diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index ca2c8fcd1090..aa1f34e63080 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 #include <drm/i915_drm.h>
 #include "i915_drv.h"
 #include "i915_trace.h"
+#include "intel_lrc_reg.h"
 #include "intel_workarounds.h"
 
 #define ALL_L3_SLICES(dev) (1 << NUM_L3_SLICES(dev)) - 1
@@ -322,6 +323,14 @@ static u32 default_desc_template(const struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	return desc;
 }
 
+static void intel_context_retire(struct i915_gem_active *active,
+				 struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	struct intel_context *ce = container_of(active, typeof(*ce), active);
+
+	intel_context_unpin(ce);
+}
+
 static struct i915_gem_context *
 __create_hw_context(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		    struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv)
@@ -345,6 +354,8 @@ __create_hw_context(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		ce->gem_context = ctx;
 		/* Use the whole device by default */
 		ce->sseu = intel_device_default_sseu(dev_priv);
+
+		init_request_active(&ce->active, intel_context_retire);
 	}
 
 	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&ctx->handles_vma, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -846,6 +857,48 @@ int i915_gem_context_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int get_sseu(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
+		    struct drm_i915_gem_context_param *args)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_context_param_sseu user_sseu;
+	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
+	struct intel_context *ce;
+
+	if (args->size == 0)
+		goto out;
+	else if (args->size < sizeof(user_sseu))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&user_sseu, u64_to_user_ptr(args->value),
+			   sizeof(user_sseu)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (user_sseu.rsvd1 || user_sseu.rsvd2)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	engine = intel_engine_lookup_user(ctx->i915,
+					  user_sseu.class,
+					  user_sseu.instance);
+	if (!engine)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ce = to_intel_context(ctx, engine);
+
+	user_sseu.slice_mask = ce->sseu.slice_mask;
+	user_sseu.subslice_mask = ce->sseu.subslice_mask;
+	user_sseu.min_eus_per_subslice = ce->sseu.min_eus_per_subslice;
+	user_sseu.max_eus_per_subslice = ce->sseu.max_eus_per_subslice;
+
+	if (copy_to_user(u64_to_user_ptr(args->value), &user_sseu,
+			 sizeof(user_sseu)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+out:
+	args->size = sizeof(user_sseu);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int i915_gem_context_getparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				    struct drm_file *file)
 {
@@ -858,15 +911,17 @@ int i915_gem_context_getparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (!ctx)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	args->size = 0;
 	switch (args->param) {
 	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_BAN_PERIOD:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		break;
 	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_NO_ZEROMAP:
+		args->size = 0;
 		args->value = ctx->flags & CONTEXT_NO_ZEROMAP;
 		break;
 	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_GTT_SIZE:
+		args->size = 0;
+
 		if (ctx->ppgtt)
 			args->value = ctx->ppgtt->vm.total;
 		else if (to_i915(dev)->mm.aliasing_ppgtt)
@@ -875,14 +930,20 @@ int i915_gem_context_getparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			args->value = to_i915(dev)->ggtt.vm.total;
 		break;
 	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_NO_ERROR_CAPTURE:
+		args->size = 0;
 		args->value = i915_gem_context_no_error_capture(ctx);
 		break;
 	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_BANNABLE:
+		args->size = 0;
 		args->value = i915_gem_context_is_bannable(ctx);
 		break;
 	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_PRIORITY:
+		args->size = 0;
 		args->value = ctx->sched.priority;
 		break;
+	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU:
+		ret = get_sseu(ctx, args);
+		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		break;
@@ -892,6 +953,242 @@ int i915_gem_context_getparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int gen8_emit_rpcs_config(struct i915_request *rq,
+				 struct intel_context *ce,
+				 struct intel_sseu sseu)
+{
+	u64 offset;
+	u32 *cs;
+
+	cs = intel_ring_begin(rq, 4);
+	if (IS_ERR(cs))
+		return PTR_ERR(cs);
+
+	offset = ce->state->node.start +
+		LRC_STATE_PN * PAGE_SIZE +
+		(CTX_R_PWR_CLK_STATE + 1) * 4;
+
+	*cs++ = MI_STORE_DWORD_IMM_GEN4 | MI_USE_GGTT;
+	*cs++ = lower_32_bits(offset);
+	*cs++ = upper_32_bits(offset);
+	*cs++ = gen8_make_rpcs(rq->i915, &sseu);
+
+	intel_ring_advance(rq, cs);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+gen8_modify_rpcs_gpu(struct intel_context *ce,
+		     struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+		     struct intel_sseu sseu)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = engine->i915;
+	struct i915_request *rq, *prev;
+	int ret;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!ce->pin_count);
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+
+	/* Submitting requests etc needs the hw awake. */
+	intel_runtime_pm_get(i915);
+
+	rq = i915_request_alloc(engine, i915->kernel_context);
+	if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(rq);
+		goto out_put;
+	}
+
+	ret = gen8_emit_rpcs_config(rq, ce, sseu);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_add;
+
+	/* Queue this switch after all other activity by this context. */
+	prev = i915_gem_active_raw(&ce->ring->timeline->last_request,
+				   &i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+	if (prev && !i915_request_completed(prev))
+		i915_sw_fence_await_sw_fence_gfp(&rq->submit,
+						 &prev->submit,
+						 I915_FENCE_GFP);
+
+	/* Order all following requests to be after. */
+	i915_timeline_set_barrier(ce->ring->timeline, rq);
