diff --git a/Grow.c b/Grow.c
index 81ecb97..9edd4c7 100644
--- a/Grow.c
+++ b/Grow.c
@@ -867,30 +867,6 @@ unsigned long compute_backup_blocks(int nchunk, int ochunk,
 	return blocks;
 }
 
-/* 'struct reshape' records the intermediate states
- * a general reshape.
- * The starting geometry is converted to the 'before' geometry
- * by at most an atomic level change. They could be the same.
- * Similarly the 'after' geometry is converted to the final
- * geometry by at most a level change.
- * Note that 'before' and 'after' must have the same level.
- * 'blocks' is the minimum number of sectors for a reshape unit.
- * This will be a multiple of the stripe size in each of the
- * 'before' and 'after' geometries.
- * If 'blocks' is 0, no restriping is necessary.
- */
-struct reshape {
-	int level;
-	int parity; /* number of parity blocks/devices */
-	struct {
-		int layout;
-		int data_disks;
-	} before, after;
-	unsigned long long backup_blocks;
-	unsigned long long stripes; /* number of old stripes that comprise 'blocks'*/
-	unsigned long long new_size; /* New size of array in sectors */
-};
-
 char *analyse_change(struct mdinfo *info, struct reshape *re)
 {
 	/* Based on the current array state in info->array and
@@ -1277,11 +1253,6 @@ static int reshape_container(char *container, int cfd, char *devname,
 			     int force,
 			     char *backup_file,
 			     int quiet);
-static int child_monitor(int afd, struct mdinfo *sra, struct reshape *reshape,
-			 struct supertype *st, unsigned long stripes,
-			 int *fds, unsigned long long *offsets,
-			 int dests, int *destfd, unsigned long long *destoffsets);
-
 
 int Grow_reshape(char *devname, int fd, int quiet, char *backup_file,
 		 long long size,
@@ -1944,14 +1915,6 @@ static int reshape_array(char *container, int fd, char *devname,
 	}
 
 	start_reshape(sra);
-	if (st->ss->external) {
-		/* metadata handler takes it from here */
-		ping_manager(container);
-		st->ss->manage_reshape(st, backup_file);
-		frozen = 0;
-		goto release;
-	}
-
 
 	/* Now we just need to kick off the reshape and watch, while
 	 * handling backups of the data...
@@ -1968,9 +1931,19 @@ static int reshape_array(char *container, int fd, char *devname,
 
 		odisks = reshape.before.data_disks + reshape.parity;
 
-		done = child_monitor(fd, sra, &reshape, st, blocks,
-				     fdlist, offsets,
-				     d - odisks, fdlist+odisks, offsets+odisks);
+		if (st->ss->external) {
+			/* metadata handler takes it from here */
+			done = st->ss->manage_reshape(
+				fd, sra, &reshape, st, blocks,
+				fdlist, offsets,
+				d - odisks, fdlist+odisks,
+				offsets+odisks);
+		} else
+			done = child_monitor(
+				fd, sra, &reshape, st, blocks,
+				fdlist, offsets,
+				d - odisks, fdlist+odisks,
+				offsets+odisks);
 
 		if (backup_file && done)
 			unlink(backup_file);
@@ -2692,10 +2665,10 @@ static void validate(int afd, int bfd, unsigned long long offset)
 	}
 }
 
-static int child_monitor(int afd, struct mdinfo *sra, struct reshape *reshape,
-			 struct supertype *st, unsigned long blocks,
-			 int *fds, unsigned long long *offsets,
-			 int dests, int *destfd, unsigned long long *destoffsets)
+int child_monitor(int afd, struct mdinfo *sra, struct reshape *reshape,
+		  struct supertype *st, unsigned long blocks,
+		  int *fds, unsigned long long *offsets,
+		  int dests, int *destfd, unsigned long long *destoffsets)
 {
 	/* Monitor a reshape where backup is being performed using
 	 * 'native' mechanism - either to a backup file, or
diff --git a/mdadm.h b/mdadm.h
index aaa8cf0..f67120e 100644
--- a/mdadm.h
+++ b/mdadm.h
@@ -521,6 +521,31 @@ extern char *map_dev(int major, int minor, int create);
 struct active_array;
 struct metadata_update;
 
