diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/attach.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/attach.c
index fec406b4553..c071d410488 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/attach.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/attach.c
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ static struct ubi_ainf_volume *add_volume(struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 int ubi_compare_lebs(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb,
 			int pnum, const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr)
 {
-	void *buf;
 	int len, err, second_is_newer, bitflips = 0, corrupted = 0;
 	uint32_t data_crc, crc;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vh = NULL;
@@ -393,18 +392,14 @@ int ubi_compare_lebs(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb,
 	/* Read the data of the copy and check the CRC */
 
 	len = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size);
-	buf = vmalloc(len);
-	if (!buf) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_free_vidh;
-	}
 
-	err = ubi_io_read_data(ubi, buf, pnum, 0, len);
+	mutex_lock(&ubi->buf_mutex);
+	err = ubi_io_read_data(ubi, ubi->peb_buf, pnum, 0, len);
 	if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS && !mtd_is_eccerr(err))
-		goto out_free_buf;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	data_crc = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_crc);
-	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, buf, len);
+	crc = crc32(UBI_CRC32_INIT, ubi->peb_buf, len);
 	if (crc != data_crc) {
 		dbg_bld("PEB %d CRC error: calculated %#08x, must be %#08x",
 			pnum, crc, data_crc);
@@ -415,8 +410,8 @@ int ubi_compare_lebs(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb,
 		dbg_bld("PEB %d CRC is OK", pnum);
 		bitflips = !!err;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&ubi->buf_mutex);
 
-	vfree(buf);
 	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vh);
 
 	if (second_is_newer)
@@ -426,8 +421,8 @@ int ubi_compare_lebs(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb,
 
 	return second_is_newer | (bitflips << 1) | (corrupted << 2);
 
-out_free_buf:
-	vfree(buf);
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&ubi->buf_mutex);
 out_free_vidh:
 	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vh);
 	return err;
@@ -1453,7 +1448,7 @@ int ubi_attach(struct ubi_device *ubi, int force_scan)
 		goto out_wl;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_UBI_FASTMAP
-	if (ubi->fm && ubi->dbg->chk_gen) {
+	if (ubi->fm && ubi_dbg_chk_gen(ubi)) {
 		struct ubi_attach_info *scan_ai;
 
 		scan_ai = alloc_ai("ubi_ckh_aeb_slab_cache");
@@ -1503,7 +1498,7 @@ static int self_check_ai(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 	struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb, *last_aeb;
 	uint8_t *buf;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_gen)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_gen(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
index 344b4cb49d4..a56133585e9 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/build.c
@@ -825,8 +825,7 @@ static int autoresize(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 		 * No available PEBs to re-size the volume, clear the flag on
 		 * flash and exit.
 		 */
-		memcpy(&vtbl_rec, &ubi->vtbl[vol_id],
-		       sizeof(struct ubi_vtbl_record));
+		vtbl_rec = ubi->vtbl[vol_id];
 		err = ubi_change_vtbl_record(ubi, vol_id, &vtbl_rec);
 		if (err)
 			ubi_err("cannot clean auto-resize flag for volume %d",
@@ -986,14 +985,10 @@ int ubi_attach_mtd_dev(struct mtd_info *mtd, int ubi_num,
 	if (!ubi->fm_buf)
 		goto out_free;
 #endif
-	err = ubi_debugging_init_dev(ubi);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_free;
-
 	err = ubi_attach(ubi, 0);
 	if (err) {
 		ubi_err("failed to attach mtd%d, error %d", mtd->index, err);
-		goto out_debugging;
+		goto out_free;
 	}
 
