Merge branch 'master' of ssh://www.aleph1.co.uk/home/aleph1/git/yaffs2
[yaffs2.git] / yaffs_guts.c
index d6e4b11a90acff73824a5a2c94c42707b2884b01..feade2aff1044b208adf2647a924f374d79b52b4 100644 (file)
  */
 
 const char *yaffs_guts_c_version =
-    "$Id: yaffs_guts.c,v 1.101 2009-12-25 01:53:05 charles Exp $";
+    "$Id: yaffs_guts.c,v 1.120 2010-03-15 23:10:34 charles Exp $";
 
 #include "yportenv.h"
+#include "yaffs_trace.h"
 
 #include "yaffsinterface.h"
 #include "yaffs_guts.h"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ const char *yaffs_guts_c_version =
 
 
 #define YAFFS_PASSIVE_GC_CHUNKS 2
+#define YAFFS_SMALL_HOLE_THRESHOLD 3
 
 #include "yaffs_ecc.h"
 
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ static yaffs_Tnode *yaffs_FindLevel0Tnode(yaffs_Device *dev,
                                        yaffs_FileStructure *fStruct,
                                        __u32 chunkId);
 
+static int yaffs_HandleHole(yaffs_Object *obj, loff_t newSize);
 static void yaffs_SkipRestOfBlock(yaffs_Device *dev);
 static int yaffs_VerifyChunkWritten(yaffs_Device *dev,
                                        int chunkInNAND,
@@ -209,7 +212,7 @@ static int yaffs_InitialiseTempBuffers(yaffs_Device *dev)
        for (i = 0; buf && i < YAFFS_N_TEMP_BUFFERS; i++) {
                dev->tempBuffer[i].line = 0;    /* not in use */
                dev->tempBuffer[i].buffer = buf =
-                   YMALLOC_DMA(dev->totalBytesPerChunk);
+                   YMALLOC_DMA(dev->param.totalBytesPerChunk);
        }
 
        return buf ? YAFFS_OK : YAFFS_FAIL;
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@ int yaffs_IsManagedTempBuffer(yaffs_Device *dev, const __u8 *buffer)
                        return 1;
        }
 
-       for (i = 0; i < dev->nShortOpCaches; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; i < dev->param.nShortOpCaches; i++) {
                if (dev->srCache[i].data == buffer)
                        return 1;
        }
@@ -326,7 +329,7 @@ static Y_INLINE __u8 *yaffs_BlockBits(yaffs_Device *dev, int blk)
 static Y_INLINE void yaffs_VerifyChunkBitId(yaffs_Device *dev, int blk, int chunk)
 {
        if (blk < dev->internalStartBlock || blk > dev->internalEndBlock ||
-                       chunk < 0 || chunk >= dev->nChunksPerBlock) {
+                       chunk < 0 || chunk >= dev->param.nChunksPerBlock) {
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ERROR,
                (TSTR("**>> yaffs: Chunk Id (%d:%d) invalid"TENDSTR),
                        blk, chunk));
@@ -403,16 +406,19 @@ static int yaffs_CountChunkBits(yaffs_Device *dev, int blk)
 
 static int yaffs_SkipVerification(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
+       dev=dev;
        return !(yaffs_traceMask & (YAFFS_TRACE_VERIFY | YAFFS_TRACE_VERIFY_FULL));
 }
 
 static int yaffs_SkipFullVerification(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
+       dev=dev;
        return !(yaffs_traceMask & (YAFFS_TRACE_VERIFY_FULL));
 }
 
 static int yaffs_SkipNANDVerification(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
+       dev=dev;
        return !(yaffs_traceMask & (YAFFS_TRACE_VERIFY_NAND));
 }
 
@@ -453,9 +459,9 @@ static void yaffs_VerifyBlock(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_BlockInfo *bi, int n)
 
        actuallyUsed = bi->pagesInUse - bi->softDeletions;
 
-       if (bi->pagesInUse < 0 || bi->pagesInUse > dev->nChunksPerBlock ||
-          bi->softDeletions < 0 || bi->softDeletions > dev->nChunksPerBlock ||
-          actuallyUsed < 0 || actuallyUsed > dev->nChunksPerBlock)
+       if (bi->pagesInUse < 0 || bi->pagesInUse > dev->param.nChunksPerBlock ||
+          bi->softDeletions < 0 || bi->softDeletions > dev->param.nChunksPerBlock ||
+          actuallyUsed < 0 || actuallyUsed > dev->param.nChunksPerBlock)
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_VERIFY, (TSTR("Block %d has illegal values pagesInUsed %d softDeletions %d"TENDSTR),
                n, bi->pagesInUse, bi->softDeletions));
 
@@ -469,7 +475,7 @@ static void yaffs_VerifyBlock(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_BlockInfo *bi, int n)
        /* Check that the sequence number is valid.
         * Ten million is legal, but is very unlikely
         */
-       if (dev->isYaffs2 &&
+       if (dev->param.isYaffs2 &&
           (bi->blockState == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_ALLOCATING || bi->blockState == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_FULL) &&
           (bi->sequenceNumber < YAFFS_LOWEST_SEQUENCE_NUMBER || bi->sequenceNumber > 10000000))
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_VERIFY, (TSTR("Block %d has suspect sequence number of %d"TENDSTR),
@@ -681,12 +687,6 @@ static void yaffs_VerifyFile(yaffs_Object *obj)
 
        actualTallness = obj->variant.fileVariant.topLevel;
 
-       if (requiredTallness > actualTallness)
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_VERIFY,
-               (TSTR("Obj %d had tnode tallness %d, needs to be %d"TENDSTR),
-                obj->objectId, actualTallness, requiredTallness));
-
-
        /* Check that the chunks in the tnode tree are all correct.
         * We do this by scanning through the tnode tree and
         * checking the tags for every chunk match.
@@ -761,15 +761,15 @@ static void yaffs_VerifyObject(yaffs_Object *obj)
 
        /* Check sane object header chunk */
 
-       chunkMin = dev->internalStartBlock * dev->nChunksPerBlock;
-       chunkMax = (dev->internalEndBlock+1) * dev->nChunksPerBlock - 1;
+       chunkMin = dev->internalStartBlock * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock;
+       chunkMax = (dev->internalEndBlock+1) * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock - 1;
 
        chunkInRange = (((unsigned)(obj->hdrChunk)) >= chunkMin && ((unsigned)(obj->hdrChunk)) <= chunkMax);
        chunkIdOk = chunkInRange || (obj->hdrChunk == 0);
        chunkValid = chunkInRange &&
                        yaffs_CheckChunkBit(dev,
-                                       obj->hdrChunk / dev->nChunksPerBlock,
-                                       obj->hdrChunk % dev->nChunksPerBlock);
+                                       obj->hdrChunk / dev->param.nChunksPerBlock,
+                                       obj->hdrChunk % dev->param.nChunksPerBlock);
        chunkShouldNotBeDeleted = chunkInRange && !chunkValid;
 
        if (!obj->fake &&
@@ -1049,6 +1049,81 @@ static int yaffs_WriteNewChunkWithTagsToNAND(struct yaffs_DeviceStruct *dev,
        return chunk;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Oldest Dirty Sequence Number handling.
+ */
+/* yaffs_CalcOldestDirtySequence()
+ * yaffs_FindOldestDirtySequence()
+ * Calculate the oldest dirty sequence number if we don't know it.
+ */
+static int yaffs_CalcOldestDirtySequence(yaffs_Device *dev)
+{
+       int i;
+       __u32 seq;
+       yaffs_BlockInfo *b;
+
+       if(!dev->param.isYaffs2)
+               return 0;
+
+       /* Find the oldest dirty sequence number. */
+       seq = dev->sequenceNumber;
+       b = dev->blockInfo;
+       for (i = dev->internalStartBlock; i <= dev->internalEndBlock; i++) {
+               if (b->blockState == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_FULL &&
+                   (b->pagesInUse - b->softDeletions) < dev->param.nChunksPerBlock &&
+                   b->sequenceNumber < seq) 
+                               seq = b->sequenceNumber;
+               b++;
+       }
+       return seq;
+}
+
+
+static void yaffs_FindOldestDirtySequence(yaffs_Device *dev)
+{
+       if(dev->param.isYaffs2 && !dev->oldestDirtySequence)
+               dev->oldestDirtySequence = 
+                       yaffs_CalcOldestDirtySequence(dev);
+
+#if 0
+       if(!yaffs_SkipVerification(dev) &&
+               dev->oldestDirtySequence != yaffs_CalcOldestDirtySequence(dev))
+               YBUG();
+
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * yaffs_ClearOldestDirtySequence()
+ * Called when a block is erased or marked bad. (ie. when its sequenceNumber
+ * becomes invalid). If the value matches the oldest then we clear 
+ * dev->oldestDirtySequence to force its recomputation.
+ */
+static void yaffs_ClearOldestDirtySequence(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_BlockInfo *bi)
+{
+
+       if(!dev->param.isYaffs2)
+               return;
+
+       if(!bi || bi->sequenceNumber == dev->oldestDirtySequence)
+               dev->oldestDirtySequence = 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * yaffs_UpdateOldestDirtySequence()
+ * Update the oldest dirty sequence number whenever we dirty a block.
+ * Only do this if the oldestDirtySequence is actually being tracked.
+ */
+static void yaffs_UpdateOldestDirtySequence(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_BlockInfo *bi)
+{
+       if(dev->param.isYaffs2 && dev->oldestDirtySequence){
+               if(dev->oldestDirtySequence > bi->sequenceNumber)
+                       dev->oldestDirtySequence = bi->sequenceNumber;
+       }
+}
 /*
  * Block retiring for handling a broken block.
  */
@@ -1058,6 +1133,8 @@ static void yaffs_RetireBlock(yaffs_Device *dev, int blockInNAND)
        yaffs_BlockInfo *bi = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, blockInNAND);
 
        yaffs_InvalidateCheckpoint(dev);
+       
+       yaffs_ClearOldestDirtySequence(dev,bi);
 
        if (yaffs_MarkBlockBad(dev, blockInNAND) != YAFFS_OK) {
                if (yaffs_EraseBlockInNAND(dev, blockInNAND) != YAFFS_OK) {
@@ -1066,14 +1143,14 @@ static void yaffs_RetireBlock(yaffs_Device *dev, int blockInNAND)
                                TENDSTR), blockInNAND));
                } else {
                        yaffs_ExtendedTags tags;
-                       int chunkId = blockInNAND * dev->nChunksPerBlock;
+                       int chunkId = blockInNAND * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock;
 
                        __u8 *buffer = yaffs_GetTempBuffer(dev, __LINE__);
 
                        memset(buffer, 0xff, dev->nDataBytesPerChunk);
                        yaffs_InitialiseTags(&tags);
                        tags.sequenceNumber = YAFFS_SEQUENCE_BAD_BLOCK;
-                       if (dev->writeChunkWithTagsToNAND(dev, chunkId -
+                       if (dev->param.writeChunkWithTagsToNAND(dev, chunkId -
                                dev->chunkOffset, buffer, &tags) != YAFFS_OK)
                                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS, (TSTR("yaffs: Failed to "
                                        TCONT("write bad block marker to block %d")
@@ -1099,11 +1176,18 @@ static void yaffs_HandleWriteChunkOk(yaffs_Device *dev, int chunkInNAND,
                                const __u8 *data,
                                const yaffs_ExtendedTags *tags)
 {
+       dev=dev;
+       chunkInNAND=chunkInNAND;
+       data=data;
+       tags=tags;
 }
 
 static void yaffs_HandleUpdateChunk(yaffs_Device *dev, int chunkInNAND,
                                const yaffs_ExtendedTags *tags)
 {
+       dev=dev;
+       chunkInNAND=chunkInNAND;
+       tags=tags;
 }
 
 void yaffs_HandleChunkError(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_BlockInfo *bi)
@@ -1124,7 +1208,7 @@ void yaffs_HandleChunkError(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_BlockInfo *bi)
 static void yaffs_HandleWriteChunkError(yaffs_Device *dev, int chunkInNAND,
                int erasedOk)
 {
-       int blockInNAND = chunkInNAND / dev->nChunksPerBlock;
+       int blockInNAND = chunkInNAND / dev->param.nChunksPerBlock;
        yaffs_BlockInfo *bi = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, blockInNAND);
 
        yaffs_HandleChunkError(dev, bi);
@@ -1188,11 +1272,22 @@ static void yaffs_SetObjectName(yaffs_Object *obj, const YCHAR *name)
  * adds them to the tnode free list.
  * Don't use this function directly
  */
+static Y_INLINE int yaffs_CalcTnodeSize(yaffs_Device *dev)
+{
+       int tnodeSize;
+       /* Calculate the tnode size in bytes for variable width tnode support.
+        * Must be a multiple of 32-bits  */
+       tnodeSize = (dev->tnodeWidth * YAFFS_NTNODES_LEVEL0)/8;
+
+       if (tnodeSize < sizeof(yaffs_Tnode))
+               tnodeSize = sizeof(yaffs_Tnode);
+       return tnodeSize;
+}
 
 static int yaffs_CreateTnodes(yaffs_Device *dev, int nTnodes)
 {
        int i;
-       int tnodeSize;
+       int tnodeSize = yaffs_CalcTnodeSize(dev);
        yaffs_Tnode *newTnodes;
        __u8 *mem;
        yaffs_Tnode *curr;
@@ -1202,12 +1297,6 @@ static int yaffs_CreateTnodes(yaffs_Device *dev, int nTnodes)
        if (nTnodes < 1)
                return YAFFS_OK;
 
-       /* Calculate the tnode size in bytes for variable width tnode support.
-        * Must be a multiple of 32-bits  */
-       tnodeSize = (dev->tnodeWidth * YAFFS_NTNODES_LEVEL0)/8;
-
-       if (tnodeSize < sizeof(yaffs_Tnode))
-               tnodeSize = sizeof(yaffs_Tnode);
 
        /* make these things */
 
@@ -1280,6 +1369,11 @@ static yaffs_Tnode *yaffs_GetTnodeRaw(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        yaffs_Tnode *tn = NULL;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_VALGRIND_TEST
+       tn = YMALLOC(yaffs_CalcTnodeSize(dev));
+       if(tn)
+               dev->nTnodesCreated++;
+#else
        /* If there are none left make more */
        if (!dev->freeTnodes)
                yaffs_CreateTnodes(dev, YAFFS_ALLOCATION_NTNODES);
@@ -1296,7 +1390,7 @@ static yaffs_Tnode *yaffs_GetTnodeRaw(yaffs_Device *dev)
                dev->freeTnodes = dev->freeTnodes->internal[0];
                dev->nFreeTnodes--;
        }
-
+#endif
        dev->nCheckpointBlocksRequired = 0; /* force recalculation*/
 
        return tn;
@@ -1305,10 +1399,7 @@ static yaffs_Tnode *yaffs_GetTnodeRaw(yaffs_Device *dev)
 static yaffs_Tnode *yaffs_GetTnode(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        yaffs_Tnode *tn = yaffs_GetTnodeRaw(dev);
-       int tnodeSize = (dev->tnodeWidth * YAFFS_NTNODES_LEVEL0)/8;
-
-       if (tnodeSize < sizeof(yaffs_Tnode))
-               tnodeSize = sizeof(yaffs_Tnode);
+       int tnodeSize = yaffs_CalcTnodeSize(dev);
 
        if (tn)
                memset(tn, 0, tnodeSize);
@@ -1320,6 +1411,10 @@ static yaffs_Tnode *yaffs_GetTnode(yaffs_Device *dev)
 static void yaffs_FreeTnode(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_Tnode *tn)
 {
        if (tn) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_VALGRIND_TEST
+               YFREE(tn);
+               dev->nTnodesCreated--;
+#else
 #ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_TNODE_LIST_DEBUG
                if (tn->internal[YAFFS_NTNODES_INTERNAL] != 0) {
                        /* Hoosterman, this thing looks like it is already in the list */
@@ -1331,6 +1426,7 @@ static void yaffs_FreeTnode(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_Tnode *tn)
                tn->internal[0] = dev->freeTnodes;
                dev->freeTnodes = tn;
                dev->nFreeTnodes++;
+#endif
        }
        dev->nCheckpointBlocksRequired = 0; /* force recalculation*/
 }
@@ -1351,6 +1447,7 @@ static void yaffs_DeinitialiseTnodes(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
        dev->freeTnodes = NULL;
        dev->nFreeTnodes = 0;
+       dev->nTnodesCreated = 0;
 }
 
 static void yaffs_InitialiseTnodes(yaffs_Device *dev)
@@ -1438,6 +1535,8 @@ static yaffs_Tnode *yaffs_FindLevel0Tnode(yaffs_Device *dev,
        int requiredTallness;
        int level = fStruct->topLevel;
 
+       dev=dev;
+
        /* Check sane level and chunk Id */
        if (level < 0 || level > YAFFS_TNODES_MAX_LEVEL)
                return NULL;
@@ -1547,7 +1646,6 @@ static yaffs_Tnode *yaffs_AddOrFindLevel0Tnode(yaffs_Device *dev,
                                tn->internal[x] = yaffs_GetTnode(dev);
                                if(!tn->internal[x])
                                        return NULL;
-
                        } else if (l == 1) {
                                /* Looking from level 1 at level 0 */
                                if (passedTn) {
@@ -1585,8 +1683,8 @@ static int yaffs_FindChunkInGroup(yaffs_Device *dev, int theChunk,
        int j;
 
        for (j = 0; theChunk && j < dev->chunkGroupSize; j++) {
-               if (yaffs_CheckChunkBit(dev, theChunk / dev->nChunksPerBlock,
-                               theChunk % dev->nChunksPerBlock)) {
+               if (yaffs_CheckChunkBit(dev, theChunk / dev->param.nChunksPerBlock,
+                               theChunk % dev->param.nChunksPerBlock)) {
                        
                        if(dev->chunkGroupSize == 1)
                                return theChunk;
@@ -1704,10 +1802,11 @@ static void yaffs_SoftDeleteChunk(yaffs_Device *dev, int chunk)
 
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_DELETION, (TSTR("soft delete chunk %d" TENDSTR), chunk));
 
-       theBlock = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, chunk / dev->nChunksPerBlock);
+       theBlock = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, chunk / dev->param.nChunksPerBlock);
        if (theBlock) {
                theBlock->softDeletions++;
                dev->nFreeChunks++;
+               yaffs_UpdateOldestDirtySequence(dev,theBlock);
        }
 }
 
@@ -1807,6 +1906,10 @@ static void yaffs_SoftDeleteFile(yaffs_Object *obj)
  * level 0 tnode entries must be zeroed out.
  * Could also use this for file deletion, but that's probably better handled
  * by a special case.
+ *
+ * This function is recursive. For levels > 0 the function is called again on
+ * any sub-tree. For level == 0 we just check if the sub-tree has data.
+ * If there is no data in a subtree then it is pruned.
  */
 
 static yaffs_Tnode *yaffs_PruneWorker(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_Tnode *tn,
@@ -1819,27 +1922,22 @@ static yaffs_Tnode *yaffs_PruneWorker(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_Tnode *tn,
                hasData = 0;
 
                if(level > 0){
-                       for (i = 0; i < YAFFS_NTNODES_INTERNAL; i++) {
-                               if (tn->internal[i]) {
-                                       tn->internal[i] =
-                                               yaffs_PruneWorker(dev, tn->internal[i],
-                                                       level - 1,
-                                                       (i == 0) ? del0 : 1);
-                               }
-
-                               if (tn->internal[i])
-                                       hasData++;
-                        }
-               } else {
-                       int tnodeSize;
-                       __u32 *map = (__u32 *)tn;
-                       tnodeSize = (dev->tnodeWidth * YAFFS_NTNODES_LEVEL0)/8;
+                       for (i = 0; i < YAFFS_NTNODES_INTERNAL; i++) {
+                               if (tn->internal[i]) {
+                                       tn->internal[i] =
+                                               yaffs_PruneWorker(dev, tn->internal[i],
+                                                       level - 1,
+                                                       (i == 0) ? del0 : 1);
+                               }
 
-                       if (tnodeSize < sizeof(yaffs_Tnode))
-                               tnodeSize = sizeof(yaffs_Tnode);
-                        tnodeSize /= sizeof(__u32);
+                               if (tn->internal[i])
+                                       hasData++;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       int tnodeSize_u32 = yaffs_CalcTnodeSize(dev)/sizeof(__u32);
+                       __u32 *map = (__u32 *)tn;
 
-                        for(i = 0; !hasData && i < tnodeSize; i++){
+                        for(i = 0; !hasData && i < tnodeSize_u32; i++){
                                 if(map[i])
                                         hasData++;
                         }
@@ -1957,8 +2055,10 @@ static yaffs_Object *yaffs_AllocateEmptyObject(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        yaffs_Object *tn = NULL;
 
-#ifdef VALGRIND_TEST
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_VALGRIND_TEST
        tn = YMALLOC(sizeof(yaffs_Object));
+       if(tn)
+               dev->nObjectsCreated++;
 #else
        /* If there are none left make more */
        if (!dev->freeObjects)
@@ -2045,17 +2145,16 @@ static void yaffs_FreeObject(yaffs_Object *tn)
 {
        yaffs_Device *dev = tn->myDev;
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("FreeObject %p inode %p"TENDSTR), tn, tn->myInode));
-#endif
 
+       if (!tn)
+               YBUG();
        if (tn->parent)
                YBUG();
        if (!ylist_empty(&tn->siblings))
                YBUG();
 
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
        if (tn->myInode) {
                /* We're still hooked up to a cached inode.
                 * Don't delete now, but mark for later deletion
@@ -2063,12 +2162,12 @@ static void yaffs_FreeObject(yaffs_Object *tn)
                tn->deferedFree = 1;
                return;
        }
-#endif
 
        yaffs_UnhashObject(tn);
 
-#ifdef VALGRIND_TEST
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_VALGRIND_TEST
        YFREE(tn);
+       dev->nObjectsCreated--;
        tn = NULL;
 #else
        /* Link into the free list. */
@@ -2079,7 +2178,6 @@ static void yaffs_FreeObject(yaffs_Object *tn)
        dev->nCheckpointBlocksRequired = 0; /* force recalculation*/
 }
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 void yaffs_HandleDeferedFree(yaffs_Object *obj)
 {
@@ -2087,7 +2185,6 @@ void yaffs_HandleDeferedFree(yaffs_Object *obj)
                yaffs_FreeObject(obj);
 }
 
-#endif
 
 static void yaffs_DeinitialiseObjects(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
@@ -2105,6 +2202,7 @@ static void yaffs_DeinitialiseObjects(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
        dev->freeObjects = NULL;
        dev->nFreeObjects = 0;
+       dev->nObjectsCreated = 0;
 }
 
 static void yaffs_InitialiseObjects(yaffs_Device *dev)
@@ -2123,33 +2221,21 @@ static void yaffs_InitialiseObjects(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
 static int yaffs_FindNiceObjectBucket(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
-       static int x;
        int i;
        int l = 999;
        int lowest = 999999;
 
-       /* First let's see if we can find one that's empty. */
 
-       for (i = 0; i < 10 && lowest > 0; i++) {
-               x++;
-               x %= YAFFS_NOBJECT_BUCKETS;
-               if (dev->objectBucket[x].count < lowest) {
-                       lowest = dev->objectBucket[x].count;
-                       l = x;
-               }
-
-       }
-
-       /* If we didn't find an empty list, then try
-        * looking a bit further for a short one
+       /* Search for the shortest list or one that
+        * isn't too long.
         */
 
-       for (i = 0; i < 10 && lowest > 3; i++) {
-               x++;
-               x %= YAFFS_NOBJECT_BUCKETS;
-               if (dev->objectBucket[x].count < lowest) {
-                       lowest = dev->objectBucket[x].count;
-                       l = x;
+       for (i = 0; i < 10 && lowest > 4; i++) {
+               dev->bucketFinder++;
+               dev->bucketFinder %= YAFFS_NOBJECT_BUCKETS;
+               if (dev->objectBucket[dev->bucketFinder].count < lowest) {
+                       lowest = dev->objectBucket[dev->bucketFinder].count;
+                       l = dev->bucketFinder;
                }
 
        }
@@ -2209,11 +2295,10 @@ yaffs_Object *yaffs_FindObjectByNumber(yaffs_Device *dev, __u32 number)
                if (i) {
                        in = ylist_entry(i, yaffs_Object, hashLink);
                        if (in->objectId == number) {
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
+
                                /* Don't tell the VFS about this one if it is defered free */
                                if (in->deferedFree)
                                        return NULL;
-#endif
 
                                return in;
                        }
@@ -2226,7 +2311,7 @@ yaffs_Object *yaffs_FindObjectByNumber(yaffs_Device *dev, __u32 number)
 yaffs_Object *yaffs_CreateNewObject(yaffs_Device *dev, int number,
                                    yaffs_ObjectType type)
 {
-       yaffs_Object *theObject;
+       yaffs_Object *theObject=NULL;
        yaffs_Tnode *tn = NULL;
 
        if (number < 0)
@@ -2276,6 +2361,8 @@ yaffs_Object *yaffs_CreateNewObject(yaffs_Device *dev, int number,
                case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
                        YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&theObject->variant.directoryVariant.
                                        children);
+                       YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&theObject->variant.directoryVariant.
+                                       dirty);
                        break;
                case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_SYMLINK:
                case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_HARDLINK:
@@ -2368,6 +2455,7 @@ static yaffs_Object *yaffs_MknodObject(yaffs_ObjectType type,
 
 
 
+
        if (in) {
                in->hdrChunk = 0;
                in->valid = 1;
@@ -2493,7 +2581,7 @@ static int yaffs_ChangeObjectName(yaffs_Object *obj, yaffs_Object *newDir,
        }
 
        /* TODO: Do we need this different handling for YAFFS2 and YAFFS1?? */
-       if (obj->myDev->isYaffs2)
+       if (obj->myDev->param.isYaffs2)
                unlinkOp = (newDir == obj->myDev->unlinkedDir);
        else
                unlinkOp = (newDir == obj->myDev->unlinkedDir
@@ -2619,7 +2707,7 @@ static int yaffs_InitialiseBlocks(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
        if (dev->blockInfo) {
                /* Set up dynamic blockinfo stuff. */
-               dev->chunkBitmapStride = (dev->nChunksPerBlock + 7) / 8; /* round up bytes */
+               dev->chunkBitmapStride = (dev->param.nChunksPerBlock + 7) / 8; /* round up bytes */
                dev->chunkBits = YMALLOC(dev->chunkBitmapStride * nBlocks);
                if (!dev->chunkBits) {
                        dev->chunkBits = YMALLOC_ALT(dev->chunkBitmapStride * nBlocks);
@@ -2659,33 +2747,14 @@ static void yaffs_DeinitialiseBlocks(yaffs_Device *dev)
 static int yaffs_BlockNotDisqualifiedFromGC(yaffs_Device *dev,
                                        yaffs_BlockInfo *bi)
 {
-       int i;
-       __u32 seq;
-       yaffs_BlockInfo *b;
 
-       if (!dev->isYaffs2)
+       if (!dev->param.isYaffs2)
                return 1;       /* disqualification only applies to yaffs2. */
 
        if (!bi->hasShrinkHeader)
                return 1;       /* can gc */
 
-       /* Find the oldest dirty sequence number if we don't know it and save it
-        * so we don't have to keep recomputing it.
-        */
-       if (!dev->oldestDirtySequence) {
-               seq = dev->sequenceNumber;
-
-               for (i = dev->internalStartBlock; i <= dev->internalEndBlock;
-                               i++) {
-                       b = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, i);
-                       if (b->blockState == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_FULL &&
-                           (b->pagesInUse - b->softDeletions) <
-                           dev->nChunksPerBlock && b->sequenceNumber < seq) {
-                               seq = b->sequenceNumber;
-                       }
-               }
-               dev->oldestDirtySequence = seq;
-       }
+       yaffs_FindOldestDirtySequence(dev);
 
        /* Can't do gc of this block if there are any blocks older than this one that have
         * discarded pages.
@@ -2693,7 +2762,70 @@ static int yaffs_BlockNotDisqualifiedFromGC(yaffs_Device *dev,
        return (bi->sequenceNumber <= dev->oldestDirtySequence);
 }
 
-/* FindDiretiestBlock is used to select the dirtiest block (or close enough)
+/*
+ * yaffs_FindRefreshBlock()
+ * periodically finds the oldest full block by sequence number for refreshing.
+ * Only for yaffs2.
+ */
+static __u32 yaffs_FindRefreshBlock(yaffs_Device *dev)
+{
+       __u32 b ;
+
+       __u32 oldest = 0;
+       __u32 oldestSequence = 0;
+
+       yaffs_BlockInfo *bi;
+
+       /*
+        * If refresh period < 10 then refreshing is disabled.
+        */
+       if(dev->param.refreshPeriod < 10 ||
+               !dev->param.isYaffs2)
+               return oldest;
+
+        /*
+         * Fix broken values.
+         */
+        if(dev->refreshSkip > dev->param.refreshPeriod)
+                dev->refreshSkip = dev->param.refreshPeriod;
+
+       if(dev->refreshSkip > 0){
+               dev->refreshSkip--;
+               return oldest;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Refresh skip is now zero.
+        * We'll do a refresh this time around....
+        * Update the refresh skip and find the oldest block.
+        */
+       dev->refreshSkip = dev->param.refreshPeriod;
+       dev->refreshCount++;
+       bi = dev->blockInfo;
+       for (b = dev->internalStartBlock; b <=dev->internalEndBlock; b++){
+
+               if (bi->blockState == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_FULL){
+
+                       if(oldest < 1 ||
+                                bi->sequenceNumber < oldestSequence){
+                                oldest = b;
+                                oldestSequence = bi->sequenceNumber;
+                        }
+               }
+               bi++;
+       }
+
+       if (oldest > 0) {
+               T(YAFFS_TRACE_GC,
+                 (TSTR("GC refresh count %d selected block %d with sequenceNumber %d" TENDSTR),
+                  dev->refreshCount, oldest, oldestSequence));
+       }
+
+       return oldest;
+}
+
+/*
+ * FindDiretiestBlock is used to select the dirtiest block (or close enough)
  * for garbage collection.
  */
 
@@ -2712,11 +2844,9 @@ static int yaffs_FindBlockForGarbageCollection(yaffs_Device *dev,
 
        /* First let's see if we need to grab a prioritised block */
        if (dev->hasPendingPrioritisedGCs) {
+               bi = dev->blockInfo;
                for (i = dev->internalStartBlock; i < dev->internalEndBlock && !prioritised; i++) {
 
-                       bi = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, i);
-                       /* yaffs_VerifyBlock(dev,bi,i); */
-
                        if (bi->gcPrioritise) {
                                pendingPrioritisedExist = 1;
                                if (bi->blockState == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_FULL &&
@@ -2727,6 +2857,7 @@ static int yaffs_FindBlockForGarbageCollection(yaffs_Device *dev,
                                        aggressive = 1; /* Fool the non-aggressive skip logiv below */
                                }
                        }
+                       bi++;
                }
 
                if (!pendingPrioritisedExist) /* None found, so we can clear this */
@@ -2746,7 +2877,7 @@ static int yaffs_FindBlockForGarbageCollection(yaffs_Device *dev,
 
        if (!prioritised)
                pagesInUse =
-                       (aggressive) ? dev->nChunksPerBlock : YAFFS_PASSIVE_GC_CHUNKS + 1;
+                       (aggressive) ? dev->param.nChunksPerBlock : YAFFS_PASSIVE_GC_CHUNKS + 1;
 
        if (aggressive)
                iterations =
@@ -2785,11 +2916,9 @@ static int yaffs_FindBlockForGarbageCollection(yaffs_Device *dev,
        if (dirtiest > 0) {
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_GC,
                  (TSTR("GC Selected block %d with %d free, prioritised:%d" TENDSTR), dirtiest,
-                  dev->nChunksPerBlock - pagesInUse, prioritised));
+                  dev->param.nChunksPerBlock - pagesInUse, prioritised));
        }
 
-       dev->oldestDirtySequence = 0;
-
        if (dirtiest > 0)
                dev->nonAggressiveSkip = 4;
 
@@ -2810,8 +2939,14 @@ static void yaffs_BlockBecameDirty(yaffs_Device *dev, int blockNo)
                (TSTR("yaffs_BlockBecameDirty block %d state %d %s"TENDSTR),
                blockNo, bi->blockState, (bi->needsRetiring) ? "needs retiring" : ""));
 
+       yaffs_ClearOldestDirtySequence(dev,bi);
+
        bi->blockState = YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_DIRTY;
 
+       /* If this is the block being garbage collected then stop gc'ing this block */
+       if(blockNo == dev->gcBlock)
+               dev->gcBlock = -1;
+
        if (!bi->needsRetiring) {
                yaffs_InvalidateCheckpoint(dev);
                erasedOk = yaffs_EraseBlockInNAND(dev, blockNo);
@@ -2825,9 +2960,9 @@ static void yaffs_BlockBecameDirty(yaffs_Device *dev, int blockNo)
        if (erasedOk &&
            ((yaffs_traceMask & YAFFS_TRACE_ERASE) || !yaffs_SkipVerification(dev))) {
                int i;
-               for (i = 0; i < dev->nChunksPerBlock; i++) {
+               for (i = 0; i < dev->param.nChunksPerBlock; i++) {
                        if (!yaffs_CheckChunkErased
-                           (dev, blockNo * dev->nChunksPerBlock + i)) {
+                           (dev, blockNo * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock + i)) {
                                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ERROR,
                                  (TSTR
                                   (">>Block %d erasure supposedly OK, but chunk %d not erased"
@@ -2839,6 +2974,7 @@ static void yaffs_BlockBecameDirty(yaffs_Device *dev, int blockNo)
        if (erasedOk) {
                /* Clean it up... */
                bi->blockState = YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_EMPTY;
+               bi->sequenceNumber = 0;
                dev->nErasedBlocks++;
                bi->pagesInUse = 0;
                bi->softDeletions = 0;
@@ -2850,7 +2986,7 @@ static void yaffs_BlockBecameDirty(yaffs_Device *dev, int blockNo)
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ERASE,
                  (TSTR("Erased block %d" TENDSTR), blockNo));
        } else {
-               dev->nFreeChunks -= dev->nChunksPerBlock;       /* We lost a block of free space */
+               dev->nFreeChunks -= dev->param.nChunksPerBlock; /* We lost a block of free space */
 
                yaffs_RetireBlock(dev, blockNo);
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ERROR | YAFFS_TRACE_BAD_BLOCKS,
@@ -2911,17 +3047,12 @@ static int yaffs_FindBlockForAllocation(yaffs_Device *dev)
 static int yaffs_CalcCheckpointBlocksRequired(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        if (!dev->nCheckpointBlocksRequired &&
-          dev->isYaffs2) {
+          dev->param.isYaffs2) {
                /* Not a valid value so recalculate */
                int nBytes = 0;
                int nBlocks;
-               int devBlocks = (dev->endBlock - dev->startBlock + 1);
-               int tnodeSize;
-
-               tnodeSize = (dev->tnodeWidth * YAFFS_NTNODES_LEVEL0)/8;
-
-               if (tnodeSize < sizeof(yaffs_Tnode))
-                       tnodeSize = sizeof(yaffs_Tnode);
+               int devBlocks = (dev->param.endBlock - dev->param.startBlock + 1);
+               int tnodeSize = yaffs_CalcTnodeSize(dev);
 
                nBytes += sizeof(yaffs_CheckpointValidity);
                nBytes += sizeof(yaffs_CheckpointDevice);
@@ -2934,7 +3065,7 @@ static int yaffs_CalcCheckpointBlocksRequired(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
                /* Round up and add 2 blocks to allow for some bad blocks, so add 3 */
 
-               nBlocks = (nBytes/(dev->nDataBytesPerChunk * dev->nChunksPerBlock)) + 3;
+               nBlocks = (nBytes/(dev->nDataBytesPerChunk * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock)) + 3;
 
                dev->nCheckpointBlocksRequired = nBlocks;
        }
@@ -2946,13 +3077,13 @@ static int yaffs_CalcCheckpointBlocksRequired(yaffs_Device *dev)
  * Check if there's space to allocate...
  * Thinks.... do we need top make this ths same as yaffs_GetFreeChunks()?
  */
-static int yaffs_CheckSpaceForAllocation(yaffs_Device *dev)
+static int yaffs_CheckSpaceForAllocation(yaffs_Device *dev, int nChunks)
 {
        int reservedChunks;
-       int reservedBlocks = dev->nReservedBlocks;
+       int reservedBlocks = dev->param.nReservedBlocks;
        int checkpointBlocks;
 
-       if (dev->isYaffs2) {
+       if (dev->param.isYaffs2) {
                checkpointBlocks =  yaffs_CalcCheckpointBlocksRequired(dev) -
                                    dev->blocksInCheckpoint;
                if (checkpointBlocks < 0)
@@ -2961,9 +3092,9 @@ static int yaffs_CheckSpaceForAllocation(yaffs_Device *dev)
                checkpointBlocks = 0;
        }
 
-       reservedChunks = ((reservedBlocks + checkpointBlocks) * dev->nChunksPerBlock);
+       reservedChunks = ((reservedBlocks + checkpointBlocks) * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock);
 
-       return (dev->nFreeChunks > reservedChunks);
+       return (dev->nFreeChunks > (reservedChunks + nChunks));
 }
 
 static int yaffs_AllocateChunk(yaffs_Device *dev, int useReserve,
@@ -2978,12 +3109,12 @@ static int yaffs_AllocateChunk(yaffs_Device *dev, int useReserve,
                dev->allocationPage = 0;
        }
 
-       if (!useReserve && !yaffs_CheckSpaceForAllocation(dev)) {
+       if (!useReserve && !yaffs_CheckSpaceForAllocation(dev, 1)) {
                /* Not enough space to allocate unless we're allowed to use the reserve. */
                return -1;
        }
 
-       if (dev->nErasedBlocks < dev->nReservedBlocks
+       if (dev->nErasedBlocks < dev->param.nReservedBlocks
                        && dev->allocationPage == 0) {
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALLOCATE, (TSTR("Allocating reserve" TENDSTR)));
        }
@@ -2992,7 +3123,7 @@ static int yaffs_AllocateChunk(yaffs_Device *dev, int useReserve,
        if (dev->allocationBlock >= 0) {
                bi = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, dev->allocationBlock);
 
-               retVal = (dev->allocationBlock * dev->nChunksPerBlock) +
+               retVal = (dev->allocationBlock * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock) +
                        dev->allocationPage;
                bi->pagesInUse++;
                yaffs_SetChunkBit(dev, dev->allocationBlock,
@@ -3003,7 +3134,7 @@ static int yaffs_AllocateChunk(yaffs_Device *dev, int useReserve,
                dev->nFreeChunks--;
 
                /* If the block is full set the state to full */
-               if (dev->allocationPage >= dev->nChunksPerBlock) {
+               if (dev->allocationPage >= dev->param.nChunksPerBlock) {
                        bi->blockState = YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_FULL;
                        dev->allocationBlock = -1;
                }
@@ -3024,10 +3155,10 @@ static int yaffs_GetErasedChunks(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        int n;
 
-       n = dev->nErasedBlocks * dev->nChunksPerBlock;
+       n = dev->nErasedBlocks * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock;
 
        if (dev->allocationBlock > 0)
-               n += (dev->nChunksPerBlock - dev->allocationPage);
+               n += (dev->param.nChunksPerBlock - dev->allocationPage);
 
        return n;
 
@@ -3088,12 +3219,6 @@ static int yaffs_GarbageCollectBlock(yaffs_Device *dev, int block,
        
        bi->hasShrinkHeader = 0;        /* clear the flag so that the block can erase */
 
-       /* Take off the number of soft deleted entries because
-        * they're going to get really deleted during GC.
-        */
-       if(dev->gcChunk == 0) /* first time through for this block */
-               dev->nFreeChunks -= bi->softDeletions;
-
        dev->isDoingGC = 1;
 
        if (isCheckpointBlock ||
@@ -3109,12 +3234,12 @@ static int yaffs_GarbageCollectBlock(yaffs_Device *dev, int block,
 
                yaffs_VerifyBlock(dev, bi, block);
 
-               maxCopies = (wholeBlock) ? dev->nChunksPerBlock : 10;
-               oldChunk = block * dev->nChunksPerBlock + dev->gcChunk;
+               maxCopies = (wholeBlock) ? dev->param.nChunksPerBlock : 10;
+               oldChunk = block * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock + dev->gcChunk;
 
                for (/* init already done */;
                     retVal == YAFFS_OK &&
-                    dev->gcChunk < dev->nChunksPerBlock &&
+                    dev->gcChunk < dev->param.nChunksPerBlock &&
                     (bi->blockState == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_COLLECTING) &&
                     maxCopies > 0;
                     dev->gcChunk++, oldChunk++) {
@@ -3173,6 +3298,13 @@ static int yaffs_GarbageCollectBlock(yaffs_Device *dev, int block,
                                         * No need to copy this, just forget about it and
                                         * fix up the object.
                                         */
+                                        
+                                       /* Free chunks already includes softdeleted chunks.
+                                        * How ever this chunk is going to soon be really deleted
+                                        * which will increment free chunks.
+                                        * We have to decrement free chunks so this works out properly.
+                                        */
+                                       dev->nFreeChunks--;
 
                                        object->nDataChunks--;
 
@@ -3215,17 +3347,26 @@ static int yaffs_GarbageCollectBlock(yaffs_Device *dev, int block,
 
                                                yaffs_ObjectHeader *oh;
                                                oh = (yaffs_ObjectHeader *)buffer;
+
                                                oh->isShrink = 0;
                                                tags.extraIsShrinkHeader = 0;
+
                                                oh->shadowsObject = 0;
                                                oh->inbandShadowsObject = 0;
                                                tags.extraShadows = 0;
 
-                                               yaffs_VerifyObjectHeader(object, oh, &tags, 1);
-                                       }
+                                               /* Update file size */
+                                               if(object->variantType == YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_FILE){
+                                                       oh->fileSize = object->variant.fileVariant.fileSize;
+                                                       tags.extraFileLength = oh->fileSize;
+                                               }
 
-                                       newChunk =
-                                           yaffs_WriteNewChunkWithTagsToNAND(dev, buffer, &tags, 1);
+                                               yaffs_VerifyObjectHeader(object, oh, &tags, 1);
+                                               newChunk =
+                                                   yaffs_WriteNewChunkWithTagsToNAND(dev,(__u8 *) oh, &tags, 1);
+                                       } else
+                                               newChunk =
+                                                   yaffs_WriteNewChunkWithTagsToNAND(dev, buffer, &tags, 1);
 
                                        if (newChunk < 0) {
                                                retVal = YAFFS_FAIL;
@@ -3239,7 +3380,8 @@ static int yaffs_GarbageCollectBlock(yaffs_Device *dev, int block,
                                                        object->serial =   tags.serialNumber;
                                                } else {
                                                        /* It's a data chunk */
-                                                       yaffs_PutChunkIntoFile
+                                                       int ok;
+                                                       ok = yaffs_PutChunkIntoFile
                                                            (object,
                                                             tags.chunkId,
                                                             newChunk, 0);
@@ -3281,16 +3423,23 @@ static int yaffs_GarbageCollectBlock(yaffs_Device *dev, int block,
 
        yaffs_VerifyCollectedBlock(dev, bi, block);
 
-       chunksAfter = yaffs_GetErasedChunks(dev);
-       if (chunksBefore >= chunksAfter) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_GC,
-                 (TSTR
-                  ("gc did not increase free chunks before %d after %d"
-                   TENDSTR), chunksBefore, chunksAfter));
-       }
 
-       /* If the gc completed then clear the current gcBlock so that we find another. */
-       if (bi->blockState != YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_COLLECTING) {
+
+       if (bi->blockState == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_COLLECTING) {
+               /*
+                * The gc did not complete. Set block state back to FULL
+                * because checkpointing does not restore gc.
+                */
+               bi->blockState = YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_FULL;
+       } else {
+               /* The gc completed. */
+               chunksAfter = yaffs_GetErasedChunks(dev);
+               if (chunksBefore >= chunksAfter) {
+                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_GC,
+                         (TSTR
+                          ("gc did not increase free chunks before %d after %d"
+                           TENDSTR), chunksBefore, chunksAfter));
+               }
                dev->gcBlock = -1;
                dev->gcChunk = 0;
        }
@@ -3318,6 +3467,10 @@ static int yaffs_CheckGarbageCollection(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
        int checkpointBlockAdjust;
 
+       if(dev->param.gcControl &&
+               (dev->param.gcControl(dev) & 1) == 0)
+               return YAFFS_OK;
+
        if (dev->isDoingGC) {
                /* Bail out so we don't get recursive gc */
                return YAFFS_OK;
@@ -3334,15 +3487,19 @@ static int yaffs_CheckGarbageCollection(yaffs_Device *dev)
                if (checkpointBlockAdjust < 0)
                        checkpointBlockAdjust = 0;
 
-               if (dev->nErasedBlocks < (dev->nReservedBlocks + checkpointBlockAdjust + 2)) {
-                       /* We need a block soon...*/
+               /* If we need a block soon then do aggressive gc.*/
+               if (dev->nErasedBlocks < (dev->param.nReservedBlocks + checkpointBlockAdjust + 2))
                        aggressive = 1;
-               } else {
-                       /* We're in no hurry */
+               else
                        aggressive = 0;
-               }
 
-               if (dev->gcBlock <= 0) {
+                /* If we don't already have a block being gc'd then see if we should start another */
+
+               if (dev->gcBlock < 1 && !aggressive) {
+                       dev->gcBlock = yaffs_FindRefreshBlock(dev);
+                       dev->gcChunk = 0;
+               }
+               if (dev->gcBlock < 1) {
                        dev->gcBlock = yaffs_FindBlockForGarbageCollection(dev, aggressive);
                        dev->gcChunk = 0;
                }
@@ -3362,13 +3519,13 @@ static int yaffs_CheckGarbageCollection(yaffs_Device *dev)
                        gcOk = yaffs_GarbageCollectBlock(dev, block, aggressive);
                }
 
-               if (dev->nErasedBlocks < (dev->nReservedBlocks) && block > 0) {
+               if (dev->nErasedBlocks < (dev->param.nReservedBlocks) && block > 0) {
                        T(YAFFS_TRACE_GC,
                          (TSTR
                           ("yaffs: GC !!!no reclaim!!! erasedBlocks %d after try %d block %d"
                            TENDSTR), dev->nErasedBlocks, maxTries, block));
                }
-       } while ((dev->nErasedBlocks < dev->nReservedBlocks) &&
+       } while ((dev->nErasedBlocks < dev->param.nReservedBlocks) &&
                 (block > 0) &&
                 (maxTries < 2));
 
@@ -3482,8 +3639,8 @@ static int yaffs_CheckFileSanity(yaffs_Object *in)
                        theChunk = yaffs_GetChunkGroupBase(dev, tn, chunk);
 
                        if (yaffs_CheckChunkBits
-                           (dev, theChunk / dev->nChunksPerBlock,
-                            theChunk % dev->nChunksPerBlock)) {
+                           (dev, theChunk / dev->param.nChunksPerBlock,
+                            theChunk % dev->param.nChunksPerBlock)) {
 
                                yaffs_ReadChunkTagsFromNAND(in->myDev, theChunk,
                                                            tags,
@@ -3551,7 +3708,6 @@ static int yaffs_PutChunkIntoFile(yaffs_Object *in, int chunkInInode,
        if(!chunkInNAND)
                /* Dummy insert, bail now */
                return YAFFS_OK;
-               
 
        existingChunk = yaffs_GetChunkGroupBase(dev, tn, chunkInInode);
 
@@ -3608,7 +3764,7 @@ static int yaffs_PutChunkIntoFile(yaffs_Object *in, int chunkInInode,
                        }
 
                        if ((inScan > 0) &&
-                           (in->myDev->isYaffs2 ||
+                           (in->myDev->param.isYaffs2 ||
                             existingChunk <= 0 ||
                             ((existingSerial + 1) & 3) == newSerial)) {
                                /* Forward scanning.
@@ -3668,8 +3824,8 @@ void yaffs_DeleteChunk(yaffs_Device *dev, int chunkId, int markNAND, int lyn)
                return;
 
        dev->nDeletions++;
-       block = chunkId / dev->nChunksPerBlock;
-       page = chunkId % dev->nChunksPerBlock;
+       block = chunkId / dev->param.nChunksPerBlock;
+       page = chunkId % dev->param.nChunksPerBlock;
 
 
        if (!yaffs_CheckChunkBit(dev, block, page))
@@ -3678,12 +3834,14 @@ void yaffs_DeleteChunk(yaffs_Device *dev, int chunkId, int markNAND, int lyn)
                         chunkId));
 
        bi = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, block);
+       
+       yaffs_UpdateOldestDirtySequence(dev,bi);
 
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_DELETION,
          (TSTR("line %d delete of chunk %d" TENDSTR), lyn, chunkId));
 
        if (markNAND &&
-           bi->blockState != YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_COLLECTING && !dev->isYaffs2) {
+           bi->blockState != YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_COLLECTING && !dev->param.isYaffs2) {
 
                yaffs_InitialiseTags(&tags);
 
@@ -3738,8 +3896,14 @@ static int yaffs_WriteChunkDataToObject(yaffs_Object *in, int chunkInInode,
 
        yaffs_CheckGarbageCollection(dev);
 
-       /* Get the previous chunk at this location in the file if it exists */
+       /* Get the previous chunk at this location in the file if it exists.
+        * If it does not exist then put a zero into the tree. This creates
+        * the tnode now, rather than later when it is harder to clean up.
+        */
        prevChunkId = yaffs_FindChunkInFile(in, chunkInInode, &prevTags);
+       if(prevChunkId < 1 &&
+               !yaffs_PutChunkIntoFile(in, chunkInInode, 0, 0))
+               return 0;
 
        /* Set up new tags */
        yaffs_InitialiseTags(&newTags);
@@ -3750,19 +3914,12 @@ static int yaffs_WriteChunkDataToObject(yaffs_Object *in, int chunkInInode,
            (prevChunkId > 0) ? prevTags.serialNumber + 1 : 1;
        newTags.byteCount = nBytes;
 
-       if (nBytes < 1 || nBytes > dev->totalBytesPerChunk) {
+       if (nBytes < 1 || nBytes > dev->param.totalBytesPerChunk) {
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ERROR,
                (TSTR("Writing %d bytes to chunk!!!!!!!!!" TENDSTR), nBytes));
                YBUG();
        }
        
-       /*
-        * If there isn't already a chunk there then do a dummy
-        * insert to make sue we have the desired tnode structure.
-        */
-       if(prevChunkId < 1 &&
-               yaffs_PutChunkIntoFile(in, chunkInInode, 0, 0) != YAFFS_OK)
-               return -1;
                
        newChunkId =
            yaffs_WriteNewChunkWithTagsToNAND(dev, buffer, &newTags,
@@ -3936,7 +4093,7 @@ int yaffs_UpdateObjectHeader(yaffs_Object *in, const YCHAR *name, int force,
                        /* If this was a shrink, then mark the block that the chunk lives on */
                        if (isShrink) {
                                bi = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(in->myDev,
-                                       newChunkId / in->myDev->nChunksPerBlock);
+                                       newChunkId / in->myDev->param.nChunksPerBlock);
                                bi->hasShrinkHeader = 1;
                        }
 
@@ -3970,7 +4127,7 @@ static int yaffs_ObjectHasCachedWriteData(yaffs_Object *obj)
        yaffs_Device *dev = obj->myDev;
        int i;
        yaffs_ChunkCache *cache;
-       int nCaches = obj->myDev->nShortOpCaches;
+       int nCaches = obj->myDev->param.nShortOpCaches;
 
        for (i = 0; i < nCaches; i++) {
                cache = &dev->srCache[i];
@@ -3990,7 +4147,7 @@ static void yaffs_FlushFilesChunkCache(yaffs_Object *obj)
        int i;
        yaffs_ChunkCache *cache;
        int chunkWritten = 0;
-       int nCaches = obj->myDev->nShortOpCaches;
+       int nCaches = obj->myDev->param.nShortOpCaches;
 
        if (nCaches > 0) {
                do {
@@ -4042,7 +4199,7 @@ static void yaffs_FlushFilesChunkCache(yaffs_Object *obj)
 void yaffs_FlushEntireDeviceCache(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        yaffs_Object *obj;
-       int nCaches = dev->nShortOpCaches;
+       int nCaches = dev->param.nShortOpCaches;
        int i;
 
        /* Find a dirty object in the cache and flush it...
@@ -4073,8 +4230,8 @@ static yaffs_ChunkCache *yaffs_GrabChunkCacheWorker(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        int i;
 
-       if (dev->nShortOpCaches > 0) {
-               for (i = 0; i < dev->nShortOpCaches; i++) {
+       if (dev->param.nShortOpCaches > 0) {
+               for (i = 0; i < dev->param.nShortOpCaches; i++) {
                        if (!dev->srCache[i].object)
                                return &dev->srCache[i];
                }
@@ -4091,7 +4248,7 @@ static yaffs_ChunkCache *yaffs_GrabChunkCache(yaffs_Device *dev)
        int i;
        int pushout;
 
-       if (dev->nShortOpCaches > 0) {
+       if (dev->param.nShortOpCaches > 0) {
                /* Try find a non-dirty one... */
 
                cache = yaffs_GrabChunkCacheWorker(dev);
@@ -4110,7 +4267,7 @@ static yaffs_ChunkCache *yaffs_GrabChunkCache(yaffs_Device *dev)
                        cache = NULL;
                        pushout = -1;
 
-                       for (i = 0; i < dev->nShortOpCaches; i++) {
+                       for (i = 0; i < dev->param.nShortOpCaches; i++) {
                                if (dev->srCache[i].object &&
                                    !dev->srCache[i].locked &&
                                    (dev->srCache[i].lastUse < usage || !cache)) {
@@ -4140,8 +4297,8 @@ static yaffs_ChunkCache *yaffs_FindChunkCache(const yaffs_Object *obj,
 {
        yaffs_Device *dev = obj->myDev;
        int i;
-       if (dev->nShortOpCaches > 0) {
-               for (i = 0; i < dev->nShortOpCaches; i++) {
+       if (dev->param.nShortOpCaches > 0) {
+               for (i = 0; i < dev->param.nShortOpCaches; i++) {
                        if (dev->srCache[i].object == obj &&
                            dev->srCache[i].chunkId == chunkId) {
                                dev->cacheHits++;
@@ -4158,11 +4315,11 @@ static void yaffs_UseChunkCache(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_ChunkCache *cache,
                                int isAWrite)
 {
 
-       if (dev->nShortOpCaches > 0) {
+       if (dev->param.nShortOpCaches > 0) {
                if (dev->srLastUse < 0 || dev->srLastUse > 100000000) {
                        /* Reset the cache usages */
                        int i;
-                       for (i = 1; i < dev->nShortOpCaches; i++)
+                       for (i = 1; i < dev->param.nShortOpCaches; i++)
                                dev->srCache[i].lastUse = 0;
 
                        dev->srLastUse = 0;
@@ -4183,7 +4340,7 @@ static void yaffs_UseChunkCache(yaffs_Device *dev, yaffs_ChunkCache *cache,
  */
 static void yaffs_InvalidateChunkCache(yaffs_Object *object, int chunkId)
 {
-       if (object->myDev->nShortOpCaches > 0) {
+       if (object->myDev->param.nShortOpCaches > 0) {
                yaffs_ChunkCache *cache = yaffs_FindChunkCache(object, chunkId);
 
                if (cache)
@@ -4199,9 +4356,9 @@ static void yaffs_InvalidateWholeChunkCache(yaffs_Object *in)
        int i;
        yaffs_Device *dev = in->myDev;
 
-       if (dev->nShortOpCaches > 0) {
+       if (dev->param.nShortOpCaches > 0) {
                /* Invalidate it. */
-               for (i = 0; i < dev->nShortOpCaches; i++) {
+               for (i = 0; i < dev->param.nShortOpCaches; i++) {
                        if (dev->srCache[i].object == in)
                                dev->srCache[i].object = NULL;
                }
@@ -4253,7 +4410,6 @@ static void yaffs_DeviceToCheckpointDevice(yaffs_CheckpointDevice *cp,
        cp->nUnlinkedFiles = dev->nUnlinkedFiles;
        cp->nBackgroundDeletions = dev->nBackgroundDeletions;
        cp->sequenceNumber = dev->sequenceNumber;
-       cp->oldestDirtySequence = dev->oldestDirtySequence;
 
 }
 
@@ -4269,7 +4425,6 @@ static void yaffs_CheckpointDeviceToDevice(yaffs_Device *dev,
        dev->nUnlinkedFiles = cp->nUnlinkedFiles;
        dev->nBackgroundDeletions = cp->nBackgroundDeletions;
        dev->sequenceNumber = cp->sequenceNumber;
-       dev->oldestDirtySequence = cp->oldestDirtySequence;
 }
 
 
@@ -4420,11 +4575,7 @@ static int yaffs_CheckpointTnodeWorker(yaffs_Object *in, yaffs_Tnode *tn,
        int i;
        yaffs_Device *dev = in->myDev;
        int ok = 1;
-       int tnodeSize = (dev->tnodeWidth * YAFFS_NTNODES_LEVEL0)/8;
-
-       if (tnodeSize < sizeof(yaffs_Tnode))
-               tnodeSize = sizeof(yaffs_Tnode);
-
+       int tnodeSize = yaffs_CalcTnodeSize(dev);
 
        if (tn) {
                if (level > 0) {
@@ -4475,10 +4626,7 @@ static int yaffs_ReadCheckpointTnodes(yaffs_Object *obj)
        yaffs_FileStructure *fileStructPtr = &obj->variant.fileVariant;
        yaffs_Tnode *tn;
        int nread = 0;
-       int tnodeSize = (dev->tnodeWidth * YAFFS_NTNODES_LEVEL0)/8;
-
-       if (tnodeSize < sizeof(yaffs_Tnode))
-               tnodeSize = sizeof(yaffs_Tnode);
+       int tnodeSize = yaffs_CalcTnodeSize(dev);
 
        ok = (yaffs_CheckpointRead(dev, &baseChunk, sizeof(baseChunk)) == sizeof(baseChunk));
 
@@ -4640,7 +4788,7 @@ static int yaffs_WriteCheckpointData(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        int ok = 1;
 
-       if (dev->skipCheckpointWrite || !dev->isYaffs2) {
+       if (dev->param.skipCheckpointWrite || !dev->param.isYaffs2) {
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_CHECKPOINT, (TSTR("skipping checkpoint write" TENDSTR)));
                ok = 0;
        }
@@ -4683,7 +4831,7 @@ static int yaffs_ReadCheckpointData(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
        int ok = 1;
 
-       if (dev->skipCheckpointRead || !dev->isYaffs2) {
+       if (dev->param.skipCheckpointRead || !dev->param.isYaffs2) {
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_CHECKPOINT, (TSTR("skipping checkpoint read" TENDSTR)));
                ok = 0;
        }
@@ -4731,9 +4879,9 @@ static void yaffs_InvalidateCheckpoint(yaffs_Device *dev)
                        dev->blocksInCheckpoint > 0) {
                dev->isCheckpointed = 0;
                yaffs_CheckpointInvalidateStream(dev);
-               if (dev->superBlock && dev->markSuperBlockDirty)
-                       dev->markSuperBlockDirty(dev->superBlock);
        }
+       if (dev->param.markSuperBlockDirty)
+               dev->param.markSuperBlockDirty(dev);
 }
 
 
@@ -4819,8 +4967,8 @@ int yaffs_ReadDataFromFile(yaffs_Object *in, __u8 *buffer, loff_t offset,
                 * or we're using inband tags then use the cache (if there is caching)
                 * else bypass the cache.
                 */
-               if (cache || nToCopy != dev->nDataBytesPerChunk || dev->inbandTags) {
-                       if (dev->nShortOpCaches > 0) {
+               if (cache || nToCopy != dev->nDataBytesPerChunk || dev->param.inbandTags) {
+                       if (dev->param.nShortOpCaches > 0) {
 
                                /* If we can't find the data in the cache, then load it up. */
 
@@ -4876,7 +5024,7 @@ int yaffs_ReadDataFromFile(yaffs_Object *in, __u8 *buffer, loff_t offset,
        return nDone;
 }
 
-int yaffs_WriteDataToFile(yaffs_Object *in, const __u8 *buffer, loff_t offset,
+int yaffs_DoWriteDataToFile(yaffs_Object *in, const __u8 *buffer, loff_t offset,
                        int nBytes, int writeThrough)
 {
 
@@ -4943,29 +5091,27 @@ int yaffs_WriteDataToFile(yaffs_Object *in, const __u8 *buffer, loff_t offset,
                        nToWriteBack = dev->nDataBytesPerChunk;
                }
 
-               if (nToCopy != dev->nDataBytesPerChunk || dev->inbandTags) {
+               if (nToCopy != dev->nDataBytesPerChunk || dev->param.inbandTags) {
                        /* An incomplete start or end chunk (or maybe both start and end chunk),
                         * or we're using inband tags, so we want to use the cache buffers.
                         */
-                       if (dev->nShortOpCaches > 0) {
+                       if (dev->param.nShortOpCaches > 0) {
                                yaffs_ChunkCache *cache;
                                /* If we can't find the data in the cache, then load the cache */
                                cache = yaffs_FindChunkCache(in, chunk);
 
                                if (!cache
-                                   && yaffs_CheckSpaceForAllocation(in->
-                                                                    myDev)) {
-                                       cache = yaffs_GrabChunkCache(in->myDev);
+                                   && yaffs_CheckSpaceForAllocation(dev, 1)) {
+                                       cache = yaffs_GrabChunkCache(dev);
                                        cache->object = in;
                                        cache->chunkId = chunk;
                                        cache->dirty = 0;
                                        cache->locked = 0;
                                        yaffs_ReadChunkDataFromObject(in, chunk,
-                                                                     cache->
-                                                                     data);
+                                                                     cache->data);
                                } else if (cache &&
                                        !cache->dirty &&
-                                       !yaffs_CheckSpaceForAllocation(in->myDev)) {
+                                       !yaffs_CheckSpaceForAllocation(dev, 1)) {
                                        /* Drop the cache if it was a read cache item and
                                         * no space check has been made for it.
                                         */
@@ -5056,6 +5202,14 @@ int yaffs_WriteDataToFile(yaffs_Object *in, const __u8 *buffer, loff_t offset,
        return nDone;
 }
 
+int yaffs_WriteDataToFile(yaffs_Object *in, const __u8 *buffer, loff_t offset,
+                       int nBytes, int writeThrough)
+{
+       yaffs_HandleHole(in,offset);
+       return yaffs_DoWriteDataToFile(in,buffer,offset,nBytes,writeThrough);
+}
+
+
 
 /* ---------------------- File resizing stuff ------------------ */
 
@@ -5084,10 +5238,10 @@ static void yaffs_PruneResizedChunks(yaffs_Object *in, int newSize)
                chunkId = yaffs_FindAndDeleteChunkInFile(in, i, NULL);
                if (chunkId > 0) {
                        if (chunkId <
-                           (dev->internalStartBlock * dev->nChunksPerBlock)
+                           (dev->internalStartBlock * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock)
                            || chunkId >=
                            ((dev->internalEndBlock +
-                             1) * dev->nChunksPerBlock)) {
+                             1) * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock)) {
                                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
                                  (TSTR("Found daft chunkId %d for %d" TENDSTR),
                                   chunkId, i));
@@ -5100,58 +5254,146 @@ static void yaffs_PruneResizedChunks(yaffs_Object *in, int newSize)
 
 }
 
-int yaffs_ResizeFile(yaffs_Object *in, loff_t newSize)
-{
 
-       int oldFileSize = in->variant.fileVariant.fileSize;
-       __u32 newSizeOfPartialChunk;
+static void yaffs_ResizeDown( yaffs_Object *obj, loff_t newSize)
+{
        int newFullChunks;
-
-       yaffs_Device *dev = in->myDev;
+       __u32 newSizeOfPartialChunk;
+       yaffs_Device *dev = obj->myDev;
 
        yaffs_AddrToChunk(dev, newSize, &newFullChunks, &newSizeOfPartialChunk);
 
-       yaffs_FlushFilesChunkCache(in);
-       yaffs_InvalidateWholeChunkCache(in);
+       yaffs_PruneResizedChunks(obj, newSize);
 
-       yaffs_CheckGarbageCollection(dev);
+       if (newSizeOfPartialChunk != 0) {
+               int lastChunk = 1 + newFullChunks;
+               __u8 *localBuffer = yaffs_GetTempBuffer(dev, __LINE__);
 
-       if (in->variantType != YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_FILE)
-               return YAFFS_FAIL;
+               /* Got to read and rewrite the last chunk with its new size and zero pad */
+               yaffs_ReadChunkDataFromObject(obj, lastChunk, localBuffer);
+               memset(localBuffer + newSizeOfPartialChunk, 0,
+                       dev->nDataBytesPerChunk - newSizeOfPartialChunk);
 
-       if (newSize == oldFileSize)
-               return YAFFS_OK;
+               yaffs_WriteChunkDataToObject(obj, lastChunk, localBuffer,
+                                            newSizeOfPartialChunk, 1);
 
-       if (newSize < oldFileSize) {
+               yaffs_ReleaseTempBuffer(dev, localBuffer, __LINE__);
+       }
 
-               yaffs_PruneResizedChunks(in, newSize);
+       obj->variant.fileVariant.fileSize = newSize;
 
-               if (newSizeOfPartialChunk != 0) {
-                       int lastChunk = 1 + newFullChunks;
+       yaffs_PruneFileStructure(dev, &obj->variant.fileVariant);
+}
+
+
+static int yaffs_HandleHole(yaffs_Object *obj, loff_t newSize)
+{
+       /* if newsSize > oldFileSize.
+        * We're going to be writing a hole.
+        * If the hole is small then write zeros otherwise write a start of hole marker.
+        */
+               
+
+       loff_t oldFileSize;
+       int increase;
+       int smallHole   ;
+       int result = YAFFS_OK;
+       yaffs_Device *dev = NULL;
+
+       __u8 *localBuffer = NULL;
+       
+       int smallIncreaseOk = 0;
+       
+       if(!obj)
+               return YAFFS_FAIL;
+
+       if(obj->variantType != YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_FILE)
+               return YAFFS_FAIL;
+       
+       dev = obj->myDev;
+       
+       /* Bail out if not yaffs2 mode */
+       if(!dev->param.isYaffs2)
+               return YAFFS_OK;
 
-                       __u8 *localBuffer = yaffs_GetTempBuffer(dev, __LINE__);
+       oldFileSize = obj->variant.fileVariant.fileSize;
 
-                       /* Got to read and rewrite the last chunk with its new size and zero pad */
-                       yaffs_ReadChunkDataFromObject(in, lastChunk,
-                                                     localBuffer);
+       if (newSize <= oldFileSize)
+               return YAFFS_OK;
 
-                       memset(localBuffer + newSizeOfPartialChunk, 0,
-                              dev->nDataBytesPerChunk - newSizeOfPartialChunk);
+       increase = newSize - oldFileSize;
 
-                       yaffs_WriteChunkDataToObject(in, lastChunk, localBuffer,
-                                                    newSizeOfPartialChunk, 1);
+       if(increase < YAFFS_SMALL_HOLE_THRESHOLD * dev->nDataBytesPerChunk &&
+               yaffs_CheckSpaceForAllocation(dev, YAFFS_SMALL_HOLE_THRESHOLD + 1))
+               smallHole = 1;
+       else
+               smallHole = 0;
 
-                       yaffs_ReleaseTempBuffer(dev, localBuffer, __LINE__);
+       if(smallHole)
+               localBuffer= yaffs_GetTempBuffer(dev, __LINE__);
+       
+       if(localBuffer){
+               /* fill hole with zero bytes */
+               int pos = oldFileSize;
+               int thisWrite;
+               int written;
+               memset(localBuffer,0,dev->nDataBytesPerChunk);
+               smallIncreaseOk = 1;
+
+               while(increase > 0 && smallIncreaseOk){
+                       thisWrite = increase;
+                       if(thisWrite > dev->nDataBytesPerChunk)
+                               thisWrite = dev->nDataBytesPerChunk;
+                       written = yaffs_DoWriteDataToFile(obj,localBuffer,pos,thisWrite,0);
+                       if(written == thisWrite){
+                               pos += thisWrite;
+                               increase -= thisWrite;
+                       } else
+                               smallIncreaseOk = 0;
                }
 
-               in->variant.fileVariant.fileSize = newSize;
+               yaffs_ReleaseTempBuffer(dev,localBuffer,__LINE__);
 
-               yaffs_PruneFileStructure(dev, &in->variant.fileVariant);
-       } else {
-               /* newsSize > oldFileSize */
-               in->variant.fileVariant.fileSize = newSize;
+               /* If we were out of space then reverse any chunks we've added */               
+               if(!smallIncreaseOk)
+                       yaffs_ResizeDown(obj, oldFileSize);
        }
+       
+       if (!smallIncreaseOk &&
+               obj->parent &&
+               obj->parent->objectId != YAFFS_OBJECTID_UNLINKED &&
+               obj->parent->objectId != YAFFS_OBJECTID_DELETED){
+               /* Write a hole start header with the old file size */
+               yaffs_UpdateObjectHeader(obj, NULL, 0,1,0);
+       }
+
+       return result;
+
+}
+
+int yaffs_ResizeFile(yaffs_Object *in, loff_t newSize)
+{
+       yaffs_Device *dev = in->myDev;
+       int oldFileSize = in->variant.fileVariant.fileSize;
+
+       yaffs_FlushFilesChunkCache(in);
+       yaffs_InvalidateWholeChunkCache(in);
+
+       yaffs_CheckGarbageCollection(dev);
 
+       if (in->variantType != YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_FILE)
+               return YAFFS_FAIL;
+
+       if (newSize == oldFileSize)
+               return YAFFS_OK;
+               
+       if(newSize > oldFileSize){
+               yaffs_HandleHole(in,newSize);
+               in->variant.fileVariant.fileSize = newSize;
+       } else {
+               /* newSize < oldFileSize */ 
+               yaffs_ResizeDown(in, newSize);
+       } 
 
        /* Write a new object header to reflect the resize.
         * show we've shrunk the file, if need be
@@ -5162,8 +5404,8 @@ int yaffs_ResizeFile(yaffs_Object *in, loff_t newSize)
            !in->isShadowed &&
            in->parent->objectId != YAFFS_OBJECTID_UNLINKED &&
            in->parent->objectId != YAFFS_OBJECTID_DELETED)
-               yaffs_UpdateObjectHeader(in, NULL, 0,
-                                        (newSize < oldFileSize) ? 1 : 0, 0);
+               yaffs_UpdateObjectHeader(in, NULL, 0,0,0);
+
 
        return YAFFS_OK;
 }
@@ -5223,7 +5465,7 @@ static int yaffs_DoGenericObjectDeletion(yaffs_Object *in)
        /* First off, invalidate the file's data in the cache, without flushing. */
        yaffs_InvalidateWholeChunkCache(in);
 
-       if (in->myDev->isYaffs2 && (in->parent != in->myDev->deletedDir)) {
+       if (in->myDev->param.isYaffs2 && (in->parent != in->myDev->deletedDir)) {
                /* Move to the unlinked directory so we have a record that it was deleted. */
                yaffs_ChangeObjectName(in, in->myDev->deletedDir, _Y("deleted"), 0, 0);
 
@@ -5247,14 +5489,10 @@ static int yaffs_UnlinkFileIfNeeded(yaffs_Object *in)
 
        int retVal;
        int immediateDeletion = 0;
+       yaffs_Device *dev = in->myDev;
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
        if (!in->myInode)
                immediateDeletion = 1;
-#else
-       if (in->inUse <= 0)
-               immediateDeletion = 1;
-#endif
 
        if (immediateDeletion) {
                retVal =
@@ -5265,7 +5503,7 @@ static int yaffs_UnlinkFileIfNeeded(yaffs_Object *in)
                   in->objectId));
                in->deleted = 1;
                in->myDev->nDeletedFiles++;
-               if (1 || in->myDev->isYaffs2)
+               if (dev->param.disableSoftDelete || dev->param.isYaffs2)
                        yaffs_ResizeFile(in, 0);
                yaffs_SoftDeleteFile(in);
        } else {
@@ -5282,8 +5520,10 @@ int yaffs_DeleteFile(yaffs_Object *in)
 {
        int retVal = YAFFS_OK;
        int deleted = in->deleted;
+       yaffs_Device *dev = in->myDev;
 
-       yaffs_ResizeFile(in, 0);
+       if (dev->param.disableSoftDelete || dev->param.isYaffs2)
+               yaffs_ResizeFile(in, 0);
 
        if (in->nDataChunks > 0) {
                /* Use soft deletion if there is data in the file.
@@ -5350,6 +5590,10 @@ int retVal = -1;
                retVal = yaffs_DeleteFile(obj);
                break;
        case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
+               if(!ylist_empty(&obj->variant.directoryVariant.dirty)){
+                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND, (TSTR("Remove object %d from dirty directories" TENDSTR),obj->objectId));
+                       ylist_del_init(&obj->variant.directoryVariant.dirty);
+               }
                return yaffs_DeleteDirectory(obj);
                break;
        case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_SYMLINK:
@@ -5374,13 +5618,8 @@ static int yaffs_UnlinkWorker(yaffs_Object *obj)
 
        int immediateDeletion = 0;
 
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
        if (!obj->myInode)
                immediateDeletion = 1;
-#else
-       if (obj->inUse <= 0)
-               immediateDeletion = 1;
-#endif
 
        if(obj)
                yaffs_UpdateParent(obj->parent);
@@ -5397,23 +5636,26 @@ static int yaffs_UnlinkWorker(yaffs_Object *obj)
                 * Instead, we do the following:
                 * - Select a hardlink.
                 * - Unhook it from the hard links
-                * - Unhook it from its parent directory (so that the rename can work)
+                * - Move it from its parent directory (so that the rename can work)
                 * - Rename the object to the hardlink's name.
                 * - Delete the hardlink
                 */
 
                yaffs_Object *hl;
+               yaffs_Object *parent;
                int retVal;
                YCHAR name[YAFFS_MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 1];
 
                hl = ylist_entry(obj->hardLinks.next, yaffs_Object, hardLinks);
 
+               yaffs_GetObjectName(hl, name, YAFFS_MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 1);
+               parent = hl->parent;
+
                ylist_del_init(&hl->hardLinks);
-               ylist_del_init(&hl->siblings);
 
-               yaffs_GetObjectName(hl, name, YAFFS_MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 1);
+               yaffs_AddObjectToDirectory(obj->myDev->unlinkedDir, hl);
 
-               retVal = yaffs_ChangeObjectName(obj, hl->parent, name, 0, 0);
+               retVal = yaffs_ChangeObjectName(obj,parent, name, 0, 0);
 
                if (retVal == YAFFS_OK)
                        retVal = yaffs_DoGenericObjectDeletion(hl);
@@ -5426,6 +5668,7 @@ static int yaffs_UnlinkWorker(yaffs_Object *obj)
                        return yaffs_DeleteFile(obj);
                        break;
                case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
+                       ylist_del_init(&obj->variant.directoryVariant.dirty);
                        return yaffs_DeleteDirectory(obj);
                        break;
                case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_SYMLINK:
@@ -5743,8 +5986,8 @@ static int yaffs_Scan(yaffs_Device *dev)
        dev->sequenceNumber = YAFFS_LOWEST_SEQUENCE_NUMBER;
 
        /* Scan all the blocks to determine their state */
+       bi = dev->blockInfo;
        for (blk = dev->internalStartBlock; blk <= dev->internalEndBlock; blk++) {
-               bi = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, blk);
                yaffs_ClearChunkBits(dev, blk);
                bi->pagesInUse = 0;
                bi->softDeletions = 0;
@@ -5768,8 +6011,9 @@ static int yaffs_Scan(yaffs_Device *dev)
                        T(YAFFS_TRACE_SCAN_DEBUG,
                          (TSTR("Block empty " TENDSTR)));
                        dev->nErasedBlocks++;
-                       dev->nFreeChunks += dev->nChunksPerBlock;
+                       dev->nFreeChunks += dev->param.nChunksPerBlock;
                }
+               bi++;
        }
 
        startIterator = dev->internalStartBlock;
@@ -5791,10 +6035,10 @@ static int yaffs_Scan(yaffs_Device *dev)
                deleted = 0;
 
                /* For each chunk in each block that needs scanning....*/
-               for (c = 0; !alloc_failed && c < dev->nChunksPerBlock &&
+               for (c = 0; !alloc_failed && c < dev->param.nChunksPerBlock &&
                     state == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_NEEDS_SCANNING; c++) {
                        /* Read the tags and decide what to do */
-                       chunk = blk * dev->nChunksPerBlock + c;
+                       chunk = blk * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock + c;
 
                        result = yaffs_ReadChunkWithTagsFromNAND(dev, chunk, NULL,
                                                        &tags);
@@ -5832,7 +6076,7 @@ static int yaffs_Scan(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
                                }
 
-                               dev->nFreeChunks += (dev->nChunksPerBlock - c);
+                               dev->nFreeChunks += (dev->param.nChunksPerBlock - c);
                        } else if (tags.chunkId > 0) {
                                /* chunkId > 0 so it is a data chunk... */
                                unsigned int endpos;
@@ -5865,7 +6109,7 @@ static int yaffs_Scan(yaffs_Device *dev)
                                    endpos) {
                                        in->variant.fileVariant.
                                            scannedFileSize = endpos;
-                                       if (!dev->useHeaderFileSize) {
+                                       if (!dev->param.useHeaderFileSize) {
                                                in->variant.fileVariant.
                                                    fileSize =
                                                    in->variant.fileVariant.
@@ -6044,7 +6288,7 @@ static int yaffs_Scan(yaffs_Device *dev)
                                                /* Todo got a problem */
                                                break;
                                        case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_FILE:
-                                               if (dev->useHeaderFileSize)
+                                               if (dev->param.useHeaderFileSize)
 
                                                        in->variant.fileVariant.
                                                            fileSize =
@@ -6235,7 +6479,7 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
        yaffs_BlockIndex *blockIndex = NULL;
        int altBlockIndex = 0;
 
-       if (!dev->isYaffs2) {
+       if (!dev->param.isYaffs2) {
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_SCAN,
                  (TSTR("yaffs_ScanBackwards is only for YAFFS2!" TENDSTR)));
                return YAFFS_FAIL;
@@ -6267,8 +6511,8 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
        chunkData = yaffs_GetTempBuffer(dev, __LINE__);
 
        /* Scan all the blocks to determine their state */
+       bi = dev->blockInfo;
        for (blk = dev->internalStartBlock; blk <= dev->internalEndBlock; blk++) {
-               bi = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, blk);
                yaffs_ClearChunkBits(dev, blk);
                bi->pagesInUse = 0;
                bi->softDeletions = 0;
@@ -6298,7 +6542,7 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
                        T(YAFFS_TRACE_SCAN_DEBUG,
                          (TSTR("Block empty " TENDSTR)));
                        dev->nErasedBlocks++;
-                       dev->nFreeChunks += dev->nChunksPerBlock;
+                       dev->nFreeChunks += dev->param.nChunksPerBlock;
                } else if (state == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_NEEDS_SCANNING) {
 
                        /* Determine the highest sequence number */
@@ -6321,6 +6565,7 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
                        }
                }
+               bi++;
        }
 
        T(YAFFS_TRACE_SCAN,
@@ -6383,7 +6628,7 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
                /* For each chunk in each block that needs scanning.... */
                foundChunksInBlock = 0;
-               for (c = dev->nChunksPerBlock - 1;
+               for (c = dev->param.nChunksPerBlock - 1;
                     !alloc_failed && c >= 0 &&
                     (state == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_NEEDS_SCANNING ||
                      state == YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_ALLOCATING); c--) {
@@ -6391,7 +6636,7 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
                         * Read the tags and decide what to do
                         */
 
-                       chunk = blk * dev->nChunksPerBlock + c;
+                       chunk = blk * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock + c;
 
                        result = yaffs_ReadChunkWithTagsFromNAND(dev, chunk, NULL,
                                                        &tags);
@@ -6473,35 +6718,26 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
                                if (in &&
                                    in->variantType == YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_FILE
-                                   && chunkBase <
-                                   in->variant.fileVariant.shrinkSize) {
+                                   && chunkBase < in->variant.fileVariant.shrinkSize) {
                                        /* This has not been invalidated by a resize */
-                                       if (!yaffs_PutChunkIntoFile(in, tags.chunkId,
-                                                              chunk, -1)) {
+                                       if (!yaffs_PutChunkIntoFile(in, tags.chunkId, chunk, -1)) {
                                                alloc_failed = 1;
                                        }
 
                                        /* File size is calculated by looking at the data chunks if we have not
                                         * seen an object header yet. Stop this practice once we find an object header.
                                         */
-                                       endpos =
-                                           (tags.chunkId -
-                                            1) * dev->nDataBytesPerChunk +
-                                           tags.byteCount;
+                                       endpos = chunkBase + tags.byteCount;
 
                                        if (!in->valid &&       /* have not got an object header yet */
-                                           in->variant.fileVariant.
-                                           scannedFileSize < endpos) {
-                                               in->variant.fileVariant.
-                                                   scannedFileSize = endpos;
-                                               in->variant.fileVariant.
-                                                   fileSize =
-                                                   in->variant.fileVariant.
-                                                   scannedFileSize;
+                                           in->variant.fileVariant.scannedFileSize < endpos) {
+                                               in->variant.fileVariant.scannedFileSize = endpos;
+                                               in->variant.fileVariant.fileSize = endpos;
                                        }
 
                                } else if (in) {
-                                       /* This chunk has been invalidated by a resize, so delete */
+                                       /* This chunk has been invalidated by a resize, or a past file deletion
+                                        * so delete the chunk*/
                                        yaffs_DeleteChunk(dev, chunk, 1, __LINE__);
 
                                }
@@ -6518,15 +6754,15 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
                                in = NULL;
 
                                if (tags.extraHeaderInfoAvailable) {
-                                       in = yaffs_FindOrCreateObjectByNumber
-                                           (dev, tags.objectId,
-                                            tags.extraObjectType);
+                                       in = yaffs_FindOrCreateObjectByNumber(dev,
+                                               tags.objectId,
+                                               tags.extraObjectType);
                                        if (!in)
                                                alloc_failed = 1;
                                }
 
                                if (!in ||
-                                   (!in->valid && dev->disableLazyLoad) ||
+                                   (!in->valid && dev->param.disableLazyLoad) ||
                                    tags.extraShadows ||
                                    (!in->valid &&
                                    (tags.objectId == YAFFS_OBJECTID_ROOT ||
@@ -6544,7 +6780,7 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
                                        oh = (yaffs_ObjectHeader *) chunkData;
 
-                                       if (dev->inbandTags) {
+                                       if (dev->param.inbandTags) {
                                                /* Fix up the header if they got corrupted by inband tags */
                                                oh->shadowsObject = oh->inbandShadowsObject;
                                                oh->isShrink = oh->inbandIsShrink;
@@ -6602,13 +6838,8 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
                                                        isShrink = 1;
                                                }
 
-                                               if (isShrink &&
-                                                   in->variant.fileVariant.
-                                                   shrinkSize > thisSize) {
-                                                       in->variant.fileVariant.
-                                                           shrinkSize =
-                                                           thisSize;
-                                               }
+                                               if (isShrink && in->variant.fileVariant.shrinkSize > thisSize)
+                                                       in->variant.fileVariant.shrinkSize = thisSize;
 
                                                if (isShrink)
                                                        bi->hasShrinkHeader = 1;
@@ -6781,14 +7012,12 @@ static int yaffs_ScanBackwards(yaffs_Device *dev)
                                                         * than its current data extents.
                                                         */
                                                        in->variant.fileVariant.fileSize = fileSize;
-                                                       in->variant.fileVariant.scannedFileSize =
-                                                           in->variant.fileVariant.fileSize;
+                                                       in->variant.fileVariant.scannedFileSize = fileSize;
                                                }
 
-                                               if (isShrink &&
-                                                   in->variant.fileVariant.shrinkSize > fileSize) {
+                                               if (in->variant.fileVariant.shrinkSize > fileSize)
                                                        in->variant.fileVariant.shrinkSize = fileSize;
-                                               }
+                               
 
                                                break;
                                        case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_HARDLINK:
@@ -6950,17 +7179,57 @@ static void yaffs_VerifyDirectory(yaffs_Object *directory)
  *   create dir/a : update dir's mtime/ctime
  *   rm dir/a:   update dir's mtime/ctime
  *   modify dir/a: don't update dir's mtimme/ctime
+ *
+ * This can be handled immediately or defered. Defering helps reduce the number
+ * of updates when many files in a directory are changed within a brief period.
+ *
+ * If the directory updating is defered then yaffs_UpdateDirtyDirecories must be
+ * called periodically.
  */
  
 static void yaffs_UpdateParent(yaffs_Object *obj)
 {
+       yaffs_Device *dev;
        if(!obj)
                return;
 
+       dev = obj->myDev;
        obj->dirty = 1;
        obj->yst_mtime = obj->yst_ctime = Y_CURRENT_TIME;
+       if(dev->param.deferDirectoryUpdate){
+               struct ylist_head *link = &obj->variant.directoryVariant.dirty; 
+       
+               if(ylist_empty(link)){
+                       ylist_add(link,&dev->dirtyDirectories);
+                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND, (TSTR("Added object %d to dirty directories" TENDSTR),obj->objectId));
+               }
+
+       } else
+               yaffs_UpdateObjectHeader(obj,NULL,0,0,0);
+}
+
+void yaffs_UpdateDirtyDirectories(yaffs_Device *dev)
+{
+       struct ylist_head *link;
+       yaffs_Object *obj;
+       yaffs_DirectoryStructure *dS;
+       yaffs_ObjectVariant *oV;
+
+       T(YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND, (TSTR("Update dirty directories" TENDSTR)));
+
+       while(!ylist_empty(&dev->dirtyDirectories)){
+               link = dev->dirtyDirectories.next;
+               ylist_del_init(link);
+               
+               dS=ylist_entry(link,yaffs_DirectoryStructure,dirty);
+               oV = ylist_entry(dS,yaffs_ObjectVariant,directoryVariant);
+               obj = ylist_entry(oV,yaffs_Object,variant);
+
+               T(YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND, (TSTR("Update directory %d" TENDSTR), obj->objectId));
 
-       yaffs_UpdateObjectHeader(obj,NULL,0,0,0);
+               if(obj->dirty)
+                       yaffs_UpdateObjectHeader(obj,NULL,0,0,0);
+       }
 }
 
 static void yaffs_RemoveObjectFromDirectory(yaffs_Object *obj)
@@ -6973,8 +7242,8 @@ static void yaffs_RemoveObjectFromDirectory(yaffs_Object *obj)
 
        yaffs_VerifyDirectory(parent);
 
-       if (dev && dev->removeObjectCallback)
-               dev->removeObjectCallback(obj);
+       if (dev && dev->param.removeObjectCallback)
+               dev->param.removeObjectCallback(obj);
 
 
        ylist_del_init(&obj->siblings);
@@ -7348,30 +7617,32 @@ static int yaffs_CheckDevFunctions(const yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
 
        /* Common functions, gotta have */
-       if (!dev->eraseBlockInNAND || !dev->initialiseNAND)
+       if (!dev->param.eraseBlockInNAND || !dev->param.initialiseNAND)
                return 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_YAFFS2
 
        /* Can use the "with tags" style interface for yaffs1 or yaffs2 */
-       if (dev->writeChunkWithTagsToNAND &&
-           dev->readChunkWithTagsFromNAND &&
-           !dev->writeChunkToNAND &&
-           !dev->readChunkFromNAND &&
-           dev->markNANDBlockBad && dev->queryNANDBlock)
+       if (dev->param.writeChunkWithTagsToNAND &&
+           dev->param.readChunkWithTagsFromNAND &&
+           !dev->param.writeChunkToNAND &&
+           !dev->param.readChunkFromNAND &&
+           dev->param.markNANDBlockBad &&
+           dev->param.queryNANDBlock)
                return 1;
 #endif
 
        /* Can use the "spare" style interface for yaffs1 */
-       if (!dev->isYaffs2 &&
-           !dev->writeChunkWithTagsToNAND &&
-           !dev->readChunkWithTagsFromNAND &&
-           dev->writeChunkToNAND &&
-           dev->readChunkFromNAND &&
-           !dev->markNANDBlockBad && !dev->queryNANDBlock)
+       if (!dev->param.isYaffs2 &&
+           !dev->param.writeChunkWithTagsToNAND &&
+           !dev->param.readChunkWithTagsFromNAND &&
+           dev->param.writeChunkToNAND &&
+           dev->param.readChunkFromNAND &&
+           !dev->param.markNANDBlockBad &&
+           !dev->param.queryNANDBlock)
                return 1;
 
-       return 0;               /* bad */
+       return 0;       /* bad */
 }
 
 
@@ -7418,35 +7689,35 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
                return YAFFS_FAIL;
        }
 
-       dev->internalStartBlock = dev->startBlock;
-       dev->internalEndBlock = dev->endBlock;
+       dev->internalStartBlock = dev->param.startBlock;
+       dev->internalEndBlock = dev->param.endBlock;
        dev->blockOffset = 0;
        dev->chunkOffset = 0;
        dev->nFreeChunks = 0;
 
        dev->gcBlock = -1;
 
-       if (dev->startBlock == 0) {
-               dev->internalStartBlock = dev->startBlock + 1;
-               dev->internalEndBlock = dev->endBlock + 1;
+       if (dev->param.startBlock == 0) {
+               dev->internalStartBlock = dev->param.startBlock + 1;
+               dev->internalEndBlock = dev->param.endBlock + 1;
                dev->blockOffset = 1;
-               dev->chunkOffset = dev->nChunksPerBlock;
+               dev->chunkOffset = dev->param.nChunksPerBlock;
        }
 
        /* Check geometry parameters. */
 
-       if ((!dev->inbandTags && dev->isYaffs2 && dev->totalBytesPerChunk < 1024) ||
-           (!dev->isYaffs2 && dev->totalBytesPerChunk < 512) ||
-           (dev->inbandTags && !dev->isYaffs2) ||
-            dev->nChunksPerBlock < 2 ||
-            dev->nReservedBlocks < 2 ||
+       if ((!dev->param.inbandTags && dev->param.isYaffs2 && dev->param.totalBytesPerChunk < 1024) ||
+           (!dev->param.isYaffs2 && dev->param.totalBytesPerChunk < 512) ||
+           (dev->param.inbandTags && !dev->param.isYaffs2) ||
+            dev->param.nChunksPerBlock < 2 ||
+            dev->param.nReservedBlocks < 2 ||
             dev->internalStartBlock <= 0 ||
             dev->internalEndBlock <= 0 ||
-            dev->internalEndBlock <= (dev->internalStartBlock + dev->nReservedBlocks + 2)) {   /* otherwise it is too small */
+            dev->internalEndBlock <= (dev->internalStartBlock + dev->param.nReservedBlocks + 2)) {     /* otherwise it is too small */
                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
                  (TSTR
                   ("yaffs: NAND geometry problems: chunk size %d, type is yaffs%s, inbandTags %d "
-                   TENDSTR), dev->totalBytesPerChunk, dev->isYaffs2 ? "2" : "", dev->inbandTags));
+                   TENDSTR), dev->param.totalBytesPerChunk, dev->param.isYaffs2 ? "2" : "", dev->param.inbandTags));
                return YAFFS_FAIL;
        }
 
@@ -7457,10 +7728,10 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
        }
 
        /* Sort out space for inband tags, if required */
-       if (dev->inbandTags)
-               dev->nDataBytesPerChunk = dev->totalBytesPerChunk - sizeof(yaffs_PackedTags2TagsPart);
+       if (dev->param.inbandTags)
+               dev->nDataBytesPerChunk = dev->param.totalBytesPerChunk - sizeof(yaffs_PackedTags2TagsPart);
        else
-               dev->nDataBytesPerChunk = dev->totalBytesPerChunk;
+               dev->nDataBytesPerChunk = dev->param.totalBytesPerChunk;
 
        /* Got the right mix of functions? */
        if (!yaffs_CheckDevFunctions(dev)) {
@@ -7507,12 +7778,12 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
         * We need to find the next power of 2 > than internalEndBlock
         */
 
-       x = dev->nChunksPerBlock * (dev->internalEndBlock + 1);
+       x = dev->param.nChunksPerBlock * (dev->internalEndBlock + 1);
 
        bits = ShiftsGE(x);
 
        /* Set up tnode width if wide tnodes are enabled. */
-       if (!dev->wideTnodesDisabled) {
+       if (!dev->param.wideTnodesDisabled) {
                /* bits must be even so that we end up with 32-bit words */
                if (bits & 1)
                        bits++;
@@ -7539,7 +7810,7 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
        dev->chunkGroupSize = 1 << dev->chunkGroupBits;
 
-       if (dev->nChunksPerBlock < dev->chunkGroupSize) {
+       if (dev->param.nChunksPerBlock < dev->chunkGroupSize) {
                /* We have a problem because the soft delete won't work if
                 * the chunk group size > chunks per block.
                 * This can be remedied by using larger "virtual blocks".
@@ -7569,6 +7840,8 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
        dev->nErasedBlocks = 0;
        dev->isDoingGC = 0;
        dev->hasPendingPrioritisedGCs = 1; /* Assume the worst for now, will get fixed on first GC */
+       YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->dirtyDirectories);
+       dev->oldestDirtySequence = 0;
 
        /* Initialise temporary buffers and caches. */
        if (!yaffs_InitialiseTempBuffers(dev))
@@ -7579,13 +7852,13 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
 
        if (!init_failed &&
-           dev->nShortOpCaches > 0) {
+           dev->param.nShortOpCaches > 0) {
                int i;
                void *buf;
-               int srCacheBytes = dev->nShortOpCaches * sizeof(yaffs_ChunkCache);
+               int srCacheBytes = dev->param.nShortOpCaches * sizeof(yaffs_ChunkCache);
 
-               if (dev->nShortOpCaches > YAFFS_MAX_SHORT_OP_CACHES)
-                       dev->nShortOpCaches = YAFFS_MAX_SHORT_OP_CACHES;
+               if (dev->param.nShortOpCaches > YAFFS_MAX_SHORT_OP_CACHES)
+                       dev->param.nShortOpCaches = YAFFS_MAX_SHORT_OP_CACHES;
 
                dev->srCache =  YMALLOC(srCacheBytes);
 
@@ -7594,11 +7867,11 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
                if (dev->srCache)
                        memset(dev->srCache, 0, srCacheBytes);
 
-               for (i = 0; i < dev->nShortOpCaches && buf; i++) {
+               for (i = 0; i < dev->param.nShortOpCaches && buf; i++) {
                        dev->srCache[i].object = NULL;
                        dev->srCache[i].lastUse = 0;
                        dev->srCache[i].dirty = 0;
-                       dev->srCache[i].data = buf = YMALLOC_DMA(dev->totalBytesPerChunk);
+                       dev->srCache[i].data = buf = YMALLOC_DMA(dev->param.totalBytesPerChunk);
                }
                if (!buf)
                        init_failed = 1;
@@ -7609,13 +7882,13 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
        dev->cacheHits = 0;
 
        if (!init_failed) {
-               dev->gcCleanupList = YMALLOC(dev->nChunksPerBlock * sizeof(__u32));
+               dev->gcCleanupList = YMALLOC(dev->param.nChunksPerBlock * sizeof(__u32));
                if (!dev->gcCleanupList)
                        init_failed = 1;
        }
 
-       if (dev->isYaffs2)
-               dev->useHeaderFileSize = 1;
+       if (dev->param.isYaffs2)
+               dev->param.useHeaderFileSize = 1;
 
        if (!init_failed && !yaffs_InitialiseBlocks(dev))
                init_failed = 1;
@@ -7629,7 +7902,7 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
        if (!init_failed) {
                /* Now scan the flash. */
-               if (dev->isYaffs2) {
+               if (dev->param.isYaffs2) {
                        if (yaffs_CheckpointRestore(dev)) {
                                yaffs_CheckObjectDetailsLoaded(dev->rootDir);
                                T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
@@ -7651,7 +7924,6 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
                                dev->nDeletedFiles = 0;
                                dev->nUnlinkedFiles = 0;
                                dev->nBackgroundDeletions = 0;
-                               dev->oldestDirtySequence = 0;
 
                                if (!init_failed && !yaffs_InitialiseBlocks(dev))
                                        init_failed = 1;
@@ -7670,7 +7942,7 @@ int yaffs_GutsInitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
                yaffs_StripDeletedObjects(dev);
                yaffs_FixHangingObjects(dev);
-               if(dev->emptyLostAndFound)
+               if(dev->param.emptyLostAndFound)
                        yaffs_EmptyLostAndFound(dev);
        }
 
@@ -7713,10 +7985,10 @@ void yaffs_Deinitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
                yaffs_DeinitialiseBlocks(dev);
                yaffs_DeinitialiseTnodes(dev);
                yaffs_DeinitialiseObjects(dev);
-               if (dev->nShortOpCaches > 0 &&
+               if (dev->param.nShortOpCaches > 0 &&
                    dev->srCache) {
 
-                       for (i = 0; i < dev->nShortOpCaches; i++) {
+                       for (i = 0; i < dev->param.nShortOpCaches; i++) {
                                if (dev->srCache[i].data)
                                        YFREE(dev->srCache[i].data);
                                dev->srCache[i].data = NULL;
@@ -7733,34 +8005,33 @@ void yaffs_Deinitialise(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
                dev->isMounted = 0;
 
-               if (dev->deinitialiseNAND)
-                       dev->deinitialiseNAND(dev);
+               if (dev->param.deinitialiseNAND)
+                       dev->param.deinitialiseNAND(dev);
        }
 }
 
 static int yaffs_CountFreeChunks(yaffs_Device *dev)
 {
-       int nFree;
+       int nFree=0;
        int b;
 
        yaffs_BlockInfo *blk;
 
-       for (nFree = 0, b = dev->internalStartBlock; b <= dev->internalEndBlock;
-                       b++) {
-               blk = yaffs_GetBlockInfo(dev, b);
-
+       blk = dev->blockInfo;
+       for (b = dev->internalStartBlock; b <= dev->internalEndBlock; b++) {
                switch (blk->blockState) {
                case YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_EMPTY:
                case YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_ALLOCATING:
                case YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_COLLECTING:
                case YAFFS_BLOCK_STATE_FULL:
                        nFree +=
-                           (dev->nChunksPerBlock - blk->pagesInUse +
+                           (dev->param.nChunksPerBlock - blk->pagesInUse +
                             blk->softDeletions);
                        break;
                default:
                        break;
                }
+               blk++;
        }
 
        return nFree;
@@ -7785,21 +8056,21 @@ int yaffs_GetNumberOfFreeChunks(yaffs_Device *dev)
 
        /* Now count the number of dirty chunks in the cache and subtract those */
 
-       for (nDirtyCacheChunks = 0, i = 0; i < dev->nShortOpCaches; i++) {
+       for (nDirtyCacheChunks = 0, i = 0; i < dev->param.nShortOpCaches; i++) {
                if (dev->srCache[i].dirty)
                        nDirtyCacheChunks++;
        }
 
        nFree -= nDirtyCacheChunks;
 
-       nFree -= ((dev->nReservedBlocks + 1) * dev->nChunksPerBlock);
+       nFree -= ((dev->param.nReservedBlocks + 1) * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock);
 
        /* Now we figure out how much to reserve for the checkpoint and report that... */
        blocksForCheckpoint = yaffs_CalcCheckpointBlocksRequired(dev) - dev->blocksInCheckpoint;
        if (blocksForCheckpoint < 0)
                blocksForCheckpoint = 0;
 
-       nFree -= (blocksForCheckpoint * dev->nChunksPerBlock);
+       nFree -= (blocksForCheckpoint * dev->param.nChunksPerBlock);
 
        if (nFree < 0)
                nFree = 0;