diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
index 09160ec02c5f..767178185f19 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
@@ -237,6 +237,34 @@ static void pblk_invalidate_range(struct pblk *pblk, sector_t slba,
 	spin_unlock(&pblk->trans_lock);
 }
 
+int pblk_setup_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd, gfp_t mem_flags,
+		   bool is_vector)
+{
+	struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
+
+	rqd->meta_list = nvm_dev_dma_alloc(dev->parent, mem_flags,
+							&rqd->dma_meta_list);
+	if (!rqd->meta_list)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	if (!is_vector)
+		return 0;
+
+	rqd->ppa_list = rqd->meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
+	rqd->dma_ppa_list = rqd->dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void pblk_clear_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
+{
+	struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
+
+	if (rqd->meta_list)
+		nvm_dev_dma_free(dev->parent, rqd->meta_list,
+				rqd->dma_meta_list);
+}
+
 /* Caller must guarantee that the request is a valid type */
 struct nvm_rq *pblk_alloc_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, int type)
 {
@@ -268,7 +296,6 @@ struct nvm_rq *pblk_alloc_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, int type)
 /* Typically used on completion path. Cannot guarantee request consistency */
 void pblk_free_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd, int type)
 {
-	struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
 	mempool_t *pool;
 
 	switch (type) {
@@ -289,9 +316,7 @@ void pblk_free_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd, int type)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (rqd->meta_list)
-		nvm_dev_dma_free(dev->parent, rqd->meta_list,
-				rqd->dma_meta_list);
+	pblk_clear_rqd(pblk, rqd);
 	mempool_free(rqd, pool);
 }
 
@@ -687,18 +712,14 @@ int pblk_line_smeta_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
 
 	memset(&rqd, 0, sizeof(struct nvm_rq));
 
-	rqd.meta_list = nvm_dev_dma_alloc(dev->parent, GFP_KERNEL,
-							&rqd.dma_meta_list);
-	if (!rqd.meta_list)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	rqd.ppa_list = rqd.meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-	rqd.dma_ppa_list = rqd.dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
+	ret = pblk_setup_rqd(pblk, &rqd, GFP_KERNEL, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	bio = bio_map_kern(dev->q, line->smeta, lm->smeta_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bio)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(bio);
-		goto free_ppa_list;
+		goto clear_rqd;
 	}
 
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = 0; /* internal bio */
@@ -716,7 +737,7 @@ int pblk_line_smeta_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
 	if (ret) {
 		pblk_err(pblk, "smeta I/O submission failed: %d\n", ret);
 		bio_put(bio);
-		goto free_ppa_list;
+		goto clear_rqd;
 	}
 
 	atomic_dec(&pblk->inflight_io);
@@ -724,8 +745,8 @@ int pblk_line_smeta_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
 	if (rqd.error)
 		pblk_log_read_err(pblk, &rqd);
 
-free_ppa_list:
-	nvm_dev_dma_free(dev->parent, rqd.meta_list, rqd.dma_meta_list);
+clear_rqd:
+	pblk_clear_rqd(pblk, &rqd);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -742,18 +763,14 @@ static int pblk_line_smeta_write(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 
 	memset(&rqd, 0, sizeof(struct nvm_rq));
 
-	rqd.meta_list = nvm_dev_dma_alloc(dev->parent, GFP_KERNEL,
-							&rqd.dma_meta_list);
-	if (!rqd.meta_list)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	rqd.ppa_list = rqd.meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-	rqd.dma_ppa_list = rqd.dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
+	ret = pblk_setup_rqd(pblk, &rqd, GFP_KERNEL, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	bio = bio_map_kern(dev->q, line->smeta, lm->smeta_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bio)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(bio);
-		goto free_ppa_list;
+		goto clear_rqd;
 	}
 
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = 0; /* internal bio */
@@ -775,7 +792,7 @@ static int pblk_line_smeta_write(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 	if (ret) {
 		pblk_err(pblk, "smeta I/O submission failed: %d\n", ret);
 		bio_put(bio);
-		goto free_ppa_list;
+		goto clear_rqd;
 	}
 
 	atomic_dec(&pblk->inflight_io);
@@ -785,8 +802,8 @@ static int pblk_line_smeta_write(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 		ret = -EIO;
 	}
 
