diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
index 06be9201c24d..f919180e69ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_drv.h
@@ -279,10 +279,10 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_create_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_unref_resource(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				   uint32_t resource_id);
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_2d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
-					struct virtio_gpu_object *bo,
 					uint64_t offset,
 					__le32 width, __le32 height,
 					__le32 x, __le32 y,
+					struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
 					struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence);
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_flush(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 				   uint32_t resource_id,
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_from_host_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 					  struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
 					  struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence);
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
-					struct virtio_gpu_object *bo,
 					uint32_t ctx_id,
 					uint64_t offset, uint32_t level,
 					struct virtio_gpu_box *box,
+					struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
 					struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence);
 void
 virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_create_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
index efca7f831834..c85019e29e96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ioctl.c
@@ -383,52 +383,44 @@ static int virtio_gpu_transfer_to_host_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct virtio_gpu_fpriv *vfpriv = file->driver_priv;
 	struct drm_virtgpu_3d_transfer_to_host *args = data;
-	struct ttm_operation_ctx ctx = { true, false };
-	struct drm_gem_object *gobj = NULL;
-	struct virtio_gpu_object *qobj = NULL;
+	struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs;
 	struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence;
 	struct virtio_gpu_box box;
 	int ret;
 	u32 offset = args->offset;
 
-	gobj = drm_gem_object_lookup(file, args->bo_handle);
-	if (gobj == NULL)
+	objs = virtio_gpu_array_from_handles(file, &args->bo_handle, 1);
+	if (objs == NULL)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	qobj = gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(gobj);
-
-	ret = virtio_gpu_object_reserve(qobj);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
-	ret = ttm_bo_validate(&qobj->tbo, &qobj->placement, &ctx);
-	if (unlikely(ret))
-		goto out_unres;
-
 	convert_to_hw_box(&box, &args->box);
 	if (!vgdev->has_virgl_3d) {
 		virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_2d
-			(vgdev, qobj, offset,
-			 box.w, box.h, box.x, box.y, NULL);
+			(vgdev, offset,
+			 box.w, box.h, box.x, box.y,
+			 objs, NULL);
 	} else {
+		ret = virtio_gpu_array_lock_resv(objs);
+		if (ret != 0)
+			goto err_put_free;
+
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		fence = virtio_gpu_fence_alloc(vgdev);
-		if (!fence) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out_unres;
-		}
+		if (!fence)
+			goto err_unlock;
+
 		virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_3d
-			(vgdev, qobj,
+			(vgdev,
 			 vfpriv ? vfpriv->ctx_id : 0, offset,
-			 args->level, &box, fence);
-		reservation_object_add_excl_fence(qobj->tbo.resv,
-						  &fence->f);
+			 args->level, &box, objs, fence);
 		dma_fence_put(&fence->f);
 	}
+	return 0;
 
-out_unres:
-	virtio_gpu_object_unreserve(qobj);
-out:
-	drm_gem_object_put_unlocked(gobj);
+err_unlock:
+	virtio_gpu_array_unlock_resv(objs);
+err_put_free:
+	virtio_gpu_array_put_free(objs);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
index 11539b66c6f2..80c51b098a51 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_plane.c
@@ -109,12 +109,19 @@ static void virtio_gpu_primary_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		bo = gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(vgfb->base.obj[0]);
 		handle = bo->hw_res_handle;
 		if (bo->dumb) {
+			struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs;
+
+			objs = virtio_gpu_array_alloc(1);
+			if (!objs)
+				return;
+			virtio_gpu_array_add_obj(objs, vgfb->base.obj[0]);
 			virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_2d
-				(vgdev, bo, 0,
+				(vgdev, 0,
 				 cpu_to_le32(plane->state->src_w >> 16),
 				 cpu_to_le32(plane->state->src_h >> 16),
 				 cpu_to_le32(plane->state->src_x >> 16),
-				 cpu_to_le32(plane->state->src_y >> 16), NULL);
+				 cpu_to_le32(plane->state->src_y >> 16),
+				 objs, NULL);
 		}
 	} else {
 		handle = 0;
@@ -204,11 +211,17 @@ static void virtio_gpu_cursor_plane_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 
 	if (bo && bo->dumb && (plane->state->fb != old_state->fb)) {
 		/* new cursor -- update & wait */
+		struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs;
+
+		objs = virtio_gpu_array_alloc(1);
+		if (!objs)
+			return;
+		virtio_gpu_array_add_obj(objs, vgfb->base.obj[0]);
 		virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_2d
-			(vgdev, bo, 0,
+			(vgdev, 0,
 			 cpu_to_le32(plane->state->crtc_w),
 			 cpu_to_le32(plane->state->crtc_h),
-			 0, 0, vgfb->fence);
+			 0, 0, objs, vgfb->fence);
 		dma_fence_wait(&vgfb->fence->f, true);
 		dma_fence_put(&vgfb->fence->f);
 		vgfb->fence = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
index 59d32787944d..e8f5670aadf2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
@@ -491,12 +491,13 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_flush(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 }
 
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_2d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
-					struct virtio_gpu_object *bo,
 					uint64_t offset,
 					__le32 width, __le32 height,
 					__le32 x, __le32 y,
+					struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
 					struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence)
 {
+	struct virtio_gpu_object *bo = gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(objs->objs[0]);
 	struct virtio_gpu_transfer_to_host_2d *cmd_p;
 	struct virtio_gpu_vbuffer *vbuf;
 	bool use_dma_api = !virtio_has_iommu_quirk(vgdev->vdev);
@@ -508,6 +509,7 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_2d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 
 	cmd_p = virtio_gpu_alloc_cmd(vgdev, &vbuf, sizeof(*cmd_p));
 	memset(cmd_p, 0, sizeof(*cmd_p));
+	vbuf->objs = objs;
 
 	cmd_p->hdr.type = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_TRANSFER_TO_HOST_2D);
 	cmd_p->resource_id = cpu_to_le32(bo->hw_res_handle);
@@ -900,12 +902,13 @@ virtio_gpu_cmd_resource_create_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 }
 
 void virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
-					struct virtio_gpu_object *bo,
 					uint32_t ctx_id,
 					uint64_t offset, uint32_t level,
 					struct virtio_gpu_box *box,
+					struct virtio_gpu_object_array *objs,
 					struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence)
 {
+	struct virtio_gpu_object *bo = gem_to_virtio_gpu_obj(objs->objs[0]);
 	struct virtio_gpu_transfer_host_3d *cmd_p;
 	struct virtio_gpu_vbuffer *vbuf;
 	bool use_dma_api = !virtio_has_iommu_quirk(vgdev->vdev);
@@ -918,6 +921,8 @@ void virtio_gpu_cmd_transfer_to_host_3d(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 	cmd_p = virtio_gpu_alloc_cmd(vgdev, &vbuf, sizeof(*cmd_p));
 	memset(cmd_p, 0, sizeof(*cmd_p));
 
+	vbuf->objs = objs;
+
 	cmd_p->hdr.type = cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_GPU_CMD_TRANSFER_TO_HOST_3D);
 	cmd_p->hdr.ctx_id = cpu_to_le32(ctx_id);
 	cmd_p->resource_id = cpu_to_le32(bo->hw_res_handle);
