diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
index 18a611e..822cd40 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
@@ -146,15 +146,16 @@
 
 #define NVOBJ_FLAG_ZERO_ALLOC		(1 << 1)
 #define NVOBJ_FLAG_ZERO_FREE		(1 << 2)
+
+#define NVOBJ_CINST_GLOBAL	0xdeadbeef
+
 struct nouveau_gpuobj {
 	struct drm_device *dev;
 	struct kref refcount;
 	struct list_head list;
 
-	struct drm_mm_node *im_pramin;
-	struct nouveau_bo *im_backing;
+	void *node;
 	u32 *suspend;
-	int im_bound;
 
 	uint32_t flags;
 
@@ -288,11 +289,11 @@
 	int	(*suspend)(struct drm_device *dev);
 	void	(*resume)(struct drm_device *dev);
 
-	int	(*populate)(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *,
-			    u32 *size, u32 align);
-	void	(*clear)(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
-	int	(*bind)(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
-	int	(*unbind)(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+	int	(*get)(struct nouveau_gpuobj *, u32 size, u32 align);
+	void	(*put)(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+	int	(*map)(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+	void	(*unmap)(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+
 	void	(*flush)(struct drm_device *);
 };
 
@@ -1182,11 +1183,10 @@
 extern void nv04_instmem_takedown(struct drm_device *);
 extern int  nv04_instmem_suspend(struct drm_device *);
 extern void nv04_instmem_resume(struct drm_device *);
-extern int  nv04_instmem_populate(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *,
-				  u32 *size, u32 align);
-extern void nv04_instmem_clear(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
-extern int  nv04_instmem_bind(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
-extern int  nv04_instmem_unbind(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+extern int  nv04_instmem_get(struct nouveau_gpuobj *, u32 size, u32 align);
+extern void nv04_instmem_put(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+extern int  nv04_instmem_map(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+extern void nv04_instmem_unmap(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
 extern void nv04_instmem_flush(struct drm_device *);
 
 /* nv50_instmem.c */
@@ -1194,11 +1194,10 @@
 extern void nv50_instmem_takedown(struct drm_device *);
 extern int  nv50_instmem_suspend(struct drm_device *);
 extern void nv50_instmem_resume(struct drm_device *);
-extern int  nv50_instmem_populate(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *,
-				  u32 *size, u32 align);
-extern void nv50_instmem_clear(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
-extern int  nv50_instmem_bind(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
-extern int  nv50_instmem_unbind(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+extern int  nv50_instmem_get(struct nouveau_gpuobj *, u32 size, u32 align);
+extern void nv50_instmem_put(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+extern int  nv50_instmem_map(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+extern void nv50_instmem_unmap(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
 extern void nv50_instmem_flush(struct drm_device *);
 extern void nv84_instmem_flush(struct drm_device *);
 extern void nv50_vm_flush(struct drm_device *, int engine);
@@ -1208,11 +1207,10 @@
 extern void nvc0_instmem_takedown(struct drm_device *);
 extern int  nvc0_instmem_suspend(struct drm_device *);
 extern void nvc0_instmem_resume(struct drm_device *);
-extern int  nvc0_instmem_populate(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *,
-				  u32 *size, u32 align);
-extern void nvc0_instmem_clear(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
-extern int  nvc0_instmem_bind(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
-extern int  nvc0_instmem_unbind(struct drm_device *, struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+extern int  nvc0_instmem_get(struct nouveau_gpuobj *, u32 size, u32 align);
+extern void nvc0_instmem_put(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+extern int  nvc0_instmem_map(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
+extern void nvc0_instmem_unmap(struct nouveau_gpuobj *);
 extern void nvc0_instmem_flush(struct drm_device *);
 
 /* nv04_mc.c */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c
index 8c5e35c..e8c74de 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c
@@ -168,17 +168,14 @@
 		   struct nouveau_gpuobj **gpuobj_ret)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct nouveau_engine *engine = &dev_priv->engine;
+	struct nouveau_instmem_engine *instmem = &dev_priv->engine.instmem;
 	struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj;
 	struct drm_mm_node *ramin = NULL;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, i;
 
 	NV_DEBUG(dev, "ch%d size=%u align=%d flags=0x%08x\n",
 		 chan ? chan->id : -1, size, align, flags);
 
-	if (!dev_priv || !gpuobj_ret || *gpuobj_ret != NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	gpuobj = kzalloc(sizeof(*gpuobj), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gpuobj)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -193,88 +190,45 @@
 	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
 
 	if (chan) {
-		NV_DEBUG(dev, "channel heap\n");
-
 		ramin = drm_mm_search_free(&chan->ramin_heap, size, align, 0);
 		if (ramin)
 			ramin = drm_mm_get_block(ramin, size, align);
-
 		if (!ramin) {
 			nouveau_gpuobj_ref(NULL, &gpuobj);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
-	} else {
-		NV_DEBUG(dev, "global heap\n");
 
-		/* allocate backing pages, sets vinst */
-		ret = engine->instmem.populate(dev, gpuobj, &size, align);
-		if (ret) {
-			nouveau_gpuobj_ref(NULL, &gpuobj);
-			return ret;
-		}
-
-		/* try and get aperture space */
-		do {
-			if (drm_mm_pre_get(&dev_priv->ramin_heap))
-				return -ENOMEM;
-
-			spin_lock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
-			ramin = drm_mm_search_free(&dev_priv->ramin_heap, size,
-						   align, 0);
-			if (ramin == NULL) {
-				spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
-				nouveau_gpuobj_ref(NULL, &gpuobj);
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			}
-
-			ramin = drm_mm_get_block_atomic(ramin, size, align);
-			spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
-		} while (ramin == NULL);
-
-		/* on nv50 it's ok to fail, we have a fallback path */
-		if (!ramin && dev_priv->card_type < NV_50) {
-			nouveau_gpuobj_ref(NULL, &gpuobj);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* if we got a chunk of the aperture, map pages into it */
-	gpuobj->im_pramin = ramin;
-	if (!chan && gpuobj->im_pramin && dev_priv->ramin_available) {
-		ret = engine->instmem.bind(dev, gpuobj);
-		if (ret) {
-			nouveau_gpuobj_ref(NULL, &gpuobj);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* calculate the various different addresses for the object */
-	if (chan) {
 		gpuobj->pinst = chan->ramin->pinst;
 		if (gpuobj->pinst != ~0)
-			gpuobj->pinst += gpuobj->im_pramin->start;
+			gpuobj->pinst += ramin->start;
 
-		if (dev_priv->card_type < NV_50) {
+		if (dev_priv->card_type < NV_50)
 			gpuobj->cinst = gpuobj->pinst;
-		} else {
-			gpuobj->cinst = gpuobj->im_pramin->start;
-			gpuobj->vinst = gpuobj->im_pramin->start +
-					chan->ramin->vinst;
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (gpuobj->im_pramin)
-			gpuobj->pinst = gpuobj->im_pramin->start;
 		else
+			gpuobj->cinst = ramin->start;
+
+		gpuobj->vinst = ramin->start + chan->ramin->vinst;
+		gpuobj->node  = ramin;
+	} else {
+		ret = instmem->get(gpuobj, size, align);
+		if (ret) {
+			nouveau_gpuobj_ref(NULL, &gpuobj);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		ret = -ENOSYS;
+		if (dev_priv->ramin_available)
+			ret = instmem->map(gpuobj);
+		if (ret)
 			gpuobj->pinst = ~0;
-		gpuobj->cinst = 0xdeadbeef;
+
+		gpuobj->cinst = NVOBJ_CINST_GLOBAL;
 	}
 
 	if (gpuobj->flags & NVOBJ_FLAG_ZERO_ALLOC) {
-		int i;
-
 		for (i = 0; i < gpuobj->size; i += 4)
 			nv_wo32(gpuobj, i, 0);
-		engine->instmem.flush(dev);
+		instmem->flush(dev);
 	}
 
 
@@ -326,26 +280,34 @@
 		container_of(ref, struct nouveau_gpuobj, refcount);
 	struct drm_device *dev = gpuobj->dev;
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct nouveau_engine *engine = &dev_priv->engine;
+	struct nouveau_instmem_engine *instmem = &dev_priv->engine.instmem;
 	int i;
 
 	NV_DEBUG(dev, "gpuobj %p\n", gpuobj);
 
-	if (gpuobj->im_pramin && (gpuobj->flags & NVOBJ_FLAG_ZERO_FREE)) {
+	if (gpuobj->node && (gpuobj->flags & NVOBJ_FLAG_ZERO_FREE)) {
 		for (i = 0; i < gpuobj->size; i += 4)
 			nv_wo32(gpuobj, i, 0);
-		engine->instmem.flush(dev);
+		instmem->flush(dev);
 	}
 
 	if (gpuobj->dtor)
 		gpuobj->dtor(dev, gpuobj);
 
-	if (gpuobj->im_backing)
-		engine->instmem.clear(dev, gpuobj);
+	if (gpuobj->cinst == NVOBJ_CINST_GLOBAL) {
+		if (gpuobj->node) {
+			instmem->unmap(gpuobj);
+			instmem->put(gpuobj);
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (gpuobj->node) {
+			spin_lock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+			drm_mm_put_block(gpuobj->node);
+			spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+		}
+	}
 
 	spin_lock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
-	if (gpuobj->im_pramin)
-		drm_mm_put_block(gpuobj->im_pramin);
 	list_del(&gpuobj->list);
 	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
 
@@ -385,7 +347,7 @@
 	kref_init(&gpuobj->refcount);
 	gpuobj->size  = size;
 	gpuobj->pinst = pinst;
-	gpuobj->cinst = 0xdeadbeef;
+	gpuobj->cinst = NVOBJ_CINST_GLOBAL;
 	gpuobj->vinst = vinst;
 
 	if (gpuobj->flags & NVOBJ_FLAG_ZERO_ALLOC) {
@@ -935,7 +897,7 @@
 	int i;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(gpuobj, &dev_priv->gpuobj_list, list) {
-		if (gpuobj->cinst != 0xdeadbeef)
+		if (gpuobj->cinst != NVOBJ_CINST_GLOBAL)
 			continue;
 
 		gpuobj->suspend = vmalloc(gpuobj->size);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_state.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_state.c
index b26b34c..b42e29d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_state.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_state.c
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
 		engine->instmem.takedown	= nv04_instmem_takedown;
 		engine->instmem.suspend		= nv04_instmem_suspend;
 		engine->instmem.resume		= nv04_instmem_resume;
-		engine->instmem.populate	= nv04_instmem_populate;
-		engine->instmem.clear		= nv04_instmem_clear;
-		engine->instmem.bind		= nv04_instmem_bind;
-		engine->instmem.unbind		= nv04_instmem_unbind;
+		engine->instmem.get		= nv04_instmem_get;
+		engine->instmem.put		= nv04_instmem_put;
+		engine->instmem.map		= nv04_instmem_map;
+		engine->instmem.unmap		= nv04_instmem_unmap;
 		engine->instmem.flush		= nv04_instmem_flush;
 		engine->mc.init			= nv04_mc_init;
 		engine->mc.takedown		= nv04_mc_takedown;
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@
 		engine->instmem.takedown	= nv04_instmem_takedown;
 		engine->instmem.suspend		= nv04_instmem_suspend;
 		engine->instmem.resume		= nv04_instmem_resume;
-		engine->instmem.populate	= nv04_instmem_populate;
-		engine->instmem.clear		= nv04_instmem_clear;
-		engine->instmem.bind		= nv04_instmem_bind;
-		engine->instmem.unbind		= nv04_instmem_unbind;
+		engine->instmem.get		= nv04_instmem_get;
+		engine->instmem.put		= nv04_instmem_put;
+		engine->instmem.map		= nv04_instmem_map;
+		engine->instmem.unmap		= nv04_instmem_unmap;
 		engine->instmem.flush		= nv04_instmem_flush;
 		engine->mc.init			= nv04_mc_init;
 		engine->mc.takedown		= nv04_mc_takedown;
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@
 		engine->instmem.takedown	= nv04_instmem_takedown;
 		engine->instmem.suspend		= nv04_instmem_suspend;
 		engine->instmem.resume		= nv04_instmem_resume;
-		engine->instmem.populate	= nv04_instmem_populate;
-		engine->instmem.clear		= nv04_instmem_clear;
-		engine->instmem.bind		= nv04_instmem_bind;
-		engine->instmem.unbind		= nv04_instmem_unbind;
+		engine->instmem.get		= nv04_instmem_get;
+		engine->instmem.put		= nv04_instmem_put;
+		engine->instmem.map		= nv04_instmem_map;
+		engine->instmem.unmap		= nv04_instmem_unmap;
 		engine->instmem.flush		= nv04_instmem_flush;
 		engine->mc.init			= nv04_mc_init;
 		engine->mc.takedown		= nv04_mc_takedown;
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@
 		engine->instmem.takedown	= nv04_instmem_takedown;
 		engine->instmem.suspend		= nv04_instmem_suspend;
 		engine->instmem.resume		= nv04_instmem_resume;
-		engine->instmem.populate	= nv04_instmem_populate;
-		engine->instmem.clear		= nv04_instmem_clear;
-		engine->instmem.bind		= nv04_instmem_bind;
-		engine->instmem.unbind		= nv04_instmem_unbind;
+		engine->instmem.get		= nv04_instmem_get;
+		engine->instmem.put		= nv04_instmem_put;
+		engine->instmem.map		= nv04_instmem_map;
+		engine->instmem.unmap		= nv04_instmem_unmap;
 		engine->instmem.flush		= nv04_instmem_flush;
 		engine->mc.init			= nv04_mc_init;
 		engine->mc.takedown		= nv04_mc_takedown;
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@
 		engine->instmem.takedown	= nv04_instmem_takedown;
 		engine->instmem.suspend		= nv04_instmem_suspend;
 		engine->instmem.resume		= nv04_instmem_resume;
-		engine->instmem.populate	= nv04_instmem_populate;
-		engine->instmem.clear		= nv04_instmem_clear;
-		engine->instmem.bind		= nv04_instmem_bind;
-		engine->instmem.unbind		= nv04_instmem_unbind;
+		engine->instmem.get		= nv04_instmem_get;
+		engine->instmem.put		= nv04_instmem_put;
+		engine->instmem.map		= nv04_instmem_map;
+		engine->instmem.unmap		= nv04_instmem_unmap;
 		engine->instmem.flush		= nv04_instmem_flush;
 		engine->mc.init			= nv40_mc_init;
 		engine->mc.takedown		= nv40_mc_takedown;
@@ -343,10 +343,10 @@
 		engine->instmem.takedown	= nv50_instmem_takedown;
 		engine->instmem.suspend		= nv50_instmem_suspend;
 		engine->instmem.resume		= nv50_instmem_resume;
-		engine->instmem.populate	= nv50_instmem_populate;
-		engine->instmem.clear		= nv50_instmem_clear;
-		engine->instmem.bind		= nv50_instmem_bind;
-		engine->instmem.unbind		= nv50_instmem_unbind;
+		engine->instmem.get		= nv50_instmem_get;
+		engine->instmem.put		= nv50_instmem_put;
+		engine->instmem.map		= nv50_instmem_map;
+		engine->instmem.unmap		= nv50_instmem_unmap;
 		if (dev_priv->chipset == 0x50)
 			engine->instmem.flush	= nv50_instmem_flush;
 		else
@@ -449,10 +449,10 @@
 		engine->instmem.takedown	= nvc0_instmem_takedown;
 		engine->instmem.suspend		= nvc0_instmem_suspend;
 		engine->instmem.resume		= nvc0_instmem_resume;
-		engine->instmem.populate	= nvc0_instmem_populate;
-		engine->instmem.clear		= nvc0_instmem_clear;
-		engine->instmem.bind		= nvc0_instmem_bind;
-		engine->instmem.unbind		= nvc0_instmem_unbind;
+		engine->instmem.get		= nvc0_instmem_get;
+		engine->instmem.put		= nvc0_instmem_put;
+		engine->instmem.map		= nvc0_instmem_map;
+		engine->instmem.unmap		= nvc0_instmem_unmap;
 		engine->instmem.flush		= nvc0_instmem_flush;
 		engine->mc.init			= nv50_mc_init;
 		engine->mc.takedown		= nv50_mc_takedown;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_instmem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_instmem.c
index 554e55d..b8e3edb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_instmem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_instmem.c
@@ -98,35 +98,6 @@
 }
 
 int
-nv04_instmem_populate(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj,
-		      u32 *size, u32 align)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-nv04_instmem_clear(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
-{
-}
-
-int
-nv04_instmem_bind(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-nv04_instmem_unbind(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-nv04_instmem_flush(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-}
-
-int
 nv04_instmem_suspend(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	return 0;
@@ -137,3 +108,56 @@
 {
 }
 
+int
+nv04_instmem_get(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj, u32 size, u32 align)
+{
+	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = gpuobj->dev->dev_private;
+	struct drm_mm_node *ramin = NULL;
+
+	do {
+		if (drm_mm_pre_get(&dev_priv->ramin_heap))
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		spin_lock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+		ramin = drm_mm_search_free(&dev_priv->ramin_heap, size, align, 0);
+		if (ramin == NULL) {
+			spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		ramin = drm_mm_get_block_atomic(ramin, size, align);
+		spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+	} while (ramin == NULL);
+
+	gpuobj->node  = ramin;
+	gpuobj->vinst = ramin->start;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+nv04_instmem_put(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
+{
+	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = gpuobj->dev->dev_private;
+
+	spin_lock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+	drm_mm_put_block(gpuobj->node);
+	gpuobj->node = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+}
+
+int
+nv04_instmem_map(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
+{
+	gpuobj->pinst = gpuobj->vinst;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void
+nv04_instmem_unmap(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
+{
+}
+
+void
+nv04_instmem_flush(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_instmem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_instmem.c
index 1640c12..8716095 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_instmem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_instmem.c
@@ -157,10 +157,7 @@
 	nv_wo32(priv->pramin_bar, 0x10, 0x00000000);
 	nv_wo32(priv->pramin_bar, 0x14, 0x00000000);
 
-	/* map channel into PRAMIN, gpuobj didn't do it for us */
-	ret = nv50_instmem_bind(dev, chan->ramin);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	nv50_instmem_map(chan->ramin);
 
 	/* poke regs... */
 	nv_wr32(dev, 0x001704, 0x00000000 | (chan->ramin->vinst >> 12));
@@ -305,72 +302,91 @@
 	dev_priv->ramin_available = true;
 }
 
+struct nv50_gpuobj_node {
+	struct nouveau_bo *vram;
+	struct drm_mm_node *ramin;
+	u32 align;
+};
+
+
 int
-nv50_instmem_populate(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj,
-		      u32 *size, u32 align)
+nv50_instmem_get(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj, u32 size, u32 align)
 {
+	struct drm_device *dev = gpuobj->dev;
+	struct nv50_gpuobj_node *node = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (gpuobj->im_backing)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	node = kzalloc(sizeof(*node), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!node)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	node->align = align;
 
-	*size = ALIGN(*size, 4096);
-	if (*size == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, *size, align, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
-			     0, 0x0000, true, false, &gpuobj->im_backing);
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, size, align, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+			     0, 0x0000, true, false, &node->vram);
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "error getting PRAMIN backing pages: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_pin(gpuobj->im_backing, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM);
+	ret = nouveau_bo_pin(node->vram, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM);
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "error pinning PRAMIN backing VRAM: %d\n", ret);
-		nouveau_bo_ref(NULL, &gpuobj->im_backing);
+		nouveau_bo_ref(NULL, &node->vram);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	gpuobj->vinst = gpuobj->im_backing->bo.mem.start << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	gpuobj->vinst = node->vram->bo.mem.start << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	gpuobj->size  = node->vram->bo.mem.num_pages << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	gpuobj->node  = node;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void
-nv50_instmem_clear(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
+nv50_instmem_put(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
 {
-	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct nv50_gpuobj_node *node;
 
-	if (gpuobj && gpuobj->im_backing) {
-		if (gpuobj->im_bound)
-			dev_priv->engine.instmem.unbind(dev, gpuobj);
-		nouveau_bo_unpin(gpuobj->im_backing);
-		nouveau_bo_ref(NULL, &gpuobj->im_backing);
-		gpuobj->im_backing = NULL;
-	}
+	node = gpuobj->node;
+	gpuobj->node = NULL;
+
+	nouveau_bo_unpin(node->vram);
+	nouveau_bo_ref(NULL, &node->vram);
+	kfree(node);
 }
 
 int
-nv50_instmem_bind(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
+nv50_instmem_map(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
 {
-	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = gpuobj->dev->dev_private;
 	struct nv50_instmem_priv *priv = dev_priv->engine.instmem.priv;
-	struct nouveau_gpuobj *pramin_pt = priv->pramin_pt;
-	uint32_t pte, pte_end;
-	uint64_t vram;
+	struct nv50_gpuobj_node *node = gpuobj->node;
+	struct drm_device *dev = gpuobj->dev;
+	struct drm_mm_node *ramin = NULL;
+	u32 pte, pte_end;
+	u64 vram;
 
-	if (!gpuobj->im_backing || !gpuobj->im_pramin || gpuobj->im_bound)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	do {
+		if (drm_mm_pre_get(&dev_priv->ramin_heap))
+			return -ENOMEM;
 
-	NV_DEBUG(dev, "st=0x%lx sz=0x%lx\n",
-		 gpuobj->im_pramin->start, gpuobj->im_pramin->size);
+		spin_lock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+		ramin = drm_mm_search_free(&dev_priv->ramin_heap, gpuobj->size,
+					   node->align, 0);
+		if (ramin == NULL) {
+			spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 
-	pte     = (gpuobj->im_pramin->start >> 12) << 1;
-	pte_end = ((gpuobj->im_pramin->size >> 12) << 1) + pte;
+		ramin = drm_mm_get_block_atomic(ramin, gpuobj->size, node->align);
+		spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+	} while (ramin == NULL);
+
+	pte     = (ramin->start >> 12) << 1;
+	pte_end = ((ramin->size >> 12) << 1) + pte;
 	vram    = gpuobj->vinst;
 
 	NV_DEBUG(dev, "pramin=0x%lx, pte=%d, pte_end=%d\n",
-		 gpuobj->im_pramin->start, pte, pte_end);
+		 ramin->start, pte, pte_end);
 	NV_DEBUG(dev, "first vram page: 0x%010llx\n", gpuobj->vinst);
 
 	vram |= 1;
@@ -380,8 +396,8 @@
 	}
 
 	while (pte < pte_end) {
-		nv_wo32(pramin_pt, (pte * 4) + 0, lower_32_bits(vram));
-		nv_wo32(pramin_pt, (pte * 4) + 4, upper_32_bits(vram));
+		nv_wo32(priv->pramin_pt, (pte * 4) + 0, lower_32_bits(vram));
+		nv_wo32(priv->pramin_pt, (pte * 4) + 4, upper_32_bits(vram));
 		vram += 0x1000;
 		pte += 2;
 	}
@@ -389,36 +405,36 @@
 
 	nv50_vm_flush(dev, 6);
 
-	gpuobj->im_bound = 1;
+	node->ramin   = ramin;
+	gpuobj->pinst = ramin->start;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-nv50_instmem_unbind(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
+void
+nv50_instmem_unmap(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
 {
-	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = gpuobj->dev->dev_private;
 	struct nv50_instmem_priv *priv = dev_priv->engine.instmem.priv;
-	uint32_t pte, pte_end;
+	struct nv50_gpuobj_node *node = gpuobj->node;
+	u32 pte, pte_end;
 
-	if (gpuobj->im_bound == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!node->ramin || !dev_priv->ramin_available)
+		return;
 
-	/* can happen during late takedown */
-	if (unlikely(!dev_priv->ramin_available))
-		return 0;
-
-	pte     = (gpuobj->im_pramin->start >> 12) << 1;
-	pte_end = ((gpuobj->im_pramin->size >> 12) << 1) + pte;
+	pte     = (node->ramin->start >> 12) << 1;
+	pte_end = ((node->ramin->size >> 12) << 1) + pte;
 
 	while (pte < pte_end) {
 		nv_wo32(priv->pramin_pt, (pte * 4) + 0, 0x00000000);
 		nv_wo32(priv->pramin_pt, (pte * 4) + 4, 0x00000000);
 		pte += 2;
 	}
-	dev_priv->engine.instmem.flush(dev);
+	dev_priv->engine.instmem.flush(gpuobj->dev);
 
-	gpuobj->im_bound = 0;
-	return 0;
+	spin_lock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+	drm_mm_put_block(node->ramin);
+	node->ramin = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvc0_instmem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvc0_instmem.c
index 7b4e71f..3923208 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvc0_instmem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvc0_instmem.c
@@ -26,67 +26,89 @@
 
 #include "nouveau_drv.h"
 
+struct nvc0_gpuobj_node {
+	struct nouveau_bo *vram;
+	struct drm_mm_node *ramin;
+	u32 align;
+};
+
 int
-nvc0_instmem_populate(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj,
-		      u32 *size, u32 align)
+nvc0_instmem_get(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj, u32 size, u32 align)
 {
+	struct drm_device *dev = gpuobj->dev;
+	struct nvc0_gpuobj_node *node = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
-	*size = ALIGN(*size, 4096);
-	if (*size == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	node = kzalloc(sizeof(*node), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!node)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	node->align = align;
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, *size, align, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
-			     0, 0x0000, true, false, &gpuobj->im_backing);
+	ret = nouveau_bo_new(dev, NULL, size, align, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM,
+			     0, 0x0000, true, false, &node->vram);
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "error getting PRAMIN backing pages: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = nouveau_bo_pin(gpuobj->im_backing, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM);
+	ret = nouveau_bo_pin(node->vram, TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM);
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "error pinning PRAMIN backing VRAM: %d\n", ret);
-		nouveau_bo_ref(NULL, &gpuobj->im_backing);
+		nouveau_bo_ref(NULL, &node->vram);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	gpuobj->vinst = gpuobj->im_backing->bo.mem.start << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	gpuobj->vinst = node->vram->bo.mem.start << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	gpuobj->size  = node->vram->bo.mem.num_pages << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	gpuobj->node  = node;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 void
-nvc0_instmem_clear(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
+nvc0_instmem_put(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
 {
-	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct nvc0_gpuobj_node *node;
 
-	if (gpuobj && gpuobj->im_backing) {
-		if (gpuobj->im_bound)
-			dev_priv->engine.instmem.unbind(dev, gpuobj);
-		nouveau_bo_unpin(gpuobj->im_backing);
-		nouveau_bo_ref(NULL, &gpuobj->im_backing);
-		gpuobj->im_backing = NULL;
-	}
+	node = gpuobj->node;
+	gpuobj->node = NULL;
+
+	nouveau_bo_unpin(node->vram);
+	nouveau_bo_ref(NULL, &node->vram);
+	kfree(node);
 }
 
 int
-nvc0_instmem_bind(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
+nvc0_instmem_map(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
 {
-	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	uint32_t pte, pte_end;
-	uint64_t vram;
+	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = gpuobj->dev->dev_private;
+	struct nvc0_gpuobj_node *node = gpuobj->node;
+	struct drm_device *dev = gpuobj->dev;
+	struct drm_mm_node *ramin = NULL;
+	u32 pte, pte_end;
+	u64 vram;
 
-	if (!gpuobj->im_backing || !gpuobj->im_pramin || gpuobj->im_bound)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	do {
+		if (drm_mm_pre_get(&dev_priv->ramin_heap))
+			return -ENOMEM;
 
-	NV_DEBUG(dev, "st=0x%lx sz=0x%lx\n",
-		 gpuobj->im_pramin->start, gpuobj->im_pramin->size);
+		spin_lock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+		ramin = drm_mm_search_free(&dev_priv->ramin_heap, gpuobj->size,
+					   node->align, 0);
+		if (ramin == NULL) {
+			spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 
-	pte     = gpuobj->im_pramin->start >> 12;
-	pte_end = (gpuobj->im_pramin->size >> 12) + pte;
+		ramin = drm_mm_get_block_atomic(ramin, gpuobj->size, node->align);
+		spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+	} while (ramin == NULL);
+
+	pte     = (ramin->start >> 12) << 1;
+	pte_end = ((ramin->size >> 12) << 1) + pte;
 	vram    = gpuobj->vinst;
 
 	NV_DEBUG(dev, "pramin=0x%lx, pte=%d, pte_end=%d\n",
-		 gpuobj->im_pramin->start, pte, pte_end);
+		 ramin->start, pte, pte_end);
 	NV_DEBUG(dev, "first vram page: 0x%010llx\n", gpuobj->vinst);
 
 	while (pte < pte_end) {
@@ -103,30 +125,35 @@
 		nv_wr32(dev, 0x100cbc, 0x80000005);
 	}
 
-	gpuobj->im_bound = 1;
+	node->ramin   = ramin;
+	gpuobj->pinst = ramin->start;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-nvc0_instmem_unbind(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
+void
+nvc0_instmem_unmap(struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj)
 {
-	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	uint32_t pte, pte_end;
+	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = gpuobj->dev->dev_private;
+	struct nvc0_gpuobj_node *node = gpuobj->node;
+	u32 pte, pte_end;
 
-	if (gpuobj->im_bound == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!node->ramin || !dev_priv->ramin_available)
+		return;
 
-	pte     = gpuobj->im_pramin->start >> 12;
-	pte_end = (gpuobj->im_pramin->size >> 12) + pte;
+	pte     = (node->ramin->start >> 12) << 1;
+	pte_end = ((node->ramin->size >> 12) << 1) + pte;
+
 	while (pte < pte_end) {
-		nv_wr32(dev, 0x702000 + (pte * 8), 0);
-		nv_wr32(dev, 0x702004 + (pte * 8), 0);
+		nv_wr32(gpuobj->dev, 0x702000 + (pte * 8), 0);
+		nv_wr32(gpuobj->dev, 0x702004 + (pte * 8), 0);
 		pte++;
 	}
-	dev_priv->engine.instmem.flush(dev);
+	dev_priv->engine.instmem.flush(gpuobj->dev);
 
-	gpuobj->im_bound = 0;
-	return 0;
+	spin_lock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
+	drm_mm_put_block(node->ramin);
+	node->ramin = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->ramin_lock);
 }
 
 void