diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
index 59fbcd9f4b01..d67eaa3fa650 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/dma-resv.h>
+#include <linux/dma-fence-array.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 
 /**
@@ -55,6 +56,186 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(reservation_seqcount_class);
 const char reservation_seqcount_string[] = "reservation_seqcount";
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(reservation_seqcount_string);
 
+static void dma_resv_fences_init(struct dma_resv_fences *fences)
+{
+	RCU_INIT_POINTER(fences->fence, NULL);
+	fences->staged = NULL;
+}
+
+static void dma_resv_fences_fini(struct dma_resv_fences *fences)
+{
+	/*
+	 * This object should be dead and all references must have
+	 * been released to it, so no need to be protected with rcu.
+	 */
+	dma_fence_put(rcu_dereference_protected(fences->fence, true));
+	dma_fence_array_free(fences->staged);
+}
+
+/**
+ * dma_resv_fences_reserve - allocate fence slots
+ * @fences: fences object where we need slots
+ * @num_fences: number of fence slots we need
+ *
+ * Make sure that we have at least @num_fences + all the existing ones free
+ * slots in the staged dma_fence_array.
+ *
+ * Returns -ENOMEM on allocation failure, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+int dma_resv_fences_reserve(struct dma_resv *obj,
+			    struct dma_resv_fences *fences,
+			    unsigned int num_fences)
+{
+	struct dma_fence *fence = dma_resv_fences_deref(obj, fences);
+	struct dma_fence_array *staged, *array;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	array = fences->staged;
+	if (!array)
+		array = to_dma_fence_array(fence);
+
+	if (array)
+		num_fences += array->num_fences;
+	else if (fence)
+		num_fences += 1;
+
+	staged = fences->staged;
+	if (staged && dma_fence_array_max_fences(staged) >= num_fences)
+		return 0;
+
+	staged = dma_fence_array_alloc(num_fences, NULL);
+	if (!staged)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* Copy over all fences from the old object */
+	if (array) {
+		for (i = 0; i < array->num_fences; ++i) {
+			struct dma_fence *f = array->fences[i];
+
+			staged->fences[i] = dma_fence_get(f);
+		}
+		staged->num_fences = array->num_fences;
+
+	} else if (fence) {
+		staged->fences[0] = dma_fence_get(fence);
+		staged->num_fences = 1;
+
+	} else {
+		staged->num_fences = 0;
+	}
+
+	dma_fence_array_free(fences->staged);
+	fences->staged = staged;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_fences_reserve);
+
+/**
+ * dma_resv_fences_set - set the singleton fence
+ * @fences: fences object where to set the fence
+ * @fence: singleton fence for the object
+ *
+ * Grabs a reference to the new fence and replaces the current singleton fence
+ * with a new one and drop any staged fences.
+ */
+void dma_resv_fences_set(struct dma_resv *obj,
+			 struct dma_resv_fences *fences,
+			 struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	struct dma_fence *old = dma_resv_fences_deref(obj, fences);
+
+	rcu_assign_pointer(fences->fence, dma_fence_get(fence));
+	dma_fence_array_free(fences->staged);
+	fences->staged = NULL;
+	dma_fence_put(old);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_fences_set);
+
+/**
+ * dma_resv_fences_add - add a fence to the staged fence_array
+ * @fences: fences object where to add the fence to
+ * @fence: fence to add
+ *
+ * Add a new fence to the staged fence_array.
+ */
+void dma_resv_fences_add(struct dma_resv_fences *fences,
+			 struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	struct dma_fence_array *staged = fences->staged;
+	struct dma_fence *old;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < staged->num_fences; ++i) {
+		old = staged->fences[i];
+
+		if (old->context == fence->context
+#ifndef CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES
+		    || dma_fence_is_signaled(old)
+#endif
+		    ) {
+			dma_fence_put(old);
+			goto replace;
+		}
+	}
+
+	BUG_ON(staged->num_fences >= dma_fence_array_max_fences(staged));
+	i = staged->num_fences++;
+
+replace:
+	staged->fences[i] = dma_fence_get(fence);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_fences_add);
+
+/**
+ * dma_resv_fences_commit - commit the staged dma_fence_array
+ * @fences: fences object where the commit should happen
+ *
+ * Commit the fences staged in the dma_fence_array and make them visible to
+ * other threads.
+ */
+void dma_resv_fences_commit(struct dma_resv *obj,
+			    struct dma_resv_fences *fences)
+{
+	struct dma_fence *old = dma_resv_fences_deref(obj, fences);
+	struct dma_fence_array *array = fences->staged, *staged;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (!array || !array->num_fences)
+		return;
+
+	fences->staged = NULL;
+	dma_fence_array_init(array, dma_fence_context_alloc(1), 1, false);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(fences->fence, &array->base);
+
+	/* Try to recycle the old fence array */
+	staged = to_dma_fence_array(old);
+	if (!staged || dma_fence_array_max_fences(staged) < array->num_fences) {
+		dma_fence_put(old);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Try to drop the last reference */
+	if (!dma_fence_array_recycle(staged))
+		return;
+
+	/* Make sure the staged array has the latest fences */
+	for (i = 0; i < array->num_fences; ++i) {
+		struct dma_fence *f = array->fences[i];
+
+		if (f == staged->fences[i])
+			continue;
+
+		dma_fence_put(staged->fences[i]);
+		staged->fences[i] = dma_fence_get(f);
+	}
+	for (;i < staged->num_fences; ++i)
+		dma_fence_put(staged->fences[i]);
+	staged->num_fences = array->num_fences;
+	fences->staged = staged;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_resv_fences_commit);
+
 /**
  * dma_resv_list_alloc - allocate fence list
  * @shared_max: number of fences we need space for
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-resv.h b/include/linux/dma-resv.h
index 03b0f95682b0..c70f13fa6789 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-resv.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-resv.h
@@ -45,10 +45,33 @@
 #include <linux/seqlock.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
+struct dma_resv;
+
 extern struct ww_class reservation_ww_class;
 extern struct lock_class_key reservation_seqcount_class;
 extern const char reservation_seqcount_string[];
 
+/**
+ * struct dma_resv_fences - fences inside a reservation object
+ * @fence: the current RCU protected singleton fence
+ * @staged: optional staged dma_fence_array to replace @fence
+ */
+struct dma_resv_fences {
+	struct dma_fence __rcu *fence;
+	struct dma_fence_array *staged;
+};
+
+int dma_resv_fences_reserve(struct dma_resv *obj,
+			    struct dma_resv_fences *fences,
+			    unsigned int num_fences);
+void dma_resv_fences_set(struct dma_resv *obj,
+			 struct dma_resv_fences *fences,
+			 struct dma_fence *fence);
+void dma_resv_fences_add(struct dma_resv_fences *fences,
+			 struct dma_fence *fence);
+void dma_resv_fences_commit(struct dma_resv *obj,
+			    struct dma_resv_fences *fences);
+
 /**
  * struct dma_resv_list - a list of shared fences
  * @rcu: for internal use
@@ -80,6 +103,32 @@ struct dma_resv {
 #define dma_resv_held(obj) lockdep_is_held(&(obj)->lock.base)
 #define dma_resv_assert_held(obj) lockdep_assert_held(&(obj)->lock.base)
 
+/**
+ * dma_resv_fences_deref - get singleton fence
+ * @obj: the reservation object
+ * @fences: the fences object
+ *
+ * Returns the singleton fence from a resv_fences object.
+ */
+static inline struct dma_fence *
+dma_resv_fences_deref(struct dma_resv *obj, struct dma_resv_fences *fences)
+{
+	return rcu_dereference_protected(fences->fence,
+					 dma_resv_held(obj));
+}
+
+/**
+ * dma_resv_fences_get_rcu - RCU get single fence
+ * @fences: fences structure where we need to get a reference for
+ *
+ * Get a reference to the single fence representing the synchronization.
+ */
+static inline struct dma_fence *
+dma_resv_fences_get_rcu(struct dma_resv_fences *fences)
+{
+	return dma_fence_get_rcu_safe(&fences->fence);
+}
+
 /**
  * dma_resv_get_list - get the reservation object's
  * shared fence list, with update-side lock held
