Merge tag 'topic/drm-misc-2016-02-08' of git://anongit.freedesktop.org/drm-intel into drm-next

First drm-misc pull req for 4.6. Big one is the drm_event cleanup, which
is also prep work for adding android fence support to kms (Gustavo is
planning to do that). Otherwise random small bits all over.

* tag 'topic/drm-misc-2016-02-08' of git://anongit.freedesktop.org/drm-intel: (33 commits)
  gma500: clean up an excessive and confusing helper
  drm/gma500: remove helper function
  drm/vmwgfx: Nuke preclose hook
  drm/vc4: Nuke preclose hook
  drm/tilcdc: Nuke preclose hook
  drm/tegra: Stop cancelling page flip events
  drm/shmob: Nuke preclose hook
  drm/rcar: Nuke preclose hook
  drm/omap: Nuke close hooks
  drm/msm: Nuke preclose hooks
  drm/imx: Unconfuse preclose logic
  drm/exynos: Remove event cancelling from postclose
  drm/atmel: Nuke preclose
  drm/i915: Nuke intel_modeset_preclose
  drm: Nuke vblank event file cleanup code
  drm: Clean up pending events in the core
  drm/vblank: Use drm_event_reserve_init
  drm/vmwgfx: fix a NULL dereference
  drm/crtc-helper: Add caveat to disable_unused_functions doc
  drm/gma500: Remove empty preclose hook
  ...

52 files changed, 372 insertions, 611 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c
index 3bd7e1cde99e..82043c204b76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_drv.c
@@ -188,9 +188,6 @@ static const struct file_operations armada_drm_fops = {
 
 static struct drm_driver armada_drm_driver = {
 	.load			= armada_drm_load,
-	.open			= NULL,
-	.preclose		= NULL,
-	.postclose		= NULL,
 	.lastclose		= armada_drm_lastclose,
 	.unload			= armada_drm_unload,
 	.set_busid		= drm_platform_set_busid,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_crtc.c
index 468a14f266a7..9863291a9a54 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_crtc.c
@@ -280,24 +280,6 @@ static void atmel_hlcdc_crtc_destroy(struct drm_crtc *c)
 	kfree(crtc);
 }
 
-void atmel_hlcdc_crtc_cancel_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *c,
-				       struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct atmel_hlcdc_crtc *crtc = drm_crtc_to_atmel_hlcdc_crtc(c);
-	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
-	struct drm_device *dev = c->dev;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	event = crtc->event;
-	if (event && event->base.file_priv == file) {
-		event->base.destroy(&event->base);
-		drm_vblank_put(dev, crtc->id);
-		crtc->event = NULL;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-}
-
 static void atmel_hlcdc_crtc_finish_page_flip(struct atmel_hlcdc_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->base.dev;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c
index a45b32ba029e..3d8d16402d07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c
@@ -619,15 +619,6 @@ static void atmel_hlcdc_dc_connector_unplug_all(struct drm_device *dev)
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 }
 
-static void atmel_hlcdc_dc_preclose(struct drm_device *dev,
-				    struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head)
-		atmel_hlcdc_crtc_cancel_page_flip(crtc, file);
-}
-
 static void atmel_hlcdc_dc_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct atmel_hlcdc_dc *dc = dev->dev_private;
@@ -698,7 +689,6 @@ static struct drm_driver atmel_hlcdc_dc_driver = {
 	.driver_features = DRIVER_HAVE_IRQ | DRIVER_GEM |
 			   DRIVER_MODESET | DRIVER_PRIME |
 			   DRIVER_ATOMIC,
-	.preclose = atmel_hlcdc_dc_preclose,
 	.lastclose = atmel_hlcdc_dc_lastclose,
 	.irq_handler = atmel_hlcdc_dc_irq_handler,
 	.irq_preinstall = atmel_hlcdc_dc_irq_uninstall,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.h
index cf6b375bc38d..fed517f297da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.h
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ int atmel_hlcdc_plane_prepare_disc_area(struct drm_crtc_state *c_state);
 
 void atmel_hlcdc_crtc_irq(struct drm_crtc *c);
 
-void atmel_hlcdc_crtc_cancel_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
-				       struct drm_file *file);
-
 void atmel_hlcdc_crtc_suspend(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void atmel_hlcdc_crtc_resume(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index 3f74193885f1..8fb469c4e4b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -1347,44 +1347,23 @@ static struct drm_pending_vblank_event *create_vblank_event(
 		struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv, uint64_t user_data)
 {
 	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e = NULL;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	if (file_priv->event_space < sizeof e->event) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-		goto out;
-	}
-	file_priv->event_space -= sizeof e->event;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+	int ret;
 
 	e = kzalloc(sizeof *e, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (e == NULL) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-		file_priv->event_space += sizeof e->event;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!e)
+		return NULL;
 
 	e->event.base.type = DRM_EVENT_FLIP_COMPLETE;
-	e->event.base.length = sizeof e->event;
+	e->event.base.length = sizeof(e->event);
 	e->event.user_data = user_data;
-	e->base.event = &e->event.base;
-	e->base.file_priv = file_priv;
-	e->base.destroy = (void (*) (struct drm_pending_event *)) kfree;
-
-out:
-	return e;
-}
 
-static void destroy_vblank_event(struct drm_device *dev,
-		struct drm_file *file_priv, struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
+	ret = drm_event_reserve_init(dev, file_priv, &e->base, &e->event.base);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(e);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	file_priv->event_space += sizeof e->event;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	kfree(e);
+	return e;
 }
 
 static int atomic_set_prop(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
@@ -1646,8 +1625,7 @@ out:
 			if (!crtc_state->event)
 				continue;
 
-			destroy_vblank_event(dev, file_priv,
-					     crtc_state->event);
+			drm_event_cancel_free(dev, &crtc_state->event->base);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 7c523060a076..0ab7c24cd7d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -617,7 +617,6 @@ disable_outputs(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 	for_each_connector_in_state(old_state, connector, old_conn_state, i) {
 		const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs *funcs;
 		struct drm_encoder *encoder;
-		struct drm_crtc_state *old_crtc_state;
 
 		/* Shut down everything that's in the changeset and currently
 		 * still on. So need to check the old, saved state. */
@@ -2549,8 +2548,10 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
 	kfree(plane->state);
 	plane->state = kzalloc(sizeof(*plane->state), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (plane->state)
+	if (plane->state) {
 		plane->state->plane = plane;
+		plane->state->rotation = BIT(DRM_ROTATE_0);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index d40bab29747e..6e6514ef9968 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -5265,7 +5265,6 @@ int drm_mode_page_flip_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = NULL;
 	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e = NULL;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (page_flip->flags & ~DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_FLAGS ||
@@ -5316,41 +5315,26 @@ int drm_mode_page_flip_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (page_flip->flags & DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-		if (file_priv->event_space < sizeof(e->event)) {
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-			goto out;
-		}
-		file_priv->event_space -= sizeof(e->event);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-
-		e = kzalloc(sizeof(*e), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (e == NULL) {
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-			file_priv->event_space += sizeof(e->event);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+		e = kzalloc(sizeof *e, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!e) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
-
 		e->event.base.type = DRM_EVENT_FLIP_COMPLETE;
 		e->event.base.length = sizeof(e->event);
 		e->event.user_data = page_flip->user_data;
-		e->base.event = &e->event.base;
-		e->base.file_priv = file_priv;
-		e->base.destroy =
-			(void (*) (struct drm_pending_event *)) kfree;
+		ret = drm_event_reserve_init(dev, file_priv, &e->base, &e->event.base);
+		if (ret) {
+			kfree(e);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	crtc->primary->old_fb = crtc->primary->fb;
 	ret = crtc->funcs->page_flip(crtc, fb, e, page_flip->flags);
 	if (ret) {
-		if (page_flip->flags & DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT) {
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-			file_priv->event_space += sizeof(e->event);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-			kfree(e);
-		}
+		if (page_flip->flags & DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT)
+			drm_event_cancel_free(dev, &e->base);
 		/* Keep the old fb, don't unref it. */
 		crtc->primary->old_fb = NULL;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
index a02a7f9a6a9d..9f8b894f4480 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc_helper.c
@@ -220,6 +220,15 @@ static void __drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(struct drm_device *dev)
  * disconnected connectors. Then it will disable all unused encoders and CRTCs
  * either by calling their disable callback if available or by calling their
  * dpms callback with DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF.
+ *
+ * NOTE:
+ *
+ * This function is part of the legacy modeset helper library and will cause
+ * major confusion with atomic drivers. This is because atomic helpers guarantee
+ * to never call ->disable() hooks on a disabled function, or ->enable() hooks
+ * on an enabled functions. drm_helper_disable_unused_functions() on the other
+ * hand throws such guarantees into the wind and calls disable hooks
+ * unconditionally on unused functions.
  */
 void drm_helper_disable_unused_functions(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
@@ -578,8 +587,6 @@ int drm_crtc_helper_set_config(struct drm_mode_set *set)
 		if (set->crtc->primary->fb == NULL) {
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("crtc has no fb, full mode set\n");
 			mode_changed = true;
-		} else if (set->fb == NULL) {
-			mode_changed = true;
 		} else if (set->fb->pixel_format !=
 			   set->crtc->primary->fb->pixel_format) {
 			mode_changed = true;
@@ -590,7 +597,7 @@ int drm_crtc_helper_set_config(struct drm_mode_set *set)
 	if (set->x != set->crtc->x || set->y != set->crtc->y)
 		fb_changed = true;
 
