drm/nouveau: add more fine-grained locking to channel list + structures

Signed-off-by: Ben Skeggs <bskeggs@redhat.com>

19 files changed, 236 insertions, 161 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c
index 8636478c477..47bf2d3d658 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_channel.c
@@ -107,54 +107,54 @@ nouveau_channel_user_pushbuf_alloc(struct drm_device *dev)
 int
 nouveau_channel_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_channel **chan_ret,
 		      struct drm_file *file_priv,
-		      uint32_t vram_handle, uint32_t tt_handle)
+		      uint32_t vram_handle, uint32_t gart_handle)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct nouveau_pgraph_engine *pgraph = &dev_priv->engine.graph;
 	struct nouveau_fifo_engine *pfifo = &dev_priv->engine.fifo;
 	struct nouveau_channel *chan;
-	int channel, user;
-	int ret;
-
-	/*
-	 * Alright, here is the full story
-	 * Nvidia cards have multiple hw fifo contexts (praise them for that,
-	 * no complicated crash-prone context switches)
-	 * We allocate a new context for each app and let it write to it
-	 * directly (woo, full userspace command submission !)
-	 * When there are no more contexts, you lost
-	 */
-	for (channel = 0; channel < pfifo->channels; channel++) {
-		if (dev_priv->fifos[channel] == NULL)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	/* no more fifos. you lost. */
-	if (channel == pfifo->channels)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int user, ret;
 
-	dev_priv->fifos[channel] = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nouveau_channel),
-					   GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dev_priv->fifos[channel])
+	/* allocate and lock channel structure */
+	chan = kzalloc(sizeof(*chan), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!chan)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	chan = dev_priv->fifos[channel];
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&chan->nvsw.vbl_wait);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&chan->fence.pending);
 	chan->dev = dev;
-	chan->id = channel;
 	chan->file_priv = file_priv;
 	chan->vram_handle = vram_handle;
-	chan->gart_handle = tt_handle;
+	chan->gart_handle = gart_handle;
+
+	atomic_set(&chan->refcount, 1);
 	mutex_init(&chan->mutex);
+	mutex_lock(&chan->mutex);
 
-	NV_INFO(dev, "Allocating FIFO number %d\n", channel);
+	/* allocate hw channel id */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
+	for (chan->id = 0; chan->id < pfifo->channels; chan->id++) {
+		if (!dev_priv->channels.ptr[chan->id]) {
+			dev_priv->channels.ptr[chan->id] = chan;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
+
+	if (chan->id == pfifo->channels) {
+		mutex_unlock(&chan->mutex);
+		kfree(chan);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	NV_DEBUG(dev, "initialising channel %d\n", chan->id);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&chan->nvsw.vbl_wait);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&chan->fence.pending);
 
 	/* Allocate DMA push buffer */
 	chan->pushbuf_bo = nouveau_channel_user_pushbuf_alloc(dev);
 	if (!chan->pushbuf_bo) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "pushbuf %d\n", ret);
-		nouveau_channel_free(chan);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -162,18 +162,18 @@ nouveau_channel_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_channel **chan_ret,
 
 	/* Locate channel's user control regs */
 	if (dev_priv->card_type < NV_40)
-		user = NV03_USER(channel);
+		user = NV03_USER(chan->id);
 	else
 	if (dev_priv->card_type < NV_50)
-		user = NV40_USER(channel);
+		user = NV40_USER(chan->id);
 	else
-		user = NV50_USER(channel);
+		user = NV50_USER(chan->id);
 
 	chan->user = ioremap(pci_resource_start(dev->pdev, 0) + user,
 								PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (!chan->user) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "ioremap of regs failed.\n");
-		nouveau_channel_free(chan);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	chan->user_put = 0x40;
@@ -183,15 +183,15 @@ nouveau_channel_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_channel **chan_ret,
 	ret = nouveau_notifier_init_channel(chan);
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "ntfy %d\n", ret);
-		nouveau_channel_free(chan);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* Setup channel's default objects */
-	ret = nouveau_gpuobj_channel_init(chan, vram_handle, tt_handle);
+	ret = nouveau_gpuobj_channel_init(chan, vram_handle, gart_handle);
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "gpuobj %d\n", ret);
-		nouveau_channel_free(chan);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ nouveau_channel_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_channel **chan_ret,
 	ret = nouveau_channel_pushbuf_ctxdma_init(chan);
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "pbctxdma %d\n", ret);
-		nouveau_channel_free(chan);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -209,14 +209,14 @@ nouveau_channel_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_channel **chan_ret,
 	/* Create a graphics context for new channel */
 	ret = pgraph->create_context(chan);
 	if (ret) {
-		nouveau_channel_free(chan);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* Construct inital RAMFC for new channel */
 	ret = pfifo->create_context(chan);
 	if (ret) {
-		nouveau_channel_free(chan);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -226,33 +226,70 @@ nouveau_channel_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, struct nouveau_channel **chan_ret,
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = nouveau_fence_channel_init(chan);
 	if (ret) {
-		nouveau_channel_free(chan);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	nouveau_debugfs_channel_init(chan);
 
-	NV_INFO(dev, "%s: initialised FIFO %d\n", __func__, channel);
+	NV_DEBUG(dev, "channel %d initialised\n", chan->id);
 	*chan_ret = chan;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* stops a fifo */
+struct nouveau_channel *
+nouveau_channel_get(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv, int id)
+{
+	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct nouveau_channel *chan = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
+	chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[id];
+
+	if (unlikely(!chan || atomic_read(&chan->refcount) == 0)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(file_priv && chan->file_priv != file_priv)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	atomic_inc(&chan->refcount);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
+
+	mutex_lock(&chan->mutex);
+	return chan;
+}
+
 void
-nouveau_channel_free(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
+nouveau_channel_put(struct nouveau_channel **pchan)
 {
+	struct nouveau_channel *chan = *pchan;
 	struct drm_device *dev = chan->dev;
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct nouveau_pgraph_engine *pgraph = &dev_priv->engine.graph;
 	struct nouveau_fifo_engine *pfifo = &dev_priv->engine.fifo;
+	struct nouveau_pgraph_engine *pgraph = &dev_priv->engine.graph;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	NV_INFO(dev, "%s: freeing fifo %d\n", __func__, chan->id);
+	/* unlock the channel */
+	mutex_unlock(&chan->mutex);
+
+	/* decrement the refcount, and we're done if there's still refs */
+	if (likely(!atomic_dec_and_test(&chan->refcount))) {
+		*pchan = NULL;
+		return;
+	}
 
+	/* noone wants the channel anymore */
+	NV_DEBUG(dev, "freeing channel %d\n", chan->id);
 	nouveau_debugfs_channel_fini(chan);
+	*pchan = NULL;
 
-	/* Give outstanding push buffers a chance to complete */
+	/* give it chance to idle */
 	nouveau_fence_update(chan);
 	if (chan->fence.sequence != chan->fence.sequence_ack) {
 		struct nouveau_fence *fence = NULL;
@@ -267,13 +304,13 @@ nouveau_channel_free(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
 			NV_ERROR(dev, "Failed to idle channel %d.\n", chan->id);
 	}
 
-	/* Ensure all outstanding fences are signaled.  They should be if the
+	/* ensure all outstanding fences are signaled.  they should be if the
 	 * above attempts at idling were OK, but if we failed this'll tell TTM
 	 * we're done with the buffers.
 	 */
 	nouveau_fence_channel_fini(chan);
 
-	/* This will prevent pfifo from switching channels. */
+	/* boot it off the hardware */
 	pfifo->reassign(dev, false);
 
 	/* We want to give pgraph a chance to idle and get rid of all potential
@@ -302,7 +339,14 @@ nouveau_channel_free(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->context_switch_lock, flags);
 
-	/* Release the channel's resources */
+	/* aside from its resources, the channel should now be dead,
+	 * remove it from the channel list
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
+	dev_priv->channels.ptr[chan->id] = NULL;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
+
+	/* destroy any resources the channel owned */
 	nouveau_gpuobj_ref(NULL, &chan->pushbuf);
 	if (chan->pushbuf_bo) {
 		nouveau_bo_unmap(chan->pushbuf_bo);
@@ -314,7 +358,6 @@ nouveau_channel_free(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
 	if (chan->user)
 		iounmap(chan->user);
 
