--- zzzz-none-000/linux-4.4.271/drivers/mtd/redboot.c	2021-06-03 06:22:09.000000000 +0000
+++ maple-fsgw-759/linux-4.4.271/drivers/mtd/redboot.c	2023-12-20 10:37:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -76,12 +76,18 @@
 	static char nullstring[] = "unallocated";
 #endif
 
+	buf = vmalloc(master->erasesize);
+	if (!buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+ restart:
 	if ( directory < 0 ) {
 		offset = master->size + directory * master->erasesize;
 		while (mtd_block_isbad(master, offset)) {
 			if (!offset) {
 			nogood:
 				printk(KERN_NOTICE "Failed to find a non-bad block to check for RedBoot partition table\n");
+				vfree(buf);
 				return -EIO;
 			}
 			offset -= master->erasesize;
@@ -94,10 +100,6 @@
 				goto nogood;
 		}
 	}
-	buf = vmalloc(master->erasesize);
-
-	if (!buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "Searching for RedBoot partition table in %s at offset 0x%lx\n",
 	       master->name, offset);
@@ -170,6 +172,11 @@
 	}
 	if (i == numslots) {
 		/* Didn't find it */
+		if (offset + master->erasesize < master->size) {
+			/* not at the end of the flash yet, maybe next block :) */
+			directory++;
+			goto restart;
+		}
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE "No RedBoot partition table detected in %s\n",
 		       master->name);
 		ret = 0;
@@ -265,14 +272,21 @@
 #endif
 		names += strlen(names)+1;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS_UNALLOCATED
 		if(fl->next && fl->img->flash_base + fl->img->size + master->erasesize <= fl->next->img->flash_base) {
-			i++;
-			parts[i].offset = parts[i-1].size + parts[i-1].offset;
-			parts[i].size = fl->next->img->flash_base - parts[i].offset;
-			parts[i].name = nullname;
-		}
+			if (!strcmp(parts[i].name, "rootfs")) {
+				parts[i].size = fl->next->img->flash_base;
+				parts[i].size &= ~(master->erasesize - 1);
+				parts[i].size -= parts[i].offset;
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS_UNALLOCATED
+				nrparts--;
+			} else {
+				i++;
+				parts[i].offset = parts[i-1].size + parts[i-1].offset;
+				parts[i].size = fl->next->img->flash_base - parts[i].offset;
+				parts[i].name = nullname;
 #endif
+			}
+		}
 		tmp_fl = fl;
 		fl = fl->next;
 		kfree(tmp_fl);