diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
index 94d5d97c9d..934341b104 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static void pblk_line_mark_bb(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	kfree(ppa);
-	mempool_free(line_ws, pblk->gen_ws_pool);
+	mempool_free(line_ws, &pblk->gen_ws_pool);
 }
 
 static void pblk_mark_bb(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ 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->e_rq_pool);
+	mempool_free(rqd, &pblk->e_rq_pool);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -237,15 +237,15 @@ struct nvm_rq *pblk_alloc_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, int type)
 	switch (type) {
 	case PBLK_WRITE:
 	case PBLK_WRITE_INT:
-		pool = pblk->w_rq_pool;
+		pool = &pblk->w_rq_pool;
 		rq_size = pblk_w_rq_size;
 		break;
 	case PBLK_READ:
-		pool = pblk->r_rq_pool;
+		pool = &pblk->r_rq_pool;
 		rq_size = pblk_g_rq_size;
 		break;
 	default:
-		pool = pblk->e_rq_pool;
+		pool = &pblk->e_rq_pool;
 		rq_size = pblk_g_rq_size;
 	}
 
@@ -265,13 +265,13 @@ void pblk_free_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd, int type)
 	case PBLK_WRITE:
 		kfree(((struct pblk_c_ctx *)nvm_rq_to_pdu(rqd))->lun_bitmap);
 	case PBLK_WRITE_INT:
-		pool = pblk->w_rq_pool;
+		pool = &pblk->w_rq_pool;
 		break;
 	case PBLK_READ:
-		pool = pblk->r_rq_pool;
+		pool = &pblk->r_rq_pool;
 		break;
 	case PBLK_ERASE:
-		pool = pblk->e_rq_pool;
+		pool = &pblk->e_rq_pool;
 		break;
 	default:
 		pr_err("pblk: trying to free unknown rqd type\n");
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void pblk_bio_free_pages(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio, int off,
 
 	for (i = off; i < nr_pages + off; i++) {
 		bv = bio->bi_io_vec[i];
-		mempool_free(bv.bv_page, pblk->page_bio_pool);
+		mempool_free(bv.bv_page, &pblk->page_bio_pool);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -304,12 +304,12 @@ int pblk_bio_add_pages(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio, gfp_t flags,
 	int i, ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
-		page = mempool_alloc(pblk->page_bio_pool, flags);
+		page = mempool_alloc(&pblk->page_bio_pool, flags);
 
 		ret = bio_add_pc_page(q, bio, page, PBLK_EXPOSED_PAGE_SIZE, 0);
 		if (ret != PBLK_EXPOSED_PAGE_SIZE) {
 			pr_err("pblk: could not add page to bio\n");
-			mempool_free(page, pblk->page_bio_pool);
+			mempool_free(page, &pblk->page_bio_pool);
 			goto err;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ static void pblk_line_put_ws(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct pblk_line *line = line_put_ws->line;
 
 	__pblk_line_put(pblk, line);
-	mempool_free(line_put_ws, pblk->gen_ws_pool);
+	mempool_free(line_put_ws, &pblk->gen_ws_pool);
 }
 
 void pblk_line_put(struct kref *ref)
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@ void pblk_line_put_wq(struct kref *ref)
 	struct pblk *pblk = line->pblk;
 	struct pblk_line_ws *line_put_ws;
 
-	line_put_ws = mempool_alloc(pblk->gen_ws_pool, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	line_put_ws = mempool_alloc(&pblk->gen_ws_pool, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!line_put_ws)
 		return;
 
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ void pblk_line_close_ws(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct pblk_line *line = line_ws->line;
 
 	pblk_line_close(pblk, line);
-	mempool_free(line_ws, pblk->gen_ws_pool);
+	mempool_free(line_ws, &pblk->gen_ws_pool);
 }
 
 void pblk_gen_run_ws(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line, void *priv,
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ void pblk_gen_run_ws(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line, void *priv,
 {
 	struct pblk_line_ws *line_ws;
 
-	line_ws = mempool_alloc(pblk->gen_ws_pool, gfp_mask);
+	line_ws = mempool_alloc(&pblk->gen_ws_pool, gfp_mask);
 
 	line_ws->pblk = pblk;
 	line_ws->line = line;
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
index 91a5bc2556..9a984abd3d 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 static struct kmem_cache *pblk_ws_cache, *pblk_rec_cache, *pblk_g_rq_cache,
 				*pblk_w_rq_cache;
 static DECLARE_RWSEM(pblk_lock);
-struct bio_set *pblk_bio_set;
+struct bio_set pblk_bio_set;
 
 static int pblk_rw_io(struct request_queue *q, struct pblk *pblk,
 			  struct bio *bio)
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static int pblk_core_init(struct pblk *pblk)
 {
 	struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
 	struct nvm_geo *geo = &dev->geo;
-	int max_write_ppas;
+	int ret, max_write_ppas;
 
 	atomic64_set(&pblk->user_wa, 0);
 	atomic64_set(&pblk->pad_wa, 0);
@@ -375,33 +375,33 @@ static int pblk_core_init(struct pblk *pblk)
 		goto fail_free_pad_dist;
 
 	/* Internal bios can be at most the sectors signaled by the device. */
-	pblk->page_bio_pool = mempool_create_page_pool(NVM_MAX_VLBA, 0);
-	if (!pblk->page_bio_pool)
+	ret = mempool_init_page_pool(&pblk->page_bio_pool, NVM_MAX_VLBA, 0);
+	if (ret)
 		goto free_global_caches;
 
-	pblk->gen_ws_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(PBLK_GEN_WS_POOL_SIZE,
-							pblk_ws_cache);
-	if (!pblk->gen_ws_pool)
+	ret = mempool_init_slab_pool(&pblk->gen_ws_pool, PBLK_GEN_WS_POOL_SIZE,
+				     pblk_ws_cache);
+	if (ret)
 		goto free_page_bio_pool;
 
-	pblk->rec_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(geo->all_luns,
-							pblk_rec_cache);
-	if (!pblk->rec_pool)
+	ret = mempool_init_slab_pool(&pblk->rec_pool, geo->all_luns,
+				     pblk_rec_cache);
+	if (ret)
 		goto free_gen_ws_pool;
 
-	pblk->r_rq_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(geo->all_luns,
-							pblk_g_rq_cache);
-	if (!pblk->r_rq_pool)
+	ret = mempool_init_slab_pool(&pblk->r_rq_pool, geo->all_luns,
+				     pblk_g_rq_cache);
+	if (ret)
 		goto free_rec_pool;
 
-	pblk->e_rq_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(geo->all_luns,
-							pblk_g_rq_cache);
-	if (!pblk->e_rq_pool)
+	ret = mempool_init_slab_pool(&pblk->e_rq_pool, geo->all_luns,
+				     pblk_g_rq_cache);
+	if (ret)
 		goto free_r_rq_pool;
 
-	pblk->w_rq_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(geo->all_luns,
-							pblk_w_rq_cache);
-	if (!pblk->w_rq_pool)
+	ret = mempool_init_slab_pool(&pblk->w_rq_pool, geo->all_luns,
+				     pblk_w_rq_cache);
+	if (ret)
 		goto free_e_rq_pool;
 
 	pblk->close_wq = alloc_workqueue("pblk-close-wq",
@@ -433,17 +433,17 @@ static int pblk_core_init(struct pblk *pblk)
 free_close_wq:
 	destroy_workqueue(pblk->close_wq);
 free_w_rq_pool:
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->w_rq_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->w_rq_pool);
 free_e_rq_pool:
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->e_rq_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->e_rq_pool);
 free_r_rq_pool:
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->r_rq_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->r_rq_pool);
 free_rec_pool:
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->rec_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->rec_pool);
 free_gen_ws_pool:
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->gen_ws_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->gen_ws_pool);
 free_page_bio_pool:
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->page_bio_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->page_bio_pool);
 free_global_caches:
 	pblk_free_global_caches(pblk);
 fail_free_pad_dist:
@@ -462,12 +462,12 @@ static void pblk_core_free(struct pblk *pblk)
 	if (pblk->bb_wq)
 		destroy_workqueue(pblk->bb_wq);
 
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->page_bio_pool);
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->gen_ws_pool);
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->rec_pool);
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->r_rq_pool);
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->e_rq_pool);
-	mempool_destroy(pblk->w_rq_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->page_bio_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->gen_ws_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->rec_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->r_rq_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->e_rq_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&pblk->w_rq_pool);
 
 	pblk_free_global_caches(pblk);
 	kfree(pblk->pad_dist);
@@ -1297,18 +1297,18 @@ static int __init pblk_module_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	pblk_bio_set = bioset_create(BIO_POOL_SIZE, 0, 0);
-	if (!pblk_bio_set)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	ret = bioset_init(&pblk_bio_set, BIO_POOL_SIZE, 0, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 	ret = nvm_register_tgt_type(&tt_pblk);
 	if (ret)
-		bioset_free(pblk_bio_set);
+		bioset_exit(&pblk_bio_set);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void pblk_module_exit(void)
 {
-	bioset_free(pblk_bio_set);
+	bioset_exit(&pblk_bio_set);
 	nvm_unregister_tgt_type(&tt_pblk);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
index 9eee10f69d..c844ffb6ae 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static int pblk_partial_read_bio(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
 		kunmap_atomic(src_p);
 		kunmap_atomic(dst_p);
 
-		mempool_free(src_bv.bv_page, pblk->page_bio_pool);
+		mempool_free(src_bv.bv_page, &pblk->page_bio_pool);
 
 		hole = find_next_zero_bit(read_bitmap, nr_secs, hole + 1);
 	} while (hole < nr_secs);
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ int pblk_submit_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio)
 		struct bio *int_bio = NULL;
 
 		/* Clone read bio to deal with read errors internally */
-		int_bio = bio_clone_fast(bio, GFP_KERNEL, pblk_bio_set);
+		int_bio = bio_clone_fast(bio, GFP_KERNEL, &pblk_bio_set);
 		if (!int_bio) {
 			pr_err("pblk: could not clone read bio\n");
 			goto fail_end_io;
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
index 3e079c2afa..364ad52a5b 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void pblk_submit_rec(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	mempool_free(recovery, pblk->rec_pool);
+	mempool_free(recovery, &pblk->rec_pool);
 	return;
 
 err:
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
index 3e6f1ebd74..aef7fa2d40 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void pblk_end_w_fail(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 	if (unlikely(nr_ppas == 1))
 		ppa_list = &rqd->ppa_addr;
 
-	recovery = mempool_alloc(pblk->rec_pool, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	recovery = mempool_alloc(&pblk->rec_pool, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&recovery->failed);
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static void pblk_end_w_fail(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 		/* Logic error */
 		if (bit > c_ctx->nr_valid) {
 			WARN_ONCE(1, "pblk: corrupted write request\n");
-			mempool_free(recovery, pblk->rec_pool);
+			mempool_free(recovery, &pblk->rec_pool);
 			goto out;
 		}
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static void pblk_end_w_fail(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 		entry = pblk_rb_sync_scan_entry(&pblk->rwb, &ppa);
 		if (!entry) {
 			pr_err("pblk: could not scan entry on write failure\n");
-			mempool_free(recovery, pblk->rec_pool);
+			mempool_free(recovery, &pblk->rec_pool);
 			goto out;
 		}
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void pblk_end_w_fail(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 	ret = pblk_recov_setup_rq(pblk, c_ctx, recovery, comp_bits, c_entries);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("pblk: could not recover from write failure\n");
-		mempool_free(recovery, pblk->rec_pool);
+		mempool_free(recovery, &pblk->rec_pool);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
index 9c682acfc5..feafa4de26 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
@@ -664,12 +664,12 @@ struct pblk {
 
 	struct list_head compl_list;
 
-	mempool_t *page_bio_pool;
-	mempool_t *gen_ws_pool;
-	mempool_t *rec_pool;
-	mempool_t *r_rq_pool;
-	mempool_t *w_rq_pool;
-	mempool_t *e_rq_pool;
+	mempool_t page_bio_pool;
+	mempool_t gen_ws_pool;
+	mempool_t rec_pool;
+	mempool_t r_rq_pool;
+	mempool_t w_rq_pool;
+	mempool_t e_rq_pool;
 
 	struct workqueue_struct *close_wq;
 	struct workqueue_struct *bb_wq;
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ void pblk_write_should_kick(struct pblk *pblk);
 /*
  * pblk read path
  */
-extern struct bio_set *pblk_bio_set;
+extern struct bio_set pblk_bio_set;
 int pblk_submit_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio);
 int pblk_submit_read_gc(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_gc_rq *gc_rq);
 /*
