diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
index 170bd03..7cead76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
@@ -1946,19 +1946,21 @@ uint32_t cayman_vm_page_flags(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint32_t flags)
  * cayman_vm_set_page - update the page tables using the CP
  *
  * @rdev: radeon_device pointer
+ * @ib: indirect buffer to fill with commands
  * @pe: addr of the page entry
  * @addr: dst addr to write into pe
  * @count: number of page entries to update
  * @incr: increase next addr by incr bytes
  * @flags: access flags
  *
- * Update the page tables using the CP (cayman-si).
+ * Update the page tables using the CP (cayman/TN).
  */
-void cayman_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
+void cayman_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev,
+			struct radeon_ib *ib,
+			uint64_t pe,
 			uint64_t addr, unsigned count,
 			uint32_t incr, uint32_t flags)
 {
-	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[rdev->asic->vm.pt_ring_index];
 	uint32_t r600_flags = cayman_vm_page_flags(rdev, flags);
 	uint64_t value;
 	unsigned ndw;
@@ -1969,9 +1971,9 @@ void cayman_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
 			if (ndw > 0x3FFF)
 				ndw = 0x3FFF;
 
-			radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_ME_WRITE, ndw));
-			radeon_ring_write(ring, pe);
-			radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(pe) & 0xff);
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = PACKET3(PACKET3_ME_WRITE, ndw);
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = pe;
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = upper_32_bits(pe) & 0xff;
 			for (; ndw > 1; ndw -= 2, --count, pe += 8) {
 				if (flags & RADEON_VM_PAGE_SYSTEM) {
 					value = radeon_vm_map_gart(rdev, addr);
@@ -1983,8 +1985,8 @@ void cayman_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
 				}
 				addr += incr;
 				value |= r600_flags;
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, value);
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(value));
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = value;
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = upper_32_bits(value);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -1994,9 +1996,9 @@ void cayman_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
 				ndw = 0xFFFFE;
 
 			/* for non-physically contiguous pages (system) */
-			radeon_ring_write(ring, DMA_PACKET(DMA_PACKET_WRITE, 0, 0, ndw));
-			radeon_ring_write(ring, pe);
-			radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(pe) & 0xff);
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = DMA_PACKET(DMA_PACKET_WRITE, 0, 0, ndw);
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = pe;
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = upper_32_bits(pe) & 0xff;
 			for (; ndw > 0; ndw -= 2, --count, pe += 8) {
 				if (flags & RADEON_VM_PAGE_SYSTEM) {
 					value = radeon_vm_map_gart(rdev, addr);
@@ -2008,10 +2010,12 @@ void cayman_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
 				}
 				addr += incr;
 				value |= r600_flags;
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, value);
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(value));
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = value;
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = upper_32_bits(value);
 			}
 		}
+		while (ib->length_dw & 0x7)
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = DMA_PACKET(DMA_PACKET_NOP, 0, 0, 0);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index 6539d6c..89b9645 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -1188,7 +1188,9 @@ struct radeon_asic {
 		void (*fini)(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 
 		u32 pt_ring_index;
-		void (*set_page)(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
+		void (*set_page)(struct radeon_device *rdev,
+				 struct radeon_ib *ib,
+				 uint64_t pe,
 				 uint64_t addr, unsigned count,
 				 uint32_t incr, uint32_t flags);
 	} vm;
@@ -1810,7 +1812,7 @@ void radeon_ring_write(struct radeon_ring *ring, uint32_t v);
 #define radeon_gart_set_page(rdev, i, p) (rdev)->asic->gart.set_page((rdev), (i), (p))
 #define radeon_asic_vm_init(rdev) (rdev)->asic->vm.init((rdev))
 #define radeon_asic_vm_fini(rdev) (rdev)->asic->vm.fini((rdev))
-#define radeon_asic_vm_set_page(rdev, pe, addr, count, incr, flags) ((rdev)->asic->vm.set_page((rdev), (pe), (addr), (count), (incr), (flags)))
+#define radeon_asic_vm_set_page(rdev, ib, pe, addr, count, incr, flags) ((rdev)->asic->vm.set_page((rdev), (ib), (pe), (addr), (count), (incr), (flags)))
 #define radeon_ring_start(rdev, r, cp) (rdev)->asic->ring[(r)].ring_start((rdev), (cp))
 #define radeon_ring_test(rdev, r, cp) (rdev)->asic->ring[(r)].ring_test((rdev), (cp))
 #define radeon_ib_test(rdev, r, cp) (rdev)->asic->ring[(r)].ib_test((rdev), (cp))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.h
index e429e25..f4134a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.h
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ int cayman_vm_init(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 void cayman_vm_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 void cayman_vm_flush(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ridx, struct radeon_vm *vm);
 uint32_t cayman_vm_page_flags(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint32_t flags);
-void cayman_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
+void cayman_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev,
+			struct radeon_ib *ib,
+			uint64_t pe,
 			uint64_t addr, unsigned count,
 			uint32_t incr, uint32_t flags);
 int evergreen_ib_parse(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib);
@@ -506,7 +508,9 @@ int si_irq_set(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 int si_irq_process(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 int si_vm_init(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 void si_vm_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev);
-void si_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
+void si_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev,
+		    struct radeon_ib *ib,
+		    uint64_t pe,
 		    uint64_t addr, unsigned count,
 		    uint32_t incr, uint32_t flags);
 void si_vm_flush(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ridx, struct radeon_vm *vm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c
index 6e24f84..d95c61d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ uint64_t radeon_vm_map_gart(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t addr)
  */
 static int radeon_vm_update_pdes(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 				 struct radeon_vm *vm,
+				 struct radeon_ib *ib,
 				 uint64_t start, uint64_t end)
 {
 	static const uint32_t incr = RADEON_VM_PTE_COUNT * 8;
@@ -971,7 +972,7 @@ retry:
 		    ((last_pt + incr * count) != pt)) {
 
