diff --git a/tools/mtd-utils/Makefile b/tools/mtd-utils/Makefile
index 45bceaf837..e298e42d75 100644
--- a/tools/mtd-utils/Makefile
+++ b/tools/mtd-utils/Makefile
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=mtd
-PKG_VERSION:=20090505
+PKG_VERSION:=20100912
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=git://git.infradead.org/mtd-utils.git
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=d021e049efaff50de33819b8cd2835d4b79bcfa8
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=e5a8bd7061921a9a787ffbb2c47a5af8f439d342
 PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=1f42c2cae08eb9e7b52d0c188f8d6338
+PKG_MD5SUM:=1ad3e00b0f59d796ad76f18f15240b39
 PKG_CAT:=zcat
 
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ define Host/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(MTD_MAKEOPTS) \
 		TARGETS=mkfs.jffs2
+	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/lib \
+		$(MTD_MAKEOPTS) \
+		TARGETS="libmtd.a libcrc32.a" \
+		LIBS="libmtd libcrc32"
 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/ubi-utils \
 		$(MTD_MAKEOPTS) \
 		TARGETS=ubinize
diff --git a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/100-optional_lzo.patch b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/100-optional_lzo.patch
index d9ebc3e9b4..5af0ae23e1 100644
--- a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/100-optional_lzo.patch
+++ b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/100-optional_lzo.patch
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
-@@ -36,10 +36,16 @@ $(SYMLINKS):
+@@ -42,10 +42,15 @@ $(SYMLINKS):
  	ln -sf ../fs/jffs2/$@ $@
  
  $(BUILDDIR)/mkfs.jffs2: $(addprefix $(BUILDDIR)/,\
--	crc32.o compr_rtime.o mkfs.jffs2.o compr_zlib.o compr_lzo.o \
-+	crc32.o compr_rtime.o mkfs.jffs2.o compr_zlib.o $(if $(NO_LZO),,compr_lzo.o) \
+-	compr_rtime.o mkfs.jffs2.o compr_zlib.o compr_lzo.o \
++	compr_rtime.o mkfs.jffs2.o compr_zlib.o $(if $(NO_LZO),,compr_lzo.o) \
  	compr.o rbtree.o)
 -LDFLAGS_mkfs.jffs2 = $(ZLIBLDFLAGS) $(LZOLDFLAGS)
 -LDLIBS_mkfs.jffs2  = -lz -llzo2
-+
 +LDFLAGS_mkfs.jffs2 := $(ZLIBLDFLAGS)
 +LDLIBS_mkfs.jffs2  := -lz
 +ifndef NO_LZO
@@ -18,15 +17,5 @@
 +CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_JFFS2_LZO
 +endif
  
- $(BUILDDIR)/flash_eraseall: $(BUILDDIR)/crc32.o $(BUILDDIR)/flash_eraseall.o
- 
---- a/compr.h
-+++ b/compr.h
-@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
- 
- #define CONFIG_JFFS2_ZLIB
- #define CONFIG_JFFS2_RTIME
--#define CONFIG_JFFS2_LZO
- 
- #define JFFS2_RUBINMIPS_PRIORITY 10
- #define JFFS2_DYNRUBIN_PRIORITY  20
+ $(BUILDDIR)/jffs2reader: $(BUILDDIR)/jffs2reader.o
+ LDFLAGS_jffs2reader = $(ZLIBLDFLAGS) $(LZOLDFLAGS)
diff --git a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/101-ubifs-optional_lzo.patch b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/101-ubifs-optional_lzo.patch
index d49c94bb28..9f797e01b7 100644
--- a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/101-ubifs-optional_lzo.patch
+++ b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/101-ubifs-optional_lzo.patch
@@ -2,48 +2,47 @@ diff --git a/mkfs.ubifs/Makefile b/mkfs.ubifs/Makefile
 index a678b0a..919ce89 100644
 --- a/mkfs.ubifs/Makefile
 +++ b/mkfs.ubifs/Makefile
-@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ALL_SOURCES=*.[ch] hashtable/*.[ch]
+@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ALL_SOURCES=*.[ch] hashtable/*.[ch]
  
