diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/scan.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) International Business Machines Corp., 2006
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See
+ * the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ * Author: Artem Bityutskiy (Битюцкий Артём)
+ */
+
+/*
+ * UBI scanning unit.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * Found logical eraseblocks are represented by &struct ubi_scan_leb objects.
+ * These objects are kept in per-volume RB-trees with the root at the
+ * corresponding &struct ubi_scan_volume object. To put it differently, we keep
+ * an RB-tree of per-volume objects and each of these objects is the root of
+ * RB-tree of per-eraseblock objects.
+ *
+ * Corrupted physical eraseblocks are put to the @corr list, free physical
+ * eraseblocks are put to the @free list and the physical eraseblock to be
+ * erased are put to the @erase list.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/crc32.h>
+#include "ubi.h"
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG_PARANOID
+static int paranoid_check_si(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
+			     struct ubi_scan_info *si);
+#else
+#define paranoid_check_si(ubi, si) 0
+#endif
+
+/* Temporary variables used during scanning */
+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)
+{
+	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb;
+
+	if (list == &si->free)
+		dbg_bld("add to free: PEB %d, EC %d", pnum, ec);
+	else if (list == &si->erase)
+		dbg_bld("add to erase: PEB %d, EC %d", pnum, ec);
+	else if (list == &si->corr)
+		dbg_bld("add to corrupted: PEB %d, EC %d", pnum, ec);
+	else if (list == &si->alien)
+		dbg_bld("add to alien: PEB %d, EC %d", pnum, ec);
+	else
+		BUG();
+
+	seb = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ubi_scan_leb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!seb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	seb->pnum = pnum;
+	seb->ec = ec;
+	list_add_tail(&seb->u.list, list);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * commit_to_mean_value - commit intermediate results to the final mean erase
+ * counter value.
+ * @si: scanning information
+ *
+ * This is a helper function which calculates partial mean erase counter mean
+ * value and adds it to the resulting mean value. As we can work only in
+ * integer arithmetic and we want to calculate the mean value of erase counter
+ * accurately, we first sum erase counter values in @si->ec_sum variable and
+ * count these components in @si->ec_count. If this temporary @si->ec_sum is
+ * going to overflow, we calculate the partial mean value
+ * (@si->ec_sum/@si->ec_count) and add it to @si->mean_ec.
+ */
+static void commit_to_mean_value(struct ubi_scan_info *si)
+{
+	si->ec_sum /= si->ec_count;
+	if (si->ec_sum % si->ec_count >= si->ec_count / 2)
+		si->mean_ec += 1;
+	si->mean_ec += si->ec_sum;
+}
+
+/**
+ * validate_vid_hdr - check that volume identifier header is correct and
+ * consistent.
+ * @vid_hdr: the volume identifier header to check
+ * @sv: information about the volume this logical eraseblock belongs to
+ * @pnum: physical eraseblock number the VID header came from
+ *
+ * This function checks that data stored in @vid_hdr is consistent. Returns
+ * non-zero if an inconsistency was found and zero if not.
+ *
+ * Note, UBI does sanity check of everything it reads from the flash media.
+ * Most of the checks are done in the I/O unit. Here we check that the
+ * information in the VID header is consistent to the information in other VID
+ * headers of the same volume.
+ */
+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 used_ebs = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->used_ebs);
+	int data_pad = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_pad);
+
+	if (sv->leb_count != 0) {
+		int sv_vol_type;
+
+		/*
+		 * This is not the first logical eraseblock belonging to this
+		 * volume. Ensure that the data in its VID header is consistent
+		 * to the data in previous logical eraseblock headers.
+		 */
+
+		if (vol_id != sv->vol_id) {
+			dbg_err("inconsistent vol_id");
+			goto bad;
+		}
+
+		if (sv->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME)
+			sv_vol_type = UBI_VID_STATIC;
+		else
+			sv_vol_type = UBI_VID_DYNAMIC;
+
+		if (vol_type != sv_vol_type) {
+			dbg_err("inconsistent vol_type");
+			goto bad;
+		}
+
+		if (used_ebs != sv->used_ebs) {
+			dbg_err("inconsistent used_ebs");
+			goto bad;
+		}
+
+		if (data_pad != sv->data_pad) {
+			dbg_err("inconsistent data_pad");
+			goto bad;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+bad:
+	ubi_err("inconsistent VID header at PEB %d", pnum);
+	ubi_dbg_dump_vid_hdr(vid_hdr);
+	ubi_dbg_dump_sv(sv);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * add_volume - add volume to the scanning information.
