diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/device/nvc0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/device/nvc0.c
index cd05677ad4b7a128a087f4b611f73b5ab4978006..72a40f95d048e06c9bc625ed2e0575edbce6e933 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/device/nvc0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/device/nvc0.c
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ nvc0_identify(struct nouveau_device *device)
 		device->oclass[NVDEV_ENGINE_BSP    ] = &nvc0_bsp_oclass;
 		device->oclass[NVDEV_ENGINE_PPP    ] = &nvc0_ppp_oclass;
 		device->oclass[NVDEV_ENGINE_COPY0  ] = &nvc0_copy0_oclass;
-		device->oclass[NVDEV_ENGINE_COPY1  ] = &nvc0_copy1_oclass;
 		device->oclass[NVDEV_ENGINE_DISP   ] =  nva3_disp_oclass;
 		device->oclass[NVDEV_ENGINE_PERFMON] = &nvc0_perfmon_oclass;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv04.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv04.c
index 5ae6a43893b5996c0e13981851c71ed30947c5ad..1931057f996205d68ca93c94805211536c31aa4d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv04.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nv04.c
@@ -551,8 +551,8 @@ nv04_fifo_intr(struct nouveau_subdev *subdev)
 			}
 
 			if (status & 0x40000000) {
-				nouveau_fifo_uevent(&priv->base);
 				nv_wr32(priv, 0x002100, 0x40000000);
+				nouveau_fifo_uevent(&priv->base);
 				status &= ~0x40000000;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nvc0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nvc0.c
index 1fe1f8fbda0c0ab279d29630e7582fa48c607593..074d434c3077a53b74410b033a495ae58c3cd666 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nvc0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nvc0.c
@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@ nvc0_fifo_intr_engine_unit(struct nvc0_fifo_priv *priv, int engn)
 	u32 inte = nv_rd32(priv, 0x002628);
 	u32 unkn;
 
+	nv_wr32(priv, 0x0025a8 + (engn * 0x04), intr);
+
 	for (unkn = 0; unkn < 8; unkn++) {
 		u32 ints = (intr >> (unkn * 0x04)) & inte;
 		if (ints & 0x1) {
@@ -751,8 +753,6 @@ nvc0_fifo_intr_engine_unit(struct nvc0_fifo_priv *priv, int engn)
 			nv_mask(priv, 0x002628, ints, 0);
 		}
 	}
-
-	nv_wr32(priv, 0x0025a8 + (engn * 0x04), intr);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nve0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nve0.c
index d2f0fd39c1453c82e905c42ecf00551df7125f69..f8734eb74eaa083a3633256bf58ccb2f0298a337 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nve0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/engine/fifo/nve0.c
@@ -952,8 +952,8 @@ nve0_fifo_intr(struct nouveau_subdev *subdev)
 	}
 
 	if (stat & 0x80000000) {
-		nve0_fifo_intr_engine(priv);
 		nv_wr32(priv, 0x002100, 0x80000000);
+		nve0_fifo_intr_engine(priv);
 		stat &= ~0x80000000;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
index 515cd9aebb9982d1c0c0c06f1deaf4d0c7bf3e5c..f32a434724e307f5da958de0bdf26bb09d115f4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.c
@@ -52,20 +52,24 @@ nouveau_fctx(struct nouveau_fence *fence)
 	return container_of(fence->base.lock, struct nouveau_fence_chan, lock);
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 nouveau_fence_signal(struct nouveau_fence *fence)
 {
+	int drop = 0;
+
 	fence_signal_locked(&fence->base);
 	list_del(&fence->head);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(fence->channel, NULL);
 
 	if (test_bit(FENCE_FLAG_USER_BITS, &fence->base.flags)) {
 		struct nouveau_fence_chan *fctx = nouveau_fctx(fence);
 
 		if (!--fctx->notify_ref)
-			nvif_notify_put(&fctx->notify);
+			drop = 1;
 	}
 
 	fence_put(&fence->base);
+	return drop;
 }
 
 static struct nouveau_fence *
@@ -88,16 +92,23 @@ nouveau_fence_context_del(struct nouveau_fence_chan *fctx)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fence *fence;
 
-	nvif_notify_fini(&fctx->notify);
-
 	spin_lock_irq(&fctx->lock);
 	while (!list_empty(&fctx->pending)) {
 		fence = list_entry(fctx->pending.next, typeof(*fence), head);
 
-		nouveau_fence_signal(fence);
-		fence->channel = NULL;
+		if (nouveau_fence_signal(fence))
+			nvif_notify_put(&fctx->notify);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&fctx->lock);
+
+	nvif_notify_fini(&fctx->notify);
+	fctx->dead = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that all accesses to fence->channel complete before freeing
+	 * the channel.
+	 */
+	synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static void
@@ -112,21 +123,23 @@ nouveau_fence_context_free(struct nouveau_fence_chan *fctx)
 	kref_put(&fctx->fence_ref, nouveau_fence_context_put);
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 nouveau_fence_update(struct nouveau_channel *chan, struct nouveau_fence_chan *fctx)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fence *fence;
-
+	int drop = 0;
 	u32 seq = fctx->read(chan);
 
 	while (!list_empty(&fctx->pending)) {
 		fence = list_entry(fctx->pending.next, typeof(*fence), head);
 
 		if ((int)(seq - fence->base.seqno) < 0)
-			return;
+			break;
 
-		nouveau_fence_signal(fence);
+		drop |= nouveau_fence_signal(fence);
 	}
+
+	return drop;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -135,18 +148,21 @@ nouveau_fence_wait_uevent_handler(struct nvif_notify *notify)
 	struct nouveau_fence_chan *fctx =
 		container_of(notify, typeof(*fctx), notify);
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = NVIF_NOTIFY_KEEP;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&fctx->lock, flags);
 	if (!list_empty(&fctx->pending)) {
 		struct nouveau_fence *fence;
+		struct nouveau_channel *chan;
 
 		fence = list_entry(fctx->pending.next, typeof(*fence), head);
-		nouveau_fence_update(fence->channel, fctx);
+		chan = rcu_dereference_protected(fence->channel, lockdep_is_held(&fctx->lock));
+		if (nouveau_fence_update(fence->channel, fctx))
+			ret = NVIF_NOTIFY_DROP;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fctx->lock, flags);
 
-	/* Always return keep here. NVIF refcount is handled with nouveau_fence_update */
-	return NVIF_NOTIFY_KEEP;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void
@@ -262,7 +278,10 @@ nouveau_fence_emit(struct nouveau_fence *fence, struct nouveau_channel *chan)
 	if (!ret) {
 		fence_get(&fence->base);
 		spin_lock_irq(&fctx->lock);
-		nouveau_fence_update(chan, fctx);
+
+		if (nouveau_fence_update(chan, fctx))
+			nvif_notify_put(&fctx->notify);
+
 		list_add_tail(&fence->head, &fctx->pending);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&fctx->lock);
 	}
@@ -276,13 +295,16 @@ nouveau_fence_done(struct nouveau_fence *fence)
 	if (fence->base.ops == &nouveau_fence_ops_legacy ||
 	    fence->base.ops == &nouveau_fence_ops_uevent) {
 		struct nouveau_fence_chan *fctx = nouveau_fctx(fence);
+		struct nouveau_channel *chan;
 		unsigned long flags;
 
 		if (test_bit(FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &fence->base.flags))
 			return true;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&fctx->lock, flags);
-		nouveau_fence_update(fence->channel, fctx);
+		chan = rcu_dereference_protected(fence->channel, lockdep_is_held(&fctx->lock));
+		if (chan && nouveau_fence_update(chan, fctx))
+			nvif_notify_put(&fctx->notify);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fctx->lock, flags);
 	}
 	return fence_is_signaled(&fence->base);
@@ -387,12 +409,18 @@ nouveau_fence_sync(struct nouveau_bo *nvbo, struct nouveau_channel *chan, bool e
 
 	if (fence && (!exclusive || !fobj || !fobj->shared_count)) {
 		struct nouveau_channel *prev = NULL;
+		bool must_wait = true;
 
 		f = nouveau_local_fence(fence, chan->drm);
-		if (f)
-			prev = f->channel;
+		if (f) {
+			rcu_read_lock();
+			prev = rcu_dereference(f->channel);
+			if (prev && (prev == chan || fctx->sync(f, prev, chan) == 0))
+				must_wait = false;
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+		}
 
-		if (!prev || (prev != chan && (ret = fctx->sync(f, prev, chan))))
+		if (must_wait)
 			ret = fence_wait(fence, intr);
 
 		return ret;
@@ -403,19 +431,22 @@ nouveau_fence_sync(struct nouveau_bo *nvbo, struct nouveau_channel *chan, bool e
 
 	for (i = 0; i < fobj->shared_count && !ret; ++i) {
 		struct nouveau_channel *prev = NULL;
+		bool must_wait = true;
 
 		fence = rcu_dereference_protected(fobj->shared[i],
 						reservation_object_held(resv));
 
 		f = nouveau_local_fence(fence, chan->drm);
-		if (f)
-			prev = f->channel;
+		if (f) {
+			rcu_read_lock();
+			prev = rcu_dereference(f->channel);
+			if (prev && (prev == chan || fctx->sync(f, prev, chan) == 0))
+				must_wait = false;
+			rcu_read_unlock();
+		}
 
-		if (!prev || (prev != chan && (ret = fctx->sync(f, prev, chan))))
+		if (must_wait)
 			ret = fence_wait(fence, intr);
-
-		if (ret)
-			break;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -463,7 +494,7 @@ static const char *nouveau_fence_get_timeline_name(struct fence *f)
 	struct nouveau_fence *fence = from_fence(f);
 	struct nouveau_fence_chan *fctx = nouveau_fctx(fence);
 
-	return fence->channel ? fctx->name : "dead channel";
+	return !fctx->dead ? fctx->name : "dead channel";
 }
 
 /*
@@ -476,9 +507,16 @@ static bool nouveau_fence_is_signaled(struct fence *f)
 {
 	struct nouveau_fence *fence = from_fence(f);
 	struct nouveau_fence_chan *fctx = nouveau_fctx(fence);
-	struct nouveau_channel *chan = fence->channel;
+	struct nouveau_channel *chan;
+	bool ret = false;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	chan = rcu_dereference(fence->channel);
+	if (chan)
+		ret = (int)(fctx->read(chan) - fence->base.seqno) >= 0;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	return (int)(fctx->read(chan) - fence->base.seqno) >= 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static bool nouveau_fence_no_signaling(struct fence *f)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.h
index 943b0b17b1fc760296eccea9b409f03696a644fc..96e461c6f68fac370602777d8e5bd363100fa0a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fence.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct nouveau_fence {
 
 	bool sysmem;
 
-	struct nouveau_channel *channel;
+	struct nouveau_channel __rcu *channel;
 	unsigned long timeout;
 };
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct nouveau_fence_chan {
 	char name[32];
 
 	struct nvif_notify notify;
-	int notify_ref;
+	int notify_ref, dead;
 };
 
 struct nouveau_fence_priv {