int eccbytes = chip->ecc.bytes;
        int eccsteps = chip->ecc.steps;
        uint8_t *p = buf;
-       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
-       uint8_t *ecc_code = chip->buffers->ecccode;
+       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
+       uint8_t *ecc_code = chip->ecc.code_buf;
        unsigned int max_bitflips = 0;
 
        chip->ecc.read_page_raw(mtd, chip, buf, 1, page);
 
        /* Calculate ECC */
        for (i = 0; i < eccfrag_len ; i += chip->ecc.bytes, p += chip->ecc.size)
-               chip->ecc.calculate(mtd, p, &chip->buffers->ecccalc[i]);
+               chip->ecc.calculate(mtd, p, &chip->ecc.calc_buf[i]);
 
        /*
         * The performance is faster if we position offsets according to
                        return ret;
        }
 
-       ret = mtd_ooblayout_get_eccbytes(mtd, chip->buffers->ecccode,
+       ret = mtd_ooblayout_get_eccbytes(mtd, chip->ecc.code_buf,
                                         chip->oob_poi, index, eccfrag_len);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
        for (i = 0; i < eccfrag_len ; i += chip->ecc.bytes, p += chip->ecc.size) {
                int stat;
 
-               stat = chip->ecc.correct(mtd, p,
-                       &chip->buffers->ecccode[i], &chip->buffers->ecccalc[i]);
+               stat = chip->ecc.correct(mtd, p, &chip->ecc.code_buf[i],
+                                        &chip->ecc.calc_buf[i]);
                if (stat == -EBADMSG &&
                    (chip->ecc.options & NAND_ECC_GENERIC_ERASED_CHECK)) {
                        /* check for empty pages with bitflips */
                        stat = nand_check_erased_ecc_chunk(p, chip->ecc.size,
-                                               &chip->buffers->ecccode[i],
+                                               &chip->ecc.code_buf[i],
                                                chip->ecc.bytes,
                                                NULL, 0,
                                                chip->ecc.strength);
        int eccbytes = chip->ecc.bytes;
        int eccsteps = chip->ecc.steps;
        uint8_t *p = buf;
-       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
-       uint8_t *ecc_code = chip->buffers->ecccode;
+       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
+       uint8_t *ecc_code = chip->ecc.code_buf;
        unsigned int max_bitflips = 0;
 
        ret = nand_read_page_op(chip, page, 0, NULL, 0);
        int eccbytes = chip->ecc.bytes;
        int eccsteps = chip->ecc.steps;
        uint8_t *p = buf;
-       uint8_t *ecc_code = chip->buffers->ecccode;
-       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
+       uint8_t *ecc_code = chip->ecc.code_buf;
+       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
        unsigned int max_bitflips = 0;
 
        /* Read the OOB area first */
 
                /* Is the current page in the buffer? */
                if (realpage != chip->pagebuf || oob) {
-                       bufpoi = use_bufpoi ? chip->buffers->databuf : buf;
+                       bufpoi = use_bufpoi ? chip->data_buf : buf;
 
                        if (use_bufpoi && aligned)
                                pr_debug("%s: using read bounce buffer for buf@%p\n",
                                        /* Invalidate page cache */
                                        chip->pagebuf = -1;
                                }
-                               memcpy(buf, chip->buffers->databuf + col, bytes);
+                               memcpy(buf, chip->data_buf + col, bytes);
                        }
 
                        if (unlikely(oob)) {
                        buf += bytes;
                        max_bitflips = max_t(unsigned int, max_bitflips, ret);
                } else {
-                       memcpy(buf, chip->buffers->databuf + col, bytes);
+                       memcpy(buf, chip->data_buf + col, bytes);
                        buf += bytes;
                        max_bitflips = max_t(unsigned int, max_bitflips,
                                             chip->pagebuf_bitflips);
        int i, eccsize = chip->ecc.size, ret;
        int eccbytes = chip->ecc.bytes;
        int eccsteps = chip->ecc.steps;
-       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
+       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
        const uint8_t *p = buf;
 
        /* Software ECC calculation */
        int i, eccsize = chip->ecc.size, ret;
        int eccbytes = chip->ecc.bytes;
        int eccsteps = chip->ecc.steps;
-       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
+       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
        const uint8_t *p = buf;
 
        ret = nand_prog_page_begin_op(chip, page, 0, NULL, 0);
                                int oob_required, int page)
 {
        uint8_t *oob_buf  = chip->oob_poi;
-       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
+       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
        int ecc_size      = chip->ecc.size;
        int ecc_bytes     = chip->ecc.bytes;
        int ecc_steps     = chip->ecc.steps;
 
        /* copy calculated ECC for whole page to chip->buffer->oob */
        /* this include masked-value(0xFF) for unwritten subpages */
-       ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
+       ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
        ret = mtd_ooblayout_set_eccbytes(mtd, ecc_calc, chip->oob_poi, 0,
                                         chip->ecc.total);
        if (ret)
                        if (part_pagewr)
                                bytes = min_t(int, bytes - column, writelen);
                        chip->pagebuf = -1;
-                       memset(chip->buffers->databuf, 0xff, mtd->writesize);
-                       memcpy(&chip->buffers->databuf[column], buf, bytes);
-                       wbuf = chip->buffers->databuf;
+                       memset(chip->data_buf, 0xff, mtd->writesize);
+                       memcpy(&chip->data_buf[column], buf, bytes);
+                       wbuf = chip->data_buf;
                }
 
                if (unlikely(oob)) {
 {
        struct nand_chip *chip = mtd_to_nand(mtd);
        struct nand_ecc_ctrl *ecc = &chip->ecc;
-       struct nand_buffers *nbuf = NULL;
        int ret, i;
 
        /* New bad blocks should be marked in OOB, flash-based BBT, or both */
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       nbuf = kzalloc(sizeof(*nbuf), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!nbuf)
+       ecc->calc_buf = kmalloc(mtd->oobsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!ecc->calc_buf)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       nbuf->ecccalc = kmalloc(mtd->oobsize, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!nbuf->ecccalc) {
+       ecc->code_buf = kmalloc(mtd->oobsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!ecc->code_buf) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
-               goto err_free_nbuf;
+               goto err_free_buf;
        }
 
-       nbuf->ecccode = kmalloc(mtd->oobsize, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!nbuf->ecccode) {
+       chip->data_buf = kmalloc(mtd->writesize + mtd->oobsize, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!chip->data_buf) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
-               goto err_free_nbuf;
+               goto err_free_buf;
        }
 
-       nbuf->databuf = kmalloc(mtd->writesize + mtd->oobsize, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!nbuf->databuf) {
-               ret = -ENOMEM;
-               goto err_free_nbuf;
-       }
-
-       chip->buffers = nbuf;
-
        /*
         * FIXME: some NAND manufacturer drivers expect the first die to be
         * selected when manufacturer->init() is called. They should be fixed
        ret = nand_manufacturer_init(chip);
        chip->select_chip(mtd, -1);
        if (ret)
-               goto err_free_nbuf;
+               goto err_free_buf;
 
        /* Set the internal oob buffer location, just after the page data */
-       chip->oob_poi = chip->buffers->databuf + mtd->writesize;
+       chip->oob_poi = chip->data_buf + mtd->writesize;
 
        /*
         * If no default placement scheme is given, select an appropriate one.
 err_nand_manuf_cleanup:
        nand_manufacturer_cleanup(chip);
 
-err_free_nbuf:
-       if (nbuf) {
-               kfree(nbuf->databuf);
-               kfree(nbuf->ecccode);
-               kfree(nbuf->ecccalc);
-               kfree(nbuf);
-       }
+err_free_buf:
+       kfree(chip->data_buf);
+       kfree(ecc->code_buf);
+       kfree(ecc->calc_buf);
 
        return ret;
 }
 
        /* Free bad block table memory */
        kfree(chip->bbt);
-       if (chip->buffers) {
-               kfree(chip->buffers->databuf);
-               kfree(chip->buffers->ecccode);
-               kfree(chip->buffers->ecccalc);
-               kfree(chip->buffers);
-       }
+       kfree(chip->data_buf);
+       kfree(chip->ecc.code_buf);
+       kfree(chip->ecc.calc_buf);
 
        /* Free bad block descriptor memory */
        if (chip->badblock_pattern && chip->badblock_pattern->options
 
                               const uint8_t *buf, int oob_required, int page)
 {
        int ret;
-       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
+       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
 
        nand_prog_page_begin_op(chip, page, 0, NULL, 0);
 
                                  u32 data_len, const u8 *buf,
                                  int oob_required, int page)
 {
-       u8 *ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
+       u8 *ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
        int ecc_size      = chip->ecc.size;
        int ecc_bytes     = chip->ecc.bytes;
        int ecc_steps     = chip->ecc.steps;
 
        /* copy calculated ECC for whole page to chip->buffer->oob */
        /* this include masked-value(0xFF) for unwritten subpages */
-       ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
+       ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
        ret = mtd_ooblayout_set_eccbytes(mtd, ecc_calc, chip->oob_poi, 0,
                                         chip->ecc.total);
        if (ret)
 static int omap_read_page_bch(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
                                uint8_t *buf, int oob_required, int page)
 {
-       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->buffers->ecccalc;
-       uint8_t *ecc_code = chip->buffers->ecccode;
+       uint8_t *ecc_calc = chip->ecc.calc_buf;
+       uint8_t *ecc_code = chip->ecc.code_buf;
        int stat, ret;
        unsigned int max_bitflips = 0;
 
 
  * @postpad:   padding information for syndrome based ECC generators
  * @options:   ECC specific options (see NAND_ECC_XXX flags defined above)
  * @priv:      pointer to private ECC control data
+ * @calc_buf:  buffer for calculated ECC, size is oobsize.
+ * @code_buf:  buffer for ECC read from flash, size is oobsize.
  * @hwctl:     function to control hardware ECC generator. Must only
  *             be provided if an hardware ECC is available
  * @calculate: function for ECC calculation or readback from ECC hardware
        int postpad;
        unsigned int options;
        void *priv;
+       u8 *calc_buf;
+       u8 *code_buf;
        void (*hwctl)(struct mtd_info *mtd, int mode);
        int (*calculate)(struct mtd_info *mtd, const uint8_t *dat,
                        uint8_t *ecc_code);
                        int page);
 };
 
-/**
- * struct nand_buffers - buffer structure for read/write
- * @ecccalc:   buffer pointer for calculated ECC, size is oobsize.
- * @ecccode:   buffer pointer for ECC read from flash, size is oobsize.
- * @databuf:   buffer pointer for data, size is (page size + oobsize).
- *
- * Do not change the order of buffers. databuf and oobrbuf must be in
- * consecutive order.
- */
-struct nand_buffers {
-       uint8_t *ecccalc;
-       uint8_t *ecccode;
-       uint8_t *databuf;
-};
-
 /**
  * struct nand_sdr_timings - SDR NAND chip timings
  *
  * @setup_read_retry:  [FLASHSPECIFIC] flash (vendor) specific function for
  *                     setting the read-retry mode. Mostly needed for MLC NAND.
  * @ecc:               [BOARDSPECIFIC] ECC control structure
- * @buffers:           buffer structure for read/write
  * @buf_align:         minimum buffer alignment required by a platform
  * @hwcontrol:         platform-specific hardware control structure
  * @erase:             [REPLACEABLE] erase function
  * @numchips:          [INTERN] number of physical chips
  * @chipsize:          [INTERN] the size of one chip for multichip arrays
  * @pagemask:          [INTERN] page number mask = number of (pages / chip) - 1
+ * @data_buf:          [INTERN] buffer for data, size is (page size + oobsize).
  * @pagebuf:           [INTERN] holds the pagenumber which is currently in
  *                     data_buf.
  * @pagebuf_bitflips:  [INTERN] holds the bitflip count for the page which is
        int numchips;
        uint64_t chipsize;
        int pagemask;
+       u8 *data_buf;
        int pagebuf;
        unsigned int pagebuf_bitflips;
        int subpagesize;
        struct nand_hw_control *controller;
 
        struct nand_ecc_ctrl ecc;
-       struct nand_buffers *buffers;
        unsigned long buf_align;
        struct nand_hw_control hwcontrol;