}
 
        bo_size = RADEON_GPU_PAGE_ALIGN(rdev->uvd_fw->size + 8) +
-                 RADEON_UVD_STACK_SIZE + RADEON_UVD_HEAP_SIZE;
+                 RADEON_UVD_STACK_SIZE + RADEON_UVD_HEAP_SIZE +
+                 RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE;
        r = radeon_bo_create(rdev, bo_size, PAGE_SIZE, true,
                             RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, 0, NULL, &rdev->uvd.vcpu_bo);
        if (r) {
 }
 
 static int radeon_uvd_send_msg(struct radeon_device *rdev,
-                              int ring, struct radeon_bo *bo,
+                              int ring, uint64_t addr,
                               struct radeon_fence **fence)
 {
-       struct ttm_validate_buffer tv;
-       struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
-       struct list_head head;
        struct radeon_ib ib;
-       uint64_t addr;
        int i, r;
 
-       memset(&tv, 0, sizeof(tv));
-       tv.bo = &bo->tbo;
-
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&head);
-       list_add(&tv.head, &head);
-
-       r = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&ticket, &head);
-       if (r)
-               return r;
-
-       radeon_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM);
-       radeon_uvd_force_into_uvd_segment(bo, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM);
-
-       r = ttm_bo_validate(&bo->tbo, &bo->placement, true, false);
-       if (r) 
-               goto err;
-
        r = radeon_ib_get(rdev, ring, &ib, NULL, 64);
        if (r)
-               goto err;
+               return r;
 
-       addr = radeon_bo_gpu_offset(bo);
        ib.ptr[0] = PACKET0(UVD_GPCOM_VCPU_DATA0, 0);
        ib.ptr[1] = addr;
        ib.ptr[2] = PACKET0(UVD_GPCOM_VCPU_DATA1, 0);
        ib.length_dw = 16;
 
        r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, &ib, NULL, false);
-       if (r)
-               goto err;
-       ttm_eu_fence_buffer_objects(&ticket, &head, ib.fence);
 
        if (fence)
                *fence = radeon_fence_ref(ib.fence);
 
        radeon_ib_free(rdev, &ib);
-       radeon_bo_unref(&bo);
-       return 0;
-
-err:
-       ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(&ticket, &head);
        return r;
 }
 
 int radeon_uvd_get_create_msg(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring,
                              uint32_t handle, struct radeon_fence **fence)
 {
-       struct radeon_bo *bo;
-       uint32_t *msg;
-       int r, i;
+       /* we use the last page of the vcpu bo for the UVD message */
+       uint64_t offs = radeon_bo_size(rdev->uvd.vcpu_bo) -
+               RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE;
 
-       r = radeon_bo_create(rdev, 1024, PAGE_SIZE, true,
-                            RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, 0, NULL, &bo);
-       if (r)
-               return r;
+       uint32_t *msg = rdev->uvd.cpu_addr + offs;
+       uint64_t addr = rdev->uvd.gpu_addr + offs;
 
-       r = radeon_bo_reserve(bo, false);
-       if (r) {
-               radeon_bo_unref(&bo);
-               return r;
-       }
+       int r, i;
 
-       r = radeon_bo_kmap(bo, (void **)&msg);
-       if (r) {
-               radeon_bo_unreserve(bo);
-               radeon_bo_unref(&bo);
+       r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->uvd.vcpu_bo, true);
+       if (r)
                return r;
-       }
 
        /* stitch together an UVD create msg */
        msg[0] = cpu_to_le32(0x00000de4);
        for (i = 11; i < 1024; ++i)
                msg[i] = cpu_to_le32(0x0);
 
-       radeon_bo_kunmap(bo);
-       radeon_bo_unreserve(bo);
-
-       return radeon_uvd_send_msg(rdev, ring, bo, fence);
+       r = radeon_uvd_send_msg(rdev, ring, addr, fence);
+       radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->uvd.vcpu_bo);
+       return r;
 }
 
 int radeon_uvd_get_destroy_msg(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring,
                               uint32_t handle, struct radeon_fence **fence)
 {
-       struct radeon_bo *bo;
-       uint32_t *msg;
-       int r, i;
+       /* we use the last page of the vcpu bo for the UVD message */
+       uint64_t offs = radeon_bo_size(rdev->uvd.vcpu_bo) -
+               RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE;
 
-       r = radeon_bo_create(rdev, 1024, PAGE_SIZE, true,
-                            RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM, 0, NULL, &bo);
-       if (r)
-               return r;
+       uint32_t *msg = rdev->uvd.cpu_addr + offs;
+       uint64_t addr = rdev->uvd.gpu_addr + offs;
 
-       r = radeon_bo_reserve(bo, false);
-       if (r) {
-               radeon_bo_unref(&bo);
-               return r;
-       }
+       int r, i;
 
-       r = radeon_bo_kmap(bo, (void **)&msg);
-       if (r) {
-               radeon_bo_unreserve(bo);
-               radeon_bo_unref(&bo);
+       r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->uvd.vcpu_bo, true);
+       if (r)
                return r;
-       }
 
        /* stitch together an UVD destroy msg */
        msg[0] = cpu_to_le32(0x00000de4);
        for (i = 4; i < 1024; ++i)
                msg[i] = cpu_to_le32(0x0);
 
-       radeon_bo_kunmap(bo);
-       radeon_bo_unreserve(bo);
-
-       return radeon_uvd_send_msg(rdev, ring, bo, fence);
+       r = radeon_uvd_send_msg(rdev, ring, addr, fence);
+       radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->uvd.vcpu_bo);
+       return r;
 }
 
 /**