struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
                             int id,
                             struct vmw_resource **p_res);
+extern int vmw_user_lookup_handle(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
+                                 struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
+                                 uint32_t handle,
+                                 struct vmw_surface **out_surf,
+                                 struct vmw_dma_buffer **out_buf);
 extern void vmw_surface_res_free(struct vmw_resource *res);
 extern int vmw_surface_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
                            struct vmw_surface *srf,
 
                write_unlock(lock);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Helper function that looks either a surface or dmabuf.
+ *
+ * The pointer this pointed at by out_surf and out_buf needs to be null.
+ */
+int vmw_user_lookup_handle(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
+                          struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
+                          uint32_t handle,
+                          struct vmw_surface **out_surf,
+                          struct vmw_dma_buffer **out_buf)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       BUG_ON(*out_surf || *out_buf);
+
+       ret = vmw_user_surface_lookup_handle(dev_priv, tfile, handle, out_surf);
+       if (!ret)
+               return 0;
+
+       ret = vmw_user_dmabuf_lookup(tfile, handle, out_buf);
+       return ret;
+}
+
 
 int vmw_user_surface_lookup_handle(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
                                   struct ttm_object_file *tfile,