* This sub-system is responsible for scanning the flash media, checking UBI
  * headers and providing complete information about the UBI flash image.
  *
- * The scanning information is represented by a &struct ubi_attach_info' object.
- * Information about found volumes is represented by &struct ubi_ainf_volume
- * objects which are kept in volume RB-tree with root at the @volumes field.
- * The RB-tree is indexed by the volume ID.
+ * The attaching information is represented by a &struct ubi_attach_info'
+ * object. Information about found volumes is represented by
+ * &struct ubi_ainf_volume objects which are kept in volume RB-tree with root
+ * at the @volumes field. The RB-tree is indexed by the volume ID.
  *
  * Scanned logical eraseblocks are represented by &struct ubi_ainf_peb objects.
  * These objects are kept in per-volume RB-trees with the root at the
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include "ubi.h"
 
-static int self_check_si(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *si);
+static int self_check_ai(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai);
 
 /* Temporary variables used during scanning */
 static struct ubi_ec_hdr *ech;
 
 /**
  * add_to_list - add physical eraseblock to a list.
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  * @pnum: physical eraseblock number to add
  * @ec: erase counter of the physical eraseblock
  * @to_head: if not zero, add to the head of the list
  * returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in case of
  * failure.
  */
-static int add_to_list(struct ubi_attach_info *si, int pnum, int ec,
+static int add_to_list(struct ubi_attach_info *ai, int pnum, int ec,
                       int to_head, struct list_head *list)
 {
        struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb;
 
-       if (list == &si->free) {
+       if (list == &ai->free) {
                dbg_bld("add to free: PEB %d, EC %d", pnum, ec);
-       } else if (list == &si->erase) {
+       } else if (list == &ai->erase) {
                dbg_bld("add to erase: PEB %d, EC %d", pnum, ec);
-       } else if (list == &si->alien) {
+       } else if (list == &ai->alien) {
                dbg_bld("add to alien: PEB %d, EC %d", pnum, ec);
-               si->alien_peb_count += 1;
+               ai->alien_peb_count += 1;
        } else
                BUG();
 
-       aeb = kmem_cache_alloc(si->scan_leb_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
+       aeb = kmem_cache_alloc(ai->scan_leb_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!aeb)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
 
 /**
  * add_corrupted - add a corrupted physical eraseblock.
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  * @pnum: physical eraseblock number to add
  * @ec: erase counter of the physical eraseblock
  *
  * The corruption was presumably not caused by a power cut. Returns zero in
  * case of success and a negative error code in case of failure.
  */
-static int add_corrupted(struct ubi_attach_info *si, int pnum, int ec)
+static int add_corrupted(struct ubi_attach_info *ai, int pnum, int ec)
 {
        struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb;
 
        dbg_bld("add to corrupted: PEB %d, EC %d", pnum, ec);
 
-       aeb = kmem_cache_alloc(si->scan_leb_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
+       aeb = kmem_cache_alloc(ai->scan_leb_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!aeb)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       si->corr_peb_count += 1;
+       ai->corr_peb_count += 1;
        aeb->pnum = pnum;
        aeb->ec = ec;
-       list_add(&aeb->u.list, &si->corr);
+       list_add(&aeb->u.list, &ai->corr);
        return 0;
 }
 
 }
 
 /**
- * add_volume - add volume to the scanning information.
- * @si: scanning information
+ * add_volume - add volume to the attaching information.
+ * @ai: attaching information
  * @vol_id: ID of the volume to add
  * @pnum: physical eraseblock number
  * @vid_hdr: volume identifier header
  *
  * If the volume corresponding to the @vid_hdr logical eraseblock is already
- * present in the scanning information, this function does nothing. Otherwise
- * it adds corresponding volume to the scanning information. Returns a pointer
+ * present in the attaching information, this function does nothing. Otherwise
+ * it adds corresponding volume to the attaching information. Returns a pointer
  * to the scanning volume object in case of success and a negative error code
  * in case of failure.
  */
-static struct ubi_ainf_volume *add_volume(struct ubi_attach_info *si,
+static struct ubi_ainf_volume *add_volume(struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
                                          int vol_id, int pnum,
                                          const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr)
 {
        struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv;
-       struct rb_node **p = &si->volumes.rb_node, *parent = NULL;
+       struct rb_node **p = &ai->volumes.rb_node, *parent = NULL;
 
        ubi_assert(vol_id == be32_to_cpu(vid_hdr->vol_id));
 
        sv->compat = vid_hdr->compat;
        sv->vol_type = vid_hdr->vol_type == UBI_VID_DYNAMIC ? UBI_DYNAMIC_VOLUME
                                                            : UBI_STATIC_VOLUME;
-       if (vol_id > si->highest_vol_id)
-               si->highest_vol_id = vol_id;
+       if (vol_id > ai->highest_vol_id)
+               ai->highest_vol_id = vol_id;
 
        rb_link_node(&sv->rb, parent, p);
-       rb_insert_color(&sv->rb, &si->volumes);
-       si->vols_found += 1;
+       rb_insert_color(&sv->rb, &ai->volumes);
+       ai->vols_found += 1;
        dbg_bld("added volume %d", vol_id);
        return sv;
 }
 }
 
 /**
- * ubi_scan_add_used - add physical eraseblock to the scanning information.
+ * ubi_scan_add_used - add physical eraseblock to the attaching information.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  * @pnum: the physical eraseblock number
  * @ec: erase counter
  * @vid_hdr: the volume identifier header
  * to be picked, while the older one has to be dropped. This function returns
  * zero in case of success and a negative error code in case of failure.
  */
-int ubi_scan_add_used(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *si,
+int ubi_scan_add_used(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
                      int pnum, int ec, const struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr,
                      int bitflips)
 {
        dbg_bld("PEB %d, LEB %d:%d, EC %d, sqnum %llu, bitflips %d",
                pnum, vol_id, lnum, ec, sqnum, bitflips);
 
-       sv = add_volume(si, vol_id, pnum, vid_hdr);
+       sv = add_volume(ai, vol_id, pnum, vid_hdr);
        if (IS_ERR(sv))
                return PTR_ERR(sv);
 
-       if (si->max_sqnum < sqnum)
-               si->max_sqnum = sqnum;
+       if (ai->max_sqnum < sqnum)
+               ai->max_sqnum = sqnum;
 
        /*
         * Walk the RB-tree of logical eraseblocks of volume @vol_id to look
                        if (err)
                                return err;
 
-                       err = add_to_list(si, aeb->pnum, aeb->ec, cmp_res & 4,
-                                         &si->erase);
+                       err = add_to_list(ai, aeb->pnum, aeb->ec, cmp_res & 4,
+                                         &ai->erase);
                        if (err)
                                return err;
 
                         * This logical eraseblock is older than the one found
                         * previously.
                         */
-                       return add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, cmp_res & 4,
-                                          &si->erase);
+                       return add_to_list(ai, pnum, ec, cmp_res & 4,
+                                          &ai->erase);
                }
        }
 
        /*
         * We've met this logical eraseblock for the first time, add it to the
-        * scanning information.
+        * attaching information.
         */
 
        err = validate_vid_hdr(vid_hdr, sv, pnum);
        if (err)
                return err;
 
-       aeb = kmem_cache_alloc(si->scan_leb_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
+       aeb = kmem_cache_alloc(ai->scan_leb_slab, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!aeb)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
 }
 
 /**
- * ubi_scan_find_sv - find volume in the scanning information.
- * @si: scanning information
+ * ubi_scan_find_sv - find volume in the attaching information.
+ * @ai: attaching information
  * @vol_id: the requested volume ID
  *
  * This function returns a pointer to the volume description or %NULL if there
- * are no data about this volume in the scanning information.
+ * are no data about this volume in the attaching information.
  */
-struct ubi_ainf_volume *ubi_scan_find_sv(const struct ubi_attach_info *si,
+struct ubi_ainf_volume *ubi_scan_find_sv(const struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
                                         int vol_id)
 {
        struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv;
-       struct rb_node *p = si->volumes.rb_node;
+       struct rb_node *p = ai->volumes.rb_node;
 
        while (p) {
                sv = rb_entry(p, struct ubi_ainf_volume, rb);
 }
 
 /**
- * ubi_scan_find_aeb - find LEB in the volume scanning information.
- * @sv: a pointer to the volume scanning information
+ * ubi_scan_find_aeb - find LEB in the volume attaching information.
+ * @sv: a pointer to the volume attaching information
  * @lnum: the requested logical eraseblock
  *
  * This function returns a pointer to the scanning logical eraseblock or %NULL
 }
 
 /**
- * ubi_scan_rm_volume - delete scanning information about a volume.
- * @si: scanning information
- * @sv: the volume scanning information to delete
+ * ubi_scan_rm_volume - delete attaching information about a volume.
+ * @ai: attaching information
+ * @sv: the volume attaching information to delete
  */
-void ubi_scan_rm_volume(struct ubi_attach_info *si, struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv)
+void ubi_scan_rm_volume(struct ubi_attach_info *ai, struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv)
 {
        struct rb_node *rb;
        struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb;
 
-       dbg_bld("remove scanning information about volume %d", sv->vol_id);
+       dbg_bld("remove attaching information about volume %d", sv->vol_id);
 
        while ((rb = rb_first(&sv->root))) {
                aeb = rb_entry(rb, struct ubi_ainf_peb, u.rb);
                rb_erase(&aeb->u.rb, &sv->root);
-               list_add_tail(&aeb->u.list, &si->erase);
+               list_add_tail(&aeb->u.list, &ai->erase);
        }
 
-       rb_erase(&sv->rb, &si->volumes);
+       rb_erase(&sv->rb, &ai->volumes);
        kfree(sv);
-       si->vols_found -= 1;
+       ai->vols_found -= 1;
 }
 
 /**
  * ubi_scan_erase_peb - erase a physical eraseblock.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  * @pnum: physical eraseblock number to erase;
  * @ec: erase counter value to write (%UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC if it is unknown)
  *
  * This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in
  * case of failure.
  */
-int ubi_scan_erase_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_attach_info *si,
+int ubi_scan_erase_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi, const struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
                       int pnum, int ec)
 {
        int err;
 /**
  * ubi_scan_get_free_peb - get a free physical eraseblock.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  *
  * This function returns a free physical eraseblock. It is supposed to be
  * called on the UBI initialization stages when the wear-leveling sub-system is
  * success and an error code in case of failure.
  */
 struct ubi_ainf_peb *ubi_scan_get_free_peb(struct ubi_device *ubi,
-                                          struct ubi_attach_info *si)
+                                          struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 {
        int err = 0;
        struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb, *tmp_aeb;
 
-       if (!list_empty(&si->free)) {
-               aeb = list_entry(si->free.next, struct ubi_ainf_peb, u.list);
+       if (!list_empty(&ai->free)) {
+               aeb = list_entry(ai->free.next, struct ubi_ainf_peb, u.list);
                list_del(&aeb->u.list);
                dbg_bld("return free PEB %d, EC %d", aeb->pnum, aeb->ec);
                return aeb;
         * so forth. We don't want to take care about bad eraseblocks here -
         * they'll be handled later.
         */
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(aeb, tmp_aeb, &si->erase, u.list) {
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(aeb, tmp_aeb, &ai->erase, u.list) {
                if (aeb->ec == UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC)
-                       aeb->ec = si->mean_ec;
+                       aeb->ec = ai->mean_ec;
 
-               err = ubi_scan_erase_peb(ubi, si, aeb->pnum, aeb->ec+1);
+               err = ubi_scan_erase_peb(ubi, ai, aeb->pnum, aeb->ec+1);
                if (err)
                        continue;
 
 }
 
 /**
- * process_eb - read, check UBI headers, and add them to scanning information.
+ * process_eb - read, check UBI headers, and add them to attaching information.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  * @pnum: the physical eraseblock number
  *
  * This function returns a zero if the physical eraseblock was successfully
  * handled and a negative error code in case of failure.
  */
-static int process_eb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *si,
+static int process_eb(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
                      int pnum)
 {
        long long uninitialized_var(ec);
                 * initialize this, but MTD does not provide enough
                 * information.
                 */
-               si->bad_peb_count += 1;
+               ai->bad_peb_count += 1;
                return 0;
        }
 
                bitflips = 1;
                break;
        case UBI_IO_FF:
-               si->empty_peb_count += 1;
-               return add_to_list(si, pnum, UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC, 0,
-                                  &si->erase);
+               ai->empty_peb_count += 1;
+               return add_to_list(ai, pnum, UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC, 0,
+                                  &ai->erase);
        case UBI_IO_FF_BITFLIPS:
-               si->empty_peb_count += 1;
-               return add_to_list(si, pnum, UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC, 1,
-                                  &si->erase);
+               ai->empty_peb_count += 1;
+               return add_to_list(ai, pnum, UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC, 1,
+                                  &ai->erase);
        case UBI_IO_BAD_HDR_EBADMSG:
        case UBI_IO_BAD_HDR:
                /*
                         * PEB, bit it is not marked as bad yet. This may also
                         * be a result of power cut during erasure.
                         */
-                       si->maybe_bad_peb_count += 1;
+                       ai->maybe_bad_peb_count += 1;
        case UBI_IO_BAD_HDR:
                if (ec_err)
                        /*
                        return err;
                else if (!err)
                        /* This corruption is caused by a power cut */
-                       err = add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, 1, &si->erase);
+                       err = add_to_list(ai, pnum, ec, 1, &ai->erase);
                else
                        /* This is an unexpected corruption */
-                       err = add_corrupted(si, pnum, ec);
+                       err = add_corrupted(ai, pnum, ec);
                if (err)
                        return err;
                goto adjust_mean_ec;
        case UBI_IO_FF_BITFLIPS:
-               err = add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, 1, &si->erase);
+               err = add_to_list(ai, pnum, ec, 1, &ai->erase);
                if (err)
                        return err;
                goto adjust_mean_ec;
        case UBI_IO_FF:
                if (ec_err)
-                       err = add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, 1, &si->erase);
+                       err = add_to_list(ai, pnum, ec, 1, &ai->erase);
                else
-                       err = add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, 0, &si->free);
+                       err = add_to_list(ai, pnum, ec, 0, &ai->free);
                if (err)
                        return err;
                goto adjust_mean_ec;
                case UBI_COMPAT_DELETE:
                        ubi_msg("\"delete\" compatible internal volume %d:%d"
                                " found, will remove it", vol_id, lnum);
-                       err = add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, 1, &si->erase);
+                       err = add_to_list(ai, pnum, ec, 1, &ai->erase);
                        if (err)
                                return err;
                        return 0;
                case UBI_COMPAT_PRESERVE:
                        ubi_msg("\"preserve\" compatible internal volume %d:%d"
                                " found", vol_id, lnum);
-                       err = add_to_list(si, pnum, ec, 0, &si->alien);
+                       err = add_to_list(ai, pnum, ec, 0, &ai->alien);
                        if (err)
                                return err;
                        return 0;
        if (ec_err)
                ubi_warn("valid VID header but corrupted EC header at PEB %d",
                         pnum);
-       err = ubi_scan_add_used(ubi, si, pnum, ec, vidh, bitflips);
+       err = ubi_scan_add_used(ubi, ai, pnum, ec, vidh, bitflips);
        if (err)
                return err;
 
 adjust_mean_ec:
        if (!ec_err) {
-               si->ec_sum += ec;
-               si->ec_count += 1;
-               if (ec > si->max_ec)
-                       si->max_ec = ec;
-               if (ec < si->min_ec)
-                       si->min_ec = ec;
+               ai->ec_sum += ec;
+               ai->ec_count += 1;
+               if (ec > ai->max_ec)
+                       ai->max_ec = ec;
+               if (ec < ai->min_ec)
+                       ai->min_ec = ec;
        }
 
        return 0;
 /**
  * check_what_we_have - check what PEB were found by scanning.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  *
  * This is a helper function which takes a look what PEBs were found by
  * scanning, and decides whether the flash is empty and should be formatted and
  * and %-EINVAL if we should not.
  */
 static int check_what_we_have(struct ubi_device *ubi,
-                             struct ubi_attach_info *si)
+                             struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 {
        struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb;
        int max_corr, peb_count;
 
-       peb_count = ubi->peb_count - si->bad_peb_count - si->alien_peb_count;
+       peb_count = ubi->peb_count - ai->bad_peb_count - ai->alien_peb_count;
        max_corr = peb_count / 20 ?: 8;
 
        /*
         * unclean reboots. However, many of them may indicate some problems
         * with the flash HW or driver.
         */
-       if (si->corr_peb_count) {
+       if (ai->corr_peb_count) {
                ubi_err("%d PEBs are corrupted and preserved",
-                       si->corr_peb_count);
+                       ai->corr_peb_count);
                printk(KERN_ERR "Corrupted PEBs are:");
-               list_for_each_entry(aeb, &si->corr, u.list)
+               list_for_each_entry(aeb, &ai->corr, u.list)
                        printk(KERN_CONT " %d", aeb->pnum);
                printk(KERN_CONT "\n");
 
                 * If too many PEBs are corrupted, we refuse attaching,
                 * otherwise, only print a warning.
                 */
-               if (si->corr_peb_count >= max_corr) {
+               if (ai->corr_peb_count >= max_corr) {
                        ubi_err("too many corrupted PEBs, refusing");
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
        }
 
-       if (si->empty_peb_count + si->maybe_bad_peb_count == peb_count) {
+       if (ai->empty_peb_count + ai->maybe_bad_peb_count == peb_count) {
                /*
                 * All PEBs are empty, or almost all - a couple PEBs look like
                 * they may be bad PEBs which were not marked as bad yet.
                 * 2. Flash contains non-UBI data and we do not want to format
                 *    it and destroy possibly important information.
                 */
-               if (si->maybe_bad_peb_count <= 2) {
-                       si->is_empty = 1;
+               if (ai->maybe_bad_peb_count <= 2) {
+                       ai->is_empty = 1;
                        ubi_msg("empty MTD device detected");
                        get_random_bytes(&ubi->image_seq,
                                         sizeof(ubi->image_seq));
        struct rb_node *rb1, *rb2;
        struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv;
        struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb;
-       struct ubi_attach_info *si;
+       struct ubi_attach_info *ai;
 
-       si = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ubi_attach_info), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!si)
+       ai = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ubi_attach_info), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!ai)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->corr);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->free);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->erase);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&si->alien);
-       si->volumes = RB_ROOT;
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ai->corr);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ai->free);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ai->erase);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ai->alien);
+       ai->volumes = RB_ROOT;
 
        err = -ENOMEM;
-       si->scan_leb_slab = kmem_cache_create("ubi_scan_leb_slab",
+       ai->scan_leb_slab = kmem_cache_create("ubi_scan_leb_slab",
                                              sizeof(struct ubi_ainf_peb),
                                              0, 0, NULL);
-       if (!si->scan_leb_slab)
-               goto out_si;
+       if (!ai->scan_leb_slab)
+               goto out_ai;
 
        ech = kzalloc(ubi->ec_hdr_alsize, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!ech)
-               goto out_si;
+               goto out_ai;
 
        vidh = ubi_zalloc_vid_hdr(ubi, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!vidh)
                cond_resched();
 
                dbg_gen("process PEB %d", pnum);
-               err = process_eb(ubi, si, pnum);
+               err = process_eb(ubi, ai, pnum);
                if (err < 0)
                        goto out_vidh;
        }
        dbg_msg("scanning is finished");
 
