diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
index 3aa8733f832af9596f664b0f525de3620babf8fc..9bf06042619a1cbb778cfcad8af2c8e3c46e320a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/dma-fence.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(dma_fence_emit);
 EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(dma_fence_enable_signal);
+EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL(dma_fence_signaled);
 
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dma_fence_stub_lock);
 static struct dma_fence dma_fence_stub;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
index fe455f01aa65cc201a6b861aa2de9663c1af2c0b..c092bdf5f0bf26c1734e2457818bc03c9558d1ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_breadcrumbs.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <trace/events/dma_fence.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/sched/types.h>
 
 #include "i915_drv.h"
@@ -96,9 +97,39 @@ check_signal_order(struct intel_context *ce, struct i915_request *rq)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool
+__dma_fence_signal(struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	return !test_and_set_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &fence->flags);
+}
+
+static void
+__dma_fence_signal__timestamp(struct dma_fence *fence, ktime_t timestamp)
+{
+	fence->timestamp = timestamp;
+	set_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_TIMESTAMP_BIT, &fence->flags);
+	trace_dma_fence_signaled(fence);
+}
+
+static void
+__dma_fence_signal__notify(struct dma_fence *fence)
+{
+	struct dma_fence_cb *cur, *tmp;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(fence->lock);
+	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(cur, tmp, &fence->cb_list, node) {
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cur->node);
+		cur->func(fence, cur);
+	}
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fence->cb_list);
+}
+
 void intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct intel_breadcrumbs *b = &engine->breadcrumbs;
+	const ktime_t timestamp = ktime_get();
 	struct intel_context *ce, *cn;
 	struct list_head *pos, *next;
 	LIST_HEAD(signal);
@@ -122,6 +153,10 @@ void intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 			GEM_BUG_ON(!test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL,
 					     &rq->fence.flags));
+			clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags);
+
+			if (!__dma_fence_signal(&rq->fence))
+				continue;
 
 			/*
 			 * Queue for execution after dropping the signaling
@@ -129,14 +164,6 @@ void intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 			 * more signalers to the same context or engine.
 			 */
 			i915_request_get(rq);
-
-			/*
-			 * We may race with direct invocation of
-			 * dma_fence_signal(), e.g. i915_request_retire(),
-			 * so we need to acquire our reference to the request
-			 * before we cancel the breadcrumb.
-			 */
-			clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags);
 			list_add_tail(&rq->signal_link, &signal);
 		}
 
@@ -159,7 +186,12 @@ void intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		struct i915_request *rq =
 			list_entry(pos, typeof(*rq), signal_link);
 
-		dma_fence_signal(&rq->fence);
+		__dma_fence_signal__timestamp(&rq->fence, timestamp);
+
+		spin_lock(&rq->lock);
+		__dma_fence_signal__notify(&rq->fence);
+		spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
+
 		i915_request_put(rq);
 	}
 }
@@ -261,19 +293,17 @@ void intel_engine_fini_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 bool i915_request_enable_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
-	struct intel_breadcrumbs *b = &rq->engine->breadcrumbs;
-
-	GEM_BUG_ON(test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags));
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->lock);
+	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
-	if (!test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &rq->fence.flags))
-		return true;
-
-	spin_lock(&b->irq_lock);
-	if (test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &rq->fence.flags) &&
-	    !__request_completed(rq)) {
+	if (test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &rq->fence.flags)) {
+		struct intel_breadcrumbs *b = &rq->engine->breadcrumbs;
 		struct intel_context *ce = rq->hw_context;
 		struct list_head *pos;
 
+		spin_lock(&b->irq_lock);
+		GEM_BUG_ON(test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags));
+
 		__intel_breadcrumbs_arm_irq(b);
 
 		/*
@@ -303,8 +333,8 @@ bool i915_request_enable_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
 		GEM_BUG_ON(!check_signal_order(ce, rq));
 
 		set_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags);
+		spin_unlock(&b->irq_lock);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&b->irq_lock);
 
 	return !__request_completed(rq);
 }
@@ -313,9 +343,15 @@ void i915_request_cancel_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
 	struct intel_breadcrumbs *b = &rq->engine->breadcrumbs;
 
-	if (!test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags))
-		return;
+	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->lock);
+	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
+	/*
+	 * We must wait for b->irq_lock so that we know the interrupt handler
+	 * has released its reference to the intel_context and has completed
+	 * the DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT/I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL dance (if
+	 * required).
+	 */
 	spin_lock(&b->irq_lock);
 	if (test_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNAL, &rq->fence.flags)) {
 		struct intel_context *ce = rq->hw_context;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index fa955b7b6def1e8619f2a7adce9832f5234a4fc8..bed213148cbb5aa64ce20a9b8a185b1ce0a2dd3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ void __i915_request_submit(struct i915_request *request)
 	set_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_ACTIVE, &request->fence.flags);
 
 	if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_ENABLE_SIGNAL_BIT, &request->fence.flags) &&
+	    !test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &request->fence.flags) &&
 	    !i915_request_enable_breadcrumb(request))
 		intel_engine_queue_breadcrumbs(engine);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
index 380d83a2bfb6a9b74c8991586d8884f7521b11ca..ea0e3734d37c6eef83168bdb92a75a8cf9a12e67 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/circ_buf.h>
-#include <trace/events/dma_fence.h>
 
 #include "gt/intel_engine_pm.h"
 #include "gt/intel_lrc_reg.h"