diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/502-yaffs-Switch-from-semaphores-to-mutexes.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/502-yaffs-Switch-from-semaphores-to-mutexes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8d1872e3fbe581e4700542377dbcdff8d7d1729d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/502-yaffs-Switch-from-semaphores-to-mutexes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+From c0c289363e84c53b5872f7c0c5069045096dca07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Charles Manning <cdhmanning@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:01:12 +1300
+Subject: [PATCH] yaffs: Switch from semaphores to mutexes
+
+commit 73c54aa8c1de3f61a4c211cd47431293a6092f18 upstream.
+
+Mutex is faster and init_MUTEX has been deprecated, so we'll just switch
+to mutexes.
+
+Signed-off-by: Charles Manning <cdhmanning@gmail.com>
+---
+ yaffs_linux.h | 2 +-
+ yaffs_vfs.c | 24 ++++++++++++------------
+ yaffs_vfs_multi.c | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
+ 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_linux.h
++++ b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_linux.h
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct yaffs_LinuxContext {
+ struct super_block * superBlock;
+ struct task_struct *bgThread; /* Background thread for this device */
+ int bgRunning;
+- struct semaphore grossLock; /* Gross locking semaphore */
++ struct mutex grossLock; /* Gross locking mutex*/
+ __u8 *spareBuffer; /* For mtdif2 use. Don't know the size of the buffer
+ * at compile time so we have to allocate it.
+ */
+--- a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs_glue.c
++++ b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs_glue.c
+@@ -515,14 +515,14 @@ static unsigned yaffs_gc_control_callbac
+ static void yaffs_gross_lock(yaffs_dev_t *dev)
+ {
+ T(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, (TSTR("yaffs locking %p\n"), current));
+- down(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
++ mutex_lock(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
+ T(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, (TSTR("yaffs locked %p\n"), current));
+ }
+
+ static void yaffs_gross_unlock(yaffs_dev_t *dev)
+ {
+ T(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, (TSTR("yaffs unlocking %p\n"), current));
+- up(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
++ mutex_unlock(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
+ }
+
+ #ifdef YAFFS_COMPILE_EXPORTFS
+@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ static void yaffs_read_inode(struct inod
+ #endif
+
+ static YLIST_HEAD(yaffs_context_list);
+-struct semaphore yaffs_context_lock;
++struct mutex yaffs_context_lock;
+
+ static void yaffs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
+ {
+@@ -2568,9 +2568,9 @@ static void yaffs_put_super(struct super
+
+ yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+
+- down(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+ ylist_del_init(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->contextList));
+- up(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+ if (yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spareBuffer) {
+ YFREE(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spareBuffer);
+@@ -3016,7 +3016,7 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_interna
+ param->skip_checkpt_rd = options.skip_checkpoint_read;
+ param->skip_checkpt_wr = options.skip_checkpoint_write;
+
+- down(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+ /* Get a mount id */
+ found = 0;
+ for(mount_id=0; ! found; mount_id++){
+@@ -3030,13 +3030,13 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_interna
+ context->mount_id = mount_id;
+
+ ylist_add_tail(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->contextList), &yaffs_context_list);
+- up(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+ /* Directory search handling...*/
+ YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->searchContexts));
+ param->remove_obj_fn = yaffs_remove_obj_callback;
+
+- init_MUTEX(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
++ mutex_init(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
+
+ yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+
+@@ -3268,7 +3268,7 @@ static int yaffs_proc_read(char *page,
+ else {
+ step-=2;
+
+- down(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+ /* Locate and print the Nth entry. Order N-squared but N is small. */
+ ylist_for_each(item, &yaffs_context_list) {
+@@ -3287,7 +3287,7 @@ static int yaffs_proc_read(char *page,
+
+ break;
+ }
+- up(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+ }
+
+ return buf - page < count ? buf - page : count;
+@@ -3301,7 +3301,7 @@ static int yaffs_stats_proc_read(char *p
+ char *buf = page;
+ int n = 0;
+
+- down(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+ /* Locate and print the Nth entry. Order N-squared but N is small. */
+ ylist_for_each(item, &yaffs_context_list) {
+@@ -3317,7 +3317,7 @@ static int yaffs_stats_proc_read(char *p
+ dev->bg_gcs, dev->oldest_dirty_gc_count,
+ dev->n_obj, dev->n_tnodes);
+ }
+- up(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+
+ return buf - page < count ? buf - page : count;
+@@ -3494,7 +3494,7 @@ static int __init init_yaffs_fs(void)
+
+
+
+- init_MUTEX(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_init(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+ /* Install the proc_fs entries */
+ my_proc_entry = create_proc_entry("yaffs",
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/502-yaffs-mutex-fix.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/502-yaffs-mutex-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b34b12f7858f1cbc8cce5d6d8e6d2231ccba7d38..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/502-yaffs-mutex-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
---- a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs_glue.c
-+++ b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs_glue.c
-@@ -3036,7 +3036,7 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_interna
- YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->searchContexts));
- param->remove_obj_fn = yaffs_remove_obj_callback;
-
-- init_MUTEX(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
-+ sema_init(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock), 1);
-
- yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-
-@@ -3494,7 +3494,7 @@ static int __init init_yaffs_fs(void)
-
-
-
-- init_MUTEX(&yaffs_context_lock);
-+ sema_init((&yaffs_context_lock), 1);
-
- /* Install the proc_fs entries */
- my_proc_entry = create_proc_entry("yaffs",
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/504-yaffs-3.2_fix.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/504-yaffs-3.2_fix.patch
index f84332ab29939e2b5ff7d192c25cf04c64f4799d..4b1a71e5b2867cb2a125ec1a2cd08e4cf8963615 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/504-yaffs-3.2_fix.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/504-yaffs-3.2_fix.patch
@@ -204,15 +204,6 @@
}
static struct file_system_type yaffs2_fs_type = {
-@@ -3223,7 +3250,7 @@ static int yaffs_proc_read(char *page,
- buf += sprintf(buf,"\n");
- else {
- step-=2;
--
-+
- down(&yaffs_context_lock);
-
- /* Locate and print the Nth entry. Order N-squared but N is small. */
@@ -3240,7 +3267,7 @@ static int yaffs_proc_read(char *page,
buf = yaffs_dump_dev_part0(buf, dev);
} else
@@ -221,7 +212,7 @@
+
break;
}
- up(&yaffs_context_lock);
+ mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
@@ -3267,7 +3294,7 @@ static int yaffs_stats_proc_read(char *p
int erasedChunks;
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/502-yaffs-Switch-from-semaphores-to-mutexes.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/502-yaffs-Switch-from-semaphores-to-mutexes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8d1872e3fbe581e4700542377dbcdff8d7d1729d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/502-yaffs-Switch-from-semaphores-to-mutexes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+From c0c289363e84c53b5872f7c0c5069045096dca07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Charles Manning <cdhmanning@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:01:12 +1300
+Subject: [PATCH] yaffs: Switch from semaphores to mutexes
+
+commit 73c54aa8c1de3f61a4c211cd47431293a6092f18 upstream.
+
+Mutex is faster and init_MUTEX has been deprecated, so we'll just switch
+to mutexes.
+
+Signed-off-by: Charles Manning <cdhmanning@gmail.com>
+---
+ yaffs_linux.h | 2 +-
+ yaffs_vfs.c | 24 ++++++++++++------------
+ yaffs_vfs_multi.c | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
+ 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_linux.h
++++ b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_linux.h
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct yaffs_LinuxContext {
+ struct super_block * superBlock;
+ struct task_struct *bgThread; /* Background thread for this device */
+ int bgRunning;
+- struct semaphore grossLock; /* Gross locking semaphore */
++ struct mutex grossLock; /* Gross locking mutex*/
+ __u8 *spareBuffer; /* For mtdif2 use. Don't know the size of the buffer
+ * at compile time so we have to allocate it.
