diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
index e2ec42b..126cd13 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
@@ -283,10 +283,18 @@ static void advance_ring(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 	 * Note this requires that we are always called in request
 	 * completion order.
 	 */
-	if (list_is_last(&request->ring_link, &request->ring->request_list))
-		tail = request->ring->tail;
-	else
+	if (list_is_last(&request->ring_link, &request->ring->request_list)) {
+		/* We may race here with execlists resubmitting this request
+		 * as we retire it. The resubmission will move the ring->tail
+		 * forwards (to request->wa_tail). We either read the
+		 * current value that was written to hw, or the value that
+		 * is just about to be. Either works, if we miss the last two
+		 * noops - they are safe to be replayed on a reset.
+		 */
+		tail = READ_ONCE(request->ring->tail);
+	} else {
 		tail = request->postfix;
+	}
 	list_del(&request->ring_link);
 
 	request->ring->head = tail;
@@ -651,7 +659,7 @@ i915_gem_request_alloc(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	 * GPU processing the request, we never over-estimate the
 	 * position of the head.
 	 */
-	req->head = req->ring->tail;
+	req->head = req->ring->emit;
 
 	/* Check that we didn't interrupt ourselves with a new request */
 	GEM_BUG_ON(req->timeline->seqno != req->fence.seqno);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index 1642fff..ab5140b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -480,9 +480,7 @@ static void guc_wq_item_append(struct i915_guc_client *client,
 	GEM_BUG_ON(freespace < wqi_size);
 
 	/* The GuC firmware wants the tail index in QWords, not bytes */
-	tail = rq->tail;
-	assert_ring_tail_valid(rq->ring, rq->tail);
-	tail >>= 3;
+	tail = intel_ring_set_tail(rq->ring, rq->tail) >> 3;
 	GEM_BUG_ON(tail > WQ_RING_TAIL_MAX);
 
 	/* For now workqueue item is 4 DWs; workqueue buffer is 2 pages. So we
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 7a5f164..5ec064a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@ static u64 execlists_update_context(struct drm_i915_gem_request *rq)
 		rq->ctx->ppgtt ?: rq->i915->mm.aliasing_ppgtt;
 	u32 *reg_state = ce->lrc_reg_state;
 
-	assert_ring_tail_valid(rq->ring, rq->tail);
-	reg_state[CTX_RING_TAIL+1] = rq->tail;
+	reg_state[CTX_RING_TAIL+1] = intel_ring_set_tail(rq->ring, rq->tail);
 
 	/* True 32b PPGTT with dynamic page allocation: update PDP
 	 * registers and point the unallocated PDPs to scratch page.
@@ -2057,8 +2056,7 @@ void intel_lr_context_resume(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 			ce->state->obj->mm.dirty = true;
 			i915_gem_object_unpin_map(ce->state->obj);
 
-			ce->ring->head = ce->ring->tail = 0;
-			intel_ring_update_space(ce->ring);
+			intel_ring_reset(ce->ring, 0);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 32afac6..227dfcf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int __intel_ring_space(int head, int tail, int size)
 
 void intel_ring_update_space(struct intel_ring *ring)
 {
-	ring->space = __intel_ring_space(ring->head, ring->tail, ring->size);
+	ring->space = __intel_ring_space(ring->head, ring->emit, ring->size);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -774,8 +774,8 @@ static void i9xx_submit_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 
 	i915_gem_request_submit(request);
 
-	assert_ring_tail_valid(request->ring, request->tail);
-	I915_WRITE_TAIL(request->engine, request->tail);
+	I915_WRITE_TAIL(request->engine,
+			intel_ring_set_tail(request->ring, request->tail));
 }
 
 static void i9xx_emit_breadcrumb(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, u32 *cs)
@@ -1319,11 +1319,23 @@ int intel_ring_pin(struct intel_ring *ring,
 	return PTR_ERR(addr);
 }
 
+void intel_ring_reset(struct intel_ring *ring, u32 tail)
+{
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&ring->request_list));
+	ring->tail = tail;
+	ring->head = tail;
+	ring->emit = tail;
+	intel_ring_update_space(ring);
+}
+
 void intel_ring_unpin(struct intel_ring *ring)
 {
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!ring->vma);
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!ring->vaddr);
 
+	/* Discard any unused bytes beyond that submitted to hw. */
+	intel_ring_reset(ring, ring->tail);
+
 	if (i915_vma_is_map_and_fenceable(ring->vma))
 		i915_vma_unpin_iomap(ring->vma);
 	else
@@ -1555,8 +1567,9 @@ void intel_legacy_submission_resume(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
 	enum intel_engine_id id;
 
+	/* Restart from the beginning of the rings for convenience */
 	for_each_engine(engine, dev_priv, id)
-		engine->buffer->head = engine->buffer->tail;
+		intel_ring_reset(engine->buffer, 0);
 }
 
 static int ring_request_alloc(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
@@ -1609,7 +1622,7 @@ static int wait_for_space(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, int bytes)
 		unsigned space;
 
 		/* Would completion of this request free enough space? */
-		space = __intel_ring_space(target->postfix, ring->tail,
+		space = __intel_ring_space(target->postfix, ring->emit,
 					   ring->size);
 		if (space >= bytes)
 			break;
@@ -1634,8 +1647,8 @@ static int wait_for_space(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, int bytes)
 u32 *intel_ring_begin(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, int num_dwords)
 {
 	struct intel_ring *ring = req->ring;
-	int remain_actual = ring->size - ring->tail;
-	int remain_usable = ring->effective_size - ring->tail;
+	int remain_actual = ring->size - ring->emit;
+	int remain_usable = ring->effective_size - ring->emit;
 	int bytes = num_dwords * sizeof(u32);
 	int total_bytes, wait_bytes;
 	bool need_wrap = false;
@@ -1671,17 +1684,17 @@ u32 *intel_ring_begin(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, int num_dwords)
 
 	if (unlikely(need_wrap)) {
 		GEM_BUG_ON(remain_actual > ring->space);
-		GEM_BUG_ON(ring->tail + remain_actual > ring->size);
+		GEM_BUG_ON(ring->emit + remain_actual > ring->size);
 
 		/* Fill the tail with MI_NOOP */
-		memset(ring->vaddr + ring->tail, 0, remain_actual);
-		ring->tail = 0;
+		memset(ring->vaddr + ring->emit, 0, remain_actual);
+		ring->emit = 0;
 		ring->space -= remain_actual;
 	}
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(ring->tail > ring->size - bytes);
-	cs = ring->vaddr + ring->tail;
-	ring->tail += bytes;
+	GEM_BUG_ON(ring->emit > ring->size - bytes);
+	cs = ring->vaddr + ring->emit;
+	ring->emit += bytes;
 	ring->space -= bytes;
 	GEM_BUG_ON(ring->space < 0);
 
@@ -1692,7 +1705,7 @@ u32 *intel_ring_begin(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, int num_dwords)
 int intel_ring_cacheline_align(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
 {
 	int num_dwords =
-		(req->ring->tail & (CACHELINE_BYTES - 1)) / sizeof(uint32_t);
+		(req->ring->emit & (CACHELINE_BYTES - 1)) / sizeof(uint32_t);
 	u32 *cs;
 
 	if (num_dwords == 0)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 00d36aa4..96710b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ struct intel_ring {
 
 	u32 head;
 	u32 tail;
+	u32 emit;
 
 	int space;
 	int size;
@@ -494,6 +495,8 @@ intel_engine_create_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int size);
 int intel_ring_pin(struct intel_ring *ring,
 		   struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 		   unsigned int offset_bias);
+void intel_ring_reset(struct intel_ring *ring, u32 tail);
+void intel_ring_update_space(struct intel_ring *ring);
 void intel_ring_unpin(struct intel_ring *ring);
 void intel_ring_free(struct intel_ring *ring);
 
@@ -517,7 +520,7 @@ intel_ring_advance(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req, u32 *cs)
 	 * reserved for the command packet (i.e. the value passed to
 	 * intel_ring_begin()).
 	 */
-	GEM_BUG_ON((req->ring->vaddr + req->ring->tail) != cs);
+	GEM_BUG_ON((req->ring->vaddr + req->ring->emit) != cs);
 }
 
 static inline u32
@@ -546,7 +549,19 @@ assert_ring_tail_valid(const struct intel_ring *ring, unsigned int tail)
 	GEM_BUG_ON(tail >= ring->size);
 }
 
-void intel_ring_update_space(struct intel_ring *ring);
+static inline unsigned int
+intel_ring_set_tail(struct intel_ring *ring, unsigned int tail)
+{
+	/* Whilst writes to the tail are strictly order, there is no
+	 * serialisation between readers and the writers. The tail may be
+	 * read by i915_gem_request_retire() just as it is being updated
+	 * by execlists, as although the breadcrumb is complete, the context
+	 * switch hasn't been seen.
+	 */
+	assert_ring_tail_valid(ring, tail);
+	ring->tail = tail;
+	return tail;
+}
 
 void intel_engine_init_global_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno);