diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drm-internals.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drm-internals.rst
index f6882ad0b3c39ddbc992b3e814a541ef932ba768..0d936c67bf7d78a84a38d284681d142ad34031d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/drm-internals.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/drm-internals.rst
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ DRIVER_ATOMIC
     implement appropriate obj->atomic_get_property() vfuncs for any
     modeset objects with driver specific properties.
 
+DRIVER_SYNCOBJ
+    Driver support drm sync objects.
+
 Major, Minor and Patchlevel
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst
index 96b9c34c21e4a49b6ce31dabec78de5c0151a91d..9412798645c1ae84e9d3d1a252d4ff9b0b12a1b3 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst
@@ -484,3 +484,15 @@ DRM Cache Handling
 
 .. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_cache.c
    :export:
+
+DRM Sync Objects
+===========================
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
+   :doc: Overview
+
+.. kernel-doc:: include/drm/drm_syncobj.h
+   :export:
+
+.. kernel-doc:: drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
+   :export:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
index acc88942c2e511cb42be97c353983cd82c5be15a..0f527a763fde86b648ee46a3a22b3241127906e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ drm-y       :=	drm_auth.o drm_bufs.o drm_cache.o \
 		drm_framebuffer.o drm_connector.o drm_blend.o \
 		drm_encoder.o drm_mode_object.o drm_property.o \
 		drm_plane.o drm_color_mgmt.o drm_print.o \
-		drm_dumb_buffers.o drm_mode_config.o drm_vblank.o
+		drm_dumb_buffers.o drm_mode_config.o drm_vblank.o \
+		drm_syncobj.o
 
 drm-$(CONFIG_DRM_LIB_RANDOM) += lib/drm_random.o
 drm-$(CONFIG_DRM_VM) += drm_vm.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
index caad93dab54bb3c72c9105af2025220aea47e1b1..84f3a242cc39830fac620946379615d03a57ca87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_file.c
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ static int drm_open_helper(struct file *filp, struct drm_minor *minor)
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_GEM))
 		drm_gem_open(dev, priv);
 
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ))
+		drm_syncobj_open(priv);
+
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_PRIME))
 		drm_prime_init_file_private(&priv->prime);
 
@@ -276,6 +279,8 @@ static int drm_open_helper(struct file *filp, struct drm_minor *minor)
 out_prime_destroy:
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_PRIME))
 		drm_prime_destroy_file_private(&priv->prime);
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ))
+		drm_syncobj_release(priv);
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_GEM))
 		drm_gem_release(dev, priv);
 	put_pid(priv->pid);
@@ -398,6 +403,9 @@ int drm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		drm_property_destroy_user_blobs(dev, file_priv);
 	}
 
+	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ))
+		drm_syncobj_release(file_priv);
+
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_GEM))
 		drm_gem_release(dev, file_priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
index ba3f5fb2195927b6928f34d9ad97e36110afb55d..5cecc974d2f93bea26f2f6568a014ebd98d8a8a2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
@@ -143,4 +143,17 @@ static inline int drm_debugfs_crtc_crc_add(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
 #endif
+
+/* drm_syncobj.c */
+void drm_syncobj_open(struct drm_file *file_private);
+void drm_syncobj_release(struct drm_file *file_private);
+int drm_syncobj_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+			     struct drm_file *file_private);
+int drm_syncobj_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+			      struct drm_file *file_private);
+int drm_syncobj_handle_to_fd_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				   struct drm_file *file_private);
+int drm_syncobj_fd_to_handle_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				   struct drm_file *file_private);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
index 865e3ee4d7437c57bb342784a6888134b16a966f..f1e568176da90fafe9a1fc853cb67ee4607f9081 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_ioctl.c
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ static int drm_getcap(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_
 		req->value |= dev->driver->prime_fd_to_handle ? DRM_PRIME_CAP_IMPORT : 0;
 		req->value |= dev->driver->prime_handle_to_fd ? DRM_PRIME_CAP_EXPORT : 0;
 		return 0;
+	case DRM_CAP_SYNCOBJ:
+		req->value = drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ);
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* Other caps only work with KMS drivers */
@@ -645,6 +648,15 @@ static const struct drm_ioctl_desc drm_ioctls[] = {
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_ATOMIC, drm_mode_atomic_ioctl, DRM_MASTER|DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATEPROPBLOB, drm_mode_createblob_ioctl, DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED),
 	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DESTROYPROPBLOB, drm_mode_destroyblob_ioctl, DRM_CONTROL_ALLOW|DRM_UNLOCKED),
+
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_CREATE, drm_syncobj_create_ioctl,
+		      DRM_UNLOCKED|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_DESTROY, drm_syncobj_destroy_ioctl,
+		      DRM_UNLOCKED|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_HANDLE_TO_FD, drm_syncobj_handle_to_fd_ioctl,
+		      DRM_UNLOCKED|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
+	DRM_IOCTL_DEF(DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_FD_TO_HANDLE, drm_syncobj_fd_to_handle_ioctl,
+		      DRM_UNLOCKED|DRM_RENDER_ALLOW),
 };
 
 #define DRM_CORE_IOCTL_COUNT	ARRAY_SIZE( drm_ioctls )
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7144825d45f285d97979a347761dc072fcfae503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 Red Hat
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *
+ */
+
+/**
+ * DOC: Overview
+ *
+ * DRM synchronisation objects (syncobj) are a persistent objects,
+ * that contain an optional fence. The fence can be updated with a new
+ * fence, or be NULL.
+ *
+ * syncobj's can be export to fd's and back, these fd's are opaque and
+ * have no other use case, except passing the syncobj between processes.
+ *
+ * Their primary use-case is to implement Vulkan fences and semaphores.
+ *
+ * syncobj have a kref reference count, but also have an optional file.
+ * The file is only created once the syncobj is exported.
+ * The file takes a reference on the kref.
+ */
+
+#include <drm/drmP.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/anon_inodes.h>
+
+#include "drm_internal.h"
+#include <drm/drm_syncobj.h>
+
+/**
+ * drm_syncobj_find - lookup and reference a sync object.
+ * @file_private: drm file private pointer
+ * @handle: sync object handle to lookup.
+ *
+ * Returns a reference to the syncobj pointed to by handle or NULL.
+ */
+struct drm_syncobj *drm_syncobj_find(struct drm_file *file_private,
+				     u32 handle)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj *syncobj;
+
+	spin_lock(&file_private->syncobj_table_lock);
+
+	/* Check if we currently have a reference on the object */
+	syncobj = idr_find(&file_private->syncobj_idr, handle);
+	if (syncobj)
+		drm_syncobj_get(syncobj);
+
+	spin_unlock(&file_private->syncobj_table_lock);
+
+	return syncobj;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_syncobj_find);
+
+/**
+ * drm_syncobj_replace_fence - replace fence in a sync object.
+ * @file_private: drm file private pointer.
+ * @syncobj: Sync object to replace fence in
+ * @fence: fence to install in sync file.
+ *
+ * This replaces the fence on a sync object.
+ */
+void drm_syncobj_replace_fence(struct drm_file *file_private,
+			       struct drm_syncobj *syncobj,
+			       struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	struct dma_fence *old_fence = NULL;
+
+	if (fence)
+		dma_fence_get(fence);
+	old_fence = xchg(&syncobj->fence, fence);
+
+	dma_fence_put(old_fence);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_syncobj_replace_fence);
+
+int drm_syncobj_fence_get(struct drm_file *file_private,
+			  u32 handle,
+			  struct dma_fence **fence)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj *syncobj = drm_syncobj_find(file_private, handle);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!syncobj)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	*fence = dma_fence_get(syncobj->fence);
+	if (!*fence) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	}
+	drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_syncobj_fence_get);
+
+/**
+ * drm_syncobj_free - free a sync object.
+ * @kref: kref to free.
+ *
+ * Only to be called from kref_put in drm_syncobj_put.
+ */
+void drm_syncobj_free(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj *syncobj = container_of(kref,
+						   struct drm_syncobj,
+						   refcount);
+	dma_fence_put(syncobj->fence);
+	kfree(syncobj);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_syncobj_free);
+
+static int drm_syncobj_create(struct drm_file *file_private,
+			      u32 *handle)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct drm_syncobj *syncobj;
+
+	syncobj = kzalloc(sizeof(struct drm_syncobj), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!syncobj)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	kref_init(&syncobj->refcount);
+
+	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+	spin_lock(&file_private->syncobj_table_lock);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&file_private->syncobj_idr, syncobj, 1, 0, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	spin_unlock(&file_private->syncobj_table_lock);
+
+	idr_preload_end();
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	*handle = ret;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int drm_syncobj_destroy(struct drm_file *file_private,
+			       u32 handle)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj *syncobj;
+
+	spin_lock(&file_private->syncobj_table_lock);
+	syncobj = idr_remove(&file_private->syncobj_idr, handle);
+	spin_unlock(&file_private->syncobj_table_lock);
+
+	if (!syncobj)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int drm_syncobj_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj *syncobj = file->private_data;
+
+	drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations drm_syncobj_file_fops = {
+	.release = drm_syncobj_file_release,
+};
+
+static int drm_syncobj_alloc_file(struct drm_syncobj *syncobj)
+{
+	struct file *file = anon_inode_getfile("syncobj_file",
+					       &drm_syncobj_file_fops,
+					       syncobj, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(file))
+		return PTR_ERR(file);
+
+	drm_syncobj_get(syncobj);
+	if (cmpxchg(&syncobj->file, NULL, file)) {
+		/* lost the race */
+		fput(file);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int drm_syncobj_handle_to_fd(struct drm_file *file_private,
+				    u32 handle, int *p_fd)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj *syncobj = drm_syncobj_find(file_private, handle);
+	int ret;
+	int fd;
+
+	if (!syncobj)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	fd = get_unused_fd_flags(O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
+		return fd;
+	}
+
+	if (!syncobj->file) {
+		ret = drm_syncobj_alloc_file(syncobj);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out_put_fd;
+	}
+	fd_install(fd, syncobj->file);
+	drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
+	*p_fd = fd;
+	return 0;
+out_put_fd:
+	put_unused_fd(fd);
+	drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct drm_syncobj *drm_syncobj_fdget(int fd)
+{
+	struct file *file = fget(fd);
+
+	if (!file)
+		return NULL;
+	if (file->f_op != &drm_syncobj_file_fops)
+		goto err;
+
+	return file->private_data;
+err:
+	fput(file);
+	return NULL;
+};
+
+static int drm_syncobj_fd_to_handle(struct drm_file *file_private,
+				    int fd, u32 *handle)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj *syncobj = drm_syncobj_fdget(fd);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!syncobj)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* take a reference to put in the idr */
+	drm_syncobj_get(syncobj);
+
+	idr_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
+	spin_lock(&file_private->syncobj_table_lock);
+	ret = idr_alloc(&file_private->syncobj_idr, syncobj, 1, 0, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	spin_unlock(&file_private->syncobj_table_lock);
+	idr_preload_end();
+
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		fput(syncobj->file);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	*handle = ret;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * drm_syncobj_open - initalizes syncobj file-private structures at devnode open time
+ * @dev: drm_device which is being opened by userspace
+ * @file_private: drm file-private structure to set up
+ *
+ * Called at device open time, sets up the structure for handling refcounting
+ * of sync objects.
+ */
+void
+drm_syncobj_open(struct drm_file *file_private)
+{
+	idr_init(&file_private->syncobj_idr);
+	spin_lock_init(&file_private->syncobj_table_lock);
+}
+
+static int
+drm_syncobj_release_handle(int id, void *ptr, void *data)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj *syncobj = ptr;
+
+	drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * drm_syncobj_release - release file-private sync object resources
+ * @dev: drm_device which is being closed by userspace
+ * @file_private: drm file-private structure to clean up
+ *
+ * Called at close time when the filp is going away.
+ *
+ * Releases any remaining references on objects by this filp.
+ */
+void
+drm_syncobj_release(struct drm_file *file_private)
+{
+	idr_for_each(&file_private->syncobj_idr,
+		     &drm_syncobj_release_handle, file_private);
+	idr_destroy(&file_private->syncobj_idr);
+}
+
+int
+drm_syncobj_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+			 struct drm_file *file_private)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj_create *args = data;
+
+	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/* no valid flags yet */
+	if (args->flags)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return drm_syncobj_create(file_private,
+				  &args->handle);
+}
+
+int
+drm_syncobj_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+			  struct drm_file *file_private)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj_destroy *args = data;
+
+	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/* make sure padding is empty */
+	if (args->pad)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	return drm_syncobj_destroy(file_private, args->handle);
+}
+
+int
+drm_syncobj_handle_to_fd_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				   struct drm_file *file_private)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj_handle *args = data;
+
+	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (args->pad || args->flags)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return drm_syncobj_handle_to_fd(file_private, args->handle,
+					&args->fd);
+}
+
+int
+drm_syncobj_fd_to_handle_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
+				   struct drm_file *file_private)
+{
+	struct drm_syncobj_handle *args = data;
+
+	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_SYNCOBJ))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (args->pad || args->flags)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return drm_syncobj_fd_to_handle(file_private, args->fd,
+					&args->handle);
+}
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_drv.h b/include/drm/drm_drv.h
index 18f3181674e8a281bb56f35eba5b365e9970df2b..d855f9ae41a80e4c77b396e7210609cbee91798e 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_drv.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_drv.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct drm_mode_create_dumb;
 #define DRIVER_RENDER			0x8000
 #define DRIVER_ATOMIC			0x10000
 #define DRIVER_KMS_LEGACY_CONTEXT	0x20000
+#define DRIVER_SYNCOBJ                  0x40000
 
 /**
  * struct drm_driver - DRM driver structure
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_file.h b/include/drm/drm_file.h
index d66f7ee07fb580bf8edbe1340358054739f366f8..0e0c868451a5ae276baae0c57e7caa99d2c23158 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_file.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_file.h
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ struct drm_file {
 	/** @table_lock: Protects @object_idr. */
 	spinlock_t table_lock;
 
+	/** @syncobj_idr: Mapping of sync object handles to object pointers. */
+	struct idr syncobj_idr;
+	/** @syncobj_table_lock: Protects @syncobj_idr. */
+	spinlock_t syncobj_table_lock;
+
 	/** @filp: Pointer to the core file structure. */
 	struct file *filp;
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h b/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2c3610a4a0741e22dc49d1867d7688651e484cfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2017 Red Hat
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef __DRM_SYNCOBJ_H__
+#define __DRM_SYNCOBJ_H__
+
+#include "linux/dma-fence.h"
+
+/**
+ * struct drm_syncobj - sync object.
+ *
+ * This structure defines a generic sync object which wraps a dma fence.
+ */
+struct drm_syncobj {
+	/**
+	 * @refcount:
+	 *
+	 * Reference count of this object.
+	 */
+	struct kref refcount;
+	/**
+	 * @fence:
+	 * NULL or a pointer to the fence bound to this object.
+	 */
+	struct dma_fence *fence;
+	/**
+	 * @file:
+	 * a file backing for this syncobj.
+	 */
+	struct file *file;
+};
+
+void drm_syncobj_free(struct kref *kref);
+
+/**
+ * drm_syncobj_get - acquire a syncobj reference
+ * @obj: sync object
+ *
+ * This acquires additional reference to @obj. It is illegal to call this
+ * without already holding a reference. No locks required.
+ */
+static inline void
+drm_syncobj_get(struct drm_syncobj *obj)
+{
+	kref_get(&obj->refcount);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drm_syncobj_put - release a reference to a sync object.
+ * @obj: sync object.
+ */
+static inline void
+drm_syncobj_put(struct drm_syncobj *obj)
+{
+	kref_put(&obj->refcount, drm_syncobj_free);
+}
+
+struct drm_syncobj *drm_syncobj_find(struct drm_file *file_private,
+				     u32 handle);
+void drm_syncobj_replace_fence(struct drm_file *file_private,
+			       struct drm_syncobj *syncobj,
+			       struct dma_fence *fence);
+int drm_syncobj_fence_get(struct drm_file *file_private,
+			  u32 handle,
+			  struct dma_fence **fence);
+void drm_syncobj_free(struct kref *kref);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
index 42d9f64ce416c18cac72bfff15c9e7384e416567..96c5c789e73dc8eea9f52b982f09646fe9300ec6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/drm.h
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ struct drm_gem_open {
 #define DRM_CAP_ADDFB2_MODIFIERS	0x10
 #define DRM_CAP_PAGE_FLIP_TARGET	0x11
 #define DRM_CAP_CRTC_IN_VBLANK_EVENT	0x12
+#define DRM_CAP_SYNCOBJ		0x13
 
 /** DRM_IOCTL_GET_CAP ioctl argument type */
 struct drm_get_cap {
@@ -697,6 +698,24 @@ struct drm_prime_handle {
 	__s32 fd;
 };
 
+struct drm_syncobj_create {
+	__u32 handle;
+	__u32 flags;
+};
+
+struct drm_syncobj_destroy {
+	__u32 handle;
+	__u32 pad;
+};
+
+struct drm_syncobj_handle {
+	__u32 handle;
+	__u32 flags;
+
+	__s32 fd;
+	__u32 pad;
+};
+
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif
@@ -815,6 +834,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATEPROPBLOB	DRM_IOWR(0xBD, struct drm_mode_create_blob)
 #define DRM_IOCTL_MODE_DESTROYPROPBLOB	DRM_IOWR(0xBE, struct drm_mode_destroy_blob)
 
+#define DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_CREATE	DRM_IOWR(0xBF, struct drm_syncobj_create)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_DESTROY	DRM_IOWR(0xC0, struct drm_syncobj_destroy)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_HANDLE_TO_FD	DRM_IOWR(0xC1, struct drm_syncobj_handle)
+#define DRM_IOCTL_SYNCOBJ_FD_TO_HANDLE	DRM_IOWR(0xC2, struct drm_syncobj_handle)
+
 /**
  * Device specific ioctls should only be in their respective headers
  * The device specific ioctl range is from 0x40 to 0x9f.