diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
index efdb1c48f431..d27ca8f61929 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int amdgpu_cs_parser_init(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p,
 	}
 
 	amdgpu_sync_create(&p->sync);
-	drm_exec_init(&p->exec, DRM_EXEC_INTERRUPTIBLE_WAIT);
+	drm_exec_init(&p->exec, DRM_EXEC_INTERRUPTIBLE_WAIT, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_csa.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_csa.c
index 720011019741..796fa6f1420b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_csa.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_csa.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int amdgpu_map_static_csa(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_vm *vm,
 	struct drm_exec exec;
 	int r;
 
-	drm_exec_init(&exec, DRM_EXEC_INTERRUPTIBLE_WAIT);
+	drm_exec_init(&exec, DRM_EXEC_INTERRUPTIBLE_WAIT, 0);
 	drm_exec_until_all_locked(&exec) {
 		r = amdgpu_vm_lock_pd(vm, &exec, 0);
 		if (likely(!r))
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int amdgpu_unmap_static_csa(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_vm *vm,
 	struct drm_exec exec;
 	int r;
 
-	drm_exec_init(&exec, DRM_EXEC_INTERRUPTIBLE_WAIT);
+	drm_exec_init(&exec, DRM_EXEC_INTERRUPTIBLE_WAIT, 0);
 	drm_exec_until_all_locked(&exec) {
 		r = amdgpu_vm_lock_pd(vm, &exec, 0);
 		if (likely(!r))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
index ca4d2d430e28..16f1715148ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static void amdgpu_gem_object_close(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 	struct drm_exec exec;
 	long r;
 
-	drm_exec_init(&exec, DRM_EXEC_IGNORE_DUPLICATES);
+	drm_exec_init(&exec, DRM_EXEC_IGNORE_DUPLICATES, 0);
 	drm_exec_until_all_locked(&exec) {
 		r = drm_exec_prepare_obj(&exec, &bo->tbo.base, 1);
 		drm_exec_retry_on_contention(&exec);
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ int amdgpu_gem_va_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	}
 
 	drm_exec_init(&exec, DRM_EXEC_INTERRUPTIBLE_WAIT |
-		      DRM_EXEC_IGNORE_DUPLICATES);
+		      DRM_EXEC_IGNORE_DUPLICATES, 0);
 	drm_exec_until_all_locked(&exec) {
 		if (gobj) {
 			r = drm_exec_lock_obj(&exec, gobj);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c
index b6015157763a..3c351941701e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ int amdgpu_mes_ctx_map_meta_data(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 
 	amdgpu_sync_create(&sync);
 
-	drm_exec_init(&exec, 0);
+	drm_exec_init(&exec, 0, 0);
 	drm_exec_until_all_locked(&exec) {
 		r = drm_exec_lock_obj(&exec,
 				      &ctx_data->meta_data_obj->tbo.base);
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ int amdgpu_mes_ctx_unmap_meta_data(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 	struct drm_exec exec;
 	long r;
 
-	drm_exec_init(&exec, 0);
+	drm_exec_init(&exec, 0, 0);
 	drm_exec_until_all_locked(&exec) {
 		r = drm_exec_lock_obj(&exec,
 				      &ctx_data->meta_data_obj->tbo.base);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_exec.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_exec.c
index 5d2809de4517..27d11c20d148 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_exec.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_exec.c
@@ -69,16 +69,25 @@ static void drm_exec_unlock_all(struct drm_exec *exec)
  * drm_exec_init - initialize a drm_exec object
  * @exec: the drm_exec object to initialize
  * @flags: controls locking behavior, see DRM_EXEC_* defines
+ * @nr: the initial # of objects
  *
  * Initialize the object and make sure that we can track locked objects.
+ *
+ * If nr is non-zero then it is used as the initial objects table size.
+ * In either case, the table will grow (be re-allocated) on demand.
  */
-void drm_exec_init(struct drm_exec *exec, uint32_t flags)
+void drm_exec_init(struct drm_exec *exec, uint32_t flags, unsigned nr)
 {
+	size_t sz = PAGE_SIZE;
+
+	if (nr)
+		sz = (size_t)nr * sizeof(void *);
+
 	exec->flags = flags;
-	exec->objects = kmalloc(PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	exec->objects = kmalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	/* If allocation here fails, just delay that till the first use */
-	exec->max_objects = exec->objects ? PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(void *) : 0;
+	exec->max_objects = exec->objects ? sz / sizeof(void *) : 0;
 	exec->num_objects = 0;
 	exec->contended = DRM_EXEC_DUMMY;
 	exec->prelocked = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_exec.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_exec.c
index 19024ce21fbb..f5930cc0b3fb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_exec.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_exec.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ nouveau_exec_job_submit(struct nouveau_job *job)
 
 	nouveau_uvmm_lock(uvmm);
 	drm_exec_init(exec, DRM_EXEC_INTERRUPTIBLE_WAIT |
-			    DRM_EXEC_IGNORE_DUPLICATES);
+			    DRM_EXEC_IGNORE_DUPLICATES, 0);
 	drm_exec_until_all_locked(exec) {
 		struct drm_gpuva *va;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_uvmm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_uvmm.c
index aae780e4a4aa..3a9331a1c830 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_uvmm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_uvmm.c
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ nouveau_uvmm_bind_job_submit(struct nouveau_job *job)
 	}
 
 	drm_exec_init(exec, DRM_EXEC_INTERRUPTIBLE_WAIT |
-			    DRM_EXEC_IGNORE_DUPLICATES);
+			    DRM_EXEC_IGNORE_DUPLICATES, 0);
 	drm_exec_until_all_locked(exec) {
 		list_for_each_op(op, &bind_job->ops) {
 			struct drm_gpuva_op *va_op;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_exec.h b/include/drm/drm_exec.h
index b5bf0b6da791..f1a66c048721 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_exec.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_exec.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static inline bool drm_exec_is_contended(struct drm_exec *exec)
 	return !!exec->contended;
 }
 
-void drm_exec_init(struct drm_exec *exec, uint32_t flags);
+void drm_exec_init(struct drm_exec *exec, uint32_t flags, unsigned nr);
 void drm_exec_fini(struct drm_exec *exec);
 bool drm_exec_cleanup(struct drm_exec *exec);
 int drm_exec_lock_obj(struct drm_exec *exec, struct drm_gem_object *obj);
