diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
index a81b96d..75e8307 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
 			if (err_nbr == -1) {
 				dev_err(host->dev, "PMECC: Too many errors\n");
 				mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
-				return -EIO;
+				return -EBADMSG;
 			} else {
 				pmecc_correct_data(mtd, buf_pos, ecc, i,
 					host->pmecc_bytes_per_sector, err_nbr);
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
 	stat = pmecc_readl(host->pmecc, isr);
 	if (stat != 0)
 		if (pmecc_correction(mtd, stat, buf, &oob[eccpos[0]]) != 0)
-			return -EIO;
+			return -EBADMSG;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@
 		 * We can't correct so many errors */
 		dev_warn(host->dev, "atmel_nand : multiple errors detected."
 				" Unable to correct.\n");
-		return -EIO;
+		return -EBADMSG;
 	}
 
 	/* if there's a single bit error : we can correct it */
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c
index be9d666..48a8ca7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/davinci_nand.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 					 "%d\n", find_byte, find_bit);
 				return 1;
 			} else {
-				return -1;
+				return -EBADMSG;
 			}
 		} else if (!(diff & (diff - 1))) {
 			/* Single bit ECC error in the ECC itself,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 		} else {
 			/* Uncorrectable error */
 			MTDDEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL0, "ECC UNCORRECTED_ERROR 1\n");
-			return -1;
+			return -EBADMSG;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	} else if (iserror == ECC_STATE_TOO_MANY_ERRS) {
 		val = __raw_readl(&davinci_emif_regs->nanderrval1);
-		return -1;
+		return -EBADMSG;
 	}
 
 	numerrors = ((__raw_readl(&davinci_emif_regs->nandfsr) >> 16)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c
index 3ae7545..601e744 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.c
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@
  * this macro allows us to convert from an MTD structure to our own
  * device context (denali) structure.
  */
-#define mtd_to_denali(m) \
-	container_of(mtd_to_nand(m), struct denali_nand_info, nand)
+static inline struct denali_nand_info *mtd_to_denali(struct mtd_info *mtd)
+{
+	return container_of(mtd_to_nand(mtd), struct denali_nand_info, nand);
+}
 
 /*
  * These constants are defined by the driver to enable common driver
@@ -866,8 +868,7 @@
  * by write_page above.
  */
 static int denali_write_page(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
-				const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required,
-				int page)
+				const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required, int page)
 {
 	struct denali_nand_info *denali = mtd_to_denali(mtd);
 
@@ -891,8 +892,8 @@
  * write_page() function above.
  */
 static int denali_write_page_raw(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
-					const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required,
-					int page)
+				 const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required,
+				 int page)
 {
 	struct denali_nand_info *denali = mtd_to_denali(mtd);
 
@@ -991,7 +992,7 @@
 			debug("  ECC error cause by erased block\n");
 			/* false alarm, return the 0xFF */
 		} else {
-			return -EIO;
+			return -EBADMSG;
 		}
 	}
 	memcpy(buf, denali->buf.dma_buf, mtd->writesize);
@@ -1176,12 +1177,13 @@
 
 static int denali_init(struct denali_nand_info *denali)
 {
+	struct mtd_info *mtd = nand_to_mtd(&denali->nand);
 	int ret;
 
 	denali_hw_init(denali);
 
-	denali->mtd->name = "denali-nand";
-	denali->mtd->owner = THIS_MODULE;
+	mtd->name = "denali-nand";
+	mtd->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
 	/* register the driver with the NAND core subsystem */
 	denali->nand.select_chip = denali_select_chip;
@@ -1195,7 +1197,7 @@
 	 * this is the first stage in a two step process to register
 	 * with the nand subsystem
 	 */
-	if (nand_scan_ident(denali->mtd, denali->max_banks, NULL)) {
+	if (nand_scan_ident(mtd, denali->max_banks, NULL)) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto fail;
 	}
@@ -1241,13 +1243,13 @@
 	nand_oob.eccbytes = denali->nand.ecc.bytes;
 	denali->nand.ecc.layout = &nand_oob;
 
-	writel(denali->mtd->erasesize / denali->mtd->writesize,
+	writel(mtd->erasesize / mtd->writesize,
 	       denali->flash_reg + PAGES_PER_BLOCK);
 	writel(denali->nand.options & NAND_BUSWIDTH_16 ? 1 : 0,
 	       denali->flash_reg + DEVICE_WIDTH);
-	writel(denali->mtd->writesize,
+	writel(mtd->writesize,
 	       denali->flash_reg + DEVICE_MAIN_AREA_SIZE);
-	writel(denali->mtd->oobsize,
+	writel(mtd->oobsize,
 	       denali->flash_reg + DEVICE_SPARE_AREA_SIZE);
 	if (readl(denali->flash_reg + DEVICES_CONNECTED) == 0)
 		writel(1, denali->flash_reg + DEVICES_CONNECTED);
@@ -1260,12 +1262,12 @@
 	denali->nand.ecc.read_oob = denali_read_oob;
 	denali->nand.ecc.write_oob = denali_write_oob;
 
