diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
index ca0181332578..3f22520552bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gem.c
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ static int amdgpu_debugfs_gem_info_show(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 	list_for_each_entry(file, &dev->filelist, lhead) {
 		struct task_struct *task;
 		struct drm_gem_object *gobj;
+		struct pid *pid;
 		int id;
 
 		/*
@@ -969,8 +970,9 @@ static int amdgpu_debugfs_gem_info_show(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 		 * Therefore, we need to protect this ->comm access using RCU.
 		 */
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		task = pid_task(file->pid, PIDTYPE_TGID);
-		seq_printf(m, "pid %8d command %s:\n", pid_nr(file->pid),
+		pid = rcu_dereference(file->pid);
+		task = pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_TGID);
+		seq_printf(m, "pid %8d command %s:\n", pid_nr(pid),
 			   task ? task->comm : "<unknown>");
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_auth.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_auth.c
index cf92a9ae8034..2ed2585ded37 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_auth.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_auth.c
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ static int drm_new_set_master(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *fpriv)
 static int
 drm_master_check_perm(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
-	if (file_priv->pid == task_pid(current) && file_priv->was_master)
+	if (file_priv->was_master &&
+	    rcu_access_pointer(file_priv->pid) == task_pid(current))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
index 4855230ba2c6..b46f5ceb24c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
@@ -90,15 +90,17 @@ static int drm_clients_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&dev->filelist_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(priv, &dev->filelist, lhead) {
-		struct task_struct *task;
 		bool is_current_master = drm_is_current_master(priv);
+		struct task_struct *task;
+		struct pid *pid;
 
-		rcu_read_lock(); /* locks pid_task()->comm */
-		task = pid_task(priv->pid, PIDTYPE_TGID);
+		rcu_read_lock(); /* Locks priv->pid and pid_task()->comm! */
+		pid = rcu_dereference(priv->pid);
+		task = pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_TGID);
 		uid = task ? __task_cred(task)->euid : GLOBAL_ROOT_UID;
 		seq_printf(m, "%20s %5d %3d   %c    %c %5d %10u\n",
 			   task ? task->comm : "<unknown>",
-			   pid_vnr(priv->pid),
+			   pid_vnr(pid),
 			   priv->minor->index,
 			   is_current_master ? 'y' : 'n',
 			   priv->authenticated ? 'y' : 'n',
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
index c1018c470047..f2f8175ece15 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ struct drm_file *drm_file_alloc(struct drm_minor *minor)
 	if (!file)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	file->pid = get_pid(task_tgid(current));
+	rcu_assign_pointer(file->pid, get_pid(task_tgid(current)));
 	file->minor = minor;
 
 	/* for compatibility root is always authenticated */
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ struct drm_file *drm_file_alloc(struct drm_minor *minor)
 		drm_syncobj_release(file);
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_GEM))
 		drm_gem_release(dev, file);
-	put_pid(file->pid);
+	put_pid(rcu_access_pointer(file->pid));
 	kfree(file);
 
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void drm_file_free(struct drm_file *file)
 
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&file->event_list));
 
-	put_pid(file->pid);
+	put_pid(rcu_access_pointer(file->pid));
 	kfree(file);
 }
 
@@ -501,6 +501,40 @@ int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_release);
 
+void drm_file_update_pid(struct drm_file *filp)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev;
+	struct pid *pid, *old;
+
+	/*
+	 * Master nodes need to keep the original ownership in order for
+	 * drm_master_check_perm to keep working correctly. (See comment in
+	 * drm_auth.c.)
+	 */
+	if (filp->was_master)
+		return;
+
+	pid = task_tgid(current);
+
+	/*
+	 * Quick unlocked check since the model is a single handover followed by
+	 * exclusive repeated use.
+	 */
+	if (pid == rcu_access_pointer(filp->pid))
+		return;
+
+	dev = filp->minor->dev;
+	mutex_lock(&dev->filelist_mutex);
+	old = rcu_replace_pointer(filp->pid, pid, 1);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->filelist_mutex);
+
+	if (pid != old) {
+		get_pid(pid);
+		synchronize_rcu();
+		put_pid(old);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_release_noglobal - release method for DRM file
  * @inode: device inode
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
index 7c9d66ee917d..305b18d9d7b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
@@ -775,6 +775,9 @@ long drm_ioctl_kernel(struct file *file, drm_ioctl_t *func, void *kdata,
 	struct drm_device *dev = file_priv->minor->dev;
 	int retcode;
 
+	/* Update drm_file owner if fd was passed along. */
+	drm_file_update_pid(file_priv);
+
 	if (drm_dev_is_unplugged(dev))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
index 80f154b6adab..a763d3ee61fb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_drm.c
@@ -1097,7 +1097,10 @@ nouveau_drm_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *fpriv)
 	}
 
 	get_task_comm(tmpname, current);
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s[%d]", tmpname, pid_nr(fpriv->pid));
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s[%d]",
+		 tmpname, pid_nr(rcu_dereference(fpriv->pid)));
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (!(cli = kzalloc(sizeof(*cli), GFP_KERNEL))) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_gem.c
index f2985337aa53..3853d9bb9ab8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_gem.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static int vmw_debugfs_gem_info_show(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 	list_for_each_entry(file, &dev->filelist, lhead) {
 		struct task_struct *task;
 		struct drm_gem_object *gobj;
+		struct pid *pid;
 		int id;
 
 		/*
@@ -260,8 +261,9 @@ static int vmw_debugfs_gem_info_show(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 		 * Therefore, we need to protect this ->comm access using RCU.
 		 */
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		task = pid_task(file->pid, PIDTYPE_TGID);
-		seq_printf(m, "pid %8d command %s:\n", pid_nr(file->pid),
+		pid = rcu_dereference(file->pid);
+		task = pid_task(pid, PIDTYPE_TGID);
+		seq_printf(m, "pid %8d command %s:\n", pid_nr(pid),
 			   task ? task->comm : "<unknown>");
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_file.h b/include/drm/drm_file.h
index 0d1f853092ab..27d545131d4a 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_file.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_file.h
@@ -255,8 +255,15 @@ struct drm_file {
 	/** @master_lookup_lock: Serializes @master. */
 	spinlock_t master_lookup_lock;
 
-	/** @pid: Process that opened this file. */
-	struct pid *pid;
+	/**
+	 * @pid: Process that is using this file.
+	 *
+	 * Must only be dereferenced under a rcu_read_lock or equivalent.
+	 *
+	 * Updates are guarded with dev->filelist_mutex and reference must be
+	 * dropped after a RCU grace period to accommodate lockless readers.
+	 */
+	struct pid __rcu *pid;
 
 	/** @magic: Authentication magic, see @authenticated. */
 	drm_magic_t magic;
@@ -415,6 +422,8 @@ static inline bool drm_is_accel_client(const struct drm_file *file_priv)
 	return file_priv->minor->type == DRM_MINOR_ACCEL;
 }
 
+void drm_file_update_pid(struct drm_file *);
+
 int drm_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp);
 int drm_open_helper(struct file *filp, struct drm_minor *minor);
 ssize_t drm_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer,
