diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index 0ab416887fc2..cd4f327b23bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -167,97 +167,6 @@ lookup_user_engine(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 	return i915_gem_context_get_engine(ctx, idx);
 }
 
-static inline int new_hw_id(struct drm_i915_private *i915, gfp_t gfp)
-{
-	unsigned int max;
-
-	lockdep_assert_held(&i915->contexts.mutex);
-
-	if (INTEL_GEN(i915) >= 12)
-		max = GEN12_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID;
-	else if (INTEL_GEN(i915) >= 11)
-		max = GEN11_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID;
-	else if (USES_GUC_SUBMISSION(i915))
-		/*
-		 * When using GuC in proxy submission, GuC consumes the
-		 * highest bit in the context id to indicate proxy submission.
-		 */
-		max = MAX_GUC_CONTEXT_HW_ID;
-	else
-		max = MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID;
-
-	return ida_simple_get(&i915->contexts.hw_ida, 0, max, gfp);
-}
-
-static int steal_hw_id(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
-{
-	struct i915_gem_context *ctx, *cn;
-	LIST_HEAD(pinned);
-	int id = -ENOSPC;
-
-	lockdep_assert_held(&i915->contexts.mutex);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(ctx, cn,
-				 &i915->contexts.hw_id_list, hw_id_link) {
-		if (atomic_read(&ctx->hw_id_pin_count)) {
-			list_move_tail(&ctx->hw_id_link, &pinned);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		GEM_BUG_ON(!ctx->hw_id); /* perma-pinned kernel context */
-		list_del_init(&ctx->hw_id_link);
-		id = ctx->hw_id;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Remember how far we got up on the last repossesion scan, so the
-	 * list is kept in a "least recently scanned" order.
-	 */
-	list_splice_tail(&pinned, &i915->contexts.hw_id_list);
-	return id;
-}
-
-static int assign_hw_id(struct drm_i915_private *i915, unsigned int *out)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	lockdep_assert_held(&i915->contexts.mutex);
-
-	/*
-	 * We prefer to steal/stall ourselves and our users over that of the
-	 * entire system. That may be a little unfair to our users, and
-	 * even hurt high priority clients. The choice is whether to oomkill
-	 * something else, or steal a context id.
-	 */
-	ret = new_hw_id(i915, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_RETRY_MAYFAIL | __GFP_NOWARN);
-	if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
-		ret = steal_hw_id(i915);
-		if (ret < 0) /* once again for the correct errno code */
-			ret = new_hw_id(i915, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-	}
-
-	*out = ret;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void release_hw_id(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = ctx->i915;
-
-	if (list_empty(&ctx->hw_id_link))
-		return;
-
-	mutex_lock(&i915->contexts.mutex);
-	if (!list_empty(&ctx->hw_id_link)) {
-		ida_simple_remove(&i915->contexts.hw_ida, ctx->hw_id);
-		list_del_init(&ctx->hw_id_link);
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&i915->contexts.mutex);
-}
-
 static void __free_engines(struct i915_gem_engines *e, unsigned int count)
 {
 	while (count--) {
@@ -312,8 +221,6 @@ static void i915_gem_context_free(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_gem_context_is_closed(ctx));
 
-	release_hw_id(ctx);
-
 	free_engines(rcu_access_pointer(ctx->engines));
 	mutex_destroy(&ctx->engines_mutex);
 
@@ -386,12 +293,6 @@ static void context_close(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 
 	ctx->file_priv = ERR_PTR(-EBADF);
 
-	/*
-	 * This context will never again be assinged to HW, so we can
-	 * reuse its ID for the next context.
-	 */
-	release_hw_id(ctx);
-
 	/*
 	 * The LUT uses the VMA as a backpointer to unref the object,
 	 * so we need to clear the LUT before we close all the VMA (inside
@@ -430,7 +331,6 @@ __create_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ctx->engines, e);
 
 	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&ctx->handles_vma, GFP_KERNEL);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->hw_id_link);
 
 	/* NB: Mark all slices as needing a remap so that when the context first
 	 * loads it will restore whatever remap state already exists. If there
@@ -584,18 +484,11 @@ struct i915_gem_context *
 i915_gem_context_create_kernel(struct drm_i915_private *i915, int prio)
 {
 	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
-	int err;
 
 	ctx = i915_gem_create_context(i915, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
 		return ctx;
 
-	err = i915_gem_context_pin_hw_id(ctx);
-	if (err) {
-		destroy_kernel_context(&ctx);
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
-	}
-
 	i915_gem_context_clear_bannable(ctx);
 	ctx->sched.priority = I915_USER_PRIORITY(prio);
 
@@ -609,12 +502,6 @@ static void init_contexts(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	mutex_init(&i915->contexts.mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&i915->contexts.list);
 
-	/* Using the simple ida interface, the max is limited by sizeof(int) */
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID > INT_MAX);
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(GEN11_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID > INT_MAX);
-	ida_init(&i915->contexts.hw_ida);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&i915->contexts.hw_id_list);
-
 	INIT_WORK(&i915->contexts.free_work, contexts_free_worker);
 	init_llist_head(&i915->contexts.free_list);
 }
@@ -634,15 +521,6 @@ int i915_gem_contexts_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to create default global context\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(ctx);
 	}
-	/*
-	 * For easy recognisablity, we want the kernel context to be 0 and then
-	 * all user contexts will have non-zero hw_id. Kernel contexts are
-	 * permanently pinned, so that we never suffer a stall and can
-	 * use them from any allocation context (e.g. for evicting other
-	 * contexts and from inside the shrinker).
-	 */
-	GEM_BUG_ON(ctx->hw_id);
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!atomic_read(&ctx->hw_id_pin_count));
 	dev_priv->kernel_context = ctx;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("%s context support initialized\n",
@@ -656,10 +534,6 @@ void i915_gem_contexts_fini(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	lockdep_assert_held(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 
 	destroy_kernel_context(&i915->kernel_context);
-
-	/* Must free all deferred contexts (via flush_workqueue) first */
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&i915->contexts.hw_id_list));
-	ida_destroy(&i915->contexts.hw_ida);
 }
 
 static int context_idr_cleanup(int id, void *p, void *data)
@@ -2316,33 +2190,6 @@ int i915_gem_context_reset_stats_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int __i915_gem_context_pin_hw_id(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = ctx->i915;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&i915->contexts.mutex);
-
-	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_gem_context_is_closed(ctx));
-
-	if (list_empty(&ctx->hw_id_link)) {
-		GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&ctx->hw_id_pin_count));
-
-		err = assign_hw_id(i915, &ctx->hw_id);
-		if (err)
-			goto out_unlock;
-
-		list_add_tail(&ctx->hw_id_link, &i915->contexts.hw_id_list);
-	}
-
-	GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&ctx->hw_id_pin_count) == ~0u);
-	atomic_inc(&ctx->hw_id_pin_count);
-
-out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&i915->contexts.mutex);
-	return err;
-}
-
 /* GEM context-engines iterator: for_each_gem_engine() */
 struct intel_context *
 i915_gem_engines_iter_next(struct i915_gem_engines_iter *it)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.h
index 176978608b6f..50bc27d30c03 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.h
@@ -112,21 +112,6 @@ i915_gem_context_clear_user_engines(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	clear_bit(CONTEXT_USER_ENGINES, &ctx->flags);
 }
 
-int __i915_gem_context_pin_hw_id(struct i915_gem_context *ctx);
-static inline int i915_gem_context_pin_hw_id(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
-{
-	if (atomic_inc_not_zero(&ctx->hw_id_pin_count))
-		return 0;
-
-	return __i915_gem_context_pin_hw_id(ctx);
-}
-
-static inline void i915_gem_context_unpin_hw_id(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
-{
-	GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&ctx->hw_id_pin_count) == 0u);
-	atomic_dec(&ctx->hw_id_pin_count);
-}
-
 static inline bool i915_gem_context_is_kernel(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 {
 	return !ctx->file_priv;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context_types.h
index 260d59cc3de8..87be27877e22 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context_types.h
@@ -147,24 +147,6 @@ struct i915_gem_context {
 #define CONTEXT_FORCE_SINGLE_SUBMISSION	2
 #define CONTEXT_USER_ENGINES		3
 
-	/**
-	 * @hw_id: - unique identifier for the context
-	 *
-	 * The hardware needs to uniquely identify the context for a few
-	 * functions like fault reporting, PASID, scheduling. The
-	 * &drm_i915_private.context_hw_ida is used to assign a unqiue
-	 * id for the lifetime of the context.
-	 *
-	 * @hw_id_pin_count: - number of times this context had been pinned
-	 * for use (should be, at most, once per engine).
-	 *
-	 * @hw_id_link: - all contexts with an assigned id are tracked
-	 * for possible repossession.
-	 */
-	unsigned int hw_id;
-	atomic_t hw_id_pin_count;
-	struct list_head hw_id_link;
-
 	struct mutex mutex;
 
 	struct i915_sched_attr sched;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
index 2288757808ae..2fb31ada2fa7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -660,9 +660,9 @@ static int igt_ctx_exec(void *arg)
 
 			err = gpu_fill(ce, obj, dw);
 			if (err) {
-				pr_err("Failed to fill dword %lu [%lu/%lu] with gpu (%s) in ctx %u [full-ppgtt? %s], err=%d\n",
+				pr_err("Failed to fill dword %lu [%lu/%lu] with gpu (%s) [full-ppgtt? %s], err=%d\n",
 				       ndwords, dw, max_dwords(obj),
-				       engine->name, ctx->hw_id,
+				       engine->name,
 				       yesno(!!ctx->vm), err);
 				intel_context_put(ce);
 				kernel_context_close(ctx);
@@ -798,9 +798,9 @@ static int igt_shared_ctx_exec(void *arg)
 
 			err = gpu_fill(ce, obj, dw);
 			if (err) {
-				pr_err("Failed to fill dword %lu [%lu/%lu] with gpu (%s) in ctx %u [full-ppgtt? %s], err=%d\n",
+				pr_err("Failed to fill dword %lu [%lu/%lu] with gpu (%s) [full-ppgtt? %s], err=%d\n",
 				       ndwords, dw, max_dwords(obj),
-				       engine->name, ctx->hw_id,
+				       engine->name,
 				       yesno(!!ctx->vm), err);
 				intel_context_put(ce);
 				kernel_context_close(ctx);
@@ -1382,10 +1382,9 @@ static int igt_ctx_readonly(void *arg)
 
 			err = gpu_fill(ce, obj, dw);
 			if (err) {
-				pr_err("Failed to fill dword %lu [%lu/%lu] with gpu (%s) in ctx %u [full-ppgtt? %s], err=%d\n",
+				pr_err("Failed to fill dword %lu [%lu/%lu] with gpu (%s) [full-ppgtt? %s], err=%d\n",
 				       ndwords, dw, max_dwords(obj),
-				       ce->engine->name, ctx->hw_id,
-				       yesno(!!ctx->vm), err);
+				       ce->engine->name, yesno(!!ctx->vm), err);
 				i915_gem_context_unlock_engines(ctx);
 				goto out_unlock;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/mock_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/mock_context.c
index be8974ccff24..0104f16b1327 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/mock_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/mock_context.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ mock_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 {
 	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
 	struct i915_gem_engines *e;
-	int ret;
 
 	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctx)
@@ -30,13 +29,8 @@ mock_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(ctx->engines, e);
 
 	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&ctx->handles_vma, GFP_KERNEL);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->hw_id_link);
 	mutex_init(&ctx->mutex);
 
-	ret = i915_gem_context_pin_hw_id(ctx);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err_engines;
-
 	if (name) {
 		struct i915_ppgtt *ppgtt;
 
@@ -54,8 +48,6 @@ mock_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 
 	return ctx;
 
-err_engines:
-	free_engines(rcu_access_pointer(ctx->engines));
 err_free:
 	kfree(ctx);
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
index bf9cedfccbf0..6959b05ae5f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_context_types.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct intel_context {
 
 	u32 *lrc_reg_state;
 	u64 lrc_desc;
+	u32 tag; /* cookie passed to HW to track this context on submission */
 
 	unsigned int active_count; /* protected by timeline->mutex */
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
index 943f0663837e..6199064f332b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_types.h
@@ -303,10 +303,12 @@ struct intel_engine_cs {
 	u8 uabi_class;
 	u8 uabi_instance;
 
+	u32 uabi_capabilities;
 	u32 context_size;
 	u32 mmio_base;
 
-	u32 uabi_capabilities;
+	unsigned int context_tag;
+#define NUM_CONTEXT_TAG roundup_pow_of_two(2 * EXECLIST_MAX_PORTS)
 
 	struct rb_node uabi_node;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index 3cfea1758fd2..468438fb47af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -440,12 +440,8 @@ assert_priority_queue(const struct i915_request *prev,
 static u64
 lrc_descriptor(struct intel_context *ce, struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
-	struct i915_gem_context *ctx = ce->gem_context;
 	u64 desc;
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID > (BIT(GEN8_CTX_ID_WIDTH)));
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(GEN11_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID > (BIT(GEN11_SW_CTX_ID_WIDTH)));
-
 	desc = INTEL_LEGACY_32B_CONTEXT;
 	if (i915_vm_is_4lvl(ce->vm))
 		desc = INTEL_LEGACY_64B_CONTEXT;
@@ -463,20 +459,11 @@ lrc_descriptor(struct intel_context *ce, struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	 * anything below.
 	 */
 	if (INTEL_GEN(engine->i915) >= 11) {
-		GEM_BUG_ON(ctx->hw_id >= BIT(GEN11_SW_CTX_ID_WIDTH));
-		desc |= (u64)ctx->hw_id << GEN11_SW_CTX_ID_SHIFT;
-								/* bits 37-47 */
-
 		desc |= (u64)engine->instance << GEN11_ENGINE_INSTANCE_SHIFT;
 								/* bits 48-53 */
 
-		/* TODO: decide what to do with SW counter (bits 55-60) */
-
 		desc |= (u64)engine->class << GEN11_ENGINE_CLASS_SHIFT;
 								/* bits 61-63 */
-	} else {
-		GEM_BUG_ON(ctx->hw_id >= BIT(GEN8_CTX_ID_WIDTH));
-		desc |= (u64)ctx->hw_id << GEN8_CTX_ID_SHIFT;	/* bits 32-52 */
 	}
 
 	return desc;
@@ -985,6 +972,18 @@ __execlists_schedule_in(struct i915_request *rq)
 
 	intel_context_get(ce);
 
+	if (ce->tag) {
+		/* Use a fixed tag for OA and friends */
+		ce->lrc_desc |= (u64)ce->tag << 32;
+	} else {
+		/* We don't need a strict matching tag, just different values */
+		ce->lrc_desc &= ~GENMASK_ULL(47, 37);
+		ce->lrc_desc |=
+			(u64)(engine->context_tag++ % NUM_CONTEXT_TAG) <<
+			GEN11_SW_CTX_ID_SHIFT;
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(NUM_CONTEXT_TAG > GEN12_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID);
+	}
+
 	intel_gt_pm_get(engine->gt);
 	execlists_context_status_change(rq, INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_IN);
 	intel_engine_context_in(engine);
@@ -2114,7 +2113,6 @@ static void execlists_context_unpin(struct intel_context *ce)
 	check_redzone((void *)ce->lrc_reg_state - LRC_STATE_PN * PAGE_SIZE,
 		      ce->engine);
 
-	i915_gem_context_unpin_hw_id(ce->gem_context);
 	i915_gem_object_unpin_map(ce->state->obj);
 	intel_ring_reset(ce->ring, ce->ring->tail);
 }
@@ -2164,18 +2162,12 @@ __execlists_context_pin(struct intel_context *ce,
 		goto unpin_active;
 	}
 
-	ret = i915_gem_context_pin_hw_id(ce->gem_context);
-	if (ret)
-		goto unpin_map;
-
 	ce->lrc_desc = lrc_descriptor(ce, engine);
 	ce->lrc_reg_state = vaddr + LRC_STATE_PN * PAGE_SIZE;
 	__execlists_update_reg_state(ce, engine);
 
 	return 0;
 
-unpin_map:
-	i915_gem_object_unpin_map(ce->state->obj);
 unpin_active:
 	intel_context_active_release(ce);
 err:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.h
index 66ac616361c1..99dc576a4e25 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.h
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ struct intel_engine_cs;
 #define GEN11_CSB_READ_PTR_MASK (GEN11_CSB_PTR_MASK << 8)
 #define GEN11_CSB_WRITE_PTR_MASK (GEN11_CSB_PTR_MASK << 0)
 
+#define MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID (1<<21) /* exclusive */
+#define MAX_GUC_CONTEXT_HW_ID (1 << 20) /* exclusive */
+#define GEN11_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID (1<<11) /* exclusive */
+/* in Gen12 ID 0x7FF is reserved to indicate idle */
+#define GEN12_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID	(GEN11_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID - 1)
+
 enum {
 	INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_IN = 0,
 	INTEL_CONTEXT_SCHEDULE_OUT,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
index 343d79c1cb7e..04a5a0d90823 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
@@ -1564,27 +1564,10 @@ vgpu_id_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	return sprintf(buf, "\n");
 }
 
-static ssize_t
-hw_id_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
-	   char *buf)
-{
-	struct mdev_device *mdev = mdev_from_dev(dev);
-
-	if (mdev) {
-		struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = (struct intel_vgpu *)
-			mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
-		return sprintf(buf, "%u\n",
-			       vgpu->submission.shadow[0]->gem_context->hw_id);
-	}
-	return sprintf(buf, "\n");
-}
-
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(vgpu_id);
-static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(hw_id);
 
 static struct attribute *intel_vgpu_attrs[] = {
 	&dev_attr_vgpu_id.attr,
-	&dev_attr_hw_id.attr,
 	NULL
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 2afc41e43b6e..0e90ac608e07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -1593,9 +1593,6 @@ static int i915_context_status(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 		struct intel_context *ce;
 
 		seq_puts(m, "HW context ");
-		if (!list_empty(&ctx->hw_id_link))
-			seq_printf(m, "%x [pin %u]", ctx->hw_id,
-				   atomic_read(&ctx->hw_id_pin_count));
 		if (ctx->pid) {
 			struct task_struct *task;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index cb63b2bd0ce8..6bdcffbf1b9b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1541,18 +1541,6 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 		struct list_head list;
 		struct llist_head free_list;
 		struct work_struct free_work;
-
-		/* The hw wants to have a stable context identifier for the
-		 * lifetime of the context (for OA, PASID, faults, etc).
-		 * This is limited in execlists to 21 bits.
-		 */
-		struct ida hw_ida;
-#define MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID (1<<21) /* exclusive */
-#define MAX_GUC_CONTEXT_HW_ID (1 << 20) /* exclusive */
-#define GEN11_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID (1<<11) /* exclusive */
-/* in Gen12 ID 0x7FF is reserved to indicate idle */
-#define GEN12_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID	(GEN11_MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID - 1)
-		struct list_head hw_id_list;
 	} contexts;
 
 	u32 fdi_rx_config;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
index a28ee754b7b4..5cf4eed5add8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ static void error_print_context(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *m,
 				const char *header,
 				const struct drm_i915_error_context *ctx)
 {
-	err_printf(m, "%s%s[%d] hw_id %d, prio %d, guilty %d active %d\n",
-		   header, ctx->comm, ctx->pid, ctx->hw_id,
-		   ctx->sched_attr.priority, ctx->guilty, ctx->active);
+	err_printf(m, "%s%s[%d] prio %d, guilty %d active %d\n",
+		   header, ctx->comm, ctx->pid, ctx->sched_attr.priority,
+		   ctx->guilty, ctx->active);
 }
 
 static void error_print_engine(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *m,
@@ -1271,7 +1271,6 @@ static bool record_context(struct drm_i915_error_context *e,
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
-	e->hw_id = ctx->hw_id;
 	e->sched_attr = ctx->sched;
 	e->guilty = atomic_read(&ctx->guilty_count);
 	e->active = atomic_read(&ctx->active_count);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.h
index 63cf387411e0..7f1cd0b1fef7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.h
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ struct i915_gpu_state {
 		struct drm_i915_error_context {
 			char comm[TASK_COMM_LEN];
 			pid_t pid;
-			u32 hw_id;
 			int active;
 			int guilty;
 			struct i915_sched_attr sched_attr;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
index 80055501eccb..ecfbc37b738b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
@@ -1283,22 +1283,15 @@ static int oa_get_render_ctx_id(struct i915_perf_stream *stream)
 		} else {
 			stream->specific_ctx_id_mask =
 				(1U << GEN8_CTX_ID_WIDTH) - 1;
-			stream->specific_ctx_id =
-				upper_32_bits(ce->lrc_desc);
-			stream->specific_ctx_id &=
-				stream->specific_ctx_id_mask;
+			stream->specific_ctx_id = stream->specific_ctx_id_mask;
 		}
 		break;
 
 	case 11:
 	case 12: {
 		stream->specific_ctx_id_mask =
-			((1U << GEN11_SW_CTX_ID_WIDTH) - 1) << (GEN11_SW_CTX_ID_SHIFT - 32) |
-			((1U << GEN11_ENGINE_INSTANCE_WIDTH) - 1) << (GEN11_ENGINE_INSTANCE_SHIFT - 32) |
-			((1 << GEN11_ENGINE_CLASS_WIDTH) - 1) << (GEN11_ENGINE_CLASS_SHIFT - 32);
-		stream->specific_ctx_id = upper_32_bits(ce->lrc_desc);
-		stream->specific_ctx_id &=
-			stream->specific_ctx_id_mask;
+			((1U << GEN11_SW_CTX_ID_WIDTH) - 1) << (GEN11_SW_CTX_ID_SHIFT - 32);
+		stream->specific_ctx_id = stream->specific_ctx_id_mask;
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -1306,6 +1299,8 @@ static int oa_get_render_ctx_id(struct i915_perf_stream *stream)
 		MISSING_CASE(INTEL_GEN(i915));
 	}
 
+	ce->tag = stream->specific_ctx_id_mask;
+
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("filtering on ctx_id=0x%x ctx_id_mask=0x%x\n",
 			 stream->specific_ctx_id,
 			 stream->specific_ctx_id_mask);
@@ -1324,12 +1319,14 @@ static void oa_put_render_ctx_id(struct i915_perf_stream *stream)
 {
 	struct intel_context *ce;
 
-	stream->specific_ctx_id = INVALID_CTX_ID;
-	stream->specific_ctx_id_mask = 0;
-
 	ce = fetch_and_zero(&stream->pinned_ctx);
-	if (ce)
+	if (ce) {
+		ce->tag = 0; /* recomputed on next submission after parking */
 		intel_context_unpin(ce);
+	}
+
+	stream->specific_ctx_id = INVALID_CTX_ID;
+	stream->specific_ctx_id_mask = 0;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h
index 24f2944da09d..1f2cf6cfafb5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h
@@ -665,7 +665,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_queue,
 
