if (bo->flags & XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED_NORESTORE)
                goto out_unlock_bo;
 
-       backup = xe_bo_create_locked(xe, NULL, NULL, bo->size, ttm_bo_type_kernel,
-                                    XE_BO_FLAG_SYSTEM | XE_BO_FLAG_NEEDS_CPU_ACCESS |
-                                    XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED);
+       backup = ___xe_bo_create_locked(xe, NULL, NULL, bo->ttm.base.resv, NULL, bo->size,
+                                       DRM_XE_GEM_CPU_CACHING_WB, ttm_bo_type_kernel,
+                                       XE_BO_FLAG_SYSTEM | XE_BO_FLAG_NEEDS_CPU_ACCESS |
+                                       XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED);
        if (IS_ERR(backup)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(backup);
                goto out_unlock_bo;
        }
+       backup->parent_obj = xe_bo_get(bo); /* Released by bo_destroy */
 
        if (xe_bo_is_user(bo) || (bo->flags & XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED_LATE_RESTORE)) {
                struct xe_migrate *migrate;
 
 out_backup:
        xe_bo_vunmap(backup);
-       xe_bo_unlock(backup);
        if (ret)
                xe_bo_put(backup);
 out_unlock_bo:
        if (!backup)
                return 0;
 
-       xe_bo_lock(backup, false);
+       xe_bo_lock(bo, false);
 
        ret = ttm_bo_validate(&backup->ttm, &backup->placement, &ctx);
        if (ret)
                goto out_backup;
 
-       if (WARN_ON(!dma_resv_trylock(bo->ttm.base.resv))) {
-               ret = -EBUSY;
-               goto out_backup;
-       }
-
        if (xe_bo_is_user(bo) || (bo->flags & XE_BO_FLAG_PINNED_LATE_RESTORE)) {
                struct xe_migrate *migrate;
                struct dma_fence *fence;
 
        bo->backup_obj = NULL;
 
-out_unlock_bo:
-       if (unmap)
-               xe_bo_vunmap(bo);
-       xe_bo_unlock(bo);
 out_backup:
        xe_bo_vunmap(backup);
-       xe_bo_unlock(backup);
        if (!bo->backup_obj)
                xe_bo_put(backup);
+out_unlock_bo:
+       if (unmap)
+               xe_bo_vunmap(bo);
+       xe_bo_unlock(bo);
        return ret;
 }
 
        if (bo->vm && xe_bo_is_user(bo))
                xe_vm_put(bo->vm);
 
+       if (bo->parent_obj)
+               xe_bo_put(bo->parent_obj);
+
        mutex_lock(&xe->mem_access.vram_userfault.lock);
        if (!list_empty(&bo->vram_userfault_link))
                list_del(&bo->vram_userfault_link);
 
        struct ttm_buffer_object ttm;
        /** @backup_obj: The backup object when pinned and suspended (vram only) */
        struct xe_bo *backup_obj;
+       /** @parent_obj: Ref to parent bo if this a backup_obj */
+       struct xe_bo *parent_obj;
        /** @size: Size of this buffer object */
        size_t size;
        /** @flags: flags for this buffer object */