        /* Calculate mean erase counter */
-       if (si->ec_count)
-               si->mean_ec = div_u64(si->ec_sum, si->ec_count);
+       if (ai->ec_count)
+               ai->mean_ec = div_u64(ai->ec_sum, ai->ec_count);
 
-       err = check_what_we_have(ubi, si);
+       err = check_what_we_have(ubi, ai);
        if (err)
                goto out_vidh;
 
         * In case of unknown erase counter we use the mean erase counter
         * value.
         */
-       ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &si->volumes, rb) {
+       ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &ai->volumes, rb) {
                ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb2, aeb, &sv->root, u.rb)
                        if (aeb->ec == UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC)
-                               aeb->ec = si->mean_ec;
+                               aeb->ec = ai->mean_ec;
        }
 
-       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &si->free, u.list) {
+       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &ai->free, u.list) {
                if (aeb->ec == UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC)
-                       aeb->ec = si->mean_ec;
+                       aeb->ec = ai->mean_ec;
        }
 
-       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &si->corr, u.list)
+       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &ai->corr, u.list)
                if (aeb->ec == UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC)
-                       aeb->ec = si->mean_ec;
+                       aeb->ec = ai->mean_ec;
 
-       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &si->erase, u.list)
+       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &ai->erase, u.list)
                if (aeb->ec == UBI_SCAN_UNKNOWN_EC)
-                       aeb->ec = si->mean_ec;
+                       aeb->ec = ai->mean_ec;
 
-       err = self_check_si(ubi, si);
+       err = self_check_ai(ubi, ai);
        if (err)
                goto out_vidh;
 
        ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vidh);
        kfree(ech);
 
-       return si;
+       return ai;
 
 out_vidh:
        ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vidh);
 out_ech:
        kfree(ech);
-out_si:
-       ubi_scan_destroy_si(si);
+out_ai:
+       ubi_scan_destroy_ai(ai);
        return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
 
 /**
  * destroy_sv - free the scanning volume information
  * @sv: scanning volume information
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  *
  * This function destroys the volume RB-tree (@sv->root) and the scanning
  * volume information.
  */
-static void destroy_sv(struct ubi_attach_info *si, struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv)
+static void destroy_sv(struct ubi_attach_info *ai, struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv)
 {
        struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb;
        struct rb_node *this = sv->root.rb_node;
                                        this->rb_right = NULL;
                        }
 
-                       kmem_cache_free(si->scan_leb_slab, aeb);
+                       kmem_cache_free(ai->scan_leb_slab, aeb);
                }
        }
        kfree(sv);
 }
 
 /**
- * ubi_scan_destroy_si - destroy scanning information.
- * @si: scanning information
+ * ubi_scan_destroy_ai - destroy attaching information.
+ * @ai: attaching information
  */
-void ubi_scan_destroy_si(struct ubi_attach_info *si)
+void ubi_scan_destroy_ai(struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 {
        struct ubi_ainf_peb *aeb, *aeb_tmp;
        struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv;
        struct rb_node *rb;
 
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(aeb, aeb_tmp, &si->alien, u.list) {
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(aeb, aeb_tmp, &ai->alien, u.list) {
                list_del(&aeb->u.list);
-               kmem_cache_free(si->scan_leb_slab, aeb);
+               kmem_cache_free(ai->scan_leb_slab, aeb);
        }
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(aeb, aeb_tmp, &si->erase, u.list) {
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(aeb, aeb_tmp, &ai->erase, u.list) {
                list_del(&aeb->u.list);
-               kmem_cache_free(si->scan_leb_slab, aeb);
+               kmem_cache_free(ai->scan_leb_slab, aeb);
        }
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(aeb, aeb_tmp, &si->corr, u.list) {
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(aeb, aeb_tmp, &ai->corr, u.list) {
                list_del(&aeb->u.list);
-               kmem_cache_free(si->scan_leb_slab, aeb);
+               kmem_cache_free(ai->scan_leb_slab, aeb);
        }
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(aeb, aeb_tmp, &si->free, u.list) {
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(aeb, aeb_tmp, &ai->free, u.list) {
                list_del(&aeb->u.list);
-               kmem_cache_free(si->scan_leb_slab, aeb);
+               kmem_cache_free(ai->scan_leb_slab, aeb);
        }
 
        /* Destroy the volume RB-tree */
-       rb = si->volumes.rb_node;
+       rb = ai->volumes.rb_node;
        while (rb) {
                if (rb->rb_left)
                        rb = rb->rb_left;
                                        rb->rb_right = NULL;
                        }
 
-                       destroy_sv(si, sv);
+                       destroy_sv(ai, sv);
                }
        }
 
-       if (si->scan_leb_slab)
-               kmem_cache_destroy(si->scan_leb_slab);
+       if (ai->scan_leb_slab)
+               kmem_cache_destroy(ai->scan_leb_slab);
 
-       kfree(si);
+       kfree(ai);
 }
 
 /**
- * self_check_si - check the scanning information.
+ * self_check_ai - check the attaching information.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  *
- * This function returns zero if the scanning information is all right, and a
+ * This function returns zero if the attaching information is all right, and a
  * negative error code if not or if an error occurred.
  */
-static int self_check_si(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *si)
+static int self_check_ai(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 {
        int pnum, err, vols_found = 0;
        struct rb_node *rb1, *rb2;
                return 0;
 
        /*
-        * At first, check that scanning information is OK.
+        * At first, check that attaching information is OK.
         */
-       ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &si->volumes, rb) {
+       ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &ai->volumes, rb) {
                int leb_count = 0;
 
                cond_resched();
 
                vols_found += 1;
 
-               if (si->is_empty) {
+               if (ai->is_empty) {
                        ubi_err("bad is_empty flag");
                        goto bad_sv;
                }
                        goto bad_sv;
                }
 
-               if (sv->vol_id > si->highest_vol_id) {
+               if (sv->vol_id > ai->highest_vol_id) {
                        ubi_err("highest_vol_id is %d, but vol_id %d is there",
-                               si->highest_vol_id, sv->vol_id);
+                               ai->highest_vol_id, sv->vol_id);
                        goto out;
                }
 
                                goto bad_aeb;
                        }
 
-                       if (aeb->ec < si->min_ec) {
-                               ubi_err("bad si->min_ec (%d), %d found",
-                                       si->min_ec, aeb->ec);
+                       if (aeb->ec < ai->min_ec) {
+                               ubi_err("bad ai->min_ec (%d), %d found",
+                                       ai->min_ec, aeb->ec);
                                goto bad_aeb;
                        }
 
-                       if (aeb->ec > si->max_ec) {
-                               ubi_err("bad si->max_ec (%d), %d found",
-                                       si->max_ec, aeb->ec);
+                       if (aeb->ec > ai->max_ec) {
+                               ubi_err("bad ai->max_ec (%d), %d found",
+                                       ai->max_ec, aeb->ec);
                                goto bad_aeb;
                        }
 
                }
        }
 
-       if (vols_found != si->vols_found) {
-               ubi_err("bad si->vols_found %d, should be %d",
-                       si->vols_found, vols_found);
+       if (vols_found != ai->vols_found) {
+               ubi_err("bad ai->vols_found %d, should be %d",
+                       ai->vols_found, vols_found);
                goto out;
        }
 
-       /* Check that scanning information is correct */
-       ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &si->volumes, rb) {
+       /* Check that attaching information is correct */
+       ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &ai->volumes, rb) {
                last_aeb = NULL;
                ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb2, aeb, &sv->root, u.rb) {
                        int vol_type;
                        buf[pnum] = 1;
        }
 
-       ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &si->volumes, rb)
+       ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb1, sv, &ai->volumes, rb)
                ubi_rb_for_each_entry(rb2, aeb, &sv->root, u.rb)
                        buf[aeb->pnum] = 1;
 
-       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &si->free, u.list)
+       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &ai->free, u.list)
                buf[aeb->pnum] = 1;
 
-       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &si->corr, u.list)
+       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &ai->corr, u.list)
                buf[aeb->pnum] = 1;
 
-       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &si->erase, u.list)
+       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &ai->erase, u.list)
                buf[aeb->pnum] = 1;
 
-       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &si->alien, u.list)
+       list_for_each_entry(aeb, &ai->alien, u.list)
                buf[aeb->pnum] = 1;
 
        err = 0;
        return 0;
 
 bad_aeb:
-       ubi_err("bad scanning information about LEB %d", aeb->lnum);
+       ubi_err("bad attaching information about LEB %d", aeb->lnum);
        ubi_dump_aeb(aeb, 0);
        ubi_dump_sv(sv);
        goto out;
 
 bad_sv:
-       ubi_err("bad scanning information about volume %d", sv->vol_id);
+       ubi_err("bad attaching information about volume %d", sv->vol_id);
        ubi_dump_sv(sv);
        goto out;
 
 bad_vid_hdr:
-       ubi_err("bad scanning information about volume %d", sv->vol_id);
+       ubi_err("bad attaching information about volume %d", sv->vol_id);
        ubi_dump_sv(sv);
        ubi_dump_vid_hdr(vidh);
 
 
 /**
  * create_vtbl - create a copy of volume table.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  * @copy: number of the volume table copy
  * @vtbl: contents of the volume table
  *
  * This function returns zero in case of success and a negative error code in
  * case of failure.
  */
-static int create_vtbl(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *si,
+static int create_vtbl(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
                       int copy, void *vtbl)
 {
        int err, tries = 0;
                return -ENOMEM;
 
 retry:
-       new_aeb = ubi_scan_get_free_peb(ubi, si);
+       new_aeb = ubi_scan_get_free_peb(ubi, ai);
        if (IS_ERR(new_aeb)) {
                err = PTR_ERR(new_aeb);
                goto out_free;
        vid_hdr->data_size = vid_hdr->used_ebs =
                             vid_hdr->data_pad = cpu_to_be32(0);
        vid_hdr->lnum = cpu_to_be32(copy);
-       vid_hdr->sqnum = cpu_to_be64(++si->max_sqnum);
+       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);
                goto write_error;
 
        /*
-        * And add it to the scanning information. Don't delete the old version
+        * And add it to the attaching information. Don't delete the old version
         * of this LEB as it will be deleted and freed in 'ubi_scan_add_used()'.
         */
-       err = ubi_scan_add_used(ubi, si, new_aeb->pnum, new_aeb->ec,
+       err = ubi_scan_add_used(ubi, ai, new_aeb->pnum, new_aeb->ec,
                                vid_hdr, 0);
        kfree(new_aeb);
        ubi_free_vid_hdr(ubi, vid_hdr);
                 * Probably this physical eraseblock went bad, try to pick
                 * another one.
                 */
-               list_add(&new_aeb->u.list, &si->erase);
+               list_add(&new_aeb->u.list, &ai->erase);
                goto retry;
        }
        kfree(new_aeb);
 /**
  * process_lvol - process the layout volume.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
- * @sv: layout volume scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
+ * @sv: layout volume attaching information
  *
  * This function is responsible for reading the layout volume, ensuring it is
  * not corrupted, and recovering from corruptions if needed. Returns volume
  * table in case of success and a negative error code in case of failure.
  */
 static struct ubi_vtbl_record *process_lvol(struct ubi_device *ubi,
-                                           struct ubi_attach_info *si,
+                                           struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
                                            struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv)
 {
        int err;
                                                  ubi->vtbl_size);
                if (leb_corrupted[1]) {
                        ubi_warn("volume table copy #2 is corrupted");
-                       err = create_vtbl(ubi, si, 1, leb[0]);
+                       err = create_vtbl(ubi, ai, 1, leb[0]);
                        if (err)
                                goto out_free;
                        ubi_msg("volume table was restored");
                }
 
                ubi_warn("volume table copy #1 is corrupted");
-               err = create_vtbl(ubi, si, 0, leb[1]);
+               err = create_vtbl(ubi, ai, 0, leb[1]);
                if (err)
                        goto out_free;
                ubi_msg("volume table was restored");
 /**
  * create_empty_lvol - create empty layout volume.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  *
  * This function returns volume table contents in case of success and a
  * negative error code in case of failure.
  */
 static struct ubi_vtbl_record *create_empty_lvol(struct ubi_device *ubi,
-                                                struct ubi_attach_info *si)
+                                                struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 {
        int i;
        struct ubi_vtbl_record *vtbl;
        for (i = 0; i < UBI_LAYOUT_VOLUME_EBS; i++) {
                int err;
 
-               err = create_vtbl(ubi, si, i, vtbl);
+               err = create_vtbl(ubi, ai, i, vtbl);
                if (err) {
                        vfree(vtbl);
                        return ERR_PTR(err);
 /**
  * init_volumes - initialize volume information for existing volumes.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: scanning information
  * @vtbl: volume table
  *
  * This function allocates volume description objects for existing volumes.
  * failure.
  */
 static int init_volumes(struct ubi_device *ubi,
-                       const struct ubi_attach_info *si,
+                       const struct ubi_attach_info *ai,
                        const struct ubi_vtbl_record *vtbl)
 {
        int i, reserved_pebs = 0;
                }
 
                /* Static volumes only */
-               sv = ubi_scan_find_sv(si, i);
+               sv = ubi_scan_find_sv(ai, i);
                if (!sv) {
                        /*
                         * No eraseblocks belonging to this volume found. We
 }
 
 /**
- * check_sv - check volume scanning information.
+ * check_sv - check volume attaching information.
  * @vol: UBI volume description object
- * @sv: volume scanning information
+ * @sv: volume attaching information
  *
- * This function returns zero if the volume scanning information is consistent
+ * This function returns zero if the volume attaching information is consistent
  * to the data read from the volume tabla, and %-EINVAL if not.
  */
 static int check_sv(const struct ubi_volume *vol,
        return 0;
 
 bad:
-       ubi_err("bad scanning information, error %d", err);
+       ubi_err("bad attaching information, error %d", err);
        ubi_dump_sv(sv);
        ubi_dump_vol_info(vol);
        return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 /**
- * check_scanning_info - check that scanning information.
+ * check_scanning_info - check that attaching information.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  *
  * Even though we protect on-flash data by CRC checksums, we still don't trust
- * the media. This function ensures that scanning information is consistent to
+ * the media. This function ensures that attaching information is consistent to
  * the information read from the volume table. Returns zero if the scanning
  * information is OK and %-EINVAL if it is not.
  */
 static int check_scanning_info(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
-                              struct ubi_attach_info *si)
+                              struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 {
        int err, i;
        struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv;
        struct ubi_volume *vol;
 
-       if (si->vols_found > UBI_INT_VOL_COUNT + ubi->vtbl_slots) {
+       if (ai->vols_found > UBI_INT_VOL_COUNT + ubi->vtbl_slots) {
                ubi_err("scanning found %d volumes, maximum is %d + %d",
-                       si->vols_found, UBI_INT_VOL_COUNT, ubi->vtbl_slots);
+                       ai->vols_found, UBI_INT_VOL_COUNT, ubi->vtbl_slots);
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       if (si->highest_vol_id >= ubi->vtbl_slots + UBI_INT_VOL_COUNT &&
-           si->highest_vol_id < UBI_INTERNAL_VOL_START) {
+       if (ai->highest_vol_id >= ubi->vtbl_slots + UBI_INT_VOL_COUNT &&
+           ai->highest_vol_id < UBI_INTERNAL_VOL_START) {
                ubi_err("too large volume ID %d found by scanning",
-                       si->highest_vol_id);
+                       ai->highest_vol_id);
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
        for (i = 0; i < ubi->vtbl_slots + UBI_INT_VOL_COUNT; i++) {
                cond_resched();
 
-               sv = ubi_scan_find_sv(si, i);
+               sv = ubi_scan_find_sv(ai, i);
                vol = ubi->volumes[i];
                if (!vol) {
                        if (sv)
-                               ubi_scan_rm_volume(si, sv);
+                               ubi_scan_rm_volume(ai, sv);
                        continue;
                }
 
                         * these eraseblocks.
                         */
                        ubi_msg("finish volume %d removal", sv->vol_id);
-                       ubi_scan_rm_volume(si, sv);
+                       ubi_scan_rm_volume(ai, sv);
                } else if (sv) {
                        err = check_sv(vol, sv);
                        if (err)
 /**
  * ubi_read_volume_table - read the volume table.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
- * @si: scanning information
+ * @ai: attaching information
  *
  * This function reads volume table, checks it, recover from errors if needed,
  * or creates it if needed. Returns zero in case of success and a negative
  * error code in case of failure.
  */
-int ubi_read_volume_table(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *si)
+int ubi_read_volume_table(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_attach_info *ai)
 {
        int i, err;
        struct ubi_ainf_volume *sv;
        ubi->vtbl_size = ubi->vtbl_slots * UBI_VTBL_RECORD_SIZE;
        ubi->vtbl_size = ALIGN(ubi->vtbl_size, ubi->min_io_size);
 
-       sv = ubi_scan_find_sv(si, UBI_LAYOUT_VOLUME_ID);
+       sv = ubi_scan_find_sv(ai, UBI_LAYOUT_VOLUME_ID);
        if (!sv) {
                /*
                 * No logical eraseblocks belonging to the layout volume were
                 * But if flash is not empty this must be a corruption or the
                 * MTD device just contains garbage.
                 */
-               if (si->is_empty) {
-                       ubi->vtbl = create_empty_lvol(ubi, si);
+               if (ai->is_empty) {
+                       ubi->vtbl = create_empty_lvol(ubi, ai);
                        if (IS_ERR(ubi->vtbl))
                                return PTR_ERR(ubi->vtbl);
                } else {
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
 
-               ubi->vtbl = process_lvol(ubi, si, sv);
+               ubi->vtbl = process_lvol(ubi, ai, sv);
                if (IS_ERR(ubi->vtbl))
                        return PTR_ERR(ubi->vtbl);
        }
         * The layout volume is OK, initialize the corresponding in-RAM data
         * structures.
         */
-       err = init_volumes(ubi, si, ubi->vtbl);
+       err = init_volumes(ubi, ai, ubi->vtbl);
        if (err)
                goto out_free;
 
        /*
-        * Make sure that the scanning information is consistent to the
+        * Make sure that the attaching information is consistent to the
         * information stored in the volume table.
         */
-       err = check_scanning_info(ubi, si);
+       err = check_scanning_info(ubi, ai);
        if (err)
                goto out_free;