diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index dfa55e7478fb..ae8a64f9f845 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(semaphores,
 		"Use semaphores for inter-ring sync (default: -1 (use per-chip defaults))");
 
 int i915_enable_rc6 __read_mostly = -1;
-module_param_named(i915_enable_rc6, i915_enable_rc6, int, 0600);
+module_param_named(i915_enable_rc6, i915_enable_rc6, int, 0400);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(i915_enable_rc6,
 		"Enable power-saving render C-state 6. "
 		"Different stages can be selected via bitmask values "
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 4c65c639f772..0e3c6acde955 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -1493,6 +1493,7 @@ i915_gem_object_move_off_active(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {
 	list_del_init(&obj->ring_list);
 	obj->last_rendering_seqno = 0;
+	obj->last_fenced_seqno = 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1521,6 +1522,7 @@ i915_gem_object_move_to_inactive(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&obj->gpu_write_list));
 	BUG_ON(!obj->active);
 	obj->ring = NULL;
+	obj->last_fenced_ring = NULL;
 
 	i915_gem_object_move_off_active(obj);
 	obj->fenced_gpu_access = false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 2abf4eb94039..b4bb1ef77ddc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -3728,6 +3728,9 @@
 #define  GT_FIFO_FREE_ENTRIES			0x120008
 #define    GT_FIFO_NUM_RESERVED_ENTRIES		20
 
+#define GEN6_UCGCTL1				0x9400
+# define GEN6_BLBUNIT_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE		(1 << 5)
+
 #define GEN6_UCGCTL2				0x9404
 # define GEN6_RCZUNIT_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE		(1 << 13)
 # define GEN6_RCPBUNIT_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE		(1 << 12)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 91b35fd1db8c..bae38acf44dc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -2244,6 +2244,33 @@ intel_pipe_set_base_atomic(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+intel_finish_fb(struct drm_framebuffer *old_fb)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = to_intel_framebuffer(old_fb)->obj;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = obj->base.dev->dev_private;
+	bool was_interruptible = dev_priv->mm.interruptible;
+	int ret;
+
+	wait_event(dev_priv->pending_flip_queue,
+		   atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged) ||
+		   atomic_read(&obj->pending_flip) == 0);
+
+	/* Big Hammer, we also need to ensure that any pending
+	 * MI_WAIT_FOR_EVENT inside a user batch buffer on the
+	 * current scanout is retired before unpinning the old
+	 * framebuffer.
+	 *
+	 * This should only fail upon a hung GPU, in which case we
+	 * can safely continue.
+	 */
+	dev_priv->mm.interruptible = false;
+	ret = i915_gem_object_finish_gpu(obj);
+	dev_priv->mm.interruptible = was_interruptible;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int
 intel_pipe_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y,
 		    struct drm_framebuffer *old_fb)
@@ -2282,25 +2309,8 @@ intel_pipe_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int x, int y,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (old_fb) {
-		struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = to_intel_framebuffer(old_fb)->obj;
-
-		wait_event(dev_priv->pending_flip_queue,
-			   atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.wedged) ||
-			   atomic_read(&obj->pending_flip) == 0);
-
-		/* Big Hammer, we also need to ensure that any pending
-		 * MI_WAIT_FOR_EVENT inside a user batch buffer on the
-		 * current scanout is retired before unpinning the old
-		 * framebuffer.
-		 *
-		 * This should only fail upon a hung GPU, in which case we
-		 * can safely continue.
-		 */
-		ret = i915_gem_object_finish_gpu(obj);
-		(void) ret;
-	}
+	if (old_fb)
+		intel_finish_fb(old_fb);
 
 	ret = intel_pipe_set_base_atomic(crtc, crtc->fb, x, y,
 					 LEAVE_ATOMIC_MODE_SET);
@@ -3371,6 +3381,23 @@ static void intel_crtc_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs *crtc_funcs = crtc->helper_private;
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 
+	/* Flush any pending WAITs before we disable the pipe. Note that
+	 * we need to drop the struct_mutex in order to acquire it again
+	 * during the lowlevel dpms routines around a couple of the
+	 * operations. It does not look trivial nor desirable to move
+	 * that locking higher. So instead we leave a window for the
+	 * submission of further commands on the fb before we can actually
+	 * disable it. This race with userspace exists anyway, and we can
+	 * only rely on the pipe being disabled by userspace after it
+	 * receives the hotplug notification and has flushed any pending
+	 * batches.
+	 */
+	if (crtc->fb) {
+		mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+		intel_finish_fb(crtc->fb);
+		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	}
+
 	crtc_funcs->dpms(crtc, DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF);
 	assert_plane_disabled(dev->dev_private, to_intel_crtc(crtc)->plane);
 	assert_pipe_disabled(dev->dev_private, to_intel_crtc(crtc)->pipe);
@@ -8529,6 +8556,10 @@ static void gen6_init_clock_gating(struct drm_device *dev)
 	I915_WRITE(WM2_LP_ILK, 0);
 	I915_WRITE(WM1_LP_ILK, 0);
 
+	I915_WRITE(GEN6_UCGCTL1,
+		   I915_READ(GEN6_UCGCTL1) |
+		   GEN6_BLBUNIT_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE);
+
 	/* According to the BSpec vol1g, bit 12 (RCPBUNIT) clock
 	 * gating disable must be set.  Failure to set it results in
 	 * flickering pixels due to Z write ordering failures after
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 110552ff302c..4b637919f74f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -219,14 +219,38 @@ intel_dp_max_data_rate(int max_link_clock, int max_lanes)
 	return (max_link_clock * max_lanes * 8) / 10;
 }
 
+static bool
+intel_dp_adjust_dithering(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
+			  struct drm_display_mode *mode,
+			  struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode)
+{
+	int max_link_clock = intel_dp_link_clock(intel_dp_max_link_bw(intel_dp));
+	int max_lanes = intel_dp_max_lane_count(intel_dp);
+	int max_rate, mode_rate;
+
+	mode_rate = intel_dp_link_required(mode->clock, 24);
+	max_rate = intel_dp_max_data_rate(max_link_clock, max_lanes);
+
+	if (mode_rate > max_rate) {
+		mode_rate = intel_dp_link_required(mode->clock, 18);
+		if (mode_rate > max_rate)
+			return false;
+
+		if (adjusted_mode)
+			adjusted_mode->private_flags
+				|= INTEL_MODE_DP_FORCE_6BPC;
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static int
 intel_dp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		    struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
 	struct intel_dp *intel_dp = intel_attached_dp(connector);
-	int max_link_clock = intel_dp_link_clock(intel_dp_max_link_bw(intel_dp));
-	int max_lanes = intel_dp_max_lane_count(intel_dp);
-	int max_rate, mode_rate;
 
 	if (is_edp(intel_dp) && intel_dp->panel_fixed_mode) {
 		if (mode->hdisplay > intel_dp->panel_fixed_mode->hdisplay)
@@ -236,16 +260,8 @@ intel_dp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 			return MODE_PANEL;
 	}
 
-	mode_rate = intel_dp_link_required(mode->clock, 24);
-	max_rate = intel_dp_max_data_rate(max_link_clock, max_lanes);
-
-	if (mode_rate > max_rate) {
-			mode_rate = intel_dp_link_required(mode->clock, 18);
-			if (mode_rate > max_rate)
-				return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
-			else
-				mode->private_flags |= INTEL_MODE_DP_FORCE_6BPC;
-	}
+	if (!intel_dp_adjust_dithering(intel_dp, mode, NULL))
+		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
 
 	if (mode->clock < 10000)
 		return MODE_CLOCK_LOW;
@@ -672,7 +688,7 @@ intel_dp_mode_fixup(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 	int lane_count, clock;
 	int max_lane_count = intel_dp_max_lane_count(intel_dp);
 	int max_clock = intel_dp_max_link_bw(intel_dp) == DP_LINK_BW_2_7 ? 1 : 0;
-	int bpp = mode->private_flags & INTEL_MODE_DP_FORCE_6BPC ? 18 : 24;
+	int bpp;
 	static int bws[2] = { DP_LINK_BW_1_62, DP_LINK_BW_2_7 };
 
 	if (is_edp(intel_dp) && intel_dp->panel_fixed_mode) {
@@ -686,6 +702,11 @@ intel_dp_mode_fixup(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 		mode->clock = intel_dp->panel_fixed_mode->clock;
 	}
 
+	if (!intel_dp_adjust_dithering(intel_dp, mode, adjusted_mode))
+		return false;
+
+	bpp = adjusted_mode->private_flags & INTEL_MODE_DP_FORCE_6BPC ? 18 : 24;
+
 	for (lane_count = 1; lane_count <= max_lane_count; lane_count <<= 1) {
 		for (clock = 0; clock <= max_clock; clock++) {
 			int link_avail = intel_dp_max_data_rate(intel_dp_link_clock(bws[clock]), lane_count);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
index 601c86e664af..8fdc95700218 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ int intel_setup_gmbus(struct drm_device *dev)
 		bus->has_gpio = intel_gpio_setup(bus, i);
 
 		/* XXX force bit banging until GMBUS is fully debugged */
-		if (bus->has_gpio && IS_GEN2(dev))
+		if (bus->has_gpio)
 			bus->force_bit = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index e25581a9f60f..f75806e5bff5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ int intel_init_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev,
 	 * of the buffer.
 	 */
 	ring->effective_size = ring->size;
-	if (IS_I830(ring->dev))
+	if (IS_I830(ring->dev) || IS_845G(ring->dev))
 		ring->effective_size -= 128;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
index a464771a7240..e90dfb625c42 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ ivb_update_plane(struct drm_plane *plane, struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 	/* must disable */
 	sprctl |= SPRITE_TRICKLE_FEED_DISABLE;
 	sprctl |= SPRITE_ENABLE;
-	sprctl |= SPRITE_DEST_KEY;
 
 	/* Sizes are 0 based */
 	src_w--;