diff --git a/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst b/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst
index e725e8449e7257212490547f4afd6924695b9632..d0f3c6b032009d6a516cd409611e86b9d29dd4f5 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/gpu/drm-mm.rst
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ object TTM to provide a pool for buffer object allocation by clients and
 the kernel itself. The type of this object should be
 TTM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO, and its size should be sizeof(struct
 ttm_bo_global). Again, driver-specific init and release functions may
-be provided, likely eventually calling ttm_bo_global_init() and
-ttm_bo_global_release(), respectively. Also, like the previous
+be provided, likely eventually calling ttm_bo_global_ref_init() and
+ttm_bo_global_ref_release(), respectively. Also, like the previous
 object, ttm_global_item_ref() is used to create an initial reference
 count for the TTM, which will call your initialization function.
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
index a44fc12ae1f9eba9eaa7460f536c00f008eaf481..3a680284669819b5d067b246cfa3815116f5031e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ttm.c
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ static int amdgpu_ttm_global_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	global_ref = &adev->mman.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c
index fe354ebf374d236029a3b671fdafe7d0c3af5aa4..d21fbd26785a11f700a5896271d1d513c4dba9fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_ttm.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ static int ast_ttm_global_init(struct ast_private *ast)
 	global_ref = &ast->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_mm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_mm.c
index a61c1ecb2bdc2f1e801f849c4093c7e2d249a1d3..2d36179c0e836e47a34a41e4f110a539ed091a4e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_mm.c
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ static int bochs_ttm_global_init(struct bochs_device *bochs)
 	global_ref = &bochs->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_ttm.c
index f2195324379039a651b21c2fec0a1209f35800c0..2e2141f26c5b2767b78440e341eb0f369687ffb7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/cirrus/cirrus_ttm.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ static int cirrus_ttm_global_init(struct cirrus_device *cirrus)
 	global_ref = &cirrus->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c
index 2e3e0bdb8932f8a210b698a1adb8d8a089e91e2b..0454aa43ffc69248733dad49762ddd88a3720c93 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/hisilicon/hibmc/hibmc_ttm.c
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ static int hibmc_ttm_global_init(struct hibmc_drm_private *hibmc)
 		hibmc->mem_global_ref.object;
 	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref.release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	ret = drm_global_item_ref(&hibmc->bo_global_ref.ref);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed setting up TTM BO subsystem: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_ttm.c
index 05570f0de4d7118ed1c395a93b873451420be467..3444b539e7f46ddc31b63b9003a961887474f21e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_ttm.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ static int mgag200_ttm_global_init(struct mga_device *ast)
 	global_ref = &ast->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c
index 8edb9f2a426945be9bf88ff167cc9ccebfa2171b..a293383c8654191a5eaad5b04b911353e7a8ccae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_ttm.c
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ nouveau_ttm_global_init(struct nouveau_drm *drm)
 	global_ref = &drm->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 
 	ret = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
index 86a1fb32f6db80b0a5c930c35b9c65960310c9b6..db2a0036e9c45617b4e26ee08c4957853c0d949f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/qxl/qxl_ttm.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ static int qxl_ttm_global_init(struct qxl_device *qdev)
 	global_ref = &qdev->mman.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c
index cbb67e9ffb3a52f413564f82db87dd0ece44c37e..dac4ec5a120bbf78f53a480930114a11ef3d930e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ttm.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ static int radeon_ttm_global_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	global_ref = &rdev->mman.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index 26b889f866707eaaed398e593b3be6bfcd775d14..9c2bb880491eed41e1be8bde8fcf4d624e29dd66 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -1522,16 +1522,16 @@ static void ttm_bo_global_kobj_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 	kfree(glob);
 }
 
-void ttm_bo_global_release(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
+void ttm_bo_global_ref_release(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
 {
 	struct ttm_bo_global *glob = ref->object;
 
 	kobject_del(&glob->kobj);
 	kobject_put(&glob->kobj);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_global_release);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_global_ref_release);
 
-int ttm_bo_global_init(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
+int ttm_bo_global_ref_init(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
 {
 	struct ttm_bo_global_ref *bo_ref =
 		container_of(ref, struct ttm_bo_global_ref, ref);
@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ int ttm_bo_global_init(struct drm_global_reference *ref)
 	kfree(glob);
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_global_init);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ttm_bo_global_ref_init);
 
 
 int ttm_bo_device_release(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ttm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ttm.c
index e3152d45c5f12c609defd3ddae25d793465d1ba9..526a5e48dc3b12a70efcb9ba681be319b6a266c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_ttm.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ static int virtio_gpu_ttm_global_init(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev)
 	global_ref = &vgdev->mman.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	r = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (r != 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed setting up TTM BO subsystem.\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_glue.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_glue.c
index 7b1e5a5cbd2c7758aadf70f784f4ce9c629ca1db..f3ce43c41978243e346f0399520b01cad28882e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ttm_glue.c
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ int vmw_ttm_global_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv)
 	global_ref = &dev_priv->bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 	ret = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 
 	if (unlikely(ret != 0)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_ttm.c b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_ttm.c
index 5ecfa76291733a5e01aca0edab6b7f6a40acdb94..344975579ea5d9c65ba4fb5ab21c9407abdb981c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_ttm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vboxvideo/vbox_ttm.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ static int vbox_ttm_global_init(struct vbox_private *vbox)
 	global_ref = &vbox->ttm.bo_global_ref.ref;
 	global_ref->global_type = DRM_GLOBAL_TTM_BO;
 	global_ref->size = sizeof(struct ttm_bo_global);
-	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_init;
-	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_release;
+	global_ref->init = &ttm_bo_global_ref_init;
+	global_ref->release = &ttm_bo_global_ref_release;
 
 	ret = drm_global_item_ref(global_ref);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
index e4fee8e02559be50a8646710a7370d3033135455..c3c0751dec631b53c8456941f9c2918b42fdb7b0 100644
--- a/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
+++ b/include/drm/ttm/ttm_bo_driver.h
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ void ttm_bo_mem_put(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo, struct ttm_mem_reg *mem);
 void ttm_bo_mem_put_locked(struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 			   struct ttm_mem_reg *mem);
 
-void ttm_bo_global_release(struct drm_global_reference *ref);
-int ttm_bo_global_init(struct drm_global_reference *ref);
+void ttm_bo_global_ref_release(struct drm_global_reference *ref);
+int ttm_bo_global_ref_init(struct drm_global_reference *ref);
 
 int ttm_bo_device_release(struct ttm_bo_device *bdev);