 			if (count) {
-				radeon_asic_vm_set_page(rdev, last_pde,
+				radeon_asic_vm_set_page(rdev, ib, last_pde,
 							last_pt, count, incr,
 							RADEON_VM_PAGE_VALID);
 			}
@@ -985,7 +986,7 @@ retry:
 	}
 
 	if (count) {
-		radeon_asic_vm_set_page(rdev, last_pde, last_pt, count,
+		radeon_asic_vm_set_page(rdev, ib, last_pde, last_pt, count,
 					incr, RADEON_VM_PAGE_VALID);
 
 	}
@@ -1009,6 +1010,7 @@ retry:
  */
 static void radeon_vm_update_ptes(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 				  struct radeon_vm *vm,
+				  struct radeon_ib *ib,
 				  uint64_t start, uint64_t end,
 				  uint64_t dst, uint32_t flags)
 {
@@ -1038,7 +1040,7 @@ static void radeon_vm_update_ptes(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 		if ((last_pte + 8 * count) != pte) {
 
 			if (count) {
-				radeon_asic_vm_set_page(rdev, last_pte,
+				radeon_asic_vm_set_page(rdev, ib, last_pte,
 							last_dst, count,
 							RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE,
 							flags);
@@ -1056,7 +1058,8 @@ static void radeon_vm_update_ptes(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	}
 
 	if (count) {
-		radeon_asic_vm_set_page(rdev, last_pte,	last_dst, count,
+		radeon_asic_vm_set_page(rdev, ib, last_pte,
+					last_dst, count,
 					RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE, flags);
 	}
 }
@@ -1082,6 +1085,7 @@ int radeon_vm_bo_update_pte(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	unsigned ridx = rdev->asic->vm.pt_ring_index;
 	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[ridx];
 	struct radeon_semaphore *sem = NULL;
+	struct radeon_ib ib;
 	struct radeon_bo_va *bo_va;
 	unsigned nptes, npdes, ndw;
 	uint64_t addr;
@@ -1140,9 +1144,8 @@ int radeon_vm_bo_update_pte(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	/* assume two extra pdes in case the mapping overlaps the borders */
 	npdes = (nptes >> RADEON_VM_BLOCK_SIZE) + 2;
 
-	/* estimate number of dw needed */
-	/* semaphore, fence and padding */
-	ndw = 32;
+	/* padding, etc. */
+	ndw = 64;
 
 	if (RADEON_VM_BLOCK_SIZE > 11)
 		/* reserve space for one header for every 2k dwords */
@@ -1161,8 +1164,25 @@ int radeon_vm_bo_update_pte(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	/* reserve space for pde addresses */
 	ndw += npdes * 2;
 
-	r = radeon_ring_lock(rdev, ring, ndw);
+	/* update too big for an IB */
+	if (ndw > 0xfffff)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	r = radeon_sa_bo_new(rdev, &rdev->ring_tmp_bo, &ib.sa_bo, ndw * 4, 256, true);
+	if (r) {
+		return r;
+	}
+	ib.ring = ridx;
+	ib.fence = NULL;
+	ib.ptr = radeon_sa_bo_cpu_addr(ib.sa_bo);
+	ib.vm = NULL;
+	ib.gpu_addr = radeon_sa_bo_gpu_addr(ib.sa_bo);
+	ib.is_const_ib = false;
+	ib.length_dw = 0;
+
+	r = radeon_ring_lock(rdev, ring, 64);
 	if (r) {
+		radeon_sa_bo_free(rdev, &ib.sa_bo, NULL);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -1171,23 +1191,28 @@ int radeon_vm_bo_update_pte(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 		radeon_fence_note_sync(vm->fence, ridx);
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_vm_update_pdes(rdev, vm, bo_va->soffset, bo_va->eoffset);
+	r = radeon_vm_update_pdes(rdev, vm, &ib, bo_va->soffset, bo_va->eoffset);
 	if (r) {
+		radeon_sa_bo_free(rdev, &ib.sa_bo, NULL);
 		radeon_ring_unlock_undo(rdev, ring);
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	radeon_vm_update_ptes(rdev, vm, bo_va->soffset, bo_va->eoffset,
+	radeon_vm_update_ptes(rdev, vm, &ib, bo_va->soffset, bo_va->eoffset,
 			      addr, bo_va->flags);
 
