diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst
index e725e8449e72..d0f3c6b03200 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ object TTM to provide a pool for buffer object allocation by clients and
 the kernel itself. The type of this object should be
 TTM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO, and its size should be sizeof(struct
 ttm_bo_global). Again, driver-specific init and release functions may
-be provided, likely eventually calling ttm_bo_global_init() and
-ttm_bo_global_release(), respectively. Also, like the previous
+be provided, likely eventually calling ttm_bo_global_ref_init() and
+ttm_bo_global_ref_release(), respectively. Also, like the previous
 object, ttm_global_item_ref() is used to create an initial reference
 count for the TTM, which will call your initialization function.
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
index a44fc12ae1f9..3a6802846698 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ static int amdgpu_ttm_global_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	global_ref = &adev->mman.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c
index fe354ebf374d..d21fbd26785a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ static int ast_ttm_global_init(struct ast_private *ast)
 	global_ref = &ast->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_mm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_mm.c
index e6ccf7fa92d4..ff4f41dec228 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_mm.c
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ static int bochs_ttm_global_init(struct bochs_device *bochs)
 	global_ref = &bochs->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_ttm.c
index f21953243790..2e2141f26c5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_ttm.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ static int cirrus_ttm_global_init(struct cirrus_device *cirrus)
 	global_ref = &cirrus->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c
index 2e3e0bdb8932..0454aa43ffc6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ static int hibmc_ttm_global_init(struct hibmc_drm_private *hibmc)
 		hibmc->mem_global_ref.object;
 	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	ret = drm_global_item_ref(&hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed setting up TTM BO subsystem: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_ttm.c
index 05570f0de4d7..3444b539e7f4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_ttm.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ static int mgag200_ttm_global_init(struct mga_device *ast)
 	global_ref = &ast->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c
index 8edb9f2a4269..a293383c8654 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ nouveau_ttm_global_init(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 	global_ref = &drm->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 
 	ret = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
index 86a1fb32f6db..db2a0036e9c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ static int qxl_ttm_global_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	global_ref = &qdev->mman.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c
index cbb67e9ffb3a..dac4ec5a120b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ static int radeon_ttm_global_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	global_ref = &rdev->mman.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 26b889f86670..9c2bb880491e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -1522,16 +1522,16 @@ static void ttm_bo_global_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 	kfree(glob);
 }
 
-void ttm_bo_global_release(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
+void ttm_bo_global_ref_release(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
 {
 	struct ttm_bo_global *glob = ref->object;
 
 	kobject_del(&glob->kobj);
 	kobject_put(&glob->kobj);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_global_release);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_global_ref_release);
 
-int ttm_bo_global_init(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
+int ttm_bo_global_ref_init(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
 {
 	struct ttm_bo_global_ref *bo_ref =
 		container_of(ref, struct ttm_bo_global_ref, ref);
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ int ttm_bo_global_init(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
 	kfree(glob);
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_global_init);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_global_ref_init);
 
 
 int ttm_bo_device_release(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ttm.c
index e3152d45c5f1..526a5e48dc3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ttm.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ static int virtio_gpu_ttm_global_init(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev)
 	global_ref = &vgdev->mman.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_glue.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_glue.c
index 7b1e5a5cbd2c..f3ce43c41978 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_glue.c
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ int vmw_ttm_global_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv)
 	global_ref = &dev_priv->bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	ret = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_ttm.c b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_ttm.c
index 548edb7c494b..2329a55d4636 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_ttm.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ static int vbox_ttm_global_init(struct vbox_private *vbox)
 	global_ref = &vbox->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 
 	ret = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
index e4fee8e02559..c3c0751dec63 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ void ttm_bo_mem_put(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, struct ttm_mem_reg *mem);
 void ttm_bo_mem_put_locked(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			   struct ttm_mem_reg *mem);
 
-void ttm_bo_global_release(struct drm_global_reference *ref);
-int ttm_bo_global_init(struct drm_global_reference *ref);
+void ttm_bo_global_ref_release(struct drm_global_reference *ref);
+int ttm_bo_global_ref_init(struct drm_global_reference *ref);
 
 int ttm_bo_device_release(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev);
 
