diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
index a1f2411aa21b..c645211cb2dc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ i915-y += \
 	display/intel_fbc.o \
 	display/intel_fifo_underrun.o \
 	display/intel_frontbuffer.o \
+	display/intel_global_state.o \
 	display/intel_hdcp.o \
 	display/intel_hotplug.o \
 	display/intel_lpe_audio.o \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic.c
index 1c13423d4945..45842ebcdebd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "intel_atomic.h"
 #include "intel_cdclk.h"
 #include "intel_display_types.h"
+#include "intel_global_state.h"
 #include "intel_hdcp.h"
 #include "intel_psr.h"
 #include "intel_sprite.h"
@@ -500,6 +501,7 @@ void intel_atomic_state_free(struct drm_atomic_state *_state)
 	struct intel_atomic_state *state = to_intel_atomic_state(_state);
 
 	drm_atomic_state_default_release(&state->base);
+	kfree(state->global_objs);
 
 	i915_sw_fence_fini(&state->commit_ready);
 
@@ -511,6 +513,7 @@ void intel_atomic_state_clear(struct drm_atomic_state *s)
 	struct intel_atomic_state *state = to_intel_atomic_state(s);
 
 	drm_atomic_state_default_clear(&state->base);
+	intel_atomic_clear_global_state(state);
 
 	state->dpll_set = state->modeset = false;
 	state->global_state_changed = false;
@@ -530,7 +533,7 @@ intel_atomic_get_crtc_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 	return to_intel_crtc_state(crtc_state);
 }
 
-int intel_atomic_lock_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
+int _intel_atomic_lock_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(state->base.dev);
 	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
@@ -549,7 +552,7 @@ int intel_atomic_lock_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int intel_atomic_serialize_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
+int _intel_atomic_serialize_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(state->base.dev);
 	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic.h
index 88133eea0a17..11146292b06f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_atomic.h
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ int intel_atomic_setup_scalers(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 			       struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc,
 			       struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state);
 
-int intel_atomic_lock_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state);
+int _intel_atomic_lock_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state);
 
-int intel_atomic_serialize_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state);
+int _intel_atomic_serialize_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state);
 
 #endif /* __INTEL_ATOMIC_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_audio.c
index c16ec35a90d4..ff9e5ae44996 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_audio.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static void glk_force_audio_cdclk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		enable ? 2 * 96000 : 0;
 
 	/* Protects dev_priv->cdclk.force_min_cdclk */
-	ret = intel_atomic_lock_global_state(to_intel_atomic_state(state));
+	ret = _intel_atomic_lock_global_state(to_intel_atomic_state(state));
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = drm_atomic_commit(state);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_cdclk.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_cdclk.c
index 780721af61a0..744c98f2b501 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_cdclk.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_cdclk.c
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ static int intel_compute_min_cdclk(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 
 		cdclk_state->min_cdclk[i] = min_cdclk;
 
-		ret = intel_atomic_lock_global_state(state);
+		ret = _intel_atomic_lock_global_state(state);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ static int bxt_compute_min_voltage_level(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 
 		cdclk_state->min_voltage_level[i] = min_voltage_level;
 
-		ret = intel_atomic_lock_global_state(state);
+		ret = _intel_atomic_lock_global_state(state);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -2398,12 +2398,12 @@ int intel_modeset_calc_cdclk(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 		 * Also serialize commits across all crtcs
 		 * if the actual hw needs to be poked.
 		 */
-		ret = intel_atomic_serialize_global_state(state);
+		ret = _intel_atomic_serialize_global_state(state);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	} else if (intel_cdclk_changed(&old_cdclk_state->logical,
 				       &new_cdclk_state->logical)) {
-		ret = intel_atomic_lock_global_state(state);
+		ret = _intel_atomic_lock_global_state(state);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
index 45940fe951b0..854f68c32ddf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
@@ -14397,7 +14397,7 @@ static int intel_modeset_checks(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 	}
 
