int nvm_register(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
-       int ret;
+       int ret, exp_pool_size;
 
        if (!dev->q || !dev->ops)
                return -EINVAL;
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       dev->dma_pool = dev->ops->create_dma_pool(dev, "ppalist");
+       exp_pool_size = max_t(int, PAGE_SIZE,
+                             (NVM_MAX_VLBA * (sizeof(u64) + dev->geo.sos)));
+       exp_pool_size = round_up(exp_pool_size, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+       dev->dma_pool = dev->ops->create_dma_pool(dev, "ppalist",
+                                                 exp_pool_size);
        if (!dev->dma_pool) {
                pr_err("nvm: could not create dma pool\n");
                nvm_free(dev);
 
        if (rqd->nr_ppas == 1)
                return 0;
 
-       rqd->ppa_list = rqd->meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-       rqd->dma_ppa_list = rqd->dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
+       rqd->ppa_list = rqd->meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size(pblk);
+       rqd->dma_ppa_list = rqd->dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size(pblk);
 
        return 0;
 }
        if (!meta_list)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       ppa_list = meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-       dma_ppa_list = dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
+       ppa_list = meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size(pblk);
+       dma_ppa_list = dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size(pblk);
 
 next_rq:
        memset(&rqd, 0, sizeof(struct nvm_rq));
 
        pblk_set_sec_per_write(pblk, pblk->min_write_pgs);
 
        pblk->oob_meta_size = geo->sos;
-       if (pblk->oob_meta_size != sizeof(struct pblk_sec_meta)) {
+       if (pblk->oob_meta_size < sizeof(struct pblk_sec_meta)) {
                pblk_err(pblk, "Unsupported metadata size\n");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
        if (!meta_list)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       ppa_list = (void *)(meta_list) + pblk_dma_meta_size;
-       dma_ppa_list = dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size;
+       ppa_list = (void *)(meta_list) + pblk_dma_meta_size(pblk);
+       dma_ppa_list = dma_meta_list + pblk_dma_meta_size(pblk);
 
        data = kcalloc(pblk->max_write_pgs, geo->csecs, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!data) {
 
        PBLK_RL_LOW = 4
 };
 
-#define pblk_dma_meta_size (sizeof(struct pblk_sec_meta) * NVM_MAX_VLBA)
 #define pblk_dma_ppa_size (sizeof(u64) * NVM_MAX_VLBA)
 
 /* write buffer completion context */
 {
        return meta + pblk->oob_meta_size * index;
 }
+
+static inline int pblk_dma_meta_size(struct pblk *pblk)
+{
+       return pblk->oob_meta_size * NVM_MAX_VLBA;
+}
 #endif /* PBLK_H_ */
 
        return ret;
 }
 
-static void *nvme_nvm_create_dma_pool(struct nvm_dev *nvmdev, char *name)
+static void *nvme_nvm_create_dma_pool(struct nvm_dev *nvmdev, char *name,
+                                       int size)
 {
        struct nvme_ns *ns = nvmdev->q->queuedata;
 
-       return dma_pool_create(name, ns->ctrl->dev, PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE, 0);
+       return dma_pool_create(name, ns->ctrl->dev, size, PAGE_SIZE, 0);
 }
 
 static void nvme_nvm_destroy_dma_pool(void *pool)
 
                                                        struct nvm_chk_meta *);
 typedef int (nvm_submit_io_fn)(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
 typedef int (nvm_submit_io_sync_fn)(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
-typedef void *(nvm_create_dma_pool_fn)(struct nvm_dev *, char *);
+typedef void *(nvm_create_dma_pool_fn)(struct nvm_dev *, char *, int);
 typedef void (nvm_destroy_dma_pool_fn)(void *);
 typedef void *(nvm_dev_dma_alloc_fn)(struct nvm_dev *, void *, gfp_t,
                                                                dma_addr_t *);