diff --git a/fs/cromfs/fs_cromfs.c b/fs/cromfs/fs_cromfs.c
index c3addaf98ac..3abdc006b62 100644
--- a/fs/cromfs/fs_cromfs.c
+++ b/fs/cromfs/fs_cromfs.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ static int cromfs_comparenode(FAR const struct cromfs_volume_s *fs,
                               FAR void *arg)
 {
   FAR struct cromfs_comparenode_s *cpnode;
+  FAR const struct cromfs_node_s *child;
   FAR char *name;
   int namlen;
 
@@ -324,6 +325,8 @@ static int cromfs_comparenode(FAR const struct cromfs_volume_s *fs,
   name   = (FAR char *)cromfs_offset2addr(fs, node->cn_name);
   namlen = strlen(name);
 
+  finfo("Compare %s to %s[0-%u]\n", name, cpnode->segment, cpnode->seglen);
+
   /* If the lengths of the name does not match the length of the next path
    * segment, then this is not the node we are looking for.
    */
@@ -350,8 +353,20 @@ static int cromfs_comparenode(FAR const struct cromfs_volume_s *fs,
            * and return 1 to stop the traversal.
            */
 
+#if 1 /* REVISIT:  This seems to work, but I don't fully follow the logic. */
+          if (S_ISDIR(node->cn_mode))
+            {
+              *cpnode->node = (FAR const struct cromfs_node_s *)
+                              cromfs_offset2addr(fs, node->u.cn_child);
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              *cpnode->node = node;
+            }
+#else
           *cpnode->node = (FAR const struct cromfs_node_s *)
                           cromfs_offset2addr(fs, node->u.cn_child);
+#endif
           return 1;
         }
 
@@ -380,6 +395,8 @@ static int cromfs_comparenode(FAR const struct cromfs_volume_s *fs,
        * this recurses and could potentially eat up a lot of stack.
        */
 
+      child   = (FAR const struct cromfs_node_s *)
+                 cromfs_offset2addr(fs, node->u.cn_child);
       segment = cpnode->segment + cpnode->seglen;
 
       /* Skip over any '/' delimiter */
@@ -395,7 +412,7 @@ static int cromfs_comparenode(FAR const struct cromfs_volume_s *fs,
 
       /* Then recurse */
 
-      return cromfs_foreach_node(fs, node, cromfs_comparenode, cpnode);
+      return cromfs_foreach_node(fs, child, cromfs_comparenode, cpnode);
     }
   else
     {
@@ -415,6 +432,8 @@ static int cromfs_findnode(FAR const struct cromfs_volume_s *fs,
   FAR const struct cromfs_node_s *root;
   int ret;
 
+  finfo("relpath: %s\n", relpath);
+
   /* Get the root node */
 
   root = (FAR const struct cromfs_node_s *)
@@ -470,7 +489,7 @@ static int cromfs_open(FAR struct file *filep, FAR const char *relpath,
   FAR struct cromfs_file_s *ff;
   int ret;
 
-  finfo("Open '%s'\n", relpath);
+  finfo("Open: %s\n", relpath);
 
   /* Sanity checks */
 
@@ -894,7 +913,7 @@ static int cromfs_opendir(FAR struct inode *mountpt, FAR const char *relpath,
   FAR const struct cromfs_node_s *node;
   int ret;
 
-  finfo("relpath: \"%s\"\n", relpath ? relpath : "NULL");
+  finfo("relpath: %s\n", relpath);
 
   /* Sanity checks */
 
@@ -977,7 +996,7 @@ static int cromfs_readdir(struct inode *mountpt, struct fs_dirent_s *dir)
   /* Save the filename and file type */
 
   name = (FAR char *)cromfs_offset2addr(fs, node->cn_name);
-  finfo("Entry %lu: \"%s\"\n", (unsigned long)offset, name);
+  finfo("Entry %lu: %s\n", (unsigned long)offset, name);
   strncpy(dir->fd_dir.d_name, name, NAME_MAX + 1);
 
   switch (node->cn_mode & s_IFTGT)
@@ -1020,7 +1039,7 @@ static int cromfs_readdir(struct inode *mountpt, struct fs_dirent_s *dir)
 
 static int cromfs_rewinddir(struct inode *mountpt, struct fs_dirent_s *dir)
 {
-  finfo("Entry\n");
+  finfo("mountpt: %p dir: %p\n", mountpt, dir);
 
   dir->u.cromfs.cr_curroffset  = dir->u.cromfs.cr_firstoffset;
   return OK;
@@ -1062,8 +1081,8 @@ static int cromfs_bind(FAR struct inode *blkdriver, const void *data,
 static int cromfs_unbind(FAR void *handle, FAR struct inode **blkdriver,
                         unsigned int flags)
 {
-   finfo("handle: %p blkdriver: %p flags: %02x\n",
-          handle, blkdriver, flags);
+  finfo("handle: %p blkdriver: %p flags: %02x\n",
+        handle, blkdriver, flags);
   return OK;
 }
 
@@ -1113,7 +1132,7 @@ static int cromfs_stat(FAR struct inode *mountpt, FAR const char *relpath,
   FAR const struct cromfs_node_s *node;
   int ret;
 
-  finfo("mountptr: %p relpath: %s buf: %p\n", mountpt, relpath, buf);
+  finfo("mountpt: %p relpath: %s buf: %p\n", mountpt, relpath, buf);
 
   /* Sanity checks */
 
diff --git a/tools/gencromfs.c b/tools/gencromfs.c
index 06c20b041e4..2ad303d1167 100644
--- a/tools/gencromfs.c
+++ b/tools/gencromfs.c
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ union lzf_result_u
 
 static uint8_t *g_lzf_hashtab[LZF_HSIZE];
 
+/* Type of the callback from traverse_directory() */
+
+typedef int (*traversal_callback_t)(const char *dirpath, const char *name,
+                                    void *arg, bool lastentry);
+
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Data
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -260,9 +265,10 @@ static void gen_directory(const char *path, const char *name, mode_t mode,
                           bool lastentry);
 static void gen_file(const char *path, const char *name, mode_t mode,
                           bool lastentry);
-static void process_direntry(const char *dirpath, const char *name,
-                             bool lastentry);
-static void traverse_directory(const char *dirpath);
+static int  process_direntry(const char *dirpath, const char *name,
+                             void *arg, bool lastentry);
+static int  traverse_directory(const char *dirpath,
+                               traversal_callback_t callback, void *arg);
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Functions
@@ -923,7 +929,7 @@ static void gen_directory(const char *path, const char *name, mode_t mode,
 
   /* Then recurse to generate all of the nodes for the subtree */
 
-  traverse_directory(path);
+  (void)traverse_directory(path, process_direntry, NULL);
 
   /* When traverse_directory() returns, all of the nodes in the sub-tree under
    * 'name' will have been written to the new tmpfile.  g_offset is correct,
@@ -1079,8 +1085,8 @@ static void gen_file(const char *path, const char *name, mode_t mode,
   append_tmpfile(g_tmpstream, outstream);
 }
 
-static void process_direntry(const char *dirpath,  const char *name,
-                             bool lastentry)
+static int process_direntry(const char *dirpath, const char *name,
+                            void *arg, bool lastentry)
 {
   struct stat buf;
   char *path;
@@ -1121,13 +1127,16 @@ static void process_direntry(const char *dirpath,  const char *name,
     }
 
   free(path);
+  return 0;
 }
 
-static void traverse_directory(const char *dirpath)
+static int traverse_directory(const char *dirpath,
+                              traversal_callback_t callback, void *arg)
 {
   DIR *dirp;
   struct dirent *direntry;
   char name[NAME_MAX + 1];
+  int ret = 0;
 
   /* Open the directory */
 
@@ -1163,9 +1172,16 @@ static void traverse_directory(const char *dirpath)
         {
           /* Process the directory entry */
 
-          process_direntry(dirpath, name, direntry == NULL);
+          ret = callback(dirpath, name, arg, direntry == NULL);
+          if (ret != 0)
+            {
+              break;
+            }
         }
     }
+
+  closedir(dirp);
+  return ret;
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -1221,7 +1237,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
    * directory entry encountered.
    */
 
-  traverse_directory(g_dirname);
+  (void)traverse_directory(g_dirname, process_direntry, NULL);
 
   /* Now append the volume header to output file */