-	if (nand_scan_tail(denali->mtd)) {
+	if (nand_scan_tail(mtd)) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	ret = nand_register(0, denali->mtd);
+	ret = nand_register(0, mtd);
 
 fail:
 	return ret;
@@ -1280,13 +1282,6 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/*
-	 * If CONFIG_SYS_NAND_SELF_INIT is defined, each driver is responsible
-	 * for instantiating struct nand_chip, while drivers/mtd/nand/nand.c
-	 * still provides a "struct mtd_info nand_info" instance.
-	 */
-	denali->mtd = &denali->nand.mtd;
-
-	/*
 	 * In the future, these base addresses should be taken from
 	 * Device Tree or platform data.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.h b/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.h
index db1457a..0e098bd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/denali.h
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@
 #define DT		3
 
 struct denali_nand_info {
-	struct mtd_info *mtd;
 	struct nand_chip nand;
 	int flash_bank; /* currently selected chip */
 	int status;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/denali_spl.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/denali_spl.c
index 1587413..c693032 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/denali_spl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/denali_spl.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 		if (intr_status & INTR_STATUS__ECC_UNCOR_ERR) {
 			debug("Uncorrected ECC detected\n");
-			return -EIO;
+			return -EBADMSG;
 		}
 
 		if (intr_status & irq_mask)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/mpc5121_nfc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/mpc5121_nfc.c
index 362d393..8a8775c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/mpc5121_nfc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/mpc5121_nfc.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@
 #define NFC_WPC_UNLOCK		(1 << 2)
 
 struct mpc5121_nfc_prv {
-	struct mtd_info mtd;
 	struct nand_chip chip;
 	int irq;
 	void __iomem *regs;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
index d4e14b5..7221d0b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define DRIVER_NAME "mxc_nand"
 
 struct mxc_nand_host {
-	struct mtd_info			mtd;
 	struct nand_chip		*nand;
 
 	struct mxc_nand_regs __iomem	*regs;
@@ -681,7 +680,7 @@
 				       mtd->writesize / nand_chip->subpagesize
 					    - subpages);
 			}
-			return -1;
+			return -EBADMSG;
 		}
 		ecc_status >>= 4;
 		subpages--;
@@ -713,7 +712,7 @@
 	if (((ecc_status & 0x3) == 2) || ((ecc_status >> 2) == 2)) {
 		MTDDEBUG(MTD_DEBUG_LEVEL0,
 		      "MXC_NAND: HWECC uncorrectable 2-bit ECC error\n");
-		return -1;
+		return -EBADMSG;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand_spl.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand_spl.c
index 6ac2c96..841fb5b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand_spl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxc_nand_spl.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 	nfc_nand_read_page(page_address);
 
 	if (nfc_nand_check_ecc())
-		return -1;
+		return -EBADMSG;
 
 	src = (u32 *)&nfc->main_area[0][0];
 	dst = (u32 *)buf;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxs_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxs_nand.c
index 5291330..7be1f86 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/mxs_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/mxs_nand.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@
  * Thus, this function is only called when we want *all* blocks to look good,
  * so it *always* return success.
  */
-static int mxs_nand_block_bad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, int getchip)
+static int mxs_nand_block_bad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
index 62e70a7..74c563c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  drivers/mtd/nand.c
- *
  *  Overview:
  *   This is the generic MTD driver for NAND flash devices. It should be
  *   capable of working with almost all NAND chips currently available.
@@ -45,8 +43,6 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/errno.h>
 
-static bool is_module_text_address(unsigned long addr) {return 0;}
-
 /* Define default oob placement schemes for large and small page devices */
 static struct nand_ecclayout nand_oob_8 = {
 	.eccbytes = 3,
@@ -343,13 +339,12 @@
  * nand_block_bad - [DEFAULT] Read bad block marker from the chip
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
  * @ofs: offset from device start
- * @getchip: 0, if the chip is already selected
  *
  * Check, if the block is bad.
  */
-static int nand_block_bad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, int getchip)
+static int nand_block_bad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
 {
-	int page, chipnr, res = 0, i = 0;
+	int page, res = 0, i = 0;
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
 	u16 bad;
 
@@ -358,15 +353,6 @@
 
 	page = (int)(ofs >> chip->page_shift) & chip->pagemask;
 
-	if (getchip) {
-		chipnr = (int)(ofs >> chip->chip_shift);
-
-		nand_get_device(mtd, FL_READING);
-
-		/* Select the NAND device */
-		chip->select_chip(mtd, chipnr);
-	}
-
 	do {
 		if (chip->options & NAND_BUSWIDTH_16) {
 			chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_READOOB,
@@ -391,11 +377,6 @@
 		i++;
 	} while (!res && i < 2 && (chip->bbt_options & NAND_BBT_SCAN2NDPAGE));
 
-	if (getchip) {
-		chip->select_chip(mtd, -1);
-		nand_release_device(mtd);
-	}
-
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -533,14 +514,12 @@
  * nand_block_checkbad - [GENERIC] Check if a block is marked bad
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
  * @ofs: offset from device start
- * @getchip: 0, if the chip is already selected
  * @allowbbt: 1, if its allowed to access the bbt area
  *
  * Check, if the block is bad. Either by reading the bad block table or
  * calling of the scan function.
  */
-static int nand_block_checkbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, int getchip,
-			       int allowbbt)
+static int nand_block_checkbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, int allowbbt)
 {
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
 
@@ -551,17 +530,22 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!chip->bbt)
-		return chip->block_bad(mtd, ofs, getchip);
+		return chip->block_bad(mtd, ofs);
 
 	/* Return info from the table */
 	return nand_isbad_bbt(mtd, ofs, allowbbt);
 }
 
-/* Wait for the ready pin, after a command. The timeout is caught later. */
+/**
+ * nand_wait_ready - [GENERIC] Wait for the ready pin after commands.
+ * @mtd: MTD device structure
+ *
+ * Wait for the ready pin after a command, and warn if a timeout occurs.
+ */
 void nand_wait_ready(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
 	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
-	u32 timeo = (CONFIG_SYS_HZ * 20) / 1000;
+	u32 timeo = (CONFIG_SYS_HZ * 400) / 1000;
 	u32 time_start;
 
 	time_start = get_timer(0);
@@ -571,6 +555,9 @@
 			if (chip->dev_ready(mtd))
 				break;
 	}
+
+	if (!chip->dev_ready(mtd))
+		pr_warn("timeout while waiting for chip to become ready\n");
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nand_wait_ready);
 
@@ -871,15 +858,13 @@
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
  * @chip: NAND chip structure
  *
- * Wait for command done. This applies to erase and program only. Erase can
- * take up to 400ms and program up to 20ms according to general NAND and
- * SmartMedia specs.
+ * Wait for command done. This applies to erase and program only.
  */
 static int nand_wait(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 
-	int status, state = chip->state;
-	unsigned long timeo = (state == FL_ERASING ? 400 : 20);
+	int status;
+	unsigned long timeo = 400;
 
 	led_trigger_event(nand_led_trigger, LED_FULL);
 
