diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/image/Makefile b/target/linux/brcm63xx/image/Makefile
index 636556a47a501f25d394dbd11150708868718de6..d771c0937010284de10c6e9c356f0829b0badd76 100755
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/image/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@ LOADER_MAKEOPTS= \
 		KERNEL_ENTRY=$(KERNEL_ENTRY) \
 		RAMSIZE=$(RAMSIZE)
 
-define trxalign/jffs2-128k
--a 0x20000
+define rootfspad/jffs2-128k
+--align-rootfs
 endef
-define trxalign/jffs2-64k
--a 0x10000
+define rootfspad/jffs2-64k
+--align-rootfs
 endef
-define trxalign/squashfs
--a 1024
+define rootfspad/squashfs
 endef
 
 define Image/LimitName16
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ define Image/Build/CFE
 		--boardid $(2) --chipid $(3) --entry $(KERNEL_ENTRY) \
 		--load-addr $(LOADADDR) --rsa-signature "$(5)" \
 		--info1 "-$(call Image/LimitName16,$(4))" --info2 $(1) \
+		$(call rootfspad/$(1)) \
 		$(6) $(7) $(8) $(9)
 endef
 
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ define Image/Build/CFEDTB
 		--output $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(5)-$(1)-cfe.bin \
 		--boardid $(3) --chipid $(4) --entry $(KERNEL_ENTRY) \
 		--load-addr $(LOADADDR) --info1 "-$(call Image/LimitName16,$(5))" \
+		$(call rootfspad/$(1)) \
 		--info2 $(1) $(6)
 endef
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ define Image/Build/SPW303VCFEDTB
 	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/imagetag -i $(KDIR)/vmlinux-$(2).lzma.cfe -f $(KDIR)/root.$(1) \
 		--output $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(5)-$(1).tmp \
 		--boardid $(3) --chipid $(4) --entry $(KERNEL_ENTRY) \
+		$(call rootfspad/$(1)) \
 		--load-addr $(LOADADDR) $(6)
 	# Fix up header
 	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/spw303v -i $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(5)-$(1).tmp \
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ define Image/Build/ZYXCFEDTB
 		--output $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(5)-$(1).tmp \
 		--boardid $(3) --chipid $(4) --entry $(KERNEL_ENTRY) \
 		--load-addr $(LOADADDR) --info1 "-$(call Image/LimitName16,$(5))" \
+		$(call rootfspad/$(1)) \
 		--info2 $(1) $(6)
 	# Fix up header
 	$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/zyxbcm -i $(BIN_DIR)/openwrt-$(5)-$(1).tmp \
diff --git a/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag.c b/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag.c
index c15ffd72d6f73fbc5f157786308326326e6cb758..f04f98d560ab88b5a9d814b205ee022de886b506 100644
--- a/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag.c
+++ b/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag.c
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ int tagfile(const char *kernel, const char *rootfs, const char *bin, \
 	struct kernelhdr khdr;
 	FILE *kernelfile = NULL, *rootfsfile = NULL, *binfile = NULL, *cfefile = NULL;
 	size_t cfeoff, cfelen, kerneloff, kernellen, rootfsoff, rootfslen, \
-	  read, imagelen, rootfsoffpadlen = 0, kernelfslen, kerneloffpadlen = 0, oldrootfslen;
+	  read, imagelen, rootfsoffpadlen = 0, kernelfslen, kerneloffpadlen = 0, oldrootfslen, \
+	  rootfsend;
 	uint8_t readbuf[1024];
 	uint32_t imagecrc = IMAGETAG_CRC_START;
 	uint32_t kernelcrc = IMAGETAG_CRC_START;
@@ -157,11 +158,17 @@ int tagfile(const char *kernel, const char *rootfs, const char *bin, \
 		kernellen += sizeof(khdr);	  
 	  }
 	  
