Merge branch 'nfs-for-2.6.32' of git://git.linux-nfs.org/projects/trondmy/nfs-2.6 into for-2.6.32-incoming

Conflicts:
	net/sunrpc/cache.c

25 files changed, 189 insertions, 390 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c b/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
index 5011fa73f918..1479da6d3aa6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/cmdlinepart.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static struct mtd_partition * newpart(char *s,
 	parts[this_part].name = extra_mem;
 	extra_mem += name_len + 1;
 
-	dbg(("partition %d: name <%s>, offset %x, size %x, mask flags %x\n",
+	dbg(("partition %d: name <%s>, offset %llx, size %llx, mask flags %x\n",
 	     this_part,
 	     parts[this_part].name,
 	     parts[this_part].offset,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
index 59c46126a5ce..ae5fe91867e1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define	SR_SRWD			0x80	/* SR write protect */
 
 /* Define max times to check status register before we give up. */
-#define	MAX_READY_WAIT_JIFFIES	(10 * HZ)	/* eg. M25P128 specs 6s max sector erase */
+#define	MAX_READY_WAIT_JIFFIES	(40 * HZ)	/* M25P16 specs 40s max chip erase */
 #define	CMD_SIZE		4
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_M25PXX_USE_FAST_READ
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c b/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c
index 73f05227dc8c..d8cf29c01cc4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/inftlcore.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static u16 INFTL_findfreeblock(struct INFTLrecord *inftl, int desperate)
 	if (!desperate && inftl->numfreeEUNs < 2) {
 		DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL1, "INFTL: there are too few free "
 			"EUNs (%d)\n", inftl->numfreeEUNs);
-		return 0xffff;
+		return BLOCK_NIL;
 	}
 
 	/* Scan for a free block */
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ static u16 INFTL_foldchain(struct INFTLrecord *inftl, unsigned thisVUC, unsigned
 	silly = MAX_LOOPS;
 	while (thisEUN < inftl->nb_blocks) {
 		for (block = 0; block < inftl->EraseSize/SECTORSIZE; block ++) {
-			if ((BlockMap[block] != 0xffff) || BlockDeleted[block])
+			if ((BlockMap[block] != BLOCK_NIL) ||
+			    BlockDeleted[block])
 				continue;
 
 			if (inftl_read_oob(mtd, (thisEUN * inftl->EraseSize)
@@ -525,7 +526,7 @@ static inline u16 INFTL_findwriteunit(struct INFTLrecord *inftl, unsigned block)
 			if (!silly--) {
 				printk(KERN_WARNING "INFTL: infinite loop in "
 					"Virtual Unit Chain 0x%x\n", thisVUC);
-				return 0xffff;
+				return BLOCK_NIL;
 			}
 
 			/* Skip to next block in chain */
@@ -549,7 +550,7 @@ hitused:
 			 * waiting to be picked up. We're going to have to fold
 			 * a chain to make room.
 			 */
-			thisEUN = INFTL_makefreeblock(inftl, 0xffff);
+			thisEUN = INFTL_makefreeblock(inftl, BLOCK_NIL);
 
 			/*
 			 * Hopefully we free something, lets try again.
@@ -631,7 +632,7 @@ hitused:
 
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "INFTL: error folding to make room for Virtual "
 		"Unit Chain 0x%x\n", thisVUC);
-	return 0xffff;
+	return BLOCK_NIL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
index 0b98654d8eed..7a58bd5522fd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
@@ -284,13 +284,6 @@ config MTD_L440GX
 
 	  BE VERY CAREFUL.
 
-config MTD_SBC8240
-	tristate "Flash device on SBC8240"
-	depends on MTD_JEDECPROBE && 8260
-	help
-          Flash access on the SBC8240 board from Wind River.  See
-          <http://www.windriver.com/products/sbc8240/>
-
 config MTD_TQM8XXL
 	tristate "CFI Flash device mapped on TQM8XXL"
 	depends on MTD_CFI && TQM8xxL
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/Makefile b/drivers/mtd/maps/Makefile
index 8bae7f9850c0..5beb0662d724 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_UCLINUX)	+= uclinux.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_NETtel)	+= nettel.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_SCB2_FLASH)	+= scb2_flash.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_H720X)		+= h720x-flash.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_SBC8240)	+= sbc8240.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_IXP4XX)	+= ixp4xx.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_IXP2000)	+= ixp2000.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_WRSBC8260)	+= wr_sbc82xx_flash.o
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/integrator-flash.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/integrator-flash.c
index b08a798ee254..2aac41bde8b3 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/integrator-flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/integrator-flash.c
@@ -42,10 +42,8 @@
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-#define SUBDEV_NAME_SIZE	(BUS_ID_SIZE + 2)
-
 struct armflash_subdev_info {
-	char			name[SUBDEV_NAME_SIZE];
+	char			*name;
 	struct mtd_info		*mtd;
 	struct map_info		map;
 	struct flash_platform_data *plat;
@@ -134,6 +132,8 @@ static void armflash_subdev_remove(struct armflash_subdev_info *subdev)
 		map_destroy(subdev->mtd);
 	if (subdev->map.virt)
 		iounmap(subdev->map.virt);
+	kfree(subdev->name);
+	subdev->name = NULL;
 	release_mem_region(subdev->map.phys, subdev->map.size);
 }
 
