diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/i915.rst b/Documentation/gpu/i915.rst
index 0e322688be5c..3415255ad3dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/i915.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/i915.rst
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ Frontbuffer Tracking
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.c
    :internal:
 
-.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
-   :functions: i915_gem_track_fb
-
 Display FIFO Underrun Reporting
 -------------------------------
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
index 3916c697ffab..59e1988dd362 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
@@ -3049,12 +3049,13 @@ intel_alloc_initial_plane_obj(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->base.dev;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = NULL;
 	struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 mode_cmd = { 0 };
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb = &plane_config->fb->base;
 	u32 base_aligned = round_down(plane_config->base, PAGE_SIZE);
 	u32 size_aligned = round_up(plane_config->base + plane_config->size,
 				    PAGE_SIZE);
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+	bool ret = false;
 
 	size_aligned -= base_aligned;
 
@@ -3096,7 +3097,7 @@ intel_alloc_initial_plane_obj(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
 		break;
 	default:
 		MISSING_CASE(plane_config->tiling);
-		return false;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	mode_cmd.pixel_format = fb->format->format;
@@ -3108,16 +3109,15 @@ intel_alloc_initial_plane_obj(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
 
 	if (intel_framebuffer_init(to_intel_framebuffer(fb), obj, &mode_cmd)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("intel fb init failed\n");
-		goto out_unref_obj;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("initial plane fb obj %p\n", obj);
-	return true;
-
-out_unref_obj:
+	ret = true;
+out:
 	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
-	return false;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -3174,6 +3174,12 @@ static void intel_plane_disable_noatomic(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
 	intel_disable_plane(plane, crtc_state);
 }
 
+static struct intel_frontbuffer *
+to_intel_frontbuffer(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
+{
+	return fb ? to_intel_framebuffer(fb)->frontbuffer : NULL;
+}
+
 static void
 intel_find_initial_plane_obj(struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc,
 			     struct intel_initial_plane_config *plane_config)
@@ -3181,7 +3187,6 @@ intel_find_initial_plane_obj(struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc,
 	struct drm_device *dev = intel_crtc->base.dev;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
 	struct drm_crtc *c;
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 	struct drm_plane *primary = intel_crtc->base.primary;
 	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state = primary->state;
 	struct intel_plane *intel_plane = to_intel_plane(primary);
@@ -3257,8 +3262,7 @@ valid_fb:
 		return;
 	}
 
-	obj = intel_fb_obj(fb);
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(to_intel_frontbuffer(fb), ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
 
 	plane_state->src_x = 0;
 	plane_state->src_y = 0;
@@ -3273,14 +3277,14 @@ valid_fb:
 	intel_state->base.src = drm_plane_state_src(plane_state);
 	intel_state->base.dst = drm_plane_state_dest(plane_state);
 
-	if (i915_gem_object_is_tiled(obj))
+	if (plane_config->tiling)
 		dev_priv->preserve_bios_swizzle = true;
 
 	plane_state->fb = fb;
 	plane_state->crtc = &intel_crtc->base;
 
 	atomic_or(to_intel_plane(primary)->frontbuffer_bit,
-		  &obj->frontbuffer_bits);
+		  &to_intel_frontbuffer(fb)->bits);
 }
 
 static int skl_max_plane_width(const struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
@@ -14132,9 +14136,9 @@ static void intel_atomic_track_fbs(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 
 	for_each_oldnew_intel_plane_in_state(state, plane, old_plane_state,
 					     new_plane_state, i)
-		i915_gem_track_fb(intel_fb_obj(old_plane_state->base.fb),
-				  intel_fb_obj(new_plane_state->base.fb),
-				  plane->frontbuffer_bit);
+		intel_frontbuffer_track(to_intel_frontbuffer(old_plane_state->base.fb),
+					to_intel_frontbuffer(new_plane_state->base.fb),
+					plane->frontbuffer_bit);
 }
 
 static int intel_atomic_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
@@ -14418,7 +14422,7 @@ intel_prepare_plane_fb(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return ret;
 
 	fb_obj_bump_render_priority(obj);
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
 
 	if (!new_state->fence) { /* implicit fencing */
 		struct dma_fence *fence;
@@ -14681,13 +14685,12 @@ intel_legacy_cursor_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 			   struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(crtc->dev);
-	int ret;
 	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state, *new_plane_state;
 	struct intel_plane *intel_plane = to_intel_plane(plane);
-	struct drm_framebuffer *old_fb;
 	struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state =
 		to_intel_crtc_state(crtc->state);
 	struct intel_crtc_state *new_crtc_state;
+	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * When crtc is inactive or there is a modeset pending,
@@ -14755,11 +14758,10 @@ intel_legacy_cursor_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(intel_fb_obj(fb), ORIGIN_FLIP);
-
-	old_fb = old_plane_state->fb;
-	i915_gem_track_fb(intel_fb_obj(old_fb), intel_fb_obj(fb),
-			  intel_plane->frontbuffer_bit);
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(to_intel_frontbuffer(fb), ORIGIN_FLIP);
+	intel_frontbuffer_track(to_intel_frontbuffer(old_plane_state->fb),
+				to_intel_frontbuffer(fb),
+				intel_plane->frontbuffer_bit);
 
 	/* Swap plane state */
 	plane->state = new_plane_state;
@@ -15540,15 +15542,9 @@ static void intel_setup_outputs(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 static void intel_user_framebuffer_destroy(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 {
 	struct intel_framebuffer *intel_fb = to_intel_framebuffer(fb);
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = intel_fb_obj(fb);
 
 	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(fb);
-
-	i915_gem_object_lock(obj);
-	WARN_ON(!obj->framebuffer_references--);
-	i915_gem_object_unlock(obj);
-
-	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
+	intel_frontbuffer_put(intel_fb->frontbuffer);
 
 	kfree(intel_fb);
 }
@@ -15576,7 +15572,7 @@ static int intel_user_framebuffer_dirty(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = intel_fb_obj(fb);
 
 	i915_gem_object_flush_if_display(obj);
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(to_intel_frontbuffer(fb), ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -15598,8 +15594,11 @@ static int intel_framebuffer_init(struct intel_framebuffer *intel_fb,
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	int i;
 
+	intel_fb->frontbuffer = intel_frontbuffer_get(obj);
+	if (!intel_fb->frontbuffer)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	i915_gem_object_lock(obj);
-	obj->framebuffer_references++;
 	tiling = i915_gem_object_get_tiling(obj);
 	stride = i915_gem_object_get_stride(obj);
 	i915_gem_object_unlock(obj);
@@ -15716,9 +15715,7 @@ static int intel_framebuffer_init(struct intel_framebuffer *intel_fb,
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	i915_gem_object_lock(obj);
-	obj->framebuffer_references--;
-	i915_gem_object_unlock(obj);
+	intel_frontbuffer_put(intel_fb->frontbuffer);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -15736,8 +15733,7 @@ intel_user_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
 	fb = intel_framebuffer_create(obj, &mode_cmd);
-	if (IS_ERR(fb))
-		i915_gem_object_put(obj);
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 
 	return fb;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
index a88ec9aa9ca0..3c1a5f3e1d22 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ enum intel_broadcast_rgb {
 
 struct intel_framebuffer {
 	struct drm_framebuffer base;
+	struct intel_frontbuffer *frontbuffer;
 	struct intel_rotation_info rot_info;
 
 	/* for each plane in the normal GTT view */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
index 2d74c33a504d..d59eee5c5d9c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_fbdev.c
@@ -47,13 +47,14 @@
 #include "intel_fbdev.h"
 #include "intel_frontbuffer.h"
 
+static struct intel_frontbuffer *to_frontbuffer(struct intel_fbdev *ifbdev)
+{
+	return ifbdev->fb->frontbuffer;
+}
+
 static void intel_fbdev_invalidate(struct intel_fbdev *ifbdev)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = intel_fb_obj(&ifbdev->fb->base);
-	unsigned int origin =
-		ifbdev->vma_flags & PLANE_HAS_FENCE ? ORIGIN_GTT : ORIGIN_CPU;
-
-	intel_fb_obj_invalidate(obj, origin);
+	intel_frontbuffer_invalidate(to_frontbuffer(ifbdev), ORIGIN_CPU);
 }
 
 static int intel_fbdev_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ static int intelfb_alloc(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
 	struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 mode_cmd = {};
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
-	int size, ret;
+	int size;
 
 	/* we don't do packed 24bpp */
 	if (sizes->surface_bpp == 24)
@@ -147,24 +148,16 @@ static int intelfb_alloc(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 		obj = i915_gem_object_create_shmem(dev_priv, size);
 	if (IS_ERR(obj)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to allocate framebuffer\n");
-		ret = PTR_ERR(obj);
-		goto err;
+		return PTR_ERR(obj);
 	}
 
 	fb = intel_framebuffer_create(obj, &mode_cmd);
-	if (IS_ERR(fb)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(fb);
-		goto err_obj;
-	}
+	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
+	if (IS_ERR(fb))
+		return PTR_ERR(fb);
 
 	ifbdev->fb = to_intel_framebuffer(fb);
-
 	return 0;
-
-err_obj:
-	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
-err:
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int intelfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
@@ -180,7 +173,6 @@ static int intelfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	const struct i915_ggtt_view view = {
 		.type = I915_GGTT_VIEW_NORMAL,
 	};
-	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 	intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
 	struct fb_info *info;
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
@@ -226,8 +218,7 @@ static int intelfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	fb = &ifbdev->fb->base;
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(intel_fb_obj(fb), ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(to_frontbuffer(ifbdev), ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
 
 	info = drm_fb_helper_alloc_fbi(helper);
 	if (IS_ERR(info)) {
@@ -236,7 +227,7 @@ static int intelfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 		goto out_unpin;
 	}
 
