diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 068b49b..568913b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1761,6 +1761,7 @@ int i915_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 	intel_teardown_mchbar(dev);
 
 	destroy_workqueue(dev_priv->wq);
+	pm_qos_remove_request(&dev_priv->pm_qos);
 
 	pci_dev_put(dev_priv->bridge_dev);
 	kfree(dev->dev_private);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 13b9e6a..50c6edf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
 #include <linux/intel-iommu.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
+#include <linux/pm_qos.h>
 
 /* General customization:
  */
@@ -437,6 +438,9 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 	/* protects the irq masks */
 	spinlock_t irq_lock;
 
+	/* To control wakeup latency, e.g. for irq-driven dp aux transfers. */
+	struct pm_qos_request pm_qos;
+
 	/* DPIO indirect register protection */
 	spinlock_t dpio_lock;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index c483531..bcb2624 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -607,7 +607,11 @@ static void gmbus_irq_handler(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 static void dp_aux_irq_handler(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
+
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("AUX channel interrupt\n");
+
+	wake_up_all(&dev_priv->gmbus_wait_queue);
 }
 
 static void ibx_irq_handler(struct drm_device *dev, u32 pch_iir)
@@ -2718,6 +2722,8 @@ void intel_irq_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->rps.work, gen6_pm_rps_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->parity_error_work, ivybridge_parity_work);
 
+	pm_qos_add_request(&dev_priv->pm_qos, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, 0);
+
 	dev->driver->get_vblank_counter = i915_get_vblank_counter;
 	dev->max_vblank_count = 0xffffff; /* only 24 bits of frame count */
 	if (IS_G4X(dev) || INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 5) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index f28353d..5d98a53 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -340,6 +340,28 @@ intel_dp_check_edp(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 	}
 }
 
+static uint32_t
+intel_dp_aux_wait_done(struct intel_dp *intel_dp, bool has_aux_irq)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = intel_dp->base.base.dev;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	uint32_t ch_ctl = intel_dp->output_reg + 0x10;
+	uint32_t status;
+	bool done;
+
+#define C (((status = I915_READ(ch_ctl)) & DP_AUX_CH_CTL_SEND_BUSY) == 0)
+	if (has_aux_irq)
+		done = wait_event_timeout(dev_priv->gmbus_wait_queue, C, 10);
+	else
+		done = wait_for_atomic(C, 10) == 0;
+	if (!done)
+		DRM_ERROR("dp aux hw did not signal timeout (has irq: %i)!\n",
+			  has_aux_irq);
+#undef C
+
+	return status;
+}
+
 static int
 intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 		uint8_t *send, int send_bytes,
@@ -350,11 +372,13 @@ intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	uint32_t ch_ctl = output_reg + 0x10;
 	uint32_t ch_data = ch_ctl + 4;
-	int i;
-	int recv_bytes;
+	int i, ret, recv_bytes;
 	uint32_t status;
 	uint32_t aux_clock_divider;
 	int try, precharge;
+	bool has_aux_irq = INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 5;
+
+	pm_qos_update_request(&dev_priv->pm_qos, 0);
 
 	intel_dp_check_edp(intel_dp);
 	/* The clock divider is based off the hrawclk,
@@ -390,7 +414,8 @@ intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	if (try == 3) {
 		WARN(1, "dp_aux_ch not started status 0x%08x\n",
 		     I915_READ(ch_ctl));
-		return -EBUSY;
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* Must try at least 3 times according to DP spec */
@@ -403,6 +428,7 @@ intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 		/* Send the command and wait for it to complete */
 		I915_WRITE(ch_ctl,
 			   DP_AUX_CH_CTL_SEND_BUSY |
+			   (has_aux_irq ? DP_AUX_CH_CTL_INTERRUPT : 0) |
 			   DP_AUX_CH_CTL_TIME_OUT_400us |
 			   (send_bytes << DP_AUX_CH_CTL_MESSAGE_SIZE_SHIFT) |
 			   (precharge << DP_AUX_CH_CTL_PRECHARGE_2US_SHIFT) |
@@ -410,12 +436,8 @@ intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 			   DP_AUX_CH_CTL_DONE |
 			   DP_AUX_CH_CTL_TIME_OUT_ERROR |
 			   DP_AUX_CH_CTL_RECEIVE_ERROR);
-		for (;;) {
-			status = I915_READ(ch_ctl);
-			if ((status & DP_AUX_CH_CTL_SEND_BUSY) == 0)
-				break;
-			udelay(100);
-		}
+
+		status = intel_dp_aux_wait_done(intel_dp, has_aux_irq);
 
 		/* Clear done status and any errors */
 		I915_WRITE(ch_ctl,
@@ -433,7 +455,8 @@ intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 
 	if ((status & DP_AUX_CH_CTL_DONE) == 0) {
 		DRM_ERROR("dp_aux_ch not done status 0x%08x\n", status);
-		return -EBUSY;
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* Check for timeout or receive error.
@@ -441,14 +464,16 @@ intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	 */
 	if (status & DP_AUX_CH_CTL_RECEIVE_ERROR) {
 		DRM_ERROR("dp_aux_ch receive error status 0x%08x\n", status);
-		return -EIO;
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* Timeouts occur when the device isn't connected, so they're
 	 * "normal" -- don't fill the kernel log with these */
 	if (status & DP_AUX_CH_CTL_TIME_OUT_ERROR) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("dp_aux_ch timeout status 0x%08x\n", status);
-		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+		ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	/* Unload any bytes sent back from the other side */
@@ -461,7 +486,11 @@ intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 		unpack_aux(I915_READ(ch_data + i),
 			   recv + i, recv_bytes - i);
 
-	return recv_bytes;
+	ret = recv_bytes;
+out:
+	pm_qos_update_request(&dev_priv->pm_qos, PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /* Write data to the aux channel in native mode */