+	radeon_ring_ib_execute(rdev, ib.ring, &ib);
+
 	radeon_fence_unref(&vm->fence);
 	r = radeon_fence_emit(rdev, &vm->fence, ridx);
 	if (r) {
+		radeon_sa_bo_free(rdev, &ib.sa_bo, NULL);
 		radeon_ring_unlock_undo(rdev, ring);
 		return r;
 	}
 	radeon_ring_unlock_commit(rdev, ring);
 	radeon_semaphore_free(rdev, &sem, vm->fence);
+	radeon_sa_bo_free(rdev, &ib.sa_bo, vm->fence);
 	radeon_fence_unref(&vm->last_flush);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
index cd83bc5..a910cb9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
@@ -3043,19 +3043,21 @@ void si_vm_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
  * si_vm_set_page - update the page tables using the CP
  *
  * @rdev: radeon_device pointer
+ * @ib: indirect buffer to fill with commands
  * @pe: addr of the page entry
  * @addr: dst addr to write into pe
  * @count: number of page entries to update
  * @incr: increase next addr by incr bytes
  * @flags: access flags
  *
- * Update the page tables using the CP (cayman-si).
+ * Update the page tables using the CP (SI).
  */
-void si_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
+void si_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev,
+		    struct radeon_ib *ib,
+		    uint64_t pe,
 		    uint64_t addr, unsigned count,
 		    uint32_t incr, uint32_t flags)
 {
-	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[rdev->asic->vm.pt_ring_index];
 	uint32_t r600_flags = cayman_vm_page_flags(rdev, flags);
 	uint64_t value;
 	unsigned ndw;
@@ -3066,11 +3068,11 @@ void si_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
 			if (ndw > 0x3FFE)
 				ndw = 0x3FFE;
 
-			radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_WRITE_DATA, ndw));
-			radeon_ring_write(ring, (WRITE_DATA_ENGINE_SEL(0) |
-						 WRITE_DATA_DST_SEL(1)));
-			radeon_ring_write(ring, pe);
-			radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(pe));
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = PACKET3(PACKET3_WRITE_DATA, ndw);
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = (WRITE_DATA_ENGINE_SEL(0) |
+					WRITE_DATA_DST_SEL(1));
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = pe;
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = upper_32_bits(pe);
 			for (; ndw > 2; ndw -= 2, --count, pe += 8) {
 				if (flags & RADEON_VM_PAGE_SYSTEM) {
 					value = radeon_vm_map_gart(rdev, addr);
@@ -3082,8 +3084,8 @@ void si_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
 				}
 				addr += incr;
 				value |= r600_flags;
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, value);
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(value));
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = value;
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = upper_32_bits(value);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -3095,9 +3097,9 @@ void si_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
 					ndw = 0xFFFFE;
 
 				/* for non-physically contiguous pages (system) */
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, DMA_PACKET(DMA_PACKET_WRITE, 0, 0, 0, ndw));
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, pe);
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(pe) & 0xff);
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = DMA_PACKET(DMA_PACKET_WRITE, 0, 0, 0, ndw);
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = pe;
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = upper_32_bits(pe) & 0xff;
 				for (; ndw > 0; ndw -= 2, --count, pe += 8) {
 					if (flags & RADEON_VM_PAGE_SYSTEM) {
 						value = radeon_vm_map_gart(rdev, addr);
@@ -3109,8 +3111,8 @@ void si_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
 					}
 					addr += incr;
 					value |= r600_flags;
-					radeon_ring_write(ring, value);
-					radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(value));
+					ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = value;
+					ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = upper_32_bits(value);
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -3124,20 +3126,22 @@ void si_vm_set_page(struct radeon_device *rdev, uint64_t pe,
 				else
 					value = 0;
 				/* for physically contiguous pages (vram) */
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, DMA_PTE_PDE_PACKET(ndw));
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, pe); /* dst addr */
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(pe) & 0xff);
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, r600_flags); /* mask */
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, 0);
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, value); /* value */
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(value));
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, incr); /* increment size */
-				radeon_ring_write(ring, 0);
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = DMA_PTE_PDE_PACKET(ndw);
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = pe; /* dst addr */
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = upper_32_bits(pe) & 0xff;
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = r600_flags; /* mask */
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = 0;
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = value; /* value */
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = upper_32_bits(value);
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = incr; /* increment size */
+				ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = 0;
 				pe += ndw * 4;
 				addr += (ndw / 2) * incr;
 				count -= ndw / 2;
 			}
 		}
+		while (ib->length_dw & 0x7)
+			ib->ptr[ib->length_dw++] = DMA_PACKET(DMA_PACKET_NOP, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 	}
 }
 
