diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
index a1125547e638..6fa51eb9d681 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static void pblk_end_io_erase(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 	struct pblk *pblk = rqd->private;
 
 	__pblk_end_io_erase(pblk, rqd);
-	mempool_free(rqd, pblk->r_rq_pool);
+	mempool_free(rqd, pblk->g_rq_pool);
 }
 
 static void __pblk_map_invalidate(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ struct nvm_rq *pblk_alloc_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, int rw)
 		pool = pblk->w_rq_pool;
 		rq_size = pblk_w_rq_size;
 	} else {
-		pool = pblk->r_rq_pool;
-		rq_size = pblk_r_rq_size;
+		pool = pblk->g_rq_pool;
+		rq_size = pblk_g_rq_size;
 	}
 
 	rqd = mempool_alloc(pool, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void pblk_free_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd, int rw)
 	if (rw == WRITE)
 		pool = pblk->w_rq_pool;
 	else
-		pool = pblk->r_rq_pool;
+		pool = pblk->g_rq_pool;
 
 	mempool_free(rqd, pool);
 }
@@ -1343,8 +1343,8 @@ int pblk_blk_erase_async(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr ppa)
 	struct nvm_rq *rqd;
 	int err;
 
-	rqd = mempool_alloc(pblk->r_rq_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
-	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_r_rq_size);
+	rqd = mempool_alloc(pblk->g_rq_pool, GFP_KERNEL);
+	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_g_rq_size);
 
 	pblk_setup_e_rq(pblk, rqd, ppa);
 
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
index 2bf59855f43f..60361b8e9aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "pblk.h"
 
-static struct kmem_cache *pblk_blk_ws_cache, *pblk_rec_cache, *pblk_r_rq_cache,
-					*pblk_w_rq_cache, *pblk_line_meta_cache;
+static struct kmem_cache *pblk_blk_ws_cache, *pblk_rec_cache, *pblk_g_rq_cache,
+				*pblk_w_rq_cache, *pblk_line_meta_cache;
 static DECLARE_RWSEM(pblk_lock);
 struct bio_set *pblk_bio_set;
 
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ static int pblk_init_global_caches(struct pblk *pblk)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	pblk_r_rq_cache = kmem_cache_create("pblk_r_rq", pblk_r_rq_size,
+	pblk_g_rq_cache = kmem_cache_create("pblk_g_rq", pblk_g_rq_size,
 				0, 0, NULL);
-	if (!pblk_r_rq_cache) {
+	if (!pblk_g_rq_cache) {
 		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_blk_ws_cache);
 		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_rec_cache);
 		up_write(&pblk_lock);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static int pblk_init_global_caches(struct pblk *pblk)
 	if (!pblk_w_rq_cache) {
 		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_blk_ws_cache);
 		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_rec_cache);
-		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_r_rq_cache);
+		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_g_rq_cache);
 		up_write(&pblk_lock);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static int pblk_init_global_caches(struct pblk *pblk)
 	if (!pblk_line_meta_cache) {
 		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_blk_ws_cache);
 		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_rec_cache);
-		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_r_rq_cache);
+		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_g_rq_cache);
 		kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_w_rq_cache);
 		up_write(&pblk_lock);
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -279,13 +279,13 @@ static int pblk_core_init(struct pblk *pblk)
 	if (!pblk->rec_pool)
 		goto free_blk_ws_pool;
 
-	pblk->r_rq_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(64, pblk_r_rq_cache);
-	if (!pblk->r_rq_pool)
+	pblk->g_rq_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(64, pblk_g_rq_cache);
+	if (!pblk->g_rq_pool)
 		goto free_rec_pool;
 
 	pblk->w_rq_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(64, pblk_w_rq_cache);
 	if (!pblk->w_rq_pool)
-		goto free_r_rq_pool;
+		goto free_g_rq_pool;
 
 	pblk->line_meta_pool =
 			mempool_create_slab_pool(16, pblk_line_meta_cache);
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ free_line_meta_pool:
 	mempool_destroy(pblk->line_meta_pool);
 free_w_rq_pool:
 	mempool_destroy(pblk->w_rq_pool);
-free_r_rq_pool:
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->r_rq_pool);
+free_g_rq_pool:
+	mempool_destroy(pblk->g_rq_pool);
 free_rec_pool:
 	mempool_destroy(pblk->rec_pool);
 free_blk_ws_pool:
@@ -331,13 +331,13 @@ static void pblk_core_free(struct pblk *pblk)
 	mempool_destroy(pblk->page_pool);
 	mempool_destroy(pblk->line_ws_pool);
 	mempool_destroy(pblk->rec_pool);
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->r_rq_pool);
+	mempool_destroy(pblk->g_rq_pool);
 	mempool_destroy(pblk->w_rq_pool);
 	mempool_destroy(pblk->line_meta_pool);
 
