static int cfi_intelext_erase_varsize(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 {
-       unsigned long ofs, len;
-       int ret;
-
-       ofs = instr->addr;
-       len = instr->len;
-
-       ret = cfi_varsize_frob(mtd, do_erase_oneblock, ofs, len, NULL);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
-       return 0;
+       return cfi_varsize_frob(mtd, do_erase_oneblock, instr->addr,
+                               instr->len, NULL);
 }
 
 static void cfi_intelext_sync (struct mtd_info *mtd)
 
 
 static int cfi_amdstd_erase_varsize(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 {
-       unsigned long ofs, len;
-       int ret;
-
-       ofs = instr->addr;
-       len = instr->len;
-
-       ret = cfi_varsize_frob(mtd, do_erase_oneblock, ofs, len, NULL);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
-       return 0;
+       return cfi_varsize_frob(mtd, do_erase_oneblock, instr->addr,
+                               instr->len, NULL);
 }
 
 
 {
        struct map_info *map = mtd->priv;
        struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
-       int ret = 0;
 
        if (instr->addr != 0)
                return -EINVAL;
        if (instr->len != mtd->size)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       ret = do_erase_chip(map, &cfi->chips[0]);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
-       return 0;
+       return do_erase_chip(map, &cfi->chips[0]);
 }
 
 static int do_atmel_lock(struct map_info *map, struct flchip *chip,
 
                }
        }
 
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        allff = map_word_ff(map);
        for (i=0; i<instr->len; i += map_bankwidth(map))
                map_write(map, allff, instr->addr + i);
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 static int bcm47xxsflash_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *erase)
 {
        struct bcm47xxsflash *b47s = mtd->priv;
-       int err;
 
        switch (b47s->type) {
        case BCM47XXSFLASH_TYPE_ST:
                break;
        }
 
-       err = bcm47xxsflash_poll(b47s, HZ);
-       if (err)
-               erase->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
-       else
-               erase->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-
-       return err;
+       return bcm47xxsflash_poll(b47s, HZ);
 }
 
 static int bcm47xxsflash_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len,
 
        size_t len = instr->len;
        int err;
 
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASING;
        mutex_lock(&dev->write_mutex);
        err = _block2mtd_erase(dev, from, len);
        mutex_unlock(&dev->write_mutex);
-       if (err) {
+       if (err)
                pr_err("erase failed err = %d\n", err);
-               instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
-       } else
-               instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
 
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
        return err;
 }
 
 
 {
        struct docg3 *docg3 = mtd->priv;
        uint64_t len;
-       int block0, block1, page, ret, ofs = 0;
+       int block0, block1, page, ret = 0, ofs = 0;
 
        doc_dbg("doc_erase(from=%lld, len=%lld\n", info->addr, info->len);
 
-       info->state = MTD_ERASE_PENDING;
        calc_block_sector(info->addr + info->len, &block0, &block1, &page,
                          &ofs, docg3->reliable);
-       ret = -EINVAL;
        if (info->addr + info->len > mtd->size || page || ofs)
-               goto reset_err;
+               return -EINVAL;
 
-       ret = 0;
        calc_block_sector(info->addr, &block0, &block1, &page, &ofs,
                          docg3->reliable);
        mutex_lock(&docg3->cascade->lock);
        doc_set_device_id(docg3, docg3->device_id);
        doc_set_reliable_mode(docg3);
        for (len = info->len; !ret && len > 0; len -= mtd->erasesize) {
-               info->state = MTD_ERASING;
                ret = doc_erase_block(docg3, block0, block1);
                block0 += 2;
                block1 += 2;
        }
        mutex_unlock(&docg3->cascade->lock);
 
-       if (ret)
-               goto reset_err;
-
-       info->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       return 0;
-
-reset_err:
-       info->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
        return ret;
 }
 
 
    while (len)
         {
                if (!erase_block (addr))
-                 {
-                        instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
                         return (-EIO);
-                 }
 
                addr += mtd->eraseregions[i].erasesize;
                len -= mtd->eraseregions[i].erasesize;
                if (addr == mtd->eraseregions[i].offset + (mtd->eraseregions[i].erasesize * mtd->eraseregions[i].numblocks)) i++;
         }
 
-   instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-   mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
    return (0);
 }
 
 
        }
        mutex_unlock(&priv->lock);
 
-       /* Inform MTD subsystem that erase is complete */
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        if (check_offs_len(mtd, instr->addr, instr->len))
                return -EINVAL;
        memset((char *)mtd->priv + instr->addr, 0xff, instr->len);
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 
        memset(start + instr->addr, 0xff, instr->len);
 
-       /*
-        * This'll catch a few races. Free the thing before returning :)
-        * I don't feel at all ashamed. This kind of thing is possible anyway
-        * with flash, but unlikely.
-        */
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
        }
 
       out:
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PMC551_DEBUG
        printk(KERN_DEBUG "pmc551_erase() done\n");
 #endif
 
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 {
        int rc;
 
-       erase->state = MTD_ERASING;
-
-       /* todo: register our own notifier to do a true async implementation */
        rc =  powernv_flash_async_op(mtd, FLASH_OP_ERASE, erase->addr,
                        erase->len, NULL, NULL);
-
-       if (rc) {
+       if (rc)
                erase->fail_addr = erase->addr;
-               erase->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
-       } else {
-               erase->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       }
-       mtd_erase_callback(erase);
+
        return rc;
 }
 
 
        slram_priv_t *priv = mtd->priv;
 
        memset(priv->start + instr->addr, 0xff, instr->len);
-       /* This'll catch a few races. Free the thing before returning :)
-        * I don't feel at all ashamed. This kind of thing is possible anyway
-        * with flash, but unlikely.
-        */
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
+
        return(0);
 }
 
 
                /* preparing the command for flash */
                ret = spear_smi_erase_sector(dev, bank, command, 4);
                if (ret) {
-                       e_info->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
                        mutex_unlock(&flash->lock);
                        return ret;
                }
        }
 
        mutex_unlock(&flash->lock);
-       e_info->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(e_info);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
                err = sst25l_erase_sector(flash, addr);
                if (err) {
                        mutex_unlock(&flash->lock);
-                       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
                        dev_err(&flash->spi->dev, "Erase failed\n");
                        return err;
                }
 
        mutex_unlock(&flash->lock);
 
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 
        mutex_unlock(&fsm->lock);
 
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
        return 0;
 
 out1:
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
        mutex_unlock(&fsm->lock);
 
        return ret;
 
  */
 static int lpddr2_nvm_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 {
-       int ret = lpddr2_nvm_do_block_op(mtd, instr->addr, instr->len,
-               LPDDR2_NVM_ERASE);
-       if (!ret) {
-               instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-               mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-       }
-
-       return ret;
+       return lpddr2_nvm_do_block_op(mtd, instr->addr, instr->len,
+                                     LPDDR2_NVM_ERASE);
 }
 
 /*
 
                ofs += size;
                len -= size;
        }
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
                erase->addr = 0;
                offset += subdev->size;
        }
-       instr->state = erase->state;
        kfree(erase);
 
        return err;
 
        if (!(mtd->flags & MTD_WRITEABLE))
                return -EROFS;
 
-       if (!instr->len) {
-               instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-               mtd_erase_callback(instr);
+       if (!instr->len)
                return 0;
-       }
+
        ledtrig_mtd_activity();
        return mtd->_erase(mtd, instr);
 }
 
        return ret;
 }
 
-void mtd_erase_callback(struct erase_info *instr)
-{
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_erase_callback);
-
 static int part_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 {
        struct mtd_part *part = mtd_to_part(mtd);
 
        if (nand_check_wp(mtd)) {
                pr_debug("%s: device is write protected!\n",
                                __func__);
-               instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
+               ret = -EIO;
                goto erase_exit;
        }
 
        /* Loop through the pages */
        len = instr->len;
 
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASING;
-
        while (len) {
                /* Check if we have a bad block, we do not erase bad blocks! */
                if (nand_block_checkbad(mtd, ((loff_t) page) <<
                                        chip->page_shift, allowbbt)) {
                        pr_warn("%s: attempt to erase a bad block at page 0x%08x\n",
                                    __func__, page);
-                       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
+                       ret = -EIO;
                        goto erase_exit;
                }
 
                if (status) {
                        pr_debug("%s: failed erase, page 0x%08x\n",
                                        __func__, page);
-                       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
+                       ret = -EIO;
                        instr->fail_addr =
                                ((loff_t)page << chip->page_shift);
                        goto erase_exit;
                        chip->select_chip(mtd, chipnr);
                }
        }
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
 
+       ret = 0;
 erase_exit:
 
-       ret = instr->state == MTD_ERASE_DONE ? 0 : -EIO;
-
        /* Deselect and wake up anyone waiting on the device */
        chip->select_chip(mtd, -1);
        nand_release_device(mtd);
 
-       /* Do call back function */
-       if (!ret)
-               mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
        /* Return more or less happy */
        return ret;
 }
 
                if (ret) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed verify, block %d\n",
                               __func__, onenand_block(this, addr));
-                       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
                        instr->fail_addr = addr;
                        return -1;
                }
        int ret = 0;
        int bdry_block = 0;
 
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASING;
-
        if (ONENAND_IS_DDP(this)) {
                loff_t bdry_addr = this->chipsize >> 1;
                if (addr < bdry_addr && (addr + len) > bdry_addr)
                        printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: attempt to erase a bad block "
                               "at addr 0x%012llx\n",
                               __func__, (unsigned long long) addr);
-                       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
                        return -EIO;
                }
                len -= block_size;
                                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed multiblock erase, "
                                       "block %d\n", __func__,
                                       onenand_block(this, addr));
-                               instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
                                instr->fail_addr = MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN;
                                return -EIO;
                        }
                if (ret) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed erase, block %d\n",
                               __func__, onenand_block(this, addr));
-                       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
                        instr->fail_addr = MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN;
                        return -EIO;
                }
                /* verify */
                verify_instr.len = eb_count * block_size;
                if (onenand_multiblock_erase_verify(mtd, &verify_instr)) {
-                       instr->state = verify_instr.state;
                        instr->fail_addr = verify_instr.fail_addr;
                        return -EIO;
                }
                region_end = region->offset + region->erasesize * region->numblocks;
        }
 
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASING;
-
        /* Loop through the blocks */
        while (len) {
                cond_resched();
                        printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: attempt to erase a bad block "
                                        "at addr 0x%012llx\n",
                                        __func__, (unsigned long long) addr);
-                       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
                        return -EIO;
                }
 
                if (ret) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Failed erase, block %d\n",
                                __func__, onenand_block(this, addr));
-                       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
                        instr->fail_addr = addr;
                        return -EIO;
                }
        /* Deselect and wake up anyone waiting on the device */
        onenand_release_device(mtd);
 
-       /* Do call back function */
-       if (!ret) {
-               instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-               mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-       }
-
        return ret;
 }
 
 
 erase_err:
        spi_nor_unlock_and_unprep(nor, SPI_NOR_OPS_ERASE);
 
-       instr->state = ret ? MTD_ERASE_FAILED : MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
        return ret;
 }
 
 
        if (err)
                goto out_err;
 
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
        return 0;
 
 out_err:
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
        instr->fail_addr = (long long)lnum * mtd->erasesize;
        return err;
 }
 
 static int ef4_mtd_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *erase)
 {
        struct ef4_nic *efx = mtd->priv;
-       int rc;
 
-       rc = efx->type->mtd_erase(mtd, erase->addr, erase->len);
-       if (rc == 0) {
-               erase->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       } else {
-               erase->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
-               erase->fail_addr = MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN;
-       }
-       mtd_erase_callback(erase);
-       return rc;
+       return efx->type->mtd_erase(mtd, erase->addr, erase->len);
 }
 
 static void ef4_mtd_sync(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 
 static int efx_mtd_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *erase)
 {
        struct efx_nic *efx = mtd->priv;
-       int rc;
 
-       rc = efx->type->mtd_erase(mtd, erase->addr, erase->len);
-       if (rc == 0) {
-               erase->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       } else {
-               erase->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
-               erase->fail_addr = MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN;
-       }
-       mtd_erase_callback(erase);
-       return rc;
+       return efx->type->mtd_erase(mtd, erase->addr, erase->len);
 }
 
 static void efx_mtd_sync(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 
                return -EIO;
        }
 
-       instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-       mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
        return 0;
 
 invalid_arg:
 
 
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 
-#define MTD_ERASE_PENDING      0x01
-#define MTD_ERASING            0x02
-#define MTD_ERASE_SUSPEND      0x04
-#define MTD_ERASE_DONE         0x08
-#define MTD_ERASE_FAILED       0x10
-
 #define MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN -1LL
 
 struct mtd_info;
        uint64_t addr;
        uint64_t len;
        uint64_t fail_addr;
-       u_char state;
 };
 
 struct mtd_erase_region_info {
 extern int unregister_mtd_user (struct mtd_notifier *old);
 void *mtd_kmalloc_up_to(const struct mtd_info *mtd, size_t *size);
 
-void mtd_erase_callback(struct erase_info *instr);
-
 static inline int mtd_is_bitflip(int err) {
        return err == -EUCLEAN;
 }