diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/edb93xx_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/edb93xx_defconfig
index 363e51172..86b104026 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/edb93xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/edb93xx_defconfig
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ CONFIG_CMD_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_EP93XX=y
 # CONFIG_SPI is not set
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/eukrea_cpuimx27_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/eukrea_cpuimx27_defconfig
index c751d1cef..bbcd454e3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/eukrea_cpuimx27_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/eukrea_cpuimx27_defconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_FEC_IMX=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
 CONFIG_I2C_IMX=y
 CONFIG_MFD_LP3972=y
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 # CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI_AMD is not set
 # CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI_BANK_WIDTH_1 is not set
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx51_babbage_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx51_babbage_defconfig
index 0817cfa95..97963c1dc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx51_babbage_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx51_babbage_defconfig
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_PING=y
 CONFIG_NET_RESOLV=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_FEC_IMX=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_SPI_IMX=y
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 CONFIG_CFI_BUFFER_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_MCI=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mmccpu_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mmccpu_defconfig
index 334c5e85d..0e6914fd6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mmccpu_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mmccpu_defconfig
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_MACB=y
 # CONFIG_SPI is not set
 CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 CONFIG_CFI_BUFFER_WRITE=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mx21ads_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mx21ads_defconfig
index 28ad01325..dbc296279 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mx21ads_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mx21ads_defconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_CS8900=y
 # CONFIG_SPI is not set
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 # CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI_INTEL is not set
 CONFIG_CFI_BUFFER_WRITE=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mx27ads_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mx27ads_defconfig
index 077e799dd..b3fdf84fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mx27ads_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mx27ads_defconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_PING=y
 CONFIG_CMD_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_SPI_IMX=y
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 # CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI_INTEL is not set
 CONFIG_CFI_BUFFER_WRITE=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/netx_nxdb500_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/netx_nxdb500_defconfig
index 6d32c5637..8e7a0b3cc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/netx_nxdb500_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/netx_nxdb500_defconfig
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ CONFIG_NET_PING=y
 CONFIG_CMD_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_NETX=y
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 CONFIG_CFI_BUFFER_WRITE=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/pcm027_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/pcm027_defconfig
index ac9269d3c..f91195127 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/pcm027_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/pcm027_defconfig
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_SERIAL_PXA=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_SMC91111=y
 # CONFIG_SPI is not set
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_VIDEO_PXA=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/pm9263_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/pm9263_defconfig
index e223e773f..c9a7141f9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/pm9263_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/pm9263_defconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_MACB=y
 # CONFIG_SPI is not set
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 CONFIG_CFI_BUFFER_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_W1=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/scb9328_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/scb9328_defconfig
index 818bbd0d7..21a2571d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/scb9328_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/scb9328_defconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_NET_NETCONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_NET_RESOLV=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_DM9K=y
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 # CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI_BANK_WIDTH_4 is not set
 CONFIG_CFI_BUFFER_WRITE=y
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/configs/ipe337_defconfig b/arch/blackfin/configs/ipe337_defconfig
index d01c7e756..086a9716d 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/configs/ipe337_defconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/configs/ipe337_defconfig
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ CONFIG_NET_PING=y
 CONFIG_CMD_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_SMC911X=y
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 CONFIG_CFI_BUFFER_WRITE=y
diff --git a/arch/nios2/configs/generic_defconfig b/arch/nios2/configs/generic_defconfig
index 5e27cc8d6..41899904b 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/configs/generic_defconfig
+++ b/arch/nios2/configs/generic_defconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_PARTITION=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_NET_PING=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_TSE=y
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_ZLIB=y
diff --git a/arch/ppc/configs/pcm030_defconfig b/arch/ppc/configs/pcm030_defconfig
index d2ff16c71..97438416c 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/configs/pcm030_defconfig
+++ b/arch/ppc/configs/pcm030_defconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_MPC5XXX=y
 CONFIG_MACH_PHYCORE_MPC5200B_TINY=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_MPC5200=y
+CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI=y
 CONFIG_CFI_BUFFER_WRITE=y
 CONFIG_ZLIB=y
diff --git a/commands/ubiformat.c b/commands/ubiformat.c
index efe1fde9f..47941bedb 100644
--- a/commands/ubiformat.c
+++ b/commands/ubiformat.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int flash_image(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd,
 			normsg_cont("eraseblock %d: erase", eb);
 		}
 
-		err = mtd_erase(mtd, args.node_fd, eb);
+		err = libmtd_erase(mtd, args.node_fd, eb);
 		if (err) {
 			if (!args.quiet)
 				printf("\n");
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static int flash_image(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd,
 
 		new_len = drop_ffs(mtd, buf, mtd->eb_size);
 
-		err = mtd_write(mtd, args.node_fd, eb, 0, buf, new_len);
+		err = libmtd_write(mtd, args.node_fd, eb, 0, buf, new_len);
 		if (err) {
 			sys_errmsg("cannot write eraseblock %d", eb);
 
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static int format(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd,
 			normsg_cont("eraseblock %d: erase", eb);
 		}
 
-		err = mtd_erase(mtd, args.node_fd, eb);
+		err = libmtd_erase(mtd, args.node_fd, eb);
 		if (err) {
 			if (!args.quiet)
 				printf("\n");
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static int format(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd,
 			printf(", write EC %lld\n", ec);
 		}
 
-		err = mtd_write(mtd, args.node_fd, eb, 0, hdr, write_size);
+		err = libmtd_write(mtd, args.node_fd, eb, 0, hdr, write_size);
 		if (err) {
 			if (!args.quiet && !args.verbose)
 				printf("\n");
diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index dac22de98..16ca5b99b 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ source "drivers/serial/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/spi/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/i2c/Kconfig"
-source "drivers/nor/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/mtd/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/ata/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/usb/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 1fddee0dd..f81bf99ac 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_AMBA) += amba/
 obj-y	+= net/
 obj-y	+= serial/
 obj-y	+= mtd/
-obj-y	+= nor/
 obj-y	+= usb/
 obj-$(CONFIG_DISK) += ata/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SPI) += spi/
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
index 9450f5de8..e94e6b1f6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ config MTD_RAW_DEVICE
 	prompt "mtdraw device to read/write both data+oob"
 
 source "drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/mtd/nor/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Makefile b/drivers/mtd/Makefile
index 4f97d9a6f..82b2cc9e6 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_NAND)			+= nand/
+obj-$(CONFIG_DRIVER_CFI)		+= nor/
 obj-$(CONFIG_UBI)			+= ubi/
 obj-y					+= devices/
 obj-$(CONFIG_PARTITION_NEED_MTD)	+= partition.o
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/core.c b/drivers/mtd/core.c
index ef985564b..b6c1d0143 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/core.c
@@ -62,16 +62,7 @@ int mtd_all_ff(const void *buf, unsigned int len)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int mtd_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
-{
-	if (!mtd->block_isbad)
-		return 0;
-	if (ofs < 0 || ofs > mtd->size)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	return mtd->block_isbad(mtd, ofs);
-}
-
-static 	ssize_t mtd_read(struct cdev *cdev, void* buf, size_t count,
+static ssize_t mtd_op_read(struct cdev *cdev, void* buf, size_t count,
 			  loff_t _offset, ulong flags)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = cdev->priv;
@@ -79,9 +70,10 @@ static 	ssize_t mtd_read(struct cdev *cdev, void* buf, size_t count,
 	int ret;
 	unsigned long offset = _offset;
 
-	debug("mtd_read: 0x%08lx 0x%08x\n", offset, count);
+	dev_dbg(cdev->dev, "read ofs: 0x%08lx count: 0x%08x\n",
+			offset, count);
 
-	ret = mtd->read(mtd, offset, count, &retlen, buf);
+	ret = mtd_read(mtd, offset, count, &retlen, buf);
 
 	if(ret) {
 		printf("err %d\n", ret);
@@ -94,19 +86,19 @@ static 	ssize_t mtd_read(struct cdev *cdev, void* buf, size_t count,
 #define MTDPGALG(x) ((x) & ~(mtd->writesize - 1))
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_WRITE
-static ssize_t mtd_write(struct cdev* cdev, const void *buf, size_t _count,
+static ssize_t mtd_op_write(struct cdev* cdev, const void *buf, size_t _count,
 			  loff_t _offset, ulong flags)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = cdev->priv;
 	size_t retlen;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = mtd->write(mtd, _offset, _count, &retlen, buf);
+	ret = mtd_write(mtd, _offset, _count, &retlen, buf);
 
