int nelem = ARRAY_SIZE(get_attrs), a = 0;
        int ret;
 
-       or = osd_start_request(od, GFP_KERNEL);
+       or = osd_start_request(od);
        if (!or)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        kfree(or);
 }
 
-struct osd_request *osd_start_request(struct osd_dev *dev, gfp_t gfp)
+struct osd_request *osd_start_request(struct osd_dev *dev)
 {
        struct osd_request *or;
 
-       or = _osd_request_alloc(gfp);
+       or = _osd_request_alloc(GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!or)
                return NULL;
 
        or->osd_dev = dev;
-       or->alloc_flags = gfp;
        or->timeout = dev->def_timeout;
        or->retries = OSD_REQ_RETRIES;
 
        if (seg->alloc_size >= max_bytes)
                return 0;
 
-       buff = krealloc(seg->buff, max_bytes, or->alloc_flags);
+       buff = krealloc(seg->buff, max_bytes, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!buff) {
                OSD_ERR("Failed to Realloc %d-bytes was-%d\n", max_bytes,
                        seg->alloc_size);
                _osd_req_encode_olist(or, list);
 
        WARN_ON(or->in.bio);
-       bio = bio_map_kern(q, list, len, or->alloc_flags);
+       bio = bio_map_kern(q, list, len, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (IS_ERR(bio)) {
                OSD_ERR("!!! Failed to allocate list_objects BIO\n");
                return PTR_ERR(bio);
                        pad_buff = io->pad_buff;
 
                ret = blk_rq_map_kern(io->req->q, io->req, pad_buff, padding,
-                                      or->alloc_flags);
+                                      GFP_KERNEL);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
                io->total_bytes += padding;
        }
 
        ret = blk_rq_map_kern(io->req->q, io->req, seg->buff, seg->total_bytes,
-                              or->alloc_flags);
+                              GFP_KERNEL);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
  * osd_finalize_request and helpers
  */
 static struct request *_make_request(struct request_queue *q, bool has_write,
-                             struct _osd_io_info *oii, gfp_t flags)
+                             struct _osd_io_info *oii)
 {
        struct request *req;
        struct bio *bio = oii->bio;
        int ret;
 
        req = blk_get_request(q, has_write ? REQ_OP_SCSI_OUT : REQ_OP_SCSI_IN,
-                       flags);
+                       GFP_KERNEL);
        if (IS_ERR(req))
                return req;
 
 static int _init_blk_request(struct osd_request *or,
        bool has_in, bool has_out)
 {
-       gfp_t flags = or->alloc_flags;
        struct scsi_device *scsi_device = or->osd_dev->scsi_device;
        struct request_queue *q = scsi_device->request_queue;
        struct request *req;
        int ret;
 
-       req = _make_request(q, has_out, has_out ? &or->out : &or->in, flags);
+       req = _make_request(q, has_out, has_out ? &or->out : &or->in);
        if (IS_ERR(req)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(req);
                goto out;
                or->out.req = req;
                if (has_in) {
                        /* allocate bidi request */
-                       req = _make_request(q, false, &or->in, flags);
+                       req = _make_request(q, false, &or->in);
                        if (IS_ERR(req)) {
                                OSD_DEBUG("blk_get_request for bidi failed\n");
                                ret = PTR_ERR(req);
 
        for (i = 0; i < ios->oc->numdevs; i++) {
                struct osd_request *or;
 
-               or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, i), GFP_KERNEL);
+               or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, i));
                if (unlikely(!or)) {
                        ORE_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
                        ret = -ENOMEM;
        for (i = 0; i < ios->oc->numdevs; i++) {
                struct osd_request *or;
 
-               or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, i), GFP_KERNEL);
+               or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, i));
                if (unlikely(!or)) {
                        ORE_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[cur_comp];
                struct osd_request *or;
 
-               or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+               or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, dev));
                if (unlikely(!or)) {
                        ORE_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                return 0; /* Just an empty slot */
 
        first_dev = per_dev->dev + first_dev % ios->layout->mirrors_p1;
-       or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, first_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+       or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, first_dev));
        if (unlikely(!or)) {
                ORE_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
                return -ENOMEM;
                struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev = &ios->per_dev[cur_comp];
                struct osd_request *or;
 
-               or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, cur_comp), GFP_KERNEL);
+               or = osd_start_request(_ios_od(ios, cur_comp));
                if (unlikely(!or)) {
                        ORE_ERR("%s: osd_start_request failed\n", __func__);
                        return -ENOMEM;
 
                u8 *pad_buff;
        } out, in;
 
-       gfp_t alloc_flags;
        unsigned timeout;
        unsigned retries;
        unsigned sense_len;
  *
  * @osd_dev:    OSD device that holds the scsi-device and default values
  *              that the request is associated with.
- * @gfp:        The allocation flags to use for request allocation, and all
- *              subsequent allocations. This will be stored at
- *              osd_request->alloc_flags, can be changed by user later
  *
  * Allocate osd_request and initialize all members to the
  * default/initial state.
  */
-struct osd_request *osd_start_request(struct osd_dev *od, gfp_t gfp);
+struct osd_request *osd_start_request(struct osd_dev *od);
 
 enum osd_req_options {
        OSD_REQ_FUA = 0x08,     /* Force Unit Access */