diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 8444ca8d5aa3..73936be90aed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2058,8 +2058,9 @@ 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;
+		struct list_head timelines;
+		struct list_head rings;
 		u32 active_requests;
 
 		/**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 795ca83aed7a..906e2395c245 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -5600,6 +5600,7 @@ int i915_gem_init_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		goto err_dependencies;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->gt.rings);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->gt.timelines);
 	err = i915_gem_timeline_init__global(dev_priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 1437538d5bfa..0bf949ec9f1a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ void i915_gem_retire_noop(struct i915_gem_active *active,
 
 static void advance_ring(struct i915_request *request)
 {
+	struct intel_ring *ring = request->ring;
 	unsigned int tail;
 
 	/*
@@ -303,7 +304,9 @@ static void advance_ring(struct i915_request *request)
 	 * Note this requires that we are always called in request
 	 * completion order.
 	 */
-	if (list_is_last(&request->ring_link, &request->ring->request_list)) {
+	GEM_BUG_ON(request != list_first_entry(&ring->request_list,
+					       typeof(*request), ring_link));
+	if (list_is_last(&request->ring_link, &ring->request_list)) {
 		/*
 		 * We may race here with execlists resubmitting this request
 		 * as we retire it. The resubmission will move the ring->tail
@@ -318,7 +321,7 @@ static void advance_ring(struct i915_request *request)
 	}
 	list_del(&request->ring_link);
 
-	request->ring->head = tail;
+	ring->head = tail;
 }
 
 static void free_capture_list(struct i915_request *request)
@@ -424,18 +427,18 @@ static void i915_request_retire(struct i915_request *request)
 
 void i915_request_retire_upto(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
-	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = rq->engine;
+	struct intel_ring *ring = rq->ring;
 	struct i915_request *tmp;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&rq->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_request_completed(rq));
 
-	if (list_empty(&rq->link))
+	if (list_empty(&rq->ring_link))
 		return;
 
 	do {
-		tmp = list_first_entry(&engine->timeline->requests,
-				       typeof(*tmp), link);
+		tmp = list_first_entry(&ring->request_list,
+				       typeof(*tmp), ring_link);
 
 		i915_request_retire(tmp);
 	} while (tmp != rq);
@@ -644,9 +647,9 @@ i915_request_alloc(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unreserve;
 
-	/* Move the oldest request to the slab-cache (if not in use!) */
-	rq = list_first_entry_or_null(&engine->timeline->requests,
-				      typeof(*rq), link);
+	/* Move our oldest request to the slab-cache (if not in use!) */
+	rq = list_first_entry_or_null(&ring->request_list,
+				      typeof(*rq), ring_link);
 	if (rq && i915_request_completed(rq))
 		i915_request_retire(rq);
 
@@ -1350,38 +1353,30 @@ long i915_request_wait(struct i915_request *rq,
 	return timeout;
 }
 
-static void engine_retire_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+static void ring_retire_requests(struct intel_ring *ring)
 {
 	struct i915_request *request, *next;
-	u32 seqno = intel_engine_get_seqno(engine);
-	LIST_HEAD(retire);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&engine->timeline->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(request, next,
-				 &engine->timeline->requests, link) {
-		if (!i915_seqno_passed(seqno, request->global_seqno))
+				 &ring->request_list, ring_link) {
+		if (!i915_request_completed(request))
 			break;
 
-		list_move_tail(&request->link, &retire);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irq(&engine->timeline->lock);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(request, next, &retire, link)
 		i915_request_retire(request);
+	}
 }
 
 void i915_retire_requests(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
-	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
-	enum intel_engine_id id;
+	struct intel_ring *ring, *next;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 
 	if (!i915->gt.active_requests)
 		return;
 
-	for_each_engine(engine, i915, id)
-		engine_retire_requests(engine);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ring, next, &i915->gt.rings, link)
+		ring_retire_requests(ring);
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_SELFTEST)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index c68ac605b8a9..792a2ca95872 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ intel_engine_create_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int size)
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!is_power_of_2(size));
 	GEM_BUG_ON(RING_CTL_SIZE(size) & ~RING_NR_PAGES);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 
 	ring = kzalloc(sizeof(*ring), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ring)
@@ -1149,6 +1150,8 @@ intel_engine_create_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int size)
 	}
 	ring->vma = vma;
 
+	list_add(&ring->link, &engine->i915->gt.rings);
+
 	return ring;
 }
 
@@ -1160,6 +1163,8 @@ intel_ring_free(struct intel_ring *ring)
 	i915_vma_close(ring->vma);
 	__i915_gem_object_release_unless_active(obj);
 
+	list_del(&ring->link);
+
 	kfree(ring);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index c5e27905b0e1..d816f8dea245 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ struct intel_ring {
 	void *vaddr;
 
 	struct list_head request_list;
+	struct list_head link;
 
 	u32 head;
 	u32 tail;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c
index 78a89efa1119..a0bc324edadd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c
@@ -140,9 +140,18 @@ static struct intel_ring *mock_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->request_list);
 	intel_ring_update_space(ring);
 
+	list_add(&ring->link, &engine->i915->gt.rings);
+
 	return ring;
 }
 
+static void mock_ring_free(struct intel_ring *ring)
+{
+	list_del(&ring->link);
+
+	kfree(ring);
+}
+
 struct intel_engine_cs *mock_engine(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 				    const char *name,
 				    int id)
@@ -155,12 +164,6 @@ struct intel_engine_cs *mock_engine(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	if (!engine)
 		return NULL;
 
-	engine->base.buffer = mock_ring(&engine->base);
-	if (!engine->base.buffer) {
-		kfree(engine);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	/* minimal engine setup for requests */
 	engine->base.i915 = i915;
 	snprintf(engine->base.name, sizeof(engine->base.name), "%s", name);
@@ -185,7 +188,16 @@ struct intel_engine_cs *mock_engine(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	timer_setup(&engine->hw_delay, hw_delay_complete, 0);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&engine->hw_queue);
 
+	engine->base.buffer = mock_ring(&engine->base);
+	if (!engine->base.buffer)
+		goto err_breadcrumbs;
+
 	return &engine->base;
+
+err_breadcrumbs:
+	intel_engine_fini_breadcrumbs(&engine->base);
+	kfree(engine);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 void mock_engine_flush(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
@@ -219,8 +231,9 @@ void mock_engine_free(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	if (engine->last_retired_context)
 		engine->context_unpin(engine, engine->last_retired_context);
 
+	mock_ring_free(engine->buffer);
+
 	intel_engine_fini_breadcrumbs(engine);
 
-	kfree(engine->buffer);
 	kfree(engine);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_gem_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_gem_device.c
index e6d4b882599a..ac4bacf8b5b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_gem_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_gem_device.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ void mock_device_flush(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 		mock_engine_flush(engine);
 
 	i915_retire_requests(i915);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(i915->gt.active_requests);
 }
 
 static void mock_device_release(struct drm_device *dev)
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ struct drm_i915_private *mock_gem_device(void)
 		goto err_dependencies;
 
 	mutex_lock(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&i915->gt.rings);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&i915->gt.timelines);
 	err = i915_gem_timeline_init__global(i915);
 	if (err) {
