diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 3fc8508..4470fbe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ static int i915_execlists(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 	intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
 
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, ring_id) {
-		struct intel_ctx_submit_request *head_req = NULL;
+		struct drm_i915_gem_request *head_req = NULL;
 		int count = 0;
 		unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -1908,18 +1908,18 @@ static int i915_execlists(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 		list_for_each(cursor, &ring->execlist_queue)
 			count++;
 		head_req = list_first_entry_or_null(&ring->execlist_queue,
-				struct intel_ctx_submit_request, execlist_link);
+				struct drm_i915_gem_request, execlist_link);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ring->execlist_lock, flags);
 
 		seq_printf(m, "\t%d requests in queue\n", count);
 		if (head_req) {
 			struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj;
 
-			ctx_obj = head_req->request->ctx->engine[ring_id].state;
+			ctx_obj = head_req->ctx->engine[ring_id].state;
 			seq_printf(m, "\tHead request id: %u\n",
 				   intel_execlists_ctx_id(ctx_obj));
 			seq_printf(m, "\tHead request tail: %u\n",
-				   head_req->request->tail);
+				   head_req->tail);
 		}
 
 		seq_putc(m, '\n');
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index d68c75f..114adc3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2036,6 +2036,30 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_request {
 	struct list_head client_list;
 
 	uint32_t uniq;
+
+	/**
+	 * The ELSP only accepts two elements at a time, so we queue
+	 * context/tail pairs on a given queue (ring->execlist_queue) until the
+	 * hardware is available. The queue serves a double purpose: we also use
+	 * it to keep track of the up to 2 contexts currently in the hardware
+	 * (usually one in execution and the other queued up by the GPU): We
+	 * only remove elements from the head
+	 * of the queue when the hardware informs us that an element has been
+	 * completed.
+	 *
+	 * All accesses to the queue are mediated by a spinlock
+	 * (ring->execlist_lock).
+	 */
+
+	/** Execlist link in the submission queue.*/
+	struct list_head execlist_link;
+
+	/** Execlists workqueue for processing this request in a bottom half */
+	struct work_struct work;
+
+	/** Execlists no. of times this request has been sent to the ELSP */
+	int elsp_submitted;
+
 };
 
 void i915_gem_request_free(struct kref *req_ref);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 50034c4..aa737fb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2658,14 +2658,14 @@ static void i915_gem_reset_ring_cleanup(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	 * pinned in place.
 	 */
 	while (!list_empty(&ring->execlist_queue)) {
-		struct intel_ctx_submit_request *submit_req;
+		struct drm_i915_gem_request *submit_req;
 
 		submit_req = list_first_entry(&ring->execlist_queue,
-				struct intel_ctx_submit_request,
+				struct drm_i915_gem_request,
 				execlist_link);
 		list_del(&submit_req->execlist_link);
 		intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
-		i915_gem_context_unreference(submit_req->request->ctx);
+		i915_gem_context_unreference(submit_req->ctx);
 		kfree(submit_req);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 99fcb56..c312a83 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ static void execlists_submit_contexts(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 
 static void execlists_context_unqueue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
-	struct intel_ctx_submit_request *req0 = NULL, *req1 = NULL;
-	struct intel_ctx_submit_request *cursor = NULL, *tmp = NULL;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_request *req0 = NULL, *req1 = NULL;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_request *cursor = NULL, *tmp = NULL;
 
 	assert_spin_locked(&ring->execlist_lock);
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static void execlists_context_unqueue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 				 execlist_link) {
 		if (!req0) {
 			req0 = cursor;
-		} else if (req0->request->ctx == cursor->request->ctx) {
+		} else if (req0->ctx == cursor->ctx) {
 			/* Same ctx: ignore first request, as second request
 			 * will update tail past first request's workload */
 			cursor->elsp_submitted = req0->elsp_submitted;
@@ -434,9 +434,9 @@ static void execlists_context_unqueue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 
 	WARN_ON(req1 && req1->elsp_submitted);
 
-	execlists_submit_contexts(ring, req0->request->ctx, req0->request->tail,
-				  req1 ? req1->request->ctx : NULL,
-				  req1 ? req1->request->tail : 0);
+	execlists_submit_contexts(ring, req0->ctx, req0->tail,
+				  req1 ? req1->ctx : NULL,
+				  req1 ? req1->tail : 0);
 
 	req0->elsp_submitted++;
 	if (req1)
@@ -446,17 +446,17 @@ static void execlists_context_unqueue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 static bool execlists_check_remove_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 					   u32 request_id)
 {
-	struct intel_ctx_submit_request *head_req;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_request *head_req;
 
 	assert_spin_locked(&ring->execlist_lock);
 
 	head_req = list_first_entry_or_null(&ring->execlist_queue,
-					    struct intel_ctx_submit_request,
+					    struct drm_i915_gem_request,
 					    execlist_link);
 
 	if (head_req != NULL) {
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj =
-				head_req->request->ctx->engine[ring->id].state;
+				head_req->ctx->engine[ring->id].state;
 		if (intel_execlists_ctx_id(ctx_obj) == request_id) {
 			WARN(head_req->elsp_submitted == 0,
 			     "Never submitted head request\n");
@@ -538,17 +538,11 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 				   u32 tail,
 				   struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 {
-	struct intel_ctx_submit_request *req = NULL, *cursor;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_request *cursor;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int num_elements = 0;
 
-	req = kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (req == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	req->ctx = to;
-	i915_gem_context_reference(req->ctx);
-
 	if (to != ring->default_context)
 		intel_lr_context_pin(ring, to);
 
@@ -566,9 +560,8 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 	} else {
 		WARN_ON(to != request->ctx);
 	}
-	req->request = request;
 	i915_gem_request_reference(request);
-	i915_gem_context_reference(req->request->ctx);
+	i915_gem_context_reference(request->ctx);
 
 	intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
 
@@ -579,13 +572,13 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 			break;
 
 	if (num_elements > 2) {
-		struct intel_ctx_submit_request *tail_req;
+		struct drm_i915_gem_request *tail_req;
 
 		tail_req = list_last_entry(&ring->execlist_queue,
-					   struct intel_ctx_submit_request,
+					   struct drm_i915_gem_request,
 					   execlist_link);
 
-		if (to == tail_req->request->ctx) {
+		if (to == tail_req->ctx) {
 			WARN(tail_req->elsp_submitted != 0,
 				"More than 2 already-submitted reqs queued\n");
 			list_del(&tail_req->execlist_link);
@@ -594,7 +587,7 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		}
 	}
 
-	list_add_tail(&req->execlist_link, &ring->execlist_queue);
+	list_add_tail(&request->execlist_link, &ring->execlist_queue);
 	if (num_elements == 0)
 		execlists_context_unqueue(ring);
 
@@ -763,7 +756,7 @@ int intel_execlists_submission(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file,
 
 void intel_execlists_retire_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
-	struct intel_ctx_submit_request *req, *tmp;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, *tmp;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct list_head retired_list;
@@ -778,7 +771,7 @@ void intel_execlists_retire_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ring->execlist_lock, flags);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp, &retired_list, execlist_link) {
-		struct intel_context *ctx = req->request->ctx;
+		struct intel_context *ctx = req->ctx;
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj =
 				ctx->engine[ring->id].state;
 
@@ -786,9 +779,8 @@ void intel_execlists_retire_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 			intel_lr_context_unpin(ring, ctx);
 		intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 		i915_gem_context_unreference(ctx);
-		i915_gem_request_unreference(req->request);
+		i915_gem_request_unreference(req);
 		list_del(&req->execlist_link);
-		kfree(req);
 	}
 }
 
