diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
index d939925efa81..9e427c8342ab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
@@ -919,3 +919,88 @@ s64 ttm_lru_walk_for_evict(struct ttm_lru_walk *walk, struct ttm_device *bdev,
 
 	return progress;
 }
+
+static int ttm_bo_access_kmap(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
+			      unsigned long offset,
+			      uint8_t *buf, int len, int write)
+{
+	unsigned long page = offset >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long bytes_left = len;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Copy a page at a time, that way no extra virtual address
+	 * mapping is needed
+	 */
+	offset -= page << PAGE_SHIFT;
+	do {
+		unsigned long bytes = min(bytes_left, PAGE_SIZE - offset);
+		struct ttm_bo_kmap_obj map;
+		void *ptr;
+		bool is_iomem;
+
+		ret = ttm_bo_kmap(bo, page, 1, &map);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ptr = (uint8_t *)ttm_kmap_obj_virtual(&map, &is_iomem) + offset;
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(is_iomem);
+		if (write)
+			memcpy(ptr, buf, bytes);
+		else
+			memcpy(buf, ptr, bytes);
+		ttm_bo_kunmap(&map);
+
+		page++;
+		buf += bytes;
+		bytes_left -= bytes;
+		offset = 0;
+	} while (bytes_left);
+
+	return len;
+}
+/**
+ * ttm_bo_access - Helper to access a buffer object
+ *
+ * @bo: ttm buffer object
+ * @offset: access offset into buffer object
+ * @buf: pointer to caller memory to read into or write from
+ * @len: length of access
+ * @write: write access
+ *
+ * Utility function to access a buffer object. Useful when buffer object cannot
+ * be easily mapped (non-contiguous, non-visible, etc...).
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Number of bytes accessed or errno
+ */
+int ttm_bo_access(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, unsigned long offset,
+		  void *buf, int len, int write)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (len < 1 || (offset + len) > bo->base.size)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	ret = ttm_bo_reserve(bo, true, false, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	switch (bo->resource->mem_type) {
+	case TTM_PL_SYSTEM:
+		fallthrough;
+	case TTM_PL_TT:
+		ret = ttm_bo_access_kmap(bo, offset, buf, len, write);
+		break;
+	default:
+		if (bo->bdev->funcs->access_memory)
+			ret = bo->bdev->funcs->access_memory(
+				bo, offset, buf, len, write);
+		else
+			ret = -EIO;
+	}
+
+	ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_access);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c
index 2c699ed1963a..20b1e5f78684 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_vm.c
@@ -366,45 +366,6 @@ void ttm_bo_vm_close(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_vm_close);
 
-static int ttm_bo_vm_access_kmap(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
-				 unsigned long offset,
-				 uint8_t *buf, int len, int write)
-{
-	unsigned long page = offset >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-	unsigned long bytes_left = len;
-	int ret;
-
-	/* Copy a page at a time, that way no extra virtual address
-	 * mapping is needed
-	 */
-	offset -= page << PAGE_SHIFT;
-	do {
-		unsigned long bytes = min(bytes_left, PAGE_SIZE - offset);
-		struct ttm_bo_kmap_obj map;
-		void *ptr;
-		bool is_iomem;
-
-		ret = ttm_bo_kmap(bo, page, 1, &map);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
-		ptr = (uint8_t *)ttm_kmap_obj_virtual(&map, &is_iomem) + offset;
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(is_iomem);
-		if (write)
-			memcpy(ptr, buf, bytes);
-		else
-			memcpy(buf, ptr, bytes);
-		ttm_bo_kunmap(&map);
-
-		page++;
-		buf += bytes;
-		bytes_left -= bytes;
-		offset = 0;
-	} while (bytes_left);
-
-	return len;
-}
-
 int ttm_bo_vm_access(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 		     void *buf, int len, int write)
 {
@@ -412,32 +373,8 @@ int ttm_bo_vm_access(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 	unsigned long offset = (addr) - vma->vm_start +
 		((vma->vm_pgoff - drm_vma_node_start(&bo->base.vma_node))
 		 << PAGE_SHIFT);
-	int ret;
-
-	if (len < 1 || (offset + len) > bo->base.size)
-		return -EIO;
 
-	ret = ttm_bo_reserve(bo, true, false, NULL);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	switch (bo->resource->mem_type) {
-	case TTM_PL_SYSTEM:
-		fallthrough;
-	case TTM_PL_TT:
-		ret = ttm_bo_vm_access_kmap(bo, offset, buf, len, write);
-		break;
-	default:
-		if (bo->bdev->funcs->access_memory)
-			ret = bo->bdev->funcs->access_memory(
-				bo, offset, buf, len, write);
-		else
-			ret = -EIO;
-	}
-
-	ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
-
-	return ret;
+	return ttm_bo_access(bo, offset, buf, len, write);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_vm_access);
 
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h
index 5804408815be..8ea11cd8df39 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ void ttm_bo_unpin(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 int ttm_bo_evict_first(struct ttm_device *bdev,
 		       struct ttm_resource_manager *man,
 		       struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx);
+int ttm_bo_access(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, unsigned long offset,
+		  void *buf, int len, int write);
 vm_fault_t ttm_bo_vm_reserve(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			     struct vm_fault *vmf);
 vm_fault_t ttm_bo_vm_fault_reserved(struct vm_fault *vmf,
