diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
index 7762e89..f6135e4 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
@@ -373,7 +373,13 @@ struct list_head *pblk_line_gc_list(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&line->lock);
 
-	if (!vsc) {
+	if (line->w_err_gc->has_write_err) {
+		if (line->gc_group != PBLK_LINEGC_WERR) {
+			line->gc_group = PBLK_LINEGC_WERR;
+			move_list = &l_mg->gc_werr_list;
+			pblk_rl_werr_line_in(&pblk->rl);
+		}
+	} else if (!vsc) {
 		if (line->gc_group != PBLK_LINEGC_FULL) {
 			line->gc_group = PBLK_LINEGC_FULL;
 			move_list = &l_mg->gc_full_list;
@@ -1603,8 +1609,13 @@ static void __pblk_line_put(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
 	line->state = PBLK_LINESTATE_FREE;
 	line->gc_group = PBLK_LINEGC_NONE;
 	pblk_line_free(line);
-	spin_unlock(&line->lock);
 
+	if (line->w_err_gc->has_write_err) {
+		pblk_rl_werr_line_out(&pblk->rl);
+		line->w_err_gc->has_write_err = 0;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock(&line->lock);
 	atomic_dec(&gc->pipeline_gc);
 
 	spin_lock(&l_mg->free_lock);
@@ -1767,11 +1778,32 @@ void pblk_line_close_meta(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
 
 	spin_lock(&l_mg->close_lock);
 	spin_lock(&line->lock);
+
+	/* Update the in-memory start address for emeta, in case it has
+	 * shifted due to write errors
+	 */
+	if (line->emeta_ssec != line->cur_sec)
+		line->emeta_ssec = line->cur_sec;
+
 	list_add_tail(&line->list, &l_mg->emeta_list);
 	spin_unlock(&line->lock);
 	spin_unlock(&l_mg->close_lock);
 
 	pblk_line_should_sync_meta(pblk);
+
+
+}
+
+static void pblk_save_lba_list(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
+{
+	struct pblk_line_meta *lm = &pblk->lm;
+	unsigned int lba_list_size = lm->emeta_len[2];
+	struct pblk_w_err_gc *w_err_gc = line->w_err_gc;
+	struct pblk_emeta *emeta = line->emeta;
+
+	w_err_gc->lba_list = kmalloc(lba_list_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	memcpy(w_err_gc->lba_list, emeta_to_lbas(pblk, emeta->buf),
+				lba_list_size);
 }
 
 void pblk_line_close_ws(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1780,6 +1812,13 @@ void pblk_line_close_ws(struct work_struct *work)
 									ws);
 	struct pblk *pblk = line_ws->pblk;
 	struct pblk_line *line = line_ws->line;
+	struct pblk_w_err_gc *w_err_gc = line->w_err_gc;
+
+	/* Write errors makes the emeta start address stored in smeta invalid,
+	 * so keep a copy of the lba list until we've gc'd the line
+	 */
+	if (w_err_gc->has_write_err)
+		pblk_save_lba_list(pblk, line);
 
 	pblk_line_close(pblk, line);
 	mempool_free(line_ws, pblk->gen_ws_pool);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
index b0cc277..62f0548 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ static void pblk_gc_line_prepare_ws(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct pblk_line_mgmt *l_mg = &pblk->l_mg;
 	struct pblk_line_meta *lm = &pblk->lm;
 	struct pblk_gc *gc = &pblk->gc;
-	struct line_emeta *emeta_buf;
+	struct line_emeta *emeta_buf = NULL;
 	struct pblk_line_ws *gc_rq_ws;
 	struct pblk_gc_rq *gc_rq;
-	__le64 *lba_list;
+	__le64 *lba_list = NULL;
 	unsigned long *invalid_bitmap;
 	int sec_left, nr_secs, bit;
 	int ret;
@@ -150,34 +150,42 @@ static void pblk_gc_line_prepare_ws(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!invalid_bitmap)
 		goto fail_free_ws;
 
-	emeta_buf = pblk_malloc(lm->emeta_len[0], l_mg->emeta_alloc_type,
-								GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!emeta_buf) {
-		pr_err("pblk: cannot use GC emeta\n");
-		goto fail_free_bitmap;
-	}
-
-	ret = pblk_line_read_emeta(pblk, line, emeta_buf);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("pblk: line %d read emeta failed (%d)\n", line->id, ret);
-		goto fail_free_emeta;
-	}
+	if (line->w_err_gc->has_write_err) {
+		lba_list = line->w_err_gc->lba_list;
+	} else {
+		emeta_buf = pblk_malloc(lm->emeta_len[0],
+				l_mg->emeta_alloc_type, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!emeta_buf) {
+			pr_err("pblk: cannot use GC emeta\n");
+			goto fail_free_bitmap;
+		}
 
-	/* If this read fails, it means that emeta is corrupted. For now, leave
-	 * the line untouched. TODO: Implement a recovery routine that scans and
-	 * moves all sectors on the line.
-	 */
+		ret = pblk_line_read_emeta(pblk, line, emeta_buf);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("pblk: line %d read emeta failed (%d)\n",
+					line->id, ret);
+			goto fail_free_emeta;
+		}
 
-	ret = pblk_recov_check_emeta(pblk, emeta_buf);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("pblk: inconsistent emeta (line %d)\n", line->id);
-		goto fail_free_emeta;
-	}
+		/* If this read fails, it means that emeta is corrupted.
+		 * For now, leave the line untouched.
+		 * TODO: Implement a recovery routine that scans and moves
+		 * all sectors on the line.
+		 */
+
+		ret = pblk_recov_check_emeta(pblk, emeta_buf);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("pblk: inconsistent emeta (line %d)\n",
+					line->id);
+			goto fail_free_emeta;
+		}
 
-	lba_list = emeta_to_lbas(pblk, emeta_buf);
-	if (!lba_list) {
-		pr_err("pblk: could not interpret emeta (line %d)\n", line->id);
-		goto fail_free_emeta;
+		lba_list = emeta_to_lbas(pblk, emeta_buf);
+		if (!lba_list) {
+			pr_err("pblk: could not interpret emeta (line %d)\n",
+					line->id);
+			goto fail_free_emeta;
+		}
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&line->lock);
@@ -240,7 +248,12 @@ static void pblk_gc_line_prepare_ws(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto next_rq;
 
 out:
-	pblk_mfree(emeta_buf, l_mg->emeta_alloc_type);
+	if (line->w_err_gc->has_write_err) {
+		kfree(lba_list);
+		line->w_err_gc->lba_list = NULL;
+	} else
+		pblk_mfree(emeta_buf, l_mg->emeta_alloc_type);
+
 	kfree(line_ws);
 	kfree(invalid_bitmap);
 
@@ -252,7 +265,11 @@ static void pblk_gc_line_prepare_ws(struct work_struct *work)
 fail_free_gc_rq:
 	kfree(gc_rq);
 fail_free_emeta:
-	pblk_mfree(emeta_buf, l_mg->emeta_alloc_type);
+	if (line->w_err_gc->has_write_err) {
+		kfree(lba_list);
+		line->w_err_gc->lba_list = NULL;
+	} else
+		pblk_mfree(emeta_buf, l_mg->emeta_alloc_type);
 fail_free_bitmap:
 	kfree(invalid_bitmap);
 fail_free_ws:
@@ -349,12 +366,14 @@ static struct pblk_line *pblk_gc_get_victim_line(struct pblk *pblk,
 static bool pblk_gc_should_run(struct pblk_gc *gc, struct pblk_rl *rl)
 {
 	unsigned int nr_blocks_free, nr_blocks_need;
+	unsigned int werr_lines = atomic_read(&rl->werr_lines);
 
 	nr_blocks_need = pblk_rl_high_thrs(rl);
 	nr_blocks_free = pblk_rl_nr_free_blks(rl);
 
 	/* This is not critical, no need to take lock here */
-	return ((gc->gc_active) && (nr_blocks_need > nr_blocks_free));
+	return ((werr_lines > 0) ||
+		((gc->gc_active) && (nr_blocks_need > nr_blocks_free)));
 }
 
 void pblk_gc_free_full_lines(struct pblk *pblk)
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
index 6f06727..092e361 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-init.c
@@ -495,9 +495,14 @@ static void pblk_line_mg_free(struct pblk *pblk)
 
 static void pblk_line_meta_free(struct pblk_line *line)
 {
+	struct pblk_w_err_gc *w_err_gc = line->w_err_gc;
+
 	kfree(line->blk_bitmap);
 	kfree(line->erase_bitmap);
 	kfree(line->chks);
+
+	kfree(w_err_gc->lba_list);
+	kfree(w_err_gc);
 }
 
 static void pblk_lines_free(struct pblk *pblk)
@@ -813,20 +818,28 @@ static int pblk_alloc_line_meta(struct pblk *pblk, struct pblk_line *line)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	line->erase_bitmap = kzalloc(lm->blk_bitmap_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!line->erase_bitmap) {
-		kfree(line->blk_bitmap);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	if (!line->erase_bitmap)
+		goto free_blk_bitmap;
+
 
 	line->chks = kmalloc(lm->blk_per_line * sizeof(struct nvm_chk_meta),
 								GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!line->chks) {
-		kfree(line->erase_bitmap);
-		kfree(line->blk_bitmap);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+	if (!line->chks)
+		goto free_erase_bitmap;
+
+	line->w_err_gc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pblk_w_err_gc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!line->w_err_gc)
+		goto free_chks;
 
 	return 0;
+
+free_chks:
+	kfree(line->chks);
+free_erase_bitmap:
+	kfree(line->erase_bitmap);
+free_blk_bitmap:
+	kfree(line->blk_bitmap);
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 static int pblk_line_mg_init(struct pblk *pblk)
@@ -851,12 +864,14 @@ static int pblk_line_mg_init(struct pblk *pblk)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&l_mg->gc_mid_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&l_mg->gc_low_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&l_mg->gc_empty_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&l_mg->gc_werr_list);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&l_mg->emeta_list);
 
-	l_mg->gc_lists[0] = &l_mg->gc_high_list;
-	l_mg->gc_lists[1] = &l_mg->gc_mid_list;
-	l_mg->gc_lists[2] = &l_mg->gc_low_list;
+	l_mg->gc_lists[0] = &l_mg->gc_werr_list;
+	l_mg->gc_lists[1] = &l_mg->gc_high_list;
+	l_mg->gc_lists[2] = &l_mg->gc_mid_list;
+	l_mg->gc_lists[3] = &l_mg->gc_low_list;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&l_mg->free_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&l_mg->close_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rl.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rl.c
index 883a711..6a0616a 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rl.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-rl.c
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ void pblk_rl_user_in(struct pblk_rl *rl, int nr_entries)
 	pblk_rl_kick_u_timer(rl);
 }
 
+void pblk_rl_werr_line_in(struct pblk_rl *rl)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&rl->werr_lines);
+}
+
+void pblk_rl_werr_line_out(struct pblk_rl *rl)
+{
+	atomic_dec(&rl->werr_lines);
+}
+
 void pblk_rl_gc_in(struct pblk_rl *rl, int nr_entries)
 {
 	atomic_add(nr_entries, &rl->rb_gc_cnt);
@@ -99,11 +109,21 @@ static void __pblk_rl_update_rates(struct pblk_rl *rl,
 {
 	struct pblk *pblk = container_of(rl, struct pblk, rl);
 	int max = rl->rb_budget;
+	int werr_gc_needed = atomic_read(&rl->werr_lines);
 
 	if (free_blocks >= rl->high) {
-		rl->rb_user_max = max;
-		rl->rb_gc_max = 0;
-		rl->rb_state = PBLK_RL_HIGH;
+		if (werr_gc_needed) {
+			/* Allocate a small budget for recovering
+			 * lines with write errors
+			 */
+			rl->rb_gc_max = 1 << rl->rb_windows_pw;
+			rl->rb_user_max = max - rl->rb_gc_max;
+			rl->rb_state = PBLK_RL_WERR;
+		} else {
+			rl->rb_user_max = max;
+			rl->rb_gc_max = 0;
+			rl->rb_state = PBLK_RL_OFF;
+		}
 	} else if (free_blocks < rl->high) {
 		int shift = rl->high_pw - rl->rb_windows_pw;
 		int user_windows = free_blocks >> shift;
@@ -124,7 +144,7 @@ static void __pblk_rl_update_rates(struct pblk_rl *rl,
 		rl->rb_state = PBLK_RL_LOW;
 	}
 
-	if (rl->rb_state == (PBLK_RL_MID | PBLK_RL_LOW))
+	if (rl->rb_state != PBLK_RL_OFF)
 		pblk_gc_should_start(pblk);
 	else
 		pblk_gc_should_stop(pblk);
@@ -221,6 +241,7 @@ void pblk_rl_init(struct pblk_rl *rl, int budget)
 	atomic_set(&rl->rb_user_cnt, 0);
 	atomic_set(&rl->rb_gc_cnt, 0);
 	atomic_set(&rl->rb_space, -1);
+	atomic_set(&rl->werr_lines, 0);
 
 	timer_setup(&rl->u_timer, pblk_rl_u_timer, 0);
 
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-sysfs.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-sysfs.c
index e61909a..88a0a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-sysfs.c
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ static ssize_t pblk_sysfs_lines(struct pblk *pblk, char *page)
 	int free_line_cnt = 0, closed_line_cnt = 0, emeta_line_cnt = 0;
 	int d_line_cnt = 0, l_line_cnt = 0;
 	int gc_full = 0, gc_high = 0, gc_mid = 0, gc_low = 0, gc_empty = 0;
+	int gc_werr = 0;
+
 	int bad = 0, cor = 0;
 	int msecs = 0, cur_sec = 0, vsc = 0, sec_in_line = 0;
 	int map_weight = 0, meta_weight = 0;
@@ -237,6 +239,15 @@ static ssize_t pblk_sysfs_lines(struct pblk *pblk, char *page)
 		gc_empty++;
 	}
 
+	list_for_each_entry(line, &l_mg->gc_werr_list, list) {
+		if (line->type == PBLK_LINETYPE_DATA)
+			d_line_cnt++;
+		else if (line->type == PBLK_LINETYPE_LOG)
+			l_line_cnt++;
+		closed_line_cnt++;
+		gc_werr++;
+	}
+
 	list_for_each_entry(line, &l_mg->bad_list, list)
 		bad++;
 	list_for_each_entry(line, &l_mg->corrupt_list, list)
@@ -275,8 +286,8 @@ static ssize_t pblk_sysfs_lines(struct pblk *pblk, char *page)
 					l_mg->nr_lines);
 
 	sz += snprintf(page + sz, PAGE_SIZE - sz,
-		"GC: full:%d, high:%d, mid:%d, low:%d, empty:%d, queue:%d\n",
-			gc_full, gc_high, gc_mid, gc_low, gc_empty,
+		"GC: full:%d, high:%d, mid:%d, low:%d, empty:%d, werr: %d, queue:%d\n",
+			gc_full, gc_high, gc_mid, gc_low, gc_empty, gc_werr,
 			atomic_read(&pblk->gc.read_inflight_gc));
 
 	sz += snprintf(page + sz, PAGE_SIZE - sz,
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
index ab45157..3b6bead 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-write.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static void pblk_map_remaining(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa)
 		}
 	}
 
+	line->w_err_gc->has_write_err = 1;
 	spin_unlock(&line->lock);
 }
 
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@ static void pblk_end_io_write_meta(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
 	if (rqd->error) {
 		pblk_log_write_err(pblk, rqd);
 		pr_err("pblk: metadata I/O failed. Line %d\n", line->id);
+		line->w_err_gc->has_write_err = 1;
 	}
 
 	sync = atomic_add_return(rqd->nr_ppas, &emeta->sync);
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
index cff6aea..a4e55d8 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
@@ -89,12 +89,14 @@ struct pblk_sec_meta {
 /* The number of GC lists and the rate-limiter states go together. This way the
  * rate-limiter can dictate how much GC is needed based on resource utilization.
  */
-#define PBLK_GC_NR_LISTS 3
+#define PBLK_GC_NR_LISTS 4
 
 enum {
-	PBLK_RL_HIGH = 1,
-	PBLK_RL_MID = 2,
-	PBLK_RL_LOW = 3,
+	PBLK_RL_OFF = 0,
+	PBLK_RL_WERR = 1,
+	PBLK_RL_HIGH = 2,
+	PBLK_RL_MID = 3,
+	PBLK_RL_LOW = 4
 };
 
 #define pblk_dma_meta_size (sizeof(struct pblk_sec_meta) * PBLK_MAX_REQ_ADDRS)
@@ -278,6 +280,8 @@ struct pblk_rl {
 	int rb_user_active;
 	int rb_gc_active;
 
+	atomic_t werr_lines;	/* Number of write error lines that needs gc */
+
 	struct timer_list u_timer;
 
 	unsigned long long nr_secs;
@@ -311,6 +315,7 @@ enum {
 	PBLK_LINEGC_MID = 23,
 	PBLK_LINEGC_HIGH = 24,
 	PBLK_LINEGC_FULL = 25,
+	PBLK_LINEGC_WERR = 26
 };
 
 #define PBLK_MAGIC 0x70626c6b /*pblk*/
@@ -412,6 +417,11 @@ struct pblk_smeta {
 	struct line_smeta *buf;		/* smeta buffer in persistent format */
 };
 
+struct pblk_w_err_gc {
+	int has_write_err;
+	__le64 *lba_list;
+};
+
 struct pblk_line {
 	struct pblk *pblk;
 	unsigned int id;		/* Line number corresponds to the
@@ -457,6 +467,8 @@ struct pblk_line {
 
 	struct kref ref;		/* Write buffer L2P references */
 
+	struct pblk_w_err_gc *w_err_gc;	/* Write error gc recovery metadata */
+
 	spinlock_t lock;		/* Necessary for invalid_bitmap only */
 };
 
@@ -488,6 +500,8 @@ struct pblk_line_mgmt {
 	struct list_head gc_mid_list;	/* Full lines ready to GC, mid isc */
 	struct list_head gc_low_list;	/* Full lines ready to GC, low isc */
 
+	struct list_head gc_werr_list;  /* Write err recovery list */
+
 	struct list_head gc_full_list;	/* Full lines ready to GC, no valid */
 	struct list_head gc_empty_list;	/* Full lines close, all valid */
 
@@ -894,6 +908,9 @@ void pblk_rl_free_lines_dec(struct pblk_rl *rl, struct pblk_line *line,
 			    bool used);
 int pblk_rl_is_limit(struct pblk_rl *rl);
 
+void pblk_rl_werr_line_in(struct pblk_rl *rl);
+void pblk_rl_werr_line_out(struct pblk_rl *rl);
+
 /*
  * pblk sysfs
  */
