yaffs Fixed some more bugs in direct/timothy_tests/mirror_tests
[yaffs2.git] / yaffs_vfs_single.c
index c5376e947785231003ed2e397d48c09f40155d87..d5b875314005a36afe115ba7abd656bf6b3eff39 100644 (file)
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ module_param(yaffs_auto_checkpoint, uint, 0644);
 module_param(yaffs_gc_control, uint, 0644);
 module_param(yaffs_bg_enable, uint, 0644);
 
-#define Y_IGET(sb, inum) yaffs_iget((sb), (inum))
-
-static struct inode *yaffs_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino);
 
 #define yaffs_inode_to_obj_lv(iptr) ((iptr)->i_private)
 #define yaffs_inode_to_obj(iptr) ((struct yaffs_obj *)(yaffs_inode_to_obj_lv(iptr)))
@@ -118,439 +115,270 @@ static struct inode *yaffs_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino);
                        (dir)->i_ctime = (dir)->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME; \
                } while(0)
 
-static void yaffs_put_super(struct super_block *sb);
 
-static ssize_t yaffs_file_write(struct file *f, const char *buf, size_t n,
-                               loff_t * pos);
-static ssize_t yaffs_hold_space(struct file *f);
-static void yaffs_release_space(struct file *f);
+static unsigned yaffs_gc_control_callback(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
+{
+       return yaffs_gc_control;
+}
 
-static int yaffs_file_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id);
+static void yaffs_gross_lock(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
+{
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, "yaffs locking %p", current);
+       mutex_lock(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->gross_lock));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, "yaffs locked %p", current);
+}
 
-static int yaffs_sync_object(struct file *file, int datasync);
+static void yaffs_gross_unlock(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
+{
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, "yaffs unlocking %p", current);
+       mutex_unlock(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->gross_lock));
+}
 
-static int yaffs_readdir(struct file *f, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir);
+static void yaffs_fill_inode_from_obj(struct inode *inode,
+                                     struct yaffs_obj *obj);
 
-static int yaffs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
-                       struct nameidata *n);
-static struct dentry *yaffs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-                                  struct nameidata *n);
-static int yaffs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
-                     struct dentry *dentry);
-static int yaffs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry);
-static int yaffs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-                        const char *symname);
-static int yaffs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode);
+static struct inode *yaffs_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
+{
+       struct inode *inode;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev = yaffs_super_to_dev(sb);
 
-static int yaffs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
-                      dev_t dev);
-static int yaffs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
-                       struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry);
-static int yaffs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_iget for %lu", ino);
 
-static int yaffs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait);
-static void yaffs_write_super(struct super_block *sb);
+       inode = iget_locked(sb, ino);
+       if (!inode)
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
+               return inode;
 
-static int yaffs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf);
+       /* NB This is called as a side effect of other functions, but
+        * we had to release the lock to prevent deadlocks, so
+        * need to lock again.
+        */
 
-#ifdef YAFFS_HAS_PUT_INODE
-static void yaffs_put_inode(struct inode *inode);
-#endif
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-static void yaffs_evict_inode(struct inode *);
+       obj = yaffs_find_by_number(dev, inode->i_ino);
 
-static int yaffs_readpage(struct file *file, struct page *page);
-static int yaffs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc);
+       yaffs_fill_inode_from_obj(inode, obj);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_XATTR
-int yaffs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
-                  const void *value, size_t size, int flags);
-ssize_t yaffs_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, void *buff,
-                      size_t size);
-int yaffs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
-ssize_t yaffs_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buff, size_t size);
-#endif
+       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
-static int yaffs_write_begin(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
-                            loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
-                            struct page **pagep, void **fsdata);
-static int yaffs_write_end(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
-                          loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
-                          struct page *pg, void *fsdadata);
+       unlock_new_inode(inode);
+       return inode;
+}
 
-static int yaffs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user * buffer,
-                         int buflen);
-void yaffs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *alias);
-static void *yaffs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd);
+struct inode *yaffs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode, int dev,
+                             struct yaffs_obj *obj)
+{
+       struct inode *inode;
 
-static void yaffs_touch_super(struct yaffs_dev *dev);
+       if (!sb) {
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_get_inode for NULL super_block!!");
+               return NULL;
 
-static loff_t yaffs_dir_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
+       }
 
-static int yaffs_vfs_setattr(struct inode *, struct iattr *);
+       if (!obj) {
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_get_inode for NULL object!!");
+               return NULL;
 
-static struct address_space_operations yaffs_file_address_operations = {
-       .readpage = yaffs_readpage,
-       .writepage = yaffs_writepage,
-       .write_begin = yaffs_write_begin,
-       .write_end = yaffs_write_end,
-};
+       }
 
-static const struct file_operations yaffs_file_operations = {
-       .read = do_sync_read,
-       .write = do_sync_write,
-       .aio_read = generic_file_aio_read,
-       .aio_write = generic_file_aio_write,
-       .mmap = generic_file_mmap,
-       .flush = yaffs_file_flush,
-       .fsync = yaffs_sync_object,
-       .splice_read = generic_file_splice_read,
-       .splice_write = generic_file_splice_write,
-       .llseek = generic_file_llseek,
-};
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_get_inode for object %d",
+               obj->obj_id);
 
-static const struct inode_operations yaffs_file_inode_operations = {
-       .setattr = yaffs_setattr,
-#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_XATTR
-       .setxattr = yaffs_setxattr,
-       .getxattr = yaffs_getxattr,
-       .listxattr = yaffs_listxattr,
-       .removexattr = yaffs_removexattr,
-#endif
-};
+       inode = yaffs_iget(sb, obj->obj_id);
+       if (IS_ERR(inode))
+               return NULL;
 
-static const struct inode_operations yaffs_symlink_inode_operations = {
-       .readlink = yaffs_readlink,
-       .follow_link = yaffs_follow_link,
-       .put_link = yaffs_put_link,
-       .setattr = yaffs_setattr,
-#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_XATTR
-       .setxattr = yaffs_setxattr,
-       .getxattr = yaffs_getxattr,
-       .listxattr = yaffs_listxattr,
-       .removexattr = yaffs_removexattr,
-#endif
-};
+       /* NB Side effect: iget calls back to yaffs_read_inode(). */
+       /* iget also increments the inode's i_count */
+       /* NB You can't be holding gross_lock or deadlock will happen! */
 
-static const struct inode_operations yaffs_dir_inode_operations = {
-       .create = yaffs_create,
-       .lookup = yaffs_lookup,
-       .link = yaffs_link,
-       .unlink = yaffs_unlink,
-       .symlink = yaffs_symlink,
-       .mkdir = yaffs_mkdir,
-       .rmdir = yaffs_unlink,
-       .mknod = yaffs_mknod,
-       .rename = yaffs_rename,
-       .setattr = yaffs_setattr,
-#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_XATTR
-       .setxattr = yaffs_setxattr,
-       .getxattr = yaffs_getxattr,
-       .listxattr = yaffs_listxattr,
-       .removexattr = yaffs_removexattr,
-#endif
-};
+       return inode;
+}
 
-static const struct file_operations yaffs_dir_operations = {
-       .read = generic_read_dir,
-       .readdir = yaffs_readdir,
-       .fsync = yaffs_sync_object,
-       .llseek = yaffs_dir_llseek,
-};
+static int yaffs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+                      dev_t rdev)
+{
+       struct inode *inode;
 
-static const struct super_operations yaffs_super_ops = {
-       .statfs = yaffs_statfs,
-#ifdef YAFFS_HAS_PUT_INODE
-       .put_inode = yaffs_put_inode,
-#endif
-       .put_super = yaffs_put_super,
-       .evict_inode = yaffs_evict_inode,
-       .sync_fs = yaffs_sync_fs,
-       .write_super = yaffs_write_super,
-};
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj = NULL;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
 
-static int yaffs_vfs_setattr(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
-{
-       setattr_copy(inode, attr);
-       return 0;
-}
+       struct yaffs_obj *parent = yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir);
 
-static int yaffs_vfs_setsize(struct inode *inode, loff_t newsize)
-{
-       truncate_setsize(inode, newsize);
-       return 0;
-}
+       int error = -ENOSPC;
+       uid_t uid = current->cred->fsuid;
+       gid_t gid =
+           (dir->i_mode & S_ISGID) ? dir->i_gid : current->cred->fsgid;
 
-static unsigned yaffs_gc_control_callback(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
-{
-       return yaffs_gc_control;
-}
+       if ((dir->i_mode & S_ISGID) && S_ISDIR(mode))
+               mode |= S_ISGID;
 
-static void yaffs_gross_lock(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
-{
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, (TSTR("yaffs locking %p\n"), current));
-       mutex_lock(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->gross_lock));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, (TSTR("yaffs locked %p\n"), current));
-}
+       if (parent) {
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_mknod: parent object %d type %d",
+                       parent->obj_id, parent->variant_type);
+       } else {
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_mknod: could not get parent object");
+               return -EPERM;
+       }
 
-static void yaffs_gross_unlock(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
-{
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, (TSTR("yaffs unlocking %p\n"), current));
-       mutex_unlock(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->gross_lock));
-}
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_mknod: making oject for %s, mode %x dev %x",
+               dentry->d_name.name, mode, rdev);
 
-/* ExportFS support */
-static struct inode *yaffs2_nfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, uint64_t ino,
-                                         uint32_t generation)
-{
-       return Y_IGET(sb, ino);
+       dev = parent->my_dev;
+
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+
+       switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
+       default:
+               /* Special (socket, fifo, device...) */
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_mknod: making special");
+               obj =
+                   yaffs_create_special(parent, dentry->d_name.name, mode, uid,
+                                        gid, old_encode_dev(rdev));
+               break;
+       case S_IFREG:           /* file          */
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_mknod: making file");
+               obj = yaffs_create_file(parent, dentry->d_name.name, mode, uid,
+                                       gid);
+               break;
+       case S_IFDIR:           /* directory */
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_mknod: making directory");
+               obj = yaffs_create_dir(parent, dentry->d_name.name, mode,
+                                      uid, gid);
+               break;
+       case S_IFLNK:           /* symlink */
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_mknod: making symlink");
+               obj = NULL;     /* Do we ever get here? */
+               break;
+       }
+
+       /* Can not call yaffs_get_inode() with gross lock held */
+       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+
+       if (obj) {
+               inode = yaffs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, mode, rdev, obj);
+               d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+               update_dir_time(dir);
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_mknod created object %d count = %d",
+                       obj->obj_id, atomic_read(&inode->i_count));
+               error = 0;
+               yaffs_fill_inode_from_obj(dir, parent);
+       } else {
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_mknod failed making object");
+               error = -ENOMEM;
+       }
+
+       return error;
 }
 
-static struct dentry *yaffs2_fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
-                                         struct fid *fid, int fh_len,
-                                         int fh_type)
+static int yaffs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 {
-       return generic_fh_to_dentry(sb, fid, fh_len, fh_type,
-                                   yaffs2_nfs_get_inode);
+       return yaffs_mknod(dir, dentry, mode | S_IFDIR, 0);
 }
 
-static struct dentry *yaffs2_fh_to_parent(struct super_block *sb,
-                                         struct fid *fid, int fh_len,
-                                         int fh_type)
+static int yaffs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
+                       struct nameidata *n)
 {
-       return generic_fh_to_parent(sb, fid, fh_len, fh_type,
-                                   yaffs2_nfs_get_inode);
+       return yaffs_mknod(dir, dentry, mode | S_IFREG, 0);
 }
 
-struct dentry *yaffs2_get_parent(struct dentry *dentry)
+static int yaffs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
+                     struct dentry *dentry)
 {
+       struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj = NULL;
+       struct yaffs_obj *link = NULL;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
 
-       struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_inode->i_sb;
-       struct dentry *parent = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-       struct inode *inode;
-       unsigned long parent_ino;
-       struct yaffs_obj *d_obj;
-       struct yaffs_obj *parent_obj;
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_link");
 
-       d_obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(dentry->d_inode);
+       obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
+       dev = obj->my_dev;
 
-       if (d_obj) {
-               parent_obj = d_obj->parent;
-               if (parent_obj) {
-                       parent_ino = yaffs_get_obj_inode(parent_obj);
-                       inode = Y_IGET(sb, parent_ino);
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-                       if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-                               parent = ERR_CAST(inode);
-                       } else {
-                               parent = d_obtain_alias(inode);
-                               if (!IS_ERR(parent)) {
-                                       parent = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-                                       iput(inode);
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-
-       return parent;
-}
-
-/* Just declare a zero structure as a NULL value implies
- * using the default functions of exportfs.
- */
-
-static struct export_operations yaffs_export_ops = {
-       .fh_to_dentry = yaffs2_fh_to_dentry,
-       .fh_to_parent = yaffs2_fh_to_parent,
-       .get_parent = yaffs2_get_parent,
-};
-
-/*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/* Directory search context allows us to unlock access to yaffs during
- * filldir without causing problems with the directory being modified.
- * This is similar to the tried and tested mechanism used in yaffs direct.
- *
- * A search context iterates along a doubly linked list of siblings in the
- * directory. If the iterating object is deleted then this would corrupt
- * the list iteration, likely causing a crash. The search context avoids
- * this by using the remove_obj_fn to move the search context to the
- * next object before the object is deleted.
- *
- * Many readdirs (and thus seach conexts) may be alive simulateously so
- * each struct yaffs_dev has a list of these.
- *
- * A seach context lives for the duration of a readdir.
- *
- * All these functions must be called while yaffs is locked.
- */
-
-struct yaffs_search_context {
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-       struct yaffs_obj *dir_obj;
-       struct yaffs_obj *next_return;
-       struct list_head others;
-};
-
-/*
- * yaffs_new_search() creates a new search context, initialises it and
- * adds it to the device's search context list.
- *
- * Called at start of readdir.
- */
-static struct yaffs_search_context *yaffs_new_search(struct yaffs_obj *dir)
-{
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev = dir->my_dev;
-       struct yaffs_search_context *sc =
-           YMALLOC(sizeof(struct yaffs_search_context));
-       if (sc) {
-               sc->dir_obj = dir;
-               sc->dev = dev;
-               if (list_empty(&sc->dir_obj->variant.dir_variant.children))
-                       sc->next_return = NULL;
-               else
-                       sc->next_return =
-                           list_entry(dir->variant.dir_variant.children.next,
-                                      struct yaffs_obj, siblings);
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sc->others);
-               list_add(&sc->others, &(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->search_contexts));
-       }
-       return sc;
-}
-
-/*
- * yaffs_search_end() disposes of a search context and cleans up.
- */
-static void yaffs_search_end(struct yaffs_search_context *sc)
-{
-       if (sc) {
-               list_del(&sc->others);
-               YFREE(sc);
-       }
-}
-
-/*
- * yaffs_search_advance() moves a search context to the next object.
- * Called when the search iterates or when an object removal causes
- * the search context to be moved to the next object.
- */
-static void yaffs_search_advance(struct yaffs_search_context *sc)
-{
-       if (!sc)
-               return;
-
-       if (sc->next_return == NULL ||
-           list_empty(&sc->dir_obj->variant.dir_variant.children))
-               sc->next_return = NULL;
-       else {
-               struct list_head *next = sc->next_return->siblings.next;
+       if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))    /* Don't link directories */
+               link =
+                   yaffs_link_obj(yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir), dentry->d_name.name,
+                                  obj);
 
-               if (next == &sc->dir_obj->variant.dir_variant.children)
-                       sc->next_return = NULL; /* end of list */
-               else
-                       sc->next_return =
-                           list_entry(next, struct yaffs_obj, siblings);
+       if (link) {
+               old_dentry->d_inode->i_nlink = yaffs_get_obj_link_count(obj);
+               d_instantiate(dentry, old_dentry->d_inode);
+               atomic_inc(&old_dentry->d_inode->i_count);
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_link link count %d i_count %d",
+                       old_dentry->d_inode->i_nlink,
+                       atomic_read(&old_dentry->d_inode->i_count));
        }
-}
-
-/*
- * yaffs_remove_obj_callback() is called when an object is unlinked.
- * We check open search contexts and advance any which are currently
- * on the object being iterated.
- */
-static void yaffs_remove_obj_callback(struct yaffs_obj *obj)
-{
 
-       struct list_head *i;
-       struct yaffs_search_context *sc;
-       struct list_head *search_contexts =
-           &(yaffs_dev_to_lc(obj->my_dev)->search_contexts);
+       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
-       /* Iterate through the directory search contexts.
-        * If any are currently on the object being removed, then advance
-        * the search context to the next object to prevent a hanging pointer.
-        */
-       list_for_each(i, search_contexts) {
-               if (i) {
-                       sc = list_entry(i, struct yaffs_search_context, others);
-                       if (sc->next_return == obj)
-                               yaffs_search_advance(sc);
-               }
+       if (link) {
+               update_dir_time(dir);
+               return 0;
        }
 
+       return -EPERM;
 }
 
-/*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
-
-static int yaffs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user * buffer,
-                         int buflen)
+static int yaffs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+                        const char *symname)
 {
-       unsigned char *alias;
-       int ret;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       uid_t uid = current->cred->fsuid;
+       gid_t gid =
+           (dir->i_mode & S_ISGID) ? dir->i_gid : current->cred->fsgid;
 
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry)->my_dev;
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_symlink");
 
+       dev = yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir)->my_dev;
        yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-
-       alias = yaffs_get_symlink_alias(yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry));
-
+       obj = yaffs_create_symlink(yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir), dentry->d_name.name,
+                                  S_IFLNK | S_IRWXUGO, uid, gid, symname);
        yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
-       if (!alias)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       ret = vfs_readlink(dentry, buffer, buflen, alias);
-       kfree(alias);
-       return ret;
-}
-
-static void *yaffs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
-{
-       unsigned char *alias;
-       void *ret;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry)->my_dev;
-
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-
-       alias = yaffs_get_symlink_alias(yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry));
-       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       if (obj) {
+               struct inode *inode;
 
-       if (!alias) {
-               ret = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-               goto out;
+               inode = yaffs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, obj->yst_mode, 0, obj);
+               d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+               update_dir_time(dir);
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "symlink created OK");
+               return 0;
+       } else {
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "symlink not created");
        }
 
-       nd_set_link(nd, alias);
-       ret = (void *)alias;
-out:
-       return ret;
-}
-
-void yaffs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *alias)
-{
-       kfree(alias);
+       return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-struct inode *yaffs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode, int dev,
-                             struct yaffs_obj *obj);
-
-/*
- * Lookup is used to find objects in the fs
- */
-
 static struct dentry *yaffs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                                   struct nameidata *n)
 {
        struct yaffs_obj *obj;
-       struct inode *inode = NULL;     /* NCB 2.5/2.6 needs NULL here */
+       struct inode *inode = NULL;
 
        struct yaffs_dev *dev = yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir)->my_dev;
 
        if (current != yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->readdir_process)
                yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_lookup for %d:%s\n"),
-          yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir)->obj_id, dentry->d_name.name));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_lookup for %d:%s",
+               yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir)->obj_id, dentry->d_name.name);
 
        obj = yaffs_find_by_name(yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir), dentry->d_name.name);
 
@@ -561,20 +389,20 @@ static struct dentry *yaffs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
        if (obj) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_lookup found %d\n"), obj->obj_id));
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_lookup found %d", obj->obj_id);
 
                inode = yaffs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, obj->yst_mode, 0, obj);
 
                if (inode) {
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_loookup dentry \n")));
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_loookup dentry");
                        d_add(dentry, inode);
                        /* return dentry; */
                        return NULL;
                }
 
        } else {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_lookup not found\n")));
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_lookup not found");
 
        }
 
@@ -583,572 +411,388 @@ static struct dentry *yaffs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
        return NULL;
 }
 
-#ifdef YAFFS_HAS_PUT_INODE
-
-/* For now put inode is just for debugging
- * Put inode is called when the inode **structure** is put.
- */
-static void yaffs_put_inode(struct inode *inode)
-{
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_put_inode: ino %d, count %d\n"), (int)inode->i_ino,
-          atomic_read(&inode->i_count)));
-
-}
-#endif
-
-static void yaffs_unstitch_obj(struct inode *inode, struct yaffs_obj *obj)
+static int yaffs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-       /* Clear the association between the inode and
-        * the struct yaffs_obj.
-        */
-       obj->my_inode = NULL;
-       yaffs_inode_to_obj_lv(inode) = NULL;
-
-       /* If the object freeing was deferred, then the real
-        * free happens now.
-        * This should fix the inode inconsistency problem.
-        */
-       yaffs_handle_defered_free(obj);
-}
+       int ret_val;
 
-/* yaffs_evict_inode combines into one operation what was previously done in
- * yaffs_clear_inode() and yaffs_delete_inode()
- *
- */
-static void yaffs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
-{
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
        struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-       int deleteme = 0;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
 
-       obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_unlink %d:%s",
+               (int)(dir->i_ino), dentry->d_name.name);
+       obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir);
+       dev = obj->my_dev;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_evict_inode: ino %d, count %d %s\n"), (int)inode->i_ino,
-          atomic_read(&inode->i_count),
-          obj ? "object exists" : "null object"));
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-       if (!inode->i_nlink && !is_bad_inode(inode))
-               deleteme = 1;
-       truncate_inode_pages(&inode->i_data, 0);
-       end_writeback(inode);
+       ret_val = yaffs_unlinker(obj, dentry->d_name.name);
 
-       if (deleteme && obj) {
-               dev = obj->my_dev;
-               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-               yaffs_del_obj(obj);
-               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
-       }
-       if (obj) {
-               dev = obj->my_dev;
-               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-               yaffs_unstitch_obj(inode, obj);
+       if (ret_val == YAFFS_OK) {
+               dentry->d_inode->i_nlink--;
+               dir->i_version++;
                yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+               mark_inode_dirty(dentry->d_inode);
+               update_dir_time(dir);
+               return 0;
        }
-
+       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       return -ENOTEMPTY;
 }
 
-static int yaffs_file_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
+static int yaffs_sync_object(struct file *file, int datasync)
 {
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(file->f_dentry);
-
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev = obj->my_dev;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_file_flush object %d (%s)\n"), obj->obj_id,
-          obj->dirty ? "dirty" : "clean"));
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+       obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry);
 
-       yaffs_flush_file(obj, 1, 0);
+       dev = obj->my_dev;
 
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC, "yaffs_sync_object");
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+       yaffs_flush_file(obj, 1, datasync);
        yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
-
        return 0;
 }
-
-static int yaffs_readpage_nolock(struct file *f, struct page *pg)
+/*
+ * The VFS layer already does all the dentry stuff for rename.
+ *
+ * NB: POSIX says you can rename an object over an old object of the same name
+ */
+static int yaffs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
+                       struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
 {
-       /* Lifted from jffs2 */
-
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
-       unsigned char *pg_buf;
-       int ret;
-
        struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       int ret_val = YAFFS_FAIL;
+       struct yaffs_obj *target;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_readpage_nolock at %08x, size %08x\n"),
-          (unsigned)(pg->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT),
-          (unsigned)PAGE_CACHE_SIZE));
-
-       obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(f->f_dentry);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_rename");
+       dev = yaffs_inode_to_obj(old_dir)->my_dev;
 
-       dev = obj->my_dev;
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-       BUG_ON(!PageLocked(pg));
+       /* Check if the target is an existing directory that is not empty. */
+       target = yaffs_find_by_name(yaffs_inode_to_obj(new_dir),
+                                   new_dentry->d_name.name);
 
-       pg_buf = kmap(pg);
-       /* FIXME: Can kmap fail? */
+       if (target && target->variant_type == YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_DIRECTORY &&
+           !list_empty(&target->variant.dir_variant.children)) {
 
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "target is non-empty dir");
 
-       ret = yaffs_file_rd(obj, pg_buf,
-                           pg->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
+               ret_val = YAFFS_FAIL;
+       } else {
+               /* Now does unlinking internally using shadowing mechanism */
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "calling yaffs_rename_obj");
 
+               ret_val = yaffs_rename_obj(yaffs_inode_to_obj(old_dir),
+                                          old_dentry->d_name.name,
+                                          yaffs_inode_to_obj(new_dir),
+                                          new_dentry->d_name.name);
+       }
        yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
-       if (ret >= 0)
-               ret = 0;
+       if (ret_val == YAFFS_OK) {
+               if (target) {
+                       new_dentry->d_inode->i_nlink--;
+                       mark_inode_dirty(new_dentry->d_inode);
+               }
 
-       if (ret) {
-               ClearPageUptodate(pg);
-               SetPageError(pg);
+               update_dir_time(old_dir);
+               if (old_dir != new_dir)
+                       update_dir_time(new_dir);
+               return 0;
        } else {
-               SetPageUptodate(pg);
-               ClearPageError(pg);
+               return -ENOTEMPTY;
        }
-
-       flush_dcache_page(pg);
-       kunmap(pg);
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_readpage_nolock done\n")));
-       return ret;
-}
-
-static int yaffs_readpage_unlock(struct file *f, struct page *pg)
-{
-       int ret = yaffs_readpage_nolock(f, pg);
-       UnlockPage(pg);
-       return ret;
-}
-
-static int yaffs_readpage(struct file *f, struct page *pg)
-{
-       int ret;
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_readpage\n")));
-       ret = yaffs_readpage_unlock(f, pg);
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_readpage done\n")));
-       return ret;
 }
 
-/* writepage inspired by/stolen from smbfs */
-
-static int yaffs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+static int yaffs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 {
+       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+       int error = 0;
        struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-       struct address_space *mapping = page->mapping;
-       struct inode *inode;
-       unsigned long end_index;
-       char *buffer;
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
-       int n_written = 0;
-       unsigned n_bytes;
-       loff_t i_size;
-
-       if (!mapping)
-               BUG();
-       inode = mapping->host;
-       if (!inode)
-               BUG();
-       i_size = i_size_read(inode);
 
-       end_index = i_size >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-
-       if (page->index < end_index)
-               n_bytes = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
-       else {
-               n_bytes = i_size & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_setattr of object %d",
+               yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode)->obj_id);
 
-               if (page->index > end_index || !n_bytes) {
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                         (TSTR
-                          ("yaffs_writepage at %08x, inode size = %08x!!!\n"),
-                          (unsigned)(page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT),
-                          (unsigned)inode->i_size));
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                         (TSTR("                -> don't care!!\n")));
+       /* Fail if a requested resize >= 2GB */
+       if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE && (attr->ia_size >> 31))
+               error = -EINVAL;
 
-                       zero_user_segment(page, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
-                       set_page_writeback(page);
-                       unlock_page(page);
-                       end_page_writeback(page);
-                       return 0;
+       if (error == 0)
+               error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
+       if (error == 0) {
+               int result;
+               if (!error) {
+                       setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "inode_setattr called");
+                       if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
+                               truncate_setsize(inode, attr->ia_size);
+                               inode->i_blocks = (inode->i_size + 511) >> 9;
+                       }
+               }
+               dev = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode)->my_dev;
+               if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "resize to %d(%x)",
+                                          (int)(attr->ia_size),
+                                          (int)(attr->ia_size));
+               }
+               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+               result = yaffs_set_attribs(yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode), attr);
+               if (result == YAFFS_OK) {
+                       error = 0;
+               } else {
+                       error = -EPERM;
                }
+               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+
        }
 
-       if (n_bytes != PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)
-               zero_user_segment(page, n_bytes, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_setattr done returning %d", error);
 
-       get_page(page);
+       return error;
+}
 
-       buffer = kmap(page);
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_XATTR
+static int yaffs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
+                  const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+{
+       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+       int error = 0;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
 
-       obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
-       dev = obj->my_dev;
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_setxattr of object %d", obj->obj_id);
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_writepage at %08x, size %08x\n"),
-          (unsigned)(page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT), n_bytes));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("writepag0: obj = %05x, ino = %05x\n"),
-          (int)obj->variant.file_variant.file_size, (int)inode->i_size));
+       if (error == 0) {
+               int result;
+               dev = obj->my_dev;
+               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+               result = yaffs_set_xattrib(obj, name, value, size, flags);
+               if (result == YAFFS_OK)
+                       error = 0;
+               else if (result < 0)
+                       error = result;
+               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
-       n_written = yaffs_wr_file(obj, buffer,
-                                 page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT, n_bytes, 0);
+       }
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_setxattr done returning %d", error);
 
-       yaffs_touch_super(dev);
+       return error;
+}
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("writepag1: obj = %05x, ino = %05x\n"),
-          (int)obj->variant.file_variant.file_size, (int)inode->i_size));
+static ssize_t yaffs_getxattr(struct dentry * dentry, const char *name, void *buff,
+                      size_t size)
+{
+       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+       int error = 0;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
 
-       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_getxattr \"%s\" from object %d",
+               name, obj->obj_id);
 
-       kunmap(page);
-       set_page_writeback(page);
-       unlock_page(page);
-       end_page_writeback(page);
-       put_page(page);
+       if (error == 0) {
+               dev = obj->my_dev;
+               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+               error = yaffs_get_xattrib(obj, name, buff, size);
+               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
-       return (n_written == n_bytes) ? 0 : -ENOSPC;
+       }
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_getxattr done returning %d", error);
+
+       return error;
 }
 
-static int yaffs_write_begin(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
-                            loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
-                            struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
+static int yaffs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
-       struct page *pg = NULL;
-       pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+       int error = 0;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
 
-       int ret = 0;
-       int space_held = 0;
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_removexattr of object %d", obj->obj_id);
 
-       /* Get a page */
-       pg = grab_cache_page_write_begin(mapping, index, flags);
+       if (error == 0) {
+               int result;
+               dev = obj->my_dev;
+               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+               result = yaffs_remove_xattrib(obj, name);
+               if (result == YAFFS_OK)
+                       error = 0;
+               else if (result < 0)
+                       error = result;
+               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
-       *pagep = pg;
-       if (!pg) {
-               ret = -ENOMEM;
-               goto out;
        }
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("start yaffs_write_begin index %d(%x) uptodate %d\n"),
-          (int)index, (int)index, Page_Uptodate(pg) ? 1 : 0));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_removexattr done returning %d", error);
 
-       /* Get fs space */
-       space_held = yaffs_hold_space(filp);
+       return error;
+}
 
-       if (!space_held) {
-               ret = -ENOSPC;
-               goto out;
-       }
+static ssize_t yaffs_listxattr(struct dentry * dentry, char *buff, size_t size)
+{
+       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+       int error = 0;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
 
-       /* Update page if required */
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_listxattr of object %d", obj->obj_id);
 
-       if (!Page_Uptodate(pg))
-               ret = yaffs_readpage_nolock(filp, pg);
+       if (error == 0) {
+               dev = obj->my_dev;
+               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+               error = yaffs_list_xattrib(obj, buff, size);
+               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
-       if (ret)
-               goto out;
+       }
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_listxattr done returning %d", error);
 
-       /* Happy path return */
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("end yaffs_write_begin - ok\n")));
+       return error;
+}
 
-       return 0;
-
-out:
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("end yaffs_write_begin fail returning %d\n"), ret));
-       if (space_held)
-               yaffs_release_space(filp);
-       if (pg) {
-               unlock_page(pg);
-               page_cache_release(pg);
-       }
-       return ret;
-}
-
-static int yaffs_write_end(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
-                          loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
-                          struct page *pg, void *fsdadata)
-{
-       int ret = 0;
-       void *addr, *kva;
-       uint32_t offset_into_page = pos & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
-
-       kva = kmap(pg);
-       addr = kva + offset_into_page;
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         ("yaffs_write_end addr %p pos %x n_bytes %d\n",
-          addr, (unsigned)pos, copied));
-
-       ret = yaffs_file_write(filp, addr, copied, &pos);
-
-       if (ret != copied) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_write_end not same size ret %d  copied %d\n"),
-                  ret, copied));
-               SetPageError(pg);
-       } else {
-               /* Nothing */
-       }
-
-       kunmap(pg);
-
-       yaffs_release_space(filp);
-       unlock_page(pg);
-       page_cache_release(pg);
-       return ret;
-}
-
-static void yaffs_fill_inode_from_obj(struct inode *inode,
-                                     struct yaffs_obj *obj)
-{
-       if (inode && obj) {
-
-               /* Check mode against the variant type and attempt to repair if broken. */
-               u32 mode = obj->yst_mode;
-               switch (obj->variant_type) {
-               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_FILE:
-                       if (!S_ISREG(mode)) {
-                               obj->yst_mode &= ~S_IFMT;
-                               obj->yst_mode |= S_IFREG;
-                       }
-
-                       break;
-               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_SYMLINK:
-                       if (!S_ISLNK(mode)) {
-                               obj->yst_mode &= ~S_IFMT;
-                               obj->yst_mode |= S_IFLNK;
-                       }
-
-                       break;
-               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
-                       if (!S_ISDIR(mode)) {
-                               obj->yst_mode &= ~S_IFMT;
-                               obj->yst_mode |= S_IFDIR;
-                       }
-
-                       break;
-               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
-               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_HARDLINK:
-               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_SPECIAL:
-               default:
-                       /* TODO? */
-                       break;
-               }
-
-               inode->i_flags |= S_NOATIME;
-
-               inode->i_ino = obj->obj_id;
-               inode->i_mode = obj->yst_mode;
-               inode->i_uid = obj->yst_uid;
-               inode->i_gid = obj->yst_gid;
-
-               inode->i_rdev = old_decode_dev(obj->yst_rdev);
-
-               inode->i_atime.tv_sec = (time_t) (obj->yst_atime);
-               inode->i_atime.tv_nsec = 0;
-               inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = (time_t) obj->yst_mtime;
-               inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec = 0;
-               inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = (time_t) obj->yst_ctime;
-               inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = 0;
-               inode->i_size = yaffs_get_obj_length(obj);
-               inode->i_blocks = (inode->i_size + 511) >> 9;
-
-               inode->i_nlink = yaffs_get_obj_link_count(obj);
-
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR
-                  ("yaffs_fill_inode mode %x uid %d gid %d size %d count %d\n"),
-                  inode->i_mode, inode->i_uid, inode->i_gid,
-                  (int)inode->i_size, atomic_read(&inode->i_count)));
-
-               switch (obj->yst_mode & S_IFMT) {
-               default:        /* fifo, device or socket */
-                       init_special_inode(inode, obj->yst_mode,
-                                          old_decode_dev(obj->yst_rdev));
-                       break;
-               case S_IFREG:   /* file */
-                       inode->i_op = &yaffs_file_inode_operations;
-                       inode->i_fop = &yaffs_file_operations;
-                       inode->i_mapping->a_ops =
-                           &yaffs_file_address_operations;
-                       break;
-               case S_IFDIR:   /* directory */
-                       inode->i_op = &yaffs_dir_inode_operations;
-                       inode->i_fop = &yaffs_dir_operations;
-                       break;
-               case S_IFLNK:   /* symlink */
-                       inode->i_op = &yaffs_symlink_inode_operations;
-                       break;
-               }
-
-               yaffs_inode_to_obj_lv(inode) = obj;
-
-               obj->my_inode = inode;
+#endif
 
-       } else {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_fill_inode invalid parameters\n")));
-       }
+static const struct inode_operations yaffs_dir_inode_operations = {
+       .create = yaffs_create,
+       .lookup = yaffs_lookup,
+       .link = yaffs_link,
+       .unlink = yaffs_unlink,
+       .symlink = yaffs_symlink,
+       .mkdir = yaffs_mkdir,
+       .rmdir = yaffs_unlink,
+       .mknod = yaffs_mknod,
+       .rename = yaffs_rename,
+       .setattr = yaffs_setattr,
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_XATTR
+       .setxattr = yaffs_setxattr,
+       .getxattr = yaffs_getxattr,
+       .listxattr = yaffs_listxattr,
+       .removexattr = yaffs_removexattr,
+#endif
+};
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+/* Directory search context allows us to unlock access to yaffs during
+ * filldir without causing problems with the directory being modified.
+ * This is similar to the tried and tested mechanism used in yaffs direct.
+ *
+ * A search context iterates along a doubly linked list of siblings in the
+ * directory. If the iterating object is deleted then this would corrupt
+ * the list iteration, likely causing a crash. The search context avoids
+ * this by using the remove_obj_fn to move the search context to the
+ * next object before the object is deleted.
+ *
+ * Many readdirs (and thus seach conexts) may be alive simulateously so
+ * each struct yaffs_dev has a list of these.
+ *
+ * A seach context lives for the duration of a readdir.
+ *
+ * All these functions must be called while yaffs is locked.
+ */
 
-}
+struct yaffs_search_context {
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       struct yaffs_obj *dir_obj;
+       struct yaffs_obj *next_return;
+       struct list_head others;
+};
 
-struct inode *yaffs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode, int dev,
-                             struct yaffs_obj *obj)
+/*
+ * yaffs_new_search() creates a new search context, initialises it and
+ * adds it to the device's search context list.
+ *
+ * Called at start of readdir.
+ */
+static struct yaffs_search_context *yaffs_new_search(struct yaffs_obj *dir)
 {
-       struct inode *inode;
-
-       if (!sb) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_get_inode for NULL super_block!!\n")));
-               return NULL;
-
-       }
-
-       if (!obj) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_get_inode for NULL object!!\n")));
-               return NULL;
-
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev = dir->my_dev;
+       struct yaffs_search_context *sc =
+           kmalloc(sizeof(struct yaffs_search_context), GFP_NOFS);
+       if (sc) {
+               sc->dir_obj = dir;
+               sc->dev = dev;
+               if (list_empty(&sc->dir_obj->variant.dir_variant.children))
+                       sc->next_return = NULL;
+               else
+                       sc->next_return =
+                           list_entry(dir->variant.dir_variant.children.next,
+                                      struct yaffs_obj, siblings);
+               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sc->others);
+               list_add(&sc->others, &(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->search_contexts));
        }
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_get_inode for object %d\n"), obj->obj_id));
-
-       inode = Y_IGET(sb, obj->obj_id);
-       if (IS_ERR(inode))
-               return NULL;
-
-       /* NB Side effect: iget calls back to yaffs_read_inode(). */
-       /* iget also increments the inode's i_count */
-       /* NB You can't be holding gross_lock or deadlock will happen! */
-
-       return inode;
+       return sc;
 }
 
-static ssize_t yaffs_file_write(struct file *f, const char *buf, size_t n,
-                               loff_t * pos)
+/*
+ * yaffs_search_end() disposes of a search context and cleans up.
+ */
+static void yaffs_search_end(struct yaffs_search_context *sc)
 {
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
-       int n_written, ipos;
-       struct inode *inode;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-
-       obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(f->f_dentry);
-
-       dev = obj->my_dev;
-
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-
-       inode = f->f_dentry->d_inode;
-
-       if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode) && f->f_flags & O_APPEND)
-               ipos = inode->i_size;
-       else
-               ipos = *pos;
-
-       if (!obj)
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_file_write: hey obj is null!\n")));
-       else
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_file_write about to write writing %u(%x) bytes"
-                       "to object %d at %d(%x)\n"),
-                  (unsigned)n, (unsigned)n, obj->obj_id, ipos, ipos));
-
-       n_written = yaffs_wr_file(obj, buf, ipos, n, 0);
-
-       yaffs_touch_super(dev);
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_file_write: %d(%x) bytes written\n"),
-          (unsigned)n, (unsigned)n));
-
-       if (n_written > 0) {
-               ipos += n_written;
-               *pos = ipos;
-               if (ipos > inode->i_size) {
-                       inode->i_size = ipos;
-                       inode->i_blocks = (ipos + 511) >> 9;
-
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                         (TSTR("yaffs_file_write size updated to %d bytes, "
-                               "%d blocks\n"), ipos, (int)(inode->i_blocks)));
-               }
-
+       if (sc) {
+               list_del(&sc->others);
+               kfree(sc);
        }
-       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
-       return (n_written == 0) && (n > 0) ? -ENOSPC : n_written;
 }
 
-/* Space holding and freeing is done to ensure we have space available for write_begin/end */
-/* For now we just assume few parallel writes and check against a small number. */
-/* Todo: need to do this with a counter to handle parallel reads better */
-
-static ssize_t yaffs_hold_space(struct file *f)
-{
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-
-       int n_free_chunks;
-
-       obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(f->f_dentry);
-
-       dev = obj->my_dev;
-
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-
-       n_free_chunks = yaffs_get_n_free_chunks(dev);
-
-       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
-
-       return (n_free_chunks > 20) ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
-static void yaffs_release_space(struct file *f)
+/*
+ * yaffs_search_advance() moves a search context to the next object.
+ * Called when the search iterates or when an object removal causes
+ * the search context to be moved to the next object.
+ */
+static void yaffs_search_advance(struct yaffs_search_context *sc)
 {
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-
-       obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(f->f_dentry);
-
-       dev = obj->my_dev;
+       if (!sc)
+               return;
 
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+       if (sc->next_return == NULL ||
+           list_empty(&sc->dir_obj->variant.dir_variant.children))
+               sc->next_return = NULL;
+       else {
+               struct list_head *next = sc->next_return->siblings.next;
 
-       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+               if (next == &sc->dir_obj->variant.dir_variant.children)
+                       sc->next_return = NULL; /* end of list */
+               else
+                       sc->next_return =
+                           list_entry(next, struct yaffs_obj, siblings);
+       }
 }
 
-static loff_t yaffs_dir_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
+/*
+ * yaffs_remove_obj_callback() is called when an object is unlinked.
+ * We check open search contexts and advance any which are currently
+ * on the object being iterated.
+ */
+static void yaffs_remove_obj_callback(struct yaffs_obj *obj)
 {
-       long long retval;
 
-       lock_kernel();
+       struct list_head *i;
+       struct yaffs_search_context *sc;
+       struct list_head *search_contexts =
+           &(yaffs_dev_to_lc(obj->my_dev)->search_contexts);
 
-       switch (origin) {
-       case 2:
-               offset += i_size_read(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
-               break;
-       case 1:
-               offset += file->f_pos;
+       /* Iterate through the directory search contexts.
+        * If any are currently on the object being removed, then advance
+        * the search context to the next object to prevent a hanging pointer.
+        */
+       list_for_each(i, search_contexts) {
+               if (i) {
+                       sc = list_entry(i, struct yaffs_search_context, others);
+                       if (sc->next_return == obj)
+                               yaffs_search_advance(sc);
+               }
        }
-       retval = -EINVAL;
 
-       if (offset >= 0) {
-               if (offset != file->f_pos)
-                       file->f_pos = offset;
-
-               retval = offset;
-       }
-       unlock_kernel();
-       return retval;
 }
 
 static int yaffs_readdir(struct file *f, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
@@ -1178,13 +822,13 @@ static int yaffs_readdir(struct file *f, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
                goto out;
        }
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_readdir: starting at %d\n"), (int)offset));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_readdir: starting at %d", (int)offset);
 
        if (offset == 0) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_readdir: entry . ino %d \n"),
-                  (int)inode->i_ino));
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_readdir: entry . ino %d",
+                       (int)inode->i_ino);
                yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
                if (filldir(dirent, ".", 1, offset, inode->i_ino, DT_DIR) < 0) {
                        yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
@@ -1195,9 +839,9 @@ static int yaffs_readdir(struct file *f, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
                f->f_pos++;
        }
        if (offset == 1) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_readdir: entry .. ino %d \n"),
-                  (int)f->f_dentry->d_parent->d_inode->i_ino));
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_readdir: entry .. ino %d",
+                       (int)f->f_dentry->d_parent->d_inode->i_ino);
                yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
                if (filldir(dirent, "..", 2, offset,
                            f->f_dentry->d_parent->d_inode->i_ino,
@@ -1228,9 +872,9 @@ static int yaffs_readdir(struct file *f, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
                        int this_type = yaffs_get_obj_type(l);
 
                        yaffs_get_obj_name(l, name, YAFFS_MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 1);
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                         (TSTR("yaffs_readdir: %s inode %d\n"),
-                          name, yaffs_get_obj_inode(l)));
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                               "yaffs_readdir: %s inode %d",
+                               name, yaffs_get_obj_inode(l));
 
                        yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
@@ -1258,439 +902,565 @@ out:
        return ret_val;
 }
 
-/*
- * File creation. Allocate an inode, and we're done..
- */
+static const struct file_operations yaffs_dir_operations = {
+       .read = generic_read_dir,
+       .readdir = yaffs_readdir,
+       .fsync = yaffs_sync_object,
+       .llseek = generic_file_llseek,
+};
 
-#define YCRED(x) (x->cred)
 
-static int yaffs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
-                      dev_t rdev)
+
+static int yaffs_file_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 {
-       struct inode *inode;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(file->f_dentry);
 
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj = NULL;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev = obj->my_dev;
 
-       struct yaffs_obj *parent = yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_file_flush object %d (%s)",
+               obj->obj_id, obj->dirty ? "dirty" : "clean");
 
-       int error = -ENOSPC;
-       uid_t uid = YCRED(current)->fsuid;
-       gid_t gid =
-           (dir->i_mode & S_ISGID) ? dir->i_gid : YCRED(current)->fsgid;
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-       if ((dir->i_mode & S_ISGID) && S_ISDIR(mode))
-               mode |= S_ISGID;
+       yaffs_flush_file(obj, 1, 0);
 
-       if (parent) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_mknod: parent object %d type %d\n"),
-                  parent->obj_id, parent->variant_type));
-       } else {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_mknod: could not get parent object\n")));
-               return -EPERM;
+       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations yaffs_file_operations = {
+       .read = do_sync_read,
+       .write = do_sync_write,
+       .aio_read = generic_file_aio_read,
+       .aio_write = generic_file_aio_write,
+       .mmap = generic_file_mmap,
+       .flush = yaffs_file_flush,
+       .fsync = yaffs_sync_object,
+       .splice_read = generic_file_splice_read,
+       .splice_write = generic_file_splice_write,
+       .llseek = generic_file_llseek,
+};
+
+
+/* ExportFS support */
+static struct inode *yaffs2_nfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, uint64_t ino,
+                                         uint32_t generation)
+{
+       return yaffs_iget(sb, ino);
+}
+
+static struct dentry *yaffs2_fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
+                                         struct fid *fid, int fh_len,
+                                         int fh_type)
+{
+       return generic_fh_to_dentry(sb, fid, fh_len, fh_type,
+                                   yaffs2_nfs_get_inode);
+}
+
+static struct dentry *yaffs2_fh_to_parent(struct super_block *sb,
+                                         struct fid *fid, int fh_len,
+                                         int fh_type)
+{
+       return generic_fh_to_parent(sb, fid, fh_len, fh_type,
+                                   yaffs2_nfs_get_inode);
+}
+
+struct dentry *yaffs2_get_parent(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+
+       struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_inode->i_sb;
+       struct dentry *parent = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+       struct inode *inode;
+       unsigned long parent_ino;
+       struct yaffs_obj *d_obj;
+       struct yaffs_obj *parent_obj;
+
+       d_obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(dentry->d_inode);
+
+       if (d_obj) {
+               parent_obj = d_obj->parent;
+               if (parent_obj) {
+                       parent_ino = yaffs_get_obj_inode(parent_obj);
+                       inode = yaffs_iget(sb, parent_ino);
+
+                       if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+                               parent = ERR_CAST(inode);
+                       } else {
+                               parent = d_obtain_alias(inode);
+                               if (!IS_ERR(parent)) {
+                                       parent = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+                                       iput(inode);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
        }
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_mknod: making oject for %s, "
-                               "mode %x dev %x\n"),
-                          dentry->d_name.name, mode, rdev));
+       return parent;
+}
 
-       dev = parent->my_dev;
+/* Just declare a zero structure as a NULL value implies
+ * using the default functions of exportfs.
+ */
+
+static struct export_operations yaffs_export_ops = {
+       .fh_to_dentry = yaffs2_fh_to_dentry,
+       .fh_to_parent = yaffs2_fh_to_parent,
+       .get_parent = yaffs2_get_parent,
+};
+
+
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+static int yaffs_readlink(struct dentry *dentry, char __user * buffer,
+                         int buflen)
+{
+       unsigned char *alias;
+       int ret;
+
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry)->my_dev;
 
        yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-       switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
-       default:
-               /* Special (socket, fifo, device...) */
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_mknod: making special\n")));
-               obj =
-                   yaffs_create_special(parent, dentry->d_name.name, mode, uid,
-                                        gid, old_encode_dev(rdev));
-               break;
-       case S_IFREG:           /* file          */
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_mknod: making file\n")));
-               obj = yaffs_create_file(parent, dentry->d_name.name, mode, uid,
-                                       gid);
-               break;
-       case S_IFDIR:           /* directory */
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_mknod: making directory\n")));
-               obj = yaffs_create_dir(parent, dentry->d_name.name, mode,
-                                      uid, gid);
-               break;
-       case S_IFLNK:           /* symlink */
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_mknod: making symlink\n")));
-               obj = NULL;     /* Do we ever get here? */
-               break;
-       }
+       alias = yaffs_get_symlink_alias(yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry));
 
-       /* Can not call yaffs_get_inode() with gross lock held */
        yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
+       if (!alias)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       ret = vfs_readlink(dentry, buffer, buflen, alias);
+       kfree(alias);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static void *yaffs_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+{
+       unsigned char *alias;
+       void *ret;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry)->my_dev;
+
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+
+       alias = yaffs_get_symlink_alias(yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry));
+       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+
+       if (!alias) {
+               ret = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       nd_set_link(nd, alias);
+       ret = (void *)alias;
+out:
+       return ret;
+}
+
+void yaffs_put_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd, void *alias)
+{
+       kfree(alias);
+}
+
+
+static void yaffs_unstitch_obj(struct inode *inode, struct yaffs_obj *obj)
+{
+       /* Clear the association between the inode and
+        * the struct yaffs_obj.
+        */
+       obj->my_inode = NULL;
+       yaffs_inode_to_obj_lv(inode) = NULL;
+
+       /* If the object freeing was deferred, then the real
+        * free happens now.
+        * This should fix the inode inconsistency problem.
+        */
+       yaffs_handle_defered_free(obj);
+}
+
+/* yaffs_evict_inode combines into one operation what was previously done in
+ * yaffs_clear_inode() and yaffs_delete_inode()
+ *
+ */
+static void yaffs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       int deleteme = 0;
+
+       obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
+
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_evict_inode: ino %d, count %d %s",
+               (int)inode->i_ino,
+               atomic_read(&inode->i_count),
+               obj ? "object exists" : "null object");
+
+       if (!inode->i_nlink && !is_bad_inode(inode))
+               deleteme = 1;
+       truncate_inode_pages(&inode->i_data, 0);
+       end_writeback(inode);
+
+       if (deleteme && obj) {
+               dev = obj->my_dev;
+               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+               yaffs_del_obj(obj);
+               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       }
        if (obj) {
-               inode = yaffs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, mode, rdev, obj);
-               d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-               update_dir_time(dir);
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_mknod created object %d count = %d\n"),
-                  obj->obj_id, atomic_read(&inode->i_count)));
-               error = 0;
-               yaffs_fill_inode_from_obj(dir, parent);
-       } else {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_mknod failed making object\n")));
-               error = -ENOMEM;
+               dev = obj->my_dev;
+               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+               yaffs_unstitch_obj(inode, obj);
+               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
        }
 
-       return error;
 }
 
-static int yaffs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
+static void yaffs_touch_super(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
 {
-       int ret_val;
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_mkdir\n")));
-       ret_val = yaffs_mknod(dir, dentry, mode | S_IFDIR, 0);
-       return ret_val;
-}
+       struct super_block *sb = yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->super;
 
-static int yaffs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
-                       struct nameidata *n)
-{
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_create\n")));
-       return yaffs_mknod(dir, dentry, mode | S_IFREG, 0);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_touch_super() sb = %p", sb);
+       if (sb)
+               sb->s_dirt = 1;
 }
 
-static int yaffs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+static int yaffs_readpage_nolock(struct file *f, struct page *pg)
 {
-       int ret_val;
+       /* Lifted from jffs2 */
 
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
        struct yaffs_obj *obj;
+       unsigned char *pg_buf;
+       int ret;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_unlink %d:%s\n"),
-          (int)(dir->i_ino), dentry->d_name.name));
-       obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir);
-       dev = obj->my_dev;
-
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
 
-       ret_val = yaffs_unlinker(obj, dentry->d_name.name);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_readpage_nolock at %08x, size %08x",
+               (unsigned)(pg->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT),
+               (unsigned)PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 
-       if (ret_val == YAFFS_OK) {
-               dentry->d_inode->i_nlink--;
-               dir->i_version++;
-               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
-               mark_inode_dirty(dentry->d_inode);
-               update_dir_time(dir);
-               return 0;
-       }
-       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
-       return -ENOTEMPTY;
-}
+       obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(f->f_dentry);
 
-/*
- * Create a link...
- */
-static int yaffs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
-                     struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-       struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj = NULL;
-       struct yaffs_obj *link = NULL;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       dev = obj->my_dev;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_link\n")));
+       BUG_ON(!PageLocked(pg));
 
-       obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
-       dev = obj->my_dev;
+       pg_buf = kmap(pg);
+       /* FIXME: Can kmap fail? */
 
        yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-       if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))    /* Don't link directories */
-               link =
-                   yaffs_link_obj(yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir), dentry->d_name.name,
-                                  obj);
-
-       if (link) {
-               old_dentry->d_inode->i_nlink = yaffs_get_obj_link_count(obj);
-               d_instantiate(dentry, old_dentry->d_inode);
-               atomic_inc(&old_dentry->d_inode->i_count);
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_link link count %d i_count %d\n"),
-                  old_dentry->d_inode->i_nlink,
-                  atomic_read(&old_dentry->d_inode->i_count)));
-       }
+       ret = yaffs_file_rd(obj, pg_buf,
+                           pg->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 
        yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
-       if (link) {
-               update_dir_time(dir);
-               return 0;
+       if (ret >= 0)
+               ret = 0;
+
+       if (ret) {
+               ClearPageUptodate(pg);
+               SetPageError(pg);
+       } else {
+               SetPageUptodate(pg);
+               ClearPageError(pg);
        }
 
-       return -EPERM;
+       flush_dcache_page(pg);
+       kunmap(pg);
+
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_readpage_nolock done");
+       return ret;
 }
 
-static int yaffs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
-                        const char *symname)
+static int yaffs_readpage_unlock(struct file *f, struct page *pg)
 {
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-       uid_t uid = YCRED(current)->fsuid;
-       gid_t gid =
-           (dir->i_mode & S_ISGID) ? dir->i_gid : YCRED(current)->fsgid;
+       int ret = yaffs_readpage_nolock(f, pg);
+       UnlockPage(pg);
+       return ret;
+}
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_symlink\n")));
+static int yaffs_readpage(struct file *f, struct page *pg)
+{
+       int ret;
 
-       dev = yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir)->my_dev;
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-       obj = yaffs_create_symlink(yaffs_inode_to_obj(dir), dentry->d_name.name,
-                                  S_IFLNK | S_IRWXUGO, uid, gid, symname);
-       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_readpage");
+       ret = yaffs_readpage_unlock(f, pg);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_readpage done");
+       return ret;
+}
 
-       if (obj) {
-               struct inode *inode;
+/* writepage inspired by/stolen from smbfs */
 
-               inode = yaffs_get_inode(dir->i_sb, obj->yst_mode, 0, obj);
-               d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-               update_dir_time(dir);
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("symlink created OK\n")));
-               return 0;
-       } else {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("symlink not created\n")));
-       }
+static int yaffs_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
+       struct address_space *mapping = page->mapping;
+       struct inode *inode;
+       unsigned long end_index;
+       char *buffer;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
+       int n_written = 0;
+       unsigned n_bytes;
+       loff_t i_size;
 
-       return -ENOMEM;
-}
+       if (!mapping)
+               BUG();
+       inode = mapping->host;
+       if (!inode)
+               BUG();
+       i_size = i_size_read(inode);
 
-static int yaffs_sync_object(struct file *file, int datasync)
-{
+       end_index = i_size >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-       struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+       if (page->index < end_index)
+               n_bytes = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+       else {
+               n_bytes = i_size & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
 
-       obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry);
+               if (page->index > end_index || !n_bytes) {
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                               "yaffs_writepage at %08x, inode size = %08x!!!",
+                               (unsigned)(page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT),
+                               (unsigned)inode->i_size);
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                         "                -> don't care!!");
 
-       dev = obj->my_dev;
+                       zero_user_segment(page, 0, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
+                       set_page_writeback(page);
+                       unlock_page(page);
+                       end_page_writeback(page);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       }
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC, (TSTR("yaffs_sync_object\n")));
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-       yaffs_flush_file(obj, 1, datasync);
-       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
-       return 0;
-}
+       if (n_bytes != PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)
+               zero_user_segment(page, n_bytes, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 
-/*
- * The VFS layer already does all the dentry stuff for rename.
- *
- * NB: POSIX says you can rename an object over an old object of the same name
- */
-static int yaffs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
-                       struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
-{
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-       int ret_val = YAFFS_FAIL;
-       struct yaffs_obj *target;
+       get_page(page);
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_rename\n")));
-       dev = yaffs_inode_to_obj(old_dir)->my_dev;
+       buffer = kmap(page);
 
