diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/attach.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/attach.c
index 507f5d6b6114..93ceea4f27d5 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/attach.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/attach.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ int ubi_compare_lebs(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb,
 {
 	int len, err, second_is_newer, bitflips = 0, corrupted = 0;
 	uint32_t data_crc, crc;
-	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vh = NULL;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb = NULL;
 	unsigned long long sqnum2 = be64_to_cpu(vid_hdr->sqnum);
 
 	if (sqnum2 == aeb->sqnum) {
@@ -496,12 +496,12 @@ int ubi_compare_lebs(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb,
 			return bitflips << 1;
 		}
 
-		vh = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!vh)
+		vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!vidb)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		pnum = aeb->pnum;
-		err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vh, 0);
+		err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vidb, 0);
 		if (err) {
 			if (err == UBI_IO_BITFLIPS)
 				bitflips = 1;
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ int ubi_compare_lebs(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb,
 			}
 		}
 
-		vid_hdr = vh;
+		vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
 	}
 
 	/* Read the data of the copy and check the CRC */
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ int ubi_compare_lebs(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb,
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ubi->buf_mutex);
 
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vh);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 
 	if (second_is_newer)
 		dbg_bld("second PEB %d is newer, copy_flag is set", pnum);
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ int ubi_compare_lebs(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb,
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&ubi->buf_mutex);
 out_free_vidh:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vh);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -955,7 +955,8 @@ static int scan_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 		    int pnum, bool fast)
 {
 	struct ubi_ec_hdr *ech = ai->ech;
-	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vidh = ai->vidh;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb = ai->vidb;
+	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vidh = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
 	long long ec;
 	int err, bitflips = 0, vol_id = -1, ec_err = 0;
 
@@ -1053,7 +1054,7 @@ static int scan_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 
 	/* OK, we've done with the EC header, let's look at the VID header */
 
-	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vidh, 0);
+	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vidb, 0);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	switch (err) {
@@ -1396,8 +1397,8 @@ static int scan_all(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 	if (!ai->ech)
 		return err;
 
-	ai->vidh = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ai->vidh)
+	ai->vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ai->vidb)
 		goto out_ech;
 
 	for (pnum = start; pnum < ubi->peb_count; pnum++) {
@@ -1446,13 +1447,13 @@ static int scan_all(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 	if (err)
 		goto out_vidh;
 
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, ai->vidh);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(ai->vidb);
 	kfree(ai->ech);
 
 	return 0;
 
 out_vidh:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, ai->vidh);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(ai->vidb);
 out_ech:
 	kfree(ai->ech);
 	return err;
@@ -1510,8 +1511,8 @@ static int scan_fast(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info **ai)
 	if (!scan_ai->ech)
 		goto out_ai;
 
-	scan_ai->vidh = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!scan_ai->vidh)
+	scan_ai->vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!scan_ai->vidb)
 		goto out_ech;
 
 	for (pnum = 0; pnum < UBI_FM_MAX_START; pnum++) {
@@ -1523,7 +1524,7 @@ static int scan_fast(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info **ai)
 			goto out_vidh;
 	}
 
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, scan_ai->vidh);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(scan_ai->vidb);
 	kfree(scan_ai->ech);
 
 	if (scan_ai->force_full_scan)
@@ -1544,7 +1545,7 @@ static int scan_fast(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info **ai)
 	return err;
 
 out_vidh:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, scan_ai->vidh);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(scan_ai->vidb);
 out_ech:
 	kfree(scan_ai->ech);
 out_ai:
@@ -1668,7 +1669,8 @@ out_ai:
  */
 static int self_check_ai(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 {
-	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vidh = ai->vidh;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb = ai->vidb;
+	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vidh = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
 	int pnum, err, vols_found = 0;
 	struct rb_node *rb1, *rb2;
 	struct ubi_ainf_volume *av;
@@ -1804,7 +1806,7 @@ static int self_check_ai(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 
 			last_aeb = aeb;
 
-			err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, aeb->pnum, vidh, 1);
+			err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, aeb->pnum, vidb, 1);
 			if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS) {
 				ubi_err(ubi, "VID header is not OK (%d)",
 					err);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
index 884c91ffe7ba..ddf4e63eed76 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/eba.c
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ int ubi_eba_read_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
 		     void *buf, int offset, int len, int check)
 {
 	int err, pnum, scrub = 0, vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 	uint32_t uninitialized_var(crc);
 
@@ -543,13 +544,15 @@ int ubi_eba_read_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
 
 retry:
 	if (check) {
-		vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
-		if (!vid_hdr) {
+		vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
+		if (!vidb) {
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 
-		err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vid_hdr, 1);
+		vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
+
+		err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vidb, 1);
 		if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS) {
 			if (err > 0) {
 				/*
@@ -595,7 +598,7 @@ retry:
 		ubi_assert(len == be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_size));
 
 		crc = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->data_crc);
-		ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+		ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 	}
 
 	err = ubi_io_read_data(ubi, buf, pnum, offset, len);
@@ -632,7 +635,7 @@ retry:
 	return err;
 
 out_free:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 out_unlock:
 	leb_read_unlock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
 	return err;
@@ -701,7 +704,7 @@ int ubi_eba_read_leb_sg(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
  * @buf: data which was not written because of the write failure
  * @offset: offset of the failed write
  * @len: how many bytes should have been written
- * @vid: VID header
+ * @vidb: VID buffer
  * @retry: whether the caller should retry in case of failure
  *
  * This function is called in case of a write failure and moves all good data
@@ -713,9 +716,10 @@ int ubi_eba_read_leb_sg(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
  */
 static int try_recover_peb(struct ubi_volume *vol, int pnum, int lnum,
 			   const void *buf, int offset, int len,
-			   struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr, bool *retry)
+			   struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb, bool *retry)
 {
 	struct ubi_device *ubi = vol->ubi;
+	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 	int new_pnum, err, vol_id = vol->vol_id, data_size;
 	uint32_t crc;
 
@@ -730,7 +734,7 @@ static int try_recover_peb(struct ubi_volume *vol, int pnum, int lnum,
 	ubi_msg(ubi, "recover PEB %d, move data to PEB %d",
 		pnum, new_pnum);
 
-	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vid_hdr, 1);
+	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vidb, 1);
 	if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS) {
 		if (err > 0)
 			err = -EIO;
@@ -759,7 +763,7 @@ static int try_recover_peb(struct ubi_volume *vol, int pnum, int lnum,
 	vid_hdr->copy_flag = 1;
 	vid_hdr->data_size = cpu_to_be32(data_size);
 	vid_hdr->data_crc = cpu_to_be32(crc);
-	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, new_pnum, vid_hdr);
+	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, new_pnum, vidb);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
@@ -810,24 +814,24 @@ static int recover_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int vol_id, int lnum,
 {
 	int err, idx = vol_id2idx(ubi, vol_id), tries;
 	struct ubi_volume *vol = ubi->volumes[idx];
-	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb;
 
-	vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!vid_hdr)
+	vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!vidb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	for (tries = 0; tries <= UBI_IO_RETRIES; tries++) {
 		bool retry;
 
-		err = try_recover_peb(vol, pnum, lnum, buf, offset, len,
-				      vid_hdr, &retry);
+		err = try_recover_peb(vol, pnum, lnum, buf, offset, len, vidb,
+				      &retry);
 		if (!err || !retry)
 			break;
 
 		ubi_msg(ubi, "try again");
 	}
 
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -836,7 +840,7 @@ static int recover_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int vol_id, int lnum,
  * try_write_vid_and_data - try to write VID header and data to a new PEB.
  * @vol: volume description object
  * @lnum: logical eraseblock number
- * @vid_hdr: VID header to write
+ * @vidb: the VID buffer to write
  * @buf: buffer containing the data
  * @offset: where to start writing data
  * @len: how many bytes should be written
@@ -848,7 +852,7 @@ static int recover_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum, int vol_id, int lnum,
  * flash media, but may be some garbage.
  */
 static int try_write_vid_and_data(struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
-				  struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr, const void *buf,
+				  struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb, const void *buf,
 				  int offset, int len)
 {
 	struct ubi_device *ubi = vol->ubi;
@@ -865,7 +869,7 @@ static int try_write_vid_and_data(struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
 	dbg_eba("write VID hdr and %d bytes at offset %d of LEB %d:%d, PEB %d",
 		len, offset, vol_id, lnum, pnum);
 
