diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Makefile
index 5e1e6b0..dd12f56 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ msm-y := \
 	mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.o \
 	mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.o \
 	mdp/mdp5/mdp5_smp.o \
+	msm_atomic.o \
 	msm_drv.o \
 	msm_fb.o \
 	msm_gem.o \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
index d0d8befd..2fa6b75 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct mdp4_crtc {
 
 	/* if there is a pending flip, these will be non-null: */
 	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
-	struct msm_fence_cb pageflip_cb;
 
 #define PENDING_CURSOR 0x1
 #define PENDING_FLIP   0x2
@@ -93,12 +92,16 @@ static void request_pending(struct drm_crtc *crtc, uint32_t pending)
 	mdp_irq_register(&get_kms(crtc)->base, &mdp4_crtc->vblank);
 }
 
-static void crtc_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+void mdp4_crtc_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = crtc->dev->dev_private;
 	struct mdp4_crtc *mdp4_crtc = to_mdp4_crtc(crtc);
 	struct mdp4_kms *mdp4_kms = get_kms(crtc);
 	uint32_t i, flush = 0;
 
+	if (priv->pending_crtcs & (1 << crtc->id))
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mdp4_crtc->planes); i++) {
 		struct drm_plane *plane = mdp4_crtc->planes[i];
 		if (plane) {
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ static void update_scanout(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 	 * so that we can safely queue unref to current fb (ie. next
 	 * vblank we know hw is done w/ previous scanout_fb).
 	 */
-	crtc_flush(crtc);
+	mdp4_crtc_flush(crtc);
 
 	if (mdp4_crtc->scanout_fb)
 		drm_flip_work_queue(&mdp4_crtc->unref_fb_work,
@@ -177,21 +180,6 @@ static void complete_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static void pageflip_cb(struct msm_fence_cb *cb)
-{
-	struct mdp4_crtc *mdp4_crtc =
-		container_of(cb, struct mdp4_crtc, pageflip_cb);
-	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &mdp4_crtc->base;
-	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = crtc->primary->fb;
-
-	if (!fb)
-		return;
-
-	drm_framebuffer_reference(fb);
-	mdp4_plane_set_scanout(mdp4_crtc->plane, fb);
-	update_scanout(crtc, fb);
-}
-
 static void unref_fb_worker(struct drm_flip_work *work, void *val)
 {
 	struct mdp4_crtc *mdp4_crtc =
@@ -406,7 +394,7 @@ static void mdp4_crtc_prepare(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 static void mdp4_crtc_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	mdp4_crtc_dpms(crtc, DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);
-	crtc_flush(crtc);
+	mdp4_crtc_flush(crtc);
 	/* drop the ref to mdp clk's that we got in prepare: */
 	mdp4_disable(get_kms(crtc));
 }
@@ -448,23 +436,27 @@ static int mdp4_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 {
 	struct mdp4_crtc *mdp4_crtc = to_mdp4_crtc(crtc);
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
-	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 	if (mdp4_crtc->event) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "already pending flip!\n");
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	obj = msm_framebuffer_bo(new_fb, 0);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 	mdp4_crtc->event = event;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 
 	update_fb(crtc, new_fb);
 
-	return msm_gem_queue_inactive_cb(obj, &mdp4_crtc->pageflip_cb);
+
+	/* grab extra ref for update_scanout() */
+	drm_framebuffer_reference(new_fb);
+	mdp4_plane_set_scanout(mdp4_crtc->plane, new_fb);
+	update_scanout(crtc, new_fb);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mdp4_crtc_set_property(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
@@ -598,7 +590,7 @@ static int mdp4_crtc_cursor_move(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y)
 	mdp4_crtc->cursor.y = y;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mdp4_crtc->cursor.lock, flags);
 