-	if (set->mode && !drm_mode_equal(set->mode, &set->crtc->mode)) {
+	if (!drm_mode_equal(set->mode, &set->crtc->mode)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("modes are different, full mode set\n");
 		drm_mode_debug_printmodeline(&set->crtc->mode);
 		drm_mode_debug_printmodeline(set->mode);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
index c895b6fddbd8..bb88e3df9257 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_cma_helper.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ static struct drm_framebuffer_funcs drm_fb_cma_funcs = {
 };
 
 static struct drm_fb_cma *drm_fb_cma_alloc(struct drm_device *dev,
-	const const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd, struct drm_gem_cma_object **obj,
+	const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd,
+	struct drm_gem_cma_object **obj,
 	unsigned int num_planes)
 {
 	struct drm_fb_cma *fb_cma;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 1e103c4c6ee0..76a364e62081 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -2091,6 +2091,27 @@ out:
  * drm_fb_helper_fill_fix() are provided as helpers to setup simple default
  * values for the fbdev info structure.
  *
+ * HANG DEBUGGING:
+ *
+ * When you have fbcon support built-in or already loaded, this function will do
+ * a full modeset to setup the fbdev console. Due to locking misdesign in the
+ * VT/fbdev subsystem that entire modeset sequence has to be done while holding
+ * console_lock. Until console_unlock is called no dmesg lines will be sent out
+ * to consoles, not even serial console. This means when your driver crashes,
+ * you will see absolutely nothing else but a system stuck in this function,
+ * with no further output. Any kind of printk() you place within your own driver
+ * or in the drm core modeset code will also never show up.
+ *
+ * Standard debug practice is to run the fbcon setup without taking the
+ * console_lock as a hack, to be able to see backtraces and crashes on the
+ * serial line. This can be done by setting the fb.lockless_register_fb=1 kernel
+ * cmdline option.
+ *
+ * The other option is to just disable fbdev emulation since very likely the
+ * first modest from userspace will crash in the same way, and is even easier to
+ * debug. This can be done by setting the drm_kms_helper.fbdev_emulation=0
+ * kernel cmdline option.
+ *
  * RETURNS:
  * Zero if everything went ok, nonzero otherwise.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
index 1ea8790e5090..aeef58ed359b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fops.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/**
+/*
  * \file drm_fops.c
  * File operations for DRM
  *
@@ -44,6 +44,46 @@
 /* from BKL pushdown */
 DEFINE_MUTEX(drm_global_mutex);
 
+/**
+ * DOC: file operations
+ *
+ * Drivers must define the file operations structure that forms the DRM
+ * userspace API entry point, even though most of those operations are
+ * implemented in the DRM core. The mandatory functions are drm_open(),
+ * drm_read(), drm_ioctl() and drm_compat_ioctl if CONFIG_COMPAT is enabled.
+ * Drivers which implement private ioctls that require 32/64 bit compatibility
+ * support must provided their onw .compat_ioctl() handler that processes
+ * private ioctls and calls drm_compat_ioctl() for core ioctls.
+ *
+ * In addition drm_read() and drm_poll() provide support for DRM events. DRM
+ * events are a generic and extensible means to send asynchronous events to
+ * userspace through the file descriptor. They are used to send vblank event and
+ * page flip completions by the KMS API. But drivers can also use it for their
+ * own needs, e.g. to signal completion of rendering.
+ *
+ * The memory mapping implementation will vary depending on how the driver
+ * manages memory. Legacy drivers will use the deprecated drm_legacy_mmap()
+ * function, modern drivers should use one of the provided memory-manager
+ * specific implementations. For GEM-based drivers this is drm_gem_mmap().
+ *
+ * No other file operations are supported by the DRM userspace API. Overall the
+ * following is an example #file_operations structure:
+ *
+ *     static const example_drm_fops = {
+ *             .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+ *             .open = drm_open,
+ *             .release = drm_release,
+ *             .unlocked_ioctl = drm_ioctl,
+ *     #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+ *             .compat_ioctl = drm_compat_ioctl,
+ *     #endif
+ *             .poll = drm_poll,
+ *             .read = drm_read,
+ *             .llseek = no_llseek,
+ *             .mmap = drm_gem_mmap,
+ *     };
+ */
+
 static int drm_open_helper(struct file *filp, struct drm_minor *minor);
 
 static int drm_setup(struct drm_device * dev)
@@ -67,15 +107,17 @@ static int drm_setup(struct drm_device * dev)
 }
 
 /**
- * Open file.
+ * drm_open - open method for DRM file
+ * @inode: device inode
+ * @filp: file pointer.
  *
- * \param inode device inode
- * \param filp file pointer.
- * \return zero on success or a negative number on failure.
+ * This function must be used by drivers as their .open() #file_operations
+ * method. It looks up the correct DRM device and instantiates all the per-file
+ * resources for it.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
  *
- * Searches the DRM device with the same minor number, calls open_helper(), and
- * increments the device open count. If the open count was previous at zero,
- * i.e., it's the first that the device is open, then calls setup().
+ * 0 on success or negative errno value on falure.
  */
 int drm_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
@@ -112,7 +154,7 @@ err_undo:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_open);
 
-/**
+/*
  * Check whether DRI will run on this CPU.
  *
  * \return non-zero if the DRI will run on this CPU, or zero otherwise.
@@ -125,7 +167,7 @@ static int drm_cpu_valid(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * drm_new_set_master - Allocate a new master object and become master for the
  * associated master realm.
  *
@@ -179,7 +221,7 @@ out_err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * Called whenever a process opens /dev/drm.
  *
  * \param filp file pointer.
@@ -222,6 +264,7 @@ static int drm_open_helper(struct file *filp, struct drm_minor *minor)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->fbs);
 	mutex_init(&priv->fbs_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->blobs);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->pending_event_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->event_list);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->event_wait);
 	priv->event_space = 4096; /* set aside 4k for event buffer */
@@ -311,18 +354,16 @@ static void drm_events_release(struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = file_priv->minor->dev;
 	struct drm_pending_event *e, *et;
-	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *v, *vt;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 
-	/* Remove pending flips */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(v, vt, &dev->vblank_event_list, base.link)
-		if (v->base.file_priv == file_priv) {
-			list_del(&v->base.link);
-			drm_vblank_put(dev, v->pipe);
-			v->base.destroy(&v->base);
-		}
+	/* Unlink pending events */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(e, et, &file_priv->pending_event_list,
+				 pending_link) {
+		list_del(&e->pending_link);
+		e->file_priv = NULL;
+	}
 
