diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
index a2d45b74..8f64be4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
  * this to implement guard pages between incompatible caching domains in the
  * graphics TT.
  *
+ * Two behaviors are supported for searching and allocating: bottom-up and top-down.
+ * The default is bottom-up. Top-down allocation can be used if the memory area
+ * has different restrictions, or just to reduce fragmentation.
+ *
  * Finally iteration helpers to walk all nodes and all holes are provided as are
  * some basic allocator dumpers for debugging.
  */
@@ -102,7 +106,8 @@ static struct drm_mm_node *drm_mm_search_free_in_range_generic(const struct drm_
 static void drm_mm_insert_helper(struct drm_mm_node *hole_node,
 				 struct drm_mm_node *node,
 				 unsigned long size, unsigned alignment,
-				 unsigned long color)
+				 unsigned long color,
+				 enum drm_mm_allocator_flags flags)
 {
 	struct drm_mm *mm = hole_node->mm;
 	unsigned long hole_start = drm_mm_hole_node_start(hole_node);
@@ -115,12 +120,22 @@ static void drm_mm_insert_helper(struct drm_mm_node *hole_node,
 	if (mm->color_adjust)
 		mm->color_adjust(hole_node, color, &adj_start, &adj_end);
 
+	if (flags & DRM_MM_CREATE_TOP)
+		adj_start = adj_end - size;
+
 	if (alignment) {
 		unsigned tmp = adj_start % alignment;
-		if (tmp)
-			adj_start += alignment - tmp;
+		if (tmp) {
+			if (flags & DRM_MM_CREATE_TOP)
+				adj_start -= tmp;
+			else
+				adj_start += alignment - tmp;
+		}
 	}
 
+	BUG_ON(adj_start < hole_start);
+	BUG_ON(adj_end > hole_end);
+
 	if (adj_start == hole_start) {
 		hole_node->hole_follows = 0;
 		list_del(&hole_node->hole_stack);
@@ -205,7 +220,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_reserve_node);
  * @size: size of the allocation
  * @alignment: alignment of the allocation
  * @color: opaque tag value to use for this node
- * @flags: flags to fine-tune the allocation
+ * @sflags: flags to fine-tune the allocation search
+ * @aflags: flags to fine-tune the allocation behavior
  *
  * The preallocated node must be cleared to 0.
  *
@@ -215,16 +231,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_reserve_node);
 int drm_mm_insert_node_generic(struct drm_mm *mm, struct drm_mm_node *node,
 			       unsigned long size, unsigned alignment,
 			       unsigned long color,
-			       enum drm_mm_search_flags flags)
+			       enum drm_mm_search_flags sflags,
+			       enum drm_mm_allocator_flags aflags)
 {
 	struct drm_mm_node *hole_node;
 
 	hole_node = drm_mm_search_free_generic(mm, size, alignment,
-					       color, flags);
+					       color, sflags);
 	if (!hole_node)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	drm_mm_insert_helper(hole_node, node, size, alignment, color);
+	drm_mm_insert_helper(hole_node, node, size, alignment, color, aflags);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_insert_node_generic);
@@ -233,7 +250,8 @@ static void drm_mm_insert_helper_range(struct drm_mm_node *hole_node,
 				       struct drm_mm_node *node,
 				       unsigned long size, unsigned alignment,
 				       unsigned long color,
-				       unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+				       unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
+				       enum drm_mm_allocator_flags flags)
 {
 	struct drm_mm *mm = hole_node->mm;
 	unsigned long hole_start = drm_mm_hole_node_start(hole_node);
@@ -248,13 +266,20 @@ static void drm_mm_insert_helper_range(struct drm_mm_node *hole_node,
 	if (adj_end > end)
 		adj_end = end;
 
+	if (flags & DRM_MM_CREATE_TOP)
+		adj_start = adj_end - size;
+
 	if (mm->color_adjust)
 		mm->color_adjust(hole_node, color, &adj_start, &adj_end);
 
 	if (alignment) {
 		unsigned tmp = adj_start % alignment;
-		if (tmp)
-			adj_start += alignment - tmp;
+		if (tmp) {
+			if (flags & DRM_MM_CREATE_TOP)
+				adj_start -= tmp;
+			else
+				adj_start += alignment - tmp;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (adj_start == hole_start) {
@@ -271,6 +296,8 @@ static void drm_mm_insert_helper_range(struct drm_mm_node *hole_node,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->hole_stack);
 	list_add(&node->node_list, &hole_node->node_list);
 
+	BUG_ON(node->start < start);
+	BUG_ON(node->start < adj_start);
 	BUG_ON(node->start + node->size > adj_end);
 	BUG_ON(node->start + node->size > end);
 
