diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
index 15ffac35439d..8c650b96357a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static inline struct dma_resv_list *dma_resv_shared_list(struct dma_resv *obj)
 }
 
 /**
- * dma_resv_reserve_shared - Reserve space to add shared fences to
+ * dma_resv_reserve_fences - Reserve space to add shared fences to
  * a dma_resv.
  * @obj: reservation object
  * @num_fences: number of fences we want to add
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static inline struct dma_resv_list *dma_resv_shared_list(struct dma_resv *obj)
  * RETURNS
  * Zero for success, or -errno
  */
-int dma_resv_reserve_shared(struct dma_resv *obj, unsigned int num_fences)
+int dma_resv_reserve_fences(struct dma_resv *obj, unsigned int num_fences)
 {
 	struct dma_resv_list *old, *new;
 	unsigned int i, j, k, max;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ int dma_resv_reserve_shared(struct dma_resv *obj, unsigned int num_fences)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_reserve_shared);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_reserve_fences);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES
 /**
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_reserve_shared);
  * @obj: the dma_resv object to reset
  *
  * Reset the number of pre-reserved shared slots to test that drivers do
- * correct slot allocation using dma_resv_reserve_shared(). See also
+ * correct slot allocation using dma_resv_reserve_fences(). See also
  * &dma_resv_list.shared_max.
  */
 void dma_resv_reset_shared_max(struct dma_resv *obj)
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_reset_shared_max);
  * @fence: the shared fence to add
  *
  * Add a fence to a shared slot, @obj must be locked with dma_resv_lock(), and
- * dma_resv_reserve_shared() has been called.
+ * dma_resv_reserve_fences() has been called.
  *
  * See also &dma_resv.fence for a discussion of the semantics.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-resv.c b/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-resv.c
index cbe999c6e7a6..d2e61f6ae989 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-resv.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/st-dma-resv.c
@@ -75,17 +75,16 @@ static int test_signaling(void *arg, bool shared)
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	if (shared) {
-		r = dma_resv_reserve_shared(&resv, 1);
-		if (r) {
-			pr_err("Resv shared slot allocation failed\n");
-			goto err_unlock;
-		}
+	r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(&resv, 1);
+	if (r) {
+		pr_err("Resv shared slot allocation failed\n");
+		goto err_unlock;
+	}
 
+	if (shared)
 		dma_resv_add_shared_fence(&resv, f);
-	} else {
+	else
 		dma_resv_add_excl_fence(&resv, f);
-	}
 
 	if (dma_resv_test_signaled(&resv, shared)) {
 		pr_err("Resv unexpectedly signaled\n");
@@ -134,17 +133,16 @@ static int test_for_each(void *arg, bool shared)
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	if (shared) {
-		r = dma_resv_reserve_shared(&resv, 1);
-		if (r) {
-			pr_err("Resv shared slot allocation failed\n");
-			goto err_unlock;
-		}
+	r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(&resv, 1);
+	if (r) {
+		pr_err("Resv shared slot allocation failed\n");
+		goto err_unlock;
+	}
 
+	if (shared)
 		dma_resv_add_shared_fence(&resv, f);
-	} else {
+	else
 		dma_resv_add_excl_fence(&resv, f);
-	}
 
 	r = -ENOENT;
 	dma_resv_for_each_fence(&cursor, &resv, shared, fence) {
@@ -206,18 +204,17 @@ static int test_for_each_unlocked(void *arg, bool shared)
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	if (shared) {
-		r = dma_resv_reserve_shared(&resv, 1);
-		if (r) {
-			pr_err("Resv shared slot allocation failed\n");
-			dma_resv_unlock(&resv);
-			goto err_free;
-		}
+	r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(&resv, 1);
+	if (r) {
+		pr_err("Resv shared slot allocation failed\n");
+		dma_resv_unlock(&resv);
+		goto err_free;
+	}
 
+	if (shared)
 		dma_resv_add_shared_fence(&resv, f);
-	} else {
+	else
 		dma_resv_add_excl_fence(&resv, f);
-	}
 	dma_resv_unlock(&resv);
 
 	r = -ENOENT;
@@ -290,18 +287,17 @@ static int test_get_fences(void *arg, bool shared)
 		goto err_resv;
 	}
 
-	if (shared) {
-		r = dma_resv_reserve_shared(&resv, 1);
-		if (r) {
-			pr_err("Resv shared slot allocation failed\n");
-			dma_resv_unlock(&resv);
-			goto err_resv;
-		}
+	r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(&resv, 1);
+	if (r) {
+		pr_err("Resv shared slot allocation failed\n");
+		dma_resv_unlock(&resv);
+		goto err_resv;
+	}
 
+	if (shared)
 		dma_resv_add_shared_fence(&resv, f);
-	} else {
+	else
 		dma_resv_add_excl_fence(&resv, f);
-	}
 	dma_resv_unlock(&resv);
 
 	r = dma_resv_get_fences(&resv, shared, &i, &fences);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index 900ed2a7483b..98b1736bb221 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ static int init_kfd_vm(struct amdgpu_vm *vm, void **process_info,
 				  AMDGPU_FENCE_OWNER_KFD, false);
 	if (ret)
 		goto wait_pd_fail;
-	ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(vm->root.bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(vm->root.bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto reserve_shared_fail;
 	amdgpu_bo_fence(vm->root.bo,
@@ -2571,7 +2571,7 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_add_gws_to_process(void *info, void *gws, struct kgd_mem **mem
 	 * Add process eviction fence to bo so they can
 	 * evict each other.
 	 */
-	ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(gws_bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(gws_bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		goto reserve_shared_fail;
 	amdgpu_bo_fence(gws_bo, &process_info->eviction_fence->base, true);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
index 25731719c627..6f57a2fd5fe3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_object.c
@@ -1388,6 +1388,14 @@ void amdgpu_bo_fence(struct amdgpu_bo *bo, struct dma_fence *fence,
 		     bool shared)
 {
 	struct dma_resv *resv = bo->tbo.base.resv;
+	int r;
+
+	r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(resv, 1);
+	if (r) {
+		/* As last resort on OOM we block for the fence */
+		dma_fence_wait(fence, false);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (shared)
 		dma_resv_add_shared_fence(resv, fence);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
index 5d11978c162e..b13451255e8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
@@ -2926,7 +2926,7 @@ int amdgpu_vm_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_vm *vm)
 	if (r)
 		goto error_free_root;
 
-	r = dma_resv_reserve_shared(root_bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
+	r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(root_bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
 	if (r)
 		goto error_unreserve;
 
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ bool amdgpu_vm_handle_fault(struct amdgpu_device *adev, u32 pasid,
 		value = 0;
 	}
 
-	r = dma_resv_reserve_shared(root->tbo.base.resv, 1);
+	r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(root->tbo.base.resv, 1);
 	if (r) {
 		pr_debug("failed %d to reserve fence slot\n", r);
 		goto error_unlock;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_svm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_svm.c
index 3b8856b4cece..b3fc3e958227 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_svm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_svm.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ svm_range_vram_node_new(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct svm_range *prange,
 		goto reserve_bo_failed;
 	}
 
-	r = dma_resv_reserve_shared(bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
+	r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
 	if (r) {
 		pr_debug("failed %d to reserve bo\n", r);
 		amdgpu_bo_unreserve(bo);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_submit.c
index 5f502c49aec2..53f7c78628a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gem_submit.c
@@ -179,11 +179,9 @@ static int submit_fence_sync(struct etnaviv_gem_submit *submit)
 		struct etnaviv_gem_submit_bo *bo = &submit->bos[i];
 		struct dma_resv *robj = bo->obj->base.resv;
 
-		if (!(bo->flags & ETNA_SUBMIT_BO_WRITE)) {
-			ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(robj, 1);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
-		}
+		ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(robj, 1);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 
 		if (submit->flags & ETNA_SUBMIT_NO_IMPLICIT)
 			continue;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_clflush.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_clflush.c
index ce91b23385cf..1fd0cc9ca213 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_clflush.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_clflush.c
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ bool i915_gem_clflush_object(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	trace_i915_gem_object_clflush(obj);
 
 	clflush = NULL;
-	if (!(flags & I915_CLFLUSH_SYNC))
+	if (!(flags & I915_CLFLUSH_SYNC) &&
+	    dma_resv_reserve_fences(obj->base.resv, 1) == 0)
 		clflush = clflush_work_create(obj);
 	if (clflush) {
 		i915_sw_fence_await_reservation(&clflush->base.chain,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index d42f437149c9..78f8797853ce 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -998,11 +998,9 @@ static int eb_validate_vmas(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!(ev->flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE)) {
-			err = dma_resv_reserve_shared(vma->obj->base.resv, 1);
-			if (err)
-				return err;
-		}
+		err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(vma->obj->base.resv, 1);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
 
 		GEM_BUG_ON(drm_mm_node_allocated(&vma->node) &&
 			   eb_vma_misplaced(&eb->exec[i], vma, ev->flags));
@@ -2303,7 +2301,7 @@ static int eb_parse(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 	if (IS_ERR(batch))
 		return PTR_ERR(batch);
 
-	err = dma_resv_reserve_shared(shadow->obj->base.resv, 1);
+	err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(shadow->obj->base.resv, 1);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_ttm_move.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_ttm_move.c
index 1ebe6e4086a1..432ac74ff225 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_ttm_move.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_ttm_move.c
@@ -611,7 +611,11 @@ int i915_gem_obj_copy_ttm(struct drm_i915_gem_object *dst,
 	assert_object_held(src);
 	i915_deps_init(&deps, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN);
 
-	ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(src_bo->base.resv, 1);
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(src_bo->base.resv, 1);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(dst_bo->base.resv, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_migrate.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_migrate.c
index d534141b2cf7..0e52eb87cd55 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_migrate.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_migrate.c
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ static int __igt_lmem_pages_migrate(struct intel_gt *gt,
 					  i915_gem_object_is_lmem(obj),
 					  0xdeadbeaf, &rq);
 		if (rq) {
-			dma_resv_add_excl_fence(obj->base.resv, &rq->fence);
+			err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(obj->base.resv, 1);
+			if (!err)
+				dma_resv_add_excl_fence(obj->base.resv,
+							&rq->fence);
 			i915_gem_object_set_moving_fence(obj, &rq->fence);
 			i915_request_put(rq);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
index 94fcdb7bd21d..bae3423f58e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
@@ -1819,6 +1819,12 @@ int _i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 			intel_frontbuffer_put(front);
 		}
 
+		if (!(flags & __EXEC_OBJECT_NO_RESERVE)) {
+			err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(vma->obj->base.resv, 1);
+			if (unlikely(err))
+				return err;
+		}
+
 		if (fence) {
 			dma_resv_add_excl_fence(vma->obj->base.resv, fence);
 			obj->write_domain = I915_GEM_DOMAIN_RENDER;
@@ -1826,7 +1832,7 @@ int _i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (!(flags & __EXEC_OBJECT_NO_RESERVE)) {
-			err = dma_resv_reserve_shared(vma->obj->base.resv, 1);
+			err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(vma->obj->base.resv, 1);
 			if (unlikely(err))
 				return err;
 		}
@@ -2044,7 +2050,7 @@ int i915_vma_unbind_async(struct i915_vma *vma, bool trylock_vm)
 	if (!obj->mm.rsgt)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	err = dma_resv_reserve_shared(obj->base.resv, 1);
+	err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(obj->base.resv, 1);
 	if (err)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_memory_region.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_memory_region.c
index ba32893e0873..6114e013092b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_memory_region.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/intel_memory_region.c
@@ -1043,6 +1043,13 @@ static int igt_lmem_write_cpu(void *arg)
 	}
 
 	i915_gem_object_lock(obj, NULL);
+
+	err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(obj->base.resv, 1);
+	if (err) {
+		i915_gem_object_unlock(obj);
+		goto out_put;
+	}
+
 	/* Put the pages into a known state -- from the gpu for added fun */
 	intel_engine_pm_get(engine);
 	err = intel_context_migrate_clear(engine->gt->migrate.context, NULL,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/lima/lima_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/lima/lima_gem.c
index 55bb1ec3c4f7..e0a11ee0e86d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/lima/lima_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/lima/lima_gem.c
@@ -257,13 +257,11 @@ int lima_gem_get_info(struct drm_file *file, u32 handle, u32 *va, u64 *offset)
 static int lima_gem_sync_bo(struct lima_sched_task *task, struct lima_bo *bo,
 			    bool write, bool explicit)
 {
-	int err = 0;
+	int err;
 
-	if (!write) {
-		err = dma_resv_reserve_shared(lima_bo_resv(bo), 1);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
+	err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(lima_bo_resv(bo), 1);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	/* explicit sync use user passed dep fence */
 	if (explicit)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c
index c6d60c8d286d..3164db8be893 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_submit.c
@@ -320,16 +320,14 @@ static int submit_fence_sync(struct msm_gem_submit *submit, bool no_implicit)
 		struct drm_gem_object *obj = &submit->bos[i].obj->base;
 		bool write = submit->bos[i].flags & MSM_SUBMIT_BO_WRITE;
 
-		if (!write) {
-			/* NOTE: _reserve_shared() must happen before
-			 * _add_shared_fence(), which makes this a slightly
-			 * strange place to call it.  OTOH this is a
-			 * convenient can-fail point to hook it in.
-			 */
-			ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(obj->resv, 1);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
-		}
+		/* NOTE: _reserve_shared() must happen before
+		 * _add_shared_fence(), which makes this a slightly
+		 * strange place to call it.  OTOH this is a
+		 * convenient can-fail point to hook it in.
+		 */
+		ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(obj->resv, 1);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 
 		/* exclusive fences must be ordered */
 		if (no_implicit && !write)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
index a3a04e0d76ec..0268259e97eb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
@@ -346,11 +346,9 @@ nouveau_fence_sync(struct nouveau_bo *nvbo, struct nouveau_channel *chan,
 	struct dma_resv *resv = nvbo->bo.base.resv;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	if (!exclusive) {
-		ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(resv, 1);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(resv, 1);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* Waiting for the exclusive fence first causes performance regressions
 	 * under some circumstances. So manually wait for the shared ones first.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
index a6925dbb6224..c34114560e49 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ static int panfrost_acquire_object_fences(struct drm_gem_object **bos,
 	int i, ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bo_count; i++) {
+		ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bos[i]->resv, 1);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		/* panfrost always uses write mode in its current uapi */
 		ret = drm_sched_job_add_implicit_dependencies(job, bos[i],
 							      true);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
index 469979cd0341..cde1e8ddaeaa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static int qxl_release_validate_bo(struct qxl_bo *bo)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
index 9ed2b2700e0a..446f7bae54c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ static int radeon_bo_vm_update_pte(struct radeon_cs_parser *p,
 			return r;
 
 		radeon_sync_fence(&p->ib.sync, bo_va->last_pt_update);
+
+		r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->tbo.base.resv, 1);
+		if (r)
+			return r;
 	}
 
 	return radeon_vm_clear_invalids(rdev, vm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
index 91a72cd14304..7ffd2e90f325 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_object.c
@@ -782,6 +782,14 @@ void radeon_bo_fence(struct radeon_bo *bo, struct radeon_fence *fence,
 		     bool shared)
 {
 	struct dma_resv *resv = bo->tbo.base.resv;
+	int r;
+
+	r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(resv, 1);
+	if (r) {
+		/* As last resort on OOM we block for the fence */
+		dma_fence_wait(&fence->base, false);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (shared)
 		dma_resv_add_shared_fence(resv, &fence->base);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_vm.c
index bb53016f3138..987cabbf1318 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_vm.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ static int radeon_vm_update_ptes(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 		int r;
 
