diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
index a632b20ec4d8..d8ce266c049f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ struct intel_context {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *inflight;
 #define intel_context_inflight(ce) ptr_mask_bits((ce)->inflight, 2)
-#define intel_context_inflight_count(ce)  ptr_unmask_bits((ce)->inflight, 2)
-#define intel_context_inflight_inc(ce) ptr_count_inc(&(ce)->inflight)
-#define intel_context_inflight_dec(ce) ptr_count_dec(&(ce)->inflight)
+#define intel_context_inflight_count(ce) ptr_unmask_bits((ce)->inflight, 2)
 
 	struct i915_address_space *vm;
 	struct i915_gem_context *gem_context;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
index d20750e420c0..abd4fde2e52d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -1460,7 +1460,7 @@ int intel_enable_engine_stats(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 		for (port = execlists->pending; (rq = *port); port++) {
 			/* Exclude any contexts already counted in active */
-			if (intel_context_inflight_count(rq->hw_context) == 1)
+			if (!intel_context_inflight_count(rq->hw_context))
 				engine->stats.active++;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 5c26c4ae139b..09d8cb8615cf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -547,27 +547,39 @@ execlists_context_status_change(struct i915_request *rq, unsigned long status)
 				   status, rq);
 }
 
+static inline struct intel_engine_cs *
+__execlists_schedule_in(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_cs * const engine = rq->engine;
+	struct intel_context * const ce = rq->hw_context;
+
+	intel_context_get(ce);
+
+	intel_gt_pm_get(engine->gt);
+	execlists_context_status_change(rq, INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_IN);
+	intel_engine_context_in(engine);
+
+	return engine;
+}
+
 static inline struct i915_request *
 execlists_schedule_in(struct i915_request *rq, int idx)
 {
-	struct intel_context *ce = rq->hw_context;
-	int count;
+	struct intel_context * const ce = rq->hw_context;
+	struct intel_engine_cs *old;
 
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_engine_pm_is_awake(rq->engine));
 	trace_i915_request_in(rq, idx);
 
-	count = intel_context_inflight_count(ce);
-	if (!count) {
-		intel_context_get(ce);
-		ce->inflight = rq->engine;
-
-		intel_gt_pm_get(ce->inflight->gt);
-		execlists_context_status_change(rq, INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_IN);
-		intel_engine_context_in(ce->inflight);
-	}
+	old = READ_ONCE(ce->inflight);
+	do {
+		if (!old) {
+			WRITE_ONCE(ce->inflight, __execlists_schedule_in(rq));
+			break;
+		}
+	} while (!try_cmpxchg(&ce->inflight, &old, ptr_inc(old)));
 
-	intel_context_inflight_inc(ce);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_context_inflight(ce) != rq->engine);
-
 	return i915_request_get(rq);
 }
 
@@ -581,35 +593,45 @@ static void kick_siblings(struct i915_request *rq, struct intel_context *ce)
 }
 
 static inline void
-execlists_schedule_out(struct i915_request *rq)
+__execlists_schedule_out(struct i915_request *rq,
+			 struct intel_engine_cs * const engine)
 {
-	struct intel_context *ce = rq->hw_context;
+	struct intel_context * const ce = rq->hw_context;
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_context_inflight_count(ce));
+	intel_engine_context_out(engine);
+	execlists_context_status_change(rq, INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_OUT);
+	intel_gt_pm_put(engine->gt);
 
-	trace_i915_request_out(rq);
+	/*
+	 * If this is part of a virtual engine, its next request may
+	 * have been blocked waiting for access to the active context.
+	 * We have to kick all the siblings again in case we need to
+	 * switch (e.g. the next request is not runnable on this
+	 * engine). Hopefully, we will already have submitted the next
+	 * request before the tasklet runs and do not need to rebuild
+	 * each virtual tree and kick everyone again.
+	 */
+	if (ce->engine != engine)
+		kick_siblings(rq, ce);
 
-	intel_context_inflight_dec(ce);
-	if (!intel_context_inflight_count(ce)) {
-		intel_engine_context_out(ce->inflight);
-		execlists_context_status_change(rq, INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_OUT);
-		intel_gt_pm_put(ce->inflight->gt);
+	intel_context_put(ce);
+}
 
-		/*
-		 * If this is part of a virtual engine, its next request may
-		 * have been blocked waiting for access to the active context.
-		 * We have to kick all the siblings again in case we need to
-		 * switch (e.g. the next request is not runnable on this
-		 * engine). Hopefully, we will already have submitted the next
-		 * request before the tasklet runs and do not need to rebuild
-		 * each virtual tree and kick everyone again.
-		 */
-		ce->inflight = NULL;
-		if (rq->engine != ce->engine)
-			kick_siblings(rq, ce);
+static inline void
+execlists_schedule_out(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	struct intel_context * const ce = rq->hw_context;
+	struct intel_engine_cs *cur, *old;
 
-		intel_context_put(ce);
-	}
+	trace_i915_request_out(rq);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_context_inflight(ce) != rq->engine);
+
+	old = READ_ONCE(ce->inflight);
+	do
+		cur = ptr_unmask_bits(old, 2) ? ptr_dec(old) : NULL;
+	while (!try_cmpxchg(&ce->inflight, &old, cur));
+	if (!cur)
+		__execlists_schedule_out(rq, old);
 
 	i915_request_put(rq);
 }
@@ -684,6 +706,9 @@ assert_pending_valid(const struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists,
 
 	trace_ports(execlists, msg, execlists->pending);
 
+	if (!execlists->pending[0])
+		return false;
+
 	if (execlists->pending[execlists_num_ports(execlists)])
 		return false;
 
@@ -944,9 +969,21 @@ need_timeslice(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const struct i915_request *rq)
 static bool
 enable_timeslice(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
-	struct i915_request *last = last_active(&engine->execlists);
+	struct i915_request * const *port;
+	int hint;
+
+	port = engine->execlists.active;
+	while (port[0] && i915_request_completed(port[0]))
+		port++;
+	if (!port[0])
+		return false;
 
-	return last && need_timeslice(engine, last);
+	hint = engine->execlists.queue_priority_hint;
+	if (port[1])
+		hint = max(rq_prio(port[1]), hint);
+
+	/* Compare the two end-points as an unlocked approximation */
+	return hint >= effective_prio(port[0]);
 }
 
 static void record_preemption(struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
@@ -1356,7 +1393,6 @@ static void process_csb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	const u8 num_entries = execlists->csb_size;
 	u8 head, tail;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->active.lock);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(USES_GUC_SUBMISSION(engine->i915));
 
 	/*
@@ -1427,15 +1463,14 @@ static void process_csb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 				       execlists->pending,
 				       execlists_num_ports(execlists) *
 				       sizeof(*execlists->pending));
-			execlists->pending[0] = NULL;
-
-			trace_ports(execlists, "promoted", execlists->active);
 
 			if (enable_timeslice(engine))
 				mod_timer(&execlists->timer, jiffies + 1);
 
 			if (!inject_preempt_hang(execlists))
 				ring_set_paused(engine, 0);
+
+			WRITE_ONCE(execlists->pending[0], NULL);
 			break;
 
 		case CSB_COMPLETE: /* port0 completed, advanced to port1 */
@@ -1479,8 +1514,6 @@ static void process_csb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 static void __execlists_submission_tasklet(struct intel_engine_cs *const engine)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->active.lock);
-
-	process_csb(engine);
 	if (!engine->execlists.pending[0])
 		execlists_dequeue(engine);
 }
@@ -1494,9 +1527,12 @@ static void execlists_submission_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	struct intel_engine_cs * const engine = (struct intel_engine_cs *)data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->active.lock, flags);
-	__execlists_submission_tasklet(engine);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
+	process_csb(engine);
+	if (!engine->execlists.pending[0]) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->active.lock, flags);
+		__execlists_submission_tasklet(engine);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
+	}
 }
 
 static void execlists_submission_timer(struct timer_list *timer)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h
index d652ba5d2320..562f756da421 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_utils.h
@@ -161,17 +161,15 @@ __check_struct_size(size_t base, size_t arr, size_t count, size_t *size)
 	((typeof(ptr))((unsigned long)(ptr) | __bits));			\
 })
 
-#define ptr_count_dec(p_ptr) do {					\
-	typeof(p_ptr) __p = (p_ptr);					\
-	unsigned long __v = (unsigned long)(*__p);			\
-	*__p = (typeof(*p_ptr))(--__v);					\
-} while (0)
-
-#define ptr_count_inc(p_ptr) do {					\
-	typeof(p_ptr) __p = (p_ptr);					\
-	unsigned long __v = (unsigned long)(*__p);			\
-	*__p = (typeof(*p_ptr))(++__v);					\
-} while (0)
+#define ptr_dec(ptr) ({							\
+	unsigned long __v = (unsigned long)(ptr);			\
+	(typeof(ptr))(__v - 1);						\
+})
+
+#define ptr_inc(ptr) ({							\
+	unsigned long __v = (unsigned long)(ptr);			\
+	(typeof(ptr))(__v + 1);						\
+})
 
 #define page_mask_bits(ptr) ptr_mask_bits(ptr, PAGE_SHIFT)
 #define page_unmask_bits(ptr) ptr_unmask_bits(ptr, PAGE_SHIFT)
