diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 37400873b8796d7885acbc3c349a8ac3c69993e5..e58d61d9f31bb4b1947e3611ec4347fc007b70d1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1758,16 +1758,29 @@ md_store_scan(mddev_t *mddev, const char *page, size_t len)
 	return len;
 }
 
+static ssize_t
+md_show_mismatch(mddev_t *mddev, char *page)
+{
+	return sprintf(page, "%llu\n",
+		       (unsigned long long) mddev->resync_mismatches);
+}
+
 static struct md_sysfs_entry md_scan_mode = {
 	.attr = {.name = "scan_mode", .mode = S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR },
 	.show = md_show_scan,
 	.store = md_store_scan,
 };
 
+static struct md_sysfs_entry md_mismatches = {
+	.attr = {.name = "mismatch_cnt", .mode = S_IRUGO },
+	.show = md_show_mismatch,
+};
+
 static struct attribute *md_default_attrs[] = {
 	&md_level.attr,
 	&md_raid_disks.attr,
 	&md_scan_mode.attr,
+	&md_mismatches.attr,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -3888,12 +3901,13 @@ static void md_do_sync(mddev_t *mddev)
 		}
 	} while (mddev->curr_resync < 2);
 
-	if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_SYNC, &mddev->recovery))
+	if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_SYNC, &mddev->recovery)) {
 		/* resync follows the size requested by the personality,
 		 * which defaults to physical size, but can be virtual size
 		 */
 		max_sectors = mddev->resync_max_sectors;
-	else
+		mddev->resync_mismatches = 0;
+	} else
 		/* recovery follows the physical size of devices */
 		max_sectors = mddev->size << 1;
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 121fbaa9ed5954086856c06573c0baa75940057f..ce154553aca57d3cd981c3df81e94650bd186520 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -1292,6 +1292,11 @@ static void handle_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh)
 			    !memcmp(pagea, pagea+4, STRIPE_SIZE-4)) {
 				/* parity is correct (on disc, not in buffer any more) */
 				set_bit(STRIPE_INSYNC, &sh->state);
+			} else {
+				conf->mddev->resync_mismatches += STRIPE_SECTORS;
+				if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_CHECK, &conf->mddev->recovery))
+					/* don't try to repair!! */
+					set_bit(STRIPE_INSYNC, &sh->state);
 			}
 		}
 		if (!test_bit(STRIPE_INSYNC, &sh->state)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/raid/md_k.h b/include/linux/raid/md_k.h
index efd04dca0abda8f2903492c5043a40f9df447b54..cb8b44d1588ba7d89ab2fe3a35298f29d48574ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/raid/md_k.h
+++ b/include/linux/raid/md_k.h
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@ struct mddev_s
 	sector_t			resync_mark_cnt;/* blocks written at resync_mark */
 
 	sector_t			resync_max_sectors; /* may be set by personality */
+
+	sector_t			resync_mismatches; /* count of sectors where
+							    * parity/replica mismatch found
+							    */
 	/* recovery/resync flags 
 	 * NEEDED:   we might need to start a resync/recover
 	 * RUNNING:  a thread is running, or about to be started