diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
index 6aab60584ee5..5634d14052bc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ void intel_context_bind_parent_child(struct intel_context *parent,
 	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_context_is_child(child));
 	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_context_is_parent(child));
 
-	parent->parallel.number_children++;
+	parent->parallel.child_index = parent->parallel.number_children++;
 	list_add_tail(&child->parallel.child_link,
 		      &parent->parallel.child_list);
 	child->parallel.parent = parent;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
index 1d880303a7e4..95a5b94b4ece 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ struct intel_context {
 		struct i915_request *last_rq;
 		/** @number_children: number of children if parent */
 		u8 number_children;
+		/** @child_index: index into child_list if child */
+		u8 child_index;
 		/** @guc: GuC specific members for parallel submission */
 		struct {
 			/** @wqi_head: head pointer in work queue */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_fwif.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_fwif.h
index 18da67cfcd92..722933e26347 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_fwif.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_fwif.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ struct guc_process_desc {
 	u32 wq_status;
 	u32 engine_presence;
 	u32 priority;
-	u32 reserved[30];
+	u32 reserved[36];
 } __packed;
 
 #define CONTEXT_REGISTRATION_FLAG_KMD	BIT(0)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
index 57eb5f8bc8bb..50f0f4eba03b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "gt/intel_context.h"
 #include "gt/intel_engine_pm.h"
 #include "gt/intel_engine_heartbeat.h"
+#include "gt/intel_gpu_commands.h"
 #include "gt/intel_gt.h"
 #include "gt/intel_gt_irq.h"
 #include "gt/intel_gt_pm.h"
@@ -368,11 +369,16 @@ static inline struct i915_priolist *to_priolist(struct rb_node *rb)
 
 /*
  * When using multi-lrc submission a scratch memory area is reserved in the
- * parent's context state for the process descriptor and work queue. Currently
- * the scratch area is sized to a page.
+ * parent's context state for the process descriptor, work queue, and handshake
+ * between the parent + children contexts to insert safe preemption points
+ * between each of the BBs. Currently the scratch area is sized to a page.
  *
  * The layout of this scratch area is below:
  * 0						guc_process_desc
+ * + sizeof(struct guc_process_desc)		child go
+ * + CACHELINE_BYTES				child join[0]
+ * ...
+ * + CACHELINE_BYTES				child join[n - 1]
  * ...						unused
  * PARENT_SCRATCH_SIZE / 2			work queue start
  * ...						work queue
@@ -380,7 +386,25 @@ static inline struct i915_priolist *to_priolist(struct rb_node *rb)
  */
 #define WQ_SIZE			(PARENT_SCRATCH_SIZE / 2)
 #define WQ_OFFSET		(PARENT_SCRATCH_SIZE - WQ_SIZE)
-static u32 __get_process_desc_offset(struct intel_context *ce)
+
+struct sync_semaphore {
+	u32 semaphore;
+	u8 unused[CACHELINE_BYTES - sizeof(u32)];
+};
+
+struct parent_scratch {
+	struct guc_process_desc pdesc;
+
+	struct sync_semaphore go;
+	struct sync_semaphore join[MAX_ENGINE_INSTANCE + 1];
+
+	u8 unused[WQ_OFFSET - sizeof(struct guc_process_desc) -
+		sizeof(struct sync_semaphore) * (MAX_ENGINE_INSTANCE + 2)];
+
+	u32 wq[WQ_SIZE / sizeof(u32)];
+};
+
+static u32 __get_parent_scratch_offset(struct intel_context *ce)
 {
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!ce->parallel.guc.parent_page);
 
@@ -389,23 +413,36 @@ static u32 __get_process_desc_offset(struct intel_context *ce)
 
 static u32 __get_wq_offset(struct intel_context *ce)
 {
-	return __get_process_desc_offset(ce) + WQ_OFFSET;
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct parent_scratch, wq) != WQ_OFFSET);
+
+	return __get_parent_scratch_offset(ce) + WQ_OFFSET;
 }
 
-static struct guc_process_desc *
-__get_process_desc(struct intel_context *ce)
+static struct parent_scratch *
+__get_parent_scratch(struct intel_context *ce)
 {
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct parent_scratch) != PARENT_SCRATCH_SIZE);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct sync_semaphore) != CACHELINE_BYTES);
+
 	/*
 	 * Need to subtract LRC_STATE_OFFSET here as the
 	 * parallel.guc.parent_page is the offset into ce->state while
 	 * ce->lrc_reg_reg is ce->state + LRC_STATE_OFFSET.
 	 */
-	return (struct guc_process_desc *)
+	return (struct parent_scratch *)
 		(ce->lrc_reg_state +
-		 ((__get_process_desc_offset(ce) -
+		 ((__get_parent_scratch_offset(ce) -
 		   LRC_STATE_OFFSET) / sizeof(u32)));
 }
 
+static struct guc_process_desc *
+__get_process_desc(struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	struct parent_scratch *ps = __get_parent_scratch(ce);
+
+	return &ps->pdesc;
+}
+
 static u32 *get_wq_pointer(struct guc_process_desc *desc,
 			   struct intel_context *ce,
 			   u32 wqi_size)
@@ -425,8 +462,7 @@ static u32 *get_wq_pointer(struct guc_process_desc *desc,
 	}
 #undef AVAILABLE_SPACE
 
-	return ((u32 *)__get_process_desc(ce)) +
-		((WQ_OFFSET + ce->parallel.guc.wqi_tail) / sizeof(u32));
+	return &__get_parent_scratch(ce)->wq[ce->parallel.guc.wqi_tail / sizeof(u32)];
 }
 
 static struct guc_lrc_desc *__get_lrc_desc(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 index)
@@ -1827,6 +1863,27 @@ static int deregister_context(struct intel_context *ce, u32 guc_id)
 	return __guc_action_deregister_context(guc, guc_id);
 }
 
+static inline void clear_children_join_go_memory(struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	struct parent_scratch *ps = __get_parent_scratch(ce);
+	int i;
+
+	ps->go.semaphore = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < ce->parallel.number_children + 1; ++i)
+		ps->join[i].semaphore = 0;
+}
+
+static inline u32 get_children_go_value(struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	return __get_parent_scratch(ce)->go.semaphore;
+}
+
+static inline u32 get_children_join_value(struct intel_context *ce,
+					  u8 child_index)
+{
+	return __get_parent_scratch(ce)->join[child_index].semaphore;
+}
+
 static void guc_context_policy_init(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 				    struct guc_lrc_desc *desc)
 {
@@ -1886,7 +1943,7 @@ static int guc_lrc_desc_pin(struct intel_context *ce, bool loop)
 		ce->parallel.guc.wqi_head = 0;
 
 		desc->process_desc = i915_ggtt_offset(ce->state) +
-			__get_process_desc_offset(ce);
+			__get_parent_scratch_offset(ce);
 		desc->wq_addr = i915_ggtt_offset(ce->state) +
 			__get_wq_offset(ce);
 		desc->wq_size = WQ_SIZE;
@@ -1908,6 +1965,8 @@ static int guc_lrc_desc_pin(struct intel_context *ce, bool loop)
 			desc->context_flags = CONTEXT_REGISTRATION_FLAG_KMD;
 			guc_context_policy_init(engine, desc);
 		}
+
+		clear_children_join_go_memory(ce);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -2974,6 +3033,31 @@ static const struct intel_context_ops virtual_child_context_ops = {
 	.get_sibling = guc_virtual_get_sibling,
 };
 
+/*
+ * The below override of the breadcrumbs is enabled when the user configures a
+ * context for parallel submission (multi-lrc, parent-child).
+ *
+ * The overridden breadcrumbs implements an algorithm which allows the GuC to
+ * safely preempt all the hw contexts configured for parallel submission
+ * between each BB. The contract between the i915 and GuC is if the parent
+ * context can be preempted, all the children can be preempted, and the GuC will
+ * always try to preempt the parent before the children. A handshake between the
+ * parent / children breadcrumbs ensures the i915 holds up its end of the deal
+ * creating a window to preempt between each set of BBs.
+ */
+static int emit_bb_start_parent_no_preempt_mid_batch(struct i915_request *rq,
+						     u64 offset, u32 len,
+						     const unsigned int flags);
+static int emit_bb_start_child_no_preempt_mid_batch(struct i915_request *rq,
+						    u64 offset, u32 len,
+						    const unsigned int flags);
+static u32 *
+emit_fini_breadcrumb_parent_no_preempt_mid_batch(struct i915_request *rq,
+						 u32 *cs);
+static u32 *
+emit_fini_breadcrumb_child_no_preempt_mid_batch(struct i915_request *rq,
+						u32 *cs);
+
 static struct intel_context *
 guc_create_parallel(struct intel_engine_cs **engines,
 		    unsigned int num_siblings,
@@ -3009,6 +3093,20 @@ guc_create_parallel(struct intel_engine_cs **engines,
 		}
 	}
 
+	parent->engine->emit_bb_start =
+		emit_bb_start_parent_no_preempt_mid_batch;
+	parent->engine->emit_fini_breadcrumb =
+		emit_fini_breadcrumb_parent_no_preempt_mid_batch;
+	parent->engine->emit_fini_breadcrumb_dw =
+		12 + 4 * parent->parallel.number_children;
+	for_each_child(parent, ce) {
+		ce->engine->emit_bb_start =
+			emit_bb_start_child_no_preempt_mid_batch;
+		ce->engine->emit_fini_breadcrumb =
+			emit_fini_breadcrumb_child_no_preempt_mid_batch;
+		ce->engine->emit_fini_breadcrumb_dw = 16;
+	}
+
 	kfree(siblings);
 	return parent;
 
@@ -3837,6 +3935,17 @@ void intel_guc_submission_print_context_info(struct intel_guc *guc,
 			drm_printf(p, "\t\tWQI Status: %u\n\n",
 				   READ_ONCE(desc->wq_status));
 
+			if (ce->engine->emit_bb_start ==
+			    emit_bb_start_parent_no_preempt_mid_batch) {
+				u8 i;
+
+				drm_printf(p, "\t\tChildren Go: %u\n\n",
+					   get_children_go_value(ce));
+				for (i = 0; i < ce->parallel.number_children; ++i)
+					drm_printf(p, "\t\tChildren Join: %u\n",
+						   get_children_join_value(ce, i));
+			}
+
 			for_each_child(ce, child)
 				guc_log_context(p, child);
 		}
@@ -3844,6 +3953,208 @@ void intel_guc_submission_print_context_info(struct intel_guc *guc,
 	xa_unlock_irqrestore(&guc->context_lookup, flags);
 }
 
+static inline u32 get_children_go_addr(struct intel_context *ce)
+{
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_context_is_parent(ce));
+
+	return i915_ggtt_offset(ce->state) +
+		__get_parent_scratch_offset(ce) +
+		offsetof(struct parent_scratch, go.semaphore);
+}
+
+static inline u32 get_children_join_addr(struct intel_context *ce,
+					 u8 child_index)
+{
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_context_is_parent(ce));
+
+	return i915_ggtt_offset(ce->state) +
+		__get_parent_scratch_offset(ce) +
+		offsetof(struct parent_scratch, join[child_index].semaphore);
+}
+
+#define PARENT_GO_BB			1
+#define PARENT_GO_FINI_BREADCRUMB	0
+#define CHILD_GO_BB			1
+#define CHILD_GO_FINI_BREADCRUMB	0
+static int emit_bb_start_parent_no_preempt_mid_batch(struct i915_request *rq,
+						     u64 offset, u32 len,
+						     const unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct intel_context *ce = rq->context;
+	u32 *cs;
+	u8 i;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_context_is_parent(ce));
+
+	cs = intel_ring_begin(rq, 10 + 4 * ce->parallel.number_children);
+	if (IS_ERR(cs))
+		return PTR_ERR(cs);
+
+	/* Wait on children */
+	for (i = 0; i < ce->parallel.number_children; ++i) {
+		*cs++ = (MI_SEMAPHORE_WAIT |
+			 MI_SEMAPHORE_GLOBAL_GTT |
+			 MI_SEMAPHORE_POLL |
+			 MI_SEMAPHORE_SAD_EQ_SDD);
+		*cs++ = PARENT_GO_BB;
+		*cs++ = get_children_join_addr(ce, i);
+		*cs++ = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Turn off preemption */
+	*cs++ = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_DISABLE;
+	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
+
+	/* Tell children go */
+	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write(cs,
+				  CHILD_GO_BB,
+				  get_children_go_addr(ce),
+				  0);
+
+	/* Jump to batch */
+	*cs++ = MI_BATCH_BUFFER_START_GEN8 |
+		(flags & I915_DISPATCH_SECURE ? 0 : BIT(8));
+	*cs++ = lower_32_bits(offset);
+	*cs++ = upper_32_bits(offset);
+	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
+
+	intel_ring_advance(rq, cs);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int emit_bb_start_child_no_preempt_mid_batch(struct i915_request *rq,
+						    u64 offset, u32 len,
+						    const unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct intel_context *ce = rq->context;
+	struct intel_context *parent = intel_context_to_parent(ce);
+	u32 *cs;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_context_is_child(ce));
+
+	cs = intel_ring_begin(rq, 12);
+	if (IS_ERR(cs))
+		return PTR_ERR(cs);
+
+	/* Signal parent */
+	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write(cs,
+				  PARENT_GO_BB,
+				  get_children_join_addr(parent,
+							 ce->parallel.child_index),
+				  0);
+
+	/* Wait on parent for go */
+	*cs++ = (MI_SEMAPHORE_WAIT |
+		 MI_SEMAPHORE_GLOBAL_GTT |
+		 MI_SEMAPHORE_POLL |
+		 MI_SEMAPHORE_SAD_EQ_SDD);
+	*cs++ = CHILD_GO_BB;
+	*cs++ = get_children_go_addr(parent);
+	*cs++ = 0;
+
+	/* Turn off preemption */
+	*cs++ = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_DISABLE;
+
+	/* Jump to batch */
+	*cs++ = MI_BATCH_BUFFER_START_GEN8 |
+		(flags & I915_DISPATCH_SECURE ? 0 : BIT(8));
+	*cs++ = lower_32_bits(offset);
+	*cs++ = upper_32_bits(offset);
+
+	intel_ring_advance(rq, cs);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static u32 *
+emit_fini_breadcrumb_parent_no_preempt_mid_batch(struct i915_request *rq,
+						 u32 *cs)
+{
+	struct intel_context *ce = rq->context;
+	u8 i;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_context_is_parent(ce));
+
+	/* Wait on children */
+	for (i = 0; i < ce->parallel.number_children; ++i) {
+		*cs++ = (MI_SEMAPHORE_WAIT |
+			 MI_SEMAPHORE_GLOBAL_GTT |
+			 MI_SEMAPHORE_POLL |
+			 MI_SEMAPHORE_SAD_EQ_SDD);
+		*cs++ = PARENT_GO_FINI_BREADCRUMB;
+		*cs++ = get_children_join_addr(ce, i);
+		*cs++ = 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Turn on preemption */
+	*cs++ = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_ENABLE;
+	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
+
+	/* Tell children go */
+	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write(cs,
+				  CHILD_GO_FINI_BREADCRUMB,
+				  get_children_go_addr(ce),
+				  0);
+
+	/* Emit fini breadcrumb */
+	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write(cs,
+				  rq->fence.seqno,
+				  i915_request_active_timeline(rq)->hwsp_offset,
+				  0);
+
+	/* User interrupt */
+	*cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
+	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
+
+	rq->tail = intel_ring_offset(rq, cs);
+
+	return cs;
+}
+
+static u32 *
+emit_fini_breadcrumb_child_no_preempt_mid_batch(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
+{
+	struct intel_context *ce = rq->context;
+	struct intel_context *parent = intel_context_to_parent(ce);
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_context_is_child(ce));
+
+	/* Turn on preemption */
+	*cs++ = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_ENABLE;
+	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
+
+	/* Signal parent */
+	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write(cs,
+				  PARENT_GO_FINI_BREADCRUMB,
+				  get_children_join_addr(parent,
+							 ce->parallel.child_index),
+				  0);
+
+	/* Wait parent on for go */
+	*cs++ = (MI_SEMAPHORE_WAIT |
+		 MI_SEMAPHORE_GLOBAL_GTT |
+		 MI_SEMAPHORE_POLL |
+		 MI_SEMAPHORE_SAD_EQ_SDD);
+	*cs++ = CHILD_GO_FINI_BREADCRUMB;
+	*cs++ = get_children_go_addr(parent);
+	*cs++ = 0;
+
+	/* Emit fini breadcrumb */
+	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write(cs,
+				  rq->fence.seqno,
+				  i915_request_active_timeline(rq)->hwsp_offset,
+				  0);
+
+	/* User interrupt */
+	*cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
+	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
+
+	rq->tail = intel_ring_offset(rq, cs);
+
+	return cs;
+}
+
 static struct intel_context *
 guc_create_virtual(struct intel_engine_cs **siblings, unsigned int count,
 		   unsigned long flags)