-	crtc_flush(crtc);
+	mdp4_crtc_flush(crtc);
 	request_pending(crtc, PENDING_CURSOR);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -635,8 +627,13 @@ static void mdp4_crtc_vblank_irq(struct mdp_irq *irq, uint32_t irqstatus)
 	pending = atomic_xchg(&mdp4_crtc->pending, 0);
 
 	if (pending & PENDING_FLIP) {
-		complete_flip(crtc, NULL);
-		drm_flip_work_commit(&mdp4_crtc->unref_fb_work, priv->wq);
+		if (priv->pending_crtcs & (1 << crtc->id)) {
+			/* our update hasn't been flushed yet: */
+			request_pending(crtc, PENDING_FLIP);
+		} else {
+			complete_flip(crtc, NULL);
+			drm_flip_work_commit(&mdp4_crtc->unref_fb_work, priv->wq);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (pending & PENDING_CURSOR) {
@@ -650,7 +647,7 @@ static void mdp4_crtc_err_irq(struct mdp_irq *irq, uint32_t irqstatus)
 	struct mdp4_crtc *mdp4_crtc = container_of(irq, struct mdp4_crtc, err);
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &mdp4_crtc->base;
 	DBG("%s: error: %08x", mdp4_crtc->name, irqstatus);
-	crtc_flush(crtc);
+	mdp4_crtc_flush(crtc);
 }
 
 uint32_t mdp4_crtc_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
@@ -730,7 +727,7 @@ static void set_attach(struct drm_crtc *crtc, enum mdp4_pipe pipe_id,
 	mdp4_crtc->planes[pipe_id] = plane;
 	blend_setup(crtc);
 	if (mdp4_crtc->enabled && (plane != mdp4_crtc->plane))
-		crtc_flush(crtc);
+		mdp4_crtc_flush(crtc);
 }
 
 void mdp4_crtc_attach(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_plane *plane)
@@ -792,8 +789,6 @@ struct drm_crtc *mdp4_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	ret = drm_flip_work_init(&mdp4_crtc->unref_cursor_work, 64,
 			"unref cursor", unref_cursor_worker);
 
-	INIT_FENCE_CB(&mdp4_crtc->pageflip_cb, pageflip_cb);
-
 	drm_crtc_init_with_planes(dev, crtc, plane, NULL, &mdp4_crtc_funcs);
 	drm_crtc_helper_add(crtc, &mdp4_crtc_helper_funcs);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
index 0bb4faa..af0bfb1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ static long mdp4_round_pixclk(struct msm_kms *kms, unsigned long rate,
 	return mdp4_dtv_round_pixclk(encoder, rate);
 }
 
+static void mdp4_flush(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	mdp4_crtc_flush(crtc);
+}
+
 static void mdp4_preclose(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_file *file)
 {
 	struct mdp4_kms *mdp4_kms = to_mdp4_kms(to_mdp_kms(kms));
@@ -162,6 +167,7 @@ static const struct mdp_kms_funcs kms_funcs = {
 		.disable_vblank  = mdp4_disable_vblank,
 		.get_format      = mdp_get_format,
 		.round_pixclk    = mdp4_round_pixclk,
+		.flush           = mdp4_flush,
 		.preclose        = mdp4_preclose,
 		.destroy         = mdp4_destroy,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h
index 715520c5..834454c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ enum mdp4_pipe mdp4_plane_pipe(struct drm_plane *plane);
 struct drm_plane *mdp4_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		enum mdp4_pipe pipe_id, bool private_plane);
 
+void mdp4_crtc_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 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);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_plane.c
index 4c92985..f35848d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_plane.c
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ static int mdp4_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	mdp4_plane->enabled = true;
 
-	if (plane->fb)
-		drm_framebuffer_unreference(plane->fb);
-
-	drm_framebuffer_reference(fb);
-
 	return mdp4_plane_mode_set(plane, crtc, fb,
 			crtc_x, crtc_y, crtc_w, crtc_h,
 			src_x, src_y, src_w, src_h);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
index 7f4ee99..0e74317 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ struct mdp5_crtc {
 
