diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
index 5199c12fead059eeadbe1db69a57564675555a23..1f302cc73e0ba7a9d71a07e240ba27ef90f906aa 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/core.c
@@ -362,6 +362,51 @@ int nvm_submit_ppa(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct ppa_addr *ppa, int nr_ppas,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nvm_submit_ppa);
 
+static int nvm_init_slc_tbl(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_id_group *grp)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	dev->lps_per_blk = dev->pgs_per_blk;
+	dev->lptbl = kcalloc(dev->lps_per_blk, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dev->lptbl)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* Just a linear array */
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->lps_per_blk; i++)
+		dev->lptbl[i] = i;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int nvm_init_mlc_tbl(struct nvm_dev *dev, struct nvm_id_group *grp)
+{
+	int i, p;
+	struct nvm_id_lp_mlc *mlc = &grp->lptbl.mlc;
+
+	if (!mlc->num_pairs)
+		return 0;
+
+	dev->lps_per_blk = mlc->num_pairs;
+	dev->lptbl = kcalloc(dev->lps_per_blk, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dev->lptbl)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* The lower page table encoding consists of a list of bytes, where each
+	 * has a lower and an upper half. The first half byte maintains the
+	 * increment value and every value after is an offset added to the
+	 * previous incrementation value */
+	dev->lptbl[0] = mlc->pairs[0] & 0xF;
+	for (i = 1; i < dev->lps_per_blk; i++) {
+		p = mlc->pairs[i >> 1];
+		if (i & 0x1) /* upper */
+			dev->lptbl[i] = dev->lptbl[i - 1] + ((p & 0xF0) >> 4);
+		else /* lower */
+			dev->lptbl[i] = dev->lptbl[i - 1] + (p & 0xF);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int nvm_core_init(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct nvm_id *id = &dev->identity;
@@ -387,11 +432,23 @@ static int nvm_core_init(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (grp->fmtype != 0 && grp->fmtype != 1) {
+	switch (grp->fmtype) {
+	case NVM_ID_FMTYPE_SLC:
+		if (nvm_init_slc_tbl(dev, grp))
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		break;
+	case NVM_ID_FMTYPE_MLC:
+		if (nvm_init_mlc_tbl(dev, grp))
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		break;
+	default:
 		pr_err("nvm: flash type not supported\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (!dev->lps_per_blk)
+		pr_info("nvm: lower page programming table missing\n");
+
 	if (grp->mpos & 0x020202)
 		dev->plane_mode = NVM_PLANE_DOUBLE;
 	if (grp->mpos & 0x040404)
@@ -420,6 +477,8 @@ static void nvm_free(struct nvm_dev *dev)
 
 	if (dev->mt)
 		dev->mt->unregister_mgr(dev);
+
+	kfree(dev->lptbl);
 }
 
 static int nvm_init(struct nvm_dev *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c b/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
index b112f022dee2e771fa90aaae77091f4d506af70e..215c02512811a9fcfd29ef54811ad9cd0f191354 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ struct nvme_nvm_command {
 	};
 };
 
+struct nvme_nvm_lp_mlc {
+	__u16			num_pairs;
+	__u8			pairs[886];
+};
+
+struct nvme_nvm_lp_tbl {
+	__u8			id[8];
+	struct nvme_nvm_lp_mlc	mlc;
+};
+
 struct nvme_nvm_id_group {
 	__u8			mtype;
 	__u8			fmtype;
@@ -169,7 +179,8 @@ struct nvme_nvm_id_group {
 	__le32			mpos;
 	__le32			mccap;
 	__le16			cpar;
-	__u8			reserved[906];
+	__u8			reserved[10];
+	struct nvme_nvm_lp_tbl lptbl;
 } __packed;
 
 struct nvme_nvm_addr_format {
@@ -266,6 +277,15 @@ static int init_grps(struct nvm_id *nvm_id, struct nvme_nvm_id *nvme_nvm_id)
 		dst->mccap = le32_to_cpu(src->mccap);
 
 		dst->cpar = le16_to_cpu(src->cpar);
+
+		if (dst->fmtype == NVM_ID_FMTYPE_MLC) {
+			memcpy(dst->lptbl.id, src->lptbl.id, 8);
+			dst->lptbl.mlc.num_pairs =
+					le16_to_cpu(src->lptbl.mlc.num_pairs);
+			/* 4 bits per pair */
+			memcpy(dst->lptbl.mlc.pairs, src->lptbl.mlc.pairs,
+						dst->lptbl.mlc.num_pairs >> 1);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/lightnvm.h b/include/linux/lightnvm.h
index b90d28344e3d7d5c78bf53cc91b5109d7f526b32..678fd91a1f99cc96041d8e6fdb488031df8abd88 100644
--- a/include/linux/lightnvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/lightnvm.h
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ enum {
 	NVM_ID_CAP_CMD_SUSPEND	= 0x2,
 	NVM_ID_CAP_SCRAMBLE	= 0x4,
 	NVM_ID_CAP_ENCRYPT	= 0x8,
+
+	/* Memory types */
+	NVM_ID_FMTYPE_SLC	= 0,
+	NVM_ID_FMTYPE_MLC	= 1,
+};
+
+struct nvm_id_lp_mlc {
+	u16	num_pairs;
+	u8	pairs[886];
+};
+
+struct nvm_id_lp_tbl {
+	__u8	id[8];
+	struct nvm_id_lp_mlc mlc;
 };
 
 struct nvm_id_group {
@@ -89,6 +103,8 @@ struct nvm_id_group {
 	u32	mpos;
 	u32	mccap;
 	u16	cpar;
+
+	struct nvm_id_lp_tbl lptbl;
 };
 
 struct nvm_addr_format {
@@ -297,6 +313,10 @@ struct nvm_dev {
 	int sec_per_blk;
 	int sec_per_lun;
 
+	/* lower page table */
+	int lps_per_blk;
+	int *lptbl;
+
 	unsigned long total_pages;
 	unsigned long total_blocks;
 	int nr_luns;