-	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vid_hdr);
+	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vidb);
 	if (err) {
 		ubi_warn(ubi, "failed to write VID header to LEB %d:%d, PEB %d",
 			 vol_id, lnum, pnum);
@@ -914,6 +918,7 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
 		      const void *buf, int offset, int len)
 {
 	int err, pnum, tries, vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 
 	if (ubi->ro_mode)
@@ -943,12 +948,14 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
 	 * The logical eraseblock is not mapped. We have to get a free physical
 	 * eraseblock and write the volume identifier header there first.
 	 */
-	vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!vid_hdr) {
+	vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!vidb) {
 		leb_write_unlock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
+
 	vid_hdr->vol_type = UBI_VID_DYNAMIC;
 	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(ubi_next_sqnum(ubi));
 	vid_hdr->vol_id = cpu_to_be32(vol_id);
@@ -957,8 +964,7 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
 	vid_hdr->data_pad = cpu_to_be32(vol->data_pad);
 
 	for (tries = 0; tries <= UBI_IO_RETRIES; tries++) {
-		err = try_write_vid_and_data(vol, lnum, vid_hdr, buf, offset,
-					     len);
+		err = try_write_vid_and_data(vol, lnum, vidb, buf, offset, len);
 		if (err != -EIO || !ubi->bad_allowed)
 			break;
 
@@ -972,7 +978,7 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol, int lnum,
 		ubi_msg(ubi, "try another PEB");
 	}
 
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 
 out:
 	if (err)
@@ -1009,6 +1015,7 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb_st(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 			 int lnum, const void *buf, int len, int used_ebs)
 {
 	int err, tries, data_size = len, vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 	uint32_t crc;
 
@@ -1021,10 +1028,12 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb_st(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 	else
 		ubi_assert(!(len & (ubi->min_io_size - 1)));
 
-	vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!vid_hdr)
+	vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!vidb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
+
 	err = leb_write_lock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -1044,7 +1053,7 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb_st(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 	ubi_assert(vol->eba_tbl->entries[lnum].pnum < 0);
 
 	for (tries = 0; tries <= UBI_IO_RETRIES; tries++) {
-		err = try_write_vid_and_data(vol, lnum, vid_hdr, buf, 0, len);
+		err = try_write_vid_and_data(vol, lnum, vidb, buf, 0, len);
 		if (err != -EIO || !ubi->bad_allowed)
 			break;
 
@@ -1058,7 +1067,7 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb_st(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 	leb_write_unlock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
 
 out:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1084,6 +1093,7 @@ int ubi_eba_atomic_leb_change(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 			      int lnum, const void *buf, int len)
 {
 	int err, tries, vol_id = vol->vol_id;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 	uint32_t crc;
 
@@ -1101,10 +1111,12 @@ int ubi_eba_atomic_leb_change(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 		return ubi_eba_write_leb(ubi, vol, lnum, NULL, 0, 0);
 	}
 
-	vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!vid_hdr)
+	vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!vidb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
+
 	mutex_lock(&ubi->alc_mutex);
 	err = leb_write_lock(ubi, vol_id, lnum);
 	if (err)
@@ -1125,7 +1137,7 @@ int ubi_eba_atomic_leb_change(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 	dbg_eba("change LEB %d:%d", vol_id, lnum);
 
 	for (tries = 0; tries <= UBI_IO_RETRIES; tries++) {
-		err = try_write_vid_and_data(vol, lnum, vid_hdr, buf, 0, len);
+		err = try_write_vid_and_data(vol, lnum, vidb, buf, 0, len);
 		if (err != -EIO || !ubi->bad_allowed)
 			break;
 
@@ -1145,7 +1157,7 @@ int ubi_eba_atomic_leb_change(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 
 out_mutex:
 	mutex_unlock(&ubi->alc_mutex);
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1191,9 +1203,10 @@ static int is_error_sane(int err)
  *   o a negative error code in case of failure.
  */
 int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
-		     struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr)
+		     struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb)
 {
 	int err, vol_id, lnum, data_size, aldata_size, idx;
+	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
 	struct ubi_volume *vol;
 	uint32_t crc;
 
@@ -1305,7 +1318,7 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 	}
 	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(ubi_next_sqnum(ubi));
 
-	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, to, vid_hdr);
+	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, to, vidb);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == -EIO)
 			err = MOVE_TARGET_WR_ERR;
@@ -1315,7 +1328,7 @@ int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
 	cond_resched();
 
