const unsigned long do_sync = (bio->bi_rw & REQ_SYNC);
        const unsigned long do_flush_fua = (bio->bi_rw & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA));
        struct md_rdev *blocked_rdev;
-       int plugged;
        int first_clone;
        int sectors_handled;
        int max_sectors;
         * the bad blocks.  Each set of writes gets it's own r1bio
         * with a set of bios attached.
         */
-       plugged = mddev_check_plugged(mddev);
 
        disks = conf->raid_disks * 2;
  retry_write:
                bio_list_add(&conf->pending_bio_list, mbio);
                conf->pending_count++;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+               if (!mddev_check_plugged(mddev))
+                       md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
        }
        /* Mustn't call r1_bio_write_done before this next test,
         * as it could result in the bio being freed.
 
        /* In case raid1d snuck in to freeze_array */
        wake_up(&conf->wait_barrier);
-
-       if (do_sync || !bitmap || !plugged)
-               md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 }
 
 static void status(struct seq_file *seq, struct mddev *mddev)
 
        const unsigned long do_fua = (bio->bi_rw & REQ_FUA);
        unsigned long flags;
        struct md_rdev *blocked_rdev;
-       int plugged;
        int sectors_handled;
        int max_sectors;
        int sectors;
         * of r10_bios is recored in bio->bi_phys_segments just as with
         * the read case.
         */
-       plugged = mddev_check_plugged(mddev);
 
        r10_bio->read_slot = -1; /* make sure repl_bio gets freed */
        raid10_find_phys(conf, r10_bio);
                bio_list_add(&conf->pending_bio_list, mbio);
                conf->pending_count++;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+               if (!mddev_check_plugged(mddev, 0, 0))
+                       md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 
                if (!r10_bio->devs[i].repl_bio)
                        continue;
                bio_list_add(&conf->pending_bio_list, mbio);
                conf->pending_count++;
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+               if (!mddev_check_plugged(mddev))
+                       md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
        }
 
        /* Don't remove the bias on 'remaining' (one_write_done) until
 
        /* In case raid10d snuck in to freeze_array */
        wake_up(&conf->wait_barrier);
-
-       if (do_sync || !mddev->bitmap || !plugged)
-               md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 }
 
 static void status(struct seq_file *seq, struct mddev *mddev)
        blk_start_plug(&plug);
        for (;;) {
 
-               flush_pending_writes(conf);
+               if (atomic_read(&mddev->plug_cnt) == 0)
+                       flush_pending_writes(conf);
 
                spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
                if (list_empty(head)) {
 
        struct stripe_head *sh;
        const int rw = bio_data_dir(bi);
        int remaining;
-       int plugged;
 
        if (unlikely(bi->bi_rw & REQ_FLUSH)) {
                md_flush_request(mddev, bi);
        bi->bi_next = NULL;
        bi->bi_phys_segments = 1;       /* over-loaded to count active stripes */
 
-       plugged = mddev_check_plugged(mddev);
        for (;logical_sector < last_sector; logical_sector += STRIPE_SECTORS) {
                DEFINE_WAIT(w);
                int previous;
                        if ((bi->bi_rw & REQ_SYNC) &&
                            !test_and_set_bit(STRIPE_PREREAD_ACTIVE, &sh->state))
                                atomic_inc(&conf->preread_active_stripes);
+                       mddev_check_plugged(mddev);
                        release_stripe(sh);
                } else {
                        /* cannot get stripe for read-ahead, just give-up */
                        finish_wait(&conf->wait_for_overlap, &w);
                        break;
                }
-                       
        }
-       if (!plugged)
-               md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
 
        spin_lock_irq(&conf->device_lock);
        remaining = raid5_dec_bi_phys_segments(bi);