diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index f716e081c813..4b8e5c5fcf84 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -1368,7 +1368,15 @@ void evergreen_ring_ib_execute(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib)
 	/* set to DX10/11 mode */
 	radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_MODE_CONTROL, 0));
 	radeon_ring_write(ring, 1);
-	/* FIXME: implement */
+
+	if (ring->rptr_save_reg) {
+		uint32_t next_rptr = ring->wptr + 3 + 4;
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG, 1));
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, ((ring->rptr_save_reg - 
+					  PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG_START) >> 2));
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, next_rptr);
+	}
+
 	radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_INDIRECT_BUFFER, 2));
 	radeon_ring_write(ring,
 #ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
@@ -3087,13 +3095,11 @@ static int evergreen_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
 	if (r) {
@@ -3137,9 +3143,6 @@ int evergreen_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX];
 
 	r600_audio_fini(rdev);
-	/* FIXME: we should wait for ring to be empty */
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
-	r600_blit_suspend(rdev);
 	r700_cp_stop(rdev);
 	ring->ready = false;
 	evergreen_irq_suspend(rdev);
@@ -3225,20 +3228,14 @@ int evergreen_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = evergreen_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r700_cp_fini(rdev);
 		r600_irq_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		evergreen_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 		rdev->accel_working = false;
@@ -3265,7 +3262,7 @@ void evergreen_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	r700_cp_fini(rdev);
 	r600_irq_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 	evergreen_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 	r600_vram_scratch_fini(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_blit_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_blit_kms.c
index e512560ffc6f..89cb9feb5653 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_blit_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_blit_kms.c
@@ -634,10 +634,6 @@ int evergreen_blit_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 	rdev->r600_blit.max_dim = 16384;
 
-	/* pin copy shader into vram if already initialized */
-	if (rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj)
-		goto done;
-
 	rdev->r600_blit.state_offset = 0;
 
 	if (rdev->family < CHIP_CAYMAN)
@@ -668,11 +664,26 @@ int evergreen_blit_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		obj_size += cayman_ps_size * 4;
 	obj_size = ALIGN(obj_size, 256);
 
-	r = radeon_bo_create(rdev, obj_size, PAGE_SIZE, true, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
-			     NULL, &rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
-	if (r) {
-		DRM_ERROR("evergreen failed to allocate shader\n");
-		return r;
+	/* pin copy shader into vram if not already initialized */
+	if (!rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj) {
+		r = radeon_bo_create(rdev, obj_size, PAGE_SIZE, true,
+				     RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
+				     NULL, &rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
+		if (r) {
+			DRM_ERROR("evergreen failed to allocate shader\n");
+			return r;
+		}
+
+		r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, false);
+		if (unlikely(r != 0))
+			return r;
+		r = radeon_bo_pin(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
+				  &rdev->r600_blit.shader_gpu_addr);
+		radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
+		if (r) {
+			dev_err(rdev->dev, "(%d) pin blit object failed\n", r);
+			return r;
+		}
 	}
 
 	DRM_DEBUG("evergreen blit allocated bo %08x vs %08x ps %08x\n",
@@ -714,17 +725,6 @@ int evergreen_blit_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	radeon_bo_kunmap(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
 	radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
 
-done:
-	r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, false);
-	if (unlikely(r != 0))
-		return r;
-	r = radeon_bo_pin(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
-			  &rdev->r600_blit.shader_gpu_addr);
-	radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "(%d) pin blit object failed\n", r);
-		return r;
-	}
 	radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.real_vram_size);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
index 2366be3df074..ddfef8cdd838 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
@@ -855,6 +855,15 @@ void cayman_ring_ib_execute(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib)
 	/* set to DX10/11 mode */
 	radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_MODE_CONTROL, 0));
 	radeon_ring_write(ring, 1);
+
+	if (ring->rptr_save_reg) {
+		uint32_t next_rptr = ring->wptr + 3 + 4 + 8;
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG, 1));
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, ((ring->rptr_save_reg - 
+					  PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG_START) >> 2));
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, next_rptr);
+	}
+
 	radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_INDIRECT_BUFFER, 2));
 	radeon_ring_write(ring,
 #ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
@@ -981,16 +990,41 @@ static int cayman_cp_start(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 static void cayman_cp_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
+	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX];
 	cayman_cp_enable(rdev, false);
-	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX]);
+	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, ring);
+	radeon_scratch_free(rdev, ring->rptr_save_reg);
 }
 
 int cayman_cp_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
+	static const int ridx[] = {
+		RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX,
+		CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP1_INDEX,
+		CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP2_INDEX
+	};
+	static const unsigned cp_rb_cntl[] = {
+		CP_RB0_CNTL,
+		CP_RB1_CNTL,
+		CP_RB2_CNTL,
+	};
+	static const unsigned cp_rb_rptr_addr[] = {
+		CP_RB0_RPTR_ADDR,
+		CP_RB1_RPTR_ADDR,
+		CP_RB2_RPTR_ADDR
+	};
+	static const unsigned cp_rb_rptr_addr_hi[] = {
+		CP_RB0_RPTR_ADDR_HI,
+		CP_RB1_RPTR_ADDR_HI,
+		CP_RB2_RPTR_ADDR_HI
+	};
+	static const unsigned cp_rb_base[] = {
+		CP_RB0_BASE,
+		CP_RB1_BASE,
+		CP_RB2_BASE
+	};
 	struct radeon_ring *ring;
-	u32 tmp;
-	u32 rb_bufsz;
-	int r;
+	int i, r;
 
 	/* Reset cp; if cp is reset, then PA, SH, VGT also need to be reset */
 	WREG32(GRBM_SOFT_RESET, (SOFT_RESET_CP |
@@ -1012,91 +1046,47 @@ int cayman_cp_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 	WREG32(CP_DEBUG, (1 << 27));
 
-	/* ring 0 - compute and gfx */
-	/* Set ring buffer size */
-	ring = &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX];
-	rb_bufsz = drm_order(ring->ring_size / 8);
-	tmp = (drm_order(RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE/8) << 8) | rb_bufsz;
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
-	tmp |= BUF_SWAP_32BIT;
-#endif
-	WREG32(CP_RB0_CNTL, tmp);
-
-	/* Initialize the ring buffer's read and write pointers */
-	WREG32(CP_RB0_CNTL, tmp | RB_RPTR_WR_ENA);
-	ring->wptr = 0;
-	WREG32(CP_RB0_WPTR, ring->wptr);
-
 	/* set the wb address wether it's enabled or not */
-	WREG32(CP_RB0_RPTR_ADDR, (rdev->wb.gpu_addr + RADEON_WB_CP_RPTR_OFFSET) & 0xFFFFFFFC);
-	WREG32(CP_RB0_RPTR_ADDR_HI, upper_32_bits(rdev->wb.gpu_addr + RADEON_WB_CP_RPTR_OFFSET) & 0xFF);
 	WREG32(SCRATCH_ADDR, ((rdev->wb.gpu_addr + RADEON_WB_SCRATCH_OFFSET) >> 8) & 0xFFFFFFFF);
+	WREG32(SCRATCH_UMSK, 0xff);
 