 	/* Read the VID header back and check if it was written correctly */
-	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, to, vid_hdr, 1);
+	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, to, vidb, 1);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS) {
 			ubi_warn(ubi, "error %d while reading VID header back from PEB %d",
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
index 27a94f28819b..4adffb893376 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/fastmap.c
@@ -110,21 +110,23 @@ size_t ubi_calc_fm_size(struct ubi_device *ubi)
  * Returns a new struct ubi_vid_hdr on success.
  * NULL indicates out of memory.
  */
-static struct ubi_vid_hdr *new_fm_vhdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
+static struct ubi_vid_io_buf *new_fm_vbuf(struct ubi_device *ubi, int vol_id)
 {
-	struct ubi_vid_hdr *new;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *new;
+	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vh;
 
-	new = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
+	new = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new)
 		goto out;
 
-	new->vol_type = UBI_VID_DYNAMIC;
-	new->vol_id = cpu_to_be32(vol_id);
+	vh = ubi_get_vid_hdr(new);
+	vh->vol_type = UBI_VID_DYNAMIC;
+	vh->vol_id = cpu_to_be32(vol_id);
 
 	/* UBI implementations without fastmap support have to delete the
 	 * fastmap.
 	 */
-	new->compat = UBI_COMPAT_DELETE;
+	vh->compat = UBI_COMPAT_DELETE;
 
 out:
 	return new;
@@ -408,6 +410,7 @@ static int scan_pool(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 		     __be32 *pebs, int pool_size, unsigned long long *max_sqnum,
 		     struct list_head *free)
 {
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vb;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vh;
 	struct ubi_ec_hdr *ech;
 	struct ubi_ainf_peb *new_aeb;
@@ -417,12 +420,14 @@ static int scan_pool(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 	if (!ech)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	vh = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vh) {
+	vb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vb) {
 		kfree(ech);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	vh = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vb);
+
 	dbg_bld("scanning fastmap pool: size = %i", pool_size);
 
 	/*
@@ -463,7 +468,7 @@ static int scan_pool(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vh, 0);
+		err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vb, 0);
 		if (err == UBI_IO_FF || err == UBI_IO_FF_BITFLIPS) {
 			unsigned long long ec = be64_to_cpu(ech->ec);
 			unmap_peb(ai, pnum);
@@ -509,7 +514,7 @@ static int scan_pool(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 	}
 
 out:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vh);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vb);
 	kfree(ech);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -837,6 +842,7 @@ int ubi_scan_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 		     struct ubi_attach_info *scan_ai)
 {
 	struct ubi_fm_sb *fmsb, *fmsb2;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vb;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vh;
 	struct ubi_ec_hdr *ech;
 	struct ubi_fastmap_layout *fm;
@@ -912,12 +918,14 @@ int ubi_scan_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 		goto free_fm_sb;
 	}
 
-	vh = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vh) {
+	vb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vb) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free_hdr;
 	}
 
+	vh = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vb);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < used_blocks; i++) {
 		int image_seq;
 
@@ -960,7 +968,7 @@ int ubi_scan_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 			goto free_hdr;
 		}
 
-		ret = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vh, 0);
+		ret = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vb, 0);
 		if (ret && ret != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS) {
 			ubi_err(ubi, "unable to read fastmap block# %i (PEB: %i)",
 				i, pnum);
@@ -1050,7 +1058,7 @@ int ubi_scan_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 	ubi->fm_disabled = 0;
 	ubi->fast_attach = 1;
 
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vh);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vb);
 	kfree(ech);
 out:
 	up_write(&ubi->fm_protect);
@@ -1059,7 +1067,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 
 free_hdr:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vh);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vb);
 	kfree(ech);
 free_fm_sb:
 	kfree(fmsb);
@@ -1087,6 +1095,7 @@ static int ubi_write_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	struct ubi_fm_eba *feba;
 	struct ubi_wl_entry *wl_e;
 	struct ubi_volume *vol;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *avbuf, *dvbuf;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *avhdr, *dvhdr;
 	struct ubi_work *ubi_wrk;
 	struct rb_node *tmp_rb;
@@ -1097,18 +1106,21 @@ static int ubi_write_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	fm_raw = ubi->fm_buf;
 	memset(ubi->fm_buf, 0, ubi->fm_size);
 
