diff --git a/common/aboot.c b/common/aboot.c
index cd1b6a6ac8e0..243b330d9126 100644
--- a/common/aboot.c
+++ b/common/aboot.c
@@ -37,10 +37,36 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #include <common.h>
 #include <aboot.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <part.h>
 #include <sparse_format.h>
 
+typedef struct sparse_buffer {
+	void	*data;
+	u32	length;
+	u32	repeat;
+	u16	type;
+} sparse_buffer_t;
+
+static unsigned int sparse_get_chunk_data_size(sparse_header_t *sparse,
+					       chunk_header_t *chunk)
+{
+	return chunk->total_sz - sparse->chunk_hdr_sz;
+}
+
+static bool sparse_chunk_has_buffer(chunk_header_t *chunk)
+{
+	switch (chunk->chunk_type) {
+	case CHUNK_TYPE_RAW:
+	case CHUNK_TYPE_FILL:
+		return true;
+
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 static sparse_header_t *sparse_parse_header(void **data)
 {
 	/* Read and skip over sparse image header */
@@ -61,21 +87,185 @@ static sparse_header_t *sparse_parse_header(void **data)
 	return sparse_header;
 }
 
+static int sparse_parse_fill_chunk(sparse_header_t *sparse,
+				   chunk_header_t *chunk)
+{
+	unsigned int chunk_data_sz = sparse_get_chunk_data_size(sparse, chunk);
+
+	if (chunk_data_sz != sizeof(uint32_t))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int sparse_parse_raw_chunk(sparse_header_t *sparse,
+				  chunk_header_t *chunk)
+{
+	unsigned int chunk_data_sz = sparse_get_chunk_data_size(sparse, chunk);
+
+	/* Check if the data size is a multiple of the main block size */
+	if (chunk_data_sz % sparse->blk_sz)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Check that the chunk size is consistent */
+	if ((chunk_data_sz / sparse->blk_sz) != chunk->chunk_sz)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static chunk_header_t *sparse_parse_chunk(sparse_header_t *sparse,
+					  void **image)
+{
+	chunk_header_t *chunk = (chunk_header_t *) *image;
+	int ret;
+
+	debug("=== Chunk Header ===\n");
+	debug("chunk_type: 0x%x\n", chunk->chunk_type);
+	debug("chunk_data_sz: 0x%x\n", chunk->chunk_sz);
+	debug("total_size: 0x%x\n", chunk->total_sz);
+
+	switch (chunk->chunk_type) {
+	case CHUNK_TYPE_RAW:
+		ret = sparse_parse_raw_chunk(sparse, chunk);
+		if (ret)
+			return NULL;
+		break;
+
+	case CHUNK_TYPE_FILL:
+		ret = sparse_parse_fill_chunk(sparse, chunk);
+		if (ret)
+			return NULL;
+		break;
+
+	case CHUNK_TYPE_DONT_CARE:
+	case CHUNK_TYPE_CRC32:
+		debug("Ignoring chunk\n");
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		printf("%s: Unknown chunk type: %x\n", __func__,
+		       chunk->chunk_type);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	*image += sparse->chunk_hdr_sz;
+
+	return chunk;
+}
+
+static int sparse_get_fill_buffer(sparse_header_t *sparse,
+				  chunk_header_t *chunk,
+				  sparse_buffer_t *buffer,
+				  unsigned int blk_sz,
+				  void *data)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	buffer->type = CHUNK_TYPE_FILL;
+
+	/*
+	 * We create a buffer of one block, and ask it to be
+	 * repeated as many times as needed.
+	 */
+	buffer->length = blk_sz;
+	buffer->repeat = (chunk->chunk_sz * sparse->blk_sz) / blk_sz;
+
+	buffer->data = memalign(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN,
+				ROUNDUP(blk_sz,
+					ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN));
+	if (!buffer->data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < (buffer->length / sizeof(uint32_t)); i++)
+		((uint32_t *)buffer->data)[i] = *(uint32_t *)(data);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int sparse_get_raw_buffer(sparse_header_t *sparse,
+				 chunk_header_t *chunk,
+				 sparse_buffer_t *buffer,
+				 unsigned int blk_sz,
+				 void *data)
+{
+	unsigned int chunk_data_sz = sparse_get_chunk_data_size(sparse, chunk);
+
+	buffer->type = CHUNK_TYPE_RAW;
+	buffer->length = chunk_data_sz;
+	buffer->data = data;
+	buffer->repeat = 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static sparse_buffer_t *sparse_get_data_buffer(sparse_header_t *sparse,
+					       chunk_header_t *chunk,
+					       unsigned int blk_sz,
+					       void **image)
+{
+	unsigned int chunk_data_sz = sparse_get_chunk_data_size(sparse, chunk);
+	sparse_buffer_t *buffer;
+	void *data = *image;
+	int ret;
+
+	*image += chunk_data_sz;
+
+	if (!sparse_chunk_has_buffer(chunk))
+		return NULL;
+
+	buffer = calloc(sizeof(sparse_buffer_t), 1);
+	if (!buffer)
+		return NULL;
+
+	switch (chunk->chunk_type) {
+	case CHUNK_TYPE_RAW:
+		ret = sparse_get_raw_buffer(sparse, chunk, buffer, blk_sz,
+					    data);
+		if (ret)
+			return NULL;
+		break;
+
+	case CHUNK_TYPE_FILL:
+		ret = sparse_get_fill_buffer(sparse, chunk, buffer, blk_sz,
+					     data);
+		if (ret)
+			return NULL;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	debug("=== Buffer ===\n");
+	debug("length: 0x%x\n", buffer->length);
+	debug("repeat: 0x%x\n", buffer->repeat);
+	debug("type: 0x%x\n", buffer->type);
+	debug("data: 0x%p\n", buffer->data);
+
+	return buffer;
+}
+
+static void sparse_put_data_buffer(sparse_buffer_t *buffer)
+{
+	if (buffer->type == CHUNK_TYPE_FILL)
+		free(buffer->data);
+
+	free(buffer);
+}
+
 void write_sparse_image(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
 		disk_partition_t *info, const char *part_name,
 		void *data, unsigned sz)
 {
-	lbaint_t blk;
+	lbaint_t start;
 	lbaint_t blkcnt;
-	lbaint_t blks;
-	uint32_t bytes_written = 0;
 	unsigned int chunk;
-	unsigned int chunk_data_sz;
-	uint32_t *fill_buf = NULL;
-	uint32_t fill_val;
 	sparse_header_t *sparse_header;
 	chunk_header_t *chunk_header;
+	sparse_buffer_t *buffer;
 	uint32_t total_blocks = 0;
+	uint32_t skipped = 0;
 	int i;
 
 	sparse_header = sparse_parse_header(&data);
@@ -96,148 +286,64 @@ void write_sparse_image(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
 	puts("Flashing Sparse Image\n");
 
 	/* Start processing chunks */
-	blk = info->start;
-	for (chunk=0; chunk<sparse_header->total_chunks; chunk++)
-	{
-		/* Read and skip over chunk header */
-		chunk_header = (chunk_header_t *) data;
-		data += sizeof(chunk_header_t);
-
-		if (chunk_header->chunk_type != CHUNK_TYPE_RAW) {
-			debug("=== Chunk Header ===\n");
-			debug("chunk_type: 0x%x\n", chunk_header->chunk_type);
-			debug("chunk_data_sz: 0x%x\n", chunk_header->chunk_sz);
-			debug("total_size: 0x%x\n", chunk_header->total_sz);
+	start = info->start;
+	for (chunk = 0; chunk < sparse_header->total_chunks; chunk++) {
+		chunk_header = sparse_parse_chunk(sparse_header, &data);
+		if (!chunk_header) {
+			fastboot_fail("Unknown chunk type");
+			return;
 		}
 
-		if (sparse_header->chunk_hdr_sz > sizeof(chunk_header_t))
-		{
-			/*
-			 * Skip the remaining bytes in a header that is longer
-			 * than we expected.
-			 */
-			data += (sparse_header->chunk_hdr_sz -
-				 sizeof(chunk_header_t));
+		/*
+		 * If we have a DONT_CARE type, just skip the blocks
+		 * and go on parsing the rest of the chunks
+		 */
+		if (chunk_header->chunk_type == CHUNK_TYPE_DONT_CARE) {
+			skipped += chunk_header->chunk_sz;
+			continue;
 		}
 
-		chunk_data_sz = sparse_header->blk_sz * chunk_header->chunk_sz;
-		blkcnt = chunk_data_sz / info->blksz;
-		switch (chunk_header->chunk_type)
-		{
-			case CHUNK_TYPE_RAW:
-			if (chunk_header->total_sz !=
-			    (sparse_header->chunk_hdr_sz + chunk_data_sz))
-			{
-				fastboot_fail(
-					"Bogus chunk size for chunk type Raw");
-				return;
-			}
-
-			if (blk + blkcnt > info->start + info->size) {
-				printf(
-				    "%s: Request would exceed partition size!\n",
-				    __func__);
-				fastboot_fail(
-				    "Request would exceed partition size!");
-				return;
-			}
+		/* Retrieve the buffer we're going to write */
+		buffer = sparse_get_data_buffer(sparse_header, chunk_header,
+						info->blksz, &data);
+		if (!buffer)
+			continue;
 