@@ -177,16 +177,22 @@ static int armflash_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 
 		if (nr == 1)
 			/* No MTD concatenation, just use the default name */
-			snprintf(subdev->name, SUBDEV_NAME_SIZE, "%s",
-				 dev_name(&dev->dev));
+			subdev->name = kstrdup(dev_name(&dev->dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 		else
-			snprintf(subdev->name, SUBDEV_NAME_SIZE, "%s-%d",
-				 dev_name(&dev->dev), i);
+			subdev->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s-%d",
+						 dev_name(&dev->dev), i);
+		if (!subdev->name) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			break;
+		}
 		subdev->plat = plat;
 
 		err = armflash_subdev_probe(subdev, res);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
+			kfree(subdev->name);
+			subdev->name = NULL;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 	info->nr_subdev = i;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/sbc8240.c b/drivers/mtd/maps/sbc8240.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d5374cdcb163..000000000000
--- a/drivers/mtd/maps/sbc8240.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,250 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Handle mapping of the flash memory access routines on the SBC8240 board.
- *
- * Carolyn Smith, Tektronix, Inc.
- *
- * This code is GPLed
- */
-
-/*
- * The SBC8240 has 2 flash banks.
- * Bank 0 is a 512 KiB AMD AM29F040B; 8 x 64 KiB sectors.
- * It contains the U-Boot code (7 sectors) and the environment (1 sector).
- * Bank 1 is 4 x 1 MiB AMD AM29LV800BT; 15 x 64 KiB sectors, 1 x 32 KiB sector,
- * 2 x 8 KiB sectors, 1 x 16 KiB sectors.
- * Both parts are JEDEC compatible.
- */
-
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <asm/io.h>
-
-#include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
-#include <linux/mtd/map.h>
-#include <linux/mtd/cfi.h>
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
-#include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
-#endif
-
-#define	DEBUG
-
-#ifdef	DEBUG
-# define debugk(fmt,args...)	printk(fmt ,##args)
-#else
-# define debugk(fmt,args...)
-#endif
-
-
-#define WINDOW_ADDR0	0xFFF00000		/* 512 KiB */
-#define WINDOW_SIZE0	0x00080000
-#define BUSWIDTH0	1
-
-#define WINDOW_ADDR1	0xFF000000		/* 4 MiB */
-#define WINDOW_SIZE1	0x00400000
-#define BUSWIDTH1	8
-
-#define MSG_PREFIX "sbc8240:"	/* prefix for our printk()'s */
-#define MTDID	   "sbc8240-%d"	/* for mtdparts= partitioning */
-
-
-static struct map_info sbc8240_map[2] = {
-	{
-		.name           = "sbc8240 Flash Bank #0",
-		.size           = WINDOW_SIZE0,
-		.bankwidth       = BUSWIDTH0,
-	},
-	{
-		.name           = "sbc8240 Flash Bank #1",
-		.size           = WINDOW_SIZE1,
-		.bankwidth       = BUSWIDTH1,
-	}
-};
-
-#define NUM_FLASH_BANKS	ARRAY_SIZE(sbc8240_map)
-
-/*
- * The following defines the partition layout of SBC8240 boards.
- *
- * See include/linux/mtd/partitions.h for definition of the
- * mtd_partition structure.
- *
- * The *_max_flash_size is the maximum possible mapped flash size
- * which is not necessarily the actual flash size. It must correspond
- * to the value specified in the mapping definition defined by the
- * "struct map_desc *_io_desc" for the corresponding machine.
- */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
-
-static struct mtd_partition sbc8240_uboot_partitions [] = {
-	/* Bank 0 */
-	{
-		.name =	"U-boot",			/* U-Boot Firmware	*/
-		.offset =	0,
-		.size =	0x00070000,			/*  7 x 64 KiB sectors 	*/
-		.mask_flags = MTD_WRITEABLE,		/*  force read-only	*/
-	},
-	{
-		.name =	"environment",			/* U-Boot environment	*/
-		.offset =	0x00070000,
-		.size =	0x00010000,			/*  1 x 64 KiB sector	*/
-	},
-};
-
-static struct mtd_partition sbc8240_fs_partitions [] = {
-	{
-		.name =	"jffs",				/* JFFS  filesystem	*/
-		.offset =	0,
-		.size =	0x003C0000,			/*  4 * 15 * 64KiB	*/
-	},
-	{
-		.name =	"tmp32",
-		.offset =	0x003C0000,
-		.size =	0x00020000,			/*  4 * 32KiB		*/
-	},
-	{
-		.name =	"tmp8a",
-		.offset =	0x003E0000,
-		.size =	0x00008000,			/*  4 * 8KiB		*/
-	},
-	{
-		.name =	"tmp8b",
