diff --git a/Incremental.c b/Incremental.c
index d3f93a6..6ac67ac 100644
--- a/Incremental.c
+++ b/Incremental.c
@@ -412,8 +412,7 @@ int Incremental(char *devname, int verbose, int runstop,
 	}
 	/* 6/ Make sure /var/run/mdadm.map contains this array. */
 	map_update(&map, devnum,
-		   info.array.major_version,
-		   info.array.minor_version,
+		   info.text_version,
 		   info.uuid, chosen_name);
 
 	/* 7/ Is there enough devices to possibly start the array? */
@@ -647,8 +646,8 @@ void RebuildMap(void)
 				path = map_dev(MD_MAJOR, md->devnum, 0);
 			else
 				path = map_dev(mdp, (-1-md->devnum)<< 6, 0);
-			map_add(&map, md->devnum, st->ss->major,
-				st->minor_version,
+			map_add(&map, md->devnum,
+				info.text_version,
 				info.uuid, path ? : "/unknown");
 			st->ss->free_super(st);
 			break;
diff --git a/mapfile.c b/mapfile.c
index 746073d..cf2ca2b 100644
--- a/mapfile.c
+++ b/mapfile.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
  * also allows the array device name to be easily found.
  *
  * The map file is line based with space separated fields.  The fields are:
- *  Device id  -  mdX or mdpX  where is a number.
- *  metadata   -  0.90 1.0 1.1 1.2
+ *  Device id  -  mdX or mdpX  where X is a number.
+ *  metadata   -  0.90 1.0 1.1 1.2 ddf ...
  *  UUID       -  uuid of the array
  *  path       -  path where device created: /dev/md/home
  *
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int map_write(struct map_ent *mel)
 			fprintf(f, "mdp%d ", -1-mel->devnum);
 		else
 			fprintf(f, "md%d ", mel->devnum);
-		fprintf(f, "%d.%d ", mel->major, mel->minor);
+		fprintf(f, "%s ", mel->metadata);
 		fprintf(f, "%08x:%08x:%08x:%08x ", mel->uuid[0],
 			mel->uuid[1], mel->uuid[2], mel->uuid[3]);
 		fprintf(f, "%s\n", mel->path);
@@ -87,13 +87,12 @@ int map_write(struct map_ent *mel)
 }
 
 void map_add(struct map_ent **melp,
-	    int devnum, int major, int minor, int uuid[4], char *path)
+	    int devnum, char *metadata, int uuid[4], char *path)
 {
 	struct map_ent *me = malloc(sizeof(*me));
 
 	me->devnum = devnum;
-	me->major = major;
-	me->minor = minor;
+	strcpy(me->metadata, metadata);
 	memcpy(me->uuid, uuid, 16);
 	me->path = strdup(path);
 	me->next = *melp;
@@ -105,7 +104,8 @@ void map_read(struct map_ent **melp)
 	FILE *f;
 	char buf[8192];
 	char path[200];
-	int devnum, major, minor, uuid[4];
+	int devnum, uuid[4];
+	char metadata[30];
 	char nam[4];
 
 	*melp = NULL;
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ void map_read(struct map_ent **melp)
 		return;
 
 	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f)) {
-		if (sscanf(buf, " md%1[p]%d %d.%d %x:%x:%x:%x %200s",
-			   nam, &devnum, &major, &minor, uuid, uuid+1,
+		if (sscanf(buf, " md%1[p]%d %s %x:%x:%x:%x %200s",
+			   nam, &devnum, metadata, uuid, uuid+1,
 			   uuid+2, uuid+3, path) == 9) {
 			if (nam[0] == 'p')
 				devnum = -1 - devnum;
-			map_add(melp, devnum, major, minor, uuid, path);
+			map_add(melp, devnum, metadata, uuid, path);
 		}
 	}
 	fclose(f);
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void map_free(struct map_ent *map)
 	}
 }
 
-int map_update(struct map_ent **mpp, int devnum, int major, int minor,
+int map_update(struct map_ent **mpp, int devnum, char *metadata,
 	       int *uuid, char *path)
 {
 	struct map_ent *map, *mp;
@@ -151,15 +151,14 @@ int map_update(struct map_ent **mpp, int devnum, int major, int minor,
 
 	for (mp = map ; mp ; mp=mp->next)
 		if (mp->devnum == devnum) {
-			mp->major = major;
-			mp->minor = minor;
+			strcpy(mp->metadata, metadata);
 			memcpy(mp->uuid, uuid, 16);
 			free(mp->path);
 			mp->path = strdup(path);
 			break;
 		}
 	if (!mp)
-		map_add(&map, devnum, major, minor, uuid, path);
+		map_add(&map, devnum, metadata, uuid, path);
 	*mpp = NULL;
 	rv = map_write(map);
 	map_free(map);
diff --git a/mdadm.h b/mdadm.h
index 75e66df..041e53d 100644
--- a/mdadm.h
+++ b/mdadm.h
@@ -301,11 +301,11 @@ extern int mddev_busy(int devnum);
 struct map_ent {
 	struct map_ent *next;
 	int	devnum;
-	int	major,minor;
+	char	metadata[20];
 	int	uuid[4];
 	char	*path;
 };
-extern int map_update(struct map_ent **mpp, int devnum, int major, int minor,
+extern int map_update(struct map_ent **mpp, int devnum, char *metadata,
 		      int uuid[4], char *path);
 extern struct map_ent *map_by_uuid(struct map_ent **map, int uuid[4]);
 extern void map_read(struct map_ent **melp);
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ extern int map_write(struct map_ent *mel);
 extern void map_delete(struct map_ent **mapp, int devnum);
 extern void map_free(struct map_ent *map);
 extern void map_add(struct map_ent **melp,
-		    int devnum, int major, int minor, int uuid[4], char *path);
+		    int devnum, char *metadata, int uuid[4], char *path);
 
 /* various details can be requested */
 #define	GET_LEVEL	1
diff --git a/super0.c b/super0.c
index e8cc3f3..47b95ec 100644
--- a/super0.c
+++ b/super0.c
@@ -369,6 +369,8 @@ static void getinfo_super0(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info)
 	info->events = md_event(sb);
 	info->data_offset = 0;
 
+	sprintf(info->text_version, "0.%d", sb->minor_version);
+
 	uuid_from_super0(st, info->uuid);
 
 	if (sb->minor_version > 90 && (sb->reshape_position+1) != 0) {
diff --git a/super1.c b/super1.c
index bebd5f9..d2d8d95 100644
--- a/super1.c
+++ b/super1.c
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ static void getinfo_super1(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info)
 		info->disk.raid_disk = role;
 	}
 	info->events = __le64_to_cpu(sb->events);
+	sprintf(info->text_version, "1.%d", st->minor_version);
 
 	memcpy(info->uuid, sb->set_uuid, 16);