diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
index 7e3397f8ead1..1ff165351180 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void pblk_write_should_kick(struct pblk *pblk)
 {
 	unsigned int secs_avail = pblk_rb_read_count(&pblk->rwb);
 
-	if (secs_avail >= pblk->min_write_pgs)
+	if (secs_avail >= pblk->min_write_pgs_data)
 		pblk_write_kick(pblk);
 }
 
@@ -407,7 +407,9 @@ struct list_head *pblk_line_gc_list(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
 	struct pblk_line_meta *lm = &pblk->lm;
 	struct pblk_line_mgmt *l_mg = &pblk->l_mg;
 	struct list_head *move_list = NULL;
-	int vsc = le32_to_cpu(*line->vsc);
+	int packed_meta = (le32_to_cpu(*line->vsc) / pblk->min_write_pgs_data)
+			* (pblk->min_write_pgs - pblk->min_write_pgs_data);
+	int vsc = le32_to_cpu(*line->vsc) + packed_meta;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&line->lock);
 
@@ -620,12 +622,15 @@ out:
 }
 
 int pblk_calc_secs(struct pblk *pblk, unsigned long secs_avail,
-		   unsigned long secs_to_flush)
+		   unsigned long secs_to_flush, bool skip_meta)
 {
 	int max = pblk->sec_per_write;
 	int min = pblk->min_write_pgs;
 	int secs_to_sync = 0;
 
+	if (skip_meta && pblk->min_write_pgs_data != pblk->min_write_pgs)
+		min = max = pblk->min_write_pgs_data;
+
 	if (secs_avail >= max)
 		secs_to_sync = max;
 	else if (secs_avail >= min)
@@ -852,7 +857,7 @@ int pblk_line_emeta_read(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 next_rq:
 	memset(&rqd, 0, sizeof(struct nvm_rq));
 
-	rq_ppas = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, left_ppas, 0);
+	rq_ppas = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, left_ppas, 0, false);
 	rq_len = rq_ppas * geo->csecs;
 
 	bio = pblk_bio_map_addr(pblk, emeta_buf, rq_ppas, rq_len,
@@ -2169,3 +2174,38 @@ void pblk_lookup_l2p_rand(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppas,
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&pblk->trans_lock);
 }
+
+void *pblk_get_meta_for_writes(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
+{
+	void *buffer;
+
+	if (pblk_is_oob_meta_supported(pblk)) {
+		/* Just use OOB metadata buffer as always */
+		buffer = rqd->meta_list;
+	} else {
+		/* We need to reuse last page of request (packed metadata)
+		 * in similar way as traditional oob metadata
+		 */
+		buffer = page_to_virt(
+			rqd->bio->bi_io_vec[rqd->bio->bi_vcnt - 1].bv_page);
+	}
+
+	return buffer;
+}
+
+void pblk_get_packed_meta(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
+{
+	void *meta_list = rqd->meta_list;
+	void *page;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	if (pblk_is_oob_meta_supported(pblk))
+		return;
+
+	page = page_to_virt(rqd->bio->bi_io_vec[rqd->bio->bi_vcnt - 1].bv_page);
+	/* We need to fill oob meta buffer with data from packed metadata */
+	for (; i < rqd->nr_ppas; i++)
+		memcpy(pblk_get_meta(pblk, meta_list, i),
+			page + (i * sizeof(struct pblk_sec_meta)),
+			sizeof(struct pblk_sec_meta));
+}
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
index e8055b796381..f9a3e47b6a93 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ static int pblk_core_init(struct pblk *pblk)
 	pblk->nr_flush_rst = 0;
 