 		radeon_sync_resv(rdev, &ib->sync, pt->tbo.base.resv, true);
-		r = dma_resv_reserve_shared(pt->tbo.base.resv, 1);
+		r = dma_resv_reserve_fences(pt->tbo.base.resv, 1);
 		if (r)
 			return r;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index e5fd0f2c0299..c49996cf25d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ static int ttm_bo_handle_move_mem(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		}
 	}
 
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->base.resv, 1);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_err;
+
 	ret = bdev->funcs->move(bo, evict, ctx, mem, hop);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret == -EMULTIHOP)
@@ -735,7 +739,7 @@ static int ttm_bo_add_move_fence(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 
 	dma_resv_add_shared_fence(bo->base.resv, fence);
 
-	ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(bo->base.resv, 1);
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->base.resv, 1);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
 		dma_fence_put(fence);
 		return ret;
@@ -794,7 +798,7 @@ int ttm_bo_mem_space(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	bool type_found = false;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(bo->base.resv, 1);
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->base.resv, 1);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
index 219dd81bbeab..1b96b91bf81b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_util.c
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@ static int ttm_buffer_object_transfer(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 
 	fbo->base = *bo;
 
-	ttm_bo_get(bo);
-	fbo->bo = bo;
-
 	/**
 	 * Fix up members that we shouldn't copy directly:
 	 * TODO: Explicit member copy would probably be better here.
@@ -250,6 +247,15 @@ static int ttm_buffer_object_transfer(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	ret = dma_resv_trylock(&fbo->base.base._resv);
 	WARN_ON(!ret);
 
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(&fbo->base.base._resv, 1);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(fbo);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ttm_bo_get(bo);
+	fbo->bo = bo;
+
 	ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail_unlocked(&fbo->base);
 
 	*new_obj = &fbo->base;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
index 071c48d672c6..789c645f004e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ int ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
 
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, list, head) {
 		struct ttm_buffer_object *bo = entry->bo;
+		unsigned int num_fences;
 
 		ret = ttm_bo_reserve(bo, intr, (ticket == NULL), ticket);
 		if (ret == -EALREADY && dups) {
@@ -100,12 +101,10 @@ int ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		num_fences = min(entry->num_shared, 1u);
 		if (!ret) {
-			if (!entry->num_shared)
-				continue;
-
-			ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(bo->base.resv,
-								entry->num_shared);
+			ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->base.resv,
+						      num_fences);
 			if (!ret)
 				continue;
 		}
@@ -120,9 +119,9 @@ int ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket,
 			ret = ttm_bo_reserve_slowpath(bo, intr, ticket);
 		}
 
-		if (!ret && entry->num_shared)
-			ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(bo->base.resv,
-								entry->num_shared);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->base.resv,
+						      num_fences);
 
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
 			if (ticket) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c
index 92bc0faee84f..961812d33827 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c
@@ -259,16 +259,21 @@ v3d_lock_bo_reservations(struct v3d_job *job,
 		return ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < job->bo_count; i++) {
+		ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(job->bo[i]->resv, 1);
+		if (ret)
+			goto fail;
+
 		ret = drm_sched_job_add_implicit_dependencies(&job->base,
 							      job->bo[i], true);
-		if (ret) {
-			drm_gem_unlock_reservations(job->bo, job->bo_count,
-						    acquire_ctx);
-			return ret;
-		}
+		if (ret)
+			goto fail;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	drm_gem_unlock_reservations(job->bo, job->bo_count, acquire_ctx);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c
index 4abf10b66fe8..594bd6bb00d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_gem.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ vc4_lock_bo_reservations(struct drm_device *dev,
 	for (i = 0; i < exec->bo_count; i++) {
 		bo = &exec->bo[i]->base;
 
