static void debug_active_activate(struct i915_active *ref)
 {
-       lockdep_assert_held(&ref->mutex);
+       spin_lock_irq(&ref->tree_lock);
        if (!atomic_read(&ref->count)) /* before the first inc */
                debug_object_activate(ref, &active_debug_desc);
+       spin_unlock_irq(&ref->tree_lock);
 }
 
 static void debug_active_deactivate(struct i915_active *ref)
 {
-       lockdep_assert_held(&ref->mutex);
+       lockdep_assert_held(&ref->tree_lock);
        if (!atomic_read(&ref->count)) /* after the last dec */
                debug_object_deactivate(ref, &active_debug_desc);
 }
 {
        struct active_node *it, *n;
        struct rb_root root;
-       bool retire = false;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
-       lockdep_assert_held(&ref->mutex);
        GEM_BUG_ON(i915_active_is_idle(ref));
 
        /* return the unused nodes to our slabcache -- flushing the allocator */
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ref->count)) {
-               debug_active_deactivate(ref);
-               root = ref->tree;
-               ref->tree = RB_ROOT;
-               ref->cache = NULL;
-               retire = true;
-       }
-
-       mutex_unlock(&ref->mutex);
-       if (!retire)
+       if (!atomic_dec_and_lock_irqsave(&ref->count, &ref->tree_lock, flags))
                return;
 
        GEM_BUG_ON(rcu_access_pointer(ref->excl.fence));
-       rbtree_postorder_for_each_entry_safe(it, n, &root, node) {
-               GEM_BUG_ON(i915_active_fence_isset(&it->base));
-               kmem_cache_free(global.slab_cache, it);
-       }
+       debug_active_deactivate(ref);
+
+       root = ref->tree;
+       ref->tree = RB_ROOT;
+       ref->cache = NULL;
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ref->tree_lock, flags);
 
        /* After the final retire, the entire struct may be freed */
        if (ref->retire)
 
        /* ... except if you wait on it, you must manage your own references! */
        wake_up_var(ref);
+
+       rbtree_postorder_for_each_entry_safe(it, n, &root, node) {
+               GEM_BUG_ON(i915_active_fence_isset(&it->base));
+               kmem_cache_free(global.slab_cache, it);
+       }
 }
 
 static void
        if (atomic_add_unless(&ref->count, -1, 1))
                return;
 
-       mutex_lock(&ref->mutex);
        __active_retire(ref);
 }
 
        if (atomic_add_unless(&ref->count, -1, 1))
                return;
 
-       /* If we are inside interrupt context (fence signaling), defer */
-       if (ref->flags & I915_ACTIVE_RETIRE_SLEEPS ||
-           !mutex_trylock(&ref->mutex)) {
+       if (ref->flags & I915_ACTIVE_RETIRE_SLEEPS) {
                queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &ref->work);
                return;
        }
        if (!prealloc)
                return NULL;
 
-       mutex_lock(&ref->mutex);
+       spin_lock_irq(&ref->tree_lock);
        GEM_BUG_ON(i915_active_is_idle(ref));
 
        parent = NULL;
 
 out:
        ref->cache = node;
-       mutex_unlock(&ref->mutex);
+       spin_unlock_irq(&ref->tree_lock);
 
        BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(typeof(*node), base));
        return &node->base;
        if (bits & I915_ACTIVE_MAY_SLEEP)
                ref->flags |= I915_ACTIVE_RETIRE_SLEEPS;
 
+       spin_lock_init(&ref->tree_lock);
        ref->tree = RB_ROOT;
        ref->cache = NULL;
+
        init_llist_head(&ref->preallocated_barriers);
        atomic_set(&ref->count, 0);
        __mutex_init(&ref->mutex, "i915_active", key);
        if (RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&ref->tree))
                return NULL;
 
-       mutex_lock(&ref->mutex);
+       spin_lock_irq(&ref->tree_lock);
        GEM_BUG_ON(i915_active_is_idle(ref));
 
        /*
                        goto match;
        }
 
-       mutex_unlock(&ref->mutex);
+       spin_unlock_irq(&ref->tree_lock);
 
        return NULL;
 
        rb_erase(p, &ref->tree); /* Hide from waits and sibling allocations */
        if (p == &ref->cache->node)
                ref->cache = NULL;
-       mutex_unlock(&ref->mutex);
+       spin_unlock_irq(&ref->tree_lock);
 
        return rb_entry(p, struct active_node, node);
 }
 void i915_active_acquire_barrier(struct i915_active *ref)
 {
        struct llist_node *pos, *next;
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        GEM_BUG_ON(i915_active_is_idle(ref));
 
         * populated by i915_request_add_active_barriers() to point to the
         * request that will eventually release them.
         */
-       mutex_lock_nested(&ref->mutex, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+       spin_lock_irqsave_nested(&ref->tree_lock, flags, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
        llist_for_each_safe(pos, next, take_preallocated_barriers(ref)) {
                struct active_node *node = barrier_from_ll(pos);
                struct intel_engine_cs *engine = barrier_to_engine(node);
                llist_add(barrier_to_ll(node), &engine->barrier_tasks);
                intel_engine_pm_put(engine);
        }
-       mutex_unlock(&ref->mutex);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ref->tree_lock, flags);
 }
 
 void i915_request_add_active_barriers(struct i915_request *rq)