diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
index de5db7b..1873a3b 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
@@ -87,15 +87,15 @@
 void *nvm_dev_dma_alloc(struct nvm_dev *dev, gfp_t mem_flags,
 							dma_addr_t *dma_handler)
 {
-	return dev->ops->dev_dma_alloc(dev, dev->ppalist_pool, mem_flags,
+	return dev->ops->dev_dma_alloc(dev, dev->dma_pool, mem_flags,
 								dma_handler);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_dev_dma_alloc);
 
-void nvm_dev_dma_free(struct nvm_dev *dev, void *ppa_list,
+void nvm_dev_dma_free(struct nvm_dev *dev, void *addr,
 							dma_addr_t dma_handler)
 {
-	dev->ops->dev_dma_free(dev->ppalist_pool, ppa_list, dma_handler);
+	dev->ops->dev_dma_free(dev->dma_pool, addr, dma_handler);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_dev_dma_free);
 
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@
 
 static void nvm_exit(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
-	if (dev->ppalist_pool)
-		dev->ops->destroy_dma_pool(dev->ppalist_pool);
+	if (dev->dma_pool)
+		dev->ops->destroy_dma_pool(dev->dma_pool);
 	nvm_free(dev);
 
 	pr_info("nvm: successfully unloaded\n");
@@ -687,9 +687,9 @@
 	}
 
 	if (dev->ops->max_phys_sect > 1) {
-		dev->ppalist_pool = dev->ops->create_dma_pool(dev, "ppalist");
-		if (!dev->ppalist_pool) {
-			pr_err("nvm: could not create ppa pool\n");
+		dev->dma_pool = dev->ops->create_dma_pool(dev, "ppalist");
+		if (!dev->dma_pool) {
+			pr_err("nvm: could not create dma pool\n");
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto err_init;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c b/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
index 69a47fb..8461f5a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
@@ -565,10 +565,10 @@
 	return dma_pool_alloc(pool, mem_flags, dma_handler);
 }
 
-static void nvme_nvm_dev_dma_free(void *pool, void *ppa_list,
+static void nvme_nvm_dev_dma_free(void *pool, void *addr,
 							dma_addr_t dma_handler)
 {
-	dma_pool_free(pool, ppa_list, dma_handler);
+	dma_pool_free(pool, addr, dma_handler);
 }
 
 static struct nvm_dev_ops nvme_nvm_dev_ops = {
diff --git a/include/linux/lightnvm.h b/include/linux/lightnvm.h
index 678df4d..0e8e019 100644
--- a/include/linux/lightnvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/lightnvm.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 	unsigned max_pages_per_blk;
 
 	unsigned long *lun_map;
-	void *ppalist_pool;
+	void *dma_pool;
 
 	struct nvm_id identity;