diff --git a/drivers/md/md.h b/drivers/md/md.h
index 8d881cc59799..a49ab04ab707 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.h
+++ b/drivers/md/md.h
@@ -222,6 +222,16 @@ static inline int is_badblock(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, int sectors,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline int rdev_has_badblock(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s,
+				    int sectors)
+{
+	sector_t first_bad;
+	int bad_sectors;
+
+	return is_badblock(rdev, s, sectors, &first_bad, &bad_sectors);
+}
+
 extern int rdev_set_badblocks(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, int sectors,
 			      int is_new);
 extern int rdev_clear_badblocks(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t s, int sectors,
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 286f8b16c7bd..a145fe48b9ce 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -498,9 +498,6 @@ static void raid1_end_write_request(struct bio *bio)
 		 * to user-side. So if something waits for IO, then it
 		 * will wait for the 'master' bio.
 		 */
-		sector_t first_bad;
-		int bad_sectors;
-
 		r1_bio->bios[mirror] = NULL;
 		to_put = bio;
 		/*
@@ -516,8 +513,8 @@ static void raid1_end_write_request(struct bio *bio)
 			set_bit(R1BIO_Uptodate, &r1_bio->state);
 
 		/* Maybe we can clear some bad blocks. */
-		if (is_badblock(rdev, r1_bio->sector, r1_bio->sectors,
-				&first_bad, &bad_sectors) && !discard_error) {
+		if (rdev_has_badblock(rdev, r1_bio->sector, r1_bio->sectors) &&
+		    !discard_error) {
 			r1_bio->bios[mirror] = IO_MADE_GOOD;
 			set_bit(R1BIO_MadeGood, &r1_bio->state);
 		}
@@ -1944,8 +1941,6 @@ static void end_sync_write(struct bio *bio)
 	struct r1bio *r1_bio = get_resync_r1bio(bio);
 	struct mddev *mddev = r1_bio->mddev;
 	struct r1conf *conf = mddev->private;
-	sector_t first_bad;
-	int bad_sectors;
 	struct md_rdev *rdev = conf->mirrors[find_bio_disk(r1_bio, bio)].rdev;
 
 	if (!uptodate) {
@@ -1955,14 +1950,11 @@ static void end_sync_write(struct bio *bio)
 			set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &
 				mddev->recovery);
 		set_bit(R1BIO_WriteError, &r1_bio->state);
-	} else if (is_badblock(rdev, r1_bio->sector, r1_bio->sectors,
-			       &first_bad, &bad_sectors) &&
-		   !is_badblock(conf->mirrors[r1_bio->read_disk].rdev,
-				r1_bio->sector,
-				r1_bio->sectors,
-				&first_bad, &bad_sectors)
-		)
+	} else if (rdev_has_badblock(rdev, r1_bio->sector, r1_bio->sectors) &&
+		   !rdev_has_badblock(conf->mirrors[r1_bio->read_disk].rdev,
+				      r1_bio->sector, r1_bio->sectors)) {
 		set_bit(R1BIO_MadeGood, &r1_bio->state);
+	}
 
 	put_sync_write_buf(r1_bio, uptodate);
 }
@@ -2279,16 +2271,12 @@ static void fix_read_error(struct r1conf *conf, struct r1bio *r1_bio)
 			s = PAGE_SIZE >> 9;
 
 		do {
-			sector_t first_bad;
-			int bad_sectors;
-
 			rdev = conf->mirrors[d].rdev;
 			if (rdev &&
 			    (test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) ||
 			     (!test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) &&
 			      rdev->recovery_offset >= sect + s)) &&
-			    is_badblock(rdev, sect, s,
-					&first_bad, &bad_sectors) == 0) {
+			    rdev_has_badblock(rdev, sect, s) == 0) {
 				atomic_inc(&rdev->nr_pending);
 				if (sync_page_io(rdev, sect, s<<9,
 					 conf->tmppage, REQ_OP_READ, false))
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 7412066ea22c..d5a7a621f0f0 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -518,11 +518,7 @@ static void raid10_end_write_request(struct bio *bio)
 		 * The 'master' represents the composite IO operation to
 		 * user-side. So if something waits for IO, then it will
 		 * wait for the 'master' bio.
-		 */
-		sector_t first_bad;
-		int bad_sectors;
-
-		/*
+		 *
 		 * Do not set R10BIO_Uptodate if the current device is
 		 * rebuilding or Faulty. This is because we cannot use
 		 * such device for properly reading the data back (we could
@@ -535,10 +531,9 @@ static void raid10_end_write_request(struct bio *bio)
 			set_bit(R10BIO_Uptodate, &r10_bio->state);
 
