diff --git a/managemon.c b/managemon.c
index 91755f9..4b06778 100644
--- a/managemon.c
+++ b/managemon.c
@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ static void manage_new(struct mdstat_ent *mdstat,
 
 	struct active_array *new;
 	struct mdinfo *mdi, *di;
-	char *n;
-	int inst;
+	char *inst;
 	int i;
 
 	new = malloc(sizeof(*new));
@@ -218,10 +217,7 @@ static void manage_new(struct mdstat_ent *mdstat,
 
 	new->container = container;
 
-	n = &mdstat->metadata_version[10+strlen(container->devname)+1];
-	inst = atoi(n);
-	if (inst < 0)
-		abort();//FIXME
+	inst = &mdstat->metadata_version[10+strlen(container->devname)+1];
 
 	mdi = sysfs_read(-1, new->devnum,
 			 GET_LEVEL|GET_CHUNK|GET_DISKS|
diff --git a/mdadm.h b/mdadm.h
index f795b4a..783cd82 100644
--- a/mdadm.h
+++ b/mdadm.h
@@ -413,7 +413,8 @@ extern struct superswitch {
 	struct mdinfo *(*container_content)(struct supertype *st);
 
 /* for mdmon */
-	int (*open_new)(struct supertype *c, struct active_array *a, int inst);
+	int (*open_new)(struct supertype *c, struct active_array *a,
+			char *inst);
 
 	/* Tell the metadata handler the current state of the array.
 	 * This covers whether it is known to be consistent (no pending writes)
diff --git a/super-ddf.c b/super-ddf.c
index e8082b5..8af85bd 100644
--- a/super-ddf.c
+++ b/super-ddf.c
@@ -1201,14 +1201,19 @@ static void getinfo_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, struct mdinfo *info)
 
 	info->disk.major = 0;
 	info->disk.minor = 0;
-	info->disk.number = __be32_to_cpu(ddf->dlist->disk.refnum);
-//	info->disk.raid_disk = find refnum in the table and use index;
-	info->disk.raid_disk = -1;
-	for (i = 0; i < __be16_to_cpu(ddf->phys->max_pdes) ; i++)
-		if (ddf->phys->entries[i].refnum == ddf->dlist->disk.refnum) {
-			info->disk.raid_disk = i;
-			break;
-		}
+	if (ddf->dlist) {
+		info->disk.number = __be32_to_cpu(ddf->dlist->disk.refnum);
+		info->disk.raid_disk = -1;
+		for (i = 0; i < __be16_to_cpu(ddf->phys->max_pdes) ; i++)
+			if (ddf->phys->entries[i].refnum ==
+			    ddf->dlist->disk.refnum) {
+				info->disk.raid_disk = i;
+				break;
+			}
+	} else {
+		info->disk.number = -1;
+//		info->disk.raid_disk = find refnum in the table and use index;
+	}
 	info->disk.state = (1 << MD_DISK_SYNC);
 
 	info->reshape_active = 0;
@@ -2516,9 +2521,10 @@ static int compare_super_ddf(struct supertype *st, struct supertype *tst)
  * We need to confirm that the array matches the metadata in 'c' so
  * that we don't corrupt any metadata.
  */
-static int ddf_open_new(struct supertype *c, struct active_array *a, int inst)
+static int ddf_open_new(struct supertype *c, struct active_array *a, char *inst)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "ddf: open_new %d\n", inst);
+	fprintf(stderr, "ddf: open_new %s\n", inst);
+	a->info.container_member = atoi(inst);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/super-intel.c b/super-intel.c
index 69aef65..8bf2073 100644
--- a/super-intel.c
+++ b/super-intel.c
@@ -1128,9 +1128,11 @@ static struct mdinfo *container_content_imsm(struct supertype *st)
 }
 
 
-static int imsm_open_new(struct supertype *c, struct active_array *a, int inst)
+static int imsm_open_new(struct supertype *c, struct active_array *a,
+			 char *inst)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "imsm: open_new %d\n", inst);
+	fprintf(stderr, "imsm: open_new %s\n", inst);
+	a->info.container_member = atoi(inst);
 	return 0;
 }