diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/base.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/base.c
index 0def249b1b43ff9fd4638015f21bbe1995c979ff..0f999fc45ab9e7842ece2dc7d0f06f64568343fe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/base.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/base.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <core/event.h>
 #include <nvif/unpack.h>
 #include <nvif/class.h>
+#include <nvif/event.h>
 
 #include <engine/dmaobj.h>
 #include <engine/fifo.h>
@@ -168,6 +169,49 @@ _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32(struct nouveau_object *object, u64 addr, u32 data)
 	iowrite32_native(data, chan->user + addr);
 }
 
+int
+nouveau_fifo_uevent_ctor(void *data, u32 size, struct nvkm_notify *notify)
+{
+	union {
+		struct nvif_notify_uevent_req none;
+	} *req = data;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (nvif_unvers(req->none)) {
+		notify->size  = sizeof(struct nvif_notify_uevent_rep);
+		notify->types = 1;
+		notify->index = 0;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void
+nouveau_fifo_uevent(struct nouveau_fifo *fifo)
+{
+	struct nvif_notify_uevent_rep rep = {
+	};
+	nvkm_event_send(&fifo->uevent, 1, 0, &rep, sizeof(rep));
+}
+
+int
+_nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy(struct nouveau_object *object, u32 type,
+			   struct nvkm_event **event)
+{
+	struct nouveau_fifo *fifo = (void *)object->engine;
+	switch (type) {
+	case G82_CHANNEL_DMA_V0_NTFY_UEVENT:
+		if (nv_mclass(object) >= G82_CHANNEL_DMA) {
+			*event = &fifo->uevent;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static int
 nouveau_fifo_chid(struct nouveau_fifo *priv, struct nouveau_object *object)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv04.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv04.c
index 347b381e2dcf28d2ff5141e9a522f387028c33ac..5ae6a43893b5996c0e13981851c71ed30947c5ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv04.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv04.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ nv04_fifo_ofuncs = {
 	.map  = _nouveau_fifo_channel_map,
 	.rd32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32,
 	.wr32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32,
+	.ntfy = _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy
 };
 
 static struct nouveau_oclass
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ nv04_fifo_intr(struct nouveau_subdev *subdev)
 			}
 
 			if (status & 0x40000000) {
-				nvkm_event_send(&priv->base.uevent, 1, 0, NULL, 0);
+				nouveau_fifo_uevent(&priv->base);
 				nv_wr32(priv, 0x002100, 0x40000000);
 				status &= ~0x40000000;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv10.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv10.c
index d8dac2fc6a3bc7d9550ec3f9f6f74549d078061c..2a32add51c819e0bb8642bbaa2ff2c3f1f3a98c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv10.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv10.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ nv10_fifo_ofuncs = {
 	.map  = _nouveau_fifo_channel_map,
 	.rd32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32,
 	.wr32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32,
+	.ntfy = _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy
 };
 
 static struct nouveau_oclass
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv17.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv17.c
index c424aab0e0413f7d339e97ffb48c37593b98116a..12d76c8adb23ac5f84447825d150a30d42651514 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv17.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv17.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ nv17_fifo_ofuncs = {
 	.map  = _nouveau_fifo_channel_map,
 	.rd32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32,
 	.wr32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32,
+	.ntfy = _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy
 };
 
 static struct nouveau_oclass
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv40.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv40.c
index 17d14d9e02ca8f8b2be0a8fac4f35fb762b816dd..9f49c3a24dc66a819dbcd6e0bb36825d09971f96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv40.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv40.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ nv40_fifo_ofuncs = {
 	.map  = _nouveau_fifo_channel_map,
 	.rd32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32,
 	.wr32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32,
+	.ntfy = _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy
 };
 
 static struct nouveau_oclass
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv50.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv50.c
index 2db67a207b4a672e099517ad6946bd5ed631d774..5d1e86bc244c31151079d18860a807249a8707ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv50.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv50.c
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ nv50_fifo_ofuncs_dma = {
 	.map  = _nouveau_fifo_channel_map,
 	.rd32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32,
 	.wr32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32,
+	.ntfy = _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy
 };
 
 static struct nouveau_ofuncs
@@ -377,6 +378,7 @@ nv50_fifo_ofuncs_ind = {
 	.map  = _nouveau_fifo_channel_map,
 	.rd32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32,
 	.wr32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32,
+	.ntfy = _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy
 };
 
 static struct nouveau_oclass
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv84.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv84.c
index a2acf3f78b568b57dd4413c3c24bb9ad6dc24de2..1f42996b354a3b356c2c9a89425ea7a13e677d5a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv84.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv84.c
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ nv84_fifo_ofuncs_dma = {
 	.map  = _nouveau_fifo_channel_map,
 	.rd32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32,
 	.wr32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32,
+	.ntfy = _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy
 };
 
 static struct nouveau_ofuncs
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ nv84_fifo_ofuncs_ind = {
 	.map  = _nouveau_fifo_channel_map,
 	.rd32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32,
 	.wr32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32,
+	.ntfy = _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy
 };
 
 static struct nouveau_oclass
@@ -424,21 +426,9 @@ nv84_fifo_uevent_fini(struct nvkm_event *event, int type, int index)
 	nv_mask(fifo, 0x002140, 0x40000000, 0x00000000);
 }
 
