diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/dma-buf.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/dma-buf.rst
index 2e8dfd1a66b6..f92a32d095d9 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/dma-buf.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/dma-buf.rst
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ DMA Fence Signalling Annotations
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
    :doc: fence signalling annotation
 
+DMA Fence Deadline Hints
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
+   :doc: deadline hints
+
 DMA Fences Functions Reference
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -197,8 +203,8 @@ DMA Fence unwrap
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/dma-fence-unwrap.h
    :internal:
 
-DMA Fence uABI/Sync File
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+DMA Fence Sync File
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/dma-buf/sync_file.c
    :export:
@@ -206,6 +212,12 @@ DMA Fence uABI/Sync File
 .. kernel-doc:: include/linux/sync_file.h
    :internal:
 
+DMA Fence Sync File uABI
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/sync_file.h
+   :internal:
+
 Indefinite DMA Fences
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-array.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-array.c
index 5c8a7084577b..9b3ce8948351 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-array.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-array.c
@@ -123,12 +123,23 @@ static void dma_fence_array_release(struct dma_fence *fence)
 	dma_fence_free(fence);
 }
 
+static void dma_fence_array_set_deadline(struct dma_fence *fence,
+					 ktime_t deadline)
+{
+	struct dma_fence_array *array = to_dma_fence_array(fence);
+	unsigned i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < array->num_fences; ++i)
+		dma_fence_set_deadline(array->fences[i], deadline);
+}
+
 const struct dma_fence_ops dma_fence_array_ops = {
 	.get_driver_name = dma_fence_array_get_driver_name,
 	.get_timeline_name = dma_fence_array_get_timeline_name,
 	.enable_signaling = dma_fence_array_enable_signaling,
 	.signaled = dma_fence_array_signaled,
 	.release = dma_fence_array_release,
+	.set_deadline = dma_fence_array_set_deadline,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_fence_array_ops);
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-chain.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-chain.c
index a0d920576ba6..9663ba1bb6ac 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-chain.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence-chain.c
@@ -206,6 +206,17 @@ static void dma_fence_chain_release(struct dma_fence *fence)
 	dma_fence_free(fence);
 }
 
+
+static void dma_fence_chain_set_deadline(struct dma_fence *fence,
+					 ktime_t deadline)
+{
+	dma_fence_chain_for_each(fence, fence) {
+		struct dma_fence *f = dma_fence_chain_contained(fence);
+
+		dma_fence_set_deadline(f, deadline);
+	}
+}
+
 const struct dma_fence_ops dma_fence_chain_ops = {
 	.use_64bit_seqno = true,
 	.get_driver_name = dma_fence_chain_get_driver_name,
@@ -213,6 +224,7 @@ const struct dma_fence_ops dma_fence_chain_ops = {
 	.enable_signaling = dma_fence_chain_enable_signaling,
 	.signaled = dma_fence_chain_signaled,
 	.release = dma_fence_chain_release,
+	.set_deadline = dma_fence_chain_set_deadline,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_fence_chain_ops);
 
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
index 0de0482cd36e..f177c56269bb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
@@ -912,6 +912,65 @@ err_free_cb:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_fence_wait_any_timeout);
 
+/**
+ * DOC: deadline hints
+ *
+ * In an ideal world, it would be possible to pipeline a workload sufficiently
+ * that a utilization based device frequency governor could arrive at a minimum
+ * frequency that meets the requirements of the use-case, in order to minimize
+ * power consumption.  But in the real world there are many workloads which
+ * defy this ideal.  For example, but not limited to:
+ *
+ * * Workloads that ping-pong between device and CPU, with alternating periods
+ *   of CPU waiting for device, and device waiting on CPU.  This can result in
+ *   devfreq and cpufreq seeing idle time in their respective domains and in
+ *   result reduce frequency.
+ *
+ * * Workloads that interact with a periodic time based deadline, such as double
+ *   buffered GPU rendering vs vblank sync'd page flipping.  In this scenario,
+ *   missing a vblank deadline results in an *increase* in idle time on the GPU
+ *   (since it has to wait an additional vblank period), sending a signal to
+ *   the GPU's devfreq to reduce frequency, when in fact the opposite is what is
+ *   needed.
+ *
+ * To this end, deadline hint(s) can be set on a &dma_fence via &dma_fence_set_deadline.
+ * The deadline hint provides a way for the waiting driver, or userspace, to
+ * convey an appropriate sense of urgency to the signaling driver.
+ *
+ * A deadline hint is given in absolute ktime (CLOCK_MONOTONIC for userspace
+ * facing APIs).  The time could either be some point in the future (such as
+ * the vblank based deadline for page-flipping, or the start of a compositor's
+ * composition cycle), or the current time to indicate an immediate deadline
+ * hint (Ie. forward progress cannot be made until this fence is signaled).
+ *
+ * Multiple deadlines may be set on a given fence, even in parallel.  See the
+ * documentation for &dma_fence_ops.set_deadline.
+ *
+ * The deadline hint is just that, a hint.  The driver that created the fence
+ * may react by increasing frequency, making different scheduling choices, etc.
+ * Or doing nothing at all.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * dma_fence_set_deadline - set desired fence-wait deadline hint
+ * @fence:    the fence that is to be waited on
+ * @deadline: the time by which the waiter hopes for the fence to be
+ *            signaled
+ *
+ * Give the fence signaler a hint about an upcoming deadline, such as
+ * vblank, by which point the waiter would prefer the fence to be
+ * signaled by.  This is intended to give feedback to the fence signaler
+ * to aid in power management decisions, such as boosting GPU frequency
+ * if a periodic vblank deadline is approaching but the fence is not
+ * yet signaled..
+ */
+void dma_fence_set_deadline(struct dma_fence *fence, ktime_t deadline)
+{
+	if (fence->ops->set_deadline && !dma_fence_is_signaled(fence))
+		fence->ops->set_deadline(fence, deadline);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_fence_set_deadline);
+
 /**
  * dma_fence_describe - Dump fence describtion into seq_file
  * @fence: the 6fence to describe
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
index 1c76aed8e262..2a594b754af1 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-resv.c
@@ -684,6 +684,28 @@ long dma_resv_wait_timeout(struct dma_resv *obj, enum dma_resv_usage usage,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_resv_wait_timeout);
 
+/**
+ * dma_resv_set_deadline - Set a deadline on reservation's objects fences
+ * @obj: the reservation object
+ * @usage: controls which fences to include, see enum dma_resv_usage.
+ * @deadline: the requested deadline (MONOTONIC)
+ *
+ * May be called without holding the dma_resv lock.  Sets @deadline on
+ * all fences filtered by @usage.
+ */
+void dma_resv_set_deadline(struct dma_resv *obj, enum dma_resv_usage usage,
+			   ktime_t deadline)
+{
+	struct dma_resv_iter cursor;
+	struct dma_fence *fence;
+
+	dma_resv_iter_begin(&cursor, obj, usage);
+	dma_resv_for_each_fence_unlocked(&cursor, fence) {
+		dma_fence_set_deadline(fence, deadline);
+	}
+	dma_resv_iter_end(&cursor);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_resv_set_deadline);
 
 /**
  * dma_resv_test_signaled - Test if a reservation object's fences have been
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 8606876f7233..d4d2a2ce40f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1511,6 +1511,41 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_enables(struct drm_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_enables);
 
+/*
+ * For atomic updates which touch just a single CRTC, calculate the time of the
+ * next vblank, and inform all the fences of the deadline.
+ */
+static void set_fence_deadline(struct drm_device *dev,
+			       struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *new_crtc_state;
+	struct drm_plane *plane;
+	struct drm_plane_state *new_plane_state;
+	ktime_t vbltime = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	for_each_new_crtc_in_state (state, crtc, new_crtc_state, i) {
+		ktime_t v;
+
+		if (drm_crtc_next_vblank_start(crtc, &v))
+			continue;
+
+		if (!vbltime || ktime_before(v, vbltime))
+			vbltime = v;
+	}
+
+	/* If no CRTCs updated, then nothing to do: */
+	if (!vbltime)
+		return;
+
+	for_each_new_plane_in_state (state, plane, new_plane_state, i) {
+		if (!new_plane_state->fence)
+			continue;
+		dma_fence_set_deadline(new_plane_state->fence, vbltime);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences - wait for fences stashed in plane state
  * @dev: DRM device
@@ -1540,6 +1575,8 @@ int drm_atomic_helper_wait_for_fences(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct drm_plane_state *new_plane_state;
 	int i, ret;
 
+	set_fence_deadline(dev, state);
+
 	for_each_new_plane_in_state(state, plane, new_plane_state, i) {
 		if (!new_plane_state->fence)
 			continue;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank.c
index 2ff31717a3de..299fa2a19a90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vblank.c
@@ -844,10 +844,9 @@ bool drm_crtc_vblank_helper_get_vblank_timestamp(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_vblank_helper_get_vblank_timestamp);
 
 /**
- * drm_get_last_vbltimestamp - retrieve raw timestamp for the most recent
- *                             vblank interval
- * @dev: DRM device
- * @pipe: index of CRTC whose vblank timestamp to retrieve
+ * drm_crtc_get_last_vbltimestamp - retrieve raw timestamp for the most
+ *                                  recent vblank interval
+ * @crtc: CRTC whose vblank timestamp to retrieve
  * @tvblank: Pointer to target time which should receive the timestamp
  * @in_vblank_irq:
  *     True when called from drm_crtc_handle_vblank().  Some drivers
@@ -865,10 +864,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_vblank_helper_get_vblank_timestamp);
  * True if timestamp is considered to be very precise, false otherwise.
  */
 static bool
-drm_get_last_vbltimestamp(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
-			  ktime_t *tvblank, bool in_vblank_irq)
+drm_crtc_get_last_vbltimestamp(struct drm_crtc *crtc, ktime_t *tvblank,
+			       bool in_vblank_irq)
 {
-	struct drm_crtc *crtc = drm_crtc_from_index(dev, pipe);
 	bool ret = false;
 
 	/* Define requested maximum error on timestamps (nanoseconds). */
@@ -876,8 +874,6 @@ drm_get_last_vbltimestamp(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
 
 	/* Query driver if possible and precision timestamping enabled. */
 	if (crtc && crtc->funcs->get_vblank_timestamp && max_error > 0) {
-		struct drm_crtc *crtc = drm_crtc_from_index(dev, pipe);
-
 		ret = crtc->funcs->get_vblank_timestamp(crtc, &max_error,
 							tvblank, in_vblank_irq);
 	}
@@ -891,6 +887,15 @@ drm_get_last_vbltimestamp(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool
+drm_get_last_vbltimestamp(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int pipe,
+			  ktime_t *tvblank, bool in_vblank_irq)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc = drm_crtc_from_index(dev, pipe);
+
+	return drm_crtc_get_last_vbltimestamp(crtc, tvblank, in_vblank_irq);
+}
+
 /**
  * drm_crtc_vblank_count - retrieve "cooked" vblank counter value
  * @crtc: which counter to retrieve
@@ -980,6 +985,36 @@ u64 drm_crtc_vblank_count_and_time(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_vblank_count_and_time);
 
+/**
+ * drm_crtc_next_vblank_start - calculate the time of the next vblank
+ * @crtc: the crtc for which to calculate next vblank time
+ * @vblanktime: pointer to time to receive the next vblank timestamp.
+ *
+ * Calculate the expected time of the start of the next vblank period,
+ * based on time of previous vblank and frame duration
+ */
+int drm_crtc_next_vblank_start(struct drm_crtc *crtc, ktime_t *vblanktime)
+{
+	unsigned int pipe = drm_crtc_index(crtc);
+	struct drm_vblank_crtc *vblank = &crtc->dev->vblank[pipe];
+	struct drm_display_mode *mode = &vblank->hwmode;
+	u64 vblank_start;
+
+	if (!vblank->framedur_ns || !vblank->linedur_ns)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!drm_crtc_get_last_vbltimestamp(crtc, vblanktime, false))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	vblank_start = DIV_ROUND_DOWN_ULL(
+			(u64)vblank->framedur_ns * mode->crtc_vblank_start,
+			mode->crtc_vtotal);
+	*vblanktime  = ktime_add(*vblanktime, ns_to_ktime(vblank_start));
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_crtc_next_vblank_start);
+
 static void send_vblank_event(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e,
 		u64 seq, ktime_t now)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_fence.c
index 7fd869520ef2..fe9c6468e440 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_fence.c
@@ -123,6 +123,37 @@ static void drm_sched_fence_release_finished(struct dma_fence *f)
 	dma_fence_put(&fence->scheduled);
 }
 
+static void drm_sched_fence_set_deadline_finished(struct dma_fence *f,
+						  ktime_t deadline)
+{
+	struct drm_sched_fence *fence = to_drm_sched_fence(f);
+	struct dma_fence *parent;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&fence->lock, flags);
+
+	/* If we already have an earlier deadline, keep it: */
+	if (test_bit(DRM_SCHED_FENCE_FLAG_HAS_DEADLINE_BIT, &f->flags) &&
+	    ktime_before(fence->deadline, deadline)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fence->lock, flags);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	fence->deadline = deadline;
+	set_bit(DRM_SCHED_FENCE_FLAG_HAS_DEADLINE_BIT, &f->flags);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fence->lock, flags);
+
+	/*
+	 * smp_load_aquire() to ensure that if we are racing another
+	 * thread calling drm_sched_fence_set_parent(), that we see
+	 * the parent set before it calls test_bit(HAS_DEADLINE_BIT)
+	 */
+	parent = smp_load_acquire(&fence->parent);
+	if (parent)
+		dma_fence_set_deadline(parent, deadline);
+}
+
 static const struct dma_fence_ops drm_sched_fence_ops_scheduled = {
 	.get_driver_name = drm_sched_fence_get_driver_name,
 	.get_timeline_name = drm_sched_fence_get_timeline_name,
@@ -133,6 +164,7 @@ static const struct dma_fence_ops drm_sched_fence_ops_finished = {
 	.get_driver_name = drm_sched_fence_get_driver_name,
 	.get_timeline_name = drm_sched_fence_get_timeline_name,
 	.release = drm_sched_fence_release_finished,
+	.set_deadline = drm_sched_fence_set_deadline_finished,
 };
 
 struct drm_sched_fence *to_drm_sched_fence(struct dma_fence *f)
@@ -147,6 +179,20 @@ struct drm_sched_fence *to_drm_sched_fence(struct dma_fence *f)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(to_drm_sched_fence);
 
+void drm_sched_fence_set_parent(struct drm_sched_fence *s_fence,
+				struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	/*
+	 * smp_store_release() to ensure another thread racing us
+	 * in drm_sched_fence_set_deadline_finished() sees the
+	 * fence's parent set before test_bit()
+	 */
+	smp_store_release(&s_fence->parent, dma_fence_get(fence));
+	if (test_bit(DRM_SCHED_FENCE_FLAG_HAS_DEADLINE_BIT,
+		     &s_fence->finished.flags))
+		dma_fence_set_deadline(fence, s_fence->deadline);
+}
+
 struct drm_sched_fence *drm_sched_fence_alloc(struct drm_sched_entity *entity,
 					      void *owner)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
index 214364fccb71..250c46cd9c34 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ static int drm_sched_main(void *param)
 		drm_sched_fence_scheduled(s_fence);
 
 		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fence)) {
-			s_fence->parent = dma_fence_get(fence);
+			drm_sched_fence_set_parent(s_fence, fence);
 			/* Drop for original kref_init of the fence */
 			dma_fence_put(fence);
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_vblank.h b/include/drm/drm_vblank.h
index 733a3e2d1d10..7f3957943dd1 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_vblank.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_vblank.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ bool drm_dev_has_vblank(const struct drm_device *dev);
 u64 drm_crtc_vblank_count(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 u64 drm_crtc_vblank_count_and_time(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				   ktime_t *vblanktime);
+int drm_crtc_next_vblank_start(struct drm_crtc *crtc, ktime_t *vblanktime);
 void drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			       struct drm_pending_vblank_event *e);
 void drm_crtc_arm_vblank_event(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
diff --git a/include/drm/gpu_scheduler.h b/include/drm/gpu_scheduler.h
index 898608f87b96..c0ec6719282a 100644
--- a/include/drm/gpu_scheduler.h
+++ b/include/drm/gpu_scheduler.h
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
  */
 #define DRM_SCHED_FENCE_DONT_PIPELINE	DMA_FENCE_FLAG_USER_BITS
 
