diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-base.c b/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-base.c
index c49da0a..6e186b1 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-base.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-base.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	struct dm_target *ti;
 	uint32_t region_size;
 	region_t region_count;
+	uint64_t luid;
 	char uuid[DM_UUID_LEN];
 
 	char *usr_argv_str;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
 	 * restored.
 	 */
 retry:
-	r = dm_consult_userspace(uuid, request_type, data,
+	r = dm_consult_userspace(uuid, lc->luid, request_type, data,
 				 data_size, rdata, rdata_size);
 
 	if (r != -ESRCH)
@@ -74,14 +75,15 @@
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		schedule_timeout(2*HZ);
 		DMWARN("Attempting to contact userspace log server...");
-		r = dm_consult_userspace(uuid, DM_ULOG_CTR, lc->usr_argv_str,
+		r = dm_consult_userspace(uuid, lc->luid, DM_ULOG_CTR,
+					 lc->usr_argv_str,
 					 strlen(lc->usr_argv_str) + 1,
 					 NULL, NULL);
 		if (!r)
 			break;
 	}
 	DMINFO("Reconnected to userspace log server... DM_ULOG_CTR complete");
-	r = dm_consult_userspace(uuid, DM_ULOG_RESUME, NULL,
+	r = dm_consult_userspace(uuid, lc->luid, DM_ULOG_RESUME, NULL,
 				 0, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!r)
 		goto retry;
@@ -153,6 +155,9 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	/* The ptr value is sufficient for local unique id */
+	lc->luid = (uint64_t)lc;
+
 	lc->ti = ti;
 
 	if (strlen(argv[0]) > (DM_UUID_LEN - 1)) {
@@ -172,7 +177,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Send table string */
-	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, DM_ULOG_CTR,
+	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, lc->luid, DM_ULOG_CTR,
 				 ctr_str, str_size, NULL, NULL);
 
 	if (r == -ESRCH) {
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@
 
 	/* Since the region size does not change, get it now */
 	rdata_size = sizeof(rdata);
-	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, DM_ULOG_GET_REGION_SIZE,
+	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, lc->luid, DM_ULOG_GET_REGION_SIZE,
 				 NULL, 0, (char *)&rdata, &rdata_size);
 
 	if (r) {
@@ -211,7 +216,7 @@
 	int r;
 	struct log_c *lc = log->context;
 
-	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, DM_ULOG_DTR,
+	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, lc->luid, DM_ULOG_DTR,
 				 NULL, 0,
 				 NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -226,7 +231,7 @@
 	int r;
 	struct log_c *lc = log->context;
 
-	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, DM_ULOG_PRESUSPEND,
+	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, lc->luid, DM_ULOG_PRESUSPEND,
 				 NULL, 0,
 				 NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -238,7 +243,7 @@
 	int r;
 	struct log_c *lc = log->context;
 
-	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, DM_ULOG_POSTSUSPEND,
+	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, lc->luid, DM_ULOG_POSTSUSPEND,
 				 NULL, 0,
 				 NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -251,7 +256,7 @@
 	struct log_c *lc = log->context;
 
 	lc->in_sync_hint = 0;
-	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, DM_ULOG_RESUME,
+	r = dm_consult_userspace(lc->uuid, lc->luid, DM_ULOG_RESUME,
 				 NULL, 0,
 				 NULL, NULL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.c b/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.c
index 8ce74d9..ba0edad 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.c
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@
 
 /**
  * dm_consult_userspace
- * @uuid: log's uuid (must be DM_UUID_LEN in size)
+ * @uuid: log's universal unique identifier (must be DM_UUID_LEN in size)
+ * @luid: log's local unique identifier
  * @request_type:  found in include/linux/dm-log-userspace.h
  * @data: data to tx to the server
  * @data_size: size of data in bytes
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@
  *
  * Returns: 0 on success, -EXXX on failure
  **/
-int dm_consult_userspace(const char *uuid, int request_type,
+int dm_consult_userspace(const char *uuid, uint64_t luid, int request_type,
 			 char *data, size_t data_size,
 			 char *rdata, size_t *rdata_size)
 {
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@
 
 	memset(tfr, 0, DM_ULOG_PREALLOCED_SIZE - overhead_size);
 	memcpy(tfr->uuid, uuid, DM_UUID_LEN);
+	tfr->luid = luid;
 	tfr->seq = dm_ulog_seq++;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.h b/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.h
index c26d8e4..04ee874 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log-userspace-transfer.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 int dm_ulog_tfr_init(void);
 void dm_ulog_tfr_exit(void);
-int dm_consult_userspace(const char *uuid, int request_type,
+int dm_consult_userspace(const char *uuid, uint64_t luid, int request_type,
 			 char *data, size_t data_size,
 			 char *rdata, size_t *rdata_size);