diff --git a/fs/exofs/ore.c b/fs/exofs/ore.c
index 3c6a9c156b7a..cfa862ea19d2 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/ore.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/ore.c
@@ -146,68 +146,82 @@ int  _ore_get_io_state(struct ore_layout *layout,
 			struct ore_io_state **pios)
 {
 	struct ore_io_state *ios;
-	struct page **pages;
-	struct osd_sg_entry *sgilist;
+	size_t size_ios, size_extra, size_total;
+	void *ios_extra;
+
+	/*
+	 * The desired layout looks like this, with the extra_allocation
+	 * items pointed at from fields within ios or per_dev:
+
 	struct __alloc_all_io_state {
 		struct ore_io_state ios;
 		struct ore_per_dev_state per_dev[numdevs];
 		union {
 			struct osd_sg_entry sglist[sgs_per_dev * numdevs];
 			struct page *pages[num_par_pages];
-		};
-	} *_aios;
-
-	if (likely(sizeof(*_aios) <= PAGE_SIZE)) {
-		_aios = kzalloc(sizeof(*_aios), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (unlikely(!_aios)) {
-			ORE_DBGMSG("Failed kzalloc bytes=%zd\n",
-				   sizeof(*_aios));
+		} extra_allocation;
+	} whole_allocation;
+
+	*/
+
+	/* This should never happen, so abort early if it ever does. */
+	if (sgs_per_dev && num_par_pages) {
+		ORE_DBGMSG("Tried to use both pages and sglist\n");
+		*pios = NULL;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (numdevs > (INT_MAX - sizeof(*ios)) /
+		       sizeof(struct ore_per_dev_state))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	size_ios = sizeof(*ios) + sizeof(struct ore_per_dev_state) * numdevs;
+
+	if (sgs_per_dev * numdevs > INT_MAX / sizeof(struct osd_sg_entry))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (num_par_pages > INT_MAX / sizeof(struct page *))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	size_extra = max(sizeof(struct osd_sg_entry) * (sgs_per_dev * numdevs),
+			 sizeof(struct page *) * num_par_pages);
+
+	size_total = size_ios + size_extra;
+
+	if (likely(size_total <= PAGE_SIZE)) {
+		ios = kzalloc(size_total, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (unlikely(!ios)) {
+			ORE_DBGMSG("Failed kzalloc bytes=%zd\n", size_total);
 			*pios = NULL;
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
-		pages = num_par_pages ? _aios->pages : NULL;
-		sgilist = sgs_per_dev ? _aios->sglist : NULL;
-		ios = &_aios->ios;
+		ios_extra = (char *)ios + size_ios;
 	} else {
-		struct __alloc_small_io_state {
-			struct ore_io_state ios;
-			struct ore_per_dev_state per_dev[numdevs];
-		} *_aio_small;
-		union __extra_part {
-			struct osd_sg_entry sglist[sgs_per_dev * numdevs];
-			struct page *pages[num_par_pages];
-		} *extra_part;
-
-		_aio_small = kzalloc(sizeof(*_aio_small), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (unlikely(!_aio_small)) {
+		ios = kzalloc(size_ios, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (unlikely(!ios)) {
 			ORE_DBGMSG("Failed alloc first part bytes=%zd\n",
-				   sizeof(*_aio_small));
+				   size_ios);
 			*pios = NULL;
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
-		extra_part = kzalloc(sizeof(*extra_part), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (unlikely(!extra_part)) {
+		ios_extra = kzalloc(size_extra, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (unlikely(!ios_extra)) {
 			ORE_DBGMSG("Failed alloc second part bytes=%zd\n",
-				   sizeof(*extra_part));
-			kfree(_aio_small);
+				   size_extra);
+			kfree(ios);
 			*pios = NULL;
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
-		pages = num_par_pages ? extra_part->pages : NULL;
-		sgilist = sgs_per_dev ? extra_part->sglist : NULL;
 		/* In this case the per_dev[0].sgilist holds the pointer to
 		 * be freed
 		 */
-		ios = &_aio_small->ios;
 		ios->extra_part_alloc = true;
 	}
 
