diff --git a/Grid/communicator/SharedMemory.cc b/Grid/communicator/SharedMemory.cc
index ec42dd87..7f2bd324 100644
--- a/Grid/communicator/SharedMemory.cc
+++ b/Grid/communicator/SharedMemory.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ int                 GlobalSharedMemory::_ShmAlloc;
 uint64_t            GlobalSharedMemory::_ShmAllocBytes;
 
 std::vector<void *> GlobalSharedMemory::WorldShmCommBufs;
+void * GlobalSharedMemory::HostCommBuf;
 
 Grid_MPI_Comm       GlobalSharedMemory::WorldShmComm;
 int                 GlobalSharedMemory::WorldShmRank;
@@ -66,6 +67,26 @@ void GlobalSharedMemory::SharedMemoryFree(void)
 /////////////////////////////////
 // Alloc, free shmem region
 /////////////////////////////////
+#ifndef ACCELERATOR_AWARE_MPI
+void *SharedMemory::HostBufferMalloc(size_t bytes){
+  void *ptr = (void *)host_heap_top;
+  host_heap_top  += bytes;
+  host_heap_bytes+= bytes;
+  if (host_heap_bytes >= host_heap_size) {
+    std::cout<< " HostBufferMalloc exceeded heap size -- try increasing with --shm <MB> flag" <<std::endl;
+    std::cout<< " Parameter specified in units of MB (megabytes) " <<std::endl;
+    std::cout<< " Current alloc is " << (bytes/(1024*1024)) <<"MB"<<std::endl;
+    std::cout<< " Current bytes is " << (host_heap_bytes/(1024*1024)) <<"MB"<<std::endl;
+    std::cout<< " Current heap  is " << (host_heap_size/(1024*1024)) <<"MB"<<std::endl;
+    assert(host_heap_bytes<host_heap_size);
+  }
+  return ptr;
+}
+void SharedMemory::HostBufferFreeAll(void) { 
+  host_heap_top  =(size_t)HostCommBuf;
+  host_heap_bytes=0;
+}
+#endif
 void *SharedMemory::ShmBufferMalloc(size_t bytes){
   //  bytes = (bytes+sizeof(vRealD))&(~(sizeof(vRealD)-1));// align up bytes
   void *ptr = (void *)heap_top;
diff --git a/Grid/communicator/SharedMemory.h b/Grid/communicator/SharedMemory.h
index d55fbf3d..94e9741e 100644
--- a/Grid/communicator/SharedMemory.h
+++ b/Grid/communicator/SharedMemory.h
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ public:
   static int           Hugepages;
 
   static std::vector<void *> WorldShmCommBufs;
-
+#ifndef ACCELERATOR_AWARE_MPI
+  static void *HostCommBuf;
+#endif
   static Grid_MPI_Comm WorldComm;
   static int           WorldRank;
   static int           WorldSize;
@@ -120,6 +122,13 @@ private:
   size_t heap_bytes;
   size_t heap_size;
 
+#ifndef ACCELERATOR_AWARE_MPI
+  size_t host_heap_top;  // set in free all
+  size_t host_heap_bytes;// set in free all
+  void *HostCommBuf;     // set in SetCommunicator
+  size_t host_heap_size; // set in SetCommunicator
+#endif
+  
 protected:
 
   Grid_MPI_Comm    ShmComm; // for barriers
@@ -151,7 +160,10 @@ public:
   void *ShmBufferTranslate(int rank,void * local_p);
   void *ShmBufferMalloc(size_t bytes);
   void  ShmBufferFreeAll(void) ;
-  
+#ifndef ACCELERATOR_AWARE_MPI
+  void *HostBufferMalloc(size_t bytes);
+  void HostBufferFreeAll(void);
+#endif  
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Make info on Nodes & ranks and Shared memory available
   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/Grid/communicator/SharedMemoryMPI.cc b/Grid/communicator/SharedMemoryMPI.cc
index 64a86c4b..01921f94 100644
--- a/Grid/communicator/SharedMemoryMPI.cc
+++ b/Grid/communicator/SharedMemoryMPI.cc
@@ -512,46 +512,6 @@ void GlobalSharedMemory::SharedMemoryAllocate(uint64_t bytes, int flags)
 // Hugetlbfs mapping intended
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #if defined(GRID_CUDA) ||defined(GRID_HIP)  || defined(GRID_SYCL)
-
-//if defined(GRID_SYCL)
-#if 0
-void GlobalSharedMemory::SharedMemoryAllocate(uint64_t bytes, int flags)
-{
-  void * ShmCommBuf ; 
-  assert(_ShmSetup==1);
-  assert(_ShmAlloc==0);
-
-  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  // allocate the pointer array for shared windows for our group
-  //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  MPI_Barrier(WorldShmComm);
-  WorldShmCommBufs.resize(WorldShmSize);
-
-  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  // Each MPI rank should allocate our own buffer
-  ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-  ShmCommBuf = acceleratorAllocDevice(bytes);
-
-  if (ShmCommBuf == (void *)NULL ) {
-    std::cerr << " SharedMemoryMPI.cc acceleratorAllocDevice failed NULL pointer for " << bytes<<" bytes " << std::endl;
-    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);  
-  }
-
-  std::cout << WorldRank << Mheader " SharedMemoryMPI.cc acceleratorAllocDevice "<< bytes 
-	    << "bytes at "<< std::hex<< ShmCommBuf <<std::dec<<" for comms buffers " <<std::endl;
-
-  SharedMemoryZero(ShmCommBuf,bytes);
-
-  assert(WorldShmSize == 1);
-  for(int r=0;r<WorldShmSize;r++){
-    WorldShmCommBufs[r] = ShmCommBuf;
-  }
-  _ShmAllocBytes=bytes;
-  _ShmAlloc=1;
-}
-#endif
-
-#if defined(GRID_CUDA) ||defined(GRID_HIP) ||defined(GRID_SYCL)  
 void GlobalSharedMemory::SharedMemoryAllocate(uint64_t bytes, int flags)
 {
   void * ShmCommBuf ; 
@@ -574,6 +534,9 @@ void GlobalSharedMemory::SharedMemoryAllocate(uint64_t bytes, int flags)
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Each MPI rank should allocate our own buffer
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#ifndef ACCELERATOR_AWARE_MPI
+  HostCommBuf= malloc(bytes);
+#endif  
   ShmCommBuf = acceleratorAllocDevice(bytes);
   if (ShmCommBuf == (void *)NULL ) {
     std::cerr << " SharedMemoryMPI.cc acceleratorAllocDevice failed NULL pointer for " << bytes<<" bytes " << std::endl;
@@ -738,7 +701,6 @@ void GlobalSharedMemory::SharedMemoryAllocate(uint64_t bytes, int flags)
   _ShmAllocBytes=bytes;
   _ShmAlloc=1;
 }
-#endif
 
 #else 
 #ifdef GRID_MPI3_SHMMMAP
@@ -962,6 +924,12 @@ void SharedMemory::SetCommunicator(Grid_MPI_Comm comm)
   }
   ShmBufferFreeAll();
 
+#ifndef ACCELERATOR_AWARE_MPI
+  host_heap_size = heap_size;
+  HostCommBuf= GlobalSharedMemory::HostCommBuf;
+  HostBufferFreeAll();
+#endif  
+
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // find comm ranks in our SHM group (i.e. which ranks are on our node)
   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////