 	if (ubi->autoresize_vol_id != -1) {
@@ -1060,8 +1055,6 @@ out_detach:
 	ubi_wl_close(ubi);
 	ubi_free_internal_volumes(ubi);
 	vfree(ubi->vtbl);
-out_debugging:
-	ubi_debugging_exit_dev(ubi);
 out_free:
 	vfree(ubi->peb_buf);
 	vfree(ubi->fm_buf);
@@ -1139,7 +1132,6 @@ int ubi_detach_mtd_dev(int ubi_num, int anyway)
 	ubi_free_internal_volumes(ubi);
 	vfree(ubi->vtbl);
 	put_mtd_device(ubi->mtd);
-	ubi_debugging_exit_dev(ubi);
 	vfree(ubi->peb_buf);
 	vfree(ubi->fm_buf);
 	ubi_msg("mtd%d is detached from ubi%d", ubi->mtd->index, ubi->ubi_num);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
index 26908a59506..63cb1d7236c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.c
@@ -217,32 +217,6 @@ void ubi_dump_mkvol_req(const struct ubi_mkvol_req *req)
 	pr_err("\t1st 16 characters of name: %s\n", nm);
 }
 
-/**
- * ubi_debugging_init_dev - initialize debugging for an UBI device.
- * @ubi: UBI device description object
- *
- * This function initializes debugging-related data for UBI device @ubi.
- * Returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in case of
- * failure.
- */
-int ubi_debugging_init_dev(struct ubi_device *ubi)
-{
-	ubi->dbg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ubi_debug_info), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ubi->dbg)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * ubi_debugging_exit_dev - free debugging data for an UBI device.
- * @ubi: UBI device description object
- */
-void ubi_debugging_exit_dev(struct ubi_device *ubi)
-{
-	kfree(ubi->dbg);
-}
-
 /*
  * Root directory for UBI stuff in debugfs. Contains sub-directories which
  * contain the stuff specific to particular UBI devices.
@@ -295,7 +269,7 @@ static ssize_t dfs_file_read(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 	ubi = ubi_get_device(ubi_num);
 	if (!ubi)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	d = ubi->dbg;
+	d = &ubi->dbg;
 
 	if (dent == d->dfs_chk_gen)
 		val = d->chk_gen;
@@ -341,7 +315,7 @@ static ssize_t dfs_file_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 	ubi = ubi_get_device(ubi_num);
 	if (!ubi)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	d = ubi->dbg;
+	d = &ubi->dbg;
 
 	buf_size = min_t(size_t, count, (sizeof(buf) - 1));
 	if (copy_from_user(buf, user_buf, buf_size)) {
@@ -398,7 +372,7 @@ int ubi_debugfs_init_dev(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	unsigned long ubi_num = ubi->ubi_num;
 	const char *fname;
 	struct dentry *dent;
-	struct ubi_debug_info *d = ubi->dbg;
+	struct ubi_debug_info *d = &ubi->dbg;
 
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS))
 		return 0;
@@ -471,5 +445,5 @@ out:
 void ubi_debugfs_exit_dev(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 {
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS))
-		debugfs_remove_recursive(ubi->dbg->dfs_dir);
+		debugfs_remove_recursive(ubi->dbg.dfs_dir);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
index 3dbc877d966..33f8f3b2c9b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/debug.h
@@ -60,51 +60,11 @@ void ubi_dump_aeb(const struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb, int type);
 void ubi_dump_mkvol_req(const struct ubi_mkvol_req *req);
 int ubi_self_check_all_ff(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int offset,
 			  int len);
-int ubi_debugging_init_dev(struct ubi_device *ubi);
-void ubi_debugging_exit_dev(struct ubi_device *ubi);
 int ubi_debugfs_init(void);
 void ubi_debugfs_exit(void);
 int ubi_debugfs_init_dev(struct ubi_device *ubi);
 void ubi_debugfs_exit_dev(struct ubi_device *ubi);
 
