diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c b/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
index 19f822d..cb2042a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/bus.c
@@ -589,24 +589,24 @@
 	void __user *p = (void __user *) arg;
 	struct device *dev = &nvdimm_bus->dev;
 	const char *cmd_name, *dimm_name;
-	unsigned long dsm_mask;
+	unsigned long cmd_mask;
 	void *buf;
 	int rc, i;
 
 	if (nvdimm) {
 		desc = nd_cmd_dimm_desc(cmd);
 		cmd_name = nvdimm_cmd_name(cmd);
-		dsm_mask = nvdimm->dsm_mask ? *(nvdimm->dsm_mask) : 0;
+		cmd_mask = nvdimm->cmd_mask;
 		dimm_name = dev_name(&nvdimm->dev);
 	} else {
 		desc = nd_cmd_bus_desc(cmd);
 		cmd_name = nvdimm_bus_cmd_name(cmd);
-		dsm_mask = nd_desc->dsm_mask;
+		cmd_mask = nd_desc->cmd_mask;
 		dimm_name = "bus";
 	}
 
 	if (!desc || (desc->out_num + desc->in_num == 0) ||
-			!test_bit(cmd, &dsm_mask))
+			!test_bit(cmd, &cmd_mask))
 		return -ENOTTY;
 
 	/* fail write commands (when read-only) */
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/core.c b/drivers/nvdimm/core.c
index 182a93f..e8688a1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/core.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 	struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus = to_nvdimm_bus(dev);
 	struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc = nvdimm_bus->nd_desc;
 
-	for_each_set_bit(cmd, &nd_desc->dsm_mask, BITS_PER_LONG)
+	for_each_set_bit(cmd, &nd_desc->cmd_mask, BITS_PER_LONG)
 		len += sprintf(buf + len, "%s ", nvdimm_bus_cmd_name(cmd));
 	len += sprintf(buf + len, "\n");
 	return len;
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
index c56f882..79a35a0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm_devs.c
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 
 	nvdimm = to_nvdimm(ndd->dev);
 
-	if (!nvdimm->dsm_mask)
+	if (!nvdimm->cmd_mask)
 		return -ENXIO;
-	if (!test_bit(ND_CMD_GET_CONFIG_DATA, nvdimm->dsm_mask))
+	if (!test_bit(ND_CMD_GET_CONFIG_DATA, &nvdimm->cmd_mask))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvdimm_name);
 
+unsigned long nvdimm_cmd_mask(struct nvdimm *nvdimm)
+{
+	return nvdimm->cmd_mask;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvdimm_cmd_mask);
+
 void *nvdimm_provider_data(struct nvdimm *nvdimm)
 {
 	if (nvdimm)
@@ -277,10 +283,10 @@
 	struct nvdimm *nvdimm = to_nvdimm(dev);
 	int cmd, len = 0;
 
-	if (!nvdimm->dsm_mask)
+	if (!nvdimm->cmd_mask)
 		return sprintf(buf, "\n");
 
-	for_each_set_bit(cmd, nvdimm->dsm_mask, BITS_PER_LONG)
+	for_each_set_bit(cmd, &nvdimm->cmd_mask, BITS_PER_LONG)
 		len += sprintf(buf + len, "%s ", nvdimm_cmd_name(cmd));
 	len += sprintf(buf + len, "\n");
 	return len;
@@ -340,7 +346,7 @@
 
 struct nvdimm *nvdimm_create(struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus, void *provider_data,
 		const struct attribute_group **groups, unsigned long flags,
-		unsigned long *dsm_mask)
+		unsigned long cmd_mask)
 {
 	struct nvdimm *nvdimm = kzalloc(sizeof(*nvdimm), GFP_KERNEL);
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -355,7 +361,7 @@
 	}
 	nvdimm->provider_data = provider_data;
 	nvdimm->flags = flags;
-	nvdimm->dsm_mask = dsm_mask;
+	nvdimm->cmd_mask = cmd_mask;
 	atomic_set(&nvdimm->busy, 0);
 	dev = &nvdimm->dev;
 	dev_set_name(dev, "nmem%d", nvdimm->id);
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h b/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h
index 1d1500f..da0d322 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 struct nvdimm {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	void *provider_data;
-	unsigned long *dsm_mask;
+	unsigned long cmd_mask;
 	struct device dev;
 	atomic_t busy;
 	int id;