-			blks = dev_desc->block_write(dev_desc->dev, blk, blkcnt,
-						     data);
-			if (blks != blkcnt) {
-				printf("%s: Write failed " LBAFU "\n",
-				       __func__, blks);
-				fastboot_fail("flash write failure");
-				return;
-			}
-			blk += blkcnt;
-			bytes_written += blkcnt * info->blksz;
-			total_blocks += chunk_header->chunk_sz;
-			data += chunk_data_sz;
-			break;
-
-			case CHUNK_TYPE_FILL:
-			if (chunk_header->total_sz !=
-			    (sparse_header->chunk_hdr_sz + sizeof(uint32_t)))
-			{
-				fastboot_fail(
-					"Bogus chunk size for chunk type FILL");
-				return;
-			}
+		blkcnt = (buffer->length / info->blksz) * buffer->repeat;
 
-			fill_buf = (uint32_t *)
-				   memalign(ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN,
-					    ROUNDUP(info->blksz,
-						    ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN));
-			if (!fill_buf)
-			{
-				fastboot_fail(
-					"Malloc failed for: CHUNK_TYPE_FILL");
-				return;
-			}
-
-			fill_val = *(uint32_t *)data;
-			data = (char *) data + sizeof(uint32_t);
+		if ((start + total_blocks + blkcnt) >
+		    (info->start + info->size)) {
+			printf("%s: Request would exceed partition size!\n",
+			       __func__);
+			fastboot_fail("Request would exceed partition size!");
+			return;
+		}
 
-			for (i = 0; i < (info->blksz / sizeof(fill_val)); i++)
-				fill_buf[i] = fill_val;
+		for (i = 0; i < buffer->repeat; i++) {
+			unsigned long buffer_blk_cnt;
+			unsigned long buffer_blks;
 
-			if (blk + blkcnt > info->start + info->size) {
-				printf(
-				    "%s: Request would exceed partition size!\n",
-				    __func__);
-				fastboot_fail(
-				    "Request would exceed partition size!");
-				return;
-			}
+			buffer_blk_cnt = buffer->length / info->blksz;
 
-			for (i = 0; i < blkcnt; i++) {
-				blks = dev_desc->block_write(dev_desc->dev,
-							     blk, 1, fill_buf);
-				if (blks != 1) {
-					printf(
-					    "%s: Write failed, block # " LBAFU "\n",
-					    __func__, blkcnt);
-					fastboot_fail("flash write failure");
-					free(fill_buf);
-					return;
-				}
-				blk++;
-			}
-			bytes_written += blkcnt * info->blksz;
-			total_blocks += chunk_data_sz / sparse_header->blk_sz;
-
-			free(fill_buf);
-			break;
-
-			case CHUNK_TYPE_DONT_CARE:
-			blk += blkcnt;
-			total_blocks += chunk_header->chunk_sz;
-			break;
-
-			case CHUNK_TYPE_CRC32:
-			if (chunk_header->total_sz !=
-			    sparse_header->chunk_hdr_sz)
-			{
-				fastboot_fail(
-					"Bogus chunk size for chunk type Dont Care");
+			buffer_blks = dev_desc->block_write(dev_desc->dev,
+							    start + total_blocks,
+							    buffer_blk_cnt, buffer->data);
+			if (buffer_blks != buffer_blk_cnt) {
+				printf("%s: Write %d failed " LBAFU "\n",
+				       __func__, i, buffer_blks);
+				fastboot_fail("flash write failure");
 				return;
 			}
-			total_blocks += chunk_header->chunk_sz;
-			data += chunk_data_sz;
-			break;
 
-			default:
-			printf("%s: Unknown chunk type: %x\n", __func__,
-			       chunk_header->chunk_type);
-			fastboot_fail("Unknown chunk type");
-			return;
+			total_blocks += buffer_blk_cnt;
 		}
+
+		sparse_put_data_buffer(buffer);
 	}
 
-	debug("Wrote %d blocks, expected to write %d blocks\n",
-	      total_blocks, sparse_header->total_blks);
-	printf("........ wrote %u bytes to '%s'\n", bytes_written, part_name);
+	debug("Wrote %d blocks, skipped %d, expected to write %d blocks\n",
+	      total_blocks, skipped, sparse_header->total_blks);
+	printf("........ wrote %d blocks to '%s'\n", total_blocks, part_name);
 
 	if (total_blocks != sparse_header->total_blks)
 		fastboot_fail("sparse image write failure");
