diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/Makefile
index c9281a1..f41e8b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ ccflags-y := -Iinclude/drm
 vmwgfx-y := vmwgfx_execbuf.o vmwgfx_gmr.o vmwgfx_kms.o vmwgfx_drv.o \
 	    vmwgfx_fb.o vmwgfx_ioctl.o vmwgfx_resource.o vmwgfx_buffer.o \
 	    vmwgfx_fifo.o vmwgfx_irq.o vmwgfx_ldu.o vmwgfx_ttm_glue.o \
-	    vmwgfx_overlay.o vmwgfx_fence.o vmwgfx_gmrid_manager.o
+	    vmwgfx_overlay.o vmwgfx_marker.o vmwgfx_gmrid_manager.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_VMWGFX) := vmwgfx.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_buffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_buffer.c
index 87e43e0..72d9561 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_buffer.c
@@ -295,18 +295,18 @@ static int vmw_sync_obj_flush(void *sync_obj, void *sync_arg)
 static bool vmw_sync_obj_signaled(void *sync_obj, void *sync_arg)
 {
 	struct vmw_private *dev_priv = (struct vmw_private *)sync_arg;
-	uint32_t sequence = (unsigned long) sync_obj;
+	uint32_t seqno = (unsigned long) sync_obj;
 
-	return vmw_fence_signaled(dev_priv, sequence);
+	return vmw_seqno_passed(dev_priv, seqno);
 }
 
 static int vmw_sync_obj_wait(void *sync_obj, void *sync_arg,
 			     bool lazy, bool interruptible)
 {
 	struct vmw_private *dev_priv = (struct vmw_private *)sync_arg;
-	uint32_t sequence = (unsigned long) sync_obj;
+	uint32_t seqno = (unsigned long) sync_obj;
 
-	return vmw_wait_fence(dev_priv, false, sequence, false, 3*HZ);
+	return vmw_wait_seqno(dev_priv, false, seqno, false, 3*HZ);
 }
 
 struct ttm_bo_driver vmw_bo_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index 8010254..c8b5a53 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static int vmw_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long chipset)
 
 	dev_priv->dev = dev;
 	dev_priv->vmw_chipset = chipset;
-	dev_priv->last_read_sequence = (uint32_t) -100;
+	dev_priv->last_read_seqno = (uint32_t) -100;
 	mutex_init(&dev_priv->hw_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&dev_priv->cmdbuf_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&dev_priv->release_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index 2374a5c..9c3016b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ struct vmw_surface {
 	struct vmw_cursor_snooper snooper;
 };
 
-struct vmw_fence_queue {
+struct vmw_marker_queue {
 	struct list_head head;
 	struct timespec lag;
 	struct timespec lag_time;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ struct vmw_fifo_state {
 	uint32_t capabilities;
 	struct mutex fifo_mutex;
 	struct rw_semaphore rwsem;
-	struct vmw_fence_queue fence_queue;
+	struct vmw_marker_queue marker_queue;
 };
 
 struct vmw_relocation {
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ struct vmw_private {
 	 * Fencing and IRQs.
 	 */
 
-	atomic_t fence_seq;
+	atomic_t marker_seq;
 	wait_queue_head_t fence_queue;
 	wait_queue_head_t fifo_queue;
 	atomic_t fence_queue_waiters;
 	atomic_t fifo_queue_waiters;
-	uint32_t last_read_sequence;
+	uint32_t last_read_seqno;
 	spinlock_t irq_lock;
 
 	/*
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ extern void vmw_fifo_release(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 extern void *vmw_fifo_reserve(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t bytes);
 extern void vmw_fifo_commit(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t bytes);
 extern int vmw_fifo_send_fence(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
-			       uint32_t *sequence);
+			       uint32_t *seqno);
 extern void vmw_fifo_ping_host(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t reason);
 extern bool vmw_fifo_have_3d(struct vmw_private *dev_priv);
 extern bool vmw_fifo_have_pitchlock(struct vmw_private *dev_priv);
@@ -448,39 +448,39 @@ extern int vmw_execbuf_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
  */
 
 extern irqreturn_t vmw_irq_handler(DRM_IRQ_ARGS);
-extern int vmw_wait_fence(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, bool lazy,
-			  uint32_t sequence, bool interruptible,
-			  unsigned long timeout);
+extern int vmw_wait_seqno(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, bool lazy,
+			     uint32_t seqno, bool interruptible,
+			     unsigned long timeout);
 extern void vmw_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern int vmw_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void vmw_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev);
-extern bool vmw_fence_signaled(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
-			       uint32_t sequence);
+extern bool vmw_seqno_passed(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
+				uint32_t seqno);
 extern int vmw_fence_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				struct drm_file *file_priv);
 extern int vmw_fallback_wait(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 			     bool lazy,
 			     bool fifo_idle,
-			     uint32_t sequence,
+			     uint32_t seqno,
 			     bool interruptible,
 			     unsigned long timeout);
-extern void vmw_update_sequence(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
+extern void vmw_update_seqno(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 				struct vmw_fifo_state *fifo_state);
 
 
 /**
- * Rudimentary fence objects currently used only for throttling -
- * vmwgfx_fence.c
+ * Rudimentary fence-like objects currently used only for throttling -
+ * vmwgfx_marker.c
  */
 
-extern void vmw_fence_queue_init(struct vmw_fence_queue *queue);
-extern void vmw_fence_queue_takedown(struct vmw_fence_queue *queue);
-extern int vmw_fence_push(struct vmw_fence_queue *queue,
-			  uint32_t sequence);
-extern int vmw_fence_pull(struct vmw_fence_queue *queue,
-			  uint32_t signaled_sequence);
+extern void vmw_marker_queue_init(struct vmw_marker_queue *queue);
+extern void vmw_marker_queue_takedown(struct vmw_marker_queue *queue);
+extern int vmw_marker_push(struct vmw_marker_queue *queue,
+			  uint32_t seqno);
+extern int vmw_marker_pull(struct vmw_marker_queue *queue,
+			  uint32_t signaled_seqno);
 extern int vmw_wait_lag(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
-			struct vmw_fence_queue *queue, uint32_t us);
+			struct vmw_marker_queue *queue, uint32_t us);
 
 /**
  * Kernel framebuffer - vmwgfx_fb.c
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index 3dac8ab..4811c6b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ int vmw_execbuf_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	int ret;
 	void *user_cmd;
 	void *cmd;
-	uint32_t sequence;
+	uint32_t seqno;
 	struct vmw_sw_context *sw_context = &dev_priv->ctx;
 	struct vmw_master *vmaster = vmw_master(file_priv->master);
 
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ int vmw_execbuf_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	vmw_apply_relocations(sw_context);
 
 	if (arg->throttle_us) {
-		ret = vmw_wait_lag(dev_priv, &dev_priv->fifo.fence_queue,
+		ret = vmw_wait_lag(dev_priv, &dev_priv->fifo.marker_queue,
 				   arg->throttle_us);
 
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
@@ -754,10 +754,10 @@ int vmw_execbuf_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	memcpy(cmd, sw_context->cmd_bounce, arg->command_size);
 	vmw_fifo_commit(dev_priv, arg->command_size);
 
-	ret = vmw_fifo_send_fence(dev_priv, &sequence);
+	ret = vmw_fifo_send_fence(dev_priv, &seqno);
 
 	ttm_eu_fence_buffer_objects(&sw_context->validate_nodes,
-				    (void *)(unsigned long) sequence);
+				    (void *)(unsigned long) seqno);
 	vmw_clear_validations(sw_context);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->cmdbuf_mutex);
 
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ int vmw_execbuf_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		DRM_ERROR("Fence submission error. Syncing.\n");
 
 	fence_rep.error = ret;
-	fence_rep.fence_seq = (uint64_t) sequence;
+	fence_rep.fence_seq = (uint64_t) seqno;
 	fence_rep.pad64 = 0;
 
 	user_fence_rep = (struct drm_vmw_fence_rep __user *)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 61eacc1..0000000
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-/**************************************************************************
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2010 VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA., USA
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
- * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
- * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
- * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
- * distribute, sub license, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
- * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
- * the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the
- * next paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions
- * of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
- * THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, AUTHORS AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
- * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
- * OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
- * USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- *
- **************************************************************************/
-
-
-#include "vmwgfx_drv.h"
-
-struct vmw_fence {
-	struct list_head head;
-	uint32_t sequence;
-	struct timespec submitted;
-};
-
-void vmw_fence_queue_init(struct vmw_fence_queue *queue)
-{
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->head);
-	queue->lag = ns_to_timespec(0);
-	getrawmonotonic(&queue->lag_time);
-	spin_lock_init(&queue->lock);
-}
-
-void vmw_fence_queue_takedown(struct vmw_fence_queue *queue)
-{
-	struct vmw_fence *fence, *next;
-
-	spin_lock(&queue->lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(fence, next, &queue->head, head) {
-		kfree(fence);
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
-}
-
-int vmw_fence_push(struct vmw_fence_queue *queue,
-		   uint32_t sequence)
-{
-	struct vmw_fence *fence = kmalloc(sizeof(*fence), GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (unlikely(!fence))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	fence->sequence = sequence;
-	getrawmonotonic(&fence->submitted);
-	spin_lock(&queue->lock);
-	list_add_tail(&fence->head, &queue->head);
-	spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int vmw_fence_pull(struct vmw_fence_queue *queue,
-		   uint32_t signaled_sequence)
-{
-	struct vmw_fence *fence, *next;
-	struct timespec now;
-	bool updated = false;
-
-	spin_lock(&queue->lock);
-	getrawmonotonic(&now);
-
-	if (list_empty(&queue->head)) {
-		queue->lag = ns_to_timespec(0);
-		queue->lag_time = now;
-		updated = true;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(fence, next, &queue->head, head) {
-		if (signaled_sequence - fence->sequence > (1 << 30))
-			continue;
-
-		queue->lag = timespec_sub(now, fence->submitted);
-		queue->lag_time = now;
-		updated = true;
-		list_del(&fence->head);
-		kfree(fence);
-	}
-
-out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
-
-	return (updated) ? 0 : -EBUSY;
-}
-
-static struct timespec vmw_timespec_add(struct timespec t1,
-					struct timespec t2)
-{
-	t1.tv_sec += t2.tv_sec;
-	t1.tv_nsec += t2.tv_nsec;
-	if (t1.tv_nsec >= 1000000000L) {
-		t1.tv_sec += 1;
-		t1.tv_nsec -= 1000000000L;
-	}
-
-	return t1;
-}
-
-static struct timespec vmw_fifo_lag(struct vmw_fence_queue *queue)
-{
-	struct timespec now;
-
-	spin_lock(&queue->lock);
-	getrawmonotonic(&now);
-	queue->lag = vmw_timespec_add(queue->lag,
-				      timespec_sub(now, queue->lag_time));
-	queue->lag_time = now;
-	spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
-	return queue->lag;
-}
-
-
-static bool vmw_lag_lt(struct vmw_fence_queue *queue,
-		       uint32_t us)
-{
-	struct timespec lag, cond;
-
-	cond = ns_to_timespec((s64) us * 1000);
-	lag = vmw_fifo_lag(queue);
-	return (timespec_compare(&lag, &cond) < 1);
-}
-
-int vmw_wait_lag(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
-		 struct vmw_fence_queue *queue, uint32_t us)
-{
-	struct vmw_fence *fence;
-	uint32_t sequence;
-	int ret;
-
-	while (!vmw_lag_lt(queue, us)) {
-		spin_lock(&queue->lock);
-		if (list_empty(&queue->head))
-			sequence = atomic_read(&dev_priv->fence_seq);
-		else {
-			fence = list_first_entry(&queue->head,
-						 struct vmw_fence, head);
-			sequence = fence->sequence;
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
-
-		ret = vmw_wait_fence(dev_priv, false, sequence, true,
-				     3*HZ);
-
-		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
-			return ret;
-
-		(void) vmw_fence_pull(queue, sequence);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c
index aae01b9..3ba9cac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fifo.c
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ int vmw_fifo_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, struct vmw_fifo_state *fifo)
 		 (unsigned int) min,
 		 (unsigned int) fifo->capabilities);
 
-	atomic_set(&dev_priv->fence_seq, dev_priv->last_read_sequence);
-	iowrite32(dev_priv->last_read_sequence, fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE);
-	vmw_fence_queue_init(&fifo->fence_queue);
+	atomic_set(&dev_priv->marker_seq, dev_priv->last_read_seqno);
+	iowrite32(dev_priv->last_read_seqno, fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE);
+	vmw_marker_queue_init(&fifo->marker_queue);
 	return vmw_fifo_send_fence(dev_priv, &dummy);
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void vmw_fifo_release(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, struct vmw_fifo_state *fifo)
 	while (vmw_read(dev_priv, SVGA_REG_BUSY) != 0)
 		vmw_write(dev_priv, SVGA_REG_SYNC, SVGA_SYNC_GENERIC);
 
-	dev_priv->last_read_sequence = ioread32(fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE);
+	dev_priv->last_read_seqno = ioread32(fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE);
 
 	vmw_write(dev_priv, SVGA_REG_CONFIG_DONE,
 		  dev_priv->config_done_state);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void vmw_fifo_release(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, struct vmw_fifo_state *fifo)
 		  dev_priv->traces_state);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->hw_mutex);
-	vmw_fence_queue_takedown(&fifo->fence_queue);
+	vmw_marker_queue_takedown(&fifo->marker_queue);
 
 	if (likely(fifo->static_buffer != NULL)) {
 		vfree(fifo->static_buffer);
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void vmw_fifo_commit(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t bytes)
 	mutex_unlock(&fifo_state->fifo_mutex);
 }
 
-int vmw_fifo_send_fence(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t *sequence)
+int vmw_fifo_send_fence(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t *seqno)
 {
 	struct vmw_fifo_state *fifo_state = &dev_priv->fifo;
 	struct svga_fifo_cmd_fence *cmd_fence;
@@ -457,16 +457,16 @@ int vmw_fifo_send_fence(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t *sequence)
 
 	fm = vmw_fifo_reserve(dev_priv, bytes);
 	if (unlikely(fm == NULL)) {
-		*sequence = atomic_read(&dev_priv->fence_seq);
+		*seqno = atomic_read(&dev_priv->marker_seq);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		(void)vmw_fallback_wait(dev_priv, false, true, *sequence,
+		(void)vmw_fallback_wait(dev_priv, false, true, *seqno,
 					false, 3*HZ);
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	do {
-		*sequence = atomic_add_return(1, &dev_priv->fence_seq);
-	} while (*sequence == 0);
+		*seqno = atomic_add_return(1, &dev_priv->marker_seq);
+	} while (*seqno == 0);
 
 	if (!(fifo_state->capabilities & SVGA_FIFO_CAP_FENCE)) {
 
@@ -483,10 +483,10 @@ int vmw_fifo_send_fence(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t *sequence)
 	cmd_fence = (struct svga_fifo_cmd_fence *)
 	    ((unsigned long)fm + sizeof(__le32));
 
-	iowrite32(*sequence, &cmd_fence->fence);
+	iowrite32(*seqno, &cmd_fence->fence);
 	vmw_fifo_commit(dev_priv, bytes);
-	(void) vmw_fence_push(&fifo_state->fence_queue, *sequence);
-	vmw_update_sequence(dev_priv, fifo_state);
+	(void) vmw_marker_push(&fifo_state->marker_queue, *seqno);
+	vmw_update_seqno(dev_priv, fifo_state);
 
 out_err:
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_irq.c
index e92298a..48701d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_irq.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ irqreturn_t vmw_irq_handler(DRM_IRQ_ARGS)
 	return IRQ_NONE;
 }
 
-static bool vmw_fifo_idle(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t sequence)
+static bool vmw_fifo_idle(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t seqno)
 {
 	uint32_t busy;
 
@@ -64,43 +64,43 @@ static bool vmw_fifo_idle(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t sequence)
 	return (busy == 0);
 }
 
-void vmw_update_sequence(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
+void vmw_update_seqno(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 			 struct vmw_fifo_state *fifo_state)
 {
 	__le32 __iomem *fifo_mem = dev_priv->mmio_virt;
 
-	uint32_t sequence = ioread32(fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE);
+	uint32_t seqno = ioread32(fifo_mem + SVGA_FIFO_FENCE);
 
-	if (dev_priv->last_read_sequence != sequence) {
-		dev_priv->last_read_sequence = sequence;
-		vmw_fence_pull(&fifo_state->fence_queue, sequence);
+	if (dev_priv->last_read_seqno != seqno) {
+		dev_priv->last_read_seqno = seqno;
+		vmw_marker_pull(&fifo_state->marker_queue, seqno);
 	}
 }
 
-bool vmw_fence_signaled(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
-			uint32_t sequence)
+bool vmw_seqno_passed(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
+			 uint32_t seqno)
 {
 	struct vmw_fifo_state *fifo_state;
 	bool ret;
 
-	if (likely(dev_priv->last_read_sequence - sequence < VMW_FENCE_WRAP))
+	if (likely(dev_priv->last_read_seqno - seqno < VMW_FENCE_WRAP))
 		return true;
 
 	fifo_state = &dev_priv->fifo;
-	vmw_update_sequence(dev_priv, fifo_state);
-	if (likely(dev_priv->last_read_sequence - sequence < VMW_FENCE_WRAP))
+	vmw_update_seqno(dev_priv, fifo_state);
+	if (likely(dev_priv->last_read_seqno - seqno < VMW_FENCE_WRAP))
 		return true;
 
 	if (!(fifo_state->capabilities & SVGA_FIFO_CAP_FENCE) &&
-	    vmw_fifo_idle(dev_priv, sequence))
+	    vmw_fifo_idle(dev_priv, seqno))
 		return true;
 
 	/**
-	 * Then check if the sequence is higher than what we've actually
+	 * Then check if the seqno is higher than what we've actually
 	 * emitted. Then the fence is stale and signaled.
 	 */
 
-	ret = ((atomic_read(&dev_priv->fence_seq) - sequence)
+	ret = ((atomic_read(&dev_priv->marker_seq) - seqno)
 	       > VMW_FENCE_WRAP);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool vmw_fence_signaled(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 int vmw_fallback_wait(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 		      bool lazy,
 		      bool fifo_idle,
-		      uint32_t sequence,
+		      uint32_t seqno,
 		      bool interruptible,
 		      unsigned long timeout)
 {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int vmw_fallback_wait(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	DEFINE_WAIT(__wait);
 
 	wait_condition = (fifo_idle) ? &vmw_fifo_idle :
-		&vmw_fence_signaled;
+		&vmw_seqno_passed;
 
 	/**
 	 * Block command submission while waiting for idle.
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ int vmw_fallback_wait(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 
 	if (fifo_idle)
 		down_read(&fifo_state->rwsem);
-	signal_seq = atomic_read(&dev_priv->fence_seq);
+	signal_seq = atomic_read(&dev_priv->marker_seq);
 	ret = 0;
 
 	for (;;) {
 		prepare_to_wait(&dev_priv->fence_queue, &__wait,
 				(interruptible) ?
 				TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE : TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		if (wait_condition(dev_priv, sequence))
+		if (wait_condition(dev_priv, seqno))
 			break;
 		if (time_after_eq(jiffies, end_jiffies)) {
 			DRM_ERROR("SVGA device lockup.\n");
@@ -175,28 +175,28 @@ int vmw_fallback_wait(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int vmw_wait_fence(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
-		   bool lazy, uint32_t sequence,
-		   bool interruptible, unsigned long timeout)
+int vmw_wait_seqno(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
+		      bool lazy, uint32_t seqno,
+		      bool interruptible, unsigned long timeout)
 {
 	long ret;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	struct vmw_fifo_state *fifo = &dev_priv->fifo;
 
-	if (likely(dev_priv->last_read_sequence - sequence < VMW_FENCE_WRAP))
+	if (likely(dev_priv->last_read_seqno - seqno < VMW_FENCE_WRAP))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (likely(vmw_fence_signaled(dev_priv, sequence)))
+	if (likely(vmw_seqno_passed(dev_priv, seqno)))
 		return 0;
 
 	vmw_fifo_ping_host(dev_priv, SVGA_SYNC_GENERIC);
 
 	if (!(fifo->capabilities & SVGA_FIFO_CAP_FENCE))
-		return vmw_fallback_wait(dev_priv, lazy, true, sequence,
+		return vmw_fallback_wait(dev_priv, lazy, true, seqno,
 					 interruptible, timeout);
 
 	if (!(dev_priv->capabilities & SVGA_CAP_IRQMASK))
-		return vmw_fallback_wait(dev_priv, lazy, false, sequence,
+		return vmw_fallback_wait(dev_priv, lazy, false, seqno,
 					 interruptible, timeout);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->hw_mutex);
@@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ int vmw_wait_fence(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	if (interruptible)
 		ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout
 		    (dev_priv->fence_queue,
-		     vmw_fence_signaled(dev_priv, sequence),
+		     vmw_seqno_passed(dev_priv, seqno),
 		     timeout);
 	else
 		ret = wait_event_timeout
 		    (dev_priv->fence_queue,
-		     vmw_fence_signaled(dev_priv, sequence),
+		     vmw_seqno_passed(dev_priv, seqno),
 		     timeout);
 
 	if (unlikely(ret == 0))
@@ -293,5 +293,5 @@ int vmw_fence_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	timeout = (unsigned long)arg->kernel_cookie - timeout;
-	return vmw_wait_fence(vmw_priv(dev), true, arg->sequence, true, timeout);
+	return vmw_wait_seqno(vmw_priv(dev), true, arg->seqno, true, timeout);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_marker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_marker.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a8725c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_marker.c
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+/**************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA., USA
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sub license, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the
+ * next paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions
+ * of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, AUTHORS AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+ * OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+ * USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ **************************************************************************/
+
+
+#include "vmwgfx_drv.h"
+
+struct vmw_marker {
+	struct list_head head;
+	uint32_t seqno;
+	struct timespec submitted;
+};
+
+void vmw_marker_queue_init(struct vmw_marker_queue *queue)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&queue->head);
+	queue->lag = ns_to_timespec(0);
+	getrawmonotonic(&queue->lag_time);
+	spin_lock_init(&queue->lock);
+}
+
+void vmw_marker_queue_takedown(struct vmw_marker_queue *queue)
+{
+	struct vmw_marker *marker, *next;
+
+	spin_lock(&queue->lock);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(marker, next, &queue->head, head) {
+		kfree(marker);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
+}
+
+int vmw_marker_push(struct vmw_marker_queue *queue,
+		   uint32_t seqno)
+{
+	struct vmw_marker *marker = kmalloc(sizeof(*marker), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (unlikely(!marker))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	marker->seqno = seqno;
+	getrawmonotonic(&marker->submitted);
+	spin_lock(&queue->lock);
+	list_add_tail(&marker->head, &queue->head);
+	spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int vmw_marker_pull(struct vmw_marker_queue *queue,
+		   uint32_t signaled_seqno)
+{
+	struct vmw_marker *marker, *next;
+	struct timespec now;
+	bool updated = false;
+
+	spin_lock(&queue->lock);
+	getrawmonotonic(&now);
+
+	if (list_empty(&queue->head)) {
+		queue->lag = ns_to_timespec(0);
+		queue->lag_time = now;
+		updated = true;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(marker, next, &queue->head, head) {
+		if (signaled_seqno - marker->seqno > (1 << 30))
+			continue;
+
+		queue->lag = timespec_sub(now, marker->submitted);
+		queue->lag_time = now;
+		updated = true;
+		list_del(&marker->head);
+		kfree(marker);
+	}
+
+out_unlock:
+	spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
+
+	return (updated) ? 0 : -EBUSY;
+}
+
+static struct timespec vmw_timespec_add(struct timespec t1,
+					struct timespec t2)
+{
+	t1.tv_sec += t2.tv_sec;
+	t1.tv_nsec += t2.tv_nsec;
+	if (t1.tv_nsec >= 1000000000L) {
+		t1.tv_sec += 1;
+		t1.tv_nsec -= 1000000000L;
+	}
+
+	return t1;
+}
+
+static struct timespec vmw_fifo_lag(struct vmw_marker_queue *queue)
+{
+	struct timespec now;
+
+	spin_lock(&queue->lock);
+	getrawmonotonic(&now);
+	queue->lag = vmw_timespec_add(queue->lag,
+				      timespec_sub(now, queue->lag_time));
+	queue->lag_time = now;
+	spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
+	return queue->lag;
+}
+
+
+static bool vmw_lag_lt(struct vmw_marker_queue *queue,
+		       uint32_t us)
+{
+	struct timespec lag, cond;
+
+	cond = ns_to_timespec((s64) us * 1000);
+	lag = vmw_fifo_lag(queue);
+	return (timespec_compare(&lag, &cond) < 1);
+}
+
+int vmw_wait_lag(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
+		 struct vmw_marker_queue *queue, uint32_t us)
+{
+	struct vmw_marker *marker;
+	uint32_t seqno;
+	int ret;
+
+	while (!vmw_lag_lt(queue, us)) {
+		spin_lock(&queue->lock);
+		if (list_empty(&queue->head))
+			seqno = atomic_read(&dev_priv->marker_seq);
+		else {
+			marker = list_first_entry(&queue->head,
+						 struct vmw_marker, head);
+			seqno = marker->seqno;
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&queue->lock);
+
+		ret = vmw_wait_seqno(dev_priv, false, seqno, true,
+					3*HZ);
+
+		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
+			return ret;
+
+		(void) vmw_marker_pull(queue, seqno);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/include/drm/vmwgfx_drm.h b/include/drm/vmwgfx_drm.h
index 467b80c..c2b3909 100644
--- a/include/drm/vmwgfx_drm.h
+++ b/include/drm/vmwgfx_drm.h
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ union drm_vmw_surface_reference_arg {
  * DRM_VMW_EXECBUF
  *
  * Submit a command buffer for execution on the host, and return a
- * fence sequence that when signaled, indicates that the command buffer has
+ * fence seqno that when signaled, indicates that the command buffer has
  * executed.
  */
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ struct drm_vmw_execbuf_arg {
 /**
  * struct drm_vmw_fence_rep
  *
- * @fence_seq: Fence sequence associated with a command submission.
+ * @fence_seq: Fence seqno associated with a command submission.
  * @error: This member should've been set to -EFAULT on submission.
  * The following actions should be take on completion:
  * error == -EFAULT: Fence communication failed. The host is synchronized.
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ struct drm_vmw_unref_dmabuf_arg {
 
 
 struct drm_vmw_fence_wait_arg {
-	uint64_t sequence;
+	uint64_t seqno;
 	uint64_t kernel_cookie;
 	int32_t cookie_valid;
 	int32_t pad64;
