diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.c
index 12b30075134a..f2eaed6aca3d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_userptr.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ __i915_gem_userptr_alloc_pages(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	unsigned int max_segment = i915_sg_segment_size();
 	struct sg_table *st;
 	unsigned int sg_page_sizes;
+	struct scatterlist *sg;
 	int ret;

 	st = kmalloc(sizeof(*st), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -410,13 +411,12 @@ __i915_gem_userptr_alloc_pages(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);

 alloc_table:
-	ret = __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(st, pvec, num_pages,
-					  0, num_pages << PAGE_SHIFT,
-					  max_segment,
-					  GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (ret) {
+	sg = __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(st, pvec, num_pages, 0,
+					 num_pages << PAGE_SHIFT, max_segment,
+					 NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (IS_ERR(sg)) {
 		kfree(st);
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+		return ERR_CAST(sg);
 	}

 	ret = i915_gem_gtt_prepare_pages(obj, st);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_buffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_buffer.c
index ab524ab3b0b4..f22acd398b1f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_buffer.c
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ static int vmw_ttm_map_dma(struct vmw_ttm_tt *vmw_tt)
 	int ret = 0;
 	static size_t sgl_size;
 	static size_t sgt_size;
+	struct scatterlist *sg;

 	if (vmw_tt->mapped)
 		return 0;
@@ -441,13 +442,15 @@ static int vmw_ttm_map_dma(struct vmw_ttm_tt *vmw_tt)
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
 			return ret;

-		ret = __sg_alloc_table_from_pages
-			(&vmw_tt->sgt, vsgt->pages, vsgt->num_pages, 0,
-			 (unsigned long) vsgt->num_pages << PAGE_SHIFT,
-			 dma_get_max_seg_size(dev_priv->dev->dev),
-			 GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
+		sg = __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(&vmw_tt->sgt, vsgt->pages,
+				vsgt->num_pages, 0,
+				(unsigned long) vsgt->num_pages << PAGE_SHIFT,
+				dma_get_max_seg_size(dev_priv->dev->dev),
+				NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (IS_ERR(sg)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(sg);
 			goto out_sg_alloc_fail;
+		}

 		if (vsgt->num_pages > vmw_tt->sgt.nents) {
 			uint64_t over_alloc =
diff --git a/include/linux/scatterlist.h b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
index 45cf7b69d852..c24cc667b56b 100644
--- a/include/linux/scatterlist.h
+++ b/include/linux/scatterlist.h
@@ -165,6 +165,22 @@ static inline void sg_set_buf(struct scatterlist *sg, const void *buf,
 #define for_each_sgtable_dma_sg(sgt, sg, i)	\
 	for_each_sg((sgt)->sgl, sg, (sgt)->nents, i)

+static inline void __sg_chain(struct scatterlist *chain_sg,
+			      struct scatterlist *sgl)
+{
+	/*
+	 * offset and length are unused for chain entry. Clear them.
+	 */
+	chain_sg->offset = 0;
+	chain_sg->length = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Set lowest bit to indicate a link pointer, and make sure to clear
+	 * the termination bit if it happens to be set.
+	 */
+	chain_sg->page_link = ((unsigned long) sgl | SG_CHAIN) & ~SG_END;
+}
+
 /**
  * sg_chain - Chain two sglists together
  * @prv:	First scatterlist
@@ -178,18 +194,7 @@ static inline void sg_set_buf(struct scatterlist *sg, const void *buf,
 static inline void sg_chain(struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned int prv_nents,
 			    struct scatterlist *sgl)
 {
-	/*
-	 * offset and length are unused for chain entry.  Clear them.
-	 */
-	prv[prv_nents - 1].offset = 0;
-	prv[prv_nents - 1].length = 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * Set lowest bit to indicate a link pointer, and make sure to clear
-	 * the termination bit if it happens to be set.
-	 */
-	prv[prv_nents - 1].page_link = ((unsigned long) sgl | SG_CHAIN)
-					& ~SG_END;
+	__sg_chain(&prv[prv_nents - 1], sgl);
 }

