diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 55addaaa8222010a79fb8ed31377e39a8f9e05d9..3ea9f7ea14f1296f39e2e52af078ce5345af1548 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1099,8 +1099,12 @@ struct i915_gpu_error {
 	 */
 	wait_queue_head_t reset_queue;
 
-	/* For gpu hang simulation. */
-	unsigned int stop_rings;
+	/* Userspace knobs for gpu hang simulation;
+	 * combines both a ring mask, and extra flags
+	 */
+	u32 stop_rings;
+#define I915_STOP_RING_ALLOW_BAN       (1 << 31)
+#define I915_STOP_RING_ALLOW_WARN      (1 << 30)
 
 	/* For missed irq/seqno simulation. */
 	unsigned int test_irq_rings;
@@ -2146,6 +2150,18 @@ static inline u32 i915_reset_count(struct i915_gpu_error *error)
 	return ((atomic_read(&error->reset_counter) & ~I915_WEDGED) + 1) / 2;
 }
 
+static inline bool i915_stop_ring_allow_ban(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	return dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings == 0 ||
+		dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings & I915_STOP_RING_ALLOW_BAN;
+}
+
+static inline bool i915_stop_ring_allow_warn(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	return dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings == 0 ||
+		dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings & I915_STOP_RING_ALLOW_WARN;
+}
+
 void i915_gem_reset(struct drm_device *dev);
 bool i915_gem_clflush_object(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj, bool force);
 int __must_check i915_gem_object_finish_gpu(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 6370a761d137d9d9055633c7f3aa6afa398fe360..85c9cf055f55f19aef57fbc79c9c2b42c284cf43 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2277,8 +2277,9 @@ static bool i915_context_is_banned(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		if (!i915_gem_context_is_default(ctx)) {
 			DRM_DEBUG("context hanging too fast, banning!\n");
 			return true;
-		} else if (dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings == 0) {
-			DRM_ERROR("gpu hanging too fast, banning!\n");
+		} else if (i915_stop_ring_allow_ban(dev_priv)) {
+			if (i915_stop_ring_allow_warn(dev_priv))
+				DRM_ERROR("gpu hanging too fast, banning!\n");
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 3d76ce135a05481ca41acfe5a27f7e7fd6435d80..eb3dd26b94ded4b4c91e020108e8d0f9a6b5952d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -41,12 +41,16 @@ static inline int ring_space(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	return space;
 }
 
-void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+static bool intel_ring_stopped(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
+	return dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings & intel_ring_flag(ring);
+}
 
+void __intel_ring_advance(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+{
 	ring->tail &= ring->size - 1;
-	if (dev_priv->gpu_error.stop_rings & intel_ring_flag(ring))
+	if (intel_ring_stopped(ring))
 		return;
 	ring->write_tail(ring, ring->tail);
 }