diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c b/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c
index 696f6ee259ee..deac58d5f1f7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c
@@ -42,9 +42,33 @@
 #include "dma.h"
 #include "mm.h"
 
+struct arm_dma_alloc_args {
+	struct device *dev;
+	size_t size;
+	gfp_t gfp;
+	pgprot_t prot;
+	const void *caller;
+	bool want_vaddr;
+};
+
+struct arm_dma_free_args {
+	struct device *dev;
+	size_t size;
+	void *cpu_addr;
+	struct page *page;
+	bool want_vaddr;
+};
+
+struct arm_dma_allocator {
+	void *(*alloc)(struct arm_dma_alloc_args *args,
+		       struct page **ret_page);
+	void (*free)(struct arm_dma_free_args *args);
+};
+
 struct arm_dma_buffer {
 	struct list_head list;
 	void *virt;
+	struct arm_dma_allocator *allocator;
 };
 
 static LIST_HEAD(arm_dma_bufs);
@@ -617,7 +641,7 @@ static inline pgprot_t __get_dma_pgprot(struct dma_attrs *attrs, pgprot_t prot)
 #define __alloc_remap_buffer(dev, size, gfp, prot, ret, c, wv)	NULL
 #define __alloc_from_pool(size, ret_page)			NULL
 #define __alloc_from_contiguous(dev, size, prot, ret, c, wv)	NULL
-#define __free_from_pool(cpu_addr, size)			0
+#define __free_from_pool(cpu_addr, size)			do { } while (0)
 #define __free_from_contiguous(dev, page, cpu_addr, size, wv)	do { } while (0)
 #define __dma_free_remap(cpu_addr, size)			do { } while (0)
 
@@ -635,7 +659,78 @@ static void *__alloc_simple_buffer(struct device *dev, size_t size, gfp_t gfp,
 	return page_address(page);
 }
 
+static void *simple_allocator_alloc(struct arm_dma_alloc_args *args,
+				    struct page **ret_page)
+{
+	return __alloc_simple_buffer(args->dev, args->size, args->gfp,
+				     ret_page);
+}
 
+static void simple_allocator_free(struct arm_dma_free_args *args)
+{
+	__dma_free_buffer(args->page, args->size);
+}
+
+static struct arm_dma_allocator simple_allocator = {
+	.alloc = simple_allocator_alloc,
+	.free = simple_allocator_free,
+};
+
+static void *cma_allocator_alloc(struct arm_dma_alloc_args *args,
+				 struct page **ret_page)
+{
+	return __alloc_from_contiguous(args->dev, args->size, args->prot,
+				       ret_page, args->caller,
+				       args->want_vaddr);
+}
+
+static void cma_allocator_free(struct arm_dma_free_args *args)
+{
+	__free_from_contiguous(args->dev, args->page, args->cpu_addr,
+			       args->size, args->want_vaddr);
+}
+
+static struct arm_dma_allocator cma_allocator = {
+	.alloc = cma_allocator_alloc,
+	.free = cma_allocator_free,
+};
+
+static void *pool_allocator_alloc(struct arm_dma_alloc_args *args,
+				  struct page **ret_page)
+{
+	return __alloc_from_pool(args->size, ret_page);
+}
+
+static void pool_allocator_free(struct arm_dma_free_args *args)
+{
+	__free_from_pool(args->cpu_addr, args->size);
+}
+
+static struct arm_dma_allocator pool_allocator = {
+	.alloc = pool_allocator_alloc,
+	.free = pool_allocator_free,
+};
+
+static void *remap_allocator_alloc(struct arm_dma_alloc_args *args,
+				   struct page **ret_page)
+{
+	return __alloc_remap_buffer(args->dev, args->size, args->gfp,
+				    args->prot, ret_page, args->caller,
+				    args->want_vaddr);
+}
+
+static void remap_allocator_free(struct arm_dma_free_args *args)
+{
+	if (args->want_vaddr)
+		__dma_free_remap(args->cpu_addr, args->size);
+
+	__dma_free_buffer(args->page, args->size);
+}
+
+static struct arm_dma_allocator remap_allocator = {
+	.alloc = remap_allocator_alloc,
+	.free = remap_allocator_free,
+};
 
 static void *__dma_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size, dma_addr_t *handle,
 			 gfp_t gfp, pgprot_t prot, bool is_coherent,
@@ -644,8 +739,16 @@ static void *__dma_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size, dma_addr_t *handle,
 	u64 mask = get_coherent_dma_mask(dev);
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 	void *addr;
-	bool want_vaddr;
+	bool allowblock, cma;
 	struct arm_dma_buffer *buf;
+	struct arm_dma_alloc_args args = {
+		.dev = dev,
+		.size = PAGE_ALIGN(size),
+		.gfp = gfp,
+		.prot = prot,
+		.caller = caller,
+		.want_vaddr = !dma_get_attr(DMA_ATTR_NO_KERNEL_MAPPING, attrs),
+	};
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DMA_API_DEBUG
 	u64 limit = (mask + 1) & ~mask;
@@ -674,29 +777,28 @@ static void *__dma_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size, dma_addr_t *handle,
 	 * platform; see CONFIG_HUGETLBFS.
 	 */
 	gfp &= ~(__GFP_COMP);
+	args.gfp = gfp;
 
 	*handle = DMA_ERROR_CODE;
-	size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
-	want_vaddr = !dma_get_attr(DMA_ATTR_NO_KERNEL_MAPPING, attrs);
+	allowblock = gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp);
+	cma = allowblock ? dev_get_cma_area(dev) : false;
 
-	if (nommu())
-		addr = __alloc_simple_buffer(dev, size, gfp, &page);
-	else if (dev_get_cma_area(dev) && (gfp & __GFP_DIRECT_RECLAIM))
-		addr = __alloc_from_contiguous(dev, size, prot, &page,
-					       caller, want_vaddr);
-	else if (is_coherent)
-		addr = __alloc_simple_buffer(dev, size, gfp, &page);
-	else if (!gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp))
-		addr = __alloc_from_pool(size, &page);
+	if (cma)
+		buf->allocator = &cma_allocator;
+	else if (nommu() || is_coherent)
+		buf->allocator = &simple_allocator;
+	else if (allowblock)
+		buf->allocator = &remap_allocator;
 	else
-		addr = __alloc_remap_buffer(dev, size, gfp, prot, &page,
-					    caller, want_vaddr);
+		buf->allocator = &pool_allocator;
+
+	addr = buf->allocator->alloc(&args, &page);
 
 	if (page) {
 		unsigned long flags;
 
 		*handle = pfn_to_dma(dev, page_to_pfn(page));
-		buf->virt = want_vaddr ? addr : page;
+		buf->virt = args.want_vaddr ? addr : page;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&arm_dma_bufs_lock, flags);
 		list_add(&buf->list, &arm_dma_bufs);
@@ -705,7 +807,7 @@ static void *__dma_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size, dma_addr_t *handle,
 		kfree(buf);
 	}
 
-	return want_vaddr ? addr : page;
+	return args.want_vaddr ? addr : page;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -781,31 +883,20 @@ static void __arm_dma_free(struct device *dev, size_t size, void *cpu_addr,
 			   bool is_coherent)
 {
 	struct page *page = pfn_to_page(dma_to_pfn(dev, handle));
-	bool want_vaddr = !dma_get_attr(DMA_ATTR_NO_KERNEL_MAPPING, attrs);
 	struct arm_dma_buffer *buf;
+	struct arm_dma_free_args args = {
+		.dev = dev,
+		.size = PAGE_ALIGN(size),
+		.cpu_addr = cpu_addr,
+		.page = page,
+		.want_vaddr = !dma_get_attr(DMA_ATTR_NO_KERNEL_MAPPING, attrs),
+	};
 
 	buf = arm_dma_buffer_find(cpu_addr);
 	if (WARN(!buf, "Freeing invalid buffer %p\n", cpu_addr))
 		return;
 
-	size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
-
-	if (nommu()) {
-		__dma_free_buffer(page, size);
-	} else if (!is_coherent && __free_from_pool(cpu_addr, size)) {
-		return;
-	} else if (!dev_get_cma_area(dev)) {
-		if (want_vaddr && !is_coherent)
-			__dma_free_remap(cpu_addr, size);
-		__dma_free_buffer(page, size);
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * Non-atomic allocations cannot be freed with IRQs disabled
-		 */
-		WARN_ON(irqs_disabled());
-		__free_from_contiguous(dev, page, cpu_addr, size, want_vaddr);
-	}
-
+	buf->allocator->free(&args);
 	kfree(buf);
 }