diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 5936f0bfdd19..1ac626cacc8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int ppgtt_bind_vma(struct i915_vma *vma,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* Currently applicable only to VLV */
+	/* Applicable to VLV, and gen8+ */
 	pte_flags = 0;
 	if (vma->obj->gt_ro)
 		pte_flags |= PTE_READ_ONLY;
@@ -1008,10 +1008,11 @@ gen8_ppgtt_insert_pte_entries(struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt,
 			      struct i915_page_directory_pointer *pdp,
 			      struct sgt_dma *iter,
 			      struct gen8_insert_pte *idx,
-			      enum i915_cache_level cache_level)
+			      enum i915_cache_level cache_level,
+			      u32 flags)
 {
 	struct i915_page_directory *pd;
-	const gen8_pte_t pte_encode = gen8_pte_encode(0, cache_level, 0);
+	const gen8_pte_t pte_encode = gen8_pte_encode(0, cache_level, flags);
 	gen8_pte_t *vaddr;
 	bool ret;
 
@@ -1062,14 +1063,14 @@ gen8_ppgtt_insert_pte_entries(struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt,
 static void gen8_ppgtt_insert_3lvl(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 				   struct i915_vma *vma,
 				   enum i915_cache_level cache_level,
-				   u32 unused)
+				   u32 flags)
 {
 	struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt = i915_vm_to_ppgtt(vm);
 	struct sgt_dma iter = sgt_dma(vma);
 	struct gen8_insert_pte idx = gen8_insert_pte(vma->node.start);
 
 	gen8_ppgtt_insert_pte_entries(ppgtt, &ppgtt->pdp, &iter, &idx,
-				      cache_level);
+				      cache_level, flags);
 
 	vma->page_sizes.gtt = I915_GTT_PAGE_SIZE;
 }
@@ -1077,9 +1078,10 @@ static void gen8_ppgtt_insert_3lvl(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 static void gen8_ppgtt_insert_huge_entries(struct i915_vma *vma,
 					   struct i915_page_directory_pointer **pdps,
 					   struct sgt_dma *iter,
-					   enum i915_cache_level cache_level)
+					   enum i915_cache_level cache_level,
+					   u32 flags)
 {
-	const gen8_pte_t pte_encode = gen8_pte_encode(0, cache_level, 0);
+	const gen8_pte_t pte_encode = gen8_pte_encode(0, cache_level, flags);
 	u64 start = vma->node.start;
 	dma_addr_t rem = iter->sg->length;
 
@@ -1195,19 +1197,21 @@ static void gen8_ppgtt_insert_huge_entries(struct i915_vma *vma,
 static void gen8_ppgtt_insert_4lvl(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 				   struct i915_vma *vma,
 				   enum i915_cache_level cache_level,
-				   u32 unused)
+				   u32 flags)
 {
 	struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt = i915_vm_to_ppgtt(vm);
 	struct sgt_dma iter = sgt_dma(vma);
 	struct i915_page_directory_pointer **pdps = ppgtt->pml4.pdps;
 
 	if (vma->page_sizes.sg > I915_GTT_PAGE_SIZE) {
-		gen8_ppgtt_insert_huge_entries(vma, pdps, &iter, cache_level);
+		gen8_ppgtt_insert_huge_entries(vma, pdps, &iter, cache_level,
+					       flags);
 	} else {
 		struct gen8_insert_pte idx = gen8_insert_pte(vma->node.start);
 
 		while (gen8_ppgtt_insert_pte_entries(ppgtt, pdps[idx.pml4e++],
-						     &iter, &idx, cache_level))
+						     &iter, &idx, cache_level,
+						     flags))
 			GEM_BUG_ON(idx.pml4e >= GEN8_PML4ES_PER_PML4);
 
 		vma->page_sizes.gtt = I915_GTT_PAGE_SIZE;
@@ -1614,6 +1618,9 @@ static int gen8_ppgtt_init(struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt)
 		1ULL << 48 :
 		1ULL << 32;
 
+	/* From bdw, there is support for read-only pages in the PPGTT */
+	ppgtt->base.has_read_only = true;
+
 	/* There are only few exceptions for gen >=6. chv and bxt.
 	 * And we are not sure about the latter so play safe for now.
 	 */
@@ -2430,7 +2437,7 @@ static void gen8_ggtt_insert_page(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 static void gen8_ggtt_insert_entries(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 				     struct i915_vma *vma,
 				     enum i915_cache_level level,
-				     u32 unused)
+				     u32 flags)
 {
 	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = i915_vm_to_ggtt(vm);
 	struct sgt_iter sgt_iter;
@@ -2438,6 +2445,9 @@ static void gen8_ggtt_insert_entries(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 	const gen8_pte_t pte_encode = gen8_pte_encode(0, level, 0);
 	dma_addr_t addr;
 
+	/* The GTT does not support read-only mappings */
+	GEM_BUG_ON(flags & PTE_READ_ONLY);
+
 	gtt_entries = (gen8_pte_t __iomem *)ggtt->gsm;
 	gtt_entries += vma->node.start >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	for_each_sgt_dma(addr, sgt_iter, vma->pages)
@@ -2564,13 +2574,14 @@ struct insert_entries {
 	struct i915_address_space *vm;
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 	enum i915_cache_level level;
+	u32 flags;
 };
 
 static int bxt_vtd_ggtt_insert_entries__cb(void *_arg)
 {
 	struct insert_entries *arg = _arg;
 
-	gen8_ggtt_insert_entries(arg->vm, arg->vma, arg->level, 0);
+	gen8_ggtt_insert_entries(arg->vm, arg->vma, arg->level, arg->flags);
 	bxt_vtd_ggtt_wa(arg->vm);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2579,9 +2590,9 @@ static int bxt_vtd_ggtt_insert_entries__cb(void *_arg)
 static void bxt_vtd_ggtt_insert_entries__BKL(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 					     struct i915_vma *vma,
 					     enum i915_cache_level level,
-					     u32 unused)
+					     u32 flags)
 {
-	struct insert_entries arg = { vm, vma, level };
+	struct insert_entries arg = { vm, vma, level, flags };
 
 	stop_machine(bxt_vtd_ggtt_insert_entries__cb, &arg, NULL);
 }
@@ -2672,7 +2683,7 @@ static int ggtt_bind_vma(struct i915_vma *vma,
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = vma->obj;
 	u32 pte_flags;
 
-	/* Currently applicable only to VLV */
+	/* Applicable to VLV (gen8+ do not support RO in the GGTT) */
 	pte_flags = 0;
 	if (obj->gt_ro)
 		pte_flags |= PTE_READ_ONLY;
@@ -3555,6 +3566,10 @@ int i915_ggtt_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 	i915_address_space_init(&ggtt->base, dev_priv, "[global]");
+
+	/* Only VLV supports read-only GGTT mappings */
+	ggtt->base.has_read_only = IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev_priv);
+
 	if (!HAS_LLC(dev_priv) && !USES_PPGTT(dev_priv))
 		ggtt->base.mm.color_adjust = i915_gtt_color_adjust;
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
index aec4f73574f4..b0929b547846 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
@@ -309,7 +309,12 @@ struct i915_address_space {
 	struct list_head unbound_list;
 
 	struct pagevec free_pages;
-	bool pt_kmap_wc;
+
+	/* Some systems require uncached updates of the page directories */
+	bool pt_kmap_wc:1;
+
+	/* Some systems support read-only mappings for GGTT and/or PPGTT */
+	bool has_read_only:1;
 
 	/* FIXME: Need a more generic return type */
 	gen6_pte_t (*pte_encode)(dma_addr_t addr,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 97b38bbb7ce2..6cac4ce59438 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1111,6 +1111,7 @@ void intel_ring_unpin(struct intel_ring *ring)
 static struct i915_vma *
 intel_ring_create_vma(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, int size)
 {
+	struct i915_address_space *vm = &dev_priv->ggtt.base;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 
@@ -1120,10 +1121,14 @@ intel_ring_create_vma(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, int size)
 	if (IS_ERR(obj))
 		return ERR_CAST(obj);
 
-	/* mark ring buffers as read-only from GPU side by default */
-	obj->gt_ro = 1;
+	/*
+	 * Mark ring buffers as read-only from GPU side (so no stray overwrites)
+	 * if supported by the platform's GGTT.
+	 */
+	if (vm->has_read_only)
+		obj->gt_ro = 1;
 
-	vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &dev_priv->ggtt.base, NULL);
+	vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, vm, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vma))
 		goto err;
 