-	  /* Build the rootfs address and length (start and end do need to be aligned on flash erase block boundaries */
+	  /* Build the rootfs address and length */
 	  rootfsoff = kerneloff + kernellen;
-	  rootfsoff = (rootfsoff % block_size) > 0 ? (((rootfsoff / block_size) + 1) * block_size) : rootfsoff;
-	  rootfslen = getlen(rootfsfile);
-	  rootfslen = ( (rootfslen % block_size) > 0 ? (((rootfslen / block_size) + 1) * block_size) : rootfslen );
+	  /* align the start if requested */
+	  if (args->align_rootfs_flag)
+		rootfsoff = (rootfsoff % block_size) > 0 ? (((rootfsoff / block_size) + 1) * block_size) : rootfsoff;
+
+	  /* align the end */
+	  rootfsend = rootfsoff + getlen(rootfsfile);
+	  if ((rootfsend % block_size) > 0)
+		rootfsend = (((rootfsend / block_size) + 1) * block_size);
+	  rootfslen = rootfsend - rootfsoff;
 	  imagelen = rootfsoff + rootfslen - kerneloff + sizeof(deadcode);
 	  rootfsoffpadlen = rootfsoff - (kerneloff + kernellen);
 	  
@@ -390,7 +397,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	kernel = rootfs = bin = NULL;
 
-	if (cmdline_parser(argc, argv, &parsed_args)) {
+	if (imagetag_cmdline(argc, argv, &parsed_args)) {
 	  exit(1);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag.ggo b/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag.ggo
index 7c9f943c6d2b3250faf11be4eaf50d87c63521d2..7318485293510e57db32e94d901de2f8afe5330f 100644
--- a/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag.ggo
+++ b/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag.ggo
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ option "inactive" - "Inactive Flag (2=not-specified)." values="0", "1", "2" defa
 option "reserved2" - "String for second reserved section." string optional
 option "kernel-file-has-header" - "Indicates that the kernel file includes the kernel header with correct load address and entry point, so no changes are needed" flag off
 option "pad" p "Pad the image to this size if smaller (in MiB)" int typestr="size (in MiB)" optional
+option "align-rootfs" - "Align the rootfs start to erase block size" flag off
diff --git a/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag_cmdline.c b/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag_cmdline.c
index efb82ac96b1bae6b1cc51548b27064fb6a16e3f6..86c90bbb6785a9e12d120c67b2dd39a28ad01bfc 100644
--- a/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag_cmdline.c
+++ b/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag_cmdline.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
-  File autogenerated by gengetopt version 2.22.4
+  File autogenerated by gengetopt version 2.22.5
   generated with the following command:
-  gengetopt --file-name=imagetag_cmdline --file-name=imagetag_cmdline
+  gengetopt -i imagetag.ggo -f imagetag_cmdline --file-name=imagetag_cmdline
 
   The developers of gengetopt consider the fixed text that goes in all
   gengetopt output files to be in the public domain:
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const char *gengetopt_args_info_help[] = {
   "      --reserved2=STRING        String for second reserved section.",
   "      --kernel-file-has-header  Indicates that the kernel file includes the \n                                  kernel header with correct load address and \n                                  entry point, so no changes are needed  \n                                  (default=off)",
   "  -p, --pad=size (in MiB)       Pad the image to this size if smaller (in MiB)",
+  "      --align-rootfs            Align the rootfs start to erase block size  \n                                  (default=off)",
     0
 };
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ typedef enum {ARG_NO
   , ARG_FLAG
   , ARG_STRING
   , ARG_INT
-} cmdline_parser_arg_type;
+} imagetag_cmdline_arg_type;
 
 static
 void clear_given (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info);
@@ -74,14 +75,14 @@ static
 void clear_args (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info);
 
 static int
-cmdline_parser_internal (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info,
-                        struct cmdline_parser_params *params, const char *additional_error);
+imagetag_cmdline_internal (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info,
+                        struct imagetag_cmdline_params *params, const char *additional_error);
 
 static int
-cmdline_parser_required2 (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, const char *prog_name, const char *additional_error);
+imagetag_cmdline_required2 (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, const char *prog_name, const char *additional_error);
 
-const char *cmdline_parser_second_image_flag_values[] = {"0", "1", "2", 0}; /*< Possible values for second-image-flag. */
-const char *cmdline_parser_inactive_values[] = {"0", "1", "2", 0}; /*< Possible values for inactive. */
+const char *imagetag_cmdline_second_image_flag_values[] = {"0", "1", "2", 0}; /*< Possible values for second-image-flag. */
+const char *imagetag_cmdline_inactive_values[] = {"0", "1", "2", 0}; /*< Possible values for inactive. */
 
 static char *
 gengetopt_strdup (const char *s);
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ void clear_given (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
   args_info->reserved2_given = 0 ;
   args_info->kernel_file_has_header_given = 0 ;
   args_info->pad_given = 0 ;
+  args_info->align_rootfs_given = 0 ;
 }
 
 static
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ void clear_args (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
   args_info->reserved2_orig = NULL;
   args_info->kernel_file_has_header_flag = 0;
   args_info->pad_orig = NULL;
+  args_info->align_rootfs_flag = 0;
   
