diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
index ea993d7162e8..3e732648b332 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_drv.h
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
 
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_encoder.h>
+#include <drm/drm_exec.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem_ttm_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_ioctl.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem.h>
 #include <drm/qxl_drm.h>
 #include <drm/ttm/ttm_bo.h>
-#include <drm/ttm/ttm_execbuf_util.h>
 #include <drm/ttm/ttm_placement.h>
 
 #include "qxl_dev.h"
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ struct qxl_gem {
 };
 
 struct qxl_bo_list {
-	struct ttm_validate_buffer tv;
+	struct qxl_bo		*bo;
+	struct list_head	list;
 };
 
 struct qxl_crtc {
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ struct qxl_release {
 	struct qxl_bo *release_bo;
 	uint32_t release_offset;
 	uint32_t surface_release_id;
-	struct ww_acquire_ctx ticket;
+	struct drm_exec	exec;
 	struct list_head bos;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
index 368d26da0d6a..da7cd9cd58f9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_release.c
@@ -121,13 +121,11 @@ qxl_release_free_list(struct qxl_release *release)
 {
 	while (!list_empty(&release->bos)) {
 		struct qxl_bo_list *entry;
-		struct qxl_bo *bo;
 
 		entry = container_of(release->bos.next,
-				     struct qxl_bo_list, tv.head);
-		bo = to_qxl_bo(entry->tv.bo);
-		qxl_bo_unref(&bo);
-		list_del(&entry->tv.head);
+				     struct qxl_bo_list, list);
+		qxl_bo_unref(&entry->bo);
+		list_del(&entry->list);
 		kfree(entry);
 	}
 	release->release_bo = NULL;
@@ -172,8 +170,8 @@ 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)
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &release->bos, list) {
+		if (entry->bo == bo)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -182,9 +180,8 @@ int qxl_release_list_add(struct qxl_release *release, struct qxl_bo *bo)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	qxl_bo_ref(bo);
-	entry->tv.bo = &bo->tbo;
-	entry->tv.num_shared = 0;
-	list_add_tail(&entry->tv.head, &release->bos);
+	entry->bo = bo;
+	list_add_tail(&entry->list, &release->bos);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -221,21 +218,27 @@ int qxl_release_reserve_list(struct qxl_release *release, bool no_intr)
 	if (list_is_singular(&release->bos))
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = ttm_eu_reserve_buffers(&release->ticket, &release->bos,
-				     !no_intr, NULL);
-	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;
+	drm_exec_init(&release->exec, !no_intr);
+	drm_exec_while_not_all_locked(&release->exec) {
+		list_for_each_entry(entry, &release->bos, list) {
+			ret = drm_exec_prepare_obj(&release->exec,
+						   &entry->bo->tbo.base,
+						   1);
+			drm_exec_break_on_contention(&release->exec);
+			if (ret)
+				goto error;
 		}
 	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &release->bos, list) {
+		ret = qxl_release_validate_bo(entry->bo);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error;
+	}
 	return 0;
+error:
+	drm_exec_fini(&release->exec);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(struct qxl_release *release)
@@ -245,7 +248,7 @@ void qxl_release_backoff_reserve_list(struct qxl_release *release)
 	if (list_is_singular(&release->bos))
 		return;
 
-	ttm_eu_backoff_reservation(&release->ticket, &release->bos);
+	drm_exec_fini(&release->exec);
 }
 
 int qxl_alloc_surface_release_reserved(struct qxl_device *qdev,
@@ -404,18 +407,18 @@ void qxl_release_unmap(struct qxl_device *qdev,
 
 void qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(struct qxl_release *release)
 {
-	struct ttm_buffer_object *bo;
 	struct ttm_device *bdev;
-	struct ttm_validate_buffer *entry;
+	struct qxl_bo_list *entry;
 	struct qxl_device *qdev;
+	struct qxl_bo *bo;
 
 	/* 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) || list_empty(&release->bos))
 		return;
 
-	bo = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct ttm_validate_buffer, head)->bo;
-	bdev = bo->bdev;
+	bo = list_first_entry(&release->bos, struct qxl_bo_list, list)->bo;
+	bdev = bo->tbo.bdev;
 	qdev = container_of(bdev, struct qxl_device, mman.bdev);
 
 	/*
@@ -426,14 +429,12 @@ void qxl_release_fence_buffer_objects(struct qxl_release *release)
 		       release->id | 0xf0000000, release->base.seqno);
 	trace_dma_fence_emit(&release->base);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(entry, &release->bos, head) {
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &release->bos, list) {
 		bo = entry->bo;
 
-		dma_resv_add_fence(bo->base.resv, &release->base,
+		dma_resv_add_fence(bo->tbo.base.resv, &release->base,
 				   DMA_RESV_USAGE_READ);
-		ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail_unlocked(bo);
-		dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
+		ttm_bo_move_to_lru_tail_unlocked(&bo->tbo);
 	}
-	ww_acquire_fini(&release->ticket);
+	drm_exec_fini(&release->exec);
 }
-