+ * @si: scanning information
+ * @vol_id: ID of the volume to add
+ * @pnum: physical eraseblock number
+ * @vid_hdr: volume identifier header
+ *
+ * If the volume corresponding to the @vid_hdr logical eraseblock is already
+ * present in the scanning information, this function does nothing. Otherwise
+ * it adds corresponding volume to the scanning information. Returns a pointer
+ * to the scanning volume object in case of success and a negative error code
+ * in case of failure.
+ */
+static struct ubi_scan_volume *add_volume(struct ubi_scan_info *si, int vol_id,
+					  int pnum,
+					  const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr)
+{
+	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));
+
+	/* Walk the volume RB-tree to look if this volume is already present */
+	while (*p) {
+		parent = *p;
+		sv = rb_entry(parent, struct ubi_scan_volume, rb);
+
+		if (vol_id == sv->vol_id)
+			return sv;
+
+		if (vol_id > sv->vol_id)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+		else
+			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+	}
+
+	/* The volume is absent - add it */
+	sv = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ubi_scan_volume), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!sv)
+		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->data_pad = ubi32_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;
+	if (vol_id > si->highest_vol_id)
+		si->highest_vol_id = vol_id;
+
+	rb_link_node(&sv->rb, parent, p);
+	rb_insert_color(&sv->rb, &si->volumes);
+	si->vols_found += 1;
+	dbg_bld("added volume %d", vol_id);
+	return sv;
+}
+
+/**
+ * compare_lebs - find out which logical eraseblock is newer.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @seb: first logical eraseblock to compare
+ * @pnum: physical eraseblock number of the second logical eraseblock to
+ * compare
+ * @vid_hdr: volume identifier header of the second logical eraseblock
+ *
+ * This function compares 2 copies of a LEB and informs which one is newer. In
+ * case of success this function returns a positive value, in case of failure, a
+ * negative error code is returned. The success return codes use the following
+ * bits:
+ *     o bit 0 is cleared: the first PEB (described by @seb) is newer then the
+ *       second PEB (described by @pnum and @vid_hdr);
+ *     o bit 0 is set: the second PEB is newer;
+ *     o bit 1 is cleared: no bit-flips were detected in the newer LEB;
+ *     o bit 1 is set: bit-flips were detected in the newer LEB;
+ *     o bit 2 is cleared: the older LEB is not corrupted;
+ *     o bit 2 is set: the older LEB is corrupted.
+ */
+static int compare_lebs(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
+			const struct ubi_scan_leb *seb, int pnum,
+			const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr)
+{
+	void *buf;
+	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);
+
+	if (seb->sqnum == 0 && sqnum2 == 0) {
+		long long abs, v1 = seb->leb_ver, v2 = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->leb_ver);
+
+		/*
+		 * UBI constantly increases the logical eraseblock version
+		 * number and it can overflow. Thus, we have to bear in mind
+		 * that versions that are close to %0xFFFFFFFF are less then
+		 * versions that are close to %0.
+		 *
+		 * The UBI WL unit guarantees that the number of pending tasks
+		 * is not greater then %0x7FFFFFFF. So, if the difference
+		 * between any two versions is greater or equivalent to
+		 * %0x7FFFFFFF, there was an overflow and the logical
+		 * eraseblock with lower version is actually newer then the one
+		 * with higher version.
+		 *
+		 * FIXME: but this is anyway obsolete and will be removed at
+		 * some point.
+		 */
+
+		dbg_bld("using old crappy leb_ver stuff");
+
+		abs = v1 - v2;
+		if (abs < 0)
+			abs = -abs;
+
+		if (abs < 0x7FFFFFFF)
+			/* Non-overflow situation */
+			second_is_newer = (v2 > v1);
+		else
+			second_is_newer = (v2 < v1);
+	} else
+		/* Obviously the LEB with lower sequence counter is older */
+		second_is_newer = sqnum2 > seb->sqnum;
+
+	/*
+	 * Now we know which copy is newer. If the copy flag of the PEB with
+	 * newer version is not set, then we just return, otherwise we have to
+	 * check data CRC. For the second PEB we already have the VID header,
+	 * for the first one - we'll need to re-read it from flash.
+	 *
+	 * FIXME: this may be optimized so that we wouldn't read twice.