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			     __field(u32, dev)
-			     __field(u32, hw_id)
 			     __field(u64, ctx)
 			     __field(u16, class)
 			     __field(u16, instance)
@@ -675,7 +674,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_queue,
 
 	    TP_fast_assign(
 			   __entry->dev = rq->i915->drm.primary->index;
-			   __entry->hw_id = rq->gem_context->hw_id;
 			   __entry->class = rq->engine->uabi_class;
 			   __entry->instance = rq->engine->uabi_instance;
 			   __entry->ctx = rq->fence.context;
@@ -683,10 +681,9 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_queue,
 			   __entry->flags = flags;
 			   ),
 
-	    TP_printk("dev=%u, engine=%u:%u, hw_id=%u, ctx=%llu, seqno=%u, flags=0x%x",
+	    TP_printk("dev=%u, engine=%u:%u, ctx=%llu, seqno=%u, flags=0x%x",
 		      __entry->dev, __entry->class, __entry->instance,
-		      __entry->hw_id, __entry->ctx, __entry->seqno,
-		      __entry->flags)
+		      __entry->ctx, __entry->seqno, __entry->flags)
 );
 
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(i915_request,
@@ -695,7 +692,6 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(i915_request,
 
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			     __field(u32, dev)
-			     __field(u32, hw_id)
 			     __field(u64, ctx)
 			     __field(u16, class)
 			     __field(u16, instance)
@@ -704,16 +700,15 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(i915_request,
 
 	    TP_fast_assign(
 			   __entry->dev = rq->i915->drm.primary->index;
-			   __entry->hw_id = rq->gem_context->hw_id;
 			   __entry->class = rq->engine->uabi_class;
 			   __entry->instance = rq->engine->uabi_instance;
 			   __entry->ctx = rq->fence.context;
 			   __entry->seqno = rq->fence.seqno;
 			   ),
 
-	    TP_printk("dev=%u, engine=%u:%u, hw_id=%u, ctx=%llu, seqno=%u",
+	    TP_printk("dev=%u, engine=%u:%u, ctx=%llu, seqno=%u",
 		      __entry->dev, __entry->class, __entry->instance,
-		      __entry->hw_id, __entry->ctx, __entry->seqno)
+		      __entry->ctx, __entry->seqno)
 );
 
 DEFINE_EVENT(i915_request, i915_request_add,
@@ -738,7 +733,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_in,
 
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			     __field(u32, dev)
-			     __field(u32, hw_id)
 			     __field(u64, ctx)
 			     __field(u16, class)
 			     __field(u16, instance)
@@ -749,7 +743,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_in,
 
 	    TP_fast_assign(
 			   __entry->dev = rq->i915->drm.primary->index;
-			   __entry->hw_id = rq->gem_context->hw_id;
 			   __entry->class = rq->engine->uabi_class;
 			   __entry->instance = rq->engine->uabi_instance;
 			   __entry->ctx = rq->fence.context;
@@ -758,9 +751,9 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_in,
 			   __entry->port = port;
 			   ),
 
-	    TP_printk("dev=%u, engine=%u:%u, hw_id=%u, ctx=%llu, seqno=%u, prio=%u, port=%u",
+	    TP_printk("dev=%u, engine=%u:%u, ctx=%llu, seqno=%u, prio=%u, port=%u",
 		      __entry->dev, __entry->class, __entry->instance,
-		      __entry->hw_id, __entry->ctx, __entry->seqno,
+		      __entry->ctx, __entry->seqno,
 		      __entry->prio, __entry->port)
 );
 
@@ -770,7 +763,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_out,
 
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			     __field(u32, dev)
-			     __field(u32, hw_id)
 			     __field(u64, ctx)
 			     __field(u16, class)
 			     __field(u16, instance)
@@ -780,7 +772,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_out,
 
 	    TP_fast_assign(
 			   __entry->dev = rq->i915->drm.primary->index;
-			   __entry->hw_id = rq->gem_context->hw_id;
 			   __entry->class = rq->engine->uabi_class;
 			   __entry->instance = rq->engine->uabi_instance;
 			   __entry->ctx = rq->fence.context;
@@ -788,10 +779,9 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_out,
 			   __entry->completed = i915_request_completed(rq);
 			   ),
 
-		    TP_printk("dev=%u, engine=%u:%u, hw_id=%u, ctx=%llu, seqno=%u, completed?=%u",
+		    TP_printk("dev=%u, engine=%u:%u, ctx=%llu, seqno=%u, completed?=%u",
 			      __entry->dev, __entry->class, __entry->instance,
-			      __entry->hw_id, __entry->ctx, __entry->seqno,
-			      __entry->completed)
+			      __entry->ctx, __entry->seqno, __entry->completed)
 );
 
 #else
@@ -829,7 +819,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_wait_begin,
 
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			     __field(u32, dev)
-			     __field(u32, hw_id)
 			     __field(u64, ctx)
 			     __field(u16, class)
 			     __field(u16, instance)
@@ -845,7 +834,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_wait_begin,
 	     */
 	    TP_fast_assign(
 			   __entry->dev = rq->i915->drm.primary->index;
-			   __entry->hw_id = rq->gem_context->hw_id;
 			   __entry->class = rq->engine->uabi_class;
 			   __entry->instance = rq->engine->uabi_instance;
 			   __entry->ctx = rq->fence.context;
@@ -853,9 +841,9 @@ TRACE_EVENT(i915_request_wait_begin,
 			   __entry->flags = flags;
 			   ),
 
-	    TP_printk("dev=%u, engine=%u:%u, hw_id=%u, ctx=%llu, seqno=%u, flags=0x%x",
+	    TP_printk("dev=%u, engine=%u:%u, ctx=%llu, seqno=%u, flags=0x%x",
 		      __entry->dev, __entry->class, __entry->instance,
-		      __entry->hw_id, __entry->ctx, __entry->seqno,
+		      __entry->ctx, __entry->seqno,
 		      __entry->flags)
 );
 
@@ -958,19 +946,17 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(i915_context,
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			__field(u32, dev)
 			__field(struct i915_gem_context *, ctx)
-			__field(u32, hw_id)
 			__field(struct i915_address_space *, vm)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 			__entry->dev = ctx->i915->drm.primary->index;
 			__entry->ctx = ctx;
-			__entry->hw_id = ctx->hw_id;
 			__entry->vm = ctx->vm;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("dev=%u, ctx=%p, ctx_vm=%p, hw_id=%u",
-		  __entry->dev, __entry->ctx, __entry->vm, __entry->hw_id)
+	TP_printk("dev=%u, ctx=%p, ctx_vm=%p",
+		  __entry->dev, __entry->ctx, __entry->vm)
 )
 
 DEFINE_EVENT(i915_context, i915_context_create,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_evict.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_evict.c
index 52d2df843148..f39f0282e78c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_evict.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_gem_evict.c
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ static int igt_evict_contexts(void *arg)
 			if (IS_ERR(rq)) {
 				/* When full, fail_if_busy will trigger EBUSY */
 				if (PTR_ERR(rq) != -EBUSY) {
-					pr_err("Unexpected error from request alloc (ctx hw id %u, on %s): %d\n",
-					       ctx->hw_id, engine->name,
+					pr_err("Unexpected error from request alloc (on %s): %d\n",
+					       engine->name,
 					       (int)PTR_ERR(rq));
 					err = PTR_ERR(rq);
 				}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_vma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_vma.c
index 1c9db08f7c28..ac1ff558eb90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_vma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_vma.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static int igt_vma_create(void *arg)
 		}
 
 		nc = 0;
-		for_each_prime_number(num_ctx, MAX_CONTEXT_HW_ID) {
+		for_each_prime_number(num_ctx, 2 * NUM_CONTEXT_TAG) {
 			for (; nc < num_ctx; nc++) {
 				ctx = mock_context(i915, "mock");
 				if (!ctx)
