struct armada_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
        int ret;
 
-       mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+       mutex_lock(&priv->linear_lock);
        ret = drm_mm_dump_table(m, &priv->linear);
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+       mutex_unlock(&priv->linear_lock);
 
        return ret;
 }
 
        DECLARE_KFIFO(fb_unref, struct drm_framebuffer *, 8);
        struct drm_fb_helper    *fbdev;
        struct armada_crtc      *dcrtc[2];
-       struct drm_mm           linear;
+       struct drm_mm           linear; /* protected by linear_lock */
+       struct mutex            linear_lock;
        struct drm_property     *csc_yuv_prop;
        struct drm_property     *csc_rgb_prop;
        struct drm_property     *colorkey_prop;
 
        dev->mode_config.preferred_depth = 24;
        dev->mode_config.funcs = &armada_drm_mode_config_funcs;
        drm_mm_init(&priv->linear, mem->start, resource_size(mem));
+       mutex_init(&priv->linear_lock);
 
        ret = component_bind_all(dev->dev, dev);
        if (ret)
 
        return roundup(size, PAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
-/* dev->struct_mutex is held here */
 void armada_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 {
        struct armada_gem_object *dobj = drm_to_armada_gem(obj);
+       struct armada_private *priv = obj->dev->dev_private;
 
        DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("release obj %p\n", dobj);
 
        drm_gem_free_mmap_offset(&dobj->obj);
 
+       might_lock(&priv->linear_lock);
+
        if (dobj->page) {
                /* page backed memory */
                unsigned int order = get_order(dobj->obj.size);
                __free_pages(dobj->page, order);
        } else if (dobj->linear) {
                /* linear backed memory */
+               mutex_lock(&priv->linear_lock);
                drm_mm_remove_node(dobj->linear);
+               mutex_unlock(&priv->linear_lock);
                kfree(dobj->linear);
                if (dobj->addr)
                        iounmap(dobj->addr);
                if (!node)
                        return -ENOSPC;
 
-               mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+               mutex_lock(&priv->linear_lock);
                ret = drm_mm_insert_node(&priv->linear, node, size, align,
                                         DRM_MM_SEARCH_DEFAULT);
-               mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+               mutex_unlock(&priv->linear_lock);
                if (ret) {
                        kfree(node);
                        return ret;
                /* Ensure that the memory we're returning is cleared. */
                ptr = ioremap_wc(obj->linear->start, size);
                if (!ptr) {
-                       mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+                       mutex_lock(&priv->linear_lock);
                        drm_mm_remove_node(obj->linear);
-                       mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+                       mutex_unlock(&priv->linear_lock);
                        kfree(obj->linear);
                        obj->linear = NULL;
                        return -ENOMEM;