diff --git a/include/linux/amba/bus.h b/include/linux/amba/bus.h
index 6c7f47846971..e9cd981be94e 100644
--- a/include/linux/amba/bus.h
+++ b/include/linux/amba/bus.h
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ struct amba_driver {
 	void			(*remove)(struct amba_device *);
 	void			(*shutdown)(struct amba_device *);
 	const struct amba_id	*id_table;
+	/*
+	 * For most device drivers, no need to care about this flag as long as
+	 * all DMAs are handled through the kernel DMA API. For some special
+	 * ones, for example VFIO drivers, they know how to manage the DMA
+	 * themselves and set this flag so that the IOMMU layer will allow them
+	 * to setup and manage their own I/O address space.
+	 */
+	bool driver_managed_dma;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/fsl/mc.h b/include/linux/fsl/mc.h
index 7b6c42bfb660..27efef8affb1 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsl/mc.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsl/mc.h
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ struct fsl_mc_io;
  * @shutdown: Function called at shutdown time to quiesce the device
  * @suspend: Function called when a device is stopped
  * @resume: Function called when a device is resumed
+ * @driver_managed_dma: Device driver doesn't use kernel DMA API for DMA.
+ *		For most device drivers, no need to care about this flag
+ *		as long as all DMAs are handled through the kernel DMA API.
+ *		For some special ones, for example VFIO drivers, they know
+ *		how to manage the DMA themselves and set this flag so that
+ *		the IOMMU layer will allow them to setup and manage their
+ *		own I/O address space.
  *
  * Generic DPAA device driver object for device drivers that are registered
  * with a DPRC bus. This structure is to be embedded in each device-specific
@@ -45,6 +52,7 @@ struct fsl_mc_driver {
 	void (*shutdown)(struct fsl_mc_device *dev);
 	int (*suspend)(struct fsl_mc_device *dev, pm_message_t state);
 	int (*resume)(struct fsl_mc_device *dev);
+	bool driver_managed_dma;
 };
 
 #define to_fsl_mc_driver(_drv) \
diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index 8253a5413d7c..b94bce839b83 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -894,6 +894,13 @@ struct module;
  *              created once it is bound to the driver.
  * @driver:	Driver model structure.
  * @dynids:	List of dynamically added device IDs.
+ * @driver_managed_dma: Device driver doesn't use kernel DMA API for DMA.
+ *		For most device drivers, no need to care about this flag
+ *		as long as all DMAs are handled through the kernel DMA API.
+ *		For some special ones, for example VFIO drivers, they know
+ *		how to manage the DMA themselves and set this flag so that
+ *		the IOMMU layer will allow them to setup and manage their
+ *		own I/O address space.
  */
 struct pci_driver {
 	struct list_head	node;
@@ -912,6 +919,7 @@ struct pci_driver {
 	const struct attribute_group **dev_groups;
 	struct device_driver	driver;
 	struct pci_dynids	dynids;
+	bool driver_managed_dma;
 };
 
 static inline struct pci_driver *to_pci_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_device.h b/include/linux/platform_device.h
index 17fde717df68..b3d9c744f1e5 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_device.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_device.h
@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ struct platform_driver {
 	struct device_driver driver;
 	const struct platform_device_id *id_table;
 	bool prevent_deferred_probe;
+	/*
+	 * For most device drivers, no need to care about this flag as long as
+	 * all DMAs are handled through the kernel DMA API. For some special
+	 * ones, for example VFIO drivers, they know how to manage the DMA
+	 * themselves and set this flag so that the IOMMU layer will allow them
+	 * to setup and manage their own I/O address space.
+	 */
+	bool driver_managed_dma;
 };
 
 #define to_platform_driver(drv)	(container_of((drv), struct platform_driver, \
diff --git a/drivers/amba/bus.c b/drivers/amba/bus.c
index 8392f4aa251b..a3b3e5630748 100644
--- a/drivers/amba/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/amba/bus.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <linux/of_irq.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/iommu.h>
+#include <linux/dma-map-ops.h>
 
 #define to_amba_driver(d)	container_of(d, struct amba_driver, drv)
 
@@ -277,6 +279,7 @@ static void amba_shutdown(struct device *dev)
 
 static int amba_dma_configure(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct amba_driver *drv = to_amba_driver(dev->driver);
 	enum dev_dma_attr attr;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -287,9 +290,23 @@ static int amba_dma_configure(struct device *dev)
 		ret = acpi_dma_configure(dev, attr);
 	}
 
+	if (!ret && !drv->driver_managed_dma) {
+		ret = iommu_device_use_default_domain(dev);
+		if (ret)
+			arch_teardown_dma_ops(dev);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void amba_dma_cleanup(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct amba_driver *drv = to_amba_driver(dev->driver);
+
+	if (!drv->driver_managed_dma)
+		iommu_device_unuse_default_domain(dev);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 /*
  * Hooks to provide runtime PM of the pclk (bus clock).  It is safe to
@@ -359,6 +376,7 @@ struct bus_type amba_bustype = {
 	.remove		= amba_remove,
 	.shutdown	= amba_shutdown,
 	.dma_configure	= amba_dma_configure,
+	.dma_cleanup	= amba_dma_cleanup,
 	.pm		= &amba_pm,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(amba_bustype);
diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index acbc6eae37b8..3d96271e854a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/kmemleak.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/iommu.h>
+#include <linux/dma-map-ops.h>
 