-	avhdr = new_fm_vhdr(ubi, UBI_FM_SB_VOLUME_ID);
-	if (!avhdr) {
+	avbuf = new_fm_vbuf(ubi, UBI_FM_SB_VOLUME_ID);
+	if (!avbuf) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	dvhdr = new_fm_vhdr(ubi, UBI_FM_DATA_VOLUME_ID);
-	if (!dvhdr) {
+	dvbuf = new_fm_vbuf(ubi, UBI_FM_DATA_VOLUME_ID);
+	if (!dvbuf) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_kfree;
 	}
 
+	avhdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(avbuf);
+	dvhdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(dvbuf);
+
 	seen_pebs = init_seen(ubi);
 	if (IS_ERR(seen_pebs)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(seen_pebs);
@@ -1277,7 +1289,7 @@ static int ubi_write_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	spin_unlock(&ubi->volumes_lock);
 
 	dbg_bld("writing fastmap SB to PEB %i", new_fm->e[0]->pnum);
-	ret = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, new_fm->e[0]->pnum, avhdr);
+	ret = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, new_fm->e[0]->pnum, avbuf);
 	if (ret) {
 		ubi_err(ubi, "unable to write vid_hdr to fastmap SB!");
 		goto out_kfree;
@@ -1298,7 +1310,7 @@ static int ubi_write_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 		dvhdr->lnum = cpu_to_be32(i);
 		dbg_bld("writing fastmap data to PEB %i sqnum %llu",
 			new_fm->e[i]->pnum, be64_to_cpu(dvhdr->sqnum));
-		ret = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, new_fm->e[i]->pnum, dvhdr);
+		ret = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, new_fm->e[i]->pnum, dvbuf);
 		if (ret) {
 			ubi_err(ubi, "unable to write vid_hdr to PEB %i!",
 				new_fm->e[i]->pnum);
@@ -1323,8 +1335,8 @@ static int ubi_write_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	dbg_bld("fastmap written!");
 
 out_kfree:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, avhdr);
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, dvhdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(avbuf);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(dvbuf);
 	free_seen(seen_pebs);
 out:
 	return ret;
@@ -1394,7 +1406,8 @@ static int invalidate_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	int ret;
 	struct ubi_fastmap_layout *fm;
 	struct ubi_wl_entry *e;
-	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vh = NULL;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vb = NULL;
+	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vh;
 
 	if (!ubi->fm)
 		return 0;
@@ -1406,10 +1419,12 @@ static int invalidate_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	if (!fm)
 		goto out;
 
-	vh = new_fm_vhdr(ubi, UBI_FM_SB_VOLUME_ID);
-	if (!vh)
+	vb = new_fm_vbuf(ubi, UBI_FM_SB_VOLUME_ID);
+	if (!vb)
 		goto out_free_fm;
 
+	vh = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vb);
+
 	ret = -ENOSPC;
 	e = ubi_wl_get_fm_peb(ubi, 1);
 	if (!e)
@@ -1420,7 +1435,7 @@ static int invalidate_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	 * to scanning mode.
 	 */
 	vh->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(ubi_next_sqnum(ubi));
-	ret = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, e->pnum, vh);
+	ret = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, e->pnum, vb);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		ubi_wl_put_fm_peb(ubi, e, 0, 0);
 		goto out_free_fm;
@@ -1432,7 +1447,7 @@ static int invalidate_fastmap(struct ubi_device *ubi)
 	ubi->fm = fm;
 
 out:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vh);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vb);
 	return ret;
 
 out_free_fm:
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
index ff8cafe1e5cd..b6fb8f945c21 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ static int nor_erase_prepare(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 	loff_t addr;
 	uint32_t data = 0;
 	struct ubi_ec_hdr ec_hdr;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf vidb;
 
 	/*
 	 * Note, we cannot generally define VID header buffers on stack,
@@ -528,7 +529,10 @@ static int nor_erase_prepare(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 			goto error;
 	}
 
-	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, &vid_hdr, 0);
+	ubi_init_vid_buf(ubi, &vidb, &vid_hdr);
+	ubi_assert(&vid_hdr == ubi_get_vid_hdr(&vidb));
+
+	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, &vidb, 0);
 	if (err != UBI_IO_BAD_HDR_EBADMSG && err != UBI_IO_BAD_HDR &&
 	    err != UBI_IO_FF){
 		addr += ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset;
@@ -995,12 +999,11 @@ bad:
  * ubi_io_read_vid_hdr - read and check a volume identifier header.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
  * @pnum: physical eraseblock number to read from
- * @vid_hdr: &struct ubi_vid_hdr object where to store the read volume
- * identifier header
+ * @vidb: the volume identifier buffer to store data in
  * @verbose: be verbose if the header is corrupted or wasn't found
  *
  * This function reads the volume identifier header from physical eraseblock
- * @pnum and stores it in @vid_hdr. It also checks CRC checksum of the read
+ * @pnum and stores it in @vidb. It also checks CRC checksum of the read
  * volume identifier header. The error codes are the same as in
  * 'ubi_io_read_ec_hdr()'.
  *
@@ -1008,16 +1011,16 @@ bad:
  * 'ubi_io_read_ec_hdr()', so refer commentaries in 'ubi_io_read_ec_hdr()'.
  */
 int ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
-			struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr, int verbose)
+			struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb, int verbose)
 {
 	int err, read_err;
 	uint32_t crc, magic, hdr_crc;
-	void *p;
+	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
+	void *p = vidb->buffer;
 
 	dbg_io("read VID header from PEB %d", pnum);
 	ubi_assert(pnum >= 0 &&  pnum < ubi->peb_count);
 
-	p = (char *)vid_hdr - ubi->vid_hdr_shift;
 	read_err = ubi_io_read(ubi, p, pnum, ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset,
 			  ubi->vid_hdr_shift + UBI_VID_HDR_SIZE);
 	if (read_err && read_err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS && !mtd_is_eccerr(read_err))
@@ -1080,23 +1083,24 @@ int ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
  * ubi_io_write_vid_hdr - write a volume identifier header.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
  * @pnum: the physical eraseblock number to write to
- * @vid_hdr: the volume identifier header to write
+ * @vidb: the volume identifier buffer to write
  *
  * This function writes the volume identifier header described by @vid_hdr to
  * physical eraseblock @pnum. This function automatically fills the
- * @vid_hdr->magic and the @vid_hdr->version fields, as well as calculates
- * header CRC checksum and stores it at vid_hdr->hdr_crc.
+ * @vidb->hdr->magic and the @vidb->hdr->version fields, as well as calculates
+ * header CRC checksum and stores it at vidb->hdr->hdr_crc.
  *
  * This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in
  * case of failure. If %-EIO is returned, the physical eraseblock probably went
  * bad.
  */
 int ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
-			 struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr)
+			 struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb)
 {
+	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
 	int err;
 	uint32_t crc;
-	void *p;
+	void *p = vidb->buffer;
 
 	dbg_io("write VID header to PEB %d", pnum);
 	ubi_assert(pnum >= 0 &&  pnum < ubi->peb_count);
@@ -1117,7 +1121,6 @@ int ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 	if (ubi_dbg_power_cut(ubi, POWER_CUT_VID_WRITE))
 		return -EROFS;
 
-	p = (char *)vid_hdr - ubi->vid_hdr_shift;
 	err = ubi_io_write(ubi, p, pnum, ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset,
 			   ubi->vid_hdr_alsize);
 	return err;
@@ -1283,17 +1286,19 @@ static int self_check_peb_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 {
 	int err;
 	uint32_t crc, hdr_crc;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 	void *p;
 
 	if (!ubi_dbg_chk_io(ubi))
 		return 0;
 
-	vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!vid_hdr)
+	vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!vidb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	p = (char *)vid_hdr - ubi->vid_hdr_shift;
+	vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
+	p = vidb->buffer;
 	err = ubi_io_read(ubi, p, pnum, ubi->vid_hdr_aloffset,
 			  ubi->vid_hdr_alsize);
 	if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS && !mtd_is_eccerr(err))
@@ -1314,7 +1319,7 @@ static int self_check_peb_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum)
 	err = self_check_vid_hdr(ubi, pnum, vid_hdr);
 
 exit:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
index bc145229a53c..697dbcba7371 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/ubi.h
@@ -167,6 +167,17 @@ enum {
 };
 
