diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 3c6091021290..a5bd51987c0d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2890,7 +2890,7 @@ i915_gem_find_active_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	 */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(request, &engine->timeline.requests, link) {
-		if (__i915_request_completed(request, request->global_seqno))
+		if (i915_request_completed(request))
 			continue;
 
 		active = request;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 7d068c406a49..0d7b71aff28f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ i915_request_alloc(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	rq->ring = ce->ring;
 	rq->timeline = ce->ring->timeline;
 	GEM_BUG_ON(rq->timeline == &engine->timeline);
-	rq->hwsp_seqno = &engine->status_page.addr[I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX];
+	rq->hwsp_seqno = rq->timeline->hwsp_seqno;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&rq->lock);
 	dma_fence_init(&rq->fence,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
index 4dd22dadf5ce..a16a3b7f7d92 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
@@ -324,32 +324,21 @@ static inline u32 hwsp_seqno(const struct i915_request *rq)
  */
 static inline bool i915_request_started(const struct i915_request *rq)
 {
-	u32 seqno;
-
-	seqno = i915_request_global_seqno(rq);
-	if (!seqno) /* not yet submitted to HW */
-		return false;
-
-	return i915_seqno_passed(hwsp_seqno(rq), seqno - 1);
+	return i915_seqno_passed(hwsp_seqno(rq), rq->fence.seqno - 1);
 }
 
-static inline bool
-__i915_request_completed(const struct i915_request *rq, u32 seqno)
+static inline bool i915_request_completed(const struct i915_request *rq)
 {
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!seqno);
-	return i915_seqno_passed(hwsp_seqno(rq), seqno) &&
-		seqno == i915_request_global_seqno(rq);
+	return i915_seqno_passed(hwsp_seqno(rq), rq->fence.seqno);
 }
 
-static inline bool i915_request_completed(const struct i915_request *rq)
+static inline void i915_request_fake_complete(const struct i915_request *rq)
 {
-	u32 seqno;
-
-	seqno = i915_request_global_seqno(rq);
-	if (!seqno)
-		return false;
+	/* Don't allow ourselves to accidentally go backwards. */
+	if (i915_request_completed(rq))
+		return;
 
-	return __i915_request_completed(rq, seqno);
+	WRITE_ONCE(*(u32 *)rq->hwsp_seqno, rq->fence.seqno);
 }
 
 void i915_retire_requests(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reset.c
index 12e5a2bc825c..eff76558b958 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reset.c
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ static void nop_submit_request(struct i915_request *request)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&request->engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 	__i915_request_submit(request);
+	i915_request_fake_complete(request);
 	intel_engine_write_global_seqno(request->engine, request->global_seqno);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&request->engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
index 5793abe509a2..18be786a970d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
@@ -221,6 +221,13 @@ static inline u32 i915_ggtt_offset(const struct i915_vma *vma)
 	return lower_32_bits(vma->node.start);
 }
 
+/* XXX inline spaghetti */
+static inline u32 i915_timeline_seqno_address(const struct i915_timeline *tl)
+{
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!tl->pin_count);
+	return i915_ggtt_offset(tl->hwsp_ggtt) + tl->hwsp_offset;
+}
+
 static inline u32 i915_ggtt_pin_bias(struct i915_vma *vma)
 {
 	return i915_vm_to_ggtt(vma->vm)->pin_bias;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index a624e644fbd7..593928dd6bbe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -827,10 +827,10 @@ static void execlists_cancel_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	list_for_each_entry(rq, &engine->timeline.requests, link) {
 		GEM_BUG_ON(!rq->global_seqno);
 
-		if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
-			continue;
+		if (!test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &rq->fence.flags))
+			dma_fence_set_error(&rq->fence, -EIO);
 
-		dma_fence_set_error(&rq->fence, -EIO);
+		i915_request_fake_complete(rq);
 	}
 
 	/* Flush the queued requests to the timeline list (for retiring). */
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ static void execlists_cancel_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 			dma_fence_set_error(&rq->fence, -EIO);
 			__i915_request_submit(rq);
+			i915_request_fake_complete(rq);
 		}
 
 		rb_erase_cached(&p->node, &execlists->queue);
@@ -2022,31 +2023,40 @@ static void gen8_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *request, u32 *cs)
 	/* w/a: bit 5 needs to be zero for MI_FLUSH_DW address. */
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX_ADDR & (1 << 5));
 
-	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write(cs, request->global_seqno,
+	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write(cs,
+				  request->fence.seqno,
+				  i915_timeline_seqno_address(request->timeline));
+
+	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write(cs,
+				  request->global_seqno,
 				  intel_hws_seqno_address(request->engine));
+
 	*cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
 	*cs++ = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_ENABLE;
+
 	request->tail = intel_ring_offset(request, cs);
 	assert_ring_tail_valid(request->ring, request->tail);
 
 	gen8_emit_wa_tail(request, cs);
 }
-static const int gen8_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 6 + WA_TAIL_DWORDS;
+static const int gen8_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 10 + WA_TAIL_DWORDS;
 
 static void gen8_emit_breadcrumb_rcs(struct i915_request *request, u32 *cs)
 {
-	/* We're using qword write, seqno should be aligned to 8 bytes. */
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX & 1);
-
 	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write_rcs(cs,
-				      request->global_seqno,
-				      intel_hws_seqno_address(request->engine),
+				      request->fence.seqno,
+				      i915_timeline_seqno_address(request->timeline),
 				      PIPE_CONTROL_RENDER_TARGET_CACHE_FLUSH |
 				      PIPE_CONTROL_DEPTH_CACHE_FLUSH |
 				      PIPE_CONTROL_DC_FLUSH_ENABLE |
 				      PIPE_CONTROL_FLUSH_ENABLE |
 				      PIPE_CONTROL_CS_STALL);
 
+	cs = gen8_emit_ggtt_write_rcs(cs,
+				      request->global_seqno,
+				      intel_hws_seqno_address(request->engine),
+				      PIPE_CONTROL_CS_STALL);
+
 	*cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
 	*cs++ = MI_ARB_ON_OFF | MI_ARB_ENABLE;
 
@@ -2055,7 +2065,7 @@ static void gen8_emit_breadcrumb_rcs(struct i915_request *request, u32 *cs)
 
 	gen8_emit_wa_tail(request, cs);
 }
-static const int gen8_emit_breadcrumb_rcs_sz = 8 + WA_TAIL_DWORDS;
+static const int gen8_emit_breadcrumb_rcs_sz = 14 + WA_TAIL_DWORDS;
 
 static int gen8_init_rcs_context(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 5887304bc3ae..bcc700e7037b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@ static void gen6_rcs_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 		 PIPE_CONTROL_DC_FLUSH_ENABLE |
 		 PIPE_CONTROL_QW_WRITE |
 		 PIPE_CONTROL_CS_STALL);
+	*cs++ = i915_timeline_seqno_address(rq->timeline) |
+		PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT;
+	*cs++ = rq->fence.seqno;
+
+	*cs++ = GFX_OP_PIPE_CONTROL(4);
+	*cs++ = PIPE_CONTROL_QW_WRITE | PIPE_CONTROL_CS_STALL;
 	*cs++ = intel_hws_seqno_address(rq->engine) | PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT;
 	*cs++ = rq->global_seqno;
 
@@ -334,7 +340,7 @@ static void gen6_rcs_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 	rq->tail = intel_ring_offset(rq, cs);
 	assert_ring_tail_valid(rq->ring, rq->tail);
 }
-static const int gen6_rcs_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 14;
+static const int gen6_rcs_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 18;
 
 static int
 gen7_render_ring_cs_stall_wa(struct i915_request *rq)
@@ -425,6 +431,13 @@ static void gen7_rcs_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 		 PIPE_CONTROL_QW_WRITE |
 		 PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT_IVB |
 		 PIPE_CONTROL_CS_STALL);
+	*cs++ = i915_timeline_seqno_address(rq->timeline);
+	*cs++ = rq->fence.seqno;
+
+	*cs++ = GFX_OP_PIPE_CONTROL(4);
+	*cs++ = (PIPE_CONTROL_QW_WRITE |
+		 PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT_IVB |
+		 PIPE_CONTROL_CS_STALL);
 	*cs++ = intel_hws_seqno_address(rq->engine);
 	*cs++ = rq->global_seqno;
 
@@ -434,27 +447,37 @@ static void gen7_rcs_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 	rq->tail = intel_ring_offset(rq, cs);
 	assert_ring_tail_valid(rq->ring, rq->tail);
 }
-static const int gen7_rcs_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 6;
+static const int gen7_rcs_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 10;
 
 static void gen6_xcs_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 {
-	*cs++ = MI_FLUSH_DW | MI_FLUSH_DW_OP_STOREDW;
-	*cs++ = intel_hws_seqno_address(rq->engine) | MI_FLUSH_DW_USE_GTT;
+	*cs++ = MI_FLUSH_DW | MI_FLUSH_DW_OP_STOREDW | MI_FLUSH_DW_STORE_INDEX;
+	*cs++ = I915_GEM_HWS_SEQNO_ADDR | MI_FLUSH_DW_USE_GTT;
+	*cs++ = rq->fence.seqno;
+
+	*cs++ = MI_FLUSH_DW | MI_FLUSH_DW_OP_STOREDW | MI_FLUSH_DW_STORE_INDEX;
+	*cs++ = I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX_ADDR | MI_FLUSH_DW_USE_GTT;
 	*cs++ = rq->global_seqno;
+
 	*cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
+	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
 
 	rq->tail = intel_ring_offset(rq, cs);
 	assert_ring_tail_valid(rq->ring, rq->tail);
 }
-static const int gen6_xcs_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 4;
+static const int gen6_xcs_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 8;
 
 #define GEN7_XCS_WA 32
 static void gen7_xcs_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	*cs++ = MI_FLUSH_DW | MI_FLUSH_DW_OP_STOREDW;
-	*cs++ = intel_hws_seqno_address(rq->engine) | MI_FLUSH_DW_USE_GTT;
+	*cs++ = MI_FLUSH_DW | MI_FLUSH_DW_OP_STOREDW | MI_FLUSH_DW_STORE_INDEX;
+	*cs++ = I915_GEM_HWS_SEQNO_ADDR | MI_FLUSH_DW_USE_GTT;
+	*cs++ = rq->fence.seqno;
+
+	*cs++ = MI_FLUSH_DW | MI_FLUSH_DW_OP_STOREDW | MI_FLUSH_DW_STORE_INDEX;
+	*cs++ = I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX_ADDR | MI_FLUSH_DW_USE_GTT;
 	*cs++ = rq->global_seqno;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < GEN7_XCS_WA; i++) {
@@ -468,12 +491,11 @@ static void gen7_xcs_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 	*cs++ = 0;
 
 	*cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
-	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
 
 	rq->tail = intel_ring_offset(rq, cs);
 	assert_ring_tail_valid(rq->ring, rq->tail);
 }
-static const int gen7_xcs_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 8 + GEN7_XCS_WA * 3;
+static const int gen7_xcs_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 10 + GEN7_XCS_WA * 3;
 #undef GEN7_XCS_WA
 
 static void set_hwstam(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 mask)
@@ -733,7 +755,7 @@ static void reset_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, bool stalled)
 	rq = NULL;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&tl->lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &tl->requests, link) {
-		if (!__i915_request_completed(pos, pos->global_seqno)) {
+		if (!i915_request_completed(pos)) {
 			rq = pos;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -875,11 +897,10 @@ static void cancel_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	list_for_each_entry(request, &engine->timeline.requests, link) {
 		GEM_BUG_ON(!request->global_seqno);
 
-		if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT,
-			     &request->fence.flags))
-			continue;
-
-		dma_fence_set_error(&request->fence, -EIO);
+		if (!test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT,
+			      &request->fence.flags))
+			dma_fence_set_error(&request->fence, -EIO);
+		i915_request_fake_complete(request);
 	}
 
 	intel_write_status_page(engine,
@@ -903,27 +924,38 @@ static void i9xx_submit_request(struct i915_request *request)
 
 static void i9xx_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 {
+	GEM_BUG_ON(rq->timeline->hwsp_ggtt != rq->engine->status_page.vma);
+
 	*cs++ = MI_FLUSH;
 
+	*cs++ = MI_STORE_DWORD_INDEX;
+	*cs++ = I915_GEM_HWS_SEQNO_ADDR;
+	*cs++ = rq->fence.seqno;
+
 	*cs++ = MI_STORE_DWORD_INDEX;
 	*cs++ = I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX_ADDR;
 	*cs++ = rq->global_seqno;
 
 	*cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
-	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
 
 	rq->tail = intel_ring_offset(rq, cs);
 	assert_ring_tail_valid(rq->ring, rq->tail);
 }
-static const int i9xx_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 6;
+static const int i9xx_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 8;
 
 #define GEN5_WA_STORES 8 /* must be at least 1! */
 static void gen5_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	GEM_BUG_ON(rq->timeline->hwsp_ggtt != rq->engine->status_page.vma);
+
 	*cs++ = MI_FLUSH;
 
+	*cs++ = MI_STORE_DWORD_INDEX;
+	*cs++ = I915_GEM_HWS_SEQNO_ADDR;
+	*cs++ = rq->fence.seqno;
+
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(GEN5_WA_STORES < 1);
 	for (i = 0; i < GEN5_WA_STORES; i++) {
 		*cs++ = MI_STORE_DWORD_INDEX;
@@ -932,11 +964,12 @@ static void gen5_emit_breadcrumb(struct i915_request *rq, u32 *cs)
 	}
 
 	*cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
+	*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
 
 	rq->tail = intel_ring_offset(rq, cs);
 	assert_ring_tail_valid(rq->ring, rq->tail);
 }
-static const int gen5_emit_breadcrumb_sz = GEN5_WA_STORES * 3 + 2;
+static const int gen5_emit_breadcrumb_sz = GEN5_WA_STORES * 3 + 6;
 #undef GEN5_WA_STORES
 
 static void
@@ -1163,6 +1196,10 @@ int intel_ring_pin(struct intel_ring *ring)
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(ring->vaddr);
 
+	ret = i915_timeline_pin(ring->timeline);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	flags = PIN_GLOBAL;
 
 	/* Ring wraparound at offset 0 sometimes hangs. No idea why. */
@@ -1179,28 +1216,32 @@ int intel_ring_pin(struct intel_ring *ring)
 		else
 			ret = i915_gem_object_set_to_cpu_domain(vma->obj, true);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
-			return ret;
+			goto unpin_timeline;
 	}
 
 	ret = i915_vma_pin(vma, 0, 0, flags);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
-		return ret;
+		goto unpin_timeline;
 
 	if (i915_vma_is_map_and_fenceable(vma))
 		addr = (void __force *)i915_vma_pin_iomap(vma);
 	else
 		addr = i915_gem_object_pin_map(vma->obj, map);
-	if (IS_ERR(addr))
-		goto err;
+	if (IS_ERR(addr)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(addr);
+		goto unpin_ring;
+	}
 
 	vma->obj->pin_global++;
 
 	ring->vaddr = addr;
 	return 0;
 
-err:
+unpin_ring:
 	i915_vma_unpin(vma);
-	return PTR_ERR(addr);
+unpin_timeline:
+	i915_timeline_unpin(ring->timeline);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void intel_ring_reset(struct intel_ring *ring, u32 tail)
@@ -1229,6 +1270,8 @@ void intel_ring_unpin(struct intel_ring *ring)
 
 	ring->vma->obj->pin_global--;
 	i915_vma_unpin(ring->vma);
+
+	i915_timeline_unpin(ring->timeline);
 }
 
 static struct i915_vma *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c
index acd27c7e807b..b4b61056b227 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ static void advance(struct mock_engine *engine,
 		    struct mock_request *request)
 {
 	list_del_init(&request->link);
+	i915_request_fake_complete(&request->base);
 	mock_seqno_advance(&engine->base, request->base.global_seqno);
 }
 
@@ -253,16 +254,13 @@ void mock_engine_flush(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	del_timer_sync(&mock->hw_delay);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&mock->hw_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(request, rn, &mock->hw_queue, link) {
-		list_del_init(&request->link);
-		mock_seqno_advance(&mock->base, request->base.global_seqno);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(request, rn, &mock->hw_queue, link)
+		advance(mock, request);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&mock->hw_lock);
 }
 
 void mock_engine_reset(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
-	intel_write_status_page(engine, I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX, 0);
 }
 
 void mock_engine_free(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
