diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index f171fd5..bd37d51 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -106,6 +106,199 @@ void intel_logical_ring_stop(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	/* TODO */
 }
 
+void intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
+{
+	intel_logical_ring_advance(ringbuf);
+
+	if (intel_ring_stopped(ringbuf->ring))
+		return;
+
+	/* TODO: how to submit a context to the ELSP is not here yet */
+}
+
+static int logical_ring_alloc_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
+{
+	if (ring->outstanding_lazy_seqno)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (ring->preallocated_lazy_request == NULL) {
+		struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
+
+		request = kmalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (request == NULL)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		ring->preallocated_lazy_request = request;
+	}
+
+	return i915_gem_get_seqno(ring->dev, &ring->outstanding_lazy_seqno);
+}
+
+static int logical_ring_wait_request(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int bytes)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
+	u32 seqno = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (ringbuf->last_retired_head != -1) {
+		ringbuf->head = ringbuf->last_retired_head;
+		ringbuf->last_retired_head = -1;
+
+		ringbuf->space = intel_ring_space(ringbuf);
+		if (ringbuf->space >= bytes)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(request, &ring->request_list, list) {
+		if (__intel_ring_space(request->tail, ringbuf->tail,
+				ringbuf->size) >= bytes) {
+			seqno = request->seqno;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (seqno == 0)
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	ret = i915_wait_seqno(ring, seqno);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* TODO: make sure we update the right ringbuffer's last_retired_head
+	 * when retiring requests */
+	i915_gem_retire_requests_ring(ring);
+	ringbuf->head = ringbuf->last_retired_head;
+	ringbuf->last_retired_head = -1;
+
+	ringbuf->space = intel_ring_space(ringbuf);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int logical_ring_wait_for_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int bytes)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
+	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	unsigned long end;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = logical_ring_wait_request(ringbuf, bytes);
+	if (ret != -ENOSPC)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Force the context submission in case we have been skipping it */
+	intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(ringbuf);
+
+	/* With GEM the hangcheck timer should kick us out of the loop,
+	 * leaving it early runs the risk of corrupting GEM state (due
+	 * to running on almost untested codepaths). But on resume
+	 * timers don't work yet, so prevent a complete hang in that
+	 * case by choosing an insanely large timeout. */
+	end = jiffies + 60 * HZ;
+
+	do {
+		ringbuf->head = I915_READ_HEAD(ring);
+		ringbuf->space = intel_ring_space(ringbuf);
+		if (ringbuf->space >= bytes) {
+			ret = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET) &&
+		    dev->primary->master) {
+			struct drm_i915_master_private *master_priv = dev->primary->master->driver_priv;
+			if (master_priv->sarea_priv)
+				master_priv->sarea_priv->perf_boxes |= I915_BOX_WAIT;
+		}
+
+		msleep(1);
+
+		if (dev_priv->mm.interruptible && signal_pending(current)) {
+			ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		ret = i915_gem_check_wedge(&dev_priv->gpu_error,
+					   dev_priv->mm.interruptible);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+
+		if (time_after(jiffies, end)) {
+			ret = -EBUSY;
+			break;
+		}
+	} while (1);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int logical_ring_wrap_buffer(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
+{
+	uint32_t __iomem *virt;
+	int rem = ringbuf->size - ringbuf->tail;
+
+	if (ringbuf->space < rem) {
+		int ret = logical_ring_wait_for_space(ringbuf, rem);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	virt = ringbuf->virtual_start + ringbuf->tail;
+	rem /= 4;
+	while (rem--)
+		iowrite32(MI_NOOP, virt++);
+
+	ringbuf->tail = 0;
+	ringbuf->space = intel_ring_space(ringbuf);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int logical_ring_prepare(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int bytes)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (unlikely(ringbuf->tail + bytes > ringbuf->effective_size)) {
+		ret = logical_ring_wrap_buffer(ringbuf);
+		if (unlikely(ret))
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (unlikely(ringbuf->space < bytes)) {
+		ret = logical_ring_wait_for_space(ringbuf, bytes);
+		if (unlikely(ret))
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int intel_logical_ring_begin(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int num_dwords)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
+	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = i915_gem_check_wedge(&dev_priv->gpu_error,
+				   dev_priv->mm.interruptible);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = logical_ring_prepare(ringbuf, num_dwords * sizeof(uint32_t));
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Preallocate the olr before touching the ring */
+	ret = logical_ring_alloc_seqno(ring);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ringbuf->space -= num_dwords * sizeof(uint32_t);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int gen8_init_common_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
index bf0eff4..16798b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ void intel_logical_ring_stop(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 void intel_logical_ring_cleanup(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 int intel_logical_rings_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 
+void intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf);
+static inline void intel_logical_ring_advance(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
+{
+	ringbuf->tail &= ringbuf->size - 1;
+}
+static inline void intel_logical_ring_emit(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, u32 data)
+{
+	iowrite32(data, ringbuf->virtual_start + ringbuf->tail);
+	ringbuf->tail += 4;
+}
+int intel_logical_ring_begin(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int num_dwords);
+
 /* Logical Ring Contexts */
 void intel_lr_context_free(struct intel_context *ctx);
 int intel_lr_context_deferred_create(struct intel_context *ctx,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index ca45c58..dc2a991 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ intel_ring_initialized(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 		return ring->buffer && ring->buffer->obj;
 }
 
