WARN_ON(!msm_gem_is_locked(obj));
        WARN_ON(msm_obj->madv != MSM_MADV_WILLNEED);
 
-       if (!atomic_fetch_inc(&msm_obj->active_count)) {
+       if (msm_obj->active_count++ == 0) {
                mutex_lock(&priv->mm_lock);
                list_del_init(&msm_obj->mm_list);
                list_add_tail(&msm_obj->mm_list, &gpu->active_list);
        struct msm_drm_private *priv = obj->dev->dev_private;
 
        might_sleep();
+       WARN_ON(!msm_gem_is_locked(obj));
 
-       if (!atomic_dec_return(&msm_obj->active_count)) {
+       if (--msm_obj->active_count == 0) {
                mutex_lock(&priv->mm_lock);
                list_del_init(&msm_obj->mm_list);
                list_add_tail(&msm_obj->mm_list, &priv->inactive_list);
        struct drm_device *dev = obj->dev;
        struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 
-       /* object should not be on active list: */
-       WARN_ON(is_active(msm_obj));
-
        mutex_lock(&priv->mm_lock);
        list_del(&msm_obj->mm_list);
        mutex_unlock(&priv->mm_lock);
 
        msm_gem_lock(obj);
 
+       /* object should not be on active list: */
+       WARN_ON(is_active(msm_obj));
+
        put_iova(obj);
 
        if (obj->import_attach) {
 
 
        char name[32]; /* Identifier to print for the debugfs files */
 
-       atomic_t active_count;
+       int active_count;
 };
 #define to_msm_bo(x) container_of(x, struct msm_gem_object, base)
 
 
 static inline bool is_active(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
 {
-       return atomic_read(&msm_obj->active_count);
+       WARN_ON(!msm_gem_is_locked(&msm_obj->base));
+       return msm_obj->active_count;
 }
 
 static inline bool is_purgeable(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
 
                stats->alwayson_start, stats->alwayson_end);
 
        for (i = 0; i < submit->nr_bos; i++) {
-               struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj = submit->bos[i].obj;
+               struct drm_gem_object *obj = &submit->bos[i].obj->base;
 
-               msm_gem_active_put(&msm_obj->base);
-               msm_gem_unpin_iova(&msm_obj->base, submit->aspace);
-               drm_gem_object_put(&msm_obj->base);
+               msm_gem_lock(obj);
+               msm_gem_active_put(obj);
+               msm_gem_unpin_iova_locked(obj, submit->aspace);
+               msm_gem_unlock(obj);
+               drm_gem_object_put(obj);
        }
 
        pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&gpu->pdev->dev);