 /**
@@ -283,13 +288,15 @@ typedef void (sg_free_fn)(struct scatterlist *, unsigned int);
 void __sg_free_table(struct sg_table *, unsigned int, unsigned int,
 		     sg_free_fn *);
 void sg_free_table(struct sg_table *);
-int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *, unsigned int, unsigned int,
-		     struct scatterlist *, unsigned int, gfp_t, sg_alloc_fn *);
+int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *, struct scatterlist *, unsigned int,
+		unsigned int, struct scatterlist *, unsigned int,
+		gfp_t, sg_alloc_fn *);
 int sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *, unsigned int, gfp_t);
-int __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(struct sg_table *sgt, struct page **pages,
-				unsigned int n_pages, unsigned int offset,
-				unsigned long size, unsigned int max_segment,
-				gfp_t gfp_mask);
+struct scatterlist *__sg_alloc_table_from_pages(struct sg_table *sgt,
+		struct page **pages, unsigned int n_pages, unsigned int offset,
+		unsigned long size, unsigned int max_segment,
+		struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned int left_pages,
+		gfp_t gfp_mask);
 int sg_alloc_table_from_pages(struct sg_table *sgt, struct page **pages,
 			      unsigned int n_pages, unsigned int offset,
 			      unsigned long size, gfp_t gfp_mask);
diff --git a/lib/scatterlist.c b/lib/scatterlist.c
index 5d63a8857f36..91587560497d 100644
--- a/lib/scatterlist.c
+++ b/lib/scatterlist.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_free_table);
 /**
  * __sg_alloc_table - Allocate and initialize an sg table with given allocator
  * @table:	The sg table header to use
+ * @prv:	Last populated sge in sgt
  * @nents:	Number of entries in sg list
  * @max_ents:	The maximum number of entries the allocator returns per call
  * @nents_first_chunk: Number of entries int the (preallocated) first
@@ -263,17 +264,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_free_table);
  *   __sg_free_table() to cleanup any leftover allocations.
  *
  **/
-int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents,
-		     unsigned int max_ents, struct scatterlist *first_chunk,
-		     unsigned int nents_first_chunk, gfp_t gfp_mask,
-		     sg_alloc_fn *alloc_fn)
+int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, struct scatterlist *prv,
+		unsigned int nents, unsigned int max_ents,
+		struct scatterlist *first_chunk,
+		unsigned int nents_first_chunk, gfp_t gfp_mask,
+		sg_alloc_fn *alloc_fn)
 {
-	struct scatterlist *sg, *prv;
-	unsigned int left;
-	unsigned curr_max_ents = nents_first_chunk ?: max_ents;
-	unsigned prv_max_ents;
-
-	memset(table, 0, sizeof(*table));
+	unsigned int curr_max_ents = nents_first_chunk ?: max_ents;
+	unsigned int left, prv_max_ents = 0;
+	struct scatterlist *sg;

 	if (nents == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -283,7 +282,6 @@ int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents,
 #endif

 	left = nents;
-	prv = NULL;
 	do {
 		unsigned int sg_size, alloc_size = left;

@@ -308,7 +306,7 @@ int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents,
 			 * linkage.  Without this, sg_kfree() may get
 			 * confused.
 			 */
-			if (prv)
+			if (prv_max_ents)
 				table->nents = ++table->orig_nents;

 			return -ENOMEM;
@@ -321,10 +319,18 @@ int __sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents,
 		 * If this is the first mapping, assign the sg table header.
 		 * If this is not the first mapping, chain previous part.
 		 */
-		if (prv)
-			sg_chain(prv, prv_max_ents, sg);
-		else
+		if (!prv)
 			table->sgl = sg;
+		else if (prv_max_ents)
+			sg_chain(prv, prv_max_ents, sg);
+		else {
+			__sg_chain(prv, sg);
+			/*
+			 * We decrease one since the prvious last sge in used to
+			 * chain the chunks together.
+			 */
+			table->nents = table->orig_nents -= 1;
+		}

 		/*
 		 * If no more entries after this one, mark the end
@@ -356,7 +362,8 @@ int sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	int ret;