+/**
+ * DRM_SCHED_FENCE_FLAG_HAS_DEADLINE_BIT - A fence deadline hint has been set
+ *
+ * Because we could have a deadline hint can be set before the backing hw
+ * fence is created, we need to keep track of whether a deadline has already
+ * been set.
+ */
+#define DRM_SCHED_FENCE_FLAG_HAS_DEADLINE_BIT	(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_USER_BITS + 1)
+
 enum dma_resv_usage;
 struct dma_resv;
 struct drm_gem_object;
@@ -282,6 +291,12 @@ struct drm_sched_fence {
          */
 	struct dma_fence		finished;
 
+	/**
+	 * @deadline: deadline set on &drm_sched_fence.finished which
+	 * potentially needs to be propagated to &drm_sched_fence.parent
+	 */
+	ktime_t				deadline;
+
         /**
          * @parent: the fence returned by &drm_sched_backend_ops.run_job
          * when scheduling the job on hardware. We signal the
@@ -574,6 +589,8 @@ void drm_sched_entity_set_priority(struct drm_sched_entity *entity,
 				   enum drm_sched_priority priority);
 bool drm_sched_entity_is_ready(struct drm_sched_entity *entity);
 
+void drm_sched_fence_set_parent(struct drm_sched_fence *s_fence,
+				struct dma_fence *fence);
 struct drm_sched_fence *drm_sched_fence_alloc(
 	struct drm_sched_entity *s_entity, void *owner);
 void drm_sched_fence_init(struct drm_sched_fence *fence,
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-fence.h b/include/linux/dma-fence.h
index 775cdc0b4f24..d54b595a0fe0 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-fence.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-fence.h
@@ -257,6 +257,26 @@ struct dma_fence_ops {
 	 */
 	void (*timeline_value_str)(struct dma_fence *fence,
 				   char *str, int size);
+
+	/**
+	 * @set_deadline:
+	 *
+	 * Callback to allow a fence waiter to inform the fence signaler of
+	 * an upcoming deadline, such as vblank, by which point the waiter
+	 * would prefer the fence to be signaled by.  This is intended to
+	 * give feedback to the fence signaler to aid in power management
+	 * decisions, such as boosting GPU frequency.
+	 *
+	 * This is called without &dma_fence.lock held, it can be called
+	 * multiple times and from any context.  Locking is up to the callee
+	 * if it has some state to manage.  If multiple deadlines are set,
+	 * the expectation is to track the soonest one.  If the deadline is
+	 * before the current time, it should be interpreted as an immediate
+	 * deadline.
+	 *
+	 * This callback is optional.
+	 */
+	void (*set_deadline)(struct dma_fence *fence, ktime_t deadline);
 };
 
 void dma_fence_init(struct dma_fence *fence, const struct dma_fence_ops *ops,
@@ -583,6 +603,8 @@ static inline signed long dma_fence_wait(struct dma_fence *fence, bool intr)
 	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
 
+void dma_fence_set_deadline(struct dma_fence *fence, ktime_t deadline);
+
 struct dma_fence *dma_fence_get_stub(void);
 struct dma_fence *dma_fence_allocate_private_stub(void);
 u64 dma_fence_context_alloc(unsigned num);
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-resv.h b/include/linux/dma-resv.h
index 0637659a702c..8d0e34dad446 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-resv.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-resv.h
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ int dma_resv_get_singleton(struct dma_resv *obj, enum dma_resv_usage usage,
 int dma_resv_copy_fences(struct dma_resv *dst, struct dma_resv *src);
 long dma_resv_wait_timeout(struct dma_resv *obj, enum dma_resv_usage usage,
 			   bool intr, unsigned long timeout);
+void dma_resv_set_deadline(struct dma_resv *obj, enum dma_resv_usage usage,
+			   ktime_t deadline);
 bool dma_resv_test_signaled(struct dma_resv *obj, enum dma_resv_usage usage);
 void dma_resv_describe(struct dma_resv *obj, struct seq_file *seq);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sync_file.h b/include/uapi/linux/sync_file.h
index ee2dcfb3d660..7e42a5b7558b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/sync_file.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/sync_file.h
@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 /**
- * struct sync_merge_data - data passed to merge ioctl
+ * struct sync_merge_data - SYNC_IOC_MERGE: merge two fences
  * @name:	name of new fence
  * @fd2:	file descriptor of second fence
  * @fence:	returns the fd of the new fence to userspace
  * @flags:	merge_data flags
  * @pad:	padding for 64-bit alignment, should always be zero
+ *
+ * Creates a new fence containing copies of the sync_pts in both
+ * the calling fd and sync_merge_data.fd2.  Returns the new fence's
+ * fd in sync_merge_data.fence
  */
 struct sync_merge_data {
 	char	name[32];
@@ -34,8 +38,8 @@ struct sync_merge_data {
 /**
  * struct sync_fence_info - detailed fence information
  * @obj_name:		name of parent sync_timeline
-* @driver_name:	name of driver implementing the parent
-* @status:		status of the fence 0:active 1:signaled <0:error
+ * @driver_name:	name of driver implementing the parent
+ * @status:		status of the fence 0:active 1:signaled <0:error
  * @flags:		fence_info flags
  * @timestamp_ns:	timestamp of status change in nanoseconds
  */
@@ -48,14 +52,19 @@ struct sync_fence_info {
 };
 
 /**
- * struct sync_file_info - data returned from fence info ioctl
+ * struct sync_file_info - SYNC_IOC_FILE_INFO: get detailed information on a sync_file
  * @name:	name of fence
  * @status:	status of fence. 1: signaled 0:active <0:error
  * @flags:	sync_file_info flags
  * @num_fences	number of fences in the sync_file
  * @pad:	padding for 64-bit alignment, should always be zero
- * @sync_fence_info: pointer to array of structs sync_fence_info with all
+ * @sync_fence_info: pointer to array of struct &sync_fence_info with all
  *		 fences in the sync_file
+ *
+ * Takes a struct sync_file_info. If num_fences is 0, the field is updated
+ * with the actual number of fences. If num_fences is > 0, the system will
+ * use the pointer provided on sync_fence_info to return up to num_fences of
+ * struct sync_fence_info, with detailed fence information.
  */
 struct sync_file_info {
 	char	name[32];
@@ -69,30 +78,14 @@ struct sync_file_info {
 
 #define SYNC_IOC_MAGIC		'>'
 
-/**
+/*
  * Opcodes  0, 1 and 2 were burned during a API change to avoid users of the
  * old API to get weird errors when trying to handling sync_files. The API
  * change happened during the de-stage of the Sync Framework when there was
  * no upstream users available.
  */
 
-/**
- * DOC: SYNC_IOC_MERGE - merge two fences
- *
- * Takes a struct sync_merge_data.  Creates a new fence containing copies of
- * the sync_pts in both the calling fd and sync_merge_data.fd2.  Returns the
- * new fence's fd in sync_merge_data.fence
- */
 #define SYNC_IOC_MERGE		_IOWR(SYNC_IOC_MAGIC, 3, struct sync_merge_data)
-
-/**
- * DOC: SYNC_IOC_FILE_INFO - get detailed information on a sync_file
- *
- * Takes a struct sync_file_info. If num_fences is 0, the field is updated
- * with the actual number of fences. If num_fences is > 0, the system will
- * use the pointer provided on sync_fence_info to return up to num_fences of
- * struct sync_fence_info, with detailed fence information.
- */
 #define SYNC_IOC_FILE_INFO	_IOWR(SYNC_IOC_MAGIC, 4, struct sync_file_info)
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_SYNC_H */