diff --git a/configs/sim/src/sim_bringup.c b/configs/sim/src/sim_bringup.c
index fa99cb3ef5a..ca64c51173f 100644
--- a/configs/sim/src/sim_bringup.c
+++ b/configs/sim/src/sim_bringup.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int sim_bringup(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_RAMMTD
   /* Create a RAM MTD device if configured */
 
-  ramstart = (FAR uint8_t *)kmm_malloc(32 * 1024);
+  ramstart = (FAR uint8_t *)kmm_malloc(128 * 1024);
   if (ramstart == NULL)
     {
       syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: Allocation for RAM MTD failed\n");
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ int sim_bringup(void)
     {
       /* Initialized the RAM MTD */
 
-      FAR struct mtd_dev_s *mtd = rammtd_initialize(ramstart, 32 * 1024);
+      FAR struct mtd_dev_s *mtd = rammtd_initialize(ramstart, 128 * 1024);
       if (mtd == NULL)
         {
           syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: rammtd_initialize failed\n");
diff --git a/fs/spiffs/src/spiffs_core.c b/fs/spiffs/src/spiffs_core.c
index 971c3a9d6b9..41e6bab6428 100644
--- a/fs/spiffs/src/spiffs_core.c
+++ b/fs/spiffs/src/spiffs_core.c
@@ -2556,7 +2556,7 @@ int spiffs_object_modify(FAR struct spiffs_s *fs,
       /* Delete original data page */
 
       ret = spiffs_page_delete(fs, orig_data_pgndx);
-      if (ret != OK)
+      if (ret < 0)
         {
           ferr("ERROR: spiffs_page_delete() failed: %d\n", ret);
           break;
@@ -2939,7 +2939,7 @@ int spiffs_object_truncate(FAR struct spiffs_s *fs,
           /* Delete full data page */
 
           ret = spiffs_page_data_check(fs, fobj, data_pgndx, data_spndx);
-          if (ret != SPIFFS_ERR_DELETED && ret != OK &&
+          if (ret != SPIFFS_ERR_DELETED && ret < 0 &&
               ret != SPIFFS_ERR_INDEX_REF_FREE)
             {
               ferr("ERROR: Failed to validate data pgndx=%d\n", ret);
diff --git a/fs/spiffs/src/spiffs_gc.c b/fs/spiffs/src/spiffs_gc.c
index bc66510f197..bbe99e5ccda 100644
--- a/fs/spiffs/src/spiffs_gc.c
+++ b/fs/spiffs/src/spiffs_gc.c
@@ -1114,9 +1114,14 @@ int spiffs_gc_check(FAR struct spiffs_s *fs, off_t len)
                 SPIFFS_OBJ_LOOKUP_PAGES(fs)) * (SPIFFS_GEO_BLOCK_COUNT(fs) - 2) -
                 fs->stats_p_allocated - fs->stats_p_deleted;
 
+  spiffs_gcinfo("len=%ld free_blocks=%lu\n free_pages=%ld",
+                (long)len, (unsigned long)fs->free_blocksm,
+                (long)free_pages);
+
   if (fs->free_blocks > 3 &&
       (int32_t)len < free_pages * (int32_t)SPIFFS_DATA_PAGE_SIZE(fs))
     {
+      spiffs_gcinfo("Sufficient free space is available  Do nothing.\n");
       return OK;
     }
 
@@ -1225,7 +1230,7 @@ int spiffs_gc_check(FAR struct spiffs_s *fs, off_t len)
                 SPIFFS_OBJ_LOOKUP_PAGES(fs)) * (SPIFFS_GEO_BLOCK_COUNT(fs) - 2) -
                 fs->stats_p_allocated - fs->stats_p_deleted;
 
-  if ((int32_t) len > free_pages * (int32_t) SPIFFS_DATA_PAGE_SIZE(fs))
+  if ((int32_t) len > free_pages * (int32_t)SPIFFS_DATA_PAGE_SIZE(fs))
     {
       ret = -ENOSPC;
     }