diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 82c43b6..554092e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ struct intel_uncore {
 		i915_reg_t reg_post;
 		u32 val_reset;
 	} fw_domain[FW_DOMAIN_ID_COUNT];
+
+	int unclaimed_mmio_check;
 };
 
 /* Iterate over initialised fw domains */
@@ -2732,6 +2734,7 @@ extern void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev,
 					bool restore_forcewake);
 extern void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern bool intel_uncore_unclaimed_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+extern void intel_uncore_arm_unclaimed_mmio_detection(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 extern void intel_uncore_fini(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_uncore_forcewake_reset(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore);
 const char *intel_uncore_forcewake_domain_to_str(const enum forcewake_domain_id id);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index a20dc64..5128422 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -2165,11 +2165,6 @@ static irqreturn_t ironlake_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 	if (!intel_irqs_enabled(dev_priv))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	/* We get interrupts on unclaimed registers, so check for this before we
-	 * do any I915_{READ,WRITE}. */
-	if (intel_uncore_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv))
-		DRM_ERROR("Unclaimed register before interrupt\n");
-
 	/* disable master interrupt before clearing iir  */
 	de_ier = I915_READ(DEIER);
 	I915_WRITE(DEIER, de_ier & ~DE_MASTER_IRQ_CONTROL);
@@ -2990,6 +2985,12 @@ static void i915_hangcheck_elapsed(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!i915.enable_hangcheck)
 		return;
 
+	/* As enabling the GPU requires fairly extensive mmio access,
+	 * periodically arm the mmio checker to see if we are triggering
+	 * any invalid access.
+	 */
+	intel_uncore_arm_unclaimed_mmio_detection(dev_priv);
+
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i) {
 		u64 acthd;
 		u32 seqno;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 471f120..7dcabda 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -13545,6 +13545,19 @@ static int intel_atomic_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	drm_atomic_state_free(state);
 
+	/* As one of the primary mmio accessors, KMS has a high likelihood
+	 * of triggering bugs in unclaimed access. After we finish
+	 * modesetting, see if an error has been flagged, and if so
+	 * enable debugging for the next modeset - and hope we catch
+	 * the culprit.
+	 *
+	 * XXX note that we assume display power is on at this point.
+	 * This might hold true now but we need to add pm helper to check
+	 * unclaimed only when the hardware is on, as atomic commits
+	 * can happen also when the device is completely off.
+	 */
+	intel_uncore_arm_unclaimed_mmio_detection(dev_priv);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index 3d8af69..51d3036 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -626,22 +626,6 @@ hsw_unclaimed_reg_debug(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-hsw_unclaimed_reg_detect(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
-{
-	static bool mmio_debug_once = true;
-
-	if (i915.mmio_debug || !mmio_debug_once)
-		return;
-
-	if (check_for_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv)) {
-		DRM_DEBUG("Unclaimed register detected, "
-			  "enabling oneshot unclaimed register reporting. "
-			  "Please use i915.mmio_debug=N for more information.\n");
-		i915.mmio_debug = mmio_debug_once--;
-	}
-}
-
 #define GEN2_READ_HEADER(x) \
 	u##x val = 0; \
 	assert_device_not_suspended(dev_priv);
@@ -921,7 +905,6 @@ hsw_write##x(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, i915_reg_t reg, u##x val, bool t
 		gen6_gt_check_fifodbg(dev_priv); \
 	} \
 	hsw_unclaimed_reg_debug(dev_priv, reg, false, false); \
-	hsw_unclaimed_reg_detect(dev_priv); \
 	GEN6_WRITE_FOOTER; \
 }
 
@@ -956,7 +939,6 @@ gen8_write##x(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, i915_reg_t reg, u##x val, bool
 		__force_wake_get(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_RENDER); \
 	__raw_i915_write##x(dev_priv, reg, val); \
 	hsw_unclaimed_reg_debug(dev_priv, reg, false, false); \
-	hsw_unclaimed_reg_detect(dev_priv); \
 	GEN6_WRITE_FOOTER; \
 }
 
@@ -1026,7 +1008,6 @@ gen9_write##x(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, i915_reg_t reg, u##x val, \
 		__force_wake_get(dev_priv, fw_engine); \
 	__raw_i915_write##x(dev_priv, reg, val); \
 	hsw_unclaimed_reg_debug(dev_priv, reg, false, false); \
-	hsw_unclaimed_reg_detect(dev_priv); \
 	GEN6_WRITE_FOOTER; \
 }
 
@@ -1246,6 +1227,8 @@ void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	intel_uncore_fw_domains_init(dev);
 	__intel_uncore_early_sanitize(dev, false);
 
+	dev_priv->uncore.unclaimed_mmio_check = 1;
+
 	switch (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen) {
 	default:
 	case 9:
@@ -1607,3 +1590,19 @@ bool intel_uncore_unclaimed_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	return check_for_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv);
 }
+
+void
+intel_uncore_arm_unclaimed_mmio_detection(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	if (unlikely(i915.mmio_debug ||
+		     dev_priv->uncore.unclaimed_mmio_check <= 0))
+		return;
+
+	if (unlikely(intel_uncore_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv))) {
+		DRM_DEBUG("Unclaimed register detected, "
+			  "enabling oneshot unclaimed register reporting. "
+			  "Please use i915.mmio_debug=N for more information.\n");
+		i915.mmio_debug++;
+		dev_priv->uncore.unclaimed_mmio_check--;
+	}
+}
