diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 4e957f3..324a366 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@
 /* return the offset of the super block in 512byte sectors */
 static inline sector_t calc_dev_sboffset(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
-	sector_t num_sectors = bdev->bd_inode->i_size / 512;
+	sector_t num_sectors = i_size_read(bdev->bd_inode) / 512;
 	return MD_NEW_SIZE_SECTORS(num_sectors);
 }
 
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@
 	 */
 	switch(minor_version) {
 	case 0:
-		sb_start = rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 9;
+		sb_start = i_size_read(rdev->bdev->bd_inode) >> 9;
 		sb_start -= 8*2;
 		sb_start &= ~(sector_t)(4*2-1);
 		break;
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@
 			ret = 0;
 	}
 	if (minor_version)
-		rdev->sectors = (rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 9) -
+		rdev->sectors = (i_size_read(rdev->bdev->bd_inode) >> 9) -
 			le64_to_cpu(sb->data_offset);
 	else
 		rdev->sectors = rdev->sb_start;
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@
 		return 0; /* component must fit device */
 	if (rdev->sb_start < rdev->data_offset) {
 		/* minor versions 1 and 2; superblock before data */
-		max_sectors = rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 9;
+		max_sectors = i_size_read(rdev->bdev->bd_inode) >> 9;
 		max_sectors -= rdev->data_offset;
 		if (!num_sectors || num_sectors > max_sectors)
 			num_sectors = max_sectors;
@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@
 	} else {
 		/* minor version 0; superblock after data */
 		sector_t sb_start;
-		sb_start = (rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 9) - 8*2;
+		sb_start = (i_size_read(rdev->bdev->bd_inode) >> 9) - 8*2;
 		sb_start &= ~(sector_t)(4*2 - 1);
 		max_sectors = rdev->sectors + sb_start - rdev->sb_start;
 		if (!num_sectors || num_sectors > max_sectors)
@@ -2584,7 +2584,7 @@
 			if (!sectors)
 				return -EBUSY;
 		} else if (!sectors)
-			sectors = (rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> 9) -
+			sectors = (i_size_read(rdev->bdev->bd_inode) >> 9) -
 				rdev->data_offset;
 	}
 	if (sectors < my_mddev->dev_sectors)
@@ -2797,7 +2797,7 @@
 
 	kobject_init(&rdev->kobj, &rdev_ktype);
 
-	size = rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size >> BLOCK_SIZE_BITS;
+	size = i_size_read(rdev->bdev->bd_inode) >> BLOCK_SIZE_BITS;
 	if (!size) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING 
 			"md: %s has zero or unknown size, marking faulty!\n",
@@ -5235,8 +5235,8 @@
 
 		if (!mddev->persistent) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "md: nonpersistent superblock ...\n");
-			rdev->sb_start = rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size / 512;
-		} else 
+			rdev->sb_start = i_size_read(rdev->bdev->bd_inode) / 512;
+		} else
 			rdev->sb_start = calc_dev_sboffset(rdev->bdev);
 		rdev->sectors = rdev->sb_start;
 
@@ -5306,7 +5306,7 @@
 	if (mddev->persistent)
 		rdev->sb_start = calc_dev_sboffset(rdev->bdev);
 	else
-		rdev->sb_start = rdev->bdev->bd_inode->i_size / 512;
+		rdev->sb_start = i_size_read(rdev->bdev->bd_inode) / 512;
 
 	rdev->sectors = rdev->sb_start;