-	if (pages) {
-		ios->parity_pages = pages;
+	if (num_par_pages) {
+		ios->parity_pages = ios_extra;
 		ios->max_par_pages = num_par_pages;
 	}
-	if (sgilist) {
+	if (sgs_per_dev) {
+		struct osd_sg_entry *sgilist = ios_extra;
 		unsigned d;
 
 		for (d = 0; d < numdevs; ++d) {
diff --git a/fs/exofs/ore_raid.c b/fs/exofs/ore_raid.c
index 27cbdb697649..199590f36203 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/ore_raid.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/ore_raid.c
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ static int _sp2d_alloc(unsigned pages_in_unit, unsigned group_width,
 {
 	struct __stripe_pages_2d *sp2d;
 	unsigned data_devs = group_width - parity;
+
+	/*
+	 * Desired allocation layout is, though when larger than PAGE_SIZE,
+	 * each struct __alloc_1p_arrays is separately allocated:
+
 	struct _alloc_all_bytes {
 		struct __alloc_stripe_pages_2d {
 			struct __stripe_pages_2d sp2d;
@@ -82,55 +87,85 @@ static int _sp2d_alloc(unsigned pages_in_unit, unsigned group_width,
 			char page_is_read[data_devs];
 		} __a1pa[pages_in_unit];
 	} *_aab;
+
 	struct __alloc_1p_arrays *__a1pa;
 	struct __alloc_1p_arrays *__a1pa_end;
-	const unsigned sizeof__a1pa = sizeof(_aab->__a1pa[0]);
+
+	*/
+
+	char *__a1pa;
+	char *__a1pa_end;
+
+	const size_t sizeof_stripe_pages_2d =
+		sizeof(struct __stripe_pages_2d) +
+		sizeof(struct __1_page_stripe) * pages_in_unit;
+	const size_t sizeof__a1pa =
+		ALIGN(sizeof(struct page *) * (2 * group_width) + data_devs,
+		      sizeof(void *));
+	const size_t sizeof__a1pa_arrays = sizeof__a1pa * pages_in_unit;
+	const size_t alloc_total = sizeof_stripe_pages_2d +
+				   sizeof__a1pa_arrays;
+
 	unsigned num_a1pa, alloc_size, i;
 
 	/* FIXME: check these numbers in ore_verify_layout */
-	BUG_ON(sizeof(_aab->__asp2d) > PAGE_SIZE);
+	BUG_ON(sizeof_stripe_pages_2d > PAGE_SIZE);
 	BUG_ON(sizeof__a1pa > PAGE_SIZE);
 
-	if (sizeof(*_aab) > PAGE_SIZE) {
-		num_a1pa = (PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(_aab->__asp2d)) / sizeof__a1pa;
-		alloc_size = sizeof(_aab->__asp2d) + sizeof__a1pa * num_a1pa;
+	/*
+	 * If alloc_total would be larger than PAGE_SIZE, only allocate
+	 * as many a1pa items as would fill the rest of the page, instead
+	 * of the full pages_in_unit count.
+	 */
+	if (alloc_total > PAGE_SIZE) {
+		num_a1pa = (PAGE_SIZE - sizeof_stripe_pages_2d) / sizeof__a1pa;
+		alloc_size = sizeof_stripe_pages_2d + sizeof__a1pa * num_a1pa;
 	} else {
 		num_a1pa = pages_in_unit;
-		alloc_size = sizeof(*_aab);
+		alloc_size = alloc_total;
 	}
 
-	_aab = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!_aab)) {
+	*psp2d = sp2d = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!sp2d)) {
 		ORE_DBGMSG("!! Failed to alloc sp2d size=%d\n", alloc_size);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
+	/* From here Just call _sp2d_free */
 
