diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
index a759170763bb..bab6cd8d8a1e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_tt.c
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
  * Authors: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom-at-vmware-dot-com>
  */
 
-#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/swap.h>
 #include "drm_cache.h"
+#include "drm_mem_util.h"
 #include "ttm/ttm_module.h"
 #include "ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h"
 #include "ttm/ttm_placement.h"
@@ -43,32 +43,15 @@ static int ttm_tt_swapin(struct ttm_tt *ttm);
 
 /**
  * Allocates storage for pointers to the pages that back the ttm.
- *
- * Uses kmalloc if possible. Otherwise falls back to vmalloc.
  */
 static void ttm_tt_alloc_page_directory(struct ttm_tt *ttm)
 {
-	unsigned long size = ttm->num_pages * sizeof(*ttm->pages);
-	ttm->pages = NULL;
-
-	if (size <= PAGE_SIZE)
-		ttm->pages = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (!ttm->pages) {
-		ttm->pages = vmalloc_user(size);
-		if (ttm->pages)
-			ttm->page_flags |= TTM_PAGE_FLAG_VMALLOC;
-	}
+	ttm->pages = drm_calloc_large(ttm->num_pages, sizeof(*ttm->pages));
 }
 
 static void ttm_tt_free_page_directory(struct ttm_tt *ttm)
 {
-	if (ttm->page_flags & TTM_PAGE_FLAG_VMALLOC) {
-		vfree(ttm->pages);
-		ttm->page_flags &= ~TTM_PAGE_FLAG_VMALLOC;
-	} else {
-		kfree(ttm->pages);
-	}
+	drm_free_large(ttm->pages);
 	ttm->pages = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index 4a3c4e441027..de2f82efb15f 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -1545,39 +1545,7 @@ static __inline__ void drm_core_dropmap(struct drm_local_map *map)
 {
 }
 
-
-static __inline__ void *drm_calloc_large(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
-{
-	if (size != 0 && nmemb > ULONG_MAX / size)
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (size * nmemb <= PAGE_SIZE)
-	    return kcalloc(nmemb, size, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	return __vmalloc(size * nmemb,
-			 GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_HIGHMEM | __GFP_ZERO, PAGE_KERNEL);
-}
-
-/* Modeled after cairo's malloc_ab, it's like calloc but without the zeroing. */
-static __inline__ void *drm_malloc_ab(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
-{
-	if (size != 0 && nmemb > ULONG_MAX / size)
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (size * nmemb <= PAGE_SIZE)
-	    return kmalloc(nmemb * size, GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	return __vmalloc(size * nmemb,
-			 GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_HIGHMEM, PAGE_KERNEL);
-}
-
-static __inline void drm_free_large(void *ptr)
-{
-	if (!is_vmalloc_addr(ptr))
-		return kfree(ptr);
-
-	vfree(ptr);
-}
+#include "drm_mem_util.h"
 /*@}*/
 
 #endif				/* __KERNEL__ */
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mem_util.h b/include/drm/drm_mem_util.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6bd325fedc87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mem_util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2008 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *     Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org>
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef _DRM_MEM_UTIL_H_
+#define _DRM_MEM_UTIL_H_
+
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+
+static __inline__ void *drm_calloc_large(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
+{
+	if (size != 0 && nmemb > ULONG_MAX / size)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (size * nmemb <= PAGE_SIZE)
+	    return kcalloc(nmemb, size, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	return __vmalloc(size * nmemb,
+			 GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_HIGHMEM | __GFP_ZERO, PAGE_KERNEL);
+}
+
+/* Modeled after cairo's malloc_ab, it's like calloc but without the zeroing. */
+static __inline__ void *drm_malloc_ab(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
+{
+	if (size != 0 && nmemb > ULONG_MAX / size)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (size * nmemb <= PAGE_SIZE)
+	    return kmalloc(nmemb * size, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	return __vmalloc(size * nmemb,
+			 GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_HIGHMEM, PAGE_KERNEL);
+}
+
+static __inline void drm_free_large(void *ptr)
+{
+	if (!is_vmalloc_addr(ptr))
+		return kfree(ptr);
+
+	vfree(ptr);
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
index e3f1b4a4b601..e929c27ede22 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ struct ttm_backend {
 	struct ttm_backend_func *func;
 };
 
-#define TTM_PAGE_FLAG_VMALLOC         (1 << 0)
 #define TTM_PAGE_FLAG_USER            (1 << 1)
 #define TTM_PAGE_FLAG_USER_DIRTY      (1 << 2)
 #define TTM_PAGE_FLAG_WRITE           (1 << 3)