 /**
+ * struct ubi_vid_io_buf - VID buffer used to read/write VID info to/from the
+ *			   flash.
+ * @hdr: a pointer to the VID header stored in buffer
+ * @buffer: underlying buffer
+ */
+struct ubi_vid_io_buf {
+	struct ubi_vid_hdr *hdr;
+	void *buffer;
+};
+
+/**
  * struct ubi_wl_entry - wear-leveling entry.
  * @u.rb: link in the corresponding (free/used) RB-tree
  * @u.list: link in the protection queue
@@ -740,7 +751,7 @@ struct ubi_ainf_volume {
  * @ec_count: a temporary variable used when calculating @mean_ec
  * @aeb_slab_cache: slab cache for &struct ubi_ainf_peb objects
  * @ech: temporary EC header. Only available during scan
- * @vidh: temporary VID header. Only available during scan
+ * @vidh: temporary VID buffer. Only available during scan
  *
  * This data structure contains the result of attaching an MTD device and may
  * be used by other UBI sub-systems to build final UBI data structures, further
@@ -770,7 +781,7 @@ struct ubi_attach_info {
 	int ec_count;
 	struct kmem_cache *aeb_slab_cache;
 	struct ubi_ec_hdr *ech;
-	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vidh;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -887,7 +898,7 @@ int ubi_eba_write_leb_st(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 int ubi_eba_atomic_leb_change(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_volume *vol,
 			      int lnum, const void *buf, int len);
 int ubi_eba_copy_leb(struct ubi_device *ubi, int from, int to,
-		     struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr);
+		     struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb);
 int ubi_eba_init(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai);
 unsigned long long ubi_next_sqnum(struct ubi_device *ubi);
 int self_check_eba(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai_fastmap,
@@ -922,9 +933,9 @@ int ubi_io_read_ec_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 int ubi_io_write_ec_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
 			struct ubi_ec_hdr *ec_hdr);
 int ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
-			struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr, int verbose);
+			struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb, int verbose);
 int ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(struct ubi_device *ubi, int pnum,
-			 struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr);
+			 struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb);
 
 /* build.c */
 int ubi_attach_mtd_dev(struct mtd_info *mtd, int ubi_num,
@@ -1045,44 +1056,68 @@ static inline void ubi_move_aeb_to_list(struct ubi_ainf_volume *av,
 }
 
 /**
- * ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr - allocate a volume identifier header object.
- * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @gfp_flags: GFP flags to allocate with
- *
- * This function returns a pointer to the newly allocated and zero-filled
- * volume identifier header object in case of success and %NULL in case of
- * failure.
+ * ubi_init_vid_buf - Initialize a VID buffer
+ * @ubi: the UBI device
+ * @vidb: the VID buffer to initialize
+ * @buf: the underlying buffer
+ */
+static inline void ubi_init_vid_buf(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
+				    struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb,
+				    void *buf)
+{
+	if (buf)
+		memset(buf, 0, ubi->vid_hdr_alsize);
+
+	vidb->buffer = buf;
+	vidb->hdr = buf + ubi->vid_hdr_shift;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_init_vid_buf - Allocate a VID buffer
+ * @ubi: the UBI device
+ * @gfp_flags: GFP flags to use for the allocation
  */
-static inline struct ubi_vid_hdr *
-ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi, gfp_t gfp_flags)
+static inline struct ubi_vid_io_buf *
+ubi_alloc_vid_buf(const struct ubi_device *ubi, gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
-	void *vid_hdr;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb;
+	void *buf;
 
-	vid_hdr = kzalloc(ubi->vid_hdr_alsize, gfp_flags);
-	if (!vid_hdr)
+	vidb = kzalloc(sizeof(*vidb), gfp_flags);
+	if (!vidb)
 		return NULL;
 
-	/*
-	 * VID headers may be stored at un-aligned flash offsets, so we shift
-	 * the pointer.
-	 */
-	return vid_hdr + ubi->vid_hdr_shift;
+	buf = kmalloc(ubi->vid_hdr_alsize, gfp_flags);
+	if (!buf) {
+		kfree(vidb);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ubi_init_vid_buf(ubi, vidb, buf);
+
+	return vidb;
 }
 
 /**
- * ubi_free_vid_hdr - free a volume identifier header object.
- * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @vid_hdr: the object to free
+ * ubi_free_vid_buf - Free a VID buffer
+ * @vidb: the VID buffer to free
  */
-static inline void ubi_free_vid_hdr(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
-				    struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr)
+static inline void ubi_free_vid_buf(struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb)
 {
-	void *p = vid_hdr;
-
-	if (!p)
+	if (!vidb)
 		return;
 
