diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/Kconfig b/drivers/lightnvm/Kconfig
index 85a3390..61c68a1 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/Kconfig
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ config NVM_DEBUG
 	It is required to create/remove targets without IOCTLs.
 
 config NVM_GENNVM
-	tristate "Generic NVM manager for Open-Channel SSDs"
+	tristate "General Non-Volatile Memory Manager for Open-Channel SSDs"
 	---help---
-	NVM media manager for Open-Channel SSDs that offload management
-	functionality to device, while keeping data placement and garbage
-	collection decisions on the host.
+	Non-volatile memory media manager for Open-Channel SSDs that implements
+	physical media metadata management and block provisioning API.
+
+	This is the standard media manager for using Open-Channel SSDs, and
+	required for targets to be instantiated.
 
 config NVM_RRPC
 	tristate "Round-robin Hybrid Open-Channel SSD target"
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.c b/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.c
index 1a3e164..3d2762f 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.c
@@ -15,22 +15,22 @@
  * the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139,
  * USA.
  *
- * Implementation of a generic nvm manager for Open-Channel SSDs.
+ * Implementation of a general nvm manager for Open-Channel SSDs.
  */
 
 #include "gennvm.h"
 
-static int gennvm_get_area(struct nvm_dev *dev, sector_t *lba, sector_t len)
+static int gen_get_area(struct nvm_dev *dev, sector_t *lba, sector_t len)
 {
-	struct gen_nvm *gn = dev->mp;
-	struct gennvm_area *area, *prev, *next;
+	struct gen_dev *gn = dev->mp;
+	struct gen_area *area, *prev, *next;
 	sector_t begin = 0;
 	sector_t max_sectors = (dev->sec_size * dev->total_secs) >> 9;
 
 	if (len > max_sectors)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	area = kmalloc(sizeof(struct gennvm_area), GFP_KERNEL);
+	area = kmalloc(sizeof(struct gen_area), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!area)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ static int gennvm_get_area(struct nvm_dev *dev, sector_t *lba, sector_t len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void gennvm_put_area(struct nvm_dev *dev, sector_t begin)
+static void gen_put_area(struct nvm_dev *dev, sector_t begin)
 {
-	struct gen_nvm *gn = dev->mp;
-	struct gennvm_area *area;
+	struct gen_dev *gn = dev->mp;
+	struct gen_area *area;
 
 	spin_lock(&dev->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(area, &gn->area_list, list) {
@@ -82,27 +82,27 @@ static void gennvm_put_area(struct nvm_dev *dev, sector_t begin)
 	spin_unlock(&dev->lock);
 }
 
-static void gennvm_blocks_free(struct nvm_dev *dev)
+static void gen_blocks_free(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct gen_nvm *gn = dev->mp;
+	struct gen_dev *gn = dev->mp;
 	struct gen_lun *lun;
 	int i;
 
-	gennvm_for_each_lun(gn, lun, i) {
+	gen_for_each_lun(gn, lun, i) {
 		if (!lun->vlun.blocks)
 			break;
 		vfree(lun->vlun.blocks);
 	}
 }
 
-static void gennvm_luns_free(struct nvm_dev *dev)
+static void gen_luns_free(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct gen_nvm *gn = dev->mp;
+	struct gen_dev *gn = dev->mp;
 
