diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
index aa0dd6dad068..f110dfdc4feb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ int amdgpu_bo_create_kernel_at(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		(*bo_ptr)->placements[i].lpfn = (offset + size) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	}
 	r = ttm_bo_mem_space(&(*bo_ptr)->tbo, &(*bo_ptr)->placement,
-			     &(*bo_ptr)->tbo.resource, &ctx);
+			     &(*bo_ptr)->tbo.resource, &ctx, false);
 	if (r)
 		goto error;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
index 9a6a00b1af40..00da9a81cf6c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ int amdgpu_ttm_alloc_gart(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo)
 	placements.mem_type = TTM_PL_TT;
 	placements.flags = bo->resource->placement;
 
-	r = ttm_bo_mem_space(bo, &placement, &tmp, &ctx);
+	r = ttm_bo_mem_space(bo, &placement, &tmp, &ctx, true);
 	if (unlikely(r))
 		return r;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index aa12bd5cfd17..17bfc252f76d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_bounce_temp_buffer(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	hop_placement.placement = hop;
 
 	/* find space in the bounce domain */
-	ret = ttm_bo_mem_space(bo, &hop_placement, &hop_mem, ctx);
+	ret = ttm_bo_mem_space(bo, &hop_placement, &hop_mem, ctx, true);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	/* move to the bounce domain */
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_evict(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		return ttm_bo_pipeline_gutting(bo);
 	}
 
-	ret = ttm_bo_mem_space(bo, &placement, &evict_mem, ctx);
+	ret = ttm_bo_mem_space(bo, &placement, &evict_mem, ctx, true);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret != -ERESTARTSYS) {
 			pr_err("Failed to find memory space for buffer 0x%p eviction\n",
@@ -724,37 +724,6 @@ static int ttm_bo_add_move_fence(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * Repeatedly evict memory from the LRU for @mem_type until we create enough
- * space, or we've evicted everything and there isn't enough space.
- */
-static int ttm_bo_mem_force_space(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
-				  const struct ttm_place *place,
-				  struct ttm_resource **mem,
-				  struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx)
-{
-	struct ttm_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
-	struct ttm_resource_manager *man;
-	struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket;
-	int ret;
-
-	man = ttm_manager_type(bdev, place->mem_type);
-	ticket = dma_resv_locking_ctx(bo->base.resv);
-	do {
-		ret = ttm_resource_alloc(bo, place, mem);
-		if (likely(!ret))
-			break;
-		if (unlikely(ret != -ENOSPC))
-			return ret;
-		ret = ttm_mem_evict_first(bdev, man, place, ctx,
-					  ticket);
-		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
-			return ret;
-	} while (1);
-
-	return ttm_bo_add_move_fence(bo, man, *mem, ctx->no_wait_gpu);
-}
-
 /**
  * ttm_bo_mem_space
  *
@@ -763,6 +732,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_mem_force_space(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
  * @placement: Proposed new placement for the buffer object.
  * @mem: A struct ttm_resource.
  * @ctx: if and how to sleep, lock buffers and alloc memory
+ * @force_space: If we should evict buffers to force space
  *
  * Allocate memory space for the buffer object pointed to by @bo, using
  * the placement flags in @placement, potentially evicting other idle buffer objects.
@@ -776,12 +746,14 @@ static int ttm_bo_mem_force_space(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 int ttm_bo_mem_space(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			struct ttm_placement *placement,
 			struct ttm_resource **mem,
-			struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx)
+			struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
+			bool force_space)
 {
 	struct ttm_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
-	bool type_found = false;
+	struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket;
 	int i, ret;
 
+	ticket = dma_resv_locking_ctx(bo->base.resv);
 	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->base.resv, 1);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
@@ -790,19 +762,30 @@ int ttm_bo_mem_space(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		const struct ttm_place *place = &placement->placement[i];
 		struct ttm_resource_manager *man;
 
-		if (place->flags & TTM_PL_FLAG_BUSY)
-			continue;
-
 		man = ttm_manager_type(bdev, place->mem_type);
 		if (!man || !ttm_resource_manager_used(man))
 			continue;
 
-		type_found = true;
-		ret = ttm_resource_alloc(bo, place, mem);
-		if (ret == -ENOSPC)
+		if (place->flags & (force_space ? TTM_PL_FLAG_IDLE :
+				    TTM_PL_FLAG_BUSY))
+			continue;
+
+		do {
+			ret = ttm_resource_alloc(bo, place, mem);
+			if (unlikely(ret != -ENOSPC))
+				return ret;
+			if (likely(!ret) || !force_space)
+				break;
+
+			ret = ttm_mem_evict_first(bdev, man, place, ctx,
+						  ticket);
+			if (unlikely(ret == -EBUSY))
+				break;
+			if (unlikely(ret))
+				return ret;
+		} while (1);
+		if (ret)
 			continue;
-		if (unlikely(ret))
-			goto error;
 
 		ret = ttm_bo_add_move_fence(bo, man, *mem, ctx->no_wait_gpu);
 		if (unlikely(ret)) {
@@ -810,45 +793,19 @@ int ttm_bo_mem_space(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			if (ret == -EBUSY)
 				continue;
 