  TARGETS = mkfs.ubifs
  
--LDLIBS_mkfs.ubifs = -lz -llzo2 -lm -luuid -L../ubi-utils/ -lubi
-+LDLIBS_mkfs.ubifs = -lz $(if,$(NO_LZO),,-llzo2) -lm -luuid -L../ubi-utils/ -lubi
- 
- include ../common.mk
+-LDLIBS_mkfs.ubifs = -lz -llzo2 -lm -luuid -L$(BUILDDIR)/../ubi-utils/ -lubi
++LDLIBS_mkfs.ubifs = -lz $(if,$(NO_LZO),,-llzo2) -lm -luuid -L$(BUILDDIR)/../ubi-utils/ -lubi
+ LDLIBS_mkfs.ubifs += -L$(BUILDDIR)/../lib -lmtd -lcrc32
+ LDLIBS_mkfs.ubifs += $(ZLIBLDFLAGS) $(LZOLDFLAGS)
  
 diff --git a/mkfs.ubifs/compr.c b/mkfs.ubifs/compr.c
 index e378c5d..0208f80 100644
 --- a/mkfs.ubifs/compr.c
 +++ b/mkfs.ubifs/compr.c
-@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
+@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
+ #include <stdio.h>
  #include <stdint.h>
  #include <string.h>
- #include <zlib.h>
 +#if CONFIG_UBIFS_LZO
  #include <lzo/lzo1x.h>
 +#endif
  #include <linux/types.h>
  
- #include "compr.h"
-@@ -83,6 +85,17 @@ static int zlib_deflate(void *in_buf, size_t in_len, void *out_buf,
+ #define crc32 __zlib_crc32
+@@ -85,6 +87,16 @@ static int zlib_deflate(void *in_buf, si
  	return 0;
  }
  
 +static int no_compress(void *in_buf, size_t in_len, void *out_buf,
-+		       size_t *out_len)
++			size_t *out_len)
 +{
 +	memcpy(out_buf, in_buf, in_len);
 +	*out_len = in_len;
 +	return 0;
 +}
 +
-+
 +#if CONFIG_UBIFS_LZO
 +
  static int lzo_compress(void *in_buf, size_t in_len, void *out_buf,
  			size_t *out_len)
  {
-@@ -101,14 +114,16 @@ static int lzo_compress(void *in_buf, size_t in_len, void *out_buf,
+@@ -103,14 +115,16 @@ static int lzo_compress(void *in_buf, si
  	return 0;
  }
  
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ index e378c5d..0208f80 100644
 -	memcpy(out_buf, in_buf, in_len);
 -	*out_len = in_len;
 -	return 0;
-+	return -1;
++	return 1;
  }
  
 +#endif
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ index e378c5d..0208f80 100644
  static char *zlib_buf;
  
  static int favor_lzo_compress(void *in_buf, size_t in_len, void *out_buf,
-@@ -195,9 +210,11 @@ int compress_data(void *in_buf, size_t in_len, void *out_buf, size_t *out_len,
+@@ -197,9 +211,11 @@ int compress_data(void *in_buf, size_t i
  
  int init_compression(void)
  {
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ index e378c5d..0208f80 100644
  
  	zlib_buf = malloc(UBIFS_BLOCK_SIZE * WORST_COMPR_FACTOR);
  	if (!zlib_buf) {
-@@ -211,7 +228,9 @@ int init_compression(void)
+@@ -213,7 +229,9 @@ int init_compression(void)
  void destroy_compression(void)
  {
  	free(zlib_buf);
diff --git a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/120-cygwin_fixes.patch b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/120-cygwin_fixes.patch
index 61a6d5ef2d..116660acbf 100644
--- a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/120-cygwin_fixes.patch
+++ b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/120-cygwin_fixes.patch
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 +endif
 +
 +ifneq ($(shell uname -o),Cygwin)
- SUBDIRS = ubi-utils mkfs.ubifs
+ SUBDIRS = lib ubi-utils mkfs.ubifs
  
