diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 31637f8ef22e..9b42ef82a273 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -2112,7 +2112,8 @@ nvme_fc_map_data(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, struct request *rq,
 
 	freq->sg_table.sgl = freq->first_sgl;
 	ret = sg_alloc_table_chained(&freq->sg_table,
-			blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(rq), freq->sg_table.sgl);
+			blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(rq), freq->sg_table.sgl,
+			SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
 	if (ret)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -2122,7 +2123,7 @@ nvme_fc_map_data(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, struct request *rq,
 	freq->sg_cnt = fc_dma_map_sg(ctrl->lport->dev, freq->sg_table.sgl,
 				op->nents, dir);
 	if (unlikely(freq->sg_cnt <= 0)) {
-		sg_free_table_chained(&freq->sg_table, true);
+		sg_free_table_chained(&freq->sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
 		freq->sg_cnt = 0;
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
@@ -2148,7 +2149,7 @@ nvme_fc_unmap_data(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, struct request *rq,
 
 	nvme_cleanup_cmd(rq);
 
-	sg_free_table_chained(&freq->sg_table, true);
+	sg_free_table_chained(&freq->sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
 
 	freq->sg_cnt = 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
index 11a5ecae78c8..2022a196d2a7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/rdma.c
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ static void nvme_rdma_unmap_data(struct nvme_rdma_queue *queue,
 				    WRITE ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
 	nvme_cleanup_cmd(rq);
-	sg_free_table_chained(&req->sg_table, true);
+	sg_free_table_chained(&req->sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
 }
 
 static int nvme_rdma_set_sg_null(struct nvme_command *c)
@@ -1270,7 +1270,8 @@ static int nvme_rdma_map_data(struct nvme_rdma_queue *queue,
 
 	req->sg_table.sgl = req->first_sgl;
 	ret = sg_alloc_table_chained(&req->sg_table,
-			blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(rq), req->sg_table.sgl);
+			blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(rq), req->sg_table.sgl,
+			SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
 	if (ret)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1310,7 +1311,7 @@ static int nvme_rdma_map_data(struct nvme_rdma_queue *queue,
 			req->nents, rq_data_dir(rq) ==
 			WRITE ? DMA_TO_DEVICE : DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 out_free_table:
-	sg_free_table_chained(&req->sg_table, true);
+	sg_free_table_chained(&req->sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
index b9f623ab01f3..b3e2f42a3644 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/loop.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void nvme_loop_complete_rq(struct request *req)
 	struct nvme_loop_iod *iod = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(req);
 
 	nvme_cleanup_cmd(req);
-	sg_free_table_chained(&iod->sg_table, true);
+	sg_free_table_chained(&iod->sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
 	nvme_complete_rq(req);
 }
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static blk_status_t nvme_loop_queue_rq(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 		iod->sg_table.sgl = iod->first_sgl;
 		if (sg_alloc_table_chained(&iod->sg_table,
 				blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(req),
-				iod->sg_table.sgl))
+				iod->sg_table.sgl, SG_CHUNK_SIZE))
 			return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 
 		iod->req.sg = iod->sg_table.sgl;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 6b2570a5642d..c37263c123eb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -541,9 +541,9 @@ static void scsi_uninit_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 static void scsi_mq_free_sgtables(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 {
 	if (cmd->sdb.table.nents)
-		sg_free_table_chained(&cmd->sdb.table, true);
+		sg_free_table_chained(&cmd->sdb.table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
 	if (scsi_prot_sg_count(cmd))
-		sg_free_table_chained(&cmd->prot_sdb->table, true);
+		sg_free_table_chained(&cmd->prot_sdb->table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
 }
 
 static void scsi_mq_uninit_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
@@ -976,7 +976,8 @@ static blk_status_t scsi_init_sgtable(struct request *req,
 	 * If sg table allocation fails, requeue request later.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(sg_alloc_table_chained(&sdb->table,
-			blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(req), sdb->table.sgl)))
+			blk_rq_nr_phys_segments(req), sdb->table.sgl,
+			SG_CHUNK_SIZE)))
 		return BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 
 	/* 
@@ -1030,7 +1031,8 @@ blk_status_t scsi_init_io(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 		ivecs = blk_rq_count_integrity_sg(rq->q, rq->bio);
 
 		if (sg_alloc_table_chained(&prot_sdb->table, ivecs,
-				prot_sdb->table.sgl)) {
+				prot_sdb->table.sgl,
+				SG_CHUNK_SIZE)) {
 			ret = BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
 			goto out_free_sgtables;
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/scatterlist.h b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
index b4be960c7e5d..e1d4cf5ab28a 100644
--- a/include/linux/scatterlist.h
+++ b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
@@ -266,10 +266,11 @@ int sg_split(struct scatterlist *in, const int in_mapped_nents,
 typedef struct scatterlist *(sg_alloc_fn)(unsigned int, gfp_t);
 typedef void (sg_free_fn)(struct scatterlist *, unsigned int);
 
-void __sg_free_table(struct sg_table *, unsigned int, bool, sg_free_fn *);
+void __sg_free_table(struct sg_table *, unsigned int, unsigned int,
+		     sg_free_fn *);
 void sg_free_table(struct sg_table *);
 int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *, unsigned int, unsigned int,
-		     struct scatterlist *, gfp_t, sg_alloc_fn *);
+		     struct scatterlist *, unsigned int, gfp_t, sg_alloc_fn *);
 int sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *, unsigned int, gfp_t);
 int __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(struct sg_table *sgt, struct page **pages,
 				unsigned int n_pages, unsigned int offset,
@@ -331,9 +332,11 @@ size_t sg_zero_buffer(struct scatterlist *sgl, unsigned int nents,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SG_POOL
-void sg_free_table_chained(struct sg_table *table, bool first_chunk);
+void sg_free_table_chained(struct sg_table *table,
+			   unsigned nents_first_chunk);
 int sg_alloc_table_chained(struct sg_table *table, int nents,
-			   struct scatterlist *first_chunk);
+			   struct scatterlist *first_chunk,
+			   unsigned nents_first_chunk);
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/scatterlist.c b/lib/scatterlist.c
index 739dc9fe2c55..77ec8eec3fd0 100644
--- a/lib/scatterlist.c
+++ b/lib/scatterlist.c
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ static void sg_kfree(struct scatterlist *sg, unsigned int nents)
  * __sg_free_table - Free a previously mapped sg table
  * @table:	The sg table header to use
  * @max_ents:	The maximum number of entries per single scatterlist
- * @skip_first_chunk: don't free the (preallocated) first scatterlist chunk
+ * @nents_first_chunk: Number of entries int the (preallocated) first
+ * 	scatterlist chunk, 0 means no such preallocated first chunk
  * @free_fn:	Free function
  *
  *  Description:
@@ -191,9 +192,10 @@ static void sg_kfree(struct scatterlist *sg, unsigned int nents)
  *
  **/
 void __sg_free_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int max_ents,
-		     bool skip_first_chunk, sg_free_fn *free_fn)
+		     unsigned int nents_first_chunk, sg_free_fn *free_fn)
 {
 	struct scatterlist *sgl, *next;
+	unsigned curr_max_ents = nents_first_chunk ?: max_ents;
 
 	if (unlikely(!table->sgl))
 		return;
@@ -209,9 +211,9 @@ void __sg_free_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int max_ents,
 		 * sg_size is then one less than alloc size, since the last
 		 * element is the chain pointer.
 		 */
-		if (alloc_size > max_ents) {
-			next = sg_chain_ptr(&sgl[max_ents - 1]);
-			alloc_size = max_ents;
+		if (alloc_size > curr_max_ents) {
+			next = sg_chain_ptr(&sgl[curr_max_ents - 1]);
+			alloc_size = curr_max_ents;
 			sg_size = alloc_size - 1;
 		} else {
 			sg_size = alloc_size;
@@ -219,11 +221,12 @@ void __sg_free_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int max_ents,
 		}
 
 		table->orig_nents -= sg_size;
-		if (skip_first_chunk)
-			skip_first_chunk = false;
+		if (nents_first_chunk)
+			nents_first_chunk = 0;
 		else
 			free_fn(sgl, alloc_size);
 		sgl = next;
+		curr_max_ents = max_ents;
 	}
 
 	table->sgl = NULL;
@@ -246,6 +249,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_free_table);
  * @table:	The sg table header to use
  * @nents:	Number of entries in sg list
  * @max_ents:	The maximum number of entries the allocator returns per call
+ * @nents_first_chunk: Number of entries int the (preallocated) first
+ * 	scatterlist chunk, 0 means no such preallocated chunk provided by user
  * @gfp_mask:	GFP allocation mask
  * @alloc_fn:	Allocator to use
  *
@@ -262,10 +267,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_free_table);
  **/
 int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents,
 		     unsigned int max_ents, struct scatterlist *first_chunk,
-		     gfp_t gfp_mask, sg_alloc_fn *alloc_fn)
+		     unsigned int nents_first_chunk, gfp_t gfp_mask,
+		     sg_alloc_fn *alloc_fn)
 {
 	struct scatterlist *sg, *prv;
 	unsigned int left;
+	unsigned curr_max_ents = nents_first_chunk ?: max_ents;
+	unsigned prv_max_ents;
 
 	memset(table, 0, sizeof(*table));
 
@@ -281,8 +289,8 @@ int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents,
 	do {
 		unsigned int sg_size, alloc_size = left;
 
-		if (alloc_size > max_ents) {
-			alloc_size = max_ents;
+		if (alloc_size > curr_max_ents) {
+			alloc_size = curr_max_ents;
 			sg_size = alloc_size - 1;
 		} else
 			sg_size = alloc_size;
@@ -316,7 +324,7 @@ int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents,
 		 * If this is not the first mapping, chain previous part.
 		 */
 		if (prv)
-			sg_chain(prv, max_ents, sg);
+			sg_chain(prv, prv_max_ents, sg);
 		else
 			table->sgl = sg;
 
@@ -327,6 +335,8 @@ int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents,
 			sg_mark_end(&sg[sg_size - 1]);
 
 		prv = sg;
+		prv_max_ents = curr_max_ents;
+		curr_max_ents = max_ents;
 	} while (left);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -349,9 +359,9 @@ int sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = __sg_alloc_table(table, nents, SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC,
-			       NULL, gfp_mask, sg_kmalloc);
+			       NULL, 0, gfp_mask, sg_kmalloc);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
-		__sg_free_table(table, SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC, false, sg_kfree);
+		__sg_free_table(table, SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC, 0, sg_kfree);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/lib/sg_pool.c b/lib/sg_pool.c
index d1c1e6388eaa..b3b8cf62ff49 100644
--- a/lib/sg_pool.c
+++ b/lib/sg_pool.c
@@ -69,18 +69,27 @@ static struct scatterlist *sg_pool_alloc(unsigned int nents, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 /**
  * sg_free_table_chained - Free a previously mapped sg table
  * @table:	The sg table header to use
- * @first_chunk: was first_chunk not NULL in sg_alloc_table_chained?
+ * @nents_first_chunk: size of the first_chunk SGL passed to
+ *		sg_alloc_table_chained
  *
  *  Description:
  *    Free an sg table previously allocated and setup with
  *    sg_alloc_table_chained().
  *
+ *    @nents_first_chunk has to be same with that same parameter passed
+ *    to sg_alloc_table_chained().
+ *
  **/
-void sg_free_table_chained(struct sg_table *table, bool first_chunk)
+void sg_free_table_chained(struct sg_table *table,
+		unsigned nents_first_chunk)
 {
-	if (first_chunk && table->orig_nents <= SG_CHUNK_SIZE)
+	if (table->orig_nents <= nents_first_chunk)
 		return;
-	__sg_free_table(table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE, first_chunk, sg_pool_free);
+
+	if (nents_first_chunk == 1)
+		nents_first_chunk = 0;
+
+	__sg_free_table(table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE, nents_first_chunk, sg_pool_free);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sg_free_table_chained);
 
@@ -89,31 +98,39 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sg_free_table_chained);
  * @table:	The sg table header to use
  * @nents:	Number of entries in sg list
  * @first_chunk: first SGL
+ * @nents_first_chunk: number of the SGL of @first_chunk
  *
  *  Description:
  *    Allocate and chain SGLs in an sg table. If @nents@ is larger than
- *    SG_CHUNK_SIZE a chained sg table will be setup.
+ *    @nents_first_chunk a chained sg table will be setup.
  *
  **/
 int sg_alloc_table_chained(struct sg_table *table, int nents,
-		struct scatterlist *first_chunk)
+		struct scatterlist *first_chunk, unsigned nents_first_chunk)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(!nents);
 
-	if (first_chunk) {
-		if (nents <= SG_CHUNK_SIZE) {
+	if (first_chunk && nents_first_chunk) {
+		if (nents <= nents_first_chunk) {
 			table->nents = table->orig_nents = nents;
 			sg_init_table(table->sgl, nents);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* User supposes that the 1st SGL includes real entry */
+	if (nents_first_chunk == 1) {
+		first_chunk = NULL;
+		nents_first_chunk = 0;
+	}
+
 	ret = __sg_alloc_table(table, nents, SG_CHUNK_SIZE,
-			       first_chunk, GFP_ATOMIC, sg_pool_alloc);
+			       first_chunk, nents_first_chunk,
+			       GFP_ATOMIC, sg_pool_alloc);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
-		sg_free_table_chained(table, (bool)first_chunk);
+		sg_free_table_chained(table, nents_first_chunk);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sg_alloc_table_chained);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c
index 2121c9b4d275..48fe3b16b0d9 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/svc_rdma_rw.c
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ svc_rdma_get_rw_ctxt(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma, unsigned int sges)
 
 	ctxt->rw_sg_table.sgl = ctxt->rw_first_sgl;
 	if (sg_alloc_table_chained(&ctxt->rw_sg_table, sges,
-				   ctxt->rw_sg_table.sgl)) {
+				   ctxt->rw_sg_table.sgl,
+				   SG_CHUNK_SIZE)) {
 		kfree(ctxt);
 		ctxt = NULL;
 	}
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ svc_rdma_get_rw_ctxt(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma, unsigned int sges)
 static void svc_rdma_put_rw_ctxt(struct svcxprt_rdma *rdma,
 				 struct svc_rdma_rw_ctxt *ctxt)
 {
-	sg_free_table_chained(&ctxt->rw_sg_table, true);
+	sg_free_table_chained(&ctxt->rw_sg_table, SG_CHUNK_SIZE);
 
 	spin_lock(&rdma->sc_rw_ctxt_lock);
 	list_add(&ctxt->rw_list, &rdma->sc_rw_ctxts);