+	 */
+
+	if (second_is_newer) {
+		if (!vid_hdr->copy_flag) {
+			/* It is not a copy, so it is newer */
+			dbg_bld("second PEB %d is newer, copy_flag is unset",
+				pnum);
+			return 1;
+		}
+	} else {
+		pnum = seb->pnum;
+
+		vidh = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi);
+		if (!vidh)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vidh, 0);
+		if (err) {
+			if (err == UBI_IO_BITFLIPS)
+				bitflips = 1;
+			else {
+				dbg_err("VID of PEB %d header is bad, but it "
+					"was OK earlier", pnum);
+				if (err > 0)
+					err = -EIO;
+
+				goto out_free_vidh;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!vidh->copy_flag) {
+			/* It is not a copy, so it is newer */
+			dbg_bld("first PEB %d is newer, copy_flag is unset",
+				pnum);
+			err = bitflips << 1;
+			goto out_free_vidh;
+		}
+
+		vid_hdr = vidh;
+	}
+
+	/* Read the data of the copy and check the CRC */
+
+	len = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
+	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out_free_vidh;
+	}
+
+	err = ubi_io_read_data(ubi, buf, pnum, 0, len);
+	if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS)
+		goto out_free_buf;
+
+	data_crc = ubi32_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",
+			pnum, crc, data_crc);
+		corrupted = 1;
+		bitflips = 0;
+		second_is_newer = !second_is_newer;
+	} else {
+		dbg_bld("PEB %d CRC is OK", pnum);
+		bitflips = !!err;
+	}
+
+	kfree(buf);
+	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vidh);
+
+	if (second_is_newer)
+		dbg_bld("second PEB %d is newer, copy_flag is set", pnum);
+	else
+		dbg_bld("first PEB %d is newer, copy_flag is set", pnum);
+
+	return second_is_newer | (bitflips << 1) | (corrupted << 2);
+
+out_free_buf:
+	kfree(buf);
+out_free_vidh:
+	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vidh);
+	ubi_assert(err < 0);
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_scan_add_used - add information about a physical eraseblock to the
+ * scanning information.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @si: scanning information
+ * @pnum: the physical eraseblock number
+ * @ec: erase counter
+ * @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
+ * 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,
+		      int bitflips)
+{
+	int err, vol_id, lnum;
+	uint32_t leb_ver;
+	unsigned long long sqnum;
+	struct ubi_scan_volume *sv;
+	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb;
+	struct rb_node **p, *parent = NULL;
+
+	vol_id = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id);
+	lnum = ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->lnum);
+	sqnum = ubi64_to_cpu(vid_hdr->sqnum);
+	leb_ver = ubi32_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);
+
+	sv = add_volume(si, vol_id, pnum, vid_hdr);
+	if (IS_ERR(sv) < 0)
+		return PTR_ERR(sv);
+
+	/*
+	 * 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.
+	 */
+	p = &sv->root.rb_node;
+	while (*p) {
+		int cmp_res;
+
+		parent = *p;
+		seb = rb_entry(parent, struct ubi_scan_leb, u.rb);
+		if (lnum != seb->lnum) {
+			if (lnum < seb->lnum)
+				p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+			else
+				p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * There is already a physical eraseblock describing the same
+		 * logical eraseblock present.
+		 */
+
+		dbg_bld("this LEB already exists: PEB %d, sqnum %llu, "
+			"LEB ver %u, EC %d", seb->pnum, seb->sqnum,
+			seb->leb_ver, seb->ec);
+
+		/*
+		 * Make sure that the logical eraseblocks have different
+		 * versions. Otherwise the image is bad.
+		 */
+		if (seb->leb_ver == leb_ver && leb_ver != 0) {
+			ubi_err("two LEBs with same version %u", leb_ver);
+			ubi_dbg_dump_seb(seb, 0);
+			ubi_dbg_dump_vid_hdr(vid_hdr);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Make sure that the logical eraseblocks have different
+		 * sequence numbers. Otherwise the image is bad.
+		 *
+		 * FIXME: remove 'sqnum != 0' check when leb_ver is removed.
+		 */
+		if (seb->sqnum == sqnum && sqnum != 0) {
+			ubi_err("two LEBs with same sequence number %llu",
+				sqnum);
+			ubi_dbg_dump_seb(seb, 0);
+			ubi_dbg_dump_vid_hdr(vid_hdr);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Now we have to drop the older one and preserve the newer
+		 * one.
+		 */
+		cmp_res = compare_lebs(ubi, seb, pnum, vid_hdr);
+		if (cmp_res < 0)
+			return cmp_res;
+
+		if (cmp_res & 1) {
+			/*
+			 * This logical eraseblock is newer then the one
+			 * found earlier.
