diff --git a/lib/igt_dummyload.c b/lib/igt_dummyload.c
index bb2be557..37ae5a03 100644
--- a/lib/igt_dummyload.c
+++ b/lib/igt_dummyload.c
@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@ static void emit_recursive_batch(igt_spin_t *spin,
 }
 
 igt_spin_t *
-__igt_spin_batch_new(int fd, uint32_t ctx, unsigned engine, uint32_t dep)
+__igt_spin_batch_new(int fd, igt_spin_opt_t opts)
 {
 	igt_spin_t *spin;
 
 	spin = calloc(1, sizeof(struct igt_spin));
 	igt_assert(spin);
 
-	emit_recursive_batch(spin, fd, ctx, engine, dep);
+	emit_recursive_batch(spin, fd, opts.ctx, opts.engine, opts.dep);
 	igt_assert(gem_bo_busy(fd, spin->handle));
 
 	igt_list_add(&spin->link, &spin_list);
@@ -190,10 +190,13 @@ __igt_spin_batch_new(int fd, uint32_t ctx, unsigned engine, uint32_t dep)
 /**
  * igt_spin_batch_new:
  * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
- * @engine: Ring to execute batch OR'd with execbuf flags. If value is less
- *          than 0, execute on all available rings.
- * @dep: handle to a buffer object dependency. If greater than 0, add a
- *              relocation entry to this buffer within the batch.
+ * @opt: structure containing the parameters used by the call:
+ *		- ctx: Context that will be used to submit spinning batch. Provide 0
+ *				to use default context.
+ *		- engine: Ring to execute batch OR'd with execbuf flags. If value
+ *					is less than 0, execute on all available rings.
+ *		- dep: handle to a buffer object dependency. If greater than 0, add a
+ *				relocation entry to this buffer within the batch.
  *
  * Start a recursive batch on a ring. Immediately returns a #igt_spin_t that
  * contains the batch's handle that can be waited upon. The returned structure
@@ -203,11 +206,11 @@ __igt_spin_batch_new(int fd, uint32_t ctx, unsigned engine, uint32_t dep)
  * Structure with helper internal state for igt_spin_batch_free().
  */
 igt_spin_t *
-igt_spin_batch_new(int fd, uint32_t ctx, unsigned engine, uint32_t dep)
+igt_spin_batch_new(int fd, igt_spin_opt_t opts)
 {
 	igt_require_gem(fd);
 
-	return __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, ctx, engine, dep);
+	return __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, opts);
 }
 
 static void notify(union sigval arg)
diff --git a/lib/igt_dummyload.h b/lib/igt_dummyload.h
index 215425f7..76ccd37a 100644
--- a/lib/igt_dummyload.h
+++ b/lib/igt_dummyload.h
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ typedef struct igt_spin {
 	uint32_t *batch;
 } igt_spin_t;
 
-igt_spin_t *__igt_spin_batch_new(int fd,
-				 uint32_t ctx,
-				 unsigned engine,
-				 uint32_t  dep);
-igt_spin_t *igt_spin_batch_new(int fd,
-			       uint32_t ctx,
-			       unsigned engine,
-			       uint32_t  dep);
+typedef struct igt_spin_opt {
+	uint32_t ctx;
+	unsigned engine;
+	uint32_t dep;
+} igt_spin_opt_t;
+
+igt_spin_t *__igt_spin_batch_new(int fd, igt_spin_opt_t opts);
+igt_spin_t *igt_spin_batch_new(int fd, igt_spin_opt_t opts);
 void igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(igt_spin_t *spin, int64_t ns);
 void igt_spin_batch_end(igt_spin_t *spin);
 void igt_spin_batch_free(int fd, igt_spin_t *spin);
diff --git a/tests/drv_missed_irq.c b/tests/drv_missed_irq.c
index 9326a5a6..fb899dad 100644
--- a/tests/drv_missed_irq.c
+++ b/tests/drv_missed_irq.c
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ IGT_TEST_DESCRIPTION("Inject missed interrupts and make sure they are caught");
 
 static void trigger_missed_interrupt(int fd, unsigned ring)
 {
-	igt_spin_t *spin = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, ring, 0);
+	igt_spin_t *spin = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd,
+							(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = ring});
 
 	igt_fork(child, 1) {
 		/* We are now a low priority child on the *same* CPU as the
diff --git a/tests/gem_busy.c b/tests/gem_busy.c
index 4ba23241..39f01c67 100644
--- a/tests/gem_busy.c
+++ b/tests/gem_busy.c
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ static void semaphore(int fd, unsigned ring, uint32_t flags)
 