 	kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_blk_ws_cache);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_rec_cache);
-	kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_r_rq_cache);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_g_rq_cache);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_w_rq_cache);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(pblk_line_meta_cache);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
index f12f40a41558..9c4d89cdd32f 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void pblk_end_io_read(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 {
 	struct pblk *pblk = rqd->private;
 	struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
-	struct pblk_r_ctx *r_ctx = nvm_rq_to_pdu(rqd);
+	struct pblk_g_ctx *r_ctx = nvm_rq_to_pdu(rqd);
 	struct bio *bio = rqd->bio;
 
 	if (rqd->error)
@@ -124,13 +124,14 @@ static void pblk_end_io_read(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 		nvm_dev_dma_free(dev->parent, rqd->ppa_list, rqd->dma_ppa_list);
 
 	bio_put(bio);
-	if (r_ctx->orig_bio) {
+	if (r_ctx->private) {
+		struct bio *orig_bio = r_ctx->private;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVM_DEBUG
-		WARN_ONCE(r_ctx->orig_bio->bi_status,
-						"pblk: corrupted read bio\n");
+		WARN_ONCE(orig_bio->bi_status, "pblk: corrupted read bio\n");
 #endif
-		bio_endio(r_ctx->orig_bio);
-		bio_put(r_ctx->orig_bio);
+		bio_endio(orig_bio);
+		bio_put(orig_bio);
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVM_DEBUG
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ int pblk_submit_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio)
 	/* All sectors are to be read from the device */
 	if (bitmap_empty(&read_bitmap, rqd->nr_ppas)) {
 		struct bio *int_bio = NULL;
-		struct pblk_r_ctx *r_ctx = nvm_rq_to_pdu(rqd);
+		struct pblk_g_ctx *r_ctx = nvm_rq_to_pdu(rqd);
 
 		/* Clone read bio to deal with read errors internally */
 		int_bio = bio_clone_fast(bio, GFP_KERNEL, pblk_bio_set);
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ int pblk_submit_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio)
 		}
 
 		rqd->bio = int_bio;
-		r_ctx->orig_bio = bio;
+		r_ctx->private = bio;
 
 		ret = pblk_submit_read_io(pblk, rqd);
 		if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
index 82787006b865..84671b44bddb 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int pblk_recov_read_oob(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 	r_ptr_int = r_ptr;
 
 next_read_rq:
-	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_r_rq_size);
+	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_g_rq_size);
 
 	rq_ppas = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, left_ppas, 0);
 	if (!rq_ppas)
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ next_pad_rq:
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = 0; /* internal bio */
 	bio_set_op_attrs(bio, REQ_OP_WRITE, 0);
 
-	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_r_rq_size);
+	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_g_rq_size);
 
 	rqd->bio = bio;
 	rqd->opcode = NVM_OP_PWRITE;
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ static int pblk_recov_scan_all_oob(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 	rec_round = 0;
 
 next_rq:
-	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_r_rq_size);
+	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_g_rq_size);
 
 	rq_ppas = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, left_ppas, 0);
 	if (!rq_ppas)
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static int pblk_recov_scan_oob(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 	*done = 1;
 
 next_rq:
-	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_r_rq_size);
+	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_g_rq_size);
 
 	rq_ppas = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, left_ppas, 0);
 	if (!rq_ppas)
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
index 08887d34119e..80a8df77beb8 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct pblk_sec_meta {
 
 #define pblk_dma_meta_size (sizeof(struct pblk_sec_meta) * PBLK_MAX_REQ_ADDRS)
 
-/* write completion context */
+/* write buffer completion context */
 struct pblk_c_ctx {
 	struct list_head list;		/* Head for out-of-order completion */
 
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ struct pblk_c_ctx {
 	unsigned int nr_padded;
 };
 
-/* Read context */
-struct pblk_r_ctx {
-	struct bio *orig_bio;
+/* generic context */
+struct pblk_g_ctx {
+	void *private;
 };
 
 /* Recovery context */
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ struct pblk {
 	mempool_t *page_pool;
 	mempool_t *line_ws_pool;
 	mempool_t *rec_pool;
-	mempool_t *r_rq_pool;
+	mempool_t *g_rq_pool;
 	mempool_t *w_rq_pool;
 	mempool_t *line_meta_pool;
 
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ struct pblk_line_ws {
 	struct work_struct ws;
 };
 
-#define pblk_r_rq_size (sizeof(struct nvm_rq) + sizeof(struct pblk_r_ctx))
+#define pblk_g_rq_size (sizeof(struct nvm_rq) + sizeof(struct pblk_g_ctx))
 #define pblk_w_rq_size (sizeof(struct nvm_rq) + sizeof(struct pblk_c_ctx))
 
 /*