-		.offset =	0x003E8000,
-		.size =	0x00008000,			/*  4 * 8KiB		*/
-	},
-	{
-		.name =	"tmp16",
-		.offset =	0x003F0000,
-		.size =	0x00010000,			/*  4 * 16KiB		*/
-	}
-};
-
-/* trivial struct to describe partition information */
-struct mtd_part_def
-{
-	int nums;
-	unsigned char *type;
-	struct mtd_partition* mtd_part;
-};
-
-static struct mtd_info *sbc8240_mtd[NUM_FLASH_BANKS];
-static struct mtd_part_def sbc8240_part_banks[NUM_FLASH_BANKS];
-
-
-#endif	/* CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS */
-
-
-static int __init init_sbc8240_mtd (void)
-{
-	static struct _cjs {
-		u_long addr;
-		u_long size;
-	} pt[NUM_FLASH_BANKS] = {
-		{
-			.addr = WINDOW_ADDR0,
-			.size = WINDOW_SIZE0
-		},
-		{
-			.addr = WINDOW_ADDR1,
-			.size = WINDOW_SIZE1
-		},
-	};
-
-	int devicesfound = 0;
-	int i,j;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_FLASH_BANKS; i++) {
-		printk (KERN_NOTICE MSG_PREFIX
-			"Probing 0x%08lx at 0x%08lx\n", pt[i].size, pt[i].addr);
-
-		sbc8240_map[i].map_priv_1 =
-			(unsigned long) ioremap (pt[i].addr, pt[i].size);
-		if (!sbc8240_map[i].map_priv_1) {
-			printk (MSG_PREFIX "failed to ioremap\n");
-			for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
-				iounmap((void *) sbc8240_map[j].map_priv_1);
-				sbc8240_map[j].map_priv_1 = 0;
-			}
-			return -EIO;
-		}
-		simple_map_init(&sbc8240_mtd[i]);
-
-		sbc8240_mtd[i] = do_map_probe("jedec_probe", &sbc8240_map[i]);
-
-		if (sbc8240_mtd[i]) {
-			sbc8240_mtd[i]->module = THIS_MODULE;
-			devicesfound++;
-		} else {
-			if (sbc8240_map[i].map_priv_1) {
-				iounmap((void *) sbc8240_map[i].map_priv_1);
-				sbc8240_map[i].map_priv_1 = 0;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!devicesfound) {
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE MSG_PREFIX
-		       "No suppported flash chips found!\n");
-		return -ENXIO;
-	}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
-	sbc8240_part_banks[0].mtd_part   = sbc8240_uboot_partitions;
-	sbc8240_part_banks[0].type       = "static image";
-	sbc8240_part_banks[0].nums       = ARRAY_SIZE(sbc8240_uboot_partitions);
-	sbc8240_part_banks[1].mtd_part   = sbc8240_fs_partitions;
-	sbc8240_part_banks[1].type       = "static file system";
-	sbc8240_part_banks[1].nums       = ARRAY_SIZE(sbc8240_fs_partitions);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_FLASH_BANKS; i++) {
-
-		if (!sbc8240_mtd[i]) continue;
-		if (sbc8240_part_banks[i].nums == 0) {
-			printk (KERN_NOTICE MSG_PREFIX
-				"No partition info available, registering whole device\n");
-			add_mtd_device(sbc8240_mtd[i]);
-		} else {
-			printk (KERN_NOTICE MSG_PREFIX
-				"Using %s partition definition\n", sbc8240_part_banks[i].mtd_part->name);
-			add_mtd_partitions (sbc8240_mtd[i],
-					    sbc8240_part_banks[i].mtd_part,
-					    sbc8240_part_banks[i].nums);
-		}
-	}
-#else
-	printk(KERN_NOTICE MSG_PREFIX
-	       "Registering %d flash banks at once\n", devicesfound);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < devicesfound; i++) {
-		add_mtd_device(sbc8240_mtd[i]);
-	}
-#endif	/* CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS */
-
-	return devicesfound == 0 ? -ENXIO : 0;
-}
-
-static void __exit cleanup_sbc8240_mtd (void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_FLASH_BANKS; i++) {
-		if (sbc8240_mtd[i]) {
-			del_mtd_device (sbc8240_mtd[i]);
-			map_destroy (sbc8240_mtd[i]);
-		}
-		if (sbc8240_map[i].map_priv_1) {
-			iounmap ((void *) sbc8240_map[i].map_priv_1);
-			sbc8240_map[i].map_priv_1 = 0;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-module_init (init_sbc8240_mtd);
-module_exit (cleanup_sbc8240_mtd);
-
-MODULE_LICENSE ("GPL");
-MODULE_AUTHOR ("Carolyn Smith <carolyn.smith@tektronix.com>");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION ("MTD map driver for SBC8240 boards");
-
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
index c3f62654b6df..7baba40c1ed2 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int blktrans_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	struct mtd_blktrans_ops *tr = dev->tr;
 	int ret = -ENODEV;
 
-	if (!try_module_get(dev->mtd->owner))
+	if (!get_mtd_device(NULL, dev->mtd->index))
 		goto out;
 
 	if (!try_module_get(tr->owner))
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int blktrans_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 	ret = 0;
 	if (tr->open && (ret = tr->open(dev))) {
 		dev->mtd->usecount--;
-		module_put(dev->mtd->owner);
+		put_mtd_device(dev->mtd);
 	out_tr:
 		module_put(tr->owner);
 	}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int blktrans_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		dev->mtd->usecount--;
-		module_put(dev->mtd->owner);
+		put_mtd_device(dev->mtd);
 		module_put(tr->owner);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c
index 208c6faa0358..77db5ce24d92 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ static struct mtdblk_dev {
 	enum { STATE_EMPTY, STATE_CLEAN, STATE_DIRTY } cache_state;
 } *mtdblks[MAX_MTD_DEVICES];
 
+static struct mutex mtdblks_lock;
+
 /*
  * Cache stuff...
  *
@@ -270,15 +272,19 @@ static int mtdblock_open(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *mbd)
 
 	DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL1,"mtdblock_open\n");
 
+	mutex_lock(&mtdblks_lock);
 	if (mtdblks[dev]) {
 		mtdblks[dev]->count++;
+		mutex_unlock(&mtdblks_lock);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* OK, it's not open. Create cache info for it */
 	mtdblk = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mtdblk_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!mtdblk)
+	if (!mtdblk) {
+		mutex_unlock(&mtdblks_lock);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	mtdblk->count = 1;
 	mtdblk->mtd = mtd;
@@ -291,6 +297,7 @@ static int mtdblock_open(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *mbd)
 	}
 
 	mtdblks[dev] = mtdblk;
+	mutex_unlock(&mtdblks_lock);
 
 	DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL1, "ok\n");
 
@@ -304,6 +311,8 @@ static int mtdblock_release(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *mbd)
 
    	DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL1, "mtdblock_release\n");
 
+	mutex_lock(&mtdblks_lock);
+
 	mutex_lock(&mtdblk->cache_mutex);
 	write_cached_data(mtdblk);
 	mutex_unlock(&mtdblk->cache_mutex);
@@ -316,6 +325,9 @@ static int mtdblock_release(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *mbd)
 		vfree(mtdblk->cache_data);
 		kfree(mtdblk);
 	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&mtdblks_lock);
+
 	DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL1, "ok\n");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -376,6 +388,8 @@ static struct mtd_blktrans_ops mtdblock_tr = {
 
 static int __init init_mtdblock(void)
 {
+	mutex_init(&mtdblks_lock);
+
 	return register_mtd_blktrans(&mtdblock_tr);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index fac54a3fa3f1..00ebf7af7467 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ static void mtd_release(struct device *dev)
 static int mtd_cls_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = dev_to_mtd(dev);
-	
-	if (mtd->suspend)
+
+	if (mtd && mtd->suspend)
 		return mtd->suspend(mtd);
 	else
 		return 0;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int mtd_cls_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = dev_to_mtd(dev);
 	
-	if (mtd->resume)
+	if (mtd && mtd->resume)
 		mtd->resume(mtd);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ int add_mtd_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 			mtd->dev.class = &mtd_class;
 			mtd->dev.devt = MTD_DEVT(i);
 			dev_set_name(&mtd->dev, "mtd%d", i);
+			dev_set_drvdata(&mtd->dev, mtd);
 			if (device_register(&mtd->dev) != 0) {
 				mtd_table[i] = NULL;
 				break;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
index 2802992b39da..20c828ba9405 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static int __init atmel_nand_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 							 &num_partitions);
 
 	if ((!partitions) || (num_partitions == 0)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "atmel_nand: No parititions defined, or unsupported device.\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR "atmel_nand: No partitions defined, or unsupported device.\n");
 		res = ENXIO;
 		goto err_no_partitions;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
index 0cd76f89f4b0..ebd07e95b814 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap2.c
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/nand.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
@@ -541,7 +543,7 @@ static int omap_wait(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip)
 	struct omap_nand_info *info = container_of(mtd, struct omap_nand_info,
 							mtd);
 	unsigned long timeo = jiffies;
-	int status, state = this->state;
+	int status = NAND_STATUS_FAIL, state = this->state;
 
 	if (state == FL_ERASING)
 		timeo += (HZ * 400) / 1000;
@@ -556,8 +558,9 @@ static int omap_wait(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip)
 
 	while (time_before(jiffies, timeo)) {
 		status = __raw_readb(this->IO_ADDR_R);
-		if (!(status & 0x40))
+		if (status & NAND_STATUS_READY)
 			break;
+		cond_resched();
 	}
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c b/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
index e3f8495a94c2..fb86cacd5bdb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nftlcore.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static u16 NFTL_findfreeblock(struct NFTLrecord *nftl, int desperate )
 	/* Normally, we force a fold to happen before we run out of free blocks completely */
 	if (!desperate && nftl->numfreeEUNs < 2) {
 		DEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL1, "NFTL_findfreeblock: there are too few free EUNs\n");
-		return 0xffff;
+		return BLOCK_NIL;
 	}
 
 	/* Scan for a free block */
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ static u16 NFTL_findfreeblock(struct NFTLrecord *nftl, int desperate )
 			printk("Argh! No free blocks found! LastFreeEUN = %d, "
 			       "FirstEUN = %d\n", nftl->LastFreeEUN,
 			       le16_to_cpu(nftl->MediaHdr.FirstPhysicalEUN));
-			return 0xffff;
+			return BLOCK_NIL;
 		}
 	} while (pot != nftl->LastFreeEUN);
 
-	return 0xffff;
+	return BLOCK_NIL;
 }
 
 static u16 NFTL_foldchain (struct NFTLrecord *nftl, unsigned thisVUC, unsigned pendingblock )
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static u16 NFTL_foldchain (struct NFTLrecord *nftl, unsigned thisVUC, unsigned p
 