 	/* Create a long running batch which we can use to hog the GPU */
 	handle[BUSY] = gem_create(fd, 4096);
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, ring, handle[BUSY]);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+										.engine = ring,
+										.dep = handle[BUSY]});
 
 	/* Queue a batch after the busy, it should block and remain "busy" */
 	igt_assert(exec_noop(fd, handle, ring | flags, false));
@@ -459,17 +461,16 @@ static void close_race(int fd)
 		igt_assert(sched_setscheduler(getpid(), SCHED_RR, &rt) == 0);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < nhandles; i++) {
-			spin[i] = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0,
-						     engines[rand() % nengine], 0);
+			spin[i] = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+						     .engine =engines[rand() % nengine]});
 			handles[i] = spin[i]->handle;
 		}
 
 		igt_until_timeout(20) {
 			for (i = 0; i < nhandles; i++) {
 				igt_spin_batch_free(fd, spin[i]);
-				spin[i] = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0,
-							     engines[rand() % nengine],
-							     0);
+				spin[i] = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+							     .engine = engines[rand() % nengine]});
 				handles[i] = spin[i]->handle;
 				__sync_synchronize();
 			}
@@ -511,7 +512,8 @@ static bool has_semaphores(int fd)
 
 static bool has_extended_busy_ioctl(int fd)
 {
-	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, I915_EXEC_RENDER, 0);
+	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd,
+							(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = I915_EXEC_RENDER});
 	uint32_t read, write;
 
 	__gem_busy(fd, spin->handle, &read, &write);
@@ -522,7 +524,7 @@ static bool has_extended_busy_ioctl(int fd)
 
 static void basic(int fd, unsigned ring, unsigned flags)
 {
-	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, ring, 0);
+	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = ring});
 	struct timespec tv;
 	int timeout;
 	bool busy;
diff --git a/tests/gem_exec_fence.c b/tests/gem_exec_fence.c
index 6ee944ff..003a3c78 100644
--- a/tests/gem_exec_fence.c
+++ b/tests/gem_exec_fence.c
@@ -438,7 +438,9 @@ static void test_parallel(int fd, unsigned int master)
 	/* Fill the queue with many requests so that the next one has to
 	 * wait before it can be executed by the hardware.
 	 */
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, master, c.handle);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+										.engine = master,
+										.dep = c.handle});
 	resubmit(fd, spin->handle, master, 16);
 
 	/* Now queue the master request and its secondaries */
@@ -961,7 +963,7 @@ static void test_syncobj_unused_fence(int fd)
 	struct local_gem_exec_fence fence = {
 		.handle = syncobj_create(fd),
 	};
-	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, 0, 0);
+	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){/* All 0s */});
 
 	/* sanity check our syncobj_to_sync_file interface */
 	igt_assert_eq(__syncobj_to_sync_file(fd, 0), -ENOENT);
@@ -1053,7 +1055,7 @@ static void test_syncobj_signal(int fd)
 	struct local_gem_exec_fence fence = {
 		.handle = syncobj_create(fd),
 	};
-	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, 0, 0);
+	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){/* All 0s */});
 
 	/* Check that the syncobj is signaled only when our request/fence is */
 
@@ -1103,7 +1105,7 @@ static void test_syncobj_wait(int fd)
 
 	gem_quiescent_gpu(fd);
 
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, 0, 0);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){/* All 0s */});
 
 	memset(&execbuf, 0, sizeof(execbuf));
 	execbuf.buffers_ptr = to_user_pointer(&obj);
@@ -1173,7 +1175,7 @@ static void test_syncobj_export(int fd)
 		.handle = syncobj_create(fd),
 	};
 	int export[2];
-	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, 0, 0);
+	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){/* All 0s */});
 
 	/* Check that if we export the syncobj prior to use it picks up
 	 * the later fence. This allows a syncobj to establish a channel
@@ -1231,7 +1233,7 @@ static void test_syncobj_repeat(int fd)
 	struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 execbuf;
 	struct local_gem_exec_fence *fence;
 	int export;
-	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, 0, 0);
+	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){/* All 0s */});
 
 	/* Check that we can wait on the same fence multiple times */
 	fence = calloc(nfences, sizeof(*fence));
@@ -1286,7 +1288,7 @@ static void test_syncobj_import(int fd)
 	const uint32_t bbe = MI_BATCH_BUFFER_END;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 obj;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 execbuf;
-	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, 0, 0);
+	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){/* All 0s */});
 	uint32_t sync = syncobj_create(fd);
 	int fence;
 
diff --git a/tests/gem_exec_latency.c b/tests/gem_exec_latency.c
index 850404b9..d0a07bb2 100644
--- a/tests/gem_exec_latency.c
+++ b/tests/gem_exec_latency.c
@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ static void latency_from_ring(int fd,
 			       I915_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT);
 
 		if (flags & PREEMPT)
-			spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, ctx[0], ring, 0);
+			spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+												.ctx = ctx[0],
+												.engine = ring});
 
 		if (flags & CORK) {
 			plug(fd, &c);
diff --git a/tests/gem_exec_nop.c b/tests/gem_exec_nop.c
index b5f15807..edd589e4 100644
--- a/tests/gem_exec_nop.c
+++ b/tests/gem_exec_nop.c
@@ -620,7 +620,9 @@ static void preempt(int fd, uint32_t handle,
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &start);
 	do {
 		igt_spin_t *spin =
-			__igt_spin_batch_new(fd, ctx[0], ring_id, 0);
+			__igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+											.ctx = ctx[0],
+											.engine = ring_id});
 
 		for (int loop = 0; loop < 1024; loop++)
 			gem_execbuf(fd, &execbuf);
diff --git a/tests/gem_exec_reloc.c b/tests/gem_exec_reloc.c
index 432a42a9..1e424efc 100644
--- a/tests/gem_exec_reloc.c
+++ b/tests/gem_exec_reloc.c
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@ static void basic_reloc(int fd, unsigned before, unsigned after, unsigned flags)
 		}
 
 		if (flags & ACTIVE) {
-			spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, I915_EXEC_DEFAULT, obj.handle);
+			spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+												.engine = I915_EXEC_DEFAULT,
+												.dep = obj.handle});
 			if (!(flags & HANG))
 				igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin, NSEC_PER_SEC/100);
 			igt_assert(gem_bo_busy(fd, obj.handle));
@@ -454,7 +456,9 @@ static void basic_reloc(int fd, unsigned before, unsigned after, unsigned flags)
 		}
 
 		if (flags & ACTIVE) {
-			spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, I915_EXEC_DEFAULT, obj.handle);
+			spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+												.engine = I915_EXEC_DEFAULT,
+												.dep = obj.handle});
 			if (!(flags & HANG))
 				igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin, NSEC_PER_SEC/100);
 			igt_assert(gem_bo_busy(fd, obj.handle));
@@ -581,7 +585,7 @@ static void basic_range(int fd, unsigned flags)
 	execbuf.buffer_count = n + 1;
 
 	if (flags & ACTIVE) {
-		spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, 0, obj[n].handle);
+		spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){.dep = obj[n].handle});
 		if (!(flags & HANG))
 			igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin, NSEC_PER_SEC/100);
 		igt_assert(gem_bo_busy(fd, obj[n].handle));
diff --git a/tests/gem_exec_schedule.c b/tests/gem_exec_schedule.c
index a2f4419a..33836403 100644
--- a/tests/gem_exec_schedule.c
+++ b/tests/gem_exec_schedule.c
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ static void unplug_show_queue(int fd, struct cork *c, unsigned int engine)
 
 	for (int n = 0; n < ARRAY_SIZE(spin); n++) {
 		uint32_t ctx = create_highest_priority(fd);
-		spin[n] = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, ctx, engine, 0);
+		spin[n] = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+													.ctx = ctx,
+													.engine = engine});
 		gem_context_destroy(fd, ctx);
 	}
 
@@ -376,7 +378,9 @@ static void preempt(int fd, unsigned ring, unsigned flags)
 			ctx[LO] = gem_context_create(fd);
 			gem_context_set_priority(fd, ctx[LO], MIN_PRIO);
 		}
-		spin[n] = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, ctx[LO], ring, 0);
+		spin[n] = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+													.ctx = ctx[LO],
+													.engine = ring});
 		igt_debug("spin[%d].handle=%d\n", n, spin[n]->handle);
 
 		store_dword(fd, ctx[HI], ring, result, 0, n + 1, 0, I915_GEM_DOMAIN_RENDER);
@@ -425,7 +429,9 @@ static void preempt_other(int fd, unsigned ring)
 
