diff --git a/ompi/mca/crcp/base/base.h b/ompi/mca/crcp/base/base.h
index e4f56b7aa4..66a6a05950 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/crcp/base/base.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/crcp/base/base.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2010 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
     ompi_crcp_base_btl_state_t*
     ompi_crcp_base_none_btl_prepare_src( struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
                                          struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t* endpoint,
-                                         mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration,
+                                         mca_rcache_base_registration_t* registration,
                                          struct opal_convertor_t* convertor,
                                          size_t reserve,
                                          size_t* size,
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
     ompi_crcp_base_btl_state_t*
     ompi_crcp_base_none_btl_prepare_dst( struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
                                          struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t* endpoint,
-                                         mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration,
+                                         mca_rcache_base_registration_t* registration,
                                          struct opal_convertor_t* convertor,
                                          size_t reserve,
                                          size_t* size,
diff --git a/ompi/mca/crcp/base/crcp_base_fns.c b/ompi/mca/crcp/base/crcp_base_fns.c
index 06c6b9f04d..70dcebf0ea 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/crcp/base/crcp_base_fns.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/crcp/base/crcp_base_fns.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ ompi_crcp_base_none_btl_free( struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
 ompi_crcp_base_btl_state_t*
 ompi_crcp_base_none_btl_prepare_src( struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
                                      struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t* endpoint,
-                                     mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration,
+                                     mca_rcache_base_registration_t* registration,
                                      struct opal_convertor_t* convertor,
                                      size_t reserve,
                                      size_t* size,
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ ompi_crcp_base_none_btl_prepare_src( struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
 ompi_crcp_base_btl_state_t*
 ompi_crcp_base_none_btl_prepare_dst( struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
                                      struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t* endpoint,
-                                     mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration,
+                                     mca_rcache_base_registration_t* registration,
                                      struct opal_convertor_t* convertor,
                                      size_t reserve,
                                      size_t* size,
diff --git a/ompi/mca/crcp/crcp.h b/ompi/mca/crcp/crcp.h
index 261af794e5..ff43aa029c 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/crcp/crcp.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/crcp/crcp.h
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ typedef ompi_crcp_base_btl_state_t* (*mca_crcp_base_btl_module_free_fn_t)
 typedef ompi_crcp_base_btl_state_t* (*mca_crcp_base_btl_module_prepare_fn_t)
      ( struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
        struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t* endpoint,
-       mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration,
+       mca_rcache_base_registration_t* registration,
        struct opal_convertor_t* convertor,
        size_t reserve,
        size_t* size,
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.c b/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.c
index d00620d6b1..ad0ac06d0b 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/base/pml_base_bsend.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2007      Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2015      Research Organization for Information Science
  *                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -55,10 +58,7 @@ extern char *ompi_pml_base_bsend_allocator_name;
 /*
  * Routine to return pages to sub-allocator as needed
  */
-static void* mca_pml_bsend_alloc_segment(
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* module,
-    size_t* size_inout,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration)
+static void* mca_pml_bsend_alloc_segment(void *ctx, size_t *size_inout)
 {
     void *addr;
     size_t size = *size_inout;
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ static void* mca_pml_bsend_alloc_segment(
     addr = mca_pml_bsend_addr;
     mca_pml_bsend_addr += size;
     *size_inout = size;
-    if (NULL != registration) *registration = NULL;
     return addr;
 }
 
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ int mca_pml_base_bsend_request_start(ompi_request_t* request)
 
         /* allocate a buffer to hold packed message */
         sendreq->req_addr = mca_pml_bsend_allocator->alc_alloc(
-            mca_pml_bsend_allocator, sendreq->req_bytes_packed, 0, NULL);
+            mca_pml_bsend_allocator, sendreq->req_bytes_packed, 0);
         if(NULL == sendreq->req_addr) {
             /* release resources when request is freed */
             sendreq->req_base.req_pml_complete = true;
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ int mca_pml_base_bsend_request_alloc(ompi_request_t* request)
 
     /* allocate a buffer to hold packed message */
     sendreq->req_addr = mca_pml_bsend_allocator->alc_alloc(
-        mca_pml_bsend_allocator, sendreq->req_bytes_packed, 0, NULL);
+        mca_pml_bsend_allocator, sendreq->req_bytes_packed, 0);
     if(NULL == sendreq->req_addr) {
         /* release resources when request is freed */
         sendreq->req_base.req_pml_complete = true;
@@ -321,7 +320,7 @@ void*  mca_pml_base_bsend_request_alloc_buf( size_t length )
 
     /* allocate a buffer to hold packed message */
     buf = mca_pml_bsend_allocator->alc_alloc(
-        mca_pml_bsend_allocator, length, 0, NULL);
+        mca_pml_bsend_allocator, length, 0);
     if(NULL == buf) {
         /* release resources when request is freed */
         OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mca_pml_bsend_mutex);
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_component.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_component.c
index 47a62fabe5..172a4dfe7e 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_component.c
@@ -79,12 +79,9 @@ mca_pml_base_component_2_0_0_t mca_pml_ob1_component = {
     .pmlm_finalize = mca_pml_ob1_component_fini,
 };
 
-void *mca_pml_ob1_seg_alloc( struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-                             size_t* size,
-                             mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+void *mca_pml_ob1_seg_alloc (void *ctx, size_t* size);
 
-void mca_pml_ob1_seg_free( struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-                           void* segment );
+void mca_pml_ob1_seg_free (void *ctx, void *segment);
 
 static inline int mca_pml_ob1_param_register_int(
     const char* param_name,
@@ -354,13 +351,12 @@ int mca_pml_ob1_component_fini(void)
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-void *mca_pml_ob1_seg_alloc( struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-                             size_t* size,
-                             mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration) {
+void *mca_pml_ob1_seg_alloc (void *ctx, size_t *size)
+{
     return malloc(*size);
 }
 
-void mca_pml_ob1_seg_free( struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-                           void* segment ) {
+void mca_pml_ob1_seg_free (void *ctx, void *segment)
+{
     free(segment);
 }
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.h b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.h
index 306f269182..80bcef1501 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvfrag.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ do {                                                                    \
         buffers[0].addr = (char*)                                       \
             mca_pml_ob1.allocator->alc_alloc( mca_pml_ob1.allocator,    \
                                               buffers[0].len,           \
-                                              0, NULL);                 \
+                                              0);                       \
         _ptr = (unsigned char*)(buffers[0].addr);                       \
         macro_segments[0].seg_addr.pval = buffers[0].addr;              \
     }                                                                   \
diff --git a/ompi/mca/vprotocol/base/vprotocol_base_request.c b/ompi/mca/vprotocol/base/vprotocol_base_request.c
index 77adf51c23..a4357103fb 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/vprotocol/base/vprotocol_base_request.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/vprotocol/base/vprotocol_base_request.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ int mca_vprotocol_base_request_parasite(void)
                                    pml_fl_save.fl_max_to_alloc,
                                    pml_fl_save.fl_num_per_alloc,
                                    pml_fl_save.fl_mpool,
-                                   pml_fl_save.fl_mpool_reg_flags,
-                                   0,
+                                   pml_fl_save.fl_rcache_reg_flags,
+                                   pml_fl_save.fl_rcache,
                                    pml_fl_save.item_init,
                                    pml_fl_save.ctx);
         if(OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) return ret;
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ int mca_vprotocol_base_request_parasite(void)
                                    pml_fl_save.fl_max_to_alloc,
                                    pml_fl_save.fl_num_per_alloc,
                                    pml_fl_save.fl_mpool,
-                                   pml_fl_save.fl_mpool_reg_flags,
-                                   0,
+                                   pml_fl_save.fl_rcache_reg_flags,
+                                   pml_fl_save.fl_rcache,
                                    pml_fl_save.item_init,
                                    pml_fl_save.ctx);
         if(OMPI_SUCCESS != ret) return ret;
diff --git a/ompi/mpi/c/alloc_mem.c b/ompi/mpi/c/alloc_mem.c
index 8d1b528146..8c8fb8cd54 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/c/alloc_mem.c
+++ b/ompi/mpi/c/alloc_mem.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2007      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2015      Research Organization for Information Science
  *                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ static const char FUNC_NAME[] = "MPI_Alloc_mem";
 
 int MPI_Alloc_mem(MPI_Aint size, MPI_Info info, void *baseptr)
 {
+    char info_value[MPI_MAX_INFO_VAL + 1];
+    char *mpool_hints = NULL;
 
     if (MPI_PARAM_CHECK) {
         OMPI_ERR_INIT_FINALIZE(FUNC_NAME);
@@ -69,7 +74,16 @@ int MPI_Alloc_mem(MPI_Aint size, MPI_Info info, void *baseptr)
 
     OPAL_CR_ENTER_LIBRARY();
 
-    *((void **) baseptr) = mca_mpool_base_alloc((size_t) size, (struct opal_info_t*)info);
+    if (MPI_INFO_NULL != info) {
+        int flag;
+        (void) ompi_info_get (info, "mpool_hints", MPI_MAX_INFO_VAL, info_value, &flag);
+        if (flag) {
+            mpool_hints = info_value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *((void **) baseptr) = mca_mpool_base_alloc ((size_t) size, (struct opal_info_t*)info,
+                                                 mpool_hints);
     OPAL_CR_EXIT_LIBRARY();
     if (NULL == *((void **) baseptr)) {
         return OMPI_ERRHANDLER_INVOKE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_ERR_NO_MEM,
diff --git a/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c b/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c
index b5c61cba84..59f365bd0d 100644
--- a/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c
+++ b/ompi/runtime/ompi_mpi_init.c
@@ -628,13 +628,6 @@ int ompi_mpi_init(int argc, char **argv, int requested, int *provided)
 
     /* Select which MPI components to use */
 
-    if (OMPI_SUCCESS !=
-        (ret = mca_mpool_base_init(OPAL_ENABLE_PROGRESS_THREADS,
-                                   ompi_mpi_thread_multiple))) {
-        error = "mca_mpool_base_init() failed";
-        goto error;
-    }
-
     if (OMPI_SUCCESS !=
         (ret = mca_pml_base_select(OPAL_ENABLE_PROGRESS_THREADS,
                                    ompi_mpi_thread_multiple))) {
diff --git a/opal/class/opal_free_list.c b/opal/class/opal_free_list.c
index b509fe2840..53c3c5dfcd 100644
--- a/opal/class/opal_free_list.c
+++ b/opal/class/opal_free_list.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
  *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 #include "opal/align.h"
 #include "opal/util/output.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
+#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
+#include "opal/util/sys_limits.h"
 
 typedef struct opal_free_list_item_t opal_free_list_memory_t;
 
@@ -49,17 +52,22 @@ static void opal_free_list_construct(opal_free_list_t* fl)
     fl->fl_payload_buffer_alignment = 0;
     fl->fl_frag_class = OBJ_CLASS(opal_free_list_item_t);
     fl->fl_mpool = NULL;
+    fl->fl_rcache = NULL;
     /* default flags */
-    fl->fl_mpool_reg_flags = MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS |
-        MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CUDA_REGISTER_MEM;
+    fl->fl_rcache_reg_flags = MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS |
+        MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CUDA_REGISTER_MEM;
     fl->ctx = NULL;
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&(fl->fl_allocations), opal_list_t);
 }
 
 static void opal_free_list_allocation_release (opal_free_list_t *fl, opal_free_list_memory_t *fl_mem)
 {
+    if (NULL != fl->fl_rcache) {
+        fl->fl_rcache->rcache_deregister (fl->fl_rcache, fl_mem->registration);
+    }
+
     if (NULL != fl->fl_mpool) {
-        fl->fl_mpool->mpool_free (fl->fl_mpool, fl_mem->ptr, fl_mem->registration);
+        fl->fl_mpool->mpool_free (fl->fl_mpool, fl_mem->ptr);
     } else if (fl_mem->ptr) {
         free (fl_mem->ptr);
     }
@@ -108,8 +116,9 @@ int opal_free_list_init (opal_free_list_t *flist, size_t frag_size, size_t frag_
                          opal_class_t *frag_class, size_t payload_buffer_size,
                          size_t payload_buffer_alignment, int num_elements_to_alloc,
                          int max_elements_to_alloc, int num_elements_per_alloc,
-                         mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, int mpool_reg_flags,
-                         void *unused0, opal_free_list_item_init_fn_t item_init, void *ctx)
+                         mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, int rcache_reg_flags,
+                         mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, opal_free_list_item_init_fn_t item_init,
+                         void *ctx)
 {
     /* alignment must be more than zero and power of two */
     if (frag_alignment <= 1 || (frag_alignment & (frag_alignment - 1))) {
@@ -137,11 +146,12 @@ int opal_free_list_init (opal_free_list_t *flist, size_t frag_size, size_t frag_
     flist->fl_max_to_alloc = max_elements_to_alloc;
     flist->fl_num_allocated = 0;
     flist->fl_num_per_alloc = num_elements_per_alloc;
-    flist->fl_mpool = mpool;
+    flist->fl_mpool = mpool ? mpool : mca_mpool_base_default_module;
+    flist->fl_rcache = rcache;
     flist->fl_frag_alignment = frag_alignment;
     flist->fl_payload_buffer_alignment = payload_buffer_alignment;
     flist->item_init = item_init;
-    flist->fl_mpool_reg_flags |= mpool_reg_flags;
+    flist->fl_rcache_reg_flags |= rcache_reg_flags;
     flist->ctx = ctx;
 
     if (num_elements_to_alloc) {
@@ -153,10 +163,10 @@ int opal_free_list_init (opal_free_list_t *flist, size_t frag_size, size_t frag_
 
 int opal_free_list_grow_st (opal_free_list_t* flist, size_t num_elements)
 {
-    unsigned char *ptr, *mpool_alloc_ptr = NULL, *payload_ptr = NULL;
+    unsigned char *ptr, *payload_ptr = NULL;
     opal_free_list_memory_t *alloc_ptr;
-    size_t alloc_size, head_size, elem_size = 0;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg = NULL;
+    size_t alloc_size, head_size, elem_size = 0, buffer_size, align;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg = NULL;
     int rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
 
     if (flist->fl_max_to_alloc && (flist->fl_num_allocated + num_elements) >
@@ -170,6 +180,29 @@ int opal_free_list_grow_st (opal_free_list_t* flist, size_t num_elements)
 
     head_size = OPAL_ALIGN(flist->fl_frag_size, flist->fl_frag_alignment, size_t);
 
+    /* NTH: calculate allocation alignment first as it might change the number of elements */
+    if (0 != flist->fl_payload_buffer_size) {
+        elem_size = OPAL_ALIGN(flist->fl_payload_buffer_size,
+                               flist->fl_payload_buffer_alignment, size_t);
+
+        /* elem_size should not be 0 here */
+        assert (elem_size > 0);
+
+        buffer_size = num_elements * elem_size;
+        align = flist->fl_payload_buffer_alignment;
+
+        if (MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CUDA_REGISTER_MEM & flist->fl_rcache_reg_flags) {
+            size_t pagesize = opal_getpagesize ();
+            /* CUDA cannot handle registering overlapping regions, so make
+             * sure each region is page sized and page aligned. */
+            align = OPAL_ALIGN(align, pagesize, size_t);
+            buffer_size = OPAL_ALIGN(buffer_size, pagesize, size_t);
+
+            /* avoid wasting space in the buffer */
+            num_elements = buffer_size / elem_size;
+        }
+    }
+
     /* calculate head allocation size */
     alloc_size = num_elements * head_size + sizeof(opal_free_list_memory_t) +
         flist->fl_frag_alignment;
@@ -180,37 +213,27 @@ int opal_free_list_grow_st (opal_free_list_t* flist, size_t num_elements)
     }
 
     if (0 != flist->fl_payload_buffer_size) {
-        elem_size = OPAL_ALIGN(flist->fl_payload_buffer_size,
-                               flist->fl_payload_buffer_alignment, size_t);
-
-        /* elem_size should not be 0 here */
-        assert (elem_size > 0);
-
         /* allocate the rest from the mpool (or use memalign/malloc) */
-        if(flist->fl_mpool != NULL) {
-            payload_ptr = mpool_alloc_ptr =
-                (unsigned char *) flist->fl_mpool->mpool_alloc(flist->fl_mpool,
-                                                               num_elements * elem_size,
-                                                               flist->fl_payload_buffer_alignment,
-                                                               flist->fl_mpool_reg_flags, &reg);
-        } else {
-#ifdef HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN
-            posix_memalign ((void **) &mpool_alloc_ptr, flist->fl_payload_buffer_alignment,
-                            num_elements * elem_size);
-            payload_ptr = mpool_alloc_ptr;
-#else
-            mpool_alloc_ptr = (unsigned char *) malloc (num_elements * elem_size +
-                                      flist->fl_payload_buffer_alignment);
-            payload_ptr = (unsigned char *) OPAL_ALIGN((uintptr_t)mpool_alloc_ptr,
-                                            flist->fl_payload_buffer_alignment,
-                                            uintptr_t);
-#endif
-        }
-
-        if(NULL == mpool_alloc_ptr) {
+        payload_ptr = (unsigned char *) flist->fl_mpool->mpool_alloc(flist->fl_mpool, buffer_size, align, 0);
+        if (NULL == payload_ptr) {
             free(alloc_ptr);
             return OPAL_ERR_TEMP_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
         }
+
+        if (flist->fl_rcache) {
+            rc = flist->fl_rcache->rcache_register (flist->fl_rcache, payload_ptr, num_elements * elem_size,
+                                                    flist->fl_rcache_reg_flags, MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_ANY, &reg);
+            if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS != rc)) {
+                free (alloc_ptr);
+                if (flist->fl_mpool) {
+                    flist->fl_mpool->mpool_free (flist->fl_mpool, payload_ptr);
+                } else {
+                    free (payload_ptr);
+                }
+
+                return rc;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /* make the alloc_ptr a list item, save the chunk in the allocations list,
@@ -219,7 +242,7 @@ int opal_free_list_grow_st (opal_free_list_t* flist, size_t num_elements)
     opal_list_append(&(flist->fl_allocations), (opal_list_item_t*)alloc_ptr);
 
     alloc_ptr->registration = reg;
-    alloc_ptr->ptr = mpool_alloc_ptr;
+    alloc_ptr->ptr = payload_ptr;
 
     ptr = (unsigned char*)alloc_ptr + sizeof(opal_free_list_memory_t);
     ptr = OPAL_ALIGN_PTR(ptr, flist->fl_frag_alignment, unsigned char*);
diff --git a/opal/class/opal_free_list.h b/opal/class/opal_free_list.h
index 4834f09c49..3a196141cc 100644
--- a/opal/class/opal_free_list.h
+++ b/opal/class/opal_free_list.h
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ struct opal_free_list_t {
     /** mpool to use for free list buffer allocation (posix_memalign/malloc
      * are used if this is NULL) */
     struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *fl_mpool;
+    /** registration cache */
+    struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *fl_rcache;
     /** Multi-threaded lock. Used when the free list is empty. */
     opal_mutex_t fl_lock;
     /** Multi-threaded condition. Used when threads are waiting on free
@@ -84,8 +86,8 @@ struct opal_free_list_t {
     opal_condition_t fl_condition;
     /** List of free list allocation */
     opal_list_t fl_allocations;
-    /** Flags to pass to the mpool register function */
-    int fl_mpool_reg_flags;
+    /** Flags to pass to the rcache register function */
+    int fl_rcache_reg_flags;
     /** Free list item initialization function */
     opal_free_list_item_init_fn_t item_init;
     /** Initialization function context */
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ struct mca_mpool_base_registration_t;
 struct opal_free_list_item_t
 {
     opal_list_item_t super;
-    struct mca_mpool_base_registration_t *registration;
+    struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t *registration;
     void *ptr;
 };
 typedef struct opal_free_list_item_t opal_free_list_item_t;
@@ -118,8 +120,8 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(opal_free_list_item_t);
  * @param max_elements_to_alloc    (IN)  Maximum number of elements to allocate.
  * @param num_elements_per_alloc   (IN)  Number of elements to grow by per allocation.
  * @param mpool                    (IN)  Optional memory pool for allocations.
- * @param mpool_reg_flags          (IN)  Flags to pass to mpool registration function.
- * @param unused0                  (IN)  Future. Must be NULL.
+ * @param rcache_reg_flags         (IN)  Flags to pass to rcache registration function.
+ * @param rcache                   (IN)  Optional registration cache.
  * @param item_init                (IN)  Optional item initialization function
  * @param ctx                      (IN)  Initialization function context.
  */
@@ -134,8 +136,8 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC int opal_free_list_init (opal_free_list_t *free_list,
                                        int max_elements_to_alloc,
                                        int num_elements_per_alloc,
                                        struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-                                       int mpool_reg_flags,
-                                       void *unused0,
+                                       int rcache_reg_flags,
+                                       struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
                                        opal_free_list_item_init_fn_t item_init,
                                        void *ctx);
 
diff --git a/opal/include/opal/align.h b/opal/include/opal/align.h
index 09d351985b..ea68d33bc6 100644
--- a/opal/include/opal/align.h
+++ b/opal/include/opal/align.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #ifndef OPAL_ALIGN_H
 #define OPAL_ALIGN_H
 
+#define OPAL_DOWN_ALIGN(x,a,t) ((x) & ~(((t)(a)-1)))
+#define OPAL_DOWN_ALIGN_PTR(x,a,t) ((t)OPAL_DOWN_ALIGN((uintptr_t)x, a, uintptr_t))
 #define OPAL_ALIGN(x,a,t) (((x)+((t)(a)-1)) & ~(((t)(a)-1)))
 #define OPAL_ALIGN_PTR(x,a,t) ((t)OPAL_ALIGN((uintptr_t)x, a, uintptr_t))
 #define OPAL_ALIGN_PAD_AMOUNT(x,s) ((~((uintptr_t)(x))+1) & ((uintptr_t)(s)-1))
diff --git a/opal/mca/allocator/allocator.h b/opal/mca/allocator/allocator.h
index 7447edc206..77180462c3 100644
--- a/opal/mca/allocator/allocator.h
+++ b/opal/mca/allocator/allocator.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "opal_config.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
 
 BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
@@ -40,16 +39,14 @@ struct mca_allocator_base_module_t;
 typedef void* (*mca_allocator_base_module_alloc_fn_t)(
     struct mca_allocator_base_module_t*,
     size_t size,
-    size_t align,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+    size_t align);
 
 /**
   * The realloc function typedef
   */
 typedef void* (*mca_allocator_base_module_realloc_fn_t)(
     struct mca_allocator_base_module_t*,
-    void*, size_t,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+    void*, size_t);
 
 /**
   * Free function typedef
@@ -90,7 +87,7 @@ struct mca_allocator_base_module_t {
     mca_allocator_base_module_finalize_fn_t alc_finalize;
     /**< Finalize and free everything */
     /* memory pool and resources */
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* alc_mpool;
+    void *alc_context;
 };
 /**
  * Convenience typedef.
@@ -103,19 +100,16 @@ typedef struct mca_allocator_base_module_t mca_allocator_base_module_t;
   * provided by the module to the allocator framework.
   */
 
-typedef void* (*mca_allocator_base_component_segment_alloc_fn_t)(
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* module,
-    size_t* size,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+typedef void* (*mca_allocator_base_component_segment_alloc_fn_t)(void *ctx,
+                                                                 size_t *size);
 
 /**
   * A function to free memory from the control of the allocator framework
   * back to the system. This function is to be provided by the module to the
   * allocator framework.
   */
-typedef void (*mca_allocator_base_component_segment_free_fn_t)(
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* module,
-    void* segment);
+typedef void (*mca_allocator_base_component_segment_free_fn_t)(void *ctx,
+                                                               void *segment);
 
 
 /**
@@ -126,7 +120,7 @@ typedef struct mca_allocator_base_module_t*
     bool enable_mpi_threads,
     mca_allocator_base_component_segment_alloc_fn_t segment_alloc,
     mca_allocator_base_component_segment_free_fn_t segment_free,
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool
+    void *context
 );
 
 /**
diff --git a/opal/mca/allocator/base/base.h b/opal/mca/allocator/base/base.h
index 13251759f8..4d3d77bd9d 100644
--- a/opal/mca/allocator/base/base.h
+++ b/opal/mca/allocator/base/base.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct mca_allocator_base_selected_module_t {
 typedef struct mca_allocator_base_selected_module_t mca_allocator_base_selected_module_t;
 
 /**
- * Declaces mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t as a class.
+ * Declaces mca_allocator_base_selected_module_t as a class.
  */
 OPAL_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_allocator_base_selected_module_t);
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/allocator/basic/allocator_basic.c b/opal/mca/allocator/basic/allocator_basic.c
index 22e1bc2a18..53c40ad85f 100644
--- a/opal/mca/allocator/basic/allocator_basic.c
+++ b/opal/mca/allocator/basic/allocator_basic.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ mca_allocator_base_module_t* mca_allocator_basic_component_init(
     bool enable_mpi_threads,
     mca_allocator_base_component_segment_alloc_fn_t segment_alloc,
     mca_allocator_base_component_segment_free_fn_t segment_free,
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool)
+    void *context)
 {
     mca_allocator_basic_module_t *module = (mca_allocator_basic_module_t *)
                                             malloc(sizeof(mca_allocator_basic_module_t));
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ mca_allocator_base_module_t* mca_allocator_basic_component_init(
     module->super.alc_free = mca_allocator_basic_free;
     module->super.alc_compact = mca_allocator_basic_compact;
     module->super.alc_finalize = mca_allocator_basic_finalize;
-    module->super.alc_mpool = mpool;
+    module->super.alc_context = context;
     module->seg_alloc = segment_alloc;
     module->seg_free = segment_free;
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&module->seg_list, opal_list_t);
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ static void mca_allocator_basic_combine_next(
 void *mca_allocator_basic_alloc(
     mca_allocator_base_module_t * base,
     size_t size,
-    size_t align,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration)
+    size_t align)
 {
     mca_allocator_basic_module_t* module = (mca_allocator_basic_module_t*)base;
     mca_allocator_basic_segment_t* seg;
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ void *mca_allocator_basic_alloc(
 
     /* request additional block */
     allocated_size = size;
-    if(NULL == (addr = (unsigned char *)module->seg_alloc(module->super.alc_mpool, &allocated_size, registration))) {
+    if(NULL == (addr = (unsigned char *)module->seg_alloc(module->super.alc_context, &allocated_size))) {
         OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&module->seg_lock);
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -239,14 +238,13 @@ void *mca_allocator_basic_alloc(
 void * mca_allocator_basic_realloc(
     mca_allocator_base_module_t * base,
     void * ptr,
-    size_t size,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration)
+    size_t size)
 {
     unsigned char* addr = ((unsigned char*)ptr) - sizeof(size_t);
     size_t alloc_size = *(size_t*)addr;
     if(size <= alloc_size)
         return ptr;
-    addr = (unsigned char *)mca_allocator_basic_alloc(base,size,0,registration);
+    addr = (unsigned char *)mca_allocator_basic_alloc(base, size, 0);
     if(addr == NULL)
         return addr;
     memcpy(addr,ptr,alloc_size);
diff --git a/opal/mca/allocator/basic/allocator_basic.h b/opal/mca/allocator/basic/allocator_basic.h
index 0ae23a0c26..aa257457db 100644
--- a/opal/mca/allocator/basic/allocator_basic.h
+++ b/opal/mca/allocator/basic/allocator_basic.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ mca_allocator_base_module_t* mca_allocator_basic_component_init(
     bool enable_mpi_threads,
     mca_allocator_base_component_segment_alloc_fn_t segment_alloc,
     mca_allocator_base_component_segment_free_fn_t segment_free,
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* module
+    void *ctx
 );
 
 /**
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ mca_allocator_base_module_t* mca_allocator_basic_component_init(
     void * mca_allocator_basic_alloc(
         mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
         size_t size,
-        size_t align,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+        size_t align);
 
 /**
    * Attempts to resize the passed region of memory into a larger or a smaller
@@ -114,8 +113,7 @@ mca_allocator_base_module_t* mca_allocator_basic_component_init(
     void * mca_allocator_basic_realloc(
         mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
         void * ptr,
-        size_t size,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+        size_t size);
 
 /**
    * Frees the passed region of memory
diff --git a/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket.c b/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket.c
index 148245356f..e57b1648cb 100644
--- a/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket.c
+++ b/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket.c
@@ -24,14 +24,13 @@
 #include "opal/mca/allocator/allocator.h"
 #include "opal/constants.h"
 #include "opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket_alloc.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
+#include "opal/mca/base/mca_base_var.h"
 
 struct mca_allocator_base_module_t* mca_allocator_bucket_module_init(
     bool enable_mpi_threads,
     mca_allocator_base_component_segment_alloc_fn_t segment_alloc,
     mca_allocator_base_component_segment_free_fn_t segment_free,
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool
-    );
+    void *context);
 
 int mca_allocator_bucket_module_open(void);
 
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@ int mca_allocator_bucket_module_close(void);
 
 void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc_wrapper(
     struct mca_allocator_base_module_t* allocator,
-    size_t size, size_t align,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+    size_t size, size_t align);
 
 static int mca_allocator_num_buckets;
 
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ struct mca_allocator_base_module_t* mca_allocator_bucket_module_init(
     bool enable_mpi_threads,
     mca_allocator_base_component_segment_alloc_fn_t segment_alloc,
     mca_allocator_base_component_segment_free_fn_t segment_free,
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool)
+    void *context)
 {
     size_t alloc_size = sizeof(mca_allocator_bucket_t);
     mca_allocator_bucket_t * retval;
@@ -87,7 +85,7 @@ struct mca_allocator_base_module_t* mca_allocator_bucket_module_init(
     allocator->super.alc_free =  mca_allocator_bucket_free;
     allocator->super.alc_compact = mca_allocator_bucket_cleanup;
     allocator->super.alc_finalize = mca_allocator_bucket_finalize;
-    allocator->super.alc_mpool = mpool;
+    allocator->super.alc_context = context;
     return (mca_allocator_base_module_t *) allocator;
 }
 
@@ -111,13 +109,12 @@ int mca_allocator_bucket_module_close(void) {
 void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc_wrapper(
     struct mca_allocator_base_module_t* allocator,
     size_t size,
-    size_t align,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration)
+    size_t align)
 {
     if(0 == align){
-        return mca_allocator_bucket_alloc(allocator, size, registration);
+        return mca_allocator_bucket_alloc(allocator, size);
     }
-    return mca_allocator_bucket_alloc_align(allocator, size, align, registration);
+    return mca_allocator_bucket_alloc_align(allocator, size, align);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket_alloc.c b/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket_alloc.c
index e5dc81eeb4..be3db944d0 100644
--- a/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket_alloc.c
+++ b/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket_alloc.c
@@ -71,10 +71,8 @@ mca_allocator_bucket_t * mca_allocator_bucket_init(
    * region or NULL if there was an error
    *
    */
-void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc(
-    mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
-    size_t size,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration)
+void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc(mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
+                                  size_t size)
 {
     mca_allocator_bucket_t * mem_options = (mca_allocator_bucket_t *) mem;
     /* initialize for the later bit shifts */
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc(
     allocated_size += sizeof(mca_allocator_bucket_segment_head_t);
     /* attempt to get the memory */
     segment_header = (mca_allocator_bucket_segment_head_t *)
-                   mem_options->get_mem_fn(mem_options->super.alc_mpool, &allocated_size, registration);
+                   mem_options->get_mem_fn(mem_options->super.alc_context, &allocated_size);
     if(NULL == segment_header) {
         /* release the lock */
         OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&(mem_options->buckets[bucket_num].lock));
@@ -153,11 +151,8 @@ void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc(
 /*
   * allocates an aligned region of memory
   */
-void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc_align(
-    mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
-    size_t size,
-    size_t alignment,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration)
+void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc_align(mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
+                                        size_t size, size_t alignment)
 {
     mca_allocator_bucket_t * mem_options = (mca_allocator_bucket_t *) mem;
     int bucket_num = 1;
@@ -177,7 +172,7 @@ void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc_align(
     bucket_size = size + sizeof(mca_allocator_bucket_chunk_header_t);
     allocated_size = aligned_max_size;
     /* get some memory */
-    ptr = mem_options->get_mem_fn(mem_options->super.alc_mpool, &allocated_size, registration);
+    ptr = mem_options->get_mem_fn(mem_options->super.alc_context, &allocated_size);
     if(NULL == ptr) {
         return(NULL);
     }
@@ -236,11 +231,8 @@ void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc_align(
 /*
   * function to reallocate the segment of memory
   */
-void * mca_allocator_bucket_realloc(
-    mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
-    void * ptr,
-    size_t size,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration)
+void * mca_allocator_bucket_realloc(mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
+                                    void * ptr, size_t size)
 {
     mca_allocator_bucket_t * mem_options = (mca_allocator_bucket_t *) mem;
     /* initialize for later bit shifts */
@@ -261,7 +253,7 @@ void * mca_allocator_bucket_realloc(
         return(ptr);
     }
     /* we need a new space in memory, so let's get it */
-    ret_ptr = mca_allocator_bucket_alloc((mca_allocator_base_module_t *) mem_options, size, registration);
+    ret_ptr = mca_allocator_bucket_alloc((mca_allocator_base_module_t *) mem_options, size);
     if(NULL == ret_ptr) {
         /* we were unable to get a larger area of memory */
         return(NULL);
@@ -341,7 +333,7 @@ int mca_allocator_bucket_cleanup(mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem)
                 next_segment = segment->next_segment;
                 /* free the memory */
                 if(mem_options->free_mem_fn)
-                    mem_options->free_mem_fn(mem->alc_mpool, segment);
+                    mem_options->free_mem_fn(mem->alc_context, segment);
                 segment = next_segment;
             }
             mem_options->buckets[i].free_chunk = NULL;
@@ -378,7 +370,7 @@ int mca_allocator_bucket_cleanup(mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem)
                     *segment_header = segment->next_segment;
                     /* free the memory */
                     if(mem_options->free_mem_fn)
-                        mem_options->free_mem_fn(mem->alc_mpool, segment);
+                        mem_options->free_mem_fn(mem->alc_context, segment);
                 } else {
                     /* go to next segment */
                     segment_header = &((*segment_header)->next_segment);
diff --git a/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket_alloc.h b/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket_alloc.h
index f2af13a122..fe0b66e881 100644
--- a/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket_alloc.h
+++ b/opal/mca/allocator/bucket/allocator_bucket_alloc.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-/**
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
  *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reseved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -131,8 +134,7 @@ typedef struct mca_allocator_bucket_t mca_allocator_bucket_t;
    */
     void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc(
         mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
-        size_t size,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+        size_t size);
 
 /**
    * Accepts a request for memory in a specific region defined by the
@@ -152,8 +154,7 @@ typedef struct mca_allocator_bucket_t mca_allocator_bucket_t;
     void * mca_allocator_bucket_alloc_align(
         mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
         size_t size,
-        size_t alignment,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+        size_t alignment);
 
 /**
    * Attempts to resize the passed region of memory into a larger or a smaller
@@ -172,8 +173,7 @@ typedef struct mca_allocator_bucket_t mca_allocator_bucket_t;
     void * mca_allocator_bucket_realloc(
         mca_allocator_base_module_t * mem,
         void * ptr,
-        size_t size,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+        size_t size);
 
 /**
    * Frees the passed region of memory
diff --git a/opal/mca/base/mca_base_var_group.c b/opal/mca/base/mca_base_var_group.c
index bbbd6166b0..6fec2e2106 100644
--- a/opal/mca/base/mca_base_var_group.c
+++ b/opal/mca/base/mca_base_var_group.c
@@ -218,6 +218,12 @@ static int group_register (const char *project_name, const char *framework_name,
         return -1;
     }
 
+    /* avoid groups of the form opal_opal, ompi_ompi, etc */
+    if (NULL != project_name && NULL != framework_name &&
+        (0 == strcmp (project_name, framework_name))) {
+        project_name = NULL;
+    }
+
     group_id = group_find (project_name, framework_name, component_name, true);
     if (0 <= group_id) {
         ret = mca_base_var_group_get_internal (group_id, &group, true);
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/btl.h b/opal/mca/btl/btl.h
index 691af933d1..343a024f46 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/btl.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/btl.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
 #include "opal/datatype/opal_convertor.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 #include "opal/mca/crs/crs.h"
 #include "opal/mca/crs/base/base.h"
 
@@ -256,23 +257,23 @@ enum {
     /** Allow local write on the registered region. If a region is registered
      * with this flag the registration can be used as the local handle for a
      * btl_get operation. */
-    MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_LOCAL_WRITE   = MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE,
+    MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_LOCAL_WRITE   = MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE,
     /** Allow remote read on the registered region. If a region is registered
      * with this flag the registration can be used as the remote handle for a
      * btl_get operation. */
-    MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_REMOTE_READ   = MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ,
+    MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_REMOTE_READ   = MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ,
     /** Allow remote write on the registered region. If a region is registered
      * with this flag the registration can be used as the remote handle for a
      * btl_put operation. */
-    MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_REMOTE_WRITE  = MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE,
+    MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_REMOTE_WRITE  = MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE,
     /** Allow remote atomic operations on the registered region. If a region is
      * registered with this flag the registration can be used as the remote
      * handle for a btl_atomic_op or btl_atomic_fop operation. */
-    MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_REMOTE_ATOMIC = MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC,
+    MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_REMOTE_ATOMIC = MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC,
     /** Allow any btl operation on the registered region. If a region is registered
      * with this flag the registration can be used as the local or remote handle for
      * any btl operation. */
-    MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_ACCESS_ANY    = MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_ANY,
+    MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_ACCESS_ANY    = MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_ANY,
 #if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
     /** Region is in GPU memory */
     MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_CUDA_GPU_MEM  = 0x00010000,
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.c b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.c
index 2f858d36c9..ad11ed8b48 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #include "opal/datatype/opal_convertor.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 
 #if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
 #include "opal/datatype/opal_datatype_cuda.h"
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ static int prepare_device_for_use (mca_btl_openib_device_t *device)
                 mca_btl_openib_component.buffer_alignment,
                 mca_btl_openib_component.ib_free_list_num, -1,
                 mca_btl_openib_component.ib_free_list_inc,
-                device->mpool, 0, NULL, mca_btl_openib_frag_init,
+                device->mpool, 0, device->rcache, mca_btl_openib_frag_init,
                 init_data);
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
         /* If we're "out of memory", this usually means that we ran
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ static int prepare_device_for_use (mca_btl_openib_device_t *device)
                     mca_btl_openib_component.ib_free_list_num,
                     mca_btl_openib_component.ib_free_list_max,
                     mca_btl_openib_component.ib_free_list_inc,
-                    device->mpool, 0, NULL, mca_btl_openib_frag_init,
+                    device->mpool, 0, device->rcache, mca_btl_openib_frag_init,
                     init_data);
         if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
             /* If we're "out of memory", this usually means that we
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int prepare_device_for_use (mca_btl_openib_device_t *device)
                     mca_btl_openib_component.ib_free_list_num,
                     mca_btl_openib_component.ib_free_list_max,
                     mca_btl_openib_component.ib_free_list_inc,
-                    device->mpool, 0, NULL, mca_btl_openib_frag_init,
+                    device->mpool, 0, device->rcache, mca_btl_openib_frag_init,
                     init_data)) {
             rc = OPAL_ERROR;
             goto exit;
@@ -1903,6 +1903,7 @@ static mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *mca_btl_openib_register_mem (mca_btl_
                                                                         mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint,
                                                                         void *base, size_t size, uint32_t flags)
 {
+    mca_btl_openib_module_t *openib_module = (mca_btl_openib_module_t *) btl;
     mca_btl_openib_reg_t *reg;
     uint32_t mflags = 0;
     int access_flags = flags & MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_ACCESS_ANY;
@@ -1910,12 +1911,12 @@ static mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *mca_btl_openib_register_mem (mca_btl_
 
 #if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
     if (flags & MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_CUDA_GPU_MEM) {
-        mflags |= MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CUDA_GPU_MEM;
+        mflags |= MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CUDA_GPU_MEM;
     }
 #endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
 
-    rc = btl->btl_mpool->mpool_register (btl->btl_mpool, base, size, mflags, access_flags,
-                                         (mca_mpool_base_registration_t **) &reg);
+    rc = openib_module->device->rcache->rcache_register (openib_module->device->rcache, base, size, mflags,
+                                                         access_flags, (mca_rcache_base_registration_t **) &reg);
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS != rc || NULL == reg)) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -1925,9 +1926,10 @@ static mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *mca_btl_openib_register_mem (mca_btl_
 
 static int mca_btl_openib_deregister_mem (mca_btl_base_module_t *btl, mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *handle)
 {
+    mca_btl_openib_module_t *openib_module = (mca_btl_openib_module_t *) btl;
     mca_btl_openib_reg_t *reg = (mca_btl_openib_reg_t *)((intptr_t) handle - offsetof (mca_btl_openib_reg_t, btl_handle));
 
-    btl->btl_mpool->mpool_deregister (btl->btl_mpool, (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *) reg);
+    openib_module->device->rcache->rcache_deregister (openib_module->device->rcache, (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *) reg);
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.h b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.h
index f5772f6360..3956f39acf 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
 #include "opal/threads/threads.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/btl.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/base/btl_base_error.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/base/base.h"
@@ -184,8 +185,11 @@ struct mca_btl_openib_component_t {
     opal_mutex_t                            ib_lock;
     /**< lock for accessing module state */
 
-    char* ib_mpool_name;
-    /**< name of ib memory pool */
+    char* ib_mpool_hints;
+    /**< hints for selecting an mpool component */
+
+    char *ib_rcache_name;
+    /**< name of ib registration cache */
 
     uint8_t num_pp_qps;          /**< number of pp qp's */
     uint8_t num_srq_qps;         /**< number of srq qp's */
@@ -374,6 +378,7 @@ typedef struct mca_btl_openib_device_t {
     struct ibv_cq *ib_cq[2];
     uint32_t cq_size[2];
     mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool;
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache;
     /* MTU for this device */
     uint32_t mtu;
     /* Whether this device supports eager RDMA */
@@ -502,7 +507,7 @@ struct mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t {
 };
 
 struct mca_btl_openib_reg_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t base;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t base;
     struct ibv_mr *mr;
     mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t btl_handle;
 };
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c
index 0fc4502f6e..fd926c1b78 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
 #include "opal/mca/btl/btl.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h"
 #include "opal/mca/common/verbs/common_verbs.h"
 #include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
@@ -512,27 +513,27 @@ static void btl_openib_control(mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
     }
 }
 
-static int openib_reg_mr(void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+static int openib_reg_mr (void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
+                          mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     mca_btl_openib_device_t *device = (mca_btl_openib_device_t*)reg_data;
     mca_btl_openib_reg_t *openib_reg = (mca_btl_openib_reg_t*)reg;
     enum ibv_access_flags access_flag = 0;
 
-    if (reg->access_flags & MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ) {
+    if (reg->access_flags & MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ) {
         access_flag |= IBV_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ;
     }
 
-    if (reg->access_flags & MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE) {
+    if (reg->access_flags & MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE) {
         access_flag |= IBV_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE | IBV_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE;
     }
 
-    if (reg->access_flags & MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE) {
+    if (reg->access_flags & MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE) {
         access_flag |= IBV_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE;
     }
 
 #if HAVE_DECL_IBV_ATOMIC_HCA
-    if (reg->access_flags & MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC) {
+    if (reg->access_flags & MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC) {
         access_flag |= IBV_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC | IBV_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE;
     }
 #endif
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ static int openib_reg_mr(void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
     device->mem_reg_active += size;
 
 #if HAVE_DECL_IBV_ACCESS_SO
-    if (reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_SO_MEM) {
+    if (reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_SO_MEM) {
         access_flag |= IBV_ACCESS_SO;
     }
 #endif
@@ -567,16 +568,16 @@ static int openib_reg_mr(void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
                          (int) (reg->bound - reg->base + 1), reg->flags));
 
 #if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
-    if (reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CUDA_REGISTER_MEM) {
-        mca_common_cuda_register(base, size,
-            openib_reg->base.mpool->mpool_component->mpool_version.mca_component_name);
+    if (reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CUDA_REGISTER_MEM) {
+        mca_common_cuda_register (base, size,
+            openib_reg->base.rcache->rcache_component->rcache_version.mca_component_name);
     }
 #endif
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int openib_dereg_mr(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+static int openib_dereg_mr(void *reg_data, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     mca_btl_openib_device_t *device = (mca_btl_openib_device_t*)reg_data;
     mca_btl_openib_reg_t *openib_reg = (mca_btl_openib_reg_t*)reg;
@@ -593,9 +594,9 @@ static int openib_dereg_mr(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
         }
 
 #if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
-        if (reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CUDA_REGISTER_MEM) {
+        if (reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CUDA_REGISTER_MEM) {
             mca_common_cuda_unregister(openib_reg->base.base,
-                openib_reg->base.mpool->mpool_component->mpool_version.mca_component_name);
+                openib_reg->base.rcache->rcache_component->rcache_version.mca_component_name);
         }
 #endif
 
@@ -878,6 +879,7 @@ static void device_construct(mca_btl_openib_device_t *device)
     device->ib_dev_context = NULL;
     device->ib_pd = NULL;
     device->mpool = NULL;
+    device->rcache = NULL;
 #if OPAL_ENABLE_PROGRESS_THREADS == 1
     device->ib_channel = NULL;
 #endif
@@ -960,8 +962,8 @@ static void device_destruct(mca_btl_openib_device_t *device)
         }
     }
 
-    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != mca_mpool_base_module_destroy(device->mpool)) {
-        BTL_VERBOSE(("Failed to release mpool"));
+    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != mca_rcache_base_module_destroy (device->rcache)) {
+        BTL_VERBOSE(("failed to release registration cache"));
         goto device_error;
     }
 
@@ -1590,7 +1592,7 @@ static uint64_t calculate_max_reg (const char *device_name)
 
 static int init_one_device(opal_list_t *btl_list, struct ibv_device* ib_dev)
 {
-    struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t mpool_resources;
+    mca_rcache_base_resources_t rcache_resources;
     mca_btl_openib_device_t *device;
     uint8_t i, k = 0;
     int ret = -1, port_cnt;
@@ -1813,20 +1815,25 @@ static int init_one_device(opal_list_t *btl_list, struct ibv_device* ib_dev)
                        "eager RDMA and progress threads", true);
     }
 
-    asprintf (&mpool_resources.pool_name, "verbs.%" PRIu64, device->ib_dev_attr.node_guid);
-    mpool_resources.reg_data = (void*)device;
-    mpool_resources.sizeof_reg = sizeof(mca_btl_openib_reg_t);
-    mpool_resources.register_mem = openib_reg_mr;
-    mpool_resources.deregister_mem = openib_dereg_mr;
-    device->mpool =
-        mca_mpool_base_module_create(mca_btl_openib_component.ib_mpool_name,
-                device, &mpool_resources);
-    if(NULL == device->mpool){
+    asprintf (&rcache_resources.cache_name, "verbs.%" PRIu64, device->ib_dev_attr.node_guid);
+    rcache_resources.reg_data = (void*)device;
+    rcache_resources.sizeof_reg = sizeof(mca_btl_openib_reg_t);
+    rcache_resources.register_mem = openib_reg_mr;
+    rcache_resources.deregister_mem = openib_dereg_mr;
+    device->rcache =
+        mca_rcache_base_module_create (mca_btl_openib_component.ib_rcache_name,
+                                       device, &rcache_resources);
+    if (NULL == device->rcache) {
         /* Don't print an error message here -- we'll get one from
            mpool_create anyway */
          goto error;
     }
 
+    device->mpool = mca_mpool_base_module_lookup (mca_btl_openib_component.ib_mpool_hints);
+    if (NULL == device->mpool) {
+        goto error;
+    }
+
 #if OPAL_ENABLE_PROGRESS_THREADS
     device->ib_channel = ibv_create_comp_channel(device->ib_dev_context);
     if (NULL == device->ib_channel) {
@@ -2223,9 +2230,6 @@ error:
         ibv_destroy_comp_channel(device->ib_channel);
     }
 #endif
-    if (device->mpool) {
-        mca_mpool_base_module_destroy(device->mpool);
-    }
 
     if (device->ib_pd) {
         ibv_dealloc_pd(device->ib_pd);
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_eager_rdma.h b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_eager_rdma.h
index 993a5958fc..0ba5a030d4 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_eager_rdma.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_eager_rdma.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
 struct mca_btl_openib_eager_rdma_local_t {
     opal_ptr_t base; /**< buffer for RDMAing eager messages */
+    void *alloc_base; /**< allocated base */
     mca_btl_openib_recv_frag_t *frags;
     mca_btl_openib_reg_t *reg;
     uint16_t head; /**< RDMA buffer to poll */
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c
index 0186f8d5e2..ec2649d517 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_endpoint.c
@@ -347,14 +347,17 @@ static void mca_btl_openib_endpoint_destruct(mca_btl_base_endpoint_t* endpoint)
          * was not in "connect" or "bad" flow (failed to allocate memory)
          * and changed the pointer back to NULL
          */
-        if(!opal_atomic_cmpset_ptr(&endpoint->eager_rdma_local.base.pval, NULL,
-                    (void*)1)) {
-            if ((void*)1 != endpoint->eager_rdma_local.base.pval &&
-                    NULL != endpoint->eager_rdma_local.base.pval) {
-                endpoint->endpoint_btl->super.btl_mpool->mpool_free(endpoint->endpoint_btl->super.btl_mpool,
-                        endpoint->eager_rdma_local.base.pval,
-                        (mca_mpool_base_registration_t*)endpoint->eager_rdma_local.reg);
-                pval_clean=true;
+        if(!opal_atomic_cmpset_ptr(&endpoint->eager_rdma_local.base.pval, NULL, (void*)1)) {
+            if (NULL != endpoint->eager_rdma_local.reg) {
+                endpoint->endpoint_btl->device->rcache->rcache_deregister (endpoint->endpoint_btl->device->rcache,
+                                                                           &endpoint->eager_rdma_local.reg->base);
+                endpoint->eager_rdma_local.reg = NULL;
+            }
+
+            void *alloc_base = opal_atomic_swap_ptr (&endpoint->eager_rdma_local.alloc_base, NULL);
+            if (alloc_base) {
+                endpoint->endpoint_btl->super.btl_mpool->mpool_free (endpoint->endpoint_btl->super.btl_mpool, alloc_base);
+                pval_clean = true;
             }
         } else {
             pval_clean=true;
@@ -861,10 +864,10 @@ void mca_btl_openib_endpoint_connect_eager_rdma(
         mca_btl_openib_endpoint_t* endpoint)
 {
     mca_btl_openib_module_t* openib_btl = endpoint->endpoint_btl;
-    char *buf;
+    char *buf, *alloc_base;
     mca_btl_openib_recv_frag_t *headers_buf;
-    int i;
-    uint32_t flag = MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS;
+    int i, rc;
+    uint32_t flag = MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS;
 
     /* Set local rdma pointer to 1 temporarily so other threads will not try
      * to enter the function */
@@ -890,19 +893,26 @@ void mca_btl_openib_endpoint_connect_eager_rdma(
        The following flag will be interpreted and the appropriate
        steps will be taken when the memory is registered in
        openib_reg_mr(). */
-    flag |= MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_SO_MEM;
+    flag |= MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_SO_MEM;
 #endif
 
-    buf = (char *) openib_btl->super.btl_mpool->mpool_alloc(openib_btl->super.btl_mpool,
-            openib_btl->eager_rdma_frag_size *
-            mca_btl_openib_component.eager_rdma_num,
-            mca_btl_openib_component.buffer_alignment,
-            flag,
-            (mca_mpool_base_registration_t**)&endpoint->eager_rdma_local.reg);
+    alloc_base = buf = (char *) openib_btl->super.btl_mpool->mpool_alloc(openib_btl->super.btl_mpool,
+                                                            openib_btl->eager_rdma_frag_size *
+                                                            mca_btl_openib_component.eager_rdma_num,
+                                                            mca_btl_openib_component.buffer_alignment,
+                                                            0);
 
     if(!buf)
        goto free_headers_buf;
 
+    rc = openib_btl->device->rcache->rcache_register (openib_btl->device->rcache, buf, openib_btl->eager_rdma_frag_size *
+                                                      mca_btl_openib_component.eager_rdma_num, flag, MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_ANY,
+                                                      (mca_rcache_base_registration_t**)&endpoint->eager_rdma_local.reg);
+    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
+        openib_btl->super.btl_mpool->mpool_free (openib_btl->super.btl_mpool, alloc_base);
+        goto free_headers_buf;
+    }
+
     buf = buf + openib_btl->eager_rdma_frag_size -
         sizeof(mca_btl_openib_footer_t) - openib_btl->super.btl_eager_limit -
         sizeof(mca_btl_openib_header_t);
@@ -913,7 +923,7 @@ void mca_btl_openib_endpoint_connect_eager_rdma(
         mca_btl_openib_frag_init_data_t init_data;
 
         item = (opal_free_list_item_t*)&headers_buf[i];
-        item->registration = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)endpoint->eager_rdma_local.reg;
+        item->registration = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)endpoint->eager_rdma_local.reg;
         item->ptr = buf + i * openib_btl->eager_rdma_frag_size;
         OBJ_CONSTRUCT(item, mca_btl_openib_recv_frag_t);
 
@@ -941,6 +951,7 @@ void mca_btl_openib_endpoint_connect_eager_rdma(
     /* set local rdma pointer to real value */
     (void)opal_atomic_cmpset_ptr(&endpoint->eager_rdma_local.base.pval,
                                  (void*)1, buf);
+    endpoint->eager_rdma_local.alloc_base = alloc_base;
 
     if(mca_btl_openib_endpoint_send_eager_rdma(endpoint) == OPAL_SUCCESS) {
         mca_btl_openib_device_t *device = endpoint->endpoint_btl->device;
@@ -957,8 +968,9 @@ void mca_btl_openib_endpoint_connect_eager_rdma(
         return;
     }
 
-    openib_btl->super.btl_mpool->mpool_free(openib_btl->super.btl_mpool,
-           buf, (mca_mpool_base_registration_t*)endpoint->eager_rdma_local.reg);
+    openib_btl->device->rcache->rcache_deregister (openib_btl->device->rcache,
+                                                   (mca_rcache_base_registration_t*)endpoint->eager_rdma_local.reg);
+    openib_btl->super.btl_mpool->mpool_free(openib_btl->super.btl_mpool, buf);
 free_headers_buf:
     free(headers_buf);
 unlock_rdma_local:
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_mca.c b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_mca.c
index 07dcdd07c7..05f01b035a 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_mca.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_mca.c
@@ -316,9 +316,12 @@ int btl_openib_register_mca_params(void)
                   "(must be >= 1)",
                   32, &mca_btl_openib_component.ib_free_list_inc,
                   REGINT_GE_ONE));
-    CHECK(reg_string("mpool", NULL,
-                     "Name of the memory pool to be used (it is unlikely that you will ever want to change this)",
-                     "grdma", &mca_btl_openib_component.ib_mpool_name,
+    CHECK(reg_string("mpool_hints", NULL, "hints for selecting a memory pool (default: none)",
+                     NULL, &mca_btl_openib_component.ib_mpool_hints,
+                     0));
+    CHECK(reg_string("rcache", NULL,
+                     "Name of the registration cache to be used (it is unlikely that you will ever want to change this)",
+                     "grdma", &mca_btl_openib_component.ib_rcache_name,
                      0));
     CHECK(reg_int("reg_mru_len", NULL,
                   "Length of the registration cache most recently used list "
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_udcm.c b/opal/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_udcm.c
index 2dd5caead0..7920fd7aa3 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_udcm.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_udcm.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 #include "btl_openib_async.h"
 #include "connect/connect.h"
 
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma.h"
 #include "opal/util/sys_limits.h"
 
 #if (ENABLE_DYNAMIC_SL)
@@ -1367,7 +1366,7 @@ static int udcm_rc_qp_create_one(udcm_module_t *m, mca_btl_base_endpoint_t* lcl_
                                                                     &init_attr))) {
         /* NTH: this process may be out of registered memory. try evicting an item from
            the lru of this btl's mpool */
-        if (false == mca_mpool_grdma_evict (m->btl->super.btl_mpool)) {
+        if (false == m->btl->device->rcache->rcache_evict (m->btl->device->rcache)) {
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -1378,7 +1377,7 @@ static int udcm_rc_qp_create_one(udcm_module_t *m, mca_btl_base_endpoint_t* lcl_
                                                                &init_attr))) {
         /* NTH: this process may be out of registered memory. try evicting an item from
            the lru of this btl's mpool */
-        if (false == mca_mpool_grdma_evict (m->btl->super.btl_mpool)) {
+        if (false == m->btl->device->rcache->rcache_evict (m->btl->device->rcache)) {
             break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm.c b/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm.c
index d1758c9ddd..d1fcdf237e 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm.c
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
 
 #include "opal/datatype/opal_convertor.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/btl.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm.h"
 
 #include "opal/align.h"
 #include "opal/util/sys_limits.h"
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ static void *mpool_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
     size_t bsize = nmemb * size;
     mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool = mca_btl_sm_component.sm_mpool;
 
-    buf = mpool->mpool_alloc(mpool, bsize, opal_cache_line_size, 0, NULL);
+    buf = mpool->mpool_alloc(mpool, bsize, opal_cache_line_size, 0);
 
     if (NULL == buf)
         return NULL;
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ static void *mpool_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
 
 static int
 setup_mpool_base_resources(mca_btl_sm_component_t *comp_ptr,
-                           mca_mpool_base_resources_t *out_res)
+                           mca_common_sm_mpool_resources_t *out_res)
 {
     int rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
     int fd = -1;
@@ -222,7 +220,7 @@ sm_btl_first_time_init(mca_btl_sm_t *sm_btl,
     size_t length, length_payload;
     sm_fifo_t *my_fifos;
     int my_mem_node, num_mem_nodes, i, rc;
-    mca_mpool_base_resources_t *res = NULL;
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_resources_t *res = NULL;
     mca_btl_sm_component_t* m = &mca_btl_sm_component;
 
     /* Assume we don't have hwloc support and fill in dummy info */
@@ -291,15 +289,14 @@ sm_btl_first_time_init(mca_btl_sm_t *sm_btl,
     /* Disable memory binding, because each MPI process will claim pages in the
      * mpool for their local NUMA node */
     res->mem_node = -1;
+    res->allocator = mca_btl_sm_component.allocator;
 
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = setup_mpool_base_resources(m, res))) {
         free(res);
         return rc;
     }
     /* now that res is fully populated, create the thing */
-    mca_btl_sm_component.sm_mpools[0] =
-        mca_mpool_base_module_create(mca_btl_sm_component.sm_mpool_name,
-                                     sm_btl, res);
+    mca_btl_sm_component.sm_mpools[0] = common_sm_mpool_create (res);
     /* Sanity check to ensure that we found it */
     if (NULL == mca_btl_sm_component.sm_mpools[0]) {
         free(res);
@@ -470,7 +467,7 @@ int mca_btl_sm_add_procs(
     bool have_connected_peer = false;
     char **bases;
     /* for easy access to the mpool_sm_module */
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_t *sm_mpool_modp = NULL;
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t *sm_mpool_modp = NULL;
 
     /* initializion */
 
@@ -548,7 +545,7 @@ int mca_btl_sm_add_procs(
     }
 
     bases = mca_btl_sm_component.shm_bases;
-    sm_mpool_modp = (mca_mpool_sm_module_t *)mca_btl_sm_component.sm_mpool;
+    sm_mpool_modp = (mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t *)mca_btl_sm_component.sm_mpool;
 
     /* initialize own FIFOs */
     /*
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm.h b/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm.h
index d3d2606b9a..9721bede3f 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm.h
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ struct mca_btl_sm_component_t {
     char *sm_mpool_rndv_file_name;
     char *sm_ctl_file_name;
     char *sm_rndv_file_name;
+
+    /** minimum size of a btl/sm mpool */
+    unsigned long mpool_min_size;
+
+    /** allocator name to use with the mpool */
+    char *allocator;
 };
 typedef struct mca_btl_sm_component_t mca_btl_sm_component_t;
 OPAL_MODULE_DECLSPEC extern mca_btl_sm_component_t mca_btl_sm_component;
@@ -281,7 +287,7 @@ static inline int sm_fifo_init(int fifo_size, mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
 
     /* allocate the queue in the receiver's address space */
     fifo->queue_recv = (volatile void **)mpool->mpool_alloc(
-            mpool, sizeof(void *) * qsize, opal_cache_line_size, 0, NULL);
+            mpool, sizeof(void *) * qsize, opal_cache_line_size, 0);
     if(NULL == fifo->queue_recv) {
         return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm_component.c b/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm_component.c
index 2414f8ca52..858acf524c 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/sm/btl_sm_component.c
@@ -221,6 +221,19 @@ static int sm_register(void)
                                            0, OPAL_INFO_LVL_5, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
                                            &mca_btl_sm_component.knem_max_simultaneous);
 
+    mca_btl_sm_component.allocator = "bucket";
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register (&mca_btl_sm_component.super.btl_version, "allocator",
+                                            "Name of allocator component to use for btl/sm allocations",
+                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_STRING, NULL, 0, 0, OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
+                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL, &mca_btl_sm_component.allocator);
+
+    mca_btl_sm_component.mpool_min_size = 134217728;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_btl_sm_component.super.btl_version, "min_size",
+                                           "Minimum size of the common/sm mpool shared memory file",
+                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_UNSIGNED_LONG, NULL, 0, 0,
+                                           OPAL_INFO_LVL_9, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
+                                           &mca_btl_sm_component.mpool_min_size);
+
     /* CMA parameters */
     mca_btl_sm_component.use_cma = 0;
     (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_btl_sm_component.super.btl_version,
@@ -234,9 +247,6 @@ static int sm_register(void)
     mca_btl_sm_param_register_int("free_list_max", -1, OPAL_INFO_LVL_5, &mca_btl_sm_component.sm_free_list_max);
     mca_btl_sm_param_register_int("free_list_inc", 64, OPAL_INFO_LVL_5, &mca_btl_sm_component.sm_free_list_inc);
     mca_btl_sm_param_register_int("max_procs", -1, OPAL_INFO_LVL_5, &mca_btl_sm_component.sm_max_procs);
-    /* there is no practical use for the mpool name parameter since mpool resources differ
-       between components */
-    mca_btl_sm_component.sm_mpool_name = "sm";
     mca_btl_sm_param_register_uint("fifo_size", 4096, OPAL_INFO_LVL_4, &mca_btl_sm_component.fifo_size);
     mca_btl_sm_param_register_int("num_fifos", 1, OPAL_INFO_LVL_4, &mca_btl_sm_component.nfifos);
 
@@ -456,41 +466,6 @@ create_and_attach(mca_btl_sm_component_t *comp_ptr,
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/*
- * SKG - I'm not happy with this, but I can't figure out a better way of
- * finding the sm mpool's minimum size 8-|. The way I see it. This BTL only
- * uses the sm mpool, so maybe this isn't so bad...
- *
- * The problem is the we need to size the mpool resources at sm BTL component
- * init. That means we need to know the mpool's minimum size at create.
- */
-static int
-get_min_mpool_size(mca_btl_sm_component_t *comp_ptr,
-                   size_t *out_size)
-{
-    const char *type_name = "mpool";
-    const char *param_name = "min_size";
-    const mca_base_var_storage_t *min_size;
-    int id = 0;
-
-    if (0 > (id = mca_base_var_find("ompi", type_name, comp_ptr->sm_mpool_name,
-                                      param_name))) {
-        opal_output(0, "mca_base_var_find: failure looking for %s_%s_%s\n",
-                    type_name, comp_ptr->sm_mpool_name, param_name);
-        return OPAL_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
-    }
-
-    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != mca_base_var_get_value(id, &min_size, NULL, NULL)) {
-        opal_output(0, "mca_base_var_get_value failure\n");
-        return OPAL_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    /* the min_size variable is an unsigned long long */
-    *out_size = (size_t) min_size->ullval;
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 static int
 get_mpool_res_size(int32_t max_procs,
                    size_t *out_res_size)
@@ -612,20 +587,16 @@ create_rndv_file(mca_btl_sm_component_t *comp_ptr,
     mca_common_sm_module_t *tmp_modp = NULL;
 
     if (MCA_BTL_SM_RNDV_MOD_MPOOL == type) {
-        size_t min_size = 0;
         /* get the segment size for the sm mpool. */
         if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = get_mpool_res_size(comp_ptr->sm_max_procs,
                                                      &size))) {
             /* rc is already set */
             goto out;
         }
-        /* do we need to update the size based on the sm mpool's min size? */
-        if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = get_min_mpool_size(comp_ptr, &min_size))) {
-            goto out;
-        }
+
         /* update size if less than required minimum */
-        if (size < min_size) {
-            size = min_size;
+        if (size < mca_btl_sm_component.mpool_min_size) {
+            size = mca_btl_sm_component.mpool_min_size;
         }
         /* we only need the shmem_ds info at this point. initilization will be
          * completed in the mpool module code. the idea is that we just need this
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda.c b/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda.c
index bf470f4fb7..6208ea5399 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Voltaire. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
- *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012-2015 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012      Oracle and/or its affiliates.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2014      Research Organization for Information Science
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@
 #include "opal/datatype/opal_convertor.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/btl.h"
 
+#include "opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm_mpool.h"
+
 #if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
 #include "opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h"
 #endif /* OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT */
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
 
 #if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR    == 1
 #include "opal/mca/crs/base/base.h"
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ static void *mpool_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
     size_t bsize = nmemb * size;
     mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool = mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_mpool;
 
-    buf = mpool->mpool_alloc(mpool, bsize, opal_cache_line_size, 0, NULL);
+    buf = mpool->mpool_alloc(mpool, bsize, opal_cache_line_size, 0);
 
     if (NULL == buf)
         return NULL;
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ static void *mpool_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
 
 static int
 setup_mpool_base_resources(mca_btl_smcuda_component_t *comp_ptr,
-                           mca_mpool_base_resources_t *out_res)
+                           mca_common_sm_mpool_resources_t *out_res)
 {
     int rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
     int fd = -1;
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ smcuda_btl_first_time_init(mca_btl_smcuda_t *smcuda_btl,
     size_t length, length_payload;
     sm_fifo_t *my_fifos;
     int my_mem_node, num_mem_nodes, i, rc;
-    mca_mpool_base_resources_t *res = NULL;
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_resources_t *res = NULL;
     mca_btl_smcuda_component_t* m = &mca_btl_smcuda_component;
 
     /* Assume we don't have hwloc support and fill in dummy info */
@@ -297,15 +299,14 @@ smcuda_btl_first_time_init(mca_btl_smcuda_t *smcuda_btl,
     /* Disable memory binding, because each MPI process will claim pages in the
      * mpool for their local NUMA node */
     res->mem_node = -1;
+    res->allocator = mca_btl_smcuda_component.allocator;
 
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = setup_mpool_base_resources(m, res))) {
         free(res);
         return rc;
     }
     /* now that res is fully populated, create the thing */
-    mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_mpools[0] =
-        mca_mpool_base_module_create(mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_mpool_name,
-                                     smcuda_btl, res);
+    mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_mpools[0] = common_sm_mpool_create (res);
     /* Sanity check to ensure that we found it */
     if (NULL == mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_mpools[0]) {
         free(res);
@@ -345,10 +346,9 @@ smcuda_btl_first_time_init(mca_btl_smcuda_t *smcuda_btl,
     /* Create a local memory pool that sends handles to the remote
      * side.  Note that the res argument is not really used, but
      * needed to satisfy function signature. */
-    smcuda_btl->super.btl_mpool = mca_mpool_base_module_create("gpusm",
-                                                               smcuda_btl,
-                                                               res);
-    if (NULL == smcuda_btl->super.btl_mpool) {
+    mca_rcache_base_resources_t rcache_res;
+    smcuda_btl->rcache = mca_rcache_base_module_create("gpusm", smcuda_btl, &rcache_res);
+    if (NULL == smcuda_btl->rcache) {
         return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
 #endif /* OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT */
@@ -479,16 +479,9 @@ create_sm_endpoint(int local_proc, struct opal_proc_t *proc)
     }
 #endif
 #if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
-    {
-        mca_mpool_base_resources_t resources; /* unused, but needed */
-
-        /* Create a remote memory pool on the endpoint.  Note that the resources
-         * argument is just to satisfy the function signature.  The rcuda mpool
-         * actually takes care of filling in the resources. */
-        ep->mpool = mca_mpool_base_module_create("rgpusm",
-                                                 NULL,
-                                                 &resources);
-    }
+    /* Create a remote memory pool on the endpoint. The rgpusm component
+     * does not take any resources. They are filled in internally. */
+    ep->rcache = mca_rcache_base_module_create ("rgpusm", NULL, NULL);
 #endif /* OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT */
     return ep;
 }
@@ -507,7 +500,7 @@ int mca_btl_smcuda_add_procs(
     bool have_connected_peer = false;
     char **bases;
     /* for easy access to the mpool_sm_module */
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_t *sm_mpool_modp = NULL;
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t *sm_mpool_modp = NULL;
 
     /* initializion */
 
@@ -584,7 +577,7 @@ int mca_btl_smcuda_add_procs(
     }
 
     bases = mca_btl_smcuda_component.shm_bases;
-    sm_mpool_modp = (mca_mpool_sm_module_t *)mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_mpool;
+    sm_mpool_modp = (mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t *)mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_mpool;
 
     /* initialize own FIFOs */
     /*
@@ -693,6 +686,13 @@ int mca_btl_smcuda_del_procs(
     struct opal_proc_t **procs,
     struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t **peers)
 {
+    for (size_t i = 0 ; i < nprocs ; ++i) {
+        if (peers[i]->rcache) {
+            mca_rcache_base_module_destroy (peers[i]->rcache);
+            peers[i]->rcache = NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -1009,16 +1009,17 @@ static struct mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *mca_btl_smcuda_register_mem (
     struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl, struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint, void *base,
     size_t size, uint32_t flags)
 {
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *reg;
+    mca_btl_smcuda_t *smcuda_module = (mca_btl_smcuda_t *) btl;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *reg;
     int access_flags = flags & MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_ACCESS_ANY;
-    int mpool_flags = 0;
+    int rcache_flags = 0;
 
     if (MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_CUDA_GPU_MEM & flags) {
-        mpool_flags |= MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CUDA_GPU_MEM;
+        rcache_flags |= MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CUDA_GPU_MEM;
     }
 
-    btl->btl_mpool->mpool_register (btl->btl_mpool, base, size, mpool_flags,
-                                    access_flags, (mca_mpool_base_registration_t **) &reg);
+    smcuda_module->rcache->rcache_register (smcuda_module->rcache, base, size, rcache_flags,
+                                            access_flags, (mca_rcache_base_registration_t **) &reg);
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(NULL == reg)) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -1029,10 +1030,11 @@ static struct mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *mca_btl_smcuda_register_mem (
 static int mca_btl_smcuda_deregister_mem (struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
                                           struct mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *handle)
 {
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *reg = (mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *)
-        ((intptr_t) handle - offsetof (mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t, data));
+    mca_btl_smcuda_t *smcuda_module = (mca_btl_smcuda_t *) btl;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *reg = (mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *)
+        ((intptr_t) handle - offsetof (mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t, data));
 
-    btl->btl_mpool->mpool_deregister (btl->btl_mpool, &reg->base);
+    smcuda_module->rcache->rcache_deregister (smcuda_module->rcache, &reg->base);
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -1043,8 +1045,8 @@ int mca_btl_smcuda_get_cuda (struct mca_btl_base_module_t *btl,
     struct mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *remote_handle, size_t size, int flags,
     int order, mca_btl_base_rdma_completion_fn_t cbfunc, void *cbcontext, void *cbdata)
 {
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t rget_reg;
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *reg_ptr = &rget_reg;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t rget_reg;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *reg_ptr = &rget_reg;
     int rc, done;
     void *remote_memory_address;
     size_t offset;
@@ -1087,16 +1089,16 @@ int mca_btl_smcuda_get_cuda (struct mca_btl_base_module_t *btl,
      * remote memory which may lie somewhere in the middle. This is taken care of
      * a few lines down. Note that we hand in the peer rank just for debugging
      * support. */
-    rc = ep->mpool->mpool_register(ep->mpool, remote_handle->reg_data.memh_seg_addr.pval,
-                                   remote_handle->reg_data.memh_seg_len, ep->peer_smp_rank,
-                                   MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE,
-                                   (mca_mpool_base_registration_t **)&reg_ptr);
+    rc = ep->rcache->rcache_register (ep->rcache, remote_handle->reg_data.memh_seg_addr.pval,
+                                      remote_handle->reg_data.memh_seg_len, ep->peer_smp_rank,
+                                      MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE,
+                                      (mca_rcache_base_registration_t **)&reg_ptr);
 
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
         opal_output(0, "Failed to register remote memory, rc=%d", rc);
         return rc;
     }
-    frag->registration = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)reg_ptr;
+    frag->registration = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)reg_ptr;
     frag->endpoint = ep;
 
     /* The registration has given us back the memory block that this
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda.h b/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda.h
index 7c9d30fade..807d908116 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda.h
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ struct mca_btl_smcuda_component_t {
     int use_cuda_ipc;
     int use_cuda_ipc_same_gpu;
 #endif /* OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT */
+    unsigned long mpool_min_size;
+    char *allocator;
 };
 typedef struct mca_btl_smcuda_component_t mca_btl_smcuda_component_t;
 OPAL_MODULE_DECLSPEC extern mca_btl_smcuda_component_t mca_btl_smcuda_component;
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ struct mca_btl_smcuda_t {
     mca_btl_base_module_t  super;       /**< base BTL interface */
     bool btl_inited;  /**< flag indicating if btl has been inited */
     mca_btl_base_module_error_cb_fn_t error_cb;
-
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache;
 };
 typedef struct mca_btl_smcuda_t mca_btl_smcuda_t;
 OPAL_MODULE_DECLSPEC extern mca_btl_smcuda_t mca_btl_smcuda;
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ static inline int sm_fifo_init(int fifo_size, mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
 
     /* allocate the queue in the receiver's address space */
     fifo->queue_recv = (volatile void **)mpool->mpool_alloc(
-            mpool, sizeof(void *) * qsize, opal_cache_line_size, 0, NULL);
+            mpool, sizeof(void *) * qsize, opal_cache_line_size, 0);
     if(NULL == fifo->queue_recv) {
         return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_component.c b/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_component.c
index dcbf0ec518..8aedf9f1d7 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_component.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Voltaire. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
- *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2014      Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ static int mca_btl_smcuda_component_verify(void) {
 static int smcuda_register(void)
 {
     /* register SM component parameters */
+    mca_btl_smcuda_component.mpool_min_size = 134217728;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_btl_smcuda_component.super.btl_version, "min_size",
+                                           "Minimum size of the common/sm mpool shared memory file",
+                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_UNSIGNED_LONG, NULL, 0, 0,
+                                           OPAL_INFO_LVL_9, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
+                                           &mca_btl_smcuda_component.mpool_min_size);
+
     mca_btl_smcuda_param_register_int("free_list_num", 8, OPAL_INFO_LVL_5, &mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_free_list_num);
     mca_btl_smcuda_param_register_int("free_list_max", -1, OPAL_INFO_LVL_5, &mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_free_list_max);
     mca_btl_smcuda_param_register_int("free_list_inc", 64, OPAL_INFO_LVL_5, &mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_free_list_inc);
@@ -156,6 +163,12 @@ static int smcuda_register(void)
     /* default number of extra procs to allow for future growth */
     mca_btl_smcuda_param_register_int("sm_extra_procs", 0, OPAL_INFO_LVL_9, &mca_btl_smcuda_component.sm_extra_procs);
 
+    mca_btl_smcuda_component.allocator = "bucket";
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register (&mca_btl_smcuda_component.super.btl_version, "allocator",
+                                            "Name of allocator component to use for btl/smcuda allocations",
+                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_STRING, NULL, 0, 0, OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
+                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL, &mca_btl_smcuda_component.allocator);
+
 #if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
     /* Lower priority when CUDA support is not requested */
     if (opal_cuda_support) {
@@ -366,41 +379,6 @@ create_and_attach(mca_btl_smcuda_component_t *comp_ptr,
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/*
- * SKG - I'm not happy with this, but I can't figure out a better way of
- * finding the sm mpool's minimum size 8-|. The way I see it. This BTL only
- * uses the sm mpool, so maybe this isn't so bad...
- *
- * The problem is the we need to size the mpool resources at sm BTL component
- * init. That means we need to know the mpool's minimum size at create.
- */
-static int
-get_min_mpool_size(mca_btl_smcuda_component_t *comp_ptr,
-                   size_t *out_size)
-{
-    const char *type_name = "mpool";
-    const char *param_name = "min_size";
-    const mca_base_var_storage_t *min_size;
-    int id = 0;
-
-    if (0 > (id = mca_base_var_find("ompi", type_name, comp_ptr->sm_mpool_name,
-                                      param_name))) {
-        opal_output(0, "mca_base_var_find: failure looking for %s_%s_%s\n",
-                    type_name, comp_ptr->sm_mpool_name, param_name);
-        return OPAL_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
-    }
-
-    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != mca_base_var_get_value(id, &min_size, NULL, NULL)) {
-        opal_output(0, "mca_base_var_get_value failure\n");
-        return OPAL_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    /* the min_size variable is an unsigned long long */
-    *out_size = (size_t) min_size->ullval;
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 static int
 get_mpool_res_size(int32_t max_procs,
                    size_t *out_res_size)
@@ -521,21 +499,18 @@ create_rndv_file(mca_btl_smcuda_component_t *comp_ptr,
     mca_common_sm_module_t *tmp_modp = NULL;
 
     if (MCA_BTL_SM_RNDV_MOD_MPOOL == type) {
-        size_t min_size = 0;
         /* get the segment size for the sm mpool. */
         if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = get_mpool_res_size(comp_ptr->sm_max_procs,
                                                      &size))) {
             /* rc is already set */
             goto out;
         }
-        /* do we need to update the size based on the sm mpool's min size? */
-        if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = get_min_mpool_size(comp_ptr, &min_size))) {
-            goto out;
-        }
+
         /* update size if less than required minimum */
-        if (size < min_size) {
-            size = min_size;
+        if (size < mca_btl_smcuda_component.mpool_min_size) {
+            size = mca_btl_smcuda_component.mpool_min_size;
         }
+
         /* we only need the shmem_ds info at this point. initilization will be
          * completed in the mpool module code. the idea is that we just need this
          * info so we can populate the rndv file (or modex when we have it). */
@@ -1161,8 +1136,8 @@ int mca_btl_smcuda_component_progress(void)
                 OPAL_SUCCESS);
 
         if(frag->registration != NULL) {
-            frag->endpoint->mpool->mpool_deregister(frag->endpoint->mpool,
-                                                    (mca_mpool_base_registration_t*)frag->registration);
+            frag->endpoint->rcache->rcache_deregister (frag->endpoint->rcache,
+                                                       (mca_rcache_base_registration_t*)frag->registration);
             frag->registration = NULL;
             MCA_BTL_SMCUDA_FRAG_RETURN(frag);
         }
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_endpoint.h b/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_endpoint.h
index cead5ec7a5..1dfb359e17 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_endpoint.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_endpoint.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Voltaire. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t {
     int peer_smp_rank;  /**< My peer's SMP process rank.  Used for accessing
                          *   SMP specfic data structures. */
 #if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool; /**< mpool for remotely registered memory */
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache; /**< rcache for remotely registered memory */
 #endif /* OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT */
 #if OPAL_ENABLE_PROGRESS_THREADS == 1
     int fifo_fd;        /**< pipe/fifo used to signal endpoint that data is queued */
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_frag.h b/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_frag.h
index 55996d6eef..78cc9c3901 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_frag.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/smcuda/btl_smcuda_frag.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ typedef struct mca_btl_smcuda_hdr_t mca_btl_smcuda_hdr_t;
 
 #if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
 struct mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t {
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_data_t reg_data;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_data_t reg_data;
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct mca_btl_smcuda_frag_t {
     mca_btl_base_segment_t segment;
     struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint;
 #if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
-    struct mca_mpool_base_registration_t *registration;
+    struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t *registration;
     struct mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *local_handle;
 #endif /* OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT */
     size_t size;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni.h b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni.h
index e6d9634f58..bc9c6b67b5 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni.h
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/udreg/mpool_udreg.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/udreg/rcache_udreg.h"
 #include "opal/util/output.h"
 #include "opal_stdint.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/btl.h"
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ typedef struct mca_btl_ugni_endpoint_attr_t {
 } mca_btl_ugni_endpoint_attr_t;
 
 enum {
-    MCA_BTL_UGNI_MPOOL_UDREG,
-    MCA_BTL_UGNI_MPOOL_GRDMA
+    MCA_BTL_UGNI_RCACHE_UDREG,
+    MCA_BTL_UGNI_RCACHE_GRDMA
 };
 
 typedef struct mca_btl_ugni_module_t {
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ typedef struct mca_btl_ugni_module_t {
 
     opal_free_list_t post_descriptors;
 
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t *smsg_mpool;
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool;
     opal_free_list_t         smsg_mboxes;
 
     gni_ep_handle_t wildcard_ep;
@@ -128,6 +129,8 @@ typedef struct mca_btl_ugni_module_t {
     int nlocal_procs;
 
     volatile int active_send_count;
+
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache;
 } mca_btl_ugni_module_t;
 
 typedef struct mca_btl_ugni_component_t {
@@ -177,8 +180,11 @@ typedef struct mca_btl_ugni_component_t {
     /* Page size to use for SMSG allocations (udreg mpool) */
     unsigned int smsg_page_size;
 
-    /* mpool type (grdma or udreg) */
-    int mpool_type;
+    /* rcache type (grdma or udreg) */
+    int rcache_type;
+
+    /* memory pool hints */
+    char *mpool_hints;
 
     /* Number of mailboxes to allocate in each block */
     unsigned int mbox_increment;
@@ -312,7 +318,7 @@ struct mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t {
 };
 
 typedef struct mca_btl_ugni_reg_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t base;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t base;
     mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t handle;
 } mca_btl_ugni_reg_t;
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_add_procs.c b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_add_procs.c
index 2b547659c0..dff366af99 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_add_procs.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_add_procs.c
@@ -266,11 +266,12 @@ struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *mca_btl_ugni_get_ep (struct mca_btl_base_module_
 }
 
 
-static int ugni_reg_rdma_mem (void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
-                              mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+static int ugni_reg_mem (void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
+                         mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module = (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *) reg_data;
     mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *ugni_reg = (mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *) reg;
+    gni_cq_handle_t cq = NULL;
     gni_return_t rc;
     int flags;
 
@@ -278,18 +279,24 @@ static int ugni_reg_rdma_mem (void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
         return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
 
-    if (reg->access_flags & (MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE | MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE |
-                             MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC)) {
+    if (reg->access_flags & (MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE | MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE |
+                             MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC)) {
         flags = GNI_MEM_READWRITE;
     } else {
         flags = GNI_MEM_READ_ONLY;
     }
 
-    flags |= GNI_MEM_RELAXED_PI_ORDERING;
+    if (!(reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_SO_MEM)) {
+        flags |= GNI_MEM_RELAXED_PI_ORDERING;
+    }
+
+    if (reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_RESV0) {
+        cq = ugni_module->smsg_remote_cq;
+    }
 
     OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&ugni_module->device->dev_lock);
     rc = GNI_MemRegister (ugni_module->device->dev_handle, (uint64_t) base,
-                          size, NULL, flags, -1, &(ugni_reg->handle.gni_handle));
+                          size, cq, flags, -1, &(ugni_reg->handle.gni_handle));
     OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&ugni_module->device->dev_lock);
 
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(GNI_RC_SUCCESS != rc)) {
@@ -301,24 +308,8 @@ static int ugni_reg_rdma_mem (void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
-static int ugni_reg_smsg_mem (void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
-                              mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
-{
-    mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module = (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *) reg_data;
-    mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *ugni_reg = (mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *) reg;
-    gni_return_t rc;
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&ugni_module->device->dev_lock);
-    rc = GNI_MemRegister (ugni_module->device->dev_handle, (uint64_t) base,
-                          size, ugni_module->smsg_remote_cq, GNI_MEM_READWRITE, -1,
-                          &(ugni_reg->handle.gni_handle));
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&ugni_module->device->dev_lock);
-    return opal_common_rc_ugni_to_opal (rc);
-}
-
 static int
-ugni_dereg_mem (void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+ugni_dereg_mem (void *reg_data, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module = (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *) reg_data;
     mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *ugni_reg = (mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *)reg;
@@ -339,10 +330,10 @@ ugni_dereg_mem (void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
 static int
 mca_btl_ugni_setup_mpools (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module)
 {
-    struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t mpool_resources;
+    mca_rcache_udreg_resources_t rcache_resources;
     unsigned int mbox_increment;
     uint32_t nprocs, *u32;
-    const char *mpool_name;
+    char *rcache_name;
     int rc;
 
     rc = opal_pointer_array_init (&ugni_module->pending_smsg_frags_bb, 0,
@@ -404,43 +395,35 @@ mca_btl_ugni_setup_mpools (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module)
         return rc;
     }
 
-    mpool_resources.pool_name      = "ompi.ugni";
-    mpool_resources.reg_data       = (void *) ugni_module;
-    mpool_resources.sizeof_reg     = sizeof (mca_btl_ugni_reg_t);
-    mpool_resources.register_mem   = ugni_reg_rdma_mem;
-    mpool_resources.deregister_mem = ugni_dereg_mem;
-
-    if (MCA_BTL_UGNI_MPOOL_UDREG == mca_btl_ugni_component.mpool_type) {
-        /* additional settings for the udreg mpool */
-        /* 4k should be large enough for any Gemini/Ares system */
-        mpool_resources.max_entries       = 4096;
-        mpool_resources.use_kernel_cache  = true;
-
-        /* request a specific page size. this request may not be honored if the
-         * page size does not exist. */
-        mpool_resources.page_size         = mca_btl_ugni_component.smsg_page_size;
-
-        mpool_resources.use_evict_w_unreg = false;
-        mpool_name = "udreg";
-    } else {
-        mpool_name = "grdma";
-    }
-
-    ugni_module->super.btl_mpool =
-        mca_mpool_base_module_create(mpool_name, ugni_module->device, &mpool_resources);
-
-    mpool_resources.register_mem   = ugni_reg_smsg_mem;
-
-    ugni_module->smsg_mpool =
-        mca_mpool_base_module_create(mpool_name, ugni_module->device, &mpool_resources);
-
+    ugni_module->super.btl_mpool = mca_mpool_base_module_lookup (mca_btl_ugni_component.mpool_hints);
     if (NULL == ugni_module->super.btl_mpool) {
-        BTL_ERROR(("error creating rdma mpool"));
+        BTL_ERROR(("could not find mpool matching hints %s", mca_btl_ugni_component.mpool_hints));
         return OPAL_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (NULL == ugni_module->smsg_mpool) {
-        BTL_ERROR(("error creating smsg mpool"));
+    rcache_resources.base.cache_name     = "ompi.ugni";
+    rcache_resources.base.reg_data       = (void *) ugni_module;
+    rcache_resources.base.sizeof_reg     = sizeof (mca_btl_ugni_reg_t);
+    rcache_resources.base.register_mem   = ugni_reg_mem;
+    rcache_resources.base.deregister_mem = ugni_dereg_mem;
+
+    if (MCA_BTL_UGNI_RCACHE_UDREG == mca_btl_ugni_component.rcache_type) {
+        /* additional settings for the udreg mpool */
+        /* 4k should be large enough for any Gemini/Ares system */
+        rcache_resources.max_entries       = 4096;
+        rcache_resources.use_kernel_cache  = true;
+
+        rcache_resources.use_evict_w_unreg = false;
+        rcache_name = "udreg";
+    } else {
+        rcache_name = "grdma";
+    }
+
+    ugni_module->rcache =
+        mca_rcache_base_module_create (rcache_name, ugni_module->device, &rcache_resources.base);
+
+    if (NULL == ugni_module->rcache) {
+        BTL_ERROR(("error creating registration cache"));
         return OPAL_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -451,7 +434,7 @@ mca_btl_ugni_setup_mpools (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module)
                               mca_btl_ugni_component.ugni_eager_num,
                               mca_btl_ugni_component.ugni_eager_max,
                               mca_btl_ugni_component.ugni_eager_inc,
-                              ugni_module->super.btl_mpool, 0, NULL,
+                              ugni_module->super.btl_mpool, 0, ugni_module->rcache,
                               (opal_free_list_item_init_fn_t) mca_btl_ugni_frag_init,
                               (void *) ugni_module);
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS != rc)) {
@@ -466,7 +449,7 @@ mca_btl_ugni_setup_mpools (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module)
                               mca_btl_ugni_component.ugni_eager_num,
                               mca_btl_ugni_component.ugni_eager_max,
                               mca_btl_ugni_component.ugni_eager_inc,
-                              ugni_module->super.btl_mpool, 0, NULL,
+                              ugni_module->super.btl_mpool, 0, ugni_module->rcache,
                               (opal_free_list_item_init_fn_t) mca_btl_ugni_frag_init,
                               (void *) ugni_module);
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS != rc)) {
@@ -487,12 +470,14 @@ mca_btl_ugni_setup_mpools (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module)
         mbox_increment = mca_btl_ugni_component.mbox_increment;
     }
 
+    /* use the MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_RESV0 to signal this is smsg memory */
     rc = opal_free_list_init (&ugni_module->smsg_mboxes,
                               sizeof (mca_btl_ugni_smsg_mbox_t), 8,
                               OBJ_CLASS(mca_btl_ugni_smsg_mbox_t),
                               mca_btl_ugni_component.smsg_mbox_size, 128,
-                              32, -1, mbox_increment, ugni_module->smsg_mpool,
-                              0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                              32, -1, mbox_increment, ugni_module->super.btl_mpool,
+                              MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_SO_MEM | MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_RESV0,
+                              ugni_module->rcache, NULL, NULL);
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS != rc)) {
         BTL_ERROR(("error creating smsg mailbox free list"));
         return rc;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_component.c b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_component.c
index 323cf367c8..acf0b073ec 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_component.c
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 #include "btl_ugni_rdma.h"
 #include "btl_ugni_smsg.h"
 
+#include "opal/util/sys_limits.h"
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
 #include "opal/memoryhooks/memory.h"
 #include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
 
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ static int btl_ugni_component_open(void);
 static int btl_ugni_component_close(void);
 static mca_btl_base_module_t **mca_btl_ugni_component_init(int *, bool, bool);
 static int mca_btl_ugni_component_progress(void);
+static unsigned long mca_btl_ugni_ugni_page_size = 0;
 
 mca_btl_ugni_component_t mca_btl_ugni_component = {
     .super = {
@@ -44,9 +50,9 @@ mca_btl_ugni_component_t mca_btl_ugni_component = {
     }
 };
 
-mca_base_var_enum_value_t mpool_values[] = {
-    {MCA_BTL_UGNI_MPOOL_UDREG, "udreg"},
-    {MCA_BTL_UGNI_MPOOL_GRDMA, "grdma"},
+mca_base_var_enum_value_t rcache_values[] = {
+    {MCA_BTL_UGNI_RCACHE_UDREG, "udreg"},
+    {MCA_BTL_UGNI_RCACHE_GRDMA, "grdma"},
     {-1, NULL} /* sentinal */
 };
 
@@ -55,6 +61,7 @@ btl_ugni_component_register(void)
 {
     mca_base_var_enum_t *new_enum;
     gni_nic_device_t device_type;
+    char *mpool_hints_tmp = NULL;
     int rc;
 
     (void) mca_base_var_group_component_register(&mca_btl_ugni_component.super.btl_version,
@@ -174,10 +181,29 @@ btl_ugni_component_register(void)
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_FLAG_SETTABLE, OPAL_INFO_LVL_3,
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL, &mca_btl_ugni_component.mbox_increment);
 
+    /* determine if there are get alignment restrictions */
+    GNI_GetDeviceType (&device_type);
+
+
     mca_btl_ugni_component.smsg_page_size = 2 << 20;
+    if (GNI_DEVICE_GEMINI == device_type) {
+        if (access ("/sys/class/gemini/ghal0/mrt", R_OK)) {
+            int fd = open ("/sys/class/gemini/ghal0/mrt", O_RDONLY);
+            char buffer[10];
+
+            if (0 <= fd) {
+                memset (buffer, 0, sizeof (buffer));
+                read (fd, buffer, sizeof (buffer) - 1);
+                close (fd);
+                mca_btl_ugni_ugni_page_size = strtol (buffer, NULL, 10) * 1024;
+                mca_btl_ugni_component.smsg_page_size = mca_btl_ugni_ugni_page_size;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_btl_ugni_component.super.btl_version,
                                            "smsg_page_size", "Page size to use for SMSG "
-                                           "mailbox allocation (default 2M)",
+                                           "mailbox allocation (default: detect)",
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, NULL, 0,
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_FLAG_SETTABLE, OPAL_INFO_LVL_3,
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL,
@@ -202,20 +228,38 @@ btl_ugni_component_register(void)
                                             MCA_BASE_PVAR_FLAG_READONLY | MCA_BASE_PVAR_FLAG_CONTINUOUS, NULL,
                                             NULL, NULL, &mca_btl_ugni_progress_thread_wakeups);
 
-    /* btl/ugni can only support only a fixed set of mpools (these mpools have compatible resource
+    /* btl/ugni can only support only a fixed set of rcache components (these rcache components have compatible resource
      * structures) */
-    rc = mca_base_var_enum_create ("btl_ugni_mpool", mpool_values, &new_enum);
+    rc = mca_base_var_enum_create ("btl_ugni_rcache", rcache_values, &new_enum);
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
         return rc;
     }
 
-    mca_btl_ugni_component.mpool_type = MCA_BTL_UGNI_MPOOL_UDREG;
+    mca_btl_ugni_component.rcache_type = MCA_BTL_UGNI_RCACHE_UDREG;
     (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_btl_ugni_component.super.btl_version,
-                                           "mpool", "mpool to use", MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, new_enum,
+                                           "rcache", "registration cache to use", MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, new_enum,
                                            0, MCA_BASE_VAR_FLAG_SETTABLE, OPAL_INFO_LVL_3,
-                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL, &mca_btl_ugni_component.mpool_type);
+                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL, &mca_btl_ugni_component.rcache_type);
     OBJ_RELEASE(new_enum);
 
+    if (mca_btl_ugni_ugni_page_size) {
+        rc = asprintf (&mpool_hints_tmp, "page_size=%lu", mca_btl_ugni_ugni_page_size);
+        if (rc < 0) {
+            return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+        }
+
+        mca_btl_ugni_component.mpool_hints = mpool_hints_tmp;
+    } else {
+        mca_btl_ugni_component.mpool_hints = "page_size=2M";
+    }
+
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_btl_ugni_component.super.btl_version,
+                                           "mpool_hints", "hints to use when selecting a memory pool (default: "
+                                           "\"page_size=2M\")", MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_STRING, NULL, 0,
+                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_FLAG_SETTABLE, OPAL_INFO_LVL_3,
+                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL, &mca_btl_ugni_component.mpool_hints);
+    free (mpool_hints_tmp);
+
     /* ensure we loose send exclusivity to sm and vader if they are enabled */
     mca_btl_ugni_module.super.btl_exclusivity = MCA_BTL_EXCLUSIVITY_HIGH - 2;
 
@@ -228,9 +272,6 @@ btl_ugni_component_register(void)
 
     mca_btl_ugni_module.super.btl_get_limit = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
 
-    /* determine if there are get alignment restrictions */
-    GNI_GetDeviceType (&device_type);
-
     /*
      * see def. of ALIGNMENT_MASK to figure this one out
      */
@@ -291,7 +332,7 @@ btl_ugni_component_close(void)
 }
 
 static void mca_btl_ugni_autoset_leave_pinned (void) {
-    if (MCA_BTL_UGNI_MPOOL_UDREG != mca_btl_ugni_component.mpool_type) {
+    if (MCA_BTL_UGNI_RCACHE_UDREG != mca_btl_ugni_component.rcache_type) {
         int value = opal_mem_hooks_support_level();
         if ((OPAL_MEMORY_FREE_SUPPORT | OPAL_MEMORY_MUNMAP_SUPPORT) ==
             ((OPAL_MEMORY_FREE_SUPPORT | OPAL_MEMORY_MUNMAP_SUPPORT) & value)) {
@@ -362,6 +403,12 @@ mca_btl_ugni_component_init (int *num_btl_modules,
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    if (mca_btl_ugni_component.smsg_page_size != (unsigned long) opal_getpagesize ()) {
+        if (mca_btl_ugni_ugni_page_size > mca_btl_ugni_component.smsg_page_size) {
+            mca_btl_ugni_component.smsg_page_size = mca_btl_ugni_ugni_page_size;
+        }
+    }
+
     mca_btl_ugni_autoset_leave_pinned ();
 
     mca_btl_ugni_module.super.btl_rdma_pipeline_send_length = mca_btl_ugni_module.super.btl_eager_limit;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_frag.h b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_frag.h
index 2b04564c61..8257ee2d70 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_frag.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_frag.h
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ static inline int mca_btl_ugni_frag_alloc (mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *ep,
 static inline int mca_btl_ugni_frag_return (mca_btl_ugni_base_frag_t *frag)
 {
     if (frag->registration) {
-        frag->endpoint->btl->super.btl_mpool->mpool_deregister(frag->endpoint->btl->super.btl_mpool,
-                                                               (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *) frag->registration);
+        frag->endpoint->btl->rcache->rcache_deregister (frag->endpoint->btl->rcache,
+                                                        (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *) frag->registration);
         frag->registration = NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_module.c b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_module.c
index 311c3a1759..a884ef59f9 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_module.c
@@ -215,17 +215,8 @@ mca_btl_ugni_module_finalize (struct mca_btl_base_module_t *btl)
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&ugni_module->eager_get_pending);
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&ugni_module->eager_get_pending_lock);
 
-    if (ugni_module->initialized) {
-        /* need to tear down the mpools *after* the free lists */
-        if (NULL != ugni_module->smsg_mpool) {
-            (void) mca_mpool_base_module_destroy (ugni_module->smsg_mpool);
-            ugni_module->smsg_mpool  = NULL;
-        }
-
-        if (NULL != ugni_module->super.btl_mpool) {
-            (void) mca_mpool_base_module_destroy (ugni_module->super.btl_mpool);
-            ugni_module->super.btl_mpool = NULL;
-        }
+    if (ugni_module->rcache) {
+        mca_rcache_base_module_destroy (ugni_module->rcache);
     }
 
     ugni_module->initialized = false;
@@ -303,12 +294,13 @@ static mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *
 mca_btl_ugni_register_mem (mca_btl_base_module_t *btl, mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint, void *base,
                            size_t size, uint32_t flags)
 {
+    mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module = (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *) btl;
     mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *reg;
     int access_flags = flags & MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_ACCESS_ANY;
     int rc;
 
-    rc = btl->btl_mpool->mpool_register(btl->btl_mpool, base, size, 0, access_flags,
-                                        (mca_mpool_base_registration_t **) &reg);
+    rc = ugni_module->rcache->rcache_register (ugni_module->rcache, base, size, 0, access_flags,
+                                               (mca_rcache_base_registration_t **) &reg);
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS != rc)) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -318,10 +310,11 @@ mca_btl_ugni_register_mem (mca_btl_base_module_t *btl, mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *
 
 static int mca_btl_ugni_deregister_mem (mca_btl_base_module_t *btl, mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *handle)
 {
+    mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module = (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *) btl;
     mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *reg =
         (mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *)((intptr_t) handle - offsetof (mca_btl_ugni_reg_t, handle));
 
-    (void) btl->btl_mpool->mpool_deregister (btl->btl_mpool, &reg->base);
+    (void) ugni_module->rcache->rcache_deregister (ugni_module->rcache, &reg->base);
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_prepare.h b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_prepare.h
index 4988cf094d..093c9f6cb0 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_prepare.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_prepare.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ mca_btl_ugni_prepare_src_send_inplace (struct mca_btl_base_module_t *btl,
                                        uint32_t flags)
 {
     bool use_eager_get = (*size + reserve) > mca_btl_ugni_component.smsg_max_data;
+    mca_btl_ugni_module_t *ugni_module = (mca_btl_ugni_module_t *) btl;
     mca_btl_ugni_base_frag_t *frag = NULL;
     mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *registration = NULL;
     void *data_ptr;
@@ -74,9 +75,9 @@ mca_btl_ugni_prepare_src_send_inplace (struct mca_btl_base_module_t *btl,
                  (unsigned int)(*size + reserve)));
 
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(true == use_eager_get)) {
-        rc = btl->btl_mpool->mpool_register(btl->btl_mpool, data_ptr, *size, 0,
-                                            MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ,
-                                            (mca_mpool_base_registration_t **)&registration);
+        rc = ugni_module->rcache->rcache_register (ugni_module->rcache, data_ptr, *size, 0,
+                                                   MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ,
+                                                   (mca_rcache_base_registration_t **)&registration);
         if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS != rc)) {
             mca_btl_ugni_frag_return (frag);
             return NULL;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_smsg.c b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_smsg.c
index 5d9ea1eef6..b7848bfc66 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_smsg.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ugni/btl_ugni_smsg.c
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 static void mca_btl_ugni_smsg_mbox_construct (mca_btl_ugni_smsg_mbox_t *mbox) {
     struct mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *ugni_reg =
         (struct mca_btl_ugni_reg_t *) mbox->super.registration;
-    struct mca_mpool_base_registration_t *base_reg =
-        (struct mca_mpool_base_registration_t *) ugni_reg;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *base_reg =
+        (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *) ugni_reg;
 
     /* initialize mailbox attributes */
     mbox->attr.smsg_attr.msg_type       = GNI_SMSG_TYPE_MBOX_AUTO_RETRANSMIT;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic.h b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic.h
index cc094ce38f..ddc264b3aa 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2006      Sandia National Laboratories. All rights
  *                         reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2016 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -37,7 +40,13 @@
 #include "opal/mca/btl/btl.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/base/btl_base_error.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
+
+#include "btl_usnic_compat.h"
+
+#if RCACHE_VERSION < 30
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma.h"
+#endif
 #else
 #include "ompi/mca/btl/btl.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/btl/base/btl_base_error.h"
@@ -45,8 +54,6 @@
 #include "ompi/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma.h"
 #endif
 
-#include "btl_usnic_compat.h"
-
 BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
 /*
@@ -153,8 +160,16 @@ typedef struct opal_btl_usnic_component_t {
     /** list of usnic proc structures */
     opal_list_t usnic_procs;
 
+#if RCACHE_VERSION == 30
+    /** memory pool hints */
+    char* usnic_mpool_hints;
+
+    /** registration cache name */
+    char *usnic_rcache_name;
+#else
     /** name of memory pool */
     char* usnic_mpool_name;
+#endif
 
     char *if_include;
     char *if_exclude;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_compat.h b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_compat.h
index 7a19a7e851..da99d13be2 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_compat.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_compat.h
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -8,11 +11,13 @@
  */
 
 /* This header contains macros to help minimize usnic BTL differences
- * between v1.7/v1.8 and v1.9/v2.0. */
+ * between v1.7/v1.8, v1.9/v2.0, and v2.0/v2.1. */
 
 #ifndef BTL_USNIC_COMPAT_H
 #define BTL_USNIC_COMPAT_H
 
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
+
 /************************************************************************/
 
 /* v2.0 and beyond */
@@ -358,4 +363,18 @@ opal_btl_usnic_put(struct mca_btl_base_module_t *base_module,
 
 #endif /* BTL_VERSION */
 
+#if defined(RCACHE_MAJOR_VERSION) && RCACHE_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+
+#define RCACHE_VERSION 30
+
+/* these structures got renamed with the mpool/rcache rewrite */
+#define mca_mpool_base_registration_t mca_rcache_base_registration_t
+#define mca_mpool_base_resources_t mca_rcache_base_resources_t
+
+#else
+
+#define RCACHE_VERSION 20
+
+#endif
+
 #endif /* BTL_USNIC_COMPAT_H */
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_mca.c b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_mca.c
index 910131d8f4..006a32b6e6 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_mca.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_mca.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2006      Sandia National Laboratories. All rights
  *                         reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2008-2016 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2012      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
  *                         reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2015      Intel, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
@@ -203,9 +204,19 @@ int opal_btl_usnic_component_register(void)
                   0, &stats_relative, 0, OPAL_INFO_LVL_4));
     mca_btl_usnic_component.stats_relative = (bool) stats_relative;
 
+#if RCACHE_VERSION == 30
+    CHECK(reg_string("mpool_hints", "Hints to use when selecting mpool",
+                     NULL, &mca_btl_usnic_component.usnic_mpool_hints, 0,
+                     OPAL_INFO_LVL_5));
+
+    CHECK(reg_string("rcache", "Name of the registration cache to be used",
+                     "grdma", &mca_btl_usnic_component.usnic_rcache_name, 0,
+                     OPAL_INFO_LVL_5));
+#else
     CHECK(reg_string("mpool", "Name of the memory pool to be used",
                      "grdma", &mca_btl_usnic_component.usnic_mpool_name, 0,
                      OPAL_INFO_LVL_5));
+#endif
 
     want_numa_device_assignment = OPAL_HAVE_HWLOC ? 1 : -1;
     CHECK(reg_int("want_numa_device_assignment",
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.c b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.c
index 713c3f44eb..b8bf0ea114 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2006      Sandia National Laboratories. All rights
  *                         reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009-2016 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2014      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
  *                         reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2014      Intel, Inc. All rights reserved
  * $COPYRIGHT$
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #include "opal/mca/btl/base/btl_base_error.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 #else
 #include "ompi/mca/btl/btl.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/btl/base/btl_base_error.h"
@@ -884,7 +886,11 @@ static int usnic_finalize(struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl)
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&module->chunk_segs);
     OBJ_DESTRUCT(&module->senders);
 
+#if RCACHE_VERSION == 30
+    mca_rcache_base_module_destroy(module->rcache);
+#else
     mca_mpool_base_module_destroy(module->super.btl_mpool);
+#endif
 
     if (NULL != module->av) {
         fi_close(&module->av->fid);
@@ -1736,9 +1742,9 @@ static int init_one_channel(opal_btl_usnic_module_t *module,
                                     rd_num /* num erorments to alloc */,
                                     rd_num /* max elements to alloc */,
                                     rd_num /* num elements per alloc */,
-                                    module->super.btl_mpool /* mpool for reg */,
+                                    module->super.btl_mpool /* mpool for (1.x, 2.0: reg, 2.1+: allocation) */,
                                     0 /* mpool reg flags */,
-                                    NULL /* unused0 */,
+                                    module->rcache /* registration cache for 2.1+ */,
                                     NULL /* item_init */,
                                     NULL /* item_init_context */);
     channel->recv_segs.ctx = module; /* must come after
@@ -2054,11 +2060,28 @@ static int init_mpool(opal_btl_usnic_module_t *module)
     mpool_resources.sizeof_reg = sizeof(opal_btl_usnic_reg_t);
     mpool_resources.register_mem = usnic_reg_mr;
     mpool_resources.deregister_mem = usnic_dereg_mr;
+#if RCACHE_VERSION == 30
+    module->rcache =
+        mca_rcache_base_module_create (mca_btl_usnic_component.usnic_rcache_name,
+                                       &module->super, &mpool_resources);
+    if (NULL == module->rcache) {
+        opal_show_help("help-mpi-btl-usnic.txt",
+                       "internal error during init",
+                       true,
+                       opal_process_info.nodename,
+                       module->fabric_info->fabric_attr->name,
+                       "create rcache", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+        return OPAL_ERROR;
+    }
+    module->super.btl_mpool =
+        mca_mpool_base_module_lookup (mca_btl_usnic_component.usnic_mpool_hints);
+#else
     asprintf(&mpool_resources.pool_name, "%s",
              module->fabric_info->fabric_attr->name);
     module->super.btl_mpool =
         mca_mpool_base_module_create(mca_btl_usnic_component.usnic_mpool_name,
                                      &module->super, &mpool_resources);
+#endif
     if (NULL == module->super.btl_mpool) {
         opal_show_help("help-mpi-btl-usnic.txt",
                        "internal error during init",
@@ -2232,7 +2255,7 @@ static void init_freelists(opal_btl_usnic_module_t *module)
                              module->sd_num / 2,
                              module->super.btl_mpool,
                              0 /* mpool reg flags */,
-                             NULL /* unused0 */,
+                             module->rcache,
                              NULL /* item_init */,
                              NULL /* item_init_context */);
     assert(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc);
@@ -2287,7 +2310,7 @@ static void init_freelists(opal_btl_usnic_module_t *module)
                              module->sd_num / 2,
                              module->super.btl_mpool,
                              0 /* mpool reg flags */,
-                             NULL /* unused0 */,
+                             module->rcache,
                              NULL /* item_init */,
                              NULL /* item_init_context */);
     assert(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc);
@@ -2309,7 +2332,7 @@ static void init_freelists(opal_btl_usnic_module_t *module)
                              module->sd_num / 2,
                              module->super.btl_mpool,
                              0 /* mpool reg flags */,
-                             NULL /* unused0 */,
+                             module->rcache,
                              NULL /* item_init */,
                              NULL /* item_init_context */);
     assert(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc);
@@ -2366,7 +2389,11 @@ int opal_btl_usnic_module_init(opal_btl_usnic_module_t *module)
     int ret;
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != (ret = init_mpool(module)) ||
         OPAL_SUCCESS != (ret = init_channels(module))) {
+#if RCACHE_VERSION == 30
+        mca_rcache_base_module_destroy (module->rcache);
+#else
         mca_mpool_base_module_destroy(module->super.btl_mpool);
+#endif
         return ret;
     }
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.h b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.h
index b4f5d0c739..b7f49c596b 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/usnic/btl_usnic_module.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2008 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2006      Sandia National Laboratories. All rights
  *                         reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2016 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -197,6 +200,9 @@ typedef struct opal_btl_usnic_module_t {
 
     /* Performance / debugging statistics */
     opal_btl_usnic_module_stats_t stats;
+
+    /** registration cache module (v2.1+) */
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache;
 } opal_btl_usnic_module_t;
 
 struct opal_btl_usnic_frag_t;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader.h b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader.h
index 90eedba430..14e3b2dc11 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader.h
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
 #include "opal/class/opal_free_list.h"
 #include "opal/sys/atomic.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/btl.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 #include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
@@ -152,6 +151,9 @@ struct mca_btl_vader_t {
     mca_btl_base_module_error_cb_fn_t error_cb;
 #if OPAL_BTL_VADER_HAVE_KNEM
     int knem_fd;
+
+    /* registration cache */
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t *knem_rcache;
 #endif
 };
 typedef struct mca_btl_vader_t mca_btl_vader_t;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_component.c b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_component.c
index 9e2b884a6f..23a93a3bbf 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_component.c
@@ -573,13 +573,14 @@ void mca_btl_vader_poll_handle_frag (mca_btl_vader_hdr_t *hdr, struct mca_btl_ba
     segments[0].seg_len       = hdr->len;
 
     if (hdr->flags & MCA_BTL_VADER_FLAG_SINGLE_COPY) {
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *xpmem_reg;
+        mca_rcache_base_registration_t *xpmem_reg;
 
         xpmem_reg = vader_get_registation (endpoint, hdr->sc_iov.iov_base,
                                            hdr->sc_iov.iov_len, 0,
                                            &segments[1].seg_addr.pval);
+        assert (NULL != xpmem_reg);
 
-        segments[1].seg_len       = hdr->sc_iov.iov_len;
+        segments[1].seg_len = hdr->sc_iov.iov_len;
         frag.des_segment_count = 2;
 
         /* recv upcall */
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_endpoint.h b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_endpoint.h
index 2fd957dfbb..9a90feb2c6 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_endpoint.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_endpoint.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "opal_config.h"
 #include "btl_vader_xpmem.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma.h"
 
 #define MCA_BTL_VADER_FBOX_ALIGNMENT      32
 #define MCA_BTL_VADER_FBOX_ALIGNMENT_MASK (MCA_BTL_VADER_FBOX_ALIGNMENT - 1)
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ typedef struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t {
     union {
 #if OPAL_BTL_VADER_HAVE_XPMEM
         struct {
-            struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache;
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module;
             xpmem_apid_t    apid;       /**< xpmem apid for remote peer */
         } xpmem;
 #endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_get.c b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_get.c
index ce8d7b89d8..f77a1df821 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_get.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_get.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int mca_btl_vader_get_xpmem (mca_btl_base_module_t *btl, mca_btl_base_endpoint_t
                              mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *remote_handle, size_t size, int flags,
                              int order, mca_btl_base_rdma_completion_fn_t cbfunc, void *cbcontext, void *cbdata)
 {
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg;
     void *rem_ptr;
 
     /* silence warning about unused arguments */
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_knem.c b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_knem.c
index 8a270fafa6..96a7e77527 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_knem.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_knem.c
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "opal/util/show_help.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma.h"
 
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t, mca_mpool_base_registration_t, NULL, NULL);
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t, mca_rcache_base_registration_t, NULL, NULL);
 
 static int mca_btl_vader_knem_reg (void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
-                                   mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+                                   mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t *knem_reg = (mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t *) reg;
     struct knem_cmd_create_region knem_cr;
@@ -37,11 +36,11 @@ static int mca_btl_vader_knem_reg (void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
     knem_cr.iovec_nr = 1;
     knem_cr.protection = 0;
 
-    if (reg->access_flags & (MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE | MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE)) {
+    if (reg->access_flags & (MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE | MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE)) {
         knem_cr.protection |= PROT_WRITE;
     }
 
-    if (reg->access_flags & MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ) {
+    if (reg->access_flags & MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ) {
         knem_cr.protection |= PROT_READ;
     }
 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ static int mca_btl_vader_knem_reg (void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int mca_btl_vader_knem_dereg (void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+static int mca_btl_vader_knem_dereg (void *reg_data, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t *knem_reg = (mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t *) reg;
 