+			 */
+			err = validate_vid_hdr(vid_hdr, sv, pnum);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
+
+			if (cmp_res & 4)
+				err = ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, seb->pnum,
+							   seb->ec, &si->corr);
+			else
+				err = ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, seb->pnum,
+							   seb->ec, &si->erase);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
+
+			seb->ec = ec;
+			seb->pnum = pnum;
+			seb->scrub = ((cmp_res & 2) || bitflips);
+			seb->sqnum = sqnum;
+			seb->leb_ver = leb_ver;
+
+			if (sv->highest_lnum == lnum)
+				sv->last_data_size =
+					ubi32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
+
+			return 0;
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * This logical eraseblock is older then the one found
+			 * previously.
+			 */
+			if (cmp_res & 4)
+				return ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, pnum, ec,
+							    &si->corr);
+			else
+				return ubi_scan_add_to_list(si, pnum, ec,
+							    &si->erase);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We've met this logical eraseblock for the first time, add it to the
+	 * scanning information.
+	 */
+
+	err = validate_vid_hdr(vid_hdr, sv, pnum);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	seb = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ubi_scan_leb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!seb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	seb->ec = ec;
+	seb->pnum = pnum;
+	seb->lnum = lnum;
+	seb->sqnum = sqnum;
+	seb->scrub = bitflips;
+	seb->leb_ver = leb_ver;
+
+	if (sv->highest_lnum <= lnum) {
+		sv->highest_lnum = lnum;
+		sv->last_data_size = ubi32_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);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_scan_find_sv - find information about a particular volume in the
+ * scanning information.
+ * @si: scanning information
+ * @vol_id: the requested volume ID
+ *
+ * This function returns a pointer to the volume description or %NULL if there
+ * are no data about this volume in the scanning information.
+ */
+struct ubi_scan_volume *ubi_scan_find_sv(const struct ubi_scan_info *si,
+					 int vol_id)
+{
+	struct ubi_scan_volume *sv;
+	struct rb_node *p = si->volumes.rb_node;
+
+	while (p) {
+		sv = rb_entry(p, struct ubi_scan_volume, rb);
+
+		if (vol_id == sv->vol_id)
+			return sv;
+
+		if (vol_id > sv->vol_id)
+			p = p->rb_left;
+		else
+			p = p->rb_right;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_scan_find_seb - find information about a particular logical
+ * eraseblock in the volume scanning information.
+ * @sv: a pointer to the volume scanning information
+ * @lnum: the requested logical eraseblock
+ *
+ * This function returns a pointer to the scanning logical eraseblock or %NULL
+ * if there are no data about it in the scanning volume information.
+ */
+struct ubi_scan_leb *ubi_scan_find_seb(const struct ubi_scan_volume *sv,
+				       int lnum)
+{
+	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb;
+	struct rb_node *p = sv->root.rb_node;
+
+	while (p) {
+		seb = rb_entry(p, struct ubi_scan_leb, u.rb);
+
+		if (lnum == seb->lnum)
+			return seb;
+
+		if (lnum > seb->lnum)
+			p = p->rb_left;
+		else
+			p = p->rb_right;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_scan_rm_volume - delete scanning information about a volume.
+ * @si: scanning information
+ * @sv: the volume scanning information to delete
+ */
+void ubi_scan_rm_volume(struct ubi_scan_info *si, struct ubi_scan_volume *sv)
+{
+	struct rb_node *rb;
+	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb;
+
+	dbg_bld("remove scanning information about volume %d", sv->vol_id);
+
+	while ((rb = rb_first(&sv->root))) {
+		seb = rb_entry(rb, struct ubi_scan_leb, u.rb);
+		rb_erase(&seb->u.rb, &sv->root);
+		list_add_tail(&seb->u.list, &si->erase);
+	}
+
+	rb_erase(&sv->rb, &si->volumes);
+	kfree(sv);
+	si->vols_found -= 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_scan_erase_peb - erase a physical eraseblock.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @si: scanning information
+ * @pnum: physical eraseblock number to erase;
+ * @ec: erase counter value to write (%UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC if it is unknown)
+ *
+ * This function erases physical eraseblock 'pnum', and writes the erase
+ * counter header to it. This function should only be used on UBI device
+ * initialization stages, when the EBA unit had not been yet initialized. This
+ * function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in case
+ * of failure.
