diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index 4f9fa0189a07..3462b0ea14c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ static int msm_drm_init(struct device *dev, const struct drm_driver *drv)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->inactive_willneed);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->inactive_dontneed);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->inactive_purged);
 	mutex_init(&priv->mm_lock);
 
 	/* Teach lockdep about lock ordering wrt. shrinker: */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
index a1264cfcac5e..503168817e24 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ struct msm_drm_private {
 	 * inactive lists (depending on whether or not it is shrinkable) or
 	 * gpu->active_list (for the gpu it is active on[1])
 	 *
-	 * These lists are protected by mm_lock.  If struct_mutex is involved, it
-	 * should be aquired prior to mm_lock.  One should *not* hold mm_lock in
+	 * These lists are protected by mm_lock (which should be acquired
+	 * before per GEM object lock).  One should *not* hold mm_lock in
 	 * get_pages()/vmap()/etc paths, as they can trigger the shrinker.
 	 *
 	 * [1] if someone ever added support for the old 2d cores, there could be
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ struct msm_drm_private {
 	 */
 	struct list_head inactive_willneed;  /* inactive + !shrinkable */
 	struct list_head inactive_dontneed;  /* inactive +  shrinkable */
+	struct list_head inactive_purged;    /* inactive +  purged */
+	long shrinkable_count;               /* write access under mm_lock */
 	struct mutex mm_lock;
 
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
index 9d10739c4eb2..bec01bb48fce 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ void msm_gem_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 	put_iova_vmas(obj);
 
 	msm_obj->madv = __MSM_MADV_PURGED;
+	mark_unpurgable(msm_obj);
 
 	drm_vma_node_unmap(&obj->vma_node, dev->anon_inode->i_mapping);
 	drm_gem_free_mmap_offset(obj);
@@ -790,10 +791,11 @@ void msm_gem_active_get(struct drm_gem_object *obj, struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 	might_sleep();
 	WARN_ON(!msm_gem_is_locked(obj));
 	WARN_ON(msm_obj->madv != MSM_MADV_WILLNEED);
+	WARN_ON(msm_obj->dontneed);
 
 	if (msm_obj->active_count++ == 0) {
 		mutex_lock(&priv->mm_lock);
-		list_del_init(&msm_obj->mm_list);
+		list_del(&msm_obj->mm_list);
 		list_add_tail(&msm_obj->mm_list, &gpu->active_list);
 		mutex_unlock(&priv->mm_lock);
 	}
@@ -818,11 +820,19 @@ static void update_inactive(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mm_lock);
 	WARN_ON(msm_obj->active_count != 0);
 
-	list_del_init(&msm_obj->mm_list);
-	if (msm_obj->madv == MSM_MADV_WILLNEED)
+	if (msm_obj->dontneed)
+		mark_unpurgable(msm_obj);
+
+	list_del(&msm_obj->mm_list);
+	if (msm_obj->madv == MSM_MADV_WILLNEED) {
 		list_add_tail(&msm_obj->mm_list, &priv->inactive_willneed);
-	else
+	} else if (msm_obj->madv == MSM_MADV_DONTNEED) {
 		list_add_tail(&msm_obj->mm_list, &priv->inactive_dontneed);
+		mark_purgable(msm_obj);
+	} else {
+		WARN_ON(msm_obj->madv != __MSM_MADV_PURGED);
+		list_add_tail(&msm_obj->mm_list, &priv->inactive_purged);
+	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mm_lock);
 }
@@ -971,6 +981,8 @@ void msm_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mm_lock);
+	if (msm_obj->dontneed)
+		mark_unpurgable(msm_obj);
 	list_del(&msm_obj->mm_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mm_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
index 7a9107cf1818..13aabfe92dac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.h
@@ -50,18 +50,24 @@ struct msm_gem_object {
 	 */
 	uint8_t madv;
 
+	/**
+	 * Is object on inactive_dontneed list (ie. counted in priv->shrinkable_count)?
+	 */
+	bool dontneed : 1;
+
 	/**
 	 * count of active vmap'ing
 	 */
 	uint8_t vmap_count;
 
-	/* And object is either:
-	 *  inactive - on priv->inactive_list
+	/**
+	 * An object is either:
+	 *  inactive - on priv->inactive_dontneed/willneed/purged depending
+	 *     on status
 	 *  active   - on one one of the gpu's active_list..  well, at
 	 *     least for now we don't have (I don't think) hw sync between
 	 *     2d and 3d one devices which have both, meaning we need to
 	 *     block on submit if a bo is already on other ring
-	 *
 	 */
 	struct list_head mm_list;
 
@@ -186,10 +192,16 @@ static inline bool is_active(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
 	return msm_obj->active_count;
 }
 
+/* imported/exported objects are not purgable: */
+static inline bool is_unpurgable(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
+{
+	return msm_obj->base.dma_buf && msm_obj->base.import_attach;
+}
+
 static inline bool is_purgeable(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
 {
 	return (msm_obj->madv == MSM_MADV_DONTNEED) && msm_obj->sgt &&
-			!msm_obj->base.dma_buf && !msm_obj->base.import_attach;
+			!is_unpurgable(msm_obj);
 }
 
 static inline bool is_vunmapable(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
@@ -198,6 +210,39 @@ static inline bool is_vunmapable(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
 	return (msm_obj->vmap_count == 0) && msm_obj->vaddr;
 }
 
+static inline void mark_purgable(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
+{
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = msm_obj->base.dev->dev_private;
+
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&priv->mm_lock));
+
+	if (is_unpurgable(msm_obj))
+		return;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(msm_obj->dontneed))
+		return;
+
+	priv->shrinkable_count += msm_obj->base.size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	msm_obj->dontneed = true;
+}
+
+static inline void mark_unpurgable(struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj)
+{
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = msm_obj->base.dev->dev_private;
+
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&priv->mm_lock));
+
+	if (is_unpurgable(msm_obj))
+		return;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!msm_obj->dontneed))
+		return;
+
+	priv->shrinkable_count -= msm_obj->base.size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	WARN_ON(priv->shrinkable_count < 0);
+	msm_obj->dontneed = false;
+}
+
 void msm_gem_purge(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 void msm_gem_vunmap(struct drm_gem_object *obj);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c
index 9d5248be746f..f3e948af01c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -14,22 +14,7 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_count(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
 {
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv =
 		container_of(shrinker, struct msm_drm_private, shrinker);
-	struct msm_gem_object *msm_obj;
-	unsigned long count = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&priv->mm_lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(msm_obj, &priv->inactive_dontneed, mm_list) {
-		if (!msm_gem_trylock(&msm_obj->base))
-			continue;
-		if (is_purgeable(msm_obj))
-			count += msm_obj->base.size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-		msm_gem_unlock(&msm_obj->base);
-	}
-
-	mutex_unlock(&priv->mm_lock);
-
-	return count;
+	return priv->shrinkable_count;
 }
 
 static unsigned long
@@ -45,6 +30,9 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
 	list_for_each_entry(msm_obj, &priv->inactive_dontneed, mm_list) {
 		if (freed >= sc->nr_to_scan)
 			break;
+		/* Use trylock, because we cannot block on a obj that
+		 * might be trying to acquire mm_lock
+		 */
 		if (!msm_gem_trylock(&msm_obj->base))
 			continue;
 		if (is_purgeable(msm_obj)) {
@@ -56,8 +44,11 @@ msm_gem_shrinker_scan(struct shrinker *shrinker, struct shrink_control *sc)
 
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mm_lock);
 
-	if (freed > 0)
+	if (freed > 0) {
 		trace_msm_gem_purge(freed << PAGE_SHIFT);
+	} else {
+		return SHRINK_STOP;
+	}
 
 	return freed;
 }
@@ -75,6 +66,9 @@ vmap_shrink(struct list_head *mm_list)
 	unsigned unmapped = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(msm_obj, mm_list, mm_list) {
+		/* Use trylock, because we cannot block on a obj that
+		 * might be trying to acquire mm_lock
+		 */
 		if (!msm_gem_trylock(&msm_obj->base))
 			continue;
 		if (is_vunmapable(msm_obj)) {
