* @chip:      nand chip info structure
  * @buf:       buffer to store read data
  * @page:      page number to read
+ *
+ * Not for syndrome calculating ecc controllers, which use a special oob layout
  */
 static int nand_read_page_raw(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
                              uint8_t *buf, int page)
        return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nand_read_page_raw_syndrome - [Intern] read raw page data without ecc
+ * @mtd:       mtd info structure
+ * @chip:      nand chip info structure
+ * @buf:       buffer to store read data
+ * @page:      page number to read
+ *
+ * We need a special oob layout and handling even when OOB isn't used.
+ */
+static int nand_read_page_raw_syndrome(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
+                             uint8_t *buf, int page)
+{
+       int eccsize = chip->ecc.size;
+       int eccbytes = chip->ecc.bytes;
+       uint8_t *oob = chip->oob_poi;
+       int steps, size;
+
+       for (steps = chip->ecc.steps; steps > 0; steps--) {
+               chip->read_buf(mtd, buf, eccsize);
+               buf += eccsize;
+
+               if (chip->ecc.prepad) {
+                       chip->read_buf(mtd, oob, chip->ecc.prepad);
+                       oob += chip->ecc.prepad;
+               }
+
+               chip->read_buf(mtd, oob, eccbytes);
+               oob += eccbytes;
+
+               if (chip->ecc.postpad) {
+                       chip->read_buf(mtd, oob, chip->ecc.postpad);
+                       oob += chip->ecc.postpad;
+               }
+       }
+
+       size = mtd->oobsize - (oob - chip->oob_poi);
+       if (size)
+               chip->read_buf(mtd, oob, size);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * nand_read_page_swecc - [REPLACABLE] software ecc based page read function
  * @mtd:       mtd info structure
  * @mtd:       mtd info structure
  * @chip:      nand chip info structure
  * @buf:       data buffer
+ *
+ * Not for syndrome calculating ecc controllers, which use a special oob layout
  */
 static void nand_write_page_raw(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
                                const uint8_t *buf)
        chip->write_buf(mtd, chip->oob_poi, mtd->oobsize);
 }
 
+/**
+ * nand_write_page_raw_syndrome - [Intern] raw page write function
+ * @mtd:       mtd info structure
+ * @chip:      nand chip info structure
+ * @buf:       data buffer
+ *
+ * We need a special oob layout and handling even when ECC isn't checked.
+ */
+static void nand_write_page_raw_syndrome(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip,
+                               const uint8_t *buf)
+{
+       int eccsize = chip->ecc.size;
+       int eccbytes = chip->ecc.bytes;
+       uint8_t *oob = chip->oob_poi;
+       int steps, size;
+
+       for (steps = chip->ecc.steps; steps > 0; steps--) {
+               chip->write_buf(mtd, buf, eccsize);
+               buf += eccsize;
+
+               if (chip->ecc.prepad) {
+                       chip->write_buf(mtd, oob, chip->ecc.prepad);
+                       oob += chip->ecc.prepad;
+               }
+
+               chip->read_buf(mtd, oob, eccbytes);
+               oob += eccbytes;
+
+               if (chip->ecc.postpad) {
+                       chip->write_buf(mtd, oob, chip->ecc.postpad);
+                       oob += chip->ecc.postpad;
+               }
+       }
+
+       size = mtd->oobsize - (oob - chip->oob_poi);
+       if (size)
+               chip->write_buf(mtd, oob, size);
+}
 /**
  * nand_write_page_swecc - [REPLACABLE] software ecc based page write function
  * @mtd:       mtd info structure
         * check ECC mode, default to software if 3byte/512byte hardware ECC is
         * selected and we have 256 byte pagesize fallback to software ECC
         */
-       if (!chip->ecc.read_page_raw)
-               chip->ecc.read_page_raw = nand_read_page_raw;
-       if (!chip->ecc.write_page_raw)
-               chip->ecc.write_page_raw = nand_write_page_raw;
 
        switch (chip->ecc.mode) {
        case NAND_ECC_HW_OOB_FIRST:
                        chip->ecc.read_page = nand_read_page_hwecc;
                if (!chip->ecc.write_page)
                        chip->ecc.write_page = nand_write_page_hwecc;
+               if (!chip->ecc.read_page_raw)
+                       chip->ecc.read_page_raw = nand_read_page_raw;
+               if (!chip->ecc.write_page_raw)
+                       chip->ecc.write_page_raw = nand_write_page_raw;
                if (!chip->ecc.read_oob)
                        chip->ecc.read_oob = nand_read_oob_std;
                if (!chip->ecc.write_oob)
                        chip->ecc.read_page = nand_read_page_syndrome;
                if (!chip->ecc.write_page)
                        chip->ecc.write_page = nand_write_page_syndrome;
+               if (!chip->ecc.read_page_raw)
+                       chip->ecc.read_page_raw = nand_read_page_raw_syndrome;
+               if (!chip->ecc.write_page_raw)
+                       chip->ecc.write_page_raw = nand_write_page_raw_syndrome;
                if (!chip->ecc.read_oob)
                        chip->ecc.read_oob = nand_read_oob_syndrome;
                if (!chip->ecc.write_oob)
                chip->ecc.read_page = nand_read_page_swecc;
                chip->ecc.read_subpage = nand_read_subpage;
                chip->ecc.write_page = nand_write_page_swecc;
+               chip->ecc.read_page_raw = nand_read_page_raw;
+               chip->ecc.write_page_raw = nand_write_page_raw;
                chip->ecc.read_oob = nand_read_oob_std;
                chip->ecc.write_oob = nand_write_oob_std;
                chip->ecc.size = 256;
                chip->ecc.read_page = nand_read_page_raw;
                chip->ecc.write_page = nand_write_page_raw;
                chip->ecc.read_oob = nand_read_oob_std;
+               chip->ecc.read_page_raw = nand_read_page_raw;
+               chip->ecc.write_page_raw = nand_write_page_raw;
                chip->ecc.write_oob = nand_write_oob_std;
                chip->ecc.size = mtd->writesize;
                chip->ecc.bytes = 0;