diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 251f18c..bff6958 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2236,8 +2236,8 @@ i915_gem_init_seqno(struct drm_device *dev, u32 seqno)
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i) {
 		intel_ring_init_seqno(ring, seqno);
 
-		for (j = 0; j < ARRAY_SIZE(ring->sync_seqno); j++)
-			ring->sync_seqno[j] = 0;
+		for (j = 0; j < ARRAY_SIZE(ring->semaphore.sync_seqno); j++)
+			ring->semaphore.sync_seqno[j] = 0;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ i915_gem_object_sync(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	idx = intel_ring_sync_index(from, to);
 
 	seqno = obj->last_read_seqno;
-	if (seqno <= from->sync_seqno[idx])
+	if (seqno <= from->semaphore.sync_seqno[idx])
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = i915_gem_check_olr(obj->ring, seqno);
@@ -2817,13 +2817,13 @@ i915_gem_object_sync(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		return ret;
 
 	trace_i915_gem_ring_sync_to(from, to, seqno);
-	ret = to->sync_to(to, from, seqno);
+	ret = to->semaphore.sync_to(to, from, seqno);
 	if (!ret)
 		/* We use last_read_seqno because sync_to()
 		 * might have just caused seqno wrap under
 		 * the radar.
 		 */
-		from->sync_seqno[idx] = obj->last_read_seqno;
+		from->semaphore.sync_seqno[idx] = obj->last_read_seqno;
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
index 51e9978..2d81985 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
@@ -757,14 +757,14 @@ static void i915_record_ring_state(struct drm_device *dev,
 			= I915_READ(RING_SYNC_0(ring->mmio_base));
 		ering->semaphore_mboxes[1]
 			= I915_READ(RING_SYNC_1(ring->mmio_base));
-		ering->semaphore_seqno[0] = ring->sync_seqno[0];
-		ering->semaphore_seqno[1] = ring->sync_seqno[1];
+		ering->semaphore_seqno[0] = ring->semaphore.sync_seqno[0];
+		ering->semaphore_seqno[1] = ring->semaphore.sync_seqno[1];
 	}
 
 	if (HAS_VEBOX(dev)) {
 		ering->semaphore_mboxes[2] =
 			I915_READ(RING_SYNC_2(ring->mmio_base));
-		ering->semaphore_seqno[2] = ring->sync_seqno[2];
+		ering->semaphore_seqno[2] = ring->semaphore.sync_seqno[2];
 	}
 
 	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 4) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index ed30a5e..1e60f24 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -2582,8 +2582,7 @@ semaphore_wait_to_signaller_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring, u32 ipehr)
 			if(ring == signaller)
 				continue;
 
-			if (sync_bits ==
-			    signaller->semaphore_register[ring->id])
+			if (sync_bits == signaller->semaphore.mbox.wait[ring->id])
 				return signaller;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index ab22d70..3076a99 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ gen6_add_request(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 
 	if (i915_semaphore_is_enabled(dev)) {
 		for_each_ring(useless, dev_priv, i) {
-			u32 mbox_reg = ring->signal_mbox[i];
+			u32 mbox_reg = ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[i];
 			if (mbox_reg != GEN6_NOSYNC)
 				update_mboxes(ring, mbox_reg);
 		}
@@ -740,10 +740,11 @@ gen6_ring_sync(struct intel_ring_buffer *waiter,
 	       struct intel_ring_buffer *signaller,
 	       u32 seqno)
 {
-	int ret;
 	u32 dw1 = MI_SEMAPHORE_MBOX |
 		  MI_SEMAPHORE_COMPARE |
 		  MI_SEMAPHORE_REGISTER;
+	u32 wait_mbox = signaller->semaphore.mbox.wait[waiter->id];
+	int ret;
 
 	/* Throughout all of the GEM code, seqno passed implies our current
 	 * seqno is >= the last seqno executed. However for hardware the
@@ -751,8 +752,7 @@ gen6_ring_sync(struct intel_ring_buffer *waiter,
 	 */
 	seqno -= 1;
 
-	WARN_ON(signaller->semaphore_register[waiter->id] ==
-		MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID);
+	WARN_ON(wait_mbox == MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID);
 
 	ret = intel_ring_begin(waiter, 4);
 	if (ret)
@@ -760,9 +760,7 @@ gen6_ring_sync(struct intel_ring_buffer *waiter,
 
 	/* If seqno wrap happened, omit the wait with no-ops */
 	if (likely(!i915_gem_has_seqno_wrapped(waiter->dev, seqno))) {
-		intel_ring_emit(waiter,
-				dw1 |
-				signaller->semaphore_register[waiter->id]);
+		intel_ring_emit(waiter, dw1 | wait_mbox);
 		intel_ring_emit(waiter, seqno);
 		intel_ring_emit(waiter, 0);
 		intel_ring_emit(waiter, MI_NOOP);
@@ -1414,7 +1412,7 @@ static int intel_init_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->active_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->request_list);
 	ring->size = 32 * PAGE_SIZE;
-	memset(ring->sync_seqno, 0, sizeof(ring->sync_seqno));
+	memset(ring->semaphore.sync_seqno, 0, sizeof(ring->semaphore.sync_seqno));
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&ring->irq_queue);
 
@@ -1921,23 +1919,23 @@ int intel_init_render_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 		ring->irq_enable_mask = GT_RENDER_USER_INTERRUPT;
 		ring->get_seqno = gen6_ring_get_seqno;
 		ring->set_seqno = ring_set_seqno;
-		ring->sync_to = gen6_ring_sync;
+		ring->semaphore.sync_to = gen6_ring_sync;
 		/*
 		 * The current semaphore is only applied on pre-gen8 platform.
 		 * And there is no VCS2 ring on the pre-gen8 platform. So the
 		 * semaphore between RCS and VCS2 is initialized as INVALID.
 		 * Gen8 will initialize the sema between VCS2 and RCS later.
 		 */
-		ring->semaphore_register[RCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-		ring->semaphore_register[VCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_RV;
-		ring->semaphore_register[BCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_RB;
-		ring->semaphore_register[VECS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_RVE;
-		ring->semaphore_register[VCS2] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-		ring->signal_mbox[RCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
-		ring->signal_mbox[VCS] = GEN6_VRSYNC;
-		ring->signal_mbox[BCS] = GEN6_BRSYNC;
-		ring->signal_mbox[VECS] = GEN6_VERSYNC;
-		ring->signal_mbox[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[RCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_RV;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[BCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_RB;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VECS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_RVE;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VCS2] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[RCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS] = GEN6_VRSYNC;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[BCS] = GEN6_BRSYNC;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VECS] = GEN6_VERSYNC;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
 	} else if (IS_GEN5(dev)) {
 		ring->add_request = pc_render_add_request;
 		ring->flush = gen4_render_ring_flush;
@@ -2105,23 +2103,23 @@ int intel_init_bsd_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 			ring->dispatch_execbuffer =
 				gen6_ring_dispatch_execbuffer;
 		}
-		ring->sync_to = gen6_ring_sync;
+		ring->semaphore.sync_to = gen6_ring_sync;
 		/*
 		 * The current semaphore is only applied on pre-gen8 platform.
 		 * And there is no VCS2 ring on the pre-gen8 platform. So the
 		 * semaphore between VCS and VCS2 is initialized as INVALID.
 		 * Gen8 will initialize the sema between VCS2 and VCS later.
 		 */
-		ring->semaphore_register[RCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VR;
-		ring->semaphore_register[VCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-		ring->semaphore_register[BCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VB;
-		ring->semaphore_register[VECS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VVE;
-		ring->semaphore_register[VCS2] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-		ring->signal_mbox[RCS] = GEN6_RVSYNC;
-		ring->signal_mbox[VCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
-		ring->signal_mbox[BCS] = GEN6_BVSYNC;
-		ring->signal_mbox[VECS] = GEN6_VEVSYNC;
-		ring->signal_mbox[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[RCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VR;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[BCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VB;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VECS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VVE;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VCS2] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[RCS] = GEN6_RVSYNC;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[BCS] = GEN6_BVSYNC;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VECS] = GEN6_VEVSYNC;
+		ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
 	} else {
 		ring->mmio_base = BSD_RING_BASE;
 		ring->flush = bsd_ring_flush;
@@ -2173,23 +2171,23 @@ int intel_init_bsd2_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 	ring->irq_put = gen8_ring_put_irq;
 	ring->dispatch_execbuffer =
 			gen8_ring_dispatch_execbuffer;
-	ring->sync_to = gen6_ring_sync;
+	ring->semaphore.sync_to = gen6_ring_sync;
 	/*
 	 * The current semaphore is only applied on the pre-gen8. And there
 	 * is no bsd2 ring on the pre-gen8. So now the semaphore_register
 	 * between VCS2 and other ring is initialized as invalid.
 	 * Gen8 will initialize the sema between VCS2 and other ring later.
 	 */
-	ring->semaphore_register[RCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-	ring->semaphore_register[VCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-	ring->semaphore_register[BCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-	ring->semaphore_register[VECS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-	ring->semaphore_register[VCS2] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-	ring->signal_mbox[RCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[VCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[BCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[VECS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[RCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[BCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VECS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VCS2] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[RCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[BCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VECS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
 
 	ring->init = init_ring_common;
 
@@ -2222,23 +2220,23 @@ int intel_init_blt_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 		ring->irq_put = gen6_ring_put_irq;
 		ring->dispatch_execbuffer = gen6_ring_dispatch_execbuffer;
 	}
-	ring->sync_to = gen6_ring_sync;
+	ring->semaphore.sync_to = gen6_ring_sync;
 	/*
 	 * The current semaphore is only applied on pre-gen8 platform. And
 	 * there is no VCS2 ring on the pre-gen8 platform. So the semaphore
 	 * between BCS and VCS2 is initialized as INVALID.
 	 * Gen8 will initialize the sema between BCS and VCS2 later.
 	 */
-	ring->semaphore_register[RCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_BR;
-	ring->semaphore_register[VCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_BV;
-	ring->semaphore_register[BCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-	ring->semaphore_register[VECS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_BVE;
-	ring->semaphore_register[VCS2] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-	ring->signal_mbox[RCS] = GEN6_RBSYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[VCS] = GEN6_VBSYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[BCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[VECS] = GEN6_VEBSYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[RCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_BR;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_BV;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[BCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VECS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_BVE;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VCS2] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[RCS] = GEN6_RBSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS] = GEN6_VBSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[BCS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VECS] = GEN6_VEBSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
 	ring->init = init_ring_common;
 
 	return intel_init_ring_buffer(dev, ring);
@@ -2271,17 +2269,17 @@ int intel_init_vebox_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 		ring->irq_put = hsw_vebox_put_irq;
 		ring->dispatch_execbuffer = gen6_ring_dispatch_execbuffer;
 	}
-	ring->sync_to = gen6_ring_sync;
-	ring->semaphore_register[RCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VER;
-	ring->semaphore_register[VCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VEV;
-	ring->semaphore_register[BCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VEB;
-	ring->semaphore_register[VECS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-	ring->semaphore_register[VCS2] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
-	ring->signal_mbox[RCS] = GEN6_RVESYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[VCS] = GEN6_VVESYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[BCS] = GEN6_BVESYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[VECS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
-	ring->signal_mbox[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.sync_to = gen6_ring_sync;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[RCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VER;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VEV;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[BCS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_VEB;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VECS] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.wait[VCS2] = MI_SEMAPHORE_SYNC_INVALID;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[RCS] = GEN6_RVESYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS] = GEN6_VVESYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[BCS] = GEN6_BVESYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VECS] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
+	ring->semaphore.mbox.signal[VCS2] = GEN6_NOSYNC;
 	ring->init = init_ring_common;
 
 	return intel_init_ring_buffer(dev, ring);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 13e398f..6a44a64 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ struct  intel_ring_buffer {
 	unsigned irq_refcount; /* protected by dev_priv->irq_lock */
 	u32		irq_enable_mask;	/* bitmask to enable ring interrupt */
 	u32		trace_irq_seqno;
-	u32		sync_seqno[I915_NUM_RINGS-1];
 	bool __must_check (*irq_get)(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring);
 	void		(*irq_put)(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring);
 
@@ -118,14 +117,20 @@ struct  intel_ring_buffer {
 #define I915_DISPATCH_SECURE 0x1
 #define I915_DISPATCH_PINNED 0x2
 	void		(*cleanup)(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring);
-	int		(*sync_to)(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
+
+	struct {
+		u32	sync_seqno[I915_NUM_RINGS-1];
+		/* AKA wait() */
+		int	(*sync_to)(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 				   struct intel_ring_buffer *to,
 				   u32 seqno);
-
-	/* our mbox written by others */
-	u32		semaphore_register[I915_NUM_RINGS];
-	/* mboxes this ring signals to */
-	u32		signal_mbox[I915_NUM_RINGS];
+		struct {
+			/* our mbox written by others */
+			u32		wait[I915_NUM_RINGS];
+			/* mboxes this ring signals to */
+			u32		signal[I915_NUM_RINGS];
+		} mbox;
+	} semaphore;
 
 	/**
 	 * List of objects currently involved in rendering from the
