diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index 435a8f90c290..00881f3ed32e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -690,6 +690,44 @@ static int msm_ioctl_wait_fence(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	return msm_wait_fence(priv->gpu->fctx, args->fence, &timeout, true);
 }
 
+static int msm_ioctl_gem_madvise(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+		struct drm_file *file)
+{
+	struct drm_msm_gem_madvise *args = data;
+	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	switch (args->madv) {
+	case MSM_MADV_DONTNEED:
+	case MSM_MADV_WILLNEED:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	obj = drm_gem_object_lookup(file, args->handle);
+	if (!obj) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
+	ret = msm_gem_madvise(obj, args->madv);
+	if (ret >= 0) {
+		args->retained = ret;
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+
+	drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
+
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct drm_ioctl_desc msm_ioctls[] = {
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(MSM_GET_PARAM,    msm_ioctl_get_param,    DRM_AUTH|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(MSM_GEM_NEW,      msm_ioctl_gem_new,      DRM_AUTH|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
@@ -698,6 +736,7 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc msm_ioctls[] = {
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(MSM_GEM_CPU_FINI, msm_ioctl_gem_cpu_fini, DRM_AUTH|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(MSM_GEM_SUBMIT,   msm_ioctl_gem_submit,   DRM_AUTH|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(MSM_WAIT_FENCE,   msm_ioctl_wait_fence,   DRM_AUTH|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF_DRV(MSM_GEM_MADVISE,  msm_ioctl_gem_madvise,  DRM_AUTH|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 };
 
 static const struct vm_operations_struct vm_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
index be01e3895178..a49d7fd67ec3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ int msm_gem_prime_pin(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 void msm_gem_prime_unpin(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 void *msm_gem_vaddr_locked(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 void *msm_gem_vaddr(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
+int msm_gem_madvise(struct drm_gem_object *obj, unsigned madv);
 int msm_gem_sync_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 		struct msm_fence_context *fctx, bool exclusive);
 void msm_gem_move_to_active(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
index 69836f5685b1..c40db08647d1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
@@ -413,6 +413,21 @@ void *msm_gem_vaddr(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* Update madvise status, returns true if not purged, else
+ * false or -errno.
+ */
+int msm_gem_madvise(struct drm_gem_object *obj, unsigned madv)
+{
+	struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj = to_msm_bo(obj);
+
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&obj->dev->struct_mutex));
+
+	if (msm_obj->madv != __MSM_MADV_PURGED)
+		msm_obj->madv = madv;
+
+	return (msm_obj->madv != __MSM_MADV_PURGED);
+}
+
 /* must be called before _move_to_active().. */
 int msm_gem_sync_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 		struct msm_fence_context *fctx, bool exclusive)
@@ -464,6 +479,7 @@ void msm_gem_move_to_active(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 		struct msm_gpu *gpu, bool exclusive, struct fence *fence)
 {
 	struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj = to_msm_bo(obj);
+	WARN_ON(msm_obj->madv != MSM_MADV_WILLNEED);
 	msm_obj->gpu = gpu;
 	if (exclusive)
 		reservation_object_add_excl_fence(msm_obj->resv, fence);
@@ -532,13 +548,27 @@ void msm_gem_describe(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct seq_file *m)
 	struct reservation_object_list *fobj;
 	struct fence *fence;
 	uint64_t off = drm_vma_node_start(&obj->vma_node);
+	const char *madv;
 
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&obj->dev->struct_mutex));
 
-	seq_printf(m, "%08x: %c %2d (%2d) %08llx %p %zu\n",
+	switch (msm_obj->madv) {
+	case __MSM_MADV_PURGED:
+		madv = " purged";
+		break;
+	case MSM_MADV_DONTNEED:
+		madv = " purgeable";
+		break;
+	case MSM_MADV_WILLNEED:
+	default:
+		madv = "";
+		break;
+	}
+
+	seq_printf(m, "%08x: %c %2d (%2d) %08llx %p %zu%s\n",
 			msm_obj->flags, is_active(msm_obj) ? 'A' : 'I',
 			obj->name, obj->refcount.refcount.counter,
-			off, msm_obj->vaddr, obj->size);
+			off, msm_obj->vaddr, obj->size, madv);
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	fobj = rcu_dereference(robj->fence);
@@ -688,6 +718,7 @@ static int msm_gem_new_impl(struct drm_device *dev,
 		msm_obj->vram_node = (void *)&msm_obj[1];
 
 	msm_obj->flags = flags;
+	msm_obj->madv = MSM_MADV_WILLNEED;
 
 	if (resv) {
 		msm_obj->resv = resv;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
index 9facd4b6ffd9..fa8e1f16f18e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ struct msm_gem_object {
 
 	uint32_t flags;
 
+	/**
+	 * Advice: are the backing pages purgeable?
+	 */
+	uint8_t madv;
+
 	/* And object is either:
 	 *  inactive - on priv->inactive_list
 	 *  active   - on one one of the gpu's active_list..  well, at
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/msm_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/msm_drm.h
index bf19d2cd9078..49f778de8e06 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/msm_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/msm_drm.h
@@ -201,6 +201,27 @@ struct drm_msm_wait_fence {
 	struct drm_msm_timespec timeout;   /* in */
 };
 
+/* madvise provides a way to tell the kernel in case a buffers contents
+ * can be discarded under memory pressure, which is useful for userspace
+ * bo cache where we want to optimistically hold on to buffer allocate
+ * and potential mmap, but allow the pages to be discarded under memory
+ * pressure.
+ *
+ * Typical usage would involve madvise(DONTNEED) when buffer enters BO
+ * cache, and madvise(WILLNEED) if trying to recycle buffer from BO cache.
+ * In the WILLNEED case, 'retained' indicates to userspace whether the
+ * backing pages still exist.
+ */
+#define MSM_MADV_WILLNEED 0       /* backing pages are needed, status returned in 'retained' */
+#define MSM_MADV_DONTNEED 1       /* backing pages not needed */
+#define __MSM_MADV_PURGED 2       /* internal state */
+
+struct drm_msm_gem_madvise {
+	__u32 handle;         /* in, GEM handle */
+	__u32 madv;           /* in, MSM_MADV_x */
+	__u32 retained;       /* out, whether backing store still exists */
+};
+
 #define DRM_MSM_GET_PARAM              0x00
 /* placeholder:
 #define DRM_MSM_SET_PARAM              0x01
@@ -211,7 +232,8 @@ struct drm_msm_wait_fence {
 #define DRM_MSM_GEM_CPU_FINI           0x05
 #define DRM_MSM_GEM_SUBMIT             0x06
 #define DRM_MSM_WAIT_FENCE             0x07
-#define DRM_MSM_NUM_IOCTLS             0x08
+#define DRM_MSM_GEM_MADVISE            0x08
+#define DRM_MSM_NUM_IOCTLS             0x09
 
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MSM_GET_PARAM        DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_MSM_GET_PARAM, struct drm_msm_param)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MSM_GEM_NEW          DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_MSM_GEM_NEW, struct drm_msm_gem_new)
@@ -220,6 +242,7 @@ struct drm_msm_wait_fence {
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MSM_GEM_CPU_FINI     DRM_IOW (DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_MSM_GEM_CPU_FINI, struct drm_msm_gem_cpu_fini)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MSM_GEM_SUBMIT       DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_MSM_GEM_SUBMIT, struct drm_msm_gem_submit)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MSM_WAIT_FENCE       DRM_IOW (DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_MSM_WAIT_FENCE, struct drm_msm_wait_fence)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_MSM_GEM_MADVISE      DRM_IOWR(DRM_COMMAND_BASE + DRM_MSM_GEM_MADVISE, struct drm_msm_gem_madvise)
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }