diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index f43a482..b0df678 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1241,9 +1241,18 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_request {
 	/** GEM sequence number associated with this request. */
 	uint32_t seqno;
 
-	/** Postion in the ringbuffer of the end of the request */
+	/** Position in the ringbuffer of the start of the request */
+	u32 head;
+
+	/** Position in the ringbuffer of the end of the request */
 	u32 tail;
 
+	/** Batch buffer related to this request if any */
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *batch_obj;
+
+	/** Context related to this request */
+	struct i915_hw_context *ctx;
+
 	/** Time at which this request was emitted, in jiffies. */
 	unsigned long emitted_jiffies;
 
@@ -1635,7 +1644,9 @@ int __must_check i915_gpu_idle(struct drm_device *dev);
 int __must_check i915_gem_idle(struct drm_device *dev);
 int i915_add_request(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 		     struct drm_file *file,
-		     u32 *seqno);
+		     u32 *seqno,
+		     struct drm_i915_gem_object *batch_obj,
+		     struct i915_hw_context *ctx);
 int __must_check i915_wait_seqno(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 				 uint32_t seqno);
 int i915_gem_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index d746177..9aad0aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ i915_gem_check_olr(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 seqno)
 
 	ret = 0;
 	if (seqno == ring->outstanding_lazy_request)
-		ret = i915_add_request(ring, NULL, NULL);
+		ret = i915_add_request(ring, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1990,14 +1990,17 @@ i915_gem_get_seqno(struct drm_device *dev, u32 *seqno)
 int
 i915_add_request(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 		 struct drm_file *file,
-		 u32 *out_seqno)
+		 u32 *out_seqno,
+		 struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
+		 struct i915_hw_context *ctx)
 {
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
-	u32 request_ring_position;
+	u32 request_ring_position, request_start;
 	int was_empty;
 	int ret;
 
+	request_start = intel_ring_get_tail(ring);
 	/*
 	 * Emit any outstanding flushes - execbuf can fail to emit the flush
 	 * after having emitted the batchbuffer command. Hence we need to fix
@@ -2029,7 +2032,10 @@ i915_add_request(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 
 	request->seqno = intel_ring_get_seqno(ring);
 	request->ring = ring;
+	request->head = request_start;
 	request->tail = request_ring_position;
+	request->batch_obj = obj;
+	request->ctx = ctx;
 	request->emitted_jiffies = jiffies;
 	was_empty = list_empty(&ring->request_list);
 	list_add_tail(&request->list, &ring->request_list);
@@ -2255,7 +2261,7 @@ i915_gem_retire_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	idle = true;
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i) {
 		if (ring->gpu_caches_dirty)
-			i915_add_request(ring, NULL, NULL);
+			i915_add_request(ring, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 		idle &= list_empty(&ring->request_list);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 2726910..312683c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -768,13 +768,15 @@ i915_gem_execbuffer_move_to_active(struct list_head *objects,
 static void
 i915_gem_execbuffer_retire_commands(struct drm_device *dev,
 				    struct drm_file *file,
-				    struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+				    struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
+				    struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
+				    struct i915_hw_context *ctx)
 {
 	/* Unconditionally force add_request to emit a full flush. */
 	ring->gpu_caches_dirty = true;
 
 	/* Add a breadcrumb for the completion of the batch buffer */
-	(void)i915_add_request(ring, file, NULL);
+	(void)i915_add_request(ring, file, NULL, obj, ctx);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -812,6 +814,7 @@ i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct eb_objects *eb;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *batch_obj;
 	struct drm_clip_rect *cliprects = NULL;
+	struct i915_hw_context *ctx = NULL;
 	struct intel_ring_buffer *ring;
 	u32 ctx_id = i915_execbuffer2_get_context_id(*args);
 	u32 exec_start, exec_len;
@@ -1047,7 +1050,7 @@ i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	trace_i915_gem_ring_dispatch(ring, intel_ring_get_seqno(ring), flags);
 
 	i915_gem_execbuffer_move_to_active(&eb->objects, ring);
-	i915_gem_execbuffer_retire_commands(dev, file, ring);
+	i915_gem_execbuffer_retire_commands(dev, file, ring, batch_obj, ctx);
 
 err:
 	eb_destroy(eb);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index ba978bf..a6d10a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int intel_overlay_do_wait_request(struct intel_overlay *overlay,
 	int ret;
 
 	BUG_ON(overlay->last_flip_req);
-	ret = i915_add_request(ring, NULL, &overlay->last_flip_req);
+	ret = i915_add_request(ring, NULL, &overlay->last_flip_req, NULL, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ static int intel_overlay_continue(struct intel_overlay *overlay,
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, flip_addr);
 	intel_ring_advance(ring);
 
-	return i915_add_request(ring, NULL, &overlay->last_flip_req);
+	return i915_add_request(ring, NULL, &overlay->last_flip_req,
+				NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static void intel_overlay_release_old_vid_tail(struct intel_overlay *overlay)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index dc6ae2f..dab6117 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ int intel_ring_idle(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 
 	/* We need to add any requests required to flush the objects and ring */
 	if (ring->outstanding_lazy_request) {
-		ret = i915_add_request(ring, NULL, NULL);
+		ret = i915_add_request(ring, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