-	if (rdev->wb.enabled)
-		WREG32(SCRATCH_UMSK, 0xff);
-	else {
-		tmp |= RB_NO_UPDATE;
-		WREG32(SCRATCH_UMSK, 0);
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+		uint32_t rb_cntl;
+		uint64_t addr;
+
+		/* Set ring buffer size */
+		ring = &rdev->ring[ridx[i]];
+		rb_cntl = drm_order(ring->ring_size / 8);
+		rb_cntl |= drm_order(RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE/8) << 8;
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+		rb_cntl |= BUF_SWAP_32BIT;
+#endif
+		WREG32(cp_rb_cntl[i], rb_cntl);
+
+		/* set the wb address wether it's enabled or not */
+		addr = rdev->wb.gpu_addr + RADEON_WB_CP_RPTR_OFFSET;
+		WREG32(cp_rb_rptr_addr[i], addr & 0xFFFFFFFC);
+		WREG32(cp_rb_rptr_addr_hi[i], upper_32_bits(addr) & 0xFF);
 	}
 
-	mdelay(1);
-	WREG32(CP_RB0_CNTL, tmp);
+	/* set the rb base addr, this causes an internal reset of ALL rings */
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+		ring = &rdev->ring[ridx[i]];
+		WREG32(cp_rb_base[i], ring->gpu_addr >> 8);
+	}
 
-	WREG32(CP_RB0_BASE, ring->gpu_addr >> 8);
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+		/* Initialize the ring buffer's read and write pointers */
+		ring = &rdev->ring[ridx[i]];
+		WREG32_P(cp_rb_cntl[i], RB_RPTR_WR_ENA, ~RB_RPTR_WR_ENA);
 
-	ring->rptr = RREG32(CP_RB0_RPTR);
+		ring->rptr = ring->wptr = 0;
+		WREG32(ring->rptr_reg, ring->rptr);
+		WREG32(ring->wptr_reg, ring->wptr);
 
-	/* ring1  - compute only */
-	/* Set ring buffer size */
-	ring = &rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP1_INDEX];
-	rb_bufsz = drm_order(ring->ring_size / 8);
-	tmp = (drm_order(RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE/8) << 8) | rb_bufsz;
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
-	tmp |= BUF_SWAP_32BIT;
-#endif
-	WREG32(CP_RB1_CNTL, tmp);
-
-	/* Initialize the ring buffer's read and write pointers */
-	WREG32(CP_RB1_CNTL, tmp | RB_RPTR_WR_ENA);
-	ring->wptr = 0;
-	WREG32(CP_RB1_WPTR, ring->wptr);
-
-	/* set the wb address wether it's enabled or not */
-	WREG32(CP_RB1_RPTR_ADDR, (rdev->wb.gpu_addr + RADEON_WB_CP1_RPTR_OFFSET) & 0xFFFFFFFC);
-	WREG32(CP_RB1_RPTR_ADDR_HI, upper_32_bits(rdev->wb.gpu_addr + RADEON_WB_CP1_RPTR_OFFSET) & 0xFF);
-
-	mdelay(1);
-	WREG32(CP_RB1_CNTL, tmp);
-
-	WREG32(CP_RB1_BASE, ring->gpu_addr >> 8);
-
-	ring->rptr = RREG32(CP_RB1_RPTR);
-
-	/* ring2 - compute only */
-	/* Set ring buffer size */
-	ring = &rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP2_INDEX];
-	rb_bufsz = drm_order(ring->ring_size / 8);
-	tmp = (drm_order(RADEON_GPU_PAGE_SIZE/8) << 8) | rb_bufsz;
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
-	tmp |= BUF_SWAP_32BIT;
-#endif
-	WREG32(CP_RB2_CNTL, tmp);
-
-	/* Initialize the ring buffer's read and write pointers */
-	WREG32(CP_RB2_CNTL, tmp | RB_RPTR_WR_ENA);
-	ring->wptr = 0;
-	WREG32(CP_RB2_WPTR, ring->wptr);
-
-	/* set the wb address wether it's enabled or not */
-	WREG32(CP_RB2_RPTR_ADDR, (rdev->wb.gpu_addr + RADEON_WB_CP2_RPTR_OFFSET) & 0xFFFFFFFC);
-	WREG32(CP_RB2_RPTR_ADDR_HI, upper_32_bits(rdev->wb.gpu_addr + RADEON_WB_CP2_RPTR_OFFSET) & 0xFF);
-
-	mdelay(1);
-	WREG32(CP_RB2_CNTL, tmp);
-
-	WREG32(CP_RB2_BASE, ring->gpu_addr >> 8);
-
-	ring->rptr = RREG32(CP_RB2_RPTR);
+		mdelay(1);
+		WREG32_P(cp_rb_cntl[i], 0, ~RB_RPTR_WR_ENA);
+	}
 
 	/* start the rings */
 	cayman_cp_start(rdev);
@@ -1291,17 +1281,17 @@ static int cayman_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_vm_manager_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_vm_manager_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "vm manager initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
 	if (r)
@@ -1334,10 +1324,6 @@ int cayman_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 int cayman_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	r600_audio_fini(rdev);
-	/* FIXME: we should wait for ring to be empty */
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
-	radeon_vm_manager_suspend(rdev);
-	r600_blit_suspend(rdev);
 	cayman_cp_enable(rdev, false);
 	rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX].ready = false;
 	evergreen_irq_suspend(rdev);
@@ -1413,17 +1399,7 @@ int cayman_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-	r = radeon_vm_manager_init(rdev);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "vm manager initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-	}
-
 	r = cayman_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "disabling GPU acceleration\n");
@@ -1432,7 +1408,7 @@ int cayman_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_IGP)
 			si_rlc_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_vm_manager_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		cayman_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
@@ -1463,7 +1439,7 @@ void cayman_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		si_rlc_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_vm_manager_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 	cayman_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 	r600_vram_scratch_fini(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
index d06c8dd8ddfa..e0f5ae895f07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
@@ -3722,12 +3722,6 @@ int r100_ib_test(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring)
 	return r;
 }
 
