diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/engine/fifo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/engine/fifo.h
index 0e65ad7e6eed1d1fe8a29da5bc309ffbd084d49b..e42d686fbd8b424ff2dd5d58c7957c9e26ae1d0c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/engine/fifo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/engine/fifo.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct nvkm_fifo_chan {
 	u16 chid;
 	struct nvkm_gpuobj *inst;
 	struct nvkm_gpuobj *push;
-	struct nvkm_vm *vm;
+	struct nvkm_vmm *vmm;
 	void __iomem *user;
 	u64 addr;
 	u32 size;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/chan.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/chan.c
index 7aea0a8692aee3e080f62f4ef99f2513d8d80e27..ac94b57777c4a0effbd2306e22bacbb6b260a4d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/chan.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/chan.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <core/gpuobj.h>
 #include <core/oproxy.h>
 #include <subdev/mmu.h>
+#include <subdev/mmu/priv.h>
 #include <engine/dma.h>
 
 struct nvkm_fifo_chan_object {
@@ -117,8 +118,8 @@ nvkm_fifo_chan_child_del(struct nvkm_oproxy *base)
 		if (chan->func->engine_dtor)
 			chan->func->engine_dtor(chan, engine);
 		nvkm_object_del(&engn->object);
-		if (chan->vm)
-			atomic_dec(&chan->vm->engref[engine->subdev.index]);
+		if (chan->vmm)
+			atomic_dec(&chan->vmm->engref[engine->subdev.index]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -151,8 +152,8 @@ nvkm_fifo_chan_child_new(const struct nvkm_oclass *oclass, void *data, u32 size,
 			.engine = oclass->engine,
 		};
 
-		if (chan->vm)
-			atomic_inc(&chan->vm->engref[engine->subdev.index]);
+		if (chan->vmm)
+			atomic_inc(&chan->vmm->engref[engine->subdev.index]);
 
 		if (engine->func->fifo.cclass) {
 			ret = engine->func->fifo.cclass(chan, &cclass,
@@ -327,7 +328,10 @@ nvkm_fifo_chan_dtor(struct nvkm_object *object)
 	if (chan->user)
 		iounmap(chan->user);
 
-	nvkm_vm_ref(NULL, &chan->vm, NULL);
+	if (chan->vmm) {
+		nvkm_vmm_part(chan->vmm, chan->inst->memory);
+		nvkm_vmm_unref(&chan->vmm);
+	}
 
 	nvkm_gpuobj_del(&chan->push);
 	nvkm_gpuobj_del(&chan->inst);
@@ -355,7 +359,6 @@ nvkm_fifo_chan_ctor(const struct nvkm_fifo_chan_func *func,
 {
 	struct nvkm_client *client = oclass->client;
 	struct nvkm_device *device = fifo->engine.subdev.device;
-	struct nvkm_mmu *mmu = device->mmu;
 	struct nvkm_dmaobj *dmaobj;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -384,16 +387,16 @@ nvkm_fifo_chan_ctor(const struct nvkm_fifo_chan_func *func,
 	}
 
 	/* channel address space */
-	if (!vm && mmu) {
-		if (!client->vm || client->vm->mmu == mmu) {
-			ret = nvkm_vm_ref(client->vm, &chan->vm, NULL);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
-		} else {
+	if (!device->mmu->func->vmm.global) {
+		struct nvkm_vmm *vmm = client->vm;
+		if (vmm->mmu != device->mmu)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-	} else {
-		return -ENOENT;
+
+		ret = nvkm_vmm_join(vmm, chan->inst->memory);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		chan->vmm = nvkm_vmm_ref(vmm);
 	}
 
 	/* allocate channel id */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/chang84.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/chang84.c
index 705a6d951d322034c50640aa6bdd9b52c31836d7..1870310549e86b2e38a720f0a41a8d6eed7f0214 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/chang84.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/chang84.c
@@ -277,9 +277,5 @@ g84_fifo_chan_ctor(struct nv50_fifo *fifo, u64 vm, u64 push,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = nvkm_ramht_new(device, 0x8000, 16, chan->base.inst, &chan->ramht);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return nvkm_vm_ref(chan->base.vm, &chan->vm, chan->base.inst->memory);
+	return nvkm_ramht_new(device, 0x8000, 16, chan->base.inst, &chan->ramht);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/changf100.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/changf100.h
index a902f848a8785ded1520da87091b947def089ad4..f4400b33c00d1dba97215a2e9f4a9a16a91688f3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/changf100.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/changf100.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ struct gf100_fifo_chan {
 	struct list_head head;
 	bool killed;
 
-	struct nvkm_vm *vm;
-
 	struct {
 		struct nvkm_gpuobj *inst;
 		struct nvkm_vma vma;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/changk104.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/changk104.h
index 1cd5b8d3fb2e0f607d2e78f370dec845bde70e5e..1259fb2337be90f616c29f1181515a36cb936d77 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/changk104.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/changk104.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ struct gk104_fifo_chan {
 	struct list_head head;
 	bool killed;
 
-	struct nvkm_vm *vm;
-
 	struct {
 		struct nvkm_gpuobj *inst;
 		struct nvkm_vma vma;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/channv50.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/channv50.c
index 161aa9ec73bcd820e9cd60fb23da2a2891ca74d1..01453279dbc005bfe256871d811d27195c886fa2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/channv50.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/channv50.c
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ void *
 nv50_fifo_chan_dtor(struct nvkm_fifo_chan *base)
 {
 	struct nv50_fifo_chan *chan = nv50_fifo_chan(base);
-	if (chan->base.inst)
-		nvkm_vm_ref(NULL, &chan->vm, chan->base.inst->memory);
 	nvkm_ramht_del(&chan->ramht);
 	nvkm_gpuobj_del(&chan->pgd);
 	nvkm_gpuobj_del(&chan->eng);
@@ -263,9 +261,5 @@ nv50_fifo_chan_ctor(struct nv50_fifo *fifo, u64 vm, u64 push,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = nvkm_ramht_new(device, 0x8000, 16, chan->base.inst, &chan->ramht);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return nvkm_vm_ref(chan->base.vm, &chan->vm, chan->base.inst->memory);
+	return nvkm_ramht_new(device, 0x8000, 16, chan->base.inst, &chan->ramht);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/channv50.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/channv50.h
index 4b9da469b704e933d934464b1101eaddc02a2de5..a0c04c6329a837f317872da9e55e9ae5e1e8b7e3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/channv50.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/channv50.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ struct nv50_fifo_chan {
 	struct nvkm_gpuobj *eng;
 	struct nvkm_gpuobj *pgd;
 	struct nvkm_ramht *ramht;
-	struct nvkm_vm *vm;
 
 	struct nvkm_gpuobj *engn[NVKM_SUBDEV_NR];
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogf100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogf100.c
index 695d0721b1adc27a747228c104c7759be1ce3fad..3e2b1a82e640faf8a1cec7137da097ecc77587d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogf100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogf100.c
@@ -150,12 +150,12 @@ gf100_fifo_gpfifo_engine_ctor(struct nvkm_fifo_chan *base,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = nvkm_vm_get(chan->vm, chan->engn[engn].inst->size, 12,
+	ret = nvkm_vm_get(chan->base.vmm, chan->engn[engn].inst->size, 12,
 			  NV_MEM_ACCESS_RW, &chan->engn[engn].vma);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return nvkm_memory_map(chan->engn[engn].inst, 0, chan->vm,
+	return nvkm_memory_map(chan->engn[engn].inst, 0, chan->base.vmm,
 			       &chan->engn[engn].vma, NULL, 0);
 }
 
@@ -199,10 +199,7 @@ gf100_fifo_gpfifo_init(struct nvkm_fifo_chan *base)
 static void *
 gf100_fifo_gpfifo_dtor(struct nvkm_fifo_chan *base)
 {
-	struct gf100_fifo_chan *chan = gf100_fifo_chan(base);
-	if (chan->base.inst)
-		nvkm_vm_ref(NULL, &chan->vm, chan->base.inst->memory);
-	return chan;
+	return gf100_fifo_chan(base);
 }
 
 static const struct nvkm_fifo_chan_func
@@ -262,10 +259,6 @@ gf100_fifo_gpfifo_new(struct nvkm_fifo *base, const struct nvkm_oclass *oclass,
 
 	args->v0.chid = chan->base.chid;
 
-	ret = nvkm_vm_ref(chan->base.vm, &chan->vm, chan->base.inst->memory);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* clear channel control registers */
 
 	usermem = chan->base.chid * 0x1000;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogk104.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogk104.c
index 978c9ad952b38e8429b1b31792ddf14033808416..1c3ee441028799dcc1e76332720b03e6660a37e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogk104.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/fifo/gpfifogk104.c
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ gk104_fifo_gpfifo_engine_ctor(struct nvkm_fifo_chan *base,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = nvkm_vm_get(chan->vm, chan->engn[engn].inst->size, 12,
+	ret = nvkm_vm_get(chan->base.vmm, chan->engn[engn].inst->size, 12,
 			  NV_MEM_ACCESS_RW, &chan->engn[engn].vma);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return nvkm_memory_map(chan->engn[engn].inst, 0, chan->vm,
+	return nvkm_memory_map(chan->engn[engn].inst, 0, chan->base.vmm,
 			       &chan->engn[engn].vma, NULL, 0);
 }
 
@@ -212,10 +212,7 @@ gk104_fifo_gpfifo_init(struct nvkm_fifo_chan *base)
 static void *
 gk104_fifo_gpfifo_dtor(struct nvkm_fifo_chan *base)
 {
-	struct gk104_fifo_chan *chan = gk104_fifo_chan(base);
-	if (chan->base.inst)
-		nvkm_vm_ref(NULL, &chan->vm, chan->base.inst->memory);
-	return chan;
+	return gk104_fifo_chan(base);
 }
 
 static const struct nvkm_fifo_chan_func
@@ -301,10 +298,6 @@ gk104_fifo_gpfifo_new_(const struct gk104_fifo_chan_func *func,
 
 	*chid = chan->base.chid;
 
-	ret = nvkm_vm_ref(chan->base.vm, &chan->vm, chan->base.inst->memory);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* Clear channel control registers. */
 	usermem = chan->base.chid * 0x200;
 	ilength = order_base_2(ilength / 8);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gf100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gf100.c
index 4fc4deb2db4b5d8292595eefebbf0c662d7cfa1d..b6cde138594104465ed8ccd17965e68a645f673c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gf100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gf100.c
@@ -398,12 +398,12 @@ gf100_gr_chan_new(struct nvkm_gr *base, struct nvkm_fifo_chan *fifoch,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = nvkm_vm_get(fifoch->vm, 0x1000, 12, NV_MEM_ACCESS_RW |
+	ret = nvkm_vm_get(fifoch->vmm, 0x1000, 12, NV_MEM_ACCESS_RW |
 			  NV_MEM_ACCESS_SYS, &chan->mmio_vma);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = nvkm_memory_map(chan->mmio, 0, fifoch->vm,
+	ret = nvkm_memory_map(chan->mmio, 0, fifoch->vmm,
 			      &chan->mmio_vma, NULL, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -416,13 +416,13 @@ gf100_gr_chan_new(struct nvkm_gr *base, struct nvkm_fifo_chan *fifoch,
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		ret = nvkm_vm_get(fifoch->vm,
+		ret = nvkm_vm_get(fifoch->vmm,
 				  nvkm_memory_size(chan->data[i].mem), 12,
 				  data->access, &chan->data[i].vma);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		ret = nvkm_memory_map(chan->data[i].mem, 0, fifoch->vm,
+		ret = nvkm_memory_map(chan->data[i].mem, 0, fifoch->vmm,
 				      &chan->data[i].vma, NULL, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;