diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index 1db198df3014..50aa341ca9ff 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -33,6 +33,20 @@
 
 #include "drm_crtc_internal.h"
 
+static void crtc_commit_free(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit =
+		container_of(kref, struct drm_crtc_commit, ref);
+
+	kfree(commit);
+}
+
+void drm_crtc_commit_put(struct drm_crtc_commit *commit)
+{
+	kref_put(&commit->ref, crtc_commit_free);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_commit_put);
+
 /**
  * drm_atomic_state_default_release -
  * release memory initialized by drm_atomic_state_init
@@ -148,6 +162,14 @@ void drm_atomic_state_default_clear(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 
 		crtc->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(crtc,
 						  state->crtcs[i].state);
+
+		if (state->crtcs[i].commit) {
+			kfree(state->crtcs[i].commit->event);
+			state->crtcs[i].commit->event = NULL;
+			drm_crtc_commit_put(state->crtcs[i].commit);
+		}
+
+		state->crtcs[i].commit = NULL;
 		state->crtcs[i].ptr = NULL;
 		state->crtcs[i].state = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index fecbb52cbb85..0389917c5dfd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1113,20 +1113,15 @@ drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks(struct drm_device *dev,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks);
 
 /**
- * drm_atomic_helper_commit - commit validated state object
- * @dev: DRM device
- * @state: the driver state object
- * @nonblocking: whether nonblocking behavior is requested.
+ * drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail - commit atomic update to hardware
+ * @state: new modeset state to be committed
  *
- * This function commits a with drm_atomic_helper_check() pre-validated state
- * object. This can still fail when e.g. the framebuffer reservation fails. For
- * now this doesn't implement nonblocking commits.
+ * This is the default implemenation for the ->atomic_commit_tail() hook of the
+ * &drm_mode_config_helper_funcs vtable.
  *
- * Note that right now this function does not support nonblocking commits, hence
- * driver writers must implement their own version for now. Also note that the
- * default ordering of how the various stages are called is to match the legacy
- * modeset helper library closest. One peculiarity of that is that it doesn't
- * mesh well with runtime PM at all.
+ * Note that the default ordering of how the various stages are called is to
+ * match the legacy modeset helper library closest. One peculiarity of that is
+ * that it doesn't mesh well with runtime PM at all.
  *
  * For drivers supporting runtime PM the recommended sequence is
  *
@@ -1137,6 +1132,70 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks);
  *     drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(dev, state, true);
  *
  * See the kerneldoc entries for these three functions for more details.
+ */
+void drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = state->dev;
+
+	drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_disables(dev, state);
+
+	drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(dev, state, false);
+
+	drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_enables(dev, state);
+
+	drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(state);
+
+	drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks(dev, state);
+
+	drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes(dev, state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail);
+
+void commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = state->dev;
+	struct drm_mode_config_helper_funcs *funcs;
+
+	funcs = dev->mode_config.helper_private;
+
+	drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences(dev, state);
+
+	drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_dependencies(state);
+
+	if (funcs && funcs->atomic_commit_tail)
+		funcs->atomic_commit_tail(state);
+	else
+		drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail(state);
+
+	drm_atomic_helper_commit_cleanup_done(state);
+
+	drm_atomic_state_free(state);
+}
+
+static void commit_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct drm_atomic_state *state = container_of(work,
+						      struct drm_atomic_state,
+						      commit_work);
+	commit_tail(state);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_helper_commit - commit validated state object
+ * @dev: DRM device
+ * @state: the driver state object
+ * @nonblocking: whether nonblocking behavior is requested.
+ *
+ * This function commits a with drm_atomic_helper_check() pre-validated state
+ * object. This can still fail when e.g. the framebuffer reservation fails. For
+ * now this doesn't implement nonblocking commits.
+ *
+ * Note that right now this function does not support nonblocking commits, hence
+ * driver writers must implement their own version for now.
+ *
+ * Committing the actual hardware state is done through the
+ * ->atomic_commit_tail() callback of the &drm_mode_config_helper_funcs vtable,
+ *  or it's default implementation drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail().
  *
  * RETURNS
  * Zero for success or -errno.
@@ -1147,8 +1206,11 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (nonblock)
-		return -EBUSY;
+	ret = drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit(state, nonblock);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	INIT_WORK(&state->commit_work, commit_work);
 
 	ret = drm_atomic_helper_prepare_planes(dev, state);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1176,21 +1238,16 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
 	 * update. Which is important since compositors need to figure out the
 	 * composition of the next frame right after having submitted the
 	 * current layout.
+	 *
+	 * NOTE: Commit work has multiple phases, first hardware commit, then
+	 * cleanup. We want them to overlap, hence need system_unbound_wq to
+	 * make sure work items don't artifically stall on each another.
 	 */
 
