struct vmw_private *dev_priv;
        spinlock_t lock;
        struct list_head fence_list;
-       struct work_struct work;
+       struct work_struct work, ping_work;
        u32 user_fence_size;
        u32 fence_size;
        u32 event_fence_action_size;
        bool goal_irq_on; /* Protected by @goal_irq_mutex */
        bool seqno_valid; /* Protected by @lock, and may not be set to true
                             without the @goal_irq_mutex held. */
+       unsigned ctx;
 };
 
 struct vmw_user_fence {
        uint32_t *tv_usec;
 };
 
+static struct vmw_fence_manager *
+fman_from_fence(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence)
+{
+       return container_of(fence->base.lock, struct vmw_fence_manager, lock);
+}
+
 /**
  * Note on fencing subsystem usage of irqs:
  * Typically the vmw_fences_update function is called
  * objects with actions attached to them.
  */
 
-static void vmw_fence_obj_destroy_locked(struct kref *kref)
+static void vmw_fence_obj_destroy(struct fence *f)
 {
        struct vmw_fence_obj *fence =
-               container_of(kref, struct vmw_fence_obj, kref);
+               container_of(f, struct vmw_fence_obj, base);
 
-       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fence->fman;
-       unsigned int num_fences;
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
+       unsigned long irq_flags;
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
        list_del_init(&fence->head);
-       num_fences = --fman->num_fence_objects;
-       spin_unlock_irq(&fman->lock);
-       if (fence->destroy)
-               fence->destroy(fence);
-       else
-               kfree(fence);
+       --fman->num_fence_objects;
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+       fence->destroy(fence);
+}
 
-       spin_lock_irq(&fman->lock);
+static const char *vmw_fence_get_driver_name(struct fence *f)
+{
+       return "vmwgfx";
+}
+
+static const char *vmw_fence_get_timeline_name(struct fence *f)
+{
+       return "svga";
 }
 
+static void vmw_fence_ping_func(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman =
+               container_of(work, struct vmw_fence_manager, ping_work);
+
+       vmw_fifo_ping_host(fman->dev_priv, SVGA_SYNC_GENERIC);
+}
+
+static bool vmw_fence_enable_signaling(struct fence *f)
+{
+       struct vmw_fence_obj *fence =
+               container_of(f, struct vmw_fence_obj, base);
+
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
+       struct vmw_private *dev_priv = fman->dev_priv;
+
+       __le32 __iomem *fifo_mem = dev_priv->mmio_virt;
+       u32 seqno = ioread32(fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE);
+       if (seqno - fence->base.seqno < VMW_FENCE_WRAP)
+               return false;
+
+       if (mutex_trylock(&dev_priv->hw_mutex)) {
+               vmw_fifo_ping_host_locked(dev_priv, SVGA_SYNC_GENERIC);
+               mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->hw_mutex);
+       } else
+               schedule_work(&fman->ping_work);
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+struct vmwgfx_wait_cb {
+       struct fence_cb base;
+       struct task_struct *task;
+};
+
+static void
+vmwgfx_wait_cb(struct fence *fence, struct fence_cb *cb)
+{
+       struct vmwgfx_wait_cb *wait =
+               container_of(cb, struct vmwgfx_wait_cb, base);
+
+       wake_up_process(wait->task);
+}
+
+static void __vmw_fences_update(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman);
+
+static long vmw_fence_wait(struct fence *f, bool intr, signed long timeout)
+{
+       struct vmw_fence_obj *fence =
+               container_of(f, struct vmw_fence_obj, base);
+
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
+       struct vmw_private *dev_priv = fman->dev_priv;
+       struct vmwgfx_wait_cb cb;
+       long ret = timeout;
+       unsigned long irq_flags;
+
+       if (likely(vmw_fence_obj_signaled(fence)))
+               return timeout;
+
+       vmw_fifo_ping_host(dev_priv, SVGA_SYNC_GENERIC);
+       vmw_seqno_waiter_add(dev_priv);
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(f->lock, irq_flags);
+
+       if (intr && signal_pending(current)) {
+               ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       cb.base.func = vmwgfx_wait_cb;
+       cb.task = current;
+       list_add(&cb.base.node, &f->cb_list);
+
+       while (ret > 0) {
+               __vmw_fences_update(fman);
+               if (test_bit(FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &f->flags))
+                       break;
+
+               if (intr)
+                       __set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+               else
+                       __set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(f->lock, irq_flags);
+
+               ret = schedule_timeout(ret);
+
+               spin_lock_irqsave(f->lock, irq_flags);
+               if (ret > 0 && intr && signal_pending(current))
+                       ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
+       }
+
+       if (!list_empty(&cb.base.node))
+               list_del(&cb.base.node);
+       __set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
+
+out:
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(f->lock, irq_flags);
+
+       vmw_seqno_waiter_remove(dev_priv);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static struct fence_ops vmw_fence_ops = {
+       .get_driver_name = vmw_fence_get_driver_name,
+       .get_timeline_name = vmw_fence_get_timeline_name,
+       .enable_signaling = vmw_fence_enable_signaling,
+       .wait = vmw_fence_wait,
+       .release = vmw_fence_obj_destroy,
+};
+
 
