diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pagemap.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pagemap.c
index 27e3f90cf49a..99394c7d1d66 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pagemap.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_pagemap.c
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ npages_in_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
  * The caller should hold a reference to the device memory allocation,
  * and the reference is consumed by this function unless it returns with
  * an error.
- * @mm: Pointer to the struct mm_struct.
+ * @mm: Pointer to the struct mm_struct. This pointer should hold a reference to
+ * the mm, and the mm should be locked on entry.
  * @start: Start of the virtual address range to migrate.
  * @end: End of the virtual address range to migrate.
  * @pgmap_owner: Not used currently, since only system memory is considered.
@@ -814,3 +815,4 @@ int drm_pagemap_populate_mm(struct drm_pagemap *dpagemap,
 
 	return err;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_pagemap_populate_mm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_svm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_svm.c
index 88b45ca8e277..36ae7d6a218b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_svm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_svm.c
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
  * Copyright © 2024 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include <drm/drm_drv.h>
+
 #include "xe_bo.h"
 #include "xe_gt_tlb_invalidation.h"
 #include "xe_migrate.h"
 #include "xe_module.h"
+#include "xe_pm.h"
 #include "xe_pt.h"
 #include "xe_svm.h"
+#include "xe_tile.h"
 #include "xe_ttm_vram_mgr.h"
 #include "xe_vm.h"
 #include "xe_vm_types.h"
@@ -535,8 +539,10 @@ static struct xe_bo *to_xe_bo(struct drm_pagemap_devmem *devmem_allocation)
 static void xe_svm_devmem_release(struct drm_pagemap_devmem *devmem_allocation)
 {
 	struct xe_bo *bo = to_xe_bo(devmem_allocation);
+	struct xe_device *xe = xe_bo_device(bo);
 
 	xe_bo_put_async(bo);
+	xe_pm_runtime_put(xe);
 }
 
 static u64 block_offset_to_pfn(struct xe_vram_region *vr, u64 offset)
@@ -660,77 +666,66 @@ static struct xe_vram_region *tile_to_vr(struct xe_tile *tile)
 	return &tile->mem.vram;
 }
 
-static int xe_svm_alloc_vram(struct xe_vm *vm, struct xe_tile *tile,
-			     struct xe_svm_range *range,
-			     const struct drm_gpusvm_ctx *ctx)
+static int xe_drm_pagemap_populate_mm(struct drm_pagemap *dpagemap,
+				      unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+				      struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
-	struct mm_struct *mm = vm->svm.gpusvm.mm;
+	struct xe_tile *tile = container_of(dpagemap, typeof(*tile), mem.vram.dpagemap);
+	struct xe_device *xe = tile_to_xe(tile);
+	struct device *dev = xe->drm.dev;
 	struct xe_vram_region *vr = tile_to_vr(tile);
 	struct drm_buddy_block *block;
 	struct list_head *blocks;
 	struct xe_bo *bo;
-	ktime_t end = 0;
-	int err;
+	ktime_t time_end = 0;
+	int err, idx;
 
-	if (!range->base.flags.migrate_devmem)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!drm_dev_enter(&xe->drm, &idx))
+		return -ENODEV;
 
-	range_debug(range, "ALLOCATE VRAM");
+	xe_pm_runtime_get(xe);
 
-	if (!mmget_not_zero(mm))
-		return -EFAULT;
-	mmap_read_lock(mm);
-
-retry:
-	bo = xe_bo_create_locked(tile_to_xe(tile), NULL, NULL,
-				 xe_svm_range_size(range),
-				 ttm_bo_type_device,
+ retry:
+	bo = xe_bo_create_locked(tile_to_xe(tile), NULL, NULL, end - start,
+				 ttm_bo_type_kernel,
 				 XE_BO_FLAG_VRAM_IF_DGFX(tile) |
 				 XE_BO_FLAG_CPU_ADDR_MIRROR);
 	if (IS_ERR(bo)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(bo);
-		if (xe_vm_validate_should_retry(NULL, err, &end))
+		if (xe_vm_validate_should_retry(NULL, err, &time_end))
 			goto retry;
-		goto unlock;
+		goto out_pm_put;
 	}
 