 }
 
@@ -204,19 +207,20 @@ void init_args_info(struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
   args_info->reserved2_help = gengetopt_args_info_help[24] ;
   args_info->kernel_file_has_header_help = gengetopt_args_info_help[25] ;
   args_info->pad_help = gengetopt_args_info_help[26] ;
+  args_info->align_rootfs_help = gengetopt_args_info_help[27] ;
   
 }
 
 void
-cmdline_parser_print_version (void)
+imagetag_cmdline_print_version (void)
 {
   printf ("%s %s\n",
-     (strlen(CMDLINE_PARSER_PACKAGE_NAME) ? CMDLINE_PARSER_PACKAGE_NAME : CMDLINE_PARSER_PACKAGE),
-     CMDLINE_PARSER_VERSION);
+     (strlen(IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_PACKAGE_NAME) ? IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_PACKAGE_NAME : IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_PACKAGE),
+     IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_VERSION);
 }
 
 static void print_help_common(void) {
-  cmdline_parser_print_version ();
+  imagetag_cmdline_print_version ();
 
   if (strlen(gengetopt_args_info_purpose) > 0)
     printf("\n%s\n", gengetopt_args_info_purpose);
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ static void print_help_common(void) {
 }
 
 void
-cmdline_parser_print_help (void)
+imagetag_cmdline_print_help (void)
 {
   int i = 0;
   print_help_common();
@@ -240,7 +244,7 @@ cmdline_parser_print_help (void)
 }
 
 void
-cmdline_parser_init (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
+imagetag_cmdline_init (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
 {
   clear_given (args_info);
   clear_args (args_info);
@@ -248,7 +252,7 @@ cmdline_parser_init (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
 }
 
 void
-cmdline_parser_params_init(struct cmdline_parser_params *params)
+imagetag_cmdline_params_init(struct imagetag_cmdline_params *params)
 {
   if (params)
     { 
@@ -260,12 +264,12 @@ cmdline_parser_params_init(struct cmdline_parser_params *params)
     }
 }
 
-struct cmdline_parser_params *
-cmdline_parser_params_create(void)
+struct imagetag_cmdline_params *
+imagetag_cmdline_params_create(void)
 {
-  struct cmdline_parser_params *params = 
-    (struct cmdline_parser_params *)malloc(sizeof(struct cmdline_parser_params));
-  cmdline_parser_params_init(params);  
+  struct imagetag_cmdline_params *params = 
+    (struct imagetag_cmdline_params *)malloc(sizeof(struct imagetag_cmdline_params));
+  imagetag_cmdline_params_init(params);  
   return params;
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +285,7 @@ free_string_field (char **s)
 
 
 static void
-cmdline_parser_release (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
+imagetag_cmdline_release (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
 {
 
   free_string_field (&(args_info->kernel_arg));
@@ -390,13 +394,13 @@ write_into_file(FILE *outfile, const char *opt, const char *arg, const char *val
 
 
 int
-cmdline_parser_dump(FILE *outfile, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
+imagetag_cmdline_dump(FILE *outfile, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
 {
   int i = 0;
 
   if (!outfile)
     {
-      fprintf (stderr, "%s: cannot dump options to stream\n", CMDLINE_PARSER_PACKAGE);
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: cannot dump options to stream\n", IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_PACKAGE);
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
@@ -445,15 +449,17 @@ cmdline_parser_dump(FILE *outfile, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
   if (args_info->rsa_signature_given)
     write_into_file(outfile, "rsa-signature", args_info->rsa_signature_orig, 0);
   if (args_info->second_image_flag_given)
-    write_into_file(outfile, "second-image-flag", args_info->second_image_flag_orig, cmdline_parser_second_image_flag_values);
+    write_into_file(outfile, "second-image-flag", args_info->second_image_flag_orig, imagetag_cmdline_second_image_flag_values);
   if (args_info->inactive_given)
-    write_into_file(outfile, "inactive", args_info->inactive_orig, cmdline_parser_inactive_values);
+    write_into_file(outfile, "inactive", args_info->inactive_orig, imagetag_cmdline_inactive_values);
   if (args_info->reserved2_given)
     write_into_file(outfile, "reserved2", args_info->reserved2_orig, 0);
   if (args_info->kernel_file_has_header_given)
     write_into_file(outfile, "kernel-file-has-header", 0, 0 );
   if (args_info->pad_given)
     write_into_file(outfile, "pad", args_info->pad_orig, 0);
+  if (args_info->align_rootfs_given)
+    write_into_file(outfile, "align-rootfs", 0, 0 );
   
