diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/065-rootfs_split.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/065-rootfs_split.patch
index c05d79181..685a246a8 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/065-rootfs_split.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.27/065-rootfs_split.patch
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  
  /*
   * MTD methods which simply translate the effective address and pass through
-@@ -489,6 +491,148 @@ out_register:
+@@ -489,6 +491,147 @@ out_register:
  	return slave;
  }
  
@@ -46,32 +46,31 @@
 +#define ROOTFS_REMOVED_NAME "<removed>"
 +static int split_squashfs(struct mtd_info *master, int offset, int *split_offset)
 +{
-+	char buf[512];
-+	struct squashfs_super_block *sb = (struct squashfs_super_block *) buf;
++	struct squashfs_super_block sb;
 +	int len, ret;
 +
-+	ret = master->read(master, offset, sizeof(*sb), &len, buf);
-+	if (ret || (len != sizeof(*sb))) {
++	ret = master->read(master, offset, sizeof(sb), &len, (void *) &sb);
++	if (ret || (len != sizeof(sb))) {
 +		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: error occured while reading "
 +			"from \"%s\"\n", master->name);
 +		return -EINVAL;
 +	}
 +
-+	if (*((u32 *) buf) != SQUASHFS_MAGIC) {
++	if (sb.s_magic != SQUASHFS_MAGIC) {
 +		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: no squashfs found in \"%s\"\n",
 +			master->name);
 +		*split_offset = 0;
 +		return 0;
 +	}
 +
-+	if (sb->bytes_used <= 0) {
++	if (sb.bytes_used <= 0) {
 +		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: squashfs is empty in \"%s\"\n",
 +			master->name);
 +		*split_offset = 0;
 +		return 0;
 +	}
 +
-+	len = (u32) sb->bytes_used;
++	len = (u32) sb.bytes_used;
 +	len += (offset & 0x000fffff);
 +	len +=  (master->erasesize - 1);
 +	len &= ~(master->erasesize - 1);
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@
  /*
   * This function, given a master MTD object and a partition table, creates
   * and registers slave MTD objects which are bound to the master according to
-@@ -502,14 +646,29 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
+@@ -502,14 +645,29 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
  {
  	struct mtd_part *slave;
  	u_int32_t cur_offset = 0;
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@
  		cur_offset = slave->offset + slave->mtd.size;
  	}
  
-@@ -517,6 +676,32 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
+@@ -517,6 +675,32 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
  }
  EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_mtd_partitions);
  
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/065-rootfs_split.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/065-rootfs_split.patch
index 176bed8f8..2ba39834b 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/065-rootfs_split.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/065-rootfs_split.patch
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  
  /*
   * MTD methods which simply translate the effective address and pass through
-@@ -489,6 +491,148 @@ out_register:
+@@ -489,6 +491,147 @@ out_register:
  	return slave;
  }
  
@@ -46,32 +46,31 @@
 +#define ROOTFS_REMOVED_NAME "<removed>"
 +static int split_squashfs(struct mtd_info *master, int offset, int *split_offset)
 +{
-+	char buf[512];
-+	struct squashfs_super_block *sb = (struct squashfs_super_block *) buf;
++	struct squashfs_super_block sb;
 +	int len, ret;
 +
-+	ret = master->read(master, offset, sizeof(*sb), &len, buf);
-+	if (ret || (len != sizeof(*sb))) {
++	ret = master->read(master, offset, sizeof(sb), &len, (void *) &sb);
++	if (ret || (len != sizeof(sb))) {
 +		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: error occured while reading "
 +			"from \"%s\"\n", master->name);
 +		return -EINVAL;
 +	}
 +
-+	if (*((u32 *) buf) != SQUASHFS_MAGIC) {
++	if (sb.s_magic != SQUASHFS_MAGIC) {
 +		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: no squashfs found in \"%s\"\n",
 +			master->name);
 +		*split_offset = 0;
 +		return 0;
 +	}
 +
-+	if (sb->bytes_used <= 0) {
++	if (sb.bytes_used <= 0) {
 +		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: squashfs is empty in \"%s\"\n",
 +			master->name);
 +		*split_offset = 0;
 +		return 0;
 +	}
 +
-+	len = (u32) sb->bytes_used;
++	len = (u32) sb.bytes_used;
 +	len += (offset & 0x000fffff);
 +	len +=  (master->erasesize - 1);
 +	len &= ~(master->erasesize - 1);
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@
  /*
   * This function, given a master MTD object and a partition table, creates
   * and registers slave MTD objects which are bound to the master according to
-@@ -502,14 +646,29 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
+@@ -502,14 +645,29 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
  {
  	struct mtd_part *slave;
  	u_int32_t cur_offset = 0;
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@
  		cur_offset = slave->offset + slave->mtd.size;
  	}
  
