diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/tests/ttm_bo_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/tests/ttm_bo_test.c
index 1f8a4f8adc92..ddbb895feaa2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/tests/ttm_bo_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/tests/ttm_bo_test.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static void ttm_bo_unreserve_basic(struct kunit *test)
 
 	man = ttm_manager_type(priv->ttm_dev, mem_type);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test,
-			list_is_last(&res1->lru, &man->lru[bo->priority]), 1);
+			list_is_last(&res1->lru.link, &man->lru[bo->priority]), 1);
 
 	ttm_resource_free(bo, &res2);
 	ttm_resource_free(bo, &res1);
@@ -302,11 +302,11 @@ static void ttm_bo_unreserve_pinned(struct kunit *test)
 	err = ttm_resource_alloc(bo, place, &res2);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, err, 0);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test,
-			list_is_last(&res2->lru, &priv->ttm_dev->pinned), 1);
+			list_is_last(&res2->lru.link, &priv->ttm_dev->pinned), 1);
 
 	ttm_bo_unreserve(bo);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test,
-			list_is_last(&res1->lru, &priv->ttm_dev->pinned), 1);
+			list_is_last(&res1->lru.link, &priv->ttm_dev->pinned), 1);
 
 	ttm_resource_free(bo, &res1);
 	ttm_resource_free(bo, &res2);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/tests/ttm_resource_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/tests/ttm_resource_test.c
index 029e1f094bb0..681ac8b746ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/tests/ttm_resource_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/tests/ttm_resource_test.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void ttm_resource_fini_basic(struct kunit *test)
 	ttm_resource_init(bo, place, res);
 	ttm_resource_fini(man, res);
 
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, list_empty(&res->lru));
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, list_empty(&res->lru.link));
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, man->usage, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_device.c
index 434cf0258000..09411978a13a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_device.c
@@ -274,14 +274,14 @@ static void ttm_device_clear_lru_dma_mappings(struct ttm_device *bdev,
 	struct ttm_resource *res;
 
 	spin_lock(&bdev->lru_lock);
-	while ((res = list_first_entry_or_null(list, typeof(*res), lru))) {
+	while ((res = ttm_lru_first_res_or_null(list))) {
 		struct ttm_buffer_object *bo = res->bo;
 
 		/* Take ref against racing releases once lru_lock is unlocked */
 		if (!ttm_bo_get_unless_zero(bo))
 			continue;
 
-		list_del_init(&res->lru);
+		list_del_init(&bo->resource->lru.link);
 		spin_unlock(&bdev->lru_lock);
 
 		if (bo->ttm)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
index 4a66b851b67d..db9a7a3717c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ void ttm_lru_bulk_move_tail(struct ttm_lru_bulk_move *bulk)
 			dma_resv_assert_held(pos->last->bo->base.resv);
 
 			man = ttm_manager_type(pos->first->bo->bdev, i);
-			list_bulk_move_tail(&man->lru[j], &pos->first->lru,
-					    &pos->last->lru);
+			list_bulk_move_tail(&man->lru[j], &pos->first->lru.link,
+					    &pos->last->lru.link);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -84,14 +84,38 @@ ttm_lru_bulk_move_pos(struct ttm_lru_bulk_move *bulk, struct ttm_resource *res)
 	return &bulk->pos[res->mem_type][res->bo->priority];
 }
 
+/* Return the previous resource on the list (skip over non-resource list items) */
+static struct ttm_resource *ttm_lru_prev_res(struct ttm_resource *cur)
+{
+	struct ttm_lru_item *lru = &cur->lru;
+
+	do {
+		lru = list_prev_entry(lru, link);
+	} while (!ttm_lru_item_is_res(lru));
+
+	return ttm_lru_item_to_res(lru);
+}
+
+/* Return the next resource on the list (skip over non-resource list items) */
+static struct ttm_resource *ttm_lru_next_res(struct ttm_resource *cur)
+{
+	struct ttm_lru_item *lru = &cur->lru;
+
+	do {
+		lru = list_next_entry(lru, link);
+	} while (!ttm_lru_item_is_res(lru));
+
+	return ttm_lru_item_to_res(lru);
+}
+
 /* Move the resource to the tail of the bulk move range */
 static void ttm_lru_bulk_move_pos_tail(struct ttm_lru_bulk_move_pos *pos,
 				       struct ttm_resource *res)
 {
 	if (pos->last != res) {
 		if (pos->first == res)
-			pos->first = list_next_entry(res, lru);
-		list_move(&res->lru, &pos->last->lru);
+			pos->first = ttm_lru_next_res(res);
+		list_move(&res->lru.link, &pos->last->lru.link);
 		pos->last = res;
 	}
 }
@@ -122,11 +146,11 @@ static void ttm_lru_bulk_move_del(struct ttm_lru_bulk_move *bulk,
 		pos->first = NULL;
 		pos->last = NULL;
 	} else if (pos->first == res) {
-		pos->first = list_next_entry(res, lru);
+		pos->first = ttm_lru_next_res(res);
 	} else if (pos->last == res) {
-		pos->last = list_prev_entry(res, lru);
+		pos->last = ttm_lru_prev_res(res);
 	} else {
-		list_move(&res->lru, &pos->last->lru);
+		list_move(&res->lru.link, &pos->last->lru.link);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -155,7 +179,7 @@ void ttm_resource_move_to_lru_tail(struct ttm_resource *res)
 	lockdep_assert_held(&bo->bdev->lru_lock);
 
 	if (bo->pin_count) {
-		list_move_tail(&res->lru, &bdev->pinned);
+		list_move_tail(&res->lru.link, &bdev->pinned);
 
 	} else	if (bo->bulk_move) {
 		struct ttm_lru_bulk_move_pos *pos =
@@ -166,7 +190,7 @@ void ttm_resource_move_to_lru_tail(struct ttm_resource *res)
 		struct ttm_resource_manager *man;
 
 		man = ttm_manager_type(bdev, res->mem_type);
-		list_move_tail(&res->lru, &man->lru[bo->priority]);
+		list_move_tail(&res->lru.link, &man->lru[bo->priority]);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -197,9 +221,9 @@ void ttm_resource_init(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 	man = ttm_manager_type(bo->bdev, place->mem_type);
 	spin_lock(&bo->bdev->lru_lock);
 	if (bo->pin_count)
-		list_add_tail(&res->lru, &bo->bdev->pinned);
+		list_add_tail(&res->lru.link, &bo->bdev->pinned);
 	else
-		list_add_tail(&res->lru, &man->lru[bo->priority]);
+		list_add_tail(&res->lru.link, &man->lru[bo->priority]);
 	man->usage += res->size;
 	spin_unlock(&bo->bdev->lru_lock);
 }
@@ -221,7 +245,7 @@ void ttm_resource_fini(struct ttm_resource_manager *man,
 	struct ttm_device *bdev = man->bdev;
 
 	spin_lock(&bdev->lru_lock);
-	list_del_init(&res->lru);
+	list_del_init(&res->lru.link);
 	man->usage -= res->size;
 	spin_unlock(&bdev->lru_lock);
 }
@@ -472,14 +496,16 @@ struct ttm_resource *
 ttm_resource_manager_first(struct ttm_resource_manager *man,
 			   struct ttm_resource_cursor *cursor)
 {
-	struct ttm_resource *res;
+	struct ttm_lru_item *lru;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&man->bdev->lru_lock);
 
 	for (cursor->priority = 0; cursor->priority < TTM_MAX_BO_PRIORITY;
 	     ++cursor->priority)
-		list_for_each_entry(res, &man->lru[cursor->priority], lru)
-			return res;
+		list_for_each_entry(lru, &man->lru[cursor->priority], link) {
+			if (ttm_lru_item_is_res(lru))
+				return ttm_lru_item_to_res(lru);
+		}
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -498,15 +524,40 @@ ttm_resource_manager_next(struct ttm_resource_manager *man,
 			  struct ttm_resource_cursor *cursor,
 			  struct ttm_resource *res)
 {
+	struct ttm_lru_item *lru = &res->lru;
+
 	lockdep_assert_held(&man->bdev->lru_lock);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_continue(res, &man->lru[cursor->priority], lru)
-		return res;
+	list_for_each_entry_continue(lru, &man->lru[cursor->priority], link) {
+		if (ttm_lru_item_is_res(lru))
+			return ttm_lru_item_to_res(lru);
+	}
 
 	for (++cursor->priority; cursor->priority < TTM_MAX_BO_PRIORITY;
 	     ++cursor->priority)
-		list_for_each_entry(res, &man->lru[cursor->priority], lru)
-			return res;
+		list_for_each_entry(lru, &man->lru[cursor->priority], link) {
+			if (ttm_lru_item_is_res(lru))
+				ttm_lru_item_to_res(lru);
+		}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ttm_lru_first_res_or_null() - Return the first resource on an lru list
+ * @head: The list head of the lru list.
+ *
+ * Return: Pointer to the first resource on the lru list or NULL if
+ * there is none.
+ */
+struct ttm_resource *ttm_lru_first_res_or_null(struct list_head *head)
+{
+	struct ttm_lru_item *lru;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(lru, head, link) {
+		if (ttm_lru_item_is_res(lru))
+			return ttm_lru_item_to_res(lru);
+	}
 
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h
index 69769355139f..1511d91e290d 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_resource.h
@@ -49,6 +49,43 @@ struct io_mapping;
 struct sg_table;
 struct scatterlist;
 
+/**
+ * enum ttm_lru_item_type - enumerate ttm_lru_item subclasses
+ */
+enum ttm_lru_item_type {
+	/** @TTM_LRU_RESOURCE: The resource subclass */
+	TTM_LRU_RESOURCE,
+	/** @TTM_LRU_HITCH: The iterator hitch subclass */
+	TTM_LRU_HITCH
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ttm_lru_item - The TTM lru list node base class
+ * @link: The list link
+ * @type: The subclass type
+ */
+struct ttm_lru_item {
+	struct list_head link;
+	enum ttm_lru_item_type type;
+};
+
+/**
+ * ttm_lru_item_init() - initialize a struct ttm_lru_item
+ * @item: The item to initialize
+ * @type: The subclass type
+ */
+static inline void ttm_lru_item_init(struct ttm_lru_item *item,
+				     enum ttm_lru_item_type type)
+{
+	item->type = type;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&item->link);
+}
+
+static inline bool ttm_lru_item_is_res(const struct ttm_lru_item *item)
+{
+	return item->type == TTM_LRU_RESOURCE;
+}
+
 struct ttm_resource_manager_func {
 	/**
 	 * struct ttm_resource_manager_func member alloc
@@ -217,9 +254,21 @@ struct ttm_resource {
 	/**
 	 * @lru: Least recently used list, see &ttm_resource_manager.lru
 	 */
-	struct list_head lru;
+	struct ttm_lru_item lru;
 };
 
+/**
+ * ttm_lru_item_to_res() - Downcast a struct ttm_lru_item to a struct ttm_resource
+ * @item: The struct ttm_lru_item to downcast
+ *
+ * Return: Pointer to the embedding struct ttm_resource
+ */
+static inline struct ttm_resource *
+ttm_lru_item_to_res(struct ttm_lru_item *item)
+{
+	return container_of(item, struct ttm_resource, lru);
+}
+
 /**
  * struct ttm_resource_cursor
  *
@@ -393,6 +442,9 @@ ttm_resource_manager_next(struct ttm_resource_manager *man,
 			  struct ttm_resource_cursor *cursor,
 			  struct ttm_resource *res);
 
+struct ttm_resource *
+ttm_lru_first_res_or_null(struct list_head *head);
+
 /**
  * ttm_resource_manager_for_each_res - iterate over all resources
  * @man: the resource manager
