diff --git a/ff_stdio.c b/ff_stdio.c
index 97c806a..b6881a4 100644
--- a/ff_stdio.c
+++ b/ff_stdio.c
@@ -1137,9 +1137,9 @@ int ff_stat( const char * pcName,
 
         #if ( ffconfigTIME_SUPPORT == 1 )
             {
-                pxStatBuffer->st_atime = prvFileTime( &( xDirEntry.xAccessedTime ) );
-                pxStatBuffer->st_mtime = prvFileTime( &( xDirEntry.xModifiedTime ) );
-                pxStatBuffer->st_ctime = prvFileTime( &( xDirEntry.xCreateTime ) );
+                pxStatBuffer->ff_atime = prvFileTime( &( xDirEntry.xAccessedTime ) );
+                pxStatBuffer->ff_mtime = prvFileTime( &( xDirEntry.xModifiedTime ) );
+                pxStatBuffer->ff_ctime = prvFileTime( &( xDirEntry.xCreateTime ) );
             }
         #endif
     }
diff --git a/include/ff_stdio.h b/include/ff_stdio.h
index 48bd9f9..dda075b 100755
--- a/include/ff_stdio.h
+++ b/include/ff_stdio.h
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@
 
         /* Note time_t must be used here otherwise will have bugs when 2032 (uint32_t second clock rolls over) */
         #if ( ffconfigTIME_SUPPORT == 1 )
-            time_t st_atime;
-            time_t st_mtime;
-            time_t st_ctime;
+            time_t ff_atime;
+            time_t ff_mtime;
+            time_t ff_ctime;
         #endif /* ffconfigTIME_SUPPORT */
     } FF_Stat_t;
 
diff --git a/portable/ATSAM4E/ff_sddisk.c b/portable/ATSAM4E/ff_sddisk.c
index 30fc276..d5b5cd8 100644
--- a/portable/ATSAM4E/ff_sddisk.c
+++ b/portable/ATSAM4E/ff_sddisk.c
@@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ void FF_SDDiskFlush( FF_Disk_t * pxDisk )
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInitWithSettings( const char * pcName,
+                                       const FFInitSettings_t * pxSettings )
+{
+    ( void ) pxSettings; /* Unused */
+
+    return FF_SDDiskInit( pcName );
+}
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 /* Initialise the SDIO driver and mount an SD card */
 FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
 {
diff --git a/portable/ATSAM4E/ff_sddisk_r.c b/portable/ATSAM4E/ff_sddisk_r.c
index 14531f3..f75367d 100644
--- a/portable/ATSAM4E/ff_sddisk_r.c
+++ b/portable/ATSAM4E/ff_sddisk_r.c
@@ -168,6 +168,15 @@ void FF_SDDiskFlush( FF_Disk_t * pxDisk )
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInitWithSettings( const char * pcName,
+                                       const FFInitSettings_t * pxSettings )
+{
+    ( void ) pxSettings; /* Unused */
+
+    return FF_SDDiskInit( pcName );
+}
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 /* Initialise the SDIO driver and mount an SD card */
 FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
 {
diff --git a/portable/STM32F4xx/ff_sddisk.c b/portable/STM32F4xx/ff_sddisk.c
index 7c7abe3..6b84ac3 100644
--- a/portable/STM32F4xx/ff_sddisk.c
+++ b/portable/STM32F4xx/ff_sddisk.c
@@ -423,6 +423,15 @@ static void vGPIO_SD_Init( SD_HandleTypeDef * xSDHandle )
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInitWithSettings( const char * pcName,
+                                       const FFInitSettings_t * pxSettings )
+{
+    ( void ) pxSettings; /* Unused */
+
+    return FF_SDDiskInit( pcName );
+}
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
 {
     FF_Error_t xFFError;
diff --git a/portable/STM32F7xx/ff_sddisk.c b/portable/STM32F7xx/ff_sddisk.c
index 485f865..71f47d8 100644
--- a/portable/STM32F7xx/ff_sddisk.c
+++ b/portable/STM32F7xx/ff_sddisk.c
@@ -539,6 +539,15 @@ static void vGPIO_SD_Init( SD_HandleTypeDef * xSDHandle )
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInitWithSettings( const char * pcName,
+                                       const FFInitSettings_t * pxSettings )
+{
+    ( void ) pxSettings; /* Unused */
+
+    return FF_SDDiskInit( pcName );
+}
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
 {
     FF_Error_t xFFError;
diff --git a/portable/Zynq.2019.3/ff_sddisk.c b/portable/Zynq.2019.3/ff_sddisk.c
index fc33b22..da96a95 100644
--- a/portable/Zynq.2019.3/ff_sddisk.c
+++ b/portable/Zynq.2019.3/ff_sddisk.c
@@ -432,20 +432,19 @@ static CacheMemoryInfo_t * pucGetSDIOCacheMemory( BaseType_t xPartition )
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/* Initialise the SDIO driver and mount an SD card */
-BaseType_t xMountFailIgnore = 0;
+FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
+{
+    const FFInitSettings_t defaultSettings = {};
 
