drm_vbl_sig_t vbl_sigs;         /**< signal list to send on VBLANK */
        drm_vbl_sig_t vbl_sigs2;        /**< signals to send on secondary VBLANK */
        unsigned int vbl_pending;
+       spinlock_t tasklet_lock;        /**< For drm_locked_tasklet */
+       void (*locked_tasklet_func)(struct drm_device *dev);
 
        /*@} */
        cycles_t ctx_start;
                           unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 extern int drm_vblank_wait(drm_device_t * dev, unsigned int *vbl_seq);
 extern void drm_vbl_send_signals(drm_device_t * dev);
+extern void drm_locked_tasklet(drm_device_t *dev, void(*func)(drm_device_t*));
 
                                /* AGP/GART support (drm_agpsupport.h) */
 extern drm_agp_head_t *drm_agp_init(drm_device_t * dev);
 
                init_waitqueue_head(&dev->vbl_queue);
 
                spin_lock_init(&dev->vbl_lock);
+               spin_lock_init(&dev->tasklet_lock);
 
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->vbl_sigs.head);
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->vbl_sigs2.head);
 
        free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
 
+       dev->locked_tasklet_func = NULL;
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_vbl_send_signals);
+
+/**
+ * Tasklet wrapper function.
+ *
+ * \param data DRM device in disguise.
+ *
+ * Attempts to grab the HW lock and calls the driver callback on success. On
+ * failure, leave the lock marked as contended so the callback can be called
+ * from drm_unlock().
+ */
+static void drm_locked_tasklet_func(unsigned long data)
+{
+       drm_device_t *dev = (drm_device_t*)data;
+       unsigned long irqflags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+
+       if (!dev->locked_tasklet_func ||
+           !drm_lock_take(&dev->lock.hw_lock->lock,
+                          DRM_KERNEL_CONTEXT)) {
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       dev->lock.lock_time = jiffies;
+       atomic_inc(&dev->counts[_DRM_STAT_LOCKS]);
+
+       dev->locked_tasklet_func(dev);
+
+       drm_lock_free(dev, &dev->lock.hw_lock->lock,
+                     DRM_KERNEL_CONTEXT);
+
+       dev->locked_tasklet_func = NULL;
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Schedule a tasklet to call back a driver hook with the HW lock held.
+ *
+ * \param dev DRM device.
+ * \param func Driver callback.
+ *
+ * This is intended for triggering actions that require the HW lock from an
+ * interrupt handler. The lock will be grabbed ASAP after the interrupt handler
+ * completes. Note that the callback may be called from interrupt or process
+ * context, it must not make any assumptions about this. Also, the HW lock will
+ * be held with the kernel context or any client context.
+ */
+void drm_locked_tasklet(drm_device_t *dev, void (*func)(drm_device_t*))
+{
+       unsigned long irqflags;
+       static DECLARE_TASKLET(drm_tasklet, drm_locked_tasklet_func, 0);
+
+       if (test_bit(TASKLET_STATE_SCHED, &drm_tasklet.state))
+               return;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+
+       if (dev->locked_tasklet_func) {
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       dev->locked_tasklet_func = func;
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+
+       drm_tasklet.data = (unsigned long)dev;
+
+       tasklet_hi_schedule(&drm_tasklet);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_locked_tasklet);
 
        drm_file_t *priv = filp->private_data;
        drm_device_t *dev = priv->head->dev;
        drm_lock_t lock;
+       unsigned int irqflags;
 
        if (copy_from_user(&lock, (drm_lock_t __user *) arg, sizeof(lock)))
                return -EFAULT;
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+
+       if (dev->locked_tasklet_func) {
+               dev->locked_tasklet_func(dev);
+
+               dev->locked_tasklet_func = NULL;
+       }
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->tasklet_lock, irqflags);
+
        atomic_inc(&dev->counts[_DRM_STAT_UNLOCKS]);
 
        /* kernel_context_switch isn't used by any of the x86 drm