diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/ctxgf100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/ctxgf100.c
index 43b393f4cd4de899b6ae3ee38aeb859c4b72aad7..ccce293191a4aa5d8f528a9c0c8630335542feb5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/ctxgf100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/ctxgf100.c
@@ -1312,7 +1312,10 @@ gf100_grctx_generate(struct gf100_gr *gr)
 
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x100cb8, (chan->addr + 0x1000) >> 8);
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x100cbc, 0x80000001);
-	nv_wait(gr, 0x100c80, 0x00008000, 0x00008000);
+	nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+		if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x100c80) & 0x00008000)
+			break;
+	);
 
 	/* setup default state for mmio list construction */
 	info.gr = gr;
@@ -1326,8 +1329,10 @@ gf100_grctx_generate(struct gf100_gr *gr)
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409840, 0x00000030);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409500, 0x80000000 | chan->addr >> 12);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409504, 0x00000003);
-		if (!nv_wait(gr, 0x409800, 0x00000010, 0x00000010))
-			nv_error(gr, "load_ctx timeout\n");
+		nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+			if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800) & 0x00000010)
+				break;
+		);
 
 		nv_wo32(chan, 0x8001c, 1);
 		nv_wo32(chan, 0x80020, 0);
@@ -1338,8 +1343,10 @@ gf100_grctx_generate(struct gf100_gr *gr)
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409840, 0x80000000);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409500, 0x80000000 | chan->addr >> 12);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409504, 0x00000001);
-		if (!nv_wait(gr, 0x409800, 0x80000000, 0x80000000))
-			nv_error(gr, "HUB_SET_CHAN timeout\n");
+		nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+			if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800) & 0x80000000)
+				break;
+		);
 	}
 
 	oclass->main(gr, &info);
@@ -1349,8 +1356,10 @@ gf100_grctx_generate(struct gf100_gr *gr)
 	 */
 	nvkm_mask(device, 0x409b04, 0x80000000, 0x00000000);
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409000, 0x00000100);
-	if (!nv_wait(gr, 0x409b00, 0x80000000, 0x00000000)) {
-		nv_error(gr, "grctx template channel unload timeout\n");
+	if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+		if (!(nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409b00) & 0x80000000))
+			break;
+	) < 0) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto done;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gf100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gf100.c
index b692e8e2b9822c66bf1139c8472f36070e940a9a..4bfec3aa0deef697c6f9cfe5eb2fb233025179bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gf100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gf100.c
@@ -741,7 +741,10 @@ gf100_gr_icmd(struct gf100_gr *gr, const struct gf100_gr_pack *p)
 			 */
 			if ((addr & 0xffff) == 0xe100)
 				gf100_gr_wait_idle(gr);
-			nv_wait(gr, 0x400700, 0x00000004, 0x00000000);
+			nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+				if (!(nvkm_rd32(device, 0x400700) & 0x00000004))
+					break;
+			);
 			addr += init->pitch;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1312,8 +1315,11 @@ gf100_gr_init_ctxctl(struct gf100_gr *gr)
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x40910c, 0x00000000);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x41a100, 0x00000002);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409100, 0x00000002);
-		if (!nv_wait(gr, 0x409800, 0x00000001, 0x00000001))
-			nv_warn(gr, "0x409800 wait failed\n");
+		if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+			if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800) & 0x00000001)
+				break;
+		) < 0)
+			return -EBUSY;
 
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409840, 0xffffffff);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409500, 0x7fffffff);
@@ -1322,54 +1328,59 @@ gf100_gr_init_ctxctl(struct gf100_gr *gr)
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409840, 0xffffffff);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409500, 0x00000000);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409504, 0x00000010);
-		if (!nv_wait_ne(gr, 0x409800, 0xffffffff, 0x00000000)) {
-			nv_error(gr, "fuc09 req 0x10 timeout\n");
+		if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+			if ((gr->size = nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800)))
+				break;
+		) < 0)
 			return -EBUSY;
-		}
-		gr->size = nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800);
 
