bool write = !!(vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_WRITE);
        struct i915_vma *vma;
        pgoff_t page_offset;
-       unsigned int flags;
        int ret;
 
        /* We don't use vmf->pgoff since that has the fake offset */
                goto err_unlock;
        }
 
-       /* If the object is smaller than a couple of partial vma, it is
-        * not worth only creating a single partial vma - we may as well
-        * clear enough space for the full object.
-        */
-       flags = PIN_MAPPABLE;
-       if (obj->base.size > 2 * MIN_CHUNK_PAGES << PAGE_SHIFT)
-               flags |= PIN_NONBLOCK | PIN_NONFAULT;
 
        /* Now pin it into the GTT as needed */
-       vma = i915_gem_object_ggtt_pin(obj, NULL, 0, 0, flags);
+       vma = i915_gem_object_ggtt_pin(obj, NULL, 0, 0,
+                                      PIN_MAPPABLE |
+                                      PIN_NONBLOCK |
+                                      PIN_NONFAULT);
        if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
                /* Use a partial view if it is bigger than available space */
                struct i915_ggtt_view view =
                        compute_partial_view(obj, page_offset, MIN_CHUNK_PAGES);
+               unsigned int flags;
 
-               /* Userspace is now writing through an untracked VMA, abandon
+               flags = PIN_MAPPABLE;
+               if (view.type == I915_GGTT_VIEW_NORMAL)
+                       flags |= PIN_NONBLOCK; /* avoid warnings for pinned */
+
+               /*
+                * Userspace is now writing through an untracked VMA, abandon
                 * all hope that the hardware is able to track future writes.
                 */
                obj->frontbuffer_ggtt_origin = ORIGIN_CPU;
 
-               vma = i915_gem_object_ggtt_pin(obj, &view, 0, 0, PIN_MAPPABLE);
+               vma = i915_gem_object_ggtt_pin(obj, &view, 0, 0, flags);
+               if (IS_ERR(vma) && !view.type) {
+                       flags = PIN_MAPPABLE;
+                       view.type = I915_GGTT_VIEW_PARTIAL;
+                       vma = i915_gem_object_ggtt_pin(obj, &view, 0, 0, flags);
+               }
        }
        if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
 
                                                     obj->base.size >> PAGE_SHIFT));
                        vma->size = view->partial.size;
                        vma->size <<= PAGE_SHIFT;
-                       GEM_BUG_ON(vma->size >= obj->base.size);
+                       GEM_BUG_ON(vma->size > obj->base.size);
                } else if (view->type == I915_GGTT_VIEW_ROTATED) {
                        vma->size = intel_rotation_info_size(&view->rotated);
                        vma->size <<= PAGE_SHIFT;