-static inline int __ring_space(int head, int tail, int size)
+int __intel_ring_space(int head, int tail, int size)
 {
 	int space = head - (tail + I915_RING_FREE_SPACE);
 	if (space < 0)
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ static inline int __ring_space(int head, int tail, int size)
 	return space;
 }
 
-static inline int ring_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
+int intel_ring_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
 {
-	return __ring_space(ringbuf->head & HEAD_ADDR, ringbuf->tail, ringbuf->size);
+	return __intel_ring_space(ringbuf->head & HEAD_ADDR, ringbuf->tail, ringbuf->size);
 }
 
-static bool intel_ring_stopped(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
+bool intel_ring_stopped(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
 	return dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings & intel_ring_flag(ring);
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static int init_ring_common(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	else {
 		ringbuf->head = I915_READ_HEAD(ring);
 		ringbuf->tail = I915_READ_TAIL(ring) & TAIL_ADDR;
-		ringbuf->space = ring_space(ringbuf);
+		ringbuf->space = intel_ring_space(ringbuf);
 		ringbuf->last_retired_head = -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1679,13 +1679,13 @@ static int intel_ring_wait_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, int n)
 		ringbuf->head = ringbuf->last_retired_head;
 		ringbuf->last_retired_head = -1;
 
-		ringbuf->space = ring_space(ringbuf);
+		ringbuf->space = intel_ring_space(ringbuf);
 		if (ringbuf->space >= n)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(request, &ring->request_list, list) {
-		if (__ring_space(request->tail, ringbuf->tail, ringbuf->size) >= n) {
+		if (__intel_ring_space(request->tail, ringbuf->tail, ringbuf->size) >= n) {
 			seqno = request->seqno;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ static int intel_ring_wait_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, int n)
 	ringbuf->head = ringbuf->last_retired_head;
 	ringbuf->last_retired_head = -1;
 
-	ringbuf->space = ring_space(ringbuf);
+	ringbuf->space = intel_ring_space(ringbuf);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ static int ring_wait_for_space(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, int n)
 	trace_i915_ring_wait_begin(ring);
 	do {
 		ringbuf->head = I915_READ_HEAD(ring);
-		ringbuf->space = ring_space(ringbuf);
+		ringbuf->space = intel_ring_space(ringbuf);
 		if (ringbuf->space >= n) {
 			ret = 0;
 			break;
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ static int intel_wrap_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 		iowrite32(MI_NOOP, virt++);
 
 	ringbuf->tail = 0;
-	ringbuf->space = ring_space(ringbuf);
+	ringbuf->space = intel_ring_space(ringbuf);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index c135334..c305df0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -373,6 +373,9 @@ static inline void intel_ring_advance(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf = ring->buffer;
 	ringbuf->tail &= ringbuf->size - 1;
 }
+int __intel_ring_space(int head, int tail, int size);
+int intel_ring_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf);
+bool intel_ring_stopped(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 
 int __must_check intel_ring_idle(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