 	if (state->active_pipe_changes) {
-		ret = intel_atomic_lock_global_state(state);
+		ret = _intel_atomic_lock_global_state(state);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -15696,6 +15696,8 @@ static int intel_atomic_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
 	ret = drm_atomic_helper_setup_commit(&state->base, nonblock);
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(&state->base, true);
+	if (!ret)
+		intel_atomic_swap_global_state(state);
 
 	if (ret) {
 		i915_sw_fence_commit(&state->commit_ready);
@@ -17580,6 +17582,7 @@ static void intel_mode_config_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	struct drm_mode_config *mode_config = &i915->drm.mode_config;
 
 	drm_mode_config_init(&i915->drm);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&i915->global_obj_list);
 
 	mode_config->min_width = 0;
 	mode_config->min_height = 0;
@@ -17621,6 +17624,12 @@ static void intel_mode_config_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	}
 }
 
+static void intel_mode_config_cleanup(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+	intel_atomic_global_obj_cleanup(i915);
+	drm_mode_config_cleanup(&i915->drm);
+}
+
 int intel_modeset_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = &i915->drm;
@@ -17660,7 +17669,7 @@ int intel_modeset_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 		for_each_pipe(i915, pipe) {
 			ret = intel_crtc_init(i915, pipe);
 			if (ret) {
-				drm_mode_config_cleanup(dev);
+				intel_mode_config_cleanup(i915);
 				return ret;
 			}
 		}
@@ -18613,7 +18622,7 @@ void intel_modeset_driver_remove(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 
 	intel_hdcp_component_fini(i915);
 
-	drm_mode_config_cleanup(&i915->drm);
+	intel_mode_config_cleanup(i915);
 
 	intel_overlay_cleanup(i915);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
index 63b8ca2deb29..fa3c29e8a7f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "i915_drv.h"
 
 struct drm_printer;
+struct __intel_global_objs_state;
 
 /*
  * Display related stuff
@@ -463,6 +464,9 @@ struct intel_atomic_state {
 
 	intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
 
+	struct __intel_global_objs_state *global_objs;
+	int num_global_objs;
+
 	struct intel_cdclk_state cdclk_state;
 
 	bool dpll_set, modeset;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_global_state.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_global_state.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0cc894c3868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_global_state.c
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2020 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#include <linux/string.h>
+
+#include "i915_drv.h"
+#include "intel_atomic.h"
+#include "intel_display_types.h"
+#include "intel_global_state.h"
+
+void intel_atomic_global_obj_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+				  struct intel_global_obj *obj,
+				  struct intel_global_state *state,
+				  const struct intel_global_state_funcs *funcs)
+{
+	memset(obj, 0, sizeof(*obj));
+
+	obj->state = state;
+	obj->funcs = funcs;
+	list_add_tail(&obj->head, &dev_priv->global_obj_list);
+}
+
+void intel_atomic_global_obj_cleanup(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	struct intel_global_obj *obj, *next;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(obj, next, &dev_priv->global_obj_list, head) {
+		list_del(&obj->head);
+		obj->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(obj, obj->state);
+	}
+}
+
+static void assert_global_state_write_locked(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
+
+	for_each_intel_crtc(&dev_priv->drm, crtc)
+		drm_modeset_lock_assert_held(&crtc->base.mutex);
+}
+
+static bool modeset_lock_is_held(struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx,
+				 struct drm_modeset_lock *lock)
+{
+	struct drm_modeset_lock *l;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(l, &ctx->locked, head) {
+		if (lock == l)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static void assert_global_state_read_locked(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx = state->base.acquire_ctx;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(state->base.dev);
+	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
+
+	for_each_intel_crtc(&dev_priv->drm, crtc) {
+		if (modeset_lock_is_held(ctx, &crtc->base.mutex))
+			return;
+	}
+
+	WARN(1, "Global state not read locked\n");
+}
+
+struct intel_global_state *
+intel_atomic_get_global_obj_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
+				  struct intel_global_obj *obj)
+{
+	int index, num_objs, i;
+	size_t size;
+	struct __intel_global_objs_state *arr;
+	struct intel_global_state *obj_state;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < state->num_global_objs; i++)
+		if (obj == state->global_objs[i].ptr)
+			return state->global_objs[i].state;
+
+	assert_global_state_read_locked(state);
+
+	num_objs = state->num_global_objs + 1;
+	size = sizeof(*state->global_objs) * num_objs;
+	arr = krealloc(state->global_objs, size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!arr)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	state->global_objs = arr;
+	index = state->num_global_objs;
+	memset(&state->global_objs[index], 0, sizeof(*state->global_objs));
+
+	obj_state = obj->funcs->atomic_duplicate_state(obj);
+	if (!obj_state)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	obj_state->changed = false;
+
+	state->global_objs[index].state = obj_state;
+	state->global_objs[index].old_state = obj->state;
+	state->global_objs[index].new_state = obj_state;
+	state->global_objs[index].ptr = obj;
+	obj_state->state = state;
+
+	state->num_global_objs = num_objs;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("Added new global object %p state %p to %p\n",
+			 obj, obj_state, state);
+
+	return obj_state;
+}
+
+struct intel_global_state *
+intel_atomic_get_old_global_obj_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
+				      struct intel_global_obj *obj)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < state->num_global_objs; i++)
+		if (obj == state->global_objs[i].ptr)
+			return state->global_objs[i].old_state;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+struct intel_global_state *
+intel_atomic_get_new_global_obj_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
+				      struct intel_global_obj *obj)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < state->num_global_objs; i++)
+		if (obj == state->global_objs[i].ptr)
+			return state->global_objs[i].new_state;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void intel_atomic_swap_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(state->base.dev);
+	struct intel_global_state *old_obj_state, *new_obj_state;
+	struct intel_global_obj *obj;
+	int i;
+
+	for_each_oldnew_global_obj_in_state(state, obj, old_obj_state,
+					    new_obj_state, i) {
+		WARN_ON(obj->state != old_obj_state);
+
+		/*
+		 * If the new state wasn't modified (and properly
+		 * locked for write access) we throw it away.
+		 */
+		if (!new_obj_state->changed)
+			continue;
+
+		assert_global_state_write_locked(dev_priv);
+
+		old_obj_state->state = state;
+		new_obj_state->state = NULL;
+
+		state->global_objs[i].state = old_obj_state;
+		obj->state = new_obj_state;
+	}
+}
+
+void intel_atomic_clear_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < state->num_global_objs; i++) {
+		struct intel_global_obj *obj = state->global_objs[i].ptr;
+
+		obj->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(obj,
+						 state->global_objs[i].state);
+		state->global_objs[i].ptr = NULL;
+		state->global_objs[i].state = NULL;
+		state->global_objs[i].old_state = NULL;
+		state->global_objs[i].new_state = NULL;
+	}
+	state->num_global_objs = 0;
+}
+
+int intel_atomic_lock_global_state(struct intel_global_state *obj_state)
+{
+	struct intel_atomic_state *state = obj_state->state;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(state->base.dev);
+	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
+
+	for_each_intel_crtc(&dev_priv->drm, crtc) {
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->base.mutex,
+				       state->base.acquire_ctx);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	obj_state->changed = true;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int intel_atomic_serialize_global_state(struct intel_global_state *obj_state)
+{
+	struct intel_atomic_state *state = obj_state->state;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(state->base.dev);
+	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
+
+	for_each_intel_crtc(&dev_priv->drm, crtc) {
+		struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+
+		crtc_state = intel_atomic_get_crtc_state(&state->base, crtc);
+		if (IS_ERR(crtc_state))
+			return PTR_ERR(crtc_state);
+	}
+
+	obj_state->changed = true;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_global_state.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_global_state.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6163a469029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_global_state.h
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2020 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef __INTEL_GLOBAL_STATE_H__
+#define __INTEL_GLOBAL_STATE_H__
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+struct drm_i915_private;
+struct intel_atomic_state;
+struct intel_global_obj;
+struct intel_global_state;
+
+struct intel_global_state_funcs {
+	struct intel_global_state *(*atomic_duplicate_state)(struct intel_global_obj *obj);
+	void (*atomic_destroy_state)(struct intel_global_obj *obj,
+				     struct intel_global_state *state);
+};
+
+struct intel_global_obj {
+	struct list_head head;
+	struct intel_global_state *state;
+	const struct intel_global_state_funcs *funcs;
+};
+
+#define intel_for_each_global_obj(obj, dev_priv) \
+	list_for_each_entry(obj, &(dev_priv)->global_obj_list, head)
+
+#define for_each_new_global_obj_in_state(__state, obj, new_obj_state, __i) \
+	for ((__i) = 0; \
+	     (__i) < (__state)->num_global_objs && \
+		     ((obj) = (__state)->global_objs[__i].ptr, \
+		      (new_obj_state) = (__state)->global_objs[__i].new_state, 1); \
+	     (__i)++) \
+		for_each_if(obj)
+
+#define for_each_old_global_obj_in_state(__state, obj, new_obj_state, __i) \
+	for ((__i) = 0; \
+	     (__i) < (__state)->num_global_objs && \
+		     ((obj) = (__state)->global_objs[__i].ptr, \
+		      (new_obj_state) = (__state)->global_objs[__i].old_state, 1); \
+	     (__i)++) \
+		for_each_if(obj)
+
+#define for_each_oldnew_global_obj_in_state(__state, obj, old_obj_state, new_obj_state, __i) \
+	for ((__i) = 0; \
+	     (__i) < (__state)->num_global_objs && \
+		     ((obj) = (__state)->global_objs[__i].ptr, \
+		      (old_obj_state) = (__state)->global_objs[__i].old_state, \
+		      (new_obj_state) = (__state)->global_objs[__i].new_state, 1); \
+	     (__i)++) \
+		for_each_if(obj)
+
+struct intel_global_state {
+	struct intel_atomic_state *state;
+	bool changed;
+};
+
+struct __intel_global_objs_state {
+	struct intel_global_obj *ptr;
+	struct intel_global_state *state, *old_state, *new_state;
+};
+
+void intel_atomic_global_obj_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+				  struct intel_global_obj *obj,
+				  struct intel_global_state *state,
+				  const struct intel_global_state_funcs *funcs);
+void intel_atomic_global_obj_cleanup(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+
+struct intel_global_state *
+intel_atomic_get_global_obj_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
+				  struct intel_global_obj *obj);
+struct intel_global_state *
+intel_atomic_get_old_global_obj_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
+				      struct intel_global_obj *obj);
+struct intel_global_state *
+intel_atomic_get_new_global_obj_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
+				      struct intel_global_obj *obj);
+
+void intel_atomic_swap_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state);
+void intel_atomic_clear_global_state(struct intel_atomic_state *state);
+int intel_atomic_lock_global_state(struct intel_global_state *obj_state);
+int intel_atomic_serialize_global_state(struct intel_global_state *obj_state);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 03130c853bd3..e2129a740003 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #include "display/intel_dpll_mgr.h"
 #include "display/intel_dsb.h"
 #include "display/intel_frontbuffer.h"
+#include "display/intel_global_state.h"
 #include "display/intel_gmbus.h"
 #include "display/intel_opregion.h"
 
@@ -1092,6 +1093,8 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 	 */
 	struct mutex dpll_lock;
 
+	struct list_head global_obj_list;
+
 	/*
 	 * For reading active_pipes, cdclk_state holding any crtc
 	 * lock is sufficient, for writing must hold all of them.
