diff -uNr mtd/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c mtd-nandbase/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c
--- mtd/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c	2005-09-16 15:30:32.000000000 -0600
+++ mtd-nandbase/drivers/mtd/nand/nand_base.c	2005-09-23 17:21:38.032055488 -0600
@@ -1311,8 +1311,9 @@
 	readdata:
 		/* Partial page read, transfer data into fs buffer */
 		if (!aligned) { 
-			for (j = col; j < end && read < len; j++)
-				buf[read++] = data_poi[j];
+			int bytes_to_copy = min(end - col, (int)len - read);
+			memcpy(&buf[read], &data_poi[col], bytes_to_copy);
+			read += bytes_to_copy;
 			this->pagebuf = realpage;	
 		} else		
 			read += mtd->oobblock;