diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
index 8f41b24..6134339 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
@@ -192,6 +192,73 @@ int nvm_erase_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_erase_blk);
 
+void nvm_addr_to_generic_mode(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (rqd->nr_pages > 1) {
+		for (i = 0; i < rqd->nr_pages; i++)
+			rqd->ppa_list[i] = dev_to_generic_addr(dev,
+							rqd->ppa_list[i]);
+	} else {
+		rqd->ppa_addr = dev_to_generic_addr(dev, rqd->ppa_addr);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_addr_to_generic_mode);
+
+void nvm_generic_to_addr_mode(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (rqd->nr_pages > 1) {
+		for (i = 0; i < rqd->nr_pages; i++)
+			rqd->ppa_list[i] = generic_to_dev_addr(dev,
+							rqd->ppa_list[i]);
+	} else {
+		rqd->ppa_addr = generic_to_dev_addr(dev, rqd->ppa_addr);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_generic_to_addr_mode);
+
+int nvm_erase_ppa(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct ppa_addr ppa)
+{
+	int plane_cnt = 0, pl_idx, ret;
+	struct nvm_rq rqd;
+
+	if (!dev->ops->erase_block)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (dev->plane_mode == NVM_PLANE_SINGLE) {
+		rqd.nr_pages = 1;
+		rqd.ppa_addr = ppa;
+	} else {
+		plane_cnt = (1 << dev->plane_mode);
+		rqd.nr_pages = plane_cnt;
+
+		rqd.ppa_list = nvm_dev_dma_alloc(dev, GFP_KERNEL,
+							&rqd.dma_ppa_list);
+		if (!rqd.ppa_list) {
+			pr_err("nvm: failed to allocate dma memory\n");
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		for (pl_idx = 0; pl_idx < plane_cnt; pl_idx++) {
+			ppa.g.pl = pl_idx;
+			rqd.ppa_list[pl_idx] = ppa;
+		}
+	}
+
+	nvm_generic_to_addr_mode(dev, &rqd);
+
+	ret = dev->ops->erase_block(dev, &rqd);
+
+	if (plane_cnt)
+		nvm_dev_dma_free(dev, rqd.ppa_list, rqd.dma_ppa_list);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_erase_ppa);
+
 static int nvm_core_init(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct nvm_id *id = &dev->identity;
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.c b/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.c
index f434e89..ba1e671 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.c
@@ -316,39 +316,13 @@ static void gennvm_put_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk)
 	spin_unlock(&vlun->lock);
 }
 
-static void gennvm_addr_to_generic_mode(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	if (rqd->nr_pages > 1) {
-		for (i = 0; i < rqd->nr_pages; i++)
-			rqd->ppa_list[i] = dev_to_generic_addr(dev,
-							rqd->ppa_list[i]);
-	} else {
-		rqd->ppa_addr = dev_to_generic_addr(dev, rqd->ppa_addr);
-	}
-}
-
-static void gennvm_generic_to_addr_mode(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	if (rqd->nr_pages > 1) {
-		for (i = 0; i < rqd->nr_pages; i++)
-			rqd->ppa_list[i] = generic_to_dev_addr(dev,
-							rqd->ppa_list[i]);
-	} else {
-		rqd->ppa_addr = generic_to_dev_addr(dev, rqd->ppa_addr);
-	}
-}
-
 static int gennvm_submit_io(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 {
 	if (!dev->ops->submit_io)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Convert address space */
-	gennvm_generic_to_addr_mode(dev, rqd);
+	nvm_generic_to_addr_mode(dev, rqd);
 
 	rqd->dev = dev;
 	return dev->ops->submit_io(dev, rqd);
@@ -390,7 +364,7 @@ static void gennvm_mark_blk_bad(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 	if (dev->ops->set_bb_tbl(dev, rqd, 1))
 		return;
 
-	gennvm_addr_to_generic_mode(dev, rqd);
+	nvm_addr_to_generic_mode(dev, rqd);
 
 	/* look up blocks and mark them as bad */
 	if (rqd->nr_pages > 1)
@@ -424,43 +398,9 @@ static int gennvm_end_io(struct nvm_rq *rqd, int error)
 static int gennvm_erase_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk,
 							unsigned long flags)
 {
-	int plane_cnt = 0, pl_idx, ret;
-	struct ppa_addr addr;
-	struct nvm_rq rqd;
+	struct ppa_addr addr = block_to_ppa(dev, blk);
 
-	if (!dev->ops->erase_block)
-		return 0;
-
-	addr = block_to_ppa(dev, blk);
-
-	if (dev->plane_mode == NVM_PLANE_SINGLE) {
-		rqd.nr_pages = 1;
-		rqd.ppa_addr = addr;
-	} else {
-		plane_cnt = (1 << dev->plane_mode);
-		rqd.nr_pages = plane_cnt;
-
-		rqd.ppa_list = nvm_dev_dma_alloc(dev, GFP_KERNEL,
-							&rqd.dma_ppa_list);
-		if (!rqd.ppa_list) {
-			pr_err("gennvm: failed to allocate dma memory\n");
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-
-		for (pl_idx = 0; pl_idx < plane_cnt; pl_idx++) {
-			addr.g.pl = pl_idx;
-			rqd.ppa_list[pl_idx] = addr;
-		}
-	}
-
-	gennvm_generic_to_addr_mode(dev, &rqd);
-
-	ret = dev->ops->erase_block(dev, &rqd);
-
-	if (plane_cnt)
-		nvm_dev_dma_free(dev, rqd.ppa_list, rqd.dma_ppa_list);
-
-	return ret;
+	return nvm_erase_ppa(dev, addr);
 }
 
 static struct nvm_lun *gennvm_get_lun(struct nvm_dev *dev, int lunid)
diff --git a/include/linux/lightnvm.h b/include/linux/lightnvm.h
index 034117b..c228dbc 100644
--- a/include/linux/lightnvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/lightnvm.h
@@ -427,6 +427,9 @@ extern int nvm_register(struct request_queue *, char *,
 extern void nvm_unregister(char *);
 
 extern int nvm_submit_io(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
+extern void nvm_generic_to_addr_mode(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
+extern void nvm_addr_to_generic_mode(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_rq *);
+extern int nvm_erase_ppa(struct nvm_dev *, struct ppa_addr);
 extern int nvm_erase_blk(struct nvm_dev *, struct nvm_block *);
 #else /* CONFIG_NVM */
 struct nvm_dev_ops;