 	kfree(gn->luns);
 }
 
-static int gennvm_luns_init(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct gen_nvm *gn)
+static int gen_luns_init(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct gen_dev *gn)
 {
 	struct gen_lun *lun;
 	int i;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int gennvm_luns_init(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct gen_nvm *gn)
 	if (!gn->luns)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	gennvm_for_each_lun(gn, lun, i) {
+	gen_for_each_lun(gn, lun, i) {
 		spin_lock_init(&lun->vlun.lock);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lun->free_list);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lun->used_list);
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static int gennvm_luns_init(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct gen_nvm *gn)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int gennvm_block_bb(struct gen_nvm *gn, struct ppa_addr ppa,
+static int gen_block_bb(struct gen_dev *gn, struct ppa_addr ppa,
 							u8 *blks, int nr_blks)
 {
 	struct nvm_dev *dev = gn->dev;
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ static int gennvm_block_bb(struct gen_nvm *gn, struct ppa_addr ppa,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int gennvm_block_map(u64 slba, u32 nlb, __le64 *entries, void *private)
+static int gen_block_map(u64 slba, u32 nlb, __le64 *entries, void *private)
 {
 	struct nvm_dev *dev = private;
-	struct gen_nvm *gn = dev->mp;
+	struct gen_dev *gn = dev->mp;
 	u64 elba = slba + nlb;
 	struct gen_lun *lun;
 	struct nvm_block *blk;
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int gennvm_block_map(u64 slba, u32 nlb, __le64 *entries, void *private)
 	int lun_id;
 
 	if (unlikely(elba > dev->total_secs)) {
-		pr_err("gennvm: L2P data from device is out of bounds!\n");
+		pr_err("gen: L2P data from device is out of bounds!\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static int gennvm_block_map(u64 slba, u32 nlb, __le64 *entries, void *private)
 		u64 pba = le64_to_cpu(entries[i]);
 
 		if (unlikely(pba >= dev->total_secs && pba != U64_MAX)) {
-			pr_err("gennvm: L2P data entry is out of bounds!\n");
+			pr_err("gen: L2P data entry is out of bounds!\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int gennvm_block_map(u64 slba, u32 nlb, __le64 *entries, void *private)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int gennvm_blocks_init(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct gen_nvm *gn)
+static int gen_blocks_init(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct gen_dev *gn)
 {
 	struct gen_lun *lun;
 	struct nvm_block *block;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int gennvm_blocks_init(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct gen_nvm *gn)
 	if (!blks)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	gennvm_for_each_lun(gn, lun, lun_iter) {
+	gen_for_each_lun(gn, lun, lun_iter) {
 		lun->vlun.blocks = vzalloc(sizeof(struct nvm_block) *
 							dev->blks_per_lun);
 		if (!lun->vlun.blocks) {
@@ -251,20 +251,20 @@ static int gennvm_blocks_init(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct gen_nvm *gn)
 
 			ret = nvm_get_bb_tbl(dev, ppa, blks);
 			if (ret)
-				pr_err("gennvm: could not get BB table\n");
+				pr_err("gen: could not get BB table\n");
 
-			ret = gennvm_block_bb(gn, ppa, blks, nr_blks);
+			ret = gen_block_bb(gn, ppa, blks, nr_blks);
 			if (ret)
-				pr_err("gennvm: BB table map failed\n");
+				pr_err("gen: BB table map failed\n");
 		}
 	}
 
 	if ((dev->identity.dom & NVM_RSP_L2P) && dev->ops->get_l2p_tbl) {
 		ret = dev->ops->get_l2p_tbl(dev, 0, dev->total_secs,
-							gennvm_block_map, dev);
+							gen_block_map, dev);
 		if (ret) {
-			pr_err("gennvm: could not read L2P table.\n");
-			pr_warn("gennvm: default block initialization");
+			pr_err("gen: could not read L2P table.\n");
+			pr_warn("gen: default block initialization");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -272,23 +272,23 @@ static int gennvm_blocks_init(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct gen_nvm *gn)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void gennvm_free(struct nvm_dev *dev)
+static void gen_free(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
-	gennvm_blocks_free(dev);
-	gennvm_luns_free(dev);
+	gen_blocks_free(dev);
+	gen_luns_free(dev);
 	kfree(dev->mp);
 	dev->mp = NULL;
 }
 
