diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cs.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cs.c
index e356b35cb2c..d29fca13f8b 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cs.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_cs.c
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ tu_cs_add_bo(struct tu_cs *cs, uint32_t size)
       return VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
 
    VkResult result =
-      tu_bo_init_new(cs->device, new_bo, size * sizeof(uint32_t), true);
+      tu_bo_init_new(cs->device, new_bo, size * sizeof(uint32_t),
+                     TU_BO_ALLOC_ALLOW_DUMP);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
       free(new_bo);
       return result;
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_descriptor_set.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_descriptor_set.c
index 4a89271a908..04f3673b1bb 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_descriptor_set.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_descriptor_set.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ tu_CreateDescriptorPool(VkDevice _device,
    }
 
    if (bo_size) {
-      ret = tu_bo_init_new(device, &pool->bo, bo_size, true);
+      ret = tu_bo_init_new(device, &pool->bo, bo_size, TU_BO_ALLOC_ALLOW_DUMP);
       if (ret)
          goto fail_alloc;
 
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c
index a003a4c6911..677c67563ab 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_device.c
@@ -1357,7 +1357,8 @@ tu_CreateDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
    if (custom_border_colors)
       global_size += TU_BORDER_COLOR_COUNT * sizeof(struct bcolor_entry);
 
-   result = tu_bo_init_new(device, &device->global_bo, global_size, false);
+   result = tu_bo_init_new(device, &device->global_bo, global_size,
+                           TU_BO_ALLOC_NO_FLAGS);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
       vk_startup_errorf(device->instance, result, "BO init");
       goto fail_global_bo;
@@ -1588,7 +1589,8 @@ tu_get_scratch_bo(struct tu_device *dev, uint64_t size, struct tu_bo **bo)
    }
 
    unsigned bo_size = 1ull << size_log2;
-   VkResult result = tu_bo_init_new(dev, &dev->scratch_bos[index].bo, bo_size, false);
+   VkResult result = tu_bo_init_new(dev, &dev->scratch_bos[index].bo, bo_size,
+                                    TU_BO_ALLOC_NO_FLAGS);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
       mtx_unlock(&dev->scratch_bos[index].construct_mtx);
       return result;
@@ -1778,7 +1780,8 @@ tu_AllocateMemory(VkDevice _device,
       }
    } else {
       result =
-         tu_bo_init_new(device, &mem->bo, pAllocateInfo->allocationSize, false);
+         tu_bo_init_new(device, &mem->bo, pAllocateInfo->allocationSize,
+                        TU_BO_ALLOC_NO_FLAGS);
    }
 
 
@@ -2005,7 +2008,8 @@ tu_CreateEvent(VkDevice _device,
    if (!event)
       return vk_error(device->instance, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
 
-   VkResult result = tu_bo_init_new(device, &event->bo, 0x1000, false);
+   VkResult result = tu_bo_init_new(device, &event->bo, 0x1000,
+                                    TU_BO_ALLOC_NO_FLAGS);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       goto fail_alloc;
 
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_drm.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_drm.c
index a668556eca3..08dffeac5f7 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_drm.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_drm.c
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ tu_bo_init(struct tu_device *dev,
 }
 
 VkResult
-tu_bo_init_new(struct tu_device *dev, struct tu_bo *bo, uint64_t size, bool dump)
+tu_bo_init_new(struct tu_device *dev, struct tu_bo *bo, uint64_t size,
+               enum tu_bo_alloc_flags flags)
 {
    /* TODO: Choose better flags. As of 2018-11-12, freedreno/drm/msm_bo.c
     * always sets `flags = MSM_BO_WC`, and we copy that behavior here.
@@ -289,12 +290,15 @@ tu_bo_init_new(struct tu_device *dev, struct tu_bo *bo, uint64_t size, bool dump
       .flags = MSM_BO_WC
    };
 
+   if (flags & TU_BO_ALLOC_GPU_READ_ONLY)
+      req.flags |= MSM_BO_GPU_READONLY;
+
    int ret = drmCommandWriteRead(dev->fd,
                                  DRM_MSM_GEM_NEW, &req, sizeof(req));
    if (ret)
       return vk_error(dev->instance, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY);
 
-   return tu_bo_init(dev, bo, req.handle, size, dump);
+   return tu_bo_init(dev, bo, req.handle, size, flags & TU_BO_ALLOC_ALLOW_DUMP);
 }
 
 VkResult
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_kgsl.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_kgsl.c
index 6d968415f46..697c212c6b5 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_kgsl.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_kgsl.c
@@ -81,11 +81,16 @@ tu_drm_submitqueue_close(const struct tu_device *dev, uint32_t queue_id)
 }
 
 VkResult
-tu_bo_init_new(struct tu_device *dev, struct tu_bo *bo, uint64_t size, bool dump)
+tu_bo_init_new(struct tu_device *dev, struct tu_bo *bo, uint64_t size,
+               enum tu_bo_alloc_flags flags)
 {
    struct kgsl_gpumem_alloc_id req = {
       .size = size,
    };
+
+   if (flags & TU_BO_ALLOC_GPU_READ_ONLY)
+      req.flags |= KGSL_MEMFLAGS_GPUREADONLY;
+
    int ret;
 
    ret = safe_ioctl(dev->physical_device->local_fd,
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_private.h b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_private.h
index 341c7c90a7c..8d3c5bc5a7d 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_private.h
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_private.h
@@ -423,8 +423,16 @@ tu_device_is_lost(struct tu_device *device)
 VkResult
 tu_device_submit_deferred_locked(struct tu_device *dev);
 
+enum tu_bo_alloc_flags
+{
+   TU_BO_ALLOC_NO_FLAGS = 0,
+   TU_BO_ALLOC_ALLOW_DUMP = 1 << 0,
+   TU_BO_ALLOC_GPU_READ_ONLY = 1 << 1,
+};
+
 VkResult
-tu_bo_init_new(struct tu_device *dev, struct tu_bo *bo, uint64_t size, bool dump);
+tu_bo_init_new(struct tu_device *dev, struct tu_bo *bo, uint64_t size,
+               enum tu_bo_alloc_flags flags);
 VkResult
 tu_bo_init_dmabuf(struct tu_device *dev,
                   struct tu_bo *bo,
diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_query.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_query.c
index da8330057a6..b83b4f4bb70 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_query.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_query.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ tu_CreateQueryPool(VkDevice _device,
    }
 
    VkResult result = tu_bo_init_new(device, &pool->bo,
-         pCreateInfo->queryCount * slot_size, false);
+         pCreateInfo->queryCount * slot_size, TU_BO_ALLOC_NO_FLAGS);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
       vk_object_free(&device->vk, pAllocator, pool);
       return result;