 		/* Maybe we can clear some bad blocks. */
-		if (is_badblock(rdev,
-				r10_bio->devs[slot].addr,
-				r10_bio->sectors,
-				&first_bad, &bad_sectors) && !discard_error) {
+		if (rdev_has_badblock(rdev, r10_bio->devs[slot].addr,
+				      r10_bio->sectors) &&
+		    !discard_error) {
 			bio_put(bio);
 			if (repl)
 				r10_bio->devs[slot].repl_bio = IO_MADE_GOOD;
@@ -1330,10 +1325,7 @@ static void wait_blocked_dev(struct mddev *mddev, struct r10bio *r10_bio)
 		}
 
 		if (rdev && test_bit(WriteErrorSeen, &rdev->flags)) {
-			sector_t first_bad;
 			sector_t dev_sector = r10_bio->devs[i].addr;
-			int bad_sectors;
-			int is_bad;
 
 			/*
 			 * Discard request doesn't care the write result
@@ -1342,9 +1334,8 @@ static void wait_blocked_dev(struct mddev *mddev, struct r10bio *r10_bio)
 			if (!r10_bio->sectors)
 				continue;
 
-			is_bad = is_badblock(rdev, dev_sector, r10_bio->sectors,
-					     &first_bad, &bad_sectors);
-			if (is_bad < 0) {
+			if (rdev_has_badblock(rdev, dev_sector,
+					      r10_bio->sectors) < 0) {
 				/*
 				 * Mustn't write here until the bad block
 				 * is acknowledged
@@ -2290,8 +2281,6 @@ static void end_sync_write(struct bio *bio)
 	struct mddev *mddev = r10_bio->mddev;
 	struct r10conf *conf = mddev->private;
 	int d;
-	sector_t first_bad;
-	int bad_sectors;
 	int slot;
 	int repl;
 	struct md_rdev *rdev = NULL;
@@ -2312,11 +2301,10 @@ static void end_sync_write(struct bio *bio)
 					&rdev->mddev->recovery);
 			set_bit(R10BIO_WriteError, &r10_bio->state);
 		}
-	} else if (is_badblock(rdev,
-			     r10_bio->devs[slot].addr,
-			     r10_bio->sectors,
-			     &first_bad, &bad_sectors))
+	} else if (rdev_has_badblock(rdev, r10_bio->devs[slot].addr,
+				     r10_bio->sectors)) {
 		set_bit(R10BIO_MadeGood, &r10_bio->state);
+	}
 
 	rdev_dec_pending(rdev, mddev);
 
@@ -2597,11 +2585,8 @@ static void recovery_request_write(struct mddev *mddev, struct r10bio *r10_bio)
 static int r10_sync_page_io(struct md_rdev *rdev, sector_t sector,
 			    int sectors, struct page *page, enum req_op op)
 {
-	sector_t first_bad;
-	int bad_sectors;
-
-	if (is_badblock(rdev, sector, sectors, &first_bad, &bad_sectors)
-	    && (op == REQ_OP_READ || test_bit(WriteErrorSeen, &rdev->flags)))
+	if (rdev_has_badblock(rdev, sector, sectors) &&
+	    (op == REQ_OP_READ || test_bit(WriteErrorSeen, &rdev->flags)))
 		return -1;
 	if (sync_page_io(rdev, sector, sectors << 9, page, op, false))
 		/* success */
@@ -2658,16 +2643,14 @@ static void fix_read_error(struct r10conf *conf, struct mddev *mddev, struct r10
 			s = PAGE_SIZE >> 9;
 
 		do {
-			sector_t first_bad;
-			int bad_sectors;
-
 			d = r10_bio->devs[sl].devnum;
 			rdev = conf->mirrors[d].rdev;
 			if (rdev &&
 			    test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
 			    !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) &&
-			    is_badblock(rdev, r10_bio->devs[sl].addr + sect, s,
-					&first_bad, &bad_sectors) == 0) {
+			    rdev_has_badblock(rdev,
+					      r10_bio->devs[sl].addr + sect,
+					      s) == 0) {
 				atomic_inc(&rdev->nr_pending);
 				success = sync_page_io(rdev,
 						       r10_bio->devs[sl].addr +
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 14f2cf75abbd..9241e95ef55c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -1210,10 +1210,8 @@ static void ops_run_io(struct stripe_head *sh, struct stripe_head_state *s)
 		 */
 		while (op_is_write(op) && rdev &&
 		       test_bit(WriteErrorSeen, &rdev->flags)) {
-			sector_t first_bad;
-			int bad_sectors;
-			int bad = is_badblock(rdev, sh->sector, RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf),
-					      &first_bad, &bad_sectors);
+			int bad = rdev_has_badblock(rdev, sh->sector,
+						    RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf));
 			if (!bad)
 				break;
 
