diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine.h
index 47ee8578e511..8d9184920c51 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine.h
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 #include "i915_reg.h"
 #include "i915_request.h"
 #include "i915_selftest.h"
-#include "gt/intel_timeline.h"
 #include "intel_engine_types.h"
+#include "intel_gt_types.h"
+#include "intel_timeline.h"
 #include "intel_workarounds.h"
 
 struct drm_printer;
@@ -262,6 +263,11 @@ void intel_engine_init_active(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 #define ENGINE_MOCK	1
 #define ENGINE_VIRTUAL	2
 
+static inline bool intel_engine_uses_guc(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+{
+	return engine->gt->submission_method >= INTEL_SUBMISSION_GUC;
+}
+
 static inline bool
 intel_engine_has_preempt_reset(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
index 56fb9cece71b..dab8d734e272 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -891,12 +891,16 @@ int intel_engines_init(struct intel_gt *gt)
 	enum intel_engine_id id;
 	int err;
 
-	if (intel_uc_uses_guc_submission(&gt->uc))
+	if (intel_uc_uses_guc_submission(&gt->uc)) {
+		gt->submission_method = INTEL_SUBMISSION_GUC;
 		setup = intel_guc_submission_setup;
-	else if (HAS_EXECLISTS(gt->i915))
+	} else if (HAS_EXECLISTS(gt->i915)) {
+		gt->submission_method = INTEL_SUBMISSION_ELSP;
 		setup = intel_execlists_submission_setup;
-	else
+	} else {
+		gt->submission_method = INTEL_SUBMISSION_RING;
 		setup = intel_ring_submission_setup;
+	}
 
 	for_each_engine(engine, gt, id) {
 		err = engine_setup_common(engine);
@@ -1467,7 +1471,7 @@ static void intel_engine_print_registers(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 		drm_printf(m, "\tIPEHR: 0x%08x\n", ENGINE_READ(engine, IPEHR));
 	}
 
-	if (intel_engine_in_guc_submission_mode(engine)) {
+	if (intel_engine_uses_guc(engine)) {
 		/* nothing to print yet */
 	} else if (HAS_EXECLISTS(dev_priv)) {
 		struct i915_request * const *port, *rq;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
index 5d824e1cfcba..4ddd2099a931 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.c
@@ -1757,7 +1757,6 @@ process_csb(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, struct i915_request **inactive)
 	 */
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!tasklet_is_locked(&execlists->tasklet) &&
 		   !reset_in_progress(execlists));
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_engine_in_execlists_submission_mode(engine));
 
 	/*
 	 * Note that csb_write, csb_status may be either in HWSP or mmio.
@@ -3897,13 +3896,6 @@ void intel_execlists_show_requests(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->active.lock, flags);
 }
 
-bool
-intel_engine_in_execlists_submission_mode(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
-{
-	return engine->set_default_submission ==
-	       execlists_set_default_submission;
-}
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_SELFTEST)
 #include "selftest_execlists.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.h
index a8fd7adefd82..f7bd3fccfee8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_execlists_submission.h
@@ -41,7 +41,4 @@ int intel_virtual_engine_attach_bond(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 				     const struct intel_engine_cs *master,
 				     const struct intel_engine_cs *sibling);
 
-bool
-intel_engine_in_execlists_submission_mode(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
-
 #endif /* __INTEL_EXECLISTS_SUBMISSION_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_types.h
index 91d20daca536..626af37c7790 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_types.h
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ struct i915_ggtt;
 struct intel_engine_cs;
 struct intel_uncore;
 
+enum intel_submission_method {
+	INTEL_SUBMISSION_RING,
+	INTEL_SUBMISSION_ELSP,
+	INTEL_SUBMISSION_GUC,
+};
+
 struct intel_gt {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915;
 	struct intel_uncore *uncore;
@@ -108,6 +114,7 @@ struct intel_gt {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine_class[MAX_ENGINE_CLASS + 1]
 					    [MAX_ENGINE_INSTANCE + 1];
+	enum intel_submission_method submission_method;
 
