diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbols.txt b/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbols.txt
index 530b343b..527ba93c 100644
--- a/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbols.txt
+++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu-symbols.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ amdgpu_query_info
 amdgpu_query_sensor_info
 amdgpu_query_video_caps_info
 amdgpu_read_mm_registers
+amdgpu_va_manager_alloc
+amdgpu_va_manager_init
+amdgpu_va_manager_deinit
 amdgpu_va_range_alloc
 amdgpu_va_range_free
 amdgpu_va_get_start_addr
diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
index 9bdbf366..9f84b707 100644
--- a/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
+++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ typedef struct amdgpu_bo_list *amdgpu_bo_list_handle;
  */
 typedef struct amdgpu_va *amdgpu_va_handle;
 
+/**
+ * Define handle dealing with VA allocation. An amdgpu_device
+ * owns one of these, but they can also be used without a device.
+ */
+typedef struct amdgpu_va_manager *amdgpu_va_manager_handle;
+
 /**
  * Define handle for semaphore
  */
@@ -1410,6 +1416,23 @@ int amdgpu_va_range_query(amdgpu_device_handle dev,
 			  uint64_t *start,
 			  uint64_t *end);
 
+/**
+ * Allocate a amdgpu_va_manager object.
+ * The returned object has be initialized with the amdgpu_va_manager_init
+ * before use.
+ * On release, amdgpu_va_manager_deinit needs to be called, then the memory
+ * can be released using free().
+ */
+amdgpu_va_manager_handle amdgpu_va_manager_alloc(void);
+
+void amdgpu_va_manager_init(amdgpu_va_manager_handle va_mgr,
+			    uint64_t low_va_offset, uint64_t low_va_max,
+			    uint64_t high_va_offset, uint64_t high_va_max,
+			    uint32_t virtual_address_alignment);
+
+void amdgpu_va_manager_deinit(amdgpu_va_manager_handle va_mgr);
+
+
 /**
  *  VA mapping/unmapping for the buffer object
  *
diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c b/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
index 79abd97c..e51c07f5 100644
--- a/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
+++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu_device.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ drm_public int amdgpu_device_initialize(int fd,
 	int flag_auth = 0;
 	int flag_authexist=0;
 	uint32_t accel_working = 0;
-	uint64_t start, max;
 
 	*device_handle = NULL;
 
@@ -236,27 +235,12 @@ drm_public int amdgpu_device_initialize(int fd,
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	start = dev->dev_info.virtual_address_offset;
-	max = MIN2(dev->dev_info.virtual_address_max, 0x100000000ULL);
-	amdgpu_vamgr_init(&dev->va_mgr.vamgr_32, start, max,
-			  dev->dev_info.virtual_address_alignment);
-
-	start = max;
-	max = MAX2(dev->dev_info.virtual_address_max, 0x100000000ULL);
-	amdgpu_vamgr_init(&dev->va_mgr.vamgr_low, start, max,
-			  dev->dev_info.virtual_address_alignment);
-
-	start = dev->dev_info.high_va_offset;
-	max = MIN2(dev->dev_info.high_va_max, (start & ~0xffffffffULL) +
-		   0x100000000ULL);
-	amdgpu_vamgr_init(&dev->va_mgr.vamgr_high_32, start, max,
-			  dev->dev_info.virtual_address_alignment);
-
-	start = max;
-	max = MAX2(dev->dev_info.high_va_max, (start & ~0xffffffffULL) +
-		   0x100000000ULL);
-	amdgpu_vamgr_init(&dev->va_mgr.vamgr_high, start, max,
-			  dev->dev_info.virtual_address_alignment);
+	amdgpu_va_manager_init(&dev->va_mgr,
+			       dev->dev_info.virtual_address_offset,
+			       dev->dev_info.virtual_address_max,
+			       dev->dev_info.high_va_offset,
+			       dev->dev_info.high_va_max,
+			       dev->dev_info.virtual_address_alignment);
 
 	amdgpu_parse_asic_ids(dev);
 
diff --git a/amdgpu/amdgpu_vamgr.c b/amdgpu/amdgpu_vamgr.c
index aa657db7..5d511ced 100644
--- a/amdgpu/amdgpu_vamgr.c
+++ b/amdgpu/amdgpu_vamgr.c
@@ -300,3 +300,45 @@ drm_public uint64_t amdgpu_va_get_start_addr(amdgpu_va_handle va_handle)
 {
    return va_handle->address;
 }
+
+drm_public amdgpu_va_manager_handle amdgpu_va_manager_alloc(void)
+{
+	amdgpu_va_manager_handle r = calloc(1, sizeof(struct amdgpu_va_manager));
+	return r;
+}
+
+drm_public void amdgpu_va_manager_init(struct amdgpu_va_manager *va_mgr,
+					uint64_t low_va_offset, uint64_t low_va_max,
+					uint64_t high_va_offset, uint64_t high_va_max,
+					uint32_t virtual_address_alignment)
+{
+	uint64_t start, max;
+
+	start = low_va_offset;
+	max = MIN2(low_va_max, 0x100000000ULL);
+	amdgpu_vamgr_init(&va_mgr->vamgr_32, start, max,
+			  virtual_address_alignment);
+
+	start = max;
+	max = MAX2(low_va_max, 0x100000000ULL);
+	amdgpu_vamgr_init(&va_mgr->vamgr_low, start, max,
+			  virtual_address_alignment);
+
+	start = high_va_offset;
+	max = MIN2(high_va_max, (start & ~0xffffffffULL) + 0x100000000ULL);
+	amdgpu_vamgr_init(&va_mgr->vamgr_high_32, start, max,
+			  virtual_address_alignment);
+
+	start = max;
+	max = MAX2(high_va_max, (start & ~0xffffffffULL) + 0x100000000ULL);
+	amdgpu_vamgr_init(&va_mgr->vamgr_high, start, max,
+			  virtual_address_alignment);
+}
+
+drm_public void amdgpu_va_manager_deinit(struct amdgpu_va_manager *va_mgr)
+{
+	amdgpu_vamgr_deinit(&va_mgr->vamgr_32);
+	amdgpu_vamgr_deinit(&va_mgr->vamgr_low);
+	amdgpu_vamgr_deinit(&va_mgr->vamgr_high_32);
+	amdgpu_vamgr_deinit(&va_mgr->vamgr_high);
+}