diff --git a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/000-upstream_jffs2reader.patch b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/000-upstream_jffs2reader.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bacef76210672422c99ad22d9569b84ba270b857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/000-upstream_jffs2reader.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+From fec81abd9593fe11ba8577d38e4143e5708e3343 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
+Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 14:58:09 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] jffs2reader: convert to common.h helpers
+
+Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
+Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com>
+---
+ jffs2reader.c | 71 +++++++++++++++++---------------------------------------
+ 1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/jffs2reader.c b/jffs2reader.c
+index 0cdff19..d5a3d95 100644
+--- a/jffs2reader.c
++++ b/jffs2reader.c
+@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ BUGS:
+ #include <sys/param.h>
+ #include <dirent.h>
+ #include <linux/jffs2.h>
++#include "common.h"
+
+ #define SCRATCH_SIZE (5*1024*1024)
+
+@@ -136,10 +137,8 @@ void putblock(char *b, size_t bsize, size_t * rsize,
+ {
+ uLongf dlen = n->dsize;
+
+- if (n->isize > bsize || (n->offset + dlen) > bsize) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "File does not fit into buffer!\n");
+- exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+- }
++ if (n->isize > bsize || (n->offset + dlen) > bsize)
++ errmsg_die("File does not fit into buffer!");
+
+ if (*rsize < n->isize)
+ bzero(b + *rsize, n->isize - *rsize);
+@@ -163,8 +162,7 @@ void putblock(char *b, size_t bsize, size_t * rsize,
+ /* [DYN]RUBIN support required! */
+
+ default:
+- fprintf(stderr, "Unsupported compression method!\n");
+- exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
++ errmsg_die("Unsupported compression method!");
+ }
+
+ *rsize = n->isize;
+@@ -188,7 +186,7 @@ struct dir *putdir(struct dir *dd, struct jffs2_raw_dirent *n)
+
+ if (n->ino) {
+ if (dd == NULL) {
+- d = malloc(sizeof(struct dir));
++ d = xmalloc(sizeof(struct dir));
+ d->type = n->type;
+ memcpy(d->name, n->name, n->nsize);
+ d->nsize = n->nsize;
+@@ -208,7 +206,7 @@ struct dir *putdir(struct dir *dd, struct jffs2_raw_dirent *n)
+ }
+
+ if (dd->next == NULL) {
+- dd->next = malloc(sizeof(struct dir));
++ dd->next = xmalloc(sizeof(struct dir));
+ dd->next->type = n->type;
+ memcpy(dd->next->name, n->name, n->nsize);
+ dd->next->nsize = n->nsize;
+@@ -344,7 +342,7 @@ void printdir(char *o, size_t size, struct dir *d, char *path, int recurse)
+ }
+ ri = find_raw_inode(o, size, d->ino);
+ if (!ri) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "bug: raw_inode missing!\n");
++ warnmsg("bug: raw_inode missing!");
+ d = d->next;
+ continue;
+ }
+@@ -379,11 +377,7 @@ void printdir(char *o, size_t size, struct dir *d, char *path, int recurse)
+
+ if (d->type == DT_DIR && recurse) {
+ char *tmp;
+- tmp = malloc(BUFSIZ);
+- if (!tmp) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "memory exhausted\n");
+- exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+- }
++ tmp = xmalloc(BUFSIZ);
+ sprintf(tmp, "%s/%s", path, d->name);
+ lsdir(o, size, tmp, recurse); /* Go recursive */
+ free(tmp);
+@@ -817,11 +811,8 @@ void lsdir(char *o, size_t size, char *path, int recurse)
+ dd = resolvepath(o, size, 1, path, &ino);
+
+ if (ino == 0 ||
+- (dd == NULL && ino == 0) || (dd != NULL && dd->type != DT_DIR)) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s: No such file or directory\n",
+- PROGRAM_NAME, path);
+- exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+- }
++ (dd == NULL && ino == 0) || (dd != NULL && dd->type != DT_DIR))
++ errmsg_die("%s: No such file or directory", path);
+
+ d = collectdir(o, size, ino, d);
+ printdir(o, size, d, path, recurse);
+@@ -848,15 +839,11 @@ void catfile(char *o, size_t size, char *path, char *b, size_t bsize,
+
+ dd = resolvepath(o, size, 1, path, &ino);
+
+- if (ino == 0) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "%s: No such file or directory\n", path);
+- exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+- }
++ if (ino == 0)
++ errmsg_die("%s: No such file or directory", path);
+
+- if (dd == NULL || dd->type != DT_REG) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "%s: Not a regular file\n", path);
+- exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+- }
++ if (dd == NULL || dd->type != DT_REG)
++ errmsg_die("%s: Not a regular file", path);
+
+ ri = find_raw_inode(o, size, ino);
+ putblock(b, bsize, rsize, ri);
+@@ -896,36 +883,22 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
+ }
+
+ fd = open(argv[optind], O_RDONLY);
+- if (fd == -1) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", argv[optind], strerror(errno));
+- exit(2);
+- }
++ if (fd == -1)
++ sys_errmsg_die("%s", argv[optind]);
+
+- if (fstat(fd, &st)) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", argv[optind], strerror(errno));
+- exit(3);
+- }
++ if (fstat(fd, &st))
++ sys_errmsg_die("%s", argv[optind]);
+
+- buf = malloc((size_t) st.st_size);
+- if (buf == NULL) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "%s: memory exhausted\n", argv[optind]);
+- exit(4);
+- }
++ buf = xmalloc((size_t) st.st_size);
+
+- if (read(fd, buf, st.st_size) != (ssize_t) st.st_size) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", argv[optind], strerror(errno));
+- exit(5);
+- }
++ if (read(fd, buf, st.st_size) != (ssize_t) st.st_size)
++ sys_errmsg_die("%s", argv[optind]);
+
+ if (dir)
+ lsdir(buf, st.st_size, dir, recurse);
+
+ if (file) {
+- scratch = malloc(SCRATCH_SIZE);
+- if (scratch == NULL) {
+- fprintf(stderr, "%s: memory exhausted\n", argv[optind]);
+- exit(6);
+- }
++ scratch = xmalloc(SCRATCH_SIZE);
+
+ catfile(buf, st.st_size, file, scratch, SCRATCH_SIZE, &ssize);
+ free(scratch);
diff --git a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/000-upstream_nanddump.patch b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/000-upstream_nanddump.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e04f6d5e0d3bbc98a5e4efaa8832eae7af4e7d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/000-upstream_nanddump.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From: Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il>
+Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:19:38 +0000 (+0200)
+Subject: nanddump: fix initialization of bad blocks oob data buffer
+X-Git-Url: http://git.infradead.org
+
+nanddump: fix initialization of bad blocks oob data buffer
+
+When dumping oob data of a bad block, initialize oobbuf with 0xff, instead of
+readbuf. This avoids bogus oob data on output.
+
+Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il>
+Acked-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
+Signed-off-by: Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@nokia.com>
+---
+
+diff --git a/nanddump.c b/nanddump.c
+index 3589931..b7341a5 100644
+--- a/nanddump.c
++++ b/nanddump.c
+@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * const argv[])
+ continue;
+
+ if (badblock) {
+- memset (readbuf, 0xff, meminfo.oobsize);
++ memset(oobbuf, 0xff, meminfo.oobsize);
+ } else {
+ /* Read OOB data and exit on failure */
+ oob.start = ofs;