-static int
-nv84_fifo_uevent_ctor(void *data, u32 size, struct nvkm_notify *notify)
-{
-	if (size == 0) {
-		notify->size  = 0;
-		notify->types = 1;
-		notify->index = 0;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return -ENOSYS;
-}
-
 static const struct nvkm_event_func
 nv84_fifo_uevent_func = {
-	.ctor = nv84_fifo_uevent_ctor,
+	.ctor = nouveau_fifo_uevent_ctor,
 	.init = nv84_fifo_uevent_init,
 	.fini = nv84_fifo_uevent_fini,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nvc0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nvc0.c
index f76ed10d8db0310fd0f154af5ff3930602ce9de0..1fe1f8fbda0c0ab279d29630e7582fa48c607593 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nvc0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nvc0.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ nvc0_fifo_ofuncs = {
 	.map  = _nouveau_fifo_channel_map,
 	.rd32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32,
 	.wr32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32,
+	.ntfy = _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy
 };
 
 static struct nouveau_oclass
@@ -742,7 +743,7 @@ nvc0_fifo_intr_engine_unit(struct nvc0_fifo_priv *priv, int engn)
 	for (unkn = 0; unkn < 8; unkn++) {
 		u32 ints = (intr >> (unkn * 0x04)) & inte;
 		if (ints & 0x1) {
-			nvkm_event_send(&priv->base.uevent, 1, 0, NULL, 0);
+			nouveau_fifo_uevent(&priv->base);
 			ints &= ~1;
 		}
 		if (ints) {
@@ -852,21 +853,9 @@ nvc0_fifo_uevent_fini(struct nvkm_event *event, int type, int index)
 	nv_mask(fifo, 0x002140, 0x80000000, 0x00000000);
 }
 
-static int
-nvc0_fifo_uevent_ctor(void *data, u32 size, struct nvkm_notify *notify)
-{
-	if (size == 0) {
-		notify->size  = 0;
-		notify->types = 1;
-		notify->index = 0;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return -ENOSYS;
-}
-
 static const struct nvkm_event_func
 nvc0_fifo_uevent_func = {
-	.ctor = nvc0_fifo_uevent_ctor,
+	.ctor = nouveau_fifo_uevent_ctor,
 	.init = nvc0_fifo_uevent_init,
 	.fini = nvc0_fifo_uevent_fini,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nve0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nve0.c
index ef730b52ce0d57a162e632fa714da4d2a2bfee8d..d2f0fd39c1453c82e905c42ecf00551df7125f69 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nve0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nve0.c
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ nve0_fifo_ofuncs = {
 	.map  = _nouveau_fifo_channel_map,
 	.rd32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32,
 	.wr32 = _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32,
+	.ntfy = _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy
 };
 
 static struct nouveau_oclass
@@ -871,7 +872,7 @@ nve0_fifo_intr_runlist(struct nve0_fifo_priv *priv)
 static void
 nve0_fifo_intr_engine(struct nve0_fifo_priv *priv)
 {
-	nvkm_event_send(&priv->base.uevent, 1, 0, NULL, 0);
+	nouveau_fifo_uevent(&priv->base);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -977,21 +978,9 @@ nve0_fifo_uevent_fini(struct nvkm_event *event, int type, int index)
 	nv_mask(fifo, 0x002140, 0x80000000, 0x00000000);
 }
 
-static int
-nve0_fifo_uevent_ctor(void *data, u32 size, struct nvkm_notify *notify)
-{
-	if (size == 0) {
-		notify->size  = 0;
-		notify->types = 1;
-		notify->index = 0;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return -ENOSYS;
-}
-
 static const struct nvkm_event_func
 nve0_fifo_uevent_func = {
-	.ctor = nve0_fifo_uevent_ctor,
+	.ctor = nouveau_fifo_uevent_ctor,
 	.init = nve0_fifo_uevent_init,
 	.fini = nve0_fifo_uevent_fini,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/engine/fifo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/engine/fifo.h
index b53f9d8022fed1aa8141441e54a14d10d370946a..e5e4d930b2c2cee0ee1dd1c063cd17301fd8f651 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/engine/fifo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/engine/fifo.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <core/namedb.h>
 #include <core/gpuobj.h>
 #include <core/engine.h>
+#include <core/event.h>
 
 struct nouveau_fifo_chan {
 	struct nouveau_namedb base;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ void _nouveau_fifo_channel_dtor(struct nouveau_object *);
 int  _nouveau_fifo_channel_map(struct nouveau_object *, u64 *, u32 *);
 u32  _nouveau_fifo_channel_rd32(struct nouveau_object *, u64);
 void _nouveau_fifo_channel_wr32(struct nouveau_object *, u64, u32);
+int  _nouveau_fifo_channel_ntfy(struct nouveau_object *, u32, struct nvkm_event **);
 
 struct nouveau_fifo_base {
 	struct nouveau_gpuobj base;
@@ -114,6 +116,9 @@ extern struct nouveau_oclass *nve0_fifo_oclass;
 extern struct nouveau_oclass *gk20a_fifo_oclass;
 extern struct nouveau_oclass *nv108_fifo_oclass;
 
+int  nouveau_fifo_uevent_ctor(void *, u32, struct nvkm_notify *);
+void nouveau_fifo_uevent(struct nouveau_fifo *);
+
 void nv04_fifo_intr(struct nouveau_subdev *);
 int  nv04_fifo_context_attach(struct nouveau_object *, struct nouveau_object *);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
index ace42ec92a7269dddb5fbd63e411bda685d75bb3..0a93114158cde37b41a311d612e6205eb7a98ccb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
 
+#include <nvif/notify.h>
+#include <nvif/event.h>
+
 #include "nouveau_drm.h"
 #include "nouveau_dma.h"
 #include "nouveau_fence.h"
@@ -165,16 +168,16 @@ nouveau_fence_done(struct nouveau_fence *fence)
 
 struct nouveau_fence_wait {
 	struct nouveau_fence_priv *priv;
-	struct nvkm_notify notify;
+	struct nvif_notify notify;
 };
 
 static int
-nouveau_fence_wait_uevent_handler(struct nvkm_notify *notify)
+nouveau_fence_wait_uevent_handler(struct nvif_notify *notify)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fence_wait *wait =
 		container_of(notify, typeof(*wait), notify);
 	wake_up_all(&wait->priv->waiting);
-	return NVKM_NOTIFY_KEEP;
+	return NVIF_NOTIFY_KEEP;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -182,18 +185,22 @@ nouveau_fence_wait_uevent(struct nouveau_fence *fence, bool intr)
 
 {
 	struct nouveau_channel *chan = fence->channel;
-	struct nouveau_fifo *pfifo = nvkm_fifo(chan->device);
 	struct nouveau_fence_priv *priv = chan->drm->fence;
 	struct nouveau_fence_wait wait = { .priv = priv };
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	ret = nvkm_notify_init(&pfifo->uevent,
+	ret = nvif_notify_init(chan->object, NULL,
 			       nouveau_fence_wait_uevent_handler, false,
-			       NULL, 0, 0, &wait.notify);
+			       G82_CHANNEL_DMA_V0_NTFY_UEVENT,
+			       &(struct nvif_notify_uevent_req) {
+			       },
+			       sizeof(struct nvif_notify_uevent_req),
+			       sizeof(struct nvif_notify_uevent_rep),
+			       &wait.notify);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	nvkm_notify_get(&wait.notify);
+	nvif_notify_get(&wait.notify);
 
 	if (fence->timeout) {
 		unsigned long timeout = fence->timeout - jiffies;
@@ -225,7 +232,7 @@ nouveau_fence_wait_uevent(struct nouveau_fence *fence, bool intr)
 		}
 	}
 
-	nvkm_notify_fini(&wait.notify);
+	nvif_notify_fini(&wait.notify);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/class.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/class.h
index 476d57a1ed6e7143537ccdb453d462322101c677..50c5413ff52380d611f7b9942af57a3a20c0b6f6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/class.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/class.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ struct nv03_channel_dma_v0 {
 	__u64 offset;
 };
 
+#define G82_CHANNEL_DMA_V0_NTFY_UEVENT                                     0x00
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * GPFIFO channels
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/event.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/event.h
index cef3ef103be598b7683756d83b0d375448c8aa33..21764499b4bef19b3eea0a5d6703dc024c305b02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/event.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvif/event.h
@@ -51,4 +51,12 @@ struct nvif_notify_conn_rep_v0 {
 	__u8  pad02[6];
 };
 
+struct nvif_notify_uevent_req {
+	/* nvif_notify_req ... */
+};
+
+struct nvif_notify_uevent_rep {
+	/* nvif_notify_rep ... */
+};
+
 #endif