diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index 73e05cb85eca..1668ec1ee770 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -156,6 +156,47 @@ static inline int radeon_atrm_get_bios_chunk(uint8_t *bios, int offset, int len)
 bool radeon_get_bios(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 
 
+/*
+ * Mutex which allows recursive locking from the same process.
+ */
+struct radeon_mutex {
+	struct mutex		mutex;
+	struct task_struct	*owner;
+	int			level;
+};
+
+static inline void radeon_mutex_init(struct radeon_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	mutex_init(&mutex->mutex);
+	mutex->owner = NULL;
+	mutex->level = 0;
+}
+
+static inline void radeon_mutex_lock(struct radeon_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	if (mutex_trylock(&mutex->mutex)) {
+		/* The mutex was unlocked before, so it's ours now */
+		mutex->owner = current;
+	} else if (mutex->owner != current) {
+		/* Another process locked the mutex, take it */
+		mutex_lock(&mutex->mutex);
+		mutex->owner = current;
+	}
+	/* Otherwise the mutex was already locked by this process */
+
+	mutex->level++;
+}
+
+static inline void radeon_mutex_unlock(struct radeon_mutex *mutex)
+{
+	if (--mutex->level > 0)
+		return;
+
+	mutex->owner = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&mutex->mutex);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Dummy page
  */
@@ -598,7 +639,7 @@ struct radeon_ib {
  * mutex protects scheduled_ibs, ready, alloc_bm
  */
 struct radeon_ib_pool {
-	struct mutex			mutex;
+	struct radeon_mutex		mutex;
 	struct radeon_sa_manager	sa_manager;
 	struct radeon_ib		ibs[RADEON_IB_POOL_SIZE];
 	bool				ready;
@@ -1354,47 +1395,6 @@ struct r600_vram_scratch {
 };
 
 
-/*
- * Mutex which allows recursive locking from the same process.
- */
-struct radeon_mutex {
-	struct mutex		mutex;
-	struct task_struct	*owner;
-	int			level;
-};
-
-static inline void radeon_mutex_init(struct radeon_mutex *mutex)
-{
-	mutex_init(&mutex->mutex);
-	mutex->owner = NULL;
-	mutex->level = 0;
-}
-
-static inline void radeon_mutex_lock(struct radeon_mutex *mutex)
-{
-	if (mutex_trylock(&mutex->mutex)) {
-		/* The mutex was unlocked before, so it's ours now */
-		mutex->owner = current;
-	} else if (mutex->owner != current) {
-		/* Another process locked the mutex, take it */
-		mutex_lock(&mutex->mutex);
-		mutex->owner = current;
-	}
-	/* Otherwise the mutex was already locked by this process */
-
-	mutex->level++;
-}
-
-static inline void radeon_mutex_unlock(struct radeon_mutex *mutex)
-{
-	if (--mutex->level > 0)
-		return;
-
-	mutex->owner = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&mutex->mutex);
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Core structure, functions and helpers.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
index a811bc64ad5c..cec51a5b69dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ int radeon_device_init(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	/* mutex initialization are all done here so we
 	 * can recall function without having locking issues */
 	radeon_mutex_init(&rdev->cs_mutex);
-	mutex_init(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+	radeon_mutex_init(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 	for (i = 0; i < RADEON_NUM_RINGS; ++i)
 		mutex_init(&rdev->ring[i].mutex);
 	mutex_init(&rdev->dc_hw_i2c_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
index 1cb4b941be47..30a4c5014c8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ int radeon_ib_get(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring,
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+	radeon_mutex_lock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 	idx = rdev->ib_pool.head_id;
 retry:
 	if (cretry > 5) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed to get an ib after 5 retry\n");
-		mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+		radeon_mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 		radeon_fence_unref(&fence);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ retry:
 				 */
 				rdev->ib_pool.head_id = (1 + idx);
 				rdev->ib_pool.head_id &= (RADEON_IB_POOL_SIZE - 1);
-				mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+				radeon_mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 				return 0;
 			}
 		}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ retry:
 		}
 		idx = (idx + 1) & (RADEON_IB_POOL_SIZE - 1);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+	radeon_mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 	radeon_fence_unref(&fence);
 	return r;
 }
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ void radeon_ib_free(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib **ib)
 	if (tmp == NULL) {
 		return;
 	}
-	mutex_lock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+	radeon_mutex_lock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 	if (tmp->fence && !tmp->fence->emitted) {
 		radeon_sa_bo_free(rdev, &tmp->sa_bo);
 		radeon_fence_unref(&tmp->fence);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+	radeon_mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 }
 
 int radeon_ib_schedule(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib)
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ int radeon_ib_pool_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+	radeon_mutex_lock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 	if (rdev->ib_pool.ready) {
-		mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+		radeon_mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 		radeon_sa_bo_manager_fini(rdev, &tmp);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ int radeon_ib_pool_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (radeon_debugfs_ring_init(rdev)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to register debugfs file for rings !\n");
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+	radeon_mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void radeon_ib_pool_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	unsigned i;
 
-	mutex_lock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+	radeon_mutex_lock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 	if (rdev->ib_pool.ready) {
 		for (i = 0; i < RADEON_IB_POOL_SIZE; i++) {
 			radeon_sa_bo_free(rdev, &rdev->ib_pool.ibs[i].sa_bo);
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void radeon_ib_pool_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		radeon_sa_bo_manager_fini(rdev, &rdev->ib_pool.sa_manager);
 		rdev->ib_pool.ready = false;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
+	radeon_mutex_unlock(&rdev->ib_pool.mutex);
 }
 
 int radeon_ib_pool_start(struct radeon_device *rdev)