diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_client_blt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_client_blt.c
index 81366aa4812b..0598e5382a1d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_client_blt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_client_blt.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static void clear_pages_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 					   0);
 out_request:
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
-		i915_request_skip(rq, err);
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 		err = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index a1636c168e1f..7bb27f382af7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ static int __reloc_gpu_alloc(struct i915_execbuffer *eb,
 	goto out_pool;
 
 skip_request:
-	i915_request_skip(rq, err);
+	i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 err_request:
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 err_unpin:
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ static int eb_move_to_gpu(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 	return 0;
 
 err_skip:
-	i915_request_skip(eb->request, err);
+	i915_request_set_error_once(eb->request, err);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2579,7 +2579,8 @@ static void eb_request_add(struct i915_execbuffer *eb)
 			attr.priority |= I915_PRIORITY_WAIT;
 	} else {
 		/* Serialise with context_close via the add_to_timeline */
-		i915_request_skip(rq, -ENOENT);
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, -ENOENT);
+		__i915_request_skip(rq);
 	}
 
 	local_bh_disable();
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_blt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_blt.c
index 70809d8897cd..39b8a055d80a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_blt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_object_blt.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int i915_gem_object_fill_blt(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 					0);
 out_request:
 	if (unlikely(err))
-		i915_request_skip(rq, err);
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 out_batch:
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ out_unlock:
 	drm_gem_unlock_reservations(objs, ARRAY_SIZE(objs), &acquire);
 out_request:
 	if (unlikely(err))
-		i915_request_skip(rq, err);
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 out_batch:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
index 375d864736f3..77c7e65de7c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ emit_rpcs_query(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	return 0;
 
 skip_request:
-	i915_request_skip(rq, err);
+	i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 err_request:
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 err_batch:
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ static int write_to_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 
 	goto out_vm;
 skip_request:
-	i915_request_skip(rq, err);
+	i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 err_request:
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 err_unpin:
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ static int read_from_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 
 	goto out_vm;
 skip_request:
-	i915_request_skip(rq, err);
+	i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 err_request:
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 err_unpin:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
index 6718da20f35d..772d8cba7da9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int igt_gpu_fill_dw(struct intel_context *ce,
 	return 0;
 
 skip_request:
-	i915_request_skip(rq, err);
+	i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 err_request:
 	i915_request_add(rq);
 err_batch:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index b9b3f78f1324..d123dd7fe98b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static void mark_eio(struct i915_request *rq)
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_request_signaled(rq));
 
-	dma_fence_set_error(&rq->fence, -EIO);
+	i915_request_set_error_once(rq, -EIO);
 	i915_request_mark_complete(rq);
 }
 
@@ -4903,7 +4903,7 @@ static intel_engine_mask_t virtual_submission_mask(struct virtual_engine *ve)
 	mask = rq->execution_mask;
 	if (unlikely(!mask)) {
 		/* Invalid selection, submit to a random engine in error */
-		i915_request_skip(rq, -ENODEV);
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, -ENODEV);
 		mask = ve->siblings[0]->mask;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
index aef6ab58d7d9..10ad816b32e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_reset.c
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ static void engine_skip_context(struct i915_request *rq)
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&engine->active.lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_continue(rq, &engine->active.requests, sched.link)
-		if (rq->context == hung_ctx)
-			i915_request_skip(rq, -EIO);
+		if (rq->context == hung_ctx) {
+			i915_request_set_error_once(rq, -EIO);
+			__i915_request_skip(rq);
+		}
 }
 
 static void client_mark_guilty(struct i915_gem_context *ctx, bool banned)
@@ -154,11 +156,12 @@ void __i915_request_reset(struct i915_request *rq, bool guilty)
 