 	n = 0;
 	for_each_engine(fd, other) {
-		spin[n] = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, ctx[NOISE], other, 0);
+		spin[n] = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+													.ctx = ctx[NOISE],
+													.engine = other});
 		store_dword(fd, ctx[LO], other,
 			    result, (n + 1)*sizeof(uint32_t), n + 1,
 			    0, I915_GEM_DOMAIN_RENDER);
@@ -478,7 +484,9 @@ static void preempt_self(int fd, unsigned ring)
 	n = 0;
 	gem_context_set_priority(fd, ctx[HI], MIN_PRIO);
 	for_each_engine(fd, other) {
-		spin[n] = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, ctx[NOISE], other, 0);
+		spin[n] = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+													.ctx = ctx[NOISE],
+													.engine = other});
 		store_dword(fd, ctx[HI], other,
 			    result, (n + 1)*sizeof(uint32_t), n + 1,
 			    0, I915_GEM_DOMAIN_RENDER);
diff --git a/tests/gem_exec_suspend.c b/tests/gem_exec_suspend.c
index bbdc6e55..bea19665 100644
--- a/tests/gem_exec_suspend.c
+++ b/tests/gem_exec_suspend.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void run_test(int fd, unsigned engine, unsigned flags)
 	}
 
 	if (flags & HANG)
-		spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, engine, 0);
+		spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = engine});
 
 	switch (mode(flags)) {
 	case NOSLEEP:
diff --git a/tests/gem_shrink.c b/tests/gem_shrink.c
index 06f7a301..b1b35c6c 100644
--- a/tests/gem_shrink.c
+++ b/tests/gem_shrink.c
@@ -311,9 +311,10 @@ static void reclaim(unsigned engine, int timeout)
 		} while (!*shared);
 	}
 
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, engine, 0);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = engine});
 	igt_until_timeout(timeout) {
-		igt_spin_t *next = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, engine, 0);
+		igt_spin_t *next = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+														.engine = engine});
 
 		igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin, timeout_100ms);
 		gem_sync(fd, spin->handle);
diff --git a/tests/gem_spin_batch.c b/tests/gem_spin_batch.c
index 89631130..9bd808da 100644
--- a/tests/gem_spin_batch.c
+++ b/tests/gem_spin_batch.c
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@ static void spin(int fd, unsigned int engine, unsigned int timeout_sec)
 	struct timespec itv = { };
 	uint64_t elapsed;
 
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, engine, 0);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = engine});
 	while ((elapsed = igt_nsec_elapsed(&tv)) >> 30 < timeout_sec) {
-		igt_spin_t *next = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, engine, 0);
+		igt_spin_t *next = __igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+															.engine = engine});
 
 		igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin,
 					   timeout_100ms - igt_nsec_elapsed(&itv));
diff --git a/tests/gem_sync.c b/tests/gem_sync.c
index 36180aee..1a0fc3ee 100644
--- a/tests/gem_sync.c
+++ b/tests/gem_sync.c
@@ -756,10 +756,9 @@ preempt(int fd, unsigned ring, int num_children, int timeout)
 		cycles = 0;
 		do {
 			igt_spin_t *spin =
-				__igt_spin_batch_new(fd,
-						     ctx[0],
-						     execbuf.flags,
-						     0);
+				__igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+						     .ctx = ctx[0],
+						     .engine = execbuf.flags});
 
 			do {
 				gem_execbuf(fd, &execbuf);
diff --git a/tests/gem_wait.c b/tests/gem_wait.c
index cf8c8154..e7818caf 100644
--- a/tests/gem_wait.c
+++ b/tests/gem_wait.c
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ static void unplug(struct cork *c)
 static void basic(int fd, unsigned engine, unsigned flags)
 {
 	struct cork cork = plug(fd, flags);
-	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, engine, cork.handle);
+	igt_spin_t *spin = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+													.engine = engine,
+													.dep = cork.handle});
 	struct drm_i915_gem_wait wait = {
 	       	flags & WRITE ? cork.handle : spin->handle
        	};
diff --git a/tests/kms_busy.c b/tests/kms_busy.c
index 0828a8b3..bb1c69b7 100644
--- a/tests/kms_busy.c
+++ b/tests/kms_busy.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static void flip_to_fb(igt_display_t *dpy, int pipe,
 	struct drm_event_vblank ev;
 
 	igt_spin_t *t = igt_spin_batch_new(dpy->drm_fd,
-					   0, ring, fb->gem_handle);
+					   (igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = ring, .dep = fb->gem_handle});
 
 	if (modeset) {
 		/*
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ static void test_atomic_commit_hang(igt_display_t *dpy, igt_plane_t *primary,
 				    struct igt_fb *busy_fb, unsigned ring)
 {
 	igt_spin_t *t = igt_spin_batch_new(dpy->drm_fd,
-					   0, ring, busy_fb->gem_handle);
+					   (igt_spin_opt_t){
+								.engine = ring,
+								.dep = busy_fb->gem_handle});
 	struct pollfd pfd = { .fd = dpy->drm_fd, .events = POLLIN };
 	unsigned flags = 0;
 	struct drm_event_vblank ev;
@@ -295,7 +297,9 @@ static void test_pageflip_modeset_hang(igt_display_t *dpy,
 
 	igt_display_commit2(dpy, dpy->is_atomic ? COMMIT_ATOMIC : COMMIT_LEGACY);
 
-	t = igt_spin_batch_new(dpy->drm_fd, 0, ring, fb.gem_handle);
+	t = igt_spin_batch_new(dpy->drm_fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+												.engine = ring,
+												.dep = fb.gem_handle});
 
 	do_or_die(drmModePageFlip(dpy->drm_fd, dpy->pipes[pipe].crtc_id, fb.fb_id, DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT, &fb));
 
diff --git a/tests/kms_cursor_legacy.c b/tests/kms_cursor_legacy.c
index 5720dbef..33853697 100644
--- a/tests/kms_cursor_legacy.c
+++ b/tests/kms_cursor_legacy.c
@@ -532,7 +532,8 @@ static void basic_flip_cursor(igt_display_t *display,
 
 		spin = NULL;
 		if (flags & BASIC_BUSY)
-			spin = igt_spin_batch_new(display->drm_fd, 0, 0, fb_info.gem_handle);
+			spin = igt_spin_batch_new(display->drm_fd,
+							(igt_spin_opt_t){.dep = fb_info.gem_handle});
 
 		/* Start with a synchronous query to align with the vblank */
 		vblank_start = get_vblank(display->drm_fd, pipe, DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS);
@@ -1298,8 +1299,8 @@ static void flip_vs_cursor_busy_crc(igt_display_t *display, bool atomic)
 		int ncrcs;
 		static const int max_crcs = 8;
 
-		spin = igt_spin_batch_new(display->drm_fd, 0, 0,
-					  fb_info[1].gem_handle);
+		spin = igt_spin_batch_new(display->drm_fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+					  .dep = fb_info[1].gem_handle});
 
 		vblank_start = get_vblank(display->drm_fd, pipe, DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS);
 
diff --git a/tests/kms_flip.c b/tests/kms_flip.c
index 4d5579e4..5b08649c 100644
--- a/tests/kms_flip.c
+++ b/tests/kms_flip.c
@@ -692,15 +692,17 @@ static unsigned int run_test_step(struct test_output *o)
 		o->current_fb_id = !o->current_fb_id;
 
 	if (o->flags & TEST_WITH_DUMMY_BCS) {
-		spin_bcs = igt_spin_batch_new(drm_fd, 0, I915_EXEC_BLT,
-					      o->fb_info[o->current_fb_id].gem_handle);
+		spin_bcs = igt_spin_batch_new(drm_fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+							.engine = I915_EXEC_BLT,
+							.dep = o->fb_info[o->current_fb_id].gem_handle});
 		igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin_bcs,
 					   NSEC_PER_SEC);
 	}
 
 	if (o->flags & TEST_WITH_DUMMY_RCS) {
-		spin_rcs = igt_spin_batch_new(drm_fd, 0, I915_EXEC_RENDER,
-					      o->fb_info[o->current_fb_id].gem_handle);
+		spin_rcs = igt_spin_batch_new(drm_fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){
+							.engine = I915_EXEC_RENDER,
+							.dep = o->fb_info[o->current_fb_id].gem_handle});
 		igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin_rcs,
 					   NSEC_PER_SEC);
 	}
diff --git a/tests/perf_pmu.c b/tests/perf_pmu.c
index e872f4e5..19562497 100644
--- a/tests/perf_pmu.c
+++ b/tests/perf_pmu.c
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ single(int gem_fd, const struct intel_execution_engine2 *e, bool busy)
 	fd = open_pmu(I915_PMU_ENGINE_BUSY(e->class, e->instance));
 
 	if (busy) {
-		spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, 0, e2ring(gem_fd, e), 0);
+		spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd,
+								(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = e2ring(gem_fd, e)});
 		igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin, batch_duration_ns);
 	} else {
 		usleep(batch_duration_ns / 1000);
@@ -203,7 +204,8 @@ busy_check_all(int gem_fd, const struct intel_execution_engine2 *e,
 
 	igt_assert_eq(i, num_engines);
 
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, 0, e2ring(gem_fd, e), 0);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd,
+						(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = e2ring(gem_fd, e)});
 	igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin, batch_duration_ns);
 
 	gem_sync(gem_fd, spin->handle);
@@ -248,8 +250,8 @@ most_busy_check_all(int gem_fd, const struct intel_execution_engine2 *e,
 		if (e == e_) {
 			idle_idx = i;
 		} else {
-			spin[i] = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, 0,
-						     e2ring(gem_fd, e_), 0);
+			spin[i] = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd,
+								(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = e2ring(gem_fd, e_)});
 			igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin[i], batch_duration_ns);
 		}
 
@@ -297,7 +299,8 @@ all_busy_check_all(int gem_fd, const unsigned int num_engines)
 		fd[i] = open_group(I915_PMU_ENGINE_BUSY(e->class, e->instance),
 				   fd[0]);
 
-		spin[i] = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, 0, e2ring(gem_fd, e), 0);
+		spin[i] = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd,
+							(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = e2ring(gem_fd, e)});
 		igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin[i], batch_duration_ns);
 
 		i++;
@@ -328,7 +331,8 @@ no_sema(int gem_fd, const struct intel_execution_engine2 *e, bool busy)
 	open_group(I915_PMU_ENGINE_WAIT(e->class, e->instance), fd);
 
 	if (busy) {
-		spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, 0, e2ring(gem_fd, e), 0);
+		spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd,
+						(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = e2ring(gem_fd, e)});
 		igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin, batch_duration_ns);
 	} else {
 		usleep(batch_duration_ns / 1000);
@@ -647,7 +651,8 @@ multi_client(int gem_fd, const struct intel_execution_engine2 *e)
 	 */
 	fd[1] = open_pmu(config);
 
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, 0, e2ring(gem_fd, e), 0);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd,
+						(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = e2ring(gem_fd, e)});
 	igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin, 2 * batch_duration_ns);
 
 	slept = measured_usleep(batch_duration_ns / 1000);
@@ -752,7 +757,8 @@ static void cpu_hotplug(int gem_fd)
 	fd = perf_i915_open(I915_PMU_ENGINE_BUSY(I915_ENGINE_CLASS_RENDER, 0));
 	igt_assert(fd >= 0);
 
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, 0, I915_EXEC_RENDER, 0);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd,
+						(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = I915_EXEC_RENDER});
 
 	igt_nsec_elapsed(&start);
 
@@ -865,7 +871,7 @@ test_interrupts(int gem_fd)
 	gem_quiescent_gpu(gem_fd);
 
 	fd = open_pmu(I915_PMU_INTERRUPTS);
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, 0, 0, 0);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){/* All 0s */});
 
 	obj.handle = gem_create(gem_fd, sz);
 	gem_write(gem_fd, obj.handle, sz - sizeof(bbe), &bbe, sizeof(bbe));
@@ -947,7 +953,8 @@ test_frequency(int gem_fd)
 
 	pmu_read_multi(fd, 2, start);
 
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, 0, I915_EXEC_RENDER, 0);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd,
+						(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = I915_EXEC_RENDER});
 	igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin, duration_ns);
 	gem_sync(gem_fd, spin->handle);
 
@@ -972,7 +979,8 @@ test_frequency(int gem_fd)
 
 	pmu_read_multi(fd, 2, start);
 
-	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd, 0, I915_EXEC_RENDER, 0);
+	spin = igt_spin_batch_new(gem_fd,
+						(igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = I915_EXEC_RENDER});
 	igt_spin_batch_set_timeout(spin, duration_ns);
 	gem_sync(gem_fd, spin->handle);
 
diff --git a/tests/pm_rps.c b/tests/pm_rps.c
index cc94813e..d4d2f6f0 100644
--- a/tests/pm_rps.c
+++ b/tests/pm_rps.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static void boost_freq(int fd, int *boost_freqs)
 	engine = I915_EXEC_RENDER;
 	if (intel_gen(lh.devid) >= 6)
 		engine = I915_EXEC_BLT;
-	load = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, 0, engine, 0);
+	load = igt_spin_batch_new(fd, (igt_spin_opt_t){.engine = engine});
 	/* Waiting will grant us a boost to maximum */
 	gem_wait(fd, load->handle, &timeout);
 
