/* Called on the last userspace/kernel unreference of the BO.  Returns
  * it to the BO cache if possible, otherwise frees it.
- *
- * Note that this is called with the struct_mutex held.
  */
 void vc4_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *gem_bo)
 {
 
 {
        unsigned int i;
 
-       mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
        for (i = 0; i < state->user_state.bo_count; i++)
-               drm_gem_object_unreference(state->bo[i]);
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+               drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(state->bo[i]);
 
        kfree(state);
 }
        struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(dev);
        unsigned i;
 
-       /* Need the struct lock for drm_gem_object_unreference(). */
-       mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
        if (exec->bo) {
                for (i = 0; i < exec->bo_count; i++)
-                       drm_gem_object_unreference(&exec->bo[i]->base);
+                       drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&exec->bo[i]->base);
                kfree(exec->bo);
        }
 
                struct vc4_bo *bo = list_first_entry(&exec->unref_list,
                                                     struct vc4_bo, unref_head);
                list_del(&bo->unref_head);
-               drm_gem_object_unreference(&bo->base.base);
+               drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&bo->base.base);
        }
-       mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
        mutex_lock(&vc4->power_lock);
        if (--vc4->power_refcount == 0)