 	return ret ? ret : _count;
 }
 
-static int mtd_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset)
+static int mtd_op_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = cdev->priv;
 	struct erase_info erase;
@@ -124,7 +116,7 @@ static int mtd_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset)
 		if (ret > 0) {
 			printf("Skipping bad block at 0x%08x\n", erase.addr);
 		} else {
-			ret = mtd->erase(mtd, &erase);
+			ret = mtd_erase(mtd, &erase);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}
@@ -135,6 +127,20 @@ static int mtd_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static ssize_t mtd_op_protect(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset, int prot)
+{
+	struct mtd_info *mtd = cdev->priv;
+
+	if (!mtd->unlock || !mtd->lock)
+		return -ENOSYS;
+
+	if (prot)
+		return mtd_lock(mtd, offset, count);
+	else
+		return mtd_unlock(mtd, offset, count);
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_MTD_WRITE */
 
 int mtd_ioctl(struct cdev *cdev, int request, void *buf)
@@ -159,10 +165,10 @@ int mtd_ioctl(struct cdev *cdev, int request, void *buf)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_WRITE
 	case MEMSETBADBLOCK:
 		dev_dbg(cdev->dev, "MEMSETBADBLOCK: 0x%08llx\n", *offset);
-		ret = mtd->block_markbad(mtd, *offset);
+		ret = mtd_block_markbad(mtd, *offset);
 		break;
 	case MEMERASE:
-		ret = mtd_erase(cdev, ei->length, ei->start + cdev->offset);
+		ret = mtd_op_erase(cdev, ei->length, ei->start + cdev->offset);
 		break;
 #endif
 	case MEMGETINFO:
@@ -201,11 +207,74 @@ int mtd_ioctl(struct cdev *cdev, int request, void *buf)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int mtd_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
+{
+	if (!mtd->lock)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (ofs < 0 || ofs > mtd->size || len > mtd->size - ofs)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!len)
+		return 0;
+	return mtd->lock(mtd, ofs, len);
+}
+
+int mtd_unlock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
+{
+	if (!mtd->unlock)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (ofs < 0 || ofs > mtd->size || len > mtd->size - ofs)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!len)
+		return 0;
+	return mtd->unlock(mtd, ofs, len);
+}
+
+int mtd_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
+{
+	if (!mtd->block_isbad)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (ofs < 0 || ofs > mtd->size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return mtd->block_isbad(mtd, ofs);
+}
+
+int mtd_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (mtd->block_markbad)
+		ret = mtd->block_markbad(mtd, ofs);
+	else
+		ret = -ENOSYS;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int mtd_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t *retlen,
+		u_char *buf)
+{
+	return mtd->read(mtd, from, len, retlen, buf);
+}
+
+int mtd_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len, size_t *retlen,
+		const u_char *buf)
+{
+	return mtd->write(mtd, to, len, retlen, buf);
+}
+
+int mtd_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
+{
+	return mtd->erase(mtd, instr);
+}
+
 static struct file_operations mtd_ops = {
-	.read   = mtd_read,
+	.read   = mtd_op_read,
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_WRITE
-	.write  = mtd_write,
-	.erase  = mtd_erase,
+	.write  = mtd_op_write,
+	.erase  = mtd_op_erase,
+	.protect = mtd_op_protect,
 #endif
 	.ioctl  = mtd_ioctl,
 	.lseek  = dev_lseek_default,
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdraw.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdraw.c
index ec7769249..5aaa0172d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdraw.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdraw.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int mtdraw_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t _offset)
 		if (ret > 0) {
 			printf("Skipping bad block at 0x%08x\n", erase.addr);
 		} else {
-			ret = mtd->erase(mtd, &erase);
+			ret = mtd_erase(mtd, &erase);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
index f7ae7cd71..56396bfd8 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_bbt.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int read_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *buf, int page, int num,
 
 	while (totlen) {
 		len = min(totlen, (size_t) (1 << this->bbt_erase_shift));
-		res = mtd->read(mtd, from, len, &retlen, buf);
+		res = mtd_read(mtd, from, len, &retlen, buf);
 		if (res < 0) {
 			if (retlen != len) {
 				pr_info("nand_bbt: Error reading bad block table\n");
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static int write_bbt(struct mtd_info *mtd, uint8_t *buf,
 			/* Make it block aligned */
 			to &= ~((loff_t) ((1 << this->bbt_erase_shift) - 1));
 			len = 1 << this->bbt_erase_shift;
-			res = mtd->read(mtd, to, len, &retlen, buf);
+			res = mtd_read(mtd, to, len, &retlen, buf);
 			if (res < 0) {
 				if (retlen != len) {
 					pr_info("nand_bbt: Error "
diff --git a/drivers/nor/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/nor/Kconfig
similarity index 81%
rename from drivers/nor/Kconfig
rename to drivers/mtd/nor/Kconfig
index c8ce24ff0..44a418405 100644
--- a/drivers/nor/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nor/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-menu "flash drivers"
-
 menuconfig DRIVER_CFI
-	bool "CFI"
+	bool "CFI NOR flash support"
 	help
 	  If you have NOR Flash devices connected to your system and wish
 	  to use them say yes here.
@@ -10,17 +8,14 @@ if DRIVER_CFI
 
 config DRIVER_CFI_INTEL
 	default y
-	depends on DRIVER_CFI
 	bool "Support Intel flash chips"
 
 config DRIVER_CFI_AMD
 	default y
-	depends on DRIVER_CFI
 	bool "support AMD flash chips"
 
 config DRIVER_CFI_BANK_WIDTH_1
 	bool "Support 8-bit buswidth"
-	depends on DRIVER_CFI
 	default y
 	help
 	  If you wish to support CFI devices on a physical bus which is
@@ -28,7 +23,6 @@ config DRIVER_CFI_BANK_WIDTH_1
 
 config DRIVER_CFI_BANK_WIDTH_2
 	bool "Support 16-bit buswidth"
-	depends on DRIVER_CFI
 	default y
 	help
 	  If you wish to support CFI devices on a physical bus which is
@@ -36,7 +30,6 @@ config DRIVER_CFI_BANK_WIDTH_2
 
 config DRIVER_CFI_BANK_WIDTH_4
 	bool "Support 32-bit buswidth"
-	depends on DRIVER_CFI
 	default y
 	help
 	  If you wish to support CFI devices on a physical bus which is
@@ -44,16 +37,11 @@ config DRIVER_CFI_BANK_WIDTH_4
 
 config DRIVER_CFI_BANK_WIDTH_8
 	bool "Support 64-bit buswidth"
-	depends on DRIVER_CFI
-	default n
 	help
 	  If you wish to support CFI devices on a physical bus which is
 	  64 bits wide, say 'Y'.
 
 config CFI_BUFFER_WRITE
 	bool "use cfi driver with buffer write"
-	depends on DRIVER_CFI || DRIVER_CFI
 
 endif
-
-endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/nor/Makefile b/drivers/mtd/nor/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/nor/Makefile
rename to drivers/mtd/nor/Makefile
diff --git a/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.c b/drivers/mtd/nor/cfi_flash.c
similarity index 93%
rename from drivers/nor/cfi_flash.c
rename to drivers/mtd/nor/cfi_flash.c
index acdc38654..0cfac2d03 100644
--- a/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nor/cfi_flash.c
@@ -454,10 +454,8 @@ flash_sect_t find_sector (struct flash_info *info, ulong addr)
 	return sector;
 }
 
-static int __cfi_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset,
-		int verbose)
+static int cfi_erase(struct flash_info *finfo, size_t count, loff_t offset)
 {
-        struct flash_info *finfo = (struct flash_info *)cdev->priv;
         unsigned long start, end;
         int i, ret = 0;
 
@@ -467,9 +465,6 @@ static int __cfi_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset,
         end   = find_sector(finfo, (unsigned long)finfo->base + offset +
 			count - 1);
 
-	if (verbose)
-		init_progression_bar(end - start);
-
         for (i = start; i <= end; i++) {
                 ret = finfo->cfi_cmd_set->flash_erase_one(finfo, i);
                 if (ret)
@@ -479,21 +474,11 @@ static int __cfi_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset,
 			ret = -EINTR;
 			goto out;
 		}
-
-		if (verbose)
-			show_progress(i - start);
         }
 out:
-	if (verbose)
-	        putchar('\n');
         return ret;
 }
 
-static int cfi_erase(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset)
-{
-	return __cfi_erase(cdev, count, offset, 1);
-}
-
 /*
  * Copy memory to flash, returns:
  * 0 - OK
@@ -626,18 +611,13 @@ static int flash_real_protect (struct flash_info *info, long sector, int prot)
 	return retcode;
 }
 
-static int cfi_protect(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset, int prot)
+static int cfi_mtd_protect(struct flash_info *finfo, loff_t offset, size_t len, int prot)
 {
-	struct flash_info *finfo = (struct flash_info *)cdev->priv;
 	unsigned long start, end;
 	int i, ret = 0;
-	const char *action = (prot? "protect" : "unprotect");
-
-	printf("%s: %s 0x%p (size %zu)\n", __func__,
-	       action, finfo->base + offset, count);
 
 	start = find_sector(finfo, (unsigned long)finfo->base + offset);
-	end   = find_sector(finfo, (unsigned long)finfo->base + offset + count - 1);
+	end   = find_sector(finfo, (unsigned long)finfo->base + offset + len - 1);
 
 	for (i = start; i <= end; i++) {
 		ret = flash_real_protect (finfo, i, prot);
@@ -645,20 +625,21 @@ static int cfi_protect(struct cdev *cdev, size_t count, loff_t offset, int prot)
 			goto out;
 	}
 out:
-	putchar('\n');
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static ssize_t cfi_write(struct cdev *cdev, const void *buf, size_t count, loff_t offset, ulong flags)
+static int cfi_mtd_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t offset, size_t len)
 {
-        struct flash_info *finfo = (struct flash_info *)cdev->priv;
-        int ret;
+	struct flash_info *finfo = container_of(mtd, struct flash_info, mtd);
 
-	debug("cfi_write: buf=0x%p addr=0x%p count=0x%08zx\n",
-			buf, finfo->base + offset, count);
+	return cfi_mtd_protect(finfo, offset, len, 1);
+}
 
-	ret = write_buff(finfo, buf, (unsigned long)finfo->base + offset, count);
-	return ret == 0 ? count : -1;
+static int cfi_mtd_unlock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t offset, size_t len)
+{
+	struct flash_info *finfo = container_of(mtd, struct flash_info, mtd);
+
+	return cfi_mtd_protect(finfo, offset, len, 0);
 }
 
 static void cfi_info (struct device_d* dev)
@@ -908,15 +889,6 @@ int flash_isset(struct flash_info *info, flash_sect_t sect,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-struct file_operations cfi_ops = {
-	.read    = mem_read,
-	.write   = cfi_write,
-	.lseek  = dev_lseek_default,
-	.erase   = cfi_erase,
-	.protect = cfi_protect,
-	.memmap  = generic_memmap_ro,
-};
-
 static int cfi_mtd_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 		size_t *retlen, u_char *buf)
 {
@@ -943,10 +915,9 @@ static int cfi_mtd_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
 static int cfi_mtd_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 {
 	struct flash_info *info = container_of(mtd, struct flash_info, mtd);
-	struct cdev *cdev = &info->cdev;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = __cfi_erase(cdev, instr->len, instr->addr, 0);
+	ret = cfi_erase(info, instr->len, instr->addr);
 
 	if (ret) {
 		instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
@@ -966,21 +937,23 @@ static void cfi_init_mtd(struct flash_info *info)
 	mtd->read = cfi_mtd_read;
 	mtd->write = cfi_mtd_write;
 	mtd->erase = cfi_mtd_erase;
+	mtd->lock = cfi_mtd_lock;
+	mtd->unlock = cfi_mtd_unlock;
 	mtd->size = info->size;
-	mtd->name = info->cdev.name;
 	mtd->erasesize = info->eraseregions[1].erasesize; /* FIXME */
 	mtd->writesize = 1;
 	mtd->subpage_sft = 0;
 	mtd->eraseregions = info->eraseregions;
 	mtd->numeraseregions = info->numeraseregions;
 	mtd->flags = MTD_CAP_NORFLASH;
-	info->cdev.mtd = mtd;
+	mtd->type = MTD_NORFLASH;
+
+	add_mtd_device(mtd, "nor");
 }
 
 static int cfi_probe (struct device_d *dev)
 {
 	struct flash_info *info = xzalloc(sizeof(*info));
-	int cfinum;
 
 	dev->priv = (void *)info;
 
