diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h
index 395ba9566afe..4cb14c2fe53f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct amdkfd_process_info {
 	atomic_t evicted_bos;
 	struct delayed_work restore_userptr_work;
 	struct pid *pid;
+	bool block_mmu_notifications;
 };
 
 int amdgpu_amdkfd_init(void);
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ uint64_t amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_get_process_page_dir(void *drm_priv);
 int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu(
 		struct amdgpu_device *adev, uint64_t va, uint64_t size,
 		void *drm_priv, struct kgd_mem **mem,
-		uint64_t *offset, uint32_t flags);
+		uint64_t *offset, uint32_t flags, bool criu_resume);
 int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_free_memory_of_gpu(
 		struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct kgd_mem *mem, void *drm_priv,
 		uint64_t *size);
@@ -298,6 +299,9 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_get_tile_config(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 void amdgpu_amdkfd_ras_poison_consumption_handler(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 				bool reset);
 bool amdgpu_amdkfd_bo_mapped_to_dev(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct kgd_mem *mem);
+void amdgpu_amdkfd_block_mmu_notifications(void *p);
+int amdgpu_amdkfd_criu_resume(void *p);
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HSA_AMD)
 void amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_init_mem_limits(void);
 void amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_destroy_cb(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index 3485ef856860..69dc9e4d841c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -842,7 +842,8 @@ static void remove_kgd_mem_from_kfd_bo_list(struct kgd_mem *mem,
  *
  * Returns 0 for success, negative errno for errors.
  */
-static int init_user_pages(struct kgd_mem *mem, uint64_t user_addr)
+static int init_user_pages(struct kgd_mem *mem, uint64_t user_addr,
+			   bool criu_resume)
 {
 	struct amdkfd_process_info *process_info = mem->process_info;
 	struct amdgpu_bo *bo = mem->bo;
@@ -864,6 +865,18 @@ static int init_user_pages(struct kgd_mem *mem, uint64_t user_addr)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (criu_resume) {
+		/*
+		 * During a CRIU restore operation, the userptr buffer objects
+		 * will be validated in the restore_userptr_work worker at a
+		 * later stage when it is scheduled by another ioctl called by
+		 * CRIU master process for the target pid for restore.
+		 */
+		atomic_inc(&mem->invalid);
+		mutex_unlock(&process_info->lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	ret = amdgpu_ttm_tt_get_user_pages(bo, bo->tbo.ttm->pages);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("%s: Failed to get user pages: %d\n", __func__, ret);
@@ -1452,10 +1465,39 @@ uint64_t amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_get_process_page_dir(void *drm_priv)
 	return avm->pd_phys_addr;
 }
 
+void amdgpu_amdkfd_block_mmu_notifications(void *p)
+{
+	struct amdkfd_process_info *pinfo = (struct amdkfd_process_info *)p;
+
+	mutex_lock(&pinfo->lock);
+	WRITE_ONCE(pinfo->block_mmu_notifications, true);
+	mutex_unlock(&pinfo->lock);
+}
+
+int amdgpu_amdkfd_criu_resume(void *p)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct amdkfd_process_info *pinfo = (struct amdkfd_process_info *)p;
+
+	mutex_lock(&pinfo->lock);
+	pr_debug("scheduling work\n");
+	atomic_inc(&pinfo->evicted_bos);
+	if (!READ_ONCE(pinfo->block_mmu_notifications)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+	WRITE_ONCE(pinfo->block_mmu_notifications, false);
+	schedule_delayed_work(&pinfo->restore_userptr_work, 0);
+
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&pinfo->lock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu(
 		struct amdgpu_device *adev, uint64_t va, uint64_t size,
 		void *drm_priv, struct kgd_mem **mem,
-		uint64_t *offset, uint32_t flags)
+		uint64_t *offset, uint32_t flags, bool criu_resume)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_vm *avm = drm_priv_to_vm(drm_priv);
 	enum ttm_bo_type bo_type = ttm_bo_type_device;
@@ -1558,7 +1600,8 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu(
 	add_kgd_mem_to_kfd_bo_list(*mem, avm->process_info, user_addr);
 
 	if (user_addr) {
-		ret = init_user_pages(*mem, user_addr);
+		pr_debug("creating userptr BO for user_addr = %llu\n", user_addr);
+		ret = init_user_pages(*mem, user_addr, criu_resume);
 		if (ret)
 			goto allocate_init_user_pages_failed;
 	} else  if (flags & (KFD_IOC_ALLOC_MEM_FLAGS_DOORBELL |
@@ -2062,6 +2105,10 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_evict_userptr(struct kgd_mem *mem,
 	int evicted_bos;
 	int r = 0;
 
+	/* Do not process MMU notifications until stage-4 IOCTL is received */
+	if (READ_ONCE(process_info->block_mmu_notifications))
+		return 0;
+
 	atomic_inc(&mem->invalid);
 	evicted_bos = atomic_inc_return(&process_info->evicted_bos);
 	if (evicted_bos == 1) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c
index 342fc56b1940..95fc5668195c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_chardev.c
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ static int kfd_ioctl_alloc_memory_of_gpu(struct file *filep,
 	err = amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu(
 		dev->adev, args->va_addr, args->size,
 		pdd->drm_priv, (struct kgd_mem **) &mem, &offset,
-		flags);
+		flags, false);
 