+ */
+--- a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs_glue.c
++++ b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs_glue.c
+@@ -515,14 +515,14 @@ static unsigned yaffs_gc_control_callbac
+ static void yaffs_gross_lock(yaffs_dev_t *dev)
+ {
+ T(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, (TSTR("yaffs locking %p\n"), current));
+- down(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
++ mutex_lock(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
+ T(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, (TSTR("yaffs locked %p\n"), current));
+ }
+
+ static void yaffs_gross_unlock(yaffs_dev_t *dev)
+ {
+ T(YAFFS_TRACE_LOCK, (TSTR("yaffs unlocking %p\n"), current));
+- up(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
++ mutex_unlock(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
+ }
+
+ #ifdef YAFFS_COMPILE_EXPORTFS
+@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ static void yaffs_read_inode(struct inod
+ #endif
+
+ static YLIST_HEAD(yaffs_context_list);
+-struct semaphore yaffs_context_lock;
++struct mutex yaffs_context_lock;
+
+ static void yaffs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
+ {
+@@ -2568,9 +2568,9 @@ static void yaffs_put_super(struct super
+
+ yaffs_gross_unlock(dev);
+
+- down(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+ ylist_del_init(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->contextList));
+- up(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+ if (yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spareBuffer) {
+ YFREE(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->spareBuffer);
+@@ -3016,7 +3016,7 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_interna
+ param->skip_checkpt_rd = options.skip_checkpoint_read;
+ param->skip_checkpt_wr = options.skip_checkpoint_write;
+
+- down(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+ /* Get a mount id */
+ found = 0;
+ for(mount_id=0; ! found; mount_id++){
+@@ -3030,13 +3030,13 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_interna
+ context->mount_id = mount_id;
+
+ ylist_add_tail(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->contextList), &yaffs_context_list);
+- up(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+ /* Directory search handling...*/
+ YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->searchContexts));
+ param->remove_obj_fn = yaffs_remove_obj_callback;
+
+- init_MUTEX(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
++ mutex_init(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
+
+ yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
+
+@@ -3268,7 +3268,7 @@ static int yaffs_proc_read(char *page,
+ else {
+ step-=2;
+
+- down(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+ /* Locate and print the Nth entry. Order N-squared but N is small. */
+ ylist_for_each(item, &yaffs_context_list) {
+@@ -3287,7 +3287,7 @@ static int yaffs_proc_read(char *page,
+
+ break;
+ }
+- up(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+ }
+
+ return buf - page < count ? buf - page : count;
+@@ -3301,7 +3301,7 @@ static int yaffs_stats_proc_read(char *p
+ char *buf = page;
+ int n = 0;
+
+- down(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_lock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+ /* Locate and print the Nth entry. Order N-squared but N is small. */
+ ylist_for_each(item, &yaffs_context_list) {
+@@ -3317,7 +3317,7 @@ static int yaffs_stats_proc_read(char *p
+ dev->bg_gcs, dev->oldest_dirty_gc_count,
+ dev->n_obj, dev->n_tnodes);
+ }
+- up(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+
+ return buf - page < count ? buf - page : count;
+@@ -3494,7 +3494,7 @@ static int __init init_yaffs_fs(void)
+
+
+
+- init_MUTEX(&yaffs_context_lock);
++ mutex_init(&yaffs_context_lock);
+
+ /* Install the proc_fs entries */
+ my_proc_entry = create_proc_entry("yaffs",
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/502-yaffs-mutex-fix.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/502-yaffs-mutex-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b34b12f7858f1cbc8cce5d6d8e6d2231ccba7d38..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/502-yaffs-mutex-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
---- a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs_glue.c
-+++ b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_vfs_glue.c
-@@ -3036,7 +3036,7 @@ static struct super_block *yaffs_interna
- YINIT_LIST_HEAD(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->searchContexts));
- param->remove_obj_fn = yaffs_remove_obj_callback;
-
-- init_MUTEX(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock));
-+ sema_init(&(yaffs_dev_to_lc(dev)->grossLock), 1);
-
- yaffs_gross_lock(dev);
-
-@@ -3494,7 +3494,7 @@ static int __init init_yaffs_fs(void)
-
-
-
-- init_MUTEX(&yaffs_context_lock);
-+ sema_init((&yaffs_context_lock), 1);
-
- /* Install the proc_fs entries */
- my_proc_entry = create_proc_entry("yaffs",
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/504-yaffs-3.2_fix.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/504-yaffs-3.2_fix.patch
index f84332ab29939e2b5ff7d192c25cf04c64f4799d..4b1a71e5b2867cb2a125ec1a2cd08e4cf8963615 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/504-yaffs-3.2_fix.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.6/504-yaffs-3.2_fix.patch
@@ -204,15 +204,6 @@
}
static struct file_system_type yaffs2_fs_type = {
-@@ -3223,7 +3250,7 @@ static int yaffs_proc_read(char *page,
- buf += sprintf(buf,"\n");
- else {
- step-=2;
--
-+
- down(&yaffs_context_lock);
-
- /* Locate and print the Nth entry. Order N-squared but N is small. */
@@ -3240,7 +3267,7 @@ static int yaffs_proc_read(char *page,
buf = yaffs_dump_dev_part0(buf, dev);
} else
@@ -221,7 +212,7 @@
+
break;
}
- up(&yaffs_context_lock);
+ mutex_unlock(&yaffs_context_lock);
@@ -3267,7 +3294,7 @@ static int yaffs_stats_proc_read(char *p
int erasedChunks;