diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 5378863e3238..e857a9493b6f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -2495,32 +2495,73 @@ static int i915_guc_log_dump(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int i915_guc_log_control_get(void *data, u64 *val)
+static int i915_guc_log_level_get(void *data, u64 *val)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = data;
 
 	if (!USES_GUC(dev_priv))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	*val = intel_guc_log_control_get(&dev_priv->guc.log);
+	*val = intel_guc_log_level_get(&dev_priv->guc.log);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int i915_guc_log_control_set(void *data, u64 val)
+static int i915_guc_log_level_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = data;
 
 	if (!USES_GUC(dev_priv))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return intel_guc_log_control_set(&dev_priv->guc.log, val);
+	return intel_guc_log_level_set(&dev_priv->guc.log, val);
 }
 
-DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(i915_guc_log_control_fops,
-			i915_guc_log_control_get, i915_guc_log_control_set,
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(i915_guc_log_level_fops,
+			i915_guc_log_level_get, i915_guc_log_level_set,
 			"%lld\n");
 
+static int i915_guc_log_relay_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = inode->i_private;
+
+	if (!USES_GUC(dev_priv))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	file->private_data = &dev_priv->guc.log;
+
+	return intel_guc_log_relay_open(&dev_priv->guc.log);
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+i915_guc_log_relay_write(struct file *filp,
+			 const char __user *ubuf,
+			 size_t cnt,
+			 loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	struct intel_guc_log *log = filp->private_data;
+
+	intel_guc_log_relay_flush(log);
+
+	return cnt;
+}
+
+static int i915_guc_log_relay_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = inode->i_private;
+
+	intel_guc_log_relay_close(&dev_priv->guc.log);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations i915_guc_log_relay_fops = {
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.open = i915_guc_log_relay_open,
+	.write = i915_guc_log_relay_write,
+	.release = i915_guc_log_relay_release,
+};
+
 static const char *psr2_live_status(u32 val)
 {
 	static const char * const live_status[] = {
@@ -4748,7 +4789,8 @@ static const struct i915_debugfs_files {
 	{"i915_dp_test_data", &i915_displayport_test_data_fops},
 	{"i915_dp_test_type", &i915_displayport_test_type_fops},
 	{"i915_dp_test_active", &i915_displayport_test_active_fops},
-	{"i915_guc_log_control", &i915_guc_log_control_fops},
+	{"i915_guc_log_level", &i915_guc_log_level_fops},
+	{"i915_guc_log_relay", &i915_guc_log_relay_fops},
 	{"i915_hpd_storm_ctl", &i915_hpd_storm_ctl_fops},
 	{"i915_ipc_status", &i915_ipc_status_fops},
 	{"i915_drrs_ctl", &i915_drrs_ctl_fops}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 3df5193487f3..1021bf40e236 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -1239,9 +1239,6 @@ static void i915_driver_register(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		i915_debugfs_register(dev_priv);
 		i915_setup_sysfs(dev_priv);
 
-		/* Depends on debugfs having been initialized */
-		intel_uc_register(dev_priv);
-
 		/* Depends on sysfs having been initialized */
 		i915_perf_register(dev_priv);
 	} else
@@ -1299,7 +1296,6 @@ static void i915_driver_unregister(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	i915_pmu_unregister(dev_priv);
 
 	i915_teardown_sysfs(dev_priv);
-	intel_uc_unregister(dev_priv);
 	drm_dev_unregister(&dev_priv->drm);
 
 	i915_gem_shrinker_unregister(dev_priv);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c
index 72a71bc94adf..20254dde172c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c
@@ -423,18 +423,13 @@ static int guc_log_relay_create(struct intel_guc_log *log)
 		DRM_ERROR("Couldn't create relay chan for GuC logging\n");
 
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(guc_log_relay_chan->subbuf_size < subbuf_size);
 	log->runtime.relay_chan = guc_log_relay_chan;
 
 	return 0;
-
-err:
-	/* logging will be off */
-	i915_modparams.guc_log_level = 0;
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static void guc_log_relay_destroy(struct intel_guc_log *log)
@@ -511,7 +506,7 @@ void intel_guc_log_destroy(struct intel_guc_log *log)
 	i915_vma_unpin_and_release(&log->vma);
 }
 
-int intel_guc_log_control_get(struct intel_guc_log *log)
+int intel_guc_log_level_get(struct intel_guc_log *log)
 {
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!log->vma);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_modparams.guc_log_level < 0);
@@ -526,11 +521,10 @@ int intel_guc_log_control_get(struct intel_guc_log *log)
 	LOG_LEVEL_TO_ENABLED(_x) ? _x - 1 : 0;	\
 })
 #define VERBOSITY_TO_LOG_LEVEL(x)  ((x) + 1)
-int intel_guc_log_control_set(struct intel_guc_log *log, u64 val)
+int intel_guc_log_level_set(struct intel_guc_log *log, u64 val)
 {
 	struct intel_guc *guc = log_to_guc(log);
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
-	bool enabled = LOG_LEVEL_TO_ENABLED(val);
 	int ret;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(GUC_LOG_VERBOSITY_MIN != 0);
@@ -553,7 +547,8 @@ int intel_guc_log_control_set(struct intel_guc_log *log, u64 val)
 	}
 
