diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
index b94a90f34d2d..bf07b9de078d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ i915-y += i915_cmd_parser.o \
 	  i915_gem_shrinker.o \
 	  i915_gem_stolen.o \
 	  i915_gem_tiling.o \
+	  i915_gem_timeline.o \
 	  i915_gem_userptr.o \
 	  i915_gpu_error.o \
 	  i915_trace_points.o \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 5d7191393cb6..4e452da96c39 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ static int i915_gem_pageflip_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 				seq_printf(m, "Flip queued on %s at seqno %x, next seqno %x [current breadcrumb %x], completed? %d\n",
 					   engine->name,
 					   i915_gem_request_get_seqno(work->flip_queued_req),
-					   dev_priv->next_seqno,
+					   dev_priv->gt.global_timeline.next_seqno,
 					   intel_engine_get_seqno(engine),
 					   i915_gem_request_completed(work->flip_queued_req));
 			} else
@@ -668,13 +668,13 @@ static int i915_gem_request_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 		int count;
 
 		count = 0;
-		list_for_each_entry(req, &engine->request_list, link)
+		list_for_each_entry(req, &engine->timeline->requests, link)
 			count++;
 		if (count == 0)
 			continue;
 
 		seq_printf(m, "%s requests: %d\n", engine->name, count);
-		list_for_each_entry(req, &engine->request_list, link)
+		list_for_each_entry(req, &engine->timeline->requests, link)
 			print_request(m, req, "    ");
 
 		any++;
@@ -1041,15 +1041,8 @@ static int
 i915_next_seqno_get(void *data, u64 *val)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = data;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	*val = dev_priv->next_seqno;
-	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
+	*val = READ_ONCE(dev_priv->gt.global_timeline.next_seqno);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1064,7 +1057,7 @@ i915_next_seqno_set(void *data, u64 val)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = i915_gem_set_seqno(dev, val);
+	ret = i915_gem_set_global_seqno(dev, val);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1353,7 +1346,7 @@ static int i915_hangcheck_info(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 		seq_printf(m, "\tseqno = %x [current %x, last %x]\n",
 			   engine->hangcheck.seqno,
 			   seqno[id],
-			   engine->last_submitted_seqno);
+			   engine->timeline->last_submitted_seqno);
 		seq_printf(m, "\twaiters? %s, fake irq active? %s\n",
 			   yesno(intel_engine_has_waiter(engine)),
 			   yesno(test_bit(engine->id,
@@ -3093,7 +3086,7 @@ static int i915_engine_info(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 		seq_printf(m, "%s\n", engine->name);
 		seq_printf(m, "\tcurrent seqno %x, last %x, hangcheck %x [score %d]\n",
 			   intel_engine_get_seqno(engine),
-			   engine->last_submitted_seqno,
+			   engine->timeline->last_submitted_seqno,
 			   engine->hangcheck.seqno,
 			   engine->hangcheck.score);
 
@@ -3101,14 +3094,14 @@ static int i915_engine_info(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 
 		seq_printf(m, "\tRequests:\n");
 
-		rq = list_first_entry(&engine->request_list,
+		rq = list_first_entry(&engine->timeline->requests,
 				struct drm_i915_gem_request, link);
-		if (&rq->link != &engine->request_list)
+		if (&rq->link != &engine->timeline->requests)
 			print_request(m, rq, "\t\tfirst  ");
 
-		rq = list_last_entry(&engine->request_list,
+		rq = list_last_entry(&engine->timeline->requests,
 				struct drm_i915_gem_request, link);
-		if (&rq->link != &engine->request_list)
+		if (&rq->link != &engine->timeline->requests)
 			print_request(m, rq, "\t\tlast   ");
 
 		rq = i915_gem_find_active_request(engine);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 2e29eedd21b2..cd00b021bdfb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -848,7 +848,9 @@ static int i915_driver_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	intel_init_display_hooks(dev_priv);
 	intel_init_clock_gating_hooks(dev_priv);
 	intel_init_audio_hooks(dev_priv);
-	i915_gem_load_init(&dev_priv->drm);
+	ret = i915_gem_load_init(&dev_priv->drm);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_gvt;
 
 	intel_display_crc_init(dev_priv);
 
@@ -858,6 +860,8 @@ static int i915_driver_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_gvt:
+	intel_gvt_cleanup(dev_priv);
 err_workqueues:
 	i915_workqueues_cleanup(dev_priv);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 7756f5c7f1ab..582996ebebe5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "i915_gem_gtt.h"
 #include "i915_gem_render_state.h"
 #include "i915_gem_request.h"
+#include "i915_gem_timeline.h"
 
 #include "intel_gvt.h"
 
@@ -1816,7 +1817,6 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 	struct i915_gem_context *kernel_context;
 	struct intel_engine_cs engine[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
 	struct i915_vma *semaphore;
-	u32 next_seqno;
 
 	struct drm_dma_handle *status_page_dmah;
 	struct resource mch_res;
@@ -2074,6 +2074,9 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 		void (*resume)(struct drm_i915_private *);
 		void (*cleanup_engine)(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
+		struct list_head timelines;
+		struct i915_gem_timeline global_timeline;
+
 		/**
 		 * Is the GPU currently considered idle, or busy executing
 		 * userspace requests? Whilst idle, we allow runtime power
@@ -3160,7 +3163,7 @@ int i915_gem_get_aperture_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				struct drm_file *file_priv);
 int i915_gem_wait_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			struct drm_file *file_priv);
-void i915_gem_load_init(struct drm_device *dev);
+int i915_gem_load_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_load_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_load_init_fences(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 int i915_gem_freeze(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
@@ -3326,7 +3329,7 @@ void i915_gem_track_fb(struct drm_i915_gem_object *old,
 		       struct drm_i915_gem_object *new,
 		       unsigned frontbuffer_bits);
 
-int __must_check i915_gem_set_seqno(struct drm_device *dev, u32 seqno);
+int __must_check i915_gem_set_global_seqno(struct drm_device *dev, u32 seqno);
 
 struct drm_i915_gem_request *
 i915_gem_find_active_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 943ec3fe66ad..798a087cb5d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ out:
 	if (flags & I915_WAIT_LOCKED && i915_gem_request_completed(rq))
 		i915_gem_request_retire_upto(rq);
 
-	if (rps && rq->fence.seqno == rq->engine->last_submitted_seqno) {
+	if (rps && rq->fence.seqno == rq->timeline->last_submitted_seqno) {
 		/* The GPU is now idle and this client has stalled.
 		 * Since no other client has submitted a request in the
 		 * meantime, assume that this client is the only one
@@ -2526,7 +2526,7 @@ i915_gem_find_active_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	 * extra delay for a recent interrupt is pointless. Hence, we do
 	 * not need an engine->irq_seqno_barrier() before the seqno reads.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(request, &engine->request_list, link) {
+	list_for_each_entry(request, &engine->timeline->requests, link) {
 		if (i915_gem_request_completed(request))
 			continue;
 
@@ -2595,7 +2595,7 @@ static void i915_gem_reset_engine(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	if (i915_gem_context_is_default(incomplete_ctx))
 		return;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_continue(request, &engine->request_list, link)
+	list_for_each_entry_continue(request, &engine->timeline->requests, link)
 		if (request->ctx == incomplete_ctx)
 			reset_request(request);
 }
@@ -2633,7 +2633,8 @@ static void i915_gem_cleanup_engine(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	 * (lockless) lookup doesn't try and wait upon the request as we
 	 * reset it.
 	 */
-	intel_engine_init_seqno(engine, engine->last_submitted_seqno);
+	intel_engine_init_global_seqno(engine,
+				       engine->timeline->last_submitted_seqno);
 
 	/*
 	 * Clear the execlists queue up before freeing the requests, as those
@@ -2928,17 +2929,26 @@ destroy:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int i915_gem_wait_for_idle(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
-			   unsigned int flags)
+static int wait_for_timeline(struct i915_gem_timeline *tl, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, i;
 
-	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv) {
-		if (engine->last_context == NULL)
-			continue;
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tl->engine); i++) {
+		ret = i915_gem_active_wait(&tl->engine[i].last_request, flags);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
 
-		ret = intel_engine_idle(engine, flags);
+int i915_gem_wait_for_idle(struct drm_i915_private *i915, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct i915_gem_timeline *tl;
+	int ret;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(tl, &i915->gt.timelines, link) {
+		ret = wait_for_timeline(tl, flags);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -4515,12 +4525,6 @@ i915_gem_cleanup_engines(struct drm_device *dev)
 		dev_priv->gt.cleanup_engine(engine);
 }
 
-static void
-init_engine_lists(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
-{
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&engine->request_list);
-}
-
 void
 i915_gem_load_init_fences(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
@@ -4553,22 +4557,32 @@ i915_gem_load_init_fences(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	i915_gem_detect_bit_6_swizzle(dev);
 }
 
-void
+int
 i915_gem_load_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
-	int i;
+	int err;
 
 	dev_priv->objects =
 		kmem_cache_create("i915_gem_object",
 				  sizeof(struct drm_i915_gem_object), 0,
 				  SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN,
 				  NULL);
+	if (!dev_priv->objects) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
 	dev_priv->vmas =
 		kmem_cache_create("i915_gem_vma",
 				  sizeof(struct i915_vma), 0,
 				  SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN,
 				  NULL);
+	if (!dev_priv->vmas) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_objects;
+	}
+
 	dev_priv->requests =
 		kmem_cache_create("i915_gem_request",
 				  sizeof(struct drm_i915_gem_request), 0,
@@ -4576,6 +4590,19 @@ i915_gem_load_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 				  SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT |
 				  SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU,
 				  NULL);
+	if (!dev_priv->requests) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_vmas;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->gt.timelines);
+	err = i915_gem_timeline_init(dev_priv,
+				     &dev_priv->gt.global_timeline,
+				     "[execution]");
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_requests;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->context_list);
 	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->mm.free_work, __i915_gem_free_work);
@@ -4583,8 +4610,6 @@ i915_gem_load_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.unbound_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.bound_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.fence_list);
-	for (i = 0; i < I915_NUM_ENGINES; i++)
-		init_engine_lists(&dev_priv->engine[i]);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev_priv->gt.retire_work,
 			  i915_gem_retire_work_handler);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev_priv->gt.idle_work,
@@ -4601,6 +4626,17 @@ i915_gem_load_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	atomic_set(&dev_priv->mm.bsd_engine_dispatch_index, 0);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&dev_priv->fb_tracking.lock);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_requests:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(dev_priv->requests);
+err_vmas:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(dev_priv->vmas);
+err_objects:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(dev_priv->objects);
+err_out:
+	return err;
 }
 
 void i915_gem_load_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.h
index 8292e797d9b5..735580d72eb1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.h
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@
 #define GEM_BUG_ON(expr)
 #endif
 
+#define I915_NUM_ENGINES 5
+
 #endif /* __I915_GEM_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
index e8278b05074b..a360729b2301 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static const char *i915_fence_get_timeline_name(struct fence *fence)
 	 * multiple execution contexts (fence contexts) as we allow
 	 * engines within a single timeline to execute in parallel.
 	 */
-	return "global";
+	return to_request(fence)->timeline->common->name;
 }
 
 static bool i915_fence_signaled(struct fence *fence)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void i915_gem_request_retire_upto(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 		return;
 
 	do {
-		tmp = list_first_entry(&engine->request_list,
+		tmp = list_first_entry(&engine->timeline->requests,
 				       typeof(*tmp), link);
 
 		i915_gem_request_retire(tmp);
@@ -238,36 +238,38 @@ static int i915_gem_check_wedge(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int i915_gem_init_seqno(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 seqno)
+static int i915_gem_init_global_seqno(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+				      u32 seqno)
 {
+	struct i915_gem_timeline *timeline = &dev_priv->gt.global_timeline;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Carefully retire all requests without writing to the rings */
-	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv) {
-		ret = intel_engine_idle(engine,
-					I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE |
-					I915_WAIT_LOCKED);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = i915_gem_wait_for_idle(dev_priv,
+				     I915_WAIT_INTERRUPTIBLE |
+				     I915_WAIT_LOCKED);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	i915_gem_retire_requests(dev_priv);
 
 	/* If the seqno wraps around, we need to clear the breadcrumb rbtree */
-	if (!i915_seqno_passed(seqno, dev_priv->next_seqno)) {
+	if (!i915_seqno_passed(seqno, timeline->next_seqno)) {
 		while (intel_kick_waiters(dev_priv) ||
 		       intel_kick_signalers(dev_priv))
 			yield();
+		yield();
 	}
 
 	/* Finally reset hw state */
 	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv)
-		intel_engine_init_seqno(engine, seqno);
+		intel_engine_init_global_seqno(engine, seqno);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int i915_gem_set_seqno(struct drm_device *dev, u32 seqno)
+int i915_gem_set_global_seqno(struct drm_device *dev, u32 seqno)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
 	int ret;
@@ -280,28 +282,31 @@ int i915_gem_set_seqno(struct drm_device *dev, u32 seqno)
 	/* HWS page needs to be set less than what we
 	 * will inject to ring
 	 */
-	ret = i915_gem_init_seqno(dev_priv, seqno - 1);
+	ret = i915_gem_init_global_seqno(dev_priv, seqno - 1);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	dev_priv->next_seqno = seqno;
+	dev_priv->gt.global_timeline.next_seqno = seqno;
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int i915_gem_get_seqno(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 *seqno)
+static int i915_gem_get_global_seqno(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+				     u32 *seqno)
 {
+	struct i915_gem_timeline *tl = &dev_priv->gt.global_timeline;
+
 	/* reserve 0 for non-seqno */
-	if (unlikely(dev_priv->next_seqno == 0)) {
+	if (unlikely(tl->next_seqno == 0)) {
 		int ret;
 
-		ret = i915_gem_init_seqno(dev_priv, 0);
+		ret = i915_gem_init_global_seqno(dev_priv, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		dev_priv->next_seqno = 1;
+		tl->next_seqno = 1;
 	}
 
-	*seqno = dev_priv->next_seqno++;
+	*seqno = tl->next_seqno++;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -310,13 +315,14 @@ submit_notify(struct i915_sw_fence *fence, enum i915_sw_fence_notify state)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_gem_request *request =
 		container_of(fence, typeof(*request), submit);
+	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = request->engine;
 
 	/* Will be called from irq-context when using foreign DMA fences */
 
 	switch (state) {
 	case FENCE_COMPLETE:
-		request->engine->last_submitted_seqno = request->fence.seqno;
-		request->engine->submit_request(request);
+		engine->timeline->last_submitted_seqno = request->fence.seqno;
+		engine->submit_request(request);
 		break;
 
 	case FENCE_FREE:
@@ -356,7 +362,7 @@ i915_gem_request_alloc(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	/* Move the oldest request to the slab-cache (if not in use!) */
-	req = list_first_entry_or_null(&engine->request_list,
+	req = list_first_entry_or_null(&engine->timeline->requests,
 				       typeof(*req), link);
 	if (req && i915_gem_request_completed(req))
 		i915_gem_request_retire(req);
@@ -393,15 +399,17 @@ i915_gem_request_alloc(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	if (!req)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	ret = i915_gem_get_seqno(dev_priv, &seqno);
+	ret = i915_gem_get_global_seqno(dev_priv, &seqno);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	req->timeline = engine->timeline;
+
 	spin_lock_init(&req->lock);
 	fence_init(&req->fence,
 		   &i915_fence_ops,
 		   &req->lock,
-		   engine->fence_context,
+		   req->timeline->fence_context,
 		   seqno);
 
 	i915_sw_fence_init(&req->submit, submit_notify);
@@ -456,9 +464,16 @@ i915_gem_request_await_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *to,
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(to == from);
 
-	if (to->engine == from->engine)
+	if (to->timeline == from->timeline)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (to->engine == from->engine) {
+		ret = i915_sw_fence_await_sw_fence_gfp(&to->submit,
+						       &from->submit,
+						       GFP_KERNEL);
+		return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+	}
+
 	idx = intel_engine_sync_index(from->engine, to->engine);
 	if (from->fence.seqno <= from->engine->semaphore.sync_seqno[idx])
 		return 0;
@@ -613,6 +628,7 @@ void __i915_add_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request, bool flush_caches)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = request->engine;
 	struct intel_ring *ring = request->ring;
+	struct intel_timeline *timeline = request->timeline;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_request *prev;
 	u32 request_start;
 	u32 reserved_tail;
@@ -670,17 +686,17 @@ void __i915_add_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request, bool flush_caches)
 	 * see a more recent value in the hws than we are tracking.
 	 */
 
-	prev = i915_gem_active_raw(&engine->last_request,
+	prev = i915_gem_active_raw(&timeline->last_request,
 				   &request->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 	if (prev)
 		i915_sw_fence_await_sw_fence(&request->submit, &prev->submit,
 					     &request->submitq);
 
 	request->emitted_jiffies = jiffies;
-	request->previous_seqno = engine->last_pending_seqno;
-	engine->last_pending_seqno = request->fence.seqno;
-	i915_gem_active_set(&engine->last_request, request);
-	list_add_tail(&request->link, &engine->request_list);
+	request->previous_seqno = timeline->last_pending_seqno;
+	timeline->last_pending_seqno = request->fence.seqno;
+	i915_gem_active_set(&timeline->last_request, request);
+	list_add_tail(&request->link, &timeline->requests);
 	list_add_tail(&request->ring_link, &ring->request_list);
 
 	i915_gem_mark_busy(engine);
@@ -887,7 +903,8 @@ static bool engine_retire_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_gem_request *request, *next;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(request, next, &engine->request_list, link) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(request, next,
+				 &engine->timeline->requests, link) {
 		if (!i915_gem_request_completed(request))
 			return false;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.h
index b8feff5857a0..378f523844bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_request {
 	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	struct intel_ring *ring;
+	struct intel_timeline *timeline;
 	struct intel_signal_node signaling;
 
