Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.infradead.org/~dedekind/ubi-2.6

* 'upstream' of git://git.infradead.org/~dedekind/ubi-2.6: (28 commits) UBI: fix compile warning UBI: fix error handling in erase worker UBI: fix comments UBI: remove unneeded error checks UBI: cleanup usage of try_module_get UBI: fix overflow bug UBI: bugfix in max_sqnum calculation UBI: bugfix in sqnum calculation UBI: fix signed-unsigned multiplication UBI: fix bug in atomic_leb_change() UBI: fix message UBI: fix debugging stuff UBI: bugfix in error path UBI: use is_power_of_2() UBI: fix freeing ubi->vtbl while unloading UBI: fix MAINTAINERS UBI: bugfix in ubi_leb_change() UBI: kill homegrown endian macros UBI: cleanup ioctl handling UBI: error path bugfix ...

Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.infradead.org/~dedekind/ubi-2.6
* 'upstream' of git://git.infradead.org/~dedekind/ubi-2.6: (28 commits) UBI: fix compile warning UBI: fix error handling in erase worker UBI: fix comments UBI: remove unneeded error checks UBI: cleanup usage of try_module_get UBI: fix overflow bug UBI: bugfix in max_sqnum calculation UBI: bugfix in sqnum calculation UBI: fix signed-unsigned multiplication UBI: fix bug in atomic_leb_change() UBI: fix message UBI: fix debugging stuff UBI: bugfix in error path UBI: use is_power_of_2() UBI: fix freeing ubi->vtbl while unloading UBI: fix MAINTAINERS UBI: bugfix in ubi_leb_change() UBI: kill homegrown endian macros UBI: cleanup ioctl handling UBI: error path bugfix ...
cdf4a648 · Linus Torvalds · 485cf925 · add0b43c · cdf4a648 · cdf4a648
Commit cdf4a648 authored Jul 18, 2007 by Linus Torvalds
18 changed files
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ P:	Artem Bityutskiy
 M:	dedekind@infradead.org
 W:	http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/
 L:	linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org
-T:	git git://git.infradead.org/ubi-2.6.git
+T:	git git://git.infradead.org/~dedekind/ubi-2.6.git
 S:	Maintained
 MICROTEK X6 SCANNER

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
 #include "ubi.h"
 /* Maximum length of the 'mtd=' parameter */
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ static int attach_by_scanning(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 out_wl:
 	ubi_wl_close(ubi);
 out_vtbl:
-	kfree(ubi->vtbl);
+	vfree(ubi->vtbl);
 out_si:
 	ubi_scan_destroy_si(si);
 	return err;
@@ -422,8 +423,7 @@ static int io_init(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	ubi->hdrs_min_io_size = ubi->mtd->writesize >> ubi->mtd->subpage_sft;
 	/* Make sure minimal I/O unit is power of 2 */
-	if (ubi->min_io_size == 0 ||
+	if (!is_power_of_2(ubi->min_io_size)) {
-	    (ubi->min_io_size & (ubi->min_io_size - 1))) {
 		ubi_err("bad min. I/O unit");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -593,8 +593,6 @@ static int attach_mtd_dev(const char *mtd_dev, int vid_hdr_offset,
 	if (err)
 		goto out_detach;
-	ubi_devices_cnt += 1;
 	ubi_msg("attached mtd%d to ubi%d", ubi->mtd->index, ubi_devices_cnt);
 	ubi_msg("MTD device name:            \"%s\"", ubi->mtd->name);
 	ubi_msg("MTD device size:            %llu MiB", ubi->flash_size >> 20);
@@ -624,12 +622,13 @@ static int attach_mtd_dev(const char *mtd_dev, int vid_hdr_offset,
 		wake_up_process(ubi->bgt_thread);
 	}
+	ubi_devices_cnt += 1;
 	return 0;
 out_detach:
 	ubi_eba_close(ubi);
 	ubi_wl_close(ubi);
-	kfree(ubi->vtbl);
+	vfree(ubi->vtbl);
 out_free:
 	kfree(ubi);
 out_mtd:
@@ -650,7 +649,7 @@ static void detach_mtd_dev(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	uif_close(ubi);
 	ubi_eba_close(ubi);
 	ubi_wl_close(ubi);
-	kfree(ubi->vtbl);
+	vfree(ubi->vtbl);
 	put_mtd_device(ubi->mtd);
 	kfree(ubi_devices[ubi_num]);
 	ubi_devices[ubi_num] = NULL;
@@ -686,13 +685,6 @@ static int __init ubi_init(void)
 		struct mtd_dev_param *p = &mtd_dev_param[i];
 		cond_resched();
-		if (!p->name) {
-			dbg_err("empty name");
-			err = -EINVAL;
-			goto out_detach;
-		}
 		err = attach_mtd_dev(p->name, p->vid_hdr_offs, p->data_offs);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_detach;
@@ -799,7 +791,7 @@ static int __init ubi_mtd_param_parse(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 	/* Get rid of the final newline */
 	if (buf[len - 1] == '\n')
-		buf[len - 1] = 0;
+		buf[len - 1] = '\0';
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
 		tokens[i] = strsep(&pbuf, ",");
@@ -809,9 +801,6 @@ static int __init ubi_mtd_param_parse(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (tokens[0] == '\0')
-		return -EINVAL;
 	p = &mtd_dev_param[mtd_devs];
 	strcpy(&p->name[0], tokens[0]);

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static struct ubi_device *major_to_device(int major)
 		if (ubi_devices[i] && ubi_devices[i]->major == major)
 			return ubi_devices[i];
 	BUG();
+	return NULL;
 }
 /**
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ static int vol_cdev_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		ubi_warn("update of volume %d not finished, volume is damaged",
 			 vol->vol_id);
 		vol->updating = 0;
-		kfree(vol->upd_buf);
+		vfree(vol->upd_buf);
 	}
 	ubi_close_volume(desc);
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ static ssize_t vol_cdev_read(struct file *file, __user char *buf, size_t count,
 	tbuf_size = vol->usable_leb_size;
 	if (count < tbuf_size)
 		tbuf_size = ALIGN(count, ubi->min_io_size);
-	tbuf = kmalloc(tbuf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	tbuf = vmalloc(tbuf_size);
 	if (!tbuf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ static ssize_t vol_cdev_read(struct file *file, __user char *buf, size_t count,
 		len = count > tbuf_size ? tbuf_size : count;
 	} while (count);
-	kfree(tbuf);
+	vfree(tbuf);
 	return err ? err : count_save - count;
 }
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ static ssize_t vol_cdev_direct_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	tbuf_size = vol->usable_leb_size;
 	if (count < tbuf_size)
 		tbuf_size = ALIGN(count, ubi->min_io_size);
-	tbuf = kmalloc(tbuf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	tbuf = vmalloc(tbuf_size);
 	if (!tbuf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ static ssize_t vol_cdev_direct_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		len = count > tbuf_size ? tbuf_size : count;
 	}
-	kfree(tbuf);
+	vfree(tbuf);
 	return err ? err : count_save - count;
 }
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ static ssize_t vol_cdev_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 			vol->corrupted = 1;
 		}
 		vol->checked = 1;
+		ubi_gluebi_updated(vol);
 		revoke_exclusive(desc, UBI_READWRITE);
 	}
@@ -413,19 +415,7 @@ static int vol_cdev_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	struct ubi_device *ubi = vol->ubi;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
-	if (_IOC_NR(cmd) > VOL_CDEV_IOC_MAX_SEQ ||
-	    _IOC_TYPE(cmd) != UBI_VOL_IOC_MAGIC)
-		return -ENOTTY;
-	if (_IOC_DIR(cmd) && _IOC_READ)
-		err = !access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, argp, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
-	else if (_IOC_DIR(cmd) && _IOC_WRITE)
-		err = !access_ok(VERIFY_READ, argp, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
-	if (err)
-		return -EFAULT;
 	switch (cmd) {
 	/* Volume update command */
 	case UBI_IOCVOLUP:
 	{
@@ -471,7 +461,7 @@ static int vol_cdev_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	{
 		int32_t lnum;
-		err = __get_user(lnum, (__user int32_t *)argp);
+		err = get_user(lnum, (__user int32_t *)argp);
 		if (err) {
 			err = -EFAULT;
 			break;
@@ -587,17 +577,6 @@ static int ubi_cdev_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	struct ubi_volume_desc *desc;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
-	if (_IOC_NR(cmd) > UBI_CDEV_IOC_MAX_SEQ ||
-	    _IOC_TYPE(cmd) != UBI_IOC_MAGIC)
-		return -ENOTTY;
-	if (_IOC_DIR(cmd) && _IOC_READ)
-		err = !access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, argp, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
-	else if (_IOC_DIR(cmd) && _IOC_WRITE)
-		err = !access_ok(VERIFY_READ, argp, _IOC_SIZE(cmd));
-	if (err)
-		return -EFAULT;
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
 		return -EPERM;
@@ -612,7 +591,7 @@ static int ubi_cdev_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 		struct ubi_mkvol_req req;
 		dbg_msg("create volume");
-		err = __copy_from_user(&req, argp,
+		err = copy_from_user(&req, argp,
 				       sizeof(struct ubi_mkvol_req));
 		if (err) {
 			err = -EFAULT;
@@ -629,7 +608,7 @@ static int ubi_cdev_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 		if (err)
 			break;
-		err = __put_user(req.vol_id, (__user int32_t *)argp);
+		err = put_user(req.vol_id, (__user int32_t *)argp);
 		if (err)
 			err = -EFAULT;
@@ -642,7 +621,7 @@ static int ubi_cdev_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 		int vol_id;
 		dbg_msg("remove volume");
-		err = __get_user(vol_id, (__user int32_t *)argp);
+		err = get_user(vol_id, (__user int32_t *)argp);
 		if (err) {
 			err = -EFAULT;
 			break;
@@ -669,7 +648,7 @@ static int ubi_cdev_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 		struct ubi_rsvol_req req;
 		dbg_msg("re-size volume");
-		err = __copy_from_user(&req, argp,
+		err = copy_from_user(&req, argp,
 				       sizeof(struct ubi_rsvol_req));
 		if (err) {
 			err = -EFAULT;
@@ -707,7 +686,7 @@ static int ubi_cdev_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 struct file_operations ubi_cdev_operations = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.ioctl = ubi_cdev_ioctl,
-	.llseek = no_llseek
+	.llseek = no_llseek,
 };
 /* UBI volume character device operations */
@@ -718,5 +697,5 @@ struct file_operations ubi_vol_cdev_operations = {
 	.llseek  = vol_cdev_llseek,
 	.read    = vol_cdev_read,
 	.write   = vol_cdev_write,
-	.ioctl   = vol_cdev_ioctl
+	.ioctl   = vol_cdev_ioctl,
 };
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
 void ubi_dbg_dump_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_ec_hdr *ec_hdr)
 {
 	dbg_msg("erase counter header dump:");
-	dbg_msg("magic          %#08x", ubi32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->magic));
+	dbg_msg("magic          %#08x", be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->magic));
 	dbg_msg("version        %d",    (int)ec_hdr->version);
-	dbg_msg("ec             %llu",  (long long)ubi64_to_cpu(ec_hdr->ec));
+	dbg_msg("ec             %llu",  (long long)be64_to_cpu(ec_hdr->ec));
-	dbg_msg("vid_hdr_offset %d",    ubi32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->vid_hdr_offset));
+	dbg_msg("vid_hdr_offset %d",    be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->vid_hdr_offset));
-	dbg_msg("data_offset    %d",    ubi32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->data_offset));
+	dbg_msg("data_offset    %d",    be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->data_offset));
-	dbg_msg("hdr_crc        %#08x", ubi32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->hdr_crc));
+	dbg_msg("hdr_crc        %#08x", be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->hdr_crc));
 	dbg_msg("erase counter header hexdump:");
 	ubi_dbg_hexdump(ec_hdr, UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE);
 }
@@ -52,20 +52,20 @@ void ubi_dbg_dump_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_ec_hdr *ec_hdr)
 void ubi_dbg_dump_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr)
 {
 	dbg_msg("volume identifier header dump:");
-	dbg_msg("magic     %08x", ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->magic));
+	dbg_msg("magic     %08x", be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->magic));
 	dbg_msg("version   %d",   (int)vid_hdr->version);
 	dbg_msg("vol_type  %d",   (int)vid_hdr->vol_type);
 	dbg_msg("copy_flag %d",   (int)vid_hdr->copy_flag);
 	dbg_msg("compat    %d",   (int)vid_hdr->compat);
-	dbg_msg("vol_id    %d",   ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id));
+	dbg_msg("vol_id    %d",   be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id));
-	dbg_msg("lnum      %d",   ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->lnum));
+	dbg_msg("lnum      %d",   be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->lnum));
-	dbg_msg("leb_ver   %u",   ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->leb_ver));
+	dbg_msg("leb_ver   %u",   be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->leb_ver));
-	dbg_msg("data_size %d",   ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size));
+	dbg_msg("data_size %d",   be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size));
-	dbg_msg("used_ebs  %d",   ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs));
+	dbg_msg("used_ebs  %d",   be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs));
-	dbg_msg("data_pad  %d",   ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad));
+	dbg_msg("data_pad  %d",   be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad));
 	dbg_msg("sqnum     %llu",
-		(unsigned long long)ubi64_to_cpu(vid_hdr->sqnum));
+		(unsigned long long)be64_to_cpu(vid_hdr->sqnum));
-	dbg_msg("hdr_crc   %08x", ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->hdr_crc));
+	dbg_msg("hdr_crc   %08x", be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->hdr_crc));
 	dbg_msg("volume identifier header hexdump:");
 }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void ubi_dbg_dump_vol_info(const struct ubi_volume *vol)
 	if (vol->name_len <= UBI_VOL_NAME_MAX &&
 	    strnlen(vol->name, vol->name_len + 1) == vol->name_len) {
-		dbg_msg("name          %s", vol->name);
+		dbg_msg("name            %s", vol->name);
 	} else {
 		dbg_msg("the 1st 5 characters of the name: %c%c%c%c%c",
 			vol->name[0], vol->name[1], vol->name[2],
@@ -106,30 +106,30 @@ void ubi_dbg_dump_vol_info(const struct ubi_volume *vol)
 */
 void ubi_dbg_dump_vtbl_record(const struct ubi_vtbl_record *r, int idx)
 {
-	int name_len = ubi16_to_cpu(r->name_len);
+	int name_len = be16_to_cpu(r->name_len);
 	dbg_msg("volume table record %d dump:", idx);
-	dbg_msg("reserved_pebs   %d", ubi32_to_cpu(r->reserved_pebs));
+	dbg_msg("reserved_pebs   %d", be32_to_cpu(r->reserved_pebs));
-	dbg_msg("alignment       %d", ubi32_to_cpu(r->alignment));
+	dbg_msg("alignment       %d", be32_to_cpu(r->alignment));
-	dbg_msg("data_pad        %d", ubi32_to_cpu(r->data_pad));
+	dbg_msg("data_pad        %d", be32_to_cpu(r->data_pad));
 	dbg_msg("vol_type        %d", (int)r->vol_type);
 	dbg_msg("upd_marker      %d", (int)r->upd_marker);
 	dbg_msg("name_len        %d", name_len);
 	if (r->name[0] == '\0') {
-		dbg_msg("name          NULL");
+		dbg_msg("name            NULL");
 		return;
 	}
 	if (name_len <= UBI_VOL_NAME_MAX &&
 	    strnlen(&r->name[0], name_len + 1) == name_len) {
-		dbg_msg("name          %s", &r->name[0]);
+		dbg_msg("name            %s", &r->name[0]);
 	} else {
 		dbg_msg("1st 5 characters of the name: %c%c%c%c%c",
 			r->name[0], r->name[1], r->name[2], r->name[3],
 			r->name[4]);
 	}
-	dbg_msg("crc             %#08x", ubi32_to_cpu(r->crc));
+	dbg_msg("crc             %#08x", be32_to_cpu(r->crc));
 }
 /**

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct ubi_scan_volume;
 struct ubi_scan_leb;
 struct ubi_mkvol_req;
-void ubi_dbg_print(int type, const char *func, const char *fmt, ...);
 void ubi_dbg_dump_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_ec_hdr *ec_hdr);
 void ubi_dbg_dump_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr);
 void ubi_dbg_dump_vol_info(const struct ubi_volume *vol);
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ void ubi_dbg_hexdump(const void *buf, int size);
 #define dbg_msg(fmt, ...)    ({})
 #define ubi_dbg_dump_stack() ({})
-#define ubi_dbg_print(func, fmt, ...)    ({})
 #define ubi_dbg_dump_ec_hdr(ec_hdr)      ({})
 #define ubi_dbg_dump_vid_hdr(vid_hdr)    ({})
 #define ubi_dbg_dump_vol_info(vol)       ({})

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
@@ -425,10 +425,10 @@ retry:
 		} else if (err == UBI_IO_BITFLIPS)
 			scrub = 1;
-		ubi_assert(lnum < ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs));
+		ubi_assert(lnum < be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs));
-		ubi_assert(len == ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size));
+		ubi_assert(len == be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size));
-		crc = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_crc);
+		crc = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_crc);
 		ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
 	}
@@ -518,13 +518,13 @@ retry:
 		goto out_put;
 	}
-	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_ubi64(next_sqnum(ubi));
+	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(next_sqnum(ubi));
 	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, new_pnum, vid_hdr);
 	if (err)
 		goto write_error;
 	data_size = offset + len;
-	new_buf = kmalloc(data_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	new_buf = vmalloc(data_size);
 	if (!new_buf) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_put;
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ retry:
 	if (offset > 0) {
 		err = ubi_io_read_data(ubi, new_buf, pnum, 0, offset);
 		if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS) {
-			kfree(new_buf);
+			vfree(new_buf);
 			goto out_put;
 		}
 	}
@@ -544,11 +544,11 @@ retry:
 	err = ubi_io_write_data(ubi, new_buf, new_pnum, 0, data_size);
 	if (err) {
-		kfree(new_buf);
+		vfree(new_buf);
 		goto write_error;
 	}
-	kfree(new_buf);
+	vfree(new_buf);
 	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
 	vol->eba_tbl[lnum] = new_pnum;
@@ -634,11 +634,11 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id, int lnum,
 	}
 	vid_hdr->vol_type = UBI_VID_DYNAMIC;
-	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_ubi64(next_sqnum(ubi));
+	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(next_sqnum(ubi));
-	vid_hdr->vol_id = cpu_to_ubi32(vol_id);
+	vid_hdr->vol_id = cpu_to_be32(vol_id);
-	vid_hdr->lnum = cpu_to_ubi32(lnum);
+	vid_hdr->lnum = cpu_to_be32(lnum);
 	vid_hdr->compat = ubi_get_compat(ubi, vol_id);
-	vid_hdr->data_pad = cpu_to_ubi32(vol->data_pad);
+	vid_hdr->data_pad = cpu_to_be32(vol->data_pad);
 retry:
 	pnum = ubi_wl_get_peb(ubi, dtype);
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ write_error:
 		return err;
 	}
-	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_ubi64(next_sqnum(ubi));
+	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(next_sqnum(ubi));
 	ubi_msg("try another PEB");
 	goto retry;
 }
@@ -748,17 +748,17 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb_st(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id, int lnum,
 		return err;
 	}
-	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_ubi64(next_sqnum(ubi));
+	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(next_sqnum(ubi));
-	vid_hdr->vol_id = cpu_to_ubi32(vol_id);
+	vid_hdr->vol_id = cpu_to_be32(vol_id);
-	vid_hdr->lnum = cpu_to_ubi32(lnum);
+	vid_hdr->lnum = cpu_to_be32(lnum);
 	vid_hdr->compat = ubi_get_compat(ubi, vol_id);
-	vid_hdr->data_pad = cpu_to_ubi32(vol->data_pad);
+	vid_hdr->data_pad = cpu_to_be32(vol->data_pad);
 	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, buf, data_size);
 	vid_hdr->vol_type = UBI_VID_STATIC;
-	vid_hdr->data_size = cpu_to_ubi32(data_size);
+	vid_hdr->data_size = cpu_to_be32(data_size);
-	vid_hdr->used_ebs = cpu_to_ubi32(used_ebs);
+	vid_hdr->used_ebs = cpu_to_be32(used_ebs);
-	vid_hdr->data_crc = cpu_to_ubi32(crc);
+	vid_hdr->data_crc = cpu_to_be32(crc);
 retry:
 	pnum = ubi_wl_get_peb(ubi, dtype);
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ write_error:
 		return err;
 	}
-	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_ubi64(next_sqnum(ubi));
+	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(next_sqnum(ubi));
 	ubi_msg("try another PEB");
 	goto retry;
 }
@@ -854,17 +854,17 @@ int ubi_eba_atomic_leb_change(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id, int lnum,
 		return err;
 	}
-	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_ubi64(next_sqnum(ubi));
+	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(next_sqnum(ubi));
-	vid_hdr->vol_id = cpu_to_ubi32(vol_id);
+	vid_hdr->vol_id = cpu_to_be32(vol_id);
-	vid_hdr->lnum = cpu_to_ubi32(lnum);
+	vid_hdr->lnum = cpu_to_be32(lnum);
 	vid_hdr->compat = ubi_get_compat(ubi, vol_id);
-	vid_hdr->data_pad = cpu_to_ubi32(vol->data_pad);
+	vid_hdr->data_pad = cpu_to_be32(vol->data_pad);
 	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, buf, len);
-	vid_hdr->vol_type = UBI_VID_STATIC;
+	vid_hdr->vol_type = UBI_VID_DYNAMIC;
-	vid_hdr->data_size = cpu_to_ubi32(len);
+	vid_hdr->data_size = cpu_to_be32(len);
 	vid_hdr->copy_flag = 1;
-	vid_hdr->data_crc = cpu_to_ubi32(crc);
+	vid_hdr->data_crc = cpu_to_be32(crc);
 retry:
 	pnum = ubi_wl_get_peb(ubi, dtype);
@@ -891,11 +891,13 @@ retry:
 		goto write_error;
 	}
-	err = ubi_wl_put_peb(ubi, vol->eba_tbl[lnum], 1);
+	if (vol->eba_tbl[lnum] >= 0) {
-	if (err) {
+		err = ubi_wl_put_peb(ubi, vol->eba_tbl[lnum], 1);
-		ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+		if (err) {
-		leb_write_unlock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
+			ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
-		return err;
+			leb_write_unlock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
+			return err;
+		}
 	}
 	vol->eba_tbl[lnum] = pnum;
@@ -924,7 +926,7 @@ write_error:
 		return err;
 	}
-	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_ubi64(next_sqnum(ubi));
+	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(next_sqnum(ubi));
 	ubi_msg("try another PEB");
 	goto retry;
 }
@@ -965,19 +967,19 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 	uint32_t crc;
 	void *buf, *buf1 = NULL;
-	vol_id = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id);
+	vol_id = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id);
-	lnum = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->lnum);
+	lnum = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->lnum);
 	dbg_eba("copy LEB %d:%d, PEB %d to PEB %d", vol_id, lnum, from, to);
 	if (vid_hdr->vol_type == UBI_VID_STATIC) {
-		data_size = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
+		data_size = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
 		aldata_size = ALIGN(data_size, ubi->min_io_size);
 	} else
 		data_size = aldata_size =
-			    ubi->leb_size - ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad);
+			    ubi->leb_size - be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad);
-	buf = kmalloc(aldata_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = vmalloc(aldata_size);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -987,7 +989,7 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 	 */
 	err = leb_write_lock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
 	if (err) {
-		kfree(buf);
+		vfree(buf);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -1054,10 +1056,10 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 	 */
 	if (data_size > 0) {
 		vid_hdr->copy_flag = 1;
-		vid_hdr->data_size = cpu_to_ubi32(data_size);
+		vid_hdr->data_size = cpu_to_be32(data_size);
-		vid_hdr->data_crc = cpu_to_ubi32(crc);
+		vid_hdr->data_crc = cpu_to_be32(crc);
 	}
-	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_ubi64(next_sqnum(ubi));
+	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(next_sqnum(ubi));
 	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, to, vid_hdr);
 	if (err)
@@ -1082,7 +1084,7 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 		 * We've written the data and are going to read it back to make
 		 * sure it was written correctly.
 		 */
-		buf1 = kmalloc(aldata_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		buf1 = vmalloc(aldata_size);
 		if (!buf1) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_unlock;
@@ -1111,15 +1113,15 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 	vol->eba_tbl[lnum] = to;
 	leb_write_unlock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
-	kfree(buf1);
+	vfree(buf1);
 	return 0;
 out_unlock:
 	leb_write_unlock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
-	kfree(buf1);
+	vfree(buf1);
 	return err;
 }

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ int ubi_create_gluebi(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol)
 		mtd->flags = MTD_WRITEABLE;
 	mtd->writesize  = ubi->min_io_size;
 	mtd->owner      = THIS_MODULE;
-	mtd->size       = vol->usable_leb_size * vol->reserved_pebs;
 	mtd->erasesize  = vol->usable_leb_size;
 	mtd->read       = gluebi_read;
 	mtd->write      = gluebi_write;
@@ -290,6 +289,15 @@ int ubi_create_gluebi(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol)
 	mtd->get_device = gluebi_get_device;
 	mtd->put_device = gluebi_put_device;
+	/*
+	 * In case of dynamic volume, MTD device size is just volume size. In
+	 * case of a static volume the size is equivalent to the amount of data
+	 * bytes, which is zero at this moment and will be changed after volume
+	 * update.
+	 */
+	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME)
+		mtd->size = vol->usable_leb_size * vol->reserved_pebs;
 	if (add_mtd_device(mtd)) {
 		ubi_err("cannot not add MTD device\n");
 		kfree(mtd->name);
@@ -321,3 +329,20 @@ int ubi_destroy_gluebi(struct ubi_volume *vol)
 	kfree(mtd->name);
 	return 0;
 }
+/**
+ * ubi_gluebi_updated - UBI volume was updated notifier.
+ * @vol: volume description object
+ *
+ * This function is called every time an UBI volume is updated. This function
+ * does nothing if volume @vol is dynamic, and changes MTD device size if the
+ * volume is static. This is needed because static volumes cannot be read past
+ * data they contain.
+ */
+void ubi_gluebi_updated(struct ubi_volume *vol)
+{
+	struct mtd_info *mtd = &vol->gluebi_mtd;
+	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
+		mtd->size = vol->used_bytes;
+}
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ static int paranoid_check_all_ff(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 * o %UBI_IO_BITFLIPS if all the requested data were successfully read, but
 *   correctable bit-flips were detected; this is harmless but may indicate
 *   that this eraseblock may become bad soon (but do not have to);
- * o %-EBADMSG if the MTD subsystem reported about data data integrity
+ * o %-EBADMSG if the MTD subsystem reported about data integrity problems, for
- *   problems, for example it can me an ECC error in case of NAND; this most
+ *   example it can be an ECC error in case of NAND; this most probably means
- *   probably means that the data is corrupted;
+ *   that the data is corrupted;
 * o %-EIO if some I/O error occurred;
 * o other negative error codes in case of other errors.
 */
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ retry:
 	memset(&ei, 0, sizeof(struct erase_info));
 	ei.mtd      = ubi->mtd;
-	ei.addr     = pnum * ubi->peb_size;
+	ei.addr     = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size;
 	ei.len      = ubi->peb_size;
 	ei.callback = erase_callback;
 	ei.priv     = (unsigned long)&wq;
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static int torture_peb(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 	void *buf;
 	int err, i, patt_count;
-	buf = kmalloc(ubi->peb_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = vmalloc(ubi->peb_size);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ out:
 		 * physical eraseblock which means something is wrong with it.
 		 */
 		err = -EIO;
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -557,9 +557,9 @@ static int validate_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	long long ec;
 	int vid_hdr_offset, leb_start;
-	ec = ubi64_to_cpu(ec_hdr->ec);
+	ec = be64_to_cpu(ec_hdr->ec);
-	vid_hdr_offset = ubi32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->vid_hdr_offset);
+	vid_hdr_offset = be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->vid_hdr_offset);
-	leb_start = ubi32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->data_offset);
+	leb_start = be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->data_offset);
 	if (ec_hdr->version != UBI_VERSION) {
 		ubi_err("node with incompatible UBI version found: "
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ int ubi_io_read_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 		read_err = err;
 	}
-	magic = ubi32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->magic);
+	magic = be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->magic);
 	if (magic != UBI_EC_HDR_MAGIC) {
 		/*
 		 * The magic field is wrong. Let's check if we have read all
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ int ubi_io_read_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	}
 	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, ec_hdr, UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE_CRC);
-	hdr_crc = ubi32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->hdr_crc);
+	hdr_crc = be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->hdr_crc);
 	if (hdr_crc != crc) {
 		if (verbose) {
@@ -729,12 +729,12 @@ int ubi_io_write_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	dbg_io("write EC header to PEB %d", pnum);
 	ubi_assert(pnum >= 0 &&  pnum < ubi->peb_count);
-	ec_hdr->magic = cpu_to_ubi32(UBI_EC_HDR_MAGIC);
+	ec_hdr->magic = cpu_to_be32(UBI_EC_HDR_MAGIC);
 	ec_hdr->version = UBI_VERSION;
-	ec_hdr->vid_hdr_offset = cpu_to_ubi32(ubi->vid_hdr_offset);
+	ec_hdr->vid_hdr_offset = cpu_to_be32(ubi->vid_hdr_offset);
-	ec_hdr->data_offset = cpu_to_ubi32(ubi->leb_start);
+	ec_hdr->data_offset = cpu_to_be32(ubi->leb_start);
 	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, ec_hdr, UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE_CRC);
-	ec_hdr->hdr_crc = cpu_to_ubi32(crc);
+	ec_hdr->hdr_crc = cpu_to_be32(crc);
 	err = paranoid_check_ec_hdr(ubi, pnum, ec_hdr);
 	if (err)
@@ -757,13 +757,13 @@ static int validate_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 {
 	int vol_type = vid_hdr->vol_type;
 	int copy_flag = vid_hdr->copy_flag;
-	int vol_id = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id);
+	int vol_id = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id);
-	int lnum = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->lnum);
+	int lnum = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->lnum);
 	int compat = vid_hdr->compat;
-	int data_size = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
+	int data_size = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
-	int used_ebs = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs);
+	int used_ebs = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs);
-	int data_pad = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad);
+	int data_pad = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad);
-	int data_crc = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_crc);
+	int data_crc = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_crc);
 	int usable_leb_size = ubi->leb_size - data_pad;
 	if (copy_flag != 0 && copy_flag != 1) {
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ int ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 		read_err = err;
 	}
-	magic = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->magic);
+	magic = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->magic);
 	if (magic != UBI_VID_HDR_MAGIC) {
 		/*
 		 * If we have read all 0xFF bytes, the VID header probably does
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ int ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	}
 	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, vid_hdr, UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE_CRC);
-	hdr_crc = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->hdr_crc);
+	hdr_crc = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->hdr_crc);
 	if (hdr_crc != crc) {
 		if (verbose) {
@@ -1007,10 +1007,10 @@ int ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	if (err)
 		return err > 0 ? -EINVAL: err;
-	vid_hdr->magic = cpu_to_ubi32(UBI_VID_HDR_MAGIC);
+	vid_hdr->magic = cpu_to_be32(UBI_VID_HDR_MAGIC);
 	vid_hdr->version = UBI_VERSION;
 	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, vid_hdr, UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE_CRC);
-	vid_hdr->hdr_crc = cpu_to_ubi32(crc);
+	vid_hdr->hdr_crc = cpu_to_be32(crc);
 	err = paranoid_check_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vid_hdr);
 	if (err)
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ static int paranoid_check_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	int err;
 	uint32_t magic;
-	magic = ubi32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->magic);
+	magic = be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->magic);
 	if (magic != UBI_EC_HDR_MAGIC) {
 		ubi_err("bad magic %#08x, must be %#08x",
 			magic, UBI_EC_HDR_MAGIC);
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ static int paranoid_check_peb_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 		goto exit;
 	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, ec_hdr, UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE_CRC);
-	hdr_crc = ubi32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->hdr_crc);
+	hdr_crc = be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->hdr_crc);
 	if (hdr_crc != crc) {
 		ubi_err("bad CRC, calculated %#08x, read %#08x", crc, hdr_crc);
 		ubi_err("paranoid check failed for PEB %d", pnum);
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ static int paranoid_check_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	int err;
 	uint32_t magic;
-	magic = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->magic);
+	magic = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->magic);
 	if (magic != UBI_VID_HDR_MAGIC) {
 		ubi_err("bad VID header magic %#08x at PEB %d, must be %#08x",
 			magic, pnum, UBI_VID_HDR_MAGIC);
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ static int paranoid_check_peb_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 		goto exit;
 	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, vid_hdr, UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE_CRC);
-	hdr_crc = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->hdr_crc);
+	hdr_crc = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->hdr_crc);
 	if (hdr_crc != crc) {
 		ubi_err("bad VID header CRC at PEB %d, calculated %#08x, "
 			"read %#08x", pnum, crc, hdr_crc);
@@ -1224,9 +1224,10 @@ static int paranoid_check_all_ff(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	void *buf;
 	loff_t addr = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size + offset;
-	buf = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = vmalloc(len);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	memset(buf, 0, len);
 	err = ubi->mtd->read(ubi->mtd, addr, len, &read, buf);
 	if (err && err != -EUCLEAN) {
@@ -1242,7 +1243,7 @@ static int paranoid_check_all_ff(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 	return 0;
 fail:
@@ -1252,7 +1253,7 @@ fail:
 	err = 1;
 error:
 	ubi_dbg_dump_stack();
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 	return err;
 }

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/kapi.c
@@ -37,14 +37,9 @@ int ubi_get_device_info(int ubi_num, struct ubi_device_info *di)
 {
 	const struct ubi_device *ubi;
-	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
-		return -ENODEV;
 	if (ubi_num < 0 || ubi_num >= UBI_MAX_DEVICES ||
-	    !ubi_devices[ubi_num]) {
+	    !ubi_devices[ubi_num])
-		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 	ubi = ubi_devices[ubi_num];
 	di->ubi_num = ubi->ubi_num;
@@ -52,7 +47,6 @@ int ubi_get_device_info(int ubi_num, struct ubi_device_info *di)
 	di->min_io_size = ubi->min_io_size;
 	di->ro_mode = ubi->ro_mode;
 	di->cdev = MKDEV(ubi->major, 0);
-	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ubi_get_device_info);
@@ -319,9 +313,14 @@ int ubi_leb_read(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int lnum, char *buf, int offset,
 	    offset + len > vol->usable_leb_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME && lnum == vol->used_ebs - 1 &&
+	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME) {
-	    offset + len > vol->last_eb_bytes)
+		if (vol->used_ebs == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+			/* Empty static UBI volume */
+			return 0;
+		if (lnum == vol->used_ebs - 1 &&
+		    offset + len > vol->last_eb_bytes)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	if (vol->upd_marker)
 		return -EBADF;

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/misc.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int ubi_check_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 	if (vol->vol_type != UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
 		return 0;
-	buf = kmalloc(vol->usable_leb_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = vmalloc(vol->usable_leb_size);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int ubi_check_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 		}
 	}
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 	return err;
 }

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 * This unit is responsible for scanning the flash media, checking UBI
 * headers and providing complete information about the UBI flash image.
 *
- * The scanning information is reoresented by a &struct ubi_scan_info' object.
+ * The scanning information is represented by a &struct ubi_scan_info' object.
 * Information about found volumes is represented by &struct ubi_scan_volume
 * objects which are kept in volume RB-tree with root at the @volumes field.
 * The RB-tree is indexed by the volume ID.
@@ -55,8 +55,19 @@ static int paranoid_check_si(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 static struct ubi_ec_hdr *ech;
 static struct ubi_vid_hdr *vidh;
-int ubi_scan_add_to_list(struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum, int ec,
+/**
-			 struct list_head *list)
+ * add_to_list - add physical eraseblock to a list.
+ * @si: scanning information
+ * @pnum: physical eraseblock number to add
+ * @ec: erase counter of the physical eraseblock
+ * @list: the list to add to
+ *
+ * This function adds physical eraseblock @pnum to free, erase, corrupted or
+ * alien lists. Returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in
+ * case of failure.
+ */
+static int add_to_list(struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum, int ec,
+		       struct list_head *list)
 {
 	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb;
@@ -121,9 +132,9 @@ static int validate_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr,
 			    const struct ubi_scan_volume *sv, int pnum)
 {
 	int vol_type = vid_hdr->vol_type;
-	int vol_id = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id);
+	int vol_id = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id);
-	int used_ebs = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs);
+	int used_ebs = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs);
-	int data_pad = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad);
+	int data_pad = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad);
 	if (sv->leb_count != 0) {
 		int sv_vol_type;
@@ -189,7 +200,7 @@ static struct ubi_scan_volume *add_volume(struct ubi_scan_info *si, int vol_id,
 	struct ubi_scan_volume *sv;
 	struct rb_node **p = &si->volumes.rb_node, *parent = NULL;
-	ubi_assert(vol_id == ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id));
+	ubi_assert(vol_id == be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id));
 	/* Walk the volume RB-tree to look if this volume is already present */
 	while (*p) {
@@ -211,11 +222,10 @@ static struct ubi_scan_volume *add_volume(struct ubi_scan_info *si, int vol_id,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	sv->highest_lnum = sv->leb_count = 0;
-	si->max_sqnum = 0;
 	sv->vol_id = vol_id;
 	sv->root = RB_ROOT;
-	sv->used_ebs = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs);
+	sv->used_ebs = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs);
-	sv->data_pad = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad);
+	sv->data_pad = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad);
 	sv->compat = vid_hdr->compat;
 	sv->vol_type = vid_hdr->vol_type == UBI_VID_DYNAMIC ? UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME
 							    : UBI_STATIC_VOLUME;
@@ -257,10 +267,10 @@ static int compare_lebs(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	int len, err, second_is_newer, bitflips = 0, corrupted = 0;
 	uint32_t data_crc, crc;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vidh = NULL;
-	unsigned long long sqnum2 = ubi64_to_cpu(vid_hdr->sqnum);
+	unsigned long long sqnum2 = be64_to_cpu(vid_hdr->sqnum);
 	if (seb->sqnum == 0 && sqnum2 == 0) {
-		long long abs, v1 = seb->leb_ver, v2 = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->leb_ver);
+		long long abs, v1 = seb->leb_ver, v2 = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->leb_ver);
 		/*
 		 * UBI constantly increases the logical eraseblock version
@@ -344,8 +354,8 @@ static int compare_lebs(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	/* Read the data of the copy and check the CRC */
-	len = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
+	len = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
-	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	buf = vmalloc(len);
 	if (!buf) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_free_vidh;
@@ -355,7 +365,7 @@ static int compare_lebs(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS)
 		goto out_free_buf;
-	data_crc = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_crc);
+	data_crc = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_crc);
 	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, buf, len);
 	if (crc != data_crc) {
 		dbg_bld("PEB %d CRC error: calculated %#08x, must be %#08x",
@@ -368,7 +378,7 @@ static int compare_lebs(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 		bitflips = !!err;
 	}
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vidh);
 	if (second_is_newer)
@@ -379,7 +389,7 @@ static int compare_lebs(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	return second_is_newer | (bitflips << 1) | (corrupted << 2);
 out_free_buf:
-	kfree(buf);
+	vfree(buf);
 out_free_vidh:
 	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vidh);
 	ubi_assert(err < 0);
@@ -396,8 +406,12 @@ out_free_vidh:
 * @vid_hdr: the volume identifier header
 * @bitflips: if bit-flips were detected when this physical eraseblock was read
 *
- * This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in
+ * This function adds information about a used physical eraseblock to the
- * case of failure.
+ * 'used' tree of the corresponding volume. The function is rather complex
+ * because it has to handle cases when this is not the first physical
+ * eraseblock belonging to the same logical eraseblock, and the newer one has
+ * to be picked, while the older one has to be dropped. This function returns
+ * zero in case of success and a negative error code in case of failure.
 */
 int ubi_scan_add_used(const struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 		      int pnum, int ec, const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr,
@@ -410,10 +424,10 @@ int ubi_scan_add_used(const struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb;
 	struct rb_node **p, *parent = NULL;
-	vol_id = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id);
+	vol_id = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id);
-	lnum = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->lnum);
+	lnum = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->lnum);
-	sqnum = ubi64_to_cpu(vid_hdr->sqnum);
+	sqnum = be64_to_cpu(vid_hdr->sqnum);
-	leb_ver = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->leb_ver);
+	leb_ver = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->leb_ver);
 	dbg_bld("PEB %d, LEB %d:%d, EC %d, sqnum %llu, ver %u, bitflips %d",
 		pnum, vol_id, lnum, ec, sqnum, leb_ver, bitflips);
@@ -422,6 +436,9 @@ int ubi_scan_add_used(const struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 	if (IS_ERR(sv) < 0)
 		return PTR_ERR(sv);
+	if (si->max_sqnum < sqnum)
+		si->max_sqnum = sqnum;
 	/*
 	 * Walk the RB-tree of logical eraseblocks of volume @vol_id to look
 	 * if this is the first instance of this logical eraseblock or not.
@@ -492,11 +509,11 @@ int ubi_scan_add_used(const struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 				return err;
 			if (cmp_res & 4)
-				err = ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, seb->pnum,
+				err = add_to_list(si, seb->pnum, seb->ec,
-							   seb->ec, &si->corr);
+						  &si->corr);
 			else
-				err = ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, seb->pnum,
+				err = add_to_list(si, seb->pnum, seb->ec,
-							   seb->ec, &si->erase);
+						  &si->erase);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
@@ -508,7 +525,7 @@ int ubi_scan_add_used(const struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 			if (sv->highest_lnum == lnum)
 				sv->last_data_size =
-					ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
+					be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
 			return 0;
 		} else {
@@ -517,11 +534,9 @@ int ubi_scan_add_used(const struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 			 * previously.
 			 */
 			if (cmp_res & 4)
-				return ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, pnum, ec,
+				return add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, &si->corr);
-							    &si->corr);
 			else
-				return ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, pnum, ec,
+				return add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, &si->erase);
-							    &si->erase);
 		}
 	}
@@ -547,12 +562,9 @@ int ubi_scan_add_used(const struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 	if (sv->highest_lnum <= lnum) {
 		sv->highest_lnum = lnum;
-		sv->last_data_size = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
+		sv->last_data_size = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
 	}
-	if (si->max_sqnum < sqnum)
-		si->max_sqnum = sqnum;
 	sv->leb_count += 1;
 	rb_link_node(&seb->u.rb, parent, p);
 	rb_insert_color(&seb->u.rb, &sv->root);
@@ -674,7 +686,7 @@ int ubi_scan_erase_peb(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	ec_hdr->ec = cpu_to_ubi64(ec);
+	ec_hdr->ec = cpu_to_be64(ec);
 	err = ubi_io_sync_erase(ubi, pnum, 0);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -754,7 +766,7 @@ struct ubi_scan_leb *ubi_scan_get_free_peb(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 * @si: scanning information
 * @pnum: the physical eraseblock number
 *
- * This function returns a zero if the physical eraseblock was succesfully
+ * This function returns a zero if the physical eraseblock was successfully
 * handled and a negative error code in case of failure.
 */
 static int process_eb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum)
@@ -783,8 +795,7 @@ static int process_eb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum
 	else if (err == UBI_IO_BITFLIPS)
 		bitflips = 1;
 	else if (err == UBI_IO_PEB_EMPTY)
-		return ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, pnum, UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC,
+		return add_to_list(si, pnum, UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC, &si->erase);
-					    &si->erase);
 	else if (err == UBI_IO_BAD_EC_HDR) {
 		/*
 		 * We have to also look at the VID header, possibly it is not
@@ -806,7 +817,7 @@ static int process_eb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		ec = ubi64_to_cpu(ech->ec);
+		ec = be64_to_cpu(ech->ec);
 		if (ec > UBI_MAX_ERASECOUNTER) {
 			/*
 			 * Erase counter overflow. The EC headers have 64 bits
@@ -832,28 +843,28 @@ static int process_eb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum
 	else if (err == UBI_IO_BAD_VID_HDR ||
 		 (err == UBI_IO_PEB_FREE && ec_corr)) {
 		/* VID header is corrupted */
-		err = ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, &si->corr);
+		err = add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, &si->corr);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		goto adjust_mean_ec;
 	} else if (err == UBI_IO_PEB_FREE) {
 		/* No VID header - the physical eraseblock is free */
-		err = ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, &si->free);
+		err = add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, &si->free);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		goto adjust_mean_ec;
 	}
-	vol_id = ubi32_to_cpu(vidh->vol_id);
+	vol_id = be32_to_cpu(vidh->vol_id);
 	if (vol_id > UBI_MAX_VOLUMES && vol_id != UBI_LAYOUT_VOL_ID) {
-		int lnum = ubi32_to_cpu(vidh->lnum);
+		int lnum = be32_to_cpu(vidh->lnum);
 		/* Unsupported internal volume */
 		switch (vidh->compat) {
 		case UBI_COMPAT_DELETE:
 			ubi_msg("\"delete\" compatible internal volume %d:%d"
 				" found, remove it", vol_id, lnum);
-			err = ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, &si->corr);
+			err = add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, &si->corr);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 			break;
@@ -868,7 +879,7 @@ static int process_eb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum
 		case UBI_COMPAT_PRESERVE:
 			ubi_msg("\"preserve\" compatible internal volume %d:%d"
 				" found", vol_id, lnum);
-			err = ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, &si->alien);
+			err = add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, &si->alien);
 			if (err)
 				return err;
 			si->alien_peb_count += 1;
@@ -1109,7 +1120,7 @@ static int paranoid_check_si(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	uint8_t *buf;
 	/*
-	 * At first, check that scanning information is ok.
+	 * At first, check that scanning information is OK.
 	 */
 	ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &si->volumes, rb) {
 		int leb_count = 0;
@@ -1249,12 +1260,12 @@ static int paranoid_check_si(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 				goto bad_vid_hdr;
 			}
-			if (seb->sqnum != ubi64_to_cpu(vidh->sqnum)) {
+			if (seb->sqnum != be64_to_cpu(vidh->sqnum)) {
 				ubi_err("bad sqnum %llu", seb->sqnum);
 				goto bad_vid_hdr;
 			}
-			if (sv->vol_id != ubi32_to_cpu(vidh->vol_id)) {
+			if (sv->vol_id != be32_to_cpu(vidh->vol_id)) {
 				ubi_err("bad vol_id %d", sv->vol_id);
 				goto bad_vid_hdr;
 			}
@@ -1264,22 +1275,22 @@ static int paranoid_check_si(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 				goto bad_vid_hdr;
 			}
-			if (seb->lnum != ubi32_to_cpu(vidh->lnum)) {
+			if (seb->lnum != be32_to_cpu(vidh->lnum)) {
 				ubi_err("bad lnum %d", seb->lnum);
 				goto bad_vid_hdr;
 			}
-			if (sv->used_ebs != ubi32_to_cpu(vidh->used_ebs)) {
+			if (sv->used_ebs != be32_to_cpu(vidh->used_ebs)) {
 				ubi_err("bad used_ebs %d", sv->used_ebs);
 				goto bad_vid_hdr;
 			}
-			if (sv->data_pad != ubi32_to_cpu(vidh->data_pad)) {
+			if (sv->data_pad != be32_to_cpu(vidh->data_pad)) {
 				ubi_err("bad data_pad %d", sv->data_pad);
 				goto bad_vid_hdr;
 			}
-			if (seb->leb_ver != ubi32_to_cpu(vidh->leb_ver)) {
+			if (seb->leb_ver != be32_to_cpu(vidh->leb_ver)) {
 				ubi_err("bad leb_ver %u", seb->leb_ver);
 				goto bad_vid_hdr;
 			}
@@ -1288,12 +1299,12 @@ static int paranoid_check_si(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 		if (!last_seb)
 			continue;
-		if (sv->highest_lnum != ubi32_to_cpu(vidh->lnum)) {
+		if (sv->highest_lnum != be32_to_cpu(vidh->lnum)) {
 			ubi_err("bad highest_lnum %d", sv->highest_lnum);
 			goto bad_vid_hdr;
 		}
-		if (sv->last_data_size != ubi32_to_cpu(vidh->data_size)) {
+		if (sv->last_data_size != be32_to_cpu(vidh->data_size)) {
 			ubi_err("bad last_data_size %d", sv->last_data_size);
 			goto bad_vid_hdr;
 		}
@@ -1310,8 +1321,10 @@ static int paranoid_check_si(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	memset(buf, 1, ubi->peb_count);
 	for (pnum = 0; pnum < ubi->peb_count; pnum++) {
 		err = ubi_io_is_bad(ubi, pnum);
-		if (err < 0)
+		if (err < 0) {
+			kfree(buf);
 			return err;
+		}
 		else if (err)
 			buf[pnum] = 0;
 	}

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.h
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ static inline void ubi_scan_move_to_list(struct ubi_scan_volume *sv,
 		list_add_tail(&seb->u.list, list);
 }
-int ubi_scan_add_to_list(struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum, int ec,
-			 struct list_head *list);
 int ubi_scan_add_used(const struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 		      int pnum, int ec, const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr,
 		      int bitflips);

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 #include <mtd/ubi-header.h>
@@ -374,9 +375,11 @@ void ubi_calculate_reserved(struct ubi_device *ubi);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_GLUEBI
 int ubi_create_gluebi(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol);
 int ubi_destroy_gluebi(struct ubi_volume *vol);
+void ubi_gluebi_updated(struct ubi_volume *vol);
 #else
 #define ubi_create_gluebi(ubi, vol) 0
 #define ubi_destroy_gluebi(vol) 0
+#define ubi_gluebi_updated(vol)
 #endif
 /* eba.c */

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int ubi_start_update(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id, long long bytes)
 			vol->updating = 0;
 	}
-	vol->upd_buf = kmalloc(ubi->leb_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	vol->upd_buf = vmalloc(ubi->leb_size);
 	if (!vol->upd_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ int ubi_more_update_data(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id,
 		err = ubi_wl_flush(ubi);
 		if (err == 0) {
 			err = to_write;
-			kfree(vol->upd_buf);
+			vfree(vol->upd_buf);
 			vol->updating = 0;
 		}
 	}

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int ubi_create_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_mkvol_req *req)
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots; i++)
 		if (ubi->volumes[i] &&
 		    ubi->volumes[i]->name_len == req->name_len &&
-		    strcmp(ubi->volumes[i]->name, req->name) == 0) {
+		    !strcmp(ubi->volumes[i]->name, req->name)) {
 			dbg_err("volume \"%s\" exists (ID %d)", req->name, i);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ int ubi_create_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_mkvol_req *req)
 	/* Reserve physical eraseblocks */
 	if (vol->reserved_pebs > ubi->avail_pebs) {
 		dbg_err("not enough PEBs, only %d available", ubi->avail_pebs);
-		spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 		err = -ENOSPC;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -281,7 +280,8 @@ int ubi_create_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_mkvol_req *req)
 	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME) {
 		vol->used_ebs = vol->reserved_pebs;
 		vol->last_eb_bytes = vol->usable_leb_size;
-		vol->used_bytes = vol->used_ebs * vol->usable_leb_size;
+		vol->used_bytes =
+			(long long)vol->used_ebs * vol->usable_leb_size;
 	} else {
 		bytes = vol->used_bytes;
 		vol->last_eb_bytes = do_div(bytes, vol->usable_leb_size);
@@ -320,10 +320,10 @@ int ubi_create_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_mkvol_req *req)
 	/* Fill volume table record */
 	memset(&vtbl_rec, 0, sizeof(struct ubi_vtbl_record));
-	vtbl_rec.reserved_pebs = cpu_to_ubi32(vol->reserved_pebs);
+	vtbl_rec.reserved_pebs = cpu_to_be32(vol->reserved_pebs);
-	vtbl_rec.alignment     = cpu_to_ubi32(vol->alignment);
+	vtbl_rec.alignment     = cpu_to_be32(vol->alignment);
-	vtbl_rec.data_pad      = cpu_to_ubi32(vol->data_pad);
+	vtbl_rec.data_pad      = cpu_to_be32(vol->data_pad);
-	vtbl_rec.name_len      = cpu_to_ubi16(vol->name_len);
+	vtbl_rec.name_len      = cpu_to_be16(vol->name_len);
 	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME)
 		vtbl_rec.vol_type = UBI_VID_DYNAMIC;
 	else
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ out_acc:
 	spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 	ubi->rsvd_pebs -= vol->reserved_pebs;
 	ubi->avail_pebs += vol->reserved_pebs;
+	ubi->volumes[vol_id] = NULL;
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 	kfree(vol);
@@ -368,6 +369,7 @@ out_sysfs:
 	spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 	ubi->rsvd_pebs -= vol->reserved_pebs;
 	ubi->avail_pebs += vol->reserved_pebs;
+	ubi->volumes[vol_id] = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 	volume_sysfs_close(vol);
 	return err;
@@ -503,7 +505,7 @@ int ubi_resize_volume(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int reserved_pebs)
 	/* Change volume table record */
 	memcpy(&vtbl_rec, &ubi->vtbl[vol_id], sizeof(struct ubi_vtbl_record));
-	vtbl_rec.reserved_pebs = cpu_to_ubi32(reserved_pebs);
+	vtbl_rec.reserved_pebs = cpu_to_be32(reserved_pebs);
 	err = ubi_change_vtbl_record(ubi, vol_id, &vtbl_rec);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_acc;
@@ -537,7 +539,8 @@ int ubi_resize_volume(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int reserved_pebs)
 	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME) {
 		vol->used_ebs = reserved_pebs;
 		vol->last_eb_bytes = vol->usable_leb_size;
-		vol->used_bytes = vol->used_ebs * vol->usable_leb_size;
+		vol->used_bytes =
+			(long long)vol->used_ebs * vol->usable_leb_size;
 	}
 	paranoid_check_volumes(ubi);
@@ -643,21 +646,33 @@ void ubi_free_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 * @ubi: UBI device description object
 * @vol_id: volume ID
 */
-static void paranoid_check_volume(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
+static void paranoid_check_volume(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 {
 	int idx = vol_id2idx(ubi, vol_id);
 	int reserved_pebs, alignment, data_pad, vol_type, name_len, upd_marker;
-	const struct ubi_volume *vol = ubi->volumes[idx];
+	const struct ubi_volume *vol;
 	long long n;
 	const char *name;
-	reserved_pebs = ubi32_to_cpu(ubi->vtbl[vol_id].reserved_pebs);
+	spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+	reserved_pebs = be32_to_cpu(ubi->vtbl[vol_id].reserved_pebs);
+	vol = ubi->volumes[idx];
 	if (!vol) {
 		if (reserved_pebs) {
 			ubi_err("no volume info, but volume exists");
 			goto fail;
 		}
+		spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (vol->exclusive) {
+		/*
+		 * The volume may be being created at the moment, do not check
+		 * it (e.g., it may be in the middle of ubi_create_volume().
+		 */
+		spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -726,7 +741,7 @@ static void paranoid_check_volume(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	n = vol->used_ebs * vol->usable_leb_size;
+	n = (long long)vol->used_ebs * vol->usable_leb_size;
 	if (vol->vol_type == UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME) {
 		if (vol->corrupted != 0) {
 			ubi_err("corrupted dynamic volume");
@@ -765,9 +780,9 @@ static void paranoid_check_volume(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 		}
 	}
-	alignment  = ubi32_to_cpu(ubi->vtbl[vol_id].alignment);
+	alignment  = be32_to_cpu(ubi->vtbl[vol_id].alignment);
-	data_pad   = ubi32_to_cpu(ubi->vtbl[vol_id].data_pad);
+	data_pad   = be32_to_cpu(ubi->vtbl[vol_id].data_pad);
-	name_len   = ubi16_to_cpu(ubi->vtbl[vol_id].name_len);
+	name_len   = be16_to_cpu(ubi->vtbl[vol_id].name_len);
 	upd_marker = ubi->vtbl[vol_id].upd_marker;
 	name       = &ubi->vtbl[vol_id].name[0];
 	if (ubi->vtbl[vol_id].vol_type == UBI_VID_DYNAMIC)
@@ -782,12 +797,14 @@ static void paranoid_check_volume(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 		goto fail;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 	return;
 fail:
-	ubi_err("paranoid check failed");
+	ubi_err("paranoid check failed for volume %d", vol_id);
 	ubi_dbg_dump_vol_info(vol);
 	ubi_dbg_dump_vtbl_record(&ubi->vtbl[vol_id], vol_id);
+	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 	BUG();
 }
@@ -800,10 +817,8 @@ static void paranoid_check_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	int i;
 	mutex_lock(&ubi->vtbl_mutex);
-	spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots; i++)
 		paranoid_check_volume(ubi, i);
-	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&ubi->vtbl_mutex);
 }
 #endif
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
@@ -93,12 +93,9 @@ int ubi_change_vtbl_record(struct ubi_device *ubi, int idx,
 		vtbl_rec = &empty_vtbl_record;
 	else {
 		crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, vtbl_rec, UBI_VTBL_RECORD_SIZE_CRC);
-		vtbl_rec->crc = cpu_to_ubi32(crc);
+		vtbl_rec->crc = cpu_to_be32(crc);
 	}
-	dbg_msg("change record %d", idx);
-	ubi_dbg_dump_vtbl_record(vtbl_rec, idx);
 	mutex_lock(&ubi->vtbl_mutex);
 	memcpy(&ubi->vtbl[idx], vtbl_rec, sizeof(struct ubi_vtbl_record));
 	for (i = 0; i < UBI_LAYOUT_VOLUME_EBS; i++) {
@@ -141,18 +138,18 @@ static int vtbl_check(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots; i++) {
 		cond_resched();
-		reserved_pebs = ubi32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].reserved_pebs);
+		reserved_pebs = be32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].reserved_pebs);
-		alignment = ubi32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].alignment);
+		alignment = be32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].alignment);
-		data_pad = ubi32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].data_pad);
+		data_pad = be32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].data_pad);
 		upd_marker = vtbl[i].upd_marker;
 		vol_type = vtbl[i].vol_type;
-		name_len = ubi16_to_cpu(vtbl[i].name_len);
+		name_len = be16_to_cpu(vtbl[i].name_len);
 		name = &vtbl[i].name[0];
 		crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, &vtbl[i], UBI_VTBL_RECORD_SIZE_CRC);
-		if (ubi32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].crc) != crc) {
+		if (be32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].crc) != crc) {
 			ubi_err("bad CRC at record %u: %#08x, not %#08x",
-				 i, crc, ubi32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].crc));
+				 i, crc, be32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].crc));
 			ubi_dbg_dump_vtbl_record(&vtbl[i], i);
 			return 1;
 		}
@@ -225,8 +222,8 @@ static int vtbl_check(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	/* Checks that all names are unique */
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots - 1; i++) {
 		for (n = i + 1; n < ubi->vtbl_slots; n++) {
-			int len1 = ubi16_to_cpu(vtbl[i].name_len);
+			int len1 = be16_to_cpu(vtbl[i].name_len);
-			int len2 = ubi16_to_cpu(vtbl[n].name_len);
+			int len2 = be16_to_cpu(vtbl[n].name_len);
 			if (len1 > 0 && len1 == len2 &&
 			    !strncmp(vtbl[i].name, vtbl[n].name, len1)) {
@@ -288,13 +285,13 @@ retry:
 	}
 	vid_hdr->vol_type = UBI_VID_DYNAMIC;
-	vid_hdr->vol_id = cpu_to_ubi32(UBI_LAYOUT_VOL_ID);
+	vid_hdr->vol_id = cpu_to_be32(UBI_LAYOUT_VOL_ID);
 	vid_hdr->compat = UBI_LAYOUT_VOLUME_COMPAT;
 	vid_hdr->data_size = vid_hdr->used_ebs =
-			     vid_hdr->data_pad = cpu_to_ubi32(0);
+			     vid_hdr->data_pad = cpu_to_be32(0);
-	vid_hdr->lnum = cpu_to_ubi32(copy);
+	vid_hdr->lnum = cpu_to_be32(copy);
-	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_ubi64(++si->max_sqnum);
+	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(++si->max_sqnum);
-	vid_hdr->leb_ver = cpu_to_ubi32(old_seb ? old_seb->leb_ver + 1: 0);
+	vid_hdr->leb_ver = cpu_to_be32(old_seb ? old_seb->leb_ver + 1: 0);
 	/* The EC header is already there, write the VID header */
 	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, new_seb->pnum, vid_hdr);
@@ -317,14 +314,15 @@ retry:
 	return err;
 write_error:
-	kfree(new_seb);
+	if (err == -EIO && ++tries <= 5) {
-	/* May be this physical eraseblock went bad, try to pick another one */
+		/*
-	if (++tries <= 5) {
+		 * Probably this physical eraseblock went bad, try to pick
-		err = ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, new_seb->pnum, new_seb->ec,
+		 * another one.
-					   &si->corr);
+		 */
-		if (!err)
+		list_add_tail(&new_seb->u.list, &si->corr);
-			goto retry;
+		goto retry;
 	}
+	kfree(new_seb);
 out_free:
 	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
 	return err;
@@ -380,11 +378,12 @@ static struct ubi_vtbl_record *process_lvol(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	/* Read both LEB 0 and LEB 1 into memory */
 	ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb, seb, &sv->root, u.rb) {
-		leb[seb->lnum] = kzalloc(ubi->vtbl_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+		leb[seb->lnum] = vmalloc(ubi->vtbl_size);
 		if (!leb[seb->lnum]) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
+		memset(leb[seb->lnum], 0, ubi->vtbl_size);
 		err = ubi_io_read_data(ubi, leb[seb->lnum], seb->pnum, 0,
 				       ubi->vtbl_size);
@@ -415,7 +414,7 @@ static struct ubi_vtbl_record *process_lvol(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 		}
 		/* Both LEB 1 and LEB 2 are OK and consistent */
-		kfree(leb[1]);
+		vfree(leb[1]);
 		return leb[0];
 	} else {
 		/* LEB 0 is corrupted or does not exist */
@@ -436,13 +435,13 @@ static struct ubi_vtbl_record *process_lvol(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 			goto out_free;
 		ubi_msg("volume table was restored");
-		kfree(leb[0]);
+		vfree(leb[0]);
 		return leb[1];
 	}
 out_free:
-	kfree(leb[0]);
+	vfree(leb[0]);
-	kfree(leb[1]);
+	vfree(leb[1]);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
@@ -460,9 +459,10 @@ static struct ubi_vtbl_record *create_empty_lvol(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	int i;
 	struct ubi_vtbl_record *vtbl;
-	vtbl = kzalloc(ubi->vtbl_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	vtbl = vmalloc(ubi->vtbl_size);
 	if (!vtbl)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	memset(vtbl, 0, ubi->vtbl_size);
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots; i++)
 		memcpy(&vtbl[i], &empty_vtbl_record, UBI_VTBL_RECORD_SIZE);
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static struct ubi_vtbl_record *create_empty_lvol(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 		err = create_vtbl(ubi, si, i, vtbl);
 		if (err) {
-			kfree(vtbl);
+			vfree(vtbl);
 			return ERR_PTR(err);
 		}
 	}
@@ -500,19 +500,19 @@ static int init_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots; i++) {
 		cond_resched();
-		if (ubi32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].reserved_pebs) == 0)
+		if (be32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].reserved_pebs) == 0)
 			continue; /* Empty record */
 		vol = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ubi_volume), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!vol)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		vol->reserved_pebs = ubi32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].reserved_pebs);
+		vol->reserved_pebs = be32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].reserved_pebs);
-		vol->alignment = ubi32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].alignment);
+		vol->alignment = be32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].alignment);
-		vol->data_pad = ubi32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].data_pad);
+		vol->data_pad = be32_to_cpu(vtbl[i].data_pad);
 		vol->vol_type = vtbl[i].vol_type == UBI_VID_DYNAMIC ?
 					UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME : UBI_STATIC_VOLUME;
-		vol->name_len = ubi16_to_cpu(vtbl[i].name_len);
+		vol->name_len = be16_to_cpu(vtbl[i].name_len);
 		vol->usable_leb_size = ubi->leb_size - vol->data_pad;
 		memcpy(vol->name, vtbl[i].name, vol->name_len);
 		vol->name[vol->name_len] = '\0';
@@ -531,7 +531,8 @@ static int init_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 		if (vol->vol_type == UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME) {
 			vol->used_ebs = vol->reserved_pebs;
 			vol->last_eb_bytes = vol->usable_leb_size;
-			vol->used_bytes = vol->used_ebs * vol->usable_leb_size;
+			vol->used_bytes =
+				(long long)vol->used_ebs * vol->usable_leb_size;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -561,7 +562,8 @@ static int init_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 		}
 		vol->used_ebs = sv->used_ebs;
-		vol->used_bytes = (vol->used_ebs - 1) * vol->usable_leb_size;
+		vol->used_bytes =
+			(long long)(vol->used_ebs - 1) * vol->usable_leb_size;
 		vol->used_bytes += sv->last_data_size;
 		vol->last_eb_bytes = sv->last_data_size;
 	}
@@ -578,7 +580,8 @@ static int init_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 	vol->usable_leb_size = ubi->leb_size;
 	vol->used_ebs = vol->reserved_pebs;
 	vol->last_eb_bytes = vol->reserved_pebs;
-	vol->used_bytes = vol->used_ebs * (ubi->leb_size - vol->data_pad);
+	vol->used_bytes =
+		(long long)vol->used_ebs * (ubi->leb_size - vol->data_pad);
 	vol->vol_id = UBI_LAYOUT_VOL_ID;
 	ubi_assert(!ubi->volumes[i]);
@@ -718,7 +721,7 @@ int ubi_read_volume_table(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si)
 	int i, err;
 	struct ubi_scan_volume *sv;
-	empty_vtbl_record.crc = cpu_to_ubi32(0xf116c36b);
+	empty_vtbl_record.crc = cpu_to_be32(0xf116c36b);
 	/*
 	 * The number of supported volumes is limited by the eraseblock size
@@ -783,7 +786,7 @@ int ubi_read_volume_table(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si)
 	return 0;
 out_free:
-	kfree(ubi->vtbl);
+	vfree(ubi->vtbl);
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots + UBI_INT_VOL_COUNT; i++)
 		if (ubi->volumes[i]) {
 			kfree(ubi->volumes[i]);

--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static int sync_erase(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_wl_entry *e, int tortur
 	dbg_wl("erased PEB %d, new EC %llu", e->pnum, ec);
-	ec_hdr->ec = cpu_to_ubi64(ec);
+	ec_hdr->ec = cpu_to_be64(ec);
 	err = ubi_io_write_ec_hdr(ubi, e->pnum, ec_hdr);
 	if (err)
@@ -1060,9 +1060,8 @@ out_unlock:
 static int erase_worker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wl_wrk,
 			int cancel)
 {
-	int err;
 	struct ubi_wl_entry *e = wl_wrk->e;
-	int pnum = e->pnum;
+	int pnum = e->pnum, err, need;
 	if (cancel) {
 		dbg_wl("cancel erasure of PEB %d EC %d", pnum, e->ec);
@@ -1097,62 +1096,70 @@ static int erase_worker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wl_wrk,
 	kfree(wl_wrk);
 	kmem_cache_free(wl_entries_slab, e);
-	if (err != -EIO) {
+	if (err == -EINTR || err == -ENOMEM || err == -EAGAIN ||
+	    err == -EBUSY) {
+		int err1;
+		/* Re-schedule the LEB for erasure */
+		err1 = schedule_erase(ubi, e, 0);
+		if (err1) {
+			err = err1;
+			goto out_ro;
+		}
+		return err;
+	} else if (err != -EIO) {
 		/*
 		 * If this is not %-EIO, we have no idea what to do. Scheduling
 		 * this physical eraseblock for erasure again would cause
 		 * errors again and again. Well, lets switch to RO mode.
 		 */
-		ubi_ro_mode(ubi);
+		goto out_ro;
-		return err;
 	}
 	/* It is %-EIO, the PEB went bad */
 	if (!ubi->bad_allowed) {
 		ubi_err("bad physical eraseblock %d detected", pnum);
-		ubi_ro_mode(ubi);
+		goto out_ro;
-		err = -EIO;
+	}
-	} else {
-		int need;
-		spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
-		need = ubi->beb_rsvd_level - ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs + 1;
-		if (need > 0) {
-			need = ubi->avail_pebs >= need ? need : ubi->avail_pebs;
-			ubi->avail_pebs -= need;
-			ubi->rsvd_pebs += need;
-			ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs += need;
-			if (need > 0)
-				ubi_msg("reserve more %d PEBs", need);
-		}
-		if (ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs == 0) {
+	spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
-			spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+	need = ubi->beb_rsvd_level - ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs + 1;
-			ubi_err("no reserved physical eraseblocks");
+	if (need > 0) {
-			ubi_ro_mode(ubi);
+		need = ubi->avail_pebs >= need ? need : ubi->avail_pebs;
-			return -EIO;
+		ubi->avail_pebs -= need;
-		}
+		ubi->rsvd_pebs += need;
+		ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs += need;
+		if (need > 0)
+			ubi_msg("reserve more %d PEBs", need);
+	}
+	if (ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs == 0) {
 		spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
-		ubi_msg("mark PEB %d as bad", pnum);
+		ubi_err("no reserved physical eraseblocks");
+		goto out_ro;
+	}
-		err = ubi_io_mark_bad(ubi, pnum);
+	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
-		if (err) {
+	ubi_msg("mark PEB %d as bad", pnum);
-			ubi_ro_mode(ubi);
-			return err;
-		}
-		spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+	err = ubi_io_mark_bad(ubi, pnum);
-		ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs -= 1;
+	if (err)
-		ubi->bad_peb_count += 1;
+		goto out_ro;
-		ubi->good_peb_count -= 1;
-		ubi_calculate_reserved(ubi);
+	spin_lock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
-		if (ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs == 0)
+	ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs -= 1;
-			ubi_warn("last PEB from the reserved pool was used");
+	ubi->bad_peb_count += 1;
-		spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+	ubi->good_peb_count -= 1;
-	}
+	ubi_calculate_reserved(ubi);
+	if (ubi->beb_rsvd_pebs == 0)
+		ubi_warn("last PEB from the reserved pool was used");
+	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
+	return err;
+out_ro:
+	ubi_ro_mode(ubi);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1634,7 +1641,7 @@ static int paranoid_check_ec(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int ec)
 		goto out_free;
 	}
-	read_ec = ubi64_to_cpu(ec_hdr->ec);
+	read_ec = be64_to_cpu(ec_hdr->ec);
 	if (ec != read_ec) {
 		ubi_err("paranoid check failed for PEB %d", pnum);
 		ubi_err("read EC is %lld, should be %d", read_ec, ec);

--- a/include/mtd/ubi-header.h
+++ b/include/mtd/ubi-header.h
@@ -74,42 +74,13 @@ enum {
 	UBI_COMPAT_REJECT   = 5
 };
-/*
- * ubi16_t/ubi32_t/ubi64_t - 16, 32, and 64-bit integers used in UBI on-flash
- * data structures.
- */
-typedef struct {
-	uint16_t int16;
-} __attribute__ ((packed)) ubi16_t;
-typedef struct {
-	uint32_t int32;
-} __attribute__ ((packed)) ubi32_t;
-typedef struct {
-	uint64_t int64;
-} __attribute__ ((packed)) ubi64_t;
-/*
- * In this implementation of UBI uses the big-endian format for on-flash
- * integers. The below are the corresponding conversion macros.
- */
-#define cpu_to_ubi16(x) ((ubi16_t){__cpu_to_be16(x)})
-#define ubi16_to_cpu(x) ((uint16_t)__be16_to_cpu((x).int16))
-#define cpu_to_ubi32(x) ((ubi32_t){__cpu_to_be32(x)})
-#define ubi32_to_cpu(x) ((uint32_t)__be32_to_cpu((x).int32))
-#define cpu_to_ubi64(x) ((ubi64_t){__cpu_to_be64(x)})
-#define ubi64_to_cpu(x) ((uint64_t)__be64_to_cpu((x).int64))
 /* Sizes of UBI headers */
 #define UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE  sizeof(struct ubi_ec_hdr)
 #define UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE sizeof(struct ubi_vid_hdr)
 /* Sizes of UBI headers without the ending CRC */
-#define UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE_CRC  (UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE  - sizeof(ubi32_t))
+#define UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE_CRC  (UBI_EC_HDR_SIZE  - sizeof(__be32))
-#define UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE_CRC (UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE - sizeof(ubi32_t))
+#define UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE_CRC (UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE - sizeof(__be32))
 /**
 * struct ubi_ec_hdr - UBI erase counter header.
@@ -137,14 +108,14 @@ typedef struct {
 * eraseblocks.
 */
 struct ubi_ec_hdr {
-	ubi32_t magic;
+	__be32  magic;
-	uint8_t version;
+	__u8    version;
-	uint8_t padding1[3];
+	__u8    padding1[3];
-	ubi64_t ec; /* Warning: the current limit is 31-bit anyway! */
+	__be64  ec; /* Warning: the current limit is 31-bit anyway! */
-	ubi32_t vid_hdr_offset;
+	__be32  vid_hdr_offset;
-	ubi32_t data_offset;
+	__be32  data_offset;
-	uint8_t padding2[36];
+	__u8    padding2[36];
-	ubi32_t hdr_crc;
+	__be32  hdr_crc;
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 /**
@@ -262,22 +233,22 @@ struct ubi_ec_hdr {
 * software (say, cramfs) on top of the UBI volume.
 */
 struct ubi_vid_hdr {
-	ubi32_t magic;
+	__be32  magic;
-	uint8_t version;
+	__u8    version;
-	uint8_t vol_type;
+	__u8    vol_type;
-	uint8_t copy_flag;
+	__u8    copy_flag;
-	uint8_t compat;
+	__u8    compat;
-	ubi32_t vol_id;
+	__be32  vol_id;
-	ubi32_t lnum;
+	__be32  lnum;
-	ubi32_t leb_ver; /* obsolete, to be removed, don't use */
+	__be32  leb_ver; /* obsolete, to be removed, don't use */
-	ubi32_t data_size;
+	__be32  data_size;
-	ubi32_t used_ebs;
+	__be32  used_ebs;
-	ubi32_t data_pad;
+	__be32  data_pad;
-	ubi32_t data_crc;
+	__be32  data_crc;
-	uint8_t padding1[4];
+	__u8    padding1[4];
-	ubi64_t sqnum;
+	__be64  sqnum;
-	uint8_t padding2[12];
+	__u8    padding2[12];
-	ubi32_t hdr_crc;
+	__be32  hdr_crc;
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 /* Internal UBI volumes count */
@@ -306,7 +277,7 @@ struct ubi_vid_hdr {
 #define UBI_VTBL_RECORD_SIZE sizeof(struct ubi_vtbl_record)
 /* Size of the volume table record without the ending CRC */
-#define UBI_VTBL_RECORD_SIZE_CRC (UBI_VTBL_RECORD_SIZE - sizeof(ubi32_t))
+#define UBI_VTBL_RECORD_SIZE_CRC (UBI_VTBL_RECORD_SIZE - sizeof(__be32))
 /**
 * struct ubi_vtbl_record - a record in the volume table.
@@ -346,15 +317,15 @@ struct ubi_vid_hdr {
 * Empty records contain all zeroes and the CRC checksum of those zeroes.
 */
 struct ubi_vtbl_record {
-	ubi32_t reserved_pebs;
+	__be32  reserved_pebs;
-	ubi32_t alignment;
+	__be32  alignment;
-	ubi32_t data_pad;
+	__be32  data_pad;
-	uint8_t vol_type;
+	__u8    vol_type;
-	uint8_t upd_marker;
+	__u8    upd_marker;
-	ubi16_t name_len;
+	__be16  name_len;
-	uint8_t name[UBI_VOL_NAME_MAX+1];
+	__u8    name[UBI_VOL_NAME_MAX+1];
-	uint8_t padding2[24];
+	__u8    padding2[24];
-	ubi32_t crc;
+	__be32  crc;
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 #endif /* !__UBI_HEADER_H__ */