diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drmP.h b/drivers/char/drm/drmP.h
index 2277958..8634f76 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drmP.h
@@ -1024,6 +1024,8 @@
 extern struct class *drm_class;
 extern struct proc_dir_entry *drm_proc_root;
 
+extern drm_local_map_t *drm_getsarea(struct drm_device *dev);
+
 				/* Proc support (drm_proc.h) */
 extern int drm_proc_init(drm_device_t * dev,
 			 int minor,
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_drv.c
index d7d10f1..30933bb 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -517,3 +517,17 @@
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_ioctl);
+
+drm_local_map_t *drm_getsarea(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	drm_map_list_t *entry;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &dev->maplist->head, head) {
+		if (entry->map && entry->map->type == _DRM_SHM &&
+		    (entry->map->flags & _DRM_CONTAINS_LOCK)) {
+			return entry->map;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_getsarea);
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_os_linux.h b/drivers/char/drm/drm_os_linux.h
index e6e5ae8..24767aa 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_os_linux.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_os_linux.h
@@ -96,24 +96,6 @@
 
 #define DRM_GET_PRIV_WITH_RETURN(_priv, _filp) _priv = _filp->private_data
 
-/**
- * Get the pointer to the SAREA.
- *
- * Searches the SAREA on the mapping lists and points drm_device::sarea to it.
- */
-#define DRM_GETSAREA()							 \
-do { 									 \
-	drm_map_list_t *entry;						 \
-	list_for_each_entry( entry, &dev->maplist, head ) {		 \
-		if ( entry->map &&					 \
-		     entry->map->type == _DRM_SHM &&			 \
-		     (entry->map->flags & _DRM_CONTAINS_LOCK) ) {	 \
-			dev_priv->sarea = entry->map;			 \
- 			break;						 \
- 		}							 \
- 	}								 \
-} while (0)
-
 #define DRM_HZ HZ
 
 #define DRM_WAIT_ON( ret, queue, timeout, condition )		\
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c b/drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c
index ea52740a..9ba1146 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 {
 	memset(dev_priv, 0, sizeof(drm_i915_private_t));
 
-	DRM_GETSAREA();
+	dev_priv->sarea = drm_getsarea(dev);
 	if (!dev_priv->sarea) {
 		DRM_ERROR("can not find sarea!\n");
 		dev->dev_private = (void *)dev_priv;
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/mga_dma.c b/drivers/char/drm/mga_dma.c
index 5781a8d..769fee8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/mga_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/mga_dma.c
@@ -823,8 +823,7 @@
 	dev_priv->texture_offset = init->texture_offset[0];
 	dev_priv->texture_size = init->texture_size[0];
 
-	DRM_GETSAREA();
-
+	dev_priv->sarea = drm_getsarea(dev);
 	if (!dev_priv->sarea) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to find sarea!\n");
 		return DRM_ERR(EINVAL);
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/r128_cce.c b/drivers/char/drm/r128_cce.c
index 1014602..eabb4c4 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/r128_cce.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/r128_cce.c
@@ -456,8 +456,7 @@
 	dev_priv->span_pitch_offset_c = (((dev_priv->depth_pitch / 8) << 21) |
 					 (dev_priv->span_offset >> 5));
 
-	DRM_GETSAREA();
-
+	dev_priv->sarea = drm_getsarea(dev);
 	if (!dev_priv->sarea) {
 		DRM_ERROR("could not find sarea!\n");
 		dev->dev_private = (void *)dev_priv;
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_cp.c b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_cp.c
index 68338389..aac5db3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_cp.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_cp.c
@@ -1501,13 +1501,13 @@
 					 RADEON_ROUND_MODE_TRUNC |
 					 RADEON_ROUND_PREC_8TH_PIX);
 
-	DRM_GETSAREA();
 
 	dev_priv->ring_offset = init->ring_offset;
 	dev_priv->ring_rptr_offset = init->ring_rptr_offset;
 	dev_priv->buffers_offset = init->buffers_offset;
 	dev_priv->gart_textures_offset = init->gart_textures_offset;
 
+	dev_priv->sarea = drm_getsarea(dev);
 	if (!dev_priv->sarea) {
 		DRM_ERROR("could not find sarea!\n");
 		radeon_do_cleanup_cp(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/savage_bci.c b/drivers/char/drm/savage_bci.c
index b94fab5..0321144 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/savage_bci.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/savage_bci.c
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@
 	dev_priv->texture_offset = init->texture_offset;
 	dev_priv->texture_size = init->texture_size;
 
-	DRM_GETSAREA();
+	dev_priv->sarea = drm_getsarea(dev);
 	if (!dev_priv->sarea) {
 		DRM_ERROR("could not find sarea!\n");
 		savage_do_cleanup_bci(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/via_map.c b/drivers/char/drm/via_map.c
index 4e3fc07..dea6390 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/via_map.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/via_map.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 	DRM_DEBUG("%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
 
-	DRM_GETSAREA();
+	dev_priv->sarea = drm_getsarea(dev);
 	if (!dev_priv->sarea) {
 		DRM_ERROR("could not find sarea!\n");
 		dev->dev_private = (void *)dev_priv;