struct rb_node *parent, **p;
        bool first, wakeup;
 
-       if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(request->signaling.wait.tsk)))
-               return;
-
-       spin_lock(&b->lock);
-       if (unlikely(request->signaling.wait.tsk)) {
-               wakeup = false;
-               goto unlock;
-       }
+       /* locked by fence_enable_sw_signaling() */
+       assert_spin_locked(&request->lock);
 
        request->signaling.wait.tsk = b->signaler;
        request->signaling.wait.seqno = request->fence.seqno;
        i915_gem_request_get(request);
 
+       spin_lock(&b->lock);
+
        /* First add ourselves into the list of waiters, but register our
         * bottom-half as the signaller thread. As per usual, only the oldest
         * waiter (not just signaller) is tasked as the bottom-half waking
        if (first)
                smp_store_mb(b->first_signal, request);
 
-unlock:
        spin_unlock(&b->lock);
 
        if (wakeup)