+       obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
+       dev = obj->my_dev;
        yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-       /* Check if the target is an existing directory that is not empty. */
-       target = yaffs_find_by_name(yaffs_inode_to_obj(new_dir),
-                                   new_dentry->d_name.name);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_writepage at %08x, size %08x",
+               (unsigned)(page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT), n_bytes);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "writepag0: obj = %05x, ino = %05x",
+               (int)obj->variant.file_variant.file_size, (int)inode->i_size);
 
-       if (target && target->variant_type == YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_DIRECTORY &&
-           !list_empty(&target->variant.dir_variant.children)) {
+       n_written = yaffs_wr_file(obj, buffer,
+                                 page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT, n_bytes, 0);
 
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("target is non-empty dir\n")));
+       yaffs_touch_super(dev);
 
-               ret_val = YAFFS_FAIL;
-       } else {
-               /* Now does unlinking internally using shadowing mechanism */
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("calling yaffs_rename_obj\n")));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "writepag1: obj = %05x, ino = %05x",
+               (int)obj->variant.file_variant.file_size, (int)inode->i_size);
 
-               ret_val = yaffs_rename_obj(yaffs_inode_to_obj(old_dir),
-                                          old_dentry->d_name.name,
-                                          yaffs_inode_to_obj(new_dir),
-                                          new_dentry->d_name.name);
-       }
        yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 
-       if (ret_val == YAFFS_OK) {
-               if (target) {
-                       new_dentry->d_inode->i_nlink--;
-                       mark_inode_dirty(new_dentry->d_inode);
-               }
+       kunmap(page);
+       set_page_writeback(page);
+       unlock_page(page);
+       end_page_writeback(page);
+       put_page(page);
 
-               update_dir_time(old_dir);
-               if (old_dir != new_dir)
-                       update_dir_time(new_dir);
-               return 0;
-       } else {
-               return -ENOTEMPTY;
-       }
+       return (n_written == n_bytes) ? 0 : -ENOSPC;
 }
 
-static int yaffs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
-{
-       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-       int error = 0;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_setattr of object %d\n"),
-          yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode)->obj_id));
-
-       /* Fail if a requested resize >= 2GB */
-       if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE && (attr->ia_size >> 31))
-               error = -EINVAL;
+/* Space holding and freeing is done to ensure we have space available for 
+ * write_begin/end.
+ * For now we just assume few parallel writes and check against a small
+ * number.
+ * Todo: need to do this with a counter to handle parallel reads better.
+ */
 
-       if (error == 0)
-               error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
-       if (error == 0) {
-               int result;
-               if (!error) {
-                       error = yaffs_vfs_setattr(inode, attr);
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("inode_setattr called\n")));
-                       if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
-                               yaffs_vfs_setsize(inode, attr->ia_size);
-                               inode->i_blocks = (inode->i_size + 511) >> 9;
-                       }
-               }
-               dev = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode)->my_dev;
-               if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("resize to %d(%x)\n"),
-                                          (int)(attr->ia_size),
-                                          (int)(attr->ia_size)));
-               }
-               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-               result = yaffs_set_attribs(yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode), attr);
-               if (result == YAFFS_OK) {
-                       error = 0;
-               } else {
-                       error = -EPERM;
-               }
-               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+static ssize_t yaffs_hold_space(struct file *f)
+{
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
 
-       }
+       int n_free_chunks;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_setattr done returning %d\n"), error));
+       obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(f->f_dentry);
 
-       return error;
+       dev = obj->my_dev;
+
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+
+       n_free_chunks = yaffs_get_n_free_chunks(dev);
+
+       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+
+       return (n_free_chunks > 20) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_XATTR
-int yaffs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
-                  const void *value, size_t size, int flags)
+static void yaffs_release_space(struct file *f)
 {
-       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-       int error = 0;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
        struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_setxattr of object %d\n"), obj->obj_id));
+       obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(f->f_dentry);
 
-       if (error == 0) {
-               int result;
-               dev = obj->my_dev;
-               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-               result = yaffs_set_xattrib(obj, name, value, size, flags);
-               if (result == YAFFS_OK)
-                       error = 0;
-               else if (result < 0)
-                       error = result;
-               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       dev = obj->my_dev;
 
-       }
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_setxattr done returning %d\n"), error));
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-       return error;
+       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
 }
 
-ssize_t yaffs_getxattr(struct dentry * dentry, const char *name, void *buff,
-                      size_t size)
+static int yaffs_write_begin(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
+                            loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
+                            struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
 {
-       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-       int error = 0;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
+       struct page *pg = NULL;
+       pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_getxattr \"%s\" from object %d\n"), name, obj->obj_id));
+       int ret = 0;
+       int space_held = 0;
 
-       if (error == 0) {
-               dev = obj->my_dev;
-               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-               error = yaffs_get_xattrib(obj, name, buff, size);
-               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       /* Get a page */
+       pg = grab_cache_page_write_begin(mapping, index, flags);
 
+       *pagep = pg;
+       if (!pg) {
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               goto out;
        }
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_getxattr done returning %d\n"), error));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "start yaffs_write_begin index %d(%x) uptodate %d",
+               (int)index, (int)index, Page_Uptodate(pg) ? 1 : 0);
 
-       return error;
+       /* Get fs space */
+       space_held = yaffs_hold_space(filp);
+
+       if (!space_held) {
+               ret = -ENOSPC;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       /* Update page if required */
+
+       if (!Page_Uptodate(pg))
+               ret = yaffs_readpage_nolock(filp, pg);
+
+       if (ret)
+               goto out;
+
+       /* Happy path return */
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "end yaffs_write_begin - ok");
+
+       return 0;
+
+out:
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "end yaffs_write_begin fail returning %d", ret);
+       if (space_held)
+               yaffs_release_space(filp);
+       if (pg) {
+               unlock_page(pg);
+               page_cache_release(pg);
+       }
+       return ret;
 }
 
-int yaffs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
+static ssize_t yaffs_file_write(struct file *f, const char *buf, size_t n,
+                               loff_t * pos)
 {
-       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-       int error = 0;
+       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
+       int n_written, ipos;
+       struct inode *inode;
        struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_removexattr of object %d\n"), obj->obj_id));
+       obj = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(f->f_dentry);
 
-       if (error == 0) {
-               int result;
-               dev = obj->my_dev;
-               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-               result = yaffs_remove_xattrib(obj, name);
-               if (result == YAFFS_OK)
-                       error = 0;
-               else if (result < 0)
-                       error = result;
-               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       dev = obj->my_dev;
 
-       }
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_removexattr done returning %d\n"), error));
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
-       return error;
+       inode = f->f_dentry->d_inode;
+
+       if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode) && f->f_flags & O_APPEND)
+               ipos = inode->i_size;
+       else
+               ipos = *pos;
+
+       if (!obj)
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_file_write: hey obj is null!");
+       else
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_file_write about to write writing %u(%x) bytes to object %d at %d(%x)",
+                       (unsigned)n, (unsigned)n, obj->obj_id, ipos, ipos);
+
+       n_written = yaffs_wr_file(obj, buf, ipos, n, 0);
+
+       yaffs_touch_super(dev);
+
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_file_write: %d(%x) bytes written",
+               (unsigned)n, (unsigned)n);
+
+       if (n_written > 0) {
+               ipos += n_written;
+               *pos = ipos;
+               if (ipos > inode->i_size) {
+                       inode->i_size = ipos;
+                       inode->i_blocks = (ipos + 511) >> 9;
+
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                               "yaffs_file_write size updated to %d bytes, %d blocks",
+                               ipos, (int)(inode->i_blocks));
+               }
+
+       }
+       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       return (n_written == 0) && (n > 0) ? -ENOSPC : n_written;
 }
 
-ssize_t yaffs_listxattr(struct dentry * dentry, char *buff, size_t size)
+static int yaffs_write_end(struct file *filp, struct address_space *mapping,
+                          loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned copied,
+                          struct page *pg, void *fsdadata)
 {
-       struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
-       int error = 0;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev;
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(inode);
+       int ret = 0;
+       void *addr, *kva;
+       uint32_t offset_into_page = pos & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
+
+       kva = kmap(pg);
+       addr = kva + offset_into_page;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_listxattr of object %d\n"), obj->obj_id));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_write_end addr %p pos %x n_bytes %d",
+               addr, (unsigned)pos, copied);
 
-       if (error == 0) {
-               dev = obj->my_dev;
-               yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-               error = yaffs_list_xattrib(obj, buff, size);
-               yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       ret = yaffs_file_write(filp, addr, copied, &pos);
 
+       if (ret != copied) {
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_write_end not same size ret %d  copied %d",
+                       ret, copied);
+               SetPageError(pg);
        }
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_listxattr done returning %d\n"), error));
 
-       return error;
-}
+       kunmap(pg);
 
-#endif
+       yaffs_release_space(filp);
+       unlock_page(pg);
+       page_cache_release(pg);
+       return ret;
+}
 
 static int yaffs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 {
        struct yaffs_dev *dev = yaffs_dentry_to_obj(dentry)->my_dev;
        struct super_block *sb = dentry->d_sb;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_statfs\n")));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_statfs");
 
        yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
 
@@ -1756,8 +1526,8 @@ static void yaffs_flush_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
        list_for_each_entry(iptr, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
                obj = yaffs_inode_to_obj(iptr);
                if (obj) {
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("flushing obj %d\n"),
-                                          obj->obj_id));
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                               "flushing obj %d", obj->obj_id);
                        yaffs_flush_file(obj, 1, 0);
                }
        }
@@ -1806,12 +1576,12 @@ static int yaffs_do_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int request_checkpoint)
        unsigned gc_urgent = yaffs_bg_gc_urgency(dev);
        int do_checkpoint;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC | YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_do_sync_fs: gc-urgency %d %s %s%s\n"),
-          gc_urgent,
-          sb->s_dirt ? "dirty" : "clean",
-          request_checkpoint ? "checkpoint requested" : "no checkpoint",
-          oneshot_checkpoint ? " one-shot" : ""));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC | YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
+               "yaffs_do_sync_fs: gc-urgency %d %s %s%s",
+               gc_urgent,
+               sb->s_dirt ? "dirty" : "clean",
+               request_checkpoint ? "checkpoint requested" : "no checkpoint",
+               oneshot_checkpoint ? " one-shot" : "");
 
        yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
        do_checkpoint = ((request_checkpoint && !gc_urgent) ||
@@ -1858,12 +1628,12 @@ static int yaffs_bg_thread_fn(void *data)
        int gc_result;
        struct timer_list timer;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_background starting for dev %p\n"), (void *)dev));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
+               "yaffs_background starting for dev %p", (void *)dev);
 
        set_freezable();
        while (context->bg_running) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND, (TSTR("yaffs_background\n")));
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND, "yaffs_background");
 
                if (kthread_should_stop())
                        break;
@@ -1924,146 +1694,65 @@ static int yaffs_bg_start(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
        int retval = 0;
        struct yaffs_linux_context *context = yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev);
 
