--- /dev/null
+diff -ruN linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c linux-2.6.29-rc3/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
+--- linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c 2009-03-09 05:13:51.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-2.6.29-rc3/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c 2009-03-09 18:18:49.000000000 +0100
+@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
+ struct block_device *blkdev;
+ struct mtd_info mtd;
+ struct mutex write_mutex;
++ rwlock_t bdev_mutex;
++ char devname[0];
+ };
+
+
+@@ -80,6 +82,12 @@
+ size_t len = instr->len;
+ int err;
+
++ read_lock(&dev->bdev_mutex);
++ if (!dev->blkdev) {
++ err = -EINVAL;
++ goto done;
++ }
++
+ instr->state = MTD_ERASING;
+ mutex_lock(&dev->write_mutex);
+ err = _block2mtd_erase(dev, from, len);
+@@ -92,6 +100,10 @@
+
+ instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
+ mtd_erase_callback(instr);
++
++done:
++ read_unlock(&dev->bdev_mutex);
++
+ return err;
+ }
+
+@@ -103,10 +115,14 @@
+ struct page *page;
+ int index = from >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+ int offset = from & (PAGE_SIZE-1);
+- int cpylen;
++ int cpylen, err = 0;
++
++ read_lock(&dev->bdev_mutex);
++ if (!dev->blkdev || (from > mtd->size)) {
++ err = -EINVAL;
++ goto done;
++ }
+
+- if (from > mtd->size)
+- return -EINVAL;
+ if (from + len > mtd->size)
+ len = mtd->size - from;
+
+@@ -121,10 +137,14 @@
+ len = len - cpylen;
+
+ page = page_read(dev->blkdev->bd_inode->i_mapping, index);
+- if (!page)
+- return -ENOMEM;
+- if (IS_ERR(page))
+- return PTR_ERR(page);
++ if (!page) {
++ err = -ENOMEM;
++ goto done;
++ }
++ if (IS_ERR(page)) {
++ err = PTR_ERR(page);
++ goto done;
++ }
+
+ memcpy(buf, page_address(page) + offset, cpylen);
+ page_cache_release(page);
+@@ -135,7 +155,10 @@
+ offset = 0;
+ index++;
+ }
+- return 0;
++
++done:
++ read_unlock(&dev->bdev_mutex);
++ return err;
+ }
+
+
+@@ -187,12 +210,22 @@
+ size_t *retlen, const u_char *buf)
+ {
+ struct block2mtd_dev *dev = mtd->priv;
+- int err;
++ int err = 0;
++
++ read_lock(&dev->bdev_mutex);
++ if (!dev->blkdev) {
++ err = -EINVAL;
++ goto done;
++ }
+
+ if (!len)
+- return 0;
+- if (to >= mtd->size)
+- return -ENOSPC;
++ goto done;
++
++ if (to >= mtd->size) {
++ err = -ENOSPC;
++ goto done;
++ }
++
+ if (to + len > mtd->size)
+ len = mtd->size - to;
+
+@@ -201,6 +234,9 @@
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->write_mutex);
+ if (err > 0)
+ err = 0;
++
++done:
++ read_unlock(&dev->bdev_mutex);
+ return err;
+ }
+
+@@ -209,30 +245,15 @@
+ static void block2mtd_sync(struct mtd_info *mtd)
+ {
+ struct block2mtd_dev *dev = mtd->priv;
+- sync_blockdev(dev->blkdev);
+- return;
+-}
+-
++ read_lock(&dev->bdev_mutex);
++ if (dev->blkdev)
++ sync_blockdev(dev->blkdev);
++ read_unlock(&dev->bdev_mutex);
+
+-static void block2mtd_free_device(struct block2mtd_dev *dev)
+-{
+- if (!dev)
+- return;
+-
+- kfree(dev->mtd.name);
+-
+- if (dev->blkdev) {
+- invalidate_mapping_pages(dev->blkdev->bd_inode->i_mapping,
+- 0, -1);
+- close_bdev_exclusive(dev->blkdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
+- }
+-
+- kfree(dev);
++ return;
+ }
+
+-
+-/* FIXME: ensure that mtd->size % erase_size == 0 */
+-static struct block2mtd_dev *add_device(char *devname, int erase_size)
++static int _open_bdev(struct block2mtd_dev *dev)
+ {
+ struct block_device *bdev;
+ struct block2mtd_dev *dev;
+@@ -246,14 +267,14 @@
+ return NULL;
+
+ /* Get a handle on the device */
+- bdev = open_bdev_exclusive(devname, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE, NULL);
++ bdev = open_bdev_exclusive(dev->devname, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE, NULL);