-	dev_priv->fifos[chan->id] = NULL;
 	kfree(chan);
 }
 
@@ -324,31 +367,20 @@ nouveau_channel_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct nouveau_engine *engine = &dev_priv->engine;
+	struct nouveau_channel *chan;
 	int i;
 
 	NV_DEBUG(dev, "clearing FIFO enables from file_priv\n");
 	for (i = 0; i < engine->fifo.channels; i++) {
-		struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->fifos[i];
+		chan = nouveau_channel_get(dev, file_priv, i);
+		if (IS_ERR(chan))
+			continue;
 
-		if (chan && chan->file_priv == file_priv)
-			nouveau_channel_free(chan);
+		atomic_dec(&chan->refcount);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 	}
 }
 
-int
-nouveau_channel_owner(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv,
-		      int channel)
-{
-	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct nouveau_engine *engine = &dev_priv->engine;
-
-	if (channel >= engine->fifo.channels)
-		return 0;
-	if (dev_priv->fifos[channel] == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
-	return (dev_priv->fifos[channel]->file_priv == file_priv);
-}
 
 /***********************************
  * ioctls wrapping the functions
@@ -396,24 +428,26 @@ nouveau_ioctl_fifo_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	/* Named memory object area */
 	ret = drm_gem_handle_create(file_priv, chan->notifier_bo->gem,
 				    &init->notifier_handle);
-	if (ret) {
-		nouveau_channel_free(chan);
-		return ret;
-	}
 
-	return 0;
+	if (ret == 0)
+		atomic_inc(&chan->refcount); /* userspace reference */
+	nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
 nouveau_ioctl_fifo_free(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
-	struct drm_nouveau_channel_free *cfree = data;
+	struct drm_nouveau_channel_free *req = data;
 	struct nouveau_channel *chan;
 
-	NOUVEAU_GET_USER_CHANNEL_WITH_RETURN(cfree->channel, file_priv, chan);
+	chan = nouveau_channel_get(dev, file_priv, req->channel);
+	if (IS_ERR(chan))
+		return PTR_ERR(chan);
 
-	nouveau_channel_free(chan);
+	atomic_dec(&chan->refcount);
+	nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.c
index 90875494a65..f139aa2cbe5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.c
@@ -195,9 +195,8 @@ nouveau_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t pm_state)
 	for (i = 0; i < pfifo->channels; i++) {
 		struct nouveau_fence *fence = NULL;
 
-		chan = dev_priv->fifos[i];
-		if (!chan || (dev_priv->card_type >= NV_50 &&
-			      chan == dev_priv->fifos[0]))
+		chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[i];
+		if (!chan || !chan->pushbuf_bo)
 			continue;
 
 		ret = nouveau_fence_new(chan, &fence, true);
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ nouveau_pci_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		int j;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels; i++) {
-			chan = dev_priv->fifos[i];
+			chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[i];
 			if (!chan || !chan->pushbuf_bo)
 				continue;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
index 04bc56cf4f1..c3f10212508 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drv.h
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ struct nouveau_channel {
 	struct drm_device *dev;
 	int id;
 
+	atomic_t refcount;
 	struct mutex mutex;
 
 	/* owner of this fifo */
@@ -607,8 +608,10 @@ struct drm_nouveau_private {
 		struct nouveau_bo *bo;
 	} fence;
 
-	int fifo_alloc_count;
-	struct nouveau_channel *fifos[NOUVEAU_MAX_CHANNEL_NR];
+	struct {
+		spinlock_t lock;
+		struct nouveau_channel *ptr[NOUVEAU_MAX_CHANNEL_NR];
+	} channels;
 