@@ -2855,8 +2853,6 @@ static void raid5_end_write_request(struct bio *bi)
 	struct r5conf *conf = sh->raid_conf;
 	int disks = sh->disks, i;
 	struct md_rdev *rdev;
-	sector_t first_bad;
-	int bad_sectors;
 	int replacement = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0 ; i < disks; i++) {
@@ -2888,9 +2884,8 @@ static void raid5_end_write_request(struct bio *bi)
 	if (replacement) {
 		if (bi->bi_status)
 			md_error(conf->mddev, rdev);
-		else if (is_badblock(rdev, sh->sector,
-				     RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf),
-				     &first_bad, &bad_sectors))
+		else if (rdev_has_badblock(rdev, sh->sector,
+					   RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf)))
 			set_bit(R5_MadeGoodRepl, &sh->dev[i].flags);
 	} else {
 		if (bi->bi_status) {
@@ -2900,9 +2895,8 @@ static void raid5_end_write_request(struct bio *bi)
 			if (!test_and_set_bit(WantReplacement, &rdev->flags))
 				set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED,
 					&rdev->mddev->recovery);
-		} else if (is_badblock(rdev, sh->sector,
-				       RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf),
-				       &first_bad, &bad_sectors)) {
+		} else if (rdev_has_badblock(rdev, sh->sector,
+					     RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf))) {
 			set_bit(R5_MadeGood, &sh->dev[i].flags);
 			if (test_bit(R5_ReadError, &sh->dev[i].flags))
 				/* That was a successful write so make
@@ -4674,8 +4668,6 @@ static void analyse_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh, struct stripe_head_state *s)
 	/* Now to look around and see what can be done */
 	for (i=disks; i--; ) {
 		struct md_rdev *rdev;
-		sector_t first_bad;
-		int bad_sectors;
 		int is_bad = 0;
 
 		dev = &sh->dev[i];
@@ -4719,8 +4711,8 @@ static void analyse_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh, struct stripe_head_state *s)
 		rdev = conf->disks[i].replacement;
 		if (rdev && !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) &&
 		    rdev->recovery_offset >= sh->sector + RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf) &&
-		    !is_badblock(rdev, sh->sector, RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf),
-				 &first_bad, &bad_sectors))
+		    !rdev_has_badblock(rdev, sh->sector,
+				       RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf)))
 			set_bit(R5_ReadRepl, &dev->flags);
 		else {
 			if (rdev && !test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
@@ -4733,8 +4725,8 @@ static void analyse_stripe(struct stripe_head *sh, struct stripe_head_state *s)
 		if (rdev && test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags))
 			rdev = NULL;
 		if (rdev) {
-			is_bad = is_badblock(rdev, sh->sector, RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf),
-					     &first_bad, &bad_sectors);
+			is_bad = rdev_has_badblock(rdev, sh->sector,
+						   RAID5_STRIPE_SECTORS(conf));
 			if (s->blocked_rdev == NULL
 			    && (test_bit(Blocked, &rdev->flags)
 				|| is_bad < 0)) {
@@ -5463,8 +5455,8 @@ static int raid5_read_one_chunk(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *raid_bio)
 	struct r5conf *conf = mddev->private;
 	struct bio *align_bio;
 	struct md_rdev *rdev;
-	sector_t sector, end_sector, first_bad;
-	int bad_sectors, dd_idx;
+	sector_t sector, end_sector;
+	int dd_idx;
 	bool did_inc;
 
 	if (!in_chunk_boundary(mddev, raid_bio)) {
@@ -5493,8 +5485,7 @@ static int raid5_read_one_chunk(struct mddev *mddev, struct bio *raid_bio)
 
 	atomic_inc(&rdev->nr_pending);
 
-	if (is_badblock(rdev, sector, bio_sectors(raid_bio), &first_bad,
-			&bad_sectors)) {
+	if (rdev_has_badblock(rdev, sector, bio_sectors(raid_bio))) {
 		rdev_dec_pending(rdev, mddev);
 		return 0;
 	}