 
   i = EXIT_SUCCESS;
@@ -461,7 +467,7 @@ cmdline_parser_dump(FILE *outfile, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
 }
 
 int
-cmdline_parser_file_save(const char *filename, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
+imagetag_cmdline_file_save(const char *filename, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
 {
   FILE *outfile;
   int i = 0;
@@ -470,20 +476,20 @@ cmdline_parser_file_save(const char *filename, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_
 
   if (!outfile)
     {
-      fprintf (stderr, "%s: cannot open file for writing: %s\n", CMDLINE_PARSER_PACKAGE, filename);
+      fprintf (stderr, "%s: cannot open file for writing: %s\n", IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_PACKAGE, filename);
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-  i = cmdline_parser_dump(outfile, args_info);
+  i = imagetag_cmdline_dump(outfile, args_info);
   fclose (outfile);
 
   return i;
 }
 
 void
-cmdline_parser_free (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
+imagetag_cmdline_free (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
 {
-  cmdline_parser_release (args_info);
+  imagetag_cmdline_release (args_info);
 }
 
 /** @brief replacement of strdup, which is not standard */
@@ -502,21 +508,21 @@ gengetopt_strdup (const char *s)
 }
 
 int
-cmdline_parser (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
+imagetag_cmdline (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info)
 {
-  return cmdline_parser2 (argc, argv, args_info, 0, 1, 1);
+  return imagetag_cmdline2 (argc, argv, args_info, 0, 1, 1);
 }
 
 int
-cmdline_parser_ext (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info,
-                   struct cmdline_parser_params *params)
+imagetag_cmdline_ext (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info,
+                   struct imagetag_cmdline_params *params)
 {
   int result;
-  result = cmdline_parser_internal (argc, argv, args_info, params, 0);
+  result = imagetag_cmdline_internal (argc, argv, args_info, params, 0);
 
   if (result == EXIT_FAILURE)
     {
-      cmdline_parser_free (args_info);
+      imagetag_cmdline_free (args_info);
       exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
   
@@ -524,10 +530,10 @@ cmdline_parser_ext (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info
 }
 
 int
-cmdline_parser2 (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, int override, int initialize, int check_required)
+imagetag_cmdline2 (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, int override, int initialize, int check_required)
 {
   int result;
-  struct cmdline_parser_params params;
+  struct imagetag_cmdline_params params;
   
   params.override = override;
   params.initialize = initialize;
@@ -535,11 +541,11 @@ cmdline_parser2 (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, i
   params.check_ambiguity = 0;
   params.print_errors = 1;
 
-  result = cmdline_parser_internal (argc, argv, args_info, &params, 0);
+  result = imagetag_cmdline_internal (argc, argv, args_info, &params, 0);
 
   if (result == EXIT_FAILURE)
     {
-      cmdline_parser_free (args_info);
+      imagetag_cmdline_free (args_info);
       exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
   
@@ -547,16 +553,16 @@ cmdline_parser2 (int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, i
 }
 
 int
-cmdline_parser_required (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, const char *prog_name)
+imagetag_cmdline_required (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, const char *prog_name)
 {
   int result = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
-  if (cmdline_parser_required2(args_info, prog_name, 0) > 0)
+  if (imagetag_cmdline_required2(args_info, prog_name, 0) > 0)
     result = EXIT_FAILURE;
 
   if (result == EXIT_FAILURE)
     {
-      cmdline_parser_free (args_info);
+      imagetag_cmdline_free (args_info);
       exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
   
@@ -564,7 +570,7 @@ cmdline_parser_required (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, const char *prog
 }
 
 int
-cmdline_parser_required2 (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, const char *prog_name, const char *additional_error)
+imagetag_cmdline_required2 (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info, const char *prog_name, const char *additional_error)
 {
   int error = 0;
   FIX_UNUSED (additional_error);
@@ -631,8 +637,8 @@ static char *package_name = 0;
  * @param possible_values the possible values for this option (if specified)
  * @param default_value the default value (in case the option only accepts fixed values)
  * @param arg_type the type of this option
- * @param check_ambiguity @see cmdline_parser_params.check_ambiguity
- * @param override @see cmdline_parser_params.override
+ * @param check_ambiguity @see imagetag_cmdline_params.check_ambiguity
+ * @param override @see imagetag_cmdline_params.override
  * @param no_free whether to free a possible previous value
  * @param multiple_option whether this is a multiple option
  * @param long_opt the corresponding long option
@@ -644,7 +650,7 @@ int update_arg(void *field, char **orig_field,
                unsigned int *field_given, unsigned int *prev_given, 
                char *value, const char *possible_values[],
                const char *default_value,
-               cmdline_parser_arg_type arg_type,
+               imagetag_cmdline_arg_type arg_type,
                int check_ambiguity, int override,
                int no_free, int multiple_option,
                const char *long_opt, char short_opt,
@@ -747,9 +753,9 @@ int update_arg(void *field, char **orig_field,
 
 
 int
-cmdline_parser_internal (
+imagetag_cmdline_internal (
   int argc, char **argv, struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info,
-                        struct cmdline_parser_params *params, const char *additional_error)
+                        struct imagetag_cmdline_params *params, const char *additional_error)
 {
   int c;	/* Character of the parsed option.  */
 
@@ -769,9 +775,9 @@ cmdline_parser_internal (
   check_ambiguity = params->check_ambiguity;
 
   if (initialize)
-    cmdline_parser_init (args_info);
+    imagetag_cmdline_init (args_info);
 
-  cmdline_parser_init (&local_args_info);
+  imagetag_cmdline_init (&local_args_info);
 
   optarg = 0;
   optind = 0;
@@ -810,6 +816,7 @@ cmdline_parser_internal (
         { "reserved2",	1, NULL, 0 },
         { "kernel-file-has-header",	0, NULL, 0 },
         { "pad",	1, NULL, 'p' },
+        { "align-rootfs",	0, NULL, 0 },
         { 0,  0, 0, 0 }
       };
 
@@ -820,13 +827,13 @@ cmdline_parser_internal (
       switch (c)
         {
         case 'h':	/* Print help and exit.  */
-          cmdline_parser_print_help ();
-          cmdline_parser_free (&local_args_info);
+          imagetag_cmdline_print_help ();
+          imagetag_cmdline_free (&local_args_info);
           exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
 
         case 'V':	/* Print version and exit.  */
-          cmdline_parser_print_version ();
-          cmdline_parser_free (&local_args_info);
+          imagetag_cmdline_print_version ();
+          imagetag_cmdline_free (&local_args_info);
           exit (EXIT_SUCCESS);
 
         case 'i':	/* File with LZMA compressed kernel to include in the image..  */
@@ -1094,7 +1101,7 @@ cmdline_parser_internal (
           
             if (update_arg( (void *)&(args_info->second_image_flag_arg), 
                  &(args_info->second_image_flag_orig), &(args_info->second_image_flag_given),
-                &(local_args_info.second_image_flag_given), optarg, cmdline_parser_second_image_flag_values, "2", ARG_STRING,
+                &(local_args_info.second_image_flag_given), optarg, imagetag_cmdline_second_image_flag_values, "2", ARG_STRING,
                 check_ambiguity, override, 0, 0,
                 "second-image-flag", '-',
                 additional_error))
@@ -1108,7 +1115,7 @@ cmdline_parser_internal (
           
             if (update_arg( (void *)&(args_info->inactive_arg), 
                  &(args_info->inactive_orig), &(args_info->inactive_given),
-                &(local_args_info.inactive_given), optarg, cmdline_parser_inactive_values, "2", ARG_STRING,
+                &(local_args_info.inactive_given), optarg, imagetag_cmdline_inactive_values, "2", ARG_STRING,
                 check_ambiguity, override, 0, 0,
                 "inactive", '-',
                 additional_error))
@@ -1140,6 +1147,18 @@ cmdline_parser_internal (
                 additional_error))
               goto failure;
           
+          }
+          /* Align the rootfs start to erase block size.  */
+          else if (strcmp (long_options[option_index].name, "align-rootfs") == 0)
+          {
+          
+          
+            if (update_arg((void *)&(args_info->align_rootfs_flag), 0, &(args_info->align_rootfs_given),
+                &(local_args_info.align_rootfs_given), optarg, 0, 0, ARG_FLAG,
+                check_ambiguity, override, 1, 0, "align-rootfs", '-',
+                additional_error))
+              goto failure;
+          
           }
           
           break;
@@ -1148,7 +1167,7 @@ cmdline_parser_internal (
           goto failure;
 
         default:	/* bug: option not considered.  */
-          fprintf (stderr, "%s: option unknown: %c%s\n", CMDLINE_PARSER_PACKAGE, c, (additional_error ? additional_error : ""));
+          fprintf (stderr, "%s: option unknown: %c%s\n", IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_PACKAGE, c, (additional_error ? additional_error : ""));
           abort ();
         } /* switch */
     } /* while */
@@ -1157,10 +1176,10 @@ cmdline_parser_internal (
 
   if (check_required)
     {
-      error += cmdline_parser_required2 (args_info, argv[0], additional_error);
+      error += imagetag_cmdline_required2 (args_info, argv[0], additional_error);
     }
 
-  cmdline_parser_release (&local_args_info);
+  imagetag_cmdline_release (&local_args_info);
 
   if ( error )
     return (EXIT_FAILURE);
@@ -1169,6 +1188,6 @@ cmdline_parser_internal (
 
 failure:
   
-  cmdline_parser_release (&local_args_info);
+  imagetag_cmdline_release (&local_args_info);
   return (EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
diff --git a/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag_cmdline.h b/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag_cmdline.h
index a6fd3896b705f277d1e59e71236f37d12bf77cf0..3f55c509bb31e770e3f2f5b58ddd1ba456aa8ea4 100644
--- a/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag_cmdline.h
+++ b/tools/firmware-utils/src/imagetag_cmdline.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /** @file imagetag_cmdline.h
  *  @brief The header file for the command line option parser
- *  generated by GNU Gengetopt version 2.22.4
+ *  generated by GNU Gengetopt version 2.22.5
  *  http://www.gnu.org/software/gengetopt.
  *  DO NOT modify this file, since it can be overwritten
  *  @author GNU Gengetopt by Lorenzo Bettini */
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
 
-#ifndef CMDLINE_PARSER_PACKAGE
+#ifndef IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_PACKAGE
 /** @brief the program name (used for printing errors) */
-#define CMDLINE_PARSER_PACKAGE "imagetag"
+#define IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_PACKAGE "imagetag"
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CMDLINE_PARSER_PACKAGE_NAME
+#ifndef IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_PACKAGE_NAME
 /** @brief the complete program name (used for help and version) */
-#define CMDLINE_PARSER_PACKAGE_NAME "imagetag"
+#define IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_PACKAGE_NAME "imagetag"
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CMDLINE_PARSER_VERSION
+#ifndef IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_VERSION
 /** @brief the program version */
-#define CMDLINE_PARSER_VERSION "2.0.0"
+#define IMAGETAG_CMDLINE_VERSION "2.0.0"
 #endif
 
 /** @brief Where the command line options are stored */
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ struct gengetopt_args_info
   int pad_arg;	/**< @brief Pad the image to this size if smaller (in MiB).  */
   char * pad_orig;	/**< @brief Pad the image to this size if smaller (in MiB) original value given at command line.  */
   const char *pad_help; /**< @brief Pad the image to this size if smaller (in MiB) help description.  */
+  int align_rootfs_flag;	/**< @brief Align the rootfs start to erase block size (default=off).  */
+  const char *align_rootfs_help; /**< @brief Align the rootfs start to erase block size help description.  */
   
   unsigned int help_given ;	/**< @brief Whether help was given.  */
   unsigned int version_given ;	/**< @brief Whether version was given.  */
@@ -140,11 +142,12 @@ struct gengetopt_args_info
   unsigned int reserved2_given ;	/**< @brief Whether reserved2 was given.  */
   unsigned int kernel_file_has_header_given ;	/**< @brief Whether kernel-file-has-header was given.  */
   unsigned int pad_given ;	/**< @brief Whether pad was given.  */
+  unsigned int align_rootfs_given ;	/**< @brief Whether align-rootfs was given.  */
 
 } ;
 
 /** @brief The additional parameters to pass to parser functions */
-struct cmdline_parser_params
+struct imagetag_cmdline_params
 {
   int override; /**< @brief whether to override possibly already present options (default 0) */
   int initialize; /**< @brief whether to initialize the option structure gengetopt_args_info (default 1) */
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ extern const char *gengetopt_args_info_help[];
  * @param args_info the structure where option information will be stored
  * @return 0 if everything went fine, NON 0 if an error took place
  */
-int cmdline_parser (int argc, char **argv,
+int imagetag_cmdline (int argc, char **argv,
   struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info);
 
 /**
@@ -179,9 +182,9 @@ int cmdline_parser (int argc, char **argv,
  * @param initialize whether to initialize the option structure my_args_info
  * @param check_required whether to check that all required options were provided
  * @return 0 if everything went fine, NON 0 if an error took place
- * @deprecated use cmdline_parser_ext() instead
+ * @deprecated use imagetag_cmdline_ext() instead
  */
-int cmdline_parser2 (int argc, char **argv,
+int imagetag_cmdline2 (int argc, char **argv,
   struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info,
   int override, int initialize, int check_required);
 
@@ -193,9 +196,9 @@ int cmdline_parser2 (int argc, char **argv,
  * @param params additional parameters for the parser
  * @return 0 if everything went fine, NON 0 if an error took place
  */
-int cmdline_parser_ext (int argc, char **argv,
+int imagetag_cmdline_ext (int argc, char **argv,
   struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info,
-  struct cmdline_parser_params *params);
+  struct imagetag_cmdline_params *params);
 
 /**
  * Save the contents of the option struct into an already open FILE stream.
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ int cmdline_parser_ext (int argc, char **argv,
  * @param args_info the option struct to dump
  * @return 0 if everything went fine, NON 0 if an error took place
  */
-int cmdline_parser_dump(FILE *outfile,
+int imagetag_cmdline_dump(FILE *outfile,
   struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info);
 
 /**
@@ -213,44 +216,44 @@ int cmdline_parser_dump(FILE *outfile,
  * @param args_info the option struct to save
  * @return 0 if everything went fine, NON 0 if an error took place
  */
-int cmdline_parser_file_save(const char *filename,
+int imagetag_cmdline_file_save(const char *filename,
   struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info);
 
 /**
  * Print the help
  */
-void cmdline_parser_print_help(void);
+void imagetag_cmdline_print_help(void);
 /**
  * Print the version
  */
-void cmdline_parser_print_version(void);
+void imagetag_cmdline_print_version(void);
 
 /**
- * Initializes all the fields a cmdline_parser_params structure 
+ * Initializes all the fields a imagetag_cmdline_params structure 
  * to their default values
  * @param params the structure to initialize
  */
-void cmdline_parser_params_init(struct cmdline_parser_params *params);
+void imagetag_cmdline_params_init(struct imagetag_cmdline_params *params);
 
 /**
- * Allocates dynamically a cmdline_parser_params structure and initializes
+ * Allocates dynamically a imagetag_cmdline_params structure and initializes
  * all its fields to their default values
- * @return the created and initialized cmdline_parser_params structure
+ * @return the created and initialized imagetag_cmdline_params structure
  */
-struct cmdline_parser_params *cmdline_parser_params_create(void);
+struct imagetag_cmdline_params *imagetag_cmdline_params_create(void);
 
 /**
  * Initializes the passed gengetopt_args_info structure's fields
  * (also set default values for options that have a default)
  * @param args_info the structure to initialize
  */
-void cmdline_parser_init (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info);
+void imagetag_cmdline_init (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info);
 /**
  * Deallocates the string fields of the gengetopt_args_info structure
  * (but does not deallocate the structure itself)
  * @param args_info the structure to deallocate
  */
-void cmdline_parser_free (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info);
+void imagetag_cmdline_free (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info);
 
 /**
  * Checks that all the required options were specified
@@ -259,11 +262,11 @@ void cmdline_parser_free (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info);
  *   possible errors
  * @return
  */
-int cmdline_parser_required (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info,
+int imagetag_cmdline_required (struct gengetopt_args_info *args_info,
   const char *prog_name);
 
-extern const char *cmdline_parser_second_image_flag_values[];  /**< @brief Possible values for second-image-flag. */
-extern const char *cmdline_parser_inactive_values[];  /**< @brief Possible values for inactive. */
+extern const char *imagetag_cmdline_second_image_flag_values[];  /**< @brief Possible values for second-image-flag. */
+extern const char *imagetag_cmdline_inactive_values[];  /**< @brief Possible values for inactive. */
 
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus