blocked_rdev = rrdev;
                        break;
                }
+               if (rdev && (test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags)
+                            || test_bit(Unmerged, &rdev->flags)))
+                       rdev = NULL;
                if (rrdev && (test_bit(Faulty, &rrdev->flags)
                              || test_bit(Unmerged, &rrdev->flags)))
                        rrdev = NULL;
 
                r10_bio->devs[i].bio = NULL;
                r10_bio->devs[i].repl_bio = NULL;
-               if (!rdev || test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) ||
-                   test_bit(Unmerged, &rdev->flags)) {
+
+               if (!rdev && !rrdev) {
                        set_bit(R10BIO_Degraded, &r10_bio->state);
                        continue;
                }
-               if (test_bit(WriteErrorSeen, &rdev->flags)) {
+               if (rdev && test_bit(WriteErrorSeen, &rdev->flags)) {
                        sector_t first_bad;
                        sector_t dev_sector = r10_bio->devs[i].addr;
                        int bad_sectors;
                                        max_sectors = good_sectors;
                        }
                }
-               r10_bio->devs[i].bio = bio;
-               atomic_inc(&rdev->nr_pending);
+               if (rdev) {
+                       r10_bio->devs[i].bio = bio;
+                       atomic_inc(&rdev->nr_pending);
+               }
                if (rrdev) {
                        r10_bio->devs[i].repl_bio = bio;
                        atomic_inc(&rrdev->nr_pending);
        for (i = 0; i < conf->copies; i++) {
                struct bio *mbio;
                int d = r10_bio->devs[i].devnum;
-               if (!r10_bio->devs[i].bio)
-                       continue;
+               if (r10_bio->devs[i].bio) {
+                       struct md_rdev *rdev = conf->mirrors[d].rdev;
+                       mbio = bio_clone_mddev(bio, GFP_NOIO, mddev);
+                       md_trim_bio(mbio, r10_bio->sector - bio->bi_sector,
+                                   max_sectors);
+                       r10_bio->devs[i].bio = mbio;
+
+                       mbio->bi_sector = (r10_bio->devs[i].addr+
+                                          choose_data_offset(r10_bio,
+                                                             rdev));
+                       mbio->bi_bdev = rdev->bdev;
+                       mbio->bi_end_io = raid10_end_write_request;
+                       mbio->bi_rw = WRITE | do_sync | do_fua | do_discard;
+                       mbio->bi_private = r10_bio;
 
-               mbio = bio_clone_mddev(bio, GFP_NOIO, mddev);
-               md_trim_bio(mbio, r10_bio->sector - bio->bi_sector,
-                           max_sectors);
-               r10_bio->devs[i].bio = mbio;
+                       atomic_inc(&r10_bio->remaining);
 
-               mbio->bi_sector = (r10_bio->devs[i].addr+
-                                  choose_data_offset(r10_bio,
-                                                     conf->mirrors[d].rdev));
-               mbio->bi_bdev = conf->mirrors[d].rdev->bdev;
-               mbio->bi_end_io = raid10_end_write_request;
-               mbio->bi_rw = WRITE | do_sync | do_fua | do_discard;
-               mbio->bi_private = r10_bio;
+                       cb = blk_check_plugged(raid10_unplug, mddev,
+                                              sizeof(*plug));
+                       if (cb)
+                               plug = container_of(cb, struct raid10_plug_cb,
+                                                   cb);
+                       else
+                               plug = NULL;
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+                       if (plug) {
+                               bio_list_add(&plug->pending, mbio);
+                               plug->pending_cnt++;
+                       } else {
+                               bio_list_add(&conf->pending_bio_list, mbio);
+                               conf->pending_count++;
+                       }
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
+                       if (!plug)
+                               md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
+               }
 
-               atomic_inc(&r10_bio->remaining);
+               if (r10_bio->devs[i].repl_bio) {
+                       struct md_rdev *rdev = conf->mirrors[d].replacement;
+                       if (rdev == NULL) {
+                               /* Replacement just got moved to main 'rdev' */
+                               smp_mb();
+                               rdev = conf->mirrors[d].rdev;
+                       }
+                       mbio = bio_clone_mddev(bio, GFP_NOIO, mddev);
+                       md_trim_bio(mbio, r10_bio->sector - bio->bi_sector,
+                                   max_sectors);
+                       r10_bio->devs[i].repl_bio = mbio;
+
+                       mbio->bi_sector = (r10_bio->devs[i].addr +
+                                          choose_data_offset(
+                                                  r10_bio, rdev));
+                       mbio->bi_bdev = rdev->bdev;
+                       mbio->bi_end_io = raid10_end_write_request;
+                       mbio->bi_rw = WRITE | do_sync | do_fua | do_discard;
+                       mbio->bi_private = r10_bio;
 
-               cb = blk_check_plugged(raid10_unplug, mddev, sizeof(*plug));
-               if (cb)
-                       plug = container_of(cb, struct raid10_plug_cb, cb);
-               else
-                       plug = NULL;
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-               if (plug) {
-                       bio_list_add(&plug->pending, mbio);
-                       plug->pending_cnt++;
-               } else {
+                       atomic_inc(&r10_bio->remaining);
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
                        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);
                }
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-               if (!plug)
-                       md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
-
-               if (!r10_bio->devs[i].repl_bio)
-                       continue;
-
-               mbio = bio_clone_mddev(bio, GFP_NOIO, mddev);
-               md_trim_bio(mbio, r10_bio->sector - bio->bi_sector,
-                           max_sectors);
-               r10_bio->devs[i].repl_bio = mbio;
-
-               /* We are actively writing to the original device
-                * so it cannot disappear, so the replacement cannot
-                * become NULL here
-                */
-               mbio->bi_sector = (r10_bio->devs[i].addr +
-                                  choose_data_offset(
-                                          r10_bio,
-                                          conf->mirrors[d].replacement));
-               mbio->bi_bdev = conf->mirrors[d].replacement->bdev;
-               mbio->bi_end_io = raid10_end_write_request;
-               mbio->bi_rw = WRITE | do_sync | do_fua | do_discard;
-               mbio->bi_private = r10_bio;
-
-               atomic_inc(&r10_bio->remaining);
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&conf->device_lock, flags);
-               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