@@ -999,24 +972,7 @@ static int cfi_probe (struct device_d *dev)
 	dev_info(dev, "found cfi flash at %p, size %ld\n",
 			info->base, info->size);
 
-	if (dev->id < 0)
-		cfinum = cdev_find_free_index("nor");
-	else
-		cfinum = dev->id;
-
-	info->cdev.name = asprintf("nor%d", cfinum);
-	info->cdev.size = info->size;
-	info->cdev.dev = dev;
-	info->cdev.ops = &cfi_ops;
-	info->cdev.priv = info;
-
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PARTITION_NEED_MTD))
-		cfi_init_mtd(info);
-
-	devfs_create(&info->cdev);
-
-	if (dev->device_node)
-		of_parse_partitions(info->cdev.name, dev->device_node);
+	cfi_init_mtd(info);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.h b/drivers/mtd/nor/cfi_flash.h
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/nor/cfi_flash.h
rename to drivers/mtd/nor/cfi_flash.h
index 944cdde66..bcf5c40c7 100644
--- a/drivers/nor/cfi_flash.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nor/cfi_flash.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ struct flash_info {
 	ulong	addr_unlock1;		/* unlock address 1 for AMD flash roms	*/
 	ulong	addr_unlock2;		/* unlock address 2 for AMD flash roms	*/
 	struct cfi_cmd_set *cfi_cmd_set;
-	struct cdev cdev;
 	struct mtd_info mtd;
 	int numeraseregions;
 	struct mtd_erase_region_info *eraseregions;
diff --git a/drivers/nor/cfi_flash_amd.c b/drivers/mtd/nor/cfi_flash_amd.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/nor/cfi_flash_amd.c
rename to drivers/mtd/nor/cfi_flash_amd.c
diff --git a/drivers/nor/cfi_flash_intel.c b/drivers/mtd/nor/cfi_flash_intel.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/nor/cfi_flash_intel.c
rename to drivers/mtd/nor/cfi_flash_intel.c
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
index e3598b9d9..000fc5d92 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int ubi_io_read(const struct ubi_device *ubi, void *buf, int pnum, int offset,
 
 	addr = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size + offset;
 retry:
-	err = ubi->mtd->read(ubi->mtd, addr, len, &read, buf);
+	err = mtd_read(ubi->mtd, addr, len, &read, buf);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == -EUCLEAN) {
 			/*
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ int ubi_io_write(struct ubi_device *ubi, const void *buf, int pnum, int offset,
 	}
 
 	addr = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size + offset;
-	err = ubi->mtd->write(ubi->mtd, addr, len, &written, buf);
+	err = mtd_write(ubi->mtd, addr, len, &written, buf);
 	if (err) {
 		ubi_err("error %d while writing %d bytes to PEB %d:%d, written"
 			" %zd bytes", err, len, pnum, offset, written);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ retry:
 	ei.callback = erase_callback;
 	ei.priv     = (unsigned long)&wq;
 
-	err = ubi->mtd->erase(ubi->mtd, &ei);
+	err = mtd_erase(ubi->mtd, &ei);
 	if (err) {
 		if (retries++ < UBI_IO_RETRIES) {
 			dbg_io("error %d while erasing PEB %d, retry",
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ static int paranoid_check_all_ff(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int offset,
 	loff_t addr = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size + offset;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ubi->dbg_buf_mutex);
-	err = ubi->mtd->read(ubi->mtd, addr, len, &read, ubi->dbg_peb_buf);
+	err = mtd_read(ubi->mtd, addr, len, &read, ubi->dbg_peb_buf);
 	if (err && err != -EUCLEAN) {
 		ubi_err("error %d while reading %d bytes from PEB %d:%d, "
 			"read %zd bytes", err, len, pnum, offset, read);
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index bd059baf8..e5568377b 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ struct mtd_info {
 	char *size_str;
 };
 