-	ifbdev->helper.fb = fb;
+	ifbdev->helper.fb = &ifbdev->fb->base;
 
 	info->fbops = &intelfb_ops;
 
@@ -263,13 +254,14 @@ static int intelfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	 * If the object is stolen however, it will be full of whatever
 	 * garbage was left in there.
 	 */
-	if (intel_fb_obj(fb)->stolen && !prealloc)
+	if (vma->obj->stolen && !prealloc)
 		memset_io(info->screen_base, 0, info->screen_size);
 
 	/* Use default scratch pixmap (info->pixmap.flags = FB_PIXMAP_SYSTEM) */
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("allocated %dx%d fb: 0x%08x\n",
-		      fb->width, fb->height, i915_ggtt_offset(vma));
+		      ifbdev->fb->base.width, ifbdev->fb->base.height,
+		      i915_ggtt_offset(vma));
 	ifbdev->vma = vma;
 	ifbdev->vma_flags = flags;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.c
index 9cda88e41d29..719379774fa5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.c
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
  * Many features require us to track changes to the currently active
  * frontbuffer, especially rendering targeted at the frontbuffer.
  *
- * To be able to do so GEM tracks frontbuffers using a bitmask for all possible
- * frontbuffer slots through i915_gem_track_fb(). The function in this file are
- * then called when the contents of the frontbuffer are invalidated, when
- * frontbuffer rendering has stopped again to flush out all the changes and when
- * the frontbuffer is exchanged with a flip. Subsystems interested in
+ * To be able to do so we track frontbuffers using a bitmask for all possible
+ * frontbuffer slots through intel_frontbuffer_track(). The functions in this
+ * file are then called when the contents of the frontbuffer are invalidated,
+ * when frontbuffer rendering has stopped again to flush out all the changes
+ * and when the frontbuffer is exchanged with a flip. Subsystems interested in
  * frontbuffer changes (e.g. PSR, FBC, DRRS) should directly put their callbacks
  * into the relevant places and filter for the frontbuffer slots that they are
  * interested int.
@@ -63,28 +63,9 @@
 #include "intel_frontbuffer.h"
 #include "intel_psr.h"
 
-void __intel_fb_obj_invalidate(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-			       enum fb_op_origin origin,
-			       unsigned int frontbuffer_bits)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
-
-	if (origin == ORIGIN_CS) {
-		spin_lock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
-		dev_priv->fb_tracking.busy_bits |= frontbuffer_bits;
-		dev_priv->fb_tracking.flip_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
-		spin_unlock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
-	}
-
-	might_sleep();
-	intel_psr_invalidate(dev_priv, frontbuffer_bits, origin);
-	intel_edp_drrs_invalidate(dev_priv, frontbuffer_bits);
-	intel_fbc_invalidate(dev_priv, frontbuffer_bits, origin);
-}
-
 /**
- * intel_frontbuffer_flush - flush frontbuffer
- * @dev_priv: i915 device
+ * frontbuffer_flush - flush frontbuffer
+ * @i915: i915 device
  * @frontbuffer_bits: frontbuffer plane tracking bits
  * @origin: which operation caused the flush
  *
@@ -94,45 +75,27 @@ void __intel_fb_obj_invalidate(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
  *
  * Can be called without any locks held.
  */
-static void intel_frontbuffer_flush(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
-				    unsigned frontbuffer_bits,
-				    enum fb_op_origin origin)
+static void frontbuffer_flush(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
+			      unsigned int frontbuffer_bits,
+			      enum fb_op_origin origin)
 {
 	/* Delay flushing when rings are still busy.*/
-	spin_lock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
-	frontbuffer_bits &= ~dev_priv->fb_tracking.busy_bits;
-	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
+	spin_lock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
+	frontbuffer_bits &= ~i915->fb_tracking.busy_bits;
+	spin_unlock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
 
 	if (!frontbuffer_bits)
 		return;
 
 	might_sleep();
-	intel_edp_drrs_flush(dev_priv, frontbuffer_bits);
-	intel_psr_flush(dev_priv, frontbuffer_bits, origin);
-	intel_fbc_flush(dev_priv, frontbuffer_bits, origin);
-}
-
-void __intel_fb_obj_flush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-			  enum fb_op_origin origin,
-			  unsigned int frontbuffer_bits)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
-
-	if (origin == ORIGIN_CS) {
-		spin_lock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
-		/* Filter out new bits since rendering started. */
-		frontbuffer_bits &= dev_priv->fb_tracking.busy_bits;
-		dev_priv->fb_tracking.busy_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
-		spin_unlock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
-	}
-
-	if (frontbuffer_bits)
-		intel_frontbuffer_flush(dev_priv, frontbuffer_bits, origin);
+	intel_edp_drrs_flush(i915, frontbuffer_bits);
+	intel_psr_flush(i915, frontbuffer_bits, origin);
+	intel_fbc_flush(i915, frontbuffer_bits, origin);
 }
 
 /**
  * intel_frontbuffer_flip_prepare - prepare asynchronous frontbuffer flip
- * @dev_priv: i915 device
+ * @i915: i915 device
  * @frontbuffer_bits: frontbuffer plane tracking bits
  *
  * This function gets called after scheduling a flip on @obj. The actual
@@ -142,19 +105,19 @@ void __intel_fb_obj_flush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
  *
  * Can be called without any locks held.
  */
-void intel_frontbuffer_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+void intel_frontbuffer_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 				    unsigned frontbuffer_bits)
 {
-	spin_lock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
-	dev_priv->fb_tracking.flip_bits |= frontbuffer_bits;
+	spin_lock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
+	i915->fb_tracking.flip_bits |= frontbuffer_bits;
 	/* Remove stale busy bits due to the old buffer. */
-	dev_priv->fb_tracking.busy_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
-	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
+	i915->fb_tracking.busy_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
+	spin_unlock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
 }
 
 /**
  * intel_frontbuffer_flip_complete - complete asynchronous frontbuffer flip
- * @dev_priv: i915 device
+ * @i915: i915 device
  * @frontbuffer_bits: frontbuffer plane tracking bits
  *
  * This function gets called after the flip has been latched and will complete
@@ -162,23 +125,22 @@ void intel_frontbuffer_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
  *
  * Can be called without any locks held.
  */
-void intel_frontbuffer_flip_complete(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+void intel_frontbuffer_flip_complete(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 				     unsigned frontbuffer_bits)
 {
-	spin_lock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
+	spin_lock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
 	/* Mask any cancelled flips. */
-	frontbuffer_bits &= dev_priv->fb_tracking.flip_bits;
-	dev_priv->fb_tracking.flip_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
-	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
+	frontbuffer_bits &= i915->fb_tracking.flip_bits;
+	i915->fb_tracking.flip_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
+	spin_unlock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
 
 	if (frontbuffer_bits)
-		intel_frontbuffer_flush(dev_priv,
-					frontbuffer_bits, ORIGIN_FLIP);
+		frontbuffer_flush(i915, frontbuffer_bits, ORIGIN_FLIP);
 }
 
 /**
  * intel_frontbuffer_flip - synchronous frontbuffer flip
- * @dev_priv: i915 device
+ * @i915: i915 device
  * @frontbuffer_bits: frontbuffer plane tracking bits
  *
  * This function gets called after scheduling a flip on @obj. This is for
@@ -187,13 +149,160 @@ void intel_frontbuffer_flip_complete(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
  *
  * Can be called without any locks held.
  */
-void intel_frontbuffer_flip(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+void intel_frontbuffer_flip(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 			    unsigned frontbuffer_bits)
 {
-	spin_lock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
+	spin_lock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
 	/* Remove stale busy bits due to the old buffer. */
-	dev_priv->fb_tracking.busy_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
-	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
+	i915->fb_tracking.busy_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
+	spin_unlock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
 
-	intel_frontbuffer_flush(dev_priv, frontbuffer_bits, ORIGIN_FLIP);
+	frontbuffer_flush(i915, frontbuffer_bits, ORIGIN_FLIP);
+}
+
+void __intel_fb_invalidate(struct intel_frontbuffer *front,
+			   enum fb_op_origin origin,
+			   unsigned int frontbuffer_bits)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(front->obj->base.dev);
+
+	if (origin == ORIGIN_CS) {
+		spin_lock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
+		i915->fb_tracking.busy_bits |= frontbuffer_bits;
+		i915->fb_tracking.flip_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
+		spin_unlock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
+	}
+
+	might_sleep();
+	intel_psr_invalidate(i915, frontbuffer_bits, origin);
+	intel_edp_drrs_invalidate(i915, frontbuffer_bits);
+	intel_fbc_invalidate(i915, frontbuffer_bits, origin);
+}
+
+void __intel_fb_flush(struct intel_frontbuffer *front,
+		      enum fb_op_origin origin,
+		      unsigned int frontbuffer_bits)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(front->obj->base.dev);
+
+	if (origin == ORIGIN_CS) {
+		spin_lock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
+		/* Filter out new bits since rendering started. */
+		frontbuffer_bits &= i915->fb_tracking.busy_bits;
+		i915->fb_tracking.busy_bits &= ~frontbuffer_bits;
+		spin_unlock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
+	}
+
+	if (frontbuffer_bits)
+		frontbuffer_flush(i915, frontbuffer_bits, origin);
+}
+
+static int frontbuffer_active(struct i915_active *ref)
+{
+	struct intel_frontbuffer *front =
+		container_of(ref, typeof(*front), write);
+
+	kref_get(&front->ref);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void frontbuffer_retire(struct i915_active *ref)
+{
+	struct intel_frontbuffer *front =
+		container_of(ref, typeof(*front), write);
+
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(front, ORIGIN_CS);
+	intel_frontbuffer_put(front);
+}
+
+static void frontbuffer_release(struct kref *ref)
+	__releases(&to_i915(front->obj->base.dev)->fb_tracking.lock)
+{
+	struct intel_frontbuffer *front =
+		container_of(ref, typeof(*front), ref);
+
+	front->obj->frontbuffer = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(&to_i915(front->obj->base.dev)->fb_tracking.lock);
+
+	i915_gem_object_put(front->obj);
+	kfree(front);
+}
+
+struct intel_frontbuffer *
+intel_frontbuffer_get(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
+	struct intel_frontbuffer *front;
+
+	spin_lock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
+	front = obj->frontbuffer;
+	if (front)
+		kref_get(&front->ref);
+	spin_unlock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
+	if (front)
+		return front;
+
+	front = kmalloc(sizeof(*front), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!front)
+		return NULL;
+
+	front->obj = obj;
+	kref_init(&front->ref);
+	atomic_set(&front->bits, 0);
+	i915_active_init(i915, &front->write,
+			 frontbuffer_active, frontbuffer_retire);
+
+	spin_lock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
+	if (obj->frontbuffer) {
+		kfree(front);
+		front = obj->frontbuffer;
+		kref_get(&front->ref);
+	} else {
+		i915_gem_object_get(obj);
+		obj->frontbuffer = front;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&i915->fb_tracking.lock);
+
+	return front;
+}
+
+void intel_frontbuffer_put(struct intel_frontbuffer *front)
+{
+	kref_put_lock(&front->ref,
+		      frontbuffer_release,
+		      &to_i915(front->obj->base.dev)->fb_tracking.lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * intel_frontbuffer_track - update frontbuffer tracking
+ * @old: current buffer for the frontbuffer slots
+ * @new: new buffer for the frontbuffer slots
+ * @frontbuffer_bits: bitmask of frontbuffer slots
+ *
+ * This updates the frontbuffer tracking bits @frontbuffer_bits by clearing them
+ * from @old and setting them in @new. Both @old and @new can be NULL.
+ */
+void intel_frontbuffer_track(struct intel_frontbuffer *old,
+			     struct intel_frontbuffer *new,
+			     unsigned int frontbuffer_bits)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Control of individual bits within the mask are guarded by
+	 * the owning plane->mutex, i.e. we can never see concurrent
+	 * manipulation of individual bits. But since the bitfield as a whole
+	 * is updated using RMW, we need to use atomics in order to update
+	 * the bits.
+	 */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_BITS_PER_PIPE * I915_MAX_PIPES >
+		     BITS_PER_TYPE(atomic_t));
+
+	if (old) {
+		WARN_ON(!(atomic_read(&old->bits) & frontbuffer_bits));
+		atomic_andnot(frontbuffer_bits, &old->bits);
+	}
+
+	if (new) {
+		WARN_ON(atomic_read(&new->bits) & frontbuffer_bits);
+		atomic_or(frontbuffer_bits, &new->bits);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.h
index 5727320c8084..adc64d61a4a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.h
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 #ifndef __INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_H__
 #define __INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_H__
 
-#include "gem/i915_gem_object.h"
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/kref.h>
+
+#include "i915_active.h"
 
 struct drm_i915_private;
 struct drm_i915_gem_object;
@@ -37,23 +40,30 @@ enum fb_op_origin {
 	ORIGIN_DIRTYFB,
 };
 
-void intel_frontbuffer_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+struct intel_frontbuffer {
+	struct kref ref;
+	atomic_t bits;
+	struct i915_active write;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+};
+
+void intel_frontbuffer_flip_prepare(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 				    unsigned frontbuffer_bits);
-void intel_frontbuffer_flip_complete(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+void intel_frontbuffer_flip_complete(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 				     unsigned frontbuffer_bits);
-void intel_frontbuffer_flip(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+void intel_frontbuffer_flip(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 			    unsigned frontbuffer_bits);
 
-void __intel_fb_obj_invalidate(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-			       enum fb_op_origin origin,
-			       unsigned int frontbuffer_bits);
-void __intel_fb_obj_flush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-			  enum fb_op_origin origin,
-			  unsigned int frontbuffer_bits);
+struct intel_frontbuffer *
+intel_frontbuffer_get(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
+
+void __intel_fb_invalidate(struct intel_frontbuffer *front,
+			   enum fb_op_origin origin,
+			   unsigned int frontbuffer_bits);
 
 /**
- * intel_fb_obj_invalidate - invalidate frontbuffer object
- * @obj: GEM object to invalidate
+ * intel_frontbuffer_invalidate - invalidate frontbuffer object
+ * @front: GEM object to invalidate
  * @origin: which operation caused the invalidation
  *
  * This function gets called every time rendering on the given object starts and
@@ -62,37 +72,53 @@ void __intel_fb_obj_flush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
  * until the rendering completes or a flip on this frontbuffer plane is
  * scheduled.
  */
-static inline bool intel_fb_obj_invalidate(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-					   enum fb_op_origin origin)
+static inline bool intel_frontbuffer_invalidate(struct intel_frontbuffer *front,
+						enum fb_op_origin origin)
 {
 	unsigned int frontbuffer_bits;
 
-	frontbuffer_bits = atomic_read(&obj->frontbuffer_bits);
+	if (!front)
+		return false;
+
+	frontbuffer_bits = atomic_read(&front->bits);
 	if (!frontbuffer_bits)
 		return false;
 
-	__intel_fb_obj_invalidate(obj, origin, frontbuffer_bits);
+	__intel_fb_invalidate(front, origin, frontbuffer_bits);
 	return true;
 }
 
+void __intel_fb_flush(struct intel_frontbuffer *front,
+		      enum fb_op_origin origin,
+		      unsigned int frontbuffer_bits);
+
 /**
- * intel_fb_obj_flush - flush frontbuffer object
- * @obj: GEM object to flush
+ * intel_frontbuffer_flush - flush frontbuffer object
+ * @front: GEM object to flush
  * @origin: which operation caused the flush
  *
  * This function gets called every time rendering on the given object has
  * completed and frontbuffer caching can be started again.
  */
-static inline void intel_fb_obj_flush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-				      enum fb_op_origin origin)
+static inline void intel_frontbuffer_flush(struct intel_frontbuffer *front,
+					   enum fb_op_origin origin)
 {
 	unsigned int frontbuffer_bits;
 
-	frontbuffer_bits = atomic_read(&obj->frontbuffer_bits);
+	if (!front)
+		return;
+
+	frontbuffer_bits = atomic_read(&front->bits);
 	if (!frontbuffer_bits)
 		return;
 
-	__intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, origin, frontbuffer_bits);
+	__intel_fb_flush(front, origin, frontbuffer_bits);
 }
 
+void intel_frontbuffer_track(struct intel_frontbuffer *old,
+			     struct intel_frontbuffer *new,
+			     unsigned int frontbuffer_bits);
+
+void intel_frontbuffer_put(struct intel_frontbuffer *front);
+
 #endif /* __INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_overlay.c
index 4f78586ee05e..e1248eace0e1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_overlay.c
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ static void intel_overlay_flip_prepare(struct intel_overlay *overlay,
 
 	WARN_ON(overlay->old_vma);
 
-	i915_gem_track_fb(overlay->vma ? overlay->vma->obj : NULL,
-			  vma ? vma->obj : NULL,
-			  INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_OVERLAY(pipe));
+	intel_frontbuffer_track(overlay->vma ? overlay->vma->obj->frontbuffer : NULL,
+				vma ? vma->obj->frontbuffer : NULL,
+				INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_OVERLAY(pipe));
 
 	intel_frontbuffer_flip_prepare(overlay->i915,
 				       INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_OVERLAY(pipe));
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static int intel_overlay_do_put_image(struct intel_overlay *overlay,
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
 		goto out_pin_section;
 	}
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(new_bo, ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(new_bo->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_DIRTYFB);
 
 	ret = i915_vma_put_fence(vma);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_clflush.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_clflush.c
index c31684682eaa..77944950d4c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_clflush.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_clflush.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void __i915_do_clflush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_gem_object_has_pages(obj));
 	drm_clflush_sg(obj->mm.pages);
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_CPU);
 }
 
 static void i915_clflush_work(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
index 2e3ce2a69653..a1afc2690e9e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_domain.c
@@ -551,13 +551,6 @@ i915_gem_object_set_to_cpu_domain(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, bool write)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline enum fb_op_origin
-fb_write_origin(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, unsigned int domain)
-{
-	return (domain == I915_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT ?
-		obj->frontbuffer_ggtt_origin : ORIGIN_CPU);
-}
-
 /**
  * Called when user space prepares to use an object with the CPU, either
  * through the mmap ioctl's mapping or a GTT mapping.
@@ -661,9 +654,8 @@ i915_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	i915_gem_object_unlock(obj);
 
-	if (write_domain != 0)
-		intel_fb_obj_invalidate(obj,
-					fb_write_origin(obj, write_domain));
+	if (write_domain)
+		intel_frontbuffer_invalidate(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_CPU);
 
 out_unpin:
 	i915_gem_object_unpin_pages(obj);
@@ -783,7 +775,7 @@ int i915_gem_object_prepare_write(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	}
 
 out:
-	intel_fb_obj_invalidate(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_frontbuffer_invalidate(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_CPU);
 	obj->mm.dirty = true;
 	/* return with the pages pinned */
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_mman.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_mman.c
index cfaedb4b70bd..501ab55f1280 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_mman.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_mman.c
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ i915_gem_mmap_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
 		if (IS_ERR_VALUE(addr))
 			goto err;
-
-		/* This may race, but that's ok, it only gets set */
-		WRITE_ONCE(obj->frontbuffer_ggtt_origin, ORIGIN_CPU);
 	}
 	i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 
@@ -283,7 +280,6 @@ vm_fault_t i915_gem_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 		 * Userspace is now writing through an untracked VMA, abandon
 		 * all hope that the hardware is able to track future writes.
 		 */
-		obj->frontbuffer_ggtt_origin = ORIGIN_CPU;
 
 		vma = i915_gem_object_ggtt_pin(obj, &view, 0, 0, flags);
 		if (IS_ERR(vma) && !view.type) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
index 3929c3a6b281..0807bb5464cf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.c
@@ -46,16 +46,6 @@ void i915_gem_object_free(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	return kmem_cache_free(global.slab_objects, obj);
 }
 
-static void
-frontbuffer_retire(struct i915_active_request *active,
-		   struct i915_request *request)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj =
-		container_of(active, typeof(*obj), frontbuffer_write);
-
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_CS);
-}
-
 void i915_gem_object_init(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 			  const struct drm_i915_gem_object_ops *ops)
 {
@@ -72,10 +62,6 @@ void i915_gem_object_init(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 
 	obj->ops = ops;
 
-	obj->frontbuffer_ggtt_origin = ORIGIN_GTT;
-	i915_active_request_init(&obj->frontbuffer_write,
-				 NULL, frontbuffer_retire);
-
 	obj->mm.madv = I915_MADV_WILLNEED;
 	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&obj->mm.get_page.radix, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN);
 	mutex_init(&obj->mm.get_page.lock);
@@ -187,7 +173,6 @@ static void __i915_gem_free_objects(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 
 		GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&obj->bind_count));
 		GEM_BUG_ON(obj->userfault_count);
-		GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&obj->frontbuffer_bits));
 		GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&obj->lut_list));
 
 		atomic_set(&obj->mm.pages_pin_count, 0);
@@ -230,6 +215,8 @@ void i915_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj)
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = to_intel_bo(gem_obj);
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
 
+	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_gem_object_is_framebuffer(obj));
+
 	/*
 	 * Before we free the object, make sure any pure RCU-only
 	 * read-side critical sections are complete, e.g.
@@ -261,13 +248,6 @@ void i915_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *gem_obj)
 		queue_work(i915->wq, &i915->mm.free_work);
 }
 
-static inline enum fb_op_origin
-fb_write_origin(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, unsigned int domain)
-{
-	return (domain == I915_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT ?
-		obj->frontbuffer_ggtt_origin : ORIGIN_CPU);
-}
-
 static bool gpu_write_needs_clflush(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	return !(obj->cache_level == I915_CACHE_NONE ||
@@ -290,8 +270,7 @@ i915_gem_object_flush_write_domain(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		for_each_ggtt_vma(vma, obj)
 			intel_gt_flush_ggtt_writes(vma->vm->gt);
 
-		intel_fb_obj_flush(obj,
-				   fb_write_origin(obj, I915_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT));
+		intel_frontbuffer_flush(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_CPU);
 
 		for_each_ggtt_vma(vma, obj) {
 			if (vma->iomap)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.h
index 3714cf234d64..abc23e7e13a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ i915_gem_object_needs_async_cancel(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 static inline bool
 i915_gem_object_is_framebuffer(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
-	return READ_ONCE(obj->framebuffer_references);
+	return READ_ONCE(obj->frontbuffer);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
index d474c6ac4100..ede0eb4218a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_types.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "i915_selftest.h"
 
 struct drm_i915_gem_object;
+struct intel_fronbuffer;
 
 /*
  * struct i915_lut_handle tracks the fast lookups from handle to vma used
@@ -141,9 +142,7 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object {
 	 */
 	u16 write_domain;
 
-	atomic_t frontbuffer_bits;
-	unsigned int frontbuffer_ggtt_origin; /* write once */
-	struct i915_active_request frontbuffer_write;
+	struct intel_frontbuffer *frontbuffer;
 
 	/** Current tiling stride for the object, if it's tiled. */
 	unsigned int tiling_and_stride;
@@ -224,9 +223,6 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_object {
 		bool quirked:1;
 	} mm;
 
-	/** References from framebuffers, locks out tiling changes. */
-	unsigned int framebuffer_references;
-
 	/** Record of address bit 17 of each page at last unbind. */
 	unsigned long *bit_17;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index ef4f84e060ee..e7ce739fe545 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ describe_obj(struct seq_file *m, struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
-	unsigned int frontbuffer_bits;
 	int pin_count = 0;
 
 	seq_printf(m, "%pK: %c%c%c%c %8zdKiB %02x %02x %s%s%s",
@@ -228,10 +227,6 @@ describe_obj(struct seq_file *m, struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	engine = i915_gem_object_last_write_engine(obj);
 	if (engine)
 		seq_printf(m, " (%s)", engine->name);
-
-	frontbuffer_bits = atomic_read(&obj->frontbuffer_bits);
-	if (frontbuffer_bits)
-		seq_printf(m, " (frontbuffer: 0x%03x)", frontbuffer_bits);
 }
 
 struct file_stats {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 50effdccc76c..b6beae12cd21 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2355,10 +2355,6 @@ int i915_gem_mmap_gtt(struct drm_file *file_priv, struct drm_device *dev,
 		      u32 handle, u64 *offset);
 int i915_gem_mmap_gtt_version(void);
 
-void i915_gem_track_fb(struct drm_i915_gem_object *old,
-		       struct drm_i915_gem_object *new,
-		       unsigned frontbuffer_bits);
-
 int __must_check i915_gem_set_global_seqno(struct drm_device *dev, u32 seqno);
 
 static inline u32 i915_reset_count(struct i915_gpu_error *error)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 29be25a7aade..71ee4c710252 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -139,17 +139,19 @@ i915_gem_phys_pwrite(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	void *vaddr = obj->phys_handle->vaddr + args->offset;
 	char __user *user_data = u64_to_user_ptr(args->data_ptr);
 
-	/* We manually control the domain here and pretend that it
+	/*
+	 * We manually control the domain here and pretend that it
 	 * remains coherent i.e. in the GTT domain, like shmem_pwrite.
 	 */
-	intel_fb_obj_invalidate(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_frontbuffer_invalidate(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_CPU);
+
 	if (copy_from_user(vaddr, user_data, args->size))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	drm_clflush_virt_range(vaddr, args->size);
 	intel_gt_chipset_flush(&to_i915(obj->base.dev)->gt);
 
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_CPU);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -594,7 +596,7 @@ i915_gem_gtt_pwrite_fast(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		goto out_unpin;
 	}
 
-	intel_fb_obj_invalidate(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_frontbuffer_invalidate(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_CPU);
 
 	user_data = u64_to_user_ptr(args->data_ptr);
 	offset = args->offset;
@@ -636,7 +638,7 @@ i915_gem_gtt_pwrite_fast(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		user_data += page_length;
 		offset += page_length;
 	}
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_CPU);
 
 	i915_gem_object_unlock_fence(obj, fence);
 out_unpin:
@@ -729,7 +731,7 @@ i915_gem_shmem_pwrite(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		offset = 0;
 	}
 
-	intel_fb_obj_flush(obj, ORIGIN_CPU);
+	intel_frontbuffer_flush(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_CPU);
 	i915_gem_object_unlock_fence(obj, fence);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1763,39 +1765,6 @@ int i915_gem_open(struct drm_i915_private *i915, struct drm_file *file)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * i915_gem_track_fb - update frontbuffer tracking
- * @old: current GEM buffer for the frontbuffer slots
- * @new: new GEM buffer for the frontbuffer slots
- * @frontbuffer_bits: bitmask of frontbuffer slots
- *
- * This updates the frontbuffer tracking bits @frontbuffer_bits by clearing them
- * from @old and setting them in @new. Both @old and @new can be NULL.
- */
-void i915_gem_track_fb(struct drm_i915_gem_object *old,
-		       struct drm_i915_gem_object *new,
-		       unsigned frontbuffer_bits)
-{
-	/* Control of individual bits within the mask are guarded by
-	 * the owning plane->mutex, i.e. we can never see concurrent
-	 * manipulation of individual bits. But since the bitfield as a whole
-	 * is updated using RMW, we need to use atomics in order to update
-	 * the bits.
-	 */
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(INTEL_FRONTBUFFER_BITS_PER_PIPE * I915_MAX_PIPES >
-		     BITS_PER_TYPE(atomic_t));
-
-	if (old) {
-		WARN_ON(!(atomic_read(&old->frontbuffer_bits) & frontbuffer_bits));
-		atomic_andnot(frontbuffer_bits, &old->frontbuffer_bits);
-	}
-
-	if (new) {
-		WARN_ON(atomic_read(&new->frontbuffer_bits) & frontbuffer_bits);
-		atomic_or(frontbuffer_bits, &new->frontbuffer_bits);
-	}
-}
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_SELFTEST)
 #include "selftests/mock_gem_device.c"
 #include "selftests/i915_gem.c"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
index 8be1bbef40e5..d38ef2ef3ce4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
@@ -908,8 +908,10 @@ int i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 		return err;
 
 	if (flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE) {
-		if (intel_fb_obj_invalidate(obj, ORIGIN_CS))
-			__i915_active_request_set(&obj->frontbuffer_write, rq);
+		if (intel_frontbuffer_invalidate(obj->frontbuffer, ORIGIN_CS))
+			i915_active_ref(&obj->frontbuffer->write,
+					rq->fence.context,
+					rq);
 
 		reservation_object_add_excl_fence(vma->resv, &rq->fence);
 		obj->write_domain = I915_GEM_DOMAIN_RENDER;