-free_ppa_list:
-	nvm_dev_dma_free(dev->parent, rqd.meta_list, rqd.dma_meta_list);
+clear_rqd:
+	pblk_clear_rqd(pblk, &rqd);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
index 6d13763f2f6a..57d3155ef9a5 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
@@ -452,19 +452,15 @@ int pblk_submit_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio)
 	 */
 	bio_init_idx = pblk_get_bi_idx(bio);
 
-	rqd->meta_list = nvm_dev_dma_alloc(dev->parent, GFP_KERNEL,
-							&rqd->dma_meta_list);
-	if (!rqd->meta_list) {
-		pblk_err(pblk, "not able to allocate ppa list\n");
-		goto fail_rqd_free;
-	}
-
 	if (nr_secs > 1) {
-		rqd->ppa_list = rqd->meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-		rqd->dma_ppa_list = rqd->dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
+		if (pblk_setup_rqd(pblk, rqd, GFP_KERNEL, true))
+			goto fail_rqd_free;
 
 		pblk_read_ppalist_rq(pblk, rqd, bio, blba, read_bitmap);
 	} else {
+		if (pblk_setup_rqd(pblk, rqd, GFP_KERNEL, false))
+			goto fail_rqd_free;
+
 		pblk_read_rq(pblk, rqd, bio, blba, read_bitmap);
 	}
 
@@ -593,14 +589,10 @@ int pblk_submit_read_gc(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_gc_rq *gc_rq)
 
 	memset(&rqd, 0, sizeof(struct nvm_rq));
 
-	rqd.meta_list = nvm_dev_dma_alloc(dev->parent, GFP_KERNEL,
-							&rqd.dma_meta_list);
-	if (!rqd.meta_list)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	if (gc_rq->nr_secs > 1) {
-		rqd.ppa_list = rqd.meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-		rqd.dma_ppa_list = rqd.dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
+		ret = pblk_setup_rqd(pblk, &rqd, GFP_KERNEL, true);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 
 		gc_rq->secs_to_gc = read_ppalist_rq_gc(pblk, &rqd, gc_rq->line,
 							gc_rq->lba_list,
@@ -609,6 +601,10 @@ int pblk_submit_read_gc(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_gc_rq *gc_rq)
 		if (gc_rq->secs_to_gc == 1)
 			rqd.ppa_addr = rqd.ppa_list[0];
 	} else {
+		ret = pblk_setup_rqd(pblk, &rqd, GFP_KERNEL, false);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		gc_rq->secs_to_gc = read_rq_gc(pblk, &rqd, gc_rq->line,
 							gc_rq->lba_list[0],
 							gc_rq->paddr_list[0]);
@@ -622,7 +618,8 @@ int pblk_submit_read_gc(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_gc_rq *gc_rq)
 						PBLK_VMALLOC_META, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bio)) {
 		pblk_err(pblk, "could not allocate GC bio (%lu)\n",
-				PTR_ERR(bio));
+								PTR_ERR(bio));
+		ret = PTR_ERR(bio);
 		goto err_free_dma;
 	}
 
@@ -657,12 +654,12 @@ int pblk_submit_read_gc(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_gc_rq *gc_rq)
 #endif
 
 out:
-	nvm_dev_dma_free(dev->parent, rqd.meta_list, rqd.dma_meta_list);
+	pblk_clear_rqd(pblk, &rqd);
 	return ret;
 
 err_free_bio:
 	bio_put(bio);
 err_free_dma:
-	nvm_dev_dma_free(dev->parent, rqd.meta_list, rqd.dma_meta_list);
+	pblk_clear_rqd(pblk, &rqd);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
index 95ea5072b27e..fdc770f2545f 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
@@ -241,13 +241,11 @@ static int pblk_recov_pad_oob(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 {
 	struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
 	struct nvm_geo *geo = &dev->geo;
-	struct ppa_addr *ppa_list;
 	struct pblk_sec_meta *meta_list;
 	struct pblk_pad_rq *pad_rq;
 	struct nvm_rq *rqd;
 	struct bio *bio;
 	void *data;
-	dma_addr_t dma_ppa_list, dma_meta_list;
 	__le64 *lba_list = emeta_to_lbas(pblk, line->emeta->buf);
 	u64 w_ptr = line->cur_sec;
 	int left_line_ppas, rq_ppas, rq_len;
@@ -281,20 +279,11 @@ static int pblk_recov_pad_oob(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 
 	rq_len = rq_ppas * geo->csecs;
 
