       set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_RESYNCING, &rs->runtime_flags);
+
                } else if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_REQUESTED, &recovery)) {
                        /*
                         * If "check" or "repair" is occurring, the raid set has
                         * should not be 'a' anymore.
                         */
                        set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags);
+
                } else {
                        struct md_rdev *rdev;
 
+                       /*
+                        * We are idle and recovery is needed, prevent 'A' chars race
+                        * caused by components still set to in-sync by constrcuctor.
+                        */
+                       if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &recovery))
+                               set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_RESYNCING, &rs->runtime_flags);
+
                        /*
                         * The raid set may be doing an initial sync, or it may
                         * be rebuilding individual components.  If all the
                         * devices are In_sync, then it is the raid set that is
                         * being initialized.
                         */
+                       set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags);
                        rdev_for_each(rdev, mddev)
                                if (!test_bit(Journal, &rdev->flags) &&
-                                   !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags))
-                                       set_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags);
-#if 0
-                       r = 0; /* HM FIXME: TESTME: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1210637 ? */
-#endif
+                                   !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags)) {
+                                       clear_bit(RT_FLAG_RS_IN_SYNC, &rs->runtime_flags);
+                                       break;
+                               }
                }
        }
 
-       return r;
+       return min(r, resync_max_sectors);
 }
 
 /* Helper to return @dev name or "-" if !@dev */