diff --git a/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/__init__.py b/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/__init__.py
index f56122b1..528e5b9a 100644
--- a/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/__init__.py
+++ b/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from oslo_utils import timeutils
 import six
 
 from ceilometer.agent import plugin_base
+from ceilometer.compute.pollsters import util
 from ceilometer.compute.virt import inspector as virt_inspector
 
 
@@ -75,3 +76,18 @@ class BaseComputePollster(plugin_base.PollsterBase):
                                                current_time)
         self._last_poll_time = current_time
         return duration
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_samples_per_devices(attribute, instance, _name, _type, _unit):
+        samples = []
+        for disk, value in six.iteritems(attribute):
+            samples.append(util.make_sample_from_instance(
+                instance,
+                name=_name,
+                type=_type,
+                unit=_unit,
+                volume=value,
+                resource_id="%s-%s" % (instance.id, disk),
+                additional_metadata={'disk_name': disk},
+            ))
+        return samples
diff --git a/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/disk.py b/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/disk.py
index e9bccc82..0d9b5140 100644
--- a/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/disk.py
+++ b/ceilometer/compute/pollsters/disk.py
@@ -130,21 +130,11 @@ class _Base(pollsters.BaseComputePollster):
                 'device': c_data.per_disk_requests[_metadata].keys()},
         )]
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _get_samples_per_device(c_data, _attr, instance, _name, _unit):
+    def _get_samples_per_device(self, c_data, _attr, instance, _name, _unit):
         """Return one or more Samples for meter 'disk.device.*'"""
-        samples = []
-        for disk, value in six.iteritems(c_data.per_disk_requests[_attr]):
-            samples.append(util.make_sample_from_instance(
-                instance,
-                name=_name,
-                type=sample.TYPE_CUMULATIVE,
-                unit=_unit,
-                volume=value,
-                resource_id="%s-%s" % (instance.id, disk),
-                additional_metadata={'disk_name': disk},
-            ))
-        return samples
+        return self._get_samples_per_devices(c_data.per_disk_requests[_attr],
+                                             instance, _name,
+                                             sample.TYPE_CUMULATIVE, _unit)
 
     def get_samples(self, manager, cache, resources):
         for instance in resources:
@@ -318,19 +308,9 @@ class _DiskRatesPollsterBase(pollsters.BaseComputePollster):
     def _get_samples_per_device(self, disk_rates_info, _attr, instance,
                                 _name, _unit):
         """Return one or more Samples for meter 'disk.device.*'."""
-        samples = []
-        for disk, value in six.iteritems(disk_rates_info.per_disk_rate[
-                _attr]):
-            samples.append(util.make_sample_from_instance(
-                instance,
-                name=_name,
-                type=sample.TYPE_GAUGE,
-                unit=_unit,
-                volume=value,
-                resource_id="%s-%s" % (instance.id, disk),
-                additional_metadata={'disk_name': disk},
-            ))
-        return samples
+        return self._get_samples_per_devices(
+            disk_rates_info.per_disk_rate[_attr],
+            instance, _name, sample.TYPE_GAUGE, _unit)
 
     def _get_sample_read_and_write(self, instance, _name, _unit, _element,
                                    _attr1, _attr2):