+
+	/*
+	 * Guarantee context image and the timeline remains pinned until the
+	 * modifying request is retired by setting the ce activity tracker.
+	 *
+	 * But we only need to take one pin on the account of it. Or in other
+	 * words transfer the pinned ce object to tracked active request.
+	 */
+	if (!i915_gem_active_isset(&ce->active))
+		__intel_context_pin(ce);
+	i915_gem_active_set(&ce->active, rq);
+
+out_add:
+	i915_request_add(rq);
+out_put:
+	intel_runtime_pm_put(i915);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+i915_gem_context_reconfigure_sseu(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
+				  struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+				  struct intel_sseu sseu)
+{
+	struct intel_context *ce = to_intel_context(ctx, engine);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(INTEL_GEN(ctx->i915) < 8);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(engine->id != RCS);
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+
+	/* Nothing to do if unmodified. */
+	if (!memcmp(&ce->sseu, &sseu, sizeof(sseu)))
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * If context is not idle we have to submit an ordered request to modify
+	 * its context image via the kernel context. Pristine and idle contexts
+	 * will be configured on pinning.
+	 */
+	if (ce->pin_count)
+		ret = gen8_modify_rpcs_gpu(ce, engine, sseu);
+
+	if (!ret)
+		ce->sseu = sseu;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int
+user_to_context_sseu(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
+		     const struct drm_i915_gem_context_param_sseu *user,
+		     struct intel_sseu *context)
+{
+	const struct sseu_dev_info *device = &INTEL_INFO(i915)->sseu;
+
+	/* No zeros in any field. */
+	if (!user->slice_mask || !user->subslice_mask ||
+	    !user->min_eus_per_subslice || !user->max_eus_per_subslice)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Max > min. */
+	if (user->max_eus_per_subslice < user->min_eus_per_subslice)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Check validity against hardware. */
+	if (user->slice_mask & ~device->slice_mask)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (user->subslice_mask & ~device->subslice_mask[0])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (user->max_eus_per_subslice > device->max_eus_per_subslice)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Some future proofing on the types since the uAPI is wider than the
+	 * current internal implementation.
+	 */
+	if (WARN_ON((fls(user->slice_mask) >
+		     sizeof(context->slice_mask) * BITS_PER_BYTE) ||
+		    (fls(user->subslice_mask) >
+		     sizeof(context->subslice_mask) * BITS_PER_BYTE) ||
+		    overflows_type(user->min_eus_per_subslice,
+				   context->min_eus_per_subslice) ||
+		    overflows_type(user->max_eus_per_subslice,
+				   context->max_eus_per_subslice)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	context->slice_mask = user->slice_mask;
+	context->subslice_mask = user->subslice_mask;
+	context->min_eus_per_subslice = user->min_eus_per_subslice;
+	context->max_eus_per_subslice = user->max_eus_per_subslice;
+
+	/* Part specific restrictions. */
+	if (IS_GEN11(i915)) {
+		unsigned int hw_ss_per_s = hweight8(device->subslice_mask[0]);
+		unsigned int req_s = hweight8(context->slice_mask);
+		unsigned int req_ss = hweight8(context->subslice_mask);
+
+		/*
+		 * Only full subslice enablement is possible if more than one
+		 * slice is turned on.
+		 */
+		if (req_s > 1 && req_ss != hw_ss_per_s)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/*
+		 * If more than four (SScount bitfield limit) subslices are
+		 * requested then the number has to be even.
+		 */
+		if (req_ss > 4 && (req_ss & 1))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/*
+		 * If only one slice is enabled subslice count must be at most
+		 * half of the all available subslices.
+		 */
+		if (req_s == 1 && req_ss > (hw_ss_per_s / 2))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int set_sseu(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
+		    struct drm_i915_gem_context_param *args)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = ctx->i915;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_context_param_sseu user_sseu;
+	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
+	struct intel_sseu sseu;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (args->size < sizeof(user_sseu))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (INTEL_GEN(i915) < 8)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!IS_GEN11(i915) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(&user_sseu, u64_to_user_ptr(args->value),
+			   sizeof(user_sseu)))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (user_sseu.rsvd1 || user_sseu.rsvd2)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	engine = intel_engine_lookup_user(i915,
+					  user_sseu.class,
+					  user_sseu.instance);
+	if (!engine)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* Only render engine supports RPCS configuration. */
+	if (engine->class != RENDER_CLASS)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = user_to_context_sseu(i915, &user_sseu, &sseu);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = i915_gem_context_reconfigure_sseu(ctx, engine, sseu);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	args->size = sizeof(user_sseu);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int i915_gem_context_setparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				    struct drm_file *file)
 {
@@ -957,7 +1254,9 @@ int i915_gem_context_setparam_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				ctx->sched.priority = priority;
 		}
 		break;
-
+	case I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU:
+		ret = set_sseu(ctx, args);
+		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h
index 79d2e8f62ad1..968e1d47d944 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ struct i915_gem_context {
 		u64 lrc_desc;
 		int pin_count;
 
+		/**
+		 * active: Active tracker for the external rq activity on this
+		 * intel_context object.
+		 */
+		struct i915_gem_active active;
+
 		const struct intel_context_ops *ops;
 
 		/** sseu: Control eu/slice partitioning */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 9709c1fbe836..3c85392a3109 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -2538,7 +2538,9 @@ u32 gen8_make_rpcs(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	 * subslices are enabled, or a count between one and four on the first
 	 * slice.
 	 */
-	if (IS_GEN11(dev_priv) && slices == 1 && subslices >= 4) {
+	if (IS_GEN11(dev_priv) &&
+	    slices == 1 &&
+	    subslices > min_t(u8, 4, hweight8(sseu->subslice_mask[0]) / 2)) {
 		GEM_BUG_ON(subslices & 1);
 
 		subslice_pg = false;
diff --git a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
index a4446f452040..e195c38b15a6 100644
--- a/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/drm/i915_drm.h
@@ -1478,9 +1478,52 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_context_param {
 #define   I915_CONTEXT_MAX_USER_PRIORITY	1023 /* inclusive */
 #define   I915_CONTEXT_DEFAULT_PRIORITY		0
 #define   I915_CONTEXT_MIN_USER_PRIORITY	-1023 /* inclusive */
+	/*
+	 * When using the following param, value should be a pointer to
+	 * drm_i915_gem_context_param_sseu.
+	 */
+#define I915_CONTEXT_PARAM_SSEU		0x7
 	__u64 value;
 };
 
+struct drm_i915_gem_context_param_sseu {
+	/*
+	 * Engine class & instance to be configured or queried.
+	 */
+	__u16 class;
+	__u16 instance;
+
+	/*
+	 * Unused for now. Must be cleared to zero.
+	 */
+	__u32 rsvd1;
+
+	/*
+	 * Mask of slices to enable for the context. Valid values are a subset
+	 * of the bitmask value returned for I915_PARAM_SLICE_MASK.
+	 */
+	__u64 slice_mask;
+
+	/*
+	 * Mask of subslices to enable for the context. Valid values are a
+	 * subset of the bitmask value return by I915_PARAM_SUBSLICE_MASK.
+	 */
+	__u64 subslice_mask;
+
+	/*
+	 * Minimum/Maximum number of EUs to enable per subslice for the
+	 * context. min_eus_per_subslice must be inferior or equal to
+	 * max_eus_per_subslice.
+	 */
+	__u16 min_eus_per_subslice;
+	__u16 max_eus_per_subslice;
+
+	/*
+	 * Unused for now. Must be cleared to zero.
+	 */
+	__u32 rsvd2;
+};
+
 enum drm_i915_oa_format {
 	I915_OA_FORMAT_A13 = 1,	    /* HSW only */
 	I915_OA_FORMAT_A29,	    /* HSW only */
