struct svm_range_list *svms;
        struct svm_range *prange;
        struct mm_struct *mm;
+       struct kfd_process *p;
 
        svms = container_of(work, struct svm_range_list, deferred_list_work);
        pr_debug("enter svms 0x%p\n", svms);
 
+       p = container_of(svms, struct kfd_process, svms);
+       /* Avoid mm is gone when inserting mmu notifier */
+       mm = get_task_mm(p->lead_thread);
+       if (!mm) {
+               pr_debug("svms 0x%p process mm gone\n", svms);
+               return;
+       }
+retry:
+       mmap_write_lock(mm);
+
+       /* Checking for the need to drain retry faults must be inside
+        * mmap write lock to serialize with munmap notifiers.
+        */
+       if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(svms->drain_pagefaults))) {
+               WRITE_ONCE(svms->drain_pagefaults, false);
+               mmap_write_unlock(mm);
+               svm_range_drain_retry_fault(svms);
+               goto retry;
+       }
+
        spin_lock(&svms->deferred_list_lock);
        while (!list_empty(&svms->deferred_range_list)) {
                prange = list_first_entry(&svms->deferred_range_list,
                                          struct svm_range, deferred_list);
+               list_del_init(&prange->deferred_list);
                spin_unlock(&svms->deferred_list_lock);
+
                pr_debug("prange 0x%p [0x%lx 0x%lx] op %d\n", prange,
                         prange->start, prange->last, prange->work_item.op);
 
-               mm = prange->work_item.mm;
-retry:
-               mmap_write_lock(mm);
                mutex_lock(&svms->lock);
-
-               /* Checking for the need to drain retry faults must be in
-                * mmap write lock to serialize with munmap notifiers.
-                *
-                * Remove from deferred_list must be inside mmap write lock,
-                * otherwise, svm_range_list_lock_and_flush_work may hold mmap
-                * write lock, and continue because deferred_list is empty, then
-                * deferred_list handle is blocked by mmap write lock.
-                */
-               spin_lock(&svms->deferred_list_lock);
-               if (unlikely(svms->drain_pagefaults)) {
-                       svms->drain_pagefaults = false;
-                       spin_unlock(&svms->deferred_list_lock);
-                       mutex_unlock(&svms->lock);
-                       mmap_write_unlock(mm);
-                       svm_range_drain_retry_fault(svms);
-                       goto retry;
-               }
-               list_del_init(&prange->deferred_list);
-               spin_unlock(&svms->deferred_list_lock);
-
                mutex_lock(&prange->migrate_mutex);
                while (!list_empty(&prange->child_list)) {
                        struct svm_range *pchild;
 
                svm_range_handle_list_op(svms, prange);
                mutex_unlock(&svms->lock);
-               mmap_write_unlock(mm);
 
                spin_lock(&svms->deferred_list_lock);
        }
        spin_unlock(&svms->deferred_list_lock);
 
+       mmap_write_unlock(mm);
+       mmput(mm);
        pr_debug("exit svms 0x%p\n", svms);
 }
 
        p = kfd_lookup_process_by_pasid(pasid);
        if (!p) {
                pr_debug("kfd process not founded pasid 0x%x\n", pasid);
-               return -ESRCH;
+               return 0;
        }
        if (!p->xnack_enabled) {
                pr_debug("XNACK not enabled for pasid 0x%x\n", pasid);
 
        pr_debug("restoring svms 0x%p fault address 0x%llx\n", svms, addr);
 
+       /* p->lead_thread is available as kfd_process_wq_release flush the work
+        * before releasing task ref.
+        */
        mm = get_task_mm(p->lead_thread);
        if (!mm) {
                pr_debug("svms 0x%p failed to get mm\n", svms);
-               r = -ESRCH;
                goto out;
        }
 
        /* Ensure list work is finished before process is destroyed */
        flush_work(&p->svms.deferred_list_work);
 
+       /*
+        * Ensure no retry fault comes in afterwards, as page fault handler will
+        * not find kfd process and take mm lock to recover fault.
+        */
+       svm_range_drain_retry_fault(&p->svms);
+
+
        list_for_each_entry_safe(prange, next, &p->svms.list, list) {
                svm_range_unlink(prange);
                svm_range_remove_notifier(prange);