diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata.c b/src/metadata/metadata.c
index 42658ef..5eb4466 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata.c
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata.c
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ static void ocf_metadata_raw_info(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 void ocf_metadata_deinit_variable_size(struct ocf_cache *cache)
 {
 
-	int result = 0;
 	uint32_t i = 0;
 
 	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *)
@@ -409,8 +408,7 @@ void ocf_metadata_deinit_variable_size(struct ocf_cache *cache)
 	 */
 	for (i = metadata_segment_variable_size_start;
 			i < metadata_segment_max; i++) {
-		result |= ocf_metadata_raw_deinit(cache,
-				&(ctrl->raw_desc[i]));
+		ocf_metadata_segment_destroy(cache, ctrl->segment[i]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -440,11 +438,16 @@ static void ocf_metadata_deinit_fixed_size(struct ocf_cache *cache)
 	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *)
 			cache->metadata.priv;
 
+	struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock =
+		ctrl->segment[metadata_segment_sb_config];
+
 	for (i = 0; i < metadata_segment_fixed_size_max; i++) {
-		result |= ocf_metadata_raw_deinit(cache,
-				&(ctrl->raw_desc[i]));
+		if (i != metadata_segment_sb_config)
+			ocf_metadata_segment_destroy(cache, ctrl->segment[i]);
 	}
 
+	ocf_metadata_superblock_destroy(cache, superblock);
+
 	env_vfree(ctrl);
 	cache->metadata.priv = NULL;
 
@@ -513,6 +516,7 @@ static int ocf_metadata_init_fixed_size(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 	struct ocf_core_meta_runtime *core_meta_runtime;
 	struct ocf_user_part_config *part_config;
 	struct ocf_user_part_runtime *part_runtime;
+	struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock;
 	ocf_core_t core;
 	ocf_core_id_t core_id;
 	uint32_t i = 0;
@@ -529,9 +533,25 @@ static int ocf_metadata_init_fixed_size(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		return -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
 	metadata->priv = ctrl;
 
+	result = ocf_metadata_superblock_init(
+			&ctrl->segment[metadata_segment_sb_config], cache,
+			&ctrl->raw_desc[metadata_segment_sb_config]);
+	if (result) {
+		ocf_metadata_deinit_fixed_size(cache);
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	superblock = ctrl->segment[metadata_segment_sb_config];
+
 	for (i = 0; i < metadata_segment_fixed_size_max; i++) {
-		result |= ocf_metadata_raw_init(cache, NULL, NULL,
-				&(ctrl->raw_desc[i]));
+		if (i == metadata_segment_sb_config)
+			continue;
+		result |= ocf_metadata_segment_init(
+				&ctrl->segment[i],
+				cache,
+				&ctrl->raw_desc[i],
+				NULL, NULL,
+				superblock);
 		if (result)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -609,6 +629,7 @@ int ocf_metadata_init_variable_size(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 		(struct ocf_cache_line_settings *)&cache->metadata.settings;
 	ocf_flush_page_synch_t lock_page, unlock_page;
 	uint64_t device_lines;
+	struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock;
 
 	OCF_DEBUG_TRACE(cache);
 
@@ -669,6 +690,8 @@ int ocf_metadata_init_variable_size(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 	OCF_DEBUG_PARAM(cache, "Metadata end pages = %u", ctrl->start_page
 			+ ctrl->count_pages);
 
+	superblock = ctrl->segment[metadata_segment_sb_config];
+
 	/*
 	 * Initialize all dynamic size  RAW types
 	 */
@@ -683,8 +706,12 @@ int ocf_metadata_init_variable_size(struct ocf_cache *cache,
 			lock_page = unlock_page = NULL;
 		}
 
-		result |= ocf_metadata_raw_init(cache, lock_page, unlock_page,
-				&(ctrl->raw_desc[i]));
+		result |= ocf_metadata_segment_init(
+				&ctrl->segment[i],
+				cache,
+				&ctrl->raw_desc[i],
+				lock_page, unlock_page,
+				superblock);
 
 		if (result)
 			goto finalize;
@@ -991,6 +1018,7 @@ void ocf_metadata_flush_all(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	context->priv = priv;
 	context->pipeline = pipeline;
 	context->cache = cache;
+	context->ctrl = cache->metadata.priv;
 
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
@@ -1113,6 +1141,7 @@ void ocf_metadata_load_all(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	context->priv = priv;
 	context->pipeline = pipeline;
 	context->cache = cache;
+	context->ctrl = cache->metadata.priv;
 
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
@@ -1272,6 +1301,7 @@ static void _ocf_metadata_load_recovery_legacy(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	context->priv = priv;
 	context->pipeline = pipeline;
 	context->cache = cache;
+	context->ctrl = cache->metadata.priv;
 
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
@@ -1416,6 +1446,7 @@ static void _ocf_metadata_load_recovery_atomic(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	context->priv = priv;
 	context->pipeline = pipeline;
 	context->cache = cache;
+	context->ctrl = cache->metadata.priv;
 
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_internal.h b/src/metadata/metadata_internal.h
index 95adabf..3e1a694 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_internal.h
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_internal.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <ocf/ocf_def.h>
 #include "../ocf_cache_priv.h"
+#include "metadata_segment.h"
 #include "metadata_segment_id.h"
 #include "metadata_raw.h"
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ struct ocf_metadata_ctrl {
 	uint32_t device_lines;
 	size_t mapping_size;
 	struct ocf_metadata_raw raw_desc[metadata_segment_max];
+	struct ocf_metadata_segment *segment[metadata_segment_max];
 };
 
 struct ocf_metadata_context {
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ struct ocf_metadata_context {
 	void *priv;
 	ocf_pipeline_t pipeline;
 	ocf_cache_t cache;
+	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl;
 	struct ocf_metadata_raw segment_copy[metadata_segment_fixed_size_max];
 };
 
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_raw.h b/src/metadata/metadata_raw.h
index ffc12c7..ea62b7f 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_raw.h
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_raw.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #ifndef __METADATA_RAW_H__
 #define __METADATA_RAW_H__
 
+#include "metadata_segment_id.h"
+
 /**
  * @file metadata_raw.h
  * @brief Metadata RAW container implementation
@@ -306,4 +308,9 @@ static inline void _raw_bug_on(struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw, uint32_t entry)
 
 int _raw_ram_flush_do_page_cmp(const void *item1, const void *item2);
 
+static inline void *ocf_metadata_raw_get_mem(struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw)
+{
+	return raw->mem_pool;
+}
+
 #endif /* METADATA_RAW_H_ */
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_segment.c b/src/metadata/metadata_segment.c
index 2a0b767..6cf9c04 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_segment.c
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_segment.c
@@ -4,6 +4,65 @@
  */
 #include "metadata_internal.h"
 #include "metadata_superblock.h"
+#include "metadata_raw.h"
+
+int ocf_metadata_segment_init_in_place(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *segment,
+		struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw,
+		ocf_flush_page_synch_t lock_page_pfn,
+		ocf_flush_page_synch_t unlock_page_pfn,
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock)
+{
+	int result;
+
+	result = ocf_metadata_raw_init(cache, lock_page_pfn, unlock_page_pfn, raw);
+	if (result)
+		return result;
+
+	segment->raw = raw;
+	segment->superblock = superblock;
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+int ocf_metadata_segment_init(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment **self,
+		struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw,
+		ocf_flush_page_synch_t lock_page_pfn,
+		ocf_flush_page_synch_t unlock_page_pfn,
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock)
+{
+	struct ocf_metadata_segment *segment;
+	int result;
+
+	segment = env_vzalloc(sizeof(*segment));
+	if (!segment)
+		return -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
+
+	result = ocf_metadata_segment_init_in_place(segment,
+			cache, raw, lock_page_pfn, unlock_page_pfn,
+			superblock);
+
+	if (result)
+		env_vfree(segment);
+	else
+		*self = segment;
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+void ocf_metadata_segment_destroy(struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *self)
+{
+	if (!self)
+		return;
+
+	ocf_metadata_raw_deinit(cache, self->raw);
+	env_vfree(self);
+}
 
 static void ocf_metadata_generic_complete(void *priv, int error)
 {
@@ -16,30 +75,32 @@ static void ocf_metadata_check_crc_skip(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg, bool skip_on_dirty_shutdown)
 {
 	struct ocf_metadata_context *context = priv;
-	int segment = ocf_pipeline_arg_get_int(arg);
-	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl;
-	struct ocf_superblock_config *sb_config;
+	int segment_id = ocf_pipeline_arg_get_int(arg);
+	struct ocf_metadata_segment *segment = context->ctrl->segment[segment_id];
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 	uint32_t crc;
+	uint32_t superblock_crc;
+	bool clean_shutdown;
 
-	ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *)cache->metadata.priv;
-	sb_config = METADATA_MEM_POOL(ctrl, metadata_segment_sb_config);
-
-	if (!sb_config->clean_shutdown && skip_on_dirty_shutdown)
+	clean_shutdown = ocf_metadata_superblock_get_clean_shutdown(
+			segment->superblock);
+	if (!clean_shutdown && skip_on_dirty_shutdown)
 		OCF_PL_NEXT_RET(pipeline);
 