+
+/* 'struct reshape' records the intermediate states
+ * a general reshape.
+ * The starting geometry is converted to the 'before' geometry
+ * by at most an atomic level change. They could be the same.
+ * Similarly the 'after' geometry is converted to the final
+ * geometry by at most a level change.
+ * Note that 'before' and 'after' must have the same level.
+ * 'blocks' is the minimum number of sectors for a reshape unit.
+ * This will be a multiple of the stripe size in each of the
+ * 'before' and 'after' geometries.
+ * If 'blocks' is 0, no restriping is necessary.
+ */
+struct reshape {
+	int level;
+	int parity; /* number of parity blocks/devices */
+	struct {
+		int layout;
+		int data_disks;
+	} before, after;
+	unsigned long long backup_blocks;
+	unsigned long long stripes; /* number of old stripes that comprise 'blocks'*/
+	unsigned long long new_size; /* New size of array in sectors */
+};
+
 /* A superswitch provides entry point the a metadata handler.
  *
  * The super_switch primarily operates on some "metadata" that
@@ -693,7 +718,11 @@ extern struct superswitch {
 	int (*reshape_super)(struct supertype *st, long long size, int level,
 			     int layout, int chunksize, int raid_disks,
 			     char *backup, char *dev, int verbose); /* optional */
-	int (*manage_reshape)(struct supertype *st, char *backup); /* optional */
+	int (*manage_reshape)( /* optional */
+		int afd, struct mdinfo *sra, struct reshape *reshape,
+		struct supertype *st, unsigned long blocks,
+		int *fds, unsigned long long *offsets,
+		int dests, int *destfd, unsigned long long *destoffsets);
 
 /* for mdmon */
 	int (*open_new)(struct supertype *c, struct active_array *a,
@@ -1141,6 +1170,11 @@ extern int check_env(char *name);
 extern __u32 random32(void);
 extern int start_mdmon(int devnum);
 
+extern int child_monitor(int afd, struct mdinfo *sra, struct reshape *reshape,
+			 struct supertype *st, unsigned long stripes,
+			 int *fds, unsigned long long *offsets,
+			 int dests, int *destfd, unsigned long long *destoffsets);
+
 extern char *devnum2devname(int num);
 extern void fmt_devname(char *name, int num);
 extern int devname2devnum(char *name);
diff --git a/mdmon.c b/mdmon.c
index f56e57f..1f39f16 100644
--- a/mdmon.c
+++ b/mdmon.c
@@ -517,3 +517,12 @@ static int mdmon(char *devname, int devnum, int must_fork, int takeover)
 
 	exit(0);
 }
+
+/* Some stub functions so super-* can link with us */
+int child_monitor(int afd, struct mdinfo *sra, struct reshape *reshape,
+		  struct supertype *st, unsigned long blocks,
+		  int *fds, unsigned long long *offsets,
+		  int dests, int *destfd, unsigned long long *destoffsets)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/super-intel.c b/super-intel.c
index d70a7df..d62e6b7 100644
--- a/super-intel.c
+++ b/super-intel.c
@@ -6633,6 +6633,18 @@ exit_imsm_reshape_super:
 	return ret_val;
 }
 
+static int imsm_manage_reshape(
+	int afd, struct mdinfo *sra, struct reshape *reshape,
+	struct supertype *st, unsigned long stripes,
+	int *fds, unsigned long long *offsets,
+	int dests, int *destfd, unsigned long long *destoffsets)
+{
+	/* Just use child_monitor for now */
+	return child_monitor(
+		afd, sra, reshape, st, stripes,
+		fds, offsets, dests, destfd, destoffsets);
+}
+
 struct superswitch super_imsm = {
 #ifndef	MDASSEMBLE
 	.examine_super	= examine_super_imsm,
@@ -6670,6 +6682,7 @@ struct superswitch super_imsm = {
 	.default_geometry = default_geometry_imsm,
 	.get_disk_controller_domain = imsm_get_disk_controller_domain,
 	.reshape_super  = imsm_reshape_super,
+	.manage_reshape = imsm_manage_reshape,
 
 	.external	= 1,
 	.name = "imsm",