-	kfree(p - ubi->vid_hdr_shift);
+	kfree(vidb->buffer);
+	kfree(vidb);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubi_get_vid_hdr - Get the VID header attached to a VID buffer
+ * @vidb: VID buffer
+ */
+static inline struct ubi_vid_hdr *ubi_get_vid_hdr(struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb)
+{
+	return vidb->hdr;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
index 9e1457708cbf..263743e7b741 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
@@ -299,15 +299,18 @@ static int create_vtbl(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
 		       int copy, void *vtbl)
 {
 	int err, tries = 0;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 	struct ubi_ainf_peb *new_aeb;
 
 	dbg_gen("create volume table (copy #%d)", copy + 1);
 
-	vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vid_hdr)
+	vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vidb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
+
 retry:
 	new_aeb = ubi_early_get_peb(ubi, ai);
 	if (IS_ERR(new_aeb)) {
@@ -324,7 +327,7 @@ retry:
 	vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(++ai->max_sqnum);
 
 	/* The EC header is already there, write the VID header */
-	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, new_aeb->pnum, vid_hdr);
+	err = ubi_io_write_vid_hdr(ubi, new_aeb->pnum, vidb);
 	if (err)
 		goto write_error;
 
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ retry:
 	 */
 	err = ubi_add_to_av(ubi, ai, new_aeb->pnum, new_aeb->ec, vid_hdr, 0);
 	ubi_free_aeb(ai, new_aeb);
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 	return err;
 
 write_error:
@@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ write_error:
 	}
 	ubi_free_aeb(ai, new_aeb);
 out_free:
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 	return err;
 
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
index f4533266d7b2..6351e8ae91aa 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/wl.c
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ static int wear_leveling_worker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wrk,
 	int anchor = wrk->anchor;
 #endif
 	struct ubi_wl_entry *e1, *e2;
+	struct ubi_vid_io_buf *vidb;
 	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 	int dst_leb_clean = 0;
 
@@ -656,10 +657,12 @@ static int wear_leveling_worker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wrk,
 	if (shutdown)
 		return 0;
 
-	vid_hdr = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!vid_hdr)
+	vidb = ubi_alloc_vid_buf(ubi, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!vidb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	vid_hdr = ubi_get_vid_hdr(vidb);
+
 	mutex_lock(&ubi->move_mutex);
 	spin_lock(&ubi->wl_lock);
 	ubi_assert(!ubi->move_from && !ubi->move_to);
@@ -753,7 +756,7 @@ static int wear_leveling_worker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wrk,
 	 * which is being moved was unmapped.
 	 */
 
-	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, e1->pnum, vid_hdr, 0);
+	err = ubi_io_read_vid_hdr(ubi, e1->pnum, vidb, 0);
 	if (err && err != UBI_IO_BITFLIPS) {
 		dst_leb_clean = 1;
 		if (err == UBI_IO_FF) {
@@ -790,7 +793,7 @@ static int wear_leveling_worker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wrk,
 	vol_id = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id);
 	lnum = be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->lnum);
 
-	err = ubi_eba_copy_leb(ubi, e1->pnum, e2->pnum, vid_hdr);
+	err = ubi_eba_copy_leb(ubi, e1->pnum, e2->pnum, vidb);
 	if (err) {
 		if (err == MOVE_CANCEL_RACE) {
 			/*
@@ -847,7 +850,7 @@ static int wear_leveling_worker(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_work *wrk,
 	if (scrubbing)
 		ubi_msg(ubi, "scrubbed PEB %d (LEB %d:%d), data moved to PEB %d",
 			e1->pnum, vol_id, lnum, e2->pnum);
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 
 	spin_lock(&ubi->wl_lock);
 	if (!ubi->move_to_put) {
@@ -913,7 +916,7 @@ out_not_moved:
 	ubi->wl_scheduled = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&ubi->wl_lock);
 
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 	if (dst_leb_clean) {
 		ensure_wear_leveling(ubi, 1);
 	} else {
@@ -937,7 +940,7 @@ out_error:
 	ubi->move_to_put = ubi->wl_scheduled = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&ubi->wl_lock);
 
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 	wl_entry_destroy(ubi, e1);
 	wl_entry_destroy(ubi, e2);
 
@@ -951,7 +954,7 @@ out_cancel:
 	ubi->wl_scheduled = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&ubi->wl_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&ubi->move_mutex);
-	ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
+	ubi_free_vid_buf(vidb);
 	return 0;
 }
 