@@ -290,7 +317,8 @@ static void drm_mm_insert_helper_range(struct drm_mm_node *hole_node,
  * @color: opaque tag value to use for this node
  * @start: start of the allowed range for this node
  * @end: end of the allowed range for this node
- * @flags: flags to fine-tune the allocation
+ * @sflags: flags to fine-tune the allocation search
+ * @aflags: flags to fine-tune the allocation behavior
  *
  * The preallocated node must be cleared to 0.
  *
@@ -298,21 +326,23 @@ static void drm_mm_insert_helper_range(struct drm_mm_node *hole_node,
  * 0 on success, -ENOSPC if there's no suitable hole.
  */
 int drm_mm_insert_node_in_range_generic(struct drm_mm *mm, struct drm_mm_node *node,
-					unsigned long size, unsigned alignment, unsigned long color,
+					unsigned long size, unsigned alignment,
+					unsigned long color,
 					unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
-					enum drm_mm_search_flags flags)
+					enum drm_mm_search_flags sflags,
+					enum drm_mm_allocator_flags aflags)
 {
 	struct drm_mm_node *hole_node;
 
 	hole_node = drm_mm_search_free_in_range_generic(mm,
 							size, alignment, color,
-							start, end, flags);
+							start, end, sflags);
 	if (!hole_node)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
 	drm_mm_insert_helper_range(hole_node, node,
 				   size, alignment, color,
-				   start, end);
+				   start, end, aflags);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_insert_node_in_range_generic);
@@ -391,7 +421,8 @@ static struct drm_mm_node *drm_mm_search_free_generic(const struct drm_mm *mm,
 	best = NULL;
 	best_size = ~0UL;
 
-	drm_mm_for_each_hole(entry, mm, adj_start, adj_end) {
+	__drm_mm_for_each_hole(entry, mm, adj_start, adj_end,
+			       flags & DRM_MM_SEARCH_BELOW) {
 		if (mm->color_adjust) {
 			mm->color_adjust(entry, color, &adj_start, &adj_end);
 			if (adj_end <= adj_start)
@@ -432,7 +463,8 @@ static struct drm_mm_node *drm_mm_search_free_in_range_generic(const struct drm_
 	best = NULL;
 	best_size = ~0UL;
 
-	drm_mm_for_each_hole(entry, mm, adj_start, adj_end) {
+	__drm_mm_for_each_hole(entry, mm, adj_start, adj_end,
+			       flags & DRM_MM_SEARCH_BELOW) {
 		if (adj_start < start)
 			adj_start = start;
 		if (adj_end > end)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 338fa67..204d9a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3264,7 +3264,8 @@ search_free:
 	ret = drm_mm_insert_node_in_range_generic(&vm->mm, &vma->node,
 						  size, alignment,
 						  obj->cache_level, 0, gtt_max,
-						  DRM_MM_SEARCH_DEFAULT);
+						  DRM_MM_SEARCH_DEFAULT,
+						  DRM_MM_CREATE_DEFAULT);
 	if (ret) {
 		ret = i915_gem_evict_something(dev, vm, size, alignment,
 					       obj->cache_level, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 3fb7426..5a97d90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -1072,7 +1072,8 @@ alloc:
 						  &ppgtt->node, GEN6_PD_SIZE,
 						  GEN6_PD_ALIGN, 0,
 						  0, dev_priv->gtt.base.total,
-						  DRM_MM_SEARCH_DEFAULT);
+						  DRM_MM_SEARCH_DEFAULT,
+						  DRM_MM_CREATE_DEFAULT);
 	if (ret == -ENOSPC && !retried) {
 		ret = i915_gem_evict_something(dev, &dev_priv->gtt.base,
 					       GEN6_PD_SIZE, GEN6_PD_ALIGN,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_manager.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_manager.c
index c58eba33..bd850c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_manager.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_man_get_node(struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man,
 	struct ttm_range_manager *rman = (struct ttm_range_manager *) man->priv;
 	struct drm_mm *mm = &rman->mm;
 	struct drm_mm_node *node = NULL;
+	enum drm_mm_allocator_flags aflags = DRM_MM_CREATE_DEFAULT;
 	unsigned long lpfn;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -66,11 +67,15 @@ static int ttm_bo_man_get_node(struct ttm_mem_type_manager *man,
 	if (!node)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	if (bo->mem.placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_TOPDOWN)
+		aflags = DRM_MM_CREATE_TOP;
+
 	spin_lock(&rman->lock);
-	ret = drm_mm_insert_node_in_range(mm, node, mem->num_pages,
-					  mem->page_alignment,
+	ret = drm_mm_insert_node_in_range_generic(mm, node, mem->num_pages,
+					  mem->page_alignment, 0,
 					  placement->fpfn, lpfn,
-					  DRM_MM_SEARCH_BEST);
+					  DRM_MM_SEARCH_BEST,
+					  aflags);
 	spin_unlock(&rman->lock);
 
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mm.h b/include/drm/drm_mm.h
index 8b6981a..a24addf 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mm.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mm.h
@@ -47,8 +47,17 @@
 enum drm_mm_search_flags {
 	DRM_MM_SEARCH_DEFAULT =		0,
 	DRM_MM_SEARCH_BEST =		1 << 0,
+	DRM_MM_SEARCH_BELOW =		1 << 1,
 };
 
+enum drm_mm_allocator_flags {
+	DRM_MM_CREATE_DEFAULT =		0,
+	DRM_MM_CREATE_TOP =		1 << 0,
+};
+
+#define DRM_MM_BOTTOMUP DRM_MM_SEARCH_DEFAULT, DRM_MM_CREATE_DEFAULT
+#define DRM_MM_TOPDOWN DRM_MM_SEARCH_BELOW, DRM_MM_CREATE_TOP
+
 struct drm_mm_node {
 	struct list_head node_list;
 	struct list_head hole_stack;
@@ -186,6 +195,9 @@ static inline unsigned long drm_mm_hole_node_end(struct drm_mm_node *hole_node)
  * Implementation Note:
  * We need to inline list_for_each_entry in order to be able to set hole_start
  * and hole_end on each iteration while keeping the macro sane.
+ *
+ * The __drm_mm_for_each_hole version is similar, but with added support for
+ * going backwards.
  */
 #define drm_mm_for_each_hole(entry, mm, hole_start, hole_end) \
 	for (entry = list_entry((mm)->hole_stack.next, struct drm_mm_node, hole_stack); \
@@ -195,6 +207,14 @@ static inline unsigned long drm_mm_hole_node_end(struct drm_mm_node *hole_node)
 	     1 : 0; \
 	     entry = list_entry(entry->hole_stack.next, struct drm_mm_node, hole_stack))
 
+#define __drm_mm_for_each_hole(entry, mm, hole_start, hole_end, backwards) \
+	for (entry = list_entry((backwards) ? (mm)->hole_stack.prev : (mm)->hole_stack.next, struct drm_mm_node, hole_stack); \
+	     &entry->hole_stack != &(mm)->hole_stack ? \
+	     hole_start = drm_mm_hole_node_start(entry), \
+	     hole_end = drm_mm_hole_node_end(entry), \
+	     1 : 0; \
+	     entry = list_entry((backwards) ? entry->hole_stack.prev : entry->hole_stack.next, struct drm_mm_node, hole_stack))
+
 /*
  * Basic range manager support (drm_mm.c)
  */
@@ -205,7 +225,8 @@ int drm_mm_insert_node_generic(struct drm_mm *mm,
 			       unsigned long size,
 			       unsigned alignment,
 			       unsigned long color,
-			       enum drm_mm_search_flags flags);
+			       enum drm_mm_search_flags sflags,
+			       enum drm_mm_allocator_flags aflags);
 /**
  * drm_mm_insert_node - search for space and insert @node
  * @mm: drm_mm to allocate from
@@ -228,7 +249,8 @@ static inline int drm_mm_insert_node(struct drm_mm *mm,
 				     unsigned alignment,
 				     enum drm_mm_search_flags flags)
 {
-	return drm_mm_insert_node_generic(mm, node, size, alignment, 0, flags);
+	return drm_mm_insert_node_generic(mm, node, size, alignment, 0, flags,
+					  DRM_MM_CREATE_DEFAULT);
 }
 
 int drm_mm_insert_node_in_range_generic(struct drm_mm *mm,
@@ -238,7 +260,8 @@ int drm_mm_insert_node_in_range_generic(struct drm_mm *mm,
 					unsigned long color,
 					unsigned long start,
 					unsigned long end,
-					enum drm_mm_search_flags flags);
+					enum drm_mm_search_flags sflags,
+					enum drm_mm_allocator_flags aflags);
 /**
  * drm_mm_insert_node_in_range - ranged search for space and insert @node
  * @mm: drm_mm to allocate from
@@ -266,7 +289,8 @@ static inline int drm_mm_insert_node_in_range(struct drm_mm *mm,
 					      enum drm_mm_search_flags flags)
 {
 	return drm_mm_insert_node_in_range_generic(mm, node, size, alignment,
-						   0, start, end, flags);
+						   0, start, end, flags,
+						   DRM_MM_CREATE_DEFAULT);
 }
 
 void drm_mm_remove_node(struct drm_mm_node *node);
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h
index c84ff15..8ed44f9 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
  * reference the buffer.
  * TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT means that the buffer may never
  * be evicted to make room for other buffers.
+ * TTM_PL_FLAG_TOPDOWN requests to be placed from the
+ * top of the memory area, instead of the bottom.
  */
 
 #define TTM_PL_FLAG_CACHED      (1 << 16)
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@
 #define TTM_PL_FLAG_WC          (1 << 18)
 #define TTM_PL_FLAG_SHARED      (1 << 20)
 #define TTM_PL_FLAG_NO_EVICT    (1 << 21)
+#define TTM_PL_FLAG_TOPDOWN     (1 << 22)
 
 #define TTM_PL_MASK_CACHING     (TTM_PL_FLAG_CACHED | \
 				 TTM_PL_FLAG_UNCACHED | \