-	crc = ocf_metadata_raw_checksum(cache, &(ctrl->raw_desc[segment]));
+	crc = ocf_metadata_raw_checksum(cache, segment->raw);
+	superblock_crc = ocf_metadata_superblock_get_checksum(segment->superblock,
+			segment_id);
 
-	if (crc != sb_config->checksum[segment]) {
+	if (crc != superblock_crc) {
 		/* Checksum does not match */
-		if (!sb_config->clean_shutdown) {
+		if (!clean_shutdown) {
 			ocf_cache_log(cache, log_warn,
 					"Loading %s WARNING, invalid checksum",
-					ocf_metadata_segment_names[segment]);
+					ocf_metadata_segment_names[segment_id]);
 		} else {
 			ocf_cache_log(cache, log_err,
 					"Loading %s ERROR, invalid checksum",
-					ocf_metadata_segment_names[segment]);
+					ocf_metadata_segment_names[segment_id]);
 			OCF_PL_FINISH_RET(pipeline, -OCF_ERR_INVAL);
 		}
 	}
@@ -64,16 +125,11 @@ void ocf_metadata_calculate_crc(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg)
 {
 	struct ocf_metadata_context *context = priv;
-	int segment = ocf_pipeline_arg_get_int(arg);
-	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl;
-	struct ocf_superblock_config *sb_config;
-	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
+	int segment_id = ocf_pipeline_arg_get_int(arg);
+	struct ocf_metadata_segment *segment = context->ctrl->segment[segment_id];
 
-	ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *)cache->metadata.priv;
-	sb_config = METADATA_MEM_POOL(ctrl, metadata_segment_sb_config);
-
-	sb_config->checksum[segment] = ocf_metadata_raw_checksum(cache,
-			&(ctrl->raw_desc[segment]));
+	ocf_metadata_superblock_set_checksum(segment->superblock, segment_id,
+			ocf_metadata_raw_checksum(context->cache, segment->raw));
 
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
@@ -83,11 +139,9 @@ void ocf_metadata_flush_segment(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 {
 	struct ocf_metadata_context *context = priv;
 	int segment = ocf_pipeline_arg_get_int(arg);
-	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl;
+	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl = context->ctrl;
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 
-	ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *)cache->metadata.priv;
-
 	ocf_metadata_raw_flush_all(cache, &ctrl->raw_desc[segment],
 			ocf_metadata_generic_complete, context);
 }
@@ -97,11 +151,9 @@ void ocf_metadata_load_segment(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 {
 	struct ocf_metadata_context *context = priv;
 	int segment = ocf_pipeline_arg_get_int(arg);
-	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl;
+	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl = context->ctrl;
 	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 
-	ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *)cache->metadata.priv;
-
 	ocf_metadata_raw_load_all(cache, &ctrl->raw_desc[segment],
 			ocf_metadata_generic_complete, context);
 }
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_segment.h b/src/metadata/metadata_segment.h
index 3ef71d2..d0ccf32 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_segment.h
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_segment.h
@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@
 #include "metadata_raw.h"
 #include <ocf/ocf_def.h>
 
+struct ocf_metadata_segment
+{
+	struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw;
+	struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock;
+};
+
+int ocf_metadata_segment_init(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment **self,
+		struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw,
+		ocf_flush_page_synch_t lock_page_pfn,
+		ocf_flush_page_synch_t unlock_page_pfn,
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock);
+
+void ocf_metadata_segment_destroy(struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *self);
+
 void ocf_metadata_check_crc_if_clean(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 		void *priv, ocf_pipeline_arg_t arg);
 
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c b/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
index 5f563d8..e690200 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 #define OCF_DEBUG_PARAM(cache, format, ...)
 #endif
 
+int ocf_metadata_segment_init_in_place(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *segment,
+		struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw,
+		ocf_flush_page_synch_t lock_page_pfn,
+		ocf_flush_page_synch_t unlock_page_pfn,
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *superblock);
 
 /**
  * @brief Super Block - Set Shutdown Status
@@ -45,12 +52,14 @@ void ocf_metadata_set_shutdown_status(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	/*
 	 * Get metadata hash service control structure
 	 */
+	/* TODO: get metadata ctrl from args rather than via cache */
 	ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *) cache->metadata.priv;
 
 	/*
 	 * Get super block
 	 */
-	superblock = METADATA_MEM_POOL(ctrl, metadata_segment_sb_config);
+	superblock = ocf_metadata_raw_get_mem(
+			&ctrl->raw_desc[metadata_segment_sb_config]);
 
 	/* Set shutdown status */
 	superblock->clean_shutdown = shutdown_status;
@@ -271,7 +280,8 @@ void ocf_metadata_load_superblock(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_metadata_end_t cmpl,
 
 	OCF_DEBUG_TRACE(cache);
 
-	ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *) cache->metadata.priv;
+	/* TODO: get ctrl from args rather than from cache */
+	ctrl = cache->metadata.priv;
 	ENV_BUG_ON(!ctrl);
 
 	sb_config = METADATA_MEM_POOL(ctrl, metadata_segment_sb_config);
@@ -291,6 +301,7 @@ void ocf_metadata_load_superblock(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_metadata_end_t cmpl,
 	context->priv = priv;
 	context->pipeline = pipeline;
 	context->cache = cache;
+	context->ctrl = cache->metadata.priv;
 
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
@@ -318,9 +329,8 @@ static void ocf_metadata_calculate_crc_sb_config(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	struct ocf_metadata_context *context = priv;
 	struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *ctrl;
 	struct ocf_superblock_config *sb_config;
-	ocf_cache_t cache = context->cache;
 
-	ctrl = (struct ocf_metadata_ctrl *)cache->metadata.priv;
+	ctrl = context->ctrl;
 	sb_config = METADATA_MEM_POOL(ctrl, metadata_segment_sb_config);
 
 	sb_config->checksum[metadata_segment_sb_config] = env_crc32(0,
@@ -419,6 +429,77 @@ void ocf_metadata_flush_superblock(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	context->priv = priv;
 	context->pipeline = pipeline;
 	context->cache = cache;
+	context->ctrl = cache->metadata.priv;
 
 	ocf_pipeline_next(pipeline);
 }
+
+struct ocf_metadata_superblock
+{
+	struct ocf_metadata_segment segment;
+	struct ocf_superblock_config *config;
+};
+
+#define _ocf_segment_to_sb(_segment) \
+	container_of(_segment, struct ocf_metadata_superblock, segment);
+
+int ocf_metadata_superblock_init(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment **self,
+		struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw)
+{
+	struct ocf_metadata_superblock *sb = env_vzalloc(sizeof(*sb));
+	int result;
+
+	if (!sb)
+		return -OCF_ERR_NO_MEM;
+
+	result = ocf_metadata_segment_init_in_place(&sb->segment, cache,
+			raw, NULL, NULL, &sb->segment);
+
+	if (result) {
+		env_vfree(sb);
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	sb->config = ocf_metadata_raw_get_mem(sb->segment.raw);
+
+	*self = &sb->segment;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+void ocf_metadata_superblock_destroy(
+		struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *self)
+{
+	ocf_metadata_segment_destroy(cache, self);
+}
+
+uint32_t ocf_metadata_superblock_get_checksum(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *self,
+		enum ocf_metadata_segment_id segment)
+{
+	struct ocf_metadata_superblock *sb = _ocf_segment_to_sb(self);
+
+	return sb->config->checksum[segment];
+}
+
+void ocf_metadata_superblock_set_checksum(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *self,
+		enum ocf_metadata_segment_id segment,
+		uint32_t csum)
+{
+	struct ocf_metadata_superblock *sb = _ocf_segment_to_sb(self);
+
+	sb->config->checksum[segment] = csum;
+}
+
+bool ocf_metadata_superblock_get_clean_shutdown(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *self)
+{
+	struct ocf_metadata_superblock *sb = _ocf_segment_to_sb(self);
+
+	return sb->config->clean_shutdown;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.h b/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.h
index 73f88e7..c4b1968 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.h
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.h
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ struct ocf_superblock_runtime {
 	uint32_t cleaning_thread_access;
 };
 
+struct ocf_metadata_ctrl;
+
 void ocf_metadata_set_shutdown_status(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		enum ocf_metadata_shutdown_status shutdown_status,
 		ocf_metadata_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
@@ -74,4 +76,25 @@ void ocf_metadata_load_superblock(ocf_cache_t cache,
 void ocf_metadata_flush_superblock(ocf_cache_t cache,
 		ocf_metadata_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
 
+int ocf_metadata_superblock_init(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment **self,
+		struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_raw *raw);
+
+void ocf_metadata_superblock_destroy(
+		struct ocf_cache *cache,
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *self);
+
+uint32_t ocf_metadata_superblock_get_checksum(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *self,
+		enum ocf_metadata_segment_id segment);
+
+void ocf_metadata_superblock_set_checksum(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *self,
+		enum ocf_metadata_segment_id segment,
+		uint32_t csum);
+
+bool ocf_metadata_superblock_get_clean_shutdown(
+		struct ocf_metadata_segment *self);
+
 #endif /* METADATA_SUPERBLOCK_H_ */