diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
index 9ceddfbb1687..8b913c6961c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -1105,45 +1105,8 @@ static u32
 read_subslice_reg(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 		  int slice, int subslice, i915_reg_t reg)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = engine->i915;
-	struct intel_uncore *uncore = engine->uncore;
-	u32 mcr_mask, mcr_ss, mcr, old_mcr, val;
-	enum forcewake_domains fw_domains;
-
-	if (GRAPHICS_VER(i915) >= 11) {
-		mcr_mask = GEN11_MCR_SLICE_MASK | GEN11_MCR_SUBSLICE_MASK;
-		mcr_ss = GEN11_MCR_SLICE(slice) | GEN11_MCR_SUBSLICE(subslice);
-	} else {
-		mcr_mask = GEN8_MCR_SLICE_MASK | GEN8_MCR_SUBSLICE_MASK;
-		mcr_ss = GEN8_MCR_SLICE(slice) | GEN8_MCR_SUBSLICE(subslice);
-	}
-
-	fw_domains = intel_uncore_forcewake_for_reg(uncore, reg,
-						    FW_REG_READ);
-	fw_domains |= intel_uncore_forcewake_for_reg(uncore,
-						     GEN8_MCR_SELECTOR,
-						     FW_REG_READ | FW_REG_WRITE);
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&uncore->lock);
-	intel_uncore_forcewake_get__locked(uncore, fw_domains);
-
-	old_mcr = mcr = intel_uncore_read_fw(uncore, GEN8_MCR_SELECTOR);
-
-	mcr &= ~mcr_mask;
-	mcr |= mcr_ss;
-	intel_uncore_write_fw(uncore, GEN8_MCR_SELECTOR, mcr);
-
-	val = intel_uncore_read_fw(uncore, reg);
-
-	mcr &= ~mcr_mask;
-	mcr |= old_mcr & mcr_mask;
-
-	intel_uncore_write_fw(uncore, GEN8_MCR_SELECTOR, mcr);
-
-	intel_uncore_forcewake_put__locked(uncore, fw_domains);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&uncore->lock);
-
-	return val;
+	return intel_uncore_read_with_mcr_steering(engine->uncore, reg,
+						   slice, subslice);
 }
 
 /* NB: please notice the memset */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index 1bed8f666048..d067524f9162 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -2277,6 +2277,61 @@ intel_uncore_forcewake_for_reg(struct intel_uncore *uncore,
 	return fw_domains;
 }
 
+u32 intel_uncore_read_with_mcr_steering_fw(struct intel_uncore *uncore,
+					   i915_reg_t reg,
+					   int slice, int subslice)
+{
+	u32 mcr_mask, mcr_ss, mcr, old_mcr, val;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&uncore->lock);
+
+	if (GRAPHICS_VER(uncore->i915) >= 11) {
+		mcr_mask = GEN11_MCR_SLICE_MASK | GEN11_MCR_SUBSLICE_MASK;
+		mcr_ss = GEN11_MCR_SLICE(slice) | GEN11_MCR_SUBSLICE(subslice);
+	} else {
+		mcr_mask = GEN8_MCR_SLICE_MASK | GEN8_MCR_SUBSLICE_MASK;
+		mcr_ss = GEN8_MCR_SLICE(slice) | GEN8_MCR_SUBSLICE(subslice);
+	}
+
+	old_mcr = mcr = intel_uncore_read_fw(uncore, GEN8_MCR_SELECTOR);
+
+	mcr &= ~mcr_mask;
+	mcr |= mcr_ss;
+	intel_uncore_write_fw(uncore, GEN8_MCR_SELECTOR, mcr);
+
+	val = intel_uncore_read_fw(uncore, reg);
+
+	mcr &= ~mcr_mask;
+	mcr |= old_mcr & mcr_mask;
+
+	intel_uncore_write_fw(uncore, GEN8_MCR_SELECTOR, mcr);
+
+	return val;
+}
+
+u32 intel_uncore_read_with_mcr_steering(struct intel_uncore *uncore,
+					i915_reg_t reg, int slice, int subslice)
+{
+	enum forcewake_domains fw_domains;
+	u32 val;
+
+	fw_domains = intel_uncore_forcewake_for_reg(uncore, reg,
+						    FW_REG_READ);
+	fw_domains |= intel_uncore_forcewake_for_reg(uncore,
+						     GEN8_MCR_SELECTOR,
+						     FW_REG_READ | FW_REG_WRITE);
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&uncore->lock);
+	intel_uncore_forcewake_get__locked(uncore, fw_domains);
+
+	val = intel_uncore_read_with_mcr_steering_fw(uncore, reg, slice, subslice);
+
+	intel_uncore_forcewake_put__locked(uncore, fw_domains);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&uncore->lock);
+
+	return val;
+}
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_SELFTEST)
 #include "selftests/mock_uncore.c"
 #include "selftests/intel_uncore.c"
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.h
index 59f0da8f1fbb..a18bdb57af7b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.h
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ intel_uncore_has_fifo(const struct intel_uncore *uncore)
 	return uncore->flags & UNCORE_HAS_FIFO;
 }
 
+u32 intel_uncore_read_with_mcr_steering_fw(struct intel_uncore *uncore,
+					   i915_reg_t reg,
+					   int slice, int subslice);
+u32 intel_uncore_read_with_mcr_steering(struct intel_uncore *uncore,
+					i915_reg_t reg,	int slice, int subslice);
+
 void
 intel_uncore_mmio_debug_init_early(struct intel_uncore_mmio_debug *mmio_debug);
 void intel_uncore_init_early(struct intel_uncore *uncore,