 	/* if there is a pending flip, these will be non-null: */
 	struct drm_pending_vblank_event *event;
-	struct msm_fence_cb pageflip_cb;
 
 #define PENDING_CURSOR 0x1
 #define PENDING_FLIP   0x2
@@ -73,13 +72,17 @@ static void request_pending(struct drm_crtc *crtc, uint32_t pending)
 	mdp_irq_register(&get_kms(crtc)->base, &mdp5_crtc->vblank);
 }
 
-static void crtc_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+void mdp5_crtc_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = crtc->dev->dev_private;
 	struct mdp5_crtc *mdp5_crtc = to_mdp5_crtc(crtc);
 	struct mdp5_kms *mdp5_kms = get_kms(crtc);
 	int id = mdp5_crtc->id;
 	uint32_t i, flush = 0;
 
+	if (priv->pending_crtcs & (1 << crtc->id))
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(mdp5_crtc->planes); i++) {
 		struct drm_plane *plane = mdp5_crtc->planes[i];
 		if (plane) {
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ static void update_scanout(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 	 * so that we can safely queue unref to current fb (ie. next
 	 * vblank we know hw is done w/ previous scanout_fb).
 	 */
-	crtc_flush(crtc);
+	mdp5_crtc_flush(crtc);
 
 	if (mdp5_crtc->scanout_fb)
 		drm_flip_work_queue(&mdp5_crtc->unref_fb_work,
@@ -165,21 +168,6 @@ static void complete_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file)
 	}
 }
 
-static void pageflip_cb(struct msm_fence_cb *cb)
-{
-	struct mdp5_crtc *mdp5_crtc =
-		container_of(cb, struct mdp5_crtc, pageflip_cb);
-	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &mdp5_crtc->base;
-	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = mdp5_crtc->fb;
-
-	if (!fb)
-		return;
-
-	drm_framebuffer_reference(fb);
-	mdp5_plane_set_scanout(mdp5_crtc->plane, fb);
-	update_scanout(crtc, fb);
-}
-
 static void unref_fb_worker(struct drm_flip_work *work, void *val)
 {
 	struct mdp5_crtc *mdp5_crtc =
@@ -324,7 +312,7 @@ static void mdp5_crtc_prepare(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 static void mdp5_crtc_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	mdp5_crtc_dpms(crtc, DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);
-	crtc_flush(crtc);
+	mdp5_crtc_flush(crtc);
 	/* drop the ref to mdp clk's that we got in prepare: */
 	mdp5_disable(get_kms(crtc));
 }
@@ -366,23 +354,26 @@ static int mdp5_crtc_page_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 {
 	struct mdp5_crtc *mdp5_crtc = to_mdp5_crtc(crtc);
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
-	struct drm_gem_object *obj;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 	if (mdp5_crtc->event) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "already pending flip!\n");
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	obj = msm_framebuffer_bo(new_fb, 0);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 	mdp5_crtc->event = event;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
 
 	update_fb(crtc, new_fb);
 
-	return msm_gem_queue_inactive_cb(obj, &mdp5_crtc->pageflip_cb);
+	/* grab extra ref for update_scanout() */
+	drm_framebuffer_reference(new_fb);
+	mdp5_plane_set_scanout(mdp5_crtc->plane, new_fb);
+	update_scanout(crtc, new_fb);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mdp5_crtc_set_property(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
@@ -424,8 +415,13 @@ static void mdp5_crtc_vblank_irq(struct mdp_irq *irq, uint32_t irqstatus)
 	pending = atomic_xchg(&mdp5_crtc->pending, 0);
 
 	if (pending & PENDING_FLIP) {
-		complete_flip(crtc, NULL);
-		drm_flip_work_commit(&mdp5_crtc->unref_fb_work, priv->wq);
+		if (priv->pending_crtcs & (1 << crtc->id)) {
+			/* our update hasn't been flushed yet: */
+			request_pending(crtc, PENDING_FLIP);
+		} else {
+			complete_flip(crtc, NULL);
+			drm_flip_work_commit(&mdp5_crtc->unref_fb_work, priv->wq);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -434,7 +430,7 @@ static void mdp5_crtc_err_irq(struct mdp_irq *irq, uint32_t irqstatus)
 	struct mdp5_crtc *mdp5_crtc = container_of(irq, struct mdp5_crtc, err);
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &mdp5_crtc->base;
 	DBG("%s: error: %08x", mdp5_crtc->name, irqstatus);
-	crtc_flush(crtc);
+	mdp5_crtc_flush(crtc);
 }
 
 uint32_t mdp5_crtc_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
@@ -501,7 +497,7 @@ void mdp5_crtc_set_intf(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int intf,
 			MDP5_CTL_OP_MODE(MODE_NONE) |
 			MDP5_CTL_OP_INTF_NUM(intfnum[intf]));
 
-	crtc_flush(crtc);
+	mdp5_crtc_flush(crtc);
 }
 
 static void set_attach(struct drm_crtc *crtc, enum mdp5_pipe pipe_id,
@@ -517,7 +513,7 @@ static void set_attach(struct drm_crtc *crtc, enum mdp5_pipe pipe_id,
 	mdp5_crtc->planes[pipe_id] = plane;
 	blend_setup(crtc);
 	if (mdp5_crtc->enabled && (plane != mdp5_crtc->plane))
-		crtc_flush(crtc);
+		mdp5_crtc_flush(crtc);
 }
 
 void mdp5_crtc_attach(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_plane *plane)
@@ -563,8 +559,6 @@ struct drm_crtc *mdp5_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail;
 
-	INIT_FENCE_CB(&mdp5_crtc->pageflip_cb, pageflip_cb);
-
 	drm_crtc_init_with_planes(dev, crtc, plane, NULL, &mdp5_crtc_funcs);
 	drm_crtc_helper_add(crtc, &mdp5_crtc_helper_funcs);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c
index ee8446c..01c3d70 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ static long mdp5_round_pixclk(struct msm_kms *kms, unsigned long rate,
 	return rate;
 }
 
+static void mdp5_flush(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	mdp5_crtc_flush(crtc);
+}
+
 static void mdp5_preclose(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_file *file)
 {
 	struct mdp5_kms *mdp5_kms = to_mdp5_kms(to_mdp_kms(kms));
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ static const struct mdp_kms_funcs kms_funcs = {
 		.disable_vblank  = mdp5_disable_vblank,
 		.get_format      = mdp_get_format,
 		.round_pixclk    = mdp5_round_pixclk,
+		.flush           = mdp5_flush,
 		.preclose        = mdp5_preclose,
 		.destroy         = mdp5_destroy,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h
index c8b1a25..18b031b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ enum mdp5_pipe mdp5_plane_pipe(struct drm_plane *plane);
 struct drm_plane *mdp5_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		enum mdp5_pipe pipe, bool private_plane);
 
+void mdp5_crtc_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 uint32_t mdp5_crtc_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
-
 void mdp5_crtc_cancel_pending_flip(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_file *file);
 void mdp5_crtc_set_intf(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int intf,
 		enum mdp5_intf intf_id);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c
index 53cc8c6..f1bf3c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ static int mdp5_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	mdp5_plane->enabled = true;
 
-	if (plane->fb)
-		drm_framebuffer_unreference(plane->fb);
-
-	drm_framebuffer_reference(fb);
-
 	return mdp5_plane_mode_set(plane, crtc, fb,
 			crtc_x, crtc_y, crtc_w, crtc_h,
 			src_x, src_y, src_w, src_h);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b231377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_atomic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Red Hat
+ * Author: Rob Clark <robdclark@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "msm_drv.h"
+#include "msm_kms.h"
+#include "msm_gem.h"
+
+struct msm_async_commit {
+	struct drm_atomic_state *state;
+	uint32_t fence;
+	struct msm_fence_cb fence_cb;
+};
+
+static void fence_cb(struct msm_fence_cb *cb);
+static int commit_sync(struct drm_device *dev, void *state, bool unlocked);
+
+static struct msm_async_commit *new_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct msm_async_commit *c = kzalloc(sizeof(*c), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (!c)
+		return NULL;
+
+	drm_atomic_state_reference(state);
+	c->state = state;
+	INIT_FENCE_CB(&c->fence_cb, fence_cb);
+
+	return c;
+}
+static void free_commit(struct msm_async_commit *c)
+{
+	drm_atomic_state_unreference(c->state);
+	kfree(c);
+}
+
+static void fence_cb(struct msm_fence_cb *cb)
+{
+	struct msm_async_commit *c =
+			container_of(cb, struct msm_async_commit, fence_cb);
+	commit_sync(c->state->dev, c->state, true);
+	free_commit(c);
+}
+
+static void add_fb(struct msm_async_commit *c, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
+		struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
+{
+	struct drm_gem_object *obj = msm_framebuffer_bo(fb, 0);
+	c->fence = max(c->fence, msm_gem_fence(to_msm_bo(obj), MSM_PREP_READ));
+}
+
+static int wait_fb(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
+{
+	// XXX TODO wait..
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define pending_fb(state) ((state) && (state)->fb && (state)->new_fb)
+
+static int commit_sync(struct drm_device *dev, void *state, bool unlocked)
+{
+	struct drm_atomic_state *a = state;
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
+	int ncrtcs = dev->mode_config.num_crtc;
+	uint32_t pending_crtcs = 0;
+	int i, ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ncrtcs; i++)
+		if (a->crtcs[i])
+			pending_crtcs |= (1 << a->crtcs[i]->id);
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	WARN_ON(priv->pending_crtcs & pending_crtcs);
+	priv->pending_crtcs |= pending_crtcs;
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+
+	if (unlocked)
+		ret = drm_atomic_commit_unlocked(dev, state);
+	else
+		ret = drm_atomic_commit(dev, state);
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	priv->pending_crtcs &= ~pending_crtcs;
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ncrtcs; i++)
+		if (a->crtcs[i])
+			kms->funcs->flush(kms, a->crtcs[i]);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int msm_atomic_commit(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_atomic_state *a = state;
+	int nplanes = dev->mode_config.num_total_plane;
+	int i;
+
+	if (a->flags & DRM_MODE_ATOMIC_NONBLOCK) {
+		/* non-block mode: defer commit until fb's are ready */
+		struct msm_async_commit *c = new_commit(state);
+
+		if (!c)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < nplanes; i++)
+			if (pending_fb(a->pstates[i]))
+				add_fb(c, a->pstates[i]->crtc, a->pstates[i]->fb);
+
+		return msm_queue_fence_cb(dev, &c->fence_cb, c->fence);
+	} else {
+		/* blocking mode: wait until fb's are ready */
+		int ret = 0;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < nplanes && !ret; i++)
+			if (pending_fb(a->pstates[i]))
+				ret = wait_fb(a->pstates[i]->crtc, a->pstates[i]->fb);
+
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		return commit_sync(dev, state, false);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index d24ca45..bcee218 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -600,6 +600,26 @@ int msm_wait_fence_interruptable(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t fence,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int msm_queue_fence_cb(struct drm_device *dev,
+		struct msm_fence_cb *cb, uint32_t fence)
+{
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	if (!list_empty(&cb->work.entry)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	} else if (fence > priv->completed_fence) {
+		cb->fence = fence;
+		list_add_tail(&cb->work.entry, &priv->fence_cbs);
+	} else {
+		queue_work(priv->wq, &cb->work);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* called from workqueue */
 void msm_update_fence(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t fence)
 {
@@ -815,7 +835,7 @@ static struct drm_driver msm_driver = {
 	.atomic_begin       = drm_atomic_begin,
 	.atomic_set_event   = drm_atomic_set_event,
 	.atomic_check       = drm_atomic_check,
-	.atomic_commit      = drm_atomic_commit,
+	.atomic_commit      = msm_atomic_commit,
 	.atomic_end         = drm_atomic_end,
 	.atomic_funcs       = &drm_atomic_funcs,
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
index afc990e..5e1e7da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ struct msm_drm_private {
 	unsigned int num_connectors;
 	struct drm_connector *connectors[8];
 
+	/* crtc's pending atomic update: */
+	uint32_t pending_crtcs;
+
 	/* VRAM carveout, used when no IOMMU: */
 	struct {
 		unsigned long size;
@@ -143,11 +146,15 @@ int msm_register_mmu(struct drm_device *dev, struct msm_mmu *mmu);
 
 int msm_wait_fence_interruptable(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t fence,
 		struct timespec *timeout);
+int msm_queue_fence_cb(struct drm_device *dev,
+		struct msm_fence_cb *cb, uint32_t fence);
 void msm_update_fence(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t fence);
 
 int msm_ioctl_gem_submit(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		struct drm_file *file);
 
+int msm_atomic_commit(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+
 int msm_gem_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 int msm_gem_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf);
 uint64_t msm_gem_mmap_offset(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
index bb8026d..90cb138 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
@@ -392,23 +392,11 @@ void *msm_gem_vaddr(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 int msm_gem_queue_inactive_cb(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 		struct msm_fence_cb *cb)
 {
-	struct drm_device *dev = obj->dev;
-	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj = to_msm_bo(obj);
-	int ret = 0;
+	uint32_t fence = msm_gem_fence(msm_obj,
+			MSM_PREP_READ | MSM_PREP_WRITE);
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	if (!list_empty(&cb->work.entry)) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-	} else if (is_active(msm_obj)) {
-		cb->fence = max(msm_obj->read_fence, msm_obj->write_fence);
-		list_add_tail(&cb->work.entry, &priv->fence_cbs);
-	} else {
-		queue_work(priv->wq, &cb->work);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-
-	return ret;
+	return msm_queue_fence_cb(obj->dev, cb, fence);
 }
 
 void msm_gem_move_to_active(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
@@ -447,12 +435,8 @@ int msm_gem_cpu_prep(struct drm_gem_object *obj, uint32_t op,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (is_active(msm_obj)) {
-		uint32_t fence = 0;
+		uint32_t fence = msm_gem_fence(msm_obj, op);
 
-		if (op & MSM_PREP_READ)
-			fence = msm_obj->write_fence;
-		if (op & MSM_PREP_WRITE)
-			fence = max(fence, msm_obj->read_fence);
 		if (op & MSM_PREP_NOSYNC)
 			timeout = NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
index 3246bb4..41a60cb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ static inline bool is_active(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
 	return msm_obj->gpu != NULL;
 }
 
+static inline uint32_t msm_gem_fence(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj,
+		uint32_t op)
+{
+	uint32_t fence = 0;
+
+	if (op & MSM_PREP_READ)
+		fence = msm_obj->write_fence;
+	if (op & MSM_PREP_WRITE)
+		fence = max(fence, msm_obj->read_fence);
+
+	return fence;
+}
+
 #define MAX_CMDS 4
 
 /* Created per submit-ioctl, to track bo's and cmdstream bufs, etc,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
index 0643774..91ddffc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct msm_kms_funcs {
 	const struct msm_format *(*get_format)(struct msm_kms *kms, uint32_t format);
 	long (*round_pixclk)(struct msm_kms *kms, unsigned long rate,
 			struct drm_encoder *encoder);
+	void (*flush)(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 	/* cleanup: */
 	void (*preclose)(struct msm_kms *kms, struct drm_file *file);
 	void (*destroy)(struct msm_kms *kms);