 	/* add the header so that it is now a valid chain */
 	oob.u.a.VirtUnitNum = oob.u.a.SpareVirtUnitNum = cpu_to_le16(thisVUC);
-	oob.u.a.ReplUnitNum = oob.u.a.SpareReplUnitNum = 0xffff;
+	oob.u.a.ReplUnitNum = oob.u.a.SpareReplUnitNum = BLOCK_NIL;
 
 	nftl_write_oob(mtd, (nftl->EraseSize * targetEUN) + 8,
 		       8, &retlen, (char *)&oob.u);
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ static u16 NFTL_makefreeblock( struct NFTLrecord *nftl , unsigned pendingblock)
 	if (ChainLength < 2) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "No Virtual Unit Chains available for folding. "
 		       "Failing request\n");
-		return 0xffff;
+		return BLOCK_NIL;
 	}
 
 	return NFTL_foldchain (nftl, LongestChain, pendingblock);
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static inline u16 NFTL_findwriteunit(struct NFTLrecord *nftl, unsigned block)
 				printk(KERN_WARNING
 				       "Infinite loop in Virtual Unit Chain 0x%x\n",
 				       thisVUC);
-				return 0xffff;
+				return BLOCK_NIL;
 			}
 
 			/* Skip to next block in chain */
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static inline u16 NFTL_findwriteunit(struct NFTLrecord *nftl, unsigned block)
 			//u16 startEUN = nftl->EUNtable[thisVUC];
 
 			//printk("Write to VirtualUnitChain %d, calling makefreeblock()\n", thisVUC);
-			writeEUN = NFTL_makefreeblock(nftl, 0xffff);
+			writeEUN = NFTL_makefreeblock(nftl, BLOCK_NIL);
 
 			if (writeEUN == BLOCK_NIL) {
 				/* OK, we accept that the above comment is
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static inline u16 NFTL_findwriteunit(struct NFTLrecord *nftl, unsigned block)
 
 	printk(KERN_WARNING "Error folding to make room for Virtual Unit Chain 0x%x\n",
 	       thisVUC);
-	return 0xffff;
+	return BLOCK_NIL;
 }
 
 static int nftl_writeblock(struct mtd_blktrans_dev *mbd, unsigned long block,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
index 38d656b9b2ee..0108ed42e877 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/omap2.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static inline int omap2_onenand_bufferram_offset(struct mtd_info *mtd, int area)
 
 	if (ONENAND_CURRENT_BUFFERRAM(this)) {
 		if (area == ONENAND_DATARAM)
-			return mtd->writesize;
+			return this->writesize;
 		if (area == ONENAND_SPARERAM)
 			return mtd->oobsize;
 	}
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ static int __devexit omap2_onenand_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	iounmap(c->onenand.base);
 	release_mem_region(c->phys_base, ONENAND_IO_SIZE);
+	gpmc_cs_free(c->gpmc_cs);
 	kfree(c);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
index 286ed594e5a0..e1f7d0a78b9d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
@@ -657,6 +657,11 @@ static int io_init(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	if (ubi->mtd->block_isbad && ubi->mtd->block_markbad)
 		ubi->bad_allowed = 1;
 
+	if (ubi->mtd->type == MTD_NORFLASH) {
+		ubi_assert(ubi->mtd->writesize == 1);
+		ubi->nor_flash = 1;
+	}
+
 	ubi->min_io_size = ubi->mtd->writesize;
 	ubi->hdrs_min_io_size = ubi->mtd->writesize >> ubi->mtd->subpage_sft;
 
@@ -996,6 +1001,7 @@ int ubi_attach_mtd_dev(struct mtd_info *mtd, int ubi_num, int vid_hdr_offset)
 	ubi_msg("number of PEBs reserved for bad PEB handling: %d",
 		ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs);
 	ubi_msg("max/mean erase counter: %d/%d", ubi->max_ec, ubi->mean_ec);
+	ubi_msg("image sequence number: %d", ubi->image_seq);
 
 	/*
 	 * The below lock makes sure we do not race with 'ubi_thread()' which
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
index c0ed60e8ade9..54b0186915fb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ void ubi_dbg_dump_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_ec_hdr *ec_hdr)
 	       be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->vid_hdr_offset));
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "\tdata_offset    %d\n",
 	       be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->data_offset));
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "\timage_seq      %d\n",
+	       be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->image_seq));
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "\thdr_crc        %#08x\n",
 	       be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->hdr_crc));
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "erase counter header hexdump:\n");
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
index 13777e5beac9..a4da7a09b949 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ void ubi_dbg_dump_mkvol_req(const struct ubi_mkvol_req *req);
 #define UBI_IO_DEBUG 0
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG_PARANOID
+int ubi_dbg_check_all_ff(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int offset, int len);
+#else
+#define ubi_dbg_check_all_ff(ubi, pnum, offset, len) 0
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG_DISABLE_BGT
 #define DBG_DISABLE_BGT 1
 #else
@@ -167,6 +173,7 @@ static inline int ubi_dbg_is_erase_failure(void)
 #define ubi_dbg_is_bitflip()       0
 #define ubi_dbg_is_write_failure() 0
 #define ubi_dbg_is_erase_failure() 0
+#define ubi_dbg_check_all_ff(ubi, pnum, offset, len) 0
 
 #endif /* !CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG */
 #endif /* !__UBI_DEBUG_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
index 0f2034c3ed2f..e4d9ef0c965a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ out_free:
 		if (!ubi->volumes[i])
 			continue;
 		kfree(ubi->volumes[i]->eba_tbl);
+		ubi->volumes[i]->eba_tbl = NULL;
 	}
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
index 95aaac03f938..b5e478fa2661 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ static int gluebi_create(struct ubi_device_info *di,
 	}
 
 	gluebi->vol_id = vi->vol_id;
+	gluebi->ubi_num = vi->ubi_num;
 	mtd->type = MTD_UBIVOLUME;
 	if (!di->ro_mode)
 		mtd->flags = MTD_WRITEABLE;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
index effaff28bab1..4cb69925d8d9 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
@@ -98,17 +98,12 @@ static int paranoid_check_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 static int paranoid_check_peb_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum);
 static int paranoid_check_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 				  const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr);
-static int paranoid_check_all_ff(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int offset,
-				 int len);
-static int paranoid_check_empty(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum);
 #else
 #define paranoid_check_not_bad(ubi, pnum) 0
 #define paranoid_check_peb_ec_hdr(ubi, pnum)  0
 #define paranoid_check_ec_hdr(ubi, pnum, ec_hdr)  0
 #define paranoid_check_peb_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum) 0
 #define paranoid_check_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vid_hdr) 0
-#define paranoid_check_all_ff(ubi, pnum, offset, len) 0
-#define paranoid_check_empty(ubi, pnum) 0
 #endif
 
 /**
@@ -244,7 +239,7 @@ int ubi_io_write(struct ubi_device *ubi, const void *buf, int pnum, int offset,
 		return err > 0 ? -EINVAL : err;
 
 	/* The area we are writing to has to contain all 0xFF bytes */
-	err = paranoid_check_all_ff(ubi, pnum, offset, len);
+	err = ubi_dbg_check_all_ff(ubi, pnum, offset, len);
 	if (err)
 		return err > 0 ? -EINVAL : err;
 
@@ -271,8 +266,8 @@ int ubi_io_write(struct ubi_device *ubi, const void *buf, int pnum, int offset,
 	addr = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size + offset;
 	err = ubi->mtd->write(ubi->mtd, addr, len, &written, buf);
 	if (err) {
-		ubi_err("error %d while writing %d bytes to PEB %d:%d, written"
-			" %zd bytes", err, len, pnum, offset, written);
+		ubi_err("error %d while writing %d bytes to PEB %d:%d, written "
+			"%zd bytes", err, len, pnum, offset, written);
 		ubi_dbg_dump_stack();
 	} else
 		ubi_assert(written == len);
@@ -350,7 +345,7 @@ retry:
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	err = paranoid_check_all_ff(ubi, pnum, 0, ubi->peb_size);
+	err = ubi_dbg_check_all_ff(ubi, pnum, 0, ubi->peb_size);
 	if (err)
 		return err > 0 ? -EINVAL : err;
 
@@ -459,6 +454,54 @@ out:
 }
 
 /**
+ * nor_erase_prepare - prepare a NOR flash PEB for erasure.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @pnum: physical eraseblock number to prepare
+ *
+ * NOR flash, or at least some of them, have peculiar embedded PEB erasure
+ * algorithm: the PEB is first filled with zeroes, then it is erased. And
+ * filling with zeroes starts from the end of the PEB. This was observed with
+ * Spansion S29GL512N NOR flash.
+ *
+ * This means that in case of a power cut we may end up with intact data at the
+ * beginning of the PEB, and all zeroes at the end of PEB. In other words, the
+ * EC and VID headers are OK, but a large chunk of data at the end of PEB is
+ * zeroed. This makes UBI mistakenly treat this PEB as used and associate it
+ * with an LEB, which leads to subsequent failures (e.g., UBIFS fails).
+ *
+ * This function is called before erasing NOR PEBs and it zeroes out EC and VID
+ * magic numbers in order to invalidate them and prevent the failures. Returns
+ * zero in case of success and a negative error code in case of failure.
+ */
+static int nor_erase_prepare(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
+{
+	int err;
+	size_t written;
+	loff_t addr;
+	uint32_t data = 0;
+
+	addr = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size;
+	err = ubi->mtd->write(ubi->mtd, addr, 4, &written, (void *)&data);
+	if (err) {
+		ubi_err("error %d while writing 4 bytes to PEB %d:%d, written "
+			"%zd bytes", err, pnum, 0, written);
+		ubi_dbg_dump_stack();
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	addr += ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset;
+	err = ubi->mtd->write(ubi->mtd, addr, 4, &written, (void *)&data);
+	if (err) {
+		ubi_err("error %d while writing 4 bytes to PEB %d:%d, written "
+			"%zd bytes", err, pnum, ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset, written);
+		ubi_dbg_dump_stack();
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * ubi_io_sync_erase - synchronously erase a physical eraseblock.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
  * @pnum: physical eraseblock number to erase
@@ -489,6 +532,12 @@ int ubi_io_sync_erase(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int torture)
 		return -EROFS;
 	}
 
+	if (ubi->nor_flash) {
+		err = nor_erase_prepare(ubi, pnum);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	if (torture) {
 		ret = torture_peb(ubi, pnum);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -672,11 +721,6 @@ int ubi_io_read_ec_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 		if (read_err != -EBADMSG &&
 		    check_pattern(ec_hdr, 0xFF, UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE)) {
 			/* The physical eraseblock is supposedly empty */
-			err = paranoid_check_all_ff(ubi, pnum, 0,
-						    ubi->peb_size);
-			if (err)
-				return err > 0 ? UBI_IO_BAD_EC_HDR : err;
-
 			if (verbose)
 				ubi_warn("no EC header found at PEB %d, "
 					 "only 0xFF bytes", pnum);
@@ -752,6 +796,7 @@ int ubi_io_write_ec_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	ec_hdr->version = UBI_VERSION;
 	ec_hdr->vid_hdr_offset = cpu_to_be32(ubi->vid_hdr_offset);
 	ec_hdr->data_offset = cpu_to_be32(ubi->leb_start);
+	ec_hdr->image_seq = cpu_to_be32(ubi->image_seq);
 	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, ec_hdr, UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE_CRC);
 	ec_hdr->hdr_crc = cpu_to_be32(crc);
 
@@ -947,15 +992,6 @@ int ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 		if (read_err != -EBADMSG &&
 		    check_pattern(vid_hdr, 0xFF, UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE)) {
 			/* The physical eraseblock is supposedly free */
-
-			/*
-			 * The below is just a paranoid check, it has to be
-			 * compiled out if paranoid checks are disabled.
-			 */
-			err = paranoid_check_empty(ubi, pnum);
-			if (err)
-				return err > 0 ? UBI_IO_BAD_VID_HDR : err;
-
 			if (verbose)
 				ubi_warn("no VID header found at PEB %d, "
 					 "only 0xFF bytes", pnum);
@@ -1229,7 +1265,7 @@ exit:
 }
 
 /**
- * paranoid_check_all_ff - check that a region of flash is empty.
+ * ubi_dbg_check_all_ff - check that a region of flash is empty.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
  * @pnum: the physical eraseblock number to check
  * @offset: the starting offset within the physical eraseblock to check
@@ -1239,8 +1275,7 @@ exit:
  * @offset of the physical eraseblock @pnum, %1 if not, and a negative error
  * code if an error occurred.
  */
-static int paranoid_check_all_ff(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int offset,
-				 int len)
+int ubi_dbg_check_all_ff(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int offset, int len)
 {
 	size_t read;
 	int err;
@@ -1276,74 +1311,4 @@ error:
 	return err;
 }
 
-/**
- * paranoid_check_empty - whether a PEB is empty.
- * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @pnum: the physical eraseblock number to check
- *
- * This function makes sure PEB @pnum is empty, which means it contains only
- * %0xFF data bytes. Returns zero if the PEB is empty, %1 if not, and a
- * negative error code in case of failure.
- *
- * Empty PEBs have the EC header, and do not have the VID header. The caller of
- * this function should have already made sure the PEB does not have the VID
- * header. However, this function re-checks that, because it is possible that
- * the header and data has already been written to the PEB.
- *
- * Let's consider a possible scenario. Suppose there are 2 tasks - A and B.
- * Task A is in 'wear_leveling_worker()'. It is reading VID header of PEB X to
- * find which LEB it corresponds to. PEB X is currently unmapped, and has no
- * VID header. Task B is trying to write to PEB X.
- *
- * Task A: in 'ubi_io_read_vid_hdr()': reads the VID header from PEB X. The
- *         read data contain all 0xFF bytes;
- * Task B: writes VID header and some data to PEB X;
- * Task A: assumes PEB X is empty, calls 'paranoid_check_empty()'. And if we
- *         do not re-read the VID header, and do not cancel the checking if it
- *         is there, we fail.
- */
-static int paranoid_check_empty(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
-{
-	int err, offs = ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset, len = ubi->vid_hdr_alsize;
-	size_t read;
-	uint32_t magic;
-	const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
-
-	mutex_lock(&ubi->dbg_buf_mutex);
-	err = ubi->mtd->read(ubi->mtd, offs, len, &read, ubi->dbg_peb_buf);
-	if (err && err != -EUCLEAN) {
-		ubi_err("error %d while reading %d bytes from PEB %d:%d, "
-			"read %zd bytes", err, len, pnum, offs, read);
-		goto error;
-	}
-
-	vid_hdr = ubi->dbg_peb_buf;
-	magic = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->magic);
-	if (magic == UBI_VID_HDR_MAGIC)
-		/* The PEB contains VID header, so it is not empty */
-		goto out;
-
-	err = check_pattern(ubi->dbg_peb_buf, 0xFF, len);
-	if (err == 0) {
-		ubi_err("flash region at PEB %d:%d, length %d does not "
-			"contain all 0xFF bytes", pnum, offs, len);
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&ubi->dbg_buf_mutex);
-	return 0;
-
-fail:
-	ubi_err("paranoid check failed for PEB %d", pnum);
-	ubi_msg("hex dump of the %d-%d region", offs, offs + len);
-	print_hex_dump(KERN_DEBUG, "", DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 32, 1,
-		       ubi->dbg_peb_buf, len, 1);
-	err = 1;
-error:
-	ubi_dbg_dump_stack();
-	mutex_unlock(&ubi->dbg_buf_mutex);
-	return err;
-}
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG_PARANOID */
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
index c3d653ba5ca0..b847745394b4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ static int process_eb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 	si->is_empty = 0;
 