-		ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(bo->resv, 1);
+		ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->resv, 1);
 		if (ret) {
 			vc4_unlock_bo_reservations(dev, exec, acquire_ctx);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_fence.c
index bd6f75285fd9..2ddbebca87d9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vgem/vgem_fence.c
@@ -157,12 +157,14 @@ int vgem_fence_attach_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	/* Expose the fence via the dma-buf */
-	ret = 0;
 	dma_resv_lock(resv, NULL);
-	if (arg->flags & VGEM_FENCE_WRITE)
-		dma_resv_add_excl_fence(resv, fence);
-	else if ((ret = dma_resv_reserve_shared(resv, 1)) == 0)
-		dma_resv_add_shared_fence(resv, fence);
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(resv, 1);
+	if (!ret) {
+		if (arg->flags & VGEM_FENCE_WRITE)
+			dma_resv_add_excl_fence(resv, fence);
+		else
+			dma_resv_add_shared_fence(resv, fence);
+	}
 	dma_resv_unlock(resv);
 
 	/* Record the fence in our idr for later signaling */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c
index 48d3c9955f0d..1820ca6cf673 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_gem.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ void virtio_gpu_array_add_obj(struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
 
 int virtio_gpu_array_lock_resv(struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs)
 {
+	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (objs->nents == 1) {
@@ -222,6 +223,14 @@ int virtio_gpu_array_lock_resv(struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs)
 		ret = drm_gem_lock_reservations(objs->objs, objs->nents,
 						&objs->ticket);
 	}
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < objs->nents; ++i) {
+		ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(objs->objs[i]->resv, 1);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
index 31aecc46624b..fe13aa8b4a64 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_bo.c
@@ -747,16 +747,22 @@ void vmw_bo_fence_single(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			 struct vmw_fence_obj *fence)
 {
 	struct ttm_device *bdev = bo->bdev;
-
 	struct vmw_private *dev_priv =
 		container_of(bdev, struct vmw_private, bdev);
+	int ret;
 
-	if (fence == NULL) {
+	if (fence == NULL)
 		vmw_execbuf_fence_commands(NULL, dev_priv, &fence, NULL);
+	else
+		dma_fence_get(&fence->base);
+
+	ret = dma_resv_reserve_fences(bo->base.resv, 1);
+	if (!ret)
 		dma_resv_add_excl_fence(bo->base.resv, &fence->base);
-		dma_fence_put(&fence->base);
-	} else
-		dma_resv_add_excl_fence(bo->base.resv, &fence->base);
+	else
+		/* Last resort fallback when we are OOM */
+		dma_fence_wait(&fence->base, false);
+	dma_fence_put(&fence->base);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-resv.h b/include/linux/dma-resv.h
index ecb697d4d861..5fa04d0fccad 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-resv.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-resv.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct dma_resv {
 	 * A new fence is added by calling dma_resv_add_shared_fence(). Since
 	 * this often needs to be done past the point of no return in command
 	 * submission it cannot fail, and therefore sufficient slots need to be
-	 * reserved by calling dma_resv_reserve_shared().
+	 * reserved by calling dma_resv_reserve_fences().
 	 *
 	 * Note that actual semantics of what an exclusive or shared fence mean
 	 * is defined by the user, for reservation objects shared across drivers
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static inline void dma_resv_unlock(struct dma_resv *obj)
 
 void dma_resv_init(struct dma_resv *obj);
 void dma_resv_fini(struct dma_resv *obj);
-int dma_resv_reserve_shared(struct dma_resv *obj, unsigned int num_fences);
+int dma_resv_reserve_fences(struct dma_resv *obj, unsigned int num_fences);
 void dma_resv_add_shared_fence(struct dma_resv *obj, struct dma_fence *fence);
 void dma_resv_replace_fences(struct dma_resv *obj, uint64_t context,
 			     struct dma_fence *fence);