-			goto error;
+			return ret;
 		}
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < placement->num_placement; ++i) {
-		const struct ttm_place *place = &placement->placement[i];
-		struct ttm_resource_manager *man;
-
-		if (place->flags & TTM_PL_FLAG_IDLE)
-			continue;
-
-		man = ttm_manager_type(bdev, place->mem_type);
-		if (!man || !ttm_resource_manager_used(man))
-			continue;
-
-		type_found = true;
-		ret = ttm_bo_mem_force_space(bo, place, mem, ctx);
-		if (likely(!ret))
-			return 0;
-
-		if (ret && ret != -EBUSY)
-			goto error;
-	}
-
-	ret = -ENOSPC;
-	if (!type_found) {
-		pr_err(TTM_PFX "No compatible memory type found\n");
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-error:
-	return ret;
+	return -ENOSPC;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_mem_space);
 
 static int ttm_bo_move_buffer(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			      struct ttm_placement *placement,
-			      struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx)
+			      struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
+			      bool force_space)
 {
 	struct ttm_resource *mem;
 	struct ttm_place hop;
@@ -865,7 +822,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_move_buffer(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	 * stop and the driver will be called to make
 	 * the second hop.
 	 */
-	ret = ttm_bo_mem_space(bo, placement, &mem, ctx);
+	ret = ttm_bo_mem_space(bo, placement, &mem, ctx, force_space);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 bounce:
@@ -902,6 +859,7 @@ int ttm_bo_validate(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		    struct ttm_placement *placement,
 		    struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx)
 {
+	bool force_space;
 	int ret;
 
 	dma_resv_assert_held(bo->base.resv);
@@ -912,20 +870,27 @@ int ttm_bo_validate(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	if (!placement->num_placement)
 		return ttm_bo_pipeline_gutting(bo);
 
-	/* Check whether we need to move buffer. */
-	if (bo->resource && ttm_resource_compatible(bo->resource, placement))
-		return 0;
+	force_space = false;
+	do {
+		/* Check whether we need to move buffer. */
+		if (bo->resource &&
+		    ttm_resource_compatible(bo->resource, placement,
+					    force_space))
+			return 0;
+
+		/* Moving of pinned BOs is forbidden */
+		if (bo->pin_count)
+			return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* Moving of pinned BOs is forbidden */
-	if (bo->pin_count)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		ret = ttm_bo_move_buffer(bo, placement, ctx, force_space);
+		if (ret && ret != -ENOSPC)
+			return ret;
 
-	ret = ttm_bo_move_buffer(bo, placement, ctx);
+		force_space = !force_space;
+	} while (force_space);
 	/* For backward compatibility with userspace */
 	if (ret == -ENOSPC)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * We might need to add a TTM.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
index fb14f7716cf8..67052891314c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
@@ -295,11 +295,13 @@ bool ttm_resource_intersects(struct ttm_device *bdev,
  *
  * @res: the resource to check
  * @placement: the placement to check against
+ * @busy: controls which places to check
  *
  * Returns true if the placement is compatible.
  */
 bool ttm_resource_compatible(struct ttm_resource *res,
-			     struct ttm_placement *placement)
+			     struct ttm_placement *placement,
+			     bool busy)
 {
 	struct ttm_buffer_object *bo = res->bo;
 	struct ttm_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
@@ -315,14 +317,19 @@ bool ttm_resource_compatible(struct ttm_resource *res,
 		if (res->mem_type != place->mem_type)
 			continue;
 
+		if (place->flags & (busy ? TTM_PL_FLAG_IDLE : TTM_PL_FLAG_BUSY))
+			continue;
+
+		if (place->flags & TTM_PL_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS &&
+		    !(res->placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS))
+			continue;
+
 		man = ttm_manager_type(bdev, res->mem_type);
 		if (man->func->compatible &&
 		    !man->func->compatible(man, res, place, bo->base.size))
 			continue;
 
-		if ((!(place->flags & TTM_PL_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS) ||
-		     (res->placement & TTM_PL_FLAG_CONTIGUOUS)))
-			return true;
+		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h
index 0223a41a64b2..64d738f152d1 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h
@@ -397,7 +397,8 @@ vm_fault_t ttm_bo_vm_dummy_page(struct vm_fault *vmf, pgprot_t prot);
 int ttm_bo_mem_space(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		     struct ttm_placement *placement,
 		     struct ttm_resource **mem,
-		     struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx);
+		     struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
+		     bool force_space);
 
 void ttm_bo_unmap_virtual(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 /*
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h
index 1afa13f0c22b..514858c49848 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ bool ttm_resource_intersects(struct ttm_device *bdev,
 			     const struct ttm_place *place,
 			     size_t size);
 bool ttm_resource_compatible(struct ttm_resource *res,
-			     struct ttm_placement *placement);
+			     struct ttm_placement *placement,
+			     bool busy);
 void ttm_resource_set_bo(struct ttm_resource *res,
 			 struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 
