blob_data[i].blue = blue[i];
        }
 
-       state->acquire_ctx = crtc->dev->mode_config.acquire_ctx;
-retry:
+       state->acquire_ctx = ctx;
        crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_crtc_state(state, crtc);
        if (IS_ERR(crtc_state)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(crtc_state);
                goto fail;
 
        ret = drm_atomic_commit(state);
-fail:
-       if (ret == -EDEADLK)
-               goto backoff;
 
+fail:
        drm_atomic_state_put(state);
        drm_property_blob_put(blob);
        return ret;
-
-backoff:
-       drm_atomic_state_clear(state);
-       drm_atomic_legacy_backoff(state);
-
-       goto retry;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_legacy_gamma_set);
 
                return -EINVAL;
 
        drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
-       dev->mode_config.acquire_ctx = &ctx;
 retry:
        ret = drm_modeset_lock_all_ctx(dev, &ctx);
        if (ret)