{
        struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence = to_virtio_fence(f);
 
-       if (atomic64_read(&fence->drv->last_seq) >= fence->seq)
+       if (atomic64_read(&fence->drv->last_seq) >= fence->f.seqno)
                return true;
        return false;
 }
 
 static void virtio_fence_value_str(struct dma_fence *f, char *str, int size)
 {
-       struct virtio_gpu_fence *fence = to_virtio_fence(f);
-
-       snprintf(str, size, "%llu", fence->seq);
+       snprintf(str, size, "%llu", f->seqno);
 }
 
 static void virtio_timeline_value_str(struct dma_fence *f, char *str, int size)
                return fence;
 
        fence->drv = drv;
+
+       /* This only partially initializes the fence because the seqno is
+        * unknown yet.  The fence must not be used outside of the driver
+        * until virtio_gpu_fence_emit is called.
+        */
        dma_fence_init(&fence->f, &virtio_fence_ops, &drv->lock, drv->context, 0);
 
        return fence;
        unsigned long irq_flags;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&drv->lock, irq_flags);
-       fence->seq = ++drv->sync_seq;
+       fence->f.seqno = ++drv->sync_seq;
        dma_fence_get(&fence->f);
        list_add_tail(&fence->node, &drv->fences);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drv->lock, irq_flags);
 
        cmd_hdr->flags |= cpu_to_le32(VIRTIO_GPU_FLAG_FENCE);
-       cmd_hdr->fence_id = cpu_to_le64(fence->seq);
+       cmd_hdr->fence_id = cpu_to_le64(fence->f.seqno);
        return 0;
 }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&drv->lock, irq_flags);
        atomic64_set(&vgdev->fence_drv.last_seq, last_seq);
        list_for_each_entry_safe(fence, tmp, &drv->fences, node) {
-               if (last_seq < fence->seq)
+               if (last_seq < fence->f.seqno)
                        continue;
                dma_fence_signal_locked(&fence->f);
                list_del(&fence->node);