@@ -, +, @@ 
 dma_resv obj"
---
 .../gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c    |  3 +-
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c               | 48 ++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c	
+++ a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c	
@@ -999,8 +999,7 @@ static int eb_validate_vmas(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* Reserve enough slots to accommodate composite fences */
-		err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(vma->obj->base.resv, eb->num_batches);
+		err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(vma->obj->base.resv, 1);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c	
+++ a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c	
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ 
  */
 
 #include <linux/sched/mm.h>
-#include <linux/dma-fence-array.h>
 #include <drm/drm_gem.h>
 
 #include "display/intel_frontbuffer.h"
@@ -1839,21 +1838,6 @@ int _i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 
-	/*
-	 * Reserve fences slot early to prevent an allocation after preparing
-	 * the workload and associating fences with dma_resv.
-	 */
-	if (fence && !(flags & __EXEC_OBJECT_NO_RESERVE)) {
-		struct dma_fence *curr;
-		int idx;
-
-		dma_fence_array_for_each(curr, idx, fence)
-			;
-		err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(vma->obj->base.resv, idx);
-		if (unlikely(err))
-			return err;
-	}
-
 	if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE) {
 		struct intel_frontbuffer *front;
 
@@ -1863,23 +1847,31 @@ int _i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 				i915_active_add_request(&front->write, rq);
 			intel_frontbuffer_put(front);
 		}
-	}
 
-	if (fence) {
-		struct dma_fence *curr;
-		enum dma_resv_usage usage;
-		int idx;
+		if (!(flags & __EXEC_OBJECT_NO_RESERVE)) {
+			err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(vma->obj->base.resv, 1);
+			if (unlikely(err))
+				return err;
+		}
 
-		obj->read_domains = 0;
-		if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE) {
-			usage = DMA_RESV_USAGE_WRITE;
+		if (fence) {
+			dma_resv_add_fence(vma->obj->base.resv, fence,
+					   DMA_RESV_USAGE_WRITE);
 			obj->write_domain = I915_GEM_DOMAIN_RENDER;
-		} else {
-			usage = DMA_RESV_USAGE_READ;
+			obj->read_domains = 0;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (!(flags & __EXEC_OBJECT_NO_RESERVE)) {
+			err = dma_resv_reserve_fences(vma->obj->base.resv, 1);
+			if (unlikely(err))
+				return err;
 		}
 
-		dma_fence_array_for_each(curr, idx, fence)
-			dma_resv_add_fence(vma->obj->base.resv, curr, usage);
+		if (fence) {
+			dma_resv_add_fence(vma->obj->base.resv, fence,
+					   DMA_RESV_USAGE_READ);
+			obj->write_domain = 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_NEEDS_FENCE && vma->fence)
--