diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
index 30124f4916d20a1a968d2b35b60f32345b4bfb1b..51c4924b60b7fdaf12cb37974fe624a89db8cd73 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ struct amdgpu_ring_funcs {
 	void (*pad_ib)(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, struct amdgpu_ib *ib);
 	unsigned (*init_cond_exec)(struct amdgpu_ring *ring);
 	void (*patch_cond_exec)(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, unsigned offset);
+	/* note usage for clock and power gating */
+	void (*begin_use)(struct amdgpu_ring *ring);
+	void (*end_use)(struct amdgpu_ring *ring);
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c
index f305f6309e8e4a8830fb03e62cf8e35aef3d4268..85aeb0a804bbcef1a5860f7bcca3ba2c822386b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ int amdgpu_ring_alloc(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, unsigned ndw)
 
 	ring->count_dw = ndw;
 	ring->wptr_old = ring->wptr;
+
+	if (ring->funcs->begin_use)
+		ring->funcs->begin_use(ring);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -127,6 +131,9 @@ void amdgpu_ring_commit(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 
 	mb();
 	amdgpu_ring_set_wptr(ring);
+
+	if (ring->funcs->end_use)
+		ring->funcs->end_use(ring);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -139,6 +146,9 @@ void amdgpu_ring_commit(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 void amdgpu_ring_undo(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
 	ring->wptr = ring->wptr_old;
+
+	if (ring->funcs->end_use)
+		ring->funcs->end_use(ring);
 }
 
 /**