diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
index e5574e506a5c..aedbd8f52be8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ gt-y += \
 	gt/intel_engine_heartbeat.o \
 	gt/intel_engine_pm.o \
 	gt/intel_engine_user.o \
+	gt/intel_execlists_submission.o \
 	gt/intel_ggtt.o \
 	gt/intel_ggtt_fencing.o \
 	gt/intel_gt.o \
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ gt-y += \
 	gt/intel_gt_requests.o \
 	gt/intel_gtt.o \
 	gt/intel_llc.o \
-	gt/intel_lrc.o \
 	gt/intel_mocs.o \
 	gt/intel_ppgtt.o \
 	gt/intel_rc6.o \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index a6299da64de4..ad136d009d9b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #include "gt/intel_context_param.h"
 #include "gt/intel_engine_heartbeat.h"
 #include "gt/intel_engine_user.h"
+#include "gt/intel_execlists_submission.h" /* virtual_engine */
 #include "gt/intel_ring.h"
 
 #include "i915_gem_context.h"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_sseu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_sseu.c
index b9c8163978a3..5f94b44022dc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_sseu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_sseu.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "intel_context.h"
 #include "intel_engine_pm.h"
 #include "intel_gpu_commands.h"
-#include "intel_lrc.h"
+#include "intel_execlists_submission.h"
 #include "intel_lrc_reg.h"
 #include "intel_ring.h"
 #include "intel_sseu.h"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
index 02ea16b29c9f..97ceaf7116e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "intel_engine.h"
 #include "intel_engine_pm.h"
 #include "intel_engine_user.h"
+#include "intel_execlists_submission.h"
 #include "intel_gt.h"
 #include "intel_gt_requests.h"
 #include "intel_gt_pm.h"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
similarity index 99%
rename from drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
rename to drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
index 43703efb36d1..fc330233ea20 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
@@ -1,31 +1,6 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 /*
  * Copyright © 2014 Intel Corporation
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
- * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
- * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
- * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
- * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
- * Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
- * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
- * IN THE SOFTWARE.
- *
- * Authors:
- *    Ben Widawsky <ben@bwidawsk.net>
- *    Michel Thierry <michel.thierry@intel.com>
- *    Thomas Daniel <thomas.daniel@intel.com>
- *    Oscar Mateo <oscar.mateo@intel.com>
- *
  */
 
 /**
@@ -140,6 +115,7 @@
 #include "intel_breadcrumbs.h"
 #include "intel_context.h"
 #include "intel_engine_pm.h"
+#include "intel_execlists_submission.h"
 #include "intel_gt.h"
 #include "intel_gt_pm.h"
 #include "intel_gt_requests.h"
@@ -6127,5 +6103,5 @@ intel_engine_in_execlists_submission_mode(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_SELFTEST)
-#include "selftest_lrc.c"
+#include "selftest_execlists.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.h
similarity index 57%
rename from drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.h
rename to drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.h
index 9116b46844a2..2c9d7354b42f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.h
@@ -1,35 +1,15 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
 /*
  * Copyright © 2014 Intel Corporation
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
- * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
- * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
- * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
- * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
- * Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
- * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
- * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-#ifndef _INTEL_LRC_H_
-#define _INTEL_LRC_H_
+#ifndef __INTEL_EXECLISTS_SUBMISSION_H__
+#define __INTEL_EXECLISTS_SUBMISSION_H__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct drm_printer;
 
-struct drm_i915_private;
-struct i915_gem_context;
 struct i915_request;
 struct intel_context;
 struct intel_engine_cs;
@@ -40,9 +20,6 @@ enum {
 	INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_PREEMPTED,
 };
 
-/* Logical Rings */
-void intel_logical_ring_cleanup(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
-
 int intel_execlists_submission_setup(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
 /* Logical Ring Contexts */
@@ -86,4 +63,4 @@ int intel_virtual_engine_attach_bond(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 bool
 intel_engine_in_execlists_submission_mode(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
-#endif /* _INTEL_LRC_H_ */
+#endif /* __INTEL_EXECLISTS_SUBMISSION_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_mocs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_mocs.c
index b8d0c32ae9dd..516206007398 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_mocs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_mocs.c
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 #include "intel_engine.h"
 #include "intel_gt.h"
+#include "intel_lrc_reg.h"
 #include "intel_mocs.h"
-#include "intel_lrc.h"
 #include "intel_ring.h"
 
 /* structures required */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
rename to drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_ads.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_ads.c
index 5212ff844292..1a2e4f631763 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_ads.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_ads.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright © 2014-2019 Intel Corporation
  */
 
+#include "gt/intel_execlists_submission.h" /* lrc layout */
 #include "gt/intel_gt.h"
 #include "intel_guc_ads.h"
 #include "intel_uc.h"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
index fdfeb4b9b0f5..8528ab574dbe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "gem/i915_gem_context.h"
 #include "gt/intel_context.h"
 #include "gt/intel_engine_pm.h"
+#include "gt/intel_execlists_submission.h" /* XXX */
 #include "gt/intel_gt.h"
 #include "gt/intel_gt_pm.h"
 #include "gt/intel_lrc_reg.h"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
index aed2ef6466a2..ed30fdde4114 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 #include "gem/i915_gem_pm.h"
 #include "gt/intel_context.h"
+#include "gt/intel_execlists_submission.h"
 #include "gt/intel_ring.h"
 
 #include "i915_drv.h"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 15be8debae54..0f7bf6831633 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 #include "gem/i915_gem_shrinker.h"
 #include "gem/i915_gem_stolen.h"
 
-#include "gt/intel_lrc.h"
 #include "gt/intel_engine.h"
 #include "gt/intel_gt_types.h"
 #include "gt/intel_workarounds.h"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
index 3b12c8ff7182..0b300e0d9561 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
 #include "gem/i915_gem_context.h"
 #include "gt/intel_engine_pm.h"
 #include "gt/intel_engine_user.h"
+#include "gt/intel_execlists_submission.h"
 #include "gt/intel_gt.h"
 #include "gt/intel_lrc_reg.h"
 #include "gt/intel_ring.h"