 	intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
-	ret = guc_log_control(guc, enabled, LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSITY(val));
+	ret = guc_log_control(guc, LOG_LEVEL_TO_ENABLED(val),
+			      LOG_LEVEL_TO_VERBOSITY(val));
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("guc_log_control action failed %d\n", ret);
@@ -562,89 +557,79 @@ int intel_guc_log_control_set(struct intel_guc_log *log, u64 val)
 
 	i915_modparams.guc_log_level = val;
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
-
-	if (enabled && !guc_log_has_runtime(log)) {
-		ret = intel_guc_log_register(log);
-		if (ret) {
-			/* logging will remain off */
-			i915_modparams.guc_log_level = 0;
-			goto out;
-		}
-	} else if (!enabled && guc_log_has_runtime(log)) {
-		intel_guc_log_unregister(log);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
-out:
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int intel_guc_log_register(struct intel_guc_log *log)
+int intel_guc_log_relay_open(struct intel_guc_log *log)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&log->runtime.lock);
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(guc_log_has_runtime(log));
+	if (guc_log_has_runtime(log)) {
+		ret = -EEXIST;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
 
 	ret = guc_log_relay_create(log);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	ret = guc_log_map(log);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_relay;
+		goto out_relay;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&log->runtime.lock);
 
 	guc_flush_log_msg_enable(log_to_guc(log));
 
-	mutex_unlock(&log->runtime.lock);
+	/*
+	 * When GuC is logging without us relaying to userspace, we're ignoring
+	 * the flush notification. This means that we need to unconditionally
+	 * flush on relay enabling, since GuC only notifies us once.
+	 */
+	queue_work(log->runtime.flush_wq, &log->runtime.flush_work);
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_relay:
+out_relay:
 	guc_log_relay_destroy(log);
-err:
+out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&log->runtime.lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void intel_guc_log_unregister(struct intel_guc_log *log)
+void intel_guc_log_relay_flush(struct intel_guc_log *log)
 {
 	struct intel_guc *guc = log_to_guc(log);
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = guc_to_i915(guc);
 
-	guc_flush_log_msg_disable(guc);
-
 	/*
 	 * Before initiating the forceful flush, wait for any pending/ongoing
 	 * flush to complete otherwise forceful flush may not actually happen.
 	 */
 	flush_work(&log->runtime.flush_work);
 
-	/*
-	 * Once logging is disabled, GuC won't generate logs & send an
-	 * interrupt. But there could be some data in the log buffer
-	 * which is yet to be captured. So request GuC to update the log
-	 * buffer state and then collect the left over logs.
-	 */
 	intel_runtime_pm_get(i915);
 	guc_log_flush(guc);
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(i915);
 
 	/* GuC would have updated log buffer by now, so capture it */
 	guc_log_capture_logs(log);
+}
 
-	mutex_lock(&log->runtime.lock);
+void intel_guc_log_relay_close(struct intel_guc_log *log)
+{
+	guc_flush_log_msg_disable(log_to_guc(log));
+	flush_work(&log->runtime.flush_work);
 
+	mutex_lock(&log->runtime.lock);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!guc_log_has_runtime(log));
-
 	guc_log_unmap(log);
 	guc_log_relay_destroy(log);
-
 	mutex_unlock(&log->runtime.lock);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h
index e0ea625032fb..3cf911eef3a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ struct intel_guc_log {
 
 void intel_guc_log_init_early(struct intel_guc_log *log);
 int intel_guc_log_create(struct intel_guc_log *log);
-int intel_guc_log_register(struct intel_guc_log *log);
-void intel_guc_log_unregister(struct intel_guc_log *log);
 void intel_guc_log_destroy(struct intel_guc_log *log);
 
-int intel_guc_log_control_get(struct intel_guc_log *log);
-int intel_guc_log_control_set(struct intel_guc_log *log, u64 control);
+int intel_guc_log_level_get(struct intel_guc_log *log);
+int intel_guc_log_level_set(struct intel_guc_log *log, u64 control_val);
+int intel_guc_log_relay_open(struct intel_guc_log *log);
+void intel_guc_log_relay_flush(struct intel_guc_log *log);
+void intel_guc_log_relay_close(struct intel_guc_log *log);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
index 765b86a53f19..9bb40cd047a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
@@ -221,28 +221,6 @@ static void guc_free_load_err_log(struct intel_guc *guc)
 		i915_gem_object_put(guc->load_err_log);
 }
 
-int intel_uc_register(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (!USES_GUC(i915))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (i915_modparams.guc_log_level)
-		ret = intel_guc_log_register(&i915->guc.log);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void intel_uc_unregister(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
-{
-	if (!USES_GUC(i915))
-		return;
-
-	if (i915_modparams.guc_log_level)
-		intel_guc_log_unregister(&i915->guc.log);
-}
-
 static int guc_enable_communication(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.h
index 0a2b413e9cd0..937e61175258 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 void intel_uc_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_uc_init_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
-int intel_uc_register(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
-void intel_uc_unregister(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_uc_init_fw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_uc_fini_fw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 int intel_uc_init_misc(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
