diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iova.c b/drivers/iommu/iova.c
index 29f2efc..ed95f7a 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iova.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iova.c
@@ -20,40 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/iova.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
-static struct kmem_cache *iommu_iova_cache;
-
-int iommu_iova_cache_init(void)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	iommu_iova_cache = kmem_cache_create("iommu_iova",
-					 sizeof(struct iova),
-					 0,
-					 SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN,
-					 NULL);
-	if (!iommu_iova_cache) {
-		pr_err("Couldn't create iova cache\n");
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void iommu_iova_cache_destroy(void)
-{
-	kmem_cache_destroy(iommu_iova_cache);
-}
-
-struct iova *alloc_iova_mem(void)
-{
-	return kmem_cache_alloc(iommu_iova_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
-}
-
-void free_iova_mem(struct iova *iova)
-{
-	kmem_cache_free(iommu_iova_cache, iova);
-}
-
 void
 init_iova_domain(struct iova_domain *iovad, unsigned long granule,
 	unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long pfn_32bit)
@@ -237,6 +203,55 @@
 	rb_insert_color(&iova->node, root);
 }
 
+static struct kmem_cache *iova_cache;
+static unsigned int iova_cache_users;
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(iova_cache_mutex);
+
+struct iova *alloc_iova_mem(void)
+{
+	return kmem_cache_alloc(iova_cache, GFP_ATOMIC);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_iova_mem);
+
+void free_iova_mem(struct iova *iova)
+{
+	kmem_cache_free(iova_cache, iova);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(free_iova_mem);
+
+int iova_cache_get(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&iova_cache_mutex);
+	if (!iova_cache_users) {
+		iova_cache = kmem_cache_create(
+			"iommu_iova", sizeof(struct iova), 0,
+			SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN, NULL);
+		if (!iova_cache) {
+			mutex_unlock(&iova_cache_mutex);
+			printk(KERN_ERR "Couldn't create iova cache\n");
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+	}
+
+	iova_cache_users++;
+	mutex_unlock(&iova_cache_mutex);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void iova_cache_put(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&iova_cache_mutex);
+	if (WARN_ON(!iova_cache_users)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&iova_cache_mutex);
+		return;
+	}
+	iova_cache_users--;
+	if (!iova_cache_users)
+		kmem_cache_destroy(iova_cache);
+	mutex_unlock(&iova_cache_mutex);
+}
+
 /**
  * alloc_iova - allocates an iova
  * @iovad: - iova domain in question