-/*
- * The UBI debugfs directory name pattern and maximum name length (3 for "ubi"
- * + 2 for the number plus 1 for the trailing zero byte.
- */
-#define UBI_DFS_DIR_NAME "ubi%d"
-#define UBI_DFS_DIR_LEN  (3 + 2 + 1)
-
-/**
- * struct ubi_debug_info - debugging information for an UBI device.
- *
- * @chk_gen: if UBI general extra checks are enabled
- * @chk_io: if UBI I/O extra checks are enabled
- * @disable_bgt: disable the background task for testing purposes
- * @emulate_bitflips: emulate bit-flips for testing purposes
- * @emulate_io_failures: emulate write/erase failures for testing purposes
- * @dfs_dir_name: name of debugfs directory containing files of this UBI device
- * @dfs_dir: direntry object of the UBI device debugfs directory
- * @dfs_chk_gen: debugfs knob to enable UBI general extra checks
- * @dfs_chk_io: debugfs knob to enable UBI I/O extra checks
- * @dfs_disable_bgt: debugfs knob to disable the background task
- * @dfs_emulate_bitflips: debugfs knob to emulate bit-flips
- * @dfs_emulate_io_failures: debugfs knob to emulate write/erase failures
- */
-struct ubi_debug_info {
-	unsigned int chk_gen:1;
-	unsigned int chk_io:1;
-	unsigned int disable_bgt:1;
-	unsigned int emulate_bitflips:1;
-	unsigned int emulate_io_failures:1;
-	char dfs_dir_name[UBI_DFS_DIR_LEN + 1];
-	struct dentry *dfs_dir;
-	struct dentry *dfs_chk_gen;
-	struct dentry *dfs_chk_io;
-	struct dentry *dfs_disable_bgt;
-	struct dentry *dfs_emulate_bitflips;
-	struct dentry *dfs_emulate_io_failures;
-};
-
 /**
  * ubi_dbg_is_bgt_disabled - if the background thread is disabled.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
@@ -114,7 +74,7 @@ struct ubi_debug_info {
  */
 static inline int ubi_dbg_is_bgt_disabled(const struct ubi_device *ubi)
 {
-	return ubi->dbg->disable_bgt;
+	return ubi->dbg.disable_bgt;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -125,7 +85,7 @@ static inline int ubi_dbg_is_bgt_disabled(const struct ubi_device *ubi)
  */
 static inline int ubi_dbg_is_bitflip(const struct ubi_device *ubi)
 {
-	if (ubi->dbg->emulate_bitflips)
+	if (ubi->dbg.emulate_bitflips)
 		return !(random32() % 200);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -139,7 +99,7 @@ static inline int ubi_dbg_is_bitflip(const struct ubi_device *ubi)
  */
 static inline int ubi_dbg_is_write_failure(const struct ubi_device *ubi)
 {
-	if (ubi->dbg->emulate_io_failures)
+	if (ubi->dbg.emulate_io_failures)
 		return !(random32() % 500);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -153,9 +113,18 @@ static inline int ubi_dbg_is_write_failure(const struct ubi_device *ubi)
  */
 static inline int ubi_dbg_is_erase_failure(const struct ubi_device *ubi)
 {
-	if (ubi->dbg->emulate_io_failures)
+	if (ubi->dbg.emulate_io_failures)
 		return !(random32() % 400);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int ubi_dbg_chk_io(const struct ubi_device *ubi)
+{
+	return ubi->dbg.chk_io;
+}
+
+static inline int ubi_dbg_chk_gen(const struct ubi_device *ubi)
+{
+	return ubi->dbg.chk_gen;
+}
 #endif /* !__UBI_DEBUG_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
index 1a5f53c090d..0648c6996d4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
@@ -814,10 +814,8 @@ static int ubi_attach_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	if (max_sqnum > ai->max_sqnum)
 		ai->max_sqnum = max_sqnum;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(tmp_aeb, _tmp_aeb, &free, u.list) {
-		list_del(&tmp_aeb->u.list);
-		list_add_tail(&tmp_aeb->u.list, &ai->free);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(tmp_aeb, _tmp_aeb, &free, u.list)
+		list_move_tail(&tmp_aeb->u.list, &ai->free);
 
 	/*
 	 * If fastmap is leaking PEBs (must not happen), raise a
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
index 4bd4db8c84c..b93807b4c45 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/gluebi.c
@@ -171,17 +171,17 @@ static void gluebi_put_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 static int gluebi_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 		       size_t *retlen, unsigned char *buf)
 {
-	int err = 0, lnum, offs, total_read;
+	int err = 0, lnum, offs, bytes_left;
 	struct gluebi_device *gluebi;
 
 	gluebi = container_of(mtd, struct gluebi_device, mtd);
 	lnum = div_u64_rem(from, mtd->erasesize, &offs);
-	total_read = len;
-	while (total_read) {
+	bytes_left = len;
+	while (bytes_left) {
 		size_t to_read = mtd->erasesize - offs;
 