-/* _HT_ : the function FF_SDDiskInit() used to mount partition-0.
- * It would be nice if it has a parameter indicating the partition
- * number.
- * As for now, the partion can be set with a global variable 'xDiskPartition'.
- */
-BaseType_t xDiskPartition = 0;
+    return FF_SDDiskInitWithSettings( pcName, &defaultSettings );
+}
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
+/* Initialise the SDIO driver and mount an SD card */
+FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInitWithSettings( const char * pcName,
+                                       const FFInitSettings_t * pxSettings )
 {
     FF_Error_t xFFError;
-    BaseType_t xPartitionNumber = xDiskPartition;
     FF_CreationParameters_t xParameters;
     FF_Disk_t * pxDisk = NULL;
     CacheMemoryInfo_t * pxCacheMem = NULL;
@@ -456,13 +455,13 @@ FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
 
     do
     {
-        if( pucGetSDIOCacheMemory( xPartitionNumber ) == NULL )
+        if( pucGetSDIOCacheMemory( pxSettings->xDiskPartition ) == NULL )
         {
             FF_PRINTF( "FF_SDDiskInit: Cached memory failed\n" );
             break;
         }
 
-        pxCacheMem = pxCacheMemories[ xPartitionNumber ];
+        pxCacheMem = pxCacheMemories[ pxSettings->xDiskPartition ];
 
         if( pxSDCardInstance == NULL )
         {
@@ -551,14 +550,14 @@ FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
         }
 
         pxDisk->xStatus.bIsInitialised = pdTRUE;
-        pxDisk->xStatus.bPartitionNumber = xPartitionNumber;
+        pxDisk->xStatus.bPartitionNumber = pxSettings->xDiskPartition;
 
         if( FF_SDDiskMount( pxDisk ) == 0 )
         {
             /* _HT_ Suppose that the partition is not yet
              * formatted, it might be desireable to have a valid
              * i/o manager. */
-            if( xMountFailIgnore == 0 )
+            if( pxSettings->xMountFailIgnore == 0 )
             {
                 FF_SDDiskDelete( pxDisk );
                 pxDisk = NULL;
diff --git a/portable/Zynq/ff_sddisk.c b/portable/Zynq/ff_sddisk.c
index 0160490..1f18016 100644
--- a/portable/Zynq/ff_sddisk.c
+++ b/portable/Zynq/ff_sddisk.c
@@ -371,6 +371,15 @@ static struct xCACHE_MEMORY_INFO * pucGetSDIOCacheMemory()
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInitWithSettings( const char * pcName,
+                                       const FFInitSettings_t * pxSettings )
+{
+    ( void ) pxSettings; /* Unused */
+
+    return FF_SDDiskInit( pcName );
+}
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 /* Initialise the SDIO driver and mount an SD card */
 FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
 {
diff --git a/portable/common/ff_sddisk.h b/portable/common/ff_sddisk.h
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index c82d9ff..b7eead0
--- a/portable/common/ff_sddisk.h
+++ b/portable/common/ff_sddisk.h
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@
 
     #define __SDDISK_H__
 
+    #include "ff_headers.h"
+
     #ifdef __cplusplus
         extern "C" {
     #endif
 
-    #include "ff_headers.h"
+/* @brief Initialization settings for more granular control on init. */
+    typedef struct FFInitSettings_s
+    {
+        BaseType_t xMountFailIgnore; /**< Ignore failure when mounting */
+        BaseType_t xDiskPartition;   /**< Default disk partition number */
+    } FFInitSettings_t;
 
 
 /* Return non-zero if the SD-card is present.
@@ -40,6 +47,9 @@
     BaseType_t FF_SDDiskDetect( FF_Disk_t * pxDisk );
 
 /* Create a RAM disk, supplying enough memory to hold N sectors of 512 bytes each */
+    FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInitWithSettings( const char * pcName,
+                                           const FFInitSettings_t * pxSettings );
+
     FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName );
 
     BaseType_t FF_SDDiskReinit( FF_Disk_t * pxDisk );
diff --git a/portable/linux/ff_sddisk.c b/portable/linux/ff_sddisk.c
index adb9331..28fe3e9 100644
--- a/portable/linux/ff_sddisk.c
+++ b/portable/linux/ff_sddisk.c
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ void FF_SDDiskFlush( FF_Disk_t * pxDisk )
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInitWithSettings( const char * pcName,
+                                       const FFInitSettings_t * pxSettings )
+{
+    ( void ) pxSettings; /* Unused */
+
+    return FF_SDDiskInit( pcName );
+}
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
 {
     FF_Disk_t * pxDisk = NULL;
diff --git a/portable/lpc18xx/ff_sddisk.c b/portable/lpc18xx/ff_sddisk.c
index 0730eef..e09dbad 100644
--- a/portable/lpc18xx/ff_sddisk.c
+++ b/portable/lpc18xx/ff_sddisk.c
@@ -188,7 +188,15 @@ void FF_SDDiskFlush( FF_Disk_t * pxDisk )
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/* Initialise the SDIO driver and mount an SD card */
+FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInitWithSettings( const char * pcName,
+                                       const FFInitSettings_t * pxSettings )
+{
+    ( void ) pxSettings; /* Unused */
+
+    return FF_SDDiskInit( pcName );
+}
+/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 FF_Disk_t * FF_SDDiskInit( const char * pcName )
 {
     FF_Error_t xFFError;