diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
index b1445b7..2446916 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ i915-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS) += i915_debugfs.o
 # GEM code
 i915-y += i915_cmd_parser.o \
 	  i915_gem_context.o \
+	  i915_gem_render_state.o \
 	  i915_gem_debug.o \
 	  i915_gem_dmabuf.o \
 	  i915_gem_evict.o \
@@ -32,6 +33,11 @@ i915-y += i915_cmd_parser.o \
 	  intel_ringbuffer.o \
 	  intel_uncore.o
 
+# autogenerated null render state
+i915-y += intel_renderstate_gen6.o \
+	  intel_renderstate_gen7.o \
+	  intel_renderstate_gen8.o
+
 # modesetting core code
 i915-y += intel_bios.o \
 	  intel_display.o \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 3fc2e3d..a2fc605 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2336,6 +2336,8 @@ int i915_gem_context_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 int i915_gem_context_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				   struct drm_file *file);
 
+/* i915_gem_render_state.c */
+int i915_gem_render_state_init(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring);
 /* i915_gem_evict.c */
 int __must_check i915_gem_evict_something(struct drm_device *dev,
 					  struct i915_address_space *vm,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index f77b4c1..f7ad59e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -699,6 +699,12 @@ static int do_switch(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 		/* obj is kept alive until the next request by its active ref */
 		i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(from->obj);
 		i915_gem_context_unreference(from);
+	} else {
+		if (to->is_initialized == false) {
+			ret = i915_gem_render_state_init(ring);
+			if (ret)
+				DRM_ERROR("init render state: %d\n", ret);
+		}
 	}
 
 	to->is_initialized = true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48907ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2014 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *    Mika Kuoppala <mika.kuoppala@intel.com>
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "i915_drv.h"
+#include "intel_renderstate.h"
+
+struct i915_render_state {
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+	unsigned long ggtt_offset;
+	void *batch;
+	u32 size;
+	u32 len;
+};
+
+static struct i915_render_state *render_state_alloc(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct i915_render_state *so;
+	struct page *page;
+	int ret;
+
+	so = kzalloc(sizeof(*so), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!so)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	so->obj = i915_gem_alloc_object(dev, 4096);
+	if (so->obj == NULL) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto free;
+	}
+	so->size = 4096;
+
+	ret = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_pin(so->obj, 4096, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_gem;
+
+	BUG_ON(so->obj->pages->nents != 1);
+	page = sg_page(so->obj->pages->sgl);
+
+	so->batch = kmap(page);
+	if (!so->batch) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto unpin;
+	}
+
+	so->ggtt_offset = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(so->obj);
+
+	return so;
+unpin:
+	i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(so->obj);
+free_gem:
+	drm_gem_object_unreference(&so->obj->base);
+free:
+	kfree(so);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+
+static void render_state_free(struct i915_render_state *so)
+{
+	kunmap(so->batch);
+	i915_gem_object_ggtt_unpin(so->obj);
+	drm_gem_object_unreference(&so->obj->base);
+	kfree(so);
+}
+
+static const struct intel_renderstate_rodata *
+render_state_get_rodata(const int gen)
+{
+	switch (gen) {
+	case 6:
+		return &gen6_null_state;
+	case 7:
+		return &gen7_null_state;
+	case 8:
+		return &gen8_null_state;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int render_state_setup(const int gen, struct i915_render_state *so)
+{
+	const struct intel_renderstate_rodata *rodata;
+	const u64 goffset = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(so->obj);
+	u32 reloc_index = 0;
+	u32 * const d = so->batch;
+	unsigned int i = 0;
+
+	rodata = render_state_get_rodata(gen);
+	if (rodata == NULL)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	if (rodata->batch_items * 4 > so->size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	while (i < rodata->batch_items) {
+		u32 s = rodata->batch[i];
+
+		if (reloc_index < rodata->reloc_items &&
+		    i * 4  == rodata->reloc[reloc_index]) {
+
+			s += goffset & 0xffffffff;
+
+			/* We keep batch offsets max 32bit */
+			if (gen >= 8) {
+				if (i + 1 >= rodata->batch_items ||
+				    rodata->batch[i + 1] != 0)
+					return -EINVAL;
+
+				d[i] = s;
+				i++;
+				s = (goffset & 0xffffffff00000000ull) >> 32;
+			}
+
+			reloc_index++;
+		}
+
+		d[i] = s;
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	if (rodata->reloc_items != reloc_index) {
+		DRM_ERROR("not all relocs resolved, %d out of %d\n",
+			  reloc_index, rodata->reloc_items);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	so->len = rodata->batch_items * 4;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int i915_gem_render_state_init(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+{
+	const int gen = INTEL_INFO(ring->dev)->gen;
+	struct i915_render_state *so;
+	u32 seqno;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (gen < 6)
+		return 0;
+
+	so = render_state_alloc(ring->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(so))
+		return PTR_ERR(so);
+
+	ret = render_state_setup(gen, so);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = ring->dispatch_execbuffer(ring,
+					i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(so->obj),
+					so->len,
+					I915_DISPATCH_SECURE);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = i915_add_request(ring, &seqno);
+
+out:
+	render_state_free(so);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5e783a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2014 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _INTEL_RENDERSTATE_H
+#define _INTEL_RENDERSTATE_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct intel_renderstate_rodata {
+	const u32 *reloc;
+	const u32 reloc_items;
+	const u32 *batch;
+	const u32 batch_items;
+};
+
+extern const struct intel_renderstate_rodata gen6_null_state;
+extern const struct intel_renderstate_rodata gen7_null_state;
+extern const struct intel_renderstate_rodata gen8_null_state;
+
+#define RO_RENDERSTATE(_g)						\
+	const struct intel_renderstate_rodata gen ## _g ## _null_state = { \
+		.reloc = gen ## _g ## _null_state_relocs,		\
+		.reloc_items = sizeof(gen ## _g ## _null_state_relocs)/4, \
+		.batch = gen ## _g ## _null_state_batch,		\
+		.batch_items = sizeof(gen ## _g ## _null_state_batch)/4, \
+	}
+
+#endif /* INTEL_RENDERSTATE_H */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate_gen6.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate_gen6.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed251a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate_gen6.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "intel_renderstate.h"
+
+static const u32 gen6_null_state_relocs[] = {
+};
+
+static const u32 gen6_null_state_batch[] = {
+	0x0a << 23, /* MI_BATCH_BUFFER_END */
+};
+
+RO_RENDERSTATE(6);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate_gen7.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate_gen7.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5333f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate_gen7.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "intel_renderstate.h"
+
+static const u32 gen7_null_state_relocs[] = {
+};
+
+static const u32 gen7_null_state_batch[] = {
+	0x0a << 23, /* MI_BATCH_BUFFER_END */
+};
+
+RO_RENDERSTATE(7);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate_gen8.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate_gen8.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88c3733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_renderstate_gen8.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "intel_renderstate.h"
+
+static const u32 gen8_null_state_relocs[] = {
+};
+
+static const u32 gen8_null_state_batch[] = {
+	0x0a << 23, /* MI_BATCH_BUFFER_END */
+};
+
+RO_RENDERSTATE(8);