 	/* Remove unconsumed events */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(e, et, &file_priv->event_list, link) {
@@ -333,7 +374,7 @@ static void drm_events_release(struct drm_file *file_priv)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * drm_legacy_dev_reinit
  *
  * Reinitializes a legacy/ums drm device in it's lastclose function.
@@ -350,7 +391,7 @@ static void drm_legacy_dev_reinit(struct drm_device *dev)
 	dev->if_version = 0;
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * Take down the DRM device.
  *
  * \param dev DRM device structure.
@@ -387,16 +428,17 @@ int drm_lastclose(struct drm_device * dev)
 }
 
 /**
- * Release file.
+ * drm_release - release method for DRM file
+ * @inode: device inode
+ * @filp: file pointer.
  *
- * \param inode device inode
- * \param file_priv DRM file private.
- * \return zero on success or a negative number on failure.
+ * This function must be used by drivers as their .release() #file_operations
+ * method. It frees any resources associated with the open file, and if this is
+ * the last open file for the DRM device also proceeds to call drm_lastclose().
  *
- * If the hardware lock is held then free it, and take it again for the kernel
- * context since it's necessary to reclaim buffers. Unlink the file private
- * data from its list and free it. Decreases the open count and if it reaches
- * zero calls drm_lastclose().
+ * RETURNS:
+ *
+ * Always succeeds and returns 0.
  */
 int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
@@ -451,7 +493,7 @@ int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	if (file_priv->is_master) {
 		struct drm_master *master = file_priv->master;
 
-		/**
+		/*
 		 * Since the master is disappearing, so is the
 		 * possibility to lock.
 		 */
@@ -508,6 +550,32 @@ int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_release);
 
+/**
+ * drm_read - read method for DRM file
+ * @filp: file pointer
+ * @buffer: userspace destination pointer for the read
+ * @count: count in bytes to read
+ * @offset: offset to read
+ *
+ * This function must be used by drivers as their .read() #file_operations
+ * method iff they use DRM events for asynchronous signalling to userspace.
+ * Since events are used by the KMS API for vblank and page flip completion this
+ * means all modern display drivers must use it.
+ *
+ * @offset is ignore, DRM events are read like a pipe. Therefore drivers also
+ * must set the .llseek() #file_operation to no_llseek(). Polling support is
+ * provided by drm_poll().
+ *
+ * This function will only ever read a full event. Therefore userspace must
+ * supply a big enough buffer to fit any event to ensure forward progress. Since
+ * the maximum event space is currently 4K it's recommended to just use that for
+ * safety.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ *
+ * Number of bytes read (always aligned to full events, and can be 0) or a
+ * negative error code on failure.
+ */
 ssize_t drm_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buffer,
 		 size_t count, loff_t *offset)
 {
@@ -578,6 +646,22 @@ put_back_event:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_read);
 
+/**
+ * drm_poll - poll method for DRM file
+ * @filp: file pointer
+ * @wait: poll waiter table
+ *
+ * This function must be used by drivers as their .read() #file_operations
+ * method iff they use DRM events for asynchronous signalling to userspace.
+ * Since events are used by the KMS API for vblank and page flip completion this
+ * means all modern display drivers must use it.
+ *
+ * See also drm_read().
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ *
+ * Mask of POLL flags indicating the current status of the file.
+ */
 unsigned int drm_poll(struct file *filp, struct poll_table_struct *wait)
 {
 	struct drm_file *file_priv = filp->private_data;
@@ -591,3 +675,164 @@ unsigned int drm_poll(struct file *filp, struct poll_table_struct *wait)
 	return mask;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_poll);
+
+/**
+ * drm_event_reserve_init_locked - init a DRM event and reserve space for it
+ * @dev: DRM device
+ * @file_priv: DRM file private data
+ * @p: tracking structure for the pending event
+ * @e: actual event data to deliver to userspace
+ *
+ * This function prepares the passed in event for eventual delivery. If the event
+ * doesn't get delivered (because the IOCTL fails later on, before queuing up
+ * anything) then the even must be cancelled and freed using
+ * drm_event_cancel_free(). Successfully initialized events should be sent out
+ * using drm_send_event() or drm_send_event_locked() to signal completion of the
+ * asynchronous event to userspace.
+ *
+ * If callers embedded @p into a larger structure it must be allocated with
+ * kmalloc and @p must be the first member element.
+ *
+ * This is the locked version of drm_event_reserve_init() for callers which
+ * already hold dev->event_lock.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ *
+ * 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_event_reserve_init_locked(struct drm_device *dev,
+				  struct drm_file *file_priv,
+				  struct drm_pending_event *p,
+				  struct drm_event *e)
+{
+	if (file_priv->event_space < e->length)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	file_priv->event_space -= e->length;
+
+	p->event = e;
+	list_add(&p->pending_link, &file_priv->pending_event_list);
+	p->file_priv = file_priv;
+
+	/* we *could* pass this in as arg, but everyone uses kfree: */
+	p->destroy = (void (*) (struct drm_pending_event *)) kfree;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_event_reserve_init_locked);
+
+/**
+ * drm_event_reserve_init - init a DRM event and reserve space for it
+ * @dev: DRM device
+ * @file_priv: DRM file private data
+ * @p: tracking structure for the pending event
+ * @e: actual event data to deliver to userspace
+ *
+ * This function prepares the passed in event for eventual delivery. If the event
+ * doesn't get delivered (because the IOCTL fails later on, before queuing up
+ * anything) then the even must be cancelled and freed using
+ * drm_event_cancel_free(). Successfully initialized events should be sent out
+ * using drm_send_event() or drm_send_event_locked() to signal completion of the
+ * asynchronous event to userspace.
+ *
+ * If callers embedded @p into a larger structure it must be allocated with
+ * kmalloc and @p must be the first member element.
+ *
+ * Callers which already hold dev->event_lock should use
+ * drm_event_reserve_init() instead.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ *
+ * 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_event_reserve_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+			   struct drm_file *file_priv,
+			   struct drm_pending_event *p,
+			   struct drm_event *e)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+	ret = drm_event_reserve_init_locked(dev, file_priv, p, e);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_event_reserve_init);
+
+/**
+ * drm_event_cancel_free - free a DRM event and release it's space
+ * @dev: DRM device
+ * @p: tracking structure for the pending event
+ *
+ * This function frees the event @p initialized with drm_event_reserve_init()
+ * and releases any allocated space.
+ */
+void drm_event_cancel_free(struct drm_device *dev,
+			   struct drm_pending_event *p)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+	if (p->file_priv) {
+		p->file_priv->event_space += p->event->length;
+		list_del(&p->pending_link);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+	p->destroy(p);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_event_cancel_free);
+
+/**
+ * drm_send_event_locked - send DRM event to file descriptor
+ * @dev: DRM device
+ * @e: DRM event to deliver
+ *
+ * This function sends the event @e, initialized with drm_event_reserve_init(),
+ * to its associated userspace DRM file. Callers must already hold
+ * dev->event_lock, see drm_send_event() for the unlocked version.
+ *
+ * Note that the core will take care of unlinking and disarming events when the
+ * corresponding DRM file is closed. Drivers need not worry about whether the
+ * DRM file for this event still exists and can call this function upon
+ * completion of the asynchronous work unconditionally.
+ */
+void drm_send_event_locked(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_pending_event *e)
+{
+	assert_spin_locked(&dev->event_lock);
+
+	if (!e->file_priv) {
+		e->destroy(e);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	list_del(&e->pending_link);
+	list_add_tail(&e->link,
+		      &e->file_priv->event_list);
+	wake_up_interruptible(&e->file_priv->event_wait);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_send_event_locked);
+
+/**
+ * drm_send_event - send DRM event to file descriptor
+ * @dev: DRM device
+ * @e: DRM event to deliver
+ *
+ * This function sends the event @e, initialized with drm_event_reserve_init(),
+ * to its associated userspace DRM file. This function acquires dev->event_lock,
+ * see drm_send_event_locked() for callers which already hold this lock.
+ *
+ * Note that the core will take care of unlinking and disarming events when the
+ * corresponding DRM file is closed. Drivers need not worry about whether the
+ * DRM file for this event still exists and can call this function upon
+ * completion of the asynchronous work unconditionally.
+ */
+void drm_send_event(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_pending_event *e)
+{
+	unsigned long irqflags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, irqflags);
+	drm_send_event_locked(dev, e);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, irqflags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_send_event);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
index d12a4efa651b..96d03ac38ef7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_irq.c
@@ -983,15 +983,12 @@ static void send_vblank_event(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e,
 		unsigned long seq, struct timeval *now)
 {
-	assert_spin_locked(&dev->event_lock);
-
 	e->event.sequence = seq;
 	e->event.tv_sec = now->tv_sec;
 	e->event.tv_usec = now->tv_usec;
 
-	list_add_tail(&e->base.link,
-		      &e->base.file_priv->event_list);
-	wake_up_interruptible(&e->base.file_priv->event_wait);
+	drm_send_event_locked(dev, &e->base);
+
 	trace_drm_vblank_event_delivered(e->base.pid, e->pipe,
 					 e->event.sequence);
 }
@@ -1601,9 +1598,6 @@ static int drm_queue_vblank_event(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
 	e->event.base.type = DRM_EVENT_VBLANK;
 	e->event.base.length = sizeof(e->event);
 	e->event.user_data = vblwait->request.signal;
-	e->base.event = &e->event.base;
-	e->base.file_priv = file_priv;
-	e->base.destroy = (void (*) (struct drm_pending_event *)) kfree;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 
@@ -1619,12 +1613,12 @@ static int drm_queue_vblank_event(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
 		goto err_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (file_priv->event_space < sizeof(e->event)) {
-		ret = -EBUSY;
+	ret = drm_event_reserve_init_locked(dev, file_priv, &e->base,
+					    &e->event.base);
+
+	if (ret)
 		goto err_unlock;
-	}
 
-	file_priv->event_space -= sizeof(e->event);
 	seq = drm_vblank_count_and_time(dev, pipe, &now);
 
 	if ((vblwait->request.type & _DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS) &&
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
index 68f0f36f6e7e..1e535f981240 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
@@ -340,20 +340,6 @@ static void exynos_drm_preclose(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 static void exynos_drm_postclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 {
-	struct drm_pending_event *e, *et;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (!file->driver_priv)
-		return;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	/* Release all events handled by page flip handler but not freed. */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(e, et, &file->event_list, link) {
-		list_del(&e->link);
-		e->destroy(e);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-
 	kfree(file->driver_priv);
 	file->driver_priv = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c
index c17efdb238a6..99369816ff97 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c
@@ -880,7 +880,6 @@ static void g2d_finish_event(struct g2d_data *g2d, u32 cmdlist_no)
 	struct g2d_runqueue_node *runqueue_node = g2d->runqueue_node;
 	struct drm_exynos_pending_g2d_event *e;
 	struct timeval now;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (list_empty(&runqueue_node->event_list))
 		return;
@@ -893,10 +892,7 @@ static void g2d_finish_event(struct g2d_data *g2d, u32 cmdlist_no)
 	e->event.tv_usec = now.tv_usec;
 	e->event.cmdlist_no = cmdlist_no;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
-	list_move_tail(&e->base.link, &e->base.file_priv->event_list);
-	wake_up_interruptible(&e->base.file_priv->event_wait);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
+	drm_send_event(drm_dev, &e->base);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t g2d_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
@@ -1072,7 +1068,6 @@ int exynos_g2d_set_cmdlist_ioctl(struct drm_device *drm_dev, void *data,
 	struct drm_exynos_pending_g2d_event *e;
 	struct g2d_cmdlist_node *node;
 	struct g2d_cmdlist *cmdlist;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int size;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1094,21 +1089,8 @@ int exynos_g2d_set_cmdlist_ioctl(struct drm_device *drm_dev, void *data,
 	node->event = NULL;
 
 	if (req->event_type != G2D_EVENT_NOT) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
-		if (file->event_space < sizeof(e->event)) {
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto err;
-		}
-		file->event_space -= sizeof(e->event);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
-
 		e = kzalloc(sizeof(*node->event), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!e) {
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
-			file->event_space += sizeof(e->event);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
-
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			goto err;
 		}
@@ -1116,9 +1098,12 @@ int exynos_g2d_set_cmdlist_ioctl(struct drm_device *drm_dev, void *data,
 		e->event.base.type = DRM_EXYNOS_G2D_EVENT;
 		e->event.base.length = sizeof(e->event);
 		e->event.user_data = req->user_data;
-		e->base.event = &e->event.base;
-		e->base.file_priv = file;
-		e->base.destroy = (void (*) (struct drm_pending_event *)) kfree;
+
+		ret = drm_event_reserve_init(drm_dev, file, &e->base, &e->event.base);
+		if (ret) {
+			kfree(e);
+			goto err;
+		}
 
 		node->event = e;
 	}
@@ -1219,12 +1204,8 @@ int exynos_g2d_set_cmdlist_ioctl(struct drm_device *drm_dev, void *data,
 err_unmap:
 	g2d_unmap_cmdlist_gem(g2d, node, file);
 err_free_event:
-	if (node->event) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
-		file->event_space += sizeof(e->event);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
-		kfree(node->event);
-	}
+	if (node->event)
+		drm_event_cancel_free(drm_dev, &node->event->base);
 err:
 	g2d_put_cmdlist(g2d, node);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_ipp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_ipp.c
index 67d24236e745..3eab0d15f0b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_ipp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_ipp.c
@@ -618,27 +618,18 @@ static void ipp_clean_mem_nodes(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 	mutex_unlock(&c_node->mem_lock);
 }
 
-static void ipp_free_event(struct drm_pending_event *event)
-{
-	kfree(event);
-}
-
 static int ipp_get_event(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 		struct drm_exynos_ipp_cmd_node *c_node,
 		struct drm_exynos_ipp_queue_buf *qbuf)
 {
 	struct drm_exynos_ipp_send_event *e;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("ops_id[%d]buf_id[%d]\n", qbuf->ops_id, qbuf->buf_id);
 
 	e = kzalloc(sizeof(*e), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!e) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
-		c_node->filp->event_space += sizeof(e->event);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
+	if (!e)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	/* make event */
 	e->event.base.type = DRM_EXYNOS_IPP_EVENT;
@@ -646,9 +637,13 @@ static int ipp_get_event(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 	e->event.user_data = qbuf->user_data;
 	e->event.prop_id = qbuf->prop_id;
 	e->event.buf_id[EXYNOS_DRM_OPS_DST] = qbuf->buf_id;
-	e->base.event = &e->event.base;
-	e->base.file_priv = c_node->filp;
-	e->base.destroy = ipp_free_event;
+
+	ret = drm_event_reserve_init(drm_dev, c_node->filp, &e->base, &e->event.base);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(e);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	mutex_lock(&c_node->event_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&e->base.link, &c_node->event_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&c_node->event_lock);
@@ -1412,7 +1407,6 @@ static int ipp_send_event(struct exynos_drm_ippdrv *ippdrv,
 	struct drm_exynos_ipp_send_event *e;
 	struct list_head *head;
 	struct timeval now;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 tbuf_id[EXYNOS_DRM_OPS_MAX] = {0, };
 	int ret, i;
 
@@ -1525,10 +1519,7 @@ static int ipp_send_event(struct exynos_drm_ippdrv *ippdrv,
 	for_each_ipp_ops(i)
 		e->event.buf_id[i] = tbuf_id[i];
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
-	list_move_tail(&e->base.link, &e->base.file_priv->event_list);
-	wake_up_interruptible(&e->base.file_priv->event_wait);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drm_dev->event_lock, flags);
+	drm_send_event(drm_dev, &e->base);
 	mutex_unlock(&c_node->event_lock);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("done cmd[%d]prop_id[%d]buf_id[%d]\n",
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c
index fca97d3fc846..9648b7f9a31c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ static int fsl_dcu_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void fsl_dcu_drm_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-}
-
 static irqreturn_t fsl_dcu_drm_irq(int irq, void *arg)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = arg;
@@ -191,7 +187,6 @@ static struct drm_driver fsl_dcu_drm_driver = {
 				| DRIVER_PRIME | DRIVER_ATOMIC,
 	.load			= fsl_dcu_load,
 	.unload			= fsl_dcu_unload,
-	.preclose		= fsl_dcu_drm_preclose,
 	.irq_handler		= fsl_dcu_drm_irq,
 	.get_vblank_counter	= drm_vblank_no_hw_counter,
 	.enable_vblank		= fsl_dcu_drm_enable_vblank,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
index cb95765050cc..033d894d030e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/framebuffer.c
@@ -674,29 +674,17 @@ static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs psb_mode_funcs = {
 	.output_poll_changed = psbfb_output_poll_changed,
 };
 
-static int psb_create_backlight_property(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct drm_property *backlight;
-
-	if (dev_priv->backlight_property)
-		return 0;
-
-	backlight = drm_property_create_range(dev, 0, "backlight", 0, 100);
-
-	dev_priv->backlight_property = backlight;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void psb_setup_outputs(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_psb_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
 
 	drm_mode_create_scaling_mode_property(dev);
-	psb_create_backlight_property(dev);
 
+	/* It is ok for this to fail - we just don't get backlight control */
+	if (!dev_priv->backlight_property)
+		dev_priv->backlight_property = drm_property_create_range(dev, 0,
+							"backlight", 0, 100);
 	dev_priv->ops->output_init(dev);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(connector, &dev->mode_config.connector_list,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/mdfld_dsi_output.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/mdfld_dsi_output.c
index d758f4cc6805..907cb51795c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/mdfld_dsi_output.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/mdfld_dsi_output.c
@@ -382,16 +382,6 @@ static int mdfld_dsi_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
-static void mdfld_dsi_connector_dpms(struct drm_connector *connector, int mode)
-{
-	if (mode == connector->dpms)
-		return;
-
-	/*first, execute dpms*/
-
-	drm_helper_connector_dpms(connector, mode);
-}
-
 static struct drm_encoder *mdfld_dsi_connector_best_encoder(
 				struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
@@ -404,7 +394,7 @@ static struct drm_encoder *mdfld_dsi_connector_best_encoder(
 
 /*DSI connector funcs*/
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs mdfld_dsi_connector_funcs = {
-	.dpms = /*drm_helper_connector_dpms*/mdfld_dsi_connector_dpms,
+	.dpms = drm_helper_connector_dpms,
 	.detect = mdfld_dsi_connector_detect,
 	.fill_modes = drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
 	.set_property = mdfld_dsi_connector_set_property,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
index 92e7e5795398..4e1c6850520e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/psb_drv.c
@@ -442,14 +442,6 @@ static long psb_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 	/* FIXME: do we need to wrap the other side of this */
 }
 
-/*
- * When a client dies:
- *    - Check for and clean up flipped page state
- */
-static void psb_driver_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *priv)
-{
-}
-
 static int psb_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
 	return drm_get_pci_dev(pdev, ent, &driver);
@@ -495,7 +487,6 @@ static struct drm_driver driver = {
 	.load = psb_driver_load,
 	.unload = psb_driver_unload,
 	.lastclose = psb_driver_lastclose,
-	.preclose = psb_driver_preclose,
 	.set_busid = drm_pci_set_busid,
 
 	.num_ioctls = ARRAY_SIZE(psb_ioctls),
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index d70d96fe553b..1c3d2544fec4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1261,8 +1261,6 @@ void i915_driver_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 	i915_gem_context_close(dev, file);
 	i915_gem_release(dev, file);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-
-	intel_modeset_preclose(dev, file);
 }
 
 void i915_driver_postclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 8104511ad302..7a5ed95f2cd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -16310,24 +16310,3 @@ intel_display_print_error_state(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *m,
 		err_printf(m, "  VSYNC: %08x\n", error->transcoder[i].vsync);
 	}
 }
-
-void intel_modeset_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
-
-	for_each_intel_crtc(dev, crtc) {
-		struct intel_unpin_work *work;
-
-		spin_lock_irq(&dev->event_lock);
-
-		work = crtc->unpin_work;
-
-		if (work && work->event &&
-		    work->event->base.file_priv == file) {
-			kfree(work->event);
-			work->event = NULL;
-		}
-
-		spin_unlock_irq(&dev->event_lock);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index bc970125ec76..bf6f98134b50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -1212,7 +1212,6 @@ enum intel_display_power_domain
 intel_display_port_aux_power_domain(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder);
 void intel_mode_from_pipe_config(struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 				 struct intel_crtc_state *pipe_config);
-void intel_modeset_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file);
 
 int skl_update_scaler_crtc(struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state);
 int skl_max_scale(struct intel_crtc *crtc, struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index 2f57d7967417..7c4d1250e071 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -171,18 +171,6 @@ static void imx_drm_disable_vblank(struct drm_device *drm, unsigned int pipe)
 	imx_drm_crtc->imx_drm_helper_funcs.disable_vblank(imx_drm_crtc->crtc);
 }
 
-static void imx_drm_driver_preclose(struct drm_device *drm,
-		struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	if (!file->is_master)
-		return;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CRTC; i++)
-		imx_drm_disable_vblank(drm, i);
-}
-
 static const struct file_operations imx_drm_driver_fops = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.open = drm_open,
@@ -463,7 +451,6 @@ static struct drm_driver imx_drm_driver = {
 	.load			= imx_drm_driver_load,
 	.unload			= imx_drm_driver_unload,
 	.lastclose		= imx_drm_driver_lastclose,
-	.preclose		= imx_drm_driver_preclose,
 	.set_busid		= drm_platform_set_busid,
 	.gem_free_object	= drm_gem_cma_free_object,
 	.gem_vm_ops		= &drm_gem_cma_vm_ops,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
index 30a57185bdb4..846b5f558897 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
@@ -285,10 +285,6 @@ static int ipu_enable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 static void ipu_disable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
-	struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc = to_ipu_crtc(crtc);
-
-	ipu_crtc->page_flip_event = NULL;
-	ipu_crtc->newfb = NULL;
 }
 
 static int ipu_set_interface_pix_fmt(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
index 28df397c3b04..909d74250de7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
@@ -575,13 +575,6 @@ uint32_t mdp4_crtc_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	return mdp4_crtc->vblank.irqmask;
 }
 
-void mdp4_crtc_cancel_pending_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct mdp4_crtc *mdp4_crtc = to_mdp4_crtc(crtc);
-	DBG("%s: cancel: %p", mdp4_crtc->name, file);
-	complete_flip(crtc, file);
-}
-
 /* set dma config, ie. the format the encoder wants. */
 void mdp4_crtc_set_config(struct drm_crtc *crtc, uint32_t config)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
index 5a8e3d6bcbff..1c8e330f8d98 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
@@ -179,16 +179,6 @@ static long mdp4_round_pixclk(struct msm_kms *kms, unsigned long rate,
 	}
 }
 
-static void mdp4_preclose(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct mdp4_kms *mdp4_kms = to_mdp4_kms(to_mdp_kms(kms));
-	struct msm_drm_private *priv = mdp4_kms->dev->dev_private;
-	unsigned i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_crtcs; i++)
-		mdp4_crtc_cancel_pending_flip(priv->crtcs[i], file);
-}
-
 static void mdp4_destroy(struct msm_kms *kms)
 {
 	struct mdp4_kms *mdp4_kms = to_mdp4_kms(to_mdp_kms(kms));
@@ -213,7 +203,6 @@ static const struct mdp_kms_funcs kms_funcs = {
 		.wait_for_crtc_commit_done = mdp4_wait_for_crtc_commit_done,
 		.get_format      = mdp_get_format,
 		.round_pixclk    = mdp4_round_pixclk,
-		.preclose        = mdp4_preclose,
 		.destroy         = mdp4_destroy,
 	},
 	.set_irqmask         = mdp4_set_irqmask,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h
index d2c96ef431f4..9ec53b464662 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ struct drm_plane *mdp4_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		enum mdp4_pipe pipe_id, bool private_plane);
 
 uint32_t mdp4_crtc_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
-void mdp4_crtc_cancel_pending_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file);
 void mdp4_crtc_set_config(struct drm_crtc *crtc, uint32_t config);
 void mdp4_crtc_set_intf(struct drm_crtc *crtc, enum mdp4_intf intf, int mixer);
 void mdp4_crtc_wait_for_commit_done(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
index 20cee5ce4071..46682aa8870c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
@@ -721,12 +721,6 @@ uint32_t mdp5_crtc_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	return mdp5_crtc->vblank.irqmask;
 }
 
-void mdp5_crtc_cancel_pending_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	DBG("cancel: %p", file);
-	complete_flip(crtc, file);
-}
-
 void mdp5_crtc_set_pipeline(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		struct mdp5_interface *intf, struct mdp5_ctl *ctl)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c
index e115318402bd..5e4d16b399c7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c
@@ -117,16 +117,6 @@ static int mdp5_set_split_display(struct msm_kms *kms,
 		return mdp5_encoder_set_split_display(encoder, slave_encoder);
 }
 
-static void mdp5_preclose(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct mdp5_kms *mdp5_kms = to_mdp5_kms(to_mdp_kms(kms));
-	struct msm_drm_private *priv = mdp5_kms->dev->dev_private;
-	unsigned i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_crtcs; i++)
-		mdp5_crtc_cancel_pending_flip(priv->crtcs[i], file);
-}
-
 static void mdp5_destroy(struct msm_kms *kms)
 {
 	struct mdp5_kms *mdp5_kms = to_mdp5_kms(to_mdp_kms(kms));
@@ -164,7 +154,6 @@ static const struct mdp_kms_funcs kms_funcs = {
 		.get_format      = mdp_get_format,
 		.round_pixclk    = mdp5_round_pixclk,
 		.set_split_display = mdp5_set_split_display,
-		.preclose        = mdp5_preclose,
 		.destroy         = mdp5_destroy,
 	},
 	.set_irqmask         = mdp5_set_irqmask,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h
index 00730ba08a60..9a25898239d3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ struct drm_plane *mdp5_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 uint32_t mdp5_crtc_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 
 int mdp5_crtc_get_lm(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
-void mdp5_crtc_cancel_pending_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file);
 void mdp5_crtc_set_pipeline(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		struct mdp5_interface *intf, struct mdp5_ctl *ctl);
 void mdp5_crtc_wait_for_commit_done(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
index 2ed0754ed19e..d38fcbcc43a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
@@ -269,18 +269,7 @@ static void omap_crtc_complete_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 		return;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-
-	list_del(&event->base.link);
-
-	/*
-	 * Queue the event for delivery if it's still linked to a file
-	 * handle, otherwise just destroy it.
-	 */
-	if (event->base.file_priv)
-		drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, event);
-	else
-		event->base.destroy(&event->base);
-
+	drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, event);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index dfafdb602ad2..33370f42e4d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ static int omap_atomic_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
 {
 	struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct omap_atomic_state_commit *commit;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -175,17 +174,6 @@ static int omap_atomic_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
 	priv->commit.pending |= commit->crtcs;
 	spin_unlock(&priv->commit.lock);
 
-	/* Keep track of all CRTC events to unlink them in preclose(). */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	for (i = 0; i < dev->mode_config.num_crtc; ++i) {
-		struct drm_crtc_state *cstate = state->crtc_states[i];
-
-		if (cstate && cstate->event)
-			list_add_tail(&cstate->event->base.link,
-				      &priv->commit.events);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-
 	/* Swap the state, this is the point of no return. */
 	drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(dev, state);
 
@@ -673,7 +661,6 @@ static int dev_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	priv->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("omapdrm", 0);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->commit.wait);
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->commit.lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->commit.events);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->list_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->obj_list);
@@ -787,33 +774,6 @@ static void dev_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
-static void dev_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct drm_pending_event *event;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	DBG("preclose: dev=%p", dev);
-
-	/*
-	 * Unlink all pending CRTC events to make sure they won't be queued up
-	 * by a pending asynchronous commit.
-	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry(event, &priv->commit.events, link) {
-		if (event->file_priv == file) {
-			file->event_space += event->event->length;
-			event->file_priv = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-}
-
-static void dev_postclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	DBG("postclose: dev=%p, file=%p", dev, file);
-}
-
 static const struct vm_operations_struct omap_gem_vm_ops = {
 	.fault = omap_gem_fault,
 	.open = drm_gem_vm_open,
@@ -838,8 +798,6 @@ static struct drm_driver omap_drm_driver = {
 	.unload = dev_unload,
 	.open = dev_open,
 	.lastclose = dev_lastclose,
-	.preclose = dev_preclose,
-	.postclose = dev_postclose,
 	.set_busid = drm_platform_set_busid,
 	.get_vblank_counter = drm_vblank_no_hw_counter,
 	.enable_vblank = omap_irq_enable_vblank,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
index 9e0030731c37..c23cbe6fe9e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ struct omap_drm_private {
 
 	/* atomic commit */
 	struct {
-		struct list_head events;
 		wait_queue_head_t wait;
 		u32 pending;
 		spinlock_t lock;	/* Protects commit.pending */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_crtc.c
index 88a4b706be16..4ec80ae1fa99 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_crtc.c
@@ -282,26 +282,6 @@ static void rcar_du_crtc_update_planes(struct rcar_du_crtc *rcrtc)
  * Page Flip
  */
 
-void rcar_du_crtc_cancel_page_flip(struct rcar_du_crtc *rcrtc,
-				   struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
-	struct drm_device *dev = rcrtc->crtc.dev;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	/* Destroy the pending vertical blanking event associated with the
-	 * pending page flip, if any, and disable vertical blanking interrupts.
-	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	event = rcrtc->event;
-	if (event && event->base.file_priv == file) {
-		rcrtc->event = NULL;
-		event->base.destroy(&event->base);
-		drm_crtc_vblank_put(&rcrtc->crtc);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-}
-
 static void rcar_du_crtc_finish_page_flip(struct rcar_du_crtc *rcrtc)
 {
 	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_crtc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_crtc.h
index 4b95d9d08c49..2bbe3f5aab65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_crtc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_crtc.h
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ enum rcar_du_output {
 
 int rcar_du_crtc_create(struct rcar_du_group *rgrp, unsigned int index);
 void rcar_du_crtc_enable_vblank(struct rcar_du_crtc *rcrtc, bool enable);
-void rcar_du_crtc_cancel_page_flip(struct rcar_du_crtc *rcrtc,
-				   struct drm_file *file);
 void rcar_du_crtc_suspend(struct rcar_du_crtc *rcrtc);
 void rcar_du_crtc_resume(struct rcar_du_crtc *rcrtc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.c
index 40422f6b645e..0bb2b31555bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_drv.c
@@ -220,15 +220,6 @@ done:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void rcar_du_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct rcar_du_device *rcdu = dev->dev_private;
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < rcdu->num_crtcs; ++i)
-		rcar_du_crtc_cancel_page_flip(&rcdu->crtcs[i], file);
-}
-
 static void rcar_du_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct rcar_du_device *rcdu = dev->dev_private;
@@ -271,7 +262,6 @@ static struct drm_driver rcar_du_driver = {
 				| DRIVER_ATOMIC,
 	.load			= rcar_du_load,
 	.unload			= rcar_du_unload,
-	.preclose		= rcar_du_preclose,
 	.lastclose		= rcar_du_lastclose,
 	.set_busid		= drm_platform_set_busid,
 	.get_vblank_counter	= drm_vblank_no_hw_counter,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_crtc.c
index db0763794edc..27342fd76e90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_crtc.c
@@ -438,26 +438,6 @@ static const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs crtc_helper_funcs = {
 	.mode_set_base = shmob_drm_crtc_mode_set_base,
 };
 
-void shmob_drm_crtc_cancel_page_flip(struct shmob_drm_crtc *scrtc,
-				     struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
-	struct drm_device *dev = scrtc->crtc.dev;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	/* Destroy the pending vertical blanking event associated with the
-	 * pending page flip, if any, and disable vertical blanking interrupts.
-	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	event = scrtc->event;
-	if (event && event->base.file_priv == file) {
-		scrtc->event = NULL;
-		event->base.destroy(&event->base);
-		drm_vblank_put(dev, 0);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-}
-
 void shmob_drm_crtc_finish_page_flip(struct shmob_drm_crtc *scrtc)
 {
 	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_crtc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_crtc.h
index eddad6dcc88a..38ed4ff8aaf2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_crtc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_crtc.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ struct shmob_drm_connector {
 
 int shmob_drm_crtc_create(struct shmob_drm_device *sdev);
 void shmob_drm_crtc_enable_vblank(struct shmob_drm_device *sdev, bool enable);
-void shmob_drm_crtc_cancel_page_flip(struct shmob_drm_crtc *scrtc,
-				     struct drm_file *file);
 void shmob_drm_crtc_finish_page_flip(struct shmob_drm_crtc *scrtc);
 void shmob_drm_crtc_suspend(struct shmob_drm_crtc *scrtc);
 void shmob_drm_crtc_resume(struct shmob_drm_crtc *scrtc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_drv.c
index 04e66e3751b4..7700ff172079 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/shmobile/shmob_drm_drv.c
@@ -200,13 +200,6 @@ done:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void shmob_drm_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct shmob_drm_device *sdev = dev->dev_private;
-
-	shmob_drm_crtc_cancel_page_flip(&sdev->crtc, file);
-}
-
 static irqreturn_t shmob_drm_irq(int irq, void *arg)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = arg;
@@ -266,7 +259,6 @@ static struct drm_driver shmob_drm_driver = {
 				| DRIVER_PRIME,
 	.load			= shmob_drm_load,
 	.unload			= shmob_drm_unload,
-	.preclose		= shmob_drm_preclose,
 	.set_busid		= drm_platform_set_busid,
 	.irq_handler		= shmob_drm_irq,
 	.get_vblank_counter	= drm_vblank_no_hw_counter,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
index dde6f208c347..fb2b4b0271a2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
@@ -988,23 +988,6 @@ static void tegra_dc_finish_page_flip(struct tegra_dc *dc)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drm->event_lock, flags);
 }
 
-void tegra_dc_cancel_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct tegra_dc *dc = to_tegra_dc(crtc);
-	struct drm_device *drm = crtc->dev;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&drm->event_lock, flags);
-
-	if (dc->event && dc->event->base.file_priv == file) {
-		dc->event->base.destroy(&dc->event->base);
-		drm_crtc_vblank_put(crtc);
-		dc->event = NULL;
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drm->event_lock, flags);
-}
-
 static void tegra_dc_destroy(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	drm_crtc_cleanup(crtc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
index c5c856a0879d..021d0e1398fb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
@@ -860,9 +860,6 @@ static void tegra_drm_preclose(struct drm_device *drm, struct drm_file *file)
 	struct tegra_drm_context *context, *tmp;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &drm->mode_config.crtc_list, head)
-		tegra_dc_cancel_page_flip(crtc, file);
-
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(context, tmp, &fpriv->contexts, list)
 		tegra_drm_context_free(context);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.h
index c088f2f67eda..8a10f5b7d9dc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.h
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ struct tegra_dc_window {
 u32 tegra_dc_get_vblank_counter(struct tegra_dc *dc);
 void tegra_dc_enable_vblank(struct tegra_dc *dc);
 void tegra_dc_disable_vblank(struct tegra_dc *dc);
-void tegra_dc_cancel_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file);
 void tegra_dc_commit(struct tegra_dc *dc);
 int tegra_dc_state_setup_clock(struct tegra_dc *dc,
 			       struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_crtc.c
index 7d07733bdc86..4802da8e6d6f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_crtc.c
@@ -662,26 +662,6 @@ irqreturn_t tilcdc_crtc_irq(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-void tilcdc_crtc_cancel_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct tilcdc_crtc *tilcdc_crtc = to_tilcdc_crtc(crtc);
-	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
-	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	/* Destroy the pending vertical blanking event associated with the
-	 * pending page flip, if any, and disable vertical blanking interrupts.
-	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	event = tilcdc_crtc->event;
-	if (event && event->base.file_priv == file) {
-		tilcdc_crtc->event = NULL;
-		event->base.destroy(&event->base);
-		drm_vblank_put(dev, 0);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-}
-
 struct drm_crtc *tilcdc_crtc_create(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct tilcdc_crtc *tilcdc_crtc;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
index d7f5b897c6c5..8190ac3b1b32 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
@@ -350,13 +350,6 @@ fail_free_priv:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void tilcdc_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-
-	tilcdc_crtc_cancel_page_flip(priv->crtc, file);
-}
-
 static void tilcdc_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct tilcdc_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -557,7 +550,6 @@ static struct drm_driver tilcdc_driver = {
 	.driver_features    = DRIVER_HAVE_IRQ | DRIVER_GEM | DRIVER_MODESET,
 	.load               = tilcdc_load,
 	.unload             = tilcdc_unload,
-	.preclose           = tilcdc_preclose,
 	.lastclose          = tilcdc_lastclose,
 	.set_busid          = drm_platform_set_busid,
 	.irq_handler        = tilcdc_irq,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.h
index e863ad0d26fe..66105d8dc620 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.h
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ struct tilcdc_panel_info {
 #define DBG(fmt, ...) DRM_DEBUG(fmt"\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 struct drm_crtc *tilcdc_crtc_create(struct drm_device *dev);
-void tilcdc_crtc_cancel_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file);
 irqreturn_t tilcdc_crtc_irq(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void tilcdc_crtc_update_clk(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 void tilcdc_crtc_set_panel_info(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
index 018145e0b87d..937409792b97 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
@@ -593,26 +593,6 @@ static const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs vc4_crtc_helper_funcs = {
 	.atomic_flush = vc4_crtc_atomic_flush,
 };
 
-/* Frees the page flip event when the DRM device is closed with the
- * event still outstanding.
- */
-void vc4_cancel_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct vc4_crtc *vc4_crtc = to_vc4_crtc(crtc);
-	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-
-	if (vc4_crtc->event && vc4_crtc->event->base.file_priv == file) {
-		vc4_crtc->event->base.destroy(&vc4_crtc->event->base);
-		drm_crtc_vblank_put(crtc);
-		vc4_crtc->event = NULL;
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-}
-
 static const struct vc4_crtc_data pv0_data = {
 	.hvs_channel = 0,
 	.encoder0_type = VC4_ENCODER_TYPE_DSI0,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
index f1655fff8425..b7d2ff0e6e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ void __iomem *vc4_ioremap_regs(struct platform_device *dev, int index)
 	return map;
 }
 
-static void vc4_drm_preclose(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
-{
-	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head)
-		vc4_cancel_page_flip(crtc, file);
-}
-
 static void vc4_lastclose(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(dev);
@@ -91,8 +83,6 @@ static struct drm_driver vc4_drm_driver = {
 			    DRIVER_HAVE_IRQ |
 			    DRIVER_PRIME),
 	.lastclose = vc4_lastclose,
-	.preclose = vc4_drm_preclose,
-
 	.irq_handler = vc4_irq,
 	.irq_preinstall = vc4_irq_preinstall,
 	.irq_postinstall = vc4_irq_postinstall,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.h
index 080865ec2bae..4c734d087d7f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.h
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ int vc4_bo_stats_debugfs(struct seq_file *m, void *arg);
 extern struct platform_driver vc4_crtc_driver;
 int vc4_enable_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int crtc_id);
 void vc4_disable_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int crtc_id);
-void vc4_cancel_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file);
 int vc4_crtc_debugfs_regs(struct seq_file *m, void *arg);
 
 /* vc4_debugfs.c */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index 24fb348a44e1..0ee76e523a90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -972,15 +972,6 @@ static int vmw_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void vmw_preclose(struct drm_device *dev,
-			 struct drm_file *file_priv)
-{
-	struct vmw_fpriv *vmw_fp = vmw_fpriv(file_priv);
-	struct vmw_private *dev_priv = vmw_priv(dev);
-
-	vmw_event_fence_fpriv_gone(dev_priv->fman, &vmw_fp->fence_events);
-}
-
 static void vmw_postclose(struct drm_device *dev,
 			 struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
@@ -1011,7 +1002,6 @@ static int vmw_driver_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 	if (unlikely(vmw_fp == NULL))
 		return ret;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vmw_fp->fence_events);
 	vmw_fp->tfile = ttm_object_file_init(dev_priv->tdev, 10);
 	if (unlikely(vmw_fp->tfile == NULL))
 		goto out_no_tfile;
@@ -1501,7 +1491,6 @@ static struct drm_driver driver = {
 	.master_set = vmw_master_set,
 	.master_drop = vmw_master_drop,
 	.open = vmw_driver_open,
-	.preclose = vmw_preclose,
 	.postclose = vmw_postclose,
 	.set_busid = drm_pci_set_busid,
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index 469cdd520615..5cb1b1687cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
 struct vmw_fpriv {
 	struct drm_master *locked_master;
 	struct ttm_object_file *tfile;
-	struct list_head fence_events;
 	bool gb_aware;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
index 8e689b439890..e959df6ede83 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ struct vmw_user_fence {
  */
 struct vmw_event_fence_action {
 	struct vmw_fence_action action;
-	struct list_head fpriv_head;
 
 	struct drm_pending_event *event;
 	struct vmw_fence_obj *fence;
@@ -808,44 +807,6 @@ int vmw_fence_obj_unref_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 }
 
 /**
- * vmw_event_fence_fpriv_gone - Remove references to struct drm_file objects
- *
- * @fman: Pointer to a struct vmw_fence_manager
- * @event_list: Pointer to linked list of struct vmw_event_fence_action objects
- * with pointers to a struct drm_file object about to be closed.
- *
- * This function removes all pending fence events with references to a
- * specific struct drm_file object about to be closed. The caller is required
- * to pass a list of all struct vmw_event_fence_action objects with such
- * events attached. This function is typically called before the
- * struct drm_file object's event management is taken down.
- */
-void vmw_event_fence_fpriv_gone(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman,
-				struct list_head *event_list)
-{
-	struct vmw_event_fence_action *eaction;
-	struct drm_pending_event *event;
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
-
-	while (1) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
-		if (list_empty(event_list))
-			goto out_unlock;
-		eaction = list_first_entry(event_list,
-					   struct vmw_event_fence_action,
-					   fpriv_head);
-		list_del_init(&eaction->fpriv_head);
-		event = eaction->event;
-		eaction->event = NULL;
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
-		event->destroy(event);
-	}
-out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
-}
-
-
-/**
  * vmw_event_fence_action_seq_passed
  *
  * @action: The struct vmw_fence_action embedded in a struct
@@ -879,10 +840,8 @@ static void vmw_event_fence_action_seq_passed(struct vmw_fence_action *action)
 		*eaction->tv_usec = tv.tv_usec;
 	}
 
-	list_del_init(&eaction->fpriv_head);
-	list_add_tail(&eaction->event->link, &file_priv->event_list);
+	drm_send_event_locked(dev, eaction->event);
 	eaction->event = NULL;
-	wake_up_all(&file_priv->event_wait);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, irq_flags);
 }
 
@@ -899,12 +858,6 @@ static void vmw_event_fence_action_cleanup(struct vmw_fence_action *action)
 {
 	struct vmw_event_fence_action *eaction =
 		container_of(action, struct vmw_event_fence_action, action);
-	struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(eaction->fence);
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
-	list_del(&eaction->fpriv_head);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
 
 	vmw_fence_obj_unreference(&eaction->fence);
 	kfree(eaction);
@@ -984,8 +937,6 @@ int vmw_event_fence_action_queue(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 {
 	struct vmw_event_fence_action *eaction;
 	struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
-	struct vmw_fpriv *vmw_fp = vmw_fpriv(file_priv);
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
 
 	eaction = kzalloc(sizeof(*eaction), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(eaction == NULL))
@@ -1002,10 +953,6 @@ int vmw_event_fence_action_queue(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	eaction->tv_sec = tv_sec;
 	eaction->tv_usec = tv_usec;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
-	list_add_tail(&eaction->fpriv_head, &vmw_fp->fence_events);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
-
 	vmw_fence_obj_add_action(fence, &eaction->action);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1025,38 +972,26 @@ static int vmw_event_fence_action_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	struct vmw_event_fence_pending *event;
 	struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
 	struct drm_device *dev = fman->dev_priv->dev;
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, irq_flags);
-
-	ret = (file_priv->event_space < sizeof(event->event)) ? -EBUSY : 0;
-	if (likely(ret == 0))
-		file_priv->event_space -= sizeof(event->event);
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, irq_flags);
-
-	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate event space for this file.\n");
-		goto out_no_space;
-	}
-
-
 	event = kzalloc(sizeof(*event), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(event == NULL)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate an event.\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_no_event;
+		goto out_no_space;
 	}
 
 	event->event.base.type = DRM_VMW_EVENT_FENCE_SIGNALED;
 	event->event.base.length = sizeof(*event);
 	event->event.user_data = user_data;
 
-	event->base.event = &event->event.base;
-	event->base.file_priv = file_priv;
-	event->base.destroy = (void (*) (struct drm_pending_event *)) kfree;
+	ret = drm_event_reserve_init(dev, file_priv, &event->base, &event->event.base);
 
+	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Failed to allocate event space for this file.\n");
+		kfree(event);
+		goto out_no_space;
+	}
 
 	if (flags & DRM_VMW_FE_FLAG_REQ_TIME)
 		ret = vmw_event_fence_action_queue(file_priv, fence,
@@ -1076,11 +1011,7 @@ static int vmw_event_fence_action_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	return 0;
 
 out_no_queue:
-	event->base.destroy(&event->base);
-out_no_event:
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, irq_flags);
-	file_priv->event_space += sizeof(*event);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, irq_flags);
+	drm_event_cancel_free(dev, &event->base);
 out_no_space:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.h
index 8be6c29f5eb5..83ae301ee141 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.h
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ extern int vmw_fence_obj_unref_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				     struct drm_file *file_priv);
 extern int vmw_fence_event_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				 struct drm_file *file_priv);
-extern void vmw_event_fence_fpriv_gone(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman,
-				       struct list_head *event_list);
 extern int vmw_event_fence_action_queue(struct drm_file *filee_priv,
 					struct vmw_fence_obj *fence,
 					struct drm_pending_event *event,