 	/*
 	 * Default address space (either GGTT or ppGTT depending on arch).
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
index c8cf3981ad7f..3577d55401f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
@@ -1113,7 +1113,6 @@ static int intel_gt_reset_engine(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 int __intel_engine_reset_bh(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const char *msg)
 {
 	struct intel_gt *gt = engine->gt;
-	bool uses_guc = intel_engine_in_guc_submission_mode(engine);
 	int ret;
 
 	ENGINE_TRACE(engine, "flags=%lx\n", gt->reset.flags);
@@ -1129,10 +1128,10 @@ int __intel_engine_reset_bh(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, const char *msg)
 			   "Resetting %s for %s\n", engine->name, msg);
 	atomic_inc(&engine->i915->gpu_error.reset_engine_count[engine->uabi_class]);
 
-	if (!uses_guc)
-		ret = intel_gt_reset_engine(engine);
-	else
+	if (intel_engine_uses_guc(engine))
 		ret = intel_guc_reset_engine(&engine->gt->uc.guc, engine);
+	else
+		ret = intel_gt_reset_engine(engine);
 	if (ret) {
 		/* If we fail here, we expect to fallback to a global reset */
 		ENGINE_TRACE(engine, "Failed to reset, err: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
index 5d7fac383add..9304a35384aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
@@ -4715,7 +4715,7 @@ int intel_execlists_live_selftests(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 		SUBTEST(live_virtual_reset),
 	};
 
-	if (!HAS_EXECLISTS(i915))
+	if (i915->gt.submission_method != INTEL_SUBMISSION_ELSP)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (intel_gt_is_wedged(&i915->gt))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_ring_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_ring_submission.c
index 3350e7c995bc..6cd9f6bc240c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_ring_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_ring_submission.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int intel_ring_submission_live_selftests(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 		SUBTEST(live_ctx_switch_wa),
 	};
 
-	if (HAS_EXECLISTS(i915))
+	if (i915->gt.submission_method > INTEL_SUBMISSION_RING)
 		return 0;
 
 	return intel_gt_live_subtests(tests, &i915->gt);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
index f72faa0b8339..17b551a0c89f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -745,8 +745,3 @@ void intel_guc_submission_init_early(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
 	guc->submission_selected = __guc_submission_selected(guc);
 }
-
-bool intel_engine_in_guc_submission_mode(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
-{
-	return engine->set_default_submission == guc_set_default_submission;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.h
index 5f7b9e6347d0..3f7005018939 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ void intel_guc_submission_fini(struct intel_guc *guc);
 int intel_guc_preempt_work_create(struct intel_guc *guc);
 void intel_guc_preempt_work_destroy(struct intel_guc *guc);
 int intel_guc_submission_setup(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
-bool intel_engine_in_guc_submission_mode(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
 static inline bool intel_guc_submission_is_supported(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
index 112ba5f2ce90..89665e14ab01 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
@@ -1273,11 +1273,7 @@ static int oa_get_render_ctx_id(struct i915_perf_stream *stream)
 	case 8:
 	case 9:
 	case 10:
-		if (intel_engine_in_execlists_submission_mode(ce->engine)) {
-			stream->specific_ctx_id_mask =
-				(1U << GEN8_CTX_ID_WIDTH) - 1;
-			stream->specific_ctx_id = stream->specific_ctx_id_mask;
-		} else {
+		if (intel_engine_uses_guc(ce->engine)) {
 			/*
 			 * When using GuC, the context descriptor we write in
 			 * i915 is read by GuC and rewritten before it's
@@ -1296,6 +1292,10 @@ static int oa_get_render_ctx_id(struct i915_perf_stream *stream)
 			 */
 			stream->specific_ctx_id_mask =
 				(1U << (GEN8_CTX_ID_WIDTH - 1)) - 1;
+		} else {
+			stream->specific_ctx_id_mask =
+				(1U << GEN8_CTX_ID_WIDTH) - 1;
+			stream->specific_ctx_id = stream->specific_ctx_id_mask;
 		}
 		break;
 
