uint32_t amdgpu_amdkfd_get_num_gws(struct kgd_dev *kgd);
 uint8_t amdgpu_amdkfd_get_xgmi_hops_count(struct kgd_dev *dst, struct kgd_dev *src);
 
+/* Read user wptr from a specified user address space with page fault
+ * disabled. The memory must be pinned and mapped to the hardware when
+ * this is called in hqd_load functions, so it should never fault in
+ * the first place. This resolves a circular lock dependency involving
+ * four locks, including the DQM lock and mmap_sem.
+ */
 #define read_user_wptr(mmptr, wptr, dst)                               \
        ({                                                              \
                bool valid = false;                                     \
                if ((mmptr) && (wptr)) {                                \
+                       pagefault_disable();                            \
                        if ((mmptr) == current->mm) {                   \
                                valid = !get_user((dst), (wptr));       \
                        } else if (current->mm == NULL) {               \
                                valid = !get_user((dst), (wptr));       \
                                unuse_mm(mmptr);                        \
                        }                                               \
+                       pagefault_enable();                             \
                }                                                       \
                valid;                                                  \
        })