diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
index d17b2452cb1f..fde98e48c84b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int vm_update_pds(struct amdgpu_vm *vm, struct amdgpu_sync *sync)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return amdgpu_sync_fence(sync, vm->last_update);
+	return amdgpu_sync_fence(sync, vm->last_update, __func__);
 }
 
 static uint64_t get_pte_flags(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct kgd_mem *mem)
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ static void unmap_bo_from_gpuvm(struct kgd_mem *mem,
 
 	amdgpu_vm_clear_freed(adev, vm, &bo_va->last_pt_update);
 
-	amdgpu_sync_fence(sync, bo_va->last_pt_update);
+	amdgpu_sync_fence(sync, bo_va->last_pt_update, __func__);
 }
 
 static int update_gpuvm_pte(struct kgd_mem *mem,
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ static int update_gpuvm_pte(struct kgd_mem *mem,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	return amdgpu_sync_fence(sync, bo_va->last_pt_update);
+	return amdgpu_sync_fence(sync, bo_va->last_pt_update, __func__);
 }
 
 static int map_bo_to_gpuvm(struct kgd_mem *mem,
@@ -2910,7 +2910,7 @@ int amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_restore_process_bos(void *info, struct dma_fence **ef)
 		}
 		dma_resv_for_each_fence(&cursor, bo->tbo.base.resv,
 					DMA_RESV_USAGE_KERNEL, fence) {
-			ret = amdgpu_sync_fence(&sync_obj, fence);
+			ret = amdgpu_sync_fence(&sync_obj, fence, __func__);
 			if (ret) {
 				pr_debug("Memory eviction: Sync BO fence failed. Try again\n");
 				goto validate_map_fail;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
index 6adeddfb3d56..6830892383c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static int amdgpu_cs_p2_dependencies(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p,
 			dma_fence_put(old);
 		}
 
-		r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, fence);
+		r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, fence, __func__);
 		dma_fence_put(fence);
 		if (r)
 			return r;
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static int amdgpu_syncobj_lookup_and_add(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p,
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, fence);
+	r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, fence, __func__);
 	dma_fence_put(fence);
 	return r;
 }
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static int amdgpu_cs_vm_handling(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, fpriv->prt_va->last_pt_update);
+	r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, fpriv->prt_va->last_pt_update, __func__);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ static int amdgpu_cs_vm_handling(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p)
 		if (r)
 			return r;
 
-		r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, bo_va->last_pt_update);
+		r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, bo_va->last_pt_update, __func__);
 		if (r)
 			return r;
 	}
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ static int amdgpu_cs_vm_handling(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p)
 		if (r)
 			return r;
 
-		r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, bo_va->last_pt_update);
+		r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, bo_va->last_pt_update, __func__);
 		if (r)
 			return r;
 	}
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ static int amdgpu_cs_vm_handling(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, vm->last_update);
+	r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->sync, vm->last_update, __func__);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ static int amdgpu_cs_sync_rings(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->gang_leader->explicit_sync, fence);
+		r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&p->gang_leader->explicit_sync, fence, __func__);
 		dma_fence_put(fence);
 		if (r)
 			return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ids.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ids.c
index ddd0891da116..96f68e025d8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ids.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ids.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static int amdgpu_vmid_grab_reserved(struct amdgpu_vm *vm,
 	/* Good we can use this VMID. Remember this submission as
 	* user of the VMID.
 	*/
-	r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&(*id)->active, &job->base.s_fence->finished);
+	r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&(*id)->active, &job->base.s_fence->finished, __func__);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
@@ -369,8 +369,7 @@ static int amdgpu_vmid_grab_used(struct amdgpu_vm *vm,
 		/* Good, we can use this VMID. Remember this submission as
 		 * user of the VMID.
 		 */
-		r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&(*id)->active,
-				      &job->base.s_fence->finished);
+		r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&(*id)->active, &job->base.s_fence->finished, __func__);
 		if (r)
 			return r;
 
@@ -421,8 +420,7 @@ int amdgpu_vmid_grab(struct amdgpu_vm *vm, struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
 			id = idle;
 
 			/* Remember this submission as user of the VMID */
-			r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&id->active,
-					      &job->base.s_fence->finished);
+			r = amdgpu_sync_fence(&id->active, &job->base.s_fence->finished, __func__);
 			if (r)
 				goto error;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c
index da48b6da0107..0f85370f69fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mes.c
@@ -1219,14 +1219,14 @@ int amdgpu_mes_ctx_map_meta_data(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to do vm_bo_update on meta data\n");
 		goto error_del_bo_va;
 	}
-	amdgpu_sync_fence(&sync, bo_va->last_pt_update);
+	amdgpu_sync_fence(&sync, bo_va->last_pt_update, __func__);
 
 	r = amdgpu_vm_update_pdes(adev, vm, false);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to update pdes on meta data\n");
 		goto error_del_bo_va;
 	}
-	amdgpu_sync_fence(&sync, vm->last_update);
+	amdgpu_sync_fence(&sync, vm->last_update, __func__);
 
 	amdgpu_sync_wait(&sync, false);
 	drm_exec_fini(&exec);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
index 1b013a44ca99..b6538f73eee9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/dma-fence-chain.h>
+#include <trace/events/dma_fence.h>
 
 #include "amdgpu.h"
 #include "amdgpu_trace.h"
@@ -149,10 +150,12 @@ static bool amdgpu_sync_add_later(struct amdgpu_sync *sync, struct dma_fence *f)
  *
  * @sync: sync object to add fence to
  * @f: fence to sync to
+ * @reason: why do we sync to this fence
  *
  * Add the fence to the sync object.
  */
-int amdgpu_sync_fence(struct amdgpu_sync *sync, struct dma_fence *f)
+int amdgpu_sync_fence(struct amdgpu_sync *sync, struct dma_fence *f,
+		      const char *reason)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_sync_entry *e;
 
@@ -166,6 +169,8 @@ int amdgpu_sync_fence(struct amdgpu_sync *sync, struct dma_fence *f)
 	if (!e)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	trace_dma_fence_sync_to(f, reason);
+
 	hash_add(sync->fences, &e->node, f->context);
 	e->fence = dma_fence_get(f);
 	return 0;
@@ -249,7 +254,7 @@ int amdgpu_sync_resv(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_sync *sync,
 			struct dma_fence *tmp = dma_fence_chain_contained(f);
 
 			if (amdgpu_sync_test_fence(adev, mode, owner, tmp)) {
-				r = amdgpu_sync_fence(sync, f);
+				r = amdgpu_sync_fence(sync, f, __func__);
 				dma_fence_put(f);
 				if (r)
 					return r;
@@ -358,7 +363,7 @@ int amdgpu_sync_clone(struct amdgpu_sync *source, struct amdgpu_sync *clone)
 	hash_for_each_safe(source->fences, i, tmp, e, node) {
 		f = e->fence;
 		if (!dma_fence_is_signaled(f)) {
-			r = amdgpu_sync_fence(clone, f);
+			r = amdgpu_sync_fence(clone, f, __func__);
 			if (r)
 				return r;
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.h
index cf1e9e858efd..0c58d6120053 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sync.h
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ struct amdgpu_sync {
 };
 
 void amdgpu_sync_create(struct amdgpu_sync *sync);
-int amdgpu_sync_fence(struct amdgpu_sync *sync, struct dma_fence *f);
+int amdgpu_sync_fence(struct amdgpu_sync *sync, struct dma_fence *f,
+		      const char *reason);
 int amdgpu_sync_resv(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_sync *sync,
 		     struct dma_resv *resv, enum amdgpu_sync_mode mode,
 		     void *owner);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_umsch_mm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_umsch_mm.c
index bfbf59326ee1..5e30b371b956 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_umsch_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_umsch_mm.c
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ static int map_ring_data(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_vm *vm,
 	if (r)
 		goto error_del_bo_va;
 
-	amdgpu_sync_fence(&sync, (*bo_va)->last_pt_update);
+	amdgpu_sync_fence(&sync, (*bo_va)->last_pt_update, __func__);
 
 	r = amdgpu_vm_update_pdes(adev, vm, false);
 	if (r)
 		goto error_del_bo_va;
 
-	amdgpu_sync_fence(&sync, vm->last_update);
+	amdgpu_sync_fence(&sync, vm->last_update, __func__);
 
 	amdgpu_sync_wait(&sync, false);
 	drm_exec_fini(&exec);
