bool ttm_bo_eviction_valuable(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
                              const struct ttm_place *place)
 {
+       dma_resv_assert_held(bo->base.resv);
+       if (bo->resource->mem_type == TTM_PL_SYSTEM)
+               return true;
+
        /* Don't evict this BO if it's outside of the
         * requested placement range
         */
  * b. Otherwise, trylock it.
  */
 static bool ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
-                       struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx, bool *locked, bool *busy)
+                                          struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
+                                          const struct ttm_place *place,
+                                          bool *locked, bool *busy)
 {
        bool ret = false;
 
                        *busy = !ret;
        }
 
+       if (ret && place && !bo->bdev->funcs->eviction_valuable(bo, place)) {
+               ret = false;
+               if (*locked) {
+                       dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
+                       *locked = false;
+               }
+       }
+
        return ret;
 }
 
                list_for_each_entry(bo, &man->lru[i], lru) {
                        bool busy;
 
-                       if (!ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(bo, ctx, &locked,
-                                                           &busy)) {
+                       if (!ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(bo, ctx, place,
+                                                           &locked, &busy)) {
                                if (busy && !busy_bo && ticket !=
                                    dma_resv_locking_ctx(bo->base.resv))
                                        busy_bo = bo;
                                continue;
                        }
 
-                       if (place && !bdev->funcs->eviction_valuable(bo,
-                                                                     place)) {
-                               if (locked)
-                                       dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
-                               continue;
-                       }
                        if (!ttm_bo_get_unless_zero(bo)) {
                                if (locked)
                                        dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
 int ttm_bo_swapout(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
                   gfp_t gfp_flags)
 {
+       struct ttm_place place;
        bool locked;
        int ret;
 
-       if (!ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(bo, ctx, &locked, NULL))
+       /*
+        * While the bo may already reside in SYSTEM placement, set
+        * SYSTEM as new placement to cover also the move further below.
+        * The driver may use the fact that we're moving from SYSTEM
+        * as an indication that we're about to swap out.
+        */
+       memset(&place, 0, sizeof(place));
+       place.mem_type = TTM_PL_SYSTEM;
+       if (!ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(bo, ctx, &place, &locked, NULL))
                return -EBUSY;
 
        if (!ttm_bo_get_unless_zero(bo)) {
        if (bo->resource->mem_type != TTM_PL_SYSTEM) {
                struct ttm_operation_ctx ctx = { false, false };
                struct ttm_resource *evict_mem;
-               struct ttm_place place, hop;
+               struct ttm_place hop;
 
-               memset(&place, 0, sizeof(place));
                memset(&hop, 0, sizeof(hop));
-
-               place.mem_type = TTM_PL_SYSTEM;
-
                ret = ttm_resource_alloc(bo, &place, &evict_mem);
                if (unlikely(ret))
                        goto out;
        if (bo->bdev->funcs->swap_notify)
                bo->bdev->funcs->swap_notify(bo);
 
-       ret = ttm_tt_swapout(bo->bdev, bo->ttm, gfp_flags);
+       if (ttm_tt_is_populated(bo->ttm))
+               ret = ttm_tt_swapout(bo->bdev, bo->ttm, gfp_flags);
 out:
 
        /*