 	if (!ec_corr) {
+		int image_seq;
+
 		/* Make sure UBI version is OK */
 		if (ech->version != UBI_VERSION) {
 			ubi_err("this UBI version is %d, image version is %d",
@@ -778,6 +780,29 @@ static int process_eb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 			ubi_dbg_dump_ec_hdr(ech);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Make sure that all PEBs have the same image sequence number.
+		 * This allows us to detect situations when users flash UBI
+		 * images incorrectly, so that the flash has the new UBI image
+		 * and leftovers from the old one. This feature was added
+		 * relatively recently, and the sequence number was always
+		 * zero, because old UBI implementations always set it to zero.
+		 * For this reasons, we do not panic if some PEBs have zero
+		 * sequence number, while other PEBs have non-zero sequence
+		 * number.
+		 */
+		image_seq = be32_to_cpu(ech->image_seq);
+		if (!si->image_seq_set) {
+			ubi->image_seq = image_seq;
+			si->image_seq_set = 1;
+		} else if (ubi->image_seq && ubi->image_seq != image_seq) {
+			ubi_err("bad image sequence number %d in PEB %d, "
+				"expected %d", image_seq, pnum, ubi->image_seq);
+			ubi_dbg_dump_ec_hdr(ech);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	/* OK, we've done with the EC header, let's look at the VID header */
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h
index 61df208e2f20..1017cf12def5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct ubi_scan_volume {
  * @mean_ec: mean erase counter value
  * @ec_sum: a temporary variable used when calculating @mean_ec
  * @ec_count: a temporary variable used when calculating @mean_ec
+ * @image_seq_set: indicates @ubi->image_seq is known
  *
  * This data structure contains the result of scanning and may be used by other
  * UBI sub-systems to build final UBI data structures, further error-recovery
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ struct ubi_scan_info {
 	int mean_ec;
 	uint64_t ec_sum;
 	int ec_count;
+	int image_seq_set;
 };
 
 struct ubi_device;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h
index 8419fdccc79c..503ea9b27309 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi-media.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ enum {
  * @ec: the erase counter
  * @vid_hdr_offset: where the VID header starts
  * @data_offset: where the user data start
+ * @image_seq: image sequence number
  * @padding2: reserved for future, zeroes
  * @hdr_crc: erase counter header CRC checksum
  *
@@ -144,6 +145,14 @@ enum {
  * volume identifier header and user data, relative to the beginning of the
  * physical eraseblock. These values have to be the same for all physical
  * eraseblocks.
+ *
+ * The @image_seq field is used to validate a UBI image that has been prepared
+ * for a UBI device. The @image_seq value can be any value, but it must be the
+ * same on all eraseblocks. UBI will ensure that all new erase counter headers
+ * also contain this value, and will check the value when scanning at start-up.
+ * One way to make use of @image_seq is to increase its value by one every time
+ * an image is flashed over an existing image, then, if the flashing does not
+ * complete, UBI will detect the error when scanning.
  */
 struct ubi_ec_hdr {
 	__be32  magic;
@@ -152,7 +161,8 @@ struct ubi_ec_hdr {
 	__be64  ec; /* Warning: the current limit is 31-bit anyway! */
 	__be32  vid_hdr_offset;
 	__be32  data_offset;
-	__u8    padding2[36];
+	__be32  image_seq;
+	__u8    padding2[32];
 	__be32  hdr_crc;
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
index 28acd133c997..6a5fe9633783 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ struct ubi_wl_entry;
  *                @vol->readers, @vol->writers, @vol->exclusive,
  *                @vol->ref_count, @vol->mapping and @vol->eba_tbl.
  * @ref_count: count of references on the UBI device
+ * @image_seq: image sequence number recorded on EC headers
  *
  * @rsvd_pebs: count of reserved physical eraseblocks
  * @avail_pebs: count of available physical eraseblocks
@@ -372,6 +373,7 @@ struct ubi_wl_entry;
  * @vid_hdr_shift: contains @vid_hdr_offset - @vid_hdr_aloffset
  * @bad_allowed: whether the MTD device admits of bad physical eraseblocks or
  *               not
+ * @nor_flash: non-zero if working on top of NOR flash
  * @mtd: MTD device descriptor
  *
  * @peb_buf1: a buffer of PEB size used for different purposes
@@ -390,6 +392,7 @@ struct ubi_device {
 	struct ubi_volume *volumes[UBI_MAX_VOLUMES+UBI_INT_VOL_COUNT];
 	spinlock_t volumes_lock;
 	int ref_count;
+	int image_seq;
 
 	int rsvd_pebs;
 	int avail_pebs;
@@ -452,7 +455,8 @@ struct ubi_device {
 	int vid_hdr_offset;
 	int vid_hdr_aloffset;
 	int vid_hdr_shift;
-	int bad_allowed;
+	unsigned int bad_allowed:1;
+	unsigned int nor_flash:1;
 	struct mtd_info *mtd;
 
 	void *peb_buf1;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
index 2b2472300610..600c7229d5cf 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
@@ -459,6 +459,14 @@ retry:
 	dbg_wl("PEB %d EC %d", e->pnum, e->ec);
 	prot_queue_add(ubi, e);
 	spin_unlock(&ubi->wl_lock);
+
+	err = ubi_dbg_check_all_ff(ubi, e->pnum, ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset,
+				   ubi->peb_size - ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset);
+	if (err) {
+		ubi_err("new PEB %d does not contain all 0xFF bytes", e->pnum);
+		return err > 0 ? -EINVAL : err;
+	}
+
 	return e->pnum;
 }