diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index e6768d3..0649559 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2422,8 +2422,7 @@ int __i915_add_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (i915.enable_execlists) {
-		struct intel_context *ctx = request->ctx;
-		ringbuf = ctx->engine[ring->id].ringbuf;
+		ringbuf = request->ctx->engine[ring->id].ringbuf;
 	} else
 		ringbuf = ring->buffer;
 
@@ -2436,7 +2435,7 @@ int __i915_add_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 	 * what.
 	 */
 	if (i915.enable_execlists) {
-		ret = logical_ring_flush_all_caches(ringbuf);
+		ret = logical_ring_flush_all_caches(ringbuf, request->ctx);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 312b8e8..8275b7a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		if (request == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		request->ring = ring;
+	} else {
+		WARN_ON(to != request->ctx);
 	}
 	request->ctx = to;
 	request->tail = tail;
@@ -599,7 +601,8 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int logical_ring_invalidate_all_caches(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
+static int logical_ring_invalidate_all_caches(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+					      struct intel_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
 	uint32_t flush_domains;
@@ -609,7 +612,8 @@ static int logical_ring_invalidate_all_caches(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
 	if (ring->gpu_caches_dirty)
 		flush_domains = I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS;
 
-	ret = ring->emit_flush(ringbuf, I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS, flush_domains);
+	ret = ring->emit_flush(ringbuf, ctx,
+			       I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS, flush_domains);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -618,6 +622,7 @@ static int logical_ring_invalidate_all_caches(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
 }
 
 static int execlists_move_to_gpu(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+				 struct intel_context *ctx,
 				 struct list_head *vmas)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
@@ -645,7 +650,7 @@ static int execlists_move_to_gpu(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 	/* Unconditionally invalidate gpu caches and ensure that we do flush
 	 * any residual writes from the previous batch.
 	 */
-	return logical_ring_invalidate_all_caches(ringbuf);
+	return logical_ring_invalidate_all_caches(ringbuf, ctx);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -725,13 +730,13 @@ int intel_execlists_submission(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = execlists_move_to_gpu(ringbuf, vmas);
+	ret = execlists_move_to_gpu(ringbuf, ctx, vmas);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (ring == &dev_priv->ring[RCS] &&
 	    instp_mode != dev_priv->relative_constants_mode) {
-		ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, 4);
+		ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, ctx, 4);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -744,7 +749,7 @@ int intel_execlists_submission(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file,
 		dev_priv->relative_constants_mode = instp_mode;
 	}
 
-	ret = ring->emit_bb_start(ringbuf, exec_start, flags);
+	ret = ring->emit_bb_start(ringbuf, ctx, exec_start, flags);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -807,7 +812,8 @@ void intel_logical_ring_stop(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	I915_WRITE_MODE(ring, _MASKED_BIT_DISABLE(STOP_RING));
 }
 
-int logical_ring_flush_all_caches(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
+int logical_ring_flush_all_caches(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+				  struct intel_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
 	int ret;
@@ -815,7 +821,7 @@ int logical_ring_flush_all_caches(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
 	if (!ring->gpu_caches_dirty)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = ring->emit_flush(ringbuf, 0, I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS);
+	ret = ring->emit_flush(ringbuf, ctx, 0, I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -833,10 +839,10 @@ int logical_ring_flush_all_caches(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
  * point, the tail *inside* the context is updated and the ELSP written to.
  */
 void intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+					   struct intel_context *ctx,
 					   struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
-	struct intel_context *ctx = ringbuf->FIXME_lrc_ctx;
 
 	intel_logical_ring_advance(ringbuf);
 
@@ -974,6 +980,7 @@ static int logical_ring_wait_request(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 }
 
 static int logical_ring_wait_for_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+				       struct intel_context *ctx,
 				       int bytes)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
@@ -987,7 +994,7 @@ static int logical_ring_wait_for_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Force the context submission in case we have been skipping it */
-	intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(ringbuf, NULL);
+	intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(ringbuf, ctx, NULL);
 
 	/* With GEM the hangcheck timer should kick us out of the loop,
 	 * leaving it early runs the risk of corrupting GEM state (due
@@ -1022,13 +1029,14 @@ static int logical_ring_wait_for_space(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int logical_ring_wrap_buffer(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
+static int logical_ring_wrap_buffer(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+				    struct intel_context *ctx)
 {
 	uint32_t __iomem *virt;
 	int rem = ringbuf->size - ringbuf->tail;
 
 	if (ringbuf->space < rem) {
-		int ret = logical_ring_wait_for_space(ringbuf, rem);
+		int ret = logical_ring_wait_for_space(ringbuf, ctx, rem);
 
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
@@ -1045,18 +1053,19 @@ static int logical_ring_wrap_buffer(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int logical_ring_prepare(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int bytes)
+static int logical_ring_prepare(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+				struct intel_context *ctx, int bytes)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	if (unlikely(ringbuf->tail + bytes > ringbuf->effective_size)) {
-		ret = logical_ring_wrap_buffer(ringbuf);
+		ret = logical_ring_wrap_buffer(ringbuf, ctx);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(ringbuf->space < bytes)) {
-		ret = logical_ring_wait_for_space(ringbuf, bytes);
+		ret = logical_ring_wait_for_space(ringbuf, ctx, bytes);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -1077,7 +1086,8 @@ static int logical_ring_prepare(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int bytes)
  *
  * Return: non-zero if the ringbuffer is not ready to be written to.
  */
-int intel_logical_ring_begin(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int num_dwords)
+int intel_logical_ring_begin(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+			     struct intel_context *ctx, int num_dwords)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = ringbuf->ring;
 	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
@@ -1089,12 +1099,12 @@ int intel_logical_ring_begin(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int num_dwords)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = logical_ring_prepare(ringbuf, num_dwords * sizeof(uint32_t));
+	ret = logical_ring_prepare(ringbuf, ctx, num_dwords * sizeof(uint32_t));
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Preallocate the olr before touching the ring */
-	ret = logical_ring_alloc_request(ring, ringbuf->FIXME_lrc_ctx);
+	ret = logical_ring_alloc_request(ring, ctx);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1115,11 +1125,11 @@ static int intel_logical_ring_workarounds_emit(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		return 0;
 
 	ring->gpu_caches_dirty = true;
-	ret = logical_ring_flush_all_caches(ringbuf);
+	ret = logical_ring_flush_all_caches(ringbuf, ctx);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, w->count * 2 + 2);
+	ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, ctx, w->count * 2 + 2);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1133,7 +1143,7 @@ static int intel_logical_ring_workarounds_emit(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 	intel_logical_ring_advance(ringbuf);
 
 	ring->gpu_caches_dirty = true;
-	ret = logical_ring_flush_all_caches(ringbuf);
+	ret = logical_ring_flush_all_caches(ringbuf, ctx);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1183,12 +1193,13 @@ static int gen8_init_render_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 }
 
 static int gen8_emit_bb_start(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+			      struct intel_context *ctx,
 			      u64 offset, unsigned flags)
 {
 	bool ppgtt = !(flags & I915_DISPATCH_SECURE);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, 4);
+	ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, ctx, 4);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1236,6 +1247,7 @@ static void gen8_logical_ring_put_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 }
 
 static int gen8_emit_flush(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+			   struct intel_context *ctx,
 			   u32 invalidate_domains,
 			   u32 unused)
 {
@@ -1245,7 +1257,7 @@ static int gen8_emit_flush(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 	uint32_t cmd;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, 4);
+	ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, ctx, 4);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1274,6 +1286,7 @@ static int gen8_emit_flush(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 }
 
 static int gen8_emit_flush_render(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+				  struct intel_context *ctx,
 				  u32 invalidate_domains,
 				  u32 flush_domains)
 {
@@ -1300,7 +1313,7 @@ static int gen8_emit_flush_render(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT_IVB;
 	}
 
-	ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, 6);
+	ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, ctx, 6);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1332,7 +1345,7 @@ static int gen8_emit_request(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 	u32 cmd;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, 6);
+	ret = intel_logical_ring_begin(ringbuf, request->ctx, 6);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1348,7 +1361,7 @@ static int gen8_emit_request(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 		i915_gem_request_get_seqno(ring->outstanding_lazy_request));
 	intel_logical_ring_emit(ringbuf, MI_USER_INTERRUPT);
 	intel_logical_ring_emit(ringbuf, MI_NOOP);
-	intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(ringbuf, request);
+	intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(ringbuf, request->ctx, request);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1636,6 +1649,7 @@ int intel_lr_context_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = ring->emit_bb_start(ringbuf,
+			ctx,
 			so.ggtt_offset,
 			I915_DISPATCH_SECURE);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1892,7 +1906,6 @@ int intel_lr_context_deferred_create(struct intel_context *ctx,
 	}
 
 	ringbuf->ring = ring;
-	ringbuf->FIXME_lrc_ctx = ctx;
 
 	ringbuf->size = 32 * PAGE_SIZE;
 	ringbuf->effective_size = ringbuf->size;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
index 376c307..80a80ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ void intel_logical_ring_stop(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 void intel_logical_ring_cleanup(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 int intel_logical_rings_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 
-int logical_ring_flush_all_caches(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf);
+int logical_ring_flush_all_caches(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+				  struct intel_context *ctx);
 void intel_logical_ring_advance_and_submit(
 				struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+				struct intel_context *ctx,
 				struct drm_i915_gem_request *request);
 /**
  * intel_logical_ring_advance() - advance the ringbuffer tail
@@ -63,7 +65,9 @@ static inline void intel_logical_ring_emit(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 	iowrite32(data, ringbuf->virtual_start + ringbuf->tail);
 	ringbuf->tail += 4;
 }
-int intel_logical_ring_begin(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf, int num_dwords);
+int intel_logical_ring_begin(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+			     struct intel_context *ctx,
+			     int num_dwords);
 
 /* Logical Ring Contexts */
 int intel_lr_context_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 32aa3f3..714f3fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -99,13 +99,6 @@ struct intel_ringbuffer {
 
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring;
 
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: This backpointer is an artifact of the history of how the
-	 * execlist patches came into being. It will get removed once the basic
-	 * code has landed.
-	 */
-	struct intel_context *FIXME_lrc_ctx;
-
 	u32 head;
 	u32 tail;
 	int space;
@@ -123,6 +116,8 @@ struct intel_ringbuffer {
 	u32 last_retired_head;
 };
 
+struct	intel_context;
+
 struct  intel_engine_cs {
 	const char	*name;
 	enum intel_ring_id {
@@ -242,9 +237,11 @@ struct  intel_engine_cs {
 	int		(*emit_request)(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 					struct drm_i915_gem_request *request);
 	int		(*emit_flush)(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+				      struct intel_context *ctx,
 				      u32 invalidate_domains,
 				      u32 flush_domains);
 	int		(*emit_bb_start)(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
+					 struct intel_context *ctx,
 					 u64 offset, unsigned flags);
 
 	/**
