diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
index bbac4239ceb3..7dbc9b0d4b9e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
@@ -1040,6 +1040,9 @@ struct amdgpu_device {
 	struct pci_saved_state          *pci_state;
 	pci_channel_state_t		pci_channel_state;
 
+	/* Track auto wait count on s_barrier settings */
+	bool				barrier_has_auto_waitcnt;
+
 	struct amdgpu_reset_control     *reset_cntl;
 	uint32_t                        ip_versions[MAX_HWIP][HWIP_MAX_INSTANCE];
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_arcturus.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_arcturus.c
index 4191af5a3f13..d2918e5c0dea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_arcturus.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_amdkfd_arcturus.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "amdgpu.h"
 #include "amdgpu_amdkfd.h"
 #include "amdgpu_amdkfd_arcturus.h"
+#include "amdgpu_reset.h"
 #include "sdma0/sdma0_4_2_2_offset.h"
 #include "sdma0/sdma0_4_2_2_sh_mask.h"
 #include "sdma1/sdma1_4_2_2_offset.h"
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@
 #include "amdgpu_amdkfd_gfx_v9.h"
 #include "gfxhub_v1_0.h"
 #include "mmhub_v9_4.h"
+#include "gc/gc_9_0_offset.h"
+#include "gc/gc_9_0_sh_mask.h"
 
 #define HQD_N_REGS 56
 #define DUMP_REG(addr) do {				\
@@ -276,6 +279,117 @@ int kgd_arcturus_hqd_sdma_destroy(struct amdgpu_device *adev, void *mqd,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Helper used to suspend/resume gfx pipe for image post process work to set
+ * barrier behaviour.
+ */
+static int suspend_resume_compute_scheduler(struct amdgpu_device *adev, bool suspend)
+{
+	int i, r = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < adev->gfx.num_compute_rings; i++) {
+		struct amdgpu_ring *ring = &adev->gfx.compute_ring[i];
+
+		if (!(ring && ring->sched.thread))
+			continue;
+
+		/* stop secheduler and drain ring. */
+		if (suspend) {
+			drm_sched_stop(&ring->sched, NULL);
+			r = amdgpu_fence_wait_empty(ring);
+			if (r)
+				goto out;
+		} else {
+			drm_sched_start(&ring->sched, false);
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	/* return on resume or failure to drain rings. */
+	if (!suspend || r)
+		return r;
+
+	return amdgpu_device_ip_wait_for_idle(adev, GC_HWIP);
+}
+
+static void set_barrier_auto_waitcnt(struct amdgpu_device *adev, bool enable_waitcnt)
+{
+	uint32_t data;
+
+	WRITE_ONCE(adev->barrier_has_auto_waitcnt, enable_waitcnt);
+
+	if (!down_read_trylock(&adev->reset_domain->sem))
+		return;
+
+	amdgpu_amdkfd_suspend(adev, false);
+
+	if (suspend_resume_compute_scheduler(adev, true))
+		goto out;
+
+	data = RREG32(SOC15_REG_OFFSET(GC, 0, mmSQ_CONFIG));
+	data = REG_SET_FIELD(data, SQ_CONFIG, DISABLE_BARRIER_WAITCNT,
+						!enable_waitcnt);
+	WREG32(SOC15_REG_OFFSET(GC, 0, mmSQ_CONFIG), data);
+
+out:
+	suspend_resume_compute_scheduler(adev, false);
+
+	amdgpu_amdkfd_resume(adev, false);
+
+	up_read(&adev->reset_domain->sem);
+}
+
+/*
+ * restore_dbg_registers is ignored here but is a general interface requirement
+ * for devices that support GFXOFF and where the RLC save/restore list
+ * does not support hw registers for debugging i.e. the driver has to manually
+ * initialize the debug mode registers after it has disabled GFX off during the
+ * debug session.
+ */
+static uint32_t kgd_arcturus_enable_debug_trap(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
+				bool restore_dbg_registers,
+				uint32_t vmid)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&adev->grbm_idx_mutex);
+
+	kgd_gfx_v9_set_wave_launch_stall(adev, vmid, true);
+
+	set_barrier_auto_waitcnt(adev, true);
+
+	WREG32(SOC15_REG_OFFSET(GC, 0, mmSPI_GDBG_TRAP_MASK), 0);
+
+	kgd_gfx_v9_set_wave_launch_stall(adev, vmid, false);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&adev->grbm_idx_mutex);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * keep_trap_enabled is ignored here but is a general interface requirement
+ * for devices that support multi-process debugging where the performance
+ * overhead from trap temporary setup needs to be bypassed when the debug
+ * session has ended.
+ */
+static uint32_t kgd_arcturus_disable_debug_trap(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
+					bool keep_trap_enabled,
+					uint32_t vmid)
+{
+
+	mutex_lock(&adev->grbm_idx_mutex);
+
+	kgd_gfx_v9_set_wave_launch_stall(adev, vmid, true);
+
+	set_barrier_auto_waitcnt(adev, false);
+
+	WREG32(SOC15_REG_OFFSET(GC, 0, mmSPI_GDBG_TRAP_MASK), 0);
+
+	kgd_gfx_v9_set_wave_launch_stall(adev, vmid, false);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&adev->grbm_idx_mutex);
+
+	return 0;
+}
 const struct kfd2kgd_calls arcturus_kfd2kgd = {
 	.program_sh_mem_settings = kgd_gfx_v9_program_sh_mem_settings,
 	.set_pasid_vmid_mapping = kgd_gfx_v9_set_pasid_vmid_mapping,
@@ -294,6 +408,8 @@ const struct kfd2kgd_calls arcturus_kfd2kgd = {
 				kgd_gfx_v9_get_atc_vmid_pasid_mapping_info,
 	.set_vm_context_page_table_base =
 				kgd_gfx_v9_set_vm_context_page_table_base,
+	.enable_debug_trap = kgd_arcturus_enable_debug_trap,
+	.disable_debug_trap = kgd_arcturus_disable_debug_trap,
 	.get_cu_occupancy = kgd_gfx_v9_get_cu_occupancy,
 	.program_trap_handler_settings = kgd_gfx_v9_program_trap_handler_settings
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c
index d3ad9e9d4133..6a2f51a989ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c
@@ -2376,8 +2376,8 @@ static void gfx_v9_0_init_sq_config(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	switch (adev->ip_versions[GC_HWIP][0]) {
 	case IP_VERSION(9, 4, 1):
 		tmp = RREG32_SOC15(GC, 0, mmSQ_CONFIG);
-		tmp = REG_SET_FIELD(tmp, SQ_CONFIG,
-					DISABLE_BARRIER_WAITCNT, 1);
+		tmp = REG_SET_FIELD(tmp, SQ_CONFIG, DISABLE_BARRIER_WAITCNT,
+				!READ_ONCE(adev->barrier_has_auto_waitcnt));
 		WREG32_SOC15(GC, 0, mmSQ_CONFIG, tmp);
 		break;
 	default:
