diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
index b922000e4b9b..63633e73a695 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
@@ -2047,6 +2047,18 @@ static u32 oa_config_flex_reg(const struct i915_oa_config *oa_config,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static void
+gen12_update_reg_state_unlocked(const struct intel_context *ce,
+				const struct i915_perf_stream *stream)
+{
+	u32 *reg_state = ce->lrc_reg_state;
+
+	/* Use a stable power state configuration */
+	reg_state[CTX_R_PWR_CLK_STATE] =
+		intel_sseu_make_rpcs(ce->engine->i915, &ce->sseu);
+}
+
 /*
  * NB: It must always remain pointer safe to run this even if the OA unit
  * has been disabled.
@@ -2073,20 +2085,12 @@ gen8_update_reg_state_unlocked(const struct intel_context *ce,
 	u32 *reg_state = ce->lrc_reg_state;
 	int i;
 
-	if (IS_GEN(stream->perf->i915, 12)) {
-		u32 format = stream->oa_buffer.format;
+	reg_state[ctx_oactxctrl + 1] =
+		(stream->period_exponent << GEN8_OA_TIMER_PERIOD_SHIFT) |
+		(stream->periodic ? GEN8_OA_TIMER_ENABLE : 0) |
+		GEN8_OA_COUNTER_RESUME;
 
-		reg_state[ctx_oactxctrl + 1] =
-			(format << GEN12_OAR_OACONTROL_COUNTER_FORMAT_SHIFT) |
-			(stream->oa_config ? GEN12_OAR_OACONTROL_COUNTER_ENABLE : 0);
-	} else {
-		reg_state[ctx_oactxctrl + 1] =
-			(stream->period_exponent << GEN8_OA_TIMER_PERIOD_SHIFT) |
-			(stream->periodic ? GEN8_OA_TIMER_ENABLE : 0) |
-			GEN8_OA_COUNTER_RESUME;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 0; !!ctx_flexeu0 && i < ARRAY_SIZE(flex_regs); i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(flex_regs); i++)
 		reg_state[ctx_flexeu0 + i * 2 + 1] =
 			oa_config_flex_reg(stream->oa_config, flex_regs[i]);
 
@@ -2219,34 +2223,49 @@ static int gen8_configure_context(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int gen12_emit_oar_config(struct intel_context *ce, bool enable)
+static int gen12_configure_oar_context(struct i915_perf_stream *stream, bool enable)
 {
-	struct i915_request *rq;
-	u32 *cs;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	rq = i915_request_create(ce);
-	if (IS_ERR(rq))
-		return PTR_ERR(rq);
+	int err;
+	struct intel_context *ce = stream->pinned_ctx;
+	struct flex regs[] = {
+		{
+			GEN12_OAR_OACONTROL,
+			stream->perf->ctx_oactxctrl_offset + 1,
+		},
+		{
+			RING_CONTEXT_CONTROL(ce->engine->mmio_base),
+			CTX_CONTEXT_CONTROL,
+		},
+	};
+	u32 format = stream->oa_buffer.format;
 
-	cs = intel_ring_begin(rq, 4);
-	if (IS_ERR(cs)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(cs);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	regs[0].value =
+		(format << GEN12_OAR_OACONTROL_COUNTER_FORMAT_SHIFT) |
+		(enable ? GEN12_OAR_OACONTROL_COUNTER_ENABLE : 0);
 
-	*cs++ = MI_LOAD_REGISTER_IMM(1);
-	*cs++ = i915_mmio_reg_offset(RING_CONTEXT_CONTROL(ce->engine->mmio_base));
-	*cs++ = _MASKED_FIELD(GEN12_CTX_CTRL_OAR_CONTEXT_ENABLE,
-			      enable ? GEN12_CTX_CTRL_OAR_CONTEXT_ENABLE : 0);
-	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
+	/* This value is only good for LRI and not for the context image. */
+	regs[1].value = _MASKED_FIELD(GEN12_CTX_CTRL_OAR_CONTEXT_ENABLE,
+				      enable ?
+				      GEN12_CTX_CTRL_OAR_CONTEXT_ENABLE :
+				      0);
 
-	intel_ring_advance(rq, cs);
+	err = intel_context_lock_pinned(ce);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-out:
-	i915_request_add(rq);
+	/* Modify the context image of pinned context.
+	 *
+	 * We will not modify the CTX CONTEXT CONTROL here as an LRI is
+	 * sufficient. OAR_OACONTROL needs to be modified in the context
+	 * image as well as with an LRI.
+	 */
+	err = gen8_modify_context(ce, regs, ARRAY_SIZE(regs) - 1);
+	intel_context_unlock_pinned(ce);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	return err;
+	/* Use LRI to modify the MMIOs using pinned context */
+	return gen8_modify_self(ce, regs, ARRAY_SIZE(regs));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2272,53 +2291,16 @@ static int gen12_emit_oar_config(struct intel_context *ce, bool enable)
  *   per-context OA state.
  *
  * Note: it's only the RCS/Render context that has any OA state.
+ * Note: the first flex register passed must always be R_PWR_CLK_STATE
  */
-static int lrc_configure_all_contexts(struct i915_perf_stream *stream,
-				      const struct i915_oa_config *oa_config)
+static int oa_configure_all_contexts(struct i915_perf_stream *stream,
+				     struct flex *regs,
+				     size_t num_regs)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = stream->perf->i915;
-	/* The MMIO offsets for Flex EU registers aren't contiguous */
-	const u32 ctx_flexeu0 = stream->perf->ctx_flexeu0_offset;
-#define ctx_flexeuN(N) (ctx_flexeu0 + 2 * (N) + 1)
-	struct flex regs[] = {
-		{
-			GEN8_R_PWR_CLK_STATE,
-			CTX_R_PWR_CLK_STATE,
-		},
-		{
-			IS_GEN(i915, 12) ?
-			GEN12_OAR_OACONTROL : GEN8_OACTXCONTROL,
-			stream->perf->ctx_oactxctrl_offset + 1,
-		},
-		{ EU_PERF_CNTL0, ctx_flexeuN(0) },
-		{ EU_PERF_CNTL1, ctx_flexeuN(1) },
-		{ EU_PERF_CNTL2, ctx_flexeuN(2) },
-		{ EU_PERF_CNTL3, ctx_flexeuN(3) },
-		{ EU_PERF_CNTL4, ctx_flexeuN(4) },
-		{ EU_PERF_CNTL5, ctx_flexeuN(5) },
-		{ EU_PERF_CNTL6, ctx_flexeuN(6) },
-	};
-#undef ctx_flexeuN
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	struct i915_gem_context *ctx, *cn;
-	size_t array_size = IS_GEN(i915, 12) ? 2 : ARRAY_SIZE(regs);
-	int i, err;
-
-	if (IS_GEN(i915, 12)) {
-		u32 format = stream->oa_buffer.format;
-
-		regs[1].value =
-			(format << GEN12_OAR_OACONTROL_COUNTER_FORMAT_SHIFT) |
-			(oa_config ? GEN12_OAR_OACONTROL_COUNTER_ENABLE : 0);
-	} else {
-		regs[1].value =
-			(stream->period_exponent << GEN8_OA_TIMER_PERIOD_SHIFT) |
-			(stream->periodic ? GEN8_OA_TIMER_ENABLE : 0) |
-			GEN8_OA_COUNTER_RESUME;
-	}
-
-	for (i = 2; !!ctx_flexeu0 && i < array_size; i++)
-		regs[i].value = oa_config_flex_reg(oa_config, regs[i].reg);
+	int err;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&stream->perf->lock);
 
@@ -2348,7 +2330,7 @@ static int lrc_configure_all_contexts(struct i915_perf_stream *stream,
 
 		spin_unlock(&i915->gem.contexts.lock);
 
-		err = gen8_configure_context(ctx, regs, array_size);
+		err = gen8_configure_context(ctx, regs, num_regs);
 		if (err) {
 			i915_gem_context_put(ctx);
 			return err;
@@ -2373,7 +2355,7 @@ static int lrc_configure_all_contexts(struct i915_perf_stream *stream,
 
 		regs[0].value = intel_sseu_make_rpcs(i915, &ce->sseu);
 
-		err = gen8_modify_self(ce, regs, array_size);
+		err = gen8_modify_self(ce, regs, num_regs);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
@@ -2381,6 +2363,56 @@ static int lrc_configure_all_contexts(struct i915_perf_stream *stream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int gen12_configure_all_contexts(struct i915_perf_stream *stream,
+					const struct i915_oa_config *oa_config)
+{
+	struct flex regs[] = {
+		{
+			GEN8_R_PWR_CLK_STATE,
+			CTX_R_PWR_CLK_STATE,
+		},
+	};
+
+	return oa_configure_all_contexts(stream, regs, ARRAY_SIZE(regs));
+}
+
+static int lrc_configure_all_contexts(struct i915_perf_stream *stream,
+				      const struct i915_oa_config *oa_config)
+{
+	/* The MMIO offsets for Flex EU registers aren't contiguous */
+	const u32 ctx_flexeu0 = stream->perf->ctx_flexeu0_offset;
+#define ctx_flexeuN(N) (ctx_flexeu0 + 2 * (N) + 1)
+	struct flex regs[] = {
+		{
+			GEN8_R_PWR_CLK_STATE,
+			CTX_R_PWR_CLK_STATE,
+		},
+		{
+			GEN8_OACTXCONTROL,
+			stream->perf->ctx_oactxctrl_offset + 1,
+		},
+		{ EU_PERF_CNTL0, ctx_flexeuN(0) },
+		{ EU_PERF_CNTL1, ctx_flexeuN(1) },
+		{ EU_PERF_CNTL2, ctx_flexeuN(2) },
+		{ EU_PERF_CNTL3, ctx_flexeuN(3) },
+		{ EU_PERF_CNTL4, ctx_flexeuN(4) },
+		{ EU_PERF_CNTL5, ctx_flexeuN(5) },
+		{ EU_PERF_CNTL6, ctx_flexeuN(6) },
+	};
+#undef ctx_flexeuN
+	int i;
+
+	regs[1].value =
+		(stream->period_exponent << GEN8_OA_TIMER_PERIOD_SHIFT) |
+		(stream->periodic ? GEN8_OA_TIMER_ENABLE : 0) |
+		GEN8_OA_COUNTER_RESUME;
+
+	for (i = 2; i < ARRAY_SIZE(regs); i++)
+		regs[i].value = oa_config_flex_reg(oa_config, regs[i].reg);
+
+	return oa_configure_all_contexts(stream, regs, ARRAY_SIZE(regs));
+}
+
 static int gen8_enable_metric_set(struct i915_perf_stream *stream)
 {
 	struct intel_uncore *uncore = stream->uncore;
@@ -2464,7 +2496,7 @@ static int gen12_enable_metric_set(struct i915_perf_stream *stream)
 	 * to make sure all slices/subslices are ON before writing to NOA
 	 * registers.
 	 */
-	ret = lrc_configure_all_contexts(stream, oa_config);
+	ret = gen12_configure_all_contexts(stream, oa_config);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -2474,8 +2506,7 @@ static int gen12_enable_metric_set(struct i915_perf_stream *stream)
 	 * requested this.
 	 */
 	if (stream->ctx) {
-		ret = gen12_emit_oar_config(stream->pinned_ctx,
-					    oa_config != NULL);
+		ret = gen12_configure_oar_context(stream, oa_config != NULL);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -2509,11 +2540,11 @@ static void gen12_disable_metric_set(struct i915_perf_stream *stream)
 	struct intel_uncore *uncore = stream->uncore;
 
 	/* Reset all contexts' slices/subslices configurations. */
-	lrc_configure_all_contexts(stream, NULL);
+	gen12_configure_all_contexts(stream, NULL);
 
 	/* disable the context save/restore or OAR counters */
 	if (stream->ctx)
-		gen12_emit_oar_config(stream->pinned_ctx, false);
+		gen12_configure_oar_context(stream, false);
 
 	/* Make sure we disable noa to save power. */
 	intel_uncore_rmw(uncore, RPM_CONFIG1, GEN10_GT_NOA_ENABLE, 0);
@@ -2856,7 +2887,9 @@ void i915_oa_init_reg_state(const struct intel_context *ce,
 
 	stream = engine->i915->perf.exclusive_stream;
 	if (stream)
-		gen8_update_reg_state_unlocked(ce, stream);
+		IS_GEN(stream->perf->i915, 12) ?
+			gen12_update_reg_state_unlocked(ce, stream) :
+			gen8_update_reg_state_unlocked(ce, stream);
 }
 
 /**
