diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_context.c
index 75f62c5..725968d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_context.c
@@ -74,24 +74,13 @@ void drm_ctxbitmap_free(struct drm_device * dev, int ctx_handle)
  */
 static int drm_ctxbitmap_next(struct drm_device * dev)
 {
-	int new_id;
 	int ret;
 
-again:
-	if (idr_pre_get(&dev->ctx_idr, GFP_KERNEL) == 0) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Out of memory expanding drawable idr\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	ret = idr_get_new_above(&dev->ctx_idr, NULL,
-				DRM_RESERVED_CONTEXTS, &new_id);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&dev->ctx_idr, NULL, DRM_RESERVED_CONTEXTS, 0,
+			GFP_KERNEL);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	if (ret == -EAGAIN)
-		goto again;
-	else if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return new_id;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 9b39d1f..9da1f00 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -220,24 +220,15 @@ char *drm_get_connector_status_name(enum drm_connector_status status)
 static int drm_mode_object_get(struct drm_device *dev,
 			       struct drm_mode_object *obj, uint32_t obj_type)
 {
-	int new_id = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-again:
-	if (idr_pre_get(&dev->mode_config.crtc_idr, GFP_KERNEL) == 0) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Ran out memory getting a mode number\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.idr_mutex);
-	ret = idr_get_new_above(&dev->mode_config.crtc_idr, obj, 1, &new_id);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&dev->mode_config.crtc_idr, obj, 1, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.idr_mutex);
-	if (ret == -EAGAIN)
-		goto again;
-	else if (ret)
+	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	obj->id = new_id;
+	obj->id = ret;
 	obj->type = obj_type;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index e775859..6577514 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -270,21 +270,19 @@ drm_gem_handle_create(struct drm_file *file_priv,
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
-	 * Get the user-visible handle using idr.
+	 * Get the user-visible handle using idr.  Preload and perform
+	 * allocation under our spinlock.
 	 */
-again:
-	/* ensure there is space available to allocate a handle */
-	if (idr_pre_get(&file_priv->object_idr, GFP_KERNEL) == 0)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	/* do the allocation under our spinlock */
+	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
 	spin_lock(&file_priv->table_lock);
-	ret = idr_get_new_above(&file_priv->object_idr, obj, 1, (int *)handlep);
+
+	ret = idr_alloc(&file_priv->object_idr, obj, 1, 0, GFP_NOWAIT);
+
 	spin_unlock(&file_priv->table_lock);
-	if (ret == -EAGAIN)
-		goto again;
-	else if (ret)
+	idr_preload_end();
+	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
+	*handlep = ret;
 
 	drm_gem_object_handle_reference(obj);
 
@@ -451,22 +449,15 @@ drm_gem_flink_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (obj == NULL)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-again:
-	if (idr_pre_get(&dev->object_name_idr, GFP_KERNEL) == 0) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
+	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
 	spin_lock(&dev->object_name_lock);
 	if (!obj->name) {
-		ret = idr_get_new_above(&dev->object_name_idr, obj, 1,
-					&obj->name);
+		ret = idr_alloc(&dev->object_name_idr, obj, 1, 0, GFP_NOWAIT);
+		obj->name = ret;
 		args->name = (uint64_t) obj->name;
 		spin_unlock(&dev->object_name_lock);
 
-		if (ret == -EAGAIN)
-			goto again;
-		else if (ret)
+		if (ret < 0)
 			goto err;
 
 		/* Allocate a reference for the name table.  */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
index 200e104..7d30802 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_stub.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_ut_debug_printk);
 
 static int drm_minor_get_id(struct drm_device *dev, int type)
 {
-	int new_id;
 	int ret;
 	int base = 0, limit = 63;
 
@@ -121,25 +120,11 @@ static int drm_minor_get_id(struct drm_device *dev, int type)
                 limit = base + 255;
         }
 
-again:
-	if (idr_pre_get(&drm_minors_idr, GFP_KERNEL) == 0) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Out of memory expanding drawable idr\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	ret = idr_get_new_above(&drm_minors_idr, NULL,
-				base, &new_id);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&drm_minors_idr, NULL, base, limit, GFP_KERNEL);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	if (ret == -EAGAIN)
-		goto again;
-	else if (ret)
-		return ret;
 
-	if (new_id >= limit) {
-		idr_remove(&drm_minors_idr, new_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	return new_id;
+	return ret == -ENOSPC ? -EINVAL : ret;
 }
 
 struct drm_master *drm_master_create(struct drm_minor *minor)