-void r100_ib_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
-{
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
-	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
-}
-
 void r100_mc_stop(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct r100_mc_save *save)
 {
 	/* Shutdown CP we shouldn't need to do that but better be safe than
@@ -3887,13 +3881,11 @@ static int r100_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3930,7 +3922,6 @@ int r100_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 int r100_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
 	r100_cp_disable(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_disable(rdev);
 	r100_irq_disable(rdev);
@@ -3943,7 +3934,7 @@ void r100_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_gem_fini(rdev);
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_PCI)
 		r100_pci_gart_fini(rdev);
@@ -4050,20 +4041,14 @@ int r100_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	}
 	r100_set_safe_registers(rdev);
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = r100_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		/* Somethings want wront with the accel init stop accel */
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "Disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_PCI)
 			r100_pci_gart_fini(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c
index 97722a33e513..646a1927dda7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c
@@ -1391,13 +1391,11 @@ static int r300_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1436,7 +1434,6 @@ int r300_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 int r300_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
 	r100_cp_disable(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_disable(rdev);
 	r100_irq_disable(rdev);
@@ -1451,7 +1448,7 @@ void r300_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_gem_fini(rdev);
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_PCIE)
 		rv370_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
@@ -1538,20 +1535,14 @@ int r300_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	}
 	r300_set_reg_safe(rdev);
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = r300_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		/* Somethings want wront with the accel init stop accel */
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "Disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_PCIE)
 			rv370_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r420.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r420.c
index 99137be7a300..f2f5bf6d339f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r420.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r420.c
@@ -275,13 +275,11 @@ static int r420_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	}
 	r420_cp_errata_init(rdev);
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -324,7 +322,6 @@ int r420_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 int r420_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
 	r420_cp_errata_fini(rdev);
 	r100_cp_disable(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_disable(rdev);
@@ -340,7 +337,7 @@ void r420_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_gem_fini(rdev);
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_PCIE)
 		rv370_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
@@ -438,20 +435,14 @@ int r420_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	}
 	r420_set_reg_safe(rdev);
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = r420_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		/* Somethings want wront with the accel init stop accel */
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "Disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_PCIE)
 			rv370_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r520.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r520.c
index b5cf8375cd25..079d3c52c08a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r520.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r520.c
@@ -203,13 +203,11 @@ static int r520_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -311,20 +309,14 @@ int r520_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	rv515_set_safe_registers(rdev);
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = r520_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		/* Somethings want wront with the accel init stop accel */
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "Disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		rv370_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_agp_fini(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index 43d0c41922a5..3156d251b3c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -2155,18 +2155,27 @@ int r600_cp_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 void r600_ring_init(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring, unsigned ring_size)
 {
 	u32 rb_bufsz;
+	int r;
 
 	/* Align ring size */
 	rb_bufsz = drm_order(ring_size / 8);
 	ring_size = (1 << (rb_bufsz + 1)) * 4;
 	ring->ring_size = ring_size;
 	ring->align_mask = 16 - 1;
+
+	r = radeon_scratch_get(rdev, &ring->rptr_save_reg);
+	if (r) {
+		DRM_ERROR("failed to get scratch reg for rptr save (%d).\n", r);
+		ring->rptr_save_reg = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 void r600_cp_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
+	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX];
 	r600_cp_stop(rdev);
-	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX]);
+	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, ring);
+	radeon_scratch_free(rdev, ring->rptr_save_reg);
 }
 
 
@@ -2307,20 +2316,6 @@ int r600_copy_blit(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void r600_blit_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
-{
-	int r;
-
-	/* unpin shaders bo */
-	if (rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj) {
-		r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, false);
-		if (!r) {
-			radeon_bo_unpin(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
-			radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 int r600_set_surface_reg(struct radeon_device *rdev, int reg,
 			 uint32_t tiling_flags, uint32_t pitch,
 			 uint32_t offset, uint32_t obj_size)
@@ -2403,13 +2398,11 @@ int r600_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
 	if (r) {
@@ -2459,9 +2452,6 @@ int r600_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 int r600_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	r600_audio_fini(rdev);
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
-	r600_blit_suspend(rdev);
-	/* FIXME: we should wait for ring to be empty */
 	r600_cp_stop(rdev);
 	rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX].ready = false;
 	r600_irq_suspend(rdev);
@@ -2543,20 +2533,14 @@ int r600_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = r600_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r600_cp_fini(rdev);
 		r600_irq_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		r600_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 		rdev->accel_working = false;
@@ -2572,7 +2556,7 @@ void r600_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	r600_cp_fini(rdev);
 	r600_irq_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 	r600_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 	r600_vram_scratch_fini(rdev);
@@ -2593,7 +2577,14 @@ void r600_ring_ib_execute(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib)
 {
 	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[ib->ring];
 
-	/* FIXME: implement */
+	if (ring->rptr_save_reg) {
+		uint32_t next_rptr = ring->wptr + 3 + 4;
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG, 1));
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, ((ring->rptr_save_reg -
+					 PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG_OFFSET) >> 2));
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, next_rptr);
+	}
+
 	radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_INDIRECT_BUFFER, 2));
 	radeon_ring_write(ring,
 #ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c
index 2b8d6418a30c..2bef8549ddfe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_blit_kms.c
@@ -524,10 +524,6 @@ int r600_blit_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 	rdev->r600_blit.max_dim = 8192;
 
-	/* pin copy shader into vram if already initialized */
-	if (rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj)
-		goto done;
-
 	rdev->r600_blit.state_offset = 0;
 
 	if (rdev->family >= CHIP_RV770)
@@ -552,11 +548,26 @@ int r600_blit_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	obj_size += r6xx_ps_size * 4;
 	obj_size = ALIGN(obj_size, 256);
 
-	r = radeon_bo_create(rdev, obj_size, PAGE_SIZE, true, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
-			     NULL, &rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
-	if (r) {
-		DRM_ERROR("r600 failed to allocate shader\n");
-		return r;
+	/* pin copy shader into vram if not already initialized */
+	if (rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj == NULL) {
+		r = radeon_bo_create(rdev, obj_size, PAGE_SIZE, true,
+				     RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
+				     NULL, &rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
+		if (r) {
+			DRM_ERROR("r600 failed to allocate shader\n");
+			return r;
+		}
+
+		r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, false);
+		if (unlikely(r != 0))
+			return r;
+		r = radeon_bo_pin(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
+				  &rdev->r600_blit.shader_gpu_addr);
+		radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
+		if (r) {
+			dev_err(rdev->dev, "(%d) pin blit object failed\n", r);
+			return r;
+		}
 	}
 
 	DRM_DEBUG("r6xx blit allocated bo %08x vs %08x ps %08x\n",
@@ -587,17 +598,6 @@ int r600_blit_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	radeon_bo_kunmap(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
 	radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
 
-done:
-	r = radeon_bo_reserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, false);
-	if (unlikely(r != 0))
-		return r;
-	r = radeon_bo_pin(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj, RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM,
-			  &rdev->r600_blit.shader_gpu_addr);
-	radeon_bo_unreserve(rdev->r600_blit.shader_obj);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "(%d) pin blit object failed\n", r);
-		return r;
-	}
 	radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(rdev, rdev->mc.real_vram_size);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index 77b4519b19b8..6715e4c695fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ void radeon_fence_process(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring);
 bool radeon_fence_signaled(struct radeon_fence *fence);
 int radeon_fence_wait(struct radeon_fence *fence, bool interruptible);
 int radeon_fence_wait_next_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring);
-int radeon_fence_wait_empty_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring);
+void radeon_fence_wait_empty_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring);
 int radeon_fence_wait_any(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 			  struct radeon_fence **fences,
 			  bool intr);
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ struct radeon_ring {
 	unsigned		rptr;
 	unsigned		rptr_offs;
 	unsigned		rptr_reg;
+	unsigned		rptr_save_reg;
 	unsigned		wptr;
 	unsigned		wptr_old;
 	unsigned		wptr_reg;
@@ -735,8 +736,6 @@ struct r600_blit {
 	u32 state_len;
 };
 
-void r600_blit_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev);
-
 /*
  * SI RLC stuff
  */
@@ -755,8 +754,6 @@ void radeon_ib_free(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib);
 int radeon_ib_schedule(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib);
 int radeon_ib_pool_init(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 void radeon_ib_pool_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev);
-int radeon_ib_pool_start(struct radeon_device *rdev);
-int radeon_ib_pool_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 int radeon_ib_ring_tests(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 /* Ring access between begin & end cannot sleep */
 int radeon_ring_index(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *cp);
@@ -771,6 +768,10 @@ int radeon_ring_test(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *cp);
 void radeon_ring_force_activity(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring);
 void radeon_ring_lockup_update(struct radeon_ring *ring);
 bool radeon_ring_test_lockup(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring);
+unsigned radeon_ring_backup(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring,
+			    uint32_t **data);
+int radeon_ring_restore(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring,
+			unsigned size, uint32_t *data);
 int radeon_ring_init(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *cp, unsigned ring_size,
 		     unsigned rptr_offs, unsigned rptr_reg, unsigned wptr_reg,
 		     u32 ptr_reg_shift, u32 ptr_reg_mask, u32 nop);
@@ -1446,6 +1447,7 @@ struct radeon_device {
 	struct device			*dev;
 	struct drm_device		*ddev;
 	struct pci_dev			*pdev;
+	struct rw_semaphore		exclusive_lock;
 	/* ASIC */
 	union radeon_asic_config	config;
 	enum radeon_family		family;
@@ -1762,8 +1764,6 @@ extern void radeon_ttm_set_active_vram_size(struct radeon_device *rdev, u64 size
  */
 int radeon_vm_manager_init(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 void radeon_vm_manager_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev);
-int radeon_vm_manager_start(struct radeon_device *rdev);
-int radeon_vm_manager_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 int radeon_vm_init(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_vm *vm);
 void radeon_vm_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_vm *vm);
 int radeon_vm_bind(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_vm *vm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.h
index 94c427ab0f5c..f4af24310438 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ int r100_pci_gart_enable(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 void r100_pci_gart_disable(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 int r100_debugfs_mc_info_init(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 int r100_gui_wait_for_idle(struct radeon_device *rdev);
-void r100_ib_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 int r100_ib_test(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring);
 void r100_irq_disable(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 void r100_mc_stop(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct r100_mc_save *save);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
index f1b75275f594..553da67a4cdd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_cs.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static int radeon_cs_ib_chunk(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to schedule IB !\n");
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return r;
 }
 
 static int radeon_bo_vm_update_pte(struct radeon_cs_parser *parser,
@@ -499,7 +499,9 @@ int radeon_cs_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *filp)
 	struct radeon_cs_parser parser;
 	int r;
 
+	down_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 	if (!rdev->accel_working) {
+		up_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	/* initialize parser */
@@ -512,6 +514,7 @@ int radeon_cs_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *filp)
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to initialize parser !\n");
 		radeon_cs_parser_fini(&parser, r);
+		up_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 		r = radeon_cs_handle_lockup(rdev, r);
 		return r;
 	}
@@ -520,6 +523,7 @@ int radeon_cs_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *filp)
 		if (r != -ERESTARTSYS)
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to parse relocation %d!\n", r);
 		radeon_cs_parser_fini(&parser, r);
+		up_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 		r = radeon_cs_handle_lockup(rdev, r);
 		return r;
 	}
@@ -533,6 +537,7 @@ int radeon_cs_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *filp)
 	}
 out:
 	radeon_cs_parser_fini(&parser, r);
+	up_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 	r = radeon_cs_handle_lockup(rdev, r);
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
index f654ba80e96e..0302a9f3e674 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
@@ -734,6 +734,7 @@ int radeon_device_init(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	mutex_init(&rdev->gem.mutex);
 	mutex_init(&rdev->pm.mutex);
 	init_rwsem(&rdev->pm.mclk_lock);
+	init_rwsem(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&rdev->irq.vblank_queue);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&rdev->irq.idle_queue);
 	r = radeon_gem_init(rdev);
@@ -821,6 +822,10 @@ int radeon_device_init(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
+	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
+	if (r)
+		DRM_ERROR("ib ring test failed (%d).\n", r);
+
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_AGP && !rdev->accel_working) {
 		/* Acceleration not working on AGP card try again
 		 * with fallback to PCI or PCIE GART
@@ -945,6 +950,7 @@ int radeon_resume_kms(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
+	int r;
 
 	if (dev->switch_power_state == DRM_SWITCH_POWER_OFF)
 		return 0;
@@ -959,6 +965,11 @@ int radeon_resume_kms(struct drm_device *dev)
 	/* resume AGP if in use */
 	radeon_agp_resume(rdev);
 	radeon_resume(rdev);
+
+	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
+	if (r)
+		DRM_ERROR("ib ring test failed (%d).\n", r);
+
 	radeon_pm_resume(rdev);
 	radeon_restore_bios_scratch_regs(rdev);
 
@@ -985,28 +996,67 @@ int radeon_resume_kms(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 int radeon_gpu_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	int r;
+	unsigned ring_sizes[RADEON_NUM_RINGS];
+	uint32_t *ring_data[RADEON_NUM_RINGS];
+
+	bool saved = false;
+
+	int i, r;
 	int resched;
 
+	down_write(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 	radeon_save_bios_scratch_regs(rdev);
 	/* block TTM */
 	resched = ttm_bo_lock_delayed_workqueue(&rdev->mman.bdev);
 	radeon_suspend(rdev);
 
-	r = radeon_asic_reset(rdev);
-	if (!r) {
-		dev_info(rdev->dev, "GPU reset succeed\n");
-		radeon_resume(rdev);
-		radeon_restore_bios_scratch_regs(rdev);
-		drm_helper_resume_force_mode(rdev->ddev);
-		ttm_bo_unlock_delayed_workqueue(&rdev->mman.bdev, resched);
+	for (i = 0; i < RADEON_NUM_RINGS; ++i) {
+		ring_sizes[i] = radeon_ring_backup(rdev, &rdev->ring[i],
+						   &ring_data[i]);
+		if (ring_sizes[i]) {
+			saved = true;
+			dev_info(rdev->dev, "Saved %d dwords of commands "
+				 "on ring %d.\n", ring_sizes[i], i);
+		}
 	}
 
+retry:
+	r = radeon_asic_reset(rdev);
+	if (!r) {
+		dev_info(rdev->dev, "GPU reset succeeded, trying to resume\n");
+		radeon_resume(rdev);
+	}
+
+	radeon_restore_bios_scratch_regs(rdev);
+	drm_helper_resume_force_mode(rdev->ddev);
+
+	if (!r) {
+		for (i = 0; i < RADEON_NUM_RINGS; ++i) {
+			radeon_ring_restore(rdev, &rdev->ring[i],
+					    ring_sizes[i], ring_data[i]);
+		}
+
+		r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
+		if (r) {
+			dev_err(rdev->dev, "ib ring test failed (%d).\n", r);
+			if (saved) {
+				radeon_suspend(rdev);
+				goto retry;
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		for (i = 0; i < RADEON_NUM_RINGS; ++i) {
+			kfree(ring_data[i]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	ttm_bo_unlock_delayed_workqueue(&rdev->mman.bdev, resched);
 	if (r) {
 		/* bad news, how to tell it to userspace ? */
 		dev_info(rdev->dev, "GPU reset failed\n");
 	}
 
+	up_write(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fence.c
index 7b55625a5e18..76c5b22bfd22 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fence.c
@@ -42,21 +42,23 @@
 
 static void radeon_fence_write(struct radeon_device *rdev, u32 seq, int ring)
 {
-	if (rdev->wb.enabled) {
-		*rdev->fence_drv[ring].cpu_addr = cpu_to_le32(seq);
+	struct radeon_fence_driver *drv = &rdev->fence_drv[ring];
+	if (likely(rdev->wb.enabled || !drv->scratch_reg)) {
+		*drv->cpu_addr = cpu_to_le32(seq);
 	} else {
-		WREG32(rdev->fence_drv[ring].scratch_reg, seq);
+		WREG32(drv->scratch_reg, seq);
 	}
 }
 
 static u32 radeon_fence_read(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring)
 {
+	struct radeon_fence_driver *drv = &rdev->fence_drv[ring];
 	u32 seq = 0;
 
-	if (rdev->wb.enabled) {
-		seq = le32_to_cpu(*rdev->fence_drv[ring].cpu_addr);
+	if (likely(rdev->wb.enabled || !drv->scratch_reg)) {
+		seq = le32_to_cpu(*drv->cpu_addr);
 	} else {
-		seq = RREG32(rdev->fence_drv[ring].scratch_reg);
+		seq = RREG32(drv->scratch_reg);
 	}
 	return seq;
 }
@@ -440,14 +442,11 @@ int radeon_fence_wait_any(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* caller must hold ring lock */
 int radeon_fence_wait_next_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring)
 {
 	uint64_t seq;
 
-	/* We are not protected by ring lock when reading current seq but
-	 * it's ok as worst case is we return to early while we could have
-	 * wait.
-	 */
 	seq = atomic64_read(&rdev->fence_drv[ring].last_seq) + 1ULL;
 	if (seq >= rdev->fence_drv[ring].sync_seq[ring]) {
 		/* nothing to wait for, last_seq is
@@ -457,15 +456,27 @@ int radeon_fence_wait_next_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring)
 	return radeon_fence_wait_seq(rdev, seq, ring, false, false);
 }
 
-int radeon_fence_wait_empty_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring)
+/* caller must hold ring lock */
+void radeon_fence_wait_empty_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring)
 {
-	/* We are not protected by ring lock when reading current seq
-	 * but it's ok as wait empty is call from place where no more
-	 * activity can be scheduled so there won't be concurrent access
-	 * to seq value.
-	 */
-	return radeon_fence_wait_seq(rdev, rdev->fence_drv[ring].sync_seq[ring],
-				     ring, false, false);
+	uint64_t seq = rdev->fence_drv[ring].sync_seq[ring];
+
+	while(1) {
+		int r;
+		r = radeon_fence_wait_seq(rdev, seq, ring, false, false);
+		if (r == -EDEADLK) {
+			mutex_unlock(&rdev->ring_lock);
+			r = radeon_gpu_reset(rdev);
+			mutex_lock(&rdev->ring_lock);
+			if (!r)
+				continue;
+		}
+		if (r) {
+			dev_err(rdev->dev, "error waiting for ring to become"
+				" idle (%d)\n", r);
+		}
+		return;
+	}
 }
 
 struct radeon_fence *radeon_fence_ref(struct radeon_fence *fence)
@@ -567,7 +578,7 @@ int radeon_fence_driver_start_ring(struct radeon_device *rdev, int ring)
 	}
 	rdev->fence_drv[ring].cpu_addr = &rdev->wb.wb[index/4];
 	rdev->fence_drv[ring].gpu_addr = rdev->wb.gpu_addr + index;
-	radeon_fence_write(rdev, rdev->fence_drv[ring].sync_seq[ring], ring);
+	radeon_fence_write(rdev, atomic64_read(&rdev->fence_drv[ring].last_seq), ring);
 	rdev->fence_drv[ring].initialized = true;
 	dev_info(rdev->dev, "fence driver on ring %d use gpu addr 0x%016llx and cpu addr 0x%p\n",
 		 ring, rdev->fence_drv[ring].gpu_addr, rdev->fence_drv[ring].cpu_addr);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c
index 2b34c1a91421..56752da4b816 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gart.c
@@ -282,27 +282,58 @@ void radeon_gart_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
  *
  * TODO bind a default page at vm initialization for default address
  */
+
 int radeon_vm_manager_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
+	struct radeon_vm *vm;
+	struct radeon_bo_va *bo_va;
 	int r;
 