 	pblk->min_write_pgs = geo->ws_opt;
+	pblk->min_write_pgs_data = pblk->min_write_pgs;
 	max_write_ppas = pblk->min_write_pgs * geo->all_luns;
 	pblk->max_write_pgs = min_t(int, max_write_ppas, NVM_MAX_VLBA);
 	pblk->max_write_pgs = min_t(int, pblk->max_write_pgs,
@@ -406,9 +407,35 @@ static int pblk_core_init(struct pblk *pblk)
 	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)) {
-		pblk_err(pblk, "Unsupported metadata size\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!pblk_is_oob_meta_supported(pblk)) {
+		/* For drives which does not have OOB metadata feature
+		 * in order to support recovery feature we need to use
+		 * so called packed metadata. Packed metada will store
+		 * the same information as OOB metadata (l2p table mapping,
+		 * but in the form of the single page at the end of
+		 * every write request.
+		 */
+		if (pblk->min_write_pgs
+			* sizeof(struct pblk_sec_meta) > PAGE_SIZE) {
+			/* We want to keep all the packed metadata on single
+			 * page per write requests. So we need to ensure that
+			 * it will fit.
+			 *
+			 * This is more like sanity check, since there is
+			 * no device with such a big minimal write size
+			 * (above 1 metabytes).
+			 */
+			pblk_err(pblk, "Not supported min write size\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		/* For packed meta approach we do some simplification.
+		 * On read path we always issue requests which size
+		 * equal to max_write_pgs, with all pages filled with
+		 * user payload except of last one page which will be
+		 * filled with packed metadata.
+		 */
+		pblk->max_write_pgs = pblk->min_write_pgs;
+		pblk->min_write_pgs_data = pblk->min_write_pgs - 1;
 	}
 
 	pblk->pad_dist = kcalloc(pblk->min_write_pgs - 1, sizeof(atomic64_t),
@@ -641,7 +668,7 @@ static int pblk_set_provision(struct pblk *pblk, int nr_free_chks)
 	struct pblk_line_meta *lm = &pblk->lm;
 	struct nvm_geo *geo = &dev->geo;
 	sector_t provisioned;
-	int sec_meta, blk_meta;
+	int sec_meta, blk_meta, clba;
 	int minimum;
 
 	if (geo->op == NVM_TARGET_DEFAULT_OP)
@@ -682,7 +709,8 @@ static int pblk_set_provision(struct pblk *pblk, int nr_free_chks)
 	sec_meta = (lm->smeta_sec + lm->emeta_sec[0]) * l_mg->nr_free_lines;
 	blk_meta = DIV_ROUND_UP(sec_meta, geo->clba);
 
-	pblk->capacity = (provisioned - blk_meta) * geo->clba;
+	clba = (geo->clba / pblk->min_write_pgs) * pblk->min_write_pgs_data;
+	pblk->capacity = (provisioned - blk_meta) * clba;
 
 	atomic_set(&pblk->rl.free_blocks, nr_free_chks);
 	atomic_set(&pblk->rl.free_user_blocks, nr_free_chks);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-map.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-map.c
index 81e503ec384e..79df583ea709 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-map.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-map.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int pblk_map_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd, unsigned int sentry,
 		 unsigned long *lun_bitmap, unsigned int valid_secs,
 		 unsigned int off)
 {
-	void *meta_list = rqd->meta_list;
+	void *meta_list = pblk_get_meta_for_writes(pblk, rqd);
 	void *meta_buffer;
 	struct ppa_addr *ppa_list = nvm_rq_to_ppa_list(rqd);
 	unsigned int map_secs;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int pblk_map_erase_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
 	struct nvm_tgt_dev *dev = pblk->dev;
 	struct nvm_geo *geo = &dev->geo;
 	struct pblk_line_meta *lm = &pblk->lm;
-	void *meta_list = rqd->meta_list;
+	void *meta_list = pblk_get_meta_for_writes(pblk, rqd);
 	void *meta_buffer;
 	struct ppa_addr *ppa_list = nvm_rq_to_ppa_list(rqd);
 	struct pblk_line *e_line, *d_line;
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c
index 9f7fa0fe9c77..d4ca8c64ee0f 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rb.c
@@ -552,6 +552,9 @@ unsigned int pblk_rb_read_to_bio(struct pblk_rb *rb, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
 		to_read = count;
 	}
 
+	/* Add space for packed metadata if in use*/
+	pad += (pblk->min_write_pgs - pblk->min_write_pgs_data);
+
 	c_ctx->sentry = pos;
 	c_ctx->nr_valid = to_read;
 	c_ctx->nr_padded = pad;
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
index 6becd85ca4c6..3789185144da 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-read.c
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ static void pblk_read_check_seq(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
 	int nr_lbas = rqd->nr_ppas;
 	int i;
 
+	if (!pblk_is_oob_meta_supported(pblk))
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_lbas; i++) {
 		struct pblk_sec_meta *meta = pblk_get_meta(pblk, meta_list, i);
 		u64 lba = le64_to_cpu(meta->lba);
@@ -141,6 +144,9 @@ static void pblk_read_check_rand(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd,
 	void *meta_lba_list = rqd->meta_list;
 	int i, j;
 
+	if (!pblk_is_oob_meta_supported(pblk))
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < nr_lbas; i++) {
 		struct pblk_sec_meta *meta = pblk_get_meta(pblk,
 							   meta_lba_list, j);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
index 3a775d10f616..3fcf062d752c 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-recovery.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int pblk_recov_pad_line(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 	kref_init(&pad_rq->ref);
 
 next_pad_rq:
-	rq_ppas = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, left_ppas, 0);
+	rq_ppas = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, left_ppas, 0, false);
 	if (rq_ppas < pblk->min_write_pgs) {
 		pblk_err(pblk, "corrupted pad line %d\n", line->id);
 		goto fail_free_pad;
@@ -371,17 +371,19 @@ static int pblk_recov_scan_oob(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line,
 next_rq:
 	memset(rqd, 0, pblk_g_rq_size);
 
-	rq_ppas = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, left_ppas, 0);
+	rq_ppas = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, left_ppas, 0, false);
 	if (!rq_ppas)
 		rq_ppas = pblk->min_write_pgs;
 	rq_len = rq_ppas * geo->csecs;
 
+retry_rq:
 	bio = bio_map_kern(dev->q, data, rq_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (IS_ERR(bio))
 		return PTR_ERR(bio);
 
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = 0; /* internal bio */
 	bio_set_op_attrs(bio, REQ_OP_READ, 0);
+	bio_get(bio);
 
 	rqd->bio = bio;
 	rqd->opcode = NVM_OP_PREAD;
@@ -394,7 +396,6 @@ next_rq:
 	if (pblk_io_aligned(pblk, rq_ppas))
 		rqd->is_seq = 1;
 
-retry_rq:
 	for (i = 0; i < rqd->nr_ppas; ) {
 		struct ppa_addr ppa;
 		int pos;
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ retry_rq:
 	if (ret) {
 		pblk_err(pblk, "I/O submission failed: %d\n", ret);
 		bio_put(bio);
+		bio_put(bio);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -428,18 +430,25 @@ retry_rq:
 
 		if (padded) {
 			pblk_log_read_err(pblk, rqd);
+			bio_put(bio);
 			return -EINTR;
 		}
 
 		pad_distance = pblk_pad_distance(pblk, line);
 		ret = pblk_recov_pad_line(pblk, line, pad_distance);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			bio_put(bio);
 			return ret;
+		}
 
 		padded = true;
+		bio_put(bio);
 		goto retry_rq;
 	}
 
+	pblk_get_packed_meta(pblk, rqd);
+	bio_put(bio);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < rqd->nr_ppas; i++) {
 		struct pblk_sec_meta *meta = pblk_get_meta(pblk, meta_list, i);
 		u64 lba = le64_to_cpu(meta->lba);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-sysfs.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-sysfs.c
index 2d2818155aa8..7d8958df9472 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-sysfs.c
@@ -479,6 +479,13 @@ static ssize_t pblk_sysfs_set_sec_per_write(struct pblk *pblk,
 	if (kstrtouint(page, 0, &sec_per_write))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!pblk_is_oob_meta_supported(pblk)) {
+		/* For packed metadata case it is
+		 * not allowed to change sec_per_write.
+		 */
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (sec_per_write < pblk->min_write_pgs
 				|| sec_per_write > pblk->max_write_pgs
 				|| sec_per_write % pblk->min_write_pgs != 0)
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
index 2bf78f81862d..06d56deb645d 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int pblk_calc_secs_to_sync(struct pblk *pblk, unsigned int secs_avail,
 {
 	int secs_to_sync;
 
-	secs_to_sync = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, secs_avail, secs_to_flush);
+	secs_to_sync = pblk_calc_secs(pblk, secs_avail, secs_to_flush, true);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVM_PBLK_DEBUG
 	if ((!secs_to_sync && secs_to_flush)
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static int pblk_submit_write(struct pblk *pblk, int *secs_left)
 	struct bio *bio;
 	struct nvm_rq *rqd;
 	unsigned int secs_avail, secs_to_sync, secs_to_com;
-	unsigned int secs_to_flush;
+	unsigned int secs_to_flush, packed_meta_pgs;
 	unsigned long pos;
 	unsigned int resubmit;
 
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ static int pblk_submit_write(struct pblk *pblk, int *secs_left)
 			return 0;
 
 		secs_to_flush = pblk_rb_flush_point_count(&pblk->rwb);
-		if (!secs_to_flush && secs_avail < pblk->min_write_pgs)
+		if (!secs_to_flush && secs_avail < pblk->min_write_pgs_data)
 			return 0;
 
 		secs_to_sync = pblk_calc_secs_to_sync(pblk, secs_avail,
@@ -622,7 +622,8 @@ static int pblk_submit_write(struct pblk *pblk, int *secs_left)
 		pos = pblk_rb_read_commit(&pblk->rwb, secs_to_com);
 	}
 
-	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_KERNEL, secs_to_sync);
+	packed_meta_pgs = (pblk->min_write_pgs - pblk->min_write_pgs_data);
+	bio = bio_alloc(GFP_KERNEL, secs_to_sync + packed_meta_pgs);
 
 	bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = 0; /* internal bio */
 	bio_set_op_attrs(bio, REQ_OP_WRITE, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
index 9087d53d5c25..bc40b1381ff6 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ struct pblk {
 	int state;			/* pblk line state */
 
 	int min_write_pgs; /* Minimum amount of pages required by controller */
+	int min_write_pgs_data; /* Minimum amount of payload pages */
 	int max_write_pgs; /* Maximum amount of pages supported by controller */
 	int oob_meta_size; /* Size of OOB sector metadata */
 
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ void pblk_dealloc_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line, int nr_secs);
 u64 pblk_alloc_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line, int nr_secs);
 u64 __pblk_alloc_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line, int nr_secs);
 int pblk_calc_secs(struct pblk *pblk, unsigned long secs_avail,
-		   unsigned long secs_to_flush);
+		   unsigned long secs_to_flush, bool skip_meta);
 void pblk_down_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr ppa,
 		  unsigned long *lun_bitmap);
 void pblk_down_chunk(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr ppa);
@@ -862,6 +863,8 @@ void pblk_lookup_l2p_rand(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppas,
 			  u64 *lba_list, int nr_secs);
 void pblk_lookup_l2p_seq(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppas,
 			 sector_t blba, int nr_secs);
+void *pblk_get_meta_for_writes(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd);
+void pblk_get_packed_meta(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd);
 
 /*
  * pblk user I/O write path
@@ -1392,4 +1395,9 @@ static inline int pblk_dma_meta_size(struct pblk *pblk)
 {
 	return pblk->oob_meta_size * NVM_MAX_VLBA;
 }
+
+static inline int pblk_is_oob_meta_supported(struct pblk *pblk)
+{
+	return pblk->oob_meta_size >= sizeof(struct pblk_sec_meta);
+}
 #endif /* PBLK_H_ */