diff --git a/fs/partitions/sun.c b/fs/partitions/sun.c
index 123f8b4..794118d 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/sun.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/sun.c
@@ -19,34 +19,47 @@
 	Sector sect;
 	struct sun_disklabel {
 		unsigned char info[128];   /* Informative text string */
-		unsigned char spare0[14];
-		struct sun_info {
-			unsigned char spare1;
-			unsigned char id;
-			unsigned char spare2;
-			unsigned char flags;
-		} infos[8];
-		unsigned char spare[246];  /* Boot information etc. */
+		struct sun_vtoc {
+		    __be32 version;     /* Layout version */
+		    char   volume[8];   /* Volume name */
+		    __be16 nparts;      /* Number of partitions */
+		    struct sun_info {           /* Partition hdrs, sec 2 */
+			__be16 id;
+			__be16 flags;
+		    } infos[8];
+		    __be16 padding;     /* Alignment padding */
+		    __be32 bootinfo[3];  /* Info needed by mboot */
+		    __be32 sanity;       /* To verify vtoc sanity */
+		    __be32 reserved[10]; /* Free space */
+		    __be32 timestamp[8]; /* Partition timestamp */
+		} vtoc;
+		__be32 write_reinstruct; /* sectors to skip, writes */
+		__be32 read_reinstruct;  /* sectors to skip, reads */
+		unsigned char spare[148]; /* Padding */
 		__be16 rspeed;     /* Disk rotational speed */
 		__be16 pcylcount;  /* Physical cylinder count */
 		__be16 sparecyl;   /* extra sects per cylinder */
-		unsigned char spare2[4];   /* More magic... */
+		__be16 obs1;       /* gap1 */
+		__be16 obs2;       /* gap2 */
 		__be16 ilfact;     /* Interleave factor */
 		__be16 ncyl;       /* Data cylinder count */
 		__be16 nacyl;      /* Alt. cylinder count */
 		__be16 ntrks;      /* Tracks per cylinder */
 		__be16 nsect;      /* Sectors per track */
-		unsigned char spare3[4];   /* Even more magic... */
+		__be16 obs3;       /* bhead - Label head offset */
+		__be16 obs4;       /* ppart - Physical Partition */
 		struct sun_partition {
 			__be32 start_cylinder;
 			__be32 num_sectors;
 		} partitions[8];
 		__be16 magic;      /* Magic number */
 		__be16 csum;       /* Label xor'd checksum */
-	} * label;		
+	} * label;
 	struct sun_partition *p;
 	unsigned long spc;
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
+	int use_vtoc;
+	int nparts;
 
 	label = (struct sun_disklabel *)read_dev_sector(bdev, 0, &sect);
 	if (!label)
@@ -70,9 +83,22 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* All Sun disks have 8 partition entries */
+	/* Check to see if we can use the VTOC table */
+	use_vtoc = ((be32_to_cpu(label->vtoc.sanity) == SUN_VTOC_SANITY) &&
+		    (be32_to_cpu(label->vtoc.version) == 1) &&
+		    (be16_to_cpu(label->vtoc.nparts) <= 8));
+
+	/* Use 8 partition entries if not specified in validated VTOC */
+	nparts = (use_vtoc) ? be16_to_cpu(label->vtoc.nparts) : 8;
+
+	/*
+	 * So that old Linux-Sun partitions continue to work,
+	 * alow the VTOC to be used under the additional condition ...
+	 */
+	use_vtoc = use_vtoc || !(label->vtoc.sanity |
+				 label->vtoc.version | label->vtoc.nparts);
 	spc = be16_to_cpu(label->ntrks) * be16_to_cpu(label->nsect);
-	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++, p++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nparts; i++, p++) {
 		unsigned long st_sector;
 		unsigned int num_sectors;
 
@@ -81,10 +107,12 @@
 		if (num_sectors) {
 			put_partition(state, slot, st_sector, num_sectors);
 			state->parts[slot].flags = 0;
-			if (label->infos[i].id == LINUX_RAID_PARTITION)
-				state->parts[slot].flags |= ADDPART_FLAG_RAID;
-			if (label->infos[i].id == SUN_WHOLE_DISK)
-				state->parts[slot].flags |= ADDPART_FLAG_WHOLEDISK;
+			if (use_vtoc) {
+				if (be16_to_cpu(label->vtoc.infos[i].id) == LINUX_RAID_PARTITION)
+					state->parts[slot].flags |= ADDPART_FLAG_RAID;
+				else if (be16_to_cpu(label->vtoc.infos[i].id) == SUN_WHOLE_DISK)
+					state->parts[slot].flags |= ADDPART_FLAG_WHOLEDISK;
+			}
 		}
 		slot++;
 	}