-		if (to_read > total_read)
-			to_read = total_read;
+		if (to_read > bytes_left)
+			to_read = bytes_left;
 
 		err = ubi_read(gluebi->desc, lnum, buf, offs, to_read);
 		if (err)
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ static int gluebi_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 
 		lnum += 1;
 		offs = 0;
-		total_read -= to_read;
+		bytes_left -= to_read;
 		buf += to_read;
 	}
 
-	*retlen = len - total_read;
+	*retlen = len - bytes_left;
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int gluebi_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 static int gluebi_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 			size_t *retlen, const u_char *buf)
 {
-	int err = 0, lnum, offs, total_written;
+	int err = 0, lnum, offs, bytes_left;
 	struct gluebi_device *gluebi;
 
 	gluebi = container_of(mtd, struct gluebi_device, mtd);
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ static int gluebi_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 	if (len % mtd->writesize || offs % mtd->writesize)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	total_written = len;
-	while (total_written) {
+	bytes_left = len;
+	while (bytes_left) {
 		size_t to_write = mtd->erasesize - offs;
 
-		if (to_write > total_written)
-			to_write = total_written;
+		if (to_write > bytes_left)
+			to_write = bytes_left;
 
 		err = ubi_leb_write(gluebi->desc, lnum, buf, offs, to_write);
 		if (err)
@@ -233,11 +233,11 @@ static int gluebi_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 
 		lnum += 1;
 		offs = 0;
-		total_written -= to_write;
+		bytes_left -= to_write;
 		buf += to_write;
 	}
 
-	*retlen = len - total_written;
+	*retlen = len - bytes_left;
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
index 78a1dcbf210..bf79def4012 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static int self_check_not_bad(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_io)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_io(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	err = ubi_io_is_bad(ubi, pnum);
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ static int self_check_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	int err;
 	uint32_t magic;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_io)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_io(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	magic = be32_to_cpu(ec_hdr->magic);
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ static int self_check_peb_ec_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 	uint32_t crc, hdr_crc;
 	struct ubi_ec_hdr *ec_hdr;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_io)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_io(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	ec_hdr = kzalloc(ubi->ec_hdr_alsize, GFP_NOFS);
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ static int self_check_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	int err;
 	uint32_t magic;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_io)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_io(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	magic = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->magic);
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ static int self_check_peb_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 	void *p;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_io)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_io(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ static int self_check_write(struct ubi_device *ubi, const void *buf, int pnum,
 	void *buf1;
 	loff_t addr = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size + offset;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_io)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_io(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	buf1 = __vmalloc(len, GFP_NOFS, PAGE_KERNEL);
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ int ubi_self_check_all_ff(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int offset, int len)
 	void *buf;
 	loff_t addr = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size + offset;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_io)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_io(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	buf = __vmalloc(len, GFP_NOFS, PAGE_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
index 7d57469723c..8ea6297a208 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@
 /* The volume ID/LEB number/erase counter is unknown */
 #define UBI_UNKNOWN -1
 
+/*
+ * The UBI debugfs directory name pattern and maximum name length (3 for "ubi"
+ * + 2 for the number plus 1 for the trailing zero byte.
+ */
+#define UBI_DFS_DIR_NAME "ubi%d"
+#define UBI_DFS_DIR_LEN  (3 + 2 + 1)
+
 /*
  * Error codes returned by the I/O sub-system.
  *
@@ -341,6 +348,37 @@ struct ubi_volume_desc {
 
 struct ubi_wl_entry;
 