 	rcu_read_lock(); /* protect the GEM context */
 	if (guilty) {
-		i915_request_skip(rq, -EIO);
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, -EIO);
+		__i915_request_skip(rq);
 		if (mark_guilty(rq))
 			engine_skip_context(rq);
 	} else {
-		dma_fence_set_error(&rq->fence, -EAGAIN);
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, -EAGAIN);
 		mark_innocent(rq);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -785,7 +788,7 @@ static void nop_submit_request(struct i915_request *request)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	RQ_TRACE(request, "-EIO\n");
-	dma_fence_set_error(&request->fence, -EIO);
+	i915_request_set_error_once(request, -EIO);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&engine->active.lock, flags);
 	__i915_request_submit(request);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
index fee743626060..ee241b7eaa3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring_submission.c
@@ -895,9 +895,7 @@ static void reset_cancel(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 	/* Mark all submitted requests as skipped. */
 	list_for_each_entry(request, &engine->active.requests, sched.link) {
-		if (!i915_request_signaled(request))
-			dma_fence_set_error(&request->fence, -EIO);
-
+		i915_request_set_error_once(request, -EIO);
 		i915_request_mark_complete(request);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c
index 5633515c12e9..4a53ded7c2dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/mock_engine.c
@@ -244,9 +244,7 @@ static void mock_reset_cancel(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 	/* Mark all submitted requests as skipped. */
 	list_for_each_entry(request, &engine->active.requests, sched.link) {
-		if (!i915_request_signaled(request))
-			dma_fence_set_error(&request->fence, -EIO);
-
+		i915_request_set_error_once(request, -EIO);
 		i915_request_mark_complete(request);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
index c3514ec7b8db..2b2efff6e19d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ hang_create_request(struct hang *h, struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 cancel_rq:
 	if (err) {
-		i915_request_skip(rq, err);
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 		i915_request_add(rq);
 	}
 unpin_hws:
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 1beaa77f9bb6..fe7778c28d2d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_guc_submission.c
@@ -456,9 +456,7 @@ static void guc_reset_cancel(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 	/* Mark all executing requests as skipped. */
 	list_for_each_entry(rq, &engine->active.requests, sched.link) {
-		if (!i915_request_signaled(rq))
-			dma_fence_set_error(&rq->fence, -EIO);
-
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, -EIO);
 		i915_request_mark_complete(rq);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index d837c1380015..4bfe68edfc81 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -363,6 +363,50 @@ __await_execution(struct i915_request *rq,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool fatal_error(int error)
+{
+	switch (error) {
+	case 0: /* not an error! */
+	case -EAGAIN: /* innocent victim of a GT reset (__i915_request_reset) */
+	case -ETIMEDOUT: /* waiting for Godot (timer_i915_sw_fence_wake) */
+		return false;
+	default:
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+
+void __i915_request_skip(struct i915_request *rq)
+{
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!fatal_error(rq->fence.error));
+
+	if (rq->infix == rq->postfix)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * As this request likely depends on state from the lost
+	 * context, clear out all the user operations leaving the
+	 * breadcrumb at the end (so we get the fence notifications).
+	 */
+	__i915_request_fill(rq, 0);
+	rq->infix = rq->postfix;
+}
+
+void i915_request_set_error_once(struct i915_request *rq, int error)
+{
+	int old;
+
+	GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ERR_VALUE((long)error));
+
+	if (i915_request_signaled(rq))
+		return;
+
+	old = READ_ONCE(rq->fence.error);
+	do {
+		if (fatal_error(old))
+			return;
+	} while (!try_cmpxchg(&rq->fence.error, &old, error));
+}
+
 bool __i915_request_submit(struct i915_request *request)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = request->engine;
@@ -392,8 +436,10 @@ bool __i915_request_submit(struct i915_request *request)
 	if (i915_request_completed(request))
 		goto xfer;
 
-	if (intel_context_is_banned(request->context))
-		i915_request_skip(request, -EIO);
+	if (unlikely(intel_context_is_banned(request->context)))
+		i915_request_set_error_once(request, -EIO);
+	if (unlikely(fatal_error(request->fence.error)))
+		__i915_request_skip(request);
 
 	/*
 	 * Are we using semaphores when the gpu is already saturated?
@@ -519,7 +565,7 @@ submit_notify(struct i915_sw_fence *fence, enum i915_sw_fence_notify state)
 		trace_i915_request_submit(request);
 
 		if (unlikely(fence->error))
-			i915_request_skip(request, fence->error);
+			i915_request_set_error_once(request, fence->error);
 
 		/*
 		 * We need to serialize use of the submit_request() callback
@@ -1209,23 +1255,6 @@ i915_request_await_object(struct i915_request *to,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void i915_request_skip(struct i915_request *rq, int error)
-{
-	GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ERR_VALUE((long)error));
-	dma_fence_set_error(&rq->fence, error);
-
-	if (rq->infix == rq->postfix)
-		return;
-
-	/*
-	 * As this request likely depends on state from the lost
-	 * context, clear out all the user operations leaving the
-	 * breadcrumb at the end (so we get the fence notifications).
-	 */
-	__i915_request_fill(rq, 0);
-	rq->infix = rq->postfix;
-}
-
 static struct i915_request *
 __i915_request_add_to_timeline(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
index da8420f03232..d4bae16b4785 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ __i915_request_create(struct intel_context *ce, gfp_t gfp);
 struct i915_request * __must_check
 i915_request_create(struct intel_context *ce);
 
+void i915_request_set_error_once(struct i915_request *rq, int error);
+void __i915_request_skip(struct i915_request *rq);
+
 struct i915_request *__i915_request_commit(struct i915_request *request);
 void __i915_request_queue(struct i915_request *rq,
 			  const struct i915_sched_attr *attr);
@@ -352,8 +355,6 @@ void i915_request_add(struct i915_request *rq);
 bool __i915_request_submit(struct i915_request *request);
 void i915_request_submit(struct i915_request *request);
 
-void i915_request_skip(struct i915_request *request, int error);
-
 void __i915_request_unsubmit(struct i915_request *request);
 void i915_request_unsubmit(struct i915_request *request);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c
index e8a58fe49c39..9ad4ab088466 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ igt_spinner_create_request(struct igt_spinner *spin,
 
 cancel_rq:
 	if (err) {
-		i915_request_skip(rq, err);
+		i915_request_set_error_once(rq, err);
 		i915_request_add(rq);
 	}
 unpin_hws: