diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
index e6df16a3811c..778aa21523d9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
@@ -1881,166 +1881,26 @@ static void post_process_csb(struct i915_request **port,
 		execlists_schedule_out(*port++);
 }
 
-static void __execlists_hold(struct i915_request *rq)
-{
-	LIST_HEAD(list);
-
-	do {
-		struct i915_dependency *p;
-
-		if (i915_request_is_active(rq))
-			__i915_request_unsubmit(rq);
-
-		clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_PQUEUE, &rq->fence.flags);
-		list_move_tail(&rq->sched.link, &rq->engine->active.hold);
-		i915_request_set_hold(rq);
-		RQ_TRACE(rq, "on hold\n");
-
-		for_each_waiter(p, rq) {
-			struct i915_request *w =
-				container_of(p->waiter, typeof(*w), sched);
-
-			if (p->flags & I915_DEPENDENCY_WEAK)
-				continue;
-
-			/* Leave semaphores spinning on the other engines */
-			if (w->engine != rq->engine)
-				continue;
-
-			if (!i915_request_is_ready(w))
-				continue;
-
-			if (__i915_request_is_complete(w))
-				continue;
-
-			if (i915_request_on_hold(w))
-				continue;
-
-			list_move_tail(&w->sched.link, &list);
-		}
-
-		rq = list_first_entry_or_null(&list, typeof(*rq), sched.link);
-	} while (rq);
-}
-
 static bool execlists_hold(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 			   struct i915_request *rq)
 {
+	bool result;
+
 	if (i915_request_on_hold(rq))
 		return false;
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&engine->active.lock);
-
-	if (__i915_request_is_complete(rq)) { /* too late! */
-		rq = NULL;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Transfer this request onto the hold queue to prevent it
-	 * being resumbitted to HW (and potentially completed) before we have
-	 * released it. Since we may have already submitted following
-	 * requests, we need to remove those as well.
-	 */
-	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_request_on_hold(rq));
-	GEM_BUG_ON(rq->engine != engine);
-	__execlists_hold(rq);
-	GEM_BUG_ON(list_empty(&engine->active.hold));
-
-unlock:
+	result = __intel_engine_hold_request(engine, rq);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&engine->active.lock);
-	return rq;
-}
-
-static bool hold_request(const struct i915_request *rq)
-{
-	struct i915_dependency *p;
-	bool result = false;
-
-	/*
-	 * If one of our ancestors is on hold, we must also be on hold,
-	 * otherwise we will bypass it and execute before it.
-	 */
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	for_each_signaler(p, rq) {
-		const struct i915_request *s =
-			container_of(p->signaler, typeof(*s), sched);
-
-		if (s->engine != rq->engine)
-			continue;
-
-		result = i915_request_on_hold(s);
-		if (result)
-			break;
-	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return result;
 }
 
-static void __execlists_unhold(struct i915_request *rq)
-{
-	LIST_HEAD(list);
-
-	do {
-		struct i915_dependency *p;
-
-		RQ_TRACE(rq, "hold release\n");
-
-		GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_request_on_hold(rq));
-		GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_sw_fence_signaled(&rq->submit));
-
-		i915_request_clear_hold(rq);
-		list_move_tail(&rq->sched.link,
-			       i915_sched_lookup_priolist(rq->engine,
-							  rq_prio(rq)));
-		set_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_PQUEUE, &rq->fence.flags);
-
-		/* Also release any children on this engine that are ready */
-		for_each_waiter(p, rq) {
-			struct i915_request *w =
-				container_of(p->waiter, typeof(*w), sched);
-
-			if (p->flags & I915_DEPENDENCY_WEAK)
-				continue;
-
-			/* Propagate any change in error status */
-			if (rq->fence.error)
-				i915_request_set_error_once(w, rq->fence.error);
-
-			if (w->engine != rq->engine)
-				continue;
-
-			if (!i915_request_on_hold(w))
-				continue;
-
-			/* Check that no other parents are also on hold */
-			if (hold_request(w))
-				continue;
-
-			list_move_tail(&w->sched.link, &list);
-		}
-
-		rq = list_first_entry_or_null(&list, typeof(*rq), sched.link);
-	} while (rq);
-}
-
 static void execlists_unhold(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 			     struct i915_request *rq)
 {
 	spin_lock_irq(&engine->active.lock);
-
-	/*
-	 * Move this request back to the priority queue, and all of its
-	 * children and grandchildren that were suspended along with it.
-	 */
-	__execlists_unhold(rq);
-
-	if (rq_prio(rq) > engine->execlists.queue_priority_hint) {
-		engine->execlists.queue_priority_hint = rq_prio(rq);
-		tasklet_hi_schedule(&engine->execlists.tasklet);
-	}
-
+	__intel_engine_unhold_request(engine, rq);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&engine->active.lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
index 6b92523b9259..db31906ad9ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.c
@@ -572,6 +572,126 @@ __intel_engine_rewind_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	return active;
 }
 
+bool __intel_engine_hold_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+				 struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	LIST_HEAD(list);
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->active.lock);
+	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_request_on_hold(rq));
+	GEM_BUG_ON(rq->engine != engine);
+
+	if (__i915_request_is_complete(rq)) /* too late! */
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * Transfer this request onto the hold queue to prevent it
+	 * being resumbitted to HW (and potentially completed) before we have
+	 * released it. Since we may have already submitted following
+	 * requests, we need to remove those as well.
+	 */
+	do {
+		struct i915_dependency *p;
+
+		if (i915_request_is_active(rq))
+			__i915_request_unsubmit(rq);
+
+		clear_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_PQUEUE, &rq->fence.flags);
+		list_move_tail(&rq->sched.link, &rq->engine->active.hold);
+		i915_request_set_hold(rq);
+		RQ_TRACE(rq, "on hold\n");
+
+		for_each_waiter(p, rq) {
+			struct i915_request *w =
+				container_of(p->waiter, typeof(*w), sched);
+
+			if (p->flags & I915_DEPENDENCY_WEAK)
+				continue;
+
+			/* Leave semaphores spinning on the other engines */
+			if (w->engine != engine)
+				continue;
+
+			if (!i915_request_is_ready(w))
+				continue;
+
+			if (__i915_request_is_complete(w))
+				continue;
+
+			if (i915_request_on_hold(w)) /* acts as a visited bit */
+				continue;
+
+			list_move_tail(&w->sched.link, &list);
+		}
+
+		rq = list_first_entry_or_null(&list, typeof(*rq), sched.link);
+	} while (rq);
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(list_empty(&engine->active.hold));
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void __intel_engine_unhold_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+				   struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	LIST_HEAD(list);
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->active.lock);
+
+	if (rq_prio(rq) > engine->execlists.queue_priority_hint) {
+		engine->execlists.queue_priority_hint = rq_prio(rq);
+		tasklet_hi_schedule(&engine->execlists.tasklet);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Move this request back to the priority queue, and all of its
+	 * children and grandchildren that were suspended along with it.
+	 */
+	do {
+		struct i915_dependency *p;
+
+		RQ_TRACE(rq, "hold release\n");
+
+		GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_request_on_hold(rq));
+		GEM_BUG_ON(!i915_sw_fence_signaled(&rq->submit));
+
+		i915_request_clear_hold(rq);
+		list_move_tail(&rq->sched.link,
+			       i915_sched_lookup_priolist(rq->engine,
+							  rq_prio(rq)));
+		set_bit(I915_FENCE_FLAG_PQUEUE, &rq->fence.flags);
+
+		/* Also release any children on this engine that are ready */
+		for_each_waiter(p, rq) {
+			struct i915_request *w =
+				container_of(p->waiter, typeof(*w), sched);
+
+			if (p->flags & I915_DEPENDENCY_WEAK)
+				continue;
+
+			/* Propagate any change in error status */
+			if (rq->fence.error)
+				i915_request_set_error_once(w, rq->fence.error);
+
+			if (w->engine != engine)
+				continue;
+
+			/* We also treat the on-hold status as a visited bit */
+			if (!i915_request_on_hold(w))
+				continue;
+
+			/* Check that no other parents are also on hold [BFS] */
+			if (hold_request(w))
+				continue;
+
+			list_move_tail(&w->sched.link, &list);
+		}
+
+		rq = list_first_entry_or_null(&list, typeof(*rq), sched.link);
+	} while (rq);
+}
+
 void i915_sched_node_init(struct i915_sched_node *node)
 {
 	spin_lock_init(&node->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.h
index 50fdc7168d38..b4b722982870 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_scheduler.h
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ void i915_request_enqueue(struct i915_request *request);
 struct i915_request *
 __intel_engine_rewind_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
+bool __intel_engine_hold_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+				 struct i915_request *request);
+void __intel_engine_unhold_request(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
+				   struct i915_request *request);
+
 struct list_head *
 i915_sched_lookup_priolist(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int prio);
 