-	drm_pagemap_devmem_init(&bo->devmem_allocation,
-				vm->xe->drm.dev, mm,
+	drm_pagemap_devmem_init(&bo->devmem_allocation, dev, mm,
 				&dpagemap_devmem_ops,
 				&tile->mem.vram.dpagemap,
-				xe_svm_range_size(range));
+				end - start);
 
 	blocks = &to_xe_ttm_vram_mgr_resource(bo->ttm.resource)->blocks;
 	list_for_each_entry(block, blocks, link)
 		block->private = vr;
 
 	xe_bo_get(bo);
-	err = drm_pagemap_migrate_to_devmem(&bo->devmem_allocation,
-					    mm,
-					    xe_svm_range_start(range),
-					    xe_svm_range_end(range),
-					    xe_svm_devm_owner(vm->xe));
+
+	/* Ensure the device has a pm ref while there are device pages active. */
+	xe_pm_runtime_get_noresume(xe);
+	err = drm_pagemap_migrate_to_devmem(&bo->devmem_allocation, mm,
+					    start, end, xe_svm_devm_owner(xe));
 	if (err)
 		xe_svm_devmem_release(&bo->devmem_allocation);
 
 	xe_bo_unlock(bo);
 	xe_bo_put(bo);
 
-unlock:
-	mmap_read_unlock(mm);
-	mmput(mm);
+out_pm_put:
+	xe_pm_runtime_put(xe);
+	drm_dev_exit(idx);
 
 	return err;
 }
-#else
-static int xe_svm_alloc_vram(struct xe_vm *vm, struct xe_tile *tile,
-			     struct xe_svm_range *range,
-			     const struct drm_gpusvm_ctx *ctx)
-{
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-}
-#endif
 
+#endif
 
 /**
  * xe_svm_handle_pagefault() - SVM handle page fault
@@ -787,9 +782,15 @@ int xe_svm_handle_pagefault(struct xe_vm *vm, struct xe_vma *vma,
 	/* XXX: Add migration policy, for now migrate range once */
 	if (!range->skip_migrate && range->base.flags.migrate_devmem &&
 	    xe_svm_range_size(range) >= SZ_64K) {
+		struct drm_pagemap *dpagemap;
+
 		range->skip_migrate = true;
 
-		err = xe_svm_alloc_vram(vm, tile, range, &ctx);
+		range_debug(range, "ALLOCATE VRAM");
+		dpagemap = xe_tile_local_pagemap(tile);
+		err = drm_pagemap_populate_mm(dpagemap, xe_svm_range_start(range),
+					      xe_svm_range_end(range),
+					      range->base.gpusvm->mm);
 		if (err) {
 			drm_dbg(&vm->xe->drm,
 				"VRAM allocation failed, falling back to "
@@ -911,6 +912,7 @@ xe_drm_pagemap_device_map(struct drm_pagemap *dpagemap,
 
 static const struct drm_pagemap_ops xe_drm_pagemap_ops = {
 	.device_map = xe_drm_pagemap_device_map,
+	.populate_mm = xe_drm_pagemap_populate_mm,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_tile.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_tile.h
index eb939316d55b..066a3d0cea79 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_tile.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_tile.h
@@ -16,4 +16,15 @@ int xe_tile_init(struct xe_tile *tile);
 
 void xe_tile_migrate_wait(struct xe_tile *tile);
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_XE_PAGEMAP)
+static inline struct drm_pagemap *xe_tile_local_pagemap(struct xe_tile *tile)
+{
+	return &tile->mem.vram.dpagemap;
+}
+#else
+static inline struct drm_pagemap *xe_tile_local_pagemap(struct xe_tile *tile)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif
 #endif
