diff --git a/mdadm.h b/mdadm.h
index 3f778f1..f3b4ec2 100644
--- a/mdadm.h
+++ b/mdadm.h
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ extern struct superswitch {
 	int (*open_new)(struct supertype *c, struct active_array *a, int inst);
 	void (*mark_clean)(struct active_array *a, unsigned long long sync_pos);
 	void (*mark_dirty)(struct active_array *a);
+	void (*mark_sync)(struct active_array *a, unsigned long long resync);
 	void (*set_disk)(struct active_array *a, int n);
 	void (*sync_metadata)(struct active_array *a);
 
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 8f5ad46..ee35bdf 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -274,10 +274,9 @@ static int read_and_act(struct active_array *a)
 
 	if (a->curr_action == idle &&
 	    a->prev_action == resync) {
-		/* check resync_start to see if it is 'max'.
-		 * Do I open here, or have it open the whole time?
-		 */
-		get_sync_pos(a);
+		/* check resync_start to see if it is 'max' */
+		get_resync_start(a);
+		a->container->ss->mark_sync(a, a->resync_start);
 		check_degraded = 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/super-ddf.c b/super-ddf.c
index c11fa1c..8e9cedc 100644
--- a/super-ddf.c
+++ b/super-ddf.c
@@ -2459,6 +2459,11 @@ static void ddf_mark_dirty(struct active_array *a)
 	fprintf(stderr, "ddf: mark dirty\n");
 }
 
+static void ddf_mark_sync(struct active_array *a, unsigned long long resync)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "ddf: mark sync\n");
+}
+
 static void ddf_set_disk(struct active_array *a, int n)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "ddf: set_disk %d\n", n);
@@ -2504,6 +2509,7 @@ struct superswitch super_ddf = {
 	.load_super     = load_super_ddf,
 	.mark_clean     = ddf_mark_clean,
 	.mark_dirty     = ddf_mark_dirty,
+	.mark_sync	= ddf_mark_sync,
 	.set_disk       = ddf_set_disk,
 	.sync_metadata  = ddf_sync_metadata,
 
diff --git a/super-intel.c b/super-intel.c
index 9fd4f77..1d00e29 100644
--- a/super-intel.c
+++ b/super-intel.c
@@ -1132,6 +1132,11 @@ static void imsm_mark_dirty(struct active_array *a)
 	fprintf(stderr, "imsm: mark dirty\n");
 }
 
+static void imsm_mark_sync(struct active_array *a, unsigned long long resync)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "imsm: mark sync\n");
+}
+
 static void imsm_set_disk(struct active_array *a, int n)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "imsm: set_disk %d\n", n);
@@ -1176,6 +1181,7 @@ struct superswitch super_imsm = {
 	.load_super	= load_super_imsm,
 	.mark_clean	= imsm_mark_clean,
 	.mark_dirty	= imsm_mark_dirty,
+	.mark_sync	= imsm_mark_sync,
 	.set_disk	= imsm_set_disk,
 	.sync_metadata	= imsm_sync_metadata,
 };