diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 163d28e..ffc97c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2317,6 +2317,16 @@
 __deprecated
 extern void drm_gem_object_reference(struct drm_gem_object *);
 
+__attribute__((nonnull))
+static inline void
+i915_gem_object_put(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+}
+
+__deprecated
+extern void drm_gem_object_unreference(struct drm_gem_object *);
+
 static inline bool
 i915_gem_object_has_struct_page(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index f886c0b..f23670f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 			break;
 
 	ret = i915_gem_object_put_pages(obj);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@
 					args->offset, args->data_ptr);
 
 out:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	return ret;
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@
 	}
 
 out:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 put_rpm:
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@
 		intel_fb_obj_invalidate(obj, write_origin(obj, write_domain));
 
 unref:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	return ret;
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@
 	if (obj->pin_display)
 		i915_gem_object_flush_cpu_write_domain(obj);
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	return ret;
@@ -1987,7 +1987,7 @@
 	*offset = drm_vma_node_offset_addr(&obj->base.vma_node);
 
 out:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	return ret;
@@ -2411,7 +2411,7 @@
 	}
 
 	i915_gem_request_assign(&obj->last_fenced_req, NULL);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 }
 
 static bool i915_context_is_banned(const struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
@@ -2814,7 +2814,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < I915_NUM_ENGINES; i++) {
 		if (obj->last_read_req[i] == NULL)
@@ -2835,7 +2835,7 @@
 	return ret;
 
 out:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3665,7 +3665,7 @@
 
 	ret = i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(obj, level);
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 rpm_put:
@@ -4057,7 +4057,7 @@
 	}
 
 unref:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	return ret;
@@ -4121,7 +4121,7 @@
 	args->retained = obj->madv != __I915_MADV_PURGED;
 
 out:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	return ret;
@@ -4952,6 +4952,6 @@
 	return obj;
 
 fail:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_batch_pool.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_batch_pool.c
index 3752d5d..3507b27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_batch_pool.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_batch_pool.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 						 batch_pool_link);
 
 			list_del(&obj->batch_pool_link);
-			drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+			i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 		/* While we're looping, do some clean up */
 		if (tmp->madv == __I915_MADV_PURGED) {
 			list_del(&tmp->batch_pool_link);
-			drm_gem_object_unreference(&tmp->base);
+			i915_gem_object_put(tmp);
 			continue;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 7151791..2600939 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 		if (ce->ringbuf)
 			intel_ringbuffer_free(ce->ringbuf);
 
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&ce->state->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(ce->state);
 	}
 
 	list_del(&ctx->link);
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 		ret = i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(obj, I915_CACHE_L3_LLC);
 		/* Failure shouldn't ever happen this early */
 		if (WARN_ON(ret)) {
-			drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+			i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 			return ERR_PTR(ret);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
index 5610394..81f7b43 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
@@ -191,17 +191,18 @@
 
 	/* Unbinding will emit any required flushes */
 	while (!list_empty(&eviction_list)) {
-		struct drm_gem_object *obj;
+		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+
 		vma = list_first_entry(&eviction_list,
 				       struct i915_vma,
 				       exec_list);
 
-		obj =  &vma->obj->base;
+		obj =  vma->obj;
 		list_del_init(&vma->exec_list);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			ret = i915_vma_unbind(vma);
 
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(obj);
+		i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 28bcc99..6482ec2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 				       struct drm_i915_gem_object,
 				       obj_exec_link);
 		list_del_init(&obj->obj_exec_link);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Objects already transfered to the vmas list will be unreferenced by
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 				       exec_list);
 		list_del_init(&vma->exec_list);
 		i915_gem_execbuffer_unreserve_vma(vma);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&vma->obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(vma->obj);
 	}
 	kfree(eb);
 }
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
 		vma = list_first_entry(&eb->vmas, struct i915_vma, exec_list);
 		list_del_init(&vma->exec_list);
 		i915_gem_execbuffer_unreserve_vma(vma);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&vma->obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(vma->obj);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
index f75bbd6..b2be467 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
 free_gem:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&so->obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(so->obj);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 void i915_gem_render_state_fini(struct render_state *so)
 {
 	i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(so->obj);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&so->obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(so->obj);
 }
 
 int i915_gem_render_state_prepare(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
index 3aa76d3..afaa259 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 			if (i915_gem_object_put_pages(obj) == 0)
 				count += obj->base.size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
-			drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+			i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 		}
 		list_splice(&still_in_list, phase->list);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
index 66be299a1..310756c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
@@ -716,6 +716,6 @@
 	return obj;
 
 err:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c
index 46e80f3..2d9d190 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_tiling.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 	}
 
 err:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 	if (args->swizzle_mode == I915_BIT_6_SWIZZLE_9_10_17)
 		args->swizzle_mode = I915_BIT_6_SWIZZLE_9_10;
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
index c41bf74..cd4af22 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 		dev_priv->mm.interruptible = was_interruptible;
 	}
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 }
 
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
 	}
 
 	obj->userptr.workers--;
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	release_pages(pvec, pinned, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index 1cc5de1..01c1c16 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -633,13 +633,13 @@
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (i915_gem_object_get_pages(obj)) {
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (i915_gem_obj_ggtt_pin(obj, PAGE_SIZE,
 			PIN_OFFSET_BIAS | GUC_WOPCM_TOP)) {
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
 	if (i915_gem_obj_is_pinned(obj))
 		i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(obj);
 
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 84904a2..a18a79c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@
 	return true;
 
 out_unref_obj:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	return false;
 }
@@ -10953,7 +10953,7 @@
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	intel_unpin_fb_obj(work->old_fb, primary->state->rotation);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&work->pending_flip_obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(work->pending_flip_obj);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	i915_gem_request_put(work->flip_queued_req);
@@ -14851,7 +14851,7 @@
 	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb);
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	WARN_ON(!intel_fb->obj->framebuffer_references--);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&intel_fb->obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(intel_fb->obj);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	kfree(intel_fb);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
index 23129dc..b1074a2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 
 	fb = __intel_framebuffer_create(dev, &mode_cmd, obj);
 	if (IS_ERR(fb)) {
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 		ret = PTR_ERR(fb);
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
index 605c696..a6a8fba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	obj = guc_fw->guc_fw_obj;
 	if (obj)
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	guc_fw->guc_fw_obj = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@
 	i915_guc_submission_fini(dev_priv);
 
 	if (guc_fw->guc_fw_obj)
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&guc_fw->guc_fw_obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(guc_fw->guc_fw_obj);
 	guc_fw->guc_fw_obj = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 6282fca..439aeab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("pin LRC WA ctx backing obj failed: %d\n",
 				 ret);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&engine->wa_ctx.obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(engine->wa_ctx.obj);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@
 {
 	if (engine->wa_ctx.obj) {
 		i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(engine->wa_ctx.obj);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&engine->wa_ctx.obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(engine->wa_ctx.obj);
 		engine->wa_ctx.obj = NULL;
 	}
 }
@@ -2382,7 +2382,7 @@
 error_ringbuf:
 	intel_ringbuffer_free(ringbuf);
 error_deref_obj:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&ctx_obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(ctx_obj);
 	ce->ringbuf = NULL;
 	ce->state = NULL;
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index 5ca797b..30d2f5d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = overlay->old_vid_bo;
 
 	i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(obj);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 
 	overlay->old_vid_bo = NULL;
 }
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(obj);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	overlay->vid_bo = NULL;
 
 	overlay->crtc->overlay = NULL;
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(&new_bo->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(new_bo);
 out_free:
 	kfree(params);
 
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@
 	if (!OVERLAY_NEEDS_PHYSICAL(dev_priv))
 		i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(reg_bo);
 out_free_bo:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&reg_bo->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(reg_bo);
 out_free:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 	kfree(overlay);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 3a7135d..9c0a0b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(engine->scratch.obj);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&engine->scratch.obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(engine->scratch.obj);
 	engine->scratch.obj = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
 err_unref:
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&engine->scratch.obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(engine->scratch.obj);
 err:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@
 
 	if (dev_priv->semaphore_obj) {
 		i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(dev_priv->semaphore_obj);
-		drm_gem_object_unreference(&dev_priv->semaphore_obj->base);
+		i915_gem_object_put(dev_priv->semaphore_obj);
 		dev_priv->semaphore_obj = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@
 
 	kunmap(sg_page(obj->pages->sgl));
 	i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(obj);
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 	engine->status_page.obj = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@
 		ret = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_pin(obj, 4096, flags);
 		if (ret) {
 err_unref:
-			drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+			i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 			return ret;
 		}
 
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@
 
 static void intel_destroy_ringbuffer_obj(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
 {
-	drm_gem_object_unreference(&ringbuf->obj->base);
+	i915_gem_object_put(ringbuf->obj);
 	ringbuf->obj = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -2691,7 +2691,7 @@
 			i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(obj, I915_CACHE_LLC);
 			ret = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_pin(obj, 0, PIN_NONBLOCK);
 			if (ret != 0) {
-				drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
+				i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 				DRM_ERROR("Failed to pin semaphore bo. Disabling semaphores\n");
 				i915.semaphores = 0;
 			} else {