diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_object.c
index 6fe7b92..3707985 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_object.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
 struct ttm_object_file {
 	struct ttm_object_device *tdev;
-	rwlock_t lock;
+	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct list_head ref_list;
 	struct drm_open_hash ref_hash[TTM_REF_NUM];
 	struct kref refcount;
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct ttm_object_device {
  */
 
 struct ttm_ref_object {
+	struct rcu_head rcu_head;
 	struct drm_hash_item hash;
 	struct list_head head;
 	struct kref kref;
@@ -210,10 +211,9 @@ static void ttm_release_base(struct kref *kref)
 	 * call_rcu() or ttm_base_object_kfree().
 	 */
 
-	if (base->refcount_release) {
-		ttm_object_file_unref(&base->tfile);
+	ttm_object_file_unref(&base->tfile);
+	if (base->refcount_release)
 		base->refcount_release(&base);
-	}
 }
 
 void ttm_base_object_unref(struct ttm_base_object **p_base)
@@ -229,32 +229,46 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_base_object_unref);
 struct ttm_base_object *ttm_base_object_lookup(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
 					       uint32_t key)
 {
-	struct ttm_object_device *tdev = tfile->tdev;
-	struct ttm_base_object *uninitialized_var(base);
+	struct ttm_base_object *base = NULL;
 	struct drm_hash_item *hash;
+	struct drm_open_hash *ht = &tfile->ref_hash[TTM_REF_USAGE];
 	int ret;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	ret = drm_ht_find_item_rcu(&tdev->object_hash, key, &hash);
+	ret = drm_ht_find_item_rcu(ht, key, &hash);
 
 	if (likely(ret == 0)) {
-		base = drm_hash_entry(hash, struct ttm_base_object, hash);
-		ret = kref_get_unless_zero(&base->refcount) ? 0 : -EINVAL;
+		base = drm_hash_entry(hash, struct ttm_ref_object, hash)->obj;
+		if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&base->refcount))
+			base = NULL;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (unlikely(ret != 0))
-		return NULL;
+	return base;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_base_object_lookup);
 
-	if (tfile != base->tfile && !base->shareable) {
-		pr_err("Attempted access of non-shareable object\n");
-		ttm_base_object_unref(&base);
-		return NULL;
+struct ttm_base_object *
+ttm_base_object_lookup_for_ref(struct ttm_object_device *tdev, uint32_t key)
+{
+	struct ttm_base_object *base = NULL;
+	struct drm_hash_item *hash;
+	struct drm_open_hash *ht = &tdev->object_hash;
+	int ret;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ret = drm_ht_find_item_rcu(ht, key, &hash);
+
+	if (likely(ret == 0)) {
+		base = drm_hash_entry(hash, struct ttm_base_object, hash);
+		if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&base->refcount))
+			base = NULL;
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return base;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_base_object_lookup);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_base_object_lookup_for_ref);
 
 int ttm_ref_object_add(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
 		       struct ttm_base_object *base,
@@ -266,21 +280,25 @@ int ttm_ref_object_add(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
 	struct ttm_mem_global *mem_glob = tfile->tdev->mem_glob;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
+	if (base->tfile != tfile && !base->shareable)
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	if (existed != NULL)
 		*existed = true;
 
 	while (ret == -EINVAL) {
-		read_lock(&tfile->lock);
-		ret = drm_ht_find_item(ht, base->hash.key, &hash);
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		ret = drm_ht_find_item_rcu(ht, base->hash.key, &hash);
 
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			ref = drm_hash_entry(hash, struct ttm_ref_object, hash);
-			kref_get(&ref->kref);
-			read_unlock(&tfile->lock);
-			break;
+			if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&ref->kref)) {
+				rcu_read_unlock();
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 
-		read_unlock(&tfile->lock);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		ret = ttm_mem_global_alloc(mem_glob, sizeof(*ref),
 					   false, false);
 		if (unlikely(ret != 0))
@@ -297,19 +315,19 @@ int ttm_ref_object_add(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
 		ref->ref_type = ref_type;
 		kref_init(&ref->kref);
 
-		write_lock(&tfile->lock);
-		ret = drm_ht_insert_item(ht, &ref->hash);
+		spin_lock(&tfile->lock);
+		ret = drm_ht_insert_item_rcu(ht, &ref->hash);
 
 		if (likely(ret == 0)) {
 			list_add_tail(&ref->head, &tfile->ref_list);
 			kref_get(&base->refcount);
-			write_unlock(&tfile->lock);
+			spin_unlock(&tfile->lock);
 			if (existed != NULL)
 				*existed = false;
 			break;
 		}
 
-		write_unlock(&tfile->lock);
+		spin_unlock(&tfile->lock);
 		BUG_ON(ret != -EINVAL);
 
 		ttm_mem_global_free(mem_glob, sizeof(*ref));
@@ -330,17 +348,17 @@ static void ttm_ref_object_release(struct kref *kref)
 	struct ttm_mem_global *mem_glob = tfile->tdev->mem_glob;
 
 	ht = &tfile->ref_hash[ref->ref_type];
-	(void)drm_ht_remove_item(ht, &ref->hash);
+	(void)drm_ht_remove_item_rcu(ht, &ref->hash);
 	list_del(&ref->head);
-	write_unlock(&tfile->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&tfile->lock);
 
 	if (ref->ref_type != TTM_REF_USAGE && base->ref_obj_release)
 		base->ref_obj_release(base, ref->ref_type);
 
 	ttm_base_object_unref(&ref->obj);
 	ttm_mem_global_free(mem_glob, sizeof(*ref));
-	kfree(ref);
-	write_lock(&tfile->lock);
+	kfree_rcu(ref, rcu_head);
+	spin_lock(&tfile->lock);
 }
 
 int ttm_ref_object_base_unref(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
@@ -351,15 +369,15 @@ int ttm_ref_object_base_unref(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
 	struct drm_hash_item *hash;
 	int ret;
 
-	write_lock(&tfile->lock);
+	spin_lock(&tfile->lock);
 	ret = drm_ht_find_item(ht, key, &hash);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
-		write_unlock(&tfile->lock);
+		spin_unlock(&tfile->lock);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	ref = drm_hash_entry(hash, struct ttm_ref_object, hash);
 	kref_put(&ref->kref, ttm_ref_object_release);
-	write_unlock(&tfile->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&tfile->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_ref_object_base_unref);
@@ -372,7 +390,7 @@ void ttm_object_file_release(struct ttm_object_file **p_tfile)
 	struct ttm_object_file *tfile = *p_tfile;
 
 	*p_tfile = NULL;
-	write_lock(&tfile->lock);
+	spin_lock(&tfile->lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * Since we release the lock within the loop, we have to
@@ -388,7 +406,7 @@ void ttm_object_file_release(struct ttm_object_file **p_tfile)
 	for (i = 0; i < TTM_REF_NUM; ++i)
 		drm_ht_remove(&tfile->ref_hash[i]);
 
-	write_unlock(&tfile->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&tfile->lock);
 	ttm_object_file_unref(&tfile);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_object_file_release);
@@ -404,7 +422,7 @@ struct ttm_object_file *ttm_object_file_init(struct ttm_object_device *tdev,
 	if (unlikely(tfile == NULL))
 		return NULL;
 
-	rwlock_init(&tfile->lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&tfile->lock);
 	tfile->tdev = tdev;
 	kref_init(&tfile->refcount);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tfile->ref_list);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
index c62d20e..5d3f677 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,8 @@ int vmw_fence_event_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	 */
 	if (arg->handle) {
 		struct ttm_base_object *base =
-			ttm_base_object_lookup(vmw_fp->tfile, arg->handle);
+			ttm_base_object_lookup_for_ref(dev_priv->tdev,
+						       arg->handle);
 
 		if (unlikely(base == NULL)) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Fence event invalid fence object handle "
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
index 7de2ea8..0fc9339 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ out_unlock:
 int vmw_surface_reference_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
+	struct vmw_private *dev_priv = vmw_priv(dev);
 	union drm_vmw_surface_reference_arg *arg =
 	    (union drm_vmw_surface_reference_arg *)data;
 	struct drm_vmw_surface_arg *req = &arg->req;
@@ -854,7 +855,7 @@ int vmw_surface_reference_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct ttm_base_object *base;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	base = ttm_base_object_lookup(tfile, req->sid);
+	base = ttm_base_object_lookup_for_ref(dev_priv->tdev, req->sid);
 	if (unlikely(base == NULL)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Could not find surface to reference.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_object.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_object.h
index 58b0298..0097cc0 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_object.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_object.h
@@ -190,14 +190,26 @@ extern int ttm_base_object_init(struct ttm_object_file *tfile,
  * @key: Hash key
  *
  * Looks up a struct ttm_base_object with the key @key.
- * Also verifies that the object is visible to the application, by
- * comparing the @tfile argument and checking the object shareable flag.
  */
 
 extern struct ttm_base_object *ttm_base_object_lookup(struct ttm_object_file
 						      *tfile, uint32_t key);
 
 /**
+ * ttm_base_object_lookup_for_ref
+ *
+ * @tdev: Pointer to a struct ttm_object_device.
+ * @key: Hash key
+ *
+ * Looks up a struct ttm_base_object with the key @key.
+ * This function should only be used when the struct tfile associated with the
+ * caller doesn't yet have a reference to the base object.
+ */
+
+extern struct ttm_base_object *
+ttm_base_object_lookup_for_ref(struct ttm_object_device *tdev, uint32_t key);
+
+/**
  * ttm_base_object_unref
  *
  * @p_base: Pointer to a pointer referencing a struct ttm_base_object.
@@ -218,6 +230,8 @@ extern void ttm_base_object_unref(struct ttm_base_object **p_base);
  * @existed: Upon completion, indicates that an identical reference object
  * already existed, and the refcount was upped on that object instead.
  *
+ * Checks that the base object is shareable and adds a ref object to it.
+ *
  * Adding a ref object to a base object is basically like referencing the
  * base object, but a user-space application holds the reference. When the
  * file corresponding to @tfile is closed, all its reference objects are
