#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 
 #include "rbd_types.h"
 
 static LIST_HEAD(rbd_client_list);             /* clients */
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rbd_client_list_lock);
 
+static struct kmem_cache       *rbd_img_request_cache;
+
 static int rbd_img_request_submit(struct rbd_img_request *img_request);
 
 static void rbd_dev_device_release(struct device *dev);
 {
        struct rbd_img_request *img_request;
 
-       img_request = kmalloc(sizeof (*img_request), GFP_ATOMIC);
+       img_request = kmem_cache_alloc(rbd_img_request_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (!img_request)
                return NULL;
 
        if (img_request_child_test(img_request))
                rbd_obj_request_put(img_request->obj_request);
 
-       kfree(img_request);
+       kmem_cache_free(rbd_img_request_cache, img_request);
 }
 
 static bool rbd_img_obj_end_request(struct rbd_obj_request *obj_request)
        device_unregister(&rbd_root_dev);
 }
 
+static int rbd_slab_init(void)
+{
+       rbd_assert(!rbd_img_request_cache);
+       rbd_img_request_cache = kmem_cache_create("rbd_img_request",
+                                       sizeof (struct rbd_img_request),
+                                       __alignof__(struct rbd_img_request),
+                                       0, NULL);
+       if (rbd_img_request_cache)
+               return 0;
+
+       return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static void rbd_slab_exit(void)
+{
+       rbd_assert(rbd_img_request_cache);
+       kmem_cache_destroy(rbd_img_request_cache);
+       rbd_img_request_cache = NULL;
+}
+
 static int __init rbd_init(void)
 {
        int rc;
 
                return -EINVAL;
        }
-       rc = rbd_sysfs_init();
+       rc = rbd_slab_init();
        if (rc)
                return rc;
-       pr_info("loaded " RBD_DRV_NAME_LONG "\n");
-       return 0;
+       rc = rbd_sysfs_init();
+       if (rc)
+               rbd_slab_exit();
+       else
+               pr_info("loaded " RBD_DRV_NAME_LONG "\n");
+
+       return rc;
 }
 
 static void __exit rbd_exit(void)
 {
        rbd_sysfs_cleanup();
+       rbd_slab_exit();
 }
 
 module_init(rbd_init);