diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index eccb8e406e9c2f7c28c56663280eb7535bf4bbe2..9198f1c9647068fa9923adbc7817957182264079 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1645,6 +1645,20 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 	/* Old ums support infrastructure, same warning applies. */
 	struct i915_ums_state ums;
 
+	/* Abstract the submission mechanism (legacy ringbuffer or execlists) away */
+	struct {
+		int (*do_execbuf)(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file,
+				  struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				  struct intel_context *ctx,
+				  struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *args,
+				  struct list_head *vmas,
+				  struct drm_i915_gem_object *batch_obj,
+				  u64 exec_start, u32 flags);
+		int (*init_rings)(struct drm_device *dev);
+		void (*cleanup_ring)(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
+		void (*stop_ring)(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
+	} gt;
+
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: This is the dri1/ums dungeon, don't add stuff here. Your patch
 	 * will be rejected. Instead look for a better place.
@@ -2252,6 +2266,14 @@ int i915_gem_set_domain_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			      struct drm_file *file_priv);
 int i915_gem_sw_finish_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			     struct drm_file *file_priv);
+int i915_gem_ringbuffer_submission(struct drm_device *dev,
+				   struct drm_file *file,
+				   struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+				   struct intel_context *ctx,
+				   struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *args,
+				   struct list_head *vmas,
+				   struct drm_i915_gem_object *batch_obj,
+				   u64 exec_start, u32 flags);
 int i915_gem_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 			struct drm_file *file_priv);
 int i915_gem_execbuffer2(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
@@ -2404,6 +2426,7 @@ 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);
 int __must_check i915_gem_init(struct drm_device *dev);
+int i915_gem_init_rings(struct drm_device *dev);
 int __must_check i915_gem_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev);
 int i915_gem_l3_remap(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, int slice);
 void i915_gem_init_swizzling(struct drm_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 5646e9ba6383647bf435d034c354de4316c50335..33a54cbf9a2e24354254eed07dd1f4863ce4b102 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -4495,7 +4495,7 @@ i915_gem_stop_ringbuffers(struct drm_device *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i)
-		intel_stop_ring_buffer(ring);
+		dev_priv->gt.stop_ring(ring);
 }
 
 int
@@ -4612,7 +4612,7 @@ intel_enable_blt(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int i915_gem_init_rings(struct drm_device *dev)
+int i915_gem_init_rings(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	int ret;
@@ -4695,7 +4695,7 @@ i915_gem_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	i915_gem_init_swizzling(dev);
 
-	ret = i915_gem_init_rings(dev);
+	ret = dev_priv->gt.init_rings(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -4736,6 +4736,13 @@ int i915_gem_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 			DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("allow wake ack timed out\n");
 	}
 
+	if (!i915.enable_execlists) {
+		dev_priv->gt.do_execbuf = i915_gem_ringbuffer_submission;
+		dev_priv->gt.init_rings = i915_gem_init_rings;
+		dev_priv->gt.cleanup_ring = intel_cleanup_ring_buffer;
+		dev_priv->gt.stop_ring = intel_stop_ring_buffer;
+	}
+
 	i915_gem_init_userptr(dev);
 	i915_gem_init_global_gtt(dev);
 
@@ -4771,7 +4778,7 @@ i915_gem_cleanup_ringbuffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 	int i;
 
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i)
-		intel_cleanup_ring_buffer(ring);
+		dev_priv->gt.cleanup_ring(ring);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 29cb2156d32bb2b76fcea92236cd3efe0ff70a05..26b38b3ae4f3bf9528378394601f703e1fb2d820 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -1023,14 +1023,14 @@ i915_reset_gen7_sol_offsets(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-legacy_ringbuffer_submission(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file,
-			     struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
-			     struct intel_context *ctx,
-			     struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *args,
-			     struct list_head *vmas,
-			     struct drm_i915_gem_object *batch_obj,
-			     u64 exec_start, u32 flags)
+int
+i915_gem_ringbuffer_submission(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file,
+			       struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+			       struct intel_context *ctx,
+			       struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *args,
+			       struct list_head *vmas,
+			       struct drm_i915_gem_object *batch_obj,
+			       u64 exec_start, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct drm_clip_rect *cliprects = NULL;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -1402,8 +1402,8 @@ i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	} else
 		exec_start += i915_gem_obj_offset(batch_obj, vm);
 
-	ret = legacy_ringbuffer_submission(dev, file, ring, ctx,
-					   args, &eb->vmas, batch_obj, exec_start, flags);
+	ret = dev_priv->gt.do_execbuf(dev, file, ring, ctx, args,
+				      &eb->vmas, batch_obj, exec_start, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: We crucially rely upon the active tracking for the (ppgtt)