+ */
+int ubi_scan_erase_peb(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
+		       const struct ubi_scan_info *si, int pnum, int ec)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct ubi_ec_hdr *ec_hdr;
+
+	ec_hdr = kzalloc(ubi->ec_hdr_alsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ec_hdr)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if ((long long)ec >= UBI_MAX_ERASECOUNTER) {
+		/*
+		 * Erase counter overflow. Upgrade UBI and use 64-bit
+		 * erase counters internally.
+		 */
+		ubi_err("erase counter overflow at PEB %d, EC %d", pnum, ec);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ec_hdr->ec = cpu_to_ubi64(ec);
+
+	err = ubi_io_sync_erase(ubi, pnum, 0);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto out_free;
+
+	err = ubi_io_write_ec_hdr(ubi, pnum, ec_hdr);
+
+out_free:
+	kfree(ec_hdr);
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_scan_get_free_peb - get a free physical eraseblock.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @si: scanning information
+ *
+ * This function returns a free physical eraseblock. It is supposed to be
+ * called on the UBI initialization stages when the wear-leveling unit is not
+ * initialized yet. This function picks a physical eraseblocks from one of the
+ * lists, writes the EC header if it is needed, and removes it from the list.
+ *
+ * This function returns scanning physical eraseblock information in case of
+ * success and an error code in case of failure.
+ */
+struct ubi_scan_leb *ubi_scan_get_free_peb(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
+					   struct ubi_scan_info *si)
+{
+	int err = 0, i;
+	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb;
+
+	if (!list_empty(&si->free)) {
+		seb = list_entry(si->free.next, struct ubi_scan_leb, u.list);
+		list_del(&seb->u.list);
+		dbg_bld("return free PEB %d, EC %d", seb->pnum, seb->ec);
+		return seb;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+		struct list_head *head;
+		struct ubi_scan_leb *tmp_seb;
+
+		if (i == 0)
+			head = &si->erase;
+		else
+			head = &si->corr;
+
+		/*
+		 * We try to erase the first physical eraseblock from the @head
+		 * list and pick it if we succeed, or try to erase the
+		 * next one if not. And so forth. We don't want to take care
+		 * about bad eraseblocks here - they'll be handled later.
+		 */
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(seb, tmp_seb, head, u.list) {
+			if (seb->ec == UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC)
+				seb->ec = si->mean_ec;
+
+			err = ubi_scan_erase_peb(ubi, si, seb->pnum, seb->ec+1);
+			if (err)
+				continue;
+
+			seb->ec += 1;
+			list_del(&seb->u.list);
+			dbg_bld("return PEB %d, EC %d", seb->pnum, seb->ec);
+			return seb;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ubi_err("no eraseblocks found");
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
+}
+
+/**
+ * process_eb - read UBI headers, check them and add corresponding data
+ * to the scanning information.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @si: scanning information
+ * @pnum: the physical eraseblock number
+ *
+ * This function returns a zero if the physical eraseblock was succesfully
+ * 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)
+{
+	long long ec;
+	int err, bitflips = 0, vol_id, ec_corr = 0;
+
+	dbg_bld("scan PEB %d", pnum);
+
+	/* Skip bad physical eraseblocks */
+	err = ubi_io_is_bad(ubi, pnum);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	else if (err) {
+		/*
+		 * FIXME: this is actually duty of the I/O unit to initialize
+		 * this, but MTD does not provide enough information.
+		 */
+		si->bad_peb_count += 1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	err = ubi_io_read_ec_hdr(ubi, pnum, ech, 0);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	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,
+					    &si->erase);
+	else if (err == UBI_IO_BAD_EC_HDR) {
+		/*
+		 * We have to also look at the VID header, possibly it is not
+		 * corrupted. Set %bitflips flag in order to make this PEB be
+		 * moved and EC be re-created.
+		 */
+		ec_corr = 1;
+		ec = UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC;
+		bitflips = 1;
+	}
+
+	si->is_empty = 0;
+
+	if (!ec_corr) {
+		/* Make sure UBI version is OK */
+		if (ech->version != UBI_VERSION) {
+			ubi_err("this UBI version is %d, image version is %d",
+				UBI_VERSION, (int)ech->version);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		ec = ubi64_to_cpu(ech->ec);
+		if (ec > UBI_MAX_ERASECOUNTER) {
+			/*
+			 * Erase counter overflow. The EC headers have 64 bits
+			 * reserved, but we anyway make use of only 31 bit
+			 * values, as this seems to be enough for any existing
+			 * flash. Upgrade UBI and use 64-bit erase counters
+			 * internally.
+			 */
+			ubi_err("erase counter overflow, max is %d",
+				UBI_MAX_ERASECOUNTER);
+			ubi_dbg_dump_ec_hdr(ech);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* OK, we've done with the EC header, let's look at the VID header */
+
+	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vidh, 0);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	else if (err == UBI_IO_BITFLIPS)
+		bitflips = 1;
+	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);
+		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);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		goto adjust_mean_ec;
+	}
+
+	vol_id = ubi32_to_cpu(vidh->vol_id);
+	if (vol_id > UBI_MAX_VOLUMES && vol_id != UBI_LAYOUT_VOL_ID) {
+		int lnum = ubi32_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);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
+			break;
+
+		case UBI_COMPAT_RO:
+			ubi_msg("read-only compatible internal volume %d:%d"
+				" found, switch to read-only mode",
+				vol_id, lnum);
+			ubi->ro_mode = 1;
+			break;
+
+		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);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
+			si->alien_peb_count += 1;
+			return 0;
+
+		case UBI_COMPAT_REJECT:
+			ubi_err("incompatible internal volume %d:%d found",
+				vol_id, lnum);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Both UBI headers seem to be fine */
+	err = ubi_scan_add_used(ubi, si, pnum, ec, vidh, bitflips);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+adjust_mean_ec:
+	if (!ec_corr) {
+		if (si->ec_sum + ec < ec) {
+			commit_to_mean_value(si);
+			si->ec_sum = 0;
+			si->ec_count = 0;
+		} else {
+			si->ec_sum += ec;
+			si->ec_count += 1;
+		}
+
+		if (ec > si->max_ec)
+			si->max_ec = ec;
+		if (ec < si->min_ec)
+			si->min_ec = ec;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_scan - scan an MTD device.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ *
+ * This function does full scanning of an MTD device and returns complete
+ * information about it. In case of failure, an error code is returned.
+ */
+struct ubi_scan_info *ubi_scan(struct ubi_device *ubi)
+{
+	int err, pnum;
+	struct rb_node *rb1, *rb2;
+	struct ubi_scan_volume *sv;
+	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb;
+	struct ubi_scan_info *si;
+
+	si = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ubi_scan_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!si)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->corr);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->free);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->erase);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->alien);
+	si->volumes = RB_ROOT;
+	si->is_empty = 1;
+
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	ech = kzalloc(ubi->ec_hdr_alsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ech)
+		goto out_si;
+
+	vidh = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi);
+	if (!vidh)
+		goto out_ech;
+
+	for (pnum = 0; pnum < ubi->peb_count; pnum++) {
+		cond_resched();
+
+		dbg_msg("process PEB %d", pnum);
+		err = process_eb(ubi, si, pnum);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto out_vidh;
+	}
+
+	dbg_msg("scanning is finished");
+
+	/* Finish mean erase counter calculations */
+	if (si->ec_count)
+		commit_to_mean_value(si);
+
+	if (si->is_empty)
+		ubi_msg("empty MTD device detected");
+
+	/*
+	 * In case of unknown erase counter we use the mean erase counter
+	 * value.
+	 */
+	ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &si->volumes, rb) {
+		ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb2, seb, &sv->root, u.rb)
+			if (seb->ec == UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC)
+				seb->ec = si->mean_ec;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(seb, &si->free, u.list) {
+		if (seb->ec == UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC)
+			seb->ec = si->mean_ec;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(seb, &si->corr, u.list)
+		if (seb->ec == UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC)
+			seb->ec = si->mean_ec;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(seb, &si->erase, u.list)
+		if (seb->ec == UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC)
+			seb->ec = si->mean_ec;
+
+	err = paranoid_check_si(ubi, si);
+	if (err) {
+		if (err > 0)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_vidh;
+	}
+
+	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vidh);
+	kfree(ech);
+
+	return si;
+
+out_vidh:
+	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vidh);
+out_ech:
+	kfree(ech);
+out_si:
+	ubi_scan_destroy_si(si);
+	return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+/**
+ * destroy_sv - free the scanning volume information
+ * @sv: scanning volume information
+ *
+ * This function destroys the volume RB-tree (@sv->root) and the scanning
+ * volume information.
+ */
+static void destroy_sv(struct ubi_scan_volume *sv)
+{
+	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb;
+	struct rb_node *this = sv->root.rb_node;
+
+	while (this) {
+		if (this->rb_left)
+			this = this->rb_left;
+		else if (this->rb_right)
+			this = this->rb_right;
+		else {
+			seb = rb_entry(this, struct ubi_scan_leb, u.rb);
+			this = rb_parent(this);
+			if (this) {
+				if (this->rb_left == &seb->u.rb)
+					this->rb_left = NULL;
+				else
+					this->rb_right = NULL;
+			}
+
+			kfree(seb);
+		}
+	}
+	kfree(sv);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_scan_destroy_si - destroy scanning information.
