dev_priv->active_master = &dev_priv->fbdev_master;
        ttm_lock_set_kill(&dev_priv->fbdev_master.lock, false, SIGTERM);
        ttm_vt_unlock(&dev_priv->fbdev_master.lock);
-
-       vmw_fb_refresh(dev_priv);
 }
 
 /**
                        vmw_kms_resume(dev);
                if (dev_priv->enable_fb)
                        vmw_fb_on(dev_priv);
-               vmw_fb_refresh(dev_priv);
                return -EBUSY;
        }
 
        if (dev_priv->enable_fb)
                vmw_fb_on(dev_priv);
 
-       vmw_fb_refresh(dev_priv);
-
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 int vmw_fb_close(struct vmw_private *dev_priv);
 int vmw_fb_off(struct vmw_private *vmw_priv);
 int vmw_fb_on(struct vmw_private *vmw_priv);
-void vmw_fb_refresh(struct vmw_private *vmw_priv);
 
 /**
  * Kernel modesetting - vmwgfx_kms.c
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&par->dirty.lock, flags);
        par->dirty.active = true;
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&par->dirty.lock, flags);
- 
-       return 0;
-}
 
-/**
- * vmw_fb_refresh - Refresh fb display
- *
- * @vmw_priv: Pointer to device private
- *
- * Call into kms to show the fbdev display(s).
- */
-void vmw_fb_refresh(struct vmw_private *vmw_priv)
-{
-       if (!vmw_priv->fb_info)
-               return;
+       /*
+        * Need to reschedule a dirty update, because otherwise that's
+        * only done in dirty_mark() if the previous coalesced
+        * dirty region was empty.
+        */
+       schedule_delayed_work(&par->local_work, 0);
 
-       vmw_fb_set_par(vmw_priv->fb_info);
+       return 0;
 }