  TARGETS = ftl_format flash_erase flash_eraseall nanddump doc_loadbios \
 @@ -17,6 +22,10 @@ TARGETS = ftl_format flash_erase flash_e
diff --git a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/130-lzma_jffs2.patch b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/130-lzma_jffs2.patch
index 0f2b8af561..d75ad31397 100644
--- a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/130-lzma_jffs2.patch
+++ b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/130-lzma_jffs2.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --- a/Makefile	
-+++ b/Makefile	
++++ b/Makefile
 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
  
  # -*- sh -*-
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@
  
  ifeq ($(WITHOUT_XATTR), 1)
    CPPFLAGS += -DWITHOUT_XATTR
-@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
+@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ $(SYMLINKS):
  	ln -sf ../fs/jffs2/$@ $@
  
  $(BUILDDIR)/mkfs.jffs2: $(addprefix $(BUILDDIR)/,\
--	crc32.o compr_rtime.o mkfs.jffs2.o compr_zlib.o $(if $(NO_LZO),,compr_lzo.o) \
-+	crc32.o compr_rtime.o mkfs.jffs2.o compr_zlib.o \
+-	compr_rtime.o mkfs.jffs2.o compr_zlib.o $(if $(NO_LZO),,compr_lzo.o) \
++	compr_rtime.o mkfs.jffs2.o compr_zlib.o \
 +	$(if $(NO_LZO),,compr_lzo.o) \
-+	compr_lzma.o lzma/LzFind.o lzma/LzmaEnc.o lzma/LzmaDec.o\
++	compr_lzma.o lzma/LzFind.o lzma/LzmaEnc.o lzma/LzmaDec.o \
  	compr.o rbtree.o)
- 
  LDFLAGS_mkfs.jffs2 := $(ZLIBLDFLAGS)
+ LDLIBS_mkfs.jffs2  := -lz
 --- a/compr.c	2009-06-05 16:59:08.000000000 +0200
 +++ b/compr.c	2010-03-20 23:16:14.556367000 +0100
 @@ -520,6 +520,9 @@
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@
  }
 --- a/compr.h	2010-03-20 23:08:46.289595000 +0100
 +++ b/compr.h	2010-03-20 23:51:41.953345921 +0100
-@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
+@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@
  
  #define CONFIG_JFFS2_ZLIB
  #define CONFIG_JFFS2_RTIME
+-#define CONFIG_JFFS2_LZO
 +#define CONFIG_JFFS2_LZMA
  
  #define JFFS2_RUBINMIPS_PRIORITY 10
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
  
  #define JFFS2_COMPR_MODE_NONE       0
  #define JFFS2_COMPR_MODE_PRIORITY   1
-@@ -114,5 +116,10 @@
+@@ -115,5 +116,10 @@ void jffs2_rtime_exit(void);
  int jffs2_lzo_init(void);
  void jffs2_lzo_exit(void);
  #endif
diff --git a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/131-fix_lib_compile.patch b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/131-fix_lib_compile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..288e0d45e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/131-fix_lib_compile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/jffs2reader: $(BUILDDIR)/jff
+ LDFLAGS_jffs2reader = $(ZLIBLDFLAGS) $(LZOLDFLAGS)
+ LDLIBS_jffs2reader  = -lz -llzo2
+ 
+-$(BUILDDIR)/lib/libmtd.a: subdirs_lib_all ;
+-
+ install:: ${TARGETS}
+ 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/${SBINDIR}
+ 	install -m 0755 ${TARGETS} ${DESTDIR}/${SBINDIR}/