+ #ifndef MODULE
+ if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
+
+ /* We might not have rootfs mounted at this point. Try
+ to resolve the device name by other means. */
+
+- dev_t devt = name_to_dev_t(devname);
++ dev_t devt = name_to_dev_t(dev->devname);
+ if (devt) {
+ bdev = open_by_devnum(devt, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ);
+ }
+@@ -261,17 +282,97 @@
+ #endif
+
+ if (IS_ERR(bdev)) {
+- ERROR("error: cannot open device %s", devname);
+- goto devinit_err;
++ ERROR("error: cannot open device %s", dev->devname);
++ return 1;
+ }
+ dev->blkdev = bdev;
+
+ if (MAJOR(bdev->bd_dev) == MTD_BLOCK_MAJOR) {
+ ERROR("attempting to use an MTD device as a block device");
+- goto devinit_err;
++ return 1;
+ }
+
++ return 0;
++}
++
++static void _close_bdev(struct block2mtd_dev *dev)
++{
++ struct block_device *bdev;
++
++ if (!dev->blkdev)
++ return;
++
++ bdev = dev->blkdev;
++ invalidate_mapping_pages(dev->blkdev->bd_inode->i_mapping, 0, -1);
++ close_bdev_exclusive(dev->blkdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
++ dev->blkdev = NULL;
++}
++
++static void block2mtd_free_device(struct block2mtd_dev *dev)
++{
++ if (!dev)
++ return;
++
++ kfree(dev->mtd.name);
++ _close_bdev(dev);
++ kfree(dev);
++}
++
++
++static int block2mtd_refresh(struct mtd_info *mtd)
++{
++ struct block2mtd_dev *dev = mtd->priv;
++ struct block_device *bdev;
++ dev_t devt;
++ int err = 0;
++
++ /* no other mtd function can run at this point */
++ write_lock(&dev->bdev_mutex);
++
++ /* get the device number for the whole disk */
++ devt = MKDEV(MAJOR(dev->blkdev->bd_dev), 0);
++
++ /* close the old block device */
++ _close_bdev(dev);
++
++ /* open the whole disk, issue a partition rescan, then */
++ bdev = open_by_devnum(devt, FMODE_WRITE | FMODE_READ);
++ if (!bdev || !bdev->bd_disk)
++ err = -EINVAL;
++ else {
++ err = rescan_partitions(bdev->bd_disk, bdev);
++ }
++ if (bdev)
++ close_bdev_exclusive(bdev, FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE);
++
++ /* try to open the partition block device again */
++ _open_bdev(dev);
++ write_unlock(&dev->bdev_mutex);
++
++ return err;
++}
++
++/* FIXME: ensure that mtd->size % erase_size == 0 */
++static struct block2mtd_dev *add_device(char *devname, int erase_size, char *mtdname)
++{
++ struct block2mtd_dev *dev;
++ struct mtd_partition *part;
++ char *name;
++
++ if (!devname)
++ return NULL;
++
++ dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct block2mtd_dev) + strlen(devname) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
++ if (!dev)
++ return NULL;
++
++ strcpy(dev->devname, devname);
++
++ if (_open_bdev(dev))
++ goto devinit_err;
++
+ mutex_init(&dev->write_mutex);
++ rwlock_init(&dev->bdev_mutex);
+
+ /* Setup the MTD structure */
+ /* make the name contain the block device in */
+@@ -295,6 +396,7 @@
+ dev->mtd.read = block2mtd_read;
+ dev->mtd.priv = dev;
+ dev->mtd.owner = THIS_MODULE;
++ dev->mtd.refresh_device = block2mtd_refresh;
+
+ if (add_mtd_device(&dev->mtd)) {
+ /* Device didnt get added, so free the entry */
+diff -ruN linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/drivers/mtd/Kconfig linux-2.6.29-rc3/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
+--- linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/drivers/mtd/Kconfig 2009-03-09 05:13:51.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-2.6.29-rc3/drivers/mtd/Kconfig 2009-03-09 18:10:48.000000000 +0100
+@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@
+ should normally be compiled as kernel modules. The modules perform
+ various checks and verifications when loaded.