-static int gennvm_register(struct nvm_dev *dev)
+static int gen_register(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct gen_nvm *gn;
+	struct gen_dev *gn;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	gn = kzalloc(sizeof(struct gen_nvm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	gn = kzalloc(sizeof(struct gen_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gn)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -297,32 +297,32 @@ static int gennvm_register(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&gn->area_list);
 	dev->mp = gn;
 
-	ret = gennvm_luns_init(dev, gn);
+	ret = gen_luns_init(dev, gn);
 	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("gennvm: could not initialize luns\n");
+		pr_err("gen: could not initialize luns\n");
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	ret = gennvm_blocks_init(dev, gn);
+	ret = gen_blocks_init(dev, gn);
 	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("gennvm: could not initialize blocks\n");
+		pr_err("gen: could not initialize blocks\n");
 		goto err;
 	}
 
 	return 1;
 err:
-	gennvm_free(dev);
+	gen_free(dev);
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void gennvm_unregister(struct nvm_dev *dev)
+static void gen_unregister(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
-	gennvm_free(dev);
+	gen_free(dev);
 	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
-static struct nvm_block *gennvm_get_blk_unlocked(struct nvm_dev *dev,
+static struct nvm_block *gen_get_blk_unlocked(struct nvm_dev *dev,
 				struct nvm_lun *vlun, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct gen_lun *lun = container_of(vlun, struct gen_lun, vlun);
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static struct nvm_block *gennvm_get_blk_unlocked(struct nvm_dev *dev,
 	assert_spin_locked(&vlun->lock);
 
 	if (list_empty(&lun->free_list)) {
-		pr_err_ratelimited("gennvm: lun %u have no free pages available",
+		pr_err_ratelimited("gen: lun %u have no free pages available",
 								lun->vlun.id);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -350,18 +350,18 @@ out:
 	return blk;
 }
 
-static struct nvm_block *gennvm_get_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev,
+static struct nvm_block *gen_get_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev,
 				struct nvm_lun *vlun, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct nvm_block *blk;
 
 	spin_lock(&vlun->lock);
-	blk = gennvm_get_blk_unlocked(dev, vlun, flags);
+	blk = gen_get_blk_unlocked(dev, vlun, flags);
 	spin_unlock(&vlun->lock);
 	return blk;
 }
 
-static void gennvm_put_blk_unlocked(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk)
+static void gen_put_blk_unlocked(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk)
 {
 	struct nvm_lun *vlun = blk->lun;
 	struct gen_lun *lun = container_of(vlun, struct gen_lun, vlun);
@@ -377,35 +377,35 @@ static void gennvm_put_blk_unlocked(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk)
 		blk->state = NVM_BLK_ST_BAD;
 	} else {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-		pr_err("gennvm: erroneous block type (%lu -> %u)\n",
+		pr_err("gen: erroneous block type (%lu -> %u)\n",
 							blk->id, blk->state);
 		list_move_tail(&blk->list, &lun->bb_list);
 	}
 }
 
-static void gennvm_put_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk)
+static void gen_put_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk)
 {
 	struct nvm_lun *vlun = blk->lun;
 
 	spin_lock(&vlun->lock);
-	gennvm_put_blk_unlocked(dev, blk);
+	gen_put_blk_unlocked(dev, blk);
 	spin_unlock(&vlun->lock);
 }
 
-static void gennvm_mark_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct ppa_addr ppa, int type)
+static void gen_mark_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct ppa_addr ppa, int type)
 {
-	struct gen_nvm *gn = dev->mp;
+	struct gen_dev *gn = dev->mp;
 	struct gen_lun *lun;
 	struct nvm_block *blk;
 
-	pr_debug("gennvm: ppa  (ch: %u lun: %u blk: %u pg: %u) -> %u\n",
+	pr_debug("gen: ppa  (ch: %u lun: %u blk: %u pg: %u) -> %u\n",
 			ppa.g.ch, ppa.g.lun, ppa.g.blk, ppa.g.pg, type);
 
 	if (unlikely(ppa.g.ch > dev->nr_chnls ||
 					ppa.g.lun > dev->luns_per_chnl ||
 					ppa.g.blk > dev->blks_per_lun)) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-		pr_err("gennvm: ppa broken (ch: %u > %u lun: %u > %u blk: %u > %u",
+		pr_err("gen: ppa broken (ch: %u > %u lun: %u > %u blk: %u > %u",
 				ppa.g.ch, dev->nr_chnls,
 				ppa.g.lun, dev->luns_per_chnl,
 				ppa.g.blk, dev->blks_per_lun);
@@ -420,9 +420,9 @@ static void gennvm_mark_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct ppa_addr ppa, int type)
 }
 
 /*
- * mark block bad in gennvm. It is expected that the target recovers separately
+ * mark block bad in gen. It is expected that the target recovers separately
  */
-static void gennvm_mark_blk_bad(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
+static void gen_mark_blk_bad(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 {
 	int bit = -1;
 	int max_secs = dev->ops->max_phys_sect;
@@ -432,25 +432,25 @@ static void gennvm_mark_blk_bad(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 
 	/* look up blocks and mark them as bad */
 	if (rqd->nr_ppas == 1) {
-		gennvm_mark_blk(dev, rqd->ppa_addr, NVM_BLK_ST_BAD);
+		gen_mark_blk(dev, rqd->ppa_addr, NVM_BLK_ST_BAD);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	while ((bit = find_next_bit(comp_bits, max_secs, bit + 1)) < max_secs)
-		gennvm_mark_blk(dev, rqd->ppa_list[bit], NVM_BLK_ST_BAD);
+		gen_mark_blk(dev, rqd->ppa_list[bit], NVM_BLK_ST_BAD);
 }
 
-static void gennvm_end_io(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
+static void gen_end_io(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 {
 	struct nvm_tgt_instance *ins = rqd->ins;
 
 	if (rqd->error == NVM_RSP_ERR_FAILWRITE)
-		gennvm_mark_blk_bad(rqd->dev, rqd);
+		gen_mark_blk_bad(rqd->dev, rqd);
 
 	ins->tt->end_io(rqd);
 }
 
-static int gennvm_submit_io(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
+static int gen_submit_io(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 {
 	if (!dev->ops->submit_io)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -459,11 +459,11 @@ static int gennvm_submit_io(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 	nvm_generic_to_addr_mode(dev, rqd);
 
 	rqd->dev = dev;
-	rqd->end_io = gennvm_end_io;
+	rqd->end_io = gen_end_io;
 	return dev->ops->submit_io(dev, rqd);
 }
 
-static int gennvm_erase_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk,
+static int gen_erase_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk,
 							unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct ppa_addr addr = block_to_ppa(dev, blk);
@@ -471,19 +471,19 @@ static int gennvm_erase_blk(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_block *blk,
 	return nvm_erase_ppa(dev, &addr, 1);
 }
 
-static int gennvm_reserve_lun(struct nvm_dev *dev, int lunid)
+static int gen_reserve_lun(struct nvm_dev *dev, int lunid)
 {
 	return test_and_set_bit(lunid, dev->lun_map);
 }
 
-static void gennvm_release_lun(struct nvm_dev *dev, int lunid)
+static void gen_release_lun(struct nvm_dev *dev, int lunid)
 {
 	WARN_ON(!test_and_clear_bit(lunid, dev->lun_map));
 }
 
-static struct nvm_lun *gennvm_get_lun(struct nvm_dev *dev, int lunid)
+static struct nvm_lun *gen_get_lun(struct nvm_dev *dev, int lunid)
 {
-	struct gen_nvm *gn = dev->mp;
+	struct gen_dev *gn = dev->mp;
 
 	if (unlikely(lunid >= dev->nr_luns))
 		return NULL;
@@ -491,14 +491,14 @@ static struct nvm_lun *gennvm_get_lun(struct nvm_dev *dev, int lunid)
 	return &gn->luns[lunid].vlun;
 }
 
