diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 5a6d8f171305..f61d7d584f3f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -4803,7 +4803,7 @@ i915_drop_caches_set(void *data, u64 val)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (val & DROP_ACTIVE) {
-		ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, true);
+		ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (ret)
 			goto unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 994495e7a1c4..dd73c00cd774 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3269,7 +3269,7 @@ int __must_check i915_gem_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_init_swizzling(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_cleanup_engines(struct drm_device *dev);
 int __must_check i915_gem_wait_for_idle(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
-					bool interruptible);
+					unsigned int flags);
 int __must_check i915_gem_suspend(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_resume(struct drm_device *dev);
 int i915_gem_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 87a4f3543f0b..4617250c3000 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -386,7 +386,8 @@ __unsafe_wait_rendering(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		int ret;
 
 		ret = i915_gem_active_wait_unlocked(&active[idx],
-						    true, NULL, rps);
+						    I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE,
+						    NULL, rps);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -2026,7 +2027,7 @@ static int i915_gem_object_create_mmap_offset(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	 * to claim that space for ourselves, we need to take the big
 	 * struct_mutex to free the requests+objects and allocate our slot.
 	 */
-	err = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, true);
+	err = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -2779,7 +2780,8 @@ i915_gem_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file)
 	active = __I915_BO_ACTIVE(obj);
 	for_each_active(active, idx) {
 		s64 *timeout = args->timeout_ns >= 0 ? &args->timeout_ns : NULL;
-		ret = i915_gem_active_wait_unlocked(&obj->last_read[idx], true,
+		ret = i915_gem_active_wait_unlocked(&obj->last_read[idx],
+						    I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE,
 						    timeout, rps);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
@@ -2982,7 +2984,7 @@ destroy:
 }
 
 int i915_gem_wait_for_idle(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
-			   bool interruptible)
+			   unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	int ret;
@@ -2991,7 +2993,7 @@ int i915_gem_wait_for_idle(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		if (engine->last_context == NULL)
 			continue;
 
-		ret = intel_engine_idle(engine, interruptible);
+		ret = intel_engine_idle(engine, flags);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -3746,7 +3748,7 @@ i915_gem_ring_throttle(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 	if (target == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = i915_wait_request(target, true, NULL, NULL);
+	ret = i915_wait_request(target, I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE, NULL, NULL);
 	i915_gem_request_put(target);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -4302,7 +4304,7 @@ int i915_gem_suspend(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, true);
+	ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
index 815d5fbe07ac..103085246975 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_evict.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ search_again:
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, true);
+	ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ int i915_gem_evict_vm(struct i915_address_space *vm, bool do_idle)
 				return ret;
 		}
 
-		ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, true);
+		ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index e16c38086abe..9bcac52b8268 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -2683,7 +2683,7 @@ void i915_gem_gtt_finish_object(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = &dev_priv->ggtt;
 
 	if (unlikely(ggtt->do_idle_maps)) {
-		if (i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, false)) {
+		if (i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, 0)) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to wait for idle; VT'd may hang.\n");
 			/* Wait a bit, in hopes it avoids the hang */
 			udelay(10);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
index 24eb4b1b7540..f4c15f319d08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static int i915_gem_init_seqno(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 seqno)
 
 	/* Carefully retire all requests without writing to the rings */
 	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv) {
-		ret = intel_engine_idle(engine, true);
+		ret = intel_engine_idle(engine, I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ bool __i915_spin_request(const struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 /**
  * i915_wait_request - wait until execution of request has finished
  * @req: duh!
- * @interruptible: do an interruptible wait (normally yes)
+ * @flags: how to wait
  * @timeout: in - how long to wait (NULL forever); out - how much time remaining
  * @rps: client to charge for RPS boosting
  *
@@ -613,11 +613,12 @@ bool __i915_spin_request(const struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
  * errno with remaining time filled in timeout argument.
  */
 int i915_wait_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
-		      bool interruptible,
+		      unsigned int flags,
 		      s64 *timeout,
 		      struct intel_rps_client *rps)
 {
-	int state = interruptible ? TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE : TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE;
+	const int state = flags & I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE ?
+		TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE : TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(reset);
 	struct intel_wait wait;
 	unsigned long timeout_remain;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.h
index a231bd318ef0..479896ef791e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.h
@@ -218,10 +218,11 @@ struct intel_rps_client;
 #define IS_RPS_USER(p) (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(p))
 
 int i915_wait_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
-		      bool interruptible,
+		      unsigned int flags,
 		      s64 *timeout,
 		      struct intel_rps_client *rps)
 	__attribute__((nonnull(1)));
+#define I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE BIT(0)
 
 static inline u32 intel_engine_get_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
@@ -575,13 +576,13 @@ i915_gem_active_wait(const struct i915_gem_active *active, struct mutex *mutex)
 	if (!request)
 		return 0;
 
-	return i915_wait_request(request, true, NULL, NULL);
+	return i915_wait_request(request, I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
  * i915_gem_active_wait_unlocked - waits until the request is completed
  * @active - the active request on which to wait
- * @interruptible - whether the wait can be woken by a userspace signal
+ * @flags - how to wait
  * @timeout - how long to wait at most
  * @rps - userspace client to charge for a waitboost
  *
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ i915_gem_active_wait(const struct i915_gem_active *active, struct mutex *mutex)
  */
 static inline int
 i915_gem_active_wait_unlocked(const struct i915_gem_active *active,
-			      bool interruptible,
+			      unsigned int flags,
 			      s64 *timeout,
 			      struct intel_rps_client *rps)
 {
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ i915_gem_active_wait_unlocked(const struct i915_gem_active *active,
 
 	request = i915_gem_active_get_unlocked(active);
 	if (request) {
-		ret = i915_wait_request(request, interruptible, timeout, rps);
+		ret = i915_wait_request(request, flags, timeout, rps);
 		i915_gem_request_put(request);
 	}
 
@@ -638,7 +639,7 @@ i915_gem_active_retire(struct i915_gem_active *active,
 	if (!request)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = i915_wait_request(request, true, NULL, NULL);
+	ret = i915_wait_request(request, I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE, NULL, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
index b80802b35353..35a05f4c51c1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ i915_gem_shrinker_lock_uninterruptible(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	unsigned long timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies_timeout(timeout_ms);
 
 	do {
-		if (i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, false) == 0 &&
+		if (i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, 0) == 0 &&
 		    i915_gem_shrinker_lock(&dev_priv->drm, &slu->unlock))
 			break;
 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ i915_gem_shrinker_vmap(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event, void *ptr
 		return NOTIFY_DONE;
 
 	/* Force everything onto the inactive lists */
-	ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, false);
+	ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
index be54825ef3e8..e537930c64b5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_userptr.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void wait_rendering(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 
 	for_each_active(active, idx)
 		i915_gem_active_wait_unlocked(&obj->last_read[idx],
-					      false, NULL, NULL);
+					      0, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static void cancel_userptr(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 7cedd1c5c000..cc35d5701f24 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -12043,8 +12043,7 @@ static void intel_mmio_flip_work_func(struct work_struct *w)
 
 	if (work->flip_queued_req)
 		WARN_ON(i915_wait_request(work->flip_queued_req,
-					  false, NULL,
-					  NO_WAITBOOST));
+					  0, NULL, NO_WAITBOOST));
 
 	/* For framebuffer backed by dmabuf, wait for fence */
 	resv = i915_gem_object_get_dmabuf_resv(obj);
@@ -14104,7 +14103,8 @@ static int intel_atomic_prepare_commit(struct drm_device *dev,
 				continue;
 
 			ret = i915_wait_request(intel_plane_state->wait_req,
-						true, NULL, NULL);
+						I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE,
+						NULL, NULL);
 			if (ret) {
 				/* Any hang should be swallowed by the wait */
 				WARN_ON(ret == -EIO);
@@ -14322,7 +14322,7 @@ static void intel_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 			continue;
 
 		ret = i915_wait_request(intel_plane_state->wait_req,
-					true, NULL, NULL);
+					0, NULL, NULL);
 		/* EIO should be eaten, and we can't get interrupted in the
 		 * worker, and blocking commits have waited already. */
 		WARN_ON(ret);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 4472752812cb..9d76bf9cc78a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -2223,7 +2223,8 @@ static int wait_for_space(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, int bytes)
 	if (WARN_ON(&target->ring_link == &ring->request_list))
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	ret = i915_wait_request(target, true, NULL, NO_WAITBOOST);
+	ret = i915_wait_request(target, I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE,
+				NULL, NO_WAITBOOST);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 2181d0a41a96..18848acf5e74 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -489,11 +489,11 @@ int intel_engine_create_scratch(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int size);
 void intel_engine_cleanup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
 static inline int intel_engine_idle(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
-				    bool interruptible)
+				    unsigned int flags)
 {
 	/* Wait upon the last request to be completed */
 	return i915_gem_active_wait_unlocked(&engine->last_request,
-					     interruptible, NULL, NULL);
+					     flags, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 int intel_init_render_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
