diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/execlist.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/execlist.c
index bdf78ab..d28bc89 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/execlist.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/execlist.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static void free_workload(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 {
 	intel_vgpu_unpin_mm(workload->shadow_mm);
 	intel_gvt_mm_unreference(workload->shadow_mm);
-	kmem_cache_free(workload->vgpu->workloads, workload);
+	kmem_cache_free(workload->vgpu->submission.workloads, workload);
 }
 
 #define get_desc_from_elsp_dwords(ed, i) \
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ static int update_wa_ctx_2_shadow_ctx(struct intel_shadow_wa_ctx *wa_ctx)
 					struct intel_vgpu_workload,
 					wa_ctx);
 	int ring_id = workload->ring_id;
-	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx = workload->vgpu->shadow_ctx;
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &workload->vgpu->submission;
+	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx = s->shadow_ctx;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj =
 		shadow_ctx->engine[ring_id].state->obj;
 	struct execlist_ring_context *shadow_ring_context;
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@ static void release_shadow_batch_buffer(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 static int prepare_execlist_workload(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 {
 	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = workload->vgpu;
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
 	struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format ctx[2];
 	int ring_id = workload->ring_id;
 	int ret;
@@ -514,7 +516,7 @@ static int prepare_execlist_workload(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 	ctx[0] = *get_desc_from_elsp_dwords(&workload->elsp_dwords, 0);
 	ctx[1] = *get_desc_from_elsp_dwords(&workload->elsp_dwords, 1);
 
-	ret = emulate_execlist_schedule_in(&vgpu->execlist[ring_id], ctx);
+	ret = emulate_execlist_schedule_in(&s->execlist[ring_id], ctx);
 	if (!ret)
 		goto out;
 	else
@@ -533,7 +535,8 @@ static int complete_execlist_workload(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 {
 	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = workload->vgpu;
 	int ring_id = workload->ring_id;
-	struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist = &vgpu->execlist[ring_id];
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist = &s->execlist[ring_id];
 	struct intel_vgpu_workload *next_workload;
 	struct list_head *next = workload_q_head(vgpu, ring_id)->next;
 	bool lite_restore = false;
@@ -652,6 +655,7 @@ static int submit_context(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id,
 		struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format *desc,
 		bool emulate_schedule_in)
 {
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
 	struct list_head *q = workload_q_head(vgpu, ring_id);
 	struct intel_vgpu_workload *last_workload = get_last_workload(q);
 	struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload = NULL;
@@ -689,7 +693,7 @@ static int submit_context(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id,
 
 	gvt_dbg_el("ring id %d begin a new workload\n", ring_id);
 
-	workload = kmem_cache_zalloc(vgpu->workloads, GFP_KERNEL);
+	workload = kmem_cache_zalloc(s->workloads, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!workload)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -739,7 +743,7 @@ static int submit_context(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id,
 	}
 
 	if (emulate_schedule_in)
-		workload->elsp_dwords = vgpu->execlist[ring_id].elsp_dwords;
+		workload->elsp_dwords = s->execlist[ring_id].elsp_dwords;
 
 	gvt_dbg_el("workload %p ring id %d head %x tail %x start %x ctl %x\n",
 			workload, ring_id, head, tail, start, ctl);
@@ -749,7 +753,7 @@ static int submit_context(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id,
 
 	ret = prepare_mm(workload);
 	if (ret) {
-		kmem_cache_free(vgpu->workloads, workload);
+		kmem_cache_free(s->workloads, workload);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -770,7 +774,8 @@ static int submit_context(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id,
 
 int intel_vgpu_submit_execlist(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id)
 {
-	struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist = &vgpu->execlist[ring_id];
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist = &s->execlist[ring_id];
 	struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format *desc[2];
 	int i, ret;
 
@@ -812,7 +817,8 @@ int intel_vgpu_submit_execlist(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id)
 
 static void init_vgpu_execlist(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id)
 {
-	struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist = &vgpu->execlist[ring_id];
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist = &s->execlist[ring_id];
 	struct execlist_context_status_pointer_format ctx_status_ptr;
 	u32 ctx_status_ptr_reg;
 
@@ -834,6 +840,7 @@ static void init_vgpu_execlist(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id)
 
 static void clean_workloads(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, unsigned long engine_mask)
 {
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = vgpu->gvt->dev_priv;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	struct intel_vgpu_workload *pos, *n;
@@ -842,12 +849,11 @@ static void clean_workloads(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, unsigned long engine_mask)
 	/* free the unsubmited workloads in the queues. */
 	for_each_engine_masked(engine, dev_priv, engine_mask, tmp) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n,
-			&vgpu->workload_q_head[engine->id], list) {
+			&s->workload_q_head[engine->id], list) {
 			list_del_init(&pos->list);
 			free_workload(pos);
 		}
-
-		clear_bit(engine->id, vgpu->shadow_ctx_desc_updated);
+		clear_bit(engine->id, s->shadow_ctx_desc_updated);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h
index 9c2e7c0..c3f84f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ struct vgpu_sched_ctl {
 	int weight;
 };
 
+struct intel_vgpu_submission {
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist execlist[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
+	struct list_head workload_q_head[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
+	struct kmem_cache *workloads;
+	atomic_t running_workload_num;
+	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx;
+	DECLARE_BITMAP(shadow_ctx_desc_updated, I915_NUM_ENGINES);
+};
+
 struct intel_vgpu {
 	struct intel_gvt *gvt;
 	int id;
@@ -161,16 +170,12 @@ struct intel_vgpu {
 	struct intel_vgpu_gtt gtt;
 	struct intel_vgpu_opregion opregion;
 	struct intel_vgpu_display display;
-	struct intel_vgpu_execlist execlist[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
-	struct list_head workload_q_head[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
-	struct kmem_cache *workloads;
-	atomic_t running_workload_num;
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission submission;
 	/* 1/2K for each reserve ring buffer */
 	void *reserve_ring_buffer_va[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
 	int reserve_ring_buffer_size[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(tlb_handle_pending, I915_NUM_ENGINES);
-	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx;
-	DECLARE_BITMAP(shadow_ctx_desc_updated, I915_NUM_ENGINES);
+
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_GVT_KVMGT)
 	struct {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/handlers.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/handlers.c
index dcee645..a1963fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/handlers.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/handlers.c
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ static int elsp_mmio_write(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, unsigned int offset,
 	if (WARN_ON(ring_id < 0 || ring_id > I915_NUM_ENGINES - 1))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	execlist = &vgpu->execlist[ring_id];
+	execlist = &vgpu->submission.execlist[ring_id];
 
 	execlist->elsp_dwords.data[3 - execlist->elsp_dwords.index] = data;
 	if (execlist->elsp_dwords.index == 3) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
index 9606092..fc6878b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ hw_id_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = (struct intel_vgpu *)
 			mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
 		return sprintf(buf, "%u\n",
-			       vgpu->shadow_ctx->hw_id);
+			       vgpu->submission.shadow_ctx->hw_id);
 	}
 	return sprintf(buf, "\n");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/render.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/render.c
index 2ea5422..7ed76ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/render.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/render.c
@@ -261,14 +261,15 @@ static void restore_mocs(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id)
 static void switch_mmio_to_vgpu(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = vgpu->gvt->dev_priv;
-	struct render_mmio *mmio;
-	u32 v;
-	int i, array_size;
-	u32 *reg_state = vgpu->shadow_ctx->engine[ring_id].lrc_reg_state;
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
+	u32 *reg_state = s->shadow_ctx->engine[ring_id].lrc_reg_state;
 	u32 ctx_ctrl = reg_state[CTX_CONTEXT_CONTROL_VAL];
 	u32 inhibit_mask =
 		_MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(CTX_CTRL_ENGINE_CTX_RESTORE_INHIBIT);
 	i915_reg_t last_reg = _MMIO(0);
+	struct render_mmio *mmio;
+	u32 v;
+	int i, array_size;
 
 	if (IS_SKYLAKE(vgpu->gvt->dev_priv)
 		|| IS_KABYLAKE(vgpu->gvt->dev_priv)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
index c5d7baf..3527daf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int populate_shadow_context(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = workload->vgpu;
 	struct intel_gvt *gvt = vgpu->gvt;
 	int ring_id = workload->ring_id;
-	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx = workload->vgpu->shadow_ctx;
+	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx = vgpu->submission.shadow_ctx;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj =
 		shadow_ctx->engine[ring_id].state->obj;
 	struct execlist_ring_context *shadow_ring_context;
@@ -248,12 +248,13 @@ void release_shadow_wa_ctx(struct intel_shadow_wa_ctx *wa_ctx)
  */
 int intel_gvt_scan_and_shadow_workload(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 {
+	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = workload->vgpu;
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
+	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx = s->shadow_ctx;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = vgpu->gvt->dev_priv;
 	int ring_id = workload->ring_id;
-	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx = workload->vgpu->shadow_ctx;
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = workload->vgpu->gvt->dev_priv;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = dev_priv->engine[ring_id];
 	struct drm_i915_gem_request *rq;
-	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = workload->vgpu;
 	struct intel_ring *ring;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ int intel_gvt_scan_and_shadow_workload(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 	shadow_ctx->desc_template |= workload->ctx_desc.addressing_mode <<
 				    GEN8_CTX_ADDRESSING_MODE_SHIFT;
 
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(ring_id, vgpu->shadow_ctx_desc_updated))
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(ring_id, s->shadow_ctx_desc_updated))
 		shadow_context_descriptor_update(shadow_ctx,
 					dev_priv->engine[ring_id]);
 
@@ -325,9 +326,11 @@ int intel_gvt_scan_and_shadow_workload(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 
 static int dispatch_workload(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 {
+	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = workload->vgpu;
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
+	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx = s->shadow_ctx;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = vgpu->gvt->dev_priv;
 	int ring_id = workload->ring_id;
-	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx = workload->vgpu->shadow_ctx;
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = workload->vgpu->gvt->dev_priv;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = dev_priv->engine[ring_id];
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -413,7 +416,7 @@ static struct intel_vgpu_workload *pick_next_workload(
 
 	gvt_dbg_sched("ring id %d pick new workload %p\n", ring_id, workload);
 
-	atomic_inc(&workload->vgpu->running_workload_num);
+	atomic_inc(&workload->vgpu->submission.running_workload_num);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&gvt->lock);
 	return workload;
@@ -423,8 +426,9 @@ static void update_guest_context(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 {
 	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = workload->vgpu;
 	struct intel_gvt *gvt = vgpu->gvt;
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
+	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx = s->shadow_ctx;
 	int ring_id = workload->ring_id;
-	struct i915_gem_context *shadow_ctx = workload->vgpu->shadow_ctx;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj =
 		shadow_ctx->engine[ring_id].state->obj;
 	struct execlist_ring_context *shadow_ring_context;
@@ -490,15 +494,14 @@ static void update_guest_context(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 static void complete_current_workload(struct intel_gvt *gvt, int ring_id)
 {
 	struct intel_gvt_workload_scheduler *scheduler = &gvt->scheduler;
-	struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload;
-	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu;
+	struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload =
+		scheduler->current_workload[ring_id];
+	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = workload->vgpu;
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
 	int event;
 
 	mutex_lock(&gvt->lock);
 
-	workload = scheduler->current_workload[ring_id];
-	vgpu = workload->vgpu;
-
 	/* For the workload w/ request, needs to wait for the context
 	 * switch to make sure request is completed.
 	 * For the workload w/o request, directly complete the workload.
@@ -535,7 +538,7 @@ static void complete_current_workload(struct intel_gvt *gvt, int ring_id)
 		}
 		mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 		/* unpin shadow ctx as the shadow_ctx update is done */
-		engine->context_unpin(engine, workload->vgpu->shadow_ctx);
+		engine->context_unpin(engine, s->shadow_ctx);
 		mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 	}
 
@@ -547,7 +550,7 @@ static void complete_current_workload(struct intel_gvt *gvt, int ring_id)
 	list_del_init(&workload->list);
 	workload->complete(workload);
 