 	struct i915_sw_fence submit;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_timeline.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_timeline.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a4579c109066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_timeline.c
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * 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"
+
+int i915_gem_timeline_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
+			   struct i915_gem_timeline *timeline,
+			   const char *name)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	u64 fences;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+
+	timeline->i915 = i915;
+	timeline->name = kstrdup(name ?: "[kernel]", GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!timeline->name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	list_add(&timeline->link, &i915->gt.timelines);
+
+	/* Called during early_init before we know how many engines there are */
+	fences = fence_context_alloc(ARRAY_SIZE(timeline->engine));
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(timeline->engine); i++) {
+		struct intel_timeline *tl = &timeline->engine[i];
+
+		tl->fence_context = fences++;
+		tl->common = timeline;
+
+		init_request_active(&tl->last_request, NULL);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tl->requests);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void i915_gem_timeline_fini(struct i915_gem_timeline *tl)
+{
+	lockdep_assert_held(&tl->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+
+	list_del(&tl->link);
+	kfree(tl->name);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_timeline.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_timeline.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bfdf0331cc50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_timeline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef I915_GEM_TIMELINE_H
+#define I915_GEM_TIMELINE_H
+
+#include <linux/list.h>
+
+#include "i915_gem_request.h"
+
+struct i915_gem_timeline;
+
+struct intel_timeline {
+	u64 fence_context;
+	u32 last_submitted_seqno;
+	u32 last_pending_seqno;
+
+	/**
+	 * List of breadcrumbs associated with GPU requests currently
+	 * outstanding.
+	 */
+	struct list_head requests;
+
+	/* Contains an RCU guarded pointer to the last request. No reference is
+	 * held to the request, users must carefully acquire a reference to
+	 * the request using i915_gem_active_get_request_rcu(), or hold the
+	 * struct_mutex.
+	 */
+	struct i915_gem_active last_request;
+
+	struct i915_gem_timeline *common;
+};
+
+struct i915_gem_timeline {
+	struct list_head link;
+	u32 next_seqno;
+
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915;
+	const char *name;
+
+	struct intel_timeline engine[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
+};
+
+int i915_gem_timeline_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
+			   struct i915_gem_timeline *tl,
+			   const char *name);
+void i915_gem_timeline_fini(struct i915_gem_timeline *tl);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
index f4ad4a3088df..d5d38c8361c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static void error_record_engine_registers(struct drm_i915_error_state *error,
 	ee->instpm = I915_READ(RING_INSTPM(engine->mmio_base));
 	ee->acthd = intel_engine_get_active_head(engine);
 	ee->seqno = intel_engine_get_seqno(engine);
-	ee->last_seqno = engine->last_submitted_seqno;
+	ee->last_seqno = engine->timeline->last_submitted_seqno;
 	ee->start = I915_READ_START(engine);
 	ee->head = I915_READ_HEAD(engine);
 	ee->tail = I915_READ_TAIL(engine);
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ static void engine_record_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 
 	count = 0;
 	request = first;
-	list_for_each_entry_from(request, &engine->request_list, link)
+	list_for_each_entry_from(request, &engine->timeline->requests, link)
 		count++;
 	if (!count)
 		return;
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ static void engine_record_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 
 	count = 0;
 	request = first;
-	list_for_each_entry_from(request, &engine->request_list, link) {
+	list_for_each_entry_from(request, &engine->timeline->requests, link) {
 		struct drm_i915_error_request *erq;
 
 		if (count >= ee->num_requests) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index 3106dcc06fe9..0a9a35d9401d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,8 @@ int i915_guc_submission_enable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		engine->submit_request = i915_guc_submit;
 
 		/* Replay the current set of previously submitted requests */
-		list_for_each_entry(request, &engine->request_list, link) {
+		list_for_each_entry(request,
+				    &engine->timeline->requests, link) {
 			client->wq_rsvd += sizeof(struct guc_wq_item);
 			if (i915_sw_fence_done(&request->submit))
 				i915_guc_submit(request);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index bd6c8b0eeaef..b0d1aa6fac27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -3140,7 +3140,7 @@ static void i915_hangcheck_elapsed(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		acthd = intel_engine_get_active_head(engine);
 		seqno = intel_engine_get_seqno(engine);
-		submit = READ_ONCE(engine->last_submitted_seqno);
+		submit = READ_ONCE(engine->timeline->last_submitted_seqno);
 
 		if (engine->hangcheck.seqno == seqno) {
 			if (i915_seqno_passed(seqno, submit)) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index b48c51964cb3..276f3f38ab41 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ cleanup:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void intel_engine_init_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno)
+void intel_engine_init_global_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = engine->i915;
 
@@ -197,7 +197,9 @@ void intel_engine_init_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno)
 	intel_write_status_page(engine, I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX, seqno);
 	if (engine->irq_seqno_barrier)
 		engine->irq_seqno_barrier(engine);
-	engine->last_submitted_seqno = seqno;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_gem_active_isset(&engine->timeline->last_request));
+	engine->timeline->last_submitted_seqno = seqno;
 
 	engine->hangcheck.seqno = seqno;
 
@@ -212,10 +214,9 @@ void intel_engine_init_hangcheck(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	memset(&engine->hangcheck, 0, sizeof(engine->hangcheck));
 }
 
-static void intel_engine_init_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+static void intel_engine_init_timeline(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
-	init_request_active(&engine->last_request, NULL);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&engine->request_list);
+	engine->timeline = &engine->i915->gt.global_timeline.engine[engine->id];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -232,9 +233,7 @@ void intel_engine_setup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&engine->execlist_queue);
 	spin_lock_init(&engine->execlist_lock);
 
-	engine->fence_context = fence_context_alloc(1);
-
-	intel_engine_init_requests(engine);
+	intel_engine_init_timeline(engine);
 	intel_engine_init_hangcheck(engine);
 	i915_gem_batch_pool_init(engine, &engine->batch_pool);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 4289fcda4b3f..7703044d23db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/hashtable.h>
 #include "i915_gem_batch_pool.h"
 #include "i915_gem_request.h"
+#include "i915_gem_timeline.h"
 
 #define I915_CMD_HASH_ORDER 9
 
@@ -169,7 +170,6 @@ struct intel_engine_cs {
 		VCS2,	/* Keep instances of the same type engine together. */
 		VECS
 	} id;
-#define I915_NUM_ENGINES 5
 #define _VCS(n) (VCS + (n))
 	unsigned int exec_id;
 	enum intel_engine_hw_id {
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ struct intel_engine_cs {
 		VCS2_HW
 	} hw_id;
 	enum intel_engine_hw_id guc_id; /* XXX same as hw_id? */
-	u64 fence_context;
 	u32		mmio_base;
 	unsigned int irq_shift;
 	struct intel_ring *buffer;
+	struct intel_timeline *timeline;
 
 	struct intel_render_state *render_state;
 
@@ -346,27 +346,6 @@ struct intel_engine_cs {
 	bool preempt_wa;
 	u32 ctx_desc_template;
 
-	/**
-	 * List of breadcrumbs associated with GPU requests currently
-	 * outstanding.
-	 */
-	struct list_head request_list;
-
-	/**
-	 * Seqno of request most recently submitted to request_list.
-	 * Used exclusively by hang checker to avoid grabbing lock while
-	 * inspecting request list.
-	 */
-	u32 last_submitted_seqno;
-	u32 last_pending_seqno;
-
-	/* An RCU guarded pointer to the last request. No reference is
-	 * held to the request, users must carefully acquire a reference to
-	 * the request using i915_gem_active_get_rcu(), or hold the
-	 * struct_mutex.
-	 */
-	struct i915_gem_active last_request;
-
 	struct i915_gem_context *last_context;
 
 	struct intel_engine_hangcheck hangcheck;
@@ -522,20 +501,13 @@ static inline u32 intel_ring_offset(struct intel_ring *ring, u32 value)
 int __intel_ring_space(int head, int tail, int size);
 void intel_ring_update_space(struct intel_ring *ring);
 
-void intel_engine_init_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno);
+void intel_engine_init_global_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno);
 
 void intel_engine_setup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 int intel_engine_init_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 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,
-				    unsigned int flags)
-{
-	/* Wait upon the last request to be completed */
-	return i915_gem_active_wait(&engine->last_request, flags);
-}
-
 int intel_init_render_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 int intel_init_bsd_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 int intel_init_bsd2_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
@@ -622,7 +594,7 @@ unsigned int intel_kick_signalers(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 
 static inline bool intel_engine_is_active(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
-	return i915_gem_active_isset(&engine->last_request);
+	return i915_gem_active_isset(&engine->timeline->last_request);
 }
 
 #endif /* _INTEL_RINGBUFFER_H_ */