-	rdev->vm_manager.enabled = false;
+	if (!rdev->vm_manager.enabled) {
+		/* mark first vm as always in use, it's the system one */
+		r = radeon_sa_bo_manager_init(rdev, &rdev->vm_manager.sa_manager,
+					      rdev->vm_manager.max_pfn * 8,
+					      RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM);
+		if (r) {
+			dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed to allocate vm bo (%dKB)\n",
+				(rdev->vm_manager.max_pfn * 8) >> 10);
+			return r;
+		}
 
-	/* mark first vm as always in use, it's the system one */
-	r = radeon_sa_bo_manager_init(rdev, &rdev->vm_manager.sa_manager,
-				      rdev->vm_manager.max_pfn * 8,
-				      RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_VRAM);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed to allocate vm bo (%dKB)\n",
-			(rdev->vm_manager.max_pfn * 8) >> 10);
-		return r;
-	}
-
-	r = rdev->vm_manager.funcs->init(rdev);
-	if (r == 0)
+		r = rdev->vm_manager.funcs->init(rdev);
+		if (r)
+			return r;
+	
 		rdev->vm_manager.enabled = true;
 
-	return r;
+		r = radeon_sa_bo_manager_start(rdev, &rdev->vm_manager.sa_manager);
+		if (r)
+			return r;
+	}
+
+	/* restore page table */
+	list_for_each_entry(vm, &rdev->vm_manager.lru_vm, list) {
+		if (vm->id == -1)
+			continue;
+
+		list_for_each_entry(bo_va, &vm->va, vm_list) {
+			struct ttm_mem_reg *mem = NULL;
+			if (bo_va->valid)
+				mem = &bo_va->bo->tbo.mem;
+
+			bo_va->valid = false;
+			r = radeon_vm_bo_update_pte(rdev, vm, bo_va->bo, mem);
+			if (r) {
+				DRM_ERROR("Failed to update pte for vm %d!\n", vm->id);
+			}
+		}
+
+		r = rdev->vm_manager.funcs->bind(rdev, vm, vm->id);
+		if (r) {
+			DRM_ERROR("Failed to bind vm %d!\n", vm->id);
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* global mutex must be lock */
@@ -316,10 +347,21 @@ static void radeon_vm_unbind_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	}
 
 	/* wait for vm use to end */
-	if (vm->fence) {
-		radeon_fence_wait(vm->fence, false);
-		radeon_fence_unref(&vm->fence);
+	while (vm->fence) {
+		int r;
+		r = radeon_fence_wait(vm->fence, false);
+		if (r)
+			DRM_ERROR("error while waiting for fence: %d\n", r);
+		if (r == -EDEADLK) {
+			mutex_unlock(&rdev->vm_manager.lock);
+			r = radeon_gpu_reset(rdev);
+			mutex_lock(&rdev->vm_manager.lock);
+			if (!r)
+				continue;
+		}
+		break;
 	}
+	radeon_fence_unref(&vm->fence);
 
 	/* hw unbind */
 	rdev->vm_manager.funcs->unbind(rdev, vm);
@@ -335,27 +377,12 @@ static void radeon_vm_unbind_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 }
 
 void radeon_vm_manager_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
-{
-	if (rdev->vm_manager.sa_manager.bo == NULL)
-		return;
-	radeon_vm_manager_suspend(rdev);
-	rdev->vm_manager.funcs->fini(rdev);
-	radeon_sa_bo_manager_fini(rdev, &rdev->vm_manager.sa_manager);
-	rdev->vm_manager.enabled = false;
-}
-
-int radeon_vm_manager_start(struct radeon_device *rdev)
-{
-	if (rdev->vm_manager.sa_manager.bo == NULL) {
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	return radeon_sa_bo_manager_start(rdev, &rdev->vm_manager.sa_manager);
-}
-
-int radeon_vm_manager_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	struct radeon_vm *vm, *tmp;
 
+	if (!rdev->vm_manager.enabled)
+		return;
+
 	mutex_lock(&rdev->vm_manager.lock);
 	/* unbind all active vm */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(vm, tmp, &rdev->vm_manager.lru_vm, list) {
@@ -363,7 +390,10 @@ int radeon_vm_manager_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	}
 	rdev->vm_manager.funcs->fini(rdev);
 	mutex_unlock(&rdev->vm_manager.lock);
-	return radeon_sa_bo_manager_suspend(rdev, &rdev->vm_manager.sa_manager);
+
+	radeon_sa_bo_manager_suspend(rdev, &rdev->vm_manager.sa_manager);
+	radeon_sa_bo_manager_fini(rdev, &rdev->vm_manager.sa_manager);
+	rdev->vm_manager.enabled = false;
 }
 
 /* global mutex must be locked */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
index d9b0809be4e4..b0be9c4f4c91 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_gem.c
@@ -215,12 +215,14 @@ int radeon_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	uint32_t handle;
 	int r;
 
+	down_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 	/* create a gem object to contain this object in */
 	args->size = roundup(args->size, PAGE_SIZE);
 	r = radeon_gem_object_create(rdev, args->size, args->alignment,
 					args->initial_domain, false,
 					false, &gobj);
 	if (r) {
+		up_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 		r = radeon_gem_handle_lockup(rdev, r);
 		return r;
 	}
@@ -228,10 +230,12 @@ int radeon_gem_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	/* drop reference from allocate - handle holds it now */
 	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
 	if (r) {
+		up_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 		r = radeon_gem_handle_lockup(rdev, r);
 		return r;
 	}
 	args->handle = handle;
+	up_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -240,6 +244,7 @@ int radeon_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 {
 	/* transition the BO to a domain -
 	 * just validate the BO into a certain domain */
+	struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_radeon_gem_set_domain *args = data;
 	struct drm_gem_object *gobj;
 	struct radeon_bo *robj;
@@ -247,10 +252,12 @@ int radeon_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 
 	/* for now if someone requests domain CPU -
 	 * just make sure the buffer is finished with */
+	down_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 
 	/* just do a BO wait for now */
 	gobj = drm_gem_object_lookup(dev, filp, args->handle);
 	if (gobj == NULL) {
+		up_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 	robj = gem_to_radeon_bo(gobj);
@@ -258,6 +265,7 @@ int radeon_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	r = radeon_gem_set_domain(gobj, args->read_domains, args->write_domain);
 
 	drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(gobj);
+	up_read(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 	r = radeon_gem_handle_lockup(robj->rdev, r);
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
index 0826e77f99ae..75cbe4641138 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_ring.c
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ int radeon_ib_pool_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r) {
 		return r;
 	}
+
+	r = radeon_sa_bo_manager_start(rdev, &rdev->ring_tmp_bo);
+	if (r) {
+		return r;
+	}
+
 	rdev->ib_pool_ready = true;
 	if (radeon_debugfs_sa_init(rdev)) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed to register debugfs file for SA\n");
@@ -139,21 +145,12 @@ int radeon_ib_pool_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 void radeon_ib_pool_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	if (rdev->ib_pool_ready) {
+		radeon_sa_bo_manager_suspend(rdev, &rdev->ring_tmp_bo);
 		radeon_sa_bo_manager_fini(rdev, &rdev->ring_tmp_bo);
 		rdev->ib_pool_ready = false;
 	}
 }
 
-int radeon_ib_pool_start(struct radeon_device *rdev)
-{
-	return radeon_sa_bo_manager_start(rdev, &rdev->ring_tmp_bo);
-}
-
-int radeon_ib_pool_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
-{
-	return radeon_sa_bo_manager_suspend(rdev, &rdev->ring_tmp_bo);
-}
-
 int radeon_ib_ring_tests(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	unsigned i;
@@ -272,13 +269,8 @@ int radeon_ring_lock(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring, unsig
 
 void radeon_ring_commit(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring)
 {
-	unsigned count_dw_pad;
-	unsigned i;
-
 	/* We pad to match fetch size */
-	count_dw_pad = (ring->align_mask + 1) -
-		       (ring->wptr & ring->align_mask);
-	for (i = 0; i < count_dw_pad; i++) {
+	while (ring->wptr & ring->align_mask) {
 		radeon_ring_write(ring, ring->nop);
 	}
 	DRM_MEMORYBARRIER();
@@ -370,6 +362,88 @@ bool radeon_ring_test_lockup(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *rin
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * radeon_ring_backup - Back up the content of a ring
+ *
+ * @rdev: radeon_device pointer
+ * @ring: the ring we want to back up
+ *
+ * Saves all unprocessed commits from a ring, returns the number of dwords saved.
+ */
+unsigned radeon_ring_backup(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring,
+			    uint32_t **data)
+{
+	unsigned size, ptr, i;
+	int ridx = radeon_ring_index(rdev, ring);
+
+	/* just in case lock the ring */
+	mutex_lock(&rdev->ring_lock);
+	*data = NULL;
+
+	if (ring->ring_obj == NULL || !ring->rptr_save_reg) {
+		mutex_unlock(&rdev->ring_lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* it doesn't make sense to save anything if all fences are signaled */
+	if (!radeon_fence_count_emitted(rdev, ridx)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&rdev->ring_lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* calculate the number of dw on the ring */
+	ptr = RREG32(ring->rptr_save_reg);
+	size = ring->wptr + (ring->ring_size / 4);
+	size -= ptr;
+	size &= ring->ptr_mask;
+	if (size == 0) {
+		mutex_unlock(&rdev->ring_lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* and then save the content of the ring */
+	*data = kmalloc(size * 4, GFP_KERNEL);
+	for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+		(*data)[i] = ring->ring[ptr++];
+		ptr &= ring->ptr_mask;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&rdev->ring_lock);
+	return size;
+}
+
+/**
+ * radeon_ring_restore - append saved commands to the ring again
+ *
+ * @rdev: radeon_device pointer
+ * @ring: ring to append commands to
+ * @size: number of dwords we want to write
+ * @data: saved commands
+ *
+ * Allocates space on the ring and restore the previously saved commands.
+ */
+int radeon_ring_restore(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring,
+			unsigned size, uint32_t *data)
+{
+	int i, r;
+
+	if (!size || !data)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* restore the saved ring content */
+	r = radeon_ring_lock(rdev, ring, size);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, data[i]);
+	}
+
+	radeon_ring_unlock_commit(rdev, ring);
+	kfree(data);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int radeon_ring_init(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ring *ring, unsigned ring_size,
 		     unsigned rptr_offs, unsigned rptr_reg, unsigned wptr_reg,
 		     u32 ptr_reg_shift, u32 ptr_reg_mask, u32 nop)
@@ -459,6 +533,10 @@ static int radeon_debugfs_ring_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 	count = (ring->ring_size / 4) - ring->ring_free_dw;
 	seq_printf(m, "wptr(0x%04x): 0x%08x\n", ring->wptr_reg, RREG32(ring->wptr_reg));
 	seq_printf(m, "rptr(0x%04x): 0x%08x\n", ring->rptr_reg, RREG32(ring->rptr_reg));
+	if (ring->rptr_save_reg) {
+		seq_printf(m, "rptr next(0x%04x): 0x%08x\n", ring->rptr_save_reg,
+			   RREG32(ring->rptr_save_reg));
+	}
 	seq_printf(m, "driver's copy of the wptr: 0x%08x\n", ring->wptr);
 	seq_printf(m, "driver's copy of the rptr: 0x%08x\n", ring->rptr);
 	seq_printf(m, "%u free dwords in ring\n", ring->ring_free_dw);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs400.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs400.c
index a464eb5e2df2..2752f7f78237 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs400.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs400.c
@@ -426,13 +426,11 @@ static int rs400_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -470,7 +468,6 @@ int rs400_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 int rs400_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
 	r100_cp_disable(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_disable(rdev);
 	r100_irq_disable(rdev);
@@ -482,7 +479,7 @@ void rs400_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_gem_fini(rdev);
 	rs400_gart_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
@@ -550,20 +547,14 @@ int rs400_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	r300_set_reg_safe(rdev);
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = rs400_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		/* Somethings want wront with the accel init stop accel */
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "Disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		rs400_gart_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		rdev->accel_working = false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
index e11bc4651784..5301b3df8466 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
@@ -907,13 +907,11 @@ static int rs600_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
 	if (r) {
@@ -955,7 +953,6 @@ int rs600_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 int rs600_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
 	r600_audio_fini(rdev);
 	r100_cp_disable(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_disable(rdev);
@@ -969,7 +966,7 @@ void rs600_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	r600_audio_fini(rdev);
 	r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_gem_fini(rdev);
 	rs600_gart_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
@@ -1037,20 +1034,14 @@ int rs600_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	rs600_set_safe_registers(rdev);
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = rs600_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		/* Somethings want wront with the accel init stop accel */
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "Disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		rs600_gart_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		rdev->accel_working = false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
index 159b6a43fda0..3b663fcfe061 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
@@ -637,13 +637,11 @@ static int rs690_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
 	if (r) {
@@ -685,7 +683,6 @@ int rs690_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 int rs690_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
 	r600_audio_fini(rdev);
 	r100_cp_disable(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_disable(rdev);
@@ -699,7 +696,7 @@ void rs690_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	r600_audio_fini(rdev);
 	r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_gem_fini(rdev);
 	rs400_gart_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
@@ -768,20 +765,14 @@ int rs690_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	rs600_set_safe_registers(rdev);
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = rs690_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		/* Somethings want wront with the accel init stop accel */
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "Disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		rs400_gart_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		rdev->accel_working = false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv515.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv515.c
index 7f08cedb5333..a12fbcc8ccb6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv515.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv515.c
@@ -408,13 +408,11 @@ static int rv515_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -469,7 +467,7 @@ void rv515_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_gem_fini(rdev);
 	rv370_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_agp_fini(rdev);
@@ -543,20 +541,14 @@ int rv515_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	rv515_set_safe_registers(rdev);
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = rv515_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		/* Somethings want wront with the accel init stop accel */
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "Disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r100_cp_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		rv370_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_agp_fini(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
index b4f51c569c36..eb4704e72bdb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
@@ -358,8 +358,10 @@ static int rv770_cp_load_microcode(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 void r700_cp_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
+	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX];
 	r700_cp_stop(rdev);
-	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX]);
+	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, ring);
+	radeon_scratch_free(rdev, ring->rptr_save_reg);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -951,13 +953,11 @@ static int rv770_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_ring_tests(rdev);
-	if (r)
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
+	}
 
