--- evms-2.5.5/plugins/md/md_super.c	2006-02-22 14:34:53.000000000 -0600
+++ evms-2.5.5.fix/plugins/md/md_super.c	2006-04-20 11:00:40.733364216 -0500
@@ -1312,13 +1312,13 @@
 
 static int sb0_zero_superblock(md_member_t *member, boolean now)
 {
-	mdp_super_t sb;
+	char buf[MD_SB_BYTES];
 
 	LOG_ENTRY();
 
 	if (now == TRUE) {
-		memset(&sb, 0, MD_SB_BYTES);
-		if ( WRITE(member->obj, member->super_offset, MD_SB_SECTORS, (char*)&sb)) {
+		memset(buf, 0, MD_SB_BYTES);
+		if ( WRITE(member->obj, member->super_offset, MD_SB_SECTORS, buf)) {
 			LOG_EXIT_INT(EIO);
 			return EIO;
 		}
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@
 
 static int sb0_zero_saved_info(md_member_t *member, boolean now)
 {
-	md_saved_info_t info;
+	char buf[MD_SAVED_INFO_BYTES];
 	u_int64_t location;
 
 	LOG_ENTRY();
@@ -1341,8 +1341,8 @@
 	location += MD_SB0_SAVED_INFO_SECTOR_OFFSET;
 
 	if (now == TRUE) {
-		memset(&info, 0, sizeof(md_saved_info_t));
-		if ( WRITE(member->obj, location, MD_SAVED_INFO_SECTS, (char*)&info)) {
+		memset(buf, 0, MD_SAVED_INFO_BYTES);
+		if ( WRITE(member->obj, location, MD_SAVED_INFO_SECTS, buf)) {
 			LOG_EXIT_INT(EIO);
 			return EIO;
 		}
@@ -2451,6 +2451,7 @@
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	mdp_sb_1_t *duplicate = NULL;
+	mdp_sb_1_t *master;
 	md_volume_t *vol;
 
 	LOG_ENTRY();
@@ -2462,9 +2463,16 @@
 	}
 
 	vol = member->vol;
+	master = (mdp_sb_1_t *)vol->sb;
+	
+	if (vol->flags & (MD_NEW_REGION | MD_DEGRADED)) {
+		LOG_WARNING("%s: Creating new array with missing disk,"
+		            " set resync_offset to -1.\n", vol->name);
+		master->resync_offset = -1;
+	}
 
 	/* Copy from master superblock */
-	rc = sb1_duplicate_sb(&member->sb, vol->sb);
+	rc = sb1_duplicate_sb(&member->sb, master);
 	if (rc) {
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2602,8 +2610,8 @@
 		  member->obj->name, member->super_offset);
 
 	if (now == TRUE) {
-		memset(&sb, 0, MD_SB_1_BYTES);
-		if ( WRITE(member->obj, member->super_offset, MD_SB_1_SECTORS, (char*)&sb)) {
+		memset(sb, 0, MD_SB_1_BYTES);
+		if ( WRITE(member->obj, member->super_offset, MD_SB_1_SECTORS, sb)) {
 			LOG_EXIT_INT(EIO);
 			return EIO;
 		}
@@ -2616,7 +2624,7 @@
 
 static int sb1_zero_saved_info(md_member_t *member, boolean now)
 {
-	md_saved_info_t info;
+	char buf[MD_SAVED_INFO_BYTES];
 	u_int64_t location;
 
 	LOG_ENTRY();
@@ -2627,8 +2635,8 @@
 		  member->obj->name, location);
 
 	if (now == TRUE) {
-		memset(&info, 0, sizeof(md_saved_info_t));
-		if ( WRITE(member->obj, location, MD_SAVED_INFO_SECTS, (char*)&info)) {
+		memset(buf, 0, MD_SAVED_INFO_BYTES);
+		if ( WRITE(member->obj, location, MD_SAVED_INFO_SECTS, buf) ) {
 			LOG_EXIT_INT(EIO);
 			return EIO;
 		}