+
++config MTD_ROOTFS_ROOT_DEV
++ bool "Automatically set 'rootfs' partition to be root filesystem"
++ depends on MTD_PARTITIONS
++ default y
++
++config MTD_ROOTFS_SPLIT
++ bool "Automatically split 'rootfs' partition for squashfs"
++ depends on MTD_PARTITIONS
++ default y
++
+ config MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS
+ tristate "RedBoot partition table parsing"
+ depends on MTD_PARTITIONS
+diff -ruN linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c linux-2.6.29-rc3/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c
+--- linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c 2009-03-09 05:13:51.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-2.6.29-rc3/drivers/mtd/mtdchar.c 2009-03-09 18:10:48.000000000 +0100
+@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
+
+ #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
+ #include <linux/mtd/compatmac.h>
++#include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
+
+ #include <asm/uaccess.h>
+
+@@ -773,6 +774,13 @@
+ file->f_pos = 0;
+ break;
+ }
++#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
++ case MTDREFRESH:
++ {
++ ret = refresh_mtd_partitions(mtd);
++ break;
++ }
++#endif
+
+ default:
+ ret = -ENOTTY;
+diff -ruN linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c linux-2.6.29-rc3/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
+--- linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c 2009-03-09 05:13:51.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-2.6.29-rc3/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c 2009-03-09 18:29:58.000000000 +0100
+@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
+ #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
+ #include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
+ #include <linux/mtd/compatmac.h>
++#include <linux/squashfs_fs.h>
++#include <linux/root_dev.h>
+
+ /* Our partition linked list */
+ static LIST_HEAD(mtd_partitions);
+@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@
+ * the pointer to that structure with this macro.
+ */
+ #define PART(x) ((struct mtd_part *)(x))
+-
++#define IS_PART(mtd) (mtd->read == part_read)
+
+ /*
+ * MTD methods which simply translate the effective address and pass through
+@@ -489,6 +491,148 @@
+ return slave;
+ }
+
++#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_ROOTFS_SPLIT
++#define ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME "rootfs_data"
++#define ROOTFS_REMOVED_NAME "<removed>"
++static int split_squashfs(struct mtd_info *master, int offset, int *split_offset)
++{
++ char buf[512];
++ struct squashfs_super_block *sb = (struct squashfs_super_block *) buf;
++ int len, ret;
++
++ ret = master->read(master, offset, sizeof(*sb), &len, buf);
++ if (ret || (len != sizeof(*sb))) {
++ printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: error occured while reading "
++ "from \"%s\"\n", master->name);
++ return -EINVAL;
++ }
++
++ if (*((u32 *) buf) != SQUASHFS_MAGIC) {
++ printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: no squashfs found in \"%s\"\n",
++ master->name);
++ *split_offset = 0;
++ return 0;
++ }
++
++ if (sb->bytes_used <= 0) {
++ printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: squashfs is empty in \"%s\"\n",
++ master->name);
++ *split_offset = 0;
++ return 0;
++ }
++
++ len = (u32) sb->bytes_used;
++ len += (offset & 0x000fffff);
++ len += (master->erasesize - 1);
++ len &= ~(master->erasesize - 1);
++ len -= (offset & 0x000fffff);
++ *split_offset = offset + len;
++
++ return 0;
++}
++
++static int split_rootfs_data(struct mtd_info *master, struct mtd_info *rpart, const struct mtd_partition *part,
++ int index)
++{
++ struct mtd_partition *dpart;
++ struct mtd_part *slave = NULL;
++ int split_offset = 0;
++ int ret;
++
++ ret = split_squashfs(master, part->offset, &split_offset);
++ if (ret)
++ return ret;
++
++ if (split_offset <= 0)
++ return 0;
++