-	meta_list = nvm_dev_dma_alloc(dev->parent, GFP_KERNEL, &dma_meta_list);
-	if (!meta_list) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail_free_pad;
-	}
-
-	ppa_list = (void *)(meta_list) + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-	dma_ppa_list = dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-
 	bio = pblk_bio_map_addr(pblk, data, rq_ppas, rq_len,
 						PBLK_VMALLOC_META, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bio)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(bio);
-		goto fail_free_meta;
+		goto fail_free_pad;
 	}
 
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = 0; /* internal bio */
@@ -302,17 +291,19 @@ static int pblk_recov_pad_oob(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 
 	rqd = pblk_alloc_rqd(pblk, PBLK_WRITE_INT);
 
+	ret = pblk_setup_rqd(pblk, rqd, GFP_KERNEL, true);
+	if (ret)
+		goto fail_free_bio;
+
 	rqd->bio = bio;
 	rqd->opcode = NVM_OP_PWRITE;
 	rqd->is_seq = 1;
-	rqd->meta_list = meta_list;
 	rqd->nr_ppas = rq_ppas;
-	rqd->ppa_list = ppa_list;
-	rqd->dma_ppa_list = dma_ppa_list;
-	rqd->dma_meta_list = dma_meta_list;
 	rqd->end_io = pblk_end_io_recov;
 	rqd->private = pad_rq;
 
+	meta_list = rqd->meta_list;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < rqd->nr_ppas; ) {
 		struct ppa_addr ppa;
 		int pos;
@@ -346,7 +337,7 @@ static int pblk_recov_pad_oob(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 	if (ret) {
 		pblk_err(pblk, "I/O submission failed: %d\n", ret);
 		pblk_up_page(pblk, rqd->ppa_list, rqd->nr_ppas);
-		goto fail_free_bio;
+		goto fail_free_rqd;
 	}
 
 	left_line_ppas -= rq_ppas;
@@ -370,10 +361,10 @@ static int pblk_recov_pad_oob(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 	kfree(pad_rq);
 	return ret;
 
+fail_free_rqd:
+	pblk_free_rqd(pblk, rqd, PBLK_WRITE_INT);
 fail_free_bio:
 	bio_put(bio);
-fail_free_meta:
-	nvm_dev_dma_free(dev->parent, meta_list, dma_meta_list);
 fail_free_pad:
 	kfree(pad_rq);
 	vfree(data);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
index 8ea66bb83c29..767618eba4c2 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
@@ -322,11 +322,8 @@ static void pblk_end_io_write_meta(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 }
 
 static int pblk_alloc_w_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
-			   unsigned int nr_secs,
-			   nvm_end_io_fn(*end_io))
+			   unsigned int nr_secs, nvm_end_io_fn(*end_io))
 {
-	struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
-
 	/* Setup write request */
 	rqd->opcode = NVM_OP_PWRITE;
 	rqd->nr_ppas = nr_secs;
@@ -334,15 +331,7 @@ static int pblk_alloc_w_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
 	rqd->private = pblk;
 	rqd->end_io = end_io;
 
-	rqd->meta_list = nvm_dev_dma_alloc(dev->parent, GFP_KERNEL,
-							&rqd->dma_meta_list);
-	if (!rqd->meta_list)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	rqd->ppa_list = rqd->meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-	rqd->dma_ppa_list = rqd->dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-
-	return 0;
+	return pblk_setup_rqd(pblk, rqd, GFP_KERNEL, true);
 }
 
 static int pblk_setup_w_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
index e29fd35d2991..c0d9eddd344b 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
@@ -778,6 +778,9 @@ ssize_t pblk_rb_sysfs(struct pblk_rb *rb, char *buf);
  */
 struct nvm_rq *pblk_alloc_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, int type);
 void pblk_free_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd, int type);
+int pblk_setup_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd, gfp_t mem_flags,
+		   bool is_vecto);
+void pblk_clear_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd);
 void pblk_set_sec_per_write(struct pblk *pblk, int sec_per_write);
 int pblk_setup_w_rec_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
 			struct pblk_c_ctx *c_ctx);