-@@ -517,6 +676,32 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
+@@ -517,6 +675,32 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
  }
  EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_mtd_partitions);
  
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/065-rootfs_split.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/065-rootfs_split.patch
index 0eca8990b..824e3df10 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/065-rootfs_split.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/065-rootfs_split.patch
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  
  /*
   * MTD methods which simply translate the effective address and pass through
-@@ -512,6 +514,156 @@ out_register:
+@@ -512,6 +514,155 @@ out_register:
  	return slave;
  }
  
@@ -54,32 +54,31 @@
 +
 +static int split_squashfs(struct mtd_info *master, int offset, int *split_offset)
 +{
-+	char buf[512];
-+	struct squashfs_super_block *sb = (struct squashfs_super_block *) buf;
++	struct squashfs_super_block sb;
 +	int len, ret;
 +
-+	ret = master->read(master, offset, sizeof(*sb), &len, buf);
-+	if (ret || (len != sizeof(*sb))) {
++	ret = master->read(master, offset, sizeof(sb), &len, (void *) &sb);
++	if (ret || (len != sizeof(sb))) {
 +		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: error occured while reading "
 +			"from \"%s\"\n", master->name);
 +		return -EINVAL;
 +	}
 +
-+	if (*((u32 *) buf) != SQUASHFS_MAGIC) {
++	if (SQUASHFS_MAGIC != le32_to_cpu(sb.s_magic) ) {
 +		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: no squashfs found in \"%s\"\n",
 +			master->name);
 +		*split_offset = 0;
 +		return 0;
 +	}
 +
-+	if (sb->bytes_used <= 0) {
++	if (le64_to_cpu((sb.bytes_used)) <= 0) {
 +		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: squashfs is empty in \"%s\"\n",
 +			master->name);
 +		*split_offset = 0;
 +		return 0;
 +	}
 +
-+	len = (u32) sb->bytes_used;
++	len = (u32) le64_to_cpu(sb.bytes_used);
 +	len += (offset & 0x000fffff);
 +	len +=  (master->erasesize - 1);
 +	len &= ~(master->erasesize - 1);
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@
  /*
   * This function, given a master MTD object and a partition table, creates
   * and registers slave MTD objects which are bound to the master according to
-@@ -527,14 +679,29 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
+@@ -527,14 +678,29 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
  {
  	struct mtd_part *slave;
  	uint64_t cur_offset = 0;
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@
  		cur_offset = slave->offset + slave->mtd.size;
  	}
  
-@@ -542,6 +709,32 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
+@@ -542,6 +708,32 @@ int add_mtd_partitions(struct mtd_info *
  }
  EXPORT_SYMBOL(add_mtd_partitions);
  
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/066-rootfs_split_squashfs4_fix.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/066-rootfs_split_squashfs4_fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a968a57fa..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/066-rootfs_split_squashfs4_fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
-+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
-@@ -538,21 +538,21 @@ static int split_squashfs(struct mtd_inf
- 		return -EINVAL;
- 	}
- 
--	if (*((u32 *) buf) != SQUASHFS_MAGIC) {
-+	if (SQUASHFS_MAGIC != le32_to_cpu(sb->s_magic) ) {
- 		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: no squashfs found in \"%s\"\n",
- 			master->name);
- 		*split_offset = 0;
- 		return 0;
- 	}
- 
--	if (sb->bytes_used <= 0) {
-+	if (le64_to_cpu((sb->bytes_used)) <= 0) {
- 		printk(KERN_ALERT "split_squashfs: squashfs is empty in \"%s\"\n",
- 			master->name);
- 		*split_offset = 0;
- 		return 0;
- 	}
- 
--	len = (u32) sb->bytes_used;
-+	len = (u32) le64_to_cpu(sb->bytes_used);
- 	len += (offset & 0x000fffff);
- 	len +=  (master->erasesize - 1);
- 	len &= ~(master->erasesize - 1);