 	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
 	if (r) {
@@ -994,9 +994,6 @@ int rv770_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 int rv770_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	r600_audio_fini(rdev);
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
-	r600_blit_suspend(rdev);
-	/* FIXME: we should wait for ring to be empty */
 	r700_cp_stop(rdev);
 	rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX].ready = false;
 	r600_irq_suspend(rdev);
@@ -1076,20 +1073,14 @@ int rv770_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-
 	r = rv770_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "disabling GPU acceleration\n");
 		r700_cp_fini(rdev);
 		r600_irq_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		rv770_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 		rdev->accel_working = false;
@@ -1104,7 +1095,7 @@ void rv770_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	r700_cp_fini(rdev);
 	r600_irq_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 	rv770_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 	r600_vram_scratch_fini(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
index 34603b3c80ab..53e313b05751 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
@@ -1765,6 +1765,14 @@ void si_ring_ib_execute(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ib *ib)
 	struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[ib->ring];
 	u32 header;
 
+	if (ring->rptr_save_reg) {
+		uint32_t next_rptr = ring->wptr + 3 + 4 + 8;
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG, 1));
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, ((ring->rptr_save_reg - 
+					  PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG_START) >> 2));
+		radeon_ring_write(ring, next_rptr);
+	}
+
 	if (ib->is_const_ib)
 		header = PACKET3(PACKET3_INDIRECT_BUFFER_CONST, 2);
 	else
@@ -1917,10 +1925,20 @@ static int si_cp_start(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 static void si_cp_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
+	struct radeon_ring *ring;
 	si_cp_enable(rdev, false);
-	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX]);
-	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, &rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP1_INDEX]);
-	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, &rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP2_INDEX]);
+
+	ring = &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX];
+	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, ring);
+	radeon_scratch_free(rdev, ring->rptr_save_reg);
+
+	ring = &rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP1_INDEX];
+	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, ring);
+	radeon_scratch_free(rdev, ring->rptr_save_reg);
+
+	ring = &rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP2_INDEX];
+	radeon_ring_fini(rdev, ring);
+	radeon_scratch_free(rdev, ring->rptr_save_reg);
 }
 
 static int si_cp_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
@@ -3750,35 +3768,18 @@ static int si_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
-	r = radeon_ib_test(rdev, RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX, &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX]);
+	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	if (r) {
-		DRM_ERROR("radeon: failed testing IB (%d) on CP ring 0\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_ib_test(rdev, CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP1_INDEX, &rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP1_INDEX]);
+	r = radeon_vm_manager_init(rdev);
 	if (r) {
-		DRM_ERROR("radeon: failed testing IB (%d) on CP ring 1\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "vm manager initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = radeon_ib_test(rdev, CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP2_INDEX, &rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP2_INDEX]);
-	if (r) {
-		DRM_ERROR("radeon: failed testing IB (%d) on CP ring 2\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-		return r;
-	}
-
-	r = radeon_vm_manager_start(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3807,12 +3808,6 @@ int si_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 int si_suspend(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	/* FIXME: we should wait for ring to be empty */
-	radeon_ib_pool_suspend(rdev);
-	radeon_vm_manager_suspend(rdev);
-#if 0
-	r600_blit_suspend(rdev);
-#endif
 	si_cp_enable(rdev, false);
 	rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX].ready = false;
 	rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP1_INDEX].ready = false;
@@ -3901,17 +3896,7 @@ int si_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = radeon_ib_pool_init(rdev);
 	rdev->accel_working = true;
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "IB initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-		rdev->accel_working = false;
-	}
-	r = radeon_vm_manager_init(rdev);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "vm manager initialization failed (%d).\n", r);
-	}
-
 	r = si_startup(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "disabling GPU acceleration\n");
@@ -3919,7 +3904,7 @@ int si_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		si_irq_fini(rdev);
 		si_rlc_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
-		r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+		radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_vm_manager_fini(rdev);
 		radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 		si_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
@@ -3948,7 +3933,7 @@ void si_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	si_rlc_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_wb_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_vm_manager_fini(rdev);
-	r100_ib_fini(rdev);
+	radeon_ib_pool_fini(rdev);
 	radeon_irq_kms_fini(rdev);
 	si_pcie_gart_fini(rdev);
 	r600_vram_scratch_fini(rdev);