diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
index 98d646789d23..356d27132388 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ struct virtio_gpu_vbuffer {
 
 	char *resp_buf;
 	int resp_size;
-
 	virtio_gpu_resp_cb resp_cb;
 
+	struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs;
 	struct list_head list;
 };
 
@@ -311,7 +311,9 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_context_detach_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 					    uint32_t resource_id);
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_submit(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 			   void *data, uint32_t data_size,
-			   uint32_t ctx_id, struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence);
+			   uint32_t ctx_id,
+			   struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
+			   struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence);
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_from_host_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 					  uint32_t resource_id, uint32_t ctx_id,
 					  uint64_t offset, uint32_t level,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
index 0caff3fa623e..ae6830aa38c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
@@ -105,14 +105,11 @@ static int virtio_gpu_execbuffer_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct drm_virtgpu_execbuffer *exbuf = data;
 	struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct virtio_gpu_fpriv *vfpriv = drm_file->driver_priv;
-	struct drm_gem_object *gobj;
 	struct virtio_gpu_fence *out_fence;
-	struct virtio_gpu_object *qobj;
 	int ret;
 	uint32_t *bo_handles = NULL;
 	void __user *user_bo_handles = NULL;
-	struct list_head validate_list;
-	struct ttm_validate_buffer *buflist = NULL;
+	struct virtio_gpu_object_array *buflist = NULL;
 	int i;
 	struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
 	struct sync_file *sync_file;
@@ -155,15 +152,10 @@ static int virtio_gpu_execbuffer_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			return out_fence_fd;
 	}
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&validate_list);
 	if (exbuf->num_bo_handles) {
-
 		bo_handles = kvmalloc_array(exbuf->num_bo_handles,
-					   sizeof(uint32_t), GFP_KERNEL);
-		buflist = kvmalloc_array(exbuf->num_bo_handles,
-					   sizeof(struct ttm_validate_buffer),
-					   GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
-		if (!bo_handles || !buflist) {
+					    sizeof(uint32_t), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!bo_handles) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_unused_fd;
 		}
@@ -175,25 +167,22 @@ static int virtio_gpu_execbuffer_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			goto out_unused_fd;
 		}
 
-		for (i = 0; i < exbuf->num_bo_handles; i++) {
-			gobj = drm_gem_object_lookup(drm_file, bo_handles[i]);
-			if (!gobj) {
-				ret = -ENOENT;
-				goto out_unused_fd;
-			}
-
-			qobj = gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(gobj);
-			buflist[i].bo = &qobj->tbo;
-
-			list_add(&buflist[i].head, &validate_list);
+		buflist = virtio_gpu_array_from_handles(drm_file, bo_handles,
+							exbuf->num_bo_handles);
+		if (!buflist) {
+			ret = -ENOENT;
+			goto out_unused_fd;
 		}
 		kvfree(bo_handles);
 		bo_handles = NULL;
 	}
 
-	ret = virtio_gpu_object_list_validate(&ticket, &validate_list);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out_free;
+	if (buflist) {
+		ret = drm_gem_lock_reservations(buflist->objs, buflist->nents,
+						&ticket);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_unused_fd;
+	}
 
 	buf = memdup_user(u64_to_user_ptr(exbuf->command), exbuf->size);
 	if (IS_ERR(buf)) {
@@ -219,25 +208,28 @@ static int virtio_gpu_execbuffer_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		fd_install(out_fence_fd, sync_file->file);
 	}
 
+	if (buflist)
+		for (i = 0; i < exbuf->num_bo_handles; i++)
+			reservation_object_add_excl_fence(buflist->objs[i]->resv,
+							  &out_fence->f);
+
 	virtio_gpu_cmd_submit(vgdev, buf, exbuf->size,
-			      vfpriv->ctx_id, out_fence);
+			      vfpriv->ctx_id, buflist, out_fence);
 
-	ttm_eu_fence_buffer_objects(&ticket, &validate_list, &out_fence->f);
-
-	/* fence the command bo */
-	virtio_gpu_unref_list(&validate_list);
-	kvfree(buflist);
+	if (buflist)
+		drm_gem_unlock_reservations(buflist->objs, buflist->nents,
+					    &ticket);
 	return 0;
 
 out_memdup:
 	kfree(buf);
 out_unresv:
-	ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(&ticket, &validate_list);
-out_free:
-	virtio_gpu_unref_list(&validate_list);
+	if (buflist)
+		drm_gem_unlock_reservations(buflist->objs, buflist->nents, &ticket);
 out_unused_fd:
 	kvfree(bo_handles);
-	kvfree(buflist);
+	if (buflist)
+		virtio_gpu_array_put_free(buflist);
 
 	if (out_fence_fd >= 0)
 		put_unused_fd(out_fence_fd);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
index 6c1a90717535..0c87c3e086f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void virtio_gpu_dequeue_ctrl_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	} while (!virtqueue_enable_cb(vgdev->ctrlq.vq));
 	spin_unlock(&vgdev->ctrlq.qlock);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &reclaim_list, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &reclaim_list, list) {
 		resp = (struct virtio_gpu_ctrl_hdr *)entry->resp_buf;
 
 		trace_virtio_gpu_cmd_response(vgdev->ctrlq.vq, resp);
@@ -218,14 +218,18 @@ void virtio_gpu_dequeue_ctrl_func(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 		if (entry->resp_cb)
 			entry->resp_cb(vgdev, entry);
-
-		list_del(&entry->list);
-		free_vbuf(vgdev, entry);
 	}
 	wake_up(&vgdev->ctrlq.ack_queue);
 
 	if (fence_id)
 		virtio_gpu_fence_event_process(vgdev, fence_id);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &reclaim_list, list) {
+		if (entry->objs)
+			virtio_gpu_array_put_free(entry->objs);
+		list_del(&entry->list);
+		free_vbuf(vgdev, entry);
+	}
 }
 
 void virtio_gpu_dequeue_cursor_func(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -939,7 +943,9 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_from_host_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_submit(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 			   void *data, uint32_t data_size,
-			   uint32_t ctx_id, struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence)
+			   uint32_t ctx_id,
+			   struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
+			   struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence)
 {
 	struct virtio_gpu_cmd_submit *cmd_p;
 	struct virtio_gpu_vbuffer *vbuf;
@@ -949,6 +955,7 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_submit(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 
 	vbuf->data_buf = data;
 	vbuf->data_size = data_size;
+	vbuf->objs = objs;
 
 	cmd_p->hdr.type = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_SUBMIT_3D);
 	cmd_p->hdr.ctx_id = cpu_to_le32(ctx_id);
