diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
index 0cac02a9764c..15cab9bda17f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 /*
  * Authors: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom-at-vmware-dot-com>
  */
-
+#include <linux/swap.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
 #include <drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h>
@@ -1052,3 +1052,108 @@ struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo_lru_cursor_first(struct ttm_bo_lru_cursor *curs
 	return bo ? bo : ttm_bo_lru_cursor_next(curs);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_lru_cursor_first);
+
+/**
+ * ttm_bo_shrink() - Helper to shrink a ttm buffer object.
+ * @ctx: The struct ttm_operation_ctx used for the shrinking operation.
+ * @bo: The buffer object.
+ * @flags: Flags governing the shrinking behaviour.
+ *
+ * The function uses the ttm_tt_back_up functionality to back up or
+ * purge a struct ttm_tt. If the bo is not in system, it's first
+ * moved there.
+ *
+ * Return: The number of pages shrunken or purged, or
+ * negative error code on failure.
+ */
+long ttm_bo_shrink(struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx, struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
+		   const struct ttm_bo_shrink_flags flags)
+{
+	static const struct ttm_place sys_placement_flags = {
+		.fpfn = 0,
+		.lpfn = 0,
+		.mem_type = TTM_PL_SYSTEM,
+		.flags = 0,
+	};
+	static struct ttm_placement sys_placement = {
+		.num_placement = 1,
+		.placement = &sys_placement_flags,
+	};
+	struct ttm_tt *tt = bo->ttm;
+	long lret;
+
+	dma_resv_assert_held(bo->base.resv);
+
+	if (flags.allow_move && bo->resource->mem_type != TTM_PL_SYSTEM) {
+		int ret = ttm_bo_validate(bo, &sys_placement, ctx);
+
+		/* Consider -ENOMEM and -ENOSPC non-fatal. */
+		if (ret) {
+			if (ret == -ENOMEM || ret == -ENOSPC)
+				ret = -EBUSY;
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ttm_bo_unmap_virtual(bo);
+	lret = ttm_bo_wait_ctx(bo, ctx);
+	if (lret < 0)
+		return lret;
+
+	if (bo->bulk_move) {
+		spin_lock(&bo->bdev->lru_lock);
+		ttm_resource_del_bulk_move(bo->resource, bo);
+		spin_unlock(&bo->bdev->lru_lock);
+	}
+
+	lret = ttm_tt_backup(bo->bdev, tt, (struct ttm_backup_flags)
+			     {.purge = flags.purge,
+			      .writeback = flags.writeback});
+
+	if (lret <= 0 && bo->bulk_move) {
+		spin_lock(&bo->bdev->lru_lock);
+		ttm_resource_add_bulk_move(bo->resource, bo);
+		spin_unlock(&bo->bdev->lru_lock);
+	}
+
+	if (lret < 0 && lret != -EINTR)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	return lret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_shrink);
+
+/**
+ * ttm_bo_shrink_suitable() - Whether a bo is suitable for shinking
+ * @ctx: The struct ttm_operation_ctx governing the shrinking.
+ * @bo: The candidate for shrinking.
+ *
+ * Check whether the object, given the information available to TTM,
+ * is suitable for shinking, This function can and should be used
+ * before attempting to shrink an object.
+ *
+ * Return: true if suitable. false if not.
+ */
+bool ttm_bo_shrink_suitable(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	return bo->ttm && ttm_tt_is_populated(bo->ttm) && !bo->pin_count &&
+		(!ctx->no_wait_gpu ||
+		 dma_resv_test_signaled(bo->base.resv, DMA_RESV_USAGE_BOOKKEEP));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_shrink_suitable);
+
+/**
+ * ttm_bo_shrink_avoid_wait() - Whether to avoid waiting for GPU
+ * during shrinking
+ *
+ * In some situations, like direct reclaim, waiting (in particular gpu waiting)
+ * should be avoided since it may stall a system that could otherwise make progress
+ * shrinking something else less time consuming.
+ *
+ * Return: true if gpu waiting should be avoided, false if not.
+ */
+bool ttm_bo_shrink_avoid_wait(void)
+{
+	return !current_is_kswapd();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_shrink_avoid_wait);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
index dd4eabe4ad79..85057380480b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
@@ -514,3 +514,32 @@ unsigned long ttm_tt_pages_limit(void)
 	return ttm_pages_limit;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_tt_pages_limit);
+
+/**
+ * ttm_tt_setup_backup() - Allocate and assign a backup structure for a ttm_tt
+ * @tt: The ttm_tt for wich to allocate and assign a backup structure.
+ *
+ * Assign a backup structure to be used for tt backup. This should
+ * typically be done at bo creation, to avoid allocations at shrinking
+ * time.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int ttm_tt_setup_backup(struct ttm_tt *tt)
+{
+	struct ttm_backup *backup =
+		ttm_backup_shmem_create(((loff_t)tt->num_pages) << PAGE_SHIFT);
+
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(tt->page_flags & TTM_TT_FLAG_EXTERNAL_MAPPABLE)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(backup))
+		return PTR_ERR(backup);
+
+	if (tt->backup)
+		ttm_backup_fini(tt->backup);
+
+	tt->backup = backup;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_tt_setup_backup);
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h
index 17d5ee049a8e..1abf2d8eb72c 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h
@@ -225,6 +225,27 @@ struct ttm_lru_walk {
 s64 ttm_lru_walk_for_evict(struct ttm_lru_walk *walk, struct ttm_device *bdev,
 			   struct ttm_resource_manager *man, s64 target);
 
+/**
+ * struct ttm_bo_shrink_flags - flags to govern the bo shrinking behaviour
+ * @purge: Purge the content rather than backing it up.
+ * @writeback: Attempt to immediately write content to swap space.
+ * @allow_move: Allow moving to system before shrinking. This is typically
+ * not desired for zombie- or ghost objects (with zombie object meaning
+ * objects with a zero gem object refcount)
+ */
+struct ttm_bo_shrink_flags {
+	u32 purge : 1;
+	u32 writeback : 1;
+	u32 allow_move : 1;
+};
+
+long ttm_bo_shrink(struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx, struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
+		   const struct ttm_bo_shrink_flags flags);
+
+bool ttm_bo_shrink_suitable(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx);
+
+bool ttm_bo_shrink_avoid_wait(void);
+
 /**
  * ttm_bo_get - reference a struct ttm_buffer_object
  *
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.h
index 6ca2fc7b2a26..01752806cfbd 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.h
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ struct ttm_backup_flags {
 long ttm_tt_backup(struct ttm_device *bdev, struct ttm_tt *tt,
 		   const struct ttm_backup_flags flags);
 
+int ttm_tt_setup_backup(struct ttm_tt *tt);
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AGP)
 #include <linux/agp_backend.h>
 
