i915_gem_batch_pool_get(struct i915_gem_batch_pool *pool,
                        size_t size)
 {
-       struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = NULL;
-       struct drm_i915_gem_object *tmp;
+       struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
        struct list_head *list;
        int n, ret;
 
                n = ARRAY_SIZE(pool->cache_list) - 1;
        list = &pool->cache_list[n];
 
-       list_for_each_entry(tmp, list, batch_pool_link) {
+       list_for_each_entry(obj, list, batch_pool_link) {
                /* The batches are strictly LRU ordered */
-               if (i915_gem_object_is_active(tmp))
-                       break;
+               if (i915_gem_object_is_active(obj)) {
+                       if (!reservation_object_test_signaled_rcu(obj->resv,
+                                                                 true))
+                               break;
 
-               GEM_BUG_ON(!reservation_object_test_signaled_rcu(tmp->resv,
-                                                                true));
+                       i915_gem_retire_requests(pool->engine->i915);
+                       GEM_BUG_ON(i915_gem_object_is_active(obj));
+               }
 
-               if (tmp->base.size >= size) {
-                       /* Clear the set of shared fences early */
-                       reservation_object_lock(tmp->resv, NULL);
-                       reservation_object_add_excl_fence(tmp->resv, NULL);
-                       reservation_object_unlock(tmp->resv);
+               GEM_BUG_ON(!reservation_object_test_signaled_rcu(obj->resv,
+                                                                true));
 
-                       obj = tmp;
-                       break;
-               }
+               if (obj->base.size >= size)
+                       goto found;
        }
 
-       if (obj == NULL) {
-               obj = i915_gem_object_create_internal(pool->engine->i915, size);
-               if (IS_ERR(obj))
-                       return obj;
-       }
+       obj = i915_gem_object_create_internal(pool->engine->i915, size);
+       if (IS_ERR(obj))
+               return obj;
 
+found:
        ret = i915_gem_object_pin_pages(obj);
        if (ret)
                return ERR_PTR(ret);