--- src/sys/dev/ata/ata-raid.c	2007/08/13 18:46:31	1.124
+++ src/sys/dev/ata/ata-raid.c	2008/03/20 11:54:26	1.125
@@ -910,6 +910,11 @@ ata_raid_config_changed(struct ar_softc 
     }
 
     if (rdp->status != status) {
+	
+	/* raid status has changed, update metadata */
+	writeback = 1;
+
+	/* announce we have trouble ahead */
 	if (!(rdp->status & AR_S_READY)) {
 	    printf("ar%d: FAILURE - %s array broken\n",
 		   rdp->lun, ata_raid_type(rdp));
@@ -2272,11 +2277,14 @@ ata_raid_intel_write_meta(struct ar_soft
     }
 
     rdp->generation++;
-    microtime(&timestamp);
+    if (!rdp->magic_0) {
+	microtime(&timestamp);
+	rdp->magic_0 = timestamp.tv_sec ^ timestamp.tv_usec;
+    }
 
     bcopy(INTEL_MAGIC, meta->intel_id, sizeof(meta->intel_id));
     bcopy(INTEL_VERSION_1100, meta->version, sizeof(meta->version));
-    meta->config_id = timestamp.tv_sec;
+    meta->config_id = rdp->magic_0;
     meta->generation = rdp->generation;
     meta->total_disks = rdp->total_disks;
     meta->total_volumes = 1;                                    /* XXX SOS */