return to_xe_ttm_vram_mgr(mgr)->vram;
 }
 
-static void try_add_system(struct xe_bo *bo, struct ttm_place *places,
+static void try_add_system(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
                           u32 bo_flags, u32 *c)
 {
+       xe_assert(xe, *c < ARRAY_SIZE(bo->placements));
+
        if (bo_flags & XE_BO_CREATE_SYSTEM_BIT) {
-               places[*c] = (struct ttm_place) {
+               bo->placements[*c] = (struct ttm_place) {
                        .mem_type = XE_PL_TT,
                };
                *c += 1;
 }
 
 static void try_add_vram(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
-                        struct ttm_place *places, u32 bo_flags, u32 *c)
+                        u32 bo_flags, u32 *c)
 {
+       xe_assert(xe, *c < ARRAY_SIZE(bo->placements));
+
        if (bo->props.preferred_gt == XE_GT1) {
                if (bo_flags & XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM1_BIT)
-                       add_vram(xe, bo, places, bo_flags, XE_PL_VRAM1, c);
+                       add_vram(xe, bo, bo->placements, bo_flags, XE_PL_VRAM1, c);
                if (bo_flags & XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM0_BIT)
-                       add_vram(xe, bo, places, bo_flags, XE_PL_VRAM0, c);
+                       add_vram(xe, bo, bo->placements, bo_flags, XE_PL_VRAM0, c);
        } else {
                if (bo_flags & XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM0_BIT)
-                       add_vram(xe, bo, places, bo_flags, XE_PL_VRAM0, c);
+                       add_vram(xe, bo, bo->placements, bo_flags, XE_PL_VRAM0, c);
                if (bo_flags & XE_BO_CREATE_VRAM1_BIT)
-                       add_vram(xe, bo, places, bo_flags, XE_PL_VRAM1, c);
+                       add_vram(xe, bo, bo->placements, bo_flags, XE_PL_VRAM1, c);
        }
 }
 
 static void try_add_stolen(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
-                          struct ttm_place *places, u32 bo_flags, u32 *c)
+                          u32 bo_flags, u32 *c)
 {
+       xe_assert(xe, *c < ARRAY_SIZE(bo->placements));
+
        if (bo_flags & XE_BO_CREATE_STOLEN_BIT) {
-               places[*c] = (struct ttm_place) {
+               bo->placements[*c] = (struct ttm_place) {
                        .mem_type = XE_PL_STOLEN,
                        .flags = bo_flags & (XE_BO_CREATE_PINNED_BIT |
                                             XE_BO_CREATE_GGTT_BIT) ?
 static int __xe_bo_placement_for_flags(struct xe_device *xe, struct xe_bo *bo,
                                       u32 bo_flags)
 {
-       struct ttm_place *places = bo->placements;
        u32 c = 0;
 
        bo->props.preferred_mem_type = XE_BO_PROPS_INVALID;
        /* The order of placements should indicate preferred location */
 
        if (bo->props.preferred_mem_class == DRM_XE_MEM_REGION_CLASS_SYSMEM) {
-               try_add_system(bo, places, bo_flags, &c);
-               try_add_vram(xe, bo, places, bo_flags, &c);
+               try_add_system(xe, bo, bo_flags, &c);
+               try_add_vram(xe, bo, bo_flags, &c);
        } else {
-               try_add_vram(xe, bo, places, bo_flags, &c);
-               try_add_system(bo, places, bo_flags, &c);
+               try_add_vram(xe, bo, bo_flags, &c);
+               try_add_system(xe, bo, bo_flags, &c);
        }
-       try_add_stolen(xe, bo, places, bo_flags, &c);
+       try_add_stolen(xe, bo, bo_flags, &c);
 
        if (!c)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        bo->placement = (struct ttm_placement) {
                .num_placement = c,
-               .placement = places,
+               .placement = bo->placements,
                .num_busy_placement = c,
-               .busy_placement = places,
+               .busy_placement = bo->placements,
        };
 
        return 0;