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409840, 0xffffffff);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409500, 0x00000000);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409504, 0x00000016);
-		if (!nv_wait_ne(gr, 0x409800, 0xffffffff, 0x00000000)) {
-			nv_error(gr, "fuc09 req 0x16 timeout\n");
+		if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+			if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800))
+				break;
+		) < 0)
 			return -EBUSY;
-		}
 
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409840, 0xffffffff);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409500, 0x00000000);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409504, 0x00000025);
-		if (!nv_wait_ne(gr, 0x409800, 0xffffffff, 0x00000000)) {
-			nv_error(gr, "fuc09 req 0x25 timeout\n");
+		if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+			if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800))
+				break;
+		) < 0)
 			return -EBUSY;
-		}
 
 		if (nv_device(gr)->chipset >= 0xe0) {
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409800, 0x00000000);
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409500, 0x00000001);
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409504, 0x00000030);
-			if (!nv_wait_ne(gr, 0x409800, 0xffffffff, 0x00000000)) {
-				nv_error(gr, "fuc09 req 0x30 timeout\n");
+			if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+				if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800))
+					break;
+			) < 0)
 				return -EBUSY;
-			}
 
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409810, 0xb00095c8);
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409800, 0x00000000);
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409500, 0x00000001);
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409504, 0x00000031);
-			if (!nv_wait_ne(gr, 0x409800, 0xffffffff, 0x00000000)) {
-				nv_error(gr, "fuc09 req 0x31 timeout\n");
+			if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+				if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800))
+					break;
+			) < 0)
 				return -EBUSY;
-			}
 
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409810, 0x00080420);
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409800, 0x00000000);
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409500, 0x00000001);
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409504, 0x00000032);
-			if (!nv_wait_ne(gr, 0x409800, 0xffffffff, 0x00000000)) {
-				nv_error(gr, "fuc09 req 0x32 timeout\n");
+			if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+				if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800))
+					break;
+			) < 0)
 				return -EBUSY;
-			}
 
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409614, 0x00000070);
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409614, 0x00000770);
@@ -1425,8 +1436,10 @@ gf100_gr_init_ctxctl(struct gf100_gr *gr)
 	/* start HUB ucode running, it'll init the GPCs */
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x40910c, 0x00000000);
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x409100, 0x00000002);
-	if (!nv_wait(gr, 0x409800, 0x80000000, 0x80000000)) {
-		nv_error(gr, "HUB_INIT timed out\n");
+	if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+		if (nvkm_rd32(device, 0x409800) & 0x80000000)
+			break;
+	) < 0) {
 		gf100_gr_ctxctl_debug(gr);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gk20a.c
index 12b34c7a14778e5203ca47737299fd24671c73b6..ed944aa6b81b1cd64d76a6bf0c43e61728dcaca8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/gk20a.c
@@ -220,12 +220,20 @@ gk20a_gr_dtor(struct nvkm_object *object)
 static int
 gk20a_gr_wait_mem_scrubbing(struct gf100_gr *gr)
 {
-	if (!nv_wait(gr, 0x40910c, 0x6, 0x0)) {
+	struct nvkm_device *device = gr->base.engine.subdev.device;
+
+	if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+		if (!(nvkm_rd32(device, 0x40910c) & 0x00000006))
+			break;
+	) < 0) {
 		nv_error(gr, "FECS mem scrubbing timeout\n");
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
-	if (!nv_wait(gr, 0x41a10c, 0x6, 0x0)) {
+	if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+		if (!(nvkm_rd32(device, 0x41a10c) & 0x00000006))
+			break;
+	) < 0) {
 		nv_error(gr, "GPCCS mem scrubbing timeout\n");
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv04.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv04.c
index d1792ef62712c3bab310a8dafb1c339d4d9f34e3..33f3b8219213af9c9716f27095dd85ad41fb5c30 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv04.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv04.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,10 @@ nv04_gr_idle(void *obj)
 	if (nv_device(obj)->card_type == NV_40)
 		mask &= ~NV40_PGRAPH_STATUS_SYNC_STALL;
 
-	if (!nv_wait(gr, NV04_PGRAPH_STATUS, mask, 0)) {
+	if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+		if (!(nvkm_rd32(device, NV04_PGRAPH_STATUS) & mask))
+			break;
+	) < 0) {
 		nv_error(gr, "idle timed out with status 0x%08x\n",
 			 nvkm_rd32(device, NV04_PGRAPH_STATUS));
 		return false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv20.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv20.c
index 8e264f79c0df933d974635552e87487a0eb4a422..21aff9b5ed408dda9263c1d39baa9fcb681c7b8c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv20.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv20.c
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ nv20_gr_context_fini(struct nvkm_object *object, bool suspend)
 	if (chan->chid == chid) {
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x400784, nv_gpuobj(chan)->addr >> 4);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x400788, 0x00000002);
-		nv_wait(gr, 0x400700, 0xffffffff, 0x00000000);
+		nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+			if (!nvkm_rd32(device, 0x400700))
+				break;
+		);
 		nvkm_wr32(device, 0x400144, 0x10000000);
 		nvkm_mask(device, 0x400148, 0xff000000, 0x1f000000);
 	}
@@ -289,12 +292,18 @@ nv20_gr_init(struct nvkm_object *object)
 		nvkm_wr32(device, NV10_PGRAPH_RDI_INDEX, 0x003d0000);
 		for (i = 0; i < 15; i++)
 			nvkm_wr32(device, NV10_PGRAPH_RDI_DATA, 0x00000000);
-		nv_wait(gr, 0x400700, 0xffffffff, 0x00000000);
+		nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+			if (!nvkm_rd32(device, 0x400700))
+				break;
+		);
 	} else {
 		nvkm_wr32(device, NV10_PGRAPH_RDI_INDEX, 0x02c80000);
 		for (i = 0; i < 32; i++)
 			nvkm_wr32(device, NV10_PGRAPH_RDI_DATA, 0x00000000);
-		nv_wait(gr, 0x400700, 0xffffffff, 0x00000000);
+		nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+			if (!nvkm_rd32(device, 0x400700))
+				break;
+		);
 	}
 
 	nvkm_wr32(device, NV03_PGRAPH_INTR   , 0xFFFFFFFF);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv40.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv40.c
index edcaa65b1e092fb2c7093090223b90dfcae39373..7455049ff1780c8f3aef6831063d1d96ff28efd4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv40.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv40.c
@@ -167,7 +167,10 @@ nv40_gr_context_fini(struct nvkm_object *object, bool suspend)
 			nvkm_wr32(device, 0x400784, inst);
 			nvkm_mask(device, 0x400310, 0x00000020, 0x00000020);
 			nvkm_mask(device, 0x400304, 0x00000001, 0x00000001);
-			if (!nv_wait(gr, 0x400300, 0x00000001, 0x00000000)) {
+			if (nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+				if (!(nvkm_rd32(device, 0x400300) & 0x00000001))
+					break;
+			) < 0) {
 				u32 insn = nvkm_rd32(device, 0x400308);
 				nv_warn(gr, "ctxprog timeout 0x%08x\n", insn);
 				ret = -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv50.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv50.c
index ade34d8a4ea04608199d74fd57ad76ba14e21fa1..3b482bcc22d088620725bf9a8dc1e91f480c3a2d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv50.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/engine/gr/nv50.c
@@ -285,8 +285,10 @@ g84_gr_tlb_flush(struct nvkm_engine *engine)
 
 
 	nvkm_wr32(device, 0x100c80, 0x00000001);
-	if (!nv_wait(gr, 0x100c80, 0x00000001, 0x00000000))
-		nv_error(gr, "vm flush timeout\n");
+	nvkm_msec(device, 2000,
+		if (!(nvkm_rd32(device, 0x100c80) & 0x00000001))
+			break;
+	);
 	nvkm_mask(device, 0x400500, 0x00000001, 0x00000001);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&gr->lock, flags);
 	return timeout ? -EBUSY : 0;