++ dpart = kmalloc(sizeof(*part)+sizeof(ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME)+1, GFP_KERNEL);
++ if (dpart == NULL) {
++ printk(KERN_INFO "split_squashfs: no memory for partition \"%s\"\n",
++ ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
++ return -ENOMEM;
++ }
++
++ memcpy(dpart, part, sizeof(*part));
++ dpart->name = (unsigned char *)&dpart[1];
++ strcpy(dpart->name, ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
++
++ dpart->size -= split_offset - dpart->offset;
++ dpart->offset = split_offset;
++
++ if (dpart == NULL)
++ return 1;
++
++ printk(KERN_INFO "mtd: partition \"%s\" created automatically, ofs=%X, len=%X \n",
++ ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME, dpart->offset, dpart->size);
++
++ slave = add_one_partition(master, dpart, index, split_offset);
++ if (!slave) {
++ kfree(dpart);
++ return -ENOMEM;
++ }
++ rpart->split = &slave->mtd;
++
++ return 0;
++}
++
++static int refresh_rootfs_split(struct mtd_info *mtd)
++{
++ struct mtd_partition tpart;
++ struct mtd_part *part;
++ char *name;
++ int index = 0;
++ int offset, size;
++ int ret;
++
++ part = PART(mtd);
++
++ /* check for the new squashfs offset first */
++ ret = split_squashfs(part->master, part->offset, &offset);
++ if (ret)
++ return ret;
++
++ if ((offset > 0) && !mtd->split) {
++ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: creating new split partition for \"%s\"\n", __func__, mtd->name);
++ /* if we don't have a rootfs split partition, create a new one */
++ tpart.name = (char *) mtd->name;
++ tpart.size = mtd->size;
++ tpart.offset = part->offset;
++
++ /* find the index of the last partition */
++ if (!list_empty(&mtd_partitions))
++ index = list_first_entry(&mtd_partitions, struct mtd_part, list)->index + 1;
++
++ return split_rootfs_data(part->master, &part->mtd, &tpart, index);
++ } else if ((offset > 0) && mtd->split) {
++ /* update the offsets of the existing partition */
++ size = mtd->size + part->offset - offset;
++
++ part = PART(mtd->split);
++ part->offset = offset;
++ part->mtd.size = size;
++ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: %s partition \"" ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME "\", offset: 0x%06x (0x%06x)\n",
++ __func__, (!strcmp(part->mtd.name, ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME) ? "updating" : "creating"),
++ part->offset, part->mtd.size);
++ name = kmalloc(sizeof(ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
++ strcpy(name, ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME);
++ part->mtd.name = name;
++ } else if ((offset <= 0) && mtd->split) {
++ printk(KERN_INFO "%s: removing partition \"%s\"\n", __func__, mtd->split->name);
++
++ /* mark existing partition as removed */
++ part = PART(mtd->split);
++ name = kmalloc(sizeof(ROOTFS_SPLIT_NAME) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
++ strcpy(name, ROOTFS_REMOVED_NAME);
++ part->mtd.name = name;
++ part->offset = 0;
++ part->mtd.size = 0;
++ }
++
++ return 0;
++}
++#endif /* CONFIG_MTD_ROOTFS_SPLIT */
++
+ /*
+ * This function, given a master MTD object and a partition table, creates
+ * and registers slave MTD objects which are bound to the master according to
+@@ -502,14 +646,29 @@
+ {
+ struct mtd_part *slave;
+ uint64_t cur_offset = 0;
+- int i;
++ int i, j, ret;
+
+ printk(KERN_NOTICE "Creating %d MTD partitions on \"%s\":\n", nbparts, master->name);
+
+- for (i = 0; i < nbparts; i++) {
+- slave = add_one_partition(master, parts + i, i, cur_offset);
++ for (i = 0, j = 0; i < nbparts; i++) {
++ slave = add_one_partition(master, parts + i, j++, cur_offset);
+ if (!slave)
+ return -ENOMEM;
++
++ if (!strcmp(parts[i].name, "rootfs") && slave->registered) {
++#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_ROOTFS_ROOT_DEV
++ if (ROOT_DEV == 0) {
++ printk(KERN_NOTICE "mtd: partition \"rootfs\" "
++ "set to be root filesystem\n");
++ ROOT_DEV = MKDEV(MTD_BLOCK_MAJOR, slave->mtd.index);
++ }
++#endif
++#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_ROOTFS_SPLIT
++ ret = split_rootfs_data(master, &slave->mtd, &parts[i], j);
++ if (ret == 0)
++ j++;
++#endif
++ }
+ cur_offset = slave->offset + slave->mtd.size;
+ }
+
+@@ -517,6 +676,32 @@
+ }
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_mtd_partitions);
+
++int refresh_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *mtd)
++{
++ int ret = 0;
++
++ if (IS_PART(mtd)) {
++ struct mtd_part *part;
++ struct mtd_info *master;
++
++ part = PART(mtd);
++ master = part->master;
++ if (master->refresh_device)
++ ret = master->refresh_device(master);
++ }
++
++ if (!ret && mtd->refresh_device)
++ ret = mtd->refresh_device(mtd);
++
++#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_ROOTFS_SPLIT
++ if (!ret && IS_PART(mtd) && !strcmp(mtd->name, "rootfs"))
++ refresh_rootfs_split(mtd);
++#endif
++
++ return 0;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refresh_mtd_partitions);
++
+ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(part_parser_lock);
+ static LIST_HEAD(part_parsers);
+
+diff -ruN linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h linux-2.6.29-rc3/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+--- linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h 2009-03-09 05:13:58.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-2.6.29-rc3/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h 2009-03-09 18:10:48.000000000 +0100
+@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
+ uint8_t *oobbuf;
+ };
+
++struct mtd_info;
+ struct mtd_info {
+ u_char type;
+ uint32_t flags;
+@@ -225,6 +226,9 @@
+ struct module *owner;
+ int usecount;
+
++ int (*refresh_device)(struct mtd_info *mtd);
++ struct mtd_info *split;
++
+ /* If the driver is something smart, like UBI, it may need to maintain
+ * its own reference counting. The below functions are only for driver.
+ * The driver may register its callbacks. These callbacks are not
+diff -ruN linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h linux-2.6.29-rc3/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h
+--- linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h 2009-03-09 05:13:58.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-2.6.29-rc3/include/linux/mtd/partitions.h 2009-03-09 18:10:48.000000000 +0100
+@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
+ * erasesize aligned (e.g. use MTDPART_OFS_NEXTBLK).
+ */
+
++struct mtd_partition;
+ struct mtd_partition {
+ char *name; /* identifier string */
+ uint64_t size; /* partition size */
+@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
+ uint32_t mask_flags; /* master MTD flags to mask out for this partition */
+ struct nand_ecclayout *ecclayout; /* out of band layout for this partition (NAND only)*/
+ struct mtd_info **mtdp; /* pointer to store the MTD object */
++ int (*refresh_partition)(struct mtd_info *);
+ };
+
+ #define MTDPART_OFS_NXTBLK (-2)
+@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
+
+ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *, const struct mtd_partition *, int);
+ int del_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *);
++int refresh_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *);
+
+ /*
+ * Functions dealing with the various ways of partitioning the space
+diff -ruN linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/include/mtd/mtd-abi.h linux-2.6.29-rc3/include/mtd/mtd-abi.h
+--- linux-2.6.29-rc3.orig/include/mtd/mtd-abi.h 2009-03-09 05:13:57.000000000 +0100
++++ linux-2.6.29-rc3/include/mtd/mtd-abi.h 2009-03-09 18:10:48.000000000 +0100
+@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
+ #define ECCGETLAYOUT _IOR('M', 17, struct nand_ecclayout)
+ #define ECCGETSTATS _IOR('M', 18, struct mtd_ecc_stats)
+ #define MTDFILEMODE _IO('M', 19)
++#define MTDREFRESH _IO('M', 23)
+
+ /*
+ * Obsolete legacy interface. Keep it in order not to break userspace