-	drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences(dev, state);
-
-	drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_disables(dev, state);
-
-	drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(dev, state, false);
-
-	drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_enables(dev, state);
-
-	drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks(dev, state);
-
-	drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes(dev, state);
-
-	drm_atomic_state_free(state);
+	if (nonblock)
+		queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &state->commit_work);
+	else
+		commit_tail(state);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1234,6 +1291,225 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_commit);
  * being displayed.
  */
 
+static int stall_checks(struct drm_crtc *crtc, bool nonblock)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit, *stall_commit = NULL;
+	bool completed = true;
+	int i, ret = 0;
+
+	spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+	i = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(commit, &crtc->commit_list, commit_entry) {
+		if (i == 0) {
+			completed = try_wait_for_completion(&commit->flip_done);
+			/* Userspace is not allowed to get ahead of the previous
+			 * commit with nonblocking ones. */
+			if (!completed && nonblock) {
+				spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+				return -EBUSY;
+			}
+		} else if (i == 1) {
+			stall_commit = commit;
+			drm_crtc_commit_get(stall_commit);
+		} else
+			break;
+
+		i++;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+
+	if (!stall_commit)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* We don't want to let commits get ahead of cleanup work too much,
+	 * stalling on 2nd previous commit means triple-buffer won't ever stall.
+	 */
+	ret = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&commit->cleanup_done,
+							10*HZ);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		DRM_ERROR("[CRTC:%d:%s] cleanup_done timed out\n",
+			  crtc->base.id, crtc->name);
+
+	if (ret == -ERESTARTSYS)
+		ret = -EINTR;
+
+	drm_crtc_commit_put(stall_commit);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit - setup possible nonblocking commit
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *
+ * 0 on success. -EBUSY when userspace schedules nonblocking commits too fast,
+ * -ENOMEM on allocation failures and -EINTR when a signal is pending.
+ */
+int drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+				   bool nonblock)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
+	int i, ret;
+
+	for_each_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, crtc_state, i) {
+		commit = kzalloc(sizeof(*commit), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!commit)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		init_completion(&commit->flip_done);
+		init_completion(&commit->hw_done);
+		init_completion(&commit->cleanup_done);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&commit->commit_entry);
+		kref_init(&commit->ref);
+		commit->crtc = crtc;
+
+		state->crtcs[i].commit = commit;
+
+		ret = stall_checks(crtc, nonblock);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		/* Drivers only send out events when at least either current or
+		 * new CRTC state is active. Complete right away if everything
+		 * stays off. */
+		if (!crtc->state->active && !crtc_state->active) {
+			complete_all(&commit->flip_done);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Legacy cursor updates are fully unsynced. */
+		if (state->legacy_cursor_update) {
+			complete_all(&commit->flip_done);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (!crtc_state->event) {
+			commit->event = kzalloc(sizeof(*commit->event),
+						GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!commit->event)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			crtc_state->event = commit->event;
+		}
+
+		crtc_state->event->base.completion = &commit->flip_done;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit);
+
+
+static struct drm_crtc_commit *preceeding_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(commit, &crtc->commit_list, commit_entry) {
+		/* skip the first entry, that's the current commit */
+		if (i == 1)
+			return commit;
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_dependencies(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
+	int i;
+	long ret;
+
+	for_each_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, crtc_state, i) {
+		spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+		commit = preceeding_commit(crtc);
+		if (commit)
+			drm_crtc_commit_get(commit);
+		spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+
+		if (!commit)
+			continue;
+
+		ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&commit->hw_done,
+						  10*HZ);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			DRM_ERROR("[CRTC:%d:%s] hw_done timed out\n",
+				  crtc->base.id, crtc->name);
+
+		/* Currently no support for overwriting flips, hence
+		 * stall for previous one to execute completely. */
+		ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&commit->flip_done,
+						  10*HZ);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			DRM_ERROR("[CRTC:%d:%s] flip_done timed out\n",
+				  crtc->base.id, crtc->name);
+
+		drm_crtc_commit_put(commit);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_dependencies);
+
+void drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
+	int i;
+
+	for_each_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, crtc_state, i) {
+		commit = state->crtcs[i].commit;
+		if (!commit)
+			continue;
+
+		/* backend must have consumed any event by now */
+		WARN_ON(crtc->state->event);
+		spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+		complete_all(&commit->hw_done);
+		spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done);
+
+void drm_atomic_helper_commit_cleanup_done(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
+	int i;
+	long ret;
+
+	for_each_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, crtc_state, i) {
+		commit = state->crtcs[i].commit;
+		if (!commit)
+			continue;
+		spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+		complete_all(&commit->cleanup_done);
+
+		WARN_ON(!try_wait_for_completion(&commit->hw_done));
+		
+		/* commit_list borrows our reference, need to remove before we
+		 * clean up our drm_atomic_state. */
+		list_del(&commit->commit_entry);
+		spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+
+		/* We must wait for the vblank event to signal our completion
+		 * before releasing our reference, since the vblank work does
+		 * not hold a reference of its own. */
+		ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&commit->flip_done,
+						  10*HZ);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			DRM_ERROR("[CRTC:%d:%s] flip_done timed out\n",
+				  crtc->base.id, crtc->name);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_commit_cleanup_done);
+
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_prepare_planes - prepare plane resources before commit
  * @dev: DRM device
@@ -1553,17 +1829,45 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes);
  *
  * 5. Call drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes() with @state, which since step 3
  * contains the old state. Also do any other cleanup required with that state.
+ *
+ * @stall must be set when nonblocking commits for this driver directly access
+ * the ->state pointer of &drm_plane, &drm_crtc or &drm_connector. With the
+ * current atomic helpers this is almost always the case, since the helpers
+ * don't pass the right state structures to the callbacks.
  */
 void drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 				  bool stall)
 {
 	int i;
+	long ret;
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	struct drm_connector_state *conn_state;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
 	struct drm_plane *plane;
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state;
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
+
+	if (stall) {
+		for_each_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, crtc_state, i) {
+			spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+			commit = list_first_entry_or_null(&crtc->commit_list,
+					struct drm_crtc_commit, commit_entry);
+			if (commit)
+				drm_crtc_commit_get(commit);
+			spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+
+			if (!commit)
+				continue;
+
+			ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&commit->hw_done,
+							  10*HZ);
+			if (ret == 0)
+				DRM_ERROR("[CRTC:%d:%s] hw_done timed out\n",
+					  crtc->base.id, crtc->name);
+			drm_crtc_commit_put(commit);
+		}
+	}
 
