connector->funcs->destroy(connector);
 }
 
-static void drm_connector_free_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+void drm_connector_free_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-       struct drm_connector *connector =
-               container_of(work, struct drm_connector, free_work);
-       struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+       struct drm_connector *connector, *n;
+       struct drm_device *dev =
+               container_of(work, struct drm_device, mode_config.connector_free_work);
+       struct drm_mode_config *config = &dev->mode_config;
+       unsigned long flags;
+       struct llist_node *freed;
 
-       drm_mode_object_unregister(dev, &connector->base);
-       connector->funcs->destroy(connector);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
+       freed = llist_del_all(&config->connector_free_list);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
+
+       llist_for_each_entry_safe(connector, n, freed, free_node) {
+               drm_mode_object_unregister(dev, &connector->base);
+               connector->funcs->destroy(connector);
+       }
 }
 
 /**
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       INIT_WORK(&connector->free_work, drm_connector_free_work_fn);
-
        connector->base.properties = &connector->properties;
        connector->dev = dev;
        connector->funcs = funcs;
  * actually release the connector when dropping our final reference.
  */
 static void
-drm_connector_put_safe(struct drm_connector *conn)
+__drm_connector_put_safe(struct drm_connector *conn)
 {
-       if (refcount_dec_and_test(&conn->base.refcount.refcount))
-               schedule_work(&conn->free_work);
+       struct drm_mode_config *config = &conn->dev->mode_config;
+
+       lockdep_assert_held(&config->connector_list_lock);
+
+       if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&conn->base.refcount.refcount))
+               return;
+
+       llist_add(&conn->free_node, &config->connector_free_list);
+       schedule_work(&config->connector_free_work);
 }
 
 /**
 
                /* loop until it's not a zombie connector */
        } while (!kref_get_unless_zero(&iter->conn->base.refcount));
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
 
        if (old_conn)
-               drm_connector_put_safe(old_conn);
+               __drm_connector_put_safe(old_conn);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
 
        return iter->conn;
 }
  */
 void drm_connector_list_iter_end(struct drm_connector_list_iter *iter)
 {
+       struct drm_mode_config *config = &iter->dev->mode_config;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
        iter->dev = NULL;
-       if (iter->conn)
-               drm_connector_put_safe(iter->conn);
+       if (iter->conn) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
+               __drm_connector_put_safe(iter->conn);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&config->connector_list_lock, flags);
+       }
        lock_release(&connector_list_iter_dep_map, 0, _RET_IP_);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_list_iter_end);
 
        ida_init(&dev->mode_config.connector_ida);
        spin_lock_init(&dev->mode_config.connector_list_lock);
 
+       init_llist_head(&dev->mode_config.connector_free_list);
+       INIT_WORK(&dev->mode_config.connector_free_work, drm_connector_free_work_fn);
+
        drm_mode_create_standard_properties(dev);
 
        /* Just to be sure */
        }
        drm_connector_list_iter_end(&conn_iter);
        /* connector_iter drops references in a work item. */
-       flush_scheduled_work();
+       flush_work(&dev->mode_config.connector_free_work);
        if (WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev->mode_config.connector_list))) {
                drm_connector_list_iter_begin(dev, &conn_iter);
                drm_for_each_connector_iter(connector, &conn_iter)
 
 #define __DRM_CONNECTOR_H__
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/llist.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/hdmi.h>
 #include <drm/drm_mode_object.h>
        uint16_t tile_h_size, tile_v_size;
 
        /**
-        * @free_work:
+        * @free_node:
         *
-        * Work used only by &drm_connector_iter to be able to clean up a
-        * connector from any context.
+        * List used only by &drm_connector_iter to be able to clean up a
+        * connector from any context, in conjunction with
+        * &drm_mode_config.connector_free_work.
         */
-       struct work_struct free_work;
+       struct llist_node free_node;
 };
 
 #define obj_to_connector(x) container_of(x, struct drm_connector, base)
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <linux/llist.h>
 
 #include <drm/drm_modeset_lock.h>
 
 
        /**
         * @connector_list_lock: Protects @num_connector and
-        * @connector_list.
+        * @connector_list and @connector_free_list.
         */
        spinlock_t connector_list_lock;
        /**
         * &struct drm_connector_list_iter to walk this list.
         */
        struct list_head connector_list;
+       /**
+        * @connector_free_list:
+        *
+        * List of connector objects linked with &drm_connector.free_head.
+        * Protected by @connector_list_lock. Used by
+        * drm_for_each_connector_iter() and
+        * &struct drm_connector_list_iter to savely free connectors using
+        * @connector_free_work.
+        */
+       struct llist_head connector_free_list;
+       /**
+        * @connector_free_work: Work to clean up @connector_free_list.
+        */
+       struct work_struct connector_free_work;
+
        /**
         * @num_encoder:
         *