-       if (dev->read_only)
-               return -1;
-
-       context->bg_running = 1;
-
-       context->bg_thread = kthread_run(yaffs_bg_thread_fn,
-                                        (void *)dev, "yaffs-bg-%d",
-                                        context->mount_id);
-
-       if (IS_ERR(context->bg_thread)) {
-               retval = PTR_ERR(context->bg_thread);
-               context->bg_thread = NULL;
-               context->bg_running = 0;
-       }
-       return retval;
-}
-
-static void yaffs_bg_stop(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
-{
-       struct yaffs_linux_context *ctxt = yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev);
-
-       ctxt->bg_running = 0;
-
-       if (ctxt->bg_thread) {
-               kthread_stop(ctxt->bg_thread);
-               ctxt->bg_thread = NULL;
-       }
-}
-
-static void yaffs_write_super(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-       unsigned request_checkpoint = (yaffs_auto_checkpoint >= 2);
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC | YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_write_super%s\n"),
-          request_checkpoint ? " checkpt" : ""));
-
-       yaffs_do_sync_fs(sb, request_checkpoint);
-
-}
-
-static int yaffs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
-{
-       unsigned request_checkpoint = (yaffs_auto_checkpoint >= 1);
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_sync_fs%s\n"), request_checkpoint ? " checkpt" : ""));
-
-       yaffs_do_sync_fs(sb, request_checkpoint);
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static struct inode *yaffs_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
-{
-       struct inode *inode;
-       struct yaffs_obj *obj;
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev = yaffs_super_to_dev(sb);
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_iget for %lu\n"), ino));
-
-       inode = iget_locked(sb, ino);
-       if (!inode)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-       if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
-               return inode;
-
-       /* NB This is called as a side effect of other functions, but
-        * we had to release the lock to prevent deadlocks, so
-        * need to lock again.
-        */
-
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-
-       obj = yaffs_find_by_number(dev, inode->i_ino);
-
-       yaffs_fill_inode_from_obj(inode, obj);
-
-       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
-
-       unlock_new_inode(inode);
-       return inode;
-}
-
-static LIST_HEAD(yaffs_context_list);
-struct mutex yaffs_context_lock;
-
-static void yaffs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-       struct yaffs_dev *dev = yaffs_super_to_dev(sb);
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_put_super\n")));
-
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
-         (TSTR("Shutting down yaffs background thread\n")));
-       yaffs_bg_stop(dev);
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
-         (TSTR("yaffs background thread shut down\n")));
+       if (dev->read_only)
+               return -1;
 
-       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+       context->bg_running = 1;
 
-       yaffs_flush_super(sb, 1);
+       context->bg_thread = kthread_run(yaffs_bg_thread_fn,
+                                        (void *)dev, "yaffs-bg-%d",
+                                        context->mount_id);
 
-       if (yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->put_super_fn)
-               yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->put_super_fn(sb);
+       if (IS_ERR(context->bg_thread)) {
+               retval = PTR_ERR(context->bg_thread);
+               context->bg_thread = NULL;
+               context->bg_running = 0;
+       }
+       return retval;
+}
 
-       yaffs_deinitialise(dev);
+static void yaffs_bg_stop(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
+{
+       struct yaffs_linux_context *ctxt = yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev);
 
-       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
-       mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
-       list_del_init(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->context_list));
-       mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+       ctxt->bg_running = 0;
 
-       if (yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spare_buffer) {
-               YFREE(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spare_buffer);
-               yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spare_buffer = NULL;
+       if (ctxt->bg_thread) {
+               kthread_stop(ctxt->bg_thread);
+               ctxt->bg_thread = NULL;
        }
-
-       kfree(dev);
 }
 
-static void yaffs_mtd_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
+static void yaffs_write_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-       struct mtd_info *mtd = yaffs_dev_to_mtd(yaffs_super_to_dev(sb));
+       unsigned request_checkpoint = (yaffs_auto_checkpoint >= 2);
 
-       if (mtd->sync)
-               mtd->sync(mtd);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC | YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
+               "yaffs_write_super%s",
+               request_checkpoint ? " checkpt" : "");
+
+       yaffs_do_sync_fs(sb, request_checkpoint);
 
-       put_mtd_device(mtd);
 }
 
-static void yaffs_touch_super(struct yaffs_dev *dev)
+static int yaffs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 {
-       struct super_block *sb = yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->super;
+       unsigned request_checkpoint = (yaffs_auto_checkpoint >= 1);
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_touch_super() sb = %p\n"), sb));
-       if (sb)
-               sb->s_dirt = 1;
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_SYNC,
+               "yaffs_sync_fs%s", request_checkpoint ? " checkpt" : "");
+
+       yaffs_do_sync_fs(sb, request_checkpoint);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
+
+static LIST_HEAD(yaffs_context_list);
+struct mutex yaffs_context_lock;
+
+
+
 struct yaffs_options {
        int inband_tags;
        int skip_checkpoint_read;
@@ -2141,6 +1830,182 @@ static int yaffs_parse_options(struct yaffs_options *options,
        return error;
 }
 
+static struct address_space_operations yaffs_file_address_operations = {
+       .readpage = yaffs_readpage,
+       .writepage = yaffs_writepage,
+       .write_begin = yaffs_write_begin,
+       .write_end = yaffs_write_end,
+};
+
+
+
+static const struct inode_operations yaffs_file_inode_operations = {
+       .setattr = yaffs_setattr,
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_XATTR
+       .setxattr = yaffs_setxattr,
+       .getxattr = yaffs_getxattr,
+       .listxattr = yaffs_listxattr,
+       .removexattr = yaffs_removexattr,
+#endif
+};
+
+static const struct inode_operations yaffs_symlink_inode_operations = {
+       .readlink = yaffs_readlink,
+       .follow_link = yaffs_follow_link,
+       .put_link = yaffs_put_link,
+       .setattr = yaffs_setattr,
+#ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_XATTR
+       .setxattr = yaffs_setxattr,
+       .getxattr = yaffs_getxattr,
+       .listxattr = yaffs_listxattr,
+       .removexattr = yaffs_removexattr,
+#endif
+};
+
+static void yaffs_fill_inode_from_obj(struct inode *inode,
+                                     struct yaffs_obj *obj)
+{
+       if (inode && obj) {
+
+               /* Check mode against the variant type and attempt to repair if broken. */
+               u32 mode = obj->yst_mode;
+               switch (obj->variant_type) {
+               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_FILE:
+                       if (!S_ISREG(mode)) {
+                               obj->yst_mode &= ~S_IFMT;
+                               obj->yst_mode |= S_IFREG;
+                       }
+
+                       break;
+               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_SYMLINK:
+                       if (!S_ISLNK(mode)) {
+                               obj->yst_mode &= ~S_IFMT;
+                               obj->yst_mode |= S_IFLNK;
+                       }
+
+                       break;
+               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
+                       if (!S_ISDIR(mode)) {
+                               obj->yst_mode &= ~S_IFMT;
+                               obj->yst_mode |= S_IFDIR;
+                       }
+
+                       break;
+               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_UNKNOWN:
+               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_HARDLINK:
+               case YAFFS_OBJECT_TYPE_SPECIAL:
+               default:
+                       /* TODO? */
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               inode->i_flags |= S_NOATIME;
+
+               inode->i_ino = obj->obj_id;
+               inode->i_mode = obj->yst_mode;
+               inode->i_uid = obj->yst_uid;
+               inode->i_gid = obj->yst_gid;
+
+               inode->i_rdev = old_decode_dev(obj->yst_rdev);
+
+               inode->i_atime.tv_sec = (time_t) (obj->yst_atime);
+               inode->i_atime.tv_nsec = 0;
+               inode->i_mtime.tv_sec = (time_t) obj->yst_mtime;
+               inode->i_mtime.tv_nsec = 0;
+               inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = (time_t) obj->yst_ctime;
+               inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = 0;
+               inode->i_size = yaffs_get_obj_length(obj);
+               inode->i_blocks = (inode->i_size + 511) >> 9;
+
+               inode->i_nlink = yaffs_get_obj_link_count(obj);
+
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_fill_inode mode %x uid %d gid %d size %d count %d",
+                       inode->i_mode, inode->i_uid, inode->i_gid,
+                       (int)inode->i_size, atomic_read(&inode->i_count));
+
+               switch (obj->yst_mode & S_IFMT) {
+               default:        /* fifo, device or socket */
+                       init_special_inode(inode, obj->yst_mode,
+                                          old_decode_dev(obj->yst_rdev));
+                       break;
+               case S_IFREG:   /* file */
+                       inode->i_op = &yaffs_file_inode_operations;
+                       inode->i_fop = &yaffs_file_operations;
+                       inode->i_mapping->a_ops =
+                           &yaffs_file_address_operations;
+                       break;
+               case S_IFDIR:   /* directory */
+                       inode->i_op = &yaffs_dir_inode_operations;
+                       inode->i_fop = &yaffs_dir_operations;
+                       break;
+               case S_IFLNK:   /* symlink */
+                       inode->i_op = &yaffs_symlink_inode_operations;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               yaffs_inode_to_obj_lv(inode) = obj;
+
+               obj->my_inode = inode;
+
+       } else {
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+                       "yaffs_fill_inode invalid parameters");
+       }
+}
+
+static void yaffs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
+{
+       struct yaffs_dev *dev = yaffs_super_to_dev(sb);
+
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_put_super");
+
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
+               "Shutting down yaffs background thread");
+       yaffs_bg_stop(dev);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS | YAFFS_TRACE_BACKGROUND,
+               "yaffs background thread shut down");
+
+       yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+
+       yaffs_flush_super(sb, 1);
+
+       if (yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->put_super_fn)
+               yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->put_super_fn(sb);
+
+       yaffs_deinitialise(dev);
+
+       yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+       mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+       list_del_init(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->context_list));
+       mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+       if (yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spare_buffer) {
+               kfree(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spare_buffer);
+               yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spare_buffer = NULL;
+       }
+
+       kfree(dev);
+}
+
+static void yaffs_mtd_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
+{
+       struct mtd_info *mtd = yaffs_dev_to_mtd(yaffs_super_to_dev(sb));
+
+       if (mtd->sync)
+               mtd->sync(mtd);
+
+       put_mtd_device(mtd);
+}
+
+static const struct super_operations yaffs_super_ops = {
+       .statfs = yaffs_statfs,
+       .put_super = yaffs_put_super,
+       .evict_inode = yaffs_evict_inode,
+       .sync_fs = yaffs_sync_fs,
+       .write_super = yaffs_write_super,
+};
+
 static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffs_version,
                                                     struct super_block *sb,
                                                     void *data, int silent)
@@ -2199,14 +2064,15 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffs_version,
        sb->s_blocksize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
        sb->s_blocksize_bits = PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_read_super: Using yaffs%d\n"), yaffs_version));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_read_super: block size %d\n"), (int)(sb->s_blocksize)));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_read_super: Using yaffs%d", yaffs_version);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_read_super: block size %d", (int)(sb->s_blocksize));
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs: Attempting MTD mount of %u.%u,\"%s\"\n"),
-          MAJOR(sb->s_dev), MINOR(sb->s_dev), yaffs_devname(sb, devname_buf)));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+               "Attempting MTD mount of %u.%u,\"%s\"",
+               MAJOR(sb->s_dev), MINOR(sb->s_dev),
+               yaffs_devname(sb, devname_buf));
 
