This reverts commit 
86f100b136626e91f4f66f3776303475e2e58998.
The kref API requires the handlecount to be initialised to one on object
creation (so that kref_get() doesn't complain upon first use) so the
dalliance in the drivers is required in order to sink the initial
floating reference.
Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
Cc: stable@kernel.org
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, obj, &handle);
-       drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
-       if (ret)
+       if (ret) {
+               drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
                return ret;
+       }
 
-       args->handle = handle;
+       /* Sink the floating reference from kref_init(handlecount) */
+       drm_gem_object_handle_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 
+       args->handle = handle;
        return 0;
 }