diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
index 580602d..3c30916 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ i915-y += i915_cmd_parser.o \
 	  intel_uncore.o
 
 # general-purpose microcontroller (GuC) support
-i915-y += intel_guc_loader.o \
+i915-y += intel_uc.o \
+	  intel_guc_loader.o \
 	  i915_guc_submission.o
 
 # autogenerated null render state
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index e14220e..556b7f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -66,144 +66,6 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Read GuC command/status register (SOFT_SCRATCH_0)
- * Return true if it contains a response rather than a command
- */
-static inline bool host2guc_action_response(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
-					    u32 *status)
-{
-	u32 val = I915_READ(SOFT_SCRATCH(0));
-	*status = val;
-	return GUC2HOST_IS_RESPONSE(val);
-}
-
-static int host2guc_action(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 *data, u32 len)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
-	u32 status;
-	int i;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(len < 1 || len > 15))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	mutex_lock(&guc->action_lock);
-	intel_uncore_forcewake_get(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
-
-	dev_priv->guc.action_count += 1;
-	dev_priv->guc.action_cmd = data[0];
-
-	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
-		I915_WRITE(SOFT_SCRATCH(i), data[i]);
-
-	POSTING_READ(SOFT_SCRATCH(i - 1));
-
-	I915_WRITE(HOST2GUC_INTERRUPT, HOST2GUC_TRIGGER);
-
-	/*
-	 * Fast commands should complete in less than 10us, so sample quickly
-	 * up to that length of time, then switch to a slower sleep-wait loop.
-	 * No HOST2GUC command should ever take longer than 10ms.
-	 */
-	ret = wait_for_us(host2guc_action_response(dev_priv, &status), 10);
-	if (ret)
-		ret = wait_for(host2guc_action_response(dev_priv, &status), 10);
-	if (status != GUC2HOST_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		/*
-		 * Either the GuC explicitly returned an error (which
-		 * we convert to -EIO here) or no response at all was
-		 * received within the timeout limit (-ETIMEDOUT)
-		 */
-		if (ret != -ETIMEDOUT)
-			ret = -EIO;
-
-		DRM_WARN("Action 0x%X failed; ret=%d status=0x%08X response=0x%08X\n",
-			 data[0], ret, status, I915_READ(SOFT_SCRATCH(15)));
-
-		dev_priv->guc.action_fail += 1;
-		dev_priv->guc.action_err = ret;
-	}
-	dev_priv->guc.action_status = status;
-
-	intel_uncore_forcewake_put(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
-	mutex_unlock(&guc->action_lock);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/*
- * Tell the GuC to allocate or deallocate a specific doorbell
- */
-
-static int host2guc_allocate_doorbell(struct intel_guc *guc,
-				      struct i915_guc_client *client)
-{
-	u32 data[2];
-
-	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_ALLOCATE_DOORBELL;
-	data[1] = client->ctx_index;
-
-	return host2guc_action(guc, data, 2);
-}
-
-static int host2guc_release_doorbell(struct intel_guc *guc,
-				     struct i915_guc_client *client)
-{
-	u32 data[2];
-
-	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_DEALLOCATE_DOORBELL;
-	data[1] = client->ctx_index;
-
-	return host2guc_action(guc, data, 2);
-}
-
-static int host2guc_sample_forcewake(struct intel_guc *guc,
-				     struct i915_guc_client *client)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
-	u32 data[2];
-
-	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_SAMPLE_FORCEWAKE;
-	/* WaRsDisableCoarsePowerGating:skl,bxt */
-	if (!intel_enable_rc6() || NEEDS_WaRsDisableCoarsePowerGating(dev_priv))
-		data[1] = 0;
-	else
-		/* bit 0 and 1 are for Render and Media domain separately */
-		data[1] = GUC_FORCEWAKE_RENDER | GUC_FORCEWAKE_MEDIA;
-
-	return host2guc_action(guc, data, ARRAY_SIZE(data));
-}
-
-static int host2guc_logbuffer_flush_complete(struct intel_guc *guc)
-{
-	u32 data[1];
-
-	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_LOG_BUFFER_FILE_FLUSH_COMPLETE;
-
-	return host2guc_action(guc, data, 1);
-}
-
-static int host2guc_force_logbuffer_flush(struct intel_guc *guc)
-{
-	u32 data[2];
-
-	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_FORCE_LOG_BUFFER_FLUSH;
-	data[1] = 0;
-
-	return host2guc_action(guc, data, 2);
-}
-
-static int host2guc_logging_control(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 control_val)
-{
-	u32 data[2];
-
-	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_UK_LOG_ENABLE_LOGGING;
-	data[1] = control_val;
-
-	return host2guc_action(guc, data, 2);
-}
-
-/*
  * Initialise, update, or clear doorbell data shared with the GuC
  *
  * These functions modify shared data and so need access to the mapped
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d833382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2016 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.
+ *
+ */
+
+
+#include "i915_drv.h"
+#include "intel_uc.h"
+
+/*
+ * Read GuC command/status register (SOFT_SCRATCH_0)
+ * Return true if it contains a response rather than a command
+ */
+bool host2guc_action_response(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 *status)
+{
+	u32 val = I915_READ(SOFT_SCRATCH(0));
+	*status = val;
+	return GUC2HOST_IS_RESPONSE(val);
+}
+
+int host2guc_action(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 *data, u32 len)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
+	u32 status;
+	int i;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (WARN_ON(len < 1 || len > 15))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&guc->action_lock);
+	intel_uncore_forcewake_get(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
+
+	dev_priv->guc.action_count += 1;
+	dev_priv->guc.action_cmd = data[0];
+
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+		I915_WRITE(SOFT_SCRATCH(i), data[i]);
+
+	POSTING_READ(SOFT_SCRATCH(i - 1));
+
+	I915_WRITE(HOST2GUC_INTERRUPT, HOST2GUC_TRIGGER);
+
+	/*
+	 * Fast commands should complete in less than 10us, so sample quickly
+	 * up to that length of time, then switch to a slower sleep-wait loop.
+	 * No HOST2GUC command should ever take longer than 10ms.
+	 */
+	ret = wait_for_us(host2guc_action_response(dev_priv, &status), 10);
+	if (ret)
+		ret = wait_for(host2guc_action_response(dev_priv, &status), 10);
+	if (status != GUC2HOST_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		/*
+		 * Either the GuC explicitly returned an error (which
+		 * we convert to -EIO here) or no response at all was
+		 * received within the timeout limit (-ETIMEDOUT)
+		 */
+		if (ret != -ETIMEDOUT)
+			ret = -EIO;
+
+		DRM_WARN("Action 0x%X failed; ret=%d status=0x%08X response=0x%08X\n",
+			 data[0], ret, status, I915_READ(SOFT_SCRATCH(15)));
+
+		dev_priv->guc.action_fail += 1;
+		dev_priv->guc.action_err = ret;
+	}
+	dev_priv->guc.action_status = status;
+
+	intel_uncore_forcewake_put(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
+	mutex_unlock(&guc->action_lock);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Tell the GuC to allocate or deallocate a specific doorbell
+ */
+
+int host2guc_allocate_doorbell(struct intel_guc *guc,
+			       struct i915_guc_client *client)
+{
+	u32 data[2];
+
+	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_ALLOCATE_DOORBELL;
+	data[1] = client->ctx_index;
+
+	return host2guc_action(guc, data, 2);
+}
+
+int host2guc_release_doorbell(struct intel_guc *guc,
+			      struct i915_guc_client *client)
+{
+	u32 data[2];
+
+	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_DEALLOCATE_DOORBELL;
+	data[1] = client->ctx_index;
+
+	return host2guc_action(guc, data, 2);
+}
+
+int host2guc_sample_forcewake(struct intel_guc *guc,
+			      struct i915_guc_client *client)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
+	u32 data[2];
+
+	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_SAMPLE_FORCEWAKE;
+	/* WaRsDisableCoarsePowerGating:skl,bxt */
+	if (!intel_enable_rc6() || NEEDS_WaRsDisableCoarsePowerGating(dev_priv))
+		data[1] = 0;
+	else
+		/* bit 0 and 1 are for Render and Media domain separately */
+		data[1] = GUC_FORCEWAKE_RENDER | GUC_FORCEWAKE_MEDIA;
+
+	return host2guc_action(guc, data, ARRAY_SIZE(data));
+}
+
+int host2guc_logbuffer_flush_complete(struct intel_guc *guc)
+{
+	u32 data[1];
+
+	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_LOG_BUFFER_FILE_FLUSH_COMPLETE;
+
+	return host2guc_action(guc, data, 1);
+}
+
+int host2guc_force_logbuffer_flush(struct intel_guc *guc)
+{
+	u32 data[2];
+
+	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_FORCE_LOG_BUFFER_FLUSH;
+	data[1] = 0;
+
+	return host2guc_action(guc, data, 2);
+}
+
+int host2guc_logging_control(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 control_val)
+{
+	u32 data[2];
+
+	data[0] = HOST2GUC_ACTION_UK_LOG_ENABLE_LOGGING;
+	data[1] = control_val;
+
+	return host2guc_action(guc, data, 2);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.h
index 0d8a493..ec2d141 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uc.h
@@ -168,6 +168,19 @@ struct intel_guc {
 	struct mutex action_lock;
 };
 
+/* intel_uc.c */
+bool host2guc_action_response(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 *status);
+int host2guc_action(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 *data, u32 len);
+int host2guc_allocate_doorbell(struct intel_guc *guc,
+			       struct i915_guc_client *client);
+int host2guc_release_doorbell(struct intel_guc *guc,
+			      struct i915_guc_client *client);
+int host2guc_sample_forcewake(struct intel_guc *guc,
+			      struct i915_guc_client *client);
+int host2guc_logbuffer_flush_complete(struct intel_guc *guc);
+int host2guc_force_logbuffer_flush(struct intel_guc *guc);
+int host2guc_logging_control(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 control_val);
+
 /* intel_guc_loader.c */
 extern void intel_guc_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern int intel_guc_setup(struct drm_device *dev);