+ * @si: scanning information
+ */
+void ubi_scan_destroy_si(struct ubi_scan_info *si)
+{
+	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb, *seb_tmp;
+	struct ubi_scan_volume *sv;
+	struct rb_node *rb;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(seb, seb_tmp, &si->alien, u.list) {
+		list_del(&seb->u.list);
+		kfree(seb);
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(seb, seb_tmp, &si->erase, u.list) {
+		list_del(&seb->u.list);
+		kfree(seb);
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(seb, seb_tmp, &si->corr, u.list) {
+		list_del(&seb->u.list);
+		kfree(seb);
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(seb, seb_tmp, &si->free, u.list) {
+		list_del(&seb->u.list);
+		kfree(seb);
+	}
+
+	/* Destroy the volume RB-tree */
+	rb = si->volumes.rb_node;
+	while (rb) {
+		if (rb->rb_left)
+			rb = rb->rb_left;
+		else if (rb->rb_right)
+			rb = rb->rb_right;
+		else {
+			sv = rb_entry(rb, struct ubi_scan_volume, rb);
+
+			rb = rb_parent(rb);
+			if (rb) {
+				if (rb->rb_left == &sv->rb)
+					rb->rb_left = NULL;
+				else
+					rb->rb_right = NULL;
+			}
+
+			destroy_sv(sv);
+		}
+	}
+
+	kfree(si);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG_PARANOID
+
+/**
+ * paranoid_check_si - check if the scanning information is correct and
+ * consistent.
+ * @ubi: UBI device description object
+ * @si: scanning information
+ *
+ * This function returns zero if the scanning information is all right, %1 if
+ * not and a negative error code if an error occurred.
+ */
+static int paranoid_check_si(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
+			     struct ubi_scan_info *si)
+{
+	int pnum, err, vols_found = 0;
+	struct rb_node *rb1, *rb2;
+	struct ubi_scan_volume *sv;
+	struct ubi_scan_leb *seb, *last_seb;
+	uint8_t *buf;
+
+	/*
+	 * At first, check that scanning information is ok.
+	 */
+	ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &si->volumes, rb) {
+		int leb_count = 0;
+
+		cond_resched();
+
+		vols_found += 1;
+
+		if (si->is_empty) {
+			ubi_err("bad is_empty flag");
+			goto bad_sv;
+		}
+
+		if (sv->vol_id < 0 || sv->highest_lnum < 0 ||
+		    sv->leb_count < 0 || sv->vol_type < 0 || sv->used_ebs < 0 ||
+		    sv->data_pad < 0 || sv->last_data_size < 0) {
+			ubi_err("negative values");
+			goto bad_sv;
+		}
+
+		if (sv->vol_id >= UBI_MAX_VOLUMES &&
+		    sv->vol_id < UBI_INTERNAL_VOL_START) {
+			ubi_err("bad vol_id");
+			goto bad_sv;
+		}
+
+		if (sv->vol_id > si->highest_vol_id) {
+			ubi_err("highest_vol_id is %d, but vol_id %d is there",
+				si->highest_vol_id, sv->vol_id);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (sv->vol_type != UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME &&
+		    sv->vol_type != UBI_STATIC_VOLUME) {
+			ubi_err("bad vol_type");
+			goto bad_sv;
+		}
+
+		if (sv->data_pad > ubi->leb_size / 2) {
+			ubi_err("bad data_pad");
+			goto bad_sv;
+		}
+
+		last_seb = NULL;
+		ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb2, seb, &sv->root, u.rb) {
+			cond_resched();
+
+			last_seb = seb;
+			leb_count += 1;
+
+			if (seb->pnum < 0 || seb->ec < 0) {
+				ubi_err("negative values");
+				goto bad_seb;
+			}
+
+			if (seb->ec < si->min_ec) {
+				ubi_err("bad si->min_ec (%d), %d found",
+					si->min_ec, seb->ec);
+				goto bad_seb;
+			}
+
+			if (seb->ec > si->max_ec) {
+				ubi_err("bad si->max_ec (%d), %d found",
+					si->max_ec, seb->ec);
+				goto bad_seb;
+			}
+
+			if (seb->pnum >= ubi->peb_count) {
+				ubi_err("too high PEB number %d, total PEBs %d",
+					seb->pnum, ubi->peb_count);
+				goto bad_seb;
+			}
+
+			if (sv->vol_type == UBI_STATIC_VOLUME) {
+				if (seb->lnum >= sv->used_ebs) {
+					ubi_err("bad lnum or used_ebs");
+					goto bad_seb;
+				}
+			} else {
+				if (sv->used_ebs != 0) {
+					ubi_err("non-zero used_ebs");
+					goto bad_seb;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (seb->lnum > sv->highest_lnum) {
+				ubi_err("incorrect highest_lnum or lnum");
+				goto bad_seb;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (sv->leb_count != leb_count) {
+			ubi_err("bad leb_count, %d objects in the tree",
+				leb_count);
+			goto bad_sv;
+		}
+
+		if (!last_seb)
+			continue;
+
+		seb = last_seb;
+
+		if (seb->lnum != sv->highest_lnum) {
+			ubi_err("bad highest_lnum");
+			goto bad_seb;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (vols_found != si->vols_found) {
+		ubi_err("bad si->vols_found %d, should be %d",
+			si->vols_found, vols_found);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Check that scanning information is correct */
+	ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &si->volumes, rb) {
+		last_seb = NULL;
+		ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb2, seb, &sv->root, u.rb) {
+			int vol_type;
+
+			cond_resched();
+
+			last_seb = seb;
+
+			err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, seb->pnum, vidh, 1);
+			if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS) {
+				ubi_err("VID header is not OK (%d)", err);
+				if (err > 0)
+					err = -EIO;
+				return err;
+			}
+
+			vol_type = vidh->vol_type == UBI_VID_DYNAMIC ?
+				   UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME : UBI_STATIC_VOLUME;
+			if (sv->vol_type != vol_type) {
+				ubi_err("bad vol_type");
+				goto bad_vid_hdr;
+			}
+
+			if (seb->sqnum != ubi64_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)) {
+				ubi_err("bad vol_id %d", sv->vol_id);
+				goto bad_vid_hdr;
+			}
+
+			if (sv->compat != vidh->compat) {
+				ubi_err("bad compat %d", vidh->compat);
+				goto bad_vid_hdr;
+			}
+
+			if (seb->lnum != ubi32_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)) {
+				ubi_err("bad used_ebs %d", sv->used_ebs);
+				goto bad_vid_hdr;
+			}
+
+			if (sv->data_pad != ubi32_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)) {
+				ubi_err("bad leb_ver %u", seb->leb_ver);
+				goto bad_vid_hdr;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!last_seb)
+			continue;
+
+		if (sv->highest_lnum != ubi32_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)) {
+			ubi_err("bad last_data_size %d", sv->last_data_size);
+			goto bad_vid_hdr;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure that all the physical eraseblocks are in one of the lists
+	 * or trees.
+	 */
+	buf = kmalloc(ubi->peb_count, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	memset(buf, 1, ubi->peb_count);
+	for (pnum = 0; pnum < ubi->peb_count; pnum++) {
+		err = ubi_io_is_bad(ubi, pnum);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+		else if (err)
+			buf[pnum] = 0;
+	}
+
+	ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &si->volumes, rb)
+		ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb2, seb, &sv->root, u.rb)
+			buf[seb->pnum] = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(seb, &si->free, u.list)
+		buf[seb->pnum] = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(seb, &si->corr, u.list)
+		buf[seb->pnum] = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(seb, &si->erase, u.list)
+		buf[seb->pnum] = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(seb, &si->alien, u.list)
+		buf[seb->pnum] = 0;
+
+	err = 0;
+	for (pnum = 0; pnum < ubi->peb_count; pnum++)
+		if (buf[pnum]) {
+			ubi_err("PEB %d is not referred", pnum);
+			err = 1;
+		}
+
+	kfree(buf);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+	return 0;
+
+bad_seb:
+	ubi_err("bad scanning information about LEB %d", seb->lnum);
+	ubi_dbg_dump_seb(seb, 0);
+	ubi_dbg_dump_sv(sv);
+	goto out;
+
+bad_sv:
+	ubi_err("bad scanning information about volume %d", sv->vol_id);
+	ubi_dbg_dump_sv(sv);
+	goto out;
+
+bad_vid_hdr:
+	ubi_err("bad scanning information about volume %d", sv->vol_id);
+	ubi_dbg_dump_sv(sv);
+	ubi_dbg_dump_vid_hdr(vidh);
+
+out:
+	ubi_dbg_dump_stack();
+	return 1;
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_MTD_UBI_DEBUG_PARANOID */