 	struct nouveau_engine engine;
 	struct nouveau_channel *channel;
@@ -721,16 +724,6 @@ nouveau_bo_ref(struct nouveau_bo *ref, struct nouveau_bo **pnvbo)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define NOUVEAU_GET_USER_CHANNEL_WITH_RETURN(id, cl, ch) do {    \
-	struct drm_nouveau_private *nv = dev->dev_private;       \
-	if (!nouveau_channel_owner(dev, (cl), (id))) {           \
-		NV_ERROR(dev, "pid %d doesn't own channel %d\n", \
-			 DRM_CURRENTPID, (id));                  \
-		return -EPERM;                                   \
-	}                                                        \
-	(ch) = nv->fifos[(id)];                                  \
-} while (0)
-
 /* nouveau_drv.c */
 extern int nouveau_agpmode;
 extern int nouveau_duallink;
@@ -805,13 +798,13 @@ extern int  nouveau_ioctl_notifier_free(struct drm_device *, void *data,
 extern struct drm_ioctl_desc nouveau_ioctls[];
 extern int nouveau_max_ioctl;
 extern void nouveau_channel_cleanup(struct drm_device *, struct drm_file *);
-extern int  nouveau_channel_owner(struct drm_device *, struct drm_file *,
-				  int channel);
 extern int  nouveau_channel_alloc(struct drm_device *dev,
 				  struct nouveau_channel **chan,
 				  struct drm_file *file_priv,
 				  uint32_t fb_ctxdma, uint32_t tt_ctxdma);
-extern void nouveau_channel_free(struct nouveau_channel *);
+extern struct nouveau_channel *
+nouveau_channel_get(struct drm_device *, struct drm_file *, int id);
+extern void nouveau_channel_put(struct nouveau_channel **);
 
 /* nouveau_object.c */
 extern int  nouveau_gpuobj_early_init(struct drm_device *);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
index ab1bbfbf266..42694b122ee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
@@ -393,8 +393,18 @@ nouveau_fence_sync(struct nouveau_fence *fence,
 		return nouveau_fence_wait(fence, NULL, false, false);
 	}
 
+	/* try to take wchan's mutex, if we can't take it right away
+	 * we have to fallback to software sync to prevent locking
+	 * order issues
+	 */
+	if (!mutex_trylock(&wchan->mutex)) {
+		free_semaphore(&sema->ref);
+		return nouveau_fence_wait(fence, NULL, false, false);
+	}
+
 	/* Make wchan wait until it gets signalled */
 	ret = emit_semaphore(wchan, NV_SW_SEMAPHORE_ACQUIRE, sema);
+	mutex_unlock(&wchan->mutex);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
index 1f2301d26c0..454d5ceb28f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_gem.c
@@ -146,11 +146,6 @@ nouveau_gem_ioctl_new(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (unlikely(dev_priv->ttm.bdev.dev_mapping == NULL))
 		dev_priv->ttm.bdev.dev_mapping = dev_priv->dev->dev_mapping;
 
-	if (req->channel_hint) {
-		NOUVEAU_GET_USER_CHANNEL_WITH_RETURN(req->channel_hint,
-						     file_priv, chan);
-	}
-
 	if (req->info.domain & NOUVEAU_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM)
 		flags |= TTM_PL_FLAG_VRAM;
 	if (req->info.domain & NOUVEAU_GEM_DOMAIN_GART)
@@ -161,10 +156,18 @@ nouveau_gem_ioctl_new(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (!nouveau_gem_tile_flags_valid(dev, req->info.tile_flags))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (req->channel_hint) {
+		chan = nouveau_channel_get(dev, file_priv, req->channel_hint);
+		if (IS_ERR(chan))
+			return PTR_ERR(chan);
+	}
+
 	ret = nouveau_gem_new(dev, chan, req->info.size, req->align, flags,
 			      req->info.tile_mode, req->info.tile_flags, false,
 			      (req->info.domain & NOUVEAU_GEM_DOMAIN_MAPPABLE),
 			      &nvbo);
+	if (chan)
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -341,9 +344,7 @@ retry:
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 
-			mutex_unlock(&drm_global_mutex);
 			ret = ttm_bo_wait_cpu(&nvbo->bo, false);
-			mutex_lock(&drm_global_mutex);
 			if (ret) {
 				NV_ERROR(dev, "fail wait_cpu\n");
 				return ret;
@@ -585,7 +586,9 @@ nouveau_gem_ioctl_pushbuf(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct nouveau_fence *fence = NULL;
 	int i, j, ret = 0, do_reloc = 0;
 
-	NOUVEAU_GET_USER_CHANNEL_WITH_RETURN(req->channel, file_priv, chan);
+	chan = nouveau_channel_get(dev, file_priv, req->channel);
+	if (IS_ERR(chan))
+		return PTR_ERR(chan);
 
 	req->vram_available = dev_priv->fb_aper_free;
 	req->gart_available = dev_priv->gart_info.aper_free;
@@ -595,28 +598,34 @@ nouveau_gem_ioctl_pushbuf(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (unlikely(req->nr_push > NOUVEAU_GEM_MAX_PUSH)) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "pushbuf push count exceeds limit: %d max %d\n",
 			 req->nr_push, NOUVEAU_GEM_MAX_PUSH);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(req->nr_buffers > NOUVEAU_GEM_MAX_BUFFERS)) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "pushbuf bo count exceeds limit: %d max %d\n",
 			 req->nr_buffers, NOUVEAU_GEM_MAX_BUFFERS);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(req->nr_relocs > NOUVEAU_GEM_MAX_RELOCS)) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "pushbuf reloc count exceeds limit: %d max %d\n",
 			 req->nr_relocs, NOUVEAU_GEM_MAX_RELOCS);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	push = u_memcpya(req->push, req->nr_push, sizeof(*push));
-	if (IS_ERR(push))
+	if (IS_ERR(push)) {
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return PTR_ERR(push);
+	}
 
 	bo = u_memcpya(req->buffers, req->nr_buffers, sizeof(*bo));
 	if (IS_ERR(bo)) {
 		kfree(push);
+		nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 		return PTR_ERR(bo);
 	}
 
@@ -750,6 +759,7 @@ out_next:
 		req->suffix1 = 0x00000000;
 	}
 
+	nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_irq.c
index a4fa9e14d66..c5e37bc1719 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_irq.c
@@ -113,15 +113,17 @@ nouveau_fifo_swmthd(struct drm_device *dev, u32 chid, u32 addr, u32 data)
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct nouveau_channel *chan = NULL;
 	struct nouveau_gpuobj *obj;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	const int subc = (addr >> 13) & 0x7;
 	const int mthd = addr & 0x1ffc;
 	bool handled = false;
 	u32 engine;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
 	if (likely(chid >= 0 && chid < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels))
-		chan = dev_priv->fifos[chid];
+		chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[chid];
 	if (unlikely(!chan))
-		return false;
+		goto out;
 
 	switch (mthd) {
 	case 0x0000: /* bind object to subchannel */
@@ -146,6 +148,8 @@ nouveau_fifo_swmthd(struct drm_device *dev, u32 chid, u32 addr, u32 data)
 		break;
 	}
 
+out:
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
 	return handled;
 }
 
@@ -398,6 +402,8 @@ static int
 nouveau_graph_chid_from_grctx(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct nouveau_channel *chan;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	uint32_t inst;
 	int i;
 
@@ -407,27 +413,29 @@ nouveau_graph_chid_from_grctx(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (dev_priv->card_type < NV_50) {
 		inst = (nv_rd32(dev, 0x40032c) & 0xfffff) << 4;
 
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
 		for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels; i++) {
-			struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->fifos[i];
-
+			chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[i];
 			if (!chan || !chan->ramin_grctx)
 				continue;
 
 			if (inst == chan->ramin_grctx->pinst)
 				break;
 		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
 	} else {
 		inst = (nv_rd32(dev, 0x40032c) & 0xfffff) << 12;
 
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
 		for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels; i++) {
-			struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->fifos[i];
-
+			chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[i];
 			if (!chan || !chan->ramin)
 				continue;
 
 			if (inst == chan->ramin->vinst)
 				break;
 		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
 	}
 
 
@@ -449,7 +457,8 @@ nouveau_graph_trapped_channel(struct drm_device *dev, int *channel_ret)
 	else
 		channel = nouveau_graph_chid_from_grctx(dev);
 
-	if (channel >= engine->fifo.channels || !dev_priv->fifos[channel]) {
+	if (channel >= engine->fifo.channels ||
+	    !dev_priv->channels.ptr[channel]) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "AIII, invalid/inactive channel id %d\n", channel);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -532,14 +541,19 @@ nouveau_pgraph_intr_swmthd(struct drm_device *dev,
 			   struct nouveau_pgraph_trap *trap)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
+	if (trap->channel > 0 &&
+	    trap->channel < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels &&
+	    dev_priv->channels.ptr[trap->channel]) {
+		ret = nouveau_call_method(dev_priv->channels.ptr[trap->channel],
+					  trap->class, trap->mthd, trap->data);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
 
-	if (trap->channel < 0 ||
-	    trap->channel >= dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels ||
-	    !dev_priv->fifos[trap->channel])
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	return nouveau_call_method(dev_priv->fifos[trap->channel],
-				   trap->class, trap->mthd, trap->data);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_notifier.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_notifier.c
index 2cc59f8c658..2c5a1f66f7f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_notifier.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_notifier.c
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ nouveau_ioctl_notifier_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct nouveau_channel *chan;
 	int ret;
 
-	NOUVEAU_GET_USER_CHANNEL_WITH_RETURN(na->channel, file_priv, chan);
+	chan = nouveau_channel_get(dev, file_priv, na->channel);
+	if (IS_ERR(chan))
+		return PTR_ERR(chan);
 
 	ret = nouveau_notifier_alloc(chan, na->handle, na->size, &na->offset);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return 0;
+	nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
+	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c
index dd572adca02..068441c4b56 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_object.c
@@ -876,8 +876,6 @@ int nouveau_ioctl_grobj_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct nouveau_channel *chan;
 	int ret;
 
-	NOUVEAU_GET_USER_CHANNEL_WITH_RETURN(init->channel, file_priv, chan);
-
 	if (init->handle == ~0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -893,8 +891,14 @@ int nouveau_ioctl_grobj_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
-	if (nouveau_ramht_find(chan, init->handle))
-		return -EEXIST;
+	chan = nouveau_channel_get(dev, file_priv, init->channel);
+	if (IS_ERR(chan))
+		return PTR_ERR(chan);
+
+	if (nouveau_ramht_find(chan, init->handle)) {
+		ret = -EEXIST;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (!grc->software)
 		ret = nouveau_gpuobj_gr_new(chan, grc->id, &gr);
@@ -903,7 +907,7 @@ int nouveau_ioctl_grobj_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "Error creating object: %d (%d/0x%08x)\n",
 			 ret, init->channel, init->handle);
-		return ret;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	ret = nouveau_ramht_insert(chan, init->handle, gr);
@@ -911,10 +915,11 @@ int nouveau_ioctl_grobj_alloc(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (ret) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "Error referencing object: %d (%d/0x%08x)\n",
 			 ret, init->channel, init->handle);
-		return ret;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+out:
+	nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int nouveau_ioctl_gpuobj_free(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
@@ -923,15 +928,20 @@ int nouveau_ioctl_gpuobj_free(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct drm_nouveau_gpuobj_free *objfree = data;
 	struct nouveau_gpuobj *gpuobj;
 	struct nouveau_channel *chan;
+	int ret = -ENOENT;
 
-	NOUVEAU_GET_USER_CHANNEL_WITH_RETURN(objfree->channel, file_priv, chan);
+	chan = nouveau_channel_get(dev, file_priv, objfree->channel);
+	if (IS_ERR(chan))
+		return PTR_ERR(chan);
 
 	gpuobj = nouveau_ramht_find(chan, objfree->handle);
-	if (!gpuobj)
-		return -ENOENT;
+	if (gpuobj) {
+		nouveau_ramht_remove(chan, objfree->handle);
+		ret = 0;
+	}
 
-	nouveau_ramht_remove(chan, objfree->handle);
-	return 0;
+	nouveau_channel_put(&chan);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 u32
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_state.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_state.c
index 049f755567e..513c1063fb5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_state.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_state.c
@@ -516,11 +516,11 @@ nouveau_card_init_channel(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err;
 
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->channel->mutex);
 	return 0;
 
 out_err:
-	nouveau_channel_free(dev_priv->channel);
-	dev_priv->channel = NULL;
+	nouveau_channel_put(&dev_priv->channel);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ nouveau_card_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 	engine = &dev_priv->engine;
+	spin_lock_init(&dev_priv->channels.lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&dev_priv->context_switch_lock);
 
 	/* Make the CRTCs and I2C buses accessible */
@@ -713,8 +714,7 @@ static void nouveau_card_takedown(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	if (!engine->graph.accel_blocked) {
 		nouveau_fence_fini(dev);
-		nouveau_channel_free(dev_priv->channel);
-		dev_priv->channel = NULL;
+		nouveau_channel_put(&dev_priv->channel);
 	}
 
 	if (!nouveau_noaccel) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fifo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fifo.c
index 708293b7ddc..25c439dcdfd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_fifo.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ nv04_fifo_unload_context(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (chid < 0 || chid >= dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels)
 		return 0;
 
-	chan = dev_priv->fifos[chid];
+	chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[chid];
 	if (!chan) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "Inactive channel on PFIFO: %d\n", chid);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ nv04_fifo_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	pfifo->reassign(dev, true);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels; i++) {
-		if (dev_priv->fifos[i]) {
+		if (dev_priv->channels.ptr[i]) {
 			uint32_t mode = nv_rd32(dev, NV04_PFIFO_MODE);
 			nv_wr32(dev, NV04_PFIFO_MODE, mode | (1 << i));
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_graph.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_graph.c
index c8973421b63..98b9525c1eb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_graph.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv04_graph.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ nv04_graph_channel(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (chid >= dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return dev_priv->fifos[chid];
+	return dev_priv->channels.ptr[chid];
 }
 
 void
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ nv04_graph_context_switch(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	/* Load context for next channel */
 	chid = dev_priv->engine.fifo.channel_id(dev);
-	chan = dev_priv->fifos[chid];
+	chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[chid];
 	if (chan)
 		nv04_graph_load_context(chan);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv10_fifo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv10_fifo.c
index f1b03ad58fd..39328fcce70 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv10_fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv10_fifo.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ nv10_fifo_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	pfifo->reassign(dev, true);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels; i++) {
-		if (dev_priv->fifos[i]) {
+		if (dev_priv->channels.ptr[i]) {
 			uint32_t mode = nv_rd32(dev, NV04_PFIFO_MODE);
 			nv_wr32(dev, NV04_PFIFO_MODE, mode | (1 << i));
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv10_graph.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv10_graph.c
index 8e68c973115..cd931b57cf0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv10_graph.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv10_graph.c
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ nv10_graph_context_switch(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	/* Load context for next channel */
 	chid = (nv_rd32(dev, NV04_PGRAPH_TRAPPED_ADDR) >> 20) & 0x1f;
-	chan = dev_priv->fifos[chid];
+	chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[chid];
 	if (chan && chan->pgraph_ctx)
 		nv10_graph_load_context(chan);
 
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ nv10_graph_channel(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (chid >= dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return dev_priv->fifos[chid];
+	return dev_priv->channels.ptr[chid];
 }
 
 int nv10_graph_create_context(struct nouveau_channel *chan)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv40_fifo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv40_fifo.c
index d337b8b28cd..3c7be3dc8b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv40_fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv40_fifo.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ nv40_fifo_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	pfifo->reassign(dev, true);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels; i++) {
-		if (dev_priv->fifos[i]) {
+		if (dev_priv->channels.ptr[i]) {
 			uint32_t mode = nv_rd32(dev, NV04_PFIFO_MODE);
 			nv_wr32(dev, NV04_PFIFO_MODE, mode | (1 << i));
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv40_graph.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv40_graph.c
index 7ee1b91569b..e0b41a26447 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv40_graph.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv40_graph.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ nv40_graph_channel(struct drm_device *dev)
 	inst = (inst & NV40_PGRAPH_CTXCTL_CUR_INSTANCE) << 4;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels; i++) {
-		struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->fifos[i];
+		struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[i];
 
 		if (chan && chan->ramin_grctx &&
 		    chan->ramin_grctx->pinst == inst)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fb.c
index cd1988b15d2..d745c952986 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fb.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ void
 nv50_fb_vm_trap(struct drm_device *dev, int display, const char *name)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 trap[6], idx, chinst;
 	int i, ch;
 
@@ -60,8 +61,10 @@ nv50_fb_vm_trap(struct drm_device *dev, int display, const char *name)
 		return;
 
 	chinst = (trap[2] << 16) | trap[1];
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
 	for (ch = 0; ch < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels; ch++) {
-		struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->fifos[ch];
+		struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[ch];
 
 		if (!chan || !chan->ramin)
 			continue;
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ nv50_fb_vm_trap(struct drm_device *dev, int display, const char *name)
 		if (chinst == chan->ramin->vinst >> 12)
 			break;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->channels.lock, flags);
 
 	NV_INFO(dev, "%s - VM: Trapped %s at %02x%04x%04x status %08x "
 		     "channel %d (0x%08x)\n",
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fifo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fifo.c
index 1da65bd60c1..815960fe4f4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_fifo.c
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ nv50_fifo_playlist_update(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	/* We never schedule channel 0 or 127 */
 	for (i = 1, nr = 0; i < 127; i++) {
-		if (dev_priv->fifos[i] && dev_priv->fifos[i]->ramfc) {
+		if (dev_priv->channels.ptr[i] &&
+		    dev_priv->channels.ptr[i]->ramfc) {
 			nv_wo32(cur, (nr * 4), i);
 			nr++;
 		}
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ static void
 nv50_fifo_channel_enable(struct drm_device *dev, int channel)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->fifos[channel];
+	struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[channel];
 	uint32_t inst;
 
 	NV_DEBUG(dev, "ch%d\n", channel);
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ nv50_fifo_init_context_table(struct drm_device *dev)
 	NV_DEBUG(dev, "\n");
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NV50_PFIFO_CTX_TABLE__SIZE; i++) {
-		if (dev_priv->fifos[i])
+		if (dev_priv->channels.ptr[i])
 			nv50_fifo_channel_enable(dev, i);
 		else
 			nv50_fifo_channel_disable(dev, i);
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ nv50_fifo_unload_context(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (chid < 1 || chid >= dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels - 1)
 		return 0;
 
-	chan = dev_priv->fifos[chid];
+	chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[chid];
 	if (!chan) {
 		NV_ERROR(dev, "Inactive channel on PFIFO: %d\n", chid);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_graph.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_graph.c
index 8b669d0af61..24a3f848757 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_graph.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_graph.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ nv50_graph_channel(struct drm_device *dev)
 	inst = (inst & NV50_PGRAPH_CTXCTL_CUR_INSTANCE) << 12;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->engine.fifo.channels; i++) {
-		struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->fifos[i];
+		struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[i];
 
 		if (chan && chan->ramin && chan->ramin->vinst == inst)
 			return chan;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_instmem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_instmem.c
index b773229b764..0651e762923 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_instmem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nv50_instmem.c
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ nv50_instmem_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* we need a channel to plug into the hw to control the BARs */
-	ret = nv50_channel_new(dev, 128*1024, &dev_priv->fifos[0]);
+	ret = nv50_channel_new(dev, 128*1024, &dev_priv->channels.ptr[0]);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	chan = dev_priv->fifos[127] = dev_priv->fifos[0];
+	chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[127] = dev_priv->channels.ptr[0];
 
 	/* allocate page table for PRAMIN BAR */
 	ret = nouveau_gpuobj_new(dev, chan, (dev_priv->ramin_size >> 12) * 8,
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ nv50_instmem_takedown(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct nv50_instmem_priv *priv = dev_priv->engine.instmem.priv;
-	struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->fifos[0];
+	struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[0];
 	int i;
 
 	NV_DEBUG(dev, "\n");
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ nv50_instmem_takedown(struct drm_device *dev)
 			nouveau_gpuobj_ref(NULL, &chan->vm_vram_pt[i]);
 		dev_priv->vm_vram_pt_nr = 0;
 
-		nv50_channel_del(&dev_priv->fifos[0]);
-		dev_priv->fifos[127] = NULL;
+		nv50_channel_del(&dev_priv->channels.ptr[0]);
+		dev_priv->channels.ptr[127] = NULL;
 	}
 
 	dev_priv->engine.instmem.priv = NULL;
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ int
 nv50_instmem_suspend(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->fifos[0];
+	struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[0];
 	struct nouveau_gpuobj *ramin = chan->ramin;
 	int i;
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ nv50_instmem_resume(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct nv50_instmem_priv *priv = dev_priv->engine.instmem.priv;
-	struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->fifos[0];
+	struct nouveau_channel *chan = dev_priv->channels.ptr[0];
 	struct nouveau_gpuobj *ramin = chan->ramin;
 	int i;