@@ -912,6 +897,135 @@
 	return status;
 }
 
+#define BITS_PER_BYTE 8
+
+/**
+ * nand_check_erased_buf - check if a buffer contains (almost) only 0xff data
+ * @buf: buffer to test
+ * @len: buffer length
+ * @bitflips_threshold: maximum number of bitflips
+ *
+ * Check if a buffer contains only 0xff, which means the underlying region
+ * has been erased and is ready to be programmed.
+ * The bitflips_threshold specify the maximum number of bitflips before
+ * considering the region is not erased.
+ * Note: The logic of this function has been extracted from the memweight
+ * implementation, except that nand_check_erased_buf function exit before
+ * testing the whole buffer if the number of bitflips exceed the
+ * bitflips_threshold value.
+ *
+ * Returns a positive number of bitflips less than or equal to
+ * bitflips_threshold, or -ERROR_CODE for bitflips in excess of the
+ * threshold.
+ */
+static int nand_check_erased_buf(void *buf, int len, int bitflips_threshold)
+{
+	const unsigned char *bitmap = buf;
+	int bitflips = 0;
+	int weight;
+
+	for (; len && ((uintptr_t)bitmap) % sizeof(long);
+	     len--, bitmap++) {
+		weight = hweight8(*bitmap);
+		bitflips += BITS_PER_BYTE - weight;
+		if (unlikely(bitflips > bitflips_threshold))
+			return -EBADMSG;
+	}
+
+	for (; len >= 4; len -= 4, bitmap += 4) {
+		weight = hweight32(*((u32 *)bitmap));
+		bitflips += 32 - weight;
+		if (unlikely(bitflips > bitflips_threshold))
+			return -EBADMSG;
+	}
+
+	for (; len > 0; len--, bitmap++) {
+		weight = hweight8(*bitmap);
+		bitflips += BITS_PER_BYTE - weight;
+		if (unlikely(bitflips > bitflips_threshold))
+			return -EBADMSG;
+	}
+
+	return bitflips;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nand_check_erased_ecc_chunk - check if an ECC chunk contains (almost) only
+ *				 0xff data
+ * @data: data buffer to test
+ * @datalen: data length
+ * @ecc: ECC buffer
+ * @ecclen: ECC length
+ * @extraoob: extra OOB buffer
+ * @extraooblen: extra OOB length
+ * @bitflips_threshold: maximum number of bitflips
+ *
+ * Check if a data buffer and its associated ECC and OOB data contains only
+ * 0xff pattern, which means the underlying region has been erased and is
+ * ready to be programmed.
+ * The bitflips_threshold specify the maximum number of bitflips before
+ * considering the region as not erased.
+ *
+ * Note:
+ * 1/ ECC algorithms are working on pre-defined block sizes which are usually
+ *    different from the NAND page size. When fixing bitflips, ECC engines will
+ *    report the number of errors per chunk, and the NAND core infrastructure
+ *    expect you to return the maximum number of bitflips for the whole page.
+ *    This is why you should always use this function on a single chunk and
+ *    not on the whole page. After checking each chunk you should update your
+ *    max_bitflips value accordingly.
+ * 2/ When checking for bitflips in erased pages you should not only check
+ *    the payload data but also their associated ECC data, because a user might
+ *    have programmed almost all bits to 1 but a few. In this case, we
+ *    shouldn't consider the chunk as erased, and checking ECC bytes prevent
+ *    this case.
+ * 3/ The extraoob argument is optional, and should be used if some of your OOB
+ *    data are protected by the ECC engine.
+ *    It could also be used if you support subpages and want to attach some
+ *    extra OOB data to an ECC chunk.
+ *
+ * Returns a positive number of bitflips less than or equal to
+ * bitflips_threshold, or -ERROR_CODE for bitflips in excess of the
+ * threshold. In case of success, the passed buffers are filled with 0xff.
+ */
+int nand_check_erased_ecc_chunk(void *data, int datalen,
+				void *ecc, int ecclen,
+				void *extraoob, int extraooblen,
+				int bitflips_threshold)
+{
+	int data_bitflips = 0, ecc_bitflips = 0, extraoob_bitflips = 0;
+
+	data_bitflips = nand_check_erased_buf(data, datalen,
+					      bitflips_threshold);
+	if (data_bitflips < 0)
+		return data_bitflips;
+
+	bitflips_threshold -= data_bitflips;
+
+	ecc_bitflips = nand_check_erased_buf(ecc, ecclen, bitflips_threshold);
+	if (ecc_bitflips < 0)
+		return ecc_bitflips;
+
+	bitflips_threshold -= ecc_bitflips;
+
+	extraoob_bitflips = nand_check_erased_buf(extraoob, extraooblen,
+						  bitflips_threshold);
+	if (extraoob_bitflips < 0)
+		return extraoob_bitflips;
+
+	if (data_bitflips)
+		memset(data, 0xff, datalen);
+
+	if (ecc_bitflips)
+		memset(ecc, 0xff, ecclen);
+
+	if (extraoob_bitflips)
+		memset(extraoob, 0xff, extraooblen);
+
+	return data_bitflips + ecc_bitflips + extraoob_bitflips;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_check_erased_ecc_chunk);
+
 /**
  * nand_read_page_raw - [INTERN] read raw page data without ecc
  * @mtd: mtd info structure
@@ -1103,6 +1217,16 @@
 
 		stat = chip->ecc.correct(mtd, p,
 			&chip->buffers->ecccode[i], &chip->buffers->ecccalc[i]);
+		if (stat == -EBADMSG &&
+		    (chip->ecc.options & NAND_ECC_GENERIC_ERASED_CHECK)) {
+			/* check for empty pages with bitflips */
+			stat = nand_check_erased_ecc_chunk(p, chip->ecc.size,
+						&chip->buffers->ecccode[i],
+						chip->ecc.bytes,
+						NULL, 0,
+						chip->ecc.strength);
+		}
+
 		if (stat < 0) {
 			mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
 		} else {
@@ -1152,6 +1276,15 @@
 		int stat;
 
 		stat = chip->ecc.correct(mtd, p, &ecc_code[i], &ecc_calc[i]);
+		if (stat == -EBADMSG &&
+		    (chip->ecc.options & NAND_ECC_GENERIC_ERASED_CHECK)) {
+			/* check for empty pages with bitflips */
+			stat = nand_check_erased_ecc_chunk(p, eccsize,
+						&ecc_code[i], eccbytes,
+						NULL, 0,
+						chip->ecc.strength);
+		}
+
 		if (stat < 0) {
 			mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
 		} else {
@@ -1204,6 +1337,15 @@
 		chip->ecc.calculate(mtd, p, &ecc_calc[i]);
 
 		stat = chip->ecc.correct(mtd, p, &ecc_code[i], NULL);
+		if (stat == -EBADMSG &&
+		    (chip->ecc.options & NAND_ECC_GENERIC_ERASED_CHECK)) {
+			/* check for empty pages with bitflips */
+			stat = nand_check_erased_ecc_chunk(p, eccsize,
+						&ecc_code[i], eccbytes,
+						NULL, 0,
+						chip->ecc.strength);
+		}
+
 		if (stat < 0) {
 			mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
 		} else {
@@ -1231,6 +1373,7 @@
 	int i, eccsize = chip->ecc.size;
 	int eccbytes = chip->ecc.bytes;
 	int eccsteps = chip->ecc.steps;
+	int eccpadbytes = eccbytes + chip->ecc.prepad + chip->ecc.postpad;
 	uint8_t *p = buf;
 	uint8_t *oob = chip->oob_poi;
 	unsigned int max_bitflips = 0;
@@ -1250,19 +1393,29 @@
 		chip->read_buf(mtd, oob, eccbytes);
 		stat = chip->ecc.correct(mtd, p, oob, NULL);
 