-	atomic_dec(&vgpu->running_workload_num);
+	atomic_dec(&s->running_workload_num);
 	wake_up(&scheduler->workload_complete_wq);
 
 	if (gvt->scheduler.need_reschedule)
@@ -636,14 +639,15 @@ static int workload_thread(void *priv)
 
 void intel_gvt_wait_vgpu_idle(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
 {
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
 	struct intel_gvt *gvt = vgpu->gvt;
 	struct intel_gvt_workload_scheduler *scheduler = &gvt->scheduler;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&vgpu->running_workload_num)) {
+	if (atomic_read(&s->running_workload_num)) {
 		gvt_dbg_sched("wait vgpu idle\n");
 
 		wait_event(scheduler->workload_complete_wq,
-				!atomic_read(&vgpu->running_workload_num));
+				!atomic_read(&s->running_workload_num));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -717,8 +721,10 @@ int intel_gvt_init_workload_scheduler(struct intel_gvt *gvt)
  */
 void intel_vgpu_clean_submission(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
 {
-	i915_gem_context_put(vgpu->shadow_ctx);
-	kmem_cache_destroy(vgpu->workloads);
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
+
+	i915_gem_context_put(s->shadow_ctx);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(s->workloads);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -733,37 +739,38 @@ void intel_vgpu_clean_submission(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
  */
 int intel_vgpu_setup_submission(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
 {
+	struct intel_vgpu_submission *s = &vgpu->submission;
 	enum intel_engine_id i;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	int ret;
 
-	vgpu->shadow_ctx = i915_gem_context_create_gvt(
+	s->shadow_ctx = i915_gem_context_create_gvt(
 			&vgpu->gvt->dev_priv->drm);
-	if (IS_ERR(vgpu->shadow_ctx))
-		return PTR_ERR(vgpu->shadow_ctx);
+	if (IS_ERR(s->shadow_ctx))
+		return PTR_ERR(s->shadow_ctx);
 
-	vgpu->shadow_ctx->engine[RCS].initialised = true;
+	s->shadow_ctx->engine[RCS].initialised = true;
 
-	bitmap_zero(vgpu->shadow_ctx_desc_updated, I915_NUM_ENGINES);
+	bitmap_zero(s->shadow_ctx_desc_updated, I915_NUM_ENGINES);
 
-	vgpu->workloads = kmem_cache_create("gvt-g_vgpu_workload",
+	s->workloads = kmem_cache_create("gvt-g_vgpu_workload",
 			sizeof(struct intel_vgpu_workload), 0,
 			SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN,
 			NULL);
 
-	if (!vgpu->workloads) {
+	if (!s->workloads) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_shadow_ctx;
 	}
 
 	for_each_engine(engine, vgpu->gvt->dev_priv, i)
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vgpu->workload_q_head[i]);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&s->workload_q_head[i]);
 
-	atomic_set(&vgpu->running_workload_num, 0);
+	atomic_set(&s->running_workload_num, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 
 out_shadow_ctx:
-	i915_gem_context_put(vgpu->shadow_ctx);
+	i915_gem_context_put(s->shadow_ctx);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.h
index b6ca44e..c6e47ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ struct intel_shadow_bb_entry {
 };
 
 #define workload_q_head(vgpu, ring_id) \
-	(&(vgpu->workload_q_head[ring_id]))
+	(&(vgpu->submission.workload_q_head[ring_id]))
 
 #define queue_workload(workload) do { \
 	list_add_tail(&workload->list, \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c
index 3d69871..35a5ec2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void intel_gvt_deactivate_vgpu(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
 
 	vgpu->active = false;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&vgpu->running_workload_num)) {
+	if (atomic_read(&vgpu->submission.running_workload_num)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&gvt->lock);
 		intel_gvt_wait_vgpu_idle(vgpu);
 		mutex_lock(&gvt->lock);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ struct intel_vgpu *intel_gvt_create_idle_vgpu(struct intel_gvt *gvt)
 	vgpu->gvt = gvt;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < I915_NUM_ENGINES; i++)
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vgpu->workload_q_head[i]);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vgpu->submission.workload_q_head[i]);
 
 	ret = intel_vgpu_init_sched_policy(vgpu);
 	if (ret)