 	if (err)
 		goto err_unlock;
@@ -2116,6 +2116,7 @@ static int criu_restore_bos(struct kfd_process *p,
 {
 	struct kfd_criu_bo_bucket *bo_buckets;
 	struct kfd_criu_bo_priv_data *bo_privs;
+	const bool criu_resume = true;
 	bool flush_tlbs = false;
 	int ret = 0, j = 0;
 	uint32_t i;
@@ -2123,6 +2124,9 @@ static int criu_restore_bos(struct kfd_process *p,
 	if (*priv_offset + (args->num_bos * sizeof(*bo_privs)) > max_priv_data_size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Prevent MMU notifications until stage-4 IOCTL (CRIU_RESUME) is received */
+	amdgpu_amdkfd_block_mmu_notifications(p->kgd_process_info);
+
 	bo_buckets = kvmalloc_array(args->num_bos, sizeof(*bo_buckets), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bo_buckets)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -2211,7 +2215,6 @@ static int criu_restore_bos(struct kfd_process *p,
 		} else if (bo_bucket->alloc_flags & KFD_IOC_ALLOC_MEM_FLAGS_USERPTR) {
 			offset = bo_priv->user_addr;
 		}
-
 		/* Create the BO */
 		ret = amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu(dev->adev,
 						bo_bucket->addr,
@@ -2219,7 +2222,8 @@ static int criu_restore_bos(struct kfd_process *p,
 						pdd->drm_priv,
 						(struct kgd_mem **) &mem,
 						&offset,
-						bo_bucket->alloc_flags);
+						bo_bucket->alloc_flags,
+						criu_resume);
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("Could not create the BO\n");
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -2239,7 +2243,6 @@ static int criu_restore_bos(struct kfd_process *p,
 			amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_free_memory_of_gpu(dev->adev,
 						(struct kgd_mem *)mem,
 						pdd->drm_priv, NULL);
-
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto exit;
 		}
@@ -2392,7 +2395,35 @@ static int criu_resume(struct file *filep,
 			struct kfd_process *p,
 			struct kfd_ioctl_criu_args *args)
 {
-	return 0;
+	struct kfd_process *target = NULL;
+	struct pid *pid = NULL;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	pr_debug("Inside %s, target pid for criu restore: %d\n", __func__,
+		 args->pid);
+
+	pid = find_get_pid(args->pid);
+	if (!pid) {
+		pr_err("Cannot find pid info for %i\n", args->pid);
+		return -ESRCH;
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("calling kfd_lookup_process_by_pid\n");
+	target = kfd_lookup_process_by_pid(pid);
+
+	put_pid(pid);
+
+	if (!target) {
+		pr_debug("Cannot find process info for %i\n", args->pid);
+		return -ESRCH;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&target->mutex);
+	ret =  amdgpu_amdkfd_criu_resume(target->kgd_process_info);
+	mutex_unlock(&target->mutex);
+
+	kfd_unref_process(target);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int criu_process_info(struct file *filep,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_priv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_priv.h
index a4d08b6b2e6b..9b347247055c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_priv.h
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@ void *kfd_process_device_translate_handle(struct kfd_process_device *p,
 					int handle);
 void kfd_process_device_remove_obj_handle(struct kfd_process_device *pdd,
 					int handle);
+struct kfd_process *kfd_lookup_process_by_pid(struct pid *pid);
 
 /* PASIDs */
 int kfd_pasid_init(void);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
index 74f162887d3b..b3198e186622 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *kfd_process_wq;
  */
 static struct workqueue_struct *kfd_restore_wq;
 
-static struct kfd_process *find_process(const struct task_struct *thread);
+static struct kfd_process *find_process(const struct task_struct *thread,
+					bool ref);
 static void kfd_process_ref_release(struct kref *ref);
 static struct kfd_process *create_process(const struct task_struct *thread);
 static int kfd_process_init_cwsr_apu(struct kfd_process *p, struct file *filep);
@@ -715,7 +716,8 @@ static int kfd_process_alloc_gpuvm(struct kfd_process_device *pdd,
 	int err;
 
 	err = amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu(kdev->adev, gpu_va, size,
-						 pdd->drm_priv, mem, NULL, flags);
+						 pdd->drm_priv, mem, NULL,
+						 flags, false);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_alloc_mem;
 
@@ -816,7 +818,7 @@ struct kfd_process *kfd_create_process(struct file *filep)
 	mutex_lock(&kfd_processes_mutex);
 
 	/* A prior open of /dev/kfd could have already created the process. */
-	process = find_process(thread);
+	process = find_process(thread, false);
 	if (process) {
 		pr_debug("Process already found\n");
 	} else {
@@ -884,7 +886,7 @@ struct kfd_process *kfd_get_process(const struct task_struct *thread)
 	if (thread->group_leader->mm != thread->mm)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
-	process = find_process(thread);
+	process = find_process(thread, false);
 	if (!process)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
@@ -903,13 +905,16 @@ static struct kfd_process *find_process_by_mm(const struct mm_struct *mm)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct kfd_process *find_process(const struct task_struct *thread)
+static struct kfd_process *find_process(const struct task_struct *thread,
+					bool ref)
 {
 	struct kfd_process *p;
 	int idx;
 
 	idx = srcu_read_lock(&kfd_processes_srcu);
 	p = find_process_by_mm(thread->mm);
+	if (p && ref)
+		kref_get(&p->ref);
 	srcu_read_unlock(&kfd_processes_srcu, idx);
 
 	return p;
@@ -920,6 +925,26 @@ void kfd_unref_process(struct kfd_process *p)
 	kref_put(&p->ref, kfd_process_ref_release);
 }
 
+/* This increments the process->ref counter. */
+struct kfd_process *kfd_lookup_process_by_pid(struct pid *pid)
+{
+	struct task_struct *task = NULL;
+	struct kfd_process *p    = NULL;
+
+	if (!pid) {
+		task = current;
+		get_task_struct(task);
+	} else {
+		task = get_pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
+	}
+
+	if (task) {
+		p = find_process(task, true);
+		put_task_struct(task);
+	}
+
+	return p;
+}
 
 static void kfd_process_device_free_bos(struct kfd_process_device *pdd)
 {
