diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 8afda45..ae08e57 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2914,7 +2914,7 @@ static inline bool i915_gem_request_completed(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 
 	seqno = req->ring->get_seqno(req->ring, lazy_coherency);
 
-	return i915_seqno_passed(seqno, req->seqno);
+	return i915_seqno_passed(seqno, req->seqno) && !req->elsp_submitted;
 }
 
 int __must_check i915_gem_get_seqno(struct drm_device *dev, u32 *seqno);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index e57061a..290a1ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2848,12 +2848,16 @@ i915_gem_retire_requests_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 
 		if (!list_empty(&obj->last_read_req[ring->id]->list))
 			break;
+		if (!i915_gem_request_completed(obj->last_read_req[ring->id],
+				true))
+			break;
 
 		i915_gem_object_retire__read(obj, ring->id);
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(ring->trace_irq_req &&
-		     i915_gem_request_completed(ring->trace_irq_req, true))) {
+		     i915_gem_request_completed(ring->trace_irq_req,
+				true))) {
 		ring->irq_put(ring);
 		i915_gem_request_assign(&ring->trace_irq_req, NULL);
 	}
@@ -2872,15 +2876,6 @@ i915_gem_retire_requests(struct drm_device *dev)
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i) {
 		i915_gem_retire_requests_ring(ring);
 		idle &= list_empty(&ring->request_list);
-		if (i915.enable_execlists) {
-			unsigned long flags;
-
-			spin_lock_irqsave(&ring->execlist_lock, flags);
-			idle &= list_empty(&ring->execlist_queue);
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ring->execlist_lock, flags);
-
-			intel_execlists_retire_requests(ring);
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (idle)
@@ -2956,12 +2951,14 @@ i915_gem_object_flush_active(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 		if (req == NULL)
 			continue;
 
-		if (list_empty(&req->list))
-			goto retire;
+		if (list_empty(&req->list)) {
+			if (i915_gem_request_completed(req, true))
+				i915_gem_object_retire__read(obj, i);
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		if (i915_gem_request_completed(req, true)) {
 			__i915_gem_request_retire__upto(req);
-retire:
 			i915_gem_object_retire__read(obj, i);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 7837f5e..86a6662 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1294,10 +1294,11 @@ static __always_inline void
 		gen8_cs_irq_handler(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, u32 iir,
 				    int test_shift)
 {
-	if (iir & (GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT << test_shift))
-		notify_ring(ring);
+	bool need_notify = false;
 	if (iir & (GT_CONTEXT_SWITCH_INTERRUPT << test_shift))
-		intel_lrc_irq_handler(ring);
+		need_notify = intel_lrc_irq_handler(ring);
+	if ((iir & (GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT << test_shift)) || need_notify)
+		notify_ring(ring);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t gen8_gt_irq_handler(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 88e12bd..8428ebd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -426,9 +426,8 @@ static void execlists_context_unqueue(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 			/* Same ctx: ignore first request, as second request
 			 * will update tail past first request's workload */
 			cursor->elsp_submitted = req0->elsp_submitted;
+			req0->elsp_submitted = 0;
 			list_del(&req0->execlist_link);
-			list_add_tail(&req0->execlist_link,
-				&ring->execlist_retired_req_list);
 			req0 = cursor;
 		} else {
 			req1 = cursor;
@@ -478,11 +477,8 @@ static bool execlists_check_remove_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		if (intel_execlists_ctx_id(ctx_obj) == request_id) {
 			WARN(head_req->elsp_submitted == 0,
 			     "Never submitted head request\n");
-
 			if (--head_req->elsp_submitted <= 0) {
 				list_del(&head_req->execlist_link);
-				list_add_tail(&head_req->execlist_link,
-					&ring->execlist_retired_req_list);
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -497,8 +493,9 @@ static bool execlists_check_remove_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
  *
  * Check the unread Context Status Buffers and manage the submission of new
  * contexts to the ELSP accordingly.
+ * @return whether a context completed
  */
-void intel_lrc_irq_handler(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
+bool intel_lrc_irq_handler(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
 	u32 status_pointer;
@@ -558,6 +555,8 @@ void intel_lrc_irq_handler(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 		   _MASKED_FIELD(GEN8_CSB_PTR_MASK << 8,
 				 ((u32)ring->next_context_status_buffer &
 				  GEN8_CSB_PTR_MASK) << 8));
+
+	return (submit_contexts != 0);
 }
 
 static int execlists_context_queue(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
@@ -566,11 +565,6 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 	struct drm_i915_gem_request *cursor;
 	int num_elements = 0;
 
-	if (request->ctx != ring->default_context)
-		intel_lr_context_pin(request);
-
-	i915_gem_request_reference(request);
-
 	spin_lock_irq(&ring->execlist_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(cursor, &ring->execlist_queue, execlist_link)
@@ -588,8 +582,6 @@ static int execlists_context_queue(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 			WARN(tail_req->elsp_submitted != 0,
 				"More than 2 already-submitted reqs queued\n");
 			list_del(&tail_req->execlist_link);
-			list_add_tail(&tail_req->execlist_link,
-				&ring->execlist_retired_req_list);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -943,32 +935,6 @@ int intel_execlists_submission(struct i915_execbuffer_params *params,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void intel_execlists_retire_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, *tmp;
-	struct list_head retired_list;
-
-	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&ring->dev->struct_mutex));
-	if (list_empty(&ring->execlist_retired_req_list))
-		return;
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&retired_list);
-	spin_lock_irq(&ring->execlist_lock);
-	list_replace_init(&ring->execlist_retired_req_list, &retired_list);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&ring->execlist_lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp, &retired_list, execlist_link) {
-		struct intel_context *ctx = req->ctx;
-		struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj =
-				ctx->engine[ring->id].state;
-
-		if (ctx_obj && (ctx != ring->default_context))
-			intel_lr_context_unpin(req);
-		list_del(&req->execlist_link);
-		i915_gem_request_unreference(req);
-	}
-}
-
 void intel_logical_ring_stop(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
@@ -1924,7 +1890,6 @@ static int logical_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct intel_engine_cs *rin
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ring->irq_queue);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->execlist_queue);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->execlist_retired_req_list);
 	spin_lock_init(&ring->execlist_lock);
 
 	ret = i915_cmd_parser_init_ring(ring);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
index 4e60d54..e6a4900 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int intel_execlists_submission(struct i915_execbuffer_params *params,
 			       struct list_head *vmas);
 u32 intel_execlists_ctx_id(struct drm_i915_gem_object *ctx_obj);
 
-void intel_lrc_irq_handler(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
+bool intel_lrc_irq_handler(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 void intel_execlists_retire_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 
 #endif /* _INTEL_LRC_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 49fa41d..d99b167 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ struct  intel_engine_cs {
 	/* Execlists */
 	spinlock_t execlist_lock;
 	struct list_head execlist_queue;
-	struct list_head execlist_retired_req_list;
 	u8 next_context_status_buffer;
 	u32             irq_keep_mask; /* bitmask for interrupts that should not be masked */
 	int		(*emit_request)(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request);