 /**
  * Execute signal actions on fences recently signaled.
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fman->fence_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fman->cleanup_list);
        INIT_WORK(&fman->work, &vmw_fence_work_func);
+       INIT_WORK(&fman->ping_work, &vmw_fence_ping_func);
        fman->fifo_down = true;
        fman->user_fence_size = ttm_round_pot(sizeof(struct vmw_user_fence));
        fman->fence_size = ttm_round_pot(sizeof(struct vmw_fence_obj));
        fman->event_fence_action_size =
                ttm_round_pot(sizeof(struct vmw_event_fence_action));
        mutex_init(&fman->goal_irq_mutex);
+       fman->ctx = fence_context_alloc(1);
 
        return fman;
 }
        bool lists_empty;
 
        (void) cancel_work_sync(&fman->work);
+       (void) cancel_work_sync(&fman->ping_work);
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
        lists_empty = list_empty(&fman->fence_list) &&
                              void (*destroy) (struct vmw_fence_obj *fence))
 {
        unsigned long irq_flags;
-       unsigned int num_fences;
        int ret = 0;
 
-       fence->seqno = seqno;
+       fence_init(&fence->base, &vmw_fence_ops, &fman->lock,
+                  fman->ctx, seqno);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fence->seq_passed_actions);
-       fence->fman = fman;
-       fence->signaled = 0;
-       kref_init(&fence->kref);
        fence->destroy = destroy;
-       init_waitqueue_head(&fence->queue);
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
        if (unlikely(fman->fifo_down)) {
                goto out_unlock;
        }
        list_add_tail(&fence->head, &fman->fence_list);
-       num_fences = ++fman->num_fence_objects;
+       ++fman->num_fence_objects;
 
 out_unlock:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
 
 }
 
-struct vmw_fence_obj *vmw_fence_obj_reference(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence)
-{
-       if (unlikely(fence == NULL))
-               return NULL;
-
-       kref_get(&fence->kref);
-       return fence;
-}
-
-/**
- * vmw_fence_obj_unreference
- *
- * Note that this function may not be entered with disabled irqs since
- * it may re-enable them in the destroy function.
- *
- */
-void vmw_fence_obj_unreference(struct vmw_fence_obj **fence_p)
-{
-       struct vmw_fence_obj *fence = *fence_p;
-       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman;
-
-       if (unlikely(fence == NULL))
-               return;
-
-       fman = fence->fman;
-       *fence_p = NULL;
-       spin_lock_irq(&fman->lock);
-       BUG_ON(atomic_read(&fence->kref.refcount) == 0);
-       kref_put(&fence->kref, vmw_fence_obj_destroy_locked);
-       spin_unlock_irq(&fman->lock);
-}
-
 static void vmw_fences_perform_actions(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman,
                                struct list_head *list)
 {
        list_for_each_entry(fence, &fman->fence_list, head) {
                if (!list_empty(&fence->seq_passed_actions)) {
                        fman->seqno_valid = true;
-                       iowrite32(fence->seqno,
+                       iowrite32(fence->base.seqno,
                                  fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE_GOAL);
                        break;
                }
  */
 static bool vmw_fence_goal_check_locked(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence)
 {
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
        u32 goal_seqno;
        __le32 __iomem *fifo_mem;
 
-       if (fence->signaled)
+       if (fence_is_signaled_locked(&fence->base))
                return false;
 
-       fifo_mem = fence->fman->dev_priv->mmio_virt;
+       fifo_mem = fman->dev_priv->mmio_virt;
        goal_seqno = ioread32(fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE_GOAL);
-       if (likely(fence->fman->seqno_valid &&
-                  goal_seqno - fence->seqno < VMW_FENCE_WRAP))
+       if (likely(fman->seqno_valid &&
+                  goal_seqno - fence->base.seqno < VMW_FENCE_WRAP))
                return false;
 
-       iowrite32(fence->seqno, fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE_GOAL);
-       fence->fman->seqno_valid = true;
+       iowrite32(fence->base.seqno, fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE_GOAL);
+       fman->seqno_valid = true;
 
        return true;
 }
 
-void vmw_fences_update(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman)
+static void __vmw_fences_update(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman)
 {
-       unsigned long flags;
        struct vmw_fence_obj *fence, *next_fence;
        struct list_head action_list;
        bool needs_rerun;
 
        seqno = ioread32(fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE);
 rerun:
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, flags);
        list_for_each_entry_safe(fence, next_fence, &fman->fence_list, head) {
-               if (seqno - fence->seqno < VMW_FENCE_WRAP) {
+               if (seqno - fence->base.seqno < VMW_FENCE_WRAP) {
                        list_del_init(&fence->head);
-                       fence->signaled = 1;
+                       fence_signal_locked(&fence->base);
                        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&action_list);
                        list_splice_init(&fence->seq_passed_actions,
                                         &action_list);
                        vmw_fences_perform_actions(fman, &action_list);
-                       wake_up_all(&fence->queue);
                } else
                        break;
        }
 
-       needs_rerun = vmw_fence_goal_new_locked(fman, seqno);
-
-       if (!list_empty(&fman->cleanup_list))
-               (void) schedule_work(&fman->work);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, flags);
-
        /*
         * Rerun if the fence goal seqno was updated, and the
         * hardware might have raced with that update, so that
         * we missed a fence_goal irq.
         */
 
+       needs_rerun = vmw_fence_goal_new_locked(fman, seqno);
        if (unlikely(needs_rerun)) {
                new_seqno = ioread32(fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE);
                if (new_seqno != seqno) {
                        goto rerun;
                }
        }
+
+       if (!list_empty(&fman->cleanup_list))
+               (void) schedule_work(&fman->work);
 }
 
-bool vmw_fence_obj_signaled(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence)
+void vmw_fences_update(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman)
 {
-       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fence->fman;
        unsigned long irq_flags;
-       uint32_t signaled;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
-       signaled = fence->signaled;
+       __vmw_fences_update(fman);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+}
+
+bool vmw_fence_obj_signaled(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence)
+{
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
 
-       if (signaled)
+       if (test_bit(FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &fence->base.flags))
                return 1;
 
        vmw_fences_update(fman);
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
-       signaled = fence->signaled;
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
-
-       return signaled;
+       return fence_is_signaled(&fence->base);
 }
 
 int vmw_fence_obj_wait(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence, bool lazy,
                       bool interruptible, unsigned long timeout)
 {
-       struct vmw_private *dev_priv = fence->fman->dev_priv;
-       long ret;
+       long ret = fence_wait_timeout(&fence->base, interruptible, timeout);
 
-       if (likely(vmw_fence_obj_signaled(fence)))
+       if (likely(ret > 0))
                return 0;
-
-       vmw_fifo_ping_host(dev_priv, SVGA_SYNC_GENERIC);
-       vmw_seqno_waiter_add(dev_priv);
-
-       if (interruptible)
-               ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout
-                       (fence->queue,
-                        vmw_fence_obj_signaled(fence),
-                        timeout);
+       else if (ret == 0)
+               return -EBUSY;
        else
-               ret = wait_event_timeout
-                       (fence->queue,
-                        vmw_fence_obj_signaled(fence),
-                        timeout);
-
-       vmw_seqno_waiter_remove(dev_priv);
-
-       if (unlikely(ret == 0))
-               ret = -EBUSY;
-       else if (likely(ret > 0))
-               ret = 0;
-
-       return ret;
+               return ret;
 }
 
 void vmw_fence_obj_flush(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence)
 {
-       struct vmw_private *dev_priv = fence->fman->dev_priv;
+       struct vmw_private *dev_priv = fman_from_fence(fence)->dev_priv;
 
        vmw_fifo_ping_host(dev_priv, SVGA_SYNC_GENERIC);
 }
 
 static void vmw_fence_destroy(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence)
 {
-       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fence->fman;
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
+
+       fence_free(&fence->base);
 
-       kfree(fence);
        /*
         * Free kernel space accounting.
         */
 {
        struct vmw_user_fence *ufence =
                container_of(fence, struct vmw_user_fence, fence);
-       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fence->fman;
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
 
        ttm_base_object_kfree(ufence, base);
        /*
 
 void vmw_fence_fifo_down(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman)
 {
-       unsigned long irq_flags;
        struct list_head action_list;
        int ret;
 
         * restart when we've released the fman->lock.
         */
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+       spin_lock_irq(&fman->lock);
        fman->fifo_down = true;
        while (!list_empty(&fman->fence_list)) {
                struct vmw_fence_obj *fence =
                        list_entry(fman->fence_list.prev, struct vmw_fence_obj,
                                   head);
-               kref_get(&fence->kref);
+               fence_get(&fence->base);
                spin_unlock_irq(&fman->lock);
 
                ret = vmw_fence_obj_wait(fence, false, false,
 
                if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
                        list_del_init(&fence->head);
-                       fence->signaled = 1;
+                       fence_signal(&fence->base);
                        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&action_list);
                        list_splice_init(&fence->seq_passed_actions,
                                         &action_list);
                        vmw_fences_perform_actions(fman, &action_list);
-                       wake_up_all(&fence->queue);
                }
 
-               spin_lock_irq(&fman->lock);
-
                BUG_ON(!list_empty(&fence->head));
-               kref_put(&fence->kref, vmw_fence_obj_destroy_locked);
+               fence_put(&fence->base);
+               spin_lock_irq(&fman->lock);
        }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+       spin_unlock_irq(&fman->lock);
 }
 
 void vmw_fence_fifo_up(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman)
        }
 
        fence = &(container_of(base, struct vmw_user_fence, base)->fence);
-       fman = fence->fman;
+       fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
 
        arg->signaled = vmw_fence_obj_signaled(fence);
-       spin_lock_irq(&fman->lock);
 
        arg->signaled_flags = arg->flags;
+       spin_lock_irq(&fman->lock);
        arg->passed_seqno = dev_priv->last_read_seqno;
        spin_unlock_irq(&fman->lock);
 
 {
        struct vmw_event_fence_action *eaction =
                container_of(action, struct vmw_event_fence_action, action);
-       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = eaction->fence->fman;
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(eaction->fence);
        unsigned long irq_flags;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
 static void vmw_fence_obj_add_action(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence,
                              struct vmw_fence_action *action)
 {
-       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fence->fman;
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
        unsigned long irq_flags;
        bool run_update = false;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
 
        fman->pending_actions[action->type]++;
-       if (fence->signaled) {
+       if (fence_is_signaled_locked(&fence->base)) {
                struct list_head action_list;
 
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&action_list);
                                 bool interruptible)
 {
        struct vmw_event_fence_action *eaction;
-       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fence->fman;
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
        struct vmw_fpriv *vmw_fp = vmw_fpriv(file_priv);
        unsigned long irq_flags;
 
                                  bool interruptible)
 {
        struct vmw_event_fence_pending *event;
-       struct drm_device *dev = fence->fman->dev_priv->dev;
+       struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
+       struct drm_device *dev = fman->dev_priv->dev;
        unsigned long irq_flags;
        int ret;