diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index b79619a..0f8af27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1782,21 +1782,30 @@ int ironlake_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	I915_WRITE(DEIER, display_mask | DE_PIPEA_VBLANK | DE_PIPEB_VBLANK);
 	POSTING_READ(DEIER);
 
-	dev_priv->gt_irq_mask = ~0;
-
 	I915_WRITE(GTIIR, I915_READ(GTIIR));
-	I915_WRITE(GTIMR, dev_priv->gt_irq_mask);
 
-	if (IS_GEN6(dev))
+	if (IS_GEN6(dev)) {
 		render_irqs =
 			GT_USER_INTERRUPT |
 			GT_GEN6_BSD_USER_INTERRUPT |
 			GT_BLT_USER_INTERRUPT;
-	else
+
+		/* The GTIMR is not supposed to be used for command streamer
+		 * interrupt events.  They are masked out in the per-ring
+		 * interrupt masks.
+		 */
+		dev_priv->gt_irq_mask = ~render_irqs;
+	} else {
 		render_irqs =
 			GT_USER_INTERRUPT |
 			GT_PIPE_NOTIFY |
 			GT_BSD_USER_INTERRUPT;
+
+		dev_priv->gt_irq_mask = ~0;
+	}
+
+	I915_WRITE(GTIMR, dev_priv->gt_irq_mask);
+
 	I915_WRITE(GTIER, render_irqs);
 	POSTING_READ(GTIER);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 95c4b14..c6c4d23 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ ring_add_request(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 }
 
 static bool
-gen6_ring_get_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 gflag, u32 rflag)
+gen6_ring_get_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 rflag)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ gen6_ring_get_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 gflag, u32 rflag)
 	if (ring->irq_refcount++ == 0) {
 		ring->irq_mask &= ~rflag;
 		I915_WRITE_IMR(ring, ring->irq_mask);
-		ironlake_enable_irq(dev_priv, gflag);
+		POSTING_READ(RING_IMR(ring->mmio_base));
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&ring->irq_lock);
 
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ gen6_ring_get_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 gflag, u32 rflag)
 }
 
 static void
-gen6_ring_put_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 gflag, u32 rflag)
+gen6_ring_put_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 rflag)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ gen6_ring_put_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 gflag, u32 rflag)
 	if (--ring->irq_refcount == 0) {
 		ring->irq_mask |= rflag;
 		I915_WRITE_IMR(ring, ring->irq_mask);
-		ironlake_disable_irq(dev_priv, gflag);
+		POSTING_READ(RING_IMR(ring->mmio_base));
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&ring->irq_lock);
 }
@@ -1105,33 +1105,25 @@ gen6_ring_dispatch_execbuffer(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 static bool
 gen6_render_ring_get_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-	return gen6_ring_get_irq(ring,
-				 GT_USER_INTERRUPT,
-				 GEN6_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT);
+	return gen6_ring_get_irq(ring, GEN6_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT);
 }
 
 static void
 gen6_render_ring_put_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-	return gen6_ring_put_irq(ring,
-				 GT_USER_INTERRUPT,
-				 GEN6_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT);
+	return gen6_ring_put_irq(ring, GEN6_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT);
 }
 
 static bool
 gen6_bsd_ring_get_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-	return gen6_ring_get_irq(ring,
-				 GT_GEN6_BSD_USER_INTERRUPT,
-				 GEN6_BSD_USER_INTERRUPT);
+	return gen6_ring_get_irq(ring, GEN6_BSD_USER_INTERRUPT);
 }
 
 static void
 gen6_bsd_ring_put_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-	return gen6_ring_put_irq(ring,
-				 GT_GEN6_BSD_USER_INTERRUPT,
-				 GEN6_BSD_USER_INTERRUPT);
+	return gen6_ring_put_irq(ring, GEN6_BSD_USER_INTERRUPT);
 }
 
 /* ring buffer for Video Codec for Gen6+ */
@@ -1155,17 +1147,13 @@ static const struct intel_ring_buffer gen6_bsd_ring = {
 static bool
 blt_ring_get_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-	return gen6_ring_get_irq(ring,
-				 GT_BLT_USER_INTERRUPT,
-				 GEN6_BLITTER_USER_INTERRUPT);
+	return gen6_ring_get_irq(ring, GEN6_BLITTER_USER_INTERRUPT);
 }
 
 static void
 blt_ring_put_irq(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-	gen6_ring_put_irq(ring,
-			  GT_BLT_USER_INTERRUPT,
-			  GEN6_BLITTER_USER_INTERRUPT);
+	gen6_ring_put_irq(ring, GEN6_BLITTER_USER_INTERRUPT);
 }
 
 