 	for_each_connector_in_state(state, connector, conn_state, i) {
 		connector->state->state = state;
@@ -1575,6 +1879,15 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 		crtc->state->state = state;
 		swap(state->crtcs[i].state, crtc->state);
 		crtc->state->state = NULL;
+
+		if (state->crtcs[i].commit) {
+			spin_lock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+			list_add(&state->crtcs[i].commit->commit_entry,
+				 &crtc->commit_list);
+			spin_unlock(&crtc->commit_lock);
+
+			state->crtcs[i].commit->event = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	for_each_plane_in_state(state, plane, plane_state, i) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 88cf22052a69..3e52a6ecf6c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -669,6 +669,9 @@ int drm_crtc_init_with_planes(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	crtc->dev = dev;
 	crtc->funcs = funcs;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&crtc->commit_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&crtc->commit_lock);
+
 	drm_modeset_lock_init(&crtc->mutex);
 	ret = drm_mode_object_get(dev, &crtc->base, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_CRTC);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
index 4c4b30f7a9f2..5921b203503a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
@@ -686,6 +686,12 @@ void drm_send_event_locked(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_pending_event *e)
 {
 	assert_spin_locked(&dev->event_lock);
 
+	if (e->completion) {
+		/* ->completion might disappear as soon as it signalled. */
+		complete_all(e->completion);
+		e->completion = NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (e->fence) {
 		fence_signal(e->fence);
 		fence_put(e->fence);
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index 51f751d1c8a4..781db4f562d4 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ struct drm_ioctl_desc {
 
 /* Event queued up for userspace to read */
 struct drm_pending_event {
+	struct completion *completion;
 	struct drm_event *event;
 	struct fence *fence;
 	struct list_head link;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
index 465a1212f4f0..abec2a3f0225 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
 
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 
+void drm_crtc_commit_put(struct drm_crtc_commit *commit);
+static inline void drm_crtc_commit_get(struct drm_crtc_commit *commit)
+{
+	kref_get(&commit->ref);
+}
+
 struct drm_atomic_state * __must_check
 drm_atomic_state_alloc(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_atomic_state_clear(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
index 0276447225ed..5fb8c306e16b 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_check_planes(struct drm_device *dev,
 			       struct drm_atomic_state *state);
 int drm_atomic_helper_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 			    struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+void drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
 int drm_atomic_helper_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
 			     struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 			     bool nonblock);
@@ -74,6 +75,13 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_disable_planes_on_crtc(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 void drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 				  bool stall);
 
+/* nonblocking commit helpers */
+int drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+				   bool nonblock);
+void drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_dependencies(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+void drm_atomic_helper_commit_hw_done(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+void drm_atomic_helper_commit_cleanup_done(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+
 /* implementations for legacy interfaces */
 int drm_atomic_helper_update_plane(struct drm_plane *plane,
 				   struct drm_crtc *crtc,
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index d5d5e343531e..c0edd87fa0ee 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -725,9 +725,6 @@ struct drm_crtc_funcs {
  * @gamma_store: gamma ramp values
  * @helper_private: mid-layer private data
  * @properties: property tracking for this CRTC
- * @state: current atomic state for this CRTC
- * @acquire_ctx: per-CRTC implicit acquire context used by atomic drivers for
- * 	legacy IOCTLs
  *
  * Each CRTC may have one or more connectors associated with it.  This structure
  * allows the CRTC to be controlled.
@@ -780,11 +777,37 @@ struct drm_crtc {
 
 	struct drm_object_properties properties;
 
+	/**
+	 * @state:
+	 *
+	 * Current atomic state for this CRTC.
+	 */
 	struct drm_crtc_state *state;
 
-	/*
-	 * For legacy crtc IOCTLs so that atomic drivers can get at the locking
-	 * acquire context.
+	/**
+	 * @commit_list:
+	 *
+	 * List of &drm_crtc_commit structures tracking pending commits.
+	 * Protected by @commit_lock. This list doesn't hold its own full
+	 * reference, but burrows it from the ongoing commit. Commit entries
+	 * must be removed from this list once the commit is fully completed,
+	 * but before it's correspoding &drm_atomic_state gets destroyed.
+	 */
+	struct list_head commit_list;
+
+	/**
+	 * @commit_lock:
+	 *
+	 * Spinlock to protect @commit_list.
+	 */
+	spinlock_t commit_lock;
+
+	/**
+	 * @acquire_ctx:
+	 *
+	 * Per-CRTC implicit acquire context used by atomic drivers for legacy
+	 * IOCTLs, so that atomic drivers can get at the locking acquire
+	 * context.
 	 */
 	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *acquire_ctx;
 };
@@ -1694,6 +1717,78 @@ struct drm_bridge {
 	void *driver_private;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct drm_crtc_commit - track modeset commits on a CRTC
+ */
+struct drm_crtc_commit {
+	/**
+	 * @crtc:
+	 *
+	 * DRM CRTC for this commit.
+	 */
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+
+	/**
+	 * @ref:
+	 *
+	 * Reference count for this structure. Needed to allow blocking on
+	 * completions without the risk of the completion disappearing
+	 * meanwhile.
+	 */
+	struct kref ref;
+
+	/**
+	 * @flip_done:
+	 *
+	 * Will be signaled when the hardware has flipped to the new set of
+	 * buffers. Signals at the same time as when the drm event for this
+	 * commit is sent to userspace, or when an out-fence is singalled. Note
+	 * that for most hardware, in most cases this happens after @hw_done is
+	 * signalled.
+	 */
+	struct completion flip_done;
+
+	/**
+	 * @hw_done:
+	 *
+	 * Will be signalled when all hw register changes for this commit have
+	 * been written out. Especially when disabling a pipe this can be much
+	 * later than than @flip_done, since that can signal already when the
+	 * screen goes black, whereas to fully shut down a pipe more register
+	 * I/O is required.
+	 *
+	 * Note that this does not need to include separately reference-counted
+	 * resources like backing storage buffer pinning, or runtime pm
+	 * management.
+	 */
+	struct completion hw_done;
+
+	/**
+	 * cleanup_done:
+	 *
+	 * Will be signalled after old buffers have been cleaned up again by
+	 * calling drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes(). Since this can only
+	 * happen after a vblank wait completed it might be a bit later. This
+	 * completion is useful to throttle updates and avoid hardware updates
+	 * getting ahead of the buffer cleanup too much.
+	 */
+	struct completion cleanup_done;
+
+	/**
+	 * @commit_entry:
+	 *
+	 * Entry on the per-CRTC commit_list. Protected by crtc->commit_lock.
+	 */
+	struct list_head commit_entry;
+
+	/**
+	 * @event:
+	 *
+	 * &drm_pending_vblank_event pointer to clean up private events.
+	 */
+	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
+};
+
 struct __drm_planes_state {
 	struct drm_plane *ptr;
 	struct drm_plane_state *state;
@@ -1702,6 +1797,7 @@ struct __drm_planes_state {
 struct __drm_crtcs_state {
 	struct drm_crtc *ptr;
 	struct drm_crtc_state *state;
+	struct drm_crtc_commit *commit;
 };
 