-	sp2d = &_aab->__asp2d.sp2d;
-	*psp2d = sp2d; /* From here Just call _sp2d_free */
-
-	__a1pa = _aab->__a1pa;
-	__a1pa_end = __a1pa + num_a1pa;
+	/* Find start of a1pa area. */
+	__a1pa = (char *)sp2d + sizeof_stripe_pages_2d;
+	/* Find end of the _allocated_ a1pa area. */
+	__a1pa_end = __a1pa + alloc_size;
 
+	/* Allocate additionally needed a1pa items in PAGE_SIZE chunks. */
 	for (i = 0; i < pages_in_unit; ++i) {
+		struct __1_page_stripe *stripe = &sp2d->_1p_stripes[i];
+
 		if (unlikely(__a1pa >= __a1pa_end)) {
 			num_a1pa = min_t(unsigned, PAGE_SIZE / sizeof__a1pa,
 							pages_in_unit - i);
+			alloc_size = sizeof__a1pa * num_a1pa;
 
-			__a1pa = kcalloc(num_a1pa, sizeof__a1pa, GFP_KERNEL);
+			__a1pa = kzalloc(alloc_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (unlikely(!__a1pa)) {
 				ORE_DBGMSG("!! Failed to _alloc_1p_arrays=%d\n",
 					   num_a1pa);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
-			__a1pa_end = __a1pa + num_a1pa;
+			__a1pa_end = __a1pa + alloc_size;
 			/* First *pages is marked for kfree of the buffer */
-			sp2d->_1p_stripes[i].alloc = true;
+			stripe->alloc = true;
 		}
 
-		sp2d->_1p_stripes[i].pages = __a1pa->pages;
-		sp2d->_1p_stripes[i].scribble = __a1pa->scribble ;
-		sp2d->_1p_stripes[i].page_is_read = __a1pa->page_is_read;
-		++__a1pa;
+		/*
+		 * Attach all _lp_stripes pointers to the allocation for
+		 * it which was either part of the original PAGE_SIZE
+		 * allocation or the subsequent allocation in this loop.
+		 */
+		stripe->pages = (void *)__a1pa;
+		stripe->scribble = stripe->pages + group_width;
+		stripe->page_is_read = (char *)stripe->scribble + group_width;
+		__a1pa += sizeof__a1pa;
 	}
 
 	sp2d->parity = parity;
diff --git a/fs/exofs/super.c b/fs/exofs/super.c
index 179cd5c2f52a..fabd15e482be 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/super.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/super.c
@@ -549,27 +549,26 @@ static int exofs_devs_2_odi(struct exofs_dt_device_info *dt_dev,
 static int __alloc_dev_table(struct exofs_sb_info *sbi, unsigned numdevs,
 		      struct exofs_dev **peds)
 {
-	struct __alloc_ore_devs_and_exofs_devs {
-		/* Twice bigger table: See exofs_init_comps() and comment at
-		 * exofs_read_lookup_dev_table()
-		 */
-		struct ore_dev *oreds[numdevs * 2 - 1];
-		struct exofs_dev eds[numdevs];
-	} *aoded;
+	/* Twice bigger table: See exofs_init_comps() and comment at
+	 * exofs_read_lookup_dev_table()
+	 */
+	const size_t numores = numdevs * 2 - 1;
 	struct exofs_dev *eds;
 	unsigned i;
 
-	aoded = kzalloc(sizeof(*aoded), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!aoded)) {
+	sbi->oc.ods = kzalloc(numores * sizeof(struct ore_dev *) +
+			      numdevs * sizeof(struct exofs_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (unlikely(!sbi->oc.ods)) {
 		EXOFS_ERR("ERROR: failed allocating Device array[%d]\n",
 			  numdevs);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	sbi->oc.ods = aoded->oreds;
-	*peds = eds = aoded->eds;
+	/* Start of allocated struct exofs_dev entries */
+	*peds = eds = (void *)sbi->oc.ods[numores];
+	/* Initialize pointers into struct exofs_dev */
 	for (i = 0; i < numdevs; ++i)
-		aoded->oreds[i] = &eds[i].ored;
+		sbi->oc.ods[i] = &eds[i].ored;
 	return 0;
 }
 