 #include "base.h"
 #include "power/power.h"
@@ -1456,6 +1458,7 @@ static void platform_shutdown(struct device *_dev)
 
 static int platform_dma_configure(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct platform_driver *drv = to_platform_driver(dev->driver);
 	enum dev_dma_attr attr;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1466,9 +1469,23 @@ static int platform_dma_configure(struct device *dev)
 		ret = acpi_dma_configure(dev, attr);
 	}
 
+	if (!ret && !drv->driver_managed_dma) {
+		ret = iommu_device_use_default_domain(dev);
+		if (ret)
+			arch_teardown_dma_ops(dev);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void platform_dma_cleanup(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct platform_driver *drv = to_platform_driver(dev->driver);
+
+	if (!drv->driver_managed_dma)
+		iommu_device_unuse_default_domain(dev);
+}
+
 static const struct dev_pm_ops platform_dev_pm_ops = {
 	SET_RUNTIME_PM_OPS(pm_generic_runtime_suspend, pm_generic_runtime_resume, NULL)
 	USE_PLATFORM_PM_SLEEP_OPS
@@ -1483,6 +1500,7 @@ struct bus_type platform_bus_type = {
 	.remove		= platform_remove,
 	.shutdown	= platform_shutdown,
 	.dma_configure	= platform_dma_configure,
+	.dma_cleanup	= platform_dma_cleanup,
 	.pm		= &platform_dev_pm_ops,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_bus_type);
diff --git a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
index 8fd4a356a86e..76648c4fdaf4 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/iommu.h>
+#include <linux/dma-map-ops.h>
 
 #include "fsl-mc-private.h"
 
@@ -140,15 +141,33 @@ static int fsl_mc_dma_configure(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct device *dma_dev = dev;
 	struct fsl_mc_device *mc_dev = to_fsl_mc_device(dev);
+	struct fsl_mc_driver *mc_drv = to_fsl_mc_driver(dev->driver);
 	u32 input_id = mc_dev->icid;
+	int ret;
 
 	while (dev_is_fsl_mc(dma_dev))
 		dma_dev = dma_dev->parent;
 
 	if (dev_of_node(dma_dev))
-		return of_dma_configure_id(dev, dma_dev->of_node, 0, &input_id);
+		ret = of_dma_configure_id(dev, dma_dev->of_node, 0, &input_id);
+	else
+		ret = acpi_dma_configure_id(dev, DEV_DMA_COHERENT, &input_id);
+
+	if (!ret && !mc_drv->driver_managed_dma) {
+		ret = iommu_device_use_default_domain(dev);
+		if (ret)
+			arch_teardown_dma_ops(dev);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void fsl_mc_dma_cleanup(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct fsl_mc_driver *mc_drv = to_fsl_mc_driver(dev->driver);
 
-	return acpi_dma_configure_id(dev, DEV_DMA_COHERENT, &input_id);
+	if (!mc_drv->driver_managed_dma)
+		iommu_device_unuse_default_domain(dev);
 }
 
 static ssize_t modalias_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
@@ -312,6 +331,7 @@ struct bus_type fsl_mc_bus_type = {
 	.match = fsl_mc_bus_match,
 	.uevent = fsl_mc_bus_uevent,
 	.dma_configure  = fsl_mc_dma_configure,
+	.dma_cleanup = fsl_mc_dma_cleanup,
 	.dev_groups = fsl_mc_dev_groups,
 	.bus_groups = fsl_mc_bus_groups,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
index 588588cfda48..f04180b6be82 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-driver.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/dma-map-ops.h>
+#include <linux/iommu.h>
 #include "pci.h"
 #include "pcie/portdrv.h"
 
@@ -1590,6 +1591,7 @@ static int pci_bus_num_vf(struct device *dev)
  */
 static int pci_dma_configure(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct pci_driver *driver = to_pci_driver(dev->driver);
 	struct device *bridge;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1605,9 +1607,24 @@ static int pci_dma_configure(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	pci_put_host_bridge_device(bridge);
+
+	if (!ret && !driver->driver_managed_dma) {
+		ret = iommu_device_use_default_domain(dev);
+		if (ret)
+			arch_teardown_dma_ops(dev);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void pci_dma_cleanup(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct pci_driver *driver = to_pci_driver(dev->driver);
+
+	if (!driver->driver_managed_dma)
+		iommu_device_unuse_default_domain(dev);
+}
+
 struct bus_type pci_bus_type = {
 	.name		= "pci",
 	.match		= pci_bus_match,
@@ -1621,6 +1638,7 @@ struct bus_type pci_bus_type = {
 	.pm		= PCI_PM_OPS_PTR,
 	.num_vf		= pci_bus_num_vf,
 	.dma_configure	= pci_dma_configure,
+	.dma_cleanup	= pci_dma_cleanup,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_bus_type);
 
