diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
index 27008ae..dc66df6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0001.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,6 @@
 	ofs = from - (chipnum << cfi->chipshift);
 
 	*virt = map->virt + cfi->chips[chipnum].start + ofs;
-	*retlen = 0;
 	if (phys)
 		*phys = map->phys + cfi->chips[chipnum].start + ofs;
 
@@ -1460,8 +1459,6 @@
 	chipnum = (from >> cfi->chipshift);
 	ofs = from - (chipnum <<  cfi->chipshift);
 
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	while (len) {
 		unsigned long thislen;
 
@@ -1569,7 +1566,6 @@
 	int chipnum;
 	unsigned long ofs;
 
-	*retlen = 0;
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1817,7 +1813,6 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 		len += vecs[i].iov_len;
 
-	*retlen = 0;
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
index 27ac062..a89d899 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0002.c
@@ -1017,13 +1017,9 @@
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* ofs: offset within the first chip that the first read should start */
-
 	chipnum = (from >> cfi->chipshift);
 	ofs = from - (chipnum <<  cfi->chipshift);
 
-
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	while (len) {
 		unsigned long thislen;
 
@@ -1101,16 +1097,11 @@
 	int chipnum;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-
 	/* ofs: offset within the first chip that the first read should start */
-
 	/* 8 secsi bytes per chip */
 	chipnum=from>>3;
 	ofs=from & 7;
 
-
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	while (len) {
 		unsigned long thislen;
 
@@ -1255,7 +1246,6 @@
 	unsigned long ofs, chipstart;
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 
-	*retlen = 0;
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1497,7 +1487,6 @@
 	int chipnum;
 	unsigned long ofs;
 
-	*retlen = 0;
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1708,7 +1697,6 @@
 	int ret = 0;
 	int chipnum;
 
-	*retlen = 0;
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c
index 160402f..d690b7d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/cfi_cmdset_0020.c
@@ -394,8 +394,6 @@
 	chipnum = (from >> cfi->chipshift);
 	ofs = from - (chipnum <<  cfi->chipshift);
 
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	while (len) {
 		unsigned long thislen;
 
@@ -617,7 +615,6 @@
 	int chipnum;
 	unsigned long ofs;
 
-	*retlen = 0;
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/map_absent.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/map_absent.c
index 6be2eddf..f7a5bca 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/map_absent.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/map_absent.c
@@ -70,13 +70,11 @@
 
 static int map_absent_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t *retlen, u_char *buf)
 {
-	*retlen = 0;
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
 static int map_absent_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len, size_t *retlen, const u_char *buf)
 {
-	*retlen = 0;
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
index 4c2f84c..ba2d74b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@
 	int offset = from & (PAGE_SIZE-1);
 	int cpylen;
 
-	if (retlen)
-		*retlen = 0;
-
 	while (len) {
 		if ((offset + len) > PAGE_SIZE)
 			cpylen = PAGE_SIZE - offset;	// multiple pages
@@ -143,8 +140,6 @@
 	int offset = to & ~PAGE_MASK;	// page offset
 	int cpylen;
 
-	if (retlen)
-		*retlen = 0;
 	while (len) {
 		if ((offset+len) > PAGE_SIZE)
 			cpylen = PAGE_SIZE - offset;	// multiple pages
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2000.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2000.c
index ee4ee0b..7ad7b05 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2000.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2000.c
@@ -603,8 +603,6 @@
 	size_t left = len;
 
 	mutex_lock(&this->lock);
-
-	*retlen = 0;
 	while (left) {
 		len = left;
 
@@ -745,8 +743,6 @@
 	int status;
 
 	mutex_lock(&this->lock);
-
-	*retlen = 0;
 	while (left) {
 		len = left;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2001.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2001.c
index 1784415..7bff54e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2001.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2001.c
@@ -591,7 +591,6 @@
 		printk("Error programming flash\n");
 		/* Error in programming
 		   FIXME: implement Bad Block Replacement (in nftl.c ??) */
-		*retlen = 0;
 		ret = -EIO;
 	}
 	dummy = ReadDOC(docptr, LastDataRead);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2001plus.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2001plus.c
index a472bab..4a03d86 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2001plus.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/doc2001plus.c
@@ -792,7 +792,6 @@
 		printk("MTD: Error 0x%x programming at 0x%x\n", dummy, (int)to);
 		/* Error in programming
 		   FIXME: implement Bad Block Replacement (in nftl.c ??) */
-		*retlen = 0;
 		ret = -EIO;
 	}
 	dummy = ReadDOC(docptr, Mplus_LastDataRead);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/lart.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/lart.c
index c9ae601..6fb8dba 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/lart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/lart.c
@@ -518,8 +518,6 @@
    printk (KERN_DEBUG "%s(to = 0x%.8x, len = %d)\n", __func__, (__u32)to, len);
 #endif
 
-   *retlen = 0;
-
    /* sanity checks */
    if (!len) return (0);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
index 0955a8f..45cc4a1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
@@ -365,9 +365,6 @@
 	t[1].len = len;
 	spi_message_add_tail(&t[1], &m);
 
-	/* Byte count starts at zero. */
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	mutex_lock(&flash->lock);
 
 	/* Wait till previous write/erase is done. */
@@ -411,8 +408,6 @@
 	pr_debug("%s: %s to 0x%08x, len %zd\n", dev_name(&flash->spi->dev),
 			__func__, (u32)to, len);
 
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	/* sanity checks */
 	if (!len)
 		return(0);
@@ -500,8 +495,6 @@
 	pr_debug("%s: %s to 0x%08x, len %zd\n", dev_name(&flash->spi->dev),
 			__func__, (u32)to, len);
 
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	/* sanity checks */
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
index fc5c781..c76b446 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/mtd_dataflash.c
@@ -249,8 +249,6 @@
 	pr_debug("%s: read 0x%x..0x%x\n", dev_name(&priv->spi->dev),
 			(unsigned)from, (unsigned)(from + len));
 
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	/* Sanity checks */
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
@@ -323,8 +321,6 @@
 	pr_debug("%s: write 0x%x..0x%x\n",
 		dev_name(&spi->dev), (unsigned)to, (unsigned)(to + len));
 
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	/* Sanity checks */
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
index d0e8dc6..d3474a4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/phram.c
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
-
 static void unregister_devices(void)
 {
 	struct phram_mtd_list *this, *safe;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c
index 2238ab9..2cdbcc6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/spear_smi.c
@@ -574,11 +574,6 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!retlen)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	else
-		*retlen = 0;
-
 	/* select address as per bank number */
 	src = flash->base_addr + from;
 
@@ -675,11 +670,6 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (!retlen)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	else
-		*retlen = 0;
-
 	/* select address as per bank number */
 	dest = flash->base_addr + to;
 	mutex_lock(&flash->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/sst25l.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/sst25l.c
index 99d4a3c..5c2613c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/sst25l.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/sst25l.c
@@ -224,9 +224,6 @@
 	if (len == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (retlen)
-		*retlen = 0;
-
 	spi_message_init(&message);
 	memset(&transfer, 0, sizeof(transfer));
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c b/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c
index 0f3731c..a92906b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/lpddr/lpddr_cmds.c
@@ -535,9 +535,7 @@
 
 	/* ofs: offset within the first chip that the first read should start */
 	ofs = adr - (chipnum << lpddr->chipshift);
-
 	*mtdbuf = (void *)map->virt + chip->start + ofs;
-	*retlen = 0;
 
 	while (len) {
 		unsigned long thislen;
@@ -647,7 +645,6 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 		len += vecs[i].iov_len;
 
-	*retlen = 0;
 	if (!len)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c
index dd24232..f7a31cc 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@
 	int ret = 0, err;
 	int i;
 
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < concat->num_subdev; i++) {
 		struct mtd_info *subdev = concat->subdev[i];
 		size_t size, retsize;
@@ -126,8 +124,6 @@
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	int i;
 
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < concat->num_subdev; i++) {
 		struct mtd_info *subdev = concat->subdev[i];
 		size_t size, retsize;
@@ -169,8 +165,6 @@
 	int i;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	/* Calculate total length of data */
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 		total_len += vecs[i].iov_len;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index b9b2864..ead52b3 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@
 int mtd_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t *retlen,
 	     u_char *buf)
 {
+	*retlen = 0;
 	if (from < 0 || from > mtd->size || len > mtd->size - from)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return mtd->_read(mtd, from, len, retlen, buf);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
index 9c6445d..a1592cf 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
@@ -1753,9 +1753,6 @@
 	pr_debug("%s: to = 0x%08x, len = %i\n", __func__, (unsigned int)to,
 			(int)len);
 
-	/* Initialize retlen, in case of early exit */
-	*retlen = 0;
-
 	/* Reject writes, which are not page aligned */
         if (unlikely(NOTALIGNED(to) || NOTALIGNED(len))) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Attempt to write not page aligned data\n",