--- /dev/null
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+
+--- /tmp/mkfs.jffs2.c 2009-01-11 15:28:41.000000000 +0100
++++ git/mkfs.jffs2.c 2009-01-11 15:59:29.000000000 +0100
+@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@
+ struct rb_node hardlink_rb;
+ };
+
++struct ignorepath_entry {
++ struct ignorepath_entry* next; /* Points to the next ignorepath element */
++ char name[PATH_MAX]; /* Name of the entry */
++};
++static struct ignorepath_entry* ignorepath = 0;
+ struct rb_root hardlinks;
+ static int out_fd = -1;
+ static int in_fd = -1;
+@@ -408,7 +413,7 @@
+ char *hpath, *tpath;
+ struct dirent *dp, **namelist;
+ struct filesystem_entry *entry;
+-
++ struct ignorepath_entry* element = ignorepath;
+
+ if (lstat(hostpath, &sb)) {
+ perror_msg_and_die("%s", hostpath);
+@@ -417,6 +422,15 @@
+ entry = add_host_filesystem_entry(targetpath, hostpath,
+ sb.st_uid, sb.st_gid, sb.st_mode, 0, parent);
+
++ while ( element ) {
++ if ( strcmp( element->name, targetpath ) == 0 ) {
++ printf( "Note: ignoring directories below '%s'\n", targetpath );
++ return entry;
++ break;
++ }
++ element = element->next;
++ }
++
+ n = scandir(hostpath, &namelist, 0, alphasort);
+ if (n < 0) {
+ perror_msg_and_die("opening directory %s", hostpath);
+@@ -1453,6 +1467,7 @@
+ {"root", 1, NULL, 'r'},
+ {"pagesize", 1, NULL, 's'},
+ {"eraseblock", 1, NULL, 'e'},
++ {"ignore", 1, NULL, 'I'},
+ {"output", 1, NULL, 'o'},
+ {"help", 0, NULL, 'h'},
+ {"verbose", 0, NULL, 'v'},
+@@ -1500,6 +1515,7 @@
+ " -L, --list-compressors Show the list of the avaiable compressors\n"
+ " -t, --test-compression Call decompress and compare with the original (for test)\n"
+ " -n, --no-cleanmarkers Don't add a cleanmarker to every eraseblock\n"
++" -I, --ignore=PATH Ignore sub directory and file tree below PATH when recursing over the file system\n"
+ " -o, --output=FILE Output to FILE (default: stdout)\n"
+ " -l, --little-endian Create a little-endian filesystem\n"
+ " -b, --big-endian Create a big-endian filesystem\n"
+@@ -1666,6 +1682,7 @@
+ char *compr_name = NULL;
+ int compr_prior = -1;
+ int warn_page_size = 0;
++ struct ignorepath_entry* element = ignorepath;
+
+ page_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+ if (page_size < 0) /* System doesn't know so ... */
+@@ -1676,7 +1693,7 @@
+ jffs2_compressors_init();
+
+ while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv,
+- "D:d:r:s:o:qUPfh?vVe:lbp::nc:m:x:X:Lty:i:", long_options, &c)) >= 0)
++ "D:d:r:s:I:o:qUPfh?vVe:lbp::nc:m:x:X:Lty:i:", long_options, &c)) >= 0)
+ {
+ switch (opt) {
+ case 'D':
+@@ -1700,6 +1717,28 @@
+ warn_page_size = 0; /* set by user, so don't need to warn */
+ break;
+
++ case 'I':
++ printf( "Note: Adding '%s' to ignore Path\n", optarg );
++ element = ignorepath;
++ if ( !ignorepath ) {
++ ignorepath = xmalloc( sizeof( struct ignorepath_entry ) );
++ ignorepath->next = 0;
++ strcpy( &ignorepath->name[0], optarg );
++ } else {
++ while ( element->next ) element = element->next;
++ element->next = xmalloc( sizeof( struct ignorepath_entry ) );
++ element->next->next = 0;
++ strcpy( &element->next->name[0], optarg );
++ }
++ printf( "--------- Dumping ignore path list ----------------\n" );
++ element = ignorepath;
++ while ( element ) {
++ printf( " * '%s'\n", &element->name[0] );
++ element = element->next;
++ }
++ printf( "---------------------------------------------------\n" );
++ break;
++
+ case 'o':
+ if (out_fd != -1) {
+ error_msg_and_die("output filename specified more than once");