-	ret = __sg_alloc_table(table, nents, SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC,
+	memset(table, 0, sizeof(*table));
+	ret = __sg_alloc_table(table, NULL, nents, SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC,
 			       NULL, 0, gfp_mask, sg_kmalloc);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		__sg_free_table(table, SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC, 0, sg_kfree);
@@ -365,6 +372,30 @@ int sg_alloc_table(struct sg_table *table, unsigned int nents, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_alloc_table);

+static struct scatterlist *get_next_sg(struct sg_table *table,
+		struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned long left_npages,
+		gfp_t gfp_mask)
+{
+	struct scatterlist *next_sg;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* If table was just allocated */
+	if (!prv)
+		return table->sgl;
+
+	/* Check if last entry should be keeped for chainning */
+	next_sg = sg_next(prv);
+	if (!sg_is_last(next_sg) || left_npages == 1)
+		return next_sg;
+
+	ret = __sg_alloc_table(table, next_sg,
+			min_t(unsigned long, left_npages, SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC),
+			SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC, NULL, 0, gfp_mask, sg_kmalloc);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	return sg_next(prv);
+}
+
 /**
  * __sg_alloc_table_from_pages - Allocate and initialize an sg table from
  *			         an array of pages
@@ -374,29 +405,47 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_alloc_table);
  * @offset:      Offset from start of the first page to the start of a buffer
  * @size:        Number of valid bytes in the buffer (after offset)
  * @max_segment: Maximum size of a scatterlist node in bytes (page aligned)
+ * @prv:	 Last populated sge in sgt
+ * @left_pages:  Left pages caller have to set after this call
  * @gfp_mask:	 GFP allocation mask
  *
- *  Description:
- *    Allocate and initialize an sg table from a list of pages. Contiguous
- *    ranges of the pages are squashed into a single scatterlist node up to the
- *    maximum size specified in @max_segment. An user may provide an offset at a
- *    start and a size of valid data in a buffer specified by the page array.
- *    The returned sg table is released by sg_free_table.
+ * Description:
+ *    If @prv is NULL, allocate and initialize an sg table from a list of pages,
+ *    else reuse the scatterlist passed in at @prv.
+ *    Contiguous ranges of the pages are squashed into a single scatterlist
+ *    entry up to the maximum size specified in @max_segment.  A user may
+ *    provide an offset at a start and a size of valid data in a buffer
+ *    specified by the page array.
  *
  * Returns:
- *   0 on success, negative error on failure
+ *   Last SGE in sgt on success, PTR_ERR on otherwise.
+ *   The allocation in @sgt must be released by sg_free_table.
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *   If this function returns non-0 (eg failure), the caller must call
+ *   sg_free_table() to cleanup any leftover allocations.
  */
-int __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(struct sg_table *sgt, struct page **pages,
-				unsigned int n_pages, unsigned int offset,
-				unsigned long size, unsigned int max_segment,
-				gfp_t gfp_mask)
+struct scatterlist *__sg_alloc_table_from_pages(struct sg_table *sgt,
+		struct page **pages, unsigned int n_pages, unsigned int offset,
+		unsigned long size, unsigned int max_segment,
+		struct scatterlist *prv, unsigned int left_pages,
+		gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	unsigned int chunks, cur_page, seg_len, i;
+	unsigned int chunks, cur_page, seg_len, i, prv_len = 0;
+	unsigned int tmp_nents = sgt->nents;
+	struct scatterlist *s = prv;
+	unsigned int table_size;
 	int ret;
-	struct scatterlist *s;

 	if (WARN_ON(!max_segment || offset_in_page(max_segment)))
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_NO_SG_CHAIN) && prv)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
+	if (prv &&
+	    page_to_pfn(sg_page(prv)) + (prv->length >> PAGE_SHIFT) ==
+	    page_to_pfn(pages[0]))
+		prv_len = prv->length;

 	/* compute number of contiguous chunks */
 	chunks = 1;
@@ -410,13 +459,17 @@ int __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(struct sg_table *sgt, struct page **pages,
 		}
 	}

-	ret = sg_alloc_table(sgt, chunks, gfp_mask);
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		return ret;
+	if (!prv) {
+		/* Only the last allocation could be less than the maximum */
+		table_size = left_pages ? SG_MAX_SINGLE_ALLOC : chunks;
+		ret = sg_alloc_table(sgt, table_size, gfp_mask);
+		if (unlikely(ret))
+			return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}