+/**
+ * struct ubi_debug_info - debugging information for an UBI device.
+ *
+ * @chk_gen: if UBI general extra checks are enabled
+ * @chk_io: if UBI I/O extra checks are enabled
+ * @disable_bgt: disable the background task for testing purposes
+ * @emulate_bitflips: emulate bit-flips for testing purposes
+ * @emulate_io_failures: emulate write/erase failures for testing purposes
+ * @dfs_dir_name: name of debugfs directory containing files of this UBI device
+ * @dfs_dir: direntry object of the UBI device debugfs directory
+ * @dfs_chk_gen: debugfs knob to enable UBI general extra checks
+ * @dfs_chk_io: debugfs knob to enable UBI I/O extra checks
+ * @dfs_disable_bgt: debugfs knob to disable the background task
+ * @dfs_emulate_bitflips: debugfs knob to emulate bit-flips
+ * @dfs_emulate_io_failures: debugfs knob to emulate write/erase failures
+ */
+struct ubi_debug_info {
+	unsigned int chk_gen:1;
+	unsigned int chk_io:1;
+	unsigned int disable_bgt:1;
+	unsigned int emulate_bitflips:1;
+	unsigned int emulate_io_failures:1;
+	char dfs_dir_name[UBI_DFS_DIR_LEN + 1];
+	struct dentry *dfs_dir;
+	struct dentry *dfs_chk_gen;
+	struct dentry *dfs_chk_io;
+	struct dentry *dfs_disable_bgt;
+	struct dentry *dfs_emulate_bitflips;
+	struct dentry *dfs_emulate_io_failures;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct ubi_device - UBI device description structure
  * @dev: UBI device object to use the the Linux device model
@@ -545,7 +583,7 @@ struct ubi_device {
 	struct mutex buf_mutex;
 	struct mutex ckvol_mutex;
 
-	struct ubi_debug_info *dbg;
+	struct ubi_debug_info dbg;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
index 9f2ebd8750e..ec2c2dc1c1c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/upd.c
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ static int set_update_marker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(&vtbl_rec, &ubi->vtbl[vol->vol_id],
-	       sizeof(struct ubi_vtbl_record));
+	vtbl_rec = ubi->vtbl[vol->vol_id];
 	vtbl_rec.upd_marker = 1;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ubi->device_mutex);
@@ -93,8 +92,7 @@ static int clear_update_marker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 
 	dbg_gen("clear update marker for volume %d", vol->vol_id);
 
-	memcpy(&vtbl_rec, &ubi->vtbl[vol->vol_id],
-	       sizeof(struct ubi_vtbl_record));
+	vtbl_rec = ubi->vtbl[vol->vol_id];
 	ubi_assert(vol->upd_marker && vtbl_rec.upd_marker);
 	vtbl_rec.upd_marker = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
index 9169e58c262..8330703c098 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vmt.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ int ubi_resize_volume(struct ubi_volume_desc *desc, int reserved_pebs)
 	}
 
 	/* Change volume table record */
-	memcpy(&vtbl_rec, &ubi->vtbl[vol_id], sizeof(struct ubi_vtbl_record));
+	vtbl_rec = ubi->vtbl[vol_id];
 	vtbl_rec.reserved_pebs = cpu_to_be32(reserved_pebs);
 	err = ubi_change_vtbl_record(ubi, vol_id, &vtbl_rec);
 	if (err)
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ static int self_check_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 {
 	int i, err = 0;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_gen)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_gen(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
index 926e3df14fb..d77b1c1d7c7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ out_free:
  */
 static void self_vtbl_check(const struct ubi_device *ubi)
 {
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_gen)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_gen(ubi))
 		return;
 
 	if (vtbl_check(ubi, ubi->vtbl)) {
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
index 2144f611196..5df49d3cb5c 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /*
- * @ubi: UBI device description object
  * Copyright (c) International Business Machines Corp., 2006
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -2050,7 +2049,7 @@ static int self_check_ec(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int ec)
 	long long read_ec;
 	struct ubi_ec_hdr *ec_hdr;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_gen)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_gen(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	ec_hdr = kzalloc(ubi->ec_hdr_alsize, GFP_NOFS);
@@ -2090,7 +2089,7 @@ out_free:
 static int self_check_in_wl_tree(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 				 struct ubi_wl_entry *e, struct rb_root *root)
 {
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_gen)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_gen(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (in_wl_tree(e, root))
@@ -2116,7 +2115,7 @@ static int self_check_in_pq(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	struct ubi_wl_entry *p;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!ubi->dbg->chk_gen)
+	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_gen(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < UBI_PROT_QUEUE_LEN; ++i)