@@ -72,12 +71,14 @@ mca_btl_vader_register_mem_knem (struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
                                  struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint,
                                  void *base, size_t size, uint32_t flags)
 {
+    mca_btl_vader_t *vader_module = (mca_btl_vader_t *) btl;
     mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t *reg = NULL;
     int access_flags = flags & MCA_BTL_REG_FLAG_ACCESS_ANY;
     int rc;
 
-    rc = btl->btl_mpool->mpool_register (btl->btl_mpool, base, size, 0, access_flags,
-                                         (mca_mpool_base_registration_t **) &reg);
+    rc = vader_module->knem_rcache->rcache_register (vader_module->knem_rcache, base, size, 0,
+                                                     access_flags,
+                                                     (mca_rcache_base_registration_t **) &reg);
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS != rc)) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -88,18 +89,19 @@ mca_btl_vader_register_mem_knem (struct mca_btl_base_module_t* btl,
 static int
 mca_btl_vader_deregister_mem_knem (struct mca_btl_base_module_t *btl, struct mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *handle)
 {
+    mca_btl_vader_t *vader_module = (mca_btl_vader_t *) btl;
     mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t *reg =
         (mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t *)((intptr_t) handle - offsetof (mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t, btl_handle));
 
-    btl->btl_mpool->mpool_deregister (btl->btl_mpool, &reg->base);
+    vader_module->knem_rcache->rcache_deregister (vader_module->knem_rcache, &reg->base);
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 int mca_btl_vader_knem_init (void)
 {
-    mca_mpool_base_resources_t mpool_resources = {
-        .pool_name = "vader", .reg_data = NULL,
+    mca_rcache_base_resources_t rcache_resources = {
+        .cache_name = "vader", .reg_data = NULL,
         .sizeof_reg = sizeof (mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t),
         .register_mem = mca_btl_vader_knem_reg,
         .deregister_mem = mca_btl_vader_knem_dereg
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ int mca_btl_vader_knem_init (void)
     struct knem_cmd_info knem_info;
     int rc;
 
+    signal (SIGSEGV, SIG_DFL);
     /* Open the knem device.  Try to print a helpful message if we
        fail to open it. */
     mca_btl_vader.knem_fd = open("/dev/knem", O_RDWR);
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ int mca_btl_vader_knem_init (void)
     do {
 	/* Check that the ABI if kernel module running is the same
 	 * as what we were compiled against. */
+        memset (&knem_info, 0, sizeof (knem_info));
 	rc = ioctl(mca_btl_vader.knem_fd, KNEM_CMD_GET_INFO, &knem_info);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 	    opal_show_help("help-btl-vader.txt", "knem get ABI fail",
@@ -161,9 +165,9 @@ int mca_btl_vader_knem_init (void)
         mca_btl_vader.super.btl_deregister_mem = mca_btl_vader_deregister_mem_knem;
         mca_btl_vader.super.btl_registration_handle_size = sizeof (mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t);
 
-        mca_btl_vader.super.btl_mpool = mca_mpool_base_module_create ("grdma", NULL,
-                                                                      &mpool_resources);
-        if (NULL == mca_btl_vader.super.btl_mpool) {
+        mca_btl_vader.knem_rcache = mca_rcache_base_module_create ("grdma", NULL,
+                                                                   &rcache_resources);
+        if (NULL == mca_btl_vader.knem_rcache) {
             return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
         }
 
@@ -182,9 +186,9 @@ int mca_btl_vader_knem_fini (void)
 	mca_btl_vader.knem_fd = -1;
     }
 
-    if (mca_btl_vader.super.btl_mpool) {
-        (void) mca_mpool_base_module_destroy (mca_btl_vader.super.btl_mpool);
-        mca_btl_vader.super.btl_mpool = NULL;
+    if (mca_btl_vader.knem_rcache) {
+        (void) mca_rcache_base_module_destroy (mca_btl_vader.knem_rcache);
+        mca_btl_vader.knem_rcache = NULL;
     }
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_knem.h b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_knem.h
index 8d3b840209..76fa6e1054 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_knem.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_knem.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t {
 };
 
 struct mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t base;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t base;
     mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t btl_handle;
 };
 typedef struct mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t mca_btl_vader_registration_handle_t;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_module.c b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_module.c
index 708650bb26..4ba4549c56 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_module.c
@@ -171,9 +171,9 @@ static int init_vader_endpoint (struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *ep, struct opal_
         if (MCA_BTL_VADER_XPMEM == mca_btl_vader_component.single_copy_mechanism) {
             /* always use xpmem if it is available */
             ep->segment_data.xpmem.apid = xpmem_get (modex->xpmem.seg_id, XPMEM_RDWR, XPMEM_PERMIT_MODE, (void *) 0666);
-            ep->segment_data.xpmem.rcache = mca_rcache_base_module_create("vma");
+            ep->segment_data.xpmem.vma_module = mca_rcache_base_vma_module_alloc ();
             (void) vader_get_registation (ep, modex->xpmem.segment_base, mca_btl_vader_component.segment_size,
-                                          MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST, (void **) &ep->segment_base);
+                                          MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST, (void **) &ep->segment_base);
         } else {
 #endif
             /* store a copy of the segment information for detach */
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ static struct mca_btl_base_descriptor_t *vader_prepare_src (struct mca_btl_base_
     int rc;
 
     opal_convertor_get_current_pointer (convertor, &data_ptr);
+    assert (NULL != data_ptr);
 
     /* in place send fragment */
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(opal_convertor_need_buffers(convertor))) {
@@ -545,16 +546,15 @@ static void mca_btl_vader_endpoint_destructor (mca_btl_vader_endpoint_t *ep)
 
 #if OPAL_BTL_VADER_HAVE_XPMEM
     if (MCA_BTL_VADER_XPMEM == mca_btl_vader_component.single_copy_mechanism) {
-        if (ep->segment_data.xpmem.rcache) {
+        if (ep->segment_data.xpmem.vma_module) {
             /* clean out the registration cache */
             const int nregs = 100;
-            mca_mpool_base_registration_t *regs[nregs];
+            mca_rcache_base_registration_t *regs[nregs];
             int reg_cnt;
 
             do {
-                reg_cnt = ep->segment_data.xpmem.rcache->rcache_find_all(ep->segment_data.xpmem.rcache, 0, (size_t)-1,
-                                                                          regs, nregs);
-
+                reg_cnt = mca_rcache_base_vma_find_all (ep->segment_data.xpmem.vma_module,
+                                                        0, (size_t) -1, regs, nregs);
                 for (int i = 0 ; i < reg_cnt ; ++i) {
                     /* otherwise dereg will fail on assert */
                     regs[i]->ref_count = 0;
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static void mca_btl_vader_endpoint_destructor (mca_btl_vader_endpoint_t *ep)
                 }
             } while (reg_cnt == nregs);
 
-            ep->segment_data.xpmem.rcache = NULL;
+            ep->segment_data.xpmem.vma_module = NULL;
         }
 
         if (ep->segment_base) {
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_put.c b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_put.c
index 3107f420b3..c3d2112412 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_put.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_put.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int mca_btl_vader_put_xpmem (mca_btl_base_module_t *btl, mca_btl_base_endpoint_t
                              mca_btl_base_registration_handle_t *remote_handle, size_t size, int flags,
                              int order, mca_btl_base_rdma_completion_fn_t cbfunc, void *cbcontext, void *cbdata)
 {
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg;
     void *rem_ptr;
 
     reg = vader_get_registation (endpoint, (void *)(intptr_t) remote_address, size, 0, &rem_ptr);
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_xpmem.c b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_xpmem.c
index 0836b6a195..f1fcf8b8fb 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_xpmem.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_xpmem.c
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ int mca_btl_vader_xpmem_init (void)
 
 /* look up the remote pointer in the peer rcache and attach if
  * necessary */
-mca_mpool_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *ep, void *rem_ptr,
-						      size_t size, int flags, void **local_ptr)
+mca_rcache_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *ep, void *rem_ptr,
+                                                       size_t size, int flags, void **local_ptr)
 {
-    struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache = ep->segment_data.xpmem.rcache;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *regs[10], *reg = NULL;
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module = ep->segment_data.xpmem.vma_module;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *regs[10], *reg = NULL;
     xpmem_addr_t xpmem_addr;
     uintptr_t base, bound;
+    uint64_t attach_align = 1 << mca_btl_vader_component.log_attach_align;
     int rc, i;
 
     /* protect rcache access */
@@ -49,15 +50,14 @@ mca_mpool_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_btl_base_endpoi
     /* use btl/self for self communication */
     assert (ep->peer_smp_rank != MCA_BTL_VADER_LOCAL_RANK);
 
-    base = (uintptr_t) down_align_addr(rem_ptr, mca_btl_vader_component.log_attach_align);
-    bound = (uintptr_t) up_align_addr((void *)((uintptr_t) rem_ptr + size - 1),
-                                      mca_btl_vader_component.log_attach_align) + 1;
+    base = OPAL_DOWN_ALIGN((uintptr_t) rem_ptr, attach_align, uintptr_t);
+    bound = OPAL_ALIGN((uintptr_t) rem_ptr + size - 1, attach_align, uintptr_t) + 1;
     if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(bound > VADER_MAX_ADDRESS)) {
         bound = VADER_MAX_ADDRESS;
     }
 
     /* several segments may match the base pointer */
-    rc = rcache->rcache_find_all (rcache, (void *) base, bound - base, regs, 10);
+    rc = mca_rcache_base_vma_find_all (vma_module, (void *) base, bound - base, regs, 10);
     for (i = 0 ; i < rc ; ++i) {
         if (bound <= (uintptr_t)regs[i]->bound && base  >= (uintptr_t)regs[i]->base) {
             (void)opal_atomic_add (&regs[i]->ref_count, 1);
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ mca_mpool_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_btl_base_endpoi
             goto reg_found;
         }
 
-        if (regs[i]->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST) {
+        if (regs[i]->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST) {
             continue;
         }
 
         /* remove this pointer from the rcache and decrement its reference count
            (so it is detached later) */
-        rc = rcache->rcache_delete (rcache, regs[i]);
+        rc = mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (vma_module, regs[i]);
         if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(0 != rc)) {
             /* someone beat us to it? */
             break;
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ mca_mpool_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_btl_base_endpoi
 
         if (OPAL_LIKELY(0 == regs[i]->ref_count)) {
             /* this pointer is not in use */
-            (void) xpmem_detach (regs[i]->alloc_base);
+            (void) xpmem_detach (regs[i]->rcache_context);
             OBJ_RELEASE(regs[i]);
         }
 
         break;
     }
 
-    reg = OBJ_NEW(mca_mpool_base_registration_t);
+    reg = OBJ_NEW(mca_rcache_base_registration_t);
     if (OPAL_LIKELY(NULL != reg)) {
         /* stick around for awhile */
         reg->ref_count = 2;
@@ -106,21 +106,21 @@ mca_mpool_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_btl_base_endpoi
 #endif
         xpmem_addr.offset = base;
 
-        reg->alloc_base = xpmem_attach (xpmem_addr, bound - base, NULL);
-        if (OPAL_UNLIKELY((void *)-1 == reg->alloc_base)) {
+        reg->rcache_context = xpmem_attach (xpmem_addr, bound - base, NULL);
+        if (OPAL_UNLIKELY((void *)-1 == reg->rcache_context)) {
             OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&ep->lock);
             OBJ_RELEASE(reg);
             return NULL;
         }
 
-        opal_memchecker_base_mem_defined (reg->alloc_base, bound - base);
+        opal_memchecker_base_mem_defined (reg->rcache_context, bound - base);
 
-        rcache->rcache_insert (rcache, reg, 0);
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_insert (vma_module, reg, 0);
     }
 
 reg_found:
     opal_atomic_wmb ();
-    *local_ptr = (void *) ((uintptr_t) reg->alloc_base +
+    *local_ptr = (void *) ((uintptr_t) reg->rcache_context +
                            (ptrdiff_t)((uintptr_t) rem_ptr - (uintptr_t) reg->base));
 
     OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&ep->lock);
@@ -128,20 +128,20 @@ reg_found:
     return reg;
 }
 
-void vader_return_registration (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg, struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *ep)
+void vader_return_registration (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg, struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *ep)
 {
-    struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache = ep->segment_data.xpmem.rcache;
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module = ep->segment_data.xpmem.vma_module;
     int32_t ref_count;
 
     ref_count = opal_atomic_add_32 (&reg->ref_count, -1);
-    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(0 == ref_count && !(reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST))) {
+    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(0 == ref_count && !(reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST))) {
         /* protect rcache access */
         OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&ep->lock);
-        rcache->rcache_delete (rcache, reg);
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (vma_module, reg);
         OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&ep->lock);
 
-        opal_memchecker_base_mem_noaccess (reg->alloc_base, (uintptr_t)(reg->bound - reg->base));
-        (void)xpmem_detach (reg->alloc_base);
+        opal_memchecker_base_mem_noaccess (reg->rcache_context, (uintptr_t)(reg->bound - reg->base));
+        (void)xpmem_detach (reg->rcache_context);
         OBJ_RELEASE (reg);
     }
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_xpmem.h b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_xpmem.h
index 4a4f3371e6..a90023e937 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_xpmem.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/vader/btl_vader_xpmem.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
   typedef int64_t xpmem_apid_t;
 #endif
 
+#include <opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma.h>
+#include <opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h>
+
 /* look up the remote pointer in the peer rcache and attach if
  * necessary */
 
@@ -33,15 +36,15 @@
 
 int mca_btl_vader_xpmem_init (void);
 
-mca_mpool_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint, void *rem_ptr,
- 						      size_t size, int flags, void **local_ptr);
+mca_rcache_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint, void *rem_ptr,
+                                                       size_t size, int flags, void **local_ptr);
 
-void vader_return_registration (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg, struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint);
+void vader_return_registration (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg, struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint);
 
 #else
 
-static inline mca_mpool_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint, void *rem_ptr,
-                                                                        size_t size, int flags, void **local_ptr)
+static inline mca_rcache_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint, void *rem_ptr,
+                                                                     size_t size, int flags, void **local_ptr)
 {
     (void) endpoint;
     (void) rem_ptr;
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ static inline mca_mpool_base_registration_t *vader_get_registation (struct mca_b
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline void vader_return_registration (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg, struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint)
+static inline void vader_return_registration (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg, struct mca_btl_base_endpoint_t *endpoint)
 {
     (void) reg;
     (void) endpoint;
diff --git a/opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.c b/opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.c
index 0afe0dd94a..94886739fb 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.c
+++ b/opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "opal/util/proc.h"
 #include "opal/util/argv.h"
 
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
 #include "opal/mca/timer/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/dl/base/base.h"
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static int mca_common_cuda_stage_three_init(void)
                                OPAL_PROC_MY_HOSTNAME, res, mem_reg->msg);
             } else {
                 opal_output_verbose(20, mca_common_cuda_output,
-                                    "CUDA: cuMemHostRegister OK on mpool %s: "
+                                    "CUDA: cuMemHostRegister OK on rcache %s: "
                                     "address=%p, bufsize=%d",
                                     mem_reg->msg, mem_reg->ptr, (int)mem_reg->amount);
             }
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ static int mca_common_cuda_stage_three_init(void)
  * Cleanup all CUDA resources.
  *
  * Note: Still figuring out how to get cuMemHostUnregister called from the smcuda sm
- * mpool.  Looks like with the memory pool from openib (grdma), the unregistering is
+ * rcache.  Looks like with the memory pool from openib (grdma), the unregistering is
  * called as the free list is destructed.  Not true for the sm mpool.  This means we
  * are currently still leaking some host memory we registered with CUDA.
  */
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ void mca_common_cuda_register(void *ptr, size_t amount, char *msg) {
                            OPAL_PROC_MY_HOSTNAME, res, msg);
         } else {
             opal_output_verbose(20, mca_common_cuda_output,
-                                "CUDA: cuMemHostRegister OK on mpool %s: "
+                                "CUDA: cuMemHostRegister OK on rcache %s: "
                                 "address=%p, bufsize=%d",
                                 msg, ptr, (int)amount);
         }
@@ -984,12 +984,12 @@ void mca_common_cuda_unregister(void *ptr, char *msg) {
             /* If unregistering the memory fails, just continue.  This is during
              * shutdown.  Only print when running in verbose mode. */
             opal_output_verbose(20, mca_common_cuda_output,
-                                "CUDA: cuMemHostUnregister failed: ptr=%p, res=%d, mpool=%s",
+                                "CUDA: cuMemHostUnregister failed: ptr=%p, res=%d, rcache=%s",
                                 ptr, res, msg);
 
         } else {
             opal_output_verbose(20, mca_common_cuda_output,
-                                "CUDA: cuMemHostUnregister OK on mpool %s: "
+                                "CUDA: cuMemHostUnregister OK on rcache %s: "
                                 "address=%p",
                                 msg, ptr);
         }
@@ -1001,8 +1001,8 @@ void mca_common_cuda_unregister(void *ptr, char *msg) {
  * to the remote size so it can access the memory.  This is the
  * registration function for the sending side of a message transfer.
  */
-int cuda_getmemhandle(void *base, size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *newreg,
-                      mca_mpool_base_registration_t *hdrreg)
+int cuda_getmemhandle(void *base, size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *newreg,
+                      mca_rcache_base_registration_t *hdrreg)
 
 {
     CUmemorytype memType;
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ int cuda_getmemhandle(void *base, size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *ne
     CUdeviceptr pbase;
     size_t psize;
 
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *cuda_reg = (mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t*)newreg;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *cuda_reg = (mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t*)newreg;
     memHandle = (CUipcMemHandle *)cuda_reg->data.memHandle;
 
     /* We should only be there if this is a CUDA device pointer */
@@ -1090,11 +1090,11 @@ int cuda_getmemhandle(void *base, size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *ne
  * This function is called by the local side that called the cuda_getmemhandle.
  * There is nothing to be done so just return.
  */
-int cuda_ungetmemhandle(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+int cuda_ungetmemhandle(void *reg_data, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     opal_output_verbose(10, mca_common_cuda_output,
                         "CUDA: cuda_ungetmemhandle (no-op): base=%p", reg->base);
-    CUDA_DUMP_MEMHANDLE((100, ((mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *)reg)->data.memHandle, "cuda_ungetmemhandle"));
+    CUDA_DUMP_MEMHANDLE((100, ((mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *)reg)->data.memHandle, "cuda_ungetmemhandle"));
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -1105,12 +1105,12 @@ int cuda_ungetmemhandle(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
  * remote side of a transfer.  newreg contains the new handle.  hddrreg contains
  * the memory handle that was received from the remote side.
  */
-int cuda_openmemhandle(void *base, size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *newreg,
-                       mca_mpool_base_registration_t *hdrreg)
+int cuda_openmemhandle(void *base, size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *newreg,
+                       mca_rcache_base_registration_t *hdrreg)
 {
     CUresult result;
     CUipcMemHandle *memHandle;
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *cuda_newreg = (mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t*)newreg;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *cuda_newreg = (mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t*)newreg;
 
     /* Save in local variable to avoid ugly casting */
     memHandle = (CUipcMemHandle *)cuda_newreg->data.memHandle;
@@ -1147,10 +1147,10 @@ int cuda_openmemhandle(void *base, size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *n
 /*
  * Close a memory handle that refers to remote memory.
  */
-int cuda_closememhandle(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+int cuda_closememhandle(void *reg_data, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     CUresult result;
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *cuda_reg = (mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t*)reg;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *cuda_reg = (mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t*)reg;
 
     /* Only attempt to close if we have valid context.  This can change if a call
      * to the fini function is made and we discover context is gone. */
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ void mca_common_cuda_destruct_event(uintptr_t event)
  * Put remote event on stream to ensure that the the start of the
  * copy does not start until the completion of the event.
  */
-void mca_common_wait_stream_synchronize(mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *rget_reg)
+void mca_common_wait_stream_synchronize(mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *rget_reg)
 {
 #if OPAL_CUDA_SYNC_MEMOPS
     /* No need for any of this with SYNC_MEMOPS feature */
@@ -1643,8 +1643,8 @@ int progress_one_cuda_htod_event(struct mca_btl_base_descriptor_t **frag) {
  * Need to make sure the handle we are retrieving from the cache is still
  * valid.  Compare the cached handle to the one received.
  */
-int mca_common_cuda_memhandle_matches(mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *new_reg,
-                                      mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *old_reg)
+int mca_common_cuda_memhandle_matches(mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *new_reg,
+                                      mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *old_reg)
 {
 
     if (0 == memcmp(new_reg->data.memHandle, old_reg->data.memHandle, sizeof(new_reg->data.memHandle))) {
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ int mca_common_cuda_get_address_range(void *pbase, size_t *psize, void *base)
  * not matching the BUFFER_ID of the buffer we are checking.  Return false
  * if the registration is still good.
  */
-bool mca_common_cuda_previously_freed_memory(mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+bool mca_common_cuda_previously_freed_memory(mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     int res;
     unsigned long long bufID;
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ bool mca_common_cuda_previously_freed_memory(mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
  * Also set SYNC_MEMOPS on any GPU registration to ensure that
  * synchronous copies complete before the buffer is accessed.
  */
-void mca_common_cuda_get_buffer_id(mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+void mca_common_cuda_get_buffer_id(mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     int res;
     unsigned long long bufID = 0;
diff --git a/opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h b/opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h
index c0cd59c359..3ff9540529 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h
+++ b/opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h
@@ -28,20 +28,20 @@
 #define MEMHANDLE_SIZE 8
 #define EVTHANDLE_SIZE 8
 
-struct mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_data_t {
+struct mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_data_t {
     uint64_t memHandle[MEMHANDLE_SIZE];
     uint64_t evtHandle[EVTHANDLE_SIZE];
     uint64_t event;
     opal_ptr_t memh_seg_addr;
     size_t memh_seg_len;
 };
-typedef struct mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_data_t mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_data_t;
+typedef struct mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_data_t mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_data_t;
 
-struct mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t base;
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_data_t data;
+struct mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t base;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_data_t data;
 };
-typedef struct mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t;
+typedef struct mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t;
 extern bool mca_common_cuda_enabled;
 
 OPAL_DECLSPEC void mca_common_cuda_register_mca_variables(void);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC void mca_common_cuda_register(void *ptr, size_t amount, char *msg)
 
 OPAL_DECLSPEC void mca_common_cuda_unregister(void *ptr, char *msg);
 
-OPAL_DECLSPEC void mca_common_wait_stream_synchronize(mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *rget_reg);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC void mca_common_wait_stream_synchronize(mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *rget_reg);
 
 OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_common_cuda_memcpy(void *dst, void *src, size_t amount, char *msg,
                                          struct mca_btl_base_descriptor_t *, int *done);
@@ -69,26 +69,26 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC int progress_one_cuda_ipc_event(struct mca_btl_base_descriptor_t *
 OPAL_DECLSPEC int progress_one_cuda_dtoh_event(struct mca_btl_base_descriptor_t **);
 OPAL_DECLSPEC int progress_one_cuda_htod_event(struct mca_btl_base_descriptor_t **);
 
-OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_common_cuda_memhandle_matches(mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *new_reg,
-                                                    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *old_reg);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_common_cuda_memhandle_matches(mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *new_reg,
+                                                    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *old_reg);
 
 OPAL_DECLSPEC void mca_common_cuda_construct_event_and_handle(uintptr_t *event, void *handle);
 OPAL_DECLSPEC void mca_common_cuda_destruct_event(uintptr_t event);
 
-OPAL_DECLSPEC int cuda_getmemhandle(void *base, size_t, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *newreg,
-                                    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *hdrreg);
-OPAL_DECLSPEC int cuda_ungetmemhandle(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-OPAL_DECLSPEC int cuda_openmemhandle(void *base, size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *newreg,
-                                     mca_mpool_base_registration_t *hdrreg);
-OPAL_DECLSPEC int cuda_closememhandle(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC int cuda_getmemhandle(void *base, size_t, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *newreg,
+                                    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *hdrreg);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC int cuda_ungetmemhandle(void *reg_data, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC int cuda_openmemhandle(void *base, size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *newreg,
+                                     mca_rcache_base_registration_t *hdrreg);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC int cuda_closememhandle(void *reg_data, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
 OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_common_cuda_get_device(int *devicenum);
 OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_common_cuda_device_can_access_peer(int *access, int dev1, int dev2);
 OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_common_cuda_stage_one_init(void);
 OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_common_cuda_get_address_range(void *pbase, size_t *psize, void *base);
 OPAL_DECLSPEC void mca_common_cuda_fini(void);
 #if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
-OPAL_DECLSPEC bool mca_common_cuda_previously_freed_memory(mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-OPAL_DECLSPEC void mca_common_cuda_get_buffer_id(mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC bool mca_common_cuda_previously_freed_memory(mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC void mca_common_cuda_get_buffer_id(mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
 #endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
 /**
  * Return:   0 if no packing is required for sending (the upper layer
diff --git a/opal/mca/common/cuda/help-mpi-common-cuda.txt b/opal/mca/common/cuda/help-mpi-common-cuda.txt
index 9eb01e1fb7..a1877c35d6 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/cuda/help-mpi-common-cuda.txt
+++ b/opal/mca/common/cuda/help-mpi-common-cuda.txt
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ NOTE: You can turn off this warning by setting the MCA parameter
 The call to cuMemHostRegister(%p, %d, 0) failed.
   Host:  %s
   cuMemHostRegister return value:  %d
-  Memory Pool:  %s
+  Registration cache:  %s
 #
 [cuMemHostRegister failed]
 The call to cuMemHostRegister(%p, %d, 0) failed.
   Host:  %s
   cuMemHostRegister return value:  %d
-  Memory Pool:  %s
+  Registration cache:  %s
 #
 [cuIpcGetMemHandle failed]
 The call to cuIpcGetMemHandle failed. This means the GPU RDMA protocol
diff --git a/opal/mca/common/sm/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/common/sm/Makefile.am
index 46e8b258bb..ba57c100da 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/sm/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/common/sm/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
+# Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # A word of explanation...
 #
 # This library is linked against various MCA components because all
-# shared-memory based components (e.g., mpool, ptl, etc.)  need to
+# shared-memory based components (e.g., btl/sm, btl/smcuda, etc.)  need to
 # share some common code and data.  There's two cases:
 #
 # 1. libmca_common_sm.la is a shared library.  By linking that shared
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@
 # Header files
 
 headers = \
-        common_sm.h
+        common_sm.h \
+        common_sm_mpool.h
 
 # Source files
 
 sources = \
-        common_sm.c
+        common_sm.c \
+        common_sm_mpool.c
 
 # Help file
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.c b/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.c
index 44854c679a..826e56e01a 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.c
+++ b/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2007      Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2014      Intel, Inc. All rights reserved
  * $COPYRIGHT$
@@ -39,16 +40,13 @@
 #if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR == 1
 #include "opal/runtime/opal_cr.h"
 #endif
-
+#include "common_sm.h"
 #include "opal/constants.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm.h"
 
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(
-    mca_common_sm_module_t,
-    opal_list_item_t,
-    NULL,
-    NULL
-);
+
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_common_sm_module_t,opal_list_item_t,
+                   NULL, NULL);
+
 
 /* ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// */
 /* static utility functions */
@@ -258,13 +256,10 @@ mca_common_sm_local_proc_reorder(opal_proc_t **procs,
  *
  *  @retval addr virtual address
  */
-void *
-mca_common_sm_seg_alloc(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-                        size_t *size,
-                        mca_mpool_base_registration_t **registration)
+void *mca_common_sm_seg_alloc (void *ctx, size_t *size)
 {
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_t *sm_module = (mca_mpool_sm_module_t *)mpool;
-    mca_common_sm_seg_header_t *seg = sm_module->sm_common_module->module_seg;
+    mca_common_sm_module_t *sm_module = (mca_common_sm_module_t *) ctx;
+    mca_common_sm_seg_header_t *seg = sm_module->module_seg;
     void *addr;
 
     opal_atomic_lock(&seg->seg_lock);
@@ -275,7 +270,7 @@ mca_common_sm_seg_alloc(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
         size_t fixup;
 
         /* add base address to segment offset */
-        addr = sm_module->sm_common_module->module_data_addr + seg->seg_offset;
+        addr = sm_module->module_data_addr + seg->seg_offset;
         seg->seg_offset += *size;
 
         /* fix up seg_offset so next allocation is aligned on a
@@ -286,9 +281,7 @@ mca_common_sm_seg_alloc(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
             seg->seg_offset += sizeof(long) - fixup;
         }
     }
-    if (NULL != registration) {
-        *registration = NULL;
-    }
+
     opal_atomic_unlock(&seg->seg_lock);
     return addr;
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.h b/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.h
index 7c4e6310db..819b82f6ee 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.h
+++ b/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "opal/mca/btl/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/util/proc.h"
 #include "opal/mca/btl/base/btl_base_error.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
+#include "common_sm_mpool.h"
 
 BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ typedef struct mca_common_sm_module_t {
     unsigned char *module_data_addr;
     /* shared memory backing facility object that encapsulates shmem info */
     opal_shmem_ds_t shmem_ds;
+    /* memory pool interface to shared-memory region */
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool;
 } mca_common_sm_module_t;
 
 OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_common_sm_module_t);
@@ -126,10 +128,7 @@ mca_common_sm_module_unlink(mca_common_sm_module_t *modp);
 /**
  * callback from the sm mpool
  */
-OPAL_DECLSPEC extern void *
-mca_common_sm_seg_alloc(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-                        size_t *size,
-                        mca_mpool_base_registration_t **registration);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC extern void *mca_common_sm_seg_alloc (void *ctx, size_t *size);
 
 /**
  * This function will release all local resources attached to the
@@ -150,6 +149,7 @@ mca_common_sm_fini(mca_common_sm_module_t *mca_common_sm_module);
  */
 OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_common_sm_module_t *mca_common_sm_module;
 
+
 END_C_DECLS
 
 #endif /* _COMMON_SM_H_ */
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm_module.c b/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm_mpool.c
similarity index 52%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm_module.c
rename to opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm_mpool.c
index 4918b75558..be59ec1d64 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm_mpool.c
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
 
 #include "opal_config.h"
 #include <string.h>
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm.h"
+#include "common_sm_mpool.h"
 #include "opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.h"
 #include "opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h"
+#include "opal/mca/allocator/base/base.h"
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
@@ -39,22 +40,42 @@
 
 static void sm_module_finalize(mca_mpool_base_module_t* module);
 
+/*
+ *  Returns base address of shared memory mapping.
+ */
+static void *mca_common_sm_mpool_base (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
+
+/**
+  *  Allocate block of shared memory.
+  */
+static void *mca_common_sm_mpool_alloc (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
+                                        size_t size, size_t align,
+                                        uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+  * free function typedef
+  */
+static void mca_common_sm_mpool_free(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
+                                     void *addr);
+
+/**
+ * Fault Tolerance Event Notification Function
+ * @param state Checkpoint Stae
+ * @return OPAL_SUCCESS or failure status
+ */
+static int mca_common_sm_mpool_ft_event (int state);
+
+
 /*
  *  Initializes the mpool module.
  */
-void mca_mpool_sm_module_init(mca_mpool_sm_module_t* mpool)
+static void mca_common_sm_mpool_module_init(mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t* mpool)
 {
-    mpool->super.mpool_component = &mca_mpool_sm_component.super;
-    mpool->super.mpool_base = mca_mpool_sm_base;
-    mpool->super.mpool_alloc = mca_mpool_sm_alloc;
-    mpool->super.mpool_realloc = mca_mpool_sm_realloc;
-    mpool->super.mpool_free = mca_mpool_sm_free;
-    mpool->super.mpool_find = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_register = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_deregister = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_release_memory = NULL;
+    mpool->super.mpool_base = mca_common_sm_mpool_base;
+    mpool->super.mpool_alloc = mca_common_sm_mpool_alloc;
+    mpool->super.mpool_free = mca_common_sm_mpool_free;
     mpool->super.mpool_finalize = sm_module_finalize;
-    mpool->super.mpool_ft_event = mca_mpool_sm_ft_event;
+    mpool->super.mpool_ft_event = mca_common_sm_mpool_ft_event;
     mpool->super.flags = 0;
 
     mpool->sm_size = 0;
@@ -64,12 +85,74 @@ void mca_mpool_sm_module_init(mca_mpool_sm_module_t* mpool)
     mpool->mem_node = -1;
 }
 
+mca_mpool_base_module_t *common_sm_mpool_create (mca_common_sm_mpool_resources_t *resources)
+{
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t *mpool_module;
+    mca_allocator_base_component_t* allocator_component;
+
+    /* Make a new mpool module */
+    mpool_module = (mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t *) malloc (sizeof (*mpool_module));
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_module_init(mpool_module);
+
+    /* set sm_size */
+    mpool_module->sm_size = resources->size;
+
+    allocator_component = mca_allocator_component_lookup(resources->allocator);
+
+    /* if specified allocator cannot be loaded - look for an alternative */
+    if (NULL == allocator_component) {
+        if (opal_list_get_size(&opal_allocator_base_framework.framework_components) == 0) {
+            mca_base_component_list_item_t *item =
+                (mca_base_component_list_item_t *)
+                opal_list_get_first(&opal_allocator_base_framework.framework_components);
+            allocator_component =
+                (mca_allocator_base_component_t *)item->cli_component;
+            opal_output(
+                0, "mca_common_sm_mpool_init: "
+                "unable to locate allocator: %s - using %s\n",
+                resources->allocator,
+                allocator_component->allocator_version.mca_component_name);
+        } else {
+            opal_output(0, "mca_common_sm_mpool_init: "
+                        "unable to locate allocator: %s\n",
+                        resources->allocator);
+            free(mpool_module);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    mpool_module->mem_node = resources->mem_node;
+
+    if (NULL == (mpool_module->sm_common_module =
+        mca_common_sm_module_attach(&resources->bs_meta_buf,
+                                    sizeof(mca_common_sm_module_t), 8))) {
+        opal_output(0, "mca_common_sm_mpool_init: "
+                    "unable to create shared memory mapping (%s)",
+                    resources->bs_meta_buf.seg_name);
+        free(mpool_module);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* setup allocator */
+    mpool_module->sm_allocator =
+      allocator_component->allocator_init (true, mca_common_sm_seg_alloc,
+                                           NULL, mpool_module->sm_common_module);
+    if (NULL == mpool_module->sm_allocator) {
+        opal_output(0, "mca_common_sm_mpool_init: unable to initialize allocator");
+        free(mpool_module);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return &mpool_module->super;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * base address of shared memory mapping
  */
-void* mca_mpool_sm_base(mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool)
+static void *mca_common_sm_mpool_base(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
 {
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_t *sm_mpool = (mca_mpool_sm_module_t*) mpool;
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t *sm_mpool = (mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t *) mpool;
     return (NULL != sm_mpool->sm_common_module) ?
         sm_mpool->sm_common_module->module_seg_addr : NULL;
 }
@@ -77,43 +160,16 @@ void* mca_mpool_sm_base(mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool)
 /**
   * allocate function
   */
-void* mca_mpool_sm_alloc(
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    size_t size,
-    size_t align,
-    uint32_t flags,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration)
+static void *mca_common_sm_mpool_alloc (mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
+                                        size_t size, size_t align, uint32_t flags)
 {
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_t* mpool_sm = (mca_mpool_sm_module_t*)mpool;
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t* mpool_sm = (mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t*)mpool;
     opal_hwloc_base_memory_segment_t mseg;
 
     mseg.mbs_start_addr =
-        mpool_sm->sm_allocator->alc_alloc(mpool_sm->sm_allocator, size, align, registration);
+        mpool_sm->sm_allocator->alc_alloc(mpool_sm->sm_allocator, size, align);
 
-    if(mpool_sm->mem_node >= 0) {
-        mseg.mbs_len = size;
-        opal_hwloc_base_membind(&mseg, 1, mpool_sm->mem_node);
-    }
-
-    return mseg.mbs_start_addr;
-}
-
-/**
-  * realloc function
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_sm_realloc(
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    void* addr,
-    size_t size,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration)
-{
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_t* mpool_sm = (mca_mpool_sm_module_t*)mpool;
-    opal_hwloc_base_memory_segment_t mseg;
-
-    mseg.mbs_start_addr =
-        mpool_sm->sm_allocator->alc_realloc(mpool_sm->sm_allocator, addr, size,
-                                            registration);
-    if(mpool_sm->mem_node >= 0) {
+    if (mpool_sm->mem_node >= 0) {
         mseg.mbs_len = size;
         opal_hwloc_base_membind(&mseg, 1, mpool_sm->mem_node);
     }
@@ -124,16 +180,15 @@ void* mca_mpool_sm_realloc(
 /**
   * free function
   */
-void mca_mpool_sm_free(mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void * addr,
-                       mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration)
+void mca_common_sm_mpool_free(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr)
 {
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_t* mpool_sm = (mca_mpool_sm_module_t*)mpool;
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t* mpool_sm = (mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t*)mpool;
     mpool_sm->sm_allocator->alc_free(mpool_sm->sm_allocator, addr);
 }
 
 static void sm_module_finalize(mca_mpool_base_module_t* module)
 {
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_t *sm_module = (mca_mpool_sm_module_t*) module;
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t *sm_module = (mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t*) module;
 
     if (NULL != sm_module->sm_common_module) {
         if (OPAL_SUCCESS ==
@@ -156,13 +211,13 @@ static void sm_module_finalize(mca_mpool_base_module_t* module)
 }
 
 #if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR    == 0
-int mca_mpool_sm_ft_event(int state) {
+int mca_common_sm_mpool_ft_event(int state) {
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 #else
-int mca_mpool_sm_ft_event(int state) {
+int mca_common_sm_mpool_ft_event(int state) {
     mca_mpool_base_module_t *self_module = NULL;
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_t   *self_sm_module = NULL;
+    mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t   *self_sm_module = NULL;
     char * file_name = NULL;
 
     if(OPAL_CRS_CHECKPOINT == state) {
@@ -181,7 +236,7 @@ int mca_mpool_sm_ft_event(int state) {
         if (opal_cr_continue_like_restart) {
             /* Find the sm module */
             self_module = mca_mpool_base_module_lookup("sm");
-            self_sm_module = (mca_mpool_sm_module_t*) self_module;
+            self_sm_module = (mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t*) self_module;
 
             /* Mark the old sm file for eventual removal via CRS */
             if (NULL != self_sm_module->sm_common_module) {
@@ -196,7 +251,7 @@ int mca_mpool_sm_ft_event(int state) {
             OPAL_CRS_RESTART_PRE == state) {
         /* Find the sm module */
         self_module = mca_mpool_base_module_lookup("sm");
-        self_sm_module = (mca_mpool_sm_module_t*) self_module;
+        self_sm_module = (mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t*) self_module;
 
         /* Mark the old sm file for eventual removal via CRS */
         if (NULL != self_sm_module->sm_common_module) {
diff --git a/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm_mpool.h b/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm_mpool.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d70bd51b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm_mpool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007      Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+/**
+ * @file
+ */
+#ifndef MCA_COMMON_SM_MPOOL_H
+#define MCA_COMMON_SM_MPOOL_H
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+
+#include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
+#include "opal/mca/shmem/shmem.h"
+
+#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
+#include "opal/mca/allocator/allocator.h"
+
+BEGIN_C_DECLS
+
+struct mca_common_sm_module_t;
+
+typedef struct mca_common_sm_mpool_resources_t {
+    size_t  size;
+    int32_t mem_node;
+    const char *allocator;
+    /* backing store metadata */
+    opal_shmem_ds_t bs_meta_buf;
+} mca_common_sm_mpool_resources_t;
+
+typedef struct mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t {
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t super;
+    long sm_size;
+    mca_allocator_base_module_t *sm_allocator;
+    struct mca_common_sm_mpool_mmap_t *sm_mmap;
+    struct mca_common_sm_module_t *sm_common_module;
+    int32_t mem_node;
+} mca_common_sm_mpool_module_t;
+
+OPAL_DECLSPEC mca_mpool_base_module_t *common_sm_mpool_create (mca_common_sm_mpool_resources_t *);
+
+END_C_DECLS
+
+#endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/mpool/base/Makefile.am
index 4ab8570d94..646444e231 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/base/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2007      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+#                         reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -19,15 +21,14 @@
 
 headers += \
         base/base.h \
-	base/mpool_base_mem_cb.h \
 	base/mpool_base_tree.h
+
 libmca_mpool_la_SOURCES += \
         base/mpool_base_frame.c \
-        base/mpool_base_init.c \
         base/mpool_base_lookup.c \
         base/mpool_base_alloc.c \
-        base/mpool_base_mem_cb.c \
-	base/mpool_base_tree.c
+	base/mpool_base_tree.c \
+	base/mpool_base_default.c
 
 dist_opaldata_DATA += \
         base/help-mpool-base.txt
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h b/opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h
index 355a64dfd1..88a99cad01 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -30,28 +33,10 @@
 
 BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
-static inline unsigned int my_log2(unsigned long val) {
-    unsigned int count = 0;
-    while(val > 0) {
-        val = val >> 1;
-        count++;
-    }
-    return count > 0 ? count-1: 0;
-}
-static inline void *down_align_addr(void* addr, unsigned int shift) {
-    return (void*) (((intptr_t) addr) & (~(intptr_t) 0) << shift);
-}
-
-static inline void *up_align_addr(void*addr, unsigned int shift) {
-    return (void*) ((((intptr_t) addr) | ~((~(intptr_t) 0) << shift)));
-}
-
 struct mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t {
     opal_list_item_t super;
     mca_mpool_base_component_t *mpool_component;
     mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool_module;
-    void* user_data;
-    struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t *mpool_resources;
 };
 typedef struct mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t;
 
@@ -65,24 +50,16 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t);
  * Global functions for MCA: overall mpool open and close
  */
 
-OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_mpool_base_init(bool enable_progress_threads, bool enable_mpi_threads);
 OPAL_DECLSPEC mca_mpool_base_component_t* mca_mpool_base_component_lookup(const char* name);
-OPAL_DECLSPEC mca_mpool_base_module_t* mca_mpool_base_module_create(
-    const char* name,
-    void* user_data,
-    struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t* mpool_resources);
 OPAL_DECLSPEC mca_mpool_base_module_t* mca_mpool_base_module_lookup(const char* name);
-OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_mpool_base_module_destroy(mca_mpool_base_module_t *module);
 
 /*
  * Globals
  */
 extern opal_list_t mca_mpool_base_modules;
-OPAL_DECLSPEC extern uint32_t mca_mpool_base_page_size;
-OPAL_DECLSPEC extern uint32_t mca_mpool_base_page_size_log;
+extern mca_mpool_base_module_t *mca_mpool_base_default_module;
+extern int mca_mpool_base_default_priority;
 
-/* only used within base -- no need to DECLSPEC */
-extern int mca_mpool_base_used_mem_hooks;
 
 OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_base_framework_t opal_mpool_base_framework;
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/help-mpool-base.txt b/opal/mca/mpool/base/help-mpool-base.txt
index a1851708f4..17e01111fd 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/help-mpool-base.txt
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/base/help-mpool-base.txt
@@ -30,31 +30,3 @@ PID:        %d
 %d additional leak%s recorded but %s not displayed here.  Set the MCA
 parameter mpi_show_mpi_alloc_mem_leaks to a larger number to see that
 many leaks, or set it to a negative number to see all leaks.
-#
-[leave pinned failed]
-A process attempted to use the "leave pinned" MPI feature, but no
-memory registration hooks were found on the system at run time.  This
-may be the result of running on a system that does not support memory
-hooks or having some other software subvert Open MPI's use of the
-memory hooks.  You can disable Open MPI's use of memory hooks by
-setting both the mpi_leave_pinned and mpi_leave_pinned_pipeline MCA
-parameters to 0.
-
-Open MPI will disable any transports that are attempting to use the
-leave pinned functionality; your job may still run, but may fall back
-to a slower network transport (such as TCP).
-
-  Mpool name: %s
-  Process:    %s
-  Local host: %s
-#
-[cannot deregister in-use memory]
-Open MPI intercepted a call to free memory that is still being used by
-an ongoing MPI communication.  This usually reflects an error in the
-MPI application; it may signify memory corruption.  Open MPI will now
-abort your job.
-
-  Mpool name:     %s
-  Local host:     %s
-  Buffer address: %p
-  Buffer size:    %lu
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_alloc.c b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_alloc.c
index bcb64e3738..605ffbdf28 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_alloc.c
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_alloc.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
 #include "base.h"
 #include "mpool_base_tree.h"
-#include "mpool_base_mem_cb.h"
 #include "opal/threads/mutex.h"
 
 struct opal_info_t {
@@ -44,63 +43,24 @@ struct opal_info_t {
 };
 typedef struct opal_info_t opal_info_t;
 
-/**
- * Memory Pool Registration
- */
-
-static void mca_mpool_base_registration_constructor( mca_mpool_base_registration_t * reg )
-{
-    reg->mpool = NULL;
-    reg->base = NULL;
-    reg->bound = NULL;
-    reg->alloc_base = NULL;
-    reg->ref_count = 0;
-    reg->flags = 0;
-}
-
-static void mca_mpool_base_registration_destructor( mca_mpool_base_registration_t * reg )
-{
-
-}
-
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t,
-    opal_free_list_item_t,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_constructor,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_destructor);
 
 static void unregister_tree_item(mca_mpool_base_tree_item_t *mpool_tree_item)
 {
     mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg;
-    int i;
 
-    for(i = 1; i < mpool_tree_item->count; i++) {
-        mpool = mpool_tree_item->mpools[i];
-        reg = mpool_tree_item->regs[i];
-        if(mpool && mpool->mpool_deregister) {
-            mpool->mpool_deregister(mpool, reg);
-        }
-    }
-
-    mpool = mpool_tree_item->mpools[0];
-    reg =  mpool_tree_item->regs[0];
-    mpool->mpool_free(mpool, mpool_tree_item->key, reg);
+    mpool = mpool_tree_item->mpool;
+    mpool->mpool_free(mpool, mpool_tree_item->key);
 }
 
 /**
  * Function to allocate special memory according to what the user requests in
  * the info object.
  *
- * If the user passes in a valid info structure then the function will
- * try to allocate the memory and register it with every mpool that there is a
- * key for it in the info struct. If it fails at registering the memory with
- * one of the requested mpools, an error will be returned. Also, if there is a
- * key in info that does not match any mpool, an error will be returned.
- *
  * If the info parameter is MPI_INFO_NULL, then this function will try to allocate
- * the memory and register it with as many mpools as possible. However,
- * if any of the registratons fail the mpool will simply be ignored.
+ * the memory with the optionally named mpool or malloc and try to register the
+ * pointer with as many registration caches as possible. Registration caches that
+ * fail to register the region will be ignored. The mpool name can optionally be
+ * specified in the info object.
  *
  * @param size the size of the memory area to allocate
  * @param info an info object which tells us what kind of memory to allocate
@@ -108,177 +68,38 @@ static void unregister_tree_item(mca_mpool_base_tree_item_t *mpool_tree_item)
  * @retval pointer to the allocated memory
  * @retval NULL on failure
  */
-void *mca_mpool_base_alloc(size_t size, opal_info_t *info)
+void *mca_mpool_base_alloc(size_t size, opal_info_t *info, const char *hints)
 {
-    opal_list_item_t * item;
-    int num_modules = opal_list_get_size(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
-    int reg_module_num = 0, i;
-    mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t * current;
-    mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t * no_reg_function = NULL;
-    mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t ** has_reg_function = NULL;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t * registration;
-    mca_mpool_base_tree_item_t* mpool_tree_item = NULL;
+    mca_mpool_base_tree_item_t *mpool_tree_item = NULL;
     mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool;
-    void * mem = NULL;
+    void *mem = NULL;
 #if defined(TODO_BTL_GB)
     int flag = 0;
-    bool match_found = false;
 #endif  /* defined(TODO_BTL_GB) */
-    bool mpool_requested = false;
 
-    if(num_modules > 0) {
-        has_reg_function = (mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t **)
-            malloc(num_modules * sizeof(mca_mpool_base_module_t *));
-        if(!has_reg_function)
-            goto out;
+    mpool_tree_item = mca_mpool_base_tree_item_get ();
+    if (!mpool_tree_item) {
+        return NULL;
     }
 
-    mpool_tree_item = mca_mpool_base_tree_item_get();
-
-    if(!mpool_tree_item)
-        goto out;
-
     mpool_tree_item->num_bytes = size;
     mpool_tree_item->count = 0;
-#if defined(TODO_BTL_GB)
-    if(&ompi_mpi_info_null.info == info)
-#endif  /* defined(TODO_BTL_GB) */
-    {
-        for(item = opal_list_get_first(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
-            item != opal_list_get_end(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
-            item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
-            current = ((mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t *) item);
-            if(current->mpool_module->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_MPI_ALLOC_MEM) {
-                if(NULL == current->mpool_module->mpool_register){
-                    no_reg_function = current;
-                }
-                else {
-                    has_reg_function[reg_module_num++] = current;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-#if defined(TODO_BTL_GB)
-    else
-    {
-        int num_keys;
-        char key[MPI_MAX_INFO_KEY + 1];
-        char value[MPI_MAX_INFO_VAL + 1];
 
-        ompi_info_get_nkeys(info, &num_keys);
-        for(i = 0; i < num_keys; i++)
-        {
-            ompi_info_get_nthkey(info, i, key);
-            if ( 0 != strcmp(key, "mpool") ) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            mpool_requested = true;
-            ompi_info_get(info, key, MPI_MAX_INFO_VAL, value, &flag);
-            if ( !flag ) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            match_found = false;
-            for(item = opal_list_get_first(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
-                item != opal_list_get_end(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
-                item = opal_list_get_next(item))
-            {
-                current = ((mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t *)item);
-                if(0 == strcmp(value,
-                       current->mpool_module->mpool_component->mpool_version.mca_component_name))
-                {
-                    match_found = true;
-                    if(NULL == current->mpool_module->mpool_register)
-                    {
-                        if(NULL != no_reg_function)
-                        {
-                           /* there was more than one requested mpool that lacks
-                            * a registration function, so return failure */
-                            goto out;
-                        }
-                        no_reg_function = current;
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        has_reg_function[reg_module_num++] = current;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            if(!match_found)
-            {
-                /* one of the keys given to us by the user did not match any
-                 * mpools, so return an error */
-                goto out;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-#endif  /* defined(TODO_BTL_GB) */
-
-    if(NULL == no_reg_function && 0 == reg_module_num)
-    {
-        if(!mpool_requested)
-        {
-            /* if the info argument was NULL and there were no useable mpools
-             * or there user provided info object but did not specifiy a "mpool" key,
-             * just malloc the memory and return it */
-            mem = malloc(size);
-            goto out;
-        }
-
-        /* the user passed info but we were not able to use any of the mpools
-         * specified */
-        goto out;
+    mpool = mca_mpool_base_module_lookup (hints);
+    if (NULL != mpool) {
+        mem = mpool->mpool_alloc (mpool, size, 0, 0);
     }
 
-    for(i = -1; i < reg_module_num; i++) {
-        if(-1 == i) {
-            if(NULL != no_reg_function)
-                mpool = no_reg_function->mpool_module;
-            else
-                continue;
-        } else {
-            mpool = has_reg_function[i]->mpool_module;
-        }
-
-        if(NULL == mem) {
-            mem = mpool->mpool_alloc(mpool, size, 0, MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST,
-                    &registration);
-            if(NULL == mem) {
-                if(mpool_requested)
-                    goto out;
-                continue;
-            }
-            mpool_tree_item->key = mem;
-            mpool_tree_item->mpools[mpool_tree_item->count] = mpool;
-            mpool_tree_item->regs[mpool_tree_item->count++] = registration;
-        } else {
-            if(mpool->mpool_register(mpool, mem, size, MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST,
-                                     MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_ANY, &registration) != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
-                if(mpool_requested) {
-                    unregister_tree_item(mpool_tree_item);
-                    goto out;
-                }
-                continue;
-            }
-            mpool_tree_item->mpools[mpool_tree_item->count] = mpool;
-            mpool_tree_item->regs[mpool_tree_item->count++] = registration;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if(NULL == mem) {
+    if (NULL == mem) {
+        /* fall back on malloc */
         mem = malloc(size);
-        goto out;
+
+        mca_mpool_base_tree_item_put (mpool_tree_item);
+    } else {
+        mpool_tree_item->mpool = mpool;
+        mca_mpool_base_tree_insert (mpool_tree_item);
     }
 
-    mca_mpool_base_tree_insert(mpool_tree_item);
-    mpool_tree_item = NULL; /* prevent it to be deleted below */
-out:
-    if(mpool_tree_item)
-        mca_mpool_base_tree_item_put(mpool_tree_item);
-
-    if(has_reg_function)
-        free(has_reg_function);
-
     return mem;
 }
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_default.c b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_default.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3114c11cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_default.c
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif  /* HAVE_UNISTD_H */
+
+#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
+#include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/constants.h"
+#include "opal/util/sys_limits.h"
+
+static void *mca_mpool_default_alloc (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, size_t size,
+                                      size_t align, uint32_t flags)
+{
+#if HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN
+    void *addr = NULL;
+
+    (void) posix_memalign (&addr, align, size);
+    return addr;
+#else
+    void *addr, *ret;
+
+    addr = malloc (size + align + sizeof (void *));
+    ret = OPAL_ALIGN_PTR((intptr_t) addr + 8, align, void *);
+    *((void **) ret - 1) = addr;
+    return ret;
+#endif
+}
+
+static void *mca_mpool_default_realloc (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr, size_t size)
+{
+#if HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN
+    return realloc (addr, size);
+#else
+    if (NULL != addr) {
+        void *base = *((void **) addr - 1);
+        void *ptr = realloc (base, size + (intptr_t) addr - (intptr_t) - size);
+        void *ret = (void *)((intptr_t) ptr + (intptr_t) addr - (intptr_t) - size);
+        *((void **) ret - 1) = ptr;
+        return ret;
+    } else {
+        return mca_mpool_default_alloc (mpool, size, 8, 0);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+static void mca_mpool_default_free (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr)
+{
+#if HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN
+    free (addr);
+#else
+    if (NULL != addr) {
+        void *base = *((void **) addr - 1);
+        free (base);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+static void mca_mpool_default_finalize (struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
+{
+}
+
+static mca_mpool_base_module_t mca_mpool_malloc_module = {
+    .mpool_alloc = mca_mpool_default_alloc,
+    .mpool_realloc = mca_mpool_default_realloc,
+    .mpool_free = mca_mpool_default_free,
+    .mpool_finalize = mca_mpool_default_finalize,
+    .flags = MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_MPI_ALLOC_MEM,
+};
+
+mca_mpool_base_module_t *mca_mpool_base_default_module = &mca_mpool_malloc_module;
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_frame.c b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_frame.c
index 9545543ce8..1c3002d587 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_frame.c
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_frame.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2013      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Research Organization for Information Science
  *                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -30,9 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/memoryhooks/memory.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-#include "mpool_base_mem_cb.h"
 #include "opal/constants.h"
 #include "opal/util/sys_limits.h"
 
@@ -48,13 +49,33 @@
  * Global variables
  */
 
-/* whether we actually used the mem hooks or not */
-int mca_mpool_base_used_mem_hooks = 0;
-
-uint32_t mca_mpool_base_page_size = 0;
-uint32_t mca_mpool_base_page_size_log = 0;
-
 opal_list_t mca_mpool_base_modules = {{0}};
+static char *mca_mpool_base_default_hints;
+
+int mca_mpool_base_default_priority = 50;
+
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t, opal_list_item_t, NULL, NULL);
+
+static int mca_mpool_base_register (mca_base_register_flag_t flags)
+{
+    mca_mpool_base_default_hints = NULL;
+    (void) mca_base_var_register ("opal", "mpool", "base", "default_hints",
+                                  "Hints to use when selecting the default memory pool",
+                                  MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_STRING, NULL, 0,
+                                  MCA_BASE_VAR_FLAG_INTERNAL,
+                                  OPAL_INFO_LVL_9, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL,
+                                  &mca_mpool_base_default_hints);
+
+    mca_mpool_base_default_priority = 50;
+    (void) mca_base_var_register ("opal", "mpool", "base", "default_priority",
+                                  "Priority of the default mpool module",
+                                  MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, NULL, 0,
+                                  MCA_BASE_VAR_FLAG_INTERNAL,
+                                  OPAL_INFO_LVL_9, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL,
+                                  &mca_mpool_base_default_priority);
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
 
 /**
  * Function for finding and opening either all MCA components, or the one
@@ -69,15 +90,14 @@ static int mca_mpool_base_open(mca_base_open_flag_t flags)
         return OPAL_ERROR;
     }
 
+    if (mca_mpool_base_default_hints) {
+        mca_mpool_base_default_module = mca_mpool_base_module_lookup (mca_mpool_base_default_hints);
+    }
+
      /* Initialize the list so that in mca_mpool_base_close(), we can
         iterate over it (even if it's empty, as in the case of opal_info) */
-
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_mpool_base_modules, opal_list_t);
 
-    /* get the page size for this architecture*/
-    mca_mpool_base_page_size = opal_getpagesize();
-    mca_mpool_base_page_size_log = my_log2(mca_mpool_base_page_size);
-
     /* setup tree for tracking MPI_Alloc_mem */
     mca_mpool_base_tree_init();
 
@@ -88,12 +108,6 @@ static int mca_mpool_base_close(void)
 {
   opal_list_item_t *item;
   mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t *sm;
-  int32_t modules_length;
-
-  /* Need the initial length in order to know if some of the initializations
-   * are done in the open function.
-   */
-  modules_length = opal_list_get_size(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
 
   /* Finalize all the mpool components and free their list items */
 
@@ -115,15 +129,8 @@ static int mca_mpool_base_close(void)
      OMPI RTE program, or [possibly] multiple if this is opal_info) */
   (void) mca_base_framework_components_close(&opal_mpool_base_framework, NULL);
 
-  /* deregister memory free callback */
-  if( (modules_length > 0) && mca_mpool_base_used_mem_hooks &&
-     0 != (OPAL_MEMORY_FREE_SUPPORT & opal_mem_hooks_support_level())) {
-      opal_mem_hooks_unregister_release(mca_mpool_base_mem_cb);
-  }
-  /* All done */
-
   return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-MCA_BASE_FRAMEWORK_DECLARE(opal, mpool, NULL, NULL, mca_mpool_base_open,
+MCA_BASE_FRAMEWORK_DECLARE(opal, mpool, "Memory pools", mca_mpool_base_register, mca_mpool_base_open,
                            mca_mpool_base_close, mca_mpool_base_static_components, 0);
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_init.c b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_init.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 85c01f301a..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_init.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-
-#include "opal_config.h"
-
-#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
-#include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t, opal_list_item_t, NULL, NULL);
-static bool mca_mpool_enable_progress_threads = true;
-static bool mca_mpool_enable_mpi_thread_multiple = true;
-
-/**
- * Function for weeding out mpool modules that don't want to run.
- *
- * Call the init function on all available components to find out if they
- * want to run.  Select all components that don't fail.  Failing modules
- * will be closed and unloaded.  The selected modules will be returned
- * to the caller in a opal_list_t.
- */
-int mca_mpool_base_init(bool enable_progress_threads, bool enable_mpi_thread_multiple)
-{
-    mca_mpool_enable_progress_threads = enable_progress_threads;
-    mca_mpool_enable_mpi_thread_multiple = enable_mpi_thread_multiple;
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_lookup.c b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_lookup.c
index c36ff2b3bb..fa0e0ce34a 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_lookup.c
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_lookup.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; -*- */
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2008-2014 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2012      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -30,126 +30,47 @@
 #include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/util/show_help.h"
 #include "opal/util/proc.h"
-#include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
 
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/memoryhooks/memory.h"
-#include "mpool_base_mem_cb.h"
 
-mca_mpool_base_component_t* mca_mpool_base_component_lookup(const char* name)
+mca_mpool_base_component_t* mca_mpool_base_component_lookup(const char *name)
 {
+    mca_base_component_list_item_t *cli;
+
     /* Traverse the list of available modules; call their init functions. */
-    opal_list_item_t* item;
-    for (item = opal_list_get_first(&opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_components);
-         item != opal_list_get_end(&opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_components);
-         item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
-         mca_base_component_list_item_t *cli =
-           (mca_base_component_list_item_t *) item;
-         mca_mpool_base_component_t* component =
-           (mca_mpool_base_component_t *) cli->cli_component;
-         if(strcmp(component->mpool_version.mca_component_name, name) == 0) {
-             return component;
-         }
+    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(cli, &opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_components, mca_base_component_list_item_t) {
+        mca_mpool_base_component_t* component = (mca_mpool_base_component_t *) cli->cli_component;
+        if (strcmp(component->mpool_version.mca_component_name, name) == 0) {
+            return component;
+        }
     }
+
     return NULL;
 }
 
 
-mca_mpool_base_module_t* mca_mpool_base_module_create(
-    const char* name,
-    void* user_data,
-    struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t* resources)
+
+mca_mpool_base_module_t *mca_mpool_base_module_lookup (const char *hints)
 {
-    mca_mpool_base_component_t* component = NULL;
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t* module = NULL;
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t *best_module = mca_mpool_base_default_module;
     mca_base_component_list_item_t *cli;
-    mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t *sm;
+    int best_priority = mca_mpool_base_default_priority;
+    int rc;
 
     OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(cli, &opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_components, mca_base_component_list_item_t) {
-         component = (mca_mpool_base_component_t *) cli->cli_component;
-         if(0 == strcmp(component->mpool_version.mca_component_name, name)) {
-             module = component->mpool_init(resources);
-             break;
-         }
+        mca_mpool_base_component_t *component = (mca_mpool_base_component_t *) cli->cli_component;
+	mca_mpool_base_module_t *module;
+	int priority;
+
+	rc = component->mpool_query (hints, &priority, &module);
+	if (OPAL_SUCCESS == rc) {
+	    if (priority > best_priority) {
+		best_priority = priority;
+		best_module = module;
+	    }
+	}
     }
 
-    if ( NULL == module ) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    sm = OBJ_NEW(mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t);
-    sm->mpool_component = component;
-    sm->mpool_module = module;
-    sm->user_data = user_data;
-    sm->mpool_resources = resources;
-    opal_list_append(&mca_mpool_base_modules, (opal_list_item_t*) sm);
-    /* on the very first creation of a module we init the memory
-       callback */
-    if (opal_list_get_size(&mca_mpool_base_modules) == 1) {
-        /* Default to not using memory hooks */
-        int use_mem_hooks = 0;
-
-        /* Use the memory hooks if leave_pinned or
-           leave_pinned_pipeline is enabled (note that either of these
-           leave_pinned variables may have been set by a user MCA
-           param or elsewhere in the code base).  Yes, we could have
-           coded this more succinctly, but this is more clear. Do not
-           check memory hooks if the mpool explicity asked us not to. */
-        if ((opal_leave_pinned > 0 || opal_leave_pinned_pipeline) &&
-            !(module->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_NO_HOOKS)) {
-            use_mem_hooks = 1;
-        }
-
-        if (use_mem_hooks) {
-            if ((OPAL_MEMORY_FREE_SUPPORT | OPAL_MEMORY_MUNMAP_SUPPORT) ==
-                ((OPAL_MEMORY_FREE_SUPPORT | OPAL_MEMORY_MUNMAP_SUPPORT) &
-                 opal_mem_hooks_support_level())) {
-                opal_mem_hooks_register_release(mca_mpool_base_mem_cb, NULL);
-            } else {
-                opal_show_help("help-mpool-base.txt", "leave pinned failed",
-                               true, name, OPAL_NAME_PRINT(OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME),
-                               opal_proc_local_get()->proc_hostname);
-                return NULL;
-            }
-
-            /* Set this to true so that mpool_base_close knows to
-               cleanup */
-            mca_mpool_base_used_mem_hooks = 1;
-        }
-    }
-    return module;
-}
-
-
-mca_mpool_base_module_t* mca_mpool_base_module_lookup(const char* name)
-{
-    mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t *mli;
-
-    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(mli, &mca_mpool_base_modules, mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t) {
-        if(0 == strcmp(mli->mpool_component->mpool_version.mca_component_name,
-                       name)) {
-            return mli->mpool_module;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-
-int mca_mpool_base_module_destroy(mca_mpool_base_module_t *module)
-{
-    mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t *sm, *next;
-
-    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(sm, next, &mca_mpool_base_modules, mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t) {
-        if (module == sm->mpool_module) {
-            opal_list_remove_item(&mca_mpool_base_modules, (opal_list_item_t*)sm);
-            if (NULL != sm->mpool_module->mpool_finalize) {
-                sm->mpool_module->mpool_finalize(sm->mpool_module);
-            }
-            OBJ_RELEASE(sm);
-            return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return OPAL_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
+    return best_module;
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_tree.c b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_tree.c
index c59ec01c51..5f30620062 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_tree.c
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_tree.c
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
  *
  * $HEADER$
  */
-/**
- * @file
- * Description of the Registration Cache framework
- */
 
 #include "opal_config.h"
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_tree.h b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_tree.h
index 8cdf071f85..2a31175a77 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_tree.h
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_tree.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #define MCA_MPOOL_BASE_TREE_MAX 8
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 
 BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
@@ -46,8 +47,9 @@ struct mca_mpool_base_tree_item_t
     size_t num_bytes; /**< the number of bytes in this alloc, only for
                            debugging reporting with
                            mpi_show_mpi_alloc_mem_leaks */
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpools[MCA_MPOOL_BASE_TREE_MAX]; /**< the mpools */
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t* regs[MCA_MPOOL_BASE_TREE_MAX]; /**< the registrations */
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool;
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcaches[MCA_MPOOL_BASE_TREE_MAX]; /**< the registration caches */
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *regs[MCA_MPOOL_BASE_TREE_MAX]; /**< the registrations */
     uint8_t count; /**< length of the mpools/regs array */
 };
 typedef struct mca_mpool_base_tree_item_t mca_mpool_base_tree_item_t;
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/mpool_gpusm.h b/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/mpool_gpusm.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 537c95108a..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/mpool_gpusm.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2015 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- *
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-/**
- * @file
- */
-#ifndef MCA_MPOOL_GPUSM_H
-#define MCA_MPOOL_GPUSM_H
-
-#include "opal_config.h"
-#include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
-
-BEGIN_C_DECLS
-
-#define MEMHANDLE_SIZE 8
-#define EVTHANDLE_SIZE 8
-struct mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t base;
-    uint64_t memHandle[MEMHANDLE_SIZE]; /* CUipcMemHandle */
-    uint64_t evtHandle[EVTHANDLE_SIZE]; /* CUipcEventHandle */
-    uintptr_t event;                    /* CUevent */
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_t mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_t;
-OPAL_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_t);
-
-struct mca_mpool_gpusm_component_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_component_t super;
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_gpusm_component_t mca_mpool_gpusm_component_t;
-
-OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_mpool_gpusm_component_t mca_mpool_gpusm_component;
-
-struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t {
-    void *reg_data;
-    size_t sizeof_reg;
-    int (*register_mem)(void *base, size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *newreg,
-                        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *hdrreg);
-    int (*deregister_mem)(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t mca_mpool_base_resources_t;
-
-struct mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t super;
-    struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t resources;
-    opal_free_list_t reg_list;
-}; typedef struct mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t;
-
-/*
- *  Initializes the mpool module.
- */
-void mca_mpool_gpusm_module_init(mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t *mpool);
-
-/**
-  * register block of memory
-  */
-int mca_mpool_gpusm_register(mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void *addr,
-        size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
-
-/**
- * deregister memory
- */
-int mca_mpool_gpusm_deregister(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-
-/**
- * find registration for a given block of memory
- */
-int mca_mpool_gpusm_find(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void* addr,
-        size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
-
-/**
- * finalize mpool
- */
-void mca_mpool_gpusm_finalize(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
-
-/**
- * Fault Tolerance Event Notification Function
- * @param state Checkpoint Stae
- * @return OPAL_SUCCESS or failure status
- */
-int mca_mpool_gpusm_ft_event(int state);
-
-END_C_DECLS
-#endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma.h b/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ddbd139e0..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
- *                         reserved.
- *
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-/**
- * @file
- */
-#ifndef MCA_MPOOL_OPENIB_H
-#define MCA_MPOOL_OPENIB_H
-
-#include "opal_config.h"
-#include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
-#include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
-#if HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H
-#include <sys/mman.h>
-#endif
-
-BEGIN_C_DECLS
-
-#define MCA_MPOOL_GRDMA_NAME_MAX 256
-
-struct mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t {
-    opal_list_item_t super;
-    char *pool_name;
-    opal_list_t lru_list;
-    opal_list_t gc_list;
-    struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache;
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t;
-
-OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t);
-
-struct mca_mpool_grdma_component_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_component_t super;
-    opal_list_t pools;
-    char *rcache_name;
-    bool print_stats;
-    int leave_pinned;
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_grdma_component_t mca_mpool_grdma_component_t;
-
-OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_mpool_grdma_component_t mca_mpool_grdma_component;
-
-struct mca_mpool_grdma_module_t;
-
-struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t {
-    char  *pool_name;
-    void  *reg_data;
-    size_t sizeof_reg;
-    int (*register_mem)(void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-    int (*deregister_mem)(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t mca_mpool_base_resources_t;
-
-struct mca_mpool_grdma_module_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t super;
-    struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t resources;
-    mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t *pool;
-    opal_free_list_t reg_list;
-    uint32_t stat_cache_hit;
-    uint32_t stat_cache_miss;
-    uint32_t stat_evicted;
-    uint32_t stat_cache_found;
-    uint32_t stat_cache_notfound;
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_grdma_module_t mca_mpool_grdma_module_t;
-
-/*
- *  Initializes the mpool module.
- */
-void mca_mpool_grdma_module_init(mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *mpool, mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t *pool);
-
-/*
- *  Returns base address of shared memory mapping.
- */
-void *mca_mpool_grdma_base(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
-
-/**
-  *  Allocate block of registered memory.
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_grdma_alloc(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, size_t size,
-        size_t align, uint32_t flags,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
-
-/**
-  * realloc block of registered memory
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_grdma_realloc( mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void* addr,
-        size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
-
-/**
-  * register block of memory
-  */
-int mca_mpool_grdma_register(mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void *addr,
-        size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
-
-/**
- * deregister memory
- */
-int mca_mpool_grdma_deregister(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-
-/**
-  * free memory allocated by alloc function
-  */
-void mca_mpool_grdma_free(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void * addr,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-
-/**
- * find registration for a given block of memory
- */
-int mca_mpool_grdma_find(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void* addr,
-        size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
-
-/**
- * unregister all registration covering the block of memory
- */
-int mca_mpool_grdma_release_memory(mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void *base,
-        size_t size);
-
-/**
- * finalize mpool
- */
-void mca_mpool_grdma_finalize(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
-
-/**
- * Fault Tolerance Event Notification Function
- * @param state Checkpoint Stae
- * @return OPAL_SUCCESS or failure status
- */
-int mca_mpool_grdma_ft_event(int state);
-
-/**
- * evict one unused registration from the mpool's lru.
- * @return true on success, false on failure
- */
-bool mca_mpool_grdma_evict (struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
-
-END_C_DECLS
-#endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma_module.c b/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma_module.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b33b769bf1..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma_module.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,592 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2006-2014 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2007      Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2010      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- *
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-
-#define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
-#include "opal_config.h"
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#include "opal/align.h"
-
-#include "opal/util/proc.h"
-#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
-#include "opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h"
-#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
-#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
-#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
-
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-#include "mpool_grdma.h"
-
-static inline bool registration_is_cacheable(mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
-{
-    return (mca_mpool_grdma_component.leave_pinned &&
-            !(reg->flags &
-              (MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS |
-               MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST |
-               MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID)));
-}
-
-#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
-static int check_for_cuda_freed_memory(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr, size_t size);
-#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
-static void mca_mpool_grdma_pool_contructor (mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t *pool)
-{
-    memset ((void *)((uintptr_t)pool + sizeof (pool->super)), 0, sizeof (*pool) - sizeof (pool->super));
-
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&pool->lru_list, opal_list_t);
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&pool->gc_list, opal_list_t);
-
-    pool->rcache = mca_rcache_base_module_create(mca_mpool_grdma_component.rcache_name);
-}
-
-static void mca_mpool_grdma_pool_destructor (mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t *pool)
-{
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&pool->lru_list);
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&pool->gc_list);
-
-    free (pool->pool_name);
-}
-
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t, opal_list_item_t,
-                   mca_mpool_grdma_pool_contructor,
-                   mca_mpool_grdma_pool_destructor);
-
-/*
- *  Initializes the mpool module.
- */
-void mca_mpool_grdma_module_init(mca_mpool_grdma_module_t* mpool, mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t *pool)
-{
-    OBJ_RETAIN(pool);
-    mpool->pool = pool;
-
-    mpool->super.mpool_component = &mca_mpool_grdma_component.super;
-    mpool->super.mpool_base = NULL; /* no base .. */
-    mpool->super.mpool_alloc = mca_mpool_grdma_alloc;
-    mpool->super.mpool_realloc = mca_mpool_grdma_realloc;
-    mpool->super.mpool_free = mca_mpool_grdma_free;
-    mpool->super.mpool_register = mca_mpool_grdma_register;
-    mpool->super.mpool_find = mca_mpool_grdma_find;
-    mpool->super.mpool_deregister = mca_mpool_grdma_deregister;
-    mpool->super.mpool_release_memory = mca_mpool_grdma_release_memory;
-    mpool->super.mpool_finalize = mca_mpool_grdma_finalize;
-    mpool->super.mpool_ft_event = mca_mpool_grdma_ft_event;
-    mpool->super.flags = MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_MPI_ALLOC_MEM;
-    mpool->super.rcache = pool->rcache;
-
-    mpool->stat_cache_hit = mpool->stat_cache_miss = mpool->stat_evicted = 0;
-    mpool->stat_cache_found = mpool->stat_cache_notfound = 0;
-
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mpool->reg_list, opal_free_list_t);
-    opal_free_list_init (&mpool->reg_list, mpool->resources.sizeof_reg,
-                         opal_cache_line_size,
-                         OBJ_CLASS(mca_mpool_base_registration_t),
-                         0, opal_cache_line_size, 0, -1, 32, NULL, 0,
-                         NULL, NULL, NULL);
-}
-
-static inline int dereg_mem(mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
-{
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *mpool_grdma = (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *) reg->mpool;
-    int rc;
-
-    if(!(reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS))
-        reg->mpool->rcache->rcache_delete(reg->mpool->rcache, reg);
-
-    /* Drop the rcache lock before deregistring the memory */
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&reg->mpool->rcache->lock);
-    rc = mpool_grdma->resources.deregister_mem(mpool_grdma->resources.reg_data,
-                                               reg);
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&reg->mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    if (OPAL_LIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc)) {
-        opal_free_list_return (&mpool_grdma->reg_list,
-                               (opal_free_list_item_t *) reg);
-    }
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-/**
-  * allocate function
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_grdma_alloc(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, size_t size,
-        size_t align, uint32_t flags, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
-{
-    void *base_addr, *addr;
-
-    if(0 == align)
-        align = mca_mpool_base_page_size;
-
-#if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
-    /* CUDA cannot handle registering overlapping regions, so make
-     * sure each region is page sized and page aligned. */
-    align = mca_mpool_base_page_size;
-    size = OPAL_ALIGN(size, mca_mpool_base_page_size, size_t);
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN
-    if((errno = posix_memalign(&base_addr, align, size)) != 0)
-        return NULL;
-
-    addr = base_addr;
-#else
-    base_addr = malloc(size + align);
-    if(NULL == base_addr)
-        return NULL;
-
-    addr = (void*)OPAL_ALIGN((uintptr_t)base_addr, align, uintptr_t);
-#endif
-
-    if(OPAL_SUCCESS != mca_mpool_grdma_register(mpool, addr, size, flags,
-                                                MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_ANY, reg)) {
-        free(base_addr);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    (*reg)->alloc_base = (unsigned char *) base_addr;
-
-    return addr;
-}
-
-/* This function must be called with the rcache lock held */
-static inline void do_unregistration_gc(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
-{
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *mpool_grdma = (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t*)mpool;
-    opal_list_item_t *item;
-
-    /* Remove registration from garbage collection list
-       before deregistering it */
-    while (NULL !=
-           (item = opal_list_remove_first(&mpool_grdma->pool->gc_list))) {
-        dereg_mem((mca_mpool_base_registration_t *) item);
-    }
-}
-
-static inline bool mca_mpool_grdma_evict_lru_local (mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t *pool)
-{
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *mpool_grdma;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *old_reg;
-
-    old_reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)
-        opal_list_remove_first (&pool->lru_list);
-    if (NULL == old_reg) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    mpool_grdma = (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *) old_reg->mpool;
-
-    (void) dereg_mem (old_reg);
-
-    mpool_grdma->stat_evicted++;
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-enum {
-    MCA_MPOOL_GRDMA_MSG_EMPTY      = 0,
-    MCA_MPOOL_GRDMA_MSG_NEED_DEREG = 1,
-    MCA_MPOOL_GRDMA_MSG_BUSY       = 2,
-    MCA_MPOOL_GRDMA_MSG_COMPLETE   = 3
-};
-
-bool mca_mpool_grdma_evict (struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
-{
-    return mca_mpool_grdma_evict_lru_local (((mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *) mpool)->pool);
-}
-
-/*
- * register memory
- */
-int mca_mpool_grdma_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
-                              size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags,
-                              mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
-{
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *mpool_grdma = (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t*)mpool;
-    const bool bypass_cache = !!(flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS);
-    const bool persist = !!(flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST);
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *grdma_reg;
-    opal_free_list_item_t *item;
-    unsigned char *base, *bound;
-    int rc;
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    *reg = NULL;
-
-    /* if cache bypass is requested don't use the cache */
-    base = (unsigned char *) down_align_addr(addr, mca_mpool_base_page_size_log);
-    bound = (unsigned char *) up_align_addr((void*)((char*) addr + size - 1),
-                                            mca_mpool_base_page_size_log);
-    if (!opal_list_is_empty (&mpool_grdma->pool->gc_list))
-        do_unregistration_gc(mpool);
-
-#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
-    if (flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CUDA_GPU_MEM) {
-        size_t psize;
-        mca_common_cuda_get_address_range(&base, &psize, addr);
-        bound = base + psize - 1;
-        /* Check to see if this memory is in the cache and if it has been freed. If so,
-         * this call will boot it out of the cache. */
-        check_for_cuda_freed_memory(mpool, base, psize);
-    }
-#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
-
-    /* look through existing regs if not persistent registration requested.
-     * Persistent registration are always registered and placed in the cache */
-    if(!(bypass_cache || persist)) {
-        /* check to see if memory is registered */
-        mpool->rcache->rcache_find(mpool->rcache, base, bound - base + 1, &grdma_reg);
-        if (grdma_reg && !(flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID)) {
-            if (OPAL_UNLIKELY((access_flags & grdma_reg->access_flags) != access_flags)) {
-                access_flags |= grdma_reg->access_flags;
-
-                if (0 != grdma_reg->ref_count) {
-                    if (!(grdma_reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS)) {
-                        grdma_reg->mpool->rcache->rcache_delete(grdma_reg->mpool->rcache, grdma_reg);
-                    }
-
-                    /* mark the registration to go away when it is deregistered */
-                    grdma_reg->flags |= MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID | MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS;
-                } else {
-                    if (registration_is_cacheable (grdma_reg)) {
-                        /* pull the item out of the lru */
-                        opal_list_remove_item (&mpool_grdma->pool->lru_list, (opal_list_item_t *) grdma_reg);
-                    }
-
-                    (void) dereg_mem (grdma_reg);
-                }
-            } else {
-                *reg = grdma_reg;
-                if (0 == grdma_reg->ref_count) {
-                    /* Leave pinned must be set for this to still be in the rcache. */
-                    opal_list_remove_item(&mpool_grdma->pool->lru_list,
-                                          (opal_list_item_t *) grdma_reg);
-                }
-
-                /* This segment fits fully within an existing segment. */
-                mpool_grdma->stat_cache_hit++;
-                grdma_reg->ref_count++;
-                OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-                return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-            }
-        }
-
-        mpool_grdma->stat_cache_miss++;
-
-        /* Unless explicitly requested by the caller always store the
-         * registration in the rcache. This will speed up the case where
-         * no leave pinned protocol is in use but the same segment is in
-         * use in multiple simultaneous transactions. We used to set bypass_cache
-         * here is !mca_mpool_grdma_component.leave_pinned. */
-    }
-
-    item = opal_free_list_get (&mpool_grdma->reg_list);
-    if(NULL == item) {
-        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-        return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-    }
-    grdma_reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t*)item;
-
-    grdma_reg->mpool = mpool;
-    grdma_reg->base = base;
-    grdma_reg->bound = bound;
-    grdma_reg->flags = flags;
-    grdma_reg->access_flags = access_flags;
-#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
-    if (flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CUDA_GPU_MEM) {
-        mca_common_cuda_get_buffer_id(grdma_reg);
-    }
-#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
-
-    if (false == bypass_cache) {
-        rc = mpool->rcache->rcache_insert(mpool->rcache, grdma_reg, 0);
-
-        if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(rc != OPAL_SUCCESS)) {
-            OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-            opal_free_list_return (&mpool_grdma->reg_list, item);
-            return rc;
-        }
-    }
-
-    while (OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE ==
-           (rc = mpool_grdma->resources.register_mem(mpool_grdma->resources.reg_data,
-                                                     base, bound - base + 1, grdma_reg))) {
-        /* try to remove one unused reg and retry */
-        if (!mca_mpool_grdma_evict (mpool)) {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(rc != OPAL_SUCCESS)) {
-        if (false == bypass_cache) {
-            mpool->rcache->rcache_delete(mpool->rcache, grdma_reg);
-        }
-        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-        opal_free_list_return (&mpool_grdma->reg_list, item);
-        return rc;
-    }
-
-    *reg = grdma_reg;
-    (*reg)->ref_count++;
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    /* Cleanup any vmas that we have deferred deletion on */
-    mpool->rcache->rcache_clean(mpool->rcache);
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-
-/**
-  * realloc function
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_grdma_realloc(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
-    size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
-{
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *old_reg  = *reg;
-    void *new_mem = mca_mpool_grdma_alloc(mpool, size, 0, old_reg->flags, reg);
-    memcpy(new_mem, addr, old_reg->bound - old_reg->base + 1);
-    mca_mpool_grdma_free(mpool, addr, old_reg);
-
-    return new_mem;
-}
-
-/**
-  * free function
-  */
-void mca_mpool_grdma_free(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
-                         mca_mpool_base_registration_t *registration)
-{
-    void *alloc_base = registration->alloc_base;
-    mca_mpool_grdma_deregister(mpool, registration);
-    free(alloc_base);
-}
-
-int mca_mpool_grdma_find(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
-        size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
-{
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *mpool_grdma = (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t*)mpool;
-    unsigned char *base, *bound;
-    int rc;
-
-    base = (unsigned char *) down_align_addr(addr, mca_mpool_base_page_size_log);
-    bound = (unsigned char *) up_align_addr((void*)((char*) addr + size - 1),
-             mca_mpool_base_page_size_log);
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    rc = mpool->rcache->rcache_find(mpool->rcache, base, bound - base + 1, reg);
-    if(NULL != *reg &&
-            (mca_mpool_grdma_component.leave_pinned ||
-             ((*reg)->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST) ||
-             ((*reg)->base == base && (*reg)->bound == bound))) {
-        assert(((void*)(*reg)->bound) >= addr);
-        if(0 == (*reg)->ref_count &&
-                mca_mpool_grdma_component.leave_pinned) {
-            opal_list_remove_item(&mpool_grdma->pool->lru_list,
-                                  (opal_list_item_t*)(*reg));
-        }
-        mpool_grdma->stat_cache_found++;
-        (*reg)->ref_count++;
-    } else {
-        mpool_grdma->stat_cache_notfound++;
-    }
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-int mca_mpool_grdma_deregister(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-                               mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
-{
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *mpool_grdma = (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *) mpool;
-    int rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
-    assert(reg->ref_count > 0);
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-    reg->ref_count--;
-    if(reg->ref_count > 0) {
-        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    if (registration_is_cacheable(reg)) {
-        opal_list_append(&mpool_grdma->pool->lru_list, (opal_list_item_t *) reg);
-    } else {
-        rc = dereg_mem (reg);
-    }
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    /* Cleanup any vmas that we have deferred deletion on */
-    mpool->rcache->rcache_clean(mpool->rcache);
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-#define GRDMA_MPOOL_NREGS 100
-
-int mca_mpool_grdma_release_memory(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-                                   void *base, size_t size)
-{
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *mpool_grdma = (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *) mpool;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *regs[GRDMA_MPOOL_NREGS];
-    int reg_cnt, i, rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-    do {
-        reg_cnt = mpool->rcache->rcache_find_all(mpool->rcache, base, size,
-                                                 regs, GRDMA_MPOOL_NREGS);
-
-        for(i = 0 ; i < reg_cnt ; ++i) {
-            regs[i]->flags |= MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID;
-            if (regs[i]->ref_count) {
-                /* memory is being freed, but there are registration in use that
-                 * covers the memory. This can happen even in a correct program,
-                 * but may also be an user error. We can't tell. Mark the
-                 * registration as invalid. It will not be used any more and
-                 * will be unregistered when ref_count will become zero */
-                rc = OPAL_ERROR; /* tell caller that something was wrong */
-            } else {
-                opal_list_remove_item(&mpool_grdma->pool->lru_list,(opal_list_item_t *) regs[i]);
-                opal_list_append(&mpool_grdma->pool->gc_list, (opal_list_item_t *) regs[i]);
-            }
-        }
-    } while(reg_cnt == GRDMA_MPOOL_NREGS);
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-/* Make sure this registration request is not stale.  In other words, ensure
- * that we do not have a cuMemAlloc, cuMemFree, cuMemAlloc state.  If we do
- * kick out the regisrations and deregister.  This function needs to be called
- * with the mpool->rcache->lock held. */
-#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
-static int check_for_cuda_freed_memory(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr, size_t size)
-{
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *mpool_grdma = (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *) mpool;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *regs[GRDMA_MPOOL_NREGS];
-    int reg_cnt, i, rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg;
-
-    mpool->rcache->rcache_find(mpool->rcache, addr, size, &reg);
-    if (NULL == reg) {
-        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    /* If not previously freed memory, just return 0 */
-    if (!(mca_common_cuda_previously_freed_memory(reg))) {
-        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-    }
-
-    /* mpool->rcache->rcache_dump_range(mpool->rcache, 0, (size_t)-1, "Before free"); */
-
-    /* This memory has been freed.  Find all registrations and delete */
-    do {
-        reg_cnt = mpool->rcache->rcache_find_all(mpool->rcache, reg->base, reg->bound - reg->base + 1,
-                                                 regs, GRDMA_MPOOL_NREGS);
-        for(i = 0 ; i < reg_cnt ; ++i) {
-            regs[i]->flags |= MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID;
-            if (regs[i]->ref_count) {
-                opal_output(0, "Release FAILED: ref_count=%d, base=%p, bound=%p, size=%d",
-                            regs[i]->ref_count, regs[i]->base, regs[i]->bound,
-                            (int) (regs[i]->bound - regs[i]->base + 1));
-                /* memory is being freed, but there are registration in use that
-                 * covers the memory. This can happen even in a correct program,
-                 * but may also be an user error. We can't tell. Mark the
-                 * registration as invalid. It will not be used any more and
-                 * will be unregistered when ref_count will become zero */
-                rc = OPAL_ERROR; /* tell caller that something was wrong */
-            } else {
-                opal_list_remove_item(&mpool_grdma->pool->lru_list,(opal_list_item_t *) regs[i]);
-                /* Now deregister.  Do not use gc_list as we need to kick this out now. */
-                dereg_mem(regs[i]);
-            }
-        }
-    } while(reg_cnt == GRDMA_MPOOL_NREGS);
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-    /* mpool->rcache->rcache_dump_range(mpool->rcache, 0, (size_t)-1, "After free");*/
-
-    return rc;
-}
-#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
-
-void mca_mpool_grdma_finalize(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
-{
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *mpool_grdma = (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t*)mpool;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *regs[GRDMA_MPOOL_NREGS];
-    int reg_cnt, i;
-
-    /* Statistic */
-    if (true == mca_mpool_grdma_component.print_stats) {
-        opal_output(0, "%s grdma: stats "
-                "(hit/miss/found/not found/evicted): %d/%d/%d/%d/%d\n",
-                OPAL_NAME_PRINT(OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME),
-                mpool_grdma->stat_cache_hit, mpool_grdma->stat_cache_miss,
-                mpool_grdma->stat_cache_found, mpool_grdma->stat_cache_notfound,
-                mpool_grdma->stat_evicted);
-    }
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    do_unregistration_gc(mpool);
-
-    do {
-        reg_cnt = mpool->rcache->rcache_find_all(mpool->rcache, 0, (size_t)-1,
-                                                 regs, GRDMA_MPOOL_NREGS);
-
-        for (i = 0 ; i < reg_cnt ; ++i) {
-            if (regs[i]->ref_count) {
-                regs[i]->ref_count = 0; /* otherwise dereg will fail on assert */
-            } else if (mca_mpool_grdma_component.leave_pinned) {
-                opal_list_remove_item(&mpool_grdma->pool->lru_list,
-                                      (opal_list_item_t *) regs[i]);
-            }
-
-	    (void) dereg_mem(regs[i]);
-        }
-    } while (reg_cnt == GRDMA_MPOOL_NREGS);
-
-    OBJ_RELEASE(mpool_grdma->pool);
-
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mpool_grdma->reg_list);
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    /* Cleanup any vmas that we have deferred deletion on */
-    mpool->rcache->rcache_clean(mpool->rcache);
-
-    /* this mpool was allocated by grdma_init in mpool_grdma_component.c */
-    free(mpool);
-}
-
-int mca_mpool_grdma_ft_event(int state) {
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..621574b1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+#                         University Research and Technology
+#                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The University of Tennessee and The University
+#                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+#                         reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2009 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+#                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+#                         All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+#                         reserved.
+# $COPYRIGHT$
+#
+# Additional copyrights may follow
+#
+# $HEADER$
+#
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(mpool_hugepage_CPPFLAGS)
+
+sources = mpool_hugepage_module.c mpool_hugepage_component.c
+
+if WANT_INSTALL_HEADERS
+opaldir = $(opalincludedir)/$(subdir)
+opal_HEADERS = mpool_hugepage.h
+endif
+
+# Make the output library in this directory, and name it either
+# mca_<type>_<name>.la (for DSO builds) or libmca_<type>_<name>.la
+# (for static builds).
+
+if MCA_BUILD_opal_mpool_hugepage_DSO
+component_noinst =
+component_install = mca_mpool_hugepage.la
+else
+component_noinst = libmca_mpool_hugepage.la
+component_install =
+endif
+
+mcacomponentdir = $(opallibdir)
+mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
+mca_mpool_hugepage_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+mca_mpool_hugepage_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+mca_mpool_hugepage_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_hugepage_LIBS)
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_noinst)
+libmca_mpool_hugepage_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+libmca_mpool_hugepage_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+libmca_mpool_hugepage_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_hugepage_LIBS)
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/mpool_hugepage.h b/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/mpool_hugepage.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd97711168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/mpool_hugepage.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+/**
+ * @file
+ */
+#ifndef MCA_MPOOL_HUGEPAGE_H
+#define MCA_MPOOL_HUGEPAGE_H
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
+#include "opal/class/opal_free_list.h"
+#include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
+#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
+#include "opal/util/proc.h"
+#include "opal/mca/allocator/allocator.h"
+#include "opal/util/sys_limits.h"
+
+BEGIN_C_DECLS
+struct mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t;
+typedef struct mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t;
+
+struct mca_mpool_hugepage_component_t {
+    mca_mpool_base_component_t super;
+    bool print_stats;
+    opal_list_t huge_pages;
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *modules;
+    int module_count;
+    unsigned long bytes_allocated;
+};
+typedef struct mca_mpool_hugepage_component_t mca_mpool_hugepage_component_t;
+
+OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_mpool_hugepage_component_t mca_mpool_hugepage_component;
+
+struct mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t;
+
+struct mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t {
+    /** opal list item superclass */
+    opal_list_item_t super;
+    /** page size in bytes */
+    unsigned long    page_size;
+    /** path for mmapped files */
+    char            *path;
+    /** counter to help ensure unique file names for mmaped files */
+    volatile int32_t count;
+    /** some platforms allow allocation of hugepages through mmap flags */
+    int              mmap_flags;
+};
+typedef struct mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t;
+
+OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t);
+
+struct mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t {
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t super;
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *huge_page;
+    mca_allocator_base_module_t *allocator;
+    opal_mutex_t lock;
+    opal_rb_tree_t allocation_tree;
+};
+
+/*
+ *  Initializes the mpool module.
+ */
+int mca_mpool_hugepage_module_init (mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *mpool,
+                                    mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *huge_page);
+
+void *mca_mpool_hugepage_seg_alloc (void *ctx, size_t *sizep);
+void mca_mpool_hugepage_seg_free (void *ctx, void *addr);
+
+END_C_DECLS
+#endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/mpool_hugepage_component.c b/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/mpool_hugepage_component.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6e03937e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/mpool_hugepage_component.c
@@ -0,0 +1,366 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
+#include "opal/mca/base/mca_base_pvar.h"
+#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/allocator/base/base.h"
+#include "mpool_hugepage.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_H
+#include <malloc.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_VFS_H
+#include <sys/vfs.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_MOUNT_H
+#include <sys/mount.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_PARAM_H
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+/*
+ * Local functions
+ */
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_open (void);
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_close (void);
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_register (void);
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_query (const char *hints, int *priority,
+                                     mca_mpool_base_module_t **module);
+static void mca_mpool_hugepage_find_hugepages (void);
+
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_priority;
+static unsigned long mca_mpool_hugepage_page_size;
+
+mca_mpool_hugepage_component_t mca_mpool_hugepage_component = {
+    {
+        /* First, the mca_base_component_t struct containing meta
+           information about the component itself */
+
+        .mpool_version ={
+            MCA_MPOOL_BASE_VERSION_3_0_0,
+
+            .mca_component_name = "hugepage",
+            MCA_BASE_MAKE_VERSION(component, OPAL_MAJOR_VERSION, OPAL_MINOR_VERSION,
+                                  OPAL_RELEASE_VERSION),
+            .mca_open_component = mca_mpool_hugepage_open,
+            .mca_close_component = mca_mpool_hugepage_close,
+            .mca_register_component_params = mca_mpool_hugepage_register,
+        },
+        .mpool_data = {
+            /* The component is checkpoint ready */
+            MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
+        },
+
+        .mpool_query = mca_mpool_hugepage_query,
+    },
+};
+
+/**
+  * component open/close/init function
+  */
+
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_register(void)
+{
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_priority = 50;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register (&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.super.mpool_version,
+                                            "priority", "Default priority of the hugepage mpool component "
+                                            "(default: 50)", MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, NULL, 0, 0,
+                                            OPAL_INFO_LVL_9, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL,
+                                            &mca_mpool_hugepage_priority);
+
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_page_size = 1 << 21;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register (&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.super.mpool_version,
+                                            "page_size", "Default huge page size of the hugepage mpool component "
+                                            "(default: 2M)", MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, NULL, 0, 0,
+                                            OPAL_INFO_LVL_9, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL,
+                                            &mca_mpool_hugepage_page_size);
+
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_component.bytes_allocated = 0;
+    (void) mca_base_component_pvar_register (&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.super.mpool_version,
+                                             "bytes_allocated", "Number of bytes currently allocated in the mpool "
+                                             "hugepage component", OPAL_INFO_LVL_3, MCA_BASE_PVAR_CLASS_SIZE,
+                                             MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_UNSIGNED_LONG, NULL, MCA_BASE_VAR_BIND_NO_OBJECT,
+                                             MCA_BASE_PVAR_FLAG_READONLY | MCA_BASE_PVAR_FLAG_CONTINUOUS,
+                                             NULL, NULL, NULL, &mca_mpool_hugepage_component.bytes_allocated);
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_open (void)
+{
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *hugepage_module;
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *hp;
+    int module_index, rc;
+
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.huge_pages, opal_list_t);
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_find_hugepages ();
+
+    if (0 == opal_list_get_size (&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.huge_pages)) {
+        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_component.modules = (mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *)
+        calloc (opal_list_get_size (&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.huge_pages),
+                sizeof (mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t));
+    if (NULL == mca_mpool_hugepage_component.modules) {
+        return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+    }
+
+    module_index = 0;
+    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(hp, &mca_mpool_hugepage_component.huge_pages, mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t) {
+        hugepage_module = mca_mpool_hugepage_component.modules + module_index;
+        rc = mca_mpool_hugepage_module_init (hugepage_module, hp);
+        if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        module_index++;
+    }
+
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_component.module_count = module_index;
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_close (void)
+{
+    OPAL_LIST_DESTRUCT(&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.huge_pages);
+
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < mca_mpool_hugepage_component.module_count ; ++i) {
+        mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *module =  mca_mpool_hugepage_component.modules + i;
+        module->super.mpool_finalize (&module->super);
+    }
+
+    free (mca_mpool_hugepage_component.modules);
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_component.modules = NULL;
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int page_compare (opal_list_item_t **a, opal_list_item_t **b) {
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *pagea = (mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *) *a;
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *pageb = (mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *) *b;
+    if (pagea->page_size > pageb->page_size) {
+        return 1;
+    } else if (pagea->page_size < pageb->page_size) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void mca_mpool_hugepage_find_hugepages (void) {
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *hp;
+    FILE *fh;
+    char *path;
+    char buffer[1024];
+    char *ctx, *tok;
+
+    fh = fopen ("/proc/mounts", "r");
+    if (NULL == fh) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    while (fgets (buffer, 1024, fh)) {
+        unsigned long page_size = 0;
+
+        (void) strtok_r (buffer, " ", &ctx);
+        path = strtok_r (NULL, " ", &ctx);
+        tok = strtok_r (NULL, " ", &ctx);
+
+        if (0 != strcmp (tok, "hugetlbfs")) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        tok = strtok_r (NULL, " ", &ctx);
+        tok = strtok_r (tok, ",", &ctx);
+
+        do {
+            if (0 == strncmp (tok, "pagesize", 8)) {
+                break;
+            }
+            tok = strtok_r (NULL, ",", &ctx);
+        } while (tok);
+
+        if (!tok) {
+#if HAVE_STATFS
+            struct statfs info;
+
+            statfs (path, &info);
+            page_size = info.f_bsize;
+#endif
+        } else {
+            sscanf (tok, "pagesize=%lu", &page_size);
+        }
+
+        if (0 == page_size) {
+            /* could not get page size */
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        hp = OBJ_NEW(mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t);
+        if (NULL == hp) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        hp->path = strdup (path);
+        hp->page_size = page_size;
+
+        OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_INFO, opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_output,
+                             "found huge page with size = %lu, path = %s, mmap flags = 0x%x",
+                             hp->page_size, hp->path, hp->mmap_flags));
+
+        opal_list_append (&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.huge_pages, &hp->super);
+    }
+
+    opal_list_sort (&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.huge_pages, page_compare);
+
+    fclose (fh);
+}
+
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_query (const char *hints, int *priority_out,
+                                     mca_mpool_base_module_t **module)
+{
+    unsigned long page_size = 0;
+    char **hints_array;
+    int my_priority = mca_mpool_hugepage_priority;
+    int modifier;
+    char *tmp;
+    bool found = false;
+
+    if (0 == mca_mpool_hugepage_component.module_count) {
+        return OPAL_ERR_NOT_AVAILABLE;
+    }
+
+    if (hints) {
+        hints_array = opal_argv_split (hints, ',');
+        if (NULL == hints_array) {
+            return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+        }
+
+        for (int i = 0 ; hints_array[i] ; ++i) {
+            char *key = hints_array[i];
+            char *value = NULL;
+
+            if (NULL != (tmp = strchr (key, '='))) {
+                value = tmp + 1;
+                *tmp = '\0';
+            }
+
+            if (0 == strcasecmp ("mpool", key)) {
+                if (value && 0 == strcasecmp ("hugepage", value)) {
+                    /* this mpool was requested by name */
+                    my_priority = 100;
+                    opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_INFO, opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_output,
+                                         "hugepage mpool matches hint: %s=%s", key, value);
+                } else {
+                    /* different mpool requested */
+                    my_priority = 0;
+                    opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_INFO, opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_output,
+                                         "hugepage mpool does not match hint: %s=%s", key, value);
+                    return OPAL_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (0 == strcasecmp ("page_size", key)) {
+                page_size = strtoul (value, &tmp, 0);
+                if (*tmp) {
+                    switch (*tmp) {
+                    case 'g':
+                    case 'G':
+                        page_size *= 1024;
+                    case 'm':
+                    case 'M':
+                        page_size *= 1024;
+                    case 'k':
+                    case 'K':
+                        page_size *= 1024;
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        page_size = -1;
+                    }
+                }
+                opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_INFO, opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_output,
+                                     "hugepage mpool requested page size: %lu", page_size);
+            }
+        }
+
+        opal_argv_free (hints_array);
+    }
+
+    if (0 == page_size) {
+        /* use default huge page size */
+        page_size = mca_mpool_hugepage_page_size;
+        if (my_priority < 100) {
+            /* take a priority hit if this mpool was not asked for by name */
+            my_priority = 0;
+        }
+        opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_WARN, opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_output,
+                             "hugepage mpool did not match any hints: %s", hints);
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < mca_mpool_hugepage_component.module_count ; ++i) {
+        mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *hugepage_module = mca_mpool_hugepage_component.modules + i;
+
+        if (hugepage_module->huge_page->page_size != page_size) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        my_priority = (my_priority < 80) ? my_priority + 20 : 100;
+
+        if (module) {
+            *module = &hugepage_module->super;
+        }
+
+        opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_INFO, opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_output,
+                             "matches page size hint. page size: %lu, path: %s, mmap flags: "
+                             "0x%x", page_size, hugepage_module->huge_page->path,
+                             hugepage_module->huge_page->mmap_flags);
+        found = true;
+        break;
+    }
+
+    if (!found) {
+        opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_WARN, opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_output,
+                             "could not find page matching page request: %lu", page_size);
+        return OPAL_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
+    }
+
+    if (priority_out) {
+        *priority_out = my_priority;
+    }
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/mpool_hugepage_module.c b/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/mpool_hugepage_module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..634f242ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/hugepage/mpool_hugepage_module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007      Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#include "opal/align.h"
+#include "mpool_hugepage.h"
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_H
+#include <malloc.h>
+#endif
+#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
+#include "opal/include/opal_stdint.h"
+#include "opal/mca/allocator/base/base.h"
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+
+
+static void *mca_mpool_hugepage_alloc (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, size_t size, size_t align,
+                                   uint32_t flags);
+static void *mca_mpool_hugepage_realloc (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr, size_t size);
+static void mca_mpool_hugepage_free (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr);
+static void mca_mpool_hugepage_finalize (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_ft_event (int state);
+
+static void mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_constructor (mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *huge_page)
+{
+    memset ((char *)huge_page + sizeof(huge_page->super), 0, sizeof (*huge_page) - sizeof (huge_page->super));
+}
+
+static void mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_destructor (mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *huge_page)
+{
+    free (huge_page->path);
+}
+
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t, opal_list_item_t,
+                   mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_constructor,
+                   mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_destructor);
+
+static int mca_mpool_rb_hugepage_compare (void *key1, void *key2)
+{
+    if (key1 == key2) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return (key1 < key2) ? -1 : 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ *  Initializes the mpool module.
+ */
+int mca_mpool_hugepage_module_init(mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *mpool,
+                                  mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *huge_page)
+{
+    mca_allocator_base_component_t *allocator_component;
+    int rc;
+
+    mpool->super.mpool_component = &mca_mpool_hugepage_component.super;
+    mpool->super.mpool_base = NULL; /* no base .. */
+    mpool->super.mpool_alloc = mca_mpool_hugepage_alloc;
+    mpool->super.mpool_realloc = mca_mpool_hugepage_realloc;
+    mpool->super.mpool_free = mca_mpool_hugepage_free;
+    mpool->super.mpool_finalize = mca_mpool_hugepage_finalize;
+    mpool->super.mpool_ft_event = mca_mpool_hugepage_ft_event;
+    mpool->super.flags = MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_MPI_ALLOC_MEM;
+
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mpool->lock, opal_mutex_t);
+
+    mpool->huge_page = huge_page;
+
+    /* use an allocator component to reduce waste when making small allocations */
+    allocator_component = mca_allocator_component_lookup ("bucket");
+    if (NULL == allocator_component) {
+        return OPAL_ERR_NOT_AVAILABLE;
+    }
+
+    mpool->allocator = allocator_component->allocator_init (true, mca_mpool_hugepage_seg_alloc,
+                                                            mca_mpool_hugepage_seg_free, mpool);
+
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mpool->allocation_tree, opal_rb_tree_t);
+    rc = opal_rb_tree_init (&mpool->allocation_tree, mca_mpool_rb_hugepage_compare);
+    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
+        OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mpool->allocation_tree);
+        return OPAL_ERR_NOT_AVAILABLE;
+    }
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void *mca_mpool_hugepage_seg_alloc (void *ctx, size_t *sizep)
+{
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *hugepage_module = (mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *) ctx;
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_hugepage_t *huge_page = hugepage_module->huge_page;
+    size_t size = *sizep;
+    void *base = NULL;
+    char *path = NULL;
+    int flags = MAP_PRIVATE;
+    int fd = -1;
+    int rc;
+
+    size = OPAL_ALIGN(size, huge_page->page_size, size_t);
+
+    if (huge_page->path) {
+        int32_t count;
+
+        count = opal_atomic_add_32 (&huge_page->count, 1);
+
+        rc = asprintf (&path, "%s/hugepage.openmpi.%d.%d", huge_page->path,
+                       getpid (), count);
+        if (0 > rc) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        fd = open (path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0600);
+        if (-1 == fd) {
+            free (path);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        if (0 != ftruncate (fd, size)) {
+            close (fd);
+            unlink (path);
+            free (path);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    } else {
+#if defined(MAP_ANONYMOUS)
+        flags |= MAP_ANONYMOUS;
+#elif defined(MAP_ANON)
+        /* older versions of OS X do not define MAP_ANONYMOUS (10.9.x and older) */
+        flags |= MAP_ANON;
+#endif
+    }
+
+    base = mmap (NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, flags | huge_page->mmap_flags, fd, 0);
+    if (path) {
+        close (fd);
+        unlink (path);
+        free (path);
+    }
+
+    if (MAP_FAILED == base) {
+        opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_WARN, opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_verbose,
+                             "could not allocate huge page(s). falling back on standard pages");
+        /* fall back on regular pages */
+        base = mmap (NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, flags, -1, 0);
+    }
+
+    if (MAP_FAILED == base) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    opal_mutex_lock (&hugepage_module->lock);
+    opal_rb_tree_insert (&hugepage_module->allocation_tree, base, (void *) (intptr_t) size);
+    opal_atomic_add (&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.bytes_allocated, (int64_t) size);
+    opal_mutex_unlock (&hugepage_module->lock);
+
+    OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_TRACE, opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_verbose,
+                         "allocated segment %p of size %lu bytes", base, size));
+
+    *sizep = size;
+
+    return base;
+}
+
+void mca_mpool_hugepage_seg_free (void *ctx, void *addr)
+{
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *hugepage_module = (mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *) ctx;
+    size_t size;
+
+    opal_mutex_lock (&hugepage_module->lock);
+
+    size = (size_t) (intptr_t) opal_rb_tree_find (&hugepage_module->allocation_tree, addr);
+    if (size > 0) {
+        opal_rb_tree_delete (&hugepage_module->allocation_tree, addr);
+        OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_TRACE, opal_mpool_base_framework.framework_verbose,
+                             "freeing segment %p of size %lu bytes", addr, size));
+        munmap (addr, size);
+        opal_atomic_add (&mca_mpool_hugepage_component.bytes_allocated, -(int64_t) size);
+    }
+
+    opal_mutex_unlock (&hugepage_module->lock);
+}
+
+/**
+  * allocate function
+  */
+static void *mca_mpool_hugepage_alloc (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, size_t size,
+                                       size_t align, uint32_t flags)
+{
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *hugepage_module = (mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *) mpool;
+    return hugepage_module->allocator->alc_alloc (hugepage_module->allocator, size, align);
+}
+
+/**
+  * allocate function
+  */
+static void *mca_mpool_hugepage_realloc (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr, size_t size)
+{
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *hugepage_module = (mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *) mpool;
+
+    return hugepage_module->allocator->alc_realloc (hugepage_module->allocator, addr, size);
+}
+
+/**
+  * free function
+  */
+static void mca_mpool_hugepage_free (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr)
+{
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *hugepage_module = (mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *) mpool;
+
+    hugepage_module->allocator->alc_free (hugepage_module->allocator, addr);
+}
+
+static void mca_mpool_hugepage_finalize (struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
+{
+    mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *hugepage_module = (mca_mpool_hugepage_module_t *) mpool;
+
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&hugepage_module->lock);
+
+    if (hugepage_module->allocator) {
+        (void) hugepage_module->allocator->alc_finalize (hugepage_module->allocator);
+        hugepage_module->allocator = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static int mca_mpool_hugepage_ft_event (int state) {
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b945e06727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# -*- indent-tabs-mode:nil -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2011-2013 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+#                         reserved.
+#
+# Additional copyrights may follow
+#
+# $HEADER$
+#
+
+# Make the output library in this directory, and name it either
+# mca_<type>_<name>.la (for DSO builds) or libmca_<type>_<name>.la
+# (for static builds).
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(mpool_memkind_CPPFLAGS)
+
+if MCA_BUILD_opal_mpool_memkind_DSO
+component_noinst =
+component_install = mca_mpool_memkind.la
+else
+component_noinst = libmca_mpool_memkind.la
+component_install =
+endif
+
+memkind_SOURCES = \
+        mpool_memkind_component.c \
+        mpool_memkind_module.c \
+        mpool_memkind.h
+
+mcacomponentdir = $(opallibdir)
+mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
+mca_mpool_memkind_la_SOURCES = $(memkind_SOURCES)
+nodist_mca_mpool_memkind_la_SOURCES = $(memkind_nodist_SOURCES)
+mca_mpool_memkind_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_memkind_LIBS)
+mca_mpool_memkind_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(mpool_memkind_LDFLAGS)
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_noinst)
+libmca_mpool_memkind_la_SOURCES = $(memkind_SOURCES)
+nodist_libmca_mpool_memkind_la_SOURCES = $(memkind_nodist_SOURCES)
+libmca_mpool_memkind_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_memkind_LIBS)
+libmca_mpool_memkind_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(mpool_memkind_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/configure.m4 b/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/configure.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc6e5a3286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/configure.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# -*- shell-script -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+#                         reserved.
+# $COPYRIGHT$
+#
+# Additional copyrights may follow
+#
+# $HEADER$
+#
+
+AC_DEFUN([MCA_opal_mpool_memkind_CONFIG],[
+    OPAL_VAR_SCOPE_PUSH([opal_mpool_memkind_happy])
+    AC_CONFIG_FILES([opal/mca/mpool/memkind/Makefile])
+
+    AC_ARG_WITH([memkind], [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-memkind(=DIR)]),
+		[Build with MEMKIND, searching for headers in DIR])])
+    OPAL_CHECK_WITHDIR([memkind], [$with_memkind], [include/memkind.h])
+
+    opal_mpool_memkind_happy="no"
+
+    if test "$with_memkind" != "no" ; then
+	    if test -n "$with_memkind" -a "$with_memkind" != "yes" ; then
+	        opal_check_memkind_dir=$with_memkind
+	    fi
+
+	    OPAL_CHECK_PACKAGE([mpool_memkind], [memkind.h], [memkind], [memkind_malloc], [ -lnuma],
+	        [$opal_check_memkind_dir], [], [opal_mpool_memkind_happy="yes"], [])
+
+	    if test "$opal_mpool_memkind_happy" != "yes" -a -n "$with_memkind" ; then
+	        AC_MSG_ERROR([MEMKIND support requested but not found.  Aborting])
+	    fi
+    fi
+
+    AS_IF([test "$opal_mpool_memkind_happy" = "yes"], [$1], [$2])
+
+    # substitute in the things needed to build memkind
+    AC_SUBST([mpool_memkind_CPPFLAGS])
+    AC_SUBST([mpool_memkind_LDFLAGS])
+    AC_SUBST([mpool_memkind_LIBS])
+    OPAL_VAR_SCOPE_POP
+])dnl
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/mpool_memkind.h b/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/mpool_memkind.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afc0b6d8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/mpool_memkind.h
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007      Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+/**
+ * @file
+ */
+#ifndef MCA_MPOOL_MEMKIND_H
+#define MCA_MPOOL_MEMKIND_H
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+
+#include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
+#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
+
+#include "opal/mca/allocator/allocator.h"
+#include <memkind.h>
+
+BEGIN_C_DECLS
+
+static const int mca_mpool_memkind_default_pagesize = 4096;
+
+struct mca_mpool_memkind_module_t {
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t super;
+    memkind_t kind;
+    int page_size;
+};
+typedef struct mca_mpool_memkind_module_t mca_mpool_memkind_module_t;
+
+struct mca_mpool_memkind_component_t {
+    mca_mpool_base_component_t super;
+    int  hbw;
+    int  pagesize;
+    int  bind;
+    int  default_partition;
+    int  priority;
+    char *memkind_file;
+    int  output;
+    mca_mpool_memkind_module_t modules[MEMKIND_NUM_BASE_KIND];
+};
+typedef struct mca_mpool_memkind_component_t mca_mpool_memkind_component_t;
+OPAL_MODULE_DECLSPEC extern mca_mpool_memkind_component_t mca_mpool_memkind_component;
+
+/*
+ *  Initializes the mpool module.
+*/
+
+void mca_mpool_memkind_module_init(mca_mpool_memkind_module_t *mpool, int partition);
+
+/**
+  *  Allocate block of high bandwidth memory.
+  */
+void* mca_mpool_memkind_alloc(
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
+    size_t size,
+    size_t align,
+    uint32_t flags);
+
+/**
+  * realloc function typedef
+  */
+void* mca_mpool_memkind_realloc(
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
+    void* addr,
+    size_t size);
+
+/**
+  * free function typedef
+  */
+void mca_mpool_memkind_free(
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
+    void * addr);
+
+END_C_DECLS
+
+#endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/mpool_memkind_component.c b/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/mpool_memkind_component.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3b01928eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/mpool_memkind_component.c
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2010 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif  /* HAVE_UNISTD_H*/
+#ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#endif  /* HAVE_STDLIB_H */
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <memkind.h>
+#include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/allocator/base/base.h"
+#include "mpool_memkind.h"
+
+
+/*
+ * Local functions
+ */
+
+static int
+mca_mpool_memkind_register(void);
+
+static int
+mca_mpool_memkind_open(void);
+
+static int
+mca_mpool_memkind_close(void);
+
+static int mca_mpool_memkind_query (const char *hints, int *priority,
+                                    mca_mpool_base_module_t **module);
+
+mca_mpool_memkind_component_t mca_mpool_memkind_component = {
+    {
+        /* First, the mca_base_component_t struct containing meta
+         information about the component itself */
+        .mpool_version = {
+            MCA_MPOOL_BASE_VERSION_3_0_0,
+            "memkind", /* MCA component name */
+             MCA_BASE_MAKE_VERSION(component, OPAL_MAJOR_VERSION, OPAL_MINOR_VERSION,
+                                   OPAL_RELEASE_VERSION),
+            .mca_open_component = mca_mpool_memkind_open,
+            .mca_close_component = mca_mpool_memkind_close,
+            .mca_register_component_params = mca_mpool_memkind_register
+        },
+        .mpool_data = {
+            /* The component is checkpoint ready */
+            MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
+        },
+
+        .mpool_query = mca_mpool_memkind_query,
+    }
+};
+
+static mca_base_var_enum_value_t memory_kinds[] = {
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_DEFAULT, .string = "memkind_default"},
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_HBW, .string = "memkind_hbw"},
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_HBW_HUGETLB, .string = "memkind_hwb_hugetlb"},
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_HBW_PREFERRED, .string = "memkind_hbw_preferred"},
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_HBW_PREFERRED_HUGETLB, .string = "memkind_hbw_preferred_hugetlb"},
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_HUGETLB, .string = "memkind_hugetlb"},
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_HBW_GBTLB, .string = "memkind_hbw_gbtlb"},
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_HBW_PREFERRED_GBTLB, .string = "memkind_hbw_preferred_gbtlb"},
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_GBTLB, .string = "memkind_gbtlb"},
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_HBW_INTERLEAVE, .string = "memkind_hbw_interleave"},
+  {.value = MEMKIND_PARTITION_INTERLEAVE, .string = "memkind_interleave"},
+  {.string = NULL},
+};
+
+static mca_base_var_enum_t *mca_mpool_memkind_enum = NULL;
+
+static int opal_mpool_memkind_verbose;
+static int mca_mpool_memkind_register(void)
+{
+    int rc;
+
+    /* register MEMKIND component parameters */
+    mca_mpool_memkind_component.default_partition = memory_kinds[0].value;
+
+    rc = mca_base_var_enum_create ("memkind partition types", memory_kinds, &mca_mpool_memkind_enum);
+    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_memkind_component.super.mpool_version,
+                                           "default_partition", "Default memkind partition to use",
+                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, mca_mpool_memkind_enum, 0, 0,
+                                           OPAL_INFO_LVL_5, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL,
+                                           &mca_mpool_memkind_component.default_partition);
+
+    mca_mpool_memkind_component.priority = 10;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_memkind_component.super.mpool_version,
+                                           "priority", "Default priority of the memkind component",
+                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, NULL, 0, 0,
+                                           OPAL_INFO_LVL_5, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL,
+                                           &mca_mpool_memkind_component.priority);
+
+    opal_mpool_memkind_verbose = 0;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_memkind_component.super.mpool_version,
+                                           "verbose", "Verbosity of the memkind mpool component",
+                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, &mca_base_var_enum_verbose, 0, 0,
+                                           OPAL_INFO_LVL_9, MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_LOCAL,
+                                           &opal_mpool_memkind_verbose);
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/**
+  * component open/close/init function
+  */
+static int mca_mpool_memkind_open (void)
+{
+    memkind_t default_kind;
+    int rc;
+
+    if (opal_mpool_memkind_verbose != 0) {
+        mca_mpool_memkind_component.output = opal_output_open(NULL);
+    } else {
+        mca_mpool_memkind_component.output = -1;
+    }
+
+    rc = memkind_get_kind_by_partition (mca_mpool_memkind_component.default_partition,
+                                        &default_kind);
+    if (0 != rc) {
+        return OPAL_ERR_NOT_AVAILABLE;
+    }
+
+    if (memkind_check_available (default_kind)) {
+        const char *kind_string;
+
+        mca_mpool_memkind_enum->string_from_value (mca_mpool_memkind_enum,
+                                                   mca_mpool_memkind_component.default_partition,
+                                                   &kind_string);
+        opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_WARN, mca_mpool_memkind_component.output,
+                             "default kind %s not available", kind_string);
+        return OPAL_ERR_NOT_AVAILABLE;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < MEMKIND_NUM_BASE_KIND ; ++i) {
+        mca_mpool_memkind_module_init (mca_mpool_memkind_component.modules + i, i);
+    }
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int mca_mpool_memkind_close(void)
+{
+    opal_output_close (mca_mpool_memkind_component.output);
+    mca_mpool_memkind_component.output = -1;
+
+    if (mca_mpool_memkind_enum) {
+        OBJ_RELEASE(mca_mpool_memkind_enum);
+        mca_mpool_memkind_enum = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int mca_mpool_memkind_query (const char *hints, int *priority_out,
+                                    mca_mpool_base_module_t **module)
+{
+    int my_priority = mca_mpool_memkind_component.priority;
+    char **hint_array, *partition_name;
+    int partition = -1, rc;
+
+    if (module) {
+        *module = &mca_mpool_memkind_component.modules[mca_mpool_memkind_component.default_partition].super;
+    }
+
+    if (NULL == hints) {
+        if (priority_out) {
+            *priority_out = my_priority;
+        }
+        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    hint_array = opal_argv_split (hints, ',');
+    if (NULL == hint_array) {
+        if (priority_out) {
+            *priority_out = my_priority;
+        }
+        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0 ; hint_array[i] ; ++i) {
+        char *tmp, *key, *value;
+
+        key = hint_array[i];
+        tmp = strchr (key, '=');
+        if (tmp) {
+            *tmp = '\0';
+            value = tmp + 1;
+        }
+
+        if (0 == strcasecmp (key, "mpool")) {
+            if (0 == strcasecmp (value, "memkind")) {
+                /* specifically selected */
+
+                my_priority = 100;
+            } else {
+                if (priority_out) {
+                    *priority_out = 0;
+                }
+                return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+            }
+        } else if (0 == strcasecmp (key, "partition")) {
+            rc = mca_mpool_memkind_enum->value_from_string (mca_mpool_memkind_enum,
+                                                            value, &partition);
+            if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
+                opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_WARN, mca_mpool_memkind_component.output,
+                                     "invalid partition %s specified", value);
+            }
+
+            partition_name = value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (-1 != partition) {
+        memkind_t kind;
+
+        my_priority = 0;
+
+        if (!memkind_get_kind_by_partition (partition, &kind)) {
+            if (memkind_check_available (kind)) {
+                opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_WARN, mca_mpool_memkind_component.output,
+                                     "kind %s not available", partition_name);
+            } else {
+                my_priority = 100;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (module) {
+            *module = &mca_mpool_memkind_component.modules[partition].super;
+        }
+    }
+
+    opal_argv_free (hint_array);
+
+    if (priority_out) {
+        *priority_out = my_priority;
+    }
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/mpool_memkind_module.c b/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/mpool_memkind_module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f870e3b59a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/memkind/mpool_memkind_module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2011 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2014 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#include <string.h>
+#include "opal/mca/mpool/memkind/mpool_memkind.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
+
+size_t partition_page_sizes[MEMKIND_NUM_BASE_KIND] = {
+    4096, 4069, 2097152, 4096, 2097152, 2097152,
+    1073741824, 1073741824, 1073741824, 4096, 4096,
+};
+
+/*
+ *  Initializes the mpool module.
+ */
+void mca_mpool_memkind_module_init(mca_mpool_memkind_module_t *mpool, int partition)
+{
+    mpool->super.mpool_component = &mca_mpool_memkind_component.super;
+    mpool->super.mpool_alloc = mca_mpool_memkind_alloc;
+    mpool->super.mpool_realloc = mca_mpool_memkind_realloc;
+    mpool->super.mpool_free = mca_mpool_memkind_free;
+    mpool->super.flags = MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_MPI_ALLOC_MEM;
+    memkind_get_kind_by_partition (partition, &mpool->kind);
+    mpool->page_size = partition_page_sizes[partition];
+}
+
+
+void* mca_mpool_memkind_alloc(
+    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
+    size_t size,
+    size_t align,
+    uint32_t flags)
+{
+    mca_mpool_memkind_module_t *memkind_module = (mca_mpool_memkind_module_t *) mpool;
+    void *addr;
+
+    if (0 == align) {
+        align = memkind_module->page_size;
+    }
+
+    if ((errno = memkind_posix_memalign(memkind_module->kind, &addr, align, size))!= 0){
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return addr;
+}
+
+void* mca_mpool_memkind_realloc(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
+                                size_t size)
+{
+    mca_mpool_memkind_module_t *memkind_module = (mca_mpool_memkind_module_t *) mpool;
+    return memkind_realloc (memkind_module->kind, addr, size);
+}
+
+void mca_mpool_memkind_free(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr)
+{
+    mca_mpool_memkind_module_t *memkind_module = (mca_mpool_memkind_module_t *) mpool;
+    memkind_free(memkind_module->kind, addr);
+}
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h b/opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h
index a0f957438f..83ef196c72 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h
+++ b/opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h
@@ -29,138 +29,70 @@
 #include "opal_config.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "opal/class/opal_free_list.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma.h"
 
 #include "opal/mca/crs/crs.h"
 #include "opal/mca/crs/base/base.h"
 
-#define MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS      0x01
-#define MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST           0x02
-#define MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_MPI_ALLOC_MEM     0x04
-#define MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID           0x08
-#define MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_SO_MEM            0x10
-#define MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CUDA_REGISTER_MEM 0x20
+#define MCA_MPOOL_ALLOC_FLAG_DEFAULT      0x00
+#define MCA_MPOOL_ALLOC_FLAG_USER         0x01
+
+#define MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_MPI_ALLOC_MEM     0x80
 
 struct opal_info_t;
-
-#define MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CUDA_GPU_MEM      0x40
-
-/* Only valid in mpool flags. Used to indicate that no external memory
- * hooks (ptmalloc2, etc) are required. */
-#define MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_NO_HOOKS          0x80
-
-/* access flags */
-enum {
-    MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE   = 0x01,
-    MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ   = 0x02,
-    MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE  = 0x04,
-    MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC = 0x08,
-    MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_ANY           = 0x0f,
-};
-
-struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t;
-
-struct mca_mpool_base_registration_t {
-    opal_free_list_item_t super;
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool;
-    unsigned char* base;
-    unsigned char* bound;
-    unsigned char* alloc_base;
-    int32_t ref_count;
-    uint32_t flags;
-    void *mpool_context;
-#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
-    unsigned long long gpu_bufID;
-#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
-    int32_t access_flags;
-};
-
-typedef struct mca_mpool_base_registration_t mca_mpool_base_registration_t;
-
-OPAL_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_mpool_base_registration_t);
+struct mca_mpool_base_module_t;
+typedef struct mca_mpool_base_module_t mca_mpool_base_module_t;
 
 /**
- * component initialize
+ * component query function
+ *
+ * @param[in]  hints      memory pool hints in order of priority. this should
+ *                        be replaced by opal_info_t when the work to move
+ *                        info down to opal is complete.
+ * @param[out] priority   relative priority of this memory pool component
+ * @param[out] module     best match module
+ *
+ * This function should parse the provided hints and return a relative priority
+ * of the component based on the number of hints matched. For example, if the
+ * hints are "page_size=2M,high-bandwidth" and a pool matches the page_size but
+ * not the high-bandwidth hint then the component should return a lower priority
+ * than if both matched but a higher priority than if a pool matches only the
+ * high-bandwidth hint.
+ *
+ * Memory pools should try to support at a minimum name=value but can define
+ * any additional keys.
  */
-typedef struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* (*mca_mpool_base_component_init_fn_t)(
-    struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t*);
+typedef int (*mca_mpool_base_component_query_fn_t) (const char *hints, int *priority,
+                                                    mca_mpool_base_module_t **module);
 
 /**
   * allocate function typedef
   */
-typedef void* (*mca_mpool_base_module_alloc_fn_t)(
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    size_t size,
-    size_t align,
-    uint32_t flags,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+typedef void *(*mca_mpool_base_module_alloc_fn_t) (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
+                                                   size_t size, size_t align,
+                                                   uint32_t flags);
 
 /**
-  * realloc function typedef
+  * allocate function typedef
   */
-typedef void* (*mca_mpool_base_module_realloc_fn_t)(
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    void* addr,
-    size_t size,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
+typedef void *(*mca_mpool_base_module_realloc_fn_t) (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
+                                                     void *addr, size_t size);
 
 /**
   * free function typedef
   */
-typedef void (*mca_mpool_base_module_free_fn_t)(
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    void *addr,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration);
-
-/**
-  * register memory
-  */
-typedef int (*mca_mpool_base_module_register_fn_t)(
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    void * addr,
-    size_t size,
-    uint32_t flags,
-    int32_t access_flags,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
-
-/**
-  * deregister memory
-  */
-typedef int (*mca_mpool_base_module_deregister_fn_t)(
-    struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration);
-
-/**
- * find registration in this memory pool
- */
-
-typedef int (*mca_mpool_base_module_find_fn_t) (
-        struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void* addr, size_t size,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
-
-/**
- * release registration
- */
-
-typedef int (*mca_mpool_base_module_release_fn_t) (
-                                            struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-                                            mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration);
-
-
-/**
- * release memory region
- */
-typedef int (*mca_mpool_base_module_release_memory_fn_t) (
-        struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void *base, size_t size);
+typedef void (*mca_mpool_base_module_free_fn_t) (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
+                                                 void *addr);
 
 /**
   * if appropriate - returns base address of memory pool
   */
-typedef void* (*mca_mpool_base_module_address_fn_t)(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool);
+typedef void* (*mca_mpool_base_module_address_fn_t) (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
 
 /**
   * finalize
   */
-typedef void (*mca_mpool_base_module_finalize_fn_t)(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t*);
+typedef void (*mca_mpool_base_module_finalize_fn_t)(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
 
 
 /**
@@ -176,10 +108,10 @@ typedef int (*mca_mpool_base_module_ft_event_fn_t)(int state);
  * and open/close/init functions.
  */
 struct mca_mpool_base_component_2_0_0_t {
-  mca_base_component_t mpool_version;        /**< version */
-  mca_base_component_data_t mpool_data;/**< metadata */
+    mca_base_component_t mpool_version;        /**< version */
+    mca_base_component_data_t mpool_data;/**< metadata */
 
-  mca_mpool_base_component_init_fn_t mpool_init;    /**< init function */
+    mca_mpool_base_component_query_fn_t mpool_query;  /**< query for matching pools */
 };
 /**
  * Convenience typedef.
@@ -196,25 +128,19 @@ typedef struct mca_mpool_base_component_2_0_0_t mca_mpool_base_component_t;
  *  details.
  */
 struct mca_mpool_base_module_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_component_t *mpool_component;  /**< component stuct */
+    mca_mpool_base_component_t *mpool_component;         /**< component stuct */
     mca_mpool_base_module_address_fn_t mpool_base;       /**< returns the base address */
     mca_mpool_base_module_alloc_fn_t mpool_alloc;        /**< allocate function */
     mca_mpool_base_module_realloc_fn_t mpool_realloc;    /**< reallocate function */
     mca_mpool_base_module_free_fn_t mpool_free;          /**< free function */
-    mca_mpool_base_module_register_fn_t mpool_register;  /**< register memory */
-    mca_mpool_base_module_deregister_fn_t mpool_deregister; /**< deregister memory */
-    mca_mpool_base_module_find_fn_t mpool_find; /**< find regisrations in the cache */
-    mca_mpool_base_module_release_fn_t mpool_release; /**< release a registration from the cache */
-    mca_mpool_base_module_release_memory_fn_t mpool_release_memory; /**< release memor region from the cache  */
+
     mca_mpool_base_module_finalize_fn_t mpool_finalize;  /**< finalize */
     mca_mpool_base_module_ft_event_fn_t mpool_ft_event;  /**< ft_event */
-    struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache; /* the rcache associated with this mpool */
     uint32_t flags; /**< mpool flags */
+
+    size_t mpool_allocation_unit;                        /**< allocation unit used by this mpool */
+    char *mpool_name; /**< name of this pool module */
 };
-/**
- * Convenience typedef
- */
-typedef struct mca_mpool_base_module_t mca_mpool_base_module_t;
 
 
 /**
@@ -237,7 +163,7 @@ typedef struct mca_mpool_base_module_t mca_mpool_base_module_t;
  * @retval pointer to the allocated memory
  * @retval NULL on failure
  */
-OPAL_DECLSPEC void * mca_mpool_base_alloc(size_t size, struct opal_info_t * info);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC void * mca_mpool_base_alloc(size_t size, struct opal_info_t * info, const char *hints);
 
 /**
  * Function to free memory previously allocated by mca_mpool_base_alloc
@@ -261,21 +187,11 @@ OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_mpool_base_free(void * base);
  */
 OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_mpool_base_tree_node_compare(void * key1, void * key2);
 
-
-OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_mpool_base_insert(
-    void * addr,
-    size_t size,
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    void* user_in,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration);
-
-OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_mpool_base_remove(void * base);
-
 /**
  * Macro for use in components that are of type mpool
  */
-#define MCA_MPOOL_BASE_VERSION_2_0_0 \
-    OPAL_MCA_BASE_VERSION_2_1_0("mpool", 2, 0, 0)
+#define MCA_MPOOL_BASE_VERSION_3_0_0 \
+    OPAL_MCA_BASE_VERSION_2_1_0("mpool", 3, 0, 0)
 
 #endif /* MCA_MPOOL_H */
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/sm/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/mpool/sm/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d196ed723..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/sm/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
-#                         University Research and Technology
-#                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
-#                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
-#                         reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2009 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
-#                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
-#                         All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2011      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-#
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-#
-# $HEADER$
-#
-
-sources = \
-	mpool_sm.h \
-	mpool_sm_module.c \
-	mpool_sm_component.c
-
-# Make the output library in this directory, and name it either
-# mca_<type>_<name>.la (for DSO builds) or libmca_<type>_<name>.la
-# (for static builds).
-
-if MCA_BUILD_opal_mpool_sm_DSO
-component_noinst =
-component_install = mca_mpool_sm.la
-else
-component_noinst = libmca_mpool_sm.la
-component_install =
-endif
-
-# See opal/mca/common/sm/Makefile.am for an explanation of
-# libmca_common_sm.la.
-
-mcacomponentdir = $(opallibdir)
-mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
-mca_mpool_sm_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
-mca_mpool_sm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
-mca_mpool_sm_la_LIBADD = \
-    $(OPAL_TOP_BUILDDIR)/opal/mca/common/sm/lib@OPAL_LIB_PREFIX@mca_common_sm.la
-if OPAL_cuda_support
-mca_mpool_sm_la_LIBADD += \
-    $(OPAL_TOP_BUILDDIR)/opal/mca/common/cuda/lib@OPAL_LIB_PREFIX@mca_common_cuda.la
-endif
-
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_noinst)
-libmca_mpool_sm_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
-libmca_mpool_sm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm.h b/opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 23044cef36..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2007      Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2009      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2012 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-/**
- * @file
- */
-#ifndef MCA_MPOOL_SM_H
-#define MCA_MPOOL_SM_H
-
-#include "opal_config.h"
-
-#include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
-#include "opal/mca/shmem/shmem.h"
-
-#include "opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
-#include "opal/mca/allocator/allocator.h"
-
-BEGIN_C_DECLS
-
-struct mca_mpool_sm_component_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_component_t super;
-    /* mca_allocator_base_module_t* sm_allocator; */
-    char *sm_allocator_name;
-    int verbose;
-    /* struct mca_mpool_sm_mmap_t *sm_mmap; */
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_sm_component_t mca_mpool_sm_component_t;
-
-typedef struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t {
-    size_t  size;
-    int32_t mem_node;
-    /* backing store metadata */
-    opal_shmem_ds_t bs_meta_buf;
-} mca_mpool_base_resources_t;
-
-OPAL_MODULE_DECLSPEC extern mca_mpool_sm_component_t mca_mpool_sm_component;
-
-typedef struct mca_mpool_sm_module_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t super;
-    long sm_size;
-    mca_allocator_base_module_t *sm_allocator;
-    struct mca_mpool_sm_mmap_t *sm_mmap;
-    mca_common_sm_module_t *sm_common_module;
-    int32_t mem_node;
-} mca_mpool_sm_module_t;
-
-/*
- *  Initializes the mpool module.
- */
-void mca_mpool_sm_module_init(mca_mpool_sm_module_t* mpool);
-
-
-/*
- *  Returns base address of shared memory mapping.
- */
-void* mca_mpool_sm_base(mca_mpool_base_module_t*);
-
-/**
-  *  Allocate block of shared memory.
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_sm_alloc(
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    size_t size,
-    size_t align,
-    uint32_t flags,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
-
-/**
-  * realloc function typedef
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_sm_realloc(
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    void* addr,
-    size_t size,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
-
-/**
-  * free function typedef
-  */
-void mca_mpool_sm_free(
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool,
-    void * addr,
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration);
-
-/**
- * Fault Tolerance Event Notification Function
- * @param state Checkpoint Stae
- * @return OPAL_SUCCESS or failure status
- */
-int mca_mpool_sm_ft_event(int state);
-
-END_C_DECLS
-
-#endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm_component.c b/opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm_component.c
deleted file mode 100644
index bee668b400..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/sm/mpool_sm_component.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,210 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2010 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2010-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2014      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-
-#include "opal_config.h"
-#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
-#include <unistd.h>
-#endif  /* HAVE_UNISTD_H*/
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
-
-#include "opal/mca/allocator/base/base.h"
-#include "mpool_sm.h"
-#include "opal/mca/common/sm/common_sm.h"
-
-#if OPAL_ENABLE_FT_CR    == 1
-#include "opal/runtime/opal_cr.h"
-#endif
-
-/*
- * Local functions
- */
-static int
-mca_mpool_sm_register(void);
-
-static int
-mca_mpool_sm_open(void);
-
-static int
-mca_mpool_sm_close(void);
-
-static mca_mpool_base_module_t *
-mca_mpool_sm_init(struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t* resources);
-
-mca_mpool_sm_component_t mca_mpool_sm_component = {
-    {
-      /* First, the mca_base_component_t struct containing meta
-         information about the component itself */
-
-        .mpool_version = {
-            MCA_MPOOL_BASE_VERSION_2_0_0,
-
-            .mca_component_name = "sm",
-            MCA_BASE_MAKE_VERSION(component, OPAL_MAJOR_VERSION, OPAL_MINOR_VERSION,
-                                  OPAL_RELEASE_VERSION),
-            .mca_open_component = mca_mpool_sm_open,
-            .mca_close_component = mca_mpool_sm_close,
-            .mca_register_component_params = mca_mpool_sm_register,
-        },
-        .mpool_data = {
-            /* The component is checkpoint ready */
-            MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
-        },
-
-        .mpool_init = mca_mpool_sm_init,
-    }
-};
-
-static long default_min = 134217728;
-static unsigned long long opal_mpool_sm_min_size;
-static int opal_mpool_sm_verbose;
-
-static int mca_mpool_sm_register(void)
-{
-    /* register SM component parameters */
-    (void) mca_base_var_group_component_register(&mca_mpool_sm_component.super.mpool_version,
-                                                 "Shared memory pool");
-
-    mca_mpool_sm_component.sm_allocator_name = "bucket";
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_sm_component.super.mpool_version,
-                                           "allocator", "Name of allocator component "
-                                           "to use with sm mpool", MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_STRING,
-                                           NULL, 0, 0, OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
-                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &mca_mpool_sm_component.sm_allocator_name);
-
-    /* register as an unsigned long long to get up to 64 bits for the size */
-    opal_mpool_sm_min_size = default_min;
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_sm_component.super.mpool_version,
-                                           "min_size", "Minimum size of the sm mpool shared memory file",
-                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_UNSIGNED_LONG_LONG, NULL, 0, 0,
-                                           OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
-                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &opal_mpool_sm_min_size);
-
-    opal_mpool_sm_verbose = 0;
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_sm_component.super.mpool_version,
-                                           "verbose", "Enable verbose output for mpool sm component",
-                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, NULL, 0, 0,
-                                           OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
-                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &opal_mpool_sm_verbose);
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/**
-  * component open/close/init function
-  */
-static int mca_mpool_sm_open(void)
-{
-    if (opal_mpool_sm_verbose != 0) {
-        mca_mpool_sm_component.verbose = opal_output_open(NULL);
-    } else {
-        mca_mpool_sm_component.verbose = -1;
-    }
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static int mca_mpool_sm_close( void )
-{
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static mca_mpool_base_module_t *
-mca_mpool_sm_init(struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t *resources)
-{
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_t *mpool_module;
-    mca_allocator_base_component_t* allocator_component;
-
-    /* Make a new mpool module */
-    mpool_module =
-        (mca_mpool_sm_module_t *)malloc(sizeof(mca_mpool_sm_module_t));
-    mca_mpool_sm_module_init(mpool_module);
-
-    /* set sm_size */
-    mpool_module->sm_size = resources->size;
-
-    /* clip at the min size */
-    if (mpool_module->sm_size < (long) opal_mpool_sm_min_size) {
-        mpool_module->sm_size = (long) opal_mpool_sm_min_size;
-    }
-
-    allocator_component = mca_allocator_component_lookup(
-        mca_mpool_sm_component.sm_allocator_name);
-
-    /* if specified allocator cannot be loaded - look for an alternative */
-    if (NULL == allocator_component) {
-        if (opal_list_get_size(&opal_allocator_base_framework.framework_components) == 0) {
-            mca_base_component_list_item_t *item =
-                (mca_base_component_list_item_t *)
-                opal_list_get_first(&opal_allocator_base_framework.framework_components);
-            allocator_component =
-                (mca_allocator_base_component_t *)item->cli_component;
-            opal_output(
-                0, "mca_mpool_sm_init: "
-                "unable to locate allocator: %s - using %s\n",
-                mca_mpool_sm_component.sm_allocator_name,
-                allocator_component->allocator_version.mca_component_name);
-        } else {
-            opal_output(0, "mca_mpool_sm_init: "
-                        "unable to locate allocator: %s\n",
-                        mca_mpool_sm_component.sm_allocator_name);
-            free(mpool_module);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    mpool_module->mem_node = resources->mem_node;
-
-    opal_output(mca_mpool_sm_component.verbose,
-                "mca_mpool_sm_init: shared memory size used: (%ld)",
-                mpool_module->sm_size);
-
-    if (NULL == (mpool_module->sm_common_module =
-        mca_common_sm_module_attach(&resources->bs_meta_buf,
-                                    sizeof(mca_common_sm_module_t), 8))) {
-        opal_output(mca_mpool_sm_component.verbose, "mca_mpool_sm_init: "
-                    "unable to create shared memory mapping (%s)",
-                    resources->bs_meta_buf.seg_name);
-        free(mpool_module);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* setup allocator */
-    mpool_module->sm_allocator =
-      allocator_component->allocator_init(true,
-                                          mca_common_sm_seg_alloc,
-                                          NULL, &(mpool_module->super));
-    if (NULL == mpool_module->sm_allocator) {
-        opal_output(0, "mca_mpool_sm_init: unable to initialize allocator");
-        free(mpool_module);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return &mpool_module->super;
-}
-
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/mpool_udreg.h b/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/mpool_udreg.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 50d8d37e36..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/mpool_udreg.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,174 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
- *                         reserved.
- *
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-/**
- * @file
- */
-#ifndef MCA_MPOOL_UDREG_H
-#define MCA_MPOOL_UDREG_H
-
-#include "opal_config.h"
-#include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
-#include "opal/class/opal_free_list.h"
-#include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
-#include "opal/util/proc.h"
-#if HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H
-#include <sys/mman.h>
-#endif
-
-BEGIN_C_DECLS
-
-struct mca_mpool_udreg_component_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_component_t super;
-    bool print_stats;
-    int leave_pinned;
-    opal_list_t huge_pages;
-    bool use_huge_pages;
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_udreg_component_t mca_mpool_udreg_component_t;
-
-OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_mpool_udreg_component_t mca_mpool_udreg_component;
-
-struct mca_mpool_udreg_module_t;
-
-struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t {
-    /* the start of this mpool should match grdma */
-    char  *pool_name;
-    void  *reg_data;
-    size_t sizeof_reg;
-    int (*register_mem)(void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-    int (*deregister_mem)(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-
-    /* udreg specific resources */
-    bool   use_kernel_cache;
-    bool   use_evict_w_unreg;
-    int    max_entries;
-    size_t page_size;
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t mca_mpool_base_resources_t;
-
-struct mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t {
-    opal_list_item_t super;
-    unsigned long    page_size;
-    char            *path;
-    opal_list_t      allocations;
-    int              cnt;
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t;
-
-OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t);
-
-struct mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t {
-    opal_list_item_t            super;
-    int                         fd;
-    char                       *path;
-    void                       *ptr;
-    size_t                      size;
-    mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *huge_table;
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t;
-
-OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_pool_item_t);
-
-struct mca_mpool_udreg_module_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t super;
-    struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t resources;
-    opal_free_list_t reg_list;
-    mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *huge_page;
-    opal_mutex_t lock;
-    void *udreg_handle;
-    /** used to communicate the access flags to the underlying registration
-     * function */
-    int requested_access_flags;
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_udreg_module_t mca_mpool_udreg_module_t;
-
-
-/*
- *  Initializes the mpool module.
- */
-int mca_mpool_udreg_module_init(mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *mpool);
-
-/*
- *  Returns base address of shared memory mapping.
- */
-void *mca_mpool_udreg_base(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
-
-/**
-  *  Allocate block of registered memory.
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_udreg_alloc(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, size_t size,
-        size_t align, uint32_t flags,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
-
-/**
-  * realloc block of registered memory
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_udreg_realloc( mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void* addr,
-        size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t** registration);
-
-/**
-  * register block of memory
-  */
-int mca_mpool_udreg_register(mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void *addr,
-        size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
-
-/**
- * deregister memory
- */
-int mca_mpool_udreg_deregister(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-
-/**
-  * free memory allocated by alloc function
-  */
-void mca_mpool_udreg_free(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void * addr,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-
-/**
- * find registration for a given block of memory
- */
-int mca_mpool_udreg_find(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void* addr,
-        size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
-
-/**
- * finalize mpool
- */
-void mca_mpool_udreg_finalize(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
-
-/**
- * Fault Tolerance Event Notification Function
- * @param state Checkpoint Stae
- * @return OPAL_SUCCESS or failure status
- */
-int mca_mpool_udreg_ft_event(int state);
-
-/**
- * evict one unused registration from the mpool's lru.
- * @return true on success, false on failure
- */
-bool mca_mpool_udreg_evict (struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
-
-END_C_DECLS
-#endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/mpool_udreg_component.c b/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/mpool_udreg_component.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 64e7da92e0..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/mpool_udreg_component.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,206 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
- *                         reserved.
- *
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-
-#define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
-#include "opal_config.h"
-#include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
-#include "mpool_udreg.h"
-#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
-#include <unistd.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_H
-#include <malloc.h>
-#endif
-
-#include <fcntl.h>
-
-/*
- * Local functions
- */
-static int udreg_open(void);
-static int udreg_close(void);
-static int udreg_register(void);
-static mca_mpool_base_module_t* udreg_init(
-        struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t* resources);
-
-mca_mpool_udreg_component_t mca_mpool_udreg_component = {
-    {
-        /* First, the mca_base_component_t struct containing meta
-           information about the component itself */
-
-        .mpool_version ={
-            MCA_MPOOL_BASE_VERSION_2_0_0,
-
-            .mca_component_name = "udreg",
-            MCA_BASE_MAKE_VERSION(component, OPAL_MAJOR_VERSION, OPAL_MINOR_VERSION,
-                                  OPAL_RELEASE_VERSION),
-            .mca_open_component = udreg_open,
-            .mca_close_component = udreg_close,
-            .mca_register_component_params = udreg_register,
-        },
-        .mpool_data = {
-            /* The component is checkpoint ready */
-            MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
-        },
-
-        .mpool_init = udreg_init
-    }
-};
-
-/**
-  * component open/close/init function
-  */
-static int udreg_open(void)
-{
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_mpool_udreg_component.huge_pages, opal_list_t);
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-
-static int udreg_register(void)
-{
-    mca_mpool_udreg_component.print_stats = false;
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_udreg_component.super.mpool_version,
-                                           "print_stats", "print pool usage statistics at the end of the run",
-                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_BOOL, NULL, 0, 0,
-                                           OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
-                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &mca_mpool_udreg_component.print_stats);
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-
-static int udreg_close(void)
-{
-    opal_list_item_t *item;
-
-    while (NULL != (item = opal_list_remove_first (&mca_mpool_udreg_component.huge_pages))) {
-        OBJ_RELEASE(item);
-    }
-
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mca_mpool_udreg_component.huge_pages);
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static int page_compare (opal_list_item_t **a,
-                         opal_list_item_t **b) {
-    mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *pagea = (mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *) *a;
-    mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *pageb = (mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *) *b;
-    if (pagea->page_size > pageb->page_size) {
-        return 1;
-    } else if (pagea->page_size < pageb->page_size) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void udreg_find_hugepages (void) {
-    FILE *fh;
-    char *path;
-    char buffer[1024];
-    char *ctx, *tok;
-
-    fh = fopen ("/proc/mounts", "r");
-    if (NULL == fh) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    while (fgets (buffer, 1024, fh)) {
-        mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *pool;
-
-        (void) strtok_r (buffer, " ", &ctx);
-        path = strtok_r (NULL, " ", &ctx);
-        tok = strtok_r (NULL, " ", &ctx);
-
-        if (0 != strcmp (tok, "hugetlbfs")) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        pool = OBJ_NEW(mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t);
-        if (NULL == pool) {
-            break;
-        }
-
-        pool->path = strdup (path);
-
-        tok = strtok_r (NULL, " ", &ctx);
-        tok = strtok_r (tok, ",", &ctx);
-
-        do {
-            if (0 == strncmp (tok, "pagesize", 8)) {
-                break;
-            }
-            tok = strtok_r (NULL, ",", &ctx);
-        } while (tok);
-        sscanf (tok, "pagesize=%lu", &pool->page_size);
-
-        opal_list_append (&mca_mpool_udreg_component.huge_pages, &pool->super);
-    }
-
-    fclose (fh);
-
-    opal_list_sort (&mca_mpool_udreg_component.huge_pages, page_compare);
-
-    mca_mpool_udreg_component.use_huge_pages =
-        !!(opal_list_get_size (&mca_mpool_udreg_component.huge_pages));
-}
-
-
-
-static mca_mpool_base_module_t *
-udreg_init(struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t *resources)
-{
-    mca_mpool_udreg_module_t* mpool_module;
-    static int inited = false;
-    int rc;
-
-    /* Set this here (vs in component.c) because
-       opal_leave_pinned* may have been set after MCA params were
-       read (e.g., by the openib btl) */
-    mca_mpool_udreg_component.leave_pinned = (int)
-        (1 == opal_leave_pinned || opal_leave_pinned_pipeline);
-
-    if (!inited) {
-        inited = true;
-        udreg_find_hugepages ();
-    }
-
-    mpool_module =
-        (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *) malloc (sizeof (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t));
-
-    memmove (&mpool_module->resources, resources, sizeof (*resources));
-
-    rc = mca_mpool_udreg_module_init(mpool_module);
-    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
-        free (mpool_module);
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return &mpool_module->super;
-}
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/mpool_udreg_module.c b/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/mpool_udreg_module.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 66243300ff..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/mpool_udreg_module.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,546 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2007      Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2010      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
- *                         reserved.
- *
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-
-#define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
-#include "opal_config.h"
-#include "opal/align.h"
-#include "mpool_udreg.h"
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_H
-#include <malloc.h>
-#endif
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
-#include "opal/include/opal_stdint.h"
-
-#include <fcntl.h>
-
-#include <udreg_pub.h>
-
-#include <sys/mman.h>
-
-static void *mca_mpool_udreg_reg_func (void *addr, uint64_t len, void *reg_context);
-static uint32_t mca_mpool_udreg_dereg_func (void *device_data, void *dreg_context);
-
-static void mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_constructor (mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *huge_page)
-{
-    memset ((char *)huge_page + sizeof(huge_page->super), 0, sizeof (*huge_page) - sizeof (huge_page->super));
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&huge_page->allocations, opal_list_t);
-}
-
-static void mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_destructor (mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *huge_page)
-{
-    opal_list_item_t *item;
-
-    if (huge_page->path) {
-        free (huge_page->path);
-    }
-
-    while (NULL != (item = opal_list_remove_first (&huge_page->allocations))) {
-        OBJ_RELEASE(item);
-    }
-
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&huge_page->allocations);
-}
-
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t, opal_list_item_t,
-                   mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_constructor,
-                   mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_destructor);
-
-static void mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_constructor (mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t *alloc)
-{
-    memset ((char *)alloc + sizeof(alloc->super), 0, sizeof (*alloc) - sizeof (alloc->super));
-    alloc->fd = -1;
-}
-
-static void mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_destructor (mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t *alloc)
-{
-    if (NULL != alloc->ptr) {
-        munmap (alloc->ptr, alloc->size);
-    }
-
-    if (NULL == alloc->path) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    free (alloc->path);
-}
-
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t, opal_list_item_t,
-                   mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_constructor,
-                   mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_destructor);
-
-
-static mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *udreg_find_matching_pagesize (size_t size) {
-    mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *huge_table;
-    opal_list_item_t *item;
-
-    for (item = opal_list_get_first (&mca_mpool_udreg_component.huge_pages) ;
-         item != opal_list_get_end (&mca_mpool_udreg_component.huge_pages) ;
-         item = opal_list_get_next (item)) {
-        huge_table = (mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_t *) item;
-
-        if (huge_table->page_size == size) {
-            return huge_table;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-
-/*
- *  Initializes the mpool module.
- */
-int mca_mpool_udreg_module_init(mca_mpool_udreg_module_t* mpool)
-{
-    struct udreg_cache_attr cache_attr;
-    int urc;
-
-    mpool->super.mpool_component = &mca_mpool_udreg_component.super;
-    mpool->super.mpool_base = NULL; /* no base .. */
-    mpool->super.mpool_alloc = mca_mpool_udreg_alloc;
-    mpool->super.mpool_realloc = mca_mpool_udreg_realloc;
-    mpool->super.mpool_free = mca_mpool_udreg_free;
-    mpool->super.mpool_register = mca_mpool_udreg_register;
-    mpool->super.mpool_find = mca_mpool_udreg_find;
-    mpool->super.mpool_deregister = mca_mpool_udreg_deregister;
-    /* This module relies on udreg for notification of memory release */
-    mpool->super.mpool_release_memory = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_finalize = mca_mpool_udreg_finalize;
-    mpool->super.mpool_ft_event = mca_mpool_udreg_ft_event;
-    mpool->super.flags = MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_MPI_ALLOC_MEM | MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_NO_HOOKS;
-
-    if (4096 < mpool->resources.page_size) {
-        mpool->huge_page = udreg_find_matching_pagesize (mpool->resources.page_size);
-    } else {
-        mpool->huge_page = NULL;
-    }
-
-    cache_attr.modes = 0;
-
-    /* Create udreg cache */
-    if (mpool->resources.use_kernel_cache) {
-        cache_attr.modes |= UDREG_CC_MODE_USE_KERNEL_CACHE;
-    }
-
-    if (mpool->resources.use_evict_w_unreg) {
-        cache_attr.modes |= UDREG_CC_MODE_USE_EVICT_W_UNREG;
-    }
-
-    if (mca_mpool_udreg_component.leave_pinned) {
-        cache_attr.modes |= UDREG_CC_MODE_USE_LAZY_DEREG;
-    }
-
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mpool->lock,opal_mutex_t);
-
-    strncpy (cache_attr.cache_name, mpool->resources.pool_name, UDREG_MAX_CACHENAME_LEN);
-    cache_attr.max_entries         = mpool->resources.max_entries;
-    cache_attr.debug_mode          = 0;
-    cache_attr.debug_rank          = 0;
-    cache_attr.reg_context         = mpool;
-    cache_attr.dreg_context        = mpool;
-    cache_attr.destructor_context  = mpool;
-    cache_attr.device_reg_func     = mca_mpool_udreg_reg_func;
-    cache_attr.device_dereg_func   = mca_mpool_udreg_dereg_func;
-    cache_attr.destructor_callback = NULL;
-
-    /* attempt to create the udreg cache. this will fail if one already exists */
-    (void) UDREG_CacheCreate (&cache_attr);
-
-    urc = UDREG_CacheAccess (mpool->resources.pool_name, (udreg_cache_handle_t *) &mpool->udreg_handle);
-    if (UDREG_RC_SUCCESS != urc) {
-        return OPAL_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mpool->reg_list, opal_free_list_t);
-    opal_free_list_init (&mpool->reg_list, mpool->resources.sizeof_reg,
-                         opal_cache_line_size,
-                         OBJ_CLASS(mca_mpool_base_registration_t),
-                         0, opal_cache_line_size, 0, -1, 32, NULL, 0,
-                         NULL, NULL, NULL);
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/* udreg callback functions */
-static void *mca_mpool_udreg_reg_func (void *addr, uint64_t len, void *reg_context)
-{
-    mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *mpool_udreg = (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *) reg_context;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *udreg_reg;
-    opal_free_list_item_t *item;
-    int rc;
-
-    item = opal_free_list_get (&mpool_udreg->reg_list);
-    if (NULL == item) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    udreg_reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *) item;
-
-    udreg_reg->mpool = reg_context;
-    udreg_reg->base  = addr;
-    udreg_reg->bound = (void *)((uintptr_t) addr + len);
-    /* pull the access flags out of the mpool module */
-    udreg_reg->access_flags = mpool_udreg->requested_access_flags;
-
-    rc = mpool_udreg->resources.register_mem(mpool_udreg->resources.reg_data,
-                                             addr, len, udreg_reg);
-    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
-        opal_free_list_return (&mpool_udreg->reg_list, item);
-        udreg_reg = NULL;
-    }
-
-    return udreg_reg;
-}
-
-static uint32_t mca_mpool_udreg_dereg_func (void *device_data, void *dreg_context)
-{
-    mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *mpool_udreg = (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *) dreg_context;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *udreg_reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *) device_data;
-    int rc;
-
-    if (udreg_reg->ref_count) {
-        /* there are still users of this registration. leave it alone */
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    rc = mpool_udreg->resources.deregister_mem(mpool_udreg->resources.reg_data, udreg_reg);
-
-    if (OPAL_LIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc)) {
-        opal_free_list_return (&mpool_udreg->reg_list,
-                               (opal_free_list_item_t *) udreg_reg);
-    }
-    /* might be worth printing out a warning if an error occurs here */
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/* */
-
-static int mca_mpool_udreg_alloc_huge (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *mpool, size_t size,
-                                       void **addr, void **base_addr) {
-    mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t *alloc;
-    int rc;
-
-    alloc = OBJ_NEW(mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t);
-    alloc->size = size;
-
-    rc = asprintf (&alloc->path, "%s/hugepage.openmpi.%d.%d", mpool->huge_page->path,
-                   getpid (), mpool->huge_page->cnt++);
-    if (0 > rc) {
-        OBJ_RELEASE(alloc);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    alloc->fd = open (alloc->path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0600);
-    if (-1 == alloc->fd) {
-        OBJ_RELEASE(alloc);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (0 != ftruncate (alloc->fd, size)) {
-        close (alloc->fd);
-        unlink (alloc->path);
-        OBJ_RELEASE(alloc);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    alloc->ptr = mmap (NULL, size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED,
-                       alloc->fd, 0);
-    if (NULL == alloc->ptr) {
-        OBJ_RELEASE(alloc);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    close (alloc->fd);
-    unlink (alloc->path);
-
-    alloc->huge_table = mpool->huge_page;
-
-    opal_list_append (&mpool->huge_page->allocations, &alloc->super);
-
-    *addr = alloc->ptr;
-    *base_addr = alloc;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
-static void mca_mpool_udreg_free_huge (mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t *alloc) {
-    opal_list_remove_item (&alloc->huge_table->allocations, &alloc->super);
-    OBJ_RELEASE(alloc);
-}
-
-/**
-  * allocate function
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_udreg_alloc(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, size_t size,
-                            size_t align, uint32_t flags, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
-{
-    mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *udreg_module = (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *) mpool;
-    void *base_addr, *addr;
-
-    if(0 == align)
-        align = mca_mpool_base_page_size;
-
-#if OPAL_CUDA_SUPPORT
-    /* CUDA cannot handle registering overlapping regions, so make
-     * sure each region is page sized and page aligned. */
-    align = mca_mpool_base_page_size;
-    size = OPAL_ALIGN(size, mca_mpool_base_page_size, size_t);
-#endif
-
-    addr = base_addr = NULL;
-
-    if (NULL != udreg_module->huge_page) {
-        size = OPAL_ALIGN(size, udreg_module->huge_page->page_size, size_t);
-        mca_mpool_udreg_alloc_huge (udreg_module, size, &addr, &base_addr);
-    } else {
-#ifdef HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN
-        if((errno = posix_memalign(&base_addr, align, size)) != 0)
-            return NULL;
-
-        addr = base_addr;
-#else
-        base_addr = malloc(size + align);
-        if(NULL == base_addr)
-            return NULL;
-
-        addr = (void*)OPAL_ALIGN((uintptr_t)base_addr, align, uintptr_t);
-#endif
-    }
-
-    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != mca_mpool_udreg_register(mpool, addr, size, flags, MCA_MPOOL_ACCESS_ANY, reg)) {
-        if (udreg_module->huge_page) {
-            mca_mpool_udreg_free_huge ((mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t *) base_addr);
-        } else {
-            free(base_addr);
-        }
-
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    (*reg)->alloc_base = (unsigned char *) base_addr;
-
-    return addr;
-}
-
-bool mca_mpool_udreg_evict (struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
-{
-    mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *mpool_udreg = (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *) mpool;
-    udreg_return_t urc;
-
-    urc = UDREG_Evict (mpool_udreg->udreg_handle);
-    return (UDREG_RC_SUCCESS == urc);
-}
-
-/*
- * register memory
- */
-int mca_mpool_udreg_register(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
-                             size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags,
-                             mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
-{
-    mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *mpool_udreg = (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *) mpool;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *udreg_reg, *old_reg;
-    bool bypass_cache = !!(flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS);
-    udreg_entry_t *udreg_entry;
-    udreg_return_t urc;
-
-    *reg = NULL;
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool_udreg->lock);
-
-    /* we hold the lock so no other thread can modify these flags until the registration is complete */
-    mpool_udreg->requested_access_flags = access_flags;
-
-    if (false == bypass_cache) {
-        /* Get a udreg entry for this region */
-        do {
-            while (UDREG_RC_SUCCESS !=
-                   (urc = UDREG_Register (mpool_udreg->udreg_handle, addr, size, &udreg_entry))) {
-                /* try to remove one unused reg and retry */
-                if (!mca_mpool_udreg_evict (mpool)) {
-                    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool_udreg->lock);
-                    return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-                }
-            }
-
-            udreg_reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *) udreg_entry->device_data;
-
-            if ((udreg_reg->access_flags & access_flags) == access_flags) {
-                /* sufficient access */
-                break;
-            }
-
-            old_reg = udreg_reg;
-
-            /* to not confuse udreg make sure the new registration covers the same address
-             * range as the old one. */
-            addr = old_reg->base;
-            size = (size_t)((intptr_t) old_reg->bound - (intptr_t) old_reg->base);
-
-            /* make the new access flags more permissive */
-            mpool_udreg->requested_access_flags = access_flags | old_reg->access_flags;
-
-            /* get a new registration */
-            udreg_reg = mca_mpool_udreg_reg_func (addr, size, mpool);
-            if (NULL == udreg_reg) {
-                OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool_udreg->lock);
-                return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-            }
-
-            /* update the device data with the new registration */
-            udreg_entry->device_data = udreg_reg;
-
-            /* ensure that mca_mpool_udreg_deregister does not call into udreg since
-             * we are forcefully evicting the registration here */
-            old_reg->flags |= MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS | MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID;
-
-            mca_mpool_udreg_dereg_func (old_reg, mpool);
-        } while (0);
-
-        udreg_reg->mpool_context = udreg_entry;
-    } else {
-        /* if cache bypass is requested don't use the udreg cache */
-        while (NULL == (udreg_reg = mca_mpool_udreg_reg_func (addr, size, mpool))) {
-            /* try to remove one unused reg and retry */
-            if (!mca_mpool_udreg_evict (mpool)) {
-                OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool_udreg->lock);
-                return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-            }
-        }
-        udreg_reg->mpool_context = NULL;
-    }
-
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool_udreg->lock);
-
-    udreg_reg->flags = flags;
-
-    *reg = udreg_reg;
-    udreg_reg->ref_count++;
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-
-/**
-  * realloc function
-  */
-void* mca_mpool_udreg_realloc(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
-                              size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
-{
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *old_reg  = *reg;
-    void *new_mem = mca_mpool_udreg_alloc(mpool, size, 0, old_reg->flags, reg);
-    memcpy(new_mem, addr, old_reg->bound - old_reg->base + 1);
-    mca_mpool_udreg_free(mpool, addr, old_reg);
-
-    return new_mem;
-}
-
-/**
-  * free function
-  */
-void mca_mpool_udreg_free(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
-                          mca_mpool_base_registration_t *registration)
-{
-    mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *udreg_module = (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *) mpool;
-    mca_mpool_udreg_deregister(mpool, registration);
-
-    if (udreg_module->huge_page) {
-        mca_mpool_udreg_free_huge ((mca_mpool_udreg_hugepage_alloc_t *) registration->alloc_base);
-    } else {
-        free (registration->alloc_base);
-    }
-}
-
-int mca_mpool_udreg_find(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
-        size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
-{
-    *reg = NULL;
-    return OPAL_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
-}
-
-int mca_mpool_udreg_deregister(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-                               mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
-{
-    mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *mpool_udreg = (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *) mpool;
-
-    assert(reg->ref_count > 0);
-
-    --reg->ref_count;
-
-    if (!(reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS)) {
-        OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool_udreg->lock);
-        UDREG_DecrRefcount (mpool_udreg->udreg_handle, reg->mpool_context);
-        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool_udreg->lock);
-    } else {
-        mca_mpool_udreg_dereg_func (reg, mpool);
-    }
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-void mca_mpool_udreg_finalize(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
-{
-    mca_mpool_udreg_module_t *mpool_udreg = (mca_mpool_udreg_module_t*)mpool;
-
-    /* Statistic */
-    if (true == mca_mpool_udreg_component.print_stats) {
-        uint64_t hit = 0, miss = 0, evicted = 0;
-
-        (void) UDREG_GetStat (mpool_udreg->udreg_handle,
-                              UDREG_STAT_CACHE_HIT, &hit);
-
-        (void) UDREG_GetStat (mpool_udreg->udreg_handle,
-                              UDREG_STAT_CACHE_MISS, &miss);
-
-        (void) UDREG_GetStat (mpool_udreg->udreg_handle,
-                              UDREG_STAT_CACHE_EVICTED, &evicted);
-
-        opal_output(0, "%s udreg: stats (hit/miss/evicted): %" PRIu64 "/%" PRIu64 "/%" PRIu64 "\n",
-                    OPAL_NAME_PRINT(OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME), hit, miss, evicted);
-    }
-
-    UDREG_CacheRelease (mpool_udreg->udreg_handle);
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mpool_udreg->reg_list);
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mpool_udreg->lock);
-}
-
-int mca_mpool_udreg_ft_event(int state) {
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/owner.txt b/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/owner.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 52961b5d12..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/owner.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#
-# owner/status file
-# owner: institution that is responsible for this package
-# status: e.g. active, maintenance, unmaintained
-#
-owner: LANL
-status: maintenance
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/base/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/rcache/base/Makefile.am
index f000f5cc2a..7b7782a1fc 100644
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/base/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/base/Makefile.am
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 #                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 #                         All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2013      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
-#                         All rights reserved
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+#                         reserved
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -19,8 +19,15 @@
 #
 
 headers += \
-        base/base.h
+        base/base.h \
+	base/rcache_base_vma.h \
+	base/rcache_base_vma_tree.h \
+	base/rcache_base_mem_cb.h
+
 
 libmca_rcache_la_SOURCES += \
 	base/rcache_base_frame.c \
-	base/rcache_base_create.c
+	base/rcache_base_create.c \
+	base/rcache_base_vma.c \
+	base/rcache_base_vma_tree.c \
+	base/rcache_base_mem_cb.c
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h b/opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h
index 439f78535b..d4bfeb27ee 100644
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -9,8 +10,8 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
- *                         All rights reserved
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
 /*
  * create a module by name
  */
-OPAL_DECLSPEC mca_rcache_base_module_t* mca_rcache_base_module_create(const char* name);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC mca_rcache_base_module_t *mca_rcache_base_module_create (const char *name, void *user_data,
+                                                                       mca_rcache_base_resources_t *rcache_resources);
 
 /*
  * MCA framework
@@ -45,13 +47,18 @@ struct mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t {
     opal_list_item_t super;
     mca_rcache_base_component_t *rcache_component;
     mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache_module;
+    void *user_data;
 };
 typedef struct mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t;
 
 OPAL_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t);
 
-OPAL_DECLSPEC mca_rcache_base_component_t* mca_rcache_base_component_lookup(const char* name);
-OPAL_DECLSPEC mca_rcache_base_module_t* mca_rcache_base_module_lookup(const char* name);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC mca_rcache_base_component_t *mca_rcache_base_component_lookup(const char *name);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC mca_rcache_base_module_t *mca_rcache_base_module_lookup (const char *name);
+OPAL_DECLSPEC int mca_rcache_base_module_destroy(mca_rcache_base_module_t *module);
+
+/* only used within base -- no need to DECLSPEC */
+extern int mca_rcache_base_used_mem_hooks;
 
 /*
  * Globals
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_create.c b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_create.c
index b2ae62b25f..1219677d66 100644
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_create.c
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_create.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -25,33 +28,85 @@
 #include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 #include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_mem_cb.h"
+#include "opal/util/show_help.h"
+#include "opal/util/proc.h"
 
+#include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
+#include "opal/memoryhooks/memory.h"
 
-
-mca_rcache_base_module_t* mca_rcache_base_module_create(const char* name)
+mca_rcache_base_module_t* mca_rcache_base_module_create (const char* name, void *user_data,
+                                                         struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t* resources)
 {
-    mca_base_component_list_item_t* cli;
     mca_rcache_base_component_t* component = NULL;
     mca_rcache_base_module_t* module = NULL;
+    mca_base_component_list_item_t *cli;
     mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t *sm;
-    bool found = false;
 
     OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(cli, &opal_rcache_base_framework.framework_components, mca_base_component_list_item_t) {
          component = (mca_rcache_base_component_t *) cli->cli_component;
          if(0 == strcmp(component->rcache_version.mca_component_name, name)) {
-             found = true;
+             module = component->rcache_init (resources);
              break;
          }
     }
 