+int mtd_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr);
+int mtd_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t *retlen,
+	     u_char *buf);
+int mtd_write(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len, size_t *retlen,
+	      const u_char *buf);
+
 static inline uint32_t mtd_div_by_eb(uint64_t sz, struct mtd_info *mtd)
 {
 	do_div(sz, mtd->erasesize);
@@ -251,7 +257,10 @@ static inline void mtd_erase_callback(struct erase_info *instr)
 }
 #endif
 
+int mtd_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
+int mtd_unlock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len);
 int mtd_block_isbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);
+int mtd_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs);
 
 int mtd_all_ff(const void *buf, unsigned int len);
 
diff --git a/include/mtd/libmtd.h b/include/mtd/libmtd.h
index e88a9a249..65c390aff 100644
--- a/include/mtd/libmtd.h
+++ b/include/mtd/libmtd.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct mtd_dev_info
 int mtd_get_dev_info(const char *node, struct mtd_dev_info *mtd);
 
 /**
- * mtd_erase - erase an eraseblock.
+ * libmtd_erase - erase an eraseblock.
  * @desc: MTD library descriptor
  * @mtd: MTD device description object
  * @fd: MTD device node file descriptor
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int mtd_get_dev_info(const char *node, struct mtd_dev_info *mtd);
  * This function erases eraseblock @eb of MTD device described by @fd. Returns
  * %0 in case of success and %-1 in case of failure.
  */
-int mtd_erase(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb);
+int libmtd_erase(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb);
 
 /**
  * mtd_torture - torture an eraseblock.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ int mtd_mark_bad(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb);
  * of the MTD device defined by @mtd and stores the read data at buffer @buf.
  * Returns %0 in case of success and %-1 in case of failure.
  */
-int mtd_read(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
+int libmtd_read(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
 	     void *buf, int len);
 
 /**
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int mtd_read(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
  * of the MTD device defined by @mtd. Returns %0 in case of success and %-1 in
  * case of failure.
  */
-int mtd_write(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
+int libmtd_write(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
 	      void *buf, int len);
 
 #endif /* __LIBMTD_H__ */
diff --git a/lib/libmtd.c b/lib/libmtd.c
index 8c4152eb7..eecc76054 100644
--- a/lib/libmtd.c
+++ b/lib/libmtd.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int mtd_valid_erase_block(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int eb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int mtd_erase(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb)
+int libmtd_erase(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct erase_info_user ei;
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ int mtd_torture(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb)
 	buf = xmalloc(mtd->eb_size);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < patt_count; i++) {
-		err = mtd_erase(mtd, fd, eb);
+		err = libmtd_erase(mtd, fd, eb);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
 		/* Make sure the PEB contains only 0xFF bytes */
-		err = mtd_read(mtd, fd, eb, 0, buf, mtd->eb_size);
+		err = libmtd_read(mtd, fd, eb, 0, buf, mtd->eb_size);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ int mtd_torture(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb)
 
 		/* Write a pattern and check it */
 		memset(buf, patterns[i], mtd->eb_size);
-		err = mtd_write(mtd, fd, eb, 0, buf, mtd->eb_size);
+		err = libmtd_write(mtd, fd, eb, 0, buf, mtd->eb_size);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
 		memset(buf, ~patterns[i], mtd->eb_size);
-		err = mtd_read(mtd, fd, eb, 0, buf, mtd->eb_size);
+		err = libmtd_read(mtd, fd, eb, 0, buf, mtd->eb_size);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int mtd_mark_bad(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int mtd_read(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
+int libmtd_read(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
 	     void *buf, int len)
 {
 	int ret, rd = 0;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ int mtd_read(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int mtd_write(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
+int libmtd_write(const struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, int eb, int offs,
 	      void *buf, int len)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/lib/libscan.c b/lib/libscan.c
index af55269ec..c59acfa61 100644
--- a/lib/libscan.c
+++ b/lib/libscan.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int libscan_ubi_scan(struct mtd_dev_info *mtd, int fd, struct ubi_scan_info **in
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		ret = mtd_read(mtd, fd, eb, 0, &ech, sizeof(struct ubi_ec_hdr));
+		ret = libmtd_read(mtd, fd, eb, 0, &ech, sizeof(struct ubi_ec_hdr));
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out_ec;