        /* Check it's an mtd device..... */
        if (MAJOR(sb->s_dev) != MTD_BLOCK_MAJOR)
@@ -2215,42 +2081,42 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffs_version,
        /* Get the device */
        mtd = get_mtd_device(NULL, MINOR(sb->s_dev));
        if (!mtd) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs: MTD device #%u doesn't appear to exist\n"),
-                  MINOR(sb->s_dev)));
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+                       "MTD device #%u doesn't appear to exist",
+                       MINOR(sb->s_dev));
                return NULL;
        }
        /* Check it's NAND */
        if (mtd->type != MTD_NANDFLASH) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs: MTD device is not NAND it's type %d\n"),
-                  mtd->type));
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+                       "MTD device is not NAND it's type %d",
+                       mtd->type);
                return NULL;
        }
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" erase %p\n"), mtd->erase));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" read %p\n"), mtd->read));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" write %p\n"), mtd->write));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" readoob %p\n"), mtd->read_oob));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" writeoob %p\n"), mtd->write_oob));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" block_isbad %p\n"), mtd->block_isbad));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" block_markbad %p\n"), mtd->block_markbad));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" %s %d\n"), WRITE_SIZE_STR, WRITE_SIZE(mtd)));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" oobsize %d\n"), mtd->oobsize));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" erasesize %d\n"), mtd->erasesize));
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR(" size %lld\n"), mtd->size));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " erase %p", mtd->erase);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " read %p", mtd->read);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " write %p", mtd->write);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " readoob %p", mtd->read_oob);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " writeoob %p", mtd->write_oob);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " block_isbad %p", mtd->block_isbad);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " block_markbad %p", mtd->block_markbad);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " %s %d", WRITE_SIZE_STR, WRITE_SIZE(mtd));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " oobsize %d", mtd->oobsize);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " erasesize %d", mtd->erasesize);
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, " size %lld", mtd->size);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_AUTO_YAFFS2
 
        if (yaffs_version == 1 && WRITE_SIZE(mtd) >= 2048) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS, (TSTR("yaffs: auto selecting yaffs2\n")));
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS, "auto selecting yaffs2");
                yaffs_version = 2;
        }
 
        /* Added NCB 26/5/2006 for completeness */
        if (yaffs_version == 2 && !options.inband_tags
            && WRITE_SIZE(mtd) == 512) {
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS, (TSTR("yaffs: auto selecting yaffs1\n")));
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS, "auto selecting yaffs1");
                yaffs_version = 1;
        }
 #endif
@@ -2262,18 +2128,16 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffs_version,
                    !mtd->block_markbad ||
                    !mtd->read ||
                    !mtd->write || !mtd->read_oob || !mtd->write_oob) {
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-                         (TSTR("yaffs: MTD device does not support required "
-                               "functions\n")));
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+                               "MTD device does not support required functions");
                        return NULL;
                }
 
                if ((WRITE_SIZE(mtd) < YAFFS_MIN_YAFFS2_CHUNK_SIZE ||
                     mtd->oobsize < YAFFS_MIN_YAFFS2_SPARE_SIZE) &&
                    !options.inband_tags) {
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-                         (TSTR("yaffs: MTD device does not have the "
-                               "right page sizes\n")));
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+                               "MTD device does not have the right page sizes");
                        return NULL;
                }
        } else {
@@ -2281,17 +2145,15 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffs_version,
                if (!mtd->erase ||
                    !mtd->read ||
                    !mtd->write || !mtd->read_oob || !mtd->write_oob) {
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-                         (TSTR("yaffs: MTD device does not support required "
-                               "functions\n")));
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+                               "MTD device does not support required functions");
                        return NULL;
                }
 
                if (WRITE_SIZE(mtd) < YAFFS_BYTES_PER_CHUNK ||
                    mtd->oobsize != YAFFS_BYTES_PER_SPARE) {
-                       T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-                         (TSTR("yaffs: MTD device does not support have the "
-                               "right page sizes\n")));
+                       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+                               "MTD device does not support have the right page sizes");
                        return NULL;
                }
        }
@@ -2322,9 +2184,8 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffs_version,
 
        if (!dev) {
                /* Deep shit could not allocate device structure */
-               T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-                 (TSTR("yaffs_read_super: Failed trying to allocate "
-                       "struct yaffs_dev. \n")));
+               yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+                       "yaffs_read_super failed trying to allocate yaffs_dev");
                return NULL;
        }
        memset(dev, 0, sizeof(struct yaffs_dev));
@@ -2401,7 +2262,8 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffs_version,
                param->read_chunk_tags_fn = nandmtd2_read_chunk_tags;
                param->bad_block_fn = nandmtd2_mark_block_bad;
                param->query_block_fn = nandmtd2_query_block;
-               yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spare_buffer = YMALLOC(mtd->oobsize);
+               yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spare_buffer = 
+                               kmalloc(mtd->oobsize, GFP_NOFS);
                param->is_yaffs2 = 1;
                param->total_bytes_per_chunk = mtd->writesize;
                param->chunks_per_block = mtd->erasesize / mtd->writesize;
@@ -2464,9 +2326,9 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffs_version,
 
        err = yaffs_guts_initialise(dev);
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_read_super: guts initialised %s\n"),
-          (err == YAFFS_OK) ? "OK" : "FAILED"));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS,
+               "yaffs_read_super: guts initialised %s",
+               (err == YAFFS_OK) ? "OK" : "FAILED");
 
        if (err == YAFFS_OK)
                yaffs_bg_start(dev);
@@ -2487,11 +2349,11 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffs_version,
        inode->i_op = &yaffs_dir_inode_operations;
        inode->i_fop = &yaffs_dir_operations;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_read_super: got root inode\n")));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_read_super: got root inode");
 
        root = d_alloc_root(inode);
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_read_super: d_alloc_root done\n")));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_read_super: d_alloc_root done");
 
        if (!root) {
                iput(inode);
@@ -2499,11 +2361,11 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_internal_read_super(int yaffs_version,
        }
        sb->s_root = root;
        sb->s_dirt = !dev->is_checkpointed;
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs_read_super: is_checkpointed %d\n"),
-          dev->is_checkpointed));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+               "yaffs_read_super: is_checkpointed %d",
+               dev->is_checkpointed);
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, (TSTR("yaffs_read_super: done\n")));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_OS, "yaffs_read_super: done");
        return sb;
 }
 
@@ -2556,44 +2418,30 @@ static struct file_system_type yaffs2_fs_type = {
 #endif /* CONFIG_YAFFS_YAFFS2 */
 
 static struct proc_dir_entry *my_proc_entry;
-static struct proc_dir_entry *debug_proc_entry;
 
 static char *yaffs_dump_dev_part0(char *buf, struct yaffs_dev *dev)
 {
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "start_block........... %d\n", dev->param.start_block);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "end_block............. %d\n", dev->param.end_block);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "total_bytes_per_chunk. %d\n",
-                   dev->param.total_bytes_per_chunk);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "use_nand_ecc.......... %d\n",
-                   dev->param.use_nand_ecc);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "no_tags_ecc........... %d\n", dev->param.no_tags_ecc);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "is_yaffs2............. %d\n", dev->param.is_yaffs2);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "inband_tags........... %d\n", dev->param.inband_tags);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "empty_lost_n_found.... %d\n",
-                   dev->param.empty_lost_n_found);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "disable_lazy_load..... %d\n",
-                   dev->param.disable_lazy_load);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "refresh_period........ %d\n",
-                   dev->param.refresh_period);
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "n_caches.............. %d\n", dev->param.n_caches);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "n_reserved_blocks..... %d\n",
-                   dev->param.n_reserved_blocks);
-       buf +=
-           sprintf(buf, "always_check_erased... %d\n",
-                   dev->param.always_check_erased);
-
-       buf += sprintf(buf, "\n");
+       struct yaffs_param *param = &dev->param;
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "start_block........... %d\n", param->start_block);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "end_block............. %d\n", param->end_block);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "total_bytes_per_chunk. %d\n",
+                       param->total_bytes_per_chunk);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "use_nand_ecc.......... %d\n",
+                       param->use_nand_ecc);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "no_tags_ecc........... %d\n", param->no_tags_ecc);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "is_yaffs2............. %d\n", param->is_yaffs2);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "inband_tags........... %d\n", param->inband_tags);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "empty_lost_n_found.... %d\n",
+                       param->empty_lost_n_found);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "disable_lazy_load..... %d\n",
+                       param->disable_lazy_load);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "refresh_period........ %d\n",
+                       param->refresh_period);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "n_caches.............. %d\n", param->n_caches);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "n_reserved_blocks..... %d\n",
+                       param->n_reserved_blocks);
+       buf += sprintf(buf, "always_check_erased... %d\n",
+                       param->always_check_erased);
 
        return buf;
 }
@@ -2703,36 +2551,6 @@ static int yaffs_proc_read(char *page,
        return buf - page < count ? buf - page : count;
 }
 
-static int yaffs_stats_proc_read(char *page,
-                                char **start,
-                                off_t offset, int count, int *eof, void *data)
-{
-       struct list_head *item;
-       char *buf = page;
-       int n = 0;
-
-       mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
-
-       /* Locate and print the Nth entry.  Order N-squared but N is small. */
-       list_for_each(item, &yaffs_context_list) {
-               struct yaffs_linux_context *dc =
-                   list_entry(item, struct yaffs_linux_context, context_list);
-               struct yaffs_dev *dev = dc->dev;
-
-               int erased_chunks;
-
-               erased_chunks =
-                   dev->n_erased_blocks * dev->param.chunks_per_block;
-
-               buf += sprintf(buf, "%d, %d, %d, %u, %u, %u, %u\n",
-                              n, dev->n_free_chunks, erased_chunks,
-                              dev->bg_gcs, dev->oldest_dirty_gc_count,
-                              dev->n_obj, dev->n_tnodes);
-       }
-       mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
-
-       return buf - page < count ? buf - page : count;
-}
 
 /**
  * Set the verbosity of the warnings and error messages.
@@ -2895,13 +2713,12 @@ static int __init init_yaffs_fs(void)
        int error = 0;
        struct file_system_to_install *fsinst;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs built " __DATE__ " " __TIME__ " Installing. \n")));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+               "yaffs built " __DATE__ " " __TIME__ " Installing.");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_YAFFS_ALWAYS_CHECK_CHUNK_ERASED
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-         (TSTR
-          (" \n\n\n\nYAFFS-WARNING CONFIG_YAFFS_ALWAYS_CHECK_CHUNK_ERASED selected.\n\n\n\n")));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+               "\n\nYAFFS-WARNING CONFIG_YAFFS_ALWAYS_CHECK_CHUNK_ERASED selected.\n\n\n");
 #endif
 
        mutex_init(&yaffs_context_lock);
@@ -2918,16 +2735,6 @@ static int __init init_yaffs_fs(void)
                return -ENOMEM;
         }
 
-       debug_proc_entry = create_proc_entry("yaffs_stats",
-                                            S_IRUGO | S_IFREG, YPROC_ROOT);
-
-       if (debug_proc_entry) {
-               debug_proc_entry->write_proc = NULL;
-               debug_proc_entry->read_proc = yaffs_stats_proc_read;
-               debug_proc_entry->data = NULL;
-       } else {
-               return -ENOMEM;
-        }
 
        /* Now add the file system entries */
 
@@ -2961,11 +2768,10 @@ static void __exit exit_yaffs_fs(void)
 
        struct file_system_to_install *fsinst;
 
-       T(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
-         (TSTR("yaffs built " __DATE__ " " __TIME__ " removing. \n")));
+       yaffs_trace(YAFFS_TRACE_ALWAYS,
+               "yaffs built " __DATE__ " " __TIME__ " removing.");
 
        remove_proc_entry("yaffs", YPROC_ROOT);
-       remove_proc_entry("yaffs_stats", YPROC_ROOT);
 
        fsinst = fs_to_install;