-		if (stat < 0) {
-			mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
-		} else {
-			mtd->ecc_stats.corrected += stat;
-			max_bitflips = max_t(unsigned int, max_bitflips, stat);
-		}
-
 		oob += eccbytes;
 
 		if (chip->ecc.postpad) {
 			chip->read_buf(mtd, oob, chip->ecc.postpad);
 			oob += chip->ecc.postpad;
 		}
+
+		if (stat == -EBADMSG &&
+		    (chip->ecc.options & NAND_ECC_GENERIC_ERASED_CHECK)) {
+			/* check for empty pages with bitflips */
+			stat = nand_check_erased_ecc_chunk(p, chip->ecc.size,
+							   oob - eccpadbytes,
+							   eccpadbytes,
+							   NULL, 0,
+							   chip->ecc.strength);
+		}
+
+		if (stat < 0) {
+			mtd->ecc_stats.failed++;
+		} else {
+			mtd->ecc_stats.corrected += stat;
+			max_bitflips = max_t(unsigned int, max_bitflips, stat);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Calculate remaining oob bytes */
@@ -1361,8 +1514,7 @@
 	int ret = 0;
 	uint32_t readlen = ops->len;
 	uint32_t oobreadlen = ops->ooblen;
-	uint32_t max_oobsize = ops->mode == MTD_OPS_AUTO_OOB ?
-		mtd->oobavail : mtd->oobsize;
+	uint32_t max_oobsize = mtd_oobavail(mtd, ops);
 
 	uint8_t *bufpoi, *oob, *buf;
 	int use_bufpoi;
@@ -1712,10 +1864,7 @@
 
 	stats = mtd->ecc_stats;
 
-	if (ops->mode == MTD_OPS_AUTO_OOB)
-		len = chip->ecc.layout->oobavail;
-	else
-		len = mtd->oobsize;
+	len = mtd_oobavail(mtd, ops);
 
 	if (unlikely(ops->ooboffs >= len)) {
 		pr_debug("%s: attempt to start read outside oob\n",
@@ -1845,8 +1994,7 @@
  * Not for syndrome calculating ECC controllers, which use a special oob layout.
  */
 static int nand_write_page_raw(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
-				const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required,
-				int page)
+			       const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required, int page)
 {
 	chip->write_buf(mtd, buf, mtd->writesize);
 	if (oob_required)
@@ -1861,6 +2009,7 @@
  * @chip: nand chip info structure
  * @buf: data buffer
  * @oob_required: must write chip->oob_poi to OOB
+ * @page: page number to write
  *
  * We need a special oob layout and handling even when ECC isn't checked.
  */
@@ -1907,8 +2056,8 @@
  * @page: page number to write
  */
 static int nand_write_page_swecc(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
-				  const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required,
-				  int page)
+				 const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required,
+				 int page)
 {
 	int i, eccsize = chip->ecc.size;
 	int eccbytes = chip->ecc.bytes;
@@ -2029,6 +2178,7 @@
  * @chip: nand chip info structure
  * @buf: data buffer
  * @oob_required: must write chip->oob_poi to OOB
+ * @page: page number to write
  *
  * The hw generator calculates the error syndrome automatically. Therefore we
  * need a special oob layout and handling.
@@ -2103,7 +2253,7 @@
 						  oob_required, page);
 	else if (subpage)
 		status = chip->ecc.write_subpage(mtd, chip, offset, data_len,
-						  buf, oob_required, page);
+						 buf, oob_required, page);
 	else
 		status = chip->ecc.write_page(mtd, chip, buf, oob_required,
 					      page);
@@ -2145,7 +2295,6 @@
  * @oob: oob data buffer
  * @len: oob data write length
  * @ops: oob ops structure
- * @page: page number to write
  */
 static uint8_t *nand_fill_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *oob, size_t len,
 			      struct mtd_oob_ops *ops)
@@ -2214,8 +2363,7 @@
 	uint32_t writelen = ops->len;
 
 	uint32_t oobwritelen = ops->ooblen;
-	uint32_t oobmaxlen = ops->mode == MTD_OPS_AUTO_OOB ?
-				mtd->oobavail : mtd->oobsize;
+	uint32_t oobmaxlen = mtd_oobavail(mtd, ops);
 
 	uint8_t *oob = ops->oobbuf;
 	uint8_t *buf = ops->datbuf;
@@ -2404,10 +2552,7 @@
 	pr_debug("%s: to = 0x%08x, len = %i\n",
 			 __func__, (unsigned int)to, (int)ops->ooblen);
 
-	if (ops->mode == MTD_OPS_AUTO_OOB)
-		len = chip->ecc.layout->oobavail;
-	else
-		len = mtd->oobsize;
+	len = mtd_oobavail(mtd, ops);
 
 	/* Do not allow write past end of page */
 	if ((ops->ooboffs + ops->ooblen) > len) {
@@ -2597,7 +2742,7 @@
 
 		/* Check if we have a bad block, we do not erase bad blocks! */
 		if (!instr->scrub && nand_block_checkbad(mtd, ((loff_t) page) <<
-					chip->page_shift, 0, allowbbt)) {
+					chip->page_shift, allowbbt)) {
 			pr_warn("%s: attempt to erase a bad block at page 0x%08x\n",
 				    __func__, page);
 			instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
@@ -2684,7 +2829,20 @@
  */
 static int nand_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t offs)
 {
-	return nand_block_checkbad(mtd, offs, 1, 0);
+	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
+	int chipnr = (int)(offs >> chip->chip_shift);
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Select the NAND device */
+	nand_get_device(mtd, FL_READING);
+	chip->select_chip(mtd, chipnr);
+
+	ret = nand_block_checkbad(mtd, offs, 0);
+
+	chip->select_chip(mtd, -1);
+	nand_release_device(mtd);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2756,9 +2914,6 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 #endif
 
-	/* clear the sub feature parameters */
-	memset(subfeature_param, 0, ONFI_SUBFEATURE_PARAM_LEN);
-
 	chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_GET_FEATURES, addr, -1);
 	for (i = 0; i < ONFI_SUBFEATURE_PARAM_LEN; ++i)
 		*subfeature_param++ = chip->read_byte(mtd);
@@ -3491,7 +3646,7 @@
 			if (find_full_id_nand(mtd, chip, type, id_data, &busw))
 				goto ident_done;
 		} else if (*dev_id == type->dev_id) {
-				break;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3514,10 +3669,7 @@
 
 	chip->chipsize = (uint64_t)type->chipsize << 20;
 
-	if (!type->pagesize && chip->init_size) {
-		/* Set the pagesize, oobsize, erasesize by the driver */
-		busw = chip->init_size(mtd, chip, id_data);
-	} else if (!type->pagesize) {
+	if (!type->pagesize) {
 		/* Decode parameters from extended ID */
 		nand_decode_ext_id(mtd, chip, id_data, &busw);
 	} else {
@@ -3621,7 +3773,6 @@
  * This is the first phase of the normal nand_scan() function. It reads the
  * flash ID and sets up MTD fields accordingly.
  *
- * The mtd->owner field must be set to the module of the caller.
  */
 int nand_scan_ident(struct mtd_info *mtd, int maxchips,
 		    struct nand_flash_dev *table)
@@ -3797,7 +3948,7 @@
 			ecc->write_oob = nand_write_oob_std;
 		if (!ecc->read_subpage)
 			ecc->read_subpage = nand_read_subpage;
-		if (!ecc->write_subpage)
+		if (!ecc->write_subpage && ecc->hwctl && ecc->calculate)
 			ecc->write_subpage = nand_write_subpage_hwecc;
 
 	case NAND_ECC_HW_SYNDROME:
@@ -3875,10 +4026,8 @@
 		}
 
 		/* See nand_bch_init() for details. */
-		ecc->bytes = DIV_ROUND_UP(
-				ecc->strength * fls(8 * ecc->size), 8);
-		ecc->priv = nand_bch_init(mtd, ecc->size, ecc->bytes,
-					       &ecc->layout);
+		ecc->bytes = 0;
+		ecc->priv = nand_bch_init(mtd);
 		if (!ecc->priv) {
 			pr_warn("BCH ECC initialization failed!\n");
 			BUG();
@@ -3913,11 +4062,11 @@
 	 * The number of bytes available for a client to place data into
 	 * the out of band area.
 	 */
-	ecc->layout->oobavail = 0;
-	for (i = 0; ecc->layout->oobfree[i].length
-			&& i < ARRAY_SIZE(ecc->layout->oobfree); i++)
-		ecc->layout->oobavail += ecc->layout->oobfree[i].length;
-	mtd->oobavail = ecc->layout->oobavail;
+	mtd->oobavail = 0;
+	if (ecc->layout) {
+		for (i = 0; ecc->layout->oobfree[i].length; i++)
+			mtd->oobavail += ecc->layout->oobfree[i].length;
+	}
 
 	/* ECC sanity check: warn if it's too weak */
 	if (!nand_ecc_strength_good(mtd))
@@ -4002,18 +4151,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_scan_tail);
 
-/*
- * is_module_text_address() isn't exported, and it's mostly a pointless
- * test if this is a module _anyway_ -- they'd have to try _really_ hard
- * to call us from in-kernel code if the core NAND support is modular.
- */
-#ifdef MODULE
-#define caller_is_module() (1)
-#else
-#define caller_is_module() \
-	is_module_text_address((unsigned long)__builtin_return_address(0))
-#endif
-
 /**
  * nand_scan - [NAND Interface] Scan for the NAND device
  * @mtd: MTD device structure
@@ -4021,19 +4158,12 @@
  *
  * This fills out all the uninitialized function pointers with the defaults.
  * The flash ID is read and the mtd/chip structures are filled with the
- * appropriate values. The mtd->owner field must be set to the module of the
- * caller.
+ * appropriate values.
  */
 int nand_scan(struct mtd_info *mtd, int maxchips)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Many callers got this wrong, so check for it for a while... */
-	if (!mtd->owner && caller_is_module()) {
-		pr_crit("%s called with NULL mtd->owner!\n", __func__);
-		BUG();
-	}
-
 	ret = nand_scan_ident(mtd, maxchips, NULL);
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = nand_scan_tail(mtd);
@@ -4041,9 +4171,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_scan);
 
-module_init(nand_base_init);
-module_exit(nand_base_exit);
-
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Steven J. Hill <sjhill@realitydiluted.com>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>");
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
index 152f3bc..74c4c9a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  drivers/mtd/nand_bbt.c
- *
  *  Overview:
  *   Bad block table support for the NAND driver
  *
@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/bbm.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/nand.h>
-#include <linux/mtd/nand_ecc.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 
@@ -718,7 +715,7 @@
 		/* Must we save the block contents? */
 		if (td->options & NAND_BBT_SAVECONTENT) {
 			/* Make it block aligned */
-			to &= ~((loff_t)((1 << this->bbt_erase_shift) - 1));
+			to &= ~(((loff_t)1 << this->bbt_erase_shift) - 1);
 			len = 1 << this->bbt_erase_shift;
 			res = mtd_read(mtd, to, len, &retlen, buf);
 			if (res < 0) {
@@ -1073,15 +1070,15 @@
  * The bad block table memory is allocated here. It must be freed by calling
  * the nand_free_bbt function.
  */
-int nand_scan_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_bbt_descr *bd)
+static int nand_scan_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_bbt_descr *bd)
 {
 	struct nand_chip *this = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
-	int len, res = 0;
+	int len, res;
 	uint8_t *buf;
 	struct nand_bbt_descr *td = this->bbt_td;
 	struct nand_bbt_descr *md = this->bbt_md;
 
-	len = mtd->size >> (this->bbt_erase_shift + 2);
+	len = (mtd->size >> (this->bbt_erase_shift + 2)) ? : 1;
 	/*
 	 * Allocate memory (2bit per block) and clear the memory bad block
 	 * table.
@@ -1097,10 +1094,9 @@
 	if (!td) {
 		if ((res = nand_memory_bbt(mtd, bd))) {
 			pr_err("nand_bbt: can't scan flash and build the RAM-based BBT\n");
-			kfree(this->bbt);
-			this->bbt = NULL;
+			goto err;
 		}
-		return res;
+		return 0;
 	}
 	verify_bbt_descr(mtd, td);
 	verify_bbt_descr(mtd, md);
@@ -1110,9 +1106,8 @@
 	len += (len >> this->page_shift) * mtd->oobsize;
 	buf = vmalloc(len);
 	if (!buf) {
-		kfree(this->bbt);
-		this->bbt = NULL;
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		res = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	/* Is the bbt at a given page? */
@@ -1124,6 +1119,8 @@
 	}
 
 	res = check_create(mtd, buf, bd);
+	if (res)
+		goto err;
 
 	/* Prevent the bbt regions from erasing / writing */
 	mark_bbt_region(mtd, td);
@@ -1131,6 +1128,11 @@
 		mark_bbt_region(mtd, md);
 
 	vfree(buf);
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	kfree(this->bbt);
+	this->bbt = NULL;
 	return res;
 }
 
@@ -1369,5 +1371,3 @@
 
 	return ret;
 }
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(nand_scan_bbt);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bch.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bch.c
index d7f6ce0..c145203 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bch.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bch.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 		}
 	} else if (count < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ecc unrecoverable error\n");
-		count = -1;
+		count = -EBADMSG;
 	}
 	return count;
 }
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@
 /**
  * nand_bch_init - [NAND Interface] Initialize NAND BCH error correction
  * @mtd:	MTD block structure
- * @eccsize:	ecc block size in bytes
- * @eccbytes:	ecc length in bytes
- * @ecclayout:	output default layout
  *
  * Returns:
  *  a pointer to a new NAND BCH control structure, or NULL upon failure
@@ -110,14 +107,21 @@
  * @eccsize = 512  (thus, m=13 is the smallest integer such that 2^m-1 > 512*8)
  * @eccbytes = 7   (7 bytes are required to store m*t = 13*4 = 52 bits)
  */
-struct nand_bch_control *
-nand_bch_init(struct mtd_info *mtd, unsigned int eccsize, unsigned int eccbytes,
-	      struct nand_ecclayout **ecclayout)
+struct nand_bch_control *nand_bch_init(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
+	struct nand_chip *nand = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
 	unsigned int m, t, eccsteps, i;
-	struct nand_ecclayout *layout;
+	struct nand_ecclayout *layout = nand->ecc.layout;
 	struct nand_bch_control *nbc = NULL;
 	unsigned char *erased_page;
+	unsigned int eccsize = nand->ecc.size;
+	unsigned int eccbytes = nand->ecc.bytes;
+	unsigned int eccstrength = nand->ecc.strength;
+
+	if (!eccbytes && eccstrength) {
+		eccbytes = DIV_ROUND_UP(eccstrength * fls(8 * eccsize), 8);
+		nand->ecc.bytes = eccbytes;
+	}
 
 	if (!eccsize || !eccbytes) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "ecc parameters not supplied\n");
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@
 	eccsteps = mtd->writesize/eccsize;
 
 	/* if no ecc placement scheme was provided, build one */
-	if (!*ecclayout) {
+	if (!layout) {
 
 		/* handle large page devices only */
 		if (mtd->oobsize < 64) {
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@
 		layout->oobfree[0].offset = 2;
 		layout->oobfree[0].length = mtd->oobsize-2-layout->eccbytes;
 
-		*ecclayout = layout;
+		nand->ecc.layout = layout;
 	}
 
 	/* sanity checks */
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "eccsize %u is too large\n", eccsize);
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	if ((*ecclayout)->eccbytes != (eccsteps*eccbytes)) {
+	if (layout->eccbytes != (eccsteps*eccbytes)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "invalid ecc layout\n");
 		goto fail;
 	}
@@ -203,6 +207,9 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < eccbytes; i++)
 		nbc->eccmask[i] ^= 0xff;
 
+	if (!eccstrength)
+		nand->ecc.strength = (eccbytes * 8) / fls(8 * eccsize);
+
 	return nbc;
 fail:
 	nand_bch_free(nbc);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_ids.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_ids.c
index fdd0074..561d2cd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_ids.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_ids.c
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 /*
- *  drivers/mtd/nandids.c
- *
  *  Copyright (C) 2002 Thomas Gleixner (tglx@linutronix.de)
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -41,6 +39,10 @@
 	 * listed by full ID. We list them first so that we can easily identify
 	 * the most specific match.
 	 */
+	{"TC58NVG0S3E 1G 3.3V 8-bit",
+		{ .id = {0x98, 0xd1, 0x90, 0x15, 0x76, 0x14, 0x01, 0x00} },
+		  SZ_2K, SZ_128, SZ_128K, 0, 8, 64, NAND_ECC_INFO(1, SZ_512),
+		  2 },
 	{"TC58NVG2S0F 4G 3.3V 8-bit",
 		{ .id = {0x98, 0xdc, 0x90, 0x26, 0x76, 0x15, 0x01, 0x08} },
 		  SZ_4K, SZ_512, SZ_256K, 0, 8, 224, NAND_ECC_INFO(4, SZ_512) },
@@ -58,8 +60,8 @@
 		  SZ_16K, SZ_8K, SZ_4M, 0, 6, 1280, NAND_ECC_INFO(40, SZ_1K) },
 	{"H27UCG8T2ATR-BC 64G 3.3V 8-bit",
 		{ .id = {0xad, 0xde, 0x94, 0xda, 0x74, 0xc4} },
-		  SZ_8K, SZ_8K, SZ_2M, 0, 6, 640, NAND_ECC_INFO(40, SZ_1K),
-		  4 },
+		  SZ_8K, SZ_8K, SZ_2M, NAND_NEED_SCRAMBLING, 6, 640,
+		  NAND_ECC_INFO(40, SZ_1K), 4 },
 
 	LEGACY_ID_NAND("NAND 4MiB 5V 8-bit",   0x6B, 4, SZ_8K, SP_OPTIONS),
 	LEGACY_ID_NAND("NAND 4MiB 3,3V 8-bit", 0xE3, 4, SZ_8K, SP_OPTIONS),
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c
index ee353c7..0a9849e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/ndfc.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Overview:
- *   Platform independend driver for NDFC (NanD Flash Controller)
+ *   Platform independent driver for NDFC (NanD Flash Controller)
  *   integrated into IBM/AMCC PPC4xx cores
  *
  * (C) Copyright 2006-2009
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap_gpmc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap_gpmc.c
index cac9eea..37c4341 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/omap_gpmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/omap_gpmc.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 				return 0;
 			printf("Error: Bad compare! failed\n");
 			/* detected 2 bit error */
-			return -1;
+			return -EBADMSG;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/s3c2410_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/s3c2410_nand.c
index 2a0da6e..dd742a6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/s3c2410_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/s3c2410_nand.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	printf("s3c24x0_nand_correct_data: not implemented\n");
-	return -1;
+	return -EBADMSG;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/vf610_nfc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/vf610_nfc.c
index dfbefc6..f99bdaf 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/vf610_nfc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/vf610_nfc.c
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@
 };
 
 struct vf610_nfc {
-	struct mtd_info *mtd;
 	struct nand_chip chip;
 	void __iomem *regs;
 	uint buf_offset;