 struct __drm_connnectors_state {
@@ -1733,6 +1829,14 @@ struct drm_atomic_state {
 	struct __drm_connnectors_state *connectors;
 
 	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *acquire_ctx;
+
+	/**
+	 * @commit_work:
+	 *
+	 * Work item which can be used by the driver or helpers to execute the
+	 * commit without blocking.
+	 */
+	struct work_struct commit_work;
 };
 
 
@@ -2074,6 +2178,7 @@ struct drm_mode_config_funcs {
  * @async_page_flip: does this device support async flips on the primary plane?
  * @cursor_width: hint to userspace for max cursor width
  * @cursor_height: hint to userspace for max cursor height
+ * @helper_private: mid-layer private data
  *
  * Core mode resource tracking structure.  All CRTC, encoders, and connectors
  * enumerated by the driver are added here, as are global properties.  Some
@@ -2193,6 +2298,8 @@ struct drm_mode_config {
 
 	/* cursor size */
 	uint32_t cursor_width, cursor_height;
+
+	struct drm_mode_config_helper_funcs *helper_private;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
index d4619dc2eecb..145c147705d8 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
@@ -925,4 +925,40 @@ static inline void drm_plane_helper_add(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	plane->helper_private = funcs;
 }
 
+/**
+ * struct drm_mode_config_helper_funcs - global modeset helper operations
+ *
+ * These helper functions are used by the atomic helpers.
+ */
+struct drm_mode_config_helper_funcs {
+	/**
+	 * @atomic_commit_tail:
+	 *
+	 * This hook should commit the given atomic state to the hardware, but
+	 * nothing else. This excludes specifically any prepare and cleanup work
+	 * done by drm_atomic_helper_prepare_planes() and
+	 * drm_atomic_helper_cleanup_planes(). And also any synchronization and
+	 * stalling necessary around the around the hardware commit as done for
+	 * example by drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences() or
+	 * drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_vblanks().
+	 *
+	 * The function is not required to stall for the commit to actually
+	 * complete and for the new buffers to be displayed on the screen. This
+	 * is handled by properly signalling the &drm_pending_vblank_event in each
+	 * &drm_crtc_state through a call to drm_send_vblank_event() or
+	 * drm_arm_vblank_event(), depending upon how the driver works.
+	 *
+	 * When disabling a CRTC otoh this hook _must_ stall for the commit to
+	 * complete. Vblank waits don't work on disabled CRTC, hence the core
+	 * can't take care of this. And it also can't rely on the vblank event,
+	 * since that can be signalled already when the screen shows black,
+	 * which can happen much earlier than the last hardware access needed to
+	 * shut off the display pipeline completely.
+	 *
+	 * This hook is optional, the default implementation is
+	 * drm_atomic_helper_commit_tail().
+	 */
+	void (*atomic_commit_tail)(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+};
+
 #endif
