diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_cs.c
index 70089d3..4e7dd2b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_cs.c
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@
 	uint32_t header, h_idx, reg, wait_reg_mem_info;
 	volatile uint32_t *ib;
 
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 
 	/* parse the WAIT_REG_MEM */
 	r = evergreen_cs_packet_parse(p, &wait_reg_mem, p->idx);
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@
 		if (!(evergreen_reg_safe_bm[i] & m))
 			return 0;
 	}
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	switch (reg) {
 	/* force following reg to 0 in an attempt to disable out buffer
 	 * which will need us to better understand how it works to perform
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@
 	u32 idx_value;
 
 	track = (struct evergreen_cs_track *)p->track;
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	idx = pkt->idx + 1;
 	idx_value = radeon_get_ib_value(p, idx);
 
@@ -2610,8 +2610,8 @@
 		}
 	} while (p->idx < p->chunks[p->chunk_ib_idx].length_dw);
 #if 0
-	for (r = 0; r < p->ib->length_dw; r++) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "%05d  0x%08X\n", r, p->ib->ptr[r]);
+	for (r = 0; r < p->ib.length_dw; r++) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "%05d  0x%08X\n", r, p->ib.ptr[r]);
 		mdelay(1);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
index ad6ceb7..0874a6d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@
 		}
 
 		tmp |= tile_flags;
-		p->ib->ptr[idx] = (value & 0x3fc00000) | tmp;
+		p->ib.ptr[idx] = (value & 0x3fc00000) | tmp;
 	} else
-		p->ib->ptr[idx] = (value & 0xffc00000) | tmp;
+		p->ib.ptr[idx] = (value & 0xffc00000) | tmp;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 	volatile uint32_t *ib;
 	u32 idx_value;
 
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	track = (struct r100_cs_track *)p->track;
 	c = radeon_get_ib_value(p, idx++) & 0x1F;
 	if (c > 16) {
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@
 	unsigned i;
 	unsigned idx;
 
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	idx = pkt->idx;
 	for (i = 0; i <= (pkt->count + 1); i++, idx++) {
 		DRM_INFO("ib[%d]=0x%08X\n", idx, ib[idx]);
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@
 	uint32_t header, h_idx, reg;
 	volatile uint32_t *ib;
 
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 
 	/* parse the wait until */
 	r = r100_cs_packet_parse(p, &waitreloc, p->idx);
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@
 	u32 tile_flags = 0;
 	u32 idx_value;
 
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	track = (struct r100_cs_track *)p->track;
 
 	idx_value = radeon_get_ib_value(p, idx);
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@
 	volatile uint32_t *ib;
 	int r;
 
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	idx = pkt->idx + 1;
 	track = (struct r100_cs_track *)p->track;
 	switch (pkt->opcode) {
@@ -3684,7 +3684,7 @@
 
 int r100_ib_test(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring)
 {
-	struct radeon_ib *ib;
+	struct radeon_ib ib;
 	uint32_t scratch;
 	uint32_t tmp = 0;
 	unsigned i;
@@ -3700,22 +3700,22 @@
 	if (r) {
 		return r;
 	}
-	ib->ptr[0] = PACKET0(scratch, 0);
-	ib->ptr[1] = 0xDEADBEEF;
-	ib->ptr[2] = PACKET2(0);
-	ib->ptr[3] = PACKET2(0);
-	ib->ptr[4] = PACKET2(0);
-	ib->ptr[5] = PACKET2(0);
-	ib->ptr[6] = PACKET2(0);
-	ib->ptr[7] = PACKET2(0);
-	ib->length_dw = 8;
-	r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, ib);
+	ib.ptr[0] = PACKET0(scratch, 0);
+	ib.ptr[1] = 0xDEADBEEF;
+	ib.ptr[2] = PACKET2(0);
+	ib.ptr[3] = PACKET2(0);
+	ib.ptr[4] = PACKET2(0);
+	ib.ptr[5] = PACKET2(0);
+	ib.ptr[6] = PACKET2(0);
+	ib.ptr[7] = PACKET2(0);
+	ib.length_dw = 8;
+	r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, &ib);
 	if (r) {
 		radeon_scratch_free(rdev, scratch);
 		radeon_ib_free(rdev, &ib);
 		return r;
 	}
-	r = radeon_fence_wait(ib->fence, false);
+	r = radeon_fence_wait(ib.fence, false);
 	if (r) {
 		return r;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r200.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r200.c
index a59cc47..a26144d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r200.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r200.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 	u32 tile_flags = 0;
 	u32 idx_value;
 
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	track = (struct r100_cs_track *)p->track;
 	idx_value = radeon_get_ib_value(p, idx);
 	switch (reg) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c
index 6419a59..97722a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 	int r;
 	u32 idx_value;
 
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	track = (struct r100_cs_track *)p->track;
 	idx_value = radeon_get_ib_value(p, idx);
 
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@
 	unsigned idx;
 	int r;
 
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	idx = pkt->idx + 1;
 	track = (struct r100_cs_track *)p->track;
 	switch(pkt->opcode) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index 00b2238..4c0d8c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -2681,7 +2681,7 @@
 
 int r600_ib_test(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring)
 {
-	struct radeon_ib *ib;
+	struct radeon_ib ib;
 	uint32_t scratch;
 	uint32_t tmp = 0;
 	unsigned i;
@@ -2699,18 +2699,18 @@
 		DRM_ERROR("radeon: failed to get ib (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
 	}
-	ib->ptr[0] = PACKET3(PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG, 1);
-	ib->ptr[1] = ((scratch - PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG_OFFSET) >> 2);
-	ib->ptr[2] = 0xDEADBEEF;
-	ib->length_dw = 3;
-	r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, ib);
+	ib.ptr[0] = PACKET3(PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG, 1);
+	ib.ptr[1] = ((scratch - PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG_OFFSET) >> 2);
+	ib.ptr[2] = 0xDEADBEEF;
+	ib.length_dw = 3;
+	r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, &ib);
 	if (r) {
 		radeon_scratch_free(rdev, scratch);
 		radeon_ib_free(rdev, &ib);
 		DRM_ERROR("radeon: failed to schedule ib (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
 	}
-	r = radeon_fence_wait(ib->fence, false);
+	r = radeon_fence_wait(ib.fence, false);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("radeon: fence wait failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@
 		DRM_UDELAY(1);
 	}
 	if (i < rdev->usec_timeout) {
-		DRM_INFO("ib test on ring %d succeeded in %u usecs\n", ib->fence->ring, i);
+		DRM_INFO("ib test on ring %d succeeded in %u usecs\n", ib.fence->ring, i);
 	} else {
 		DRM_ERROR("radeon: ib test failed (scratch(0x%04X)=0x%08X)\n",
 			  scratch, tmp);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_cs.c
index b8e12af..0133f5f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_cs.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 	u32 height, height_align, pitch, pitch_align, depth_align;
 	u64 base_offset, base_align;
 	struct array_mode_checker array_check;
-	volatile u32 *ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	volatile u32 *ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	unsigned array_mode;
 	u32 format;
 
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
 	u64 base_offset, base_align;
 	struct array_mode_checker array_check;
 	int array_mode;
-	volatile u32 *ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	volatile u32 *ib = p->ib.ptr;
 
 
 	if (track->db_bo == NULL) {
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@
 	uint32_t header, h_idx, reg, wait_reg_mem_info;
 	volatile uint32_t *ib;
 
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 
 	/* parse the WAIT_REG_MEM */
 	r = r600_cs_packet_parse(p, &wait_reg_mem, p->idx);
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@
 	m = 1 << ((reg >> 2) & 31);
 	if (!(r600_reg_safe_bm[i] & m))
 		return 0;
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	switch (reg) {
 	/* force following reg to 0 in an attempt to disable out buffer
 	 * which will need us to better understand how it works to perform
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@
 	u32 idx_value;
 
 	track = (struct r600_cs_track *)p->track;
-	ib = p->ib->ptr;
+	ib = p->ib.ptr;
 	idx = pkt->idx + 1;
 	idx_value = radeon_get_ib_value(p, idx);
 
@@ -2249,8 +2249,8 @@
 		}
 	} while (p->idx < p->chunks[p->chunk_ib_idx].length_dw);
 #if 0
-	for (r = 0; r < p->ib->length_dw; r++) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "%05d  0x%08X\n", r, p->ib->ptr[r]);
+	for (r = 0; r < p->ib.length_dw; r++) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "%05d  0x%08X\n", r, p->ib.ptr[r]);
 		mdelay(1);
 	}
 #endif
@@ -2298,7 +2298,6 @@
 {
 	struct radeon_cs_parser parser;
 	struct radeon_cs_chunk *ib_chunk;
-	struct radeon_ib fake_ib;
 	struct r600_cs_track *track;
 	int r;
 
@@ -2314,9 +2313,8 @@
 	parser.dev = &dev->pdev->dev;
 	parser.rdev = NULL;
 	parser.family = family;
-	parser.ib = &fake_ib;
 	parser.track = track;
-	fake_ib.ptr = ib;
+	parser.ib.ptr = ib;
 	r = radeon_cs_parser_init(&parser, data);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to initialize parser !\n");
@@ -2333,8 +2331,8 @@
 	 * input memory (cached) and write to the IB (which can be
 	 * uncached). */
 	ib_chunk = &parser.chunks[parser.chunk_ib_idx];
-	parser.ib->length_dw = ib_chunk->length_dw;
-	*l = parser.ib->length_dw;
+	parser.ib.length_dw = ib_chunk->length_dw;
+	*l = parser.ib.length_dw;
 	r = r600_cs_parse(&parser);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Invalid command stream !\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index 659855a..60233d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@
 };
 
 int radeon_ib_get(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring,
-		  struct radeon_ib **ib, unsigned size);
-void radeon_ib_free(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib **ib);
+		  struct radeon_ib *ib, unsigned size);
+void radeon_ib_free(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib);
 int radeon_ib_schedule(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib);
 int radeon_ib_pool_init(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 void radeon_ib_pool_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev);
@@ -838,8 +838,8 @@
 	int			chunk_relocs_idx;
 	int			chunk_flags_idx;
 	int			chunk_const_ib_idx;
-	struct radeon_ib	*ib;
-	struct radeon_ib	*const_ib;
+	struct radeon_ib	ib;
+	struct radeon_ib	const_ib;
 	void			*track;
 	unsigned		family;
 	int			parser_error;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
index dcfe2a0..c7d64a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
@@ -138,12 +138,12 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_semaphore_create(p->rdev, &p->ib->semaphore);
+	r = radeon_semaphore_create(p->rdev, &p->ib.semaphore);
 	if (r) {
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	return radeon_semaphore_sync_rings(p->rdev, p->ib->semaphore,
+	return radeon_semaphore_sync_rings(p->rdev, p->ib.semaphore,
 					   sync_to_ring, p->ring);
 }
 
@@ -161,8 +161,10 @@
 	/* get chunks */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->validated);
 	p->idx = 0;
-	p->ib = NULL;
-	p->const_ib = NULL;
+	p->ib.sa_bo = NULL;
+	p->ib.semaphore = NULL;
+	p->const_ib.sa_bo = NULL;
+	p->const_ib.semaphore = NULL;
 	p->chunk_ib_idx = -1;
 	p->chunk_relocs_idx = -1;
 	p->chunk_flags_idx = -1;
@@ -301,10 +303,9 @@
 {
 	unsigned i;
 
-
-	if (!error && parser->ib)
+	if (!error)
 		ttm_eu_fence_buffer_objects(&parser->validated,
-					    parser->ib->fence);
+					    parser->ib.fence);
 	else
 		ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(&parser->validated);
 
@@ -327,9 +328,7 @@
 	kfree(parser->chunks);
 	kfree(parser->chunks_array);
 	radeon_ib_free(parser->rdev, &parser->ib);
-	if (parser->const_ib) {
-		radeon_ib_free(parser->rdev, &parser->const_ib);
-	}
+	radeon_ib_free(parser->rdev, &parser->const_ib);
 }
 
 static int radeon_cs_ib_chunk(struct radeon_device *rdev,
@@ -355,7 +354,7 @@
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to get ib !\n");
 		return r;
 	}
-	parser->ib->length_dw = ib_chunk->length_dw;
+	parser->ib.length_dw = ib_chunk->length_dw;
 	r = radeon_cs_parse(rdev, parser->ring, parser);
 	if (r || parser->parser_error) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Invalid command stream !\n");
@@ -370,8 +369,8 @@
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to synchronize rings !\n");
 	}
-	parser->ib->vm_id = 0;
-	r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, parser->ib);
+	parser->ib.vm_id = 0;
+	r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, &parser->ib);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to schedule IB !\n");
 	}
@@ -422,14 +421,14 @@
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to get const ib !\n");
 			return r;
 		}
-		parser->const_ib->is_const_ib = true;
-		parser->const_ib->length_dw = ib_chunk->length_dw;
+		parser->const_ib.is_const_ib = true;
+		parser->const_ib.length_dw = ib_chunk->length_dw;
 		/* Copy the packet into the IB */
-		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(parser->const_ib->ptr, ib_chunk->user_ptr,
+		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(parser->const_ib.ptr, ib_chunk->user_ptr,
 				       ib_chunk->length_dw * 4)) {
 			return -EFAULT;
 		}
-		r = radeon_ring_ib_parse(rdev, parser->ring, parser->const_ib);
+		r = radeon_ring_ib_parse(rdev, parser->ring, &parser->const_ib);
 		if (r) {
 			return r;
 		}
@@ -446,13 +445,13 @@
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to get ib !\n");
 		return r;
 	}
-	parser->ib->length_dw = ib_chunk->length_dw;
+	parser->ib.length_dw = ib_chunk->length_dw;
 	/* Copy the packet into the IB */
-	if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(parser->ib->ptr, ib_chunk->user_ptr,
+	if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(parser->ib.ptr, ib_chunk->user_ptr,
 			       ib_chunk->length_dw * 4)) {
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
-	r = radeon_ring_ib_parse(rdev, parser->ring, parser->ib);
+	r = radeon_ring_ib_parse(rdev, parser->ring, &parser->ib);
 	if (r) {
 		return r;
 	}
@@ -473,29 +472,29 @@
 
 	if ((rdev->family >= CHIP_TAHITI) &&
 	    (parser->chunk_const_ib_idx != -1)) {
-		parser->const_ib->vm_id = vm->id;
+		parser->const_ib.vm_id = vm->id;
 		/* ib pool is bind at 0 in virtual address space to gpu_addr is the
 		 * offset inside the pool bo
 		 */
-		parser->const_ib->gpu_addr = parser->const_ib->sa_bo->soffset;
-		r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, parser->const_ib);
+		parser->const_ib.gpu_addr = parser->const_ib.sa_bo->soffset;
+		r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, &parser->const_ib);
 		if (r)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	parser->ib->vm_id = vm->id;
+	parser->ib.vm_id = vm->id;
 	/* ib pool is bind at 0 in virtual address space to gpu_addr is the
 	 * offset inside the pool bo
 	 */
-	parser->ib->gpu_addr = parser->ib->sa_bo->soffset;
-	parser->ib->is_const_ib = false;
-	r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, parser->ib);
+	parser->ib.gpu_addr = parser->ib.sa_bo->soffset;
+	parser->ib.is_const_ib = false;
+	r = radeon_ib_schedule(rdev, &parser->ib);
 out:
 	if (!r) {
 		if (vm->fence) {
 			radeon_fence_unref(&vm->fence);
 		}
-		vm->fence = radeon_fence_ref(parser->ib->fence);
+		vm->fence = radeon_fence_ref(parser->ib.fence);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&fpriv->vm.mutex);
 	return r;
@@ -573,7 +572,7 @@
 				size = PAGE_SIZE;
 		}
 		
-		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(p->ib->ptr + (i * (PAGE_SIZE/4)),
+		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(p->ib.ptr + (i * (PAGE_SIZE/4)),
 				       ibc->user_ptr + (i * PAGE_SIZE),
 				       size))
 			return -EFAULT;
@@ -590,7 +589,7 @@
 	bool copy1 = (p->rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_AGP) ? false : true;
 
 	for (i = ibc->last_copied_page + 1; i < pg_idx; i++) {
-		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(p->ib->ptr + (i * (PAGE_SIZE/4)),
+		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(p->ib.ptr + (i * (PAGE_SIZE/4)),
 				       ibc->user_ptr + (i * PAGE_SIZE),
 				       PAGE_SIZE)) {
 			p->parser_error = -EFAULT;
@@ -606,7 +605,7 @@
 
 	new_page = ibc->kpage_idx[0] < ibc->kpage_idx[1] ? 0 : 1;
 	if (copy1)
-		ibc->kpage[new_page] = p->ib->ptr + (pg_idx * (PAGE_SIZE / 4));
+		ibc->kpage[new_page] = p->ib.ptr + (pg_idx * (PAGE_SIZE / 4));
 
 	if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(ibc->kpage[new_page],
 			       ibc->user_ptr + (pg_idx * PAGE_SIZE),
@@ -617,7 +616,7 @@
 
 	/* copy to IB for non single case */
 	if (!copy1)
-		memcpy((void *)(p->ib->ptr+(pg_idx*(PAGE_SIZE/4))), ibc->kpage[new_page], size);
+		memcpy((void *)(p->ib.ptr+(pg_idx*(PAGE_SIZE/4))), ibc->kpage[new_page], size);
 
 	ibc->last_copied_page = pg_idx;
 	ibc->kpage_idx[new_page] = pg_idx;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
index af8e1ee..a5dee76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
@@ -65,51 +65,36 @@
 }
 
 int radeon_ib_get(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring,
-		  struct radeon_ib **ib, unsigned size)
+		  struct radeon_ib *ib, unsigned size)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	*ib = kmalloc(sizeof(struct radeon_ib), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (*ib == NULL) {
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-	r = radeon_sa_bo_new(rdev, &rdev->ring_tmp_bo, &(*ib)->sa_bo, size, 256, true);
+	r = radeon_sa_bo_new(rdev, &rdev->ring_tmp_bo, &ib->sa_bo, size, 256, true);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed to get a new IB (%d)\n", r);
-		kfree(*ib);
-		*ib = NULL;
 		return r;
 	}
-	r = radeon_fence_create(rdev, &(*ib)->fence, ring);
+	r = radeon_fence_create(rdev, &ib->fence, ring);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed to create fence for new IB (%d)\n", r);
-		radeon_sa_bo_free(rdev, &(*ib)->sa_bo, NULL);
-		kfree(*ib);
-		*ib = NULL;
+		radeon_sa_bo_free(rdev, &ib->sa_bo, NULL);
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	(*ib)->ptr = radeon_sa_bo_cpu_addr((*ib)->sa_bo);
-	(*ib)->gpu_addr = radeon_sa_bo_gpu_addr((*ib)->sa_bo);
-	(*ib)->vm_id = 0;
-	(*ib)->is_const_ib = false;
-	(*ib)->semaphore = NULL;
+	ib->ptr = radeon_sa_bo_cpu_addr(ib->sa_bo);
+	ib->gpu_addr = radeon_sa_bo_gpu_addr(ib->sa_bo);
+	ib->vm_id = 0;
+	ib->is_const_ib = false;
+	ib->semaphore = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void radeon_ib_free(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib **ib)
+void radeon_ib_free(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib)
 {
-	struct radeon_ib *tmp = *ib;
-
-	*ib = NULL;
-	if (tmp == NULL) {
-		return;
-	}
-	radeon_semaphore_free(rdev, tmp->semaphore, tmp->fence);
-	radeon_sa_bo_free(rdev, &tmp->sa_bo, tmp->fence);
-	radeon_fence_unref(&tmp->fence);
-	kfree(tmp);
+	radeon_semaphore_free(rdev, ib->semaphore, ib->fence);
+	radeon_sa_bo_free(rdev, &ib->sa_bo, ib->fence);
+	radeon_fence_unref(&ib->fence);
 }
 
 int radeon_ib_schedule(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib)