diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index cbd3cd0747b9..06a88be067f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1307,7 +1307,8 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object *i915_gem_alloc_object(struct drm_device *dev,
 void i915_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 int __must_check i915_gem_object_pin(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 				     uint32_t alignment,
-				     bool map_and_fenceable);
+				     bool map_and_fenceable,
+				     bool nonblocking);
 void i915_gem_object_unpin(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 int __must_check i915_gem_object_unbind(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 void i915_gem_release_mmap(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
@@ -1454,7 +1455,8 @@ void i915_gem_init_global_gtt(struct drm_device *dev,
 int __must_check i915_gem_evict_something(struct drm_device *dev, int min_size,
 					  unsigned alignment,
 					  unsigned cache_level,
-					  bool mappable);
+					  bool mappable,
+					  bool nonblock);
 int i915_gem_evict_everything(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 /* i915_gem_stolen.c */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index e1ec587c42c8..1ec5f7ef2cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ static void i915_gem_object_flush_gtt_write_domain(struct drm_i915_gem_object *o
 static void i915_gem_object_flush_cpu_write_domain(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 static __must_check int i915_gem_object_bind_to_gtt(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 						    unsigned alignment,
-						    bool map_and_fenceable);
+						    bool map_and_fenceable,
+						    bool nonblocking);
 static int i915_gem_phys_pwrite(struct drm_device *dev,
 				struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 				struct drm_i915_gem_pwrite *args,
@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ i915_gem_gtt_pwrite_fast(struct drm_device *dev,
 	char __user *user_data;
 	int page_offset, page_length, ret;
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, 0, true);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, 0, true, true);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -925,10 +926,8 @@ i915_gem_pwrite_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (obj->gtt_space &&
-	    obj->cache_level == I915_CACHE_NONE &&
+	if (obj->cache_level == I915_CACHE_NONE &&
 	    obj->tiling_mode == I915_TILING_NONE &&
-	    obj->map_and_fenceable &&
 	    obj->base.write_domain != I915_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU) {
 		ret = i915_gem_gtt_pwrite_fast(dev, obj, args, file);
 		/* Note that the gtt paths might fail with non-page-backed user
@@ -936,7 +935,7 @@ i915_gem_pwrite_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		 * textures). Fallback to the shmem path in that case. */
 	}
 
-	if (ret == -EFAULT)
+	if (ret == -EFAULT || ret == -ENOSPC)
 		ret = i915_gem_shmem_pwrite(dev, obj, args, file);
 
 out:
@@ -1115,7 +1114,7 @@ int i915_gem_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 			goto unlock;
 	}
 	if (!obj->gtt_space) {
-		ret = i915_gem_object_bind_to_gtt(obj, 0, true);
+		ret = i915_gem_object_bind_to_gtt(obj, 0, true, false);
 		if (ret)
 			goto unlock;
 
@@ -2772,7 +2771,8 @@ static void i915_gem_verify_gtt(struct drm_device *dev)
 static int
 i915_gem_object_bind_to_gtt(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 			    unsigned alignment,
-			    bool map_and_fenceable)
+			    bool map_and_fenceable,
+			    bool nonblocking)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = obj->base.dev;
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -2848,7 +2848,8 @@ i915_gem_object_bind_to_gtt(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	if (obj->gtt_space == NULL) {
 		ret = i915_gem_evict_something(dev, size, alignment,
 					       obj->cache_level,
-					       map_and_fenceable);
+					       map_and_fenceable,
+					       nonblocking);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -3188,7 +3189,7 @@ i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	 * (e.g. libkms for the bootup splash), we have to ensure that we
 	 * always use map_and_fenceable for all scanout buffers.
 	 */
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, alignment, true);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, alignment, true, false);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -3325,7 +3326,8 @@ i915_gem_ring_throttle(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 int
 i915_gem_object_pin(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		    uint32_t alignment,
-		    bool map_and_fenceable)
+		    bool map_and_fenceable,
+		    bool nonblocking)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -3349,7 +3351,8 @@ i915_gem_object_pin(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 
 	if (obj->gtt_space == NULL) {
 		ret = i915_gem_object_bind_to_gtt(obj, alignment,
-						  map_and_fenceable);
+						  map_and_fenceable,
+						  nonblocking);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -3407,7 +3410,7 @@ i915_gem_pin_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	obj->user_pin_count++;
 	obj->pin_filp = file;
 	if (obj->user_pin_count == 1) {
-		ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, args->alignment, true);
+		ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, args->alignment, true, false);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 5c2d354cebbd..4aa7ecf77ede 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int create_default_context(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	 * default context.
 	 */
 	dev_priv->ring[RCS].default_context = ctx;
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(ctx->obj, CONTEXT_ALIGN, false);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(ctx->obj, CONTEXT_ALIGN, false, false);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_destroy;
 
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int do_switch(struct i915_hw_context *to)
 	if (from_obj == to->obj)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(to->obj, CONTEXT_ALIGN, false);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(to->obj, CONTEXT_ALIGN, false, false);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
index 74635da7c498..a2d8acde8550 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ mark_free(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, struct list_head *unwind)
 int
 i915_gem_evict_something(struct drm_device *dev, int min_size,
 			 unsigned alignment, unsigned cache_level,
-			 bool mappable)
+			 bool mappable, bool nonblocking)
 {
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct list_head eviction_list, unwind_list;
@@ -92,12 +92,16 @@ i915_gem_evict_something(struct drm_device *dev, int min_size,
 			goto found;
 	}
 
+	if (nonblocking)
+		goto none;
+
 	/* Now merge in the soon-to-be-expired objects... */
 	list_for_each_entry(obj, &dev_priv->mm.active_list, mm_list) {
 		if (mark_free(obj, &unwind_list))
 			goto found;
 	}
 
+none:
 	/* Nothing found, clean up and bail out! */
 	while (!list_empty(&unwind_list)) {
 		obj = list_first_entry(&unwind_list,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 834a636b44f0..f7346d876551 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ pin_and_fence_object(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		obj->tiling_mode != I915_TILING_NONE;
 	need_mappable = need_fence || need_reloc_mappable(obj);
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, entry->alignment, need_mappable);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, entry->alignment, need_mappable, false);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index c0f48580405a..afd0f30ab882 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ void intel_setup_overlay(struct drm_device *dev)
 		}
 		overlay->flip_addr = reg_bo->phys_obj->handle->busaddr;
 	} else {
-		ret = i915_gem_object_pin(reg_bo, PAGE_SIZE, true);
+		ret = i915_gem_object_pin(reg_bo, PAGE_SIZE, true, false);
 		if (ret) {
 			DRM_ERROR("failed to pin overlay register bo\n");
 			goto out_free_bo;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index c0407aa5baac..c0721ffb56a2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -2138,7 +2138,7 @@ intel_alloc_context_page(struct drm_device *dev)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(ctx, 4096, true);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(ctx, 4096, true, false);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to pin power context: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err_unref;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index c828169c73ae..ac93643731aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ init_pipe_control(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 
 	i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(obj, I915_CACHE_LLC);
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, 4096, true);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, 4096, true, false);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unref;
 
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static int init_status_page(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 
 	i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(obj, I915_CACHE_LLC);
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, 4096, true);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, 4096, true, false);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		goto err_unref;
 	}
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ static int intel_init_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	ring->obj = obj;
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, PAGE_SIZE, true);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, PAGE_SIZE, true, false);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unref;