-    if (!found) {
+    if ( NULL == module ) {
         return NULL;
     }
-    module = component->rcache_init();
+
     sm = OBJ_NEW(mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t);
     sm->rcache_component = component;
     sm->rcache_module = module;
+    sm->user_data = user_data;
     opal_list_append(&mca_rcache_base_modules, (opal_list_item_t*) sm);
+
+    /* on the very first creation of a module we init the memory
+       callback */
+    if (!mca_rcache_base_used_mem_hooks) {
+        /* Use the memory hooks if leave_pinned or
+         * leave_pinned_pipeline is enabled (note that either of these
+         * leave_pinned variables may have been set by a user MCA
+         * param or elsewhere in the code base).  Yes, we could havexc
+         * coded this more succinctly, but this is more clear. Do not
+         * check memory hooks if the rcache does not provide an
+         * range invalidation function.. */
+        if ((opal_leave_pinned > 0 || opal_leave_pinned_pipeline) &&
+            module->rcache_invalidate_range) {
+            if ((OPAL_MEMORY_FREE_SUPPORT | OPAL_MEMORY_MUNMAP_SUPPORT) ==
+                ((OPAL_MEMORY_FREE_SUPPORT | OPAL_MEMORY_MUNMAP_SUPPORT) &
+                 opal_mem_hooks_support_level())) {
+                opal_mem_hooks_register_release(mca_rcache_base_mem_cb, NULL);
+            } else {
+                opal_show_help("help-rcache-base.txt", "leave pinned failed",
+                               true, name, OPAL_NAME_PRINT(OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME),
+                               opal_proc_local_get()->proc_hostname);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+
+            /* Set this to true so that rcache_base_close knows to
+               cleanup */
+            mca_rcache_base_used_mem_hooks = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
     return module;
 }
 
+int mca_rcache_base_module_destroy(mca_rcache_base_module_t *module)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t *sm, *next;
+
+    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(sm, next, &mca_rcache_base_modules, mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t) {
+        if (module == sm->rcache_module) {
+            opal_list_remove_item(&mca_rcache_base_modules, (opal_list_item_t*)sm);
+            if (NULL != sm->rcache_module->rcache_finalize) {
+                sm->rcache_module->rcache_finalize(sm->rcache_module);
+            }
+            OBJ_RELEASE(sm);
+            return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return OPAL_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
+}
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_frame.c b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_frame.c
index 72334c2ded..84b2a726d3 100644
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_frame.c
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_frame.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@
 #include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 #include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/memoryhooks/memory.h"
 #include "opal/constants.h"
+#include "rcache_base_mem_cb.h"
 
 /*
  * The following file was created by configure.  It contains extern
@@ -38,6 +41,24 @@
 
 #include "opal/mca/rcache/base/static-components.h"
 
+int mca_rcache_base_used_mem_hooks;
+
+/**
+ * Memory Pool Registration
+ */
+
+static void mca_rcache_base_registration_constructor( mca_rcache_base_registration_t * reg )
+{
+    reg->rcache = NULL;
+    reg->base = NULL;
+    reg->bound = NULL;
+    reg->ref_count = 0;
+    reg->flags = 0;
+}
+
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_rcache_base_registration_t, opal_free_list_item_t,
+                   mca_rcache_base_registration_constructor, NULL);
+
 
 /*
  * Global variables
@@ -49,28 +70,32 @@ OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t, opal_list_item_t, NULL, NU
 
 static int mca_rcache_base_close(void)
 {
-  opal_list_item_t *item;
-  mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t *sm;
+    opal_list_item_t *item;
+    mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t *sm;
 
-  /* Finalize all the rcache components and free their list items */
+    /* Finalize all the rcache components and free their list items */
 
-  for (item = opal_list_remove_first(&mca_rcache_base_modules);
-       NULL != item;
-       item = opal_list_remove_first(&mca_rcache_base_modules)) {
-    sm = (mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t *) item;
+    while (NULL != (item = opal_list_remove_first(&mca_rcache_base_modules))) {
+        sm = (mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t *) item;
 
-    /* Blatently ignore the return code (what would we do to recover,
-       anyway?  This component is going away, so errors don't matter
-       anymore).  Note that it's legal for the module to have NULL for
-       the finalize function. */
+        /* Blatently ignore the return code (what would we do to recover,
+           anyway?  This component is going away, so errors don't matter
+           anymore).  Note that it's legal for the module to have NULL for
+           the finalize function. */
 
-    if (NULL != sm->rcache_module->rcache_finalize) {
-        sm->rcache_module->rcache_finalize(sm->rcache_module);
+        if (NULL != sm->rcache_module->rcache_finalize) {
+            sm->rcache_module->rcache_finalize(sm->rcache_module);
+        }
+        OBJ_RELEASE(sm);
     }
-    OBJ_RELEASE(sm);
-  }
 
-  /* Close all remaining available components */
+    /* deregister memory free callback */
+    if (mca_rcache_base_used_mem_hooks) {
+        opal_mem_hooks_unregister_release(mca_rcache_base_mem_cb);
+    }
+    /* All done */
+
+    /* Close all remaining available components */
     return mca_base_framework_components_close(&opal_rcache_base_framework, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -80,16 +105,16 @@ static int mca_rcache_base_close(void)
  */
 static int mca_rcache_base_open(mca_base_open_flag_t flags)
 {
-  /* Initialize the list so that in mca_rcache_base_close(), we can
-     iterate over it (even if it's empty, as in the case of the opal_info-tool) */
+    /* Initialize the list so that in mca_rcache_base_close(), we can
+       iterate over it (even if it's empty, as in the case of the opal_info-tool) */
 
-  OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_rcache_base_modules, opal_list_t);
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_rcache_base_modules, opal_list_t);
 
      /* Open up all available components */
     return mca_base_framework_components_open(&opal_rcache_base_framework, flags);
 }
 
-MCA_BASE_FRAMEWORK_DECLARE(opal, rcache, "OPAL Rcache", NULL,
+MCA_BASE_FRAMEWORK_DECLARE(opal, rcache, "OPAL Registration Cache", NULL,
                            mca_rcache_base_open, mca_rcache_base_close,
                            mca_rcache_base_static_components, 0);
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.c b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_mem_cb.c
similarity index 65%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.c
rename to opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_mem_cb.c
index 354e376ad8..7f177a3e2f 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.c
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_mem_cb.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; -*- */
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2009      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2012      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 #include "opal/util/proc.h"
 #include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
 
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_mem_cb.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
 
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "opal/memoryhooks/memory.h"
@@ -47,43 +47,34 @@ static char msg[512];
  *  from_alloc==true, then you cannot call malloc (or any of its
  *  friends)!
  */
-void mca_mpool_base_mem_cb(void* base, size_t size, void* cbdata,
-                           bool from_alloc)
+void mca_rcache_base_mem_cb (void* base, size_t size, void* cbdata, bool from_alloc)
 {
-    mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t* current;
+    mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t* current;
     int rc;
-    opal_list_item_t* item;
 
     /* Only do anything meaningful if the OPAL layer is up and running
        and size != 0 */
-    if ((from_alloc && (!opal_initialized)) ||
-        size == 0) {
+    if ((from_alloc && (!opal_initialized)) || size == 0) {
         return;
     }
 
-    for(item = opal_list_get_first(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
-        item != opal_list_get_end(&mca_mpool_base_modules);
-        item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
-
-        current = (mca_mpool_base_selected_module_t*) item;
-
-        if(current->mpool_module->mpool_release_memory != NULL) {
-            rc = current->mpool_module->mpool_release_memory(current->mpool_module,
-                    base, size);
-
+    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(current, &mca_rcache_base_modules, mca_rcache_base_selected_module_t) {
+        if (current->rcache_module->rcache_invalidate_range != NULL) {
+            rc = current->rcache_module->rcache_invalidate_range (current->rcache_module,
+                                                                  base, size);
             if (rc != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
                 if (from_alloc) {
                     int len;
-                    len = snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "[%s:%d] Attempt to free memory that is still in use by an ongoing MPI communication (buffer %p, size %lu).  MPI job will now abort.\n",
-                             opal_proc_local_get()->proc_hostname,
-                             getpid(),
-                             base, (unsigned long) size);
+                    len = snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "[%s:%d] Attempt to free memory that is still in "
+                                   "use by an ongoing MPI communication (buffer %p, size %lu).  MPI job "
+                                   "will now abort.\n", opal_proc_local_get()->proc_hostname,
+                                   getpid(), base, (unsigned long) size);
                     msg[sizeof(msg) - 1] = '\0';
                     write(2, msg, len);
                 } else {
-                    opal_show_help("help-mpool-base.txt",
+                    opal_show_help("help-rcache-base.txt",
                                    "cannot deregister in-use memory", true,
-                                   current->mpool_component->mpool_version.mca_component_name,
+                                   current->rcache_component->rcache_version.mca_component_name,
                                    opal_proc_local_get()->proc_hostname,
                                    base, (unsigned long) size);
                 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.h b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_mem_cb.h
similarity index 70%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.h
rename to opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_mem_cb.h
index 7484731014..3192aeecb4 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/base/mpool_base_mem_cb.h
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_mem_cb.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
  *                         University Research and Technology
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@
  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
  *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -18,8 +21,8 @@
 /**
  * @file
  */
-#ifndef MCA_MPOOL_BASE_MEM_CB_H
-#define MCA_MPOOL_BASE_MEM_CB_H
+#ifndef MCA_RCACHE_BASE_MEM_CB_H
+#define MCA_RCACHE_BASE_MEM_CB_H
 
 #include "opal_config.h"
 
@@ -28,12 +31,8 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
 /*
  *  memory hook callback, called when memory is free'd out from under us
  */
-void mca_mpool_base_mem_cb(void* base, size_t size, void* cbdata,
-                           bool from_alloc);
+void mca_rcache_base_mem_cb (void* base, size_t size, void* cbdata, bool from_alloc);
 
 END_C_DECLS
 
-#endif /* MCA_MPOOL_BASE_MEM_CB_H */
-
-
-
+#endif /* MCA_RCACHE_BASE_MEM_CB_H */
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma.c b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39f534b07b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma.c
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+
+#include MCA_memory_IMPLEMENTATION_HEADER
+#include "opal/mca/memory/memory.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
+#include "rcache_base_vma.h"
+#include "rcache_base_vma_tree.h"
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the rcache
+ */
+
+static void mca_rcache_base_vma_module_construct (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module) {
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&vma_module->vma_lock, opal_recursive_mutex_t);
+    (void) mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_init (vma_module);
+}
+
+static void mca_rcache_base_vma_module_destruct (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module) {
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&vma_module->vma_lock);
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_finalize (vma_module);
+}
+
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t, opal_object_t,
+                   mca_rcache_base_vma_module_construct,
+                   mca_rcache_base_vma_module_destruct);
+
+mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *mca_rcache_base_vma_module_alloc (void)
+{
+    return OBJ_NEW(mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t);
+}
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_find (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module, void *addr,
+                              size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg)
+{
+    int rc;
+    unsigned char *bound_addr;
+
+    if (size == 0) {
+        return OPAL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    bound_addr = (unsigned char *) ((intptr_t) addr + size - 1);
+
+    /* Check to ensure that the cache is valid */
+    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(opal_memory_changed() &&
+                      NULL != opal_memory->memoryc_process &&
+                      OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_memory->memoryc_process()))) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    *reg = mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_find (vma_module, (unsigned char *) addr, bound_addr);
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_find_all (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module, void *addr,
+                                  size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **regs,
+                                  int reg_cnt)
+{
+    int rc;
+    unsigned char *bound_addr;
+
+    if(size == 0) {
+        return OPAL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    bound_addr = (unsigned char *) ((intptr_t) addr + size - 1);
+
+    /* Check to ensure that the cache is valid */
+    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(opal_memory_changed() &&
+                      NULL != opal_memory->memoryc_process &&
+                      OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_memory->memoryc_process()))) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    return mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_find_all (vma_module, (unsigned char *) addr,
+                                              bound_addr, regs, reg_cnt);
+}
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_insert (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg, size_t limit)
+{
+    size_t reg_size = reg->bound - reg->base + 1;
+    int rc;
+
+    if (limit != 0 && reg_size > limit) {
+        /* return out of resources if request is bigger than cache size
+         * return temp out of resources otherwise */
+        return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+    }
+
+    /* Check to ensure that the cache is valid */
+    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(opal_memory_changed() &&
+                      NULL != opal_memory->memoryc_process &&
+                      OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_memory->memoryc_process()))) {
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    rc = mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_insert (vma_module, reg, limit);
+    if (OPAL_LIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc)) {
+        /* If we successfully registered, then tell the memory manager
+           to start monitoring this region */
+        opal_memory->memoryc_register (reg->base, (uint64_t) reg_size,
+                                       (uint64_t) (uintptr_t) reg);
+    }
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
+{
+    /* Tell the memory manager that we no longer care about this
+       region */
+    opal_memory->memoryc_deregister (reg->base,
+                                     (uint64_t) (reg->bound - reg->base),
+                                     (uint64_t) (uintptr_t) reg);
+    return mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_delete (vma_module, reg);
+}
+
+void mca_rcache_base_vma_dump_range (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                     unsigned char *base, size_t size, char *msg)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_dump_range (vma_module, base, size, msg);
+}
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma.h b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cbb010365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Registration cache VMA lookup
+ */
+
+#ifndef MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VMA_H
+#define MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VMA_H
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
+#include "opal/class/opal_rb_tree.h"
+
+BEGIN_C_DECLS
+
+struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t;
+
+struct mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t {
+    opal_object_t super;
+    opal_rb_tree_t rb_tree;
+    opal_list_t vma_list;
+    size_t reg_cur_cache_size;
+    opal_mutex_t vma_lock;
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t;
+
+OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t);
+
+mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *mca_rcache_base_vma_module_alloc (void);
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_find (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module, void *addr,
+                              size_t size, struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_find_all (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module, void *addr,
+                                  size_t size, struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t **regs,
+                                  int reg_cnt);
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_insert (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t *registration,
+                                size_t limit);
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t *registration);
+
+void mca_rcache_base_vma_dump_range (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                     unsigned char *base, size_t size, char *msg);
+
+END_C_DECLS
+
+#endif /* MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VMA_H */
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma_tree.c b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma_tree.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25c6eecb43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma_tree.c
@@ -0,0 +1,565 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007      Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Research Organization for Information Science
+ *                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "opal/util/output.h"
+#include "rcache_base_vma_tree.h"
+
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t, opal_list_item_t, NULL, NULL);
+
+static void mca_rcache_base_vma_item_construct (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma_item)
+{
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&vma_item->reg_list, opal_list_t);
+}
+
+static void mca_rcache_base_vma_item_destruct (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma_item)
+{
+    OPAL_LIST_DESTRUCT(&vma_item->reg_list);
+}
+
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t, opal_list_item_t,
+                   mca_rcache_base_vma_item_construct,
+                   mca_rcache_base_vma_item_destruct);
+
+
+/**
+ * Function for the red black tree to compare 2 keys
+ *
+ * @param key1 a pointer to the 1st key
+ * @param key2 a pointer to the second key
+ *
+ * @retval -1 if key1 is below key2
+ * @retval 1 if key 1 is above key2
+ * @retval 0 if the keys are the same
+ */
+
+static int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_node_compare(void *key1, void *key2)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma1 = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) key1,
+        *vma2 = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) key2;
+
+    if (vma1->start < vma2->start) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (vma1->start > vma2->start) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_node_compare_search(void *key1, void *key2)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) key2;
+    uintptr_t addr = (uintptr_t) key1;
+
+    if (vma->end < addr) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (vma->start <= addr) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_node_compare_closest(void *key1, void *key2)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) key2, *prev_vma;
+    uintptr_t addr = (uintptr_t) key1;
+
+    if (vma->end < addr) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (vma->start <= addr) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    prev_vma = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_list_get_prev (&vma->super);
+    if (prev_vma == (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_list_get_end (&vma->vma_module->vma_list)
+        || prev_vma->end < addr) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+static inline
+mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *mca_rcache_base_vma_new (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                                     uintptr_t start, uintptr_t end)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma_item = OBJ_NEW(mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t);
+
+    if (NULL == vma_item) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    vma_item->start = start;
+    vma_item->end = end;
+    vma_item->vma_module = vma_module;
+
+    (void) opal_rb_tree_insert (&vma_module->rb_tree, vma_item, vma_item);
+
+    return vma_item;
+}
+
+static inline int mca_rcache_base_vma_compare_regs (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg1,
+                                                    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg2)
+{
+    /* persisten registration are on top */
+    if ((reg1->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST) &&
+        !(reg2->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST)) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if (!(reg1->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST) &&
+        (reg2->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST)) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (reg1->bound != reg2->bound) {
+        return (int)(reg1->bound - reg2->bound);
+    }
+
+    /* tie breaker */
+    return (int)((intptr_t)reg1 - (intptr_t)reg2);
+}
+
+static inline int mca_rcache_base_vma_add_reg (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma_item,
+                                               struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t *item, *entry;
+
+    entry = OBJ_NEW(mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t);
+
+    if (!entry) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    entry->reg = reg;
+
+    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(item, &vma_item->reg_list, mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t) {
+        if (mca_rcache_base_vma_compare_regs(item->reg, reg) > 0) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        opal_list_insert_pos (&vma_item->reg_list, &item->super, &entry->super);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    opal_list_append (&vma_item->reg_list, &entry->super);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void mca_rcache_base_vma_remove_reg (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma_item,
+                                                   struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t *item;
+
+    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(item, &vma_item->reg_list, mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t) {
+        if(item->reg == reg) {
+            opal_list_remove_item(&vma_item->reg_list, &item->super);
+            OBJ_RELEASE(item);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static inline int mca_rcache_base_vma_copy_reg_list (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *to,
+                                                     mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *from)
+{
+
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t *item_f, *item_t;
+    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(item_f, &from->reg_list, mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t) {
+        item_t = OBJ_NEW(mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t);
+
+        if (NULL == item_t) {
+            return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+        }
+
+        item_t->reg = item_f->reg;
+
+        opal_list_append (&to->reg_list, &item_t->super);
+    }
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/* returns 1 iff two lists contain the same entries */
+static inline int mca_rcache_base_vma_compare_reg_lists (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma1,
+                                                         mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma2)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t *i1, *i2;
+
+    if (!vma1 || !vma2 || opal_list_get_size (&vma1->reg_list) != opal_list_get_size (&vma2->reg_list)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    i2 = (mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t *) opal_list_get_first(&vma2->reg_list);
+
+    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(i1, &vma1->reg_list, mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t) {
+        if ((void *) i2 == (void *) opal_list_get_end (&vma2->reg_list) || i1->reg != i2->reg) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        i2 = (mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t *) opal_list_get_next (&i2->super);
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_init (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module)
+{
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&vma_module->rb_tree, opal_rb_tree_t);
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&vma_module->vma_list, opal_list_t);
+    vma_module->reg_cur_cache_size = 0;
+    return opal_rb_tree_init (&vma_module->rb_tree, mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_node_compare);
+}
+
+void mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_finalize (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module)
+{
+    opal_rb_tree_init(&vma_module->rb_tree,  mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_node_compare);
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&vma_module->vma_list);
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&vma_module->rb_tree);
+}
+
+mca_rcache_base_registration_t *mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_find (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                                              unsigned char *base, unsigned char *bound)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma;
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t *item;
+
+    vma = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_rb_tree_find_with (&vma_module->rb_tree, base,
+                                                                 mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_node_compare_search);
+    if (!vma) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(item, &vma->reg_list, mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t) {
+        if(item->reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if(item->reg->bound >= bound)
+            return item->reg;
+        if(!(item->reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST))
+            break;
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline bool is_reg_in_array (mca_rcache_base_registration_t **regs,
+                                    int cnt, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *p)
+{
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < cnt ; ++i) {
+        if (regs[i] == p) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_find_all (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module, unsigned char *base,
+                                       unsigned char *bound, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **regs,
+                                       int reg_cnt)
+{
+    int cnt = 0;
+
+    if(opal_list_get_size(&vma_module->vma_list) == 0)
+        return cnt;
+
+    do {
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma;
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t *vma_item;
+        vma = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_rb_tree_find_with (&vma_module->rb_tree, base,
+                                                                     mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_node_compare_closest);
+
+        if (NULL == vma) {
+            /* base is bigger than any registered memory */
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (base < (unsigned char *) vma->start) {
+            base = (unsigned char *) vma->start;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(vma_item, &vma->reg_list, mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t) {
+            if ((vma_item->reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID) ||
+                is_reg_in_array (regs, cnt, vma_item->reg)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            regs[cnt++] = vma_item->reg;
+            if (cnt == reg_cnt) {
+                return cnt; /* no space left in the provided array */
+            }
+        }
+
+        base = (unsigned char *)vma->end + 1;
+    } while(bound >= base);
+
+    return cnt;
+}
+
+static inline int mca_rcache_base_vma_can_insert (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module, size_t nbytes, size_t limit)
+{
+    return (0 == limit || vma_module->reg_cur_cache_size + nbytes <= limit);
+}
+
+static inline void mca_rcache_base_vma_update_byte_count (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                                     size_t nbytes)
+{
+    vma_module->reg_cur_cache_size += nbytes;
+}
+
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_insert (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                     mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg, size_t limit)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *i;
+    uintptr_t begin = (uintptr_t)reg->base, end = (uintptr_t)reg->bound;
+
+    i = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_rb_tree_find_with (&vma_module->rb_tree,
+            (void *) begin, mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_node_compare_closest);
+
+    if (!i) {
+        i = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_list_get_end (&vma_module->vma_list);
+    }
+
+    while (begin <= end) {
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma = NULL;
+
+        if (opal_list_get_end (&vma_module->vma_list) == &i->super) {
+            if (mca_rcache_base_vma_can_insert (vma_module, end - begin + 1, limit)) {
+                vma = mca_rcache_base_vma_new(vma_module, begin, end);
+            }
+
+            if (!vma) {
+                goto remove;
+            }
+
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_update_byte_count (vma_module, end - begin + 1);
+
+            opal_list_append(&vma_module->vma_list, &vma->super);
+            begin = vma->end + 1;
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_add_reg (vma, reg);
+            return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        if (i->start > begin) {
+            uintptr_t tend = (i->start <= end) ? (i->start - 1) : end;
+            if (mca_rcache_base_vma_can_insert(vma_module, tend - begin + 1, limit)) {
+                vma = mca_rcache_base_vma_new(vma_module, begin, tend);
+            }
+
+            if (!vma) {
+                goto remove;
+            }
+
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_update_byte_count (vma_module, tend - begin + 1);
+
+            /* insert before */
+            opal_list_insert_pos(&vma_module->vma_list, &i->super, &vma->super);
+            i = vma;
+            begin = vma->end + 1;
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_add_reg (vma, reg);
+        } else if(i->start == begin) {
+            if (i->end > end) {
+                vma = mca_rcache_base_vma_new (vma_module, end + 1, i->end);
+                if (!vma) {
+                    goto remove;
+                }
+
+                i->end = end;
+
+                mca_rcache_base_vma_copy_reg_list (vma, i);
+
+                /* add after */
+                opal_list_insert_pos (&vma_module->vma_list,
+                                      opal_list_get_next (&i->super),
+                                      &vma->super);
+                mca_rcache_base_vma_add_reg (i, reg);
+                begin = end + 1;
+            } else {
+                mca_rcache_base_vma_add_reg(i, reg);
+                begin = i->end + 1;
+            }
+        } else {
+                vma = mca_rcache_base_vma_new (vma_module, begin, i->end);
+
+                if (!vma) {
+                    goto remove;
+                }
+
+                i->end = begin - 1;
+
+                mca_rcache_base_vma_copy_reg_list (vma, i);
+
+                /* add after */
+                opal_list_insert_pos (&vma_module->vma_list,
+                                      opal_list_get_next (&i->super),
+                                      &vma->super);
+        }
+
+        i = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_list_get_next (&i->super);
+    }
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+
+remove:
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_delete (vma_module, reg);
+    return OPAL_ERR_TEMP_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Function to remove previously memory from the tree without freeing it
+ *
+ * @param base pointer to the memory to free
+ *
+ * @retval OPAL_SUCCESS
+ * @retval OPAL_ERR_BAD_PARAM if the passed base pointer was invalid
+ */
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_delete (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                     mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
+{
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma;
+
+    vma = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *)
+        opal_rb_tree_find_with (&vma_module->rb_tree, reg->base,
+                                mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_node_compare_search);
+
+    if (!vma) {
+        return OPAL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    while (vma != (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_list_get_end (&vma_module->vma_list)
+            && vma->start <= (uintptr_t) reg->bound) {
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_remove_reg(vma, reg);
+
+        if(opal_list_is_empty(&vma->reg_list)) {
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *next =
+                (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_list_get_next (&vma->super);
+            opal_rb_tree_delete (&vma_module->rb_tree, vma);
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_update_byte_count (vma_module,
+                                                   vma->start - vma->end - 1);
+            opal_list_remove_item (&vma_module->vma_list, &vma->super);
+            OBJ_RELEASE(vma);
+            vma = next;
+        } else {
+            int merged;
+
+            do {
+                mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *prev = NULL, *next = NULL;
+                if (opal_list_get_first (&vma_module->vma_list) != &vma->super) {
+                    prev = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_list_get_prev(vma);
+                }
+
+                merged = 0;
+
+                if (prev && vma->start == prev->end + 1 &&
+                    mca_rcache_base_vma_compare_reg_lists(vma, prev)) {
+                    prev->end = vma->end;
+                    opal_list_remove_item(&vma_module->vma_list, &vma->super);
+                    opal_rb_tree_delete(&vma_module->rb_tree, vma);
+                    OBJ_RELEASE(vma);
+                    vma = prev;
+                    merged = 1;
+                }
+
+                if (opal_list_get_last (&vma_module->vma_list) != &vma->super) {
+                    next = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_list_get_next (vma);
+                }
+
+                if (next && vma->end + 1 == next->start &&
+                    mca_rcache_base_vma_compare_reg_lists (vma, next)) {
+                    vma->end = next->end;
+                    opal_list_remove_item(&vma_module->vma_list, &next->super);
+                    opal_rb_tree_delete(&vma_module->rb_tree, next);
+                    OBJ_RELEASE(next);
+                    merged = 1;
+                }
+            } while (merged);
+
+            vma = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *) opal_list_get_next (vma);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Dump out rcache entries within a range of memory.  Useful for debugging. */
+void mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_dump_range (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                          unsigned char *base, size_t size, char *msg)
+{
+    unsigned char * bound = base + size -1;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg;
+
+    if (NULL == msg) {
+        msg = "";
+    }
+
+    opal_output(0, "Dumping rcache entries: %s", msg);
+
+    if(opal_list_is_empty(&vma_module->vma_list)) {
+        opal_output(0, "  rcache is empty");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    do {
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *vma;
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t *vma_item;
+        vma = (mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t *)
+            opal_rb_tree_find_with (&vma_module->rb_tree, base,
+                                    mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_node_compare_closest);
+
+        if (NULL == vma) {
+            /* base is bigger than any registered memory */
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (base < (unsigned char *) vma->start) {
+            base = (unsigned char *) vma->start;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        opal_output(0, "  vma: base=%p, bound=%p, size=%lu, number of registrations=%d",
+                    (void *)vma->start, (void *)vma->end, vma->end - vma->start + 1,
+                    (int) opal_list_get_size(&vma->reg_list));
+        OPAL_LIST_FOREACH(vma_item, &vma->reg_list, mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t) {
+            reg = vma_item->reg;
+            opal_output(0, "    reg: base=%p, bound=%p, ref_count=%d, flags=0x%x",
+                        reg->base, reg->bound, reg->ref_count, reg->flags);
+        }
+        base = (unsigned char *)vma->end + 1;
+    } while (bound >= base);
+}
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma_tree.h b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma_tree.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de7b3648a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/base/rcache_base_vma_tree.h
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2013      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+/**
+  * @file
+  * Registation cache VMA tree implementation
+  */
+#ifndef MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VMA_TREE_H
+#define MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VMA_TREE_H
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
+#include "rcache_base_vma.h"
+
+/*
+ * Data structures for the tree of allocated memory
+ */
+
+struct mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t
+{
+    opal_list_item_t super;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg;
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t;
+OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_rcache_base_vma_reg_list_item_t);
+
+/**
+ * The item in the vma_tree itself
+ */
+struct mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t
+{
+    opal_list_item_t super;          /**< the parent class */
+    uintptr_t start;                 /**< the base of the memory range */
+    uintptr_t end;                   /**< the bound of the memory range */
+    opal_list_t reg_list;            /**< list of regs on this vma */
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module; /**< pointer to rcache vma belongs to */
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t;
+
+OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_rcache_base_vma_item_t);
+
+
+/*
+ * initialize the vma tree
+ */
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_init (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module);
+
+/*
+ * clean up the vma tree
+ */
+void mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_finalize(mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module);
+
+/**
+ *  Returns the item in the vma tree
+ */
+mca_rcache_base_registration_t *mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_find (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                                               unsigned char *base,
+                                                               unsigned char *bound);
+/**
+ * Returns all registration that overlaps given memory region
+ */
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_find_all (
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module, unsigned char *base,
+        unsigned char *bound, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **regs,
+        int reg_cnt);
+
+/*
+ * insert an item in the vma tree
+ */
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_insert (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                     mca_rcache_base_registration_t* reg, size_t limit);
+
+/*
+ * remove an item from the vma tree
+ */
+int mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_delete (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                     mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
+
+/*
+ * Dump out the contents of the rcache for debugging.
+ */
+void mca_rcache_base_vma_tree_dump_range (mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module,
+                                          unsigned char *base, size_t size, char *msg);
+
+
+#endif /* MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VMA_TREE_H */
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/Makefile.am
similarity index 66%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/Makefile.am
rename to opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/Makefile.am
index ce0f64f390..f2a0bdb050 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2012      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+#                         reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -18,40 +20,40 @@
 # $HEADER$
 #
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = $(mpool_gpusm_CPPFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(rcache_gpusm_CPPFLAGS)
 
 sources = \
-    mpool_gpusm_module.c \
-    mpool_gpusm_component.c
+    rcache_gpusm_module.c \
+    rcache_gpusm_component.c
 
 if WANT_INSTALL_HEADERS
 opaldir = $(opalincludedir)/$(subdir)
-opal_HEADERS = mpool_gpusm.h
+opal_HEADERS = rcache_gpusm.h
 endif
 
 # Make the output library in this directory, and name it either
 # mca_<type>_<name>.la (for DSO builds) or libmca_<type>_<name>.la
 # (for static builds).
 
-if MCA_BUILD_opal_mpool_gpusm_DSO
+if MCA_BUILD_opal_rcache_gpusm_DSO
 component_noinst =
-component_install = mca_mpool_gpusm.la
+component_install = mca_rcache_gpusm.la
 else
-component_noinst = libmca_mpool_gpusm.la
+component_noinst = libmca_rcache_gpusm.la
 component_install =
 endif
 
 mcacomponentdir = $(opallibdir)
 mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
-mca_mpool_gpusm_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
-mca_mpool_gpusm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
-mca_mpool_gpusm_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_gpusm_LIBS)
+mca_rcache_gpusm_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+mca_rcache_gpusm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+mca_rcache_gpusm_la_LIBADD = $(rcache_gpusm_LIBS)
 if OPAL_cuda_support
-mca_mpool_gpusm_la_LIBADD += \
+mca_rcache_gpusm_la_LIBADD += \
     $(OPAL_TOP_BUILDDIR)/opal/mca/common/cuda/lib@OPAL_LIB_PREFIX@mca_common_cuda.la
 endif
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_noinst)
-libmca_mpool_gpusm_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
-libmca_mpool_gpusm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
-libmca_mpool_gpusm_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_gpusm_LIBS)
+libmca_rcache_gpusm_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+libmca_rcache_gpusm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+libmca_rcache_gpusm_la_LIBADD = $(rcache_gpusm_LIBS)
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/configure.m4 b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/configure.m4
similarity index 71%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/configure.m4
rename to opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/configure.m4
index 52f0b765c2..2b792d7cc8 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/configure.m4
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/configure.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # -*- shell-script -*-
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2012-2015 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+#                         reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@
 # the configure sequence by the opal_configure_options.m4 code.
 #
 
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_opal_mpool_gpusm_CONFIG],[
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/Makefile])
+AC_DEFUN([MCA_opal_rcache_gpusm_CONFIG],[
+    AC_CONFIG_FILES([opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/Makefile])
 
     # Use CUDA_SUPPORT which was filled in by the opal configure code.
     AS_IF([test "x$CUDA_SUPPORT" = "x1"],
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/owner.txt b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/owner.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/owner.txt
rename to opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/owner.txt
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/rcache_gpusm.h b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/rcache_gpusm.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00733f3c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/rcache_gpusm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2015 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+/**
+ * @file
+ */
+#ifndef MCA_RCACHE_GPUSM_H
+#define MCA_RCACHE_GPUSM_H
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
+
+BEGIN_C_DECLS
+
+#define MEMHANDLE_SIZE 8
+#define EVTHANDLE_SIZE 8
+struct mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t base;
+    uint64_t memHandle[MEMHANDLE_SIZE]; /* CUipcMemHandle */
+    uint64_t evtHandle[EVTHANDLE_SIZE]; /* CUipcEventHandle */
+    uintptr_t event;                    /* CUevent */
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_t mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_t;
+OPAL_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_t);
+
+struct mca_rcache_gpusm_component_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_component_t super;
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_gpusm_component_t mca_rcache_gpusm_component_t;
+
+OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_rcache_gpusm_component_t mca_rcache_gpusm_component;
+
+struct mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t super;
+    opal_free_list_t reg_list;
+}; typedef struct mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t;
+
+/*
+ *  Initializes the rcache module.
+ */
+void mca_rcache_gpusm_module_init(mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t *rcache);
+
+/**
+  * register block of memory
+  */
+int mca_rcache_gpusm_register(mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void *addr,
+        size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
+
+/**
+ * deregister memory
+ */
+int mca_rcache_gpusm_deregister(mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+        mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
+
+/**
+ * find registration for a given block of memory
+ */
+int mca_rcache_gpusm_find(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void* addr,
+        size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
+
+/**
+ * finalize rcache
+ */
+void mca_rcache_gpusm_finalize(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache);
+
+END_C_DECLS
+#endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/mpool_gpusm_component.c b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/rcache_gpusm_component.c
similarity index 76%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/mpool_gpusm_component.c
rename to opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/rcache_gpusm_component.c
index 9a444e1466..fed00b62cf 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/mpool_gpusm_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/rcache_gpusm_component.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
 #include "opal_config.h"
 #include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
-#include "mpool_gpusm.h"
+#include "rcache_gpusm.h"
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@
 static int gpusm_open(void);
 static int gpusm_close(void);
 static int gpusm_register(void);
-static mca_mpool_base_module_t* gpusm_init(struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t* resources);
+static mca_rcache_base_module_t* gpusm_init(struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t* resources);
 
-mca_mpool_gpusm_component_t mca_mpool_gpusm_component = {
+mca_rcache_gpusm_component_t mca_rcache_gpusm_component = {
     {
       /* First, the mca_base_component_t struct containing meta
          information about the component itself */
 
-        .mpool_version = {
-            MCA_MPOOL_BASE_VERSION_2_0_0,
+        .rcache_version = {
+            MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VERSION_3_0_0,
 
             .mca_component_name = "gpusm",
             MCA_BASE_MAKE_VERSION(component, OPAL_MAJOR_VERSION, OPAL_MINOR_VERSION,
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ mca_mpool_gpusm_component_t mca_mpool_gpusm_component = {
             .mca_close_component = gpusm_close,
             .mca_register_component_params = gpusm_register,
         },
-        .mpool_data = {
+        .rcache_data = {
             /* The component is checkpoint ready */
             MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
         },
 
-        .mpool_init = gpusm_init,
+        .rcache_init = gpusm_init,
     }
 };
 
@@ -88,16 +88,18 @@ static int gpusm_close(void)
 }
 
 
-static mca_mpool_base_module_t* gpusm_init(struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t *resources)
+static mca_rcache_base_module_t* gpusm_init(struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t *resources)
 {
-    mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t* mpool_module;
+    mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t* rcache_module;
 
-    mpool_module =
-        (mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t*)malloc(sizeof(mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t));
+    (void) resources;
 
-    mpool_module->resources = *resources;
+    rcache_module = (mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t *) calloc (1, sizeof (*rcache_module));
+    if (NULL == rcache_module) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
-    mca_mpool_gpusm_module_init(mpool_module);
+    mca_rcache_gpusm_module_init(rcache_module);
 
-    return &mpool_module->super;
+    return &rcache_module->super;
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/mpool_gpusm_module.c b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/rcache_gpusm_module.c
similarity index 59%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/mpool_gpusm_module.c
rename to opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/rcache_gpusm_module.c
index 98740bbdcd..caf8913a93 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/mpool_gpusm_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/rcache_gpusm_module.c
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@
  */
 
 #include "opal_config.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/gpusm/mpool_gpusm.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/gpusm/rcache_gpusm.h"
 #include "opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h"
 
 /**
  * Called when the registration free list is created.  An event is created
  * for each entry.
  */
-static void mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_constructor( mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_t *item )
+static void mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_constructor( mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_t *item )
 {
     mca_common_cuda_construct_event_and_handle(&item->event,
                                                (void *)&item->evtHandle);
@@ -55,47 +55,34 @@ static void mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_constructor( mca_mpool_gpusm_registrati
 /**
  * Called when the program is exiting.  This destroys the events.
  */
-static void mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_destructor( mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_t *item )
+static void mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_destructor( mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_t *item )
 {
     mca_common_cuda_destruct_event(item->event);
 }
 
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_t, mca_mpool_base_registration_t,
-                   mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_constructor,
-                   mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_destructor);
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_t, mca_rcache_base_registration_t,
+                   mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_constructor,
+                   mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_destructor);
 
 /*
- *  Initializes the mpool module.
+ *  Initializes the rcache module.
  */
-void mca_mpool_gpusm_module_init(mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t* mpool)
+void mca_rcache_gpusm_module_init(mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t* rcache)
 {
-    mpool->super.mpool_component = &mca_mpool_gpusm_component.super;
-    mpool->super.mpool_base = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_alloc = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_realloc = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_free = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_register = mca_mpool_gpusm_register;
-    mpool->super.mpool_find = mca_mpool_gpusm_find;
-    mpool->super.mpool_deregister = mca_mpool_gpusm_deregister;
-    mpool->super.mpool_release_memory = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_finalize = mca_mpool_gpusm_finalize;
-    mpool->super.mpool_ft_event = mca_mpool_gpusm_ft_event;
-    mpool->super.rcache = NULL;
-    mpool->super.flags = 0;
+    rcache->super.rcache_component = &mca_rcache_gpusm_component.super;
+    rcache->super.rcache_register = mca_rcache_gpusm_register;
+    rcache->super.rcache_find = mca_rcache_gpusm_find;
+    rcache->super.rcache_deregister = mca_rcache_gpusm_deregister;
+    rcache->super.rcache_finalize = mca_rcache_gpusm_finalize;
 
-    mpool->resources.reg_data = NULL;
-    mpool->resources.sizeof_reg = sizeof(struct mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t);
-    mpool->resources.register_mem = cuda_getmemhandle;
-    mpool->resources.deregister_mem = cuda_ungetmemhandle;
-
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mpool->reg_list, opal_free_list_t);
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&rcache->reg_list, opal_free_list_t);
 
     /* Start with 0 entries in the free list since CUDA may not have
      * been initialized when this free list is created and there is
      * some CUDA specific activities that need to be done. */
-    opal_free_list_init (&mpool->reg_list, mpool->resources.sizeof_reg,
+    opal_free_list_init (&rcache->reg_list, sizeof(struct mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t),
             opal_cache_line_size,
-            OBJ_CLASS(mca_mpool_gpusm_registration_t),
+            OBJ_CLASS(mca_rcache_gpusm_registration_t),
             0,opal_cache_line_size,
             0, -1, 64, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -105,11 +92,11 @@ void mca_mpool_gpusm_module_init(mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t* mpool)
  * Just go ahead and get a new registration.  The find and register
  * functions are the same thing for this memory pool.
  */
-int mca_mpool_gpusm_find(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
+int mca_rcache_gpusm_find(mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
                          size_t size,
-                         mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
+                         mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg)
 {
-    return mca_mpool_gpusm_register(mpool, addr, size, 0, 0, reg);
+    return mca_rcache_gpusm_register(rcache, addr, size, 0, 0, reg);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -118,12 +105,12 @@ int mca_mpool_gpusm_find(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
  * buffer.  There is no need to deregister the memory handle so the
  * deregister function is a no-op.
  */
-int mca_mpool_gpusm_register(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
+int mca_rcache_gpusm_register(mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
                              size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags,
-                             mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
+                             mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg)
 {
-    mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t *mpool_gpusm = (mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t*)mpool;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *gpusm_reg;
+    mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t *rcache_gpusm = (mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t*)rcache;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *gpusm_reg;
     opal_free_list_item_t *item;
     unsigned char *base, *bound;
     int rc;
@@ -137,22 +124,22 @@ int mca_mpool_gpusm_register(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
     base = addr;
     bound = (unsigned char *)addr + size - 1;
 
-    item = opal_free_list_get (&mpool_gpusm->reg_list);
+    item = opal_free_list_get (&rcache_gpusm->reg_list);
     if(NULL == item) {
         return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
-    gpusm_reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t*)item;
+    gpusm_reg = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t*)item;
 
-    gpusm_reg->mpool = mpool;
+    gpusm_reg->rcache = rcache;
     gpusm_reg->base = base;
     gpusm_reg->bound = bound;
     gpusm_reg->flags = flags;
     gpusm_reg->access_flags = access_flags;
 
-    rc = mpool_gpusm->resources.register_mem(base, size, gpusm_reg, NULL);
+    rc = cuda_getmemhandle (base, size, gpusm_reg, NULL);
 
     if(rc != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
-        opal_free_list_return (&mpool_gpusm->reg_list, item);
+        opal_free_list_return (&rcache_gpusm->reg_list, item);
         return rc;
     }
 
@@ -165,36 +152,32 @@ int mca_mpool_gpusm_register(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
 /*
  * Return the registration to the free list.
  */
-int mca_mpool_gpusm_deregister(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-                               mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+int mca_rcache_gpusm_deregister(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                               mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
     int rc;
-    mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t *mpool_gpusm = (mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t *)mpool;
+    mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t *rcache_gpusm = (mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t *)rcache;
 
-    rc = mpool_gpusm->resources.deregister_mem(mpool, reg);
-    opal_free_list_return (&mpool_gpusm->reg_list, (opal_free_list_item_t *) reg);
+    rc = cuda_ungetmemhandle (NULL, reg);
+    opal_free_list_return (&rcache_gpusm->reg_list, (opal_free_list_item_t *) reg);
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 /**
  * Free up the resources.
  */
-void mca_mpool_gpusm_finalize(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
+void mca_rcache_gpusm_finalize(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache)
 {
     opal_free_list_item_t *item;
-    mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t *mpool_gpusm = (mca_mpool_gpusm_module_t *)mpool;
+    mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t *rcache_gpusm = (mca_rcache_gpusm_module_t *)rcache;
 
     /* Need to run the destructor on each item in the free list explicitly.
      * The destruction of the free list only runs the destructor on the
      * main free list, not each item. */
-    while (NULL != (item = (opal_free_list_item_t *)opal_lifo_pop(&(mpool_gpusm->reg_list.super)))) {
+    while (NULL != (item = (opal_free_list_item_t *)opal_lifo_pop(&(rcache_gpusm->reg_list.super)))) {
         OBJ_DESTRUCT(item);
     }
 
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mpool_gpusm->reg_list);
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&rcache_gpusm->reg_list);
     return;
 }
-
-int mca_mpool_gpusm_ft_event(int state) {
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/Makefile.am
similarity index 68%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/grdma/Makefile.am
rename to opal/mca/rcache/grdma/Makefile.am
index 7f29b2eab7..b10cf7ada7 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2010-2014 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2012      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
 #                         reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
@@ -19,40 +19,40 @@
 # $HEADER$
 #
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = $(mpool_grdma_CPPFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(rcache_grdma_CPPFLAGS)
 
 sources = \
-	mpool_grdma_module.c \
-	mpool_grdma_component.c
+	rcache_grdma_module.c \
+	rcache_grdma_component.c
 
 if WANT_INSTALL_HEADERS
 opaldir = $(opalincludedir)/$(subdir)
-opal_HEADERS = mpool_grdma.h
+opal_HEADERS = rcache_grdma.h
 endif
 
 # Make the output library in this directory, and name it either
 # mca_<type>_<name>.la (for DSO builds) or libmca_<type>_<name>.la
 # (for static builds).
 
-if MCA_BUILD_opal_mpool_grdma_DSO
+if MCA_BUILD_opal_rcache_grdma_DSO
 component_noinst =
-component_install = mca_mpool_grdma.la
+component_install = mca_rcache_grdma.la
 else
-component_noinst = libmca_mpool_grdma.la
+component_noinst = libmca_rcache_grdma.la
 component_install =
 endif
 
 mcacomponentdir = $(opallibdir)
 mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
-mca_mpool_grdma_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
-mca_mpool_grdma_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
-mca_mpool_grdma_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_grdma_LIBS)
+mca_rcache_grdma_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+mca_rcache_grdma_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+mca_rcache_grdma_la_LIBADD = $(rcache_grdma_LIBS)
 if OPAL_cuda_support
-mca_mpool_grdma_la_LIBADD += \
+mca_rcache_grdma_la_LIBADD += \
     $(OPAL_TOP_BUILDDIR)/opal/mca/common/cuda/lib@OPAL_LIB_PREFIX@mca_common_cuda.la
 endif
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_noinst)
-libmca_mpool_grdma_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
-libmca_mpool_grdma_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
-libmca_mpool_grdma_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_grdma_LIBS)
+libmca_rcache_grdma_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+libmca_rcache_grdma_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+libmca_rcache_grdma_la_LIBADD = $(rcache_grdma_LIBS)
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/owner.txt b/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/owner.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/grdma/owner.txt
rename to opal/mca/rcache/grdma/owner.txt
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/rcache_grdma.h b/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/rcache_grdma.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec80f6c29c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/rcache_grdma.h
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+/**
+ * @file
+ */
+#ifndef MCA_RCACHE_GRDMA_H
+#define MCA_RCACHE_GRDMA_H
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
+#include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
+#if HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#endif
+
+BEGIN_C_DECLS
+
+struct mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t {
+    opal_list_item_t super;
+    char *cache_name;
+    opal_list_t lru_list;
+    opal_list_t gc_list;
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module;
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t;
+
+OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t);
+
+struct mca_rcache_grdma_component_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_component_t super;
+    opal_list_t caches;
+    char *rcache_name;
+    bool print_stats;
+    int leave_pinned;
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_grdma_component_t mca_rcache_grdma_component_t;
+
+OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_rcache_grdma_component_t mca_rcache_grdma_component;
+
+struct mca_rcache_grdma_module_t;
+
+struct mca_rcache_grdma_module_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t super;
+    struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t resources;
+    mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t *cache;
+    opal_free_list_t reg_list;
+    uint32_t stat_cache_hit;
+    uint32_t stat_cache_miss;
+    uint32_t stat_evicted;
+    uint32_t stat_cache_found;
+    uint32_t stat_cache_notfound;
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_grdma_module_t mca_rcache_grdma_module_t;
+
+/*
+ *  Initializes the rcache module.
+ */
+void mca_rcache_grdma_module_init(mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache, mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t *cache);
+
+END_C_DECLS
+#endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma_component.c b/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/rcache_grdma_component.c
similarity index 54%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma_component.c
rename to opal/mca/rcache/grdma/rcache_grdma_component.c
index 2782faa422..08760effaf 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/grdma/mpool_grdma_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/rcache_grdma_component.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "opal_config.h"
 #include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
-#include "mpool_grdma.h"
+#include "rcache_grdma.h"
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@
 static int grdma_open(void);
 static int grdma_close(void);
 static int grdma_register(void);
-static mca_mpool_base_module_t* grdma_init(
-        struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t* resources);
+static mca_rcache_base_module_t* grdma_init(
+        struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t* resources);
 
-mca_mpool_grdma_component_t mca_mpool_grdma_component = {
+mca_rcache_grdma_component_t mca_rcache_grdma_component = {
     {
       /* First, the mca_base_component_t struct containing meta
          information about the component itself */
 
-        .mpool_version = {
-            MCA_MPOOL_BASE_VERSION_2_0_0,
+        .rcache_version = {
+            MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VERSION_3_0_0,
 
             .mca_component_name = "grdma",
             MCA_BASE_MAKE_VERSION(component, OPAL_MAJOR_VERSION, OPAL_MINOR_VERSION,
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ mca_mpool_grdma_component_t mca_mpool_grdma_component = {
             .mca_close_component = grdma_close,
             .mca_register_component_params = grdma_register,
         },
-        .mpool_data = {
+        .rcache_data = {
             /* The component is checkpoint ready */
             MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
         },
 
-        .mpool_init = grdma_init,
+        .rcache_init = grdma_init,
     }
 };
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ mca_mpool_grdma_component_t mca_mpool_grdma_component = {
   */
 static int grdma_open(void)
 {
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_mpool_grdma_component.pools, opal_list_t);
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_rcache_grdma_component.caches, opal_list_t);
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -79,22 +79,13 @@ static int grdma_open(void)
 
 static int grdma_register(void)
 {
-    mca_mpool_grdma_component.rcache_name = "vma";
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_grdma_component.super.mpool_version,
-                                           "rcache_name",
-                                           "The name of the registration cache the mpool should use",
-                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_STRING, NULL, 0, 0,
-                                           OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
-                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &mca_mpool_grdma_component.rcache_name);
-
-    mca_mpool_grdma_component.print_stats = false;
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_grdma_component.super.mpool_version,
-                                           "print_stats", "print pool usage statistics at the end of the run",
+    mca_rcache_grdma_component.print_stats = false;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_rcache_grdma_component.super.rcache_version,
+                                           "print_stats", "print registration cache usage statistics at the end of the run",
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_BOOL, NULL, 0, 0,
                                            OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &mca_mpool_grdma_component.print_stats);
+                                           &mca_rcache_grdma_component.print_stats);
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -102,56 +93,48 @@ static int grdma_register(void)
 
 static int grdma_close(void)
 {
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mca_mpool_grdma_component.pools);
-
+    OPAL_LIST_DESTRUCT(&mca_rcache_grdma_component.caches);
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 
-static mca_mpool_base_module_t *
-grdma_init(struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t *resources)
+static mca_rcache_base_module_t *
+grdma_init(struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t *resources)
 {
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_t* mpool_module;
-    mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t *pool = NULL;
-    opal_list_item_t *item;
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache_module;
+    mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t *cache = NULL, *item, *next;
 
     /* Set this here (vs in component.c) because
        opal_leave_pinned* may have been set after MCA params were
        read (e.g., by the openib btl) */
-    mca_mpool_grdma_component.leave_pinned = (int)
+    mca_rcache_grdma_component.leave_pinned = (int)
         (1 == opal_leave_pinned || opal_leave_pinned_pipeline);
 
     /* find the specified pool */
-    for (item = opal_list_get_first (&mca_mpool_grdma_component.pools) ;
-         item != opal_list_get_end (&mca_mpool_grdma_component.pools) ;
-         item = opal_list_get_next (item)) {
-        pool = (mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t *) item;
-
-        if (0 == strcmp (pool->pool_name, resources->pool_name)) {
+    OPAL_LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(item, next, &mca_rcache_grdma_component.caches, mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t) {
+        if (0 == strcmp (cache->cache_name, resources->cache_name)) {
+            cache = item;
             break;
         }
-
-        pool = NULL;
     }
 
-    if (NULL == pool) {
-        /* create new pool */
-        pool = OBJ_NEW(mca_mpool_grdma_pool_t);
-        if (NULL == pool) {
+    if (NULL == cache) {
+        /* create new cache */
+        cache = OBJ_NEW(mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t);
+        if (NULL == cache) {
             return NULL;
         }
 
-        pool->pool_name = strdup (resources->pool_name);
+        cache->cache_name = strdup (resources->cache_name);
 
-        opal_list_append (&mca_mpool_grdma_component.pools, &pool->super);
+        opal_list_append (&mca_rcache_grdma_component.caches, &cache->super);
     }
 
-    mpool_module =
-        (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t *) malloc (sizeof (mca_mpool_grdma_module_t));
+    rcache_module = (mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *) malloc (sizeof (*rcache_module));
 
-    mpool_module->resources = *resources;
+    rcache_module->resources = *resources;
 
-    mca_mpool_grdma_module_init(mpool_module, pool);
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_init (rcache_module, cache);
 
-    return &mpool_module->super;
+    return &rcache_module->super;
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/rcache_grdma_module.c b/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/rcache_grdma_module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0789b60fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/grdma/rcache_grdma_module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,513 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2014 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007      Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
+#include "opal_config.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "opal/align.h"
+
+#include "opal/util/proc.h"
+#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
+#include "opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h"
+#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
+
+#include "opal/util/sys_limits.h"
+#include "opal/align.h"
+#include "rcache_grdma.h"
+
+
+static int mca_rcache_grdma_register (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
+                                      size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags,
+                                      mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
+static int mca_rcache_grdma_deregister (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                                        mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
+static int mca_rcache_grdma_find (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
+                                  size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
+static int mca_rcache_grdma_invalidate_range (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *base,
+                                              size_t size);
+static void mca_rcache_grdma_finalize (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache);
+static bool mca_rcache_grdma_evict (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache);
+
+static inline bool registration_is_cacheable(mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
+{
+    return (mca_rcache_grdma_component.leave_pinned &&
+            !(reg->flags &
+              (MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS |
+               MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST |
+               MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID)));
+}
+
+#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
+static int check_for_cuda_freed_memory(mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr, size_t size);
+#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
+static void mca_rcache_grdma_cache_contructor (mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t *cache)
+{
+    memset ((void *)((uintptr_t)cache + sizeof (cache->super)), 0, sizeof (*cache) - sizeof (cache->super));
+
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&cache->lru_list, opal_list_t);
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&cache->gc_list, opal_list_t);
+
+    cache->vma_module = mca_rcache_base_vma_module_alloc ();
+}
+
+static void mca_rcache_grdma_cache_destructor (mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t *cache)
+{
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&cache->lru_list);
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&cache->gc_list);
+
+    free (cache->cache_name);
+}
+
+OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t, opal_list_item_t,
+                   mca_rcache_grdma_cache_contructor,
+                   mca_rcache_grdma_cache_destructor);
+
+/*
+ *  Initializes the rcache module.
+ */
+void mca_rcache_grdma_module_init(mca_rcache_grdma_module_t* rcache, mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t *cache)
+{
+    OBJ_RETAIN(cache);
+    rcache->cache = cache;
+
+    rcache->super.rcache_component = &mca_rcache_grdma_component.super;
+    rcache->super.rcache_register = mca_rcache_grdma_register;
+    rcache->super.rcache_find = mca_rcache_grdma_find;
+    rcache->super.rcache_deregister = mca_rcache_grdma_deregister;
+    rcache->super.rcache_invalidate_range = mca_rcache_grdma_invalidate_range;
+    rcache->super.rcache_finalize = mca_rcache_grdma_finalize;
+    rcache->super.rcache_evict = mca_rcache_grdma_evict;
+
+    rcache->stat_cache_hit = rcache->stat_cache_miss = rcache->stat_evicted = 0;
+    rcache->stat_cache_found = rcache->stat_cache_notfound = 0;
+
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&rcache->reg_list, opal_free_list_t);
+    opal_free_list_init (&rcache->reg_list, rcache->resources.sizeof_reg,
+                         opal_cache_line_size,
+                         OBJ_CLASS(mca_rcache_base_registration_t),
+                         0, opal_cache_line_size, 0, -1, 32, NULL, 0,
+                         NULL, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+static inline int dereg_mem(mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
+{
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache_grdma = (mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *) reg->rcache;
+    int rc;
+
+    if(!(reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS)) {
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module, reg);
+    }
+
+    rc = rcache_grdma->resources.deregister_mem (rcache_grdma->resources.reg_data, reg);
+    if (OPAL_LIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc)) {
+        opal_free_list_return (&rcache_grdma->reg_list,
+                               (opal_free_list_item_t *) reg);
+    }
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+/* This function must be called with the rcache lock held */
+static inline void do_unregistration_gc (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache)
+{
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache_grdma = (mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *) rcache;
+    opal_list_item_t *item;
+
+    /* Remove registration from garbage collection list
+       before deregistering it */
+    while (NULL !=
+           (item = opal_list_remove_first(&rcache_grdma->cache->gc_list))) {
+        dereg_mem((mca_rcache_base_registration_t *) item);
+    }
+}
+
+static inline bool mca_rcache_grdma_evict_lru_local (mca_rcache_grdma_cache_t *cache)
+{
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache_grdma;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *old_reg;
+
+    old_reg = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)
+        opal_list_remove_first (&cache->lru_list);
+    if (NULL == old_reg) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    rcache_grdma = (mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *) old_reg->rcache;
+
+    (void) dereg_mem (old_reg);
+
+    rcache_grdma->stat_evicted++;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool mca_rcache_grdma_evict (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache)
+{
+    return mca_rcache_grdma_evict_lru_local (((mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *) rcache)->cache);
+}
+
+/*
+ * register memory
+ */
+static int mca_rcache_grdma_register (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
+                                      size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags,
+                                      mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg)
+{
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache_grdma = (mca_rcache_grdma_module_t*)rcache;
+    const bool bypass_cache = !!(flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS);
+    const bool persist = !!(flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST);
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *grdma_reg;
+    opal_free_list_item_t *item;
+    unsigned char *base, *bound;
+    unsigned int page_size = opal_getpagesize ();
+    int rc;
+
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+
+    *reg = NULL;
+
+    /* if cache bypass is requested don't use the cache */
+    base = OPAL_DOWN_ALIGN_PTR(addr, page_size, unsigned char *);
+    bound = OPAL_ALIGN_PTR((intptr_t) addr + size, page_size, unsigned char *) - 1;
+    if (!opal_list_is_empty (&rcache_grdma->cache->gc_list))
+        do_unregistration_gc(rcache);
+
+#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
+    if (flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CUDA_GPU_MEM) {
+        size_t psize;
+        mca_common_cuda_get_address_range(&base, &psize, addr);
+        bound = base + psize - 1;
+        /* Check to see if this memory is in the cache and if it has been freed. If so,
+         * this call will boot it out of the cache. */
+        check_for_cuda_freed_memory(rcache, base, psize);
+    }
+#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
+
+    /* look through existing regs if not persistent registration requested.
+     * Persistent registration are always registered and placed in the cache */
+    if(!(bypass_cache || persist)) {
+        /* check to see if memory is registered */
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_find (rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module, base, bound - base + 1, &grdma_reg);
+        if (grdma_reg && !(flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID)) {
+            if (OPAL_UNLIKELY((access_flags & grdma_reg->access_flags) != access_flags)) {
+                access_flags |= grdma_reg->access_flags;
+
+                if (0 != grdma_reg->ref_count) {
+                    if (!(grdma_reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS)) {
+                        mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module, grdma_reg);
+                    }
+
+                    /* mark the registration to go away when it is deregistered */
+                    grdma_reg->flags |= MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID | MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS;
+                } else {
+                    if (registration_is_cacheable (grdma_reg)) {
+                        /* pull the item out of the lru */
+                        opal_list_remove_item (&rcache_grdma->cache->lru_list, (opal_list_item_t *) grdma_reg);
+                    }
+
+                    (void) dereg_mem (grdma_reg);
+                }
+            } else {
+                *reg = grdma_reg;
+                if (0 == grdma_reg->ref_count) {
+                    /* Leave pinned must be set for this to still be in the rcache. */
+                    opal_list_remove_item(&rcache_grdma->cache->lru_list,
+                                          (opal_list_item_t *) grdma_reg);
+                }
+
+                /* This segment fits fully within an existing segment. */
+                rcache_grdma->stat_cache_hit++;
+                grdma_reg->ref_count++;
+                OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+                return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+            }
+        }
+
+        rcache_grdma->stat_cache_miss++;
+
+        /* Unless explicitly requested by the caller always store the
+         * registration in the rcache. This will speed up the case where
+         * no leave pinned protocol is in use but the same segment is in
+         * use in multiple simultaneous transactions. We used to set bypass_cache
+         * here is !mca_rcache_grdma_component.leave_pinned. */
+    }
+
+    item = opal_free_list_get (&rcache_grdma->reg_list);
+    if(NULL == item) {
+        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+        return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+    }
+    grdma_reg = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t*)item;
+
+    grdma_reg->rcache = rcache;
+    grdma_reg->base = base;
+    grdma_reg->bound = bound;
+    grdma_reg->flags = flags;
+    grdma_reg->access_flags = access_flags;
+#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
+    if (flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CUDA_GPU_MEM) {
+        mca_common_cuda_get_buffer_id(grdma_reg);
+    }
+#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
+
+    if (false == bypass_cache) {
+        rc = mca_rcache_base_vma_insert (rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module, grdma_reg, 0);
+
+        if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(rc != OPAL_SUCCESS)) {
+            OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+            opal_free_list_return (&rcache_grdma->reg_list, item);
+            return rc;
+        }
+    }
+
+    while (OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE ==
+           (rc = rcache_grdma->resources.register_mem(rcache_grdma->resources.reg_data,
+                                                     base, bound - base + 1, grdma_reg))) {
+        /* try to remove one unused reg and retry */
+        if (!mca_rcache_grdma_evict (rcache)) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(rc != OPAL_SUCCESS)) {
+        if (false == bypass_cache) {
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module, grdma_reg);
+        }
+        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+        opal_free_list_return (&rcache_grdma->reg_list, item);
+        return rc;
+    }
+
+    *reg = grdma_reg;
+    (*reg)->ref_count++;
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int mca_rcache_grdma_find (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
+                                  size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg)
+{
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache_grdma = (mca_rcache_grdma_module_t*)rcache;
+    unsigned long page_size = opal_getpagesize ();
+    unsigned char *base, *bound;
+    int rc;
+
+    base = OPAL_DOWN_ALIGN_PTR(addr, page_size, unsigned char *);
+    bound = OPAL_ALIGN_PTR((intptr_t) addr + size - 1, page_size, unsigned char *);
+
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+
+    rc = mca_rcache_base_vma_find (rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module, base, bound - base + 1, reg);
+    if(NULL != *reg &&
+            (mca_rcache_grdma_component.leave_pinned ||
+             ((*reg)->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST) ||
+             ((*reg)->base == base && (*reg)->bound == bound))) {
+        assert(((void*)(*reg)->bound) >= addr);
+        if(0 == (*reg)->ref_count &&
+                mca_rcache_grdma_component.leave_pinned) {
+            opal_list_remove_item(&rcache_grdma->cache->lru_list,
+                                  (opal_list_item_t*)(*reg));
+        }
+        rcache_grdma->stat_cache_found++;
+        (*reg)->ref_count++;
+    } else {
+        rcache_grdma->stat_cache_notfound++;
+    }
+
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+static int mca_rcache_grdma_deregister (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                                        mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
+{
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache_grdma = (mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *) rcache;
+    int rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    assert(reg->ref_count > 0);
+
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+    reg->ref_count--;
+    if(reg->ref_count > 0) {
+        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    if (registration_is_cacheable(reg)) {
+        opal_list_append(&rcache_grdma->cache->lru_list, (opal_list_item_t *) reg);
+    } else {
+        rc = dereg_mem (reg);
+    }
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+#define GRDMA_RCACHE_NREGS 100
+
+static int mca_rcache_grdma_invalidate_range (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                                              void *base, size_t size)
+{
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache_grdma = (mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *) rcache;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *regs[GRDMA_RCACHE_NREGS];
+    int reg_cnt, i, rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
+
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+    do {
+        reg_cnt = mca_rcache_base_vma_find_all (rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module, base,
+                                                size, regs, GRDMA_RCACHE_NREGS);
+
+        for(i = 0 ; i < reg_cnt ; ++i) {
+            regs[i]->flags |= MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID;
+            if (regs[i]->ref_count) {
+                /* memory is being freed, but there are registration in use that
+                 * covers the memory. This can happen even in a correct program,
+                 * but may also be an user error. We can't tell. Mark the
+                 * registration as invalid. It will not be used any more and
+                 * will be unregistered when ref_count will become zero */
+                rc = OPAL_ERROR; /* tell caller that something was wrong */
+            } else {
+                opal_list_remove_item(&rcache_grdma->cache->lru_list,(opal_list_item_t *) regs[i]);
+                opal_list_append(&rcache_grdma->cache->gc_list, (opal_list_item_t *) regs[i]);
+            }
+        }
+    } while (reg_cnt == GRDMA_RCACHE_NREGS);
+
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
+/* Make sure this registration request is not stale.  In other words, ensure
+ * that we do not have a cuMemAlloc, cuMemFree, cuMemAlloc state.  If we do
+ * kick out the regisrations and deregister.  This function needs to be called
+ * with the rcache->vma_module->vma_lock held. */
+#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
+static int check_for_cuda_freed_memory (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr, size_t size)
+{
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache_grdma = (mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *) rcache;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *regs[GRDMA_RCACHE_NREGS];
+    int reg_cnt, i, rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg;
+
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_find (rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module, addr, size, &reg);
+    if (NULL == reg) {
+        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    /* If not previously freed memory, just return 0 */
+    if (!(mca_common_cuda_previously_freed_memory(reg))) {
+        return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    /* rcache->vma_module->rcache_dump_range(rcache->rcache, 0, (size_t)-1, "Before free"); */
+
+    /* This memory has been freed.  Find all registrations and delete */
+    do {
+        reg_cnt = mca_rcache_base_vma_find_all (rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module, reg->base,
+                                                reg->bound - reg->base + 1, regs,
+                                                GRDMA_RCACHE_NREGS);
+        for(i = 0 ; i < reg_cnt ; ++i) {
+            regs[i]->flags |= MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID;
+            if (regs[i]->ref_count) {
+                opal_output(0, "Release FAILED: ref_count=%d, base=%p, bound=%p, size=%d",
+                            regs[i]->ref_count, regs[i]->base, regs[i]->bound,
+                            (int) (regs[i]->bound - regs[i]->base + 1));
+                /* memory is being freed, but there are registration in use that
+                 * covers the memory. This can happen even in a correct program,
+                 * but may also be an user error. We can't tell. Mark the
+                 * registration as invalid. It will not be used any more and
+                 * will be unregistered when ref_count will become zero */
+                rc = OPAL_ERROR; /* tell caller that something was wrong */
+            } else {
+                opal_list_remove_item(&rcache_grdma->cache->lru_list,(opal_list_item_t *) regs[i]);
+                /* Now deregister.  Do not use gc_list as we need to kick this out now. */
+                dereg_mem(regs[i]);
+            }
+        }
+    } while(reg_cnt == GRDMA_RCACHE_NREGS);
+
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+    /* rcache->rcache->rcache_dump_range(rcache->rcache, 0, (size_t)-1, "After free");*/
+
+    return rc;
+}
+#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
+
+static void mca_rcache_grdma_finalize (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache)
+{
+    mca_rcache_grdma_module_t *rcache_grdma = (mca_rcache_grdma_module_t*)rcache;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *regs[GRDMA_RCACHE_NREGS];
+    int reg_cnt, i;
+
+    /* Statistic */
+    if (true == mca_rcache_grdma_component.print_stats) {
+        opal_output(0, "%s grdma: stats "
+                "(hit/miss/found/not found/evicted): %d/%d/%d/%d/%d\n",
+                OPAL_NAME_PRINT(OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME),
+                rcache_grdma->stat_cache_hit, rcache_grdma->stat_cache_miss,
+                rcache_grdma->stat_cache_found, rcache_grdma->stat_cache_notfound,
+                rcache_grdma->stat_evicted);
+    }
+
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+
+    do_unregistration_gc(rcache);
+
+    do {
+        reg_cnt = mca_rcache_base_vma_find_all (rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module, 0, (size_t)-1,
+                                                regs, GRDMA_RCACHE_NREGS);
+
+        for (i = 0 ; i < reg_cnt ; ++i) {
+            if (regs[i]->ref_count) {
+                regs[i]->ref_count = 0; /* otherwise dereg will fail on assert */
+            } else if (mca_rcache_grdma_component.leave_pinned) {
+                opal_list_remove_item(&rcache_grdma->cache->lru_list,
+                                      (opal_list_item_t *) regs[i]);
+            }
+
+	    (void) dereg_mem(regs[i]);
+        }
+    } while (reg_cnt == GRDMA_RCACHE_NREGS);
+
+    OBJ_RELEASE(rcache_grdma->cache);
+
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&rcache_grdma->reg_list);
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module->vma_lock);
+
+    OBJ_RELEASE(rcache_grdma->cache->vma_module);
+
+    /* this rcache was allocated by grdma_init in rcache_grdma_component.c */
+    free(rcache);
+}
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h b/opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h
index 729b900536..c99f0d7388 100644
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h
@@ -30,40 +30,133 @@
 #include "opal/threads/mutex.h"
 
 
+/* forward-declaration of rcache module structure */
+struct mca_rcache_base_module_t;
+typedef struct mca_rcache_base_module_t mca_rcache_base_module_t;
+
+enum {
+    /** bypass the cache when registering */
+    MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS      = 0x0001,
+    /** persistent registration */
+    MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_PERSIST           = 0x0002,
+    /** registation requires strong ordering (disables relaxed ordering) */
+    MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_SO_MEM            = 0x0004,
+    /** address range is cuda buffer */
+    MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CUDA_GPU_MEM      = 0x0008,
+    /** register with common cuda */
+    MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CUDA_REGISTER_MEM = 0x0010,
+    /** invalid registration (no valid for passing to rcache register) */
+    MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID           = 0x0080,
+    /** reserved for register function */
+    MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_RESV0             = 0x1000,
+    /** reserved for register function */
+    MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_RESV1             = 0x2000,
+    /** reserved for register function */
+    MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_RESV2             = 0x4000,
+    /** reserved for register function */
+    MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_RESV3             = 0x8000,
+};
+
+/** access flags */
+enum {
+    /** register for local write */
+    MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_LOCAL_WRITE   = 0x01,
+    /** register for remote read */
+    MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_READ   = 0x02,
+    /** register for remote write */
+    MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_WRITE  = 0x04,
+    /** register for local/remote atomic operations */
+    MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_REMOTE_ATOMIC = 0x08,
+    /** register for any access */
+    MCA_RCACHE_ACCESS_ANY           = 0x0f,
+};
+
+/** base class for all rcache registrations */
+struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t {
+    /** alloc registrations to be allocated from an opal_free_list_t */
+    opal_free_list_item_t super;
+    /** rcache this registration belongs to */
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache;
+    /** base of registered region */
+    unsigned char *base;
+    /** bound of registered region */
+    unsigned char *bound;
+    /** artifact of old mpool/rcache architecture. used by cuda code */
+    unsigned char *alloc_base;
+    /** number of outstanding references */
+    int32_t ref_count;
+    /** registration flags */
+    uint32_t flags;
+    /** internal rcache context */
+    void *rcache_context;
+#if OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT
+    /** CUDA gpu buffer identifier */
+    unsigned long long gpu_bufID;
+#endif /* OPAL_CUDA_GDR_SUPPORT */
+    /** registration access flags */
+    int32_t access_flags;
+    unsigned char padding[64];
+};
+
+typedef struct mca_rcache_base_registration_t mca_rcache_base_registration_t;
+
+OPAL_DECLSPEC OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_rcache_base_registration_t);
+
+struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t {
+    char  *cache_name;
+    void  *reg_data;
+    size_t sizeof_reg;
+    int (*register_mem) (void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
+                         mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
+    int (*deregister_mem) (void *reg_data, mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t mca_rcache_base_resources_t;
+
+
 /**
  * component initialize
  */
-typedef struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* (*mca_rcache_base_component_init_fn_t)(void);
+typedef struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *(*mca_rcache_base_component_init_fn_t)(mca_rcache_base_resources_t *);
 
+/**
+  * register memory
+  */
+typedef int (*mca_rcache_base_module_register_fn_t) (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                                                     void *addr, size_t size, uint32_t flags,
+                                                     int32_t access_flags,
+                                                     mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
 
-typedef int (*mca_rcache_base_module_find_fn_t) (
-        struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void* addr, size_t size,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
+/**
+  * deregister memory
+  */
+typedef int (*mca_rcache_base_module_deregister_fn_t) (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                                                       mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
 
-typedef int (*mca_rcache_base_module_find_all_fn_t)(
-        struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void* addr, size_t size,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t **regs, int reg_cnt);
+/**
+ * find registration in this memory pool
+ */
 
-typedef int (*mca_rcache_base_module_insert_fn_t)(
-        struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration, size_t limit);
+typedef int (*mca_rcache_base_module_find_fn_t) (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
+                                                 size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
 
-typedef int (*mca_rcache_base_module_delete_fn_t)(
-        struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration);
+/**
+ * release memory region
+ */
+typedef int (*mca_rcache_base_module_invalidate_range_fn_t) (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                                                             void *addr, size_t size);
 
-/* Do not call the clean function with the rcache lock held */
-typedef int (*mca_rcache_base_module_clean_fn_t)(
-        struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache);
-
-typedef void (*mca_rcache_base_module_dump_range_fn_t)(
-        struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, unsigned char* addr, size_t size, char *msg);
+/**
+ * evict one stale registration
+ *
+ * @returns true if successful
+ * @returns false if no registration could be evicted
+ */
+typedef bool (*mca_rcache_base_module_evict_fn_t) (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache);
 
 /**
   * finalize
   */
-typedef void (*mca_rcache_base_module_finalize_fn_t)(
-        struct mca_rcache_base_module_t*);
+typedef void (*mca_rcache_base_module_finalize_fn_t)(mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache);
 
 /**
  * rcache component descriptor. Contains component version information and
@@ -86,22 +179,25 @@ typedef struct mca_rcache_base_component_2_0_0_t mca_rcache_base_component_t;
  */
 struct mca_rcache_base_module_t {
     mca_rcache_base_component_t *rcache_component; /**< component struct */
+
+    mca_rcache_base_module_register_fn_t rcache_register;
+    mca_rcache_base_module_deregister_fn_t rcache_deregister;
     mca_rcache_base_module_find_fn_t rcache_find;
-    mca_rcache_base_module_find_all_fn_t rcache_find_all;
-    mca_rcache_base_module_insert_fn_t rcache_insert;
-    mca_rcache_base_module_delete_fn_t rcache_delete;
-    mca_rcache_base_module_clean_fn_t rcache_clean;
+    mca_rcache_base_module_invalidate_range_fn_t rcache_invalidate_range;
     mca_rcache_base_module_finalize_fn_t rcache_finalize;
-    mca_rcache_base_module_dump_range_fn_t rcache_dump_range;
+    mca_rcache_base_module_evict_fn_t rcache_evict;
     opal_mutex_t lock;
 };
-typedef struct mca_rcache_base_module_t mca_rcache_base_module_t;
+
+#define RCACHE_MAJOR_VERSION 3
+#define RCACHE_MINOR_VERSION 0
+#define RCACHE_RELEASE_VERSION 0
 
 /**
  * Macro for use in components that are of type rcache
  */
-#define MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VERSION_2_0_0 \
-    OPAL_MCA_BASE_VERSION_2_1_0("rcache", 2, 0, 0)
+#define MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VERSION_3_0_0 \
+    OPAL_MCA_BASE_VERSION_2_1_0("rcache", RCACHE_MAJOR_VERSION, RCACHE_MAJOR_VERSION, RCACHE_RELEASE_VERSION)
 
 #endif /* MCA_RCACHE_H */
 
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/Makefile.am
similarity index 69%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/Makefile.am
rename to opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/Makefile.am
index eecc5e941e..24881e56d4 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/Makefile.am
@@ -18,40 +18,40 @@
 # $HEADER$
 #
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = $(mpool_rgpusm_CPPFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(rcache_rgpusm_CPPFLAGS)
 
 sources = \
-    mpool_rgpusm_module.c \
-    mpool_rgpusm_component.c
+    rcache_rgpusm_module.c \
+    rcache_rgpusm_component.c
 
 if WANT_INSTALL_HEADERS
 opaldir = $(opalincludedir)/$(subdir)
-opal_HEADERS = mpool_rgpusm.h
+opal_HEADERS = rcache_rgpusm.h
 endif
 
 # Make the output library in this directory, and name it either
 # mca_<type>_<name>.la (for DSO builds) or libmca_<type>_<name>.la
 # (for static builds).
 
-if MCA_BUILD_opal_mpool_rgpusm_DSO
+if MCA_BUILD_opal_rcache_rgpusm_DSO
 component_noinst =
-component_install = mca_mpool_rgpusm.la
+component_install = mca_rcache_rgpusm.la
 else
-component_noinst = libmca_mpool_rgpusm.la
+component_noinst = libmca_rcache_rgpusm.la
 component_install =
 endif
 
 mcacomponentdir = $(opallibdir)
 mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
-mca_mpool_rgpusm_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
-mca_mpool_rgpusm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
-mca_mpool_rgpusm_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_rgpusm_LIBS)
+mca_rcache_rgpusm_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+mca_rcache_rgpusm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+mca_rcache_rgpusm_la_LIBADD = $(rcache_rgpusm_LIBS)
 if OPAL_cuda_support
-mca_mpool_rgpusm_la_LIBADD += \
+mca_rcache_rgpusm_la_LIBADD += \
     $(OPAL_TOP_BUILDDIR)/opal/mca/common/cuda/lib@OPAL_LIB_PREFIX@mca_common_cuda.la
 endif
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_noinst)
-libmca_mpool_rgpusm_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
-libmca_mpool_rgpusm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
-libmca_mpool_rgpusm_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_rgpusm_LIBS)
+libmca_rcache_rgpusm_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+libmca_rcache_rgpusm_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+libmca_rcache_rgpusm_la_LIBADD = $(rcache_rgpusm_LIBS)
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/configure.m4 b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/configure.m4
similarity index 71%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/configure.m4
rename to opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/configure.m4
index 8518cfc3b7..a9bce3c39d 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/configure.m4
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/configure.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # -*- shell-script -*-
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2012-2015 NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+#                         reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
 # Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@
 # the configure sequence by the opal_configure_options.m4 code.
 #
 
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_opal_mpool_rgpusm_CONFIG],[
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/Makefile])
+AC_DEFUN([MCA_opal_rcache_rgpusm_CONFIG],[
+    AC_CONFIG_FILES([opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/Makefile])
 
     # Use CUDA_SUPPORT which was filled in by the opal configure code.
     AS_IF([test "x$CUDA_SUPPORT" = "x1"],
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/owner.txt b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/owner.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/owner.txt
rename to opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/owner.txt
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/mpool_rgpusm.h b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/rcache_rgpusm.h
similarity index 50%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/mpool_rgpusm.h
rename to opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/rcache_rgpusm.h
index 3f43347fb2..268d3d1548 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/mpool_rgpusm.h
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/rcache_rgpusm.h
@@ -24,18 +24,18 @@
 /**
  * @file
  */
-#ifndef MCA_MPOOL_RGPUSM_H
-#define MCA_MPOOL_RGPUSM_H
+#ifndef MCA_RCACHE_RGPUSM_H
+#define MCA_RCACHE_RGPUSM_H
 
 #include "opal_config.h"
 #include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
 #include "opal/class/opal_free_list.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 
 BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
-struct mca_mpool_rgpusm_component_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_component_t super;
+struct mca_rcache_rgpusm_component_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_component_t super;
     char* rcache_name;
     unsigned long long rcache_size_limit;
     bool print_stats;
@@ -43,22 +43,12 @@ struct mca_mpool_rgpusm_component_t {
     int output;
     bool empty_cache;
 };
-typedef struct mca_mpool_rgpusm_component_t mca_mpool_rgpusm_component_t;
+typedef struct mca_rcache_rgpusm_component_t mca_rcache_rgpusm_component_t;
 
-OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_mpool_rgpusm_component_t mca_mpool_rgpusm_component;
+OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_rcache_rgpusm_component_t mca_rcache_rgpusm_component;
 
-struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t {
-    void *reg_data;
-    size_t sizeof_reg;
-    int (*register_mem)(void *base, size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *newreg,
-                        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *hdrreg);
-    int (*deregister_mem)(void *reg_data, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
-};
-typedef struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t mca_mpool_base_resources_t;
-
-struct mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t {
-    mca_mpool_base_module_t super;
-    struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t resources;
+struct mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t super;
     opal_free_list_t reg_list;
     opal_list_t lru_list;
     uint32_t stat_cache_hit;
@@ -68,54 +58,48 @@ struct mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t {
     uint32_t stat_evicted;
     uint32_t stat_cache_found;
     uint32_t stat_cache_notfound;
-}; typedef struct mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t;
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_module_t *vma_module;
+}; typedef struct mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t;
 
 /*
- *  Initializes the mpool module.
+ *  Initializes the rcache module.
  */
-void mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_init(mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *mpool);
+void mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_init(mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t *rcache);
 
 /**
   * register block of memory
   */
-int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register(mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void *addr,
-        size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
+int mca_rcache_rgpusm_register(mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void *addr,
+        size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
 
 /**
  * deregister memory
  */
-int mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
+int mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister(mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+        mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
 
 /**
   * free memory allocated by alloc function
   */
-void mca_mpool_rgpusm_free(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void * addr,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg);
+void mca_rcache_rgpusm_free(mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void * addr,
+        mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
 
 /**
  * find registration for a given block of memory
  */
-int mca_mpool_rgpusm_find(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void* addr,
-        size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
+int mca_rcache_rgpusm_find(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void* addr,
+        size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
 
 /**
  * unregister all registration covering the block of memory
  */
-int mca_mpool_rgpusm_release_memory(mca_mpool_base_module_t* mpool, void *base,
+int mca_rcache_rgpusm_release_memory(mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void *base,
         size_t size);
 
 /**
- * finalize mpool
+ * finalize rcache
  */
-void mca_mpool_rgpusm_finalize(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool);
-
-/**
- * Fault Tolerance Event Notification Function
- * @param state Checkpoint Stae
- * @return OPAL_SUCCESS or failure status
- */
-int mca_mpool_rgpusm_ft_event(int state);
+void mca_rcache_rgpusm_finalize(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache);
 
 END_C_DECLS
 #endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/mpool_rgpusm_component.c b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/rcache_rgpusm_component.c
similarity index 65%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/mpool_rgpusm_component.c
rename to opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/rcache_rgpusm_component.c
index 6b2d2016d7..8794d4f047 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/mpool_rgpusm_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/rcache_rgpusm_component.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
 #include "opal_config.h"
 #include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
-#include "mpool_rgpusm.h"
+#include "rcache_rgpusm.h"
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@
 static int rgpusm_open(void);
 static int rgpusm_close(void);
 static int rgpusm_register(void);
-static mca_mpool_base_module_t* rgpusm_init(struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t* resources);
+static mca_rcache_base_module_t* rgpusm_init(struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t* resources);
 
-static int opal_mpool_rgpusm_verbose = 0;
+static int opal_rcache_rgpusm_verbose = 0;
 
-mca_mpool_rgpusm_component_t mca_mpool_rgpusm_component = {
+mca_rcache_rgpusm_component_t mca_rcache_rgpusm_component = {
     {
         /* First, the mca_base_component_t struct containing meta
            information about the component itself */
 
-        .mpool_version = {
-            MCA_MPOOL_BASE_VERSION_2_0_0,
+        .rcache_version = {
+            MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VERSION_3_0_0,
 
             .mca_component_name = "rgpusm",
             MCA_BASE_MAKE_VERSION(component, OPAL_MAJOR_VERSION, OPAL_MINOR_VERSION,
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ mca_mpool_rgpusm_component_t mca_mpool_rgpusm_component = {
             .mca_close_component = rgpusm_close,
             .mca_register_component_params = rgpusm_register,
         },
-        .mpool_data = {
+        .rcache_data = {
             /* The component is checkpoint ready */
             MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
         },
 
-        .mpool_init = rgpusm_init
+        .rcache_init = rgpusm_init
     }
 };
 
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ mca_mpool_rgpusm_component_t mca_mpool_rgpusm_component = {
   */
 static int rgpusm_open(void)
 {
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output = opal_output_open(NULL);
-    opal_output_set_verbosity(mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output, opal_mpool_rgpusm_verbose);
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output = opal_output_open(NULL);
+    opal_output_set_verbosity(mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output, opal_rcache_rgpusm_verbose);
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -82,59 +82,59 @@ static int rgpusm_open(void)
 
 static int rgpusm_register(void)
 {
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.rcache_name = "vma";
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.super.mpool_version,
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.rcache_name = "vma";
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.super.rcache_version,
                                            "rcache_name",
-                                           "The name of the registration cache the mpool should use",
+                                           "The name of the registration cache the rcache should use",
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_STRING, NULL, 0, 0,
                                            OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.rcache_name);
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit = 0;
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.super.mpool_version,
+                                           &mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.rcache_name);
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit = 0;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.super.rcache_version,
                                            "rcache_size_limit",
                                            "the maximum size of registration cache in bytes. "
                                            "0 is unlimited (default 0)",
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_UNSIGNED_LONG_LONG, NULL, 0, 0,
                                            OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit);
+                                           &mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit);
 
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned = 1;
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.super.mpool_version,
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned = 1;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.super.rcache_version,
                                            "leave_pinned",
                                            "Whether to keep memory handles around or release them when done. ",
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, NULL, 0, 0,
                                            OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned);
+                                           &mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned);
 
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.print_stats = false;
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.super.mpool_version,
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.print_stats = false;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.super.rcache_version,
                                            "print_stats",
                                            "print pool usage statistics at the end of the run",
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_BOOL, NULL, 0, 0,
                                            OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.print_stats);
+                                           &mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.print_stats);
 
     /* Set different levels of verbosity in the rgpusm related code. */
-    opal_mpool_rgpusm_verbose = 0;
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.super.mpool_version,
-                                           "verbose", "Set level of mpool rgpusm verbosity",
+    opal_rcache_rgpusm_verbose = 0;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.super.rcache_version,
+                                           "verbose", "Set level of rcache rgpusm verbosity",
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_INT, NULL, 0, 0,
                                            OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &opal_mpool_rgpusm_verbose);
+                                           &opal_rcache_rgpusm_verbose);
 
     /* Force emptying of entire registration cache when it gets full */
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.empty_cache = false;
-    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.super.mpool_version,
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.empty_cache = false;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.super.rcache_version,
                                            "empty_cache", "When set, empty entire registration cache when it is full",
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_BOOL, NULL, 0, 0,
                                            OPAL_INFO_LVL_5,
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
-                                           &mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.empty_cache);
+                                           &mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.empty_cache);
 
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -146,17 +146,20 @@ static int rgpusm_close(void)
 }
 
 
-static mca_mpool_base_module_t* rgpusm_init(
-     struct mca_mpool_base_resources_t *resources)
+static mca_rcache_base_module_t* rgpusm_init(
+     struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t *resources)
 {
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t* mpool_module;
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t* rcache_module;
 
-    mpool_module =
-        (mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t*)malloc(sizeof(mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t));
+    /* ignore passed in resource structure */
+    (void) resources;
 
-    mpool_module->resources = *resources;
+    rcache_module = (mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t *) calloc (1, sizeof (*rcache_module));
+    if (NULL == rcache_module) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_init(mpool_module);
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_init(rcache_module);
 
-    return &mpool_module->super;
+    return &rcache_module->super;
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/mpool_rgpusm_module.c b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/rcache_rgpusm_module.c
similarity index 56%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/mpool_rgpusm_module.c
rename to opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/rcache_rgpusm_module.c
index fe0854baee..38645cb276 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/mpool_rgpusm_module.c
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/rcache_rgpusm_module.c
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
  * cache can also be used just to track how many handles are in use at
  * a time.  It is best to look at this with the three different
  * scenarios that are possible.
- * 1. mpool_rgpusm_leave_pinned=0, cache_size=unlimited
- * 2. mpool_rgpusm_leave_pinned=0, cache_size=limited
- * 3. mpool_rgpusm_leave_pinned=1, cache_size=unlimited (default)
- * 4. mpool_rgpusm_leave_pinned=1, cache_size=limited.
+ * 1. rcache_rgpusm_leave_pinned=0, cache_size=unlimited
+ * 2. rcache_rgpusm_leave_pinned=0, cache_size=limited
+ * 3. rcache_rgpusm_leave_pinned=1, cache_size=unlimited (default)
+ * 4. rcache_rgpusm_leave_pinned=1, cache_size=limited.
  *
  * Case 1: The cache is unused and remote memory is registered and
  * unregistered for each transaction.  The amount of outstanding
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 #define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
 #include "opal_config.h"
 #include "opal/align.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/rgpusm/mpool_rgpusm.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rgpusm/rcache_rgpusm.h"
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_H
@@ -89,89 +89,75 @@
 #include "opal/util/proc.h"
 #include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
 #include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
 #include "opal/mca/common/cuda/common_cuda.h"
 
 
-static int mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_no_lock(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *,
-                                               mca_mpool_base_registration_t *);
-static inline bool mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_lru (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool) {
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *mpool_rgpusm = (mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *) mpool;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *old_reg;
+static int mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister_no_lock(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *,
+                                               mca_rcache_base_registration_t *);
+static inline bool mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister_lru (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache) {
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t *rcache_rgpusm = (mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t *) rcache;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *old_reg;
     int rc;
 
     /* Remove the registration from the cache and list before
        deregistering the memory */
-    old_reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t*)
-        opal_list_remove_first (&mpool_rgpusm->lru_list);
+    old_reg = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t*)
+        opal_list_remove_first (&rcache_rgpusm->lru_list);
     if (NULL == old_reg) {
-        opal_output_verbose(10, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+        opal_output_verbose(10, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                             "RGPUSM: The LRU list is empty. There is nothing to deregister");
         return false;
     }
 
-    mpool->rcache->rcache_delete(mpool->rcache, old_reg);
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, old_reg);
 
     /* Drop the rcache lock while we deregister the memory */
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
     assert(old_reg->ref_count == 0);
-    rc = mpool_rgpusm->resources.deregister_mem(mpool_rgpusm->resources.reg_data,
-                                                old_reg);
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+    rc = cuda_closememhandle (NULL, old_reg);
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache->lock);
 
     /* This introduces a potential leak of registrations if
        the deregistration fails to occur as we no longer have
        a reference to it. Is this possible? */
     if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
-        opal_output_verbose(10, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+        opal_output_verbose(10, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                             "RGPUSM: Failed to deregister the memory addr=%p, size=%d",
                             old_reg->base, (int)(old_reg->bound - old_reg->base + 1));
         return false;
     }
 
-    opal_free_list_return (&mpool_rgpusm->reg_list,
+    opal_free_list_return (&rcache_rgpusm->reg_list,
                            (opal_free_list_item_t*)old_reg);
-    mpool_rgpusm->stat_evicted++;
+    rcache_rgpusm->stat_evicted++;
 
     return true;
 }
 
 
 /*
- *  Initializes the mpool module.
+ *  Initializes the rcache module.
  */
-void mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_init(mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t* mpool)
+void mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_init(mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t* rcache)
 {
-    mpool->super.mpool_component = &mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.super;
-    mpool->super.mpool_base = NULL; /* no base .. */
-    mpool->super.mpool_alloc = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_realloc = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_free = mca_mpool_rgpusm_free;
-    mpool->super.mpool_register = mca_mpool_rgpusm_register;
-    mpool->super.mpool_find = mca_mpool_rgpusm_find;
-    mpool->super.mpool_deregister = mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister;
-    mpool->super.mpool_release_memory = NULL;
-    mpool->super.mpool_finalize = mca_mpool_rgpusm_finalize;
-    mpool->super.mpool_ft_event = mca_mpool_rgpusm_ft_event;
-    mpool->super.rcache =
-        mca_rcache_base_module_create(mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.rcache_name);
-    mpool->super.flags = 0;
+    rcache->super.rcache_component = &mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.super;
+    rcache->super.rcache_register = mca_rcache_rgpusm_register;
+    rcache->super.rcache_find = mca_rcache_rgpusm_find;
+    rcache->super.rcache_deregister = mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister;
+    rcache->super.rcache_finalize = mca_rcache_rgpusm_finalize;
+    rcache->vma_module = mca_rcache_base_vma_module_alloc ();
 
-    mpool->resources.reg_data = NULL;
-    mpool->resources.sizeof_reg = sizeof(struct mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t);
-    mpool->resources.register_mem = cuda_openmemhandle;
-    mpool->resources.deregister_mem = cuda_closememhandle;
-
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mpool->reg_list, opal_free_list_t);
-    opal_free_list_init (&mpool->reg_list, mpool->resources.sizeof_reg,
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&rcache->reg_list, opal_free_list_t);
+    opal_free_list_init (&rcache->reg_list, sizeof(struct mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t),
             opal_cache_line_size,
-            OBJ_CLASS(mca_mpool_base_registration_t),
+            OBJ_CLASS(mca_rcache_base_registration_t),
             0,opal_cache_line_size,
             0, -1, 32, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mpool->lru_list, opal_list_t);
-    mpool->stat_cache_hit = mpool->stat_cache_miss = mpool->stat_evicted = 0;
-    mpool->stat_cache_found = mpool->stat_cache_notfound = 0;
-    mpool->stat_cache_valid = mpool->stat_cache_invalid = 0;
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&rcache->lru_list, opal_list_t);
+    rcache->stat_cache_hit = rcache->stat_cache_miss = rcache->stat_evicted = 0;
+    rcache->stat_cache_found = rcache->stat_cache_notfound = 0;
+    rcache->stat_cache_valid = rcache->stat_cache_invalid = 0;
 
 }
 
@@ -180,27 +166,27 @@ void mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_init(mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t* mpool)
  * from the remote memory.  It uses the addr and size of the remote
  * memory for caching the registration.
  */
-int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
+int mca_rcache_rgpusm_register (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
                                size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags,
-                               mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
+                               mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg)
 {
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *mpool_rgpusm = (mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t*)mpool;
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *rgpusm_reg;
-    mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *rget_reg;
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t *rcache_rgpusm = (mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t*)rcache;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *rgpusm_reg;
+    mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *rget_reg;
     opal_free_list_item_t *item;
     int rc;
     int mypeer;  /* just for debugging */
 
-    /* In order to preserve the signature of the mca_mpool_rgpusm_register
+    /* In order to preserve the signature of the mca_rcache_rgpusm_register
      * function, we are using the **reg variable to not only get back the
      * registration information, but to hand in the memory handle received
      * from the remote side. */
-    rget_reg = (mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *)*reg;
+    rget_reg = (mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *)*reg;
 
     mypeer = flags;
     flags = 0;
-    /* No need to support MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS in here. It is not used. */
-    assert(0 == (flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS));
+    /* No need to support MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS in here. It is not used. */
+    assert(0 == (flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS));
 
     /* This chunk of code handles the case where leave pinned is not
      * set and we do not use the cache.  This is not typically how we
@@ -208,13 +194,13 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
      * number of registrations occuring at the same time.  Since we
      * are not leaving the registrations pinned, the number of
      * registrations is unlimited and there is no need for a cache. */
-    if(!mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned && 0 == mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit) {
-        item = opal_free_list_get (&mpool_rgpusm->reg_list);
+    if(!mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned && 0 == mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit) {
+        item = opal_free_list_get (&rcache_rgpusm->reg_list);
         if(NULL == item) {
             return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
         }
-        rgpusm_reg = (mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t*)item;
-        rgpusm_reg->base.mpool = mpool;
+        rgpusm_reg = (mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t*)item;
+        rgpusm_reg->base.rcache = rcache;
         rgpusm_reg->base.base = addr;
         rgpusm_reg->base.bound = (unsigned char *)addr + size - 1;;
         rgpusm_reg->base.flags = flags;
@@ -225,25 +211,24 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
         /* The rget_reg registration is holding the memory handle needed
          * to register the remote memory.  This was received from the remote
          * process.  A pointer to the memory is returned in the alloc_base field. */
-        rc = mpool_rgpusm->resources.register_mem(addr, size,
-                                                 (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
-                                                 (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rget_reg);
+        rc = cuda_openmemhandle (addr, size, (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
+                                 (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rget_reg);
 
         /* This error should not happen with no cache in use. */
         assert(OPAL_ERR_WOULD_BLOCK != rc);
 
         if(rc != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
-            opal_free_list_return (&mpool_rgpusm->reg_list, item);
+            opal_free_list_return (&rcache_rgpusm->reg_list, item);
             return rc;
         }
         rgpusm_reg->base.ref_count++;
-        *reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg;
+        *reg = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg;
         return OPAL_SUCCESS;
     }
 
     /* Check to see if memory is registered and stored in the cache. */
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-    mpool->rcache->rcache_find(mpool->rcache, addr, size, reg);
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache->lock);
+    mca_rcache_base_vma_find (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, addr, size, reg);
 
     /* If *reg is not NULL, we have a registration.  Let us see if the
      * memory handle matches the one we were looking for.  If not, the
@@ -253,18 +238,18 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
      * previous registration.  The memory handle check will catch that
      * scenario as the handles have unique serial numbers.  */
     if (*reg != NULL) {
-        mpool_rgpusm->stat_cache_hit++;
-        opal_output_verbose(10, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+        rcache_rgpusm->stat_cache_hit++;
+        opal_output_verbose(10, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                             "RGPUSM: Found addr=%p,size=%d (base=%p,size=%d) in cache",
                             addr, (int)size, (*reg)->base,
                             (int)((*reg)->bound - (*reg)->base));
 
-        if (mca_common_cuda_memhandle_matches((mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t *)*reg, rget_reg)) {
+        if (mca_common_cuda_memhandle_matches((mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t *)*reg, rget_reg)) {
             /* Registration matches what was requested.  All is good. */
-            mpool_rgpusm->stat_cache_valid++;
+            rcache_rgpusm->stat_cache_valid++;
         } else {
             /* This is an old registration.  Need to boot it. */
-            opal_output_verbose(10, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+            opal_output_verbose(10, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                                 "RGPUSM: Mismatched Handle: Evicting/unregistering "
                                 "addr=%p,size=%d (base=%p,size=%d) from cache",
                                 addr, (int)size, (*reg)->base,
@@ -273,42 +258,42 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
             /* The ref_count has to be zero as this memory cannot possibly
              * be in use.  Assert on that just to make sure. */
             assert(0 == (*reg)->ref_count);
-            if (mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
-                opal_list_remove_item(&mpool_rgpusm->lru_list,
+            if (mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
+                opal_list_remove_item(&rcache_rgpusm->lru_list,
                                       (opal_list_item_t*)(*reg));
             }
 
             /* Bump the reference count to keep things copacetic in deregister */
             (*reg)->ref_count++;
             /* Invalidate the registration so it will get booted out. */
-            (*reg)->flags |= MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID;
-            mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_no_lock(mpool, *reg);
+            (*reg)->flags |= MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID;
+            mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister_no_lock(rcache, *reg);
             *reg = NULL;
-            mpool_rgpusm->stat_cache_invalid++;
+            rcache_rgpusm->stat_cache_invalid++;
         }
     } else {
         /* Nothing was found in the cache. */
-        mpool_rgpusm->stat_cache_miss++;
+        rcache_rgpusm->stat_cache_miss++;
     }
 
     /* If we have a registration here, then we know it is valid. */
     if (*reg != NULL) {
-        opal_output_verbose(10, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+        opal_output_verbose(10, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                             "RGPUSM: CACHE HIT is good: ep=%d, addr=%p, size=%d in cache",
                             mypeer, addr, (int)size);
 
         /* When using leave pinned, we keep an LRU list. */
-        if ((0 == (*reg)->ref_count) && mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
-            opal_output_verbose(20, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+        if ((0 == (*reg)->ref_count) && mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
+            opal_output_verbose(20, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                                 "RGPUSM: POP OFF LRU: ep=%d, addr=%p, size=%d in cache",
                                 mypeer, addr, (int)size);
-            opal_list_remove_item(&mpool_rgpusm->lru_list,
+            opal_list_remove_item(&rcache_rgpusm->lru_list,
                                   (opal_list_item_t*)(*reg));
         }
         (*reg)->ref_count++;
-        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
         opal_output(-1, "reg->ref_count=%d", (int)(*reg)->ref_count);
-        opal_output_verbose(80, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+        opal_output_verbose(80, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                            "RGPUSM: Found entry in cache addr=%p, size=%d", addr, (int)size);
         return OPAL_SUCCESS;
     }
@@ -316,18 +301,18 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
     /* If we are here, then we did not find a registration, or it was invalid,
      * so this is a new one, and we are going to use the cache. */
     assert(NULL == *reg);
-    opal_output_verbose(10, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+    opal_output_verbose(10, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                         "RGPUSM: New registration ep=%d, addr=%p, size=%d. Need to register and insert in cache",
                          mypeer, addr, (int)size);
 
-    item = opal_free_list_get (&mpool_rgpusm->reg_list);
+    item = opal_free_list_get (&rcache_rgpusm->reg_list);
     if(NULL == item) {
-        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
         return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
-    rgpusm_reg = (mca_mpool_common_cuda_reg_t*)item;
+    rgpusm_reg = (mca_rcache_common_cuda_reg_t*)item;
 
-    rgpusm_reg->base.mpool = mpool;
+    rgpusm_reg->base.rcache = rcache;
     rgpusm_reg->base.base = addr;
     rgpusm_reg->base.bound = (unsigned char *)addr + size - 1;
     rgpusm_reg->base.flags = flags;
@@ -340,8 +325,8 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
      * bound values may be changed by the registration.  The memory
      * associated with the handle comes back in the alloc_base
      * value. */
-    rc = mpool_rgpusm->resources.register_mem(addr, size, (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
-                                             (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rget_reg);
+    rc = cuda_openmemhandle (addr, size, (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
+                             (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rget_reg);
     /* There is a chance we can get the OPAL_ERR_WOULD_BLOCK from the
      * CUDA codes attempt to register the memory.  The case that this
      * can happen is as follows.  A block of memory is registered.
@@ -354,11 +339,11 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
      * boot that previous allocation out and deregister it first.
      */
     if (OPAL_ERR_WOULD_BLOCK == rc) {
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *oldreg;
+        mca_rcache_base_registration_t *oldreg;
 
         /* Need to make sure it is at least 4 bytes in size  This will
          * ensure we get the hit in the cache. */
-        mpool->rcache->rcache_find(mpool->rcache, addr, 4, &oldreg);
+        mca_rcache_base_vma_find (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, addr, 4, &oldreg);
 
         /* For most cases, we will find a registration that overlaps.
          * Removal of it should allow the registration we are
@@ -367,71 +352,71 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
             /* The ref_count has to be zero as this memory cannot
              * possibly be in use.  Assert on that just to make sure. */
             assert(0 == oldreg->ref_count);
-            if (mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
-                opal_list_remove_item(&mpool_rgpusm->lru_list,
+            if (mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
+                opal_list_remove_item(&rcache_rgpusm->lru_list,
                                       (opal_list_item_t*)oldreg);
             }
 
             /* Bump the reference count to keep things copacetic in deregister */
             oldreg->ref_count++;
             /* Invalidate the registration so it will get booted out. */
-            oldreg->flags |= MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID;
-            mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_no_lock(mpool, oldreg);
-            mpool_rgpusm->stat_evicted++;
+            oldreg->flags |= MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID;
+            mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister_no_lock(rcache, oldreg);
+            rcache_rgpusm->stat_evicted++;
 
             /* And try again.  This one usually works. */
-            rc = mpool_rgpusm->resources.register_mem(addr, size, (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
-                                                      (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rget_reg);
+            rc = cuda_openmemhandle (addr, size, (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
+                                     (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rget_reg);
         }
 
         /* There is a chance that another registration is blocking our
          * ability to register.  Check the rc to see if we still need
          * to try and clear out registrations. */
         while (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
-            if (true != mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_lru(mpool)) {
+            if (true != mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister_lru(rcache)) {
                 rc = OPAL_ERROR;
                 break;
             }
             /* Clear out one registration. */
-            rc = mpool_rgpusm->resources.register_mem(addr, size, (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
-                                                      (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rget_reg);
+            rc = cuda_openmemhandle (addr, size, (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
+                                     (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rget_reg);
         }
     }
 
     if(rc != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
-        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-        opal_free_list_return (&mpool_rgpusm->reg_list, item);
+        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
+        opal_free_list_return (&rcache_rgpusm->reg_list, item);
         return rc;
     }
 
-    opal_output_verbose(80, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+    opal_output_verbose(80, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                         "RGPUSM: About to insert in rgpusm cache addr=%p, size=%d", addr, (int)size);
-    rc = mpool->rcache->rcache_insert(mpool->rcache, (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
-                                      mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit);
+    rc = mca_rcache_base_vma_insert (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
+                                      mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit);
     if (OPAL_ERR_TEMP_OUT_OF_RESOURCE == rc) {
-        opal_output_verbose(40, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+        opal_output_verbose(40, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                             "RGPUSM: No room in the cache - boot the first one out");
-        (void)mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_lru(mpool);
-        if (mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.empty_cache) {
+        (void)mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister_lru(rcache);
+        if (mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.empty_cache) {
             int remNum = 1;
             /* Empty out every registration from LRU until it is empty */
-            opal_output_verbose(40, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+            opal_output_verbose(40, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                                 "RGPUSM: About to delete all the unused entries in the cache");
-            while (mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_lru(mpool)) {
+            while (mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister_lru(rcache)) {
                 remNum++;
             }
-            opal_output_verbose(40, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+            opal_output_verbose(40, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                                 "RGPUSM: Deleted and deregistered %d entries", remNum);
-            rc = mpool->rcache->rcache_insert(mpool->rcache, (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
-                                              mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit);
+            rc = mca_rcache_base_vma_insert (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
+                                             mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit);
         } else {
             /* Check for room after one removal. If not, remove another one until there is space */
-            while((rc = mpool->rcache->rcache_insert(mpool->rcache, (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
-                                                     mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit)) ==
+            while((rc = mca_rcache_base_vma_insert (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg,
+                                                    mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.rcache_size_limit)) ==
                   OPAL_ERR_TEMP_OUT_OF_RESOURCE) {
-                opal_output_verbose(40, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+                opal_output_verbose(40, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                                     "RGPUSM: No room in the cache - boot one out");
-                if (!mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_lru(mpool)) {
+                if (!mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister_lru(rcache)) {
                     break;
                 }
             }
@@ -439,131 +424,111 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_register (mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
     }
 
     if(rc != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
-        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-        opal_free_list_return (&mpool_rgpusm->reg_list, item);
+        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
+        opal_free_list_return (&rcache_rgpusm->reg_list, item);
         /* We cannot recover from this.  We can be here if the size of
          * the cache is smaller than the amount of memory we are
          * trying to register in a single transfer.  In that case, rc
          * is MPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCES, but everything is stuck at
          * that point.  Therefore, just error out completely.
          */
-        opal_output_verbose(10, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+        opal_output_verbose(10, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                             "RGPUSM: Failed to register addr=%p, size=%d", addr, (int)size);
         return OPAL_ERROR;
     }
 
     rgpusm_reg->base.ref_count++;
-    *reg = (mca_mpool_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg;
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+    *reg = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *)rgpusm_reg;
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
 
-    /* Cleanup any vmas that we have deferred deletion on */
-    mpool->rcache->rcache_clean(mpool->rcache);
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-
-/**
-  * free function
-  */
-void mca_mpool_rgpusm_free(mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
-                         mca_mpool_base_registration_t *registration)
+int mca_rcache_rgpusm_find(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
+        size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg)
 {
-    void *alloc_base = registration->alloc_base;
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister(mpool, registration);
-    free(alloc_base);
-}
-
-int mca_mpool_rgpusm_find(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool, void *addr,
-        size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
-{
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *mpool_rgpusm = (mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t*)mpool;
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t *rcache_rgpusm = (mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t*)rcache;
     int rc;
     unsigned char *base, *bound;
 
     base = addr;
     bound = base + size - 1; /* To keep cache hits working correctly */
 
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache->lock);
     opal_output(-1, "Looking for addr=%p, size=%d", addr, (int)size);
-    rc = mpool->rcache->rcache_find(mpool->rcache, addr, size, reg);
-    if(*reg != NULL && mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
-        if(0 == (*reg)->ref_count && mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
-            opal_list_remove_item(&mpool_rgpusm->lru_list, (opal_list_item_t*)(*reg));
+    rc = mca_rcache_base_vma_find (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, addr, size, reg);
+    if(*reg != NULL && mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
+        if(0 == (*reg)->ref_count && mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
+            opal_list_remove_item(&rcache_rgpusm->lru_list, (opal_list_item_t*)(*reg));
         }
-        mpool_rgpusm->stat_cache_found++;
+        rcache_rgpusm->stat_cache_found++;
         (*reg)->ref_count++;
     } else {
-        mpool_rgpusm->stat_cache_notfound++;
+        rcache_rgpusm->stat_cache_notfound++;
     }
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
 
     return rc;
 }
 
-static inline bool registration_is_cachebale(mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+static inline bool registration_is_cachebale(mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
      return !(reg->flags &
-             (MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS |
-              MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID));
+             (MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS |
+              MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID));
 }
 
-int mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-                            mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+int mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                            mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *mpool_rgpusm = (mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t*)mpool;
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t *rcache_rgpusm = (mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t*)rcache;
     int rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
     assert(reg->ref_count > 0);
 
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache->lock);
     reg->ref_count--;
     opal_output(-1, "Deregister: reg->ref_count=%d", (int)reg->ref_count);
     if(reg->ref_count > 0) {
-        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
         return OPAL_SUCCESS;
     }
-    if(mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned && registration_is_cachebale(reg))
+    if(mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned && registration_is_cachebale(reg))
     {
         /* if leave_pinned is set don't deregister memory, but put it
          * on LRU list for future use */
-        opal_output_verbose(20, mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.output,
+        opal_output_verbose(20, mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.output,
                             "RGPUSM: Deregister: addr=%p, size=%d: cacheable and pinned, leave in cache, PUSH IN LRU",
                             reg->base, (int)(reg->bound - reg->base + 1));
-        opal_list_prepend(&mpool_rgpusm->lru_list, (opal_list_item_t*)reg);
+        opal_list_prepend(&rcache_rgpusm->lru_list, (opal_list_item_t*)reg);
     } else {
         /* Remove from rcache first */
-        if(!(reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS))
-            mpool->rcache->rcache_delete(mpool->rcache, reg);
+        if(!(reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS))
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, reg);
 
         /* Drop the rcache lock before deregistring the memory */
-        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
 
         {
-             mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *mpool_rgpusm = (mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *)mpool;
-
              assert(reg->ref_count == 0);
-             rc = mpool_rgpusm->resources.deregister_mem(mpool_rgpusm->resources.reg_data,
-                                                         reg);
+             rc = cuda_closememhandle (NULL, reg);
          }
 
-        OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+        OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache->lock);
 
         if(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc) {
-            opal_free_list_return (&mpool_rgpusm->reg_list,
+            opal_free_list_return (&rcache_rgpusm->reg_list,
                                    (opal_free_list_item_t*)reg);
         }
     }
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    /* Cleanup any vmas that we have deferred deletion on */
-    mpool->rcache->rcache_clean(mpool->rcache);
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
 
     return rc;
 }
 
-int mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_no_lock(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
-                            mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
+int mca_rcache_rgpusm_deregister_no_lock(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                            mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
 {
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *mpool_rgpusm = (mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t*)mpool;
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t *rcache_rgpusm = (mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t*)rcache;
     int rc = OPAL_SUCCESS;
     assert(reg->ref_count > 0);
 
@@ -572,26 +537,21 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_no_lock(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
     if(reg->ref_count > 0) {
         return OPAL_SUCCESS;
     }
-    if(mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned && registration_is_cachebale(reg))
+    if(mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned && registration_is_cachebale(reg))
     {
         /* if leave_pinned is set don't deregister memory, but put it
          * on LRU list for future use */
-        opal_list_prepend(&mpool_rgpusm->lru_list, (opal_list_item_t*)reg);
+        opal_list_prepend(&rcache_rgpusm->lru_list, (opal_list_item_t*)reg);
     } else {
         /* Remove from rcache first */
-        if(!(reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS))
-            mpool->rcache->rcache_delete(mpool->rcache, reg);
+        if(!(reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS))
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, reg);
 
-        {
-             mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *mpool_rgpusm = (mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *)mpool;
-
-             assert(reg->ref_count == 0);
-             rc = mpool_rgpusm->resources.deregister_mem(mpool_rgpusm->resources.reg_data,
-                                                         reg);
-         }
+        assert(reg->ref_count == 0);
+        rc = cuda_closememhandle (NULL, reg);
 
         if(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc) {
-            opal_free_list_return (&mpool_rgpusm->reg_list,
+            opal_free_list_return (&rcache_rgpusm->reg_list,
                                    (opal_free_list_item_t*)reg);
         }
     }
@@ -599,30 +559,30 @@ int mca_mpool_rgpusm_deregister_no_lock(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool,
     return rc;
 }
 
-#define RGPUSM_MPOOL_NREGS 100
+#define RGPUSM_RCACHE_NREGS 100
 
-void mca_mpool_rgpusm_finalize(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
+void mca_rcache_rgpusm_finalize(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache)
 {
-    mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t *mpool_rgpusm = (mca_mpool_rgpusm_module_t*)mpool;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *regs[RGPUSM_MPOOL_NREGS];
+    mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t *rcache_rgpusm = (mca_rcache_rgpusm_module_t*)rcache;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *regs[RGPUSM_RCACHE_NREGS];
     int reg_cnt, i;
     int rc;
 
     /* Statistic */
-    if(true == mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.print_stats) {
+    if(true == mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.print_stats) {
         opal_output(0, "%s rgpusm: stats "
                 "(hit/valid/invalid/miss/evicted): %d/%d/%d/%d/%d\n",
                 OPAL_NAME_PRINT(OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME),
-                mpool_rgpusm->stat_cache_hit, mpool_rgpusm->stat_cache_valid,
-                mpool_rgpusm->stat_cache_invalid, mpool_rgpusm->stat_cache_miss,
-                mpool_rgpusm->stat_evicted);
+                rcache_rgpusm->stat_cache_hit, rcache_rgpusm->stat_cache_valid,
+                rcache_rgpusm->stat_cache_invalid, rcache_rgpusm->stat_cache_miss,
+                rcache_rgpusm->stat_evicted);
     }
 
-    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache->lock);
     do {
-        reg_cnt = mpool->rcache->rcache_find_all(mpool->rcache, 0, (size_t)-1,
-                regs, RGPUSM_MPOOL_NREGS);
+        reg_cnt = mca_rcache_base_vma_find_all (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, 0, (size_t)-1,
+                regs, RGPUSM_RCACHE_NREGS);
         opal_output(-1, "Registration size at finalize = %d", reg_cnt);
 
         for(i = 0; i < reg_cnt; i++) {
@@ -630,20 +590,19 @@ void mca_mpool_rgpusm_finalize(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
 
             if(reg->ref_count) {
                 reg->ref_count = 0; /* otherway dereg will fail on assert */
-            } else if (mca_mpool_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
-                opal_list_remove_item(&mpool_rgpusm->lru_list,
+            } else if (mca_rcache_rgpusm_component.leave_pinned) {
+                opal_list_remove_item(&rcache_rgpusm->lru_list,
                         (opal_list_item_t*)reg);
             }
 
             /* Remove from rcache first */
-            mpool->rcache->rcache_delete(mpool->rcache, reg);
+            mca_rcache_base_vma_delete (rcache_rgpusm->vma_module, reg);
 
             /* Drop lock before deregistering memory */
-            OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+            OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
             assert(reg->ref_count == 0);
-            rc = mpool_rgpusm->resources.deregister_mem(mpool_rgpusm->resources.reg_data,
-                                                   reg);
-            OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
+            rc = cuda_closememhandle (NULL, reg);
+            OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache->lock);
 
             if(rc != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
                 /* Potentially lose track of registrations
@@ -651,20 +610,12 @@ void mca_mpool_rgpusm_finalize(struct mca_mpool_base_module_t *mpool)
                 continue;
             }
 
-            opal_free_list_return (&mpool_rgpusm->reg_list,
+            opal_free_list_return (&rcache_rgpusm->reg_list,
                                    (opal_free_list_item_t *) reg);
         }
-    } while(reg_cnt == RGPUSM_MPOOL_NREGS);
-
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mpool_rgpusm->lru_list);
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&mpool_rgpusm->reg_list);
-    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mpool->rcache->lock);
-
-    /* Cleanup any vmas that we have deferred deletion on */
-    mpool->rcache->rcache_clean(mpool->rcache);
+    } while(reg_cnt == RGPUSM_RCACHE_NREGS);
 
-}
-
-int mca_mpool_rgpusm_ft_event(int state) {
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&rcache_rgpusm->lru_list);
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&rcache_rgpusm->reg_list);
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
 }
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/Makefile.am
similarity index 65%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/udreg/Makefile.am
rename to opal/mca/rcache/udreg/Makefile.am
index dae4519606..ce9fd42ef0 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/Makefile.am
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2010      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
 #                         reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
@@ -19,34 +19,34 @@
 # $HEADER$
 #
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = $(mpool_udreg_CPPFLAGS)
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(rcache_udreg_CPPFLAGS)
 
-sources = mpool_udreg_module.c mpool_udreg_component.c
+sources = rcache_udreg_module.c rcache_udreg_component.c
 
 if WANT_INSTALL_HEADERS
 opaldir = $(opalincludedir)/$(subdir)
-opal_HEADERS = mpool_udreg.h
+opal_HEADERS = rcache_udreg.h
 endif
 
 # Make the output library in this directory, and name it either
 # mca_<type>_<name>.la (for DSO builds) or libmca_<type>_<name>.la
 # (for static builds).
 
-if MCA_BUILD_opal_mpool_udreg_DSO
+if MCA_BUILD_opal_rcache_udreg_DSO
 component_noinst =
-component_install = mca_mpool_udreg.la
+component_install = mca_rcache_udreg.la
 else
-component_noinst = libmca_mpool_udreg.la
+component_noinst = libmca_rcache_udreg.la
 component_install =
 endif
 
 mcacomponentdir = $(opallibdir)
 mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_install)
-mca_mpool_udreg_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
-mca_mpool_udreg_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(mpool_udreg_LDFLAGS)
-mca_mpool_udreg_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_udreg_LIBS)
+mca_rcache_udreg_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+mca_rcache_udreg_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(rcache_udreg_LDFLAGS)
+mca_rcache_udreg_la_LIBADD = $(rcache_udreg_LIBS)
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(component_noinst)
-libmca_mpool_udreg_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
-libmca_mpool_udreg_la_LIBADD = $(mpool_udreg_LIBS)
-libmca_mpool_udreg_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(mpool_udreg_LDFLAGS)
+libmca_rcache_udreg_la_SOURCES = $(sources)
+libmca_rcache_udreg_la_LIBADD = $(rcache_udreg_LIBS)
+libmca_rcache_udreg_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(rcache_udreg_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/configure.m4 b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/configure.m4
similarity index 64%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/udreg/configure.m4
rename to opal/mca/rcache/udreg/configure.m4
index 9a1db3ec5a..01d954527f 100644
--- a/opal/mca/mpool/udreg/configure.m4
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/configure.m4
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2006      QLogic Corp. All rights reserved.
 # Copyright (c) 2009      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2011-2013 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
+# Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC.
 #                         All rights reserved.
 # $COPYRIGHT$
 #
@@ -21,28 +21,28 @@
 # $HEADER$
 #
 
-AC_DEFUN([MCA_opal_mpool_udreg_CONFIG],[
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([opal/mca/mpool/udreg/Makefile])
+AC_DEFUN([MCA_opal_rcache_udreg_CONFIG],[
+    AC_CONFIG_FILES([opal/mca/rcache/udreg/Makefile])
 
     AC_ARG_WITH([udreg], [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-udreg],
 		[Build support for Cray udreg support. Set PKG_CONFIG_PATH env. variable to specify alternate path.])])
 
-    mpool_udreg_happy="no"
+    rcache_udreg_happy="no"
 
     AS_IF([test "$with_udreg" = "no"],
-          [mpool_udreg_happy="no"],
+          [rcache_udreg_happy="no"],
           [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CRAY_UDREG], [cray-udreg],
-                      [mpool_udreg_LDFLAGS="$CRAY_UDREG_LIBS"
-                       mpool_udreg_CPPFLAGS="$CRAY_UDREG_CFLAGS"
-                       mpool_udreg_happy="yes"],
+                      [rcache_udreg_LDFLAGS="$CRAY_UDREG_LIBS"
+                       rcache_udreg_CPPFLAGS="$CRAY_UDREG_CFLAGS"
+                       rcache_udreg_happy="yes"],
                       [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-                       mpool_udreg_happ="no"])])
+                       rcache_udreg_happ="no"])])
 
-    AS_IF([test "$mpool_udreg_happy" = "yes"], [$1], [$2])
+    AS_IF([test "$rcache_udreg_happy" = "yes"], [$1], [$2])
 
 
-    # substitute in the things needed to build udreg/mpool
-    AC_SUBST([mpool_udreg_CPPFLAGS])
-    AC_SUBST([mpool_udreg_LDFLAGS])
-    AC_SUBST([mpool_udreg_LIBS])
+    # substitute in the things needed to build udreg/rcache
+    AC_SUBST([rcache_udreg_CPPFLAGS])
+    AC_SUBST([rcache_udreg_LDFLAGS])
+    AC_SUBST([rcache_udreg_LIBS])
 ])dnl
diff --git a/opal/mca/mpool/sm/owner.txt b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/owner.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from opal/mca/mpool/sm/owner.txt
rename to opal/mca/rcache/udreg/owner.txt
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/rcache_udreg.h b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/rcache_udreg.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de3b6313fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/rcache_udreg.h
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+/**
+ * @file
+ */
+#ifndef MCA_RCACHE_UDREG_H
+#define MCA_RCACHE_UDREG_H
+
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
+#include "opal/class/opal_free_list.h"
+#include "opal/mca/event/event.h"
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
+#include "opal/util/proc.h"
+#if HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#endif
+
+BEGIN_C_DECLS
+
+struct mca_rcache_udreg_component_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_component_t super;
+    bool print_stats;
+    int leave_pinned;
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_udreg_component_t mca_rcache_udreg_component_t;
+
+OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_rcache_udreg_component_t mca_rcache_udreg_component;
+
+struct mca_rcache_udreg_resources_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_resources_t base;
+
+    /* udreg specific resources */
+    bool   use_kernel_cache;
+    bool   use_evict_w_unreg;
+    int    max_entries;
+    size_t page_size;
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_udreg_resources_t mca_rcache_udreg_resources_t;
+
+struct mca_rcache_udreg_module_t;
+
+struct mca_rcache_udreg_module_t {
+    mca_rcache_base_module_t super;
+    mca_rcache_udreg_resources_t resources;
+    opal_free_list_t reg_list;
+    opal_mutex_t lock;
+    void *udreg_handle;
+    /** used to communicate the access flags to the underlying registration
+     * function */
+    int requested_access_flags;
+    int requested_flags;
+};
+typedef struct mca_rcache_udreg_module_t mca_rcache_udreg_module_t;
+
+
+/*
+ *  Initializes the rcache module.
+ */
+int mca_rcache_udreg_module_init(mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *rcache);
+
+END_C_DECLS
+#endif
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/rcache_udreg_component.c b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/rcache_udreg_component.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a4b44b938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/rcache_udreg_component.c
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#include "opal/mca/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
+#include "rcache_udreg.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_H
+#include <malloc.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+/*
+ * Local functions
+ */
+static int udreg_open(void);
+static int udreg_close(void);
+static int udreg_register(void);
+static mca_rcache_base_module_t* udreg_init(
+        struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t* resources);
+
+mca_rcache_udreg_component_t mca_rcache_udreg_component = {
+    {
+        /* First, the mca_base_component_t struct containing meta
+           information about the component itself */
+
+        .rcache_version ={
+            MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VERSION_3_0_0,
+
+            .mca_component_name = "udreg",
+            MCA_BASE_MAKE_VERSION(component, OPAL_MAJOR_VERSION, OPAL_MINOR_VERSION,
+                                  OPAL_RELEASE_VERSION),
+            .mca_open_component = udreg_open,
+            .mca_close_component = udreg_close,
+            .mca_register_component_params = udreg_register,
+        },
+        .rcache_data = {
+            /* The component is checkpoint ready */
+            MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
+        },
+
+        .rcache_init = udreg_init
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+  * component open/close/init function
+  */
+static int udreg_open(void)
+{
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+static int udreg_register(void)
+{
+    mca_rcache_udreg_component.print_stats = false;
+    (void) mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_rcache_udreg_component.super.rcache_version,
+                                           "print_stats", "print pool usage statistics at the end of the run",
+                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_BOOL, NULL, 0, 0,
+                                           OPAL_INFO_LVL_9,
+                                           MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
+                                           &mca_rcache_udreg_component.print_stats);
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+static int udreg_close(void)
+{
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static mca_rcache_base_module_t *
+udreg_init(struct mca_rcache_base_resources_t *resources)
+{
+    mca_rcache_udreg_resources_t *udreg_resources = (mca_rcache_udreg_resources_t *) resources;
+    mca_rcache_udreg_module_t* rcache_module;
+    static int inited = false;
+    int rc;
+
+    /* Set this here (vs in component.c) because
+       opal_leave_pinned* may have been set after MCA params were
+       read (e.g., by the openib btl) */
+    mca_rcache_udreg_component.leave_pinned = (int)
+        (1 == opal_leave_pinned || opal_leave_pinned_pipeline);
+
+    if (!inited) {
+        inited = true;
+    }
+
+    rcache_module =
+        (mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *) malloc (sizeof (mca_rcache_udreg_module_t));
+
+    memmove (&rcache_module->resources, udreg_resources, sizeof (*udreg_resources));
+
+    rc = mca_rcache_udreg_module_init(rcache_module);
+    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
+        free (rcache_module);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return &rcache_module->super;
+}
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/rcache_udreg_module.c b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/rcache_udreg_module.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c0651219c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opal/mca/rcache/udreg/rcache_udreg_module.c
@@ -0,0 +1,346 @@
+/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
+ *                         University Research and Technology
+ *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
+ *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
+ *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2007      Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2010      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2016 Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
+ *
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#define OPAL_DISABLE_ENABLE_MEM_DEBUG 1
+#include "opal_config.h"
+#include "opal/align.h"
+#include "rcache_udreg.h"
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_H
+#include <malloc.h>
+#endif
+#include "opal/mca/rcache/base/base.h"
+#include "opal/runtime/opal_params.h"
+#include "opal/include/opal_stdint.h"
+#include "opal/util/sys_limits.h"
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+#include <udreg_pub.h>
+
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+
+
+static int mca_rcache_udreg_register (mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void *addr,
+                                      size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags,
+                                      mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
+static int mca_rcache_udreg_deregister (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                                        mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg);
+static int mca_rcache_udreg_find (mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void* addr,
+                                  size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg);
+static void mca_rcache_udreg_finalize (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache);
+static bool mca_rcache_udreg_evict (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache);
+
+static void *mca_rcache_udreg_reg_func (void *addr, uint64_t len, void *reg_context);
+static uint32_t mca_rcache_udreg_dereg_func (void *device_data, void *dreg_context);
+
+
+/*
+ *  Initializes the rcache module.
+ */
+int mca_rcache_udreg_module_init (mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *rcache)
+{
+    struct udreg_cache_attr cache_attr;
+    int urc;
+
+    rcache->super.rcache_component = &mca_rcache_udreg_component.super;
+    rcache->super.rcache_register = mca_rcache_udreg_register;
+    rcache->super.rcache_find = mca_rcache_udreg_find;
+    rcache->super.rcache_deregister = mca_rcache_udreg_deregister;
+    /* This module relies on udreg for notification of memory release */
+    rcache->super.rcache_invalidate_range = NULL;
+    rcache->super.rcache_finalize = mca_rcache_udreg_finalize;
+
+    cache_attr.modes = 0;
+
+    /* Create udreg cache */
+    if (rcache->resources.use_kernel_cache) {
+        cache_attr.modes |= UDREG_CC_MODE_USE_KERNEL_CACHE;
+    }
+
+    if (rcache->resources.use_evict_w_unreg) {
+        cache_attr.modes |= UDREG_CC_MODE_USE_EVICT_W_UNREG;
+    }
+
+    if (mca_rcache_udreg_component.leave_pinned) {
+        cache_attr.modes |= UDREG_CC_MODE_USE_LAZY_DEREG;
+    }
+
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&rcache->lock, opal_mutex_t);
+
+    strncpy (cache_attr.cache_name, rcache->resources.base.cache_name, UDREG_MAX_CACHENAME_LEN);
+    cache_attr.max_entries         = rcache->resources.max_entries;
+    cache_attr.debug_mode          = 0;
+    cache_attr.debug_rank          = 0;
+    cache_attr.reg_context         = rcache;
+    cache_attr.dreg_context        = rcache;
+    cache_attr.destructor_context  = rcache;
+    cache_attr.device_reg_func     = mca_rcache_udreg_reg_func;
+    cache_attr.device_dereg_func   = mca_rcache_udreg_dereg_func;
+    cache_attr.destructor_callback = NULL;
+
+    opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_INFO, opal_rcache_base_framework.framework_output,
+                         "rcache/udreg: creating udreg cache with name %s", cache_attr.cache_name);
+
+    /* attempt to create the udreg cache. this will fail if one already exists */
+    (void) UDREG_CacheCreate (&cache_attr);
+
+    urc = UDREG_CacheAccess (rcache->resources.base.cache_name, (udreg_cache_handle_t *) &rcache->udreg_handle);
+    if (UDREG_RC_SUCCESS != urc) {
+        opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_WARN, opal_rcache_base_framework.framework_output,
+                             "rcache/udreg: call to UDREG_CacheAccess failed with rc: %d", urc);
+        return OPAL_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&rcache->reg_list, opal_free_list_t);
+    opal_free_list_init (&rcache->reg_list, rcache->resources.base.sizeof_reg,
+                         opal_cache_line_size, OBJ_CLASS(mca_rcache_base_registration_t),
+                         0, opal_cache_line_size, 0, -1, 32, NULL, 0,
+                         NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/* udreg callback functions */
+static void *mca_rcache_udreg_reg_func (void *addr, uint64_t size, void *reg_context)
+{
+    mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *rcache_udreg = (mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *) reg_context;
+    unsigned int page_size = opal_getpagesize ();
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *udreg_reg;
+    opal_free_list_item_t *item;
+    int rc;
+
+    item = opal_free_list_get (&rcache_udreg->reg_list);
+    if (NULL == item) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    udreg_reg = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *) item;
+
+    udreg_reg->rcache = reg_context;
+    udreg_reg->base  = OPAL_DOWN_ALIGN_PTR(addr, page_size, unsigned char *);
+    udreg_reg->bound = OPAL_ALIGN_PTR((intptr_t) addr + size, page_size, unsigned char *) - 1;
+
+    addr = (void *) udreg_reg->base;
+    size = (uint64_t) (udreg_reg->bound - udreg_reg->base + 1);
+
+    /* pull the flags and access flags out of the rcache module */
+    udreg_reg->access_flags = rcache_udreg->requested_access_flags;
+    udreg_reg->flags = rcache_udreg->requested_flags;
+
+    opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_INFO, opal_rcache_base_framework.framework_output,
+                         "rcache/udreg: calling underlying register function for address range {%p, %p}",
+                         addr, (void *)((intptr_t) addr + size));
+    rc = rcache_udreg->resources.base.register_mem (rcache_udreg->resources.base.reg_data, udreg_reg->base, size,
+                                                    udreg_reg);
+    if (OPAL_SUCCESS != rc) {
+        opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_WARN, opal_rcache_base_framework.framework_output,
+                             "rcache/udreg: could not register memory. rc: %d", rc);
+        opal_free_list_return (&rcache_udreg->reg_list, item);
+        udreg_reg = NULL;
+    }
+
+    return udreg_reg;
+}
+
+static uint32_t mca_rcache_udreg_dereg_func (void *device_data, void *dreg_context)
+{
+    mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *rcache_udreg = (mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *) dreg_context;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *udreg_reg = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *) device_data;
+    int rc;
+
+    if (udreg_reg->ref_count) {
+        /* there are still users of this registration. leave it alone */
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    rc = rcache_udreg->resources.base.deregister_mem (rcache_udreg->resources.base.reg_data, udreg_reg);
+
+    if (OPAL_LIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc)) {
+        opal_free_list_return (&rcache_udreg->reg_list,
+                               (opal_free_list_item_t *) udreg_reg);
+    }
+    /* might be worth printing out a warning if an error occurs here */
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static bool mca_rcache_udreg_evict (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache)
+{
+    mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *rcache_udreg = (mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *) rcache;
+    udreg_return_t urc;
+
+    urc = UDREG_Evict (rcache_udreg->udreg_handle);
+    return (UDREG_RC_SUCCESS == urc);
+}
+
+/*
+ * register memory
+ */
+static int mca_rcache_udreg_register(mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
+                                    size_t size, uint32_t flags, int32_t access_flags,
+                                    mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg)
+{
+    mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *rcache_udreg = (mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *) rcache;
+    mca_rcache_base_registration_t *udreg_reg, *old_reg;
+    bool bypass_cache = !!(flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS);
+    udreg_entry_t *udreg_entry;
+    udreg_return_t urc;
+
+    *reg = NULL;
+
+    OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache_udreg->lock);
+
+    /* we hold the lock so no other thread can modify these flags until the registration is complete */
+    rcache_udreg->requested_access_flags = access_flags;
+    rcache_udreg->requested_flags = flags;
+
+    if (false == bypass_cache) {
+        /* Get a udreg entry for this region */
+        do {
+            opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_INFO, opal_rcache_base_framework.framework_output,
+                                 "rcache/udreg: registering region {%p, %p} with udreg", addr, (void *)((intptr_t) addr + size));
+            while (UDREG_RC_SUCCESS !=
+                   (urc = UDREG_Register (rcache_udreg->udreg_handle, addr, size, &udreg_entry))) {
+                /* try to remove one unused reg and retry */
+                if (!mca_rcache_udreg_evict (rcache)) {
+                    opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_INFO, opal_rcache_base_framework.framework_output,
+                                         "rcache/udreg: could not register memory with udreg. udreg rc: %d", urc);
+                    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_udreg->lock);
+                    return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+                }
+            }
+
+            udreg_reg = (mca_rcache_base_registration_t *) udreg_entry->device_data;
+
+            if ((udreg_reg->access_flags & access_flags) == access_flags) {
+                /* sufficient access */
+                break;
+            }
+
+            old_reg = udreg_reg;
+
+            /* to not confuse udreg make sure the new registration covers the same address
+             * range as the old one. */
+            addr = old_reg->base;
+            size = (size_t)((intptr_t) old_reg->bound - (intptr_t) old_reg->base);
+
+            /* make the new access flags more permissive */
+            rcache_udreg->requested_access_flags = access_flags | old_reg->access_flags;
+
+            /* get a new registration */
+            udreg_reg = mca_rcache_udreg_reg_func (addr, size, rcache);
+            if (NULL == udreg_reg) {
+                OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_udreg->lock);
+                return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+            }
+
+            /* update the device data with the new registration */
+            udreg_entry->device_data = udreg_reg;
+
+            /* ensure that mca_rcache_udreg_deregister does not call into udreg since
+             * we are forcefully evicting the registration here */
+            old_reg->flags |= MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS | MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_INVALID;
+
+            mca_rcache_udreg_dereg_func (old_reg, rcache);
+        } while (0);
+
+        udreg_reg->rcache_context = udreg_entry;
+    } else {
+        /* if cache bypass is requested don't use the udreg cache */
+        while (NULL == (udreg_reg = mca_rcache_udreg_reg_func (addr, size, rcache))) {
+            /* try to remove one unused reg and retry */
+            if (!mca_rcache_udreg_evict (rcache)) {
+                opal_output_verbose (MCA_BASE_VERBOSE_INFO, opal_rcache_base_framework.framework_output,
+                                     "rcache/udreg: could not register memory");
+                OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_udreg->lock);
+                return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+            }
+        }
+        udreg_reg->rcache_context = NULL;
+    }
+
+    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_udreg->lock);
+
+    *reg = udreg_reg;
+    ++udreg_reg->ref_count;
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int mca_rcache_udreg_find (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache, void *addr,
+                                 size_t size, mca_rcache_base_registration_t **reg)
+{
+    *reg = NULL;
+    return OPAL_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
+static int mca_rcache_udreg_deregister(mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
+                                      mca_rcache_base_registration_t *reg)
+{
+    mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *rcache_udreg = (mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *) rcache;
+
+    assert(reg->ref_count > 0);
+
+    --reg->ref_count;
+
+    if (!(reg->flags & MCA_RCACHE_FLAGS_CACHE_BYPASS)) {
+        OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache_udreg->lock);
+        UDREG_DecrRefcount (rcache_udreg->udreg_handle, reg->rcache_context);
+        OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache_udreg->lock);
+    } else {
+        mca_rcache_udreg_dereg_func (reg, rcache);
+    }
+
+    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static void mca_rcache_udreg_finalize (mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache)
+{
+    mca_rcache_udreg_module_t *rcache_udreg = (mca_rcache_udreg_module_t*)rcache;
+
+    /* Statistic */
+    if (true == mca_rcache_udreg_component.print_stats) {
+        uint64_t hit = 0, miss = 0, evicted = 0;
+
+        (void) UDREG_GetStat (rcache_udreg->udreg_handle,
+                              UDREG_STAT_CACHE_HIT, &hit);
+
+        (void) UDREG_GetStat (rcache_udreg->udreg_handle,
+                              UDREG_STAT_CACHE_MISS, &miss);
+
+        (void) UDREG_GetStat (rcache_udreg->udreg_handle,
+                              UDREG_STAT_CACHE_EVICTED, &evicted);
+
+        opal_output(0, "%s udreg: stats (hit/miss/evicted): %" PRIu64 "/%" PRIu64 "/%" PRIu64 "\n",
+                    OPAL_NAME_PRINT(OPAL_PROC_MY_NAME), hit, miss, evicted);
+    }
+
+    UDREG_CacheRelease (rcache_udreg->udreg_handle);
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&rcache_udreg->reg_list);
+    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&rcache_udreg->lock);
+}
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/Makefile.am b/opal/mca/rcache/vma/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index bf99c9aef1..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
-#                         University Research and Technology
-#                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The University of Tennessee and The University
-#                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
-#                         reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
-#                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
-#                         All rights reserved.
-# Copyright (c) 2010      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-# $COPYRIGHT$
-#
-# Additional copyrights may follow
-#
-# $HEADER$
-#
-
-sources = \
-    rcache_vma.c \
-    rcache_vma.h \
-    rcache_vma_component.c \
-    rcache_vma_tree.c \
-    rcache_vma_tree.h
-
-# Make the output library in this directory, and name it either
-# mca_<type>_<name>.la (for DSO builds) or libmca_<type>_<name>.la
-# (for static builds).
-
-if MCA_BUILD_opal_rcache_vma_DSO
-lib =
-lib_sources =
-component = mca_rcache_vma.la
-component_sources = $(sources)
-else
-lib = libmca_rcache_vma.la
-lib_sources = $(sources)
-component =
-component_sources =
-endif
-
-mcacomponentdir = $(opallibdir)
-mcacomponent_LTLIBRARIES = $(component)
-mca_rcache_vma_la_SOURCES = $(component_sources)
-mca_rcache_vma_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version $(rcache_vma_LDFLAGS)
-mca_rcache_vma_la_LIBADD = $(rcache_vma_LIBS)
-
-noinst_LTLIBRARIES = $(lib)
-libmca_rcache_vma_la_SOURCES = $(lib_sources)
-libmca_rcache_vma_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version$ $(rcache_vma_LDFLAGS)
-libmca_rcache_vma_la_LIBADD = $(rcache_vma_LIBS)
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/owner.txt b/opal/mca/rcache/vma/owner.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 52961b5d12..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/owner.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#
-# owner/status file
-# owner: institution that is responsible for this package
-# status: e.g. active, maintenance, unmaintained
-#
-owner: LANL
-status: maintenance
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma.c b/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c9bd5e6f0..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,182 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2009      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- *
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-
-#include "opal_config.h"
-
-#include MCA_memory_IMPLEMENTATION_HEADER
-#include "opal/mca/memory/memory.h"
-#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
-#include "rcache_vma.h"
-#include "rcache_vma_tree.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/base/base.h"
-
-/**
- * Initialize the rcache
- */
-
-void mca_rcache_vma_module_init( mca_rcache_vma_module_t* rcache ) {
-    rcache->base.rcache_find = mca_rcache_vma_find;
-    rcache->base.rcache_find_all = mca_rcache_vma_find_all;
-    rcache->base.rcache_insert = mca_rcache_vma_insert;
-    rcache->base.rcache_delete = mca_rcache_vma_delete;
-    rcache->base.rcache_clean = mca_rcache_vma_clean;
-    rcache->base.rcache_finalize = mca_rcache_vma_finalize;
-    rcache->base.rcache_dump_range = mca_rcache_vma_dump_range;
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&rcache->base.lock, opal_recursive_mutex_t);
-    mca_rcache_vma_tree_init(rcache);
-}
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_find(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache,
-        void* addr, size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg)
-{
-    int rc;
-    unsigned char* bound_addr;
-
-    if(size == 0) {
-        return OPAL_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    bound_addr = ((unsigned char *)addr) + size - 1;
-
-    /* Check to ensure that the cache is valid */
-    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(opal_memory_changed() &&
-                      NULL != opal_memory->memoryc_process &&
-                      OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_memory->memoryc_process()))) {
-        return rc;
-    }
-
-    *reg = mca_rcache_vma_tree_find((mca_rcache_vma_module_t*)rcache, (unsigned char*)addr,
-            bound_addr);
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_find_all(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache,
-        void* addr, size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **regs,
-        int reg_cnt)
-{
-    int rc;
-    unsigned char *bound_addr;
-
-    if(size == 0) {
-        return OPAL_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    bound_addr = ((unsigned char *)addr) + size - 1;
-
-    /* Check to ensure that the cache is valid */
-    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(opal_memory_changed() &&
-                      NULL != opal_memory->memoryc_process &&
-                      OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_memory->memoryc_process()))) {
-        return rc;
-    }
-
-    return mca_rcache_vma_tree_find_all((mca_rcache_vma_module_t*)rcache,
-            (unsigned char*)addr, bound_addr, regs,
-            reg_cnt);
-}
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_insert(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t* reg, size_t limit)
-{
-    int rc;
-    size_t reg_size = reg->bound - reg->base + 1;
-    mca_rcache_vma_module_t *vma_rcache = (mca_rcache_vma_module_t*)rcache;
-
-    if(limit != 0 && reg_size > limit) {
-        /* return out of resources if request is bigger than cache size
-         * return temp out of resources otherwise */
-        return OPAL_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-    }
-
-    /* Check to ensure that the cache is valid */
-    if (OPAL_UNLIKELY(opal_memory_changed() &&
-                      NULL != opal_memory->memoryc_process &&
-                      OPAL_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_memory->memoryc_process()))) {
-        return rc;
-    }
-
-    rc = mca_rcache_vma_tree_insert(vma_rcache, reg, limit);
-    if (OPAL_LIKELY(OPAL_SUCCESS == rc)) {
-        /* If we successfully registered, then tell the memory manager
-           to start monitoring this region */
-        opal_memory->memoryc_register(reg->base,
-                                      (uint64_t) reg_size, (uint64_t) (uintptr_t) reg);
-    }
-
-    return rc;
-}
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_delete(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t* reg)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_module_t *vma_rcache = (mca_rcache_vma_module_t*)rcache;
-    /* Tell the memory manager that we no longer care about this
-       region */
-    opal_memory->memoryc_deregister(reg->base,
-                                    (uint64_t) (reg->bound - reg->base),
-                                    (uint64_t) (uintptr_t) reg);
-    return mca_rcache_vma_tree_delete(vma_rcache, reg);
-}
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_clean(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_module_t *vma_rcache = (mca_rcache_vma_module_t*)rcache;
-    mca_rcache_vma_t *vma;
-    opal_list_item_t *i;
-
-    do {
-	OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&rcache->lock);
-	i = opal_list_get_first(&vma_rcache->vma_delete_list);
-	if(opal_list_get_end(&vma_rcache->vma_delete_list) == i) {
-	    vma = NULL;
-	    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
-	} else {
-	    vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t *)i;
-	    opal_list_remove_item(&vma_rcache->vma_delete_list, &vma->super);
-
-	    /* Need to drop the rcache lock before destroying the vma */
-	    OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&rcache->lock);
-
-	    mca_rcache_vma_destroy(vma);
-	}
-    } while (NULL != vma);
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/**
-  * finalize
-  */
-void mca_rcache_vma_finalize(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache)
-{
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&rcache->lock);
-    mca_rcache_vma_tree_finalize((mca_rcache_vma_module_t *)rcache);
-    free(rcache);
-}
-
-void mca_rcache_vma_dump_range(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache,
-                               unsigned char *base, size_t size, char *msg)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_module_t *vma_rcache = (struct mca_rcache_vma_module_t*) rcache;
-    mca_rcache_vma_tree_dump_range(vma_rcache, base, size, msg);
-}
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma.h b/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0306fc0bba..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; -*- */
-/**
-  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
-  *                         University Research and Technology
-  *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
-  * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The University of Tennessee and The University
-  *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
-  *                         reserved.
-  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
-  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
-  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
-  *                         All rights reserved.
-  *
-  * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
-  * Copyright (c) 2009      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
-  *
-  * $COPYRIGHT$
-  *
-  * Additional copyrights may follow
-  *
-  * $HEADER$
-  */
-/**
-  * @file
-  * Description of the Registration Cache framework
-  */
-#ifndef MCA_RCACHE_VMA_H
-#define MCA_RCACHE_VMA_H
-#include "opal_config.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
-#include "opal/class/opal_list.h"
-#include "opal/class/opal_rb_tree.h"
-#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
-
-BEGIN_C_DECLS
-
-struct mca_rcache_vma_module_t {
-    mca_rcache_base_module_t base;
-    opal_rb_tree_t rb_tree;
-    opal_list_t vma_list;
-    opal_list_t vma_delete_list;
-    size_t reg_cur_cache_size;
-};
-typedef struct mca_rcache_vma_module_t mca_rcache_vma_module_t;
-
-
-struct mca_rcache_vma_component_t {
-    mca_rcache_base_component_t super;
-};
-typedef struct mca_rcache_vma_component_t mca_rcache_vma_component_t;
-
-OPAL_DECLSPEC extern mca_rcache_vma_component_t mca_rcache_vma_component;
-
-
-
-void mca_rcache_vma_module_init(mca_rcache_vma_module_t* rcache);
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_find(mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void* addr,
-        size_t size, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **reg);
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_find_all(mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache, void* addr,
-         size_t size,  mca_mpool_base_registration_t **regs, int reg_cnt);
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_insert(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration, size_t limit);
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_delete(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t* registration);
-
-/* It is not safe to call mca_rcache_vma_clean with the rcache lock held */
-int mca_rcache_vma_clean(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t* rcache);
-/* Destroy vma objects which are on the deferred delete list. These were placed
-   on the list earlier when the rcache lock was held and it was not safe to
-   destory them. They should not be linked into any other structure anymore except
-   the vma_list_delete list */
-
-/**
-  * init/finalize
-  */
-
-void mca_rcache_vma_module_init(mca_rcache_vma_module_t *rcache);
-
-void mca_rcache_vma_finalize(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t*);
-
-void mca_rcache_vma_dump_range(struct mca_rcache_base_module_t *rcache,
-                               unsigned char* addr, size_t size, char *msg);
-
-
-END_C_DECLS
-
-#endif /* MCA_RCACHE_VMA_H */
-
-
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma_component.c b/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma_component.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c1dcd65ed1..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma_component.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2006-2007 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
- *                         reserved.
- *
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-
-#include "opal_config.h"
-
-#include "opal/mca/rcache/rcache.h"
-#include "rcache_vma.h"
-
-static int mca_rcache_vma_component_open(void);
-
-static mca_rcache_base_module_t* mca_rcache_vma_component_init( void );
-
-mca_rcache_vma_component_t mca_rcache_vma_component = {
-    {
-        .rcache_version = {
-            MCA_RCACHE_BASE_VERSION_2_0_0,
-
-            .mca_component_name = "vma",
-            MCA_BASE_MAKE_VERSION(component, OPAL_MAJOR_VERSION, OPAL_MINOR_VERSION,
-                                  OPAL_RELEASE_VERSION),
-            .mca_open_component = mca_rcache_vma_component_open,
-        },
-        .rcache_data = {
-            /* The component is checkpoint ready */
-            MCA_BASE_METADATA_PARAM_CHECKPOINT
-        },
-        .rcache_init = mca_rcache_vma_component_init,
-    }
-};
-
-
-static int mca_rcache_vma_component_open(void)
-{
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static mca_rcache_base_module_t* mca_rcache_vma_component_init(void) {
-    mca_rcache_vma_module_t* rcache;
-
-    rcache = (mca_rcache_vma_module_t*) malloc(sizeof(mca_rcache_vma_module_t));
-    mca_rcache_vma_module_init(rcache);
-
-    return &rcache->base;
-}
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma_tree.c b/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma_tree.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c1d765bd3..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma_tree.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,600 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
- *                         University Research and Technology
- *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 The University of Tennessee and The University
- *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
- *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
- *                         All rights reserved.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2007      Mellanox Technologies. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2009      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013      NVIDIA Corporation.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2015      Los Alamos National Security, LLC. All rights
- *                         reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2015      Research Organization for Information Science
- *                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
- * $COPYRIGHT$
- *
- * Additional copyrights may follow
- *
- * $HEADER$
- */
-/**
-  * @file
-  * Description of the Registration Cache framework
-  */
-
-#include "opal_config.h"
-
-#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
-#include "opal/util/output.h"
-#include "rcache_vma_tree.h"
-
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t, opal_list_item_t, NULL, NULL);
-
-static void mca_rcache_vma_construct(opal_object_t *object)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_t *vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)object;
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&vma->reg_list, opal_list_t);
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&vma->reg_delete_list, opal_list_t);
-}
-
-static void mca_rcache_vma_destruct(opal_object_t *object)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_t *vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)object;
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&vma->reg_list);
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&vma->reg_delete_list);
-}
-
-OBJ_CLASS_INSTANCE(mca_rcache_vma_t, opal_list_item_t,
-        mca_rcache_vma_construct, mca_rcache_vma_destruct);
-
-
-/**
- * Function for the red black tree to compare 2 keys
- *
- * @param key1 a pointer to the 1st key
- * @param key2 a pointer to the second key
- *
- * @retval -1 if key1 is below key2
- * @retval 1 if key 1 is above key2
- * @retval 0 if the keys are the same
- */
-
-static int mca_rcache_vma_tree_node_compare(void *key1, void *key2)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_t *vma1 = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)key1,
-                     *vma2 = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)key2;
-
-    if(vma1->start < vma2->start)
-        return -1;
-    if(vma1->start > vma2->start)
-        return 1;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int mca_rcache_vma_tree_node_compare_search(void *key1, void *key2)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_t *vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)key2;
-    uintptr_t addr = (uintptr_t)key1;
-
-    if(vma->end < addr)
-        return 1;
-    if(vma->start <= addr)
-        return 0;
-
-    return -1;
-}
-
-static int mca_rcache_vma_tree_node_compare_closest(void *key1, void *key2)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_t *vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)key2, *prev_vma;
-    uintptr_t addr = (uintptr_t)key1;
-
-    if(vma->end < addr)
-       return 1;
-    if(vma->start <= addr)
-        return 0;
-    prev_vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t *)opal_list_get_prev(&vma->super.super);
-    if(prev_vma == (mca_rcache_vma_t *)opal_list_get_end(&vma->rcache->vma_list)
-            || prev_vma->end < addr)
-        return 0;
-
-    return -1;
-}
-
-static inline mca_rcache_vma_t *mca_rcache_vma_new(
-        mca_rcache_vma_module_t *vma_rcache, uintptr_t start, uintptr_t end)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_t *vma = OBJ_NEW(mca_rcache_vma_t);
-
-    if(NULL == vma)
-        return NULL;
-
-    vma->start = start;
-    vma->end = end;
-    vma->rcache = vma_rcache;
-
-    (void)opal_rb_tree_insert(&vma_rcache->rb_tree, vma, vma);
-
-    return vma;
-}
-
-void mca_rcache_vma_destroy(mca_rcache_vma_t *vma)
-{
-    opal_list_item_t *item;
-
-    while ((item = opal_list_remove_first(&vma->reg_list)))
-        OBJ_RELEASE(item);
-
-     while ((item = opal_list_remove_first(&vma->reg_delete_list)))
-         OBJ_RELEASE(item);
-
-    OBJ_RELEASE(vma);
-}
-
-static inline int mca_rcache_vma_compare_regs(
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg1,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg2)
-{
-    /* persisten registration are on top */
-    if((reg1->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST) &&
-            !(reg2->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST))
-        return 1;
-
-    if(!(reg1->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST) &&
-            (reg2->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST))
-        return -1;
-
-    if (reg1->bound != reg2->bound)
-        return (int)(reg1->bound - reg2->bound);
-
-    /* tie breaker */
-    return (int)((uintptr_t)reg1 - (uintptr_t)reg2);
-}
-
-static inline int mca_rcache_vma_add_reg(mca_rcache_vma_t *vma,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
-{
-    opal_list_item_t *i;
-    mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t *item, *entry;
-
-    entry = OBJ_NEW(mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t);
-
-    if(!entry)
-        return -1;
-
-    entry->reg = reg;
-
-    for(i = opal_list_get_first(&vma->reg_list);
-            i != opal_list_get_end(&vma->reg_list);
-            i = opal_list_get_next(i)) {
-        item = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)i;
-
-        if(mca_rcache_vma_compare_regs(item->reg, reg) > 0)
-            continue;
-
-        opal_list_insert_pos(&vma->reg_list, &item->super, &entry->super);
-        return 0;
-    }
-    opal_list_append(&vma->reg_list, &entry->super);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static inline void mca_rcache_vma_remove_reg(mca_rcache_vma_t *vma,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg)
-{
-    opal_list_item_t *i;
-    mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t *item;
-
-    for(i = opal_list_get_first(&vma->reg_list);
-            i != opal_list_get_end(&vma->reg_list);
-            i = opal_list_get_next(i)) {
-        item = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)i;
-
-        if(item->reg == reg) {
-            opal_list_remove_item(&vma->reg_list, &item->super);
-	    opal_list_append(&vma->reg_delete_list, &item->super);
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-static inline int mca_rcache_vma_copy_reg_list(mca_rcache_vma_t *to,
-        mca_rcache_vma_t *from)
-{
-    opal_list_item_t *i;
-    mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t *item_f, *item_t;
-    for(i = opal_list_get_first(&from->reg_list);
-            i != opal_list_get_end(&from->reg_list);
-            i = opal_list_get_next(i)) {
-        item_f = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)i;
-        item_t = OBJ_NEW(mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t);
-
-        if(NULL == item_t)
-            return 0;
-
-        item_t->reg = item_f->reg;
-
-        opal_list_append(&to->reg_list, &item_t->super);
-    }
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/* returns 1 iff two lists contain the same entries */
-static inline int mca_rcache_vma_compare_reg_lists(mca_rcache_vma_t *vma1,
-        mca_rcache_vma_t *vma2)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t *i1, *i2;
-
-    if (!vma1 || !vma2)
-        return 0;
-
-    if(opal_list_get_size(&vma1->reg_list) !=
-            opal_list_get_size(&vma2->reg_list))
-        return 0;
-
-    i1 = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)opal_list_get_first(&vma1->reg_list);
-    i2 = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)opal_list_get_first(&vma2->reg_list);
-
-    do {
-        if(i1  == (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)opal_list_get_end(&vma1->reg_list) ||
-            i2 == (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)opal_list_get_end(&vma2->reg_list))
-            return 1;
-
-        if(i1->reg != i2->reg)
-            break;
-
-        i1 = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)opal_list_get_next(i1);
-        i2 = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)opal_list_get_next(i2);
-    } while(1);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_tree_init(mca_rcache_vma_module_t* rcache)
-{
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&rcache->rb_tree, opal_rb_tree_t);
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&rcache->vma_list, opal_list_t);
-    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&rcache->vma_delete_list, opal_list_t);
-    rcache->reg_cur_cache_size = 0;
-    return opal_rb_tree_init(&rcache->rb_tree,
-                             mca_rcache_vma_tree_node_compare);
-}
-
-void mca_rcache_vma_tree_finalize(mca_rcache_vma_module_t* rcache)
-{
-    opal_rb_tree_init(&rcache->rb_tree,
-                      mca_rcache_vma_tree_node_compare);
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&rcache->vma_delete_list);
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&rcache->vma_list);
-    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&rcache->rb_tree);
-}
-
-mca_mpool_base_registration_t *mca_rcache_vma_tree_find(
-        mca_rcache_vma_module_t* vma_rcache, unsigned char *base,
-        unsigned char *bound)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_t *vma;
-    mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t *item;
-
-    vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_rb_tree_find_with(&vma_rcache->rb_tree, base,
-            mca_rcache_vma_tree_node_compare_search);
-
-    if(!vma)
-        return NULL;
-
-    for(item = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)
-            opal_list_get_first(&vma->reg_list);
-            item != (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)
-            opal_list_get_end(&vma->reg_list);
-            item = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)
-            opal_list_get_next(item)) {
-        if(item->reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID)
-            continue;
-        if(item->reg->bound >= bound)
-            return item->reg;
-        if(!(item->reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_PERSIST))
-            break;
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static inline bool is_reg_in_array(mca_mpool_base_registration_t **regs,
-        int cnt, mca_mpool_base_registration_t *p)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    for(i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
-        if(regs[i] == p)
-            return true;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_tree_find_all(
-        mca_rcache_vma_module_t *vma_rcache, unsigned char *base,
-        unsigned char *bound, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **regs,
-        int reg_cnt)
-{
-    int cnt = 0;
-
-    if(opal_list_get_size(&vma_rcache->vma_list) == 0)
-        return cnt;
-
-    do {
-        mca_rcache_vma_t *vma;
-        opal_list_item_t *item;
-        vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)
-            opal_rb_tree_find_with(&vma_rcache->rb_tree, base,
-                mca_rcache_vma_tree_node_compare_closest);
-
-        if(NULL == vma) {
-            /* base is bigger than any registered memory */
-            break;
-        }
-
-        if(base < (unsigned char*)vma->start) {
-            base = (unsigned char*)vma->start;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        for(item = opal_list_get_first(&vma->reg_list);
-                item != opal_list_get_end(&vma->reg_list);
-                item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
-            mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t *vma_item;
-            vma_item = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)item;
-            if((vma_item->reg->flags & MCA_MPOOL_FLAGS_INVALID) ||
-                    is_reg_in_array(regs, cnt, vma_item->reg)) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            regs[cnt++] = vma_item->reg;
-            if(cnt == reg_cnt)
-                return cnt; /* no space left in the provided array */
-        }
-
-        base = (unsigned char *)vma->end + 1;
-    } while(bound >= base);
-
-    return cnt;
-}
-
-static inline int mca_rcache_vma_can_insert(
-        mca_rcache_vma_module_t *vma_rcache, size_t nbytes, size_t limit)
-{
-    if(0 == limit)
-        return 1;
-
-    if(vma_rcache->reg_cur_cache_size + nbytes <= limit)
-        return 1;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static inline void mca_rcache_vma_update_byte_count(
-        mca_rcache_vma_module_t* vma_rcache,
-        size_t nbytes)
-{
-    vma_rcache->reg_cur_cache_size += nbytes;
-}
-
-int mca_rcache_vma_tree_insert(mca_rcache_vma_module_t* vma_rcache,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t* reg, size_t limit)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_t *i;
-    uintptr_t begin = (uintptr_t)reg->base, end = (uintptr_t)reg->bound;
-
-    i = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_rb_tree_find_with(&vma_rcache->rb_tree,
-            (void*)begin, mca_rcache_vma_tree_node_compare_closest);
-
-    if(!i)
-        i = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_list_get_end(&vma_rcache->vma_list);
-
-    while (begin <= end) {
-        mca_rcache_vma_t *vma;
-
-        if((mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_list_get_end(&vma_rcache->vma_list) == i) {
-            vma = NULL;
-            if(mca_rcache_vma_can_insert(vma_rcache, end - begin + 1, limit))
-                vma = mca_rcache_vma_new(vma_rcache, begin, end);
-
-            if(!vma)
-                goto remove;
-
-            mca_rcache_vma_update_byte_count(vma_rcache, end - begin + 1);
-
-            opal_list_append(&vma_rcache->vma_list, &vma->super);
-            begin = vma->end + 1;
-            mca_rcache_vma_add_reg(vma, reg);
-        } else if(i->start > begin) {
-            uintptr_t tend = (i->start <= end)?(i->start - 1):end;
-            vma = NULL;
-            if(mca_rcache_vma_can_insert(vma_rcache, tend - begin + 1, limit))
-                vma = mca_rcache_vma_new(vma_rcache, begin, tend);
-
-            if(!vma)
-                goto remove;
-
-            mca_rcache_vma_update_byte_count(vma_rcache, tend - begin + 1);
-
-            /* insert before */
-            opal_list_insert_pos(&vma_rcache->vma_list, &i->super, &vma->super);
-            i = vma;
-            begin = vma->end + 1;
-            mca_rcache_vma_add_reg(vma, reg);
-        } else if(i->start == begin) {
-            if (i->end > end) {
-                vma = mca_rcache_vma_new(vma_rcache, end+1, i->end);
-                if(!vma)
-                    goto remove;
-
-                i->end = end;
-
-                mca_rcache_vma_copy_reg_list(vma, i);
-
-                /* add after */
-                opal_list_insert_pos(&vma_rcache->vma_list,
-                        opal_list_get_next(&i->super),
-                        &vma->super);
-                mca_rcache_vma_add_reg(i, reg);
-                begin = end + 1;
-            } else {
-                mca_rcache_vma_add_reg(i, reg);
-                begin = i->end + 1;
-            }
-        } else {
-                vma = mca_rcache_vma_new(vma_rcache, begin, i->end);
-
-                if(!vma)
-                    goto remove;
-
-                i->end = begin - 1;
-
-                mca_rcache_vma_copy_reg_list(vma, i);
-
-                /* add after */
-                opal_list_insert_pos(&vma_rcache->vma_list,
-                        opal_list_get_next(&i->super),
-                        &vma->super);
-        }
-
-        i = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_list_get_next(&i->super);
-    }
-
-    return OPAL_SUCCESS;
-
-remove:
-    mca_rcache_vma_tree_delete(vma_rcache, reg);
-    return OPAL_ERR_TEMP_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
-}
-
-/**
- * Function to remove previously memory from the tree without freeing it
- *
- * @param base pointer to the memory to free
- *
- * @retval OPAL_SUCCESS
- * @retval OPAL_ERR_BAD_PARAM if the passed base pointer was invalid
- */
-int mca_rcache_vma_tree_delete(mca_rcache_vma_module_t* vma_rcache,
-                          mca_mpool_base_registration_t* reg)
-{
-    mca_rcache_vma_t *vma;
-
-    vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_rb_tree_find_with(&vma_rcache->rb_tree, reg->base,
-            mca_rcache_vma_tree_node_compare_search);
-
-    if(!vma)
-        return OPAL_ERROR;
-
-    while(vma != (mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_list_get_end(&vma_rcache->vma_list)
-            && vma->start <= (uintptr_t)reg->bound) {
-        mca_rcache_vma_remove_reg(vma, reg);
-
-        if(opal_list_is_empty(&vma->reg_list)) {
-            mca_rcache_vma_t *next = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_list_get_next(&vma->super);
-            opal_rb_tree_delete(&vma_rcache->rb_tree, vma);
-            mca_rcache_vma_update_byte_count(vma_rcache,
-                    vma->start - vma->end - 1);
-            opal_list_remove_item(&vma_rcache->vma_list, &vma->super);
-	    opal_list_append(&vma_rcache->vma_delete_list, &vma->super);
-            vma = next;
-        } else {
-            int merged;
-
-            do {
-                mca_rcache_vma_t *prev = NULL, *next = NULL;
-                if(opal_list_get_begin(&vma_rcache->vma_list) !=
-                        opal_list_get_prev(vma))
-                    prev = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_list_get_prev(vma);
-                merged = 0;
-
-                if(prev && vma->start == prev->end + 1 &&
-                        mca_rcache_vma_compare_reg_lists(vma, prev)) {
-                    prev->end = vma->end;
-                    opal_list_remove_item(&vma_rcache->vma_list, &vma->super);
-                    opal_rb_tree_delete(&vma_rcache->rb_tree, vma);
-		    opal_list_append(&vma_rcache->vma_delete_list, &vma->super);
-                    vma = prev;
-                    merged = 1;
-                }
-                if(opal_list_get_end(&vma_rcache->vma_list) !=
-                        opal_list_get_next(vma))
-                    next = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_list_get_next(vma);
-
-                if(next && vma->end + 1 == next->start &&
-                        mca_rcache_vma_compare_reg_lists(vma, next)) {
-                    vma->end = next->end;
-                    opal_list_remove_item(&vma_rcache->vma_list, &next->super);
-                    opal_rb_tree_delete(&vma_rcache->rb_tree, next);
-		    opal_list_append(&vma_rcache->vma_delete_list, &next->super);
-                    merged = 1;
-                }
-            } while(merged);
-            vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)opal_list_get_next(vma);
-        }
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/* Dump out rcache entries within a range of memory.  Useful for debugging. */
-void mca_rcache_vma_tree_dump_range(mca_rcache_vma_module_t *vma_rcache,
-                                    unsigned char *base, size_t size, char *msg)
-{
-    unsigned char * bound = base + size -1;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg;
-
-    if (NULL == msg) {
-        msg = "";
-    }
-
-    opal_output(0, "Dumping rcache entries: %s", msg);
-
-    if(opal_list_is_empty(&vma_rcache->vma_list)) {
-        opal_output(0, "  rcache is empty");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    do {
-        mca_rcache_vma_t *vma;
-        opal_list_item_t *item;
-        vma = (mca_rcache_vma_t*)
-            opal_rb_tree_find_with(&vma_rcache->rb_tree, base,
-                mca_rcache_vma_tree_node_compare_closest);
-
-        if(NULL == vma) {
-            /* base is bigger than any registered memory */
-            break;
-        }
-
-        if(base < (unsigned char*)vma->start) {
-            base = (unsigned char*)vma->start;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        opal_output(0, "  vma: base=%p, bound=%p, size=%lu, number of registrations=%d",
-                    (void *)vma->start, (void *)vma->end, vma->end - vma->start + 1,
-                    (int)opal_list_get_size(&vma->reg_list));
-        for(item = opal_list_get_first(&vma->reg_list);
-                item != opal_list_get_end(&vma->reg_list);
-                item = opal_list_get_next(item)) {
-            mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t *vma_item;
-            vma_item = (mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t*)item;
-            reg = vma_item->reg;
-            opal_output(0, "    reg: base=%p, bound=%p, alloc_base=%p, ref_count=%d, flags=0x%x",
-                        reg->base, reg->bound, reg->alloc_base, reg->ref_count, reg->flags);
-        }
-        base = (unsigned char *)vma->end + 1;
-    } while(bound >= base);
-}
diff --git a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma_tree.h b/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma_tree.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 77884eba2f..0000000000
--- a/opal/mca/rcache/vma/rcache_vma_tree.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode: C; c-basic-offset:4 ; -*- */
-/**
-  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Trustees of Indiana University and Indiana
-  *                         University Research and Technology
-  *                         Corporation.  All rights reserved.
-  * Copyright (c) 2004-2007 The University of Tennessee and The University
-  *                         of Tennessee Research Foundation.  All rights
-  *                         reserved.
-  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart,
-  *                         University of Stuttgart.  All rights reserved.
-  * Copyright (c) 2004-2005 The Regents of the University of California.
-  *                         All rights reserved.
-  *
-  * Copyright (c) 2006      Voltaire. All rights reserved.
-  * Copyright (c) 2009      IBM Corporation.  All rights reserved.
-  *
-  * Copyright (c) 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
-  * $COPYRIGHT$
-  *
-  * Additional copyrights may follow
-  *
-  * $HEADER$
-  */
-/**
-  * @file
-  * Description of the Registration Cache framework
-  */
-#ifndef MCA_RCACHE_VMA_TREE_H
-#define MCA_RCACHE_VMA_TREE_H
-#include "opal/mca/mca.h"
-#include "opal/mca/mpool/mpool.h"
-#include "rcache_vma.h"
-/*
- * Data structures for the tree of allocated memory
- */
-
-struct mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t
-{
-    opal_list_item_t super;
-    mca_mpool_base_registration_t *reg;
-};
-typedef struct mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t;
-OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_rcache_vma_reg_list_item_t);
-
-/**
- * The item in the vma_tree itself
- */
-struct mca_rcache_vma_t
-{
-    opal_list_item_t super;          /**< the parent class */
-    uintptr_t start;                 /**< the base of the memory range */
-    uintptr_t end;                   /**< the bound of the memory range */
-    opal_list_t reg_list;            /**< list of regs on this vma */
-    opal_list_t reg_delete_list;     /**< delayed deletions list for regs on this vma */
-    mca_rcache_vma_module_t *rcache; /**< pointer to rcache vma belongs to */
-};
-typedef struct mca_rcache_vma_t mca_rcache_vma_t;
-
-OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(mca_rcache_vma_t);
-
-
-/*
- * initialize the vma tree
- */
-int mca_rcache_vma_tree_init(mca_rcache_vma_module_t* rcache);
-
-/*
- * clean up the vma tree
- */
-void mca_rcache_vma_tree_finalize(mca_rcache_vma_module_t* rcache);
-
-/**
- *  Returns the item in the vma tree
- */
-mca_mpool_base_registration_t* mca_rcache_vma_tree_find(
-                                           mca_rcache_vma_module_t* rcache,
-                                           unsigned char* base,
-                                           unsigned char *bound
-                                           );
-/**
- * Returns all registration that overlaps given memory region
- */
-int mca_rcache_vma_tree_find_all(
-        mca_rcache_vma_module_t *vma_rcache, unsigned char *base,
-        unsigned char *bound, mca_mpool_base_registration_t **regs,
-        int reg_cnt);
-
-/*
- * insert an item in the vma tree
- */
-int mca_rcache_vma_tree_insert(mca_rcache_vma_module_t* rcache,
-        mca_mpool_base_registration_t* reg, size_t limit);
-
-/*
- * remove an item from the vma tree
- */
-int mca_rcache_vma_tree_delete(
-                              mca_rcache_vma_module_t* rcache,
-                              mca_mpool_base_registration_t* reg
-                              );
-
-/*
- * Destroy a vma
- * Do not call this function with rcache lock as it can deadlock
- */
-void mca_rcache_vma_destroy(mca_rcache_vma_t *vma);
-
-/*
- * Dump out the contents of the rcache for debugging.
- */
-void mca_rcache_vma_tree_dump_range(mca_rcache_vma_module_t *vma_rcache,
-                                    unsigned char *base, size_t size, char *msg);
-
-
-#endif /* MCA_RCACHE_VMA_TREE_H */
-