 	/* merging chunks and putting them into the scatterlist */
 	cur_page = 0;
-	for_each_sg(sgt->sgl, s, sgt->orig_nents, i) {
+	for (i = 0; i < chunks; i++) {
 		unsigned int j, chunk_size;

 		/* look for the end of the current chunk */
@@ -425,19 +478,41 @@ int __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(struct sg_table *sgt, struct page **pages,
 			seg_len += PAGE_SIZE;
 			if (seg_len >= max_segment ||
 			    page_to_pfn(pages[j]) !=
-			    page_to_pfn(pages[j - 1]) + 1)
+				    page_to_pfn(pages[j - 1]) + 1)
 				break;
 		}

 		chunk_size = ((j - cur_page) << PAGE_SHIFT) - offset;
-		sg_set_page(s, pages[cur_page],
-			    min_t(unsigned long, size, chunk_size), offset);
+		chunk_size = min_t(unsigned long, size, chunk_size);
+		if (!i && prv_len) {
+			if (max_segment - prv->length >= chunk_size) {
+				sg_set_page(s, sg_page(s),
+					    s->length + chunk_size, s->offset);
+				goto next;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* Pass how many chunks might left */
+		s = get_next_sg(sgt, s, chunks - i + left_pages, gfp_mask);
+		if (IS_ERR(s)) {
+			/*
+			 * Adjust entry length to be as before function was
+			 * called.
+			 */
+			if (prv_len)
+				prv->length = prv_len;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		sg_set_page(s, pages[cur_page], chunk_size, offset);
+		tmp_nents++;
+next:
 		size -= chunk_size;
 		offset = 0;
 		cur_page = j;
 	}
-
-	return 0;
+	sgt->nents = tmp_nents;
+out:
+	return s;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sg_alloc_table_from_pages);

@@ -465,8 +540,9 @@ int sg_alloc_table_from_pages(struct sg_table *sgt, struct page **pages,
 			      unsigned int n_pages, unsigned int offset,
 			      unsigned long size, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
-	return __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(sgt, pages, n_pages, offset, size,
-					   SCATTERLIST_MAX_SEGMENT, gfp_mask);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(__sg_alloc_table_from_pages(sgt, pages, n_pages,
+			offset, size, SCATTERLIST_MAX_SEGMENT, NULL, 0,
+			gfp_mask));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_alloc_table_from_pages);

diff --git a/lib/sg_pool.c b/lib/sg_pool.c
index db29e5c1f790..c449248bf5d5 100644
--- a/lib/sg_pool.c
+++ b/lib/sg_pool.c
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ int sg_alloc_table_chained(struct sg_table *table, int nents,
 		nents_first_chunk = 0;
 	}

-	ret = __sg_alloc_table(table, nents, SG_CHUNK_SIZE,
+	memset(table, 0, sizeof(*table));
+	ret = __sg_alloc_table(table, NULL, nents, SG_CHUNK_SIZE,
 			       first_chunk, nents_first_chunk,
 			       GFP_ATOMIC, sg_pool_alloc);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
diff --git a/tools/testing/scatterlist/main.c b/tools/testing/scatterlist/main.c
index 0a1464181226..4899359a31ac 100644
--- a/tools/testing/scatterlist/main.c
+++ b/tools/testing/scatterlist/main.c
@@ -55,14 +55,13 @@ int main(void)
 	for (i = 0, test = tests; test->expected_segments; test++, i++) {
 		struct page *pages[MAX_PAGES];
 		struct sg_table st;
-		int ret;
+		struct scatterlist *sg;

 		set_pages(pages, test->pfn, test->num_pages);

-		ret = __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(&st, pages, test->num_pages,
-						  0, test->size, test->max_seg,
-						  GFP_KERNEL);
-		assert(ret == test->alloc_ret);
+		sg = __sg_alloc_table_from_pages(&st, pages, test->num_pages, 0,
+				test->size, test->max_seg, NULL, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+		assert(PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(sg) == test->alloc_ret);

 		if (test->alloc_ret)
 			continue;
