diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 984523d..4daab74 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -791,9 +791,6 @@ struct i915_gpu_error {
 #define DRM_I915_HANGCHECK_PERIOD 1500 /* in ms */
 #define DRM_I915_HANGCHECK_JIFFIES msecs_to_jiffies(DRM_I915_HANGCHECK_PERIOD)
 	struct timer_list hangcheck_timer;
-	int hangcheck_count;
-	uint32_t last_acthd[I915_NUM_RINGS];
-	uint32_t prev_instdone[I915_NUM_INSTDONE_REG];
 
 	/* For reset and error_state handling. */
 	spinlock_t lock;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 5648d84..d0a9e21 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void notify_ring(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	wake_up_all(&ring->irq_queue);
 	if (i915_enable_hangcheck) {
-		dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_count = 0;
+		ring->hangcheck_count = 0;
 		mod_timer(&dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_timer,
 			  round_jiffies_up(jiffies + DRM_I915_HANGCHECK_JIFFIES));
 	}
@@ -1727,11 +1727,11 @@ ring_last_seqno(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 			  struct drm_i915_gem_request, list)->seqno;
 }
 
-static bool i915_hangcheck_ring_idle(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, bool *err)
+static bool i915_hangcheck_ring_idle(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
+				     u32 ring_seqno, bool *err)
 {
 	if (list_empty(&ring->request_list) ||
-	    i915_seqno_passed(ring->get_seqno(ring, false),
-			      ring_last_seqno(ring))) {
+	    i915_seqno_passed(ring_seqno, ring_last_seqno(ring))) {
 		/* Issue a wake-up to catch stuck h/w. */
 		if (waitqueue_active(&ring->irq_queue)) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Hangcheck timer elapsed... %s idle\n",
@@ -1749,39 +1749,32 @@ static bool kick_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	u32 tmp = I915_READ_CTL(ring);
+
+	ring->hangcheck_waiting = false;
+
 	if (tmp & RING_WAIT) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Kicking stuck wait on %s\n",
 			  ring->name);
 		I915_WRITE_CTL(ring, tmp);
-		return true;
+		ring->hangcheck_waiting = true;
 	}
-	return false;
-}
-
-static bool i915_hangcheck_hung(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
-	if (dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_count++ > 1) {
-		bool hung = true;
+	if ((INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6) && (tmp & RING_WAIT_SEMAPHORE))
+		ring->hangcheck_waiting = true;
 
-		DRM_ERROR("Hangcheck timer elapsed... GPU hung\n");
-		i915_handle_error(dev, true);
-
-		if (!IS_GEN2(dev)) {
-			struct intel_ring_buffer *ring;
-			int i;
-
-			/* Is the chip hanging on a WAIT_FOR_EVENT?
-			 * If so we can simply poke the RB_WAIT bit
-			 * and break the hang. This should work on
-			 * all but the second generation chipsets.
-			 */
-			for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i)
-				hung &= !kick_ring(ring);
-		}
+	return ring->hangcheck_waiting;
+}
 
-		return hung;
+static bool i915_hangcheck_ring_hung(struct drm_device *dev,
+				     struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+{
+	if (!IS_GEN2(dev)) {
+		/* Is the chip hanging on a WAIT_FOR_EVENT?
+		 * If so we can simply poke the RB_WAIT bit
+		 * and break the hang. This should work on
+		 * all but the second generation chipsets.
+		 */
+		return !kick_ring(ring);
 	}
 
 	return false;
@@ -1789,62 +1782,68 @@ static bool i915_hangcheck_hung(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 /**
  * This is called when the chip hasn't reported back with completed
- * batchbuffers in a long time. The first time this is called we simply record
- * ACTHD. If ACTHD hasn't changed by the time the hangcheck timer elapses
- * again, we assume the chip is wedged and try to fix it.
+ * batchbuffers in a long time. We record current seqno for each count and
+ * in subsequent calls we check if requests have been processed by each ring.
+ * If there is no progress on specific ring, we declare it as hung.
  */
 void i915_hangcheck_elapsed(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = (struct drm_device *)data;
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	uint32_t acthd[I915_NUM_RINGS], instdone[I915_NUM_INSTDONE_REG];
 	struct intel_ring_buffer *ring;
-	bool err = false, idle;
+	bool ring_hung;
 	int i;
+	int busy_count = 0;
 
 	if (!i915_enable_hangcheck)
 		return;
 
-	memset(acthd, 0, sizeof(acthd));
-	idle = true;
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i) {
-	    idle &= i915_hangcheck_ring_idle(ring, &err);
-	    acthd[i] = intel_ring_get_active_head(ring);
-	}
+		bool err = false, idle;
+		u32 seqno;
 
-	/* If all work is done then ACTHD clearly hasn't advanced. */
-	if (idle) {
-		if (err) {
-			if (i915_hangcheck_hung(dev))
-				return;
+		seqno = ring->get_seqno(ring, false);
+		idle = i915_hangcheck_ring_idle(ring, seqno, &err);
+
+		if (idle) {
+			if (err)
+				ring->hangcheck_count++;
+			else
+				ring->hangcheck_count = 0;
+		} else {
+			busy_count++;
 
-			goto repeat;
+			if (ring->hangcheck_seqno == seqno) {
+				ring->hangcheck_count++;
+
+				/* If the ring is not waiting, raise the
+				 * hung score */
+				if (i915_hangcheck_ring_hung(dev, ring))
+					ring->hangcheck_count++;
+			} else {
+				ring->hangcheck_count = 0;
+			}
 		}
 
-		dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_count = 0;
-		return;
+		ring->hangcheck_seqno = seqno;
 	}
 
-	i915_get_extra_instdone(dev, instdone);
-	if (memcmp(dev_priv->gpu_error.last_acthd, acthd,
-		   sizeof(acthd)) == 0 &&
-	    memcmp(dev_priv->gpu_error.prev_instdone, instdone,
-		   sizeof(instdone)) == 0) {
-		if (i915_hangcheck_hung(dev))
-			return;
-	} else {
-		dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_count = 0;
-
-		memcpy(dev_priv->gpu_error.last_acthd, acthd,
-		       sizeof(acthd));
-		memcpy(dev_priv->gpu_error.prev_instdone, instdone,
-		       sizeof(instdone));
+	ring_hung = false;
+	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i) {
+		if (ring->hangcheck_count > 2) {
+			ring_hung = true;
+			DRM_ERROR("%s seems hung\n", ring->name);
+		}
 	}
 
-repeat:
+	if (ring_hung)
+		return i915_handle_error(dev, true);
+
 	/* Reset timer case chip hangs without another request being added */
-	mod_timer(&dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_timer,
-		  round_jiffies_up(jiffies + DRM_I915_HANGCHECK_JIFFIES));
+	if  (busy_count)
+		mod_timer(&dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_timer,
+			  round_jiffies_up(jiffies +
+					   DRM_I915_HANGCHECK_JIFFIES));
 }
 
 /* drm_dma.h hooks
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index d66208c..7257252 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ struct  intel_ring_buffer {
 	struct i915_hw_context *default_context;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *last_context_obj;
 
+	int hangcheck_count;
+	u32 hangcheck_seqno;
+	bool hangcheck_waiting;
+
 	void *private;
 };
 