-static void gennvm_lun_info_print(struct nvm_dev *dev)
+static void gen_lun_info_print(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct gen_nvm *gn = dev->mp;
+	struct gen_dev *gn = dev->mp;
 	struct gen_lun *lun;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 
-	gennvm_for_each_lun(gn, lun, i) {
+	gen_for_each_lun(gn, lun, i) {
 		spin_lock(&lun->vlun.lock);
 
 		pr_info("%s: lun%8u\t%u\n", dev->name, i,
@@ -508,45 +508,45 @@ static void gennvm_lun_info_print(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-static struct nvmm_type gennvm = {
+static struct nvmm_type gen = {
 	.name			= "gennvm",
 	.version		= {0, 1, 0},
 
-	.register_mgr		= gennvm_register,
-	.unregister_mgr		= gennvm_unregister,
+	.register_mgr		= gen_register,
+	.unregister_mgr		= gen_unregister,
 
-	.get_blk_unlocked	= gennvm_get_blk_unlocked,
-	.put_blk_unlocked	= gennvm_put_blk_unlocked,
+	.get_blk_unlocked	= gen_get_blk_unlocked,
+	.put_blk_unlocked	= gen_put_blk_unlocked,
 
-	.get_blk		= gennvm_get_blk,
-	.put_blk		= gennvm_put_blk,
+	.get_blk		= gen_get_blk,
+	.put_blk		= gen_put_blk,
 
-	.submit_io		= gennvm_submit_io,
-	.erase_blk		= gennvm_erase_blk,
+	.submit_io		= gen_submit_io,
+	.erase_blk		= gen_erase_blk,
 
-	.mark_blk		= gennvm_mark_blk,
+	.mark_blk		= gen_mark_blk,
 
-	.get_lun		= gennvm_get_lun,
-	.reserve_lun		= gennvm_reserve_lun,
-	.release_lun		= gennvm_release_lun,
-	.lun_info_print		= gennvm_lun_info_print,
+	.get_lun		= gen_get_lun,
+	.reserve_lun		= gen_reserve_lun,
+	.release_lun		= gen_release_lun,
+	.lun_info_print		= gen_lun_info_print,
 
-	.get_area		= gennvm_get_area,
-	.put_area		= gennvm_put_area,
+	.get_area		= gen_get_area,
+	.put_area		= gen_put_area,
 
 };
 
-static int __init gennvm_module_init(void)
+static int __init gen_module_init(void)
 {
-	return nvm_register_mgr(&gennvm);
+	return nvm_register_mgr(&gen);
 }
 
-static void gennvm_module_exit(void)
+static void gen_module_exit(void)
 {
-	nvm_unregister_mgr(&gennvm);
+	nvm_unregister_mgr(&gen);
 }
 
-module_init(gennvm_module_init);
-module_exit(gennvm_module_exit);
+module_init(gen_module_init);
+module_exit(gen_module_exit);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic media manager for Open-Channel SSDs");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("General media manager for Open-Channel SSDs");
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.h b/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.h
index 04d7c23..bf06219 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/gennvm.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct gen_lun {
 					 */
 };
 
-struct gen_nvm {
+struct gen_dev {
 	struct nvm_dev *dev;
 
 	int nr_luns;
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@ struct gen_nvm {
 	struct list_head area_list;
 };
 
-struct gennvm_area {
+struct gen_area {
 	struct list_head list;
 	sector_t begin;
 	sector_t end;	/* end is excluded */
 };
-#define gennvm_for_each_lun(bm, lun, i) \
+
+#define gen_for_each_lun(bm, lun, i) \
 		for ((i) = 0, lun = &(bm)->luns[0]; \
 			(i) < (bm)->nr_luns; (i)++, lun = &(bm)->luns[(i)])
 
