diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
index 4e6a627..eb89653 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_cmd.c
@@ -179,9 +179,10 @@ qxl_push_command_ring_release(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_release *relea
 			      uint32_t type, bool interruptible)
 {
 	struct qxl_command cmd;
+	struct qxl_bo_list *entry = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
 
 	cmd.type = type;
-	cmd.data = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, release->bos[0], release->release_offset);
+	cmd.data = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo), release->release_offset);
 
 	return qxl_ring_push(qdev->command_ring, &cmd, interruptible);
 }
@@ -191,9 +192,10 @@ qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_release *releas
 			     uint32_t type, bool interruptible)
 {
 	struct qxl_command cmd;
+	struct qxl_bo_list *entry = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
 
 	cmd.type = type;
-	cmd.data = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, release->bos[0], release->release_offset);
+	cmd.data = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo), release->release_offset);
 
 	return qxl_ring_push(qdev->cursor_ring, &cmd, interruptible);
 }
@@ -214,7 +216,6 @@ int qxl_garbage_collect(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	struct qxl_release *release;
 	uint64_t id, next_id;
 	int i = 0;
-	int ret;
 	union qxl_release_info *info;
 
 	while (qxl_ring_pop(qdev->release_ring, &id)) {
@@ -224,17 +225,10 @@ int qxl_garbage_collect(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 			if (release == NULL)
 				break;
 
-			ret = qxl_release_reserve(qdev, release, false);
-			if (ret) {
-				qxl_io_log(qdev, "failed to reserve release on garbage collect %lld\n", id);
-				DRM_ERROR("failed to reserve release %lld\n", id);
-			}
-
 			info = qxl_release_map(qdev, release);
 			next_id = info->next;
 			qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, info);
 
-			qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
 			QXL_INFO(qdev, "popped %lld, next %lld\n", id,
 				next_id);
 
@@ -259,7 +253,9 @@ int qxl_garbage_collect(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	return i;
 }
 
-int qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev, unsigned long size,
+int qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+			  struct qxl_release *release,
+			  unsigned long size,
 			  struct qxl_bo **_bo)
 {
 	struct qxl_bo *bo;
@@ -271,15 +267,15 @@ int qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev, unsigned long size,
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to allocate VRAM BO\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
-	ret = qxl_bo_reserve(bo, false);
-	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
+	ret = qxl_release_list_add(release, bo);
+	if (ret)
 		goto out_unref;
 
 	*_bo = bo;
 	return 0;
 out_unref:
 	qxl_bo_unref(&bo);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int wait_for_io_cmd_user(struct qxl_device *qdev, uint8_t val, long port, bool intr)
@@ -503,6 +499,10 @@ int qxl_hw_surface_alloc(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = qxl_release_reserve_list(release, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	cmd = (struct qxl_surface_cmd *)qxl_release_map(qdev, release);
 	cmd->type = QXL_SURFACE_CMD_CREATE;
 	cmd->u.surface_create.format = surf->surf.format;
@@ -524,14 +524,11 @@ int qxl_hw_surface_alloc(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 
 	surf->surf_create = release;
 
-	/* no need to add a release to the fence for this bo,
+	/* no need to add a release to the fence for this surface bo,
 	   since it is only released when we ask to destroy the surface
 	   and it would never signal otherwise */
-	qxl_fence_releaseable(qdev, release);
-
 	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_SURFACE, false);
-
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
+	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
 
 	surf->hw_surf_alloc = true;
 	spin_lock(&qdev->surf_id_idr_lock);
@@ -573,12 +570,9 @@ int qxl_hw_surface_dealloc(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	cmd->surface_id = id;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &cmd->release_info);
 
-	qxl_fence_releaseable(qdev, release);
-
 	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_SURFACE, false);
 
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
-
+	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
index f76f5dd..835caba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_display.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void qxl_crtc_destroy(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	kfree(qxl_crtc);
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 qxl_hide_cursor(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 {
 	struct qxl_release *release;
@@ -188,14 +188,22 @@ qxl_hide_cursor(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 
 	ret = qxl_alloc_release_reserved(qdev, sizeof(*cmd), QXL_RELEASE_CURSOR_CMD,
 					 &release, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = qxl_release_reserve_list(release, true);
+	if (ret) {
+		qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	cmd = (struct qxl_cursor_cmd *)qxl_release_map(qdev, release);
 	cmd->type = QXL_CURSOR_HIDE;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &cmd->release_info);
 
-	qxl_fence_releaseable(qdev, release);
 	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
+	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int qxl_crtc_cursor_set2(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
@@ -216,10 +224,8 @@ static int qxl_crtc_cursor_set2(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	int size = 64*64*4;
 	int ret = 0;
-	if (!handle) {
-		qxl_hide_cursor(qdev);
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if (!handle)
+		return qxl_hide_cursor(qdev);
 
 	obj = drm_gem_object_lookup(crtc->dev, file_priv, handle);
 	if (!obj) {
@@ -234,8 +240,9 @@ static int qxl_crtc_cursor_set2(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		goto out_unref;
 
 	ret = qxl_bo_pin(user_bo, QXL_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU, NULL);
+	qxl_bo_unreserve(user_bo);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_unreserve;
+		goto out_unref;
 
 	ret = qxl_bo_kmap(user_bo, &user_ptr);
 	if (ret)
@@ -246,14 +253,20 @@ static int qxl_crtc_cursor_set2(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 					 &release, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_kunmap;
-	ret = qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(qdev, sizeof(struct qxl_cursor) + size,
-				    &cursor_bo);
+
+	ret = qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(qdev, release, sizeof(struct qxl_cursor) + size,
+			   &cursor_bo);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_release;
-	ret = qxl_bo_kmap(cursor_bo, (void **)&cursor);
+
+	ret = qxl_release_reserve_list(release, false);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_bo;
 
+	ret = qxl_bo_kmap(cursor_bo, (void **)&cursor);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_backoff;
+
 	cursor->header.unique = 0;
 	cursor->header.type = SPICE_CURSOR_TYPE_ALPHA;
 	cursor->header.width = 64;
@@ -269,11 +282,7 @@ static int qxl_crtc_cursor_set2(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	qxl_bo_kunmap(cursor_bo);
 
-	/* finish with the userspace bo */
 	qxl_bo_kunmap(user_bo);
-	qxl_bo_unpin(user_bo);
-	qxl_bo_unreserve(user_bo);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 
 	cmd = (struct qxl_cursor_cmd *)qxl_release_map(qdev, release);
 	cmd->type = QXL_CURSOR_SET;
@@ -281,30 +290,35 @@ static int qxl_crtc_cursor_set2(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	cmd->u.set.position.y = qcrtc->cur_y;
 
 	cmd->u.set.shape = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, cursor_bo, 0);
-	qxl_release_add_res(qdev, release, cursor_bo);
 
 	cmd->u.set.visible = 1;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &cmd->release_info);
 
-	qxl_fence_releaseable(qdev, release);
 	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
+	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+
+	/* finish with the userspace bo */
+	ret = qxl_bo_reserve(user_bo, false);
+	if (!ret) {
+		qxl_bo_unpin(user_bo);
+		qxl_bo_unreserve(user_bo);
+	}
+	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 
-	qxl_bo_unreserve(cursor_bo);
 	qxl_bo_unref(&cursor_bo);
 
 	return ret;
+
+out_backoff:
+	qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(release);
 out_free_bo:
 	qxl_bo_unref(&cursor_bo);
 out_free_release:
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
 	qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
 out_kunmap:
 	qxl_bo_kunmap(user_bo);
 out_unpin:
 	qxl_bo_unpin(user_bo);
-out_unreserve:
-	qxl_bo_unreserve(user_bo);
 out_unref:
 	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(obj);
 	return ret;
@@ -322,6 +336,14 @@ static int qxl_crtc_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	ret = qxl_alloc_release_reserved(qdev, sizeof(*cmd), QXL_RELEASE_CURSOR_CMD,
 				   &release, NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = qxl_release_reserve_list(release, true);
+	if (ret) {
+		qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	qcrtc->cur_x = x;
 	qcrtc->cur_y = y;
@@ -332,9 +354,9 @@ static int qxl_crtc_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	cmd->u.position.y = qcrtc->cur_y;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &cmd->release_info);
 
-	qxl_fence_releaseable(qdev, release);
 	qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_CURSOR, false);
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
+	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_draw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_draw.c
index 3c8c3db..56e1d63 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_draw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_draw.c
@@ -23,25 +23,29 @@
 #include "qxl_drv.h"
 #include "qxl_object.h"
 
+static int alloc_clips(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+		       struct qxl_release *release,
+		       unsigned num_clips,
+		       struct qxl_bo **clips_bo)
+{
+	int size = sizeof(struct qxl_clip_rects) + sizeof(struct qxl_rect) * num_clips;
+
+	return qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(qdev, release, size, clips_bo);
+}
+
 /* returns a pointer to the already allocated qxl_rect array inside
  * the qxl_clip_rects. This is *not* the same as the memory allocated
  * on the device, it is offset to qxl_clip_rects.chunk.data */
 static struct qxl_rect *drawable_set_clipping(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 					      struct qxl_drawable *drawable,
 					      unsigned num_clips,
-					      struct qxl_bo **clips_bo,
-					      struct qxl_release *release)
+					      struct qxl_bo *clips_bo)
 {
 	struct qxl_clip_rects *dev_clips;
 	int ret;
-	int size = sizeof(*dev_clips) + sizeof(struct qxl_rect) * num_clips;
-	ret = qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(qdev, size, clips_bo);
-	if (ret)
-		return NULL;
 
-	ret = qxl_bo_kmap(*clips_bo, (void **)&dev_clips);
+	ret = qxl_bo_kmap(clips_bo, (void **)&dev_clips);
 	if (ret) {
-		qxl_bo_unref(clips_bo);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	dev_clips->num_rects = num_clips;
@@ -52,20 +56,34 @@ static struct qxl_rect *drawable_set_clipping(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 }
 
 static int
+alloc_drawable(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_release **release)
+{
+	int ret;
+	ret = qxl_alloc_release_reserved(qdev, sizeof(struct qxl_drawable),
+					 QXL_RELEASE_DRAWABLE, release,
+					 NULL);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+free_drawable(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_release *release)
+{
+	qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
+}
+
+/* release needs to be reserved at this point */
+static int
 make_drawable(struct qxl_device *qdev, int surface, uint8_t type,
 	      const struct qxl_rect *rect,
-	      struct qxl_release **release)
+	      struct qxl_release *release)
 {
 	struct qxl_drawable *drawable;
-	int i, ret;
+	int i;
 
-	ret = qxl_alloc_release_reserved(qdev, sizeof(*drawable),
-					 QXL_RELEASE_DRAWABLE, release,
-					 NULL);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	drawable = (struct qxl_drawable *)qxl_release_map(qdev, release);
+	if (!drawable)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	drawable = (struct qxl_drawable *)qxl_release_map(qdev, *release);
 	drawable->type = type;
 
 	drawable->surface_id = surface;		/* Only primary for now */
@@ -91,14 +109,23 @@ make_drawable(struct qxl_device *qdev, int surface, uint8_t type,
 		drawable->bbox = *rect;
 
 	drawable->mm_time = qdev->rom->mm_clock;
-	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, *release, &drawable->release_info);
+	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &drawable->release_info);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int qxl_palette_create_1bit(struct qxl_bo **palette_bo,
+static int alloc_palette_object(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+				struct qxl_release *release,
+				struct qxl_bo **palette_bo)
+{
+	return qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(qdev, release,
+				     sizeof(struct qxl_palette) + sizeof(uint32_t) * 2,
+				     palette_bo);
+}
+
+static int qxl_palette_create_1bit(struct qxl_bo *palette_bo,
+				   struct qxl_release *release,
 				   const struct qxl_fb_image *qxl_fb_image)
 {
-	struct qxl_device *qdev = qxl_fb_image->qdev;
 	const struct fb_image *fb_image = &qxl_fb_image->fb_image;
 	uint32_t visual = qxl_fb_image->visual;
 	const uint32_t *pseudo_palette = qxl_fb_image->pseudo_palette;
@@ -108,12 +135,7 @@ static int qxl_palette_create_1bit(struct qxl_bo **palette_bo,
 	static uint64_t unique; /* we make no attempt to actually set this
 				 * correctly globaly, since that would require
 				 * tracking all of our palettes. */
-
-	ret = qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(qdev,
-				    sizeof(struct qxl_palette) + sizeof(uint32_t) * 2,
-				    palette_bo);
-
-	ret = qxl_bo_kmap(*palette_bo, (void **)&pal);
+	ret = qxl_bo_kmap(palette_bo, (void **)&pal);
 	pal->num_ents = 2;
 	pal->unique = unique++;
 	if (visual == FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR || visual == FB_VISUAL_DIRECTCOLOR) {
@@ -126,7 +148,7 @@ static int qxl_palette_create_1bit(struct qxl_bo **palette_bo,
 	}
 	pal->ents[0] = bgcolor;
 	pal->ents[1] = fgcolor;
-	qxl_bo_kunmap(*palette_bo);
+	qxl_bo_kunmap(palette_bo);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -144,44 +166,63 @@ void qxl_draw_opaque_fb(const struct qxl_fb_image *qxl_fb_image,
 	const char *src = fb_image->data;
 	int depth = fb_image->depth;
 	struct qxl_release *release;
-	struct qxl_bo *image_bo;
 	struct qxl_image *image;
 	int ret;
-
+	struct qxl_drm_image *dimage;
+	struct qxl_bo *palette_bo = NULL;
 	if (stride == 0)
 		stride = depth * width / 8;
 
+	ret = alloc_drawable(qdev, &release);
+	if (ret)
+		return;
+
+	ret = qxl_image_alloc_objects(qdev, release,
+				      &dimage,
+				      height, stride);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_drawable;
+
+	if (depth == 1) {
+		ret = alloc_palette_object(qdev, release, &palette_bo);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_free_image;
+	}
+
+	/* do a reservation run over all the objects we just allocated */
+	ret = qxl_release_reserve_list(release, true);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_palette;
+
 	rect.left = x;
 	rect.right = x + width;
 	rect.top = y;
 	rect.bottom = y + height;
 
-	ret = make_drawable(qdev, 0, QXL_DRAW_COPY, &rect, &release);
-	if (ret)
-		return;
+	ret = make_drawable(qdev, 0, QXL_DRAW_COPY, &rect, release);
+	if (ret) {
+		qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(release);
+		goto out_free_palette;
+	}
 
-	ret = qxl_image_create(qdev, release, &image_bo,
-			       (const uint8_t *)src, 0, 0,
-			       width, height, depth, stride);
+	ret = qxl_image_init(qdev, release, dimage,
+			     (const uint8_t *)src, 0, 0,
+			     width, height, depth, stride);
 	if (ret) {
-		qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
+		qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(release);
 		qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (depth == 1) {
-		struct qxl_bo *palette_bo;
 		void *ptr;
-		ret = qxl_palette_create_1bit(&palette_bo, qxl_fb_image);
-		qxl_release_add_res(qdev, release, palette_bo);
+		ret = qxl_palette_create_1bit(palette_bo, release, qxl_fb_image);
 
-		ptr = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, image_bo, 0);
+		ptr = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, dimage->bo, 0);
 		image = ptr;
 		image->u.bitmap.palette =
 			qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, palette_bo, 0);
-		qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, image_bo, ptr);
-		qxl_bo_unreserve(palette_bo);
-		qxl_bo_unref(&palette_bo);
+		qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, dimage->bo, ptr);
 	}
 
 	drawable = (struct qxl_drawable *)qxl_release_map(qdev, release);
@@ -199,16 +240,20 @@ void qxl_draw_opaque_fb(const struct qxl_fb_image *qxl_fb_image,
 	drawable->u.copy.mask.bitmap = 0;
 
 	drawable->u.copy.src_bitmap =
-		qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, image_bo, 0);
+		qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, dimage->bo, 0);
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &drawable->release_info);
 
-	qxl_release_add_res(qdev, release, image_bo);
-	qxl_bo_unreserve(image_bo);
-	qxl_bo_unref(&image_bo);
-
-	qxl_fence_releaseable(qdev, release);
 	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
+	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+
+out_free_palette:
+	if (palette_bo)
+		qxl_bo_unref(&palette_bo);
+out_free_image:
+	qxl_image_free_objects(qdev, dimage);
+out_free_drawable:
+	if (ret)
+		free_drawable(qdev, release);
 }
 
 /* push a draw command using the given clipping rectangles as
@@ -243,10 +288,14 @@ void qxl_draw_dirty_fb(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	int depth = qxl_fb->base.bits_per_pixel;
 	uint8_t *surface_base;
 	struct qxl_release *release;
-	struct qxl_bo *image_bo;
 	struct qxl_bo *clips_bo;
+	struct qxl_drm_image *dimage;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = alloc_drawable(qdev, &release);
+	if (ret)
+		return;
+
 	left = clips->x1;
 	right = clips->x2;
 	top = clips->y1;
@@ -263,36 +312,52 @@ void qxl_draw_dirty_fb(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 
 	width = right - left;
 	height = bottom - top;
+
+	ret = alloc_clips(qdev, release, num_clips, &clips_bo);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_drawable;
+
+	ret = qxl_image_alloc_objects(qdev, release,
+				      &dimage,
+				      height, stride);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_clips;
+
+	/* do a reservation run over all the objects we just allocated */
+	ret = qxl_release_reserve_list(release, true);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_image;
+
 	drawable_rect.left = left;
 	drawable_rect.right = right;
 	drawable_rect.top = top;
 	drawable_rect.bottom = bottom;
+
 	ret = make_drawable(qdev, 0, QXL_DRAW_COPY, &drawable_rect,
-			    &release);
+			    release);
 	if (ret)
-		return;
+		goto out_release_backoff;
 
 	ret = qxl_bo_kmap(bo, (void **)&surface_base);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_unref;
+		goto out_release_backoff;
 
-	ret = qxl_image_create(qdev, release, &image_bo, surface_base,
-			       left, top, width, height, depth, stride);
+
+	ret = qxl_image_init(qdev, release, dimage, surface_base,
+			     left, top, width, height, depth, stride);
 	qxl_bo_kunmap(bo);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_unref;
+		goto out_release_backoff;
+
+	rects = drawable_set_clipping(qdev, drawable, num_clips, clips_bo);
+	if (!rects)
+		goto out_release_backoff;
 
-	rects = drawable_set_clipping(qdev, drawable, num_clips, &clips_bo, release);
-	if (!rects) {
-		qxl_bo_unref(&image_bo);
-		goto out_unref;
-	}
 	drawable = (struct qxl_drawable *)qxl_release_map(qdev, release);
 
 	drawable->clip.type = SPICE_CLIP_TYPE_RECTS;
 	drawable->clip.data = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev,
 						      clips_bo, 0);
-	qxl_release_add_res(qdev, release, clips_bo);
 
 	drawable->u.copy.src_area.top = 0;
 	drawable->u.copy.src_area.bottom = height;
@@ -306,11 +371,9 @@ void qxl_draw_dirty_fb(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	drawable->u.copy.mask.pos.y = 0;
 	drawable->u.copy.mask.bitmap = 0;
 
-	drawable->u.copy.src_bitmap = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, image_bo, 0);
+	drawable->u.copy.src_bitmap = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, dimage->bo, 0);
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &drawable->release_info);
-	qxl_release_add_res(qdev, release, image_bo);
-	qxl_bo_unreserve(image_bo);
-	qxl_bo_unref(&image_bo);
+
 	clips_ptr = clips;
 	for (i = 0; i < num_clips; i++, clips_ptr += inc) {
 		rects[i].left   = clips_ptr->x1;
@@ -319,17 +382,22 @@ void qxl_draw_dirty_fb(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		rects[i].bottom = clips_ptr->y2;
 	}
 	qxl_bo_kunmap(clips_bo);
-	qxl_bo_unreserve(clips_bo);
-	qxl_bo_unref(&clips_bo);
 
-	qxl_fence_releaseable(qdev, release);
 	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
-	return;
+	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+
+out_release_backoff:
+	if (ret)
+		qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(release);
+out_free_image:
+	qxl_image_free_objects(qdev, dimage);
+out_free_clips:
+	qxl_bo_unref(&clips_bo);
+out_free_drawable:
+	/* only free drawable on error */
+	if (ret)
+		free_drawable(qdev, release);
 
-out_unref:
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
-	qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
 }
 
 void qxl_draw_copyarea(struct qxl_device *qdev,
@@ -342,22 +410,36 @@ void qxl_draw_copyarea(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	struct qxl_release *release;
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = alloc_drawable(qdev, &release);
+	if (ret)
+		return;
+
+	/* do a reservation run over all the objects we just allocated */
+	ret = qxl_release_reserve_list(release, true);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_release;
+
 	rect.left = dx;
 	rect.top = dy;
 	rect.right = dx + width;
 	rect.bottom = dy + height;
-	ret = make_drawable(qdev, 0, QXL_COPY_BITS, &rect, &release);
-	if (ret)
-		return;
+	ret = make_drawable(qdev, 0, QXL_COPY_BITS, &rect, release);
+	if (ret) {
+		qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(release);
+		goto out_free_release;
+	}
 
 	drawable = (struct qxl_drawable *)qxl_release_map(qdev, release);
 	drawable->u.copy_bits.src_pos.x = sx;
 	drawable->u.copy_bits.src_pos.y = sy;
-
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &drawable->release_info);
-	qxl_fence_releaseable(qdev, release);
+
 	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
+	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+
+out_free_release:
+	if (ret)
+		free_drawable(qdev, release);
 }
 
 void qxl_draw_fill(struct qxl_draw_fill *qxl_draw_fill_rec)
@@ -370,10 +452,21 @@ void qxl_draw_fill(struct qxl_draw_fill *qxl_draw_fill_rec)
 	struct qxl_release *release;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = make_drawable(qdev, 0, QXL_DRAW_FILL, &rect, &release);
+	ret = alloc_drawable(qdev, &release);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
 
+	/* do a reservation run over all the objects we just allocated */
+	ret = qxl_release_reserve_list(release, true);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_release;
+
+	ret = make_drawable(qdev, 0, QXL_DRAW_FILL, &rect, release);
+	if (ret) {
+		qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(release);
+		goto out_free_release;
+	}
+
 	drawable = (struct qxl_drawable *)qxl_release_map(qdev, release);
 	drawable->u.fill.brush.type = SPICE_BRUSH_TYPE_SOLID;
 	drawable->u.fill.brush.u.color = color;
@@ -384,7 +477,11 @@ void qxl_draw_fill(struct qxl_draw_fill *qxl_draw_fill_rec)
 	drawable->u.fill.mask.bitmap = 0;
 
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, release, &drawable->release_info);
-	qxl_fence_releaseable(qdev, release);
+
 	qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, QXL_CMD_DRAW, false);
-	qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
+	qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+
+out_free_release:
+	if (ret)
+		free_drawable(qdev, release);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
index 6a4106f..7e96f4f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
 #include <ttm/ttm_placement.h>
 #include <ttm/ttm_module.h>
 
+/* just for ttm_validate_buffer */
+#include <ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.h>
+
 #include <drm/qxl_drm.h>
 #include "qxl_dev.h"
 
@@ -118,9 +121,9 @@ struct qxl_bo {
 	uint32_t surface_id;
 	struct qxl_fence fence; /* per bo fence  - list of releases */
 	struct qxl_release *surf_create;
-	atomic_t reserve_count;
 };
 #define gem_to_qxl_bo(gobj) container_of((gobj), struct qxl_bo, gem_base)
+#define to_qxl_bo(tobj) container_of((tobj), struct qxl_bo, tbo)
 
 struct qxl_gem {
 	struct mutex		mutex;
@@ -128,12 +131,7 @@ struct qxl_gem {
 };
 
 struct qxl_bo_list {
-	struct list_head lhead;
-	struct qxl_bo *bo;
-};
-
-struct qxl_reloc_list {
-	struct list_head bos;
+	struct ttm_validate_buffer tv;
 };
 
 struct qxl_crtc {
@@ -195,10 +193,20 @@ enum {
 struct qxl_release {
 	int id;
 	int type;
-	int bo_count;
 	uint32_t release_offset;
 	uint32_t surface_release_id;
-	struct qxl_bo *bos[QXL_MAX_RES];
+	struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
+	struct list_head bos;
+};
+
+struct qxl_drm_chunk {
+	struct list_head head;
+	struct qxl_bo *bo;
+};
+
+struct qxl_drm_image {
+	struct qxl_bo *bo;
+	struct list_head chunk_list;
 };
 
 struct qxl_fb_image {
@@ -434,12 +442,19 @@ int qxl_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 
 /* qxl image */
 
-int qxl_image_create(struct qxl_device *qdev,
-		     struct qxl_release *release,
-		     struct qxl_bo **image_bo,
-		     const uint8_t *data,
-		     int x, int y, int width, int height,
-		     int depth, int stride);
+int qxl_image_init(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+		   struct qxl_release *release,
+		   struct qxl_drm_image *dimage,
+		   const uint8_t *data,
+		   int x, int y, int width, int height,
+		   int depth, int stride);
+int
+qxl_image_alloc_objects(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+			struct qxl_release *release,
+			struct qxl_drm_image **image_ptr,
+			int height, int stride);
+void qxl_image_free_objects(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_drm_image *dimage);
+
 void qxl_update_screen(struct qxl_device *qxl);
 
 /* qxl io operations (qxl_cmd.c) */
@@ -460,20 +475,15 @@ int qxl_ring_push(struct qxl_ring *ring, const void *new_elt, bool interruptible
 void qxl_io_flush_release(struct qxl_device *qdev);
 void qxl_io_flush_surfaces(struct qxl_device *qdev);
 
-int qxl_release_reserve(struct qxl_device *qdev,
-			struct qxl_release *release, bool no_wait);
-void qxl_release_unreserve(struct qxl_device *qdev,
-			   struct qxl_release *release);
 union qxl_release_info *qxl_release_map(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 					struct qxl_release *release);
 void qxl_release_unmap(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		       struct qxl_release *release,
 		       union qxl_release_info *info);
-/*
- * qxl_bo_add_resource.
- *
- */
-void qxl_bo_add_resource(struct qxl_bo *main_bo, struct qxl_bo *resource);
+int qxl_release_list_add(struct qxl_release *release, struct qxl_bo *bo);
+int qxl_release_reserve_list(struct qxl_release *release, bool no_intr);
+void qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(struct qxl_release *release);
+void qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(struct qxl_release *release);
 
 int qxl_alloc_surface_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 				       enum qxl_surface_cmd_type surface_cmd_type,
@@ -482,15 +492,16 @@ int qxl_alloc_surface_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 int qxl_alloc_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev, unsigned long size,
 			       int type, struct qxl_release **release,
 			       struct qxl_bo **rbo);
-int qxl_fence_releaseable(struct qxl_device *qdev,
-			  struct qxl_release *release);
+
 int
 qxl_push_command_ring_release(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_release *release,
 			      uint32_t type, bool interruptible);
 int
 qxl_push_cursor_ring_release(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_release *release,
 			     uint32_t type, bool interruptible);
-int qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev, unsigned long size,
+int qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+			  struct qxl_release *release,
+			  unsigned long size,
 			  struct qxl_bo **_bo);
 /* qxl drawing commands */
 
@@ -511,15 +522,9 @@ void qxl_draw_copyarea(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		       u32 sx, u32 sy,
 		       u32 dx, u32 dy);
 
-uint64_t
-qxl_release_alloc(struct qxl_device *qdev, int type,
-		  struct qxl_release **ret);
-
 void qxl_release_free(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		      struct qxl_release *release);
-void qxl_release_add_res(struct qxl_device *qdev,
-			 struct qxl_release *release,
-			 struct qxl_bo *bo);
+
 /* used by qxl_debugfs_release */
 struct qxl_release *qxl_release_from_id_locked(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 						   uint64_t id);
@@ -562,7 +567,7 @@ void qxl_surface_evict(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_bo *surf, bool freein
 int qxl_update_surface(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_bo *surf);
 
 /* qxl_fence.c */
-int qxl_fence_add_release(struct qxl_fence *qfence, uint32_t rel_id);
+void qxl_fence_add_release_locked(struct qxl_fence *qfence, uint32_t rel_id);
 int qxl_fence_remove_release(struct qxl_fence *qfence, uint32_t rel_id);
 int qxl_fence_init(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_fence *qfence);
 void qxl_fence_fini(struct qxl_fence *qfence);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fence.c
index 63c6715..ae59e91 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_fence.c
@@ -49,17 +49,11 @@
 
    For some reason every so often qxl hw fails to release, things go wrong.
 */
-
-
-int qxl_fence_add_release(struct qxl_fence *qfence, uint32_t rel_id)
+/* must be called with the fence lock held */
+void qxl_fence_add_release_locked(struct qxl_fence *qfence, uint32_t rel_id)
 {
-	struct qxl_bo *bo = container_of(qfence, struct qxl_bo, fence);
-
-	spin_lock(&bo->tbo.bdev->fence_lock);
 	radix_tree_insert(&qfence->tree, rel_id, qfence);
 	qfence->num_active_releases++;
-	spin_unlock(&bo->tbo.bdev->fence_lock);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 int qxl_fence_remove_release(struct qxl_fence *qfence, uint32_t rel_id)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_image.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_image.c
index cf85620..7fbcc35 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_image.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_image.c
@@ -30,31 +30,100 @@
 #include "qxl_object.h"
 
 static int
-qxl_image_create_helper(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+qxl_allocate_chunk(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+		   struct qxl_release *release,
+		   struct qxl_drm_image *image,
+		   unsigned int chunk_size)
+{
+	struct qxl_drm_chunk *chunk;
+	int ret;
+
+	chunk = kmalloc(sizeof(struct qxl_drm_chunk), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!chunk)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(qdev, release, chunk_size, &chunk->bo);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(chunk);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	list_add_tail(&chunk->head, &image->chunk_list);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int
+qxl_image_alloc_objects(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 			struct qxl_release *release,
-			struct qxl_bo **image_bo,
-			const uint8_t *data,
-			int width, int height,
-			int depth, unsigned int hash,
-			int stride)
+			struct qxl_drm_image **image_ptr,
+			int height, int stride)
+{
+	struct qxl_drm_image *image;
+	int ret;
+
+	image = kmalloc(sizeof(struct qxl_drm_image), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!image)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&image->chunk_list);
+
+	ret = qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(qdev, release, sizeof(struct qxl_image), &image->bo);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(image);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = qxl_allocate_chunk(qdev, release, image, sizeof(struct qxl_data_chunk) + stride * height);
+	if (ret) {
+		qxl_bo_unref(&image->bo);
+		kfree(image);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	*image_ptr = image;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void qxl_image_free_objects(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_drm_image *dimage)
 {
+	struct qxl_drm_chunk *chunk, *tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(chunk, tmp, &dimage->chunk_list, head) {
+		qxl_bo_unref(&chunk->bo);
+		kfree(chunk);
+	}
+
+	qxl_bo_unref(&dimage->bo);
+	kfree(dimage);
+}
+
+static int
+qxl_image_init_helper(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+		      struct qxl_release *release,
+		      struct qxl_drm_image *dimage,
+		      const uint8_t *data,
+		      int width, int height,
+		      int depth, unsigned int hash,
+		      int stride)
+{
+	struct qxl_drm_chunk *drv_chunk;
 	struct qxl_image *image;
 	struct qxl_data_chunk *chunk;
 	int i;
 	int chunk_stride;
 	int linesize = width * depth / 8;
-	struct qxl_bo *chunk_bo;
-	int ret;
+	struct qxl_bo *chunk_bo, *image_bo;
 	void *ptr;
 	/* Chunk */
 	/* FIXME: Check integer overflow */
 	/* TODO: variable number of chunks */
+
+	drv_chunk = list_first_entry(&dimage->chunk_list, struct qxl_drm_chunk, head);
+
+	chunk_bo = drv_chunk->bo;
 	chunk_stride = stride; /* TODO: should use linesize, but it renders
 				  wrong (check the bitmaps are sent correctly
 				  first) */
-	ret = qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(qdev, sizeof(*chunk) + height * chunk_stride,
-				    &chunk_bo);
-	
+
 	ptr = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, chunk_bo, 0);
 	chunk = ptr;
 	chunk->data_size = height * chunk_stride;
@@ -102,7 +171,6 @@ qxl_image_create_helper(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 				while (remain > 0) {
 					page_base = out_offset & PAGE_MASK;
 					page_offset = offset_in_page(out_offset);
-					
 					size = min((int)(PAGE_SIZE - page_offset), remain);
 
 					ptr = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, chunk_bo, page_base);
@@ -116,14 +184,10 @@ qxl_image_create_helper(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-
 	qxl_bo_kunmap(chunk_bo);
 
-	/* Image */
-	ret = qxl_alloc_bo_reserved(qdev, sizeof(*image), image_bo);
-
-	ptr = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, *image_bo, 0);
+	image_bo = dimage->bo;
+	ptr = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, image_bo, 0);
 	image = ptr;
 
 	image->descriptor.id = 0;
@@ -154,23 +218,20 @@ qxl_image_create_helper(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	image->u.bitmap.stride = chunk_stride;
 	image->u.bitmap.palette = 0;
 	image->u.bitmap.data = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev, chunk_bo, 0);
-	qxl_release_add_res(qdev, release, chunk_bo);
-	qxl_bo_unreserve(chunk_bo);
-	qxl_bo_unref(&chunk_bo);
 
-	qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, *image_bo, ptr);
+	qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, image_bo, ptr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int qxl_image_create(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+int qxl_image_init(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		     struct qxl_release *release,
-		     struct qxl_bo **image_bo,
+		     struct qxl_drm_image *dimage,
 		     const uint8_t *data,
 		     int x, int y, int width, int height,
 		     int depth, int stride)
 {
 	data += y * stride + x * (depth / 8);
-	return qxl_image_create_helper(qdev, release, image_bo, data,
+	return qxl_image_init_helper(qdev, release, dimage, data,
 				       width, height, depth, 0, stride);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
index 7448c5e..6de3356 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ioctl.c
@@ -68,55 +68,60 @@ static int qxl_map_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				  &qxl_map->offset);
 }
 
+struct qxl_reloc_info {
+	int type;
+	struct qxl_bo *dst_bo;
+	uint32_t dst_offset;
+	struct qxl_bo *src_bo;
+	int src_offset;
+};
+
 /*
  * dst must be validated, i.e. whole bo on vram/surfacesram (right now all bo's
  * are on vram).
  * *(dst + dst_off) = qxl_bo_physical_address(src, src_off)
  */
 static void
-apply_reloc(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_bo *dst, uint64_t dst_off,
-	    struct qxl_bo *src, uint64_t src_off)
+apply_reloc(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_reloc_info *info)
 {
 	void *reloc_page;
-
-	reloc_page = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, dst, dst_off & PAGE_MASK);
-	*(uint64_t *)(reloc_page + (dst_off & ~PAGE_MASK)) = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev,
-								     src, src_off);
-	qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, dst, reloc_page);
+	reloc_page = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, info->dst_bo, info->dst_offset & PAGE_MASK);
+	*(uint64_t *)(reloc_page + (info->dst_offset & ~PAGE_MASK)) = qxl_bo_physical_address(qdev,
+											      info->src_bo,
+											      info->src_offset);
+	qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, info->dst_bo, reloc_page);
 }
 
 static void
-apply_surf_reloc(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_bo *dst, uint64_t dst_off,
-		 struct qxl_bo *src)
+apply_surf_reloc(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_reloc_info *info)
 {
 	uint32_t id = 0;
 	void *reloc_page;
 
-	if (src && !src->is_primary)
-		id = src->surface_id;
+	if (info->src_bo && !info->src_bo->is_primary)
+		id = info->src_bo->surface_id;
 
-	reloc_page = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, dst, dst_off & PAGE_MASK);
-	*(uint32_t *)(reloc_page + (dst_off & ~PAGE_MASK)) = id;
-	qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, dst, reloc_page);
+	reloc_page = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, info->dst_bo, info->dst_offset & PAGE_MASK);
+	*(uint32_t *)(reloc_page + (info->dst_offset & ~PAGE_MASK)) = id;
+	qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, info->dst_bo, reloc_page);
 }
 
 /* return holding the reference to this object */
 static struct qxl_bo *qxlhw_handle_to_bo(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 					 struct drm_file *file_priv, uint64_t handle,
-					 struct qxl_reloc_list *reloc_list)
+					 struct qxl_release *release)
 {
 	struct drm_gem_object *gobj;
 	struct qxl_bo *qobj;
 	int ret;
 
 	gobj = drm_gem_object_lookup(qdev->ddev, file_priv, handle);
-	if (!gobj) {
-		DRM_ERROR("bad bo handle %lld\n", handle);
+	if (!gobj)
 		return NULL;
-	}
+
 	qobj = gem_to_qxl_bo(gobj);
 
-	ret = qxl_bo_list_add(reloc_list, qobj);
+	ret = qxl_release_list_add(release, qobj);
 	if (ret)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -129,151 +134,177 @@ static struct qxl_bo *qxlhw_handle_to_bo(struct qxl_device *qdev,
  * However, the command as passed from user space must *not* contain the initial
  * QXLReleaseInfo struct (first XXX bytes)
  */
-static int qxl_execbuffer_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
-				struct drm_file *file_priv)
+static int qxl_process_single_command(struct qxl_device *qdev,
+				      struct drm_qxl_command *cmd,
+				      struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
-	struct qxl_device *qdev = dev->dev_private;
-	struct drm_qxl_execbuffer *execbuffer = data;
-	struct drm_qxl_command user_cmd;
-	int cmd_num;
-	struct qxl_bo *reloc_src_bo;
-	struct qxl_bo *reloc_dst_bo;
-	struct drm_qxl_reloc reloc;
+	struct qxl_reloc_info *reloc_info;
+	int release_type;
+	struct qxl_release *release;
+	struct qxl_bo *cmd_bo;
 	void *fb_cmd;
-	int i, ret;
-	struct qxl_reloc_list reloc_list;
+	int i, j, ret, num_relocs;
 	int unwritten;
-	uint32_t reloc_dst_offset;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&reloc_list.bos);
 
-	for (cmd_num = 0; cmd_num < execbuffer->commands_num; ++cmd_num) {
-		struct qxl_release *release;
-		struct qxl_bo *cmd_bo;
-		int release_type;
-		struct drm_qxl_command *commands =
-			(struct drm_qxl_command *)(uintptr_t)execbuffer->commands;
+	switch (cmd->type) {
+	case QXL_CMD_DRAW:
+		release_type = QXL_RELEASE_DRAWABLE;
+		break;
+	case QXL_CMD_SURFACE:
+	case QXL_CMD_CURSOR:
+	default:
+		DRM_DEBUG("Only draw commands in execbuffers\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	}
 
-		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(&user_cmd, &commands[cmd_num],
-				       sizeof(user_cmd)))
-			return -EFAULT;
-		switch (user_cmd.type) {
-		case QXL_CMD_DRAW:
-			release_type = QXL_RELEASE_DRAWABLE;
-			break;
-		case QXL_CMD_SURFACE:
-		case QXL_CMD_CURSOR:
-		default:
-			DRM_DEBUG("Only draw commands in execbuffers\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-			break;
-		}
+	if (cmd->command_size > PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(union qxl_release_info))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (user_cmd.command_size > PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(union qxl_release_info))
-			return -EINVAL;
+	if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ,
+		       (void *)(unsigned long)cmd->command,
+		       cmd->command_size))
+		return -EFAULT;
 
-		if (!access_ok(VERIFY_READ,
-			       (void *)(unsigned long)user_cmd.command,
-			       user_cmd.command_size))
-			return -EFAULT;
+	reloc_info = kmalloc(sizeof(struct qxl_reloc_info) * cmd->relocs_num, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!reloc_info)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-		ret = qxl_alloc_release_reserved(qdev,
-						 sizeof(union qxl_release_info) +
-						 user_cmd.command_size,
-						 release_type,
-						 &release,
-						 &cmd_bo);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+	ret = qxl_alloc_release_reserved(qdev,
+					 sizeof(union qxl_release_info) +
+					 cmd->command_size,
+					 release_type,
+					 &release,
+					 &cmd_bo);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_reloc;
 
-		/* TODO copy slow path code from i915 */
-		fb_cmd = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, cmd_bo, (release->release_offset & PAGE_SIZE));
-		unwritten = __copy_from_user_inatomic_nocache(fb_cmd + sizeof(union qxl_release_info) + (release->release_offset & ~PAGE_SIZE), (void *)(unsigned long)user_cmd.command, user_cmd.command_size);
+	/* TODO copy slow path code from i915 */
+	fb_cmd = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, cmd_bo, (release->release_offset & PAGE_SIZE));
+	unwritten = __copy_from_user_inatomic_nocache(fb_cmd + sizeof(union qxl_release_info) + (release->release_offset & ~PAGE_SIZE), (void *)(unsigned long)cmd->command, cmd->command_size);
 
-		{
-			struct qxl_drawable *draw = fb_cmd;
+	{
+		struct qxl_drawable *draw = fb_cmd;
+		draw->mm_time = qdev->rom->mm_clock;
+	}
 
-			draw->mm_time = qdev->rom->mm_clock;
-		}
-		qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, cmd_bo, fb_cmd);
-		if (unwritten) {
-			DRM_ERROR("got unwritten %d\n", unwritten);
-			qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
-			qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
-			return -EFAULT;
+	qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, cmd_bo, fb_cmd);
+	if (unwritten) {
+		DRM_ERROR("got unwritten %d\n", unwritten);
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto out_free_release;
+	}
+
+	/* fill out reloc info structs */
+	num_relocs = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < cmd->relocs_num; ++i) {
+		struct drm_qxl_reloc reloc;
+
+		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(&reloc,
+				       &((struct drm_qxl_reloc *)(uintptr_t)cmd->relocs)[i],
+				       sizeof(reloc))) {
+			ret = -EFAULT;
+			goto out_free_bos;
 		}
 
-		for (i = 0 ; i < user_cmd.relocs_num; ++i) {
-			if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(&reloc,
-					       &((struct drm_qxl_reloc *)(uintptr_t)user_cmd.relocs)[i],
-					       sizeof(reloc))) {
-				qxl_bo_list_unreserve(&reloc_list, true);
-				qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
-				qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
-				return -EFAULT;
-			}
+		/* add the bos to the list of bos to validate -
+		   need to validate first then process relocs? */
+		if (reloc.reloc_type != QXL_RELOC_TYPE_BO && reloc.reloc_type != QXL_RELOC_TYPE_SURF) {
+			DRM_DEBUG("unknown reloc type %d\n", reloc_info[i].type);
 
-			/* add the bos to the list of bos to validate -
-			   need to validate first then process relocs? */
-			if (reloc.dst_handle) {
-				reloc_dst_bo = qxlhw_handle_to_bo(qdev, file_priv,
-								  reloc.dst_handle, &reloc_list);
-				if (!reloc_dst_bo) {
-					qxl_bo_list_unreserve(&reloc_list, true);
-					qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
-					qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
-					return -EINVAL;
-				}
-				reloc_dst_offset = 0;
-			} else {
-				reloc_dst_bo = cmd_bo;
-				reloc_dst_offset = release->release_offset;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out_free_bos;
+		}
+		reloc_info[i].type = reloc.reloc_type;
+
+		if (reloc.dst_handle) {
+			reloc_info[i].dst_bo = qxlhw_handle_to_bo(qdev, file_priv,
+								  reloc.dst_handle, release);
+			if (!reloc_info[i].dst_bo) {
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				reloc_info[i].src_bo = NULL;
+				goto out_free_bos;
 			}
-
-			/* reserve and validate the reloc dst bo */
-			if (reloc.reloc_type == QXL_RELOC_TYPE_BO || reloc.src_handle > 0) {
-				reloc_src_bo =
-					qxlhw_handle_to_bo(qdev, file_priv,
-							   reloc.src_handle, &reloc_list);
-				if (!reloc_src_bo) {
-					if (reloc_dst_bo != cmd_bo)
-						drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&reloc_dst_bo->gem_base);
-					qxl_bo_list_unreserve(&reloc_list, true);
-					qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
-					qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
-					return -EINVAL;
-				}
-			} else
-				reloc_src_bo = NULL;
-			if (reloc.reloc_type == QXL_RELOC_TYPE_BO) {
-				apply_reloc(qdev, reloc_dst_bo, reloc_dst_offset + reloc.dst_offset,
-					    reloc_src_bo, reloc.src_offset);
-			} else if (reloc.reloc_type == QXL_RELOC_TYPE_SURF) {
-				apply_surf_reloc(qdev, reloc_dst_bo, reloc_dst_offset + reloc.dst_offset, reloc_src_bo);
-			} else {
-				DRM_ERROR("unknown reloc type %d\n", reloc.reloc_type);
-				return -EINVAL;
+			reloc_info[i].dst_offset = reloc.dst_offset;
+		} else {
+			reloc_info[i].dst_bo = cmd_bo;
+			reloc_info[i].dst_offset = reloc.dst_offset + release->release_offset;
+		}
+		num_relocs++;
+
+		/* reserve and validate the reloc dst bo */
+		if (reloc.reloc_type == QXL_RELOC_TYPE_BO || reloc.src_handle > 0) {
+			reloc_info[i].src_bo =
+				qxlhw_handle_to_bo(qdev, file_priv,
+						   reloc.src_handle, release);
+			if (!reloc_info[i].src_bo) {
+				if (reloc_info[i].dst_bo != cmd_bo)
+					drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&reloc_info[i].dst_bo->gem_base);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto out_free_bos;
 			}
+			reloc_info[i].src_offset = reloc.src_offset;
+		} else {
+			reloc_info[i].src_bo = NULL;
+			reloc_info[i].src_offset = 0;
+		}
+	}
 
-			if (reloc_src_bo && reloc_src_bo != cmd_bo) {
-				qxl_release_add_res(qdev, release, reloc_src_bo);
-				drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&reloc_src_bo->gem_base);
-			}
+	/* validate all buffers */
+	ret = qxl_release_reserve_list(release, false);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_free_bos;
 
-			if (reloc_dst_bo != cmd_bo)
-				drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&reloc_dst_bo->gem_base);
-		}
-		qxl_fence_releaseable(qdev, release);
+	for (i = 0; i < cmd->relocs_num; ++i) {
+		if (reloc_info[i].type == QXL_RELOC_TYPE_BO)
+			apply_reloc(qdev, &reloc_info[i]);
+		else if (reloc_info[i].type == QXL_RELOC_TYPE_SURF)
+			apply_surf_reloc(qdev, &reloc_info[i]);
+	}
 
-		ret = qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, user_cmd.type, true);
-		if (ret == -ERESTARTSYS) {
-			qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
-			qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
-			qxl_bo_list_unreserve(&reloc_list, true);
+	ret = qxl_push_command_ring_release(qdev, release, cmd->type, true);
+	if (ret)
+		qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(release);
+	else
+		qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(release);
+
+out_free_bos:
+	for (j = 0; j < num_relocs; j++) {
+		if (reloc_info[j].dst_bo != cmd_bo)
+			drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&reloc_info[j].dst_bo->gem_base);
+		if (reloc_info[j].src_bo && reloc_info[j].src_bo != cmd_bo)
+			drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&reloc_info[j].src_bo->gem_base);
+	}
+out_free_release:
+	if (ret)
+		qxl_release_free(qdev, release);
+out_free_reloc:
+	kfree(reloc_info);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int qxl_execbuffer_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				struct drm_file *file_priv)
+{
+	struct qxl_device *qdev = dev->dev_private;
+	struct drm_qxl_execbuffer *execbuffer = data;
+	struct drm_qxl_command user_cmd;
+	int cmd_num;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (cmd_num = 0; cmd_num < execbuffer->commands_num; ++cmd_num) {
+
+		struct drm_qxl_command *commands =
+			(struct drm_qxl_command *)(uintptr_t)execbuffer->commands;
+
+		if (DRM_COPY_FROM_USER(&user_cmd, &commands[cmd_num],
+				       sizeof(user_cmd)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+
+		ret = qxl_process_single_command(qdev, &user_cmd, file_priv);
+		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		}
-		qxl_release_unreserve(qdev, release);
 	}
-	qxl_bo_list_unreserve(&reloc_list, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
index 50e7a61..aa161cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int qxl_bo_create(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	bo->surface_id = 0;
 	qxl_fence_init(qdev, &bo->fence);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bo->list);
-	atomic_set(&bo->reserve_count, 0);
+
 	if (surf)
 		bo->surf = *surf;
 
@@ -316,53 +316,6 @@ int qxl_bo_check_id(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_bo *bo)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void qxl_bo_list_unreserve(struct qxl_reloc_list *reloc_list, bool failed)
-{
-	struct qxl_bo_list *entry, *sf;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, sf, &reloc_list->bos, lhead) {
-		qxl_bo_unreserve(entry->bo);
-		list_del(&entry->lhead);
-		kfree(entry);
-	}
-}
-
-int qxl_bo_list_add(struct qxl_reloc_list *reloc_list, struct qxl_bo *bo)
-{
-	struct qxl_bo_list *entry;
-	int ret;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(entry, &reloc_list->bos, lhead) {
-		if (entry->bo == bo)
-			return 0;
-	}
-
-	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(struct qxl_bo_list), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!entry)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	entry->bo = bo;
-	list_add(&entry->lhead, &reloc_list->bos);
-
-	ret = qxl_bo_reserve(bo, false);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (!bo->pin_count) {
-		qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, bo->type, false);
-		ret = ttm_bo_validate(&bo->tbo, &bo->placement,
-				      true, false);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
-
-	/* allocate a surface for reserved + validated buffers */
-	ret = qxl_bo_check_id(bo->gem_base.dev->dev_private, bo);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int qxl_surf_evict(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 {
 	return ttm_bo_evict_mm(&qdev->mman.bdev, TTM_PL_PRIV0);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h
index 116637f..8cb6167 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_object.h
@@ -102,6 +102,4 @@ extern int qxl_bo_unpin(struct qxl_bo *bo);
 extern void qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(struct qxl_bo *qbo, u32 domain, bool pinned);
 extern bool qxl_ttm_bo_is_qxl_bo(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo);
 
-extern int qxl_bo_list_add(struct qxl_reloc_list *reloc_list, struct qxl_bo *bo);
-extern void qxl_bo_list_unreserve(struct qxl_reloc_list *reloc_list, bool failed);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
index b7f1271..b61449e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 
 static const int release_size_per_bo[] = { RELEASE_SIZE, SURFACE_RELEASE_SIZE, RELEASE_SIZE };
 static const int releases_per_bo[] = { RELEASES_PER_BO, SURFACE_RELEASES_PER_BO, RELEASES_PER_BO };
-uint64_t
+
+static uint64_t
 qxl_release_alloc(struct qxl_device *qdev, int type,
 		  struct qxl_release **ret)
 {
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ qxl_release_alloc(struct qxl_device *qdev, int type,
 		return 0;
 	}
 	release->type = type;
-	release->bo_count = 0;
 	release->release_offset = 0;
 	release->surface_release_id = 0;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&release->bos);
 
 	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
 	spin_lock(&qdev->release_idr_lock);
@@ -77,20 +78,20 @@ void
 qxl_release_free(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		 struct qxl_release *release)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	QXL_INFO(qdev, "release %d, type %d, %d bos\n", release->id,
-		 release->type, release->bo_count);
+	struct qxl_bo_list *entry, *tmp;
+	QXL_INFO(qdev, "release %d, type %d\n", release->id,
+		 release->type);
 
 	if (release->surface_release_id)
 		qxl_surface_id_dealloc(qdev, release->surface_release_id);
 
-	for (i = 0 ; i < release->bo_count; ++i) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &release->bos, tv.head) {
+		struct qxl_bo *bo = to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo);
 		QXL_INFO(qdev, "release %llx\n",
-			release->bos[i]->tbo.addr_space_offset
+			entry->tv.bo->addr_space_offset
 						- DRM_FILE_OFFSET);
-		qxl_fence_remove_release(&release->bos[i]->fence, release->id);
-		qxl_bo_unref(&release->bos[i]);
+		qxl_fence_remove_release(&bo->fence, release->id);
+		qxl_bo_unref(&bo);
 	}
 	spin_lock(&qdev->release_idr_lock);
 	idr_remove(&qdev->release_idr, release->id);
@@ -98,22 +99,6 @@ qxl_release_free(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	kfree(release);
 }
 
-void
-qxl_release_add_res(struct qxl_device *qdev, struct qxl_release *release,
-		    struct qxl_bo *bo)
-{
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < release->bo_count; i++)
-		if (release->bos[i] == bo)
-			return;
-
-	if (release->bo_count >= QXL_MAX_RES) {
-		DRM_ERROR("exceeded max resource on a qxl_release item\n");
-		return;
-	}
-	release->bos[release->bo_count++] = qxl_bo_ref(bo);
-}
-
 static int qxl_release_bo_alloc(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 				struct qxl_bo **bo)
 {
@@ -125,58 +110,106 @@ static int qxl_release_bo_alloc(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int qxl_release_reserve(struct qxl_device *qdev,
-			struct qxl_release *release, bool no_wait)
+int qxl_release_list_add(struct qxl_release *release, struct qxl_bo *bo)
+{
+	struct qxl_bo_list *entry;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &release->bos, tv.head) {
+		if (entry->tv.bo == &bo->tbo)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	entry = kmalloc(sizeof(struct qxl_bo_list), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!entry)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	qxl_bo_ref(bo);
+	entry->tv.bo = &bo->tbo;
+	list_add_tail(&entry->tv.head, &release->bos);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int qxl_release_validate_bo(struct qxl_bo *bo)
 {
 	int ret;
-	if (atomic_inc_return(&release->bos[0]->reserve_count) == 1) {
-		ret = qxl_bo_reserve(release->bos[0], no_wait);
+
+	if (!bo->pin_count) {
+		qxl_ttm_placement_from_domain(bo, bo->type, false);
+		ret = ttm_bo_validate(&bo->tbo, &bo->placement,
+				      true, false);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
+
+	/* allocate a surface for reserved + validated buffers */
+	ret = qxl_bo_check_id(bo->gem_base.dev->dev_private, bo);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void qxl_release_unreserve(struct qxl_device *qdev,
-			  struct qxl_release *release)
+int qxl_release_reserve_list(struct qxl_release *release, bool no_intr)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&release->bos[0]->reserve_count))
-		qxl_bo_unreserve(release->bos[0]);
+	int ret;
+	struct qxl_bo_list *entry;
+
+	/* if only one object on the release its the release itself
+	   since these objects are pinned no need to reserve */
+	if (list_is_singular(&release->bos))
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&release->ticket, &release->bos);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &release->bos, tv.head) {
+		struct qxl_bo *bo = to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo);
+
+		ret = qxl_release_validate_bo(bo);
+		if (ret) {
+			ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(&release->ticket, &release->bos);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
+void qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(struct qxl_release *release)
+{
+	/* if only one object on the release its the release itself
+	   since these objects are pinned no need to reserve */
+	if (list_is_singular(&release->bos))
+		return;
+
+	ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(&release->ticket, &release->bos);
+}
+
+
 int qxl_alloc_surface_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 				       enum qxl_surface_cmd_type surface_cmd_type,
 				       struct qxl_release *create_rel,
 				       struct qxl_release **release)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	if (surface_cmd_type == QXL_SURFACE_CMD_DESTROY && create_rel) {
 		int idr_ret;
+		struct qxl_bo_list *entry = list_first_entry(&create_rel->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
 		struct qxl_bo *bo;
 		union qxl_release_info *info;
 
 		/* stash the release after the create command */
 		idr_ret = qxl_release_alloc(qdev, QXL_RELEASE_SURFACE_CMD, release);
-		bo = qxl_bo_ref(create_rel->bos[0]);
+		bo = qxl_bo_ref(to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo));
 
 		(*release)->release_offset = create_rel->release_offset + 64;
 
-		qxl_release_add_res(qdev, *release, bo);
+		qxl_release_list_add(*release, bo);
 
-		ret = qxl_release_reserve(qdev, *release, false);
-		if (ret) {
-			DRM_ERROR("release reserve failed\n");
-			goto out_unref;
-		}
 		info = qxl_release_map(qdev, *release);
 		info->id = idr_ret;
 		qxl_release_unmap(qdev, *release, info);
 
-
-out_unref:
 		qxl_bo_unref(&bo);
-		return ret;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	return qxl_alloc_release_reserved(qdev, sizeof(struct qxl_surface_cmd),
@@ -189,7 +222,7 @@ int qxl_alloc_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev, unsigned long size,
 {
 	struct qxl_bo *bo;
 	int idr_ret;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 	union qxl_release_info *info;
 	int cur_idx;
 
@@ -228,36 +261,18 @@ int qxl_alloc_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev, unsigned long size,
 	if (rbo)
 		*rbo = bo;
 
-	qxl_release_add_res(qdev, *release, bo);
-
-	ret = qxl_release_reserve(qdev, *release, false);
 	mutex_unlock(&qdev->release_mutex);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_unref;
+
+	qxl_release_list_add(*release, bo);
 
 	info = qxl_release_map(qdev, *release);
 	info->id = idr_ret;
 	qxl_release_unmap(qdev, *release, info);
 
-out_unref:
 	qxl_bo_unref(&bo);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int qxl_fence_releaseable(struct qxl_device *qdev,
-			  struct qxl_release *release)
-{
-	int i, ret;
-	for (i = 0; i < release->bo_count; i++) {
-		if (!release->bos[i]->tbo.sync_obj)
-			release->bos[i]->tbo.sync_obj = &release->bos[i]->fence;
-		ret = qxl_fence_add_release(&release->bos[i]->fence, release->id);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 struct qxl_release *qxl_release_from_id_locked(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 						   uint64_t id)
 {
@@ -270,10 +285,7 @@ struct qxl_release *qxl_release_from_id_locked(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to find id in release_idr\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (release->bo_count < 1) {
-		DRM_ERROR("read a released resource with 0 bos\n");
-		return NULL;
-	}
+
 	return release;
 }
 
@@ -282,9 +294,12 @@ union qxl_release_info *qxl_release_map(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 {
 	void *ptr;
 	union qxl_release_info *info;
-	struct qxl_bo *bo = release->bos[0];
+	struct qxl_bo_list *entry = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
+	struct qxl_bo *bo = to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo);
 
 	ptr = qxl_bo_kmap_atomic_page(qdev, bo, release->release_offset & PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (!ptr)
+		return NULL;
 	info = ptr + (release->release_offset & ~PAGE_SIZE);
 	return info;
 }
@@ -293,9 +308,51 @@ void qxl_release_unmap(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 		       struct qxl_release *release,
 		       union qxl_release_info *info)
 {
-	struct qxl_bo *bo = release->bos[0];
+	struct qxl_bo_list *entry = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
+	struct qxl_bo *bo = to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo);
 	void *ptr;
 
 	ptr = ((void *)info) - (release->release_offset & ~PAGE_SIZE);
 	qxl_bo_kunmap_atomic_page(qdev, bo, ptr);
 }
+
+void qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(struct qxl_release *release)
+{
+	struct ttm_validate_buffer *entry;
+	struct ttm_buffer_object *bo;
+	struct ttm_bo_global *glob;
+	struct ttm_bo_device *bdev;
+	struct ttm_bo_driver *driver;
+	struct qxl_bo *qbo;
+
+	/* if only one object on the release its the release itself
+	   since these objects are pinned no need to reserve */
+	if (list_is_singular(&release->bos))
+		return;
+
+	bo = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct ttm_validate_buffer, head)->bo;
+	bdev = bo->bdev;
+	driver = bdev->driver;
+	glob = bo->glob;
+
+	spin_lock(&glob->lru_lock);
+	spin_lock(&bdev->fence_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &release->bos, head) {
+		bo = entry->bo;
+		qbo = to_qxl_bo(bo);
+
+		if (!entry->bo->sync_obj)
+			entry->bo->sync_obj = &qbo->fence;
+
+		qxl_fence_add_release_locked(&qbo->fence, release->id);
+
+		ttm_bo_add_to_lru(bo);
+		ww_mutex_unlock(&bo->resv->lock);
+		entry->reserved = false;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&bdev->fence_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&glob->lru_lock);
+	ww_acquire_fini(&release->ticket);
+}
+
