diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index 10ca5117fceeee42d11bb6a300f9d7f1bd77da85..9c23eec3277e2af5c8886495232ef0979943bc3e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -2239,6 +2239,44 @@ static int i915_ppgtt_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int i915_rps_boost_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
+{
+	struct drm_info_node *node = m->private;
+	struct drm_device *dev = node->minor->dev;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct drm_file *file;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev->struct_mutex);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
+	if (ret)
+		goto unlock;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(file, &dev->filelist, lhead) {
+		struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv = file->driver_priv;
+		struct task_struct *task;
+
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		task = pid_task(file->pid, PIDTYPE_PID);
+		seq_printf(m, "%s [%d]: %d boosts%s\n",
+			   task ? task->comm : "<unknown>",
+			   task ? task->pid : -1,
+			   file_priv->rps_boosts,
+			   list_empty(&file_priv->rps_boost) ? "" : ", active");
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+	}
+	seq_printf(m, "Kernel boosts: %d\n", dev_priv->rps.boosts);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int i915_llc(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 {
 	struct drm_info_node *node = m->private;
@@ -4704,6 +4742,7 @@ static const struct drm_info_list i915_debugfs_list[] = {
 	{"i915_ddb_info", i915_ddb_info, 0},
 	{"i915_sseu_status", i915_sseu_status, 0},
 	{"i915_drrs_status", i915_drrs_status, 0},
+	{"i915_rps_boost_info", i915_rps_boost_info, 0},
 };
 #define I915_DEBUGFS_ENTRIES ARRAY_SIZE(i915_debugfs_list)
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index b4501647795ea24cae015cf5976ab219c084fffc..3b6ddd74cd69716a99fa58862ddd28d581ea9f65 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1043,6 +1043,8 @@ struct intel_gen6_power_mgmt {
 
 	bool enabled;
 	struct delayed_work delayed_resume_work;
+	struct list_head clients;
+	unsigned boosts;
 
 	/* manual wa residency calculations */
 	struct intel_rps_ei up_ei, down_ei;
@@ -2190,12 +2192,13 @@ struct drm_i915_file_private {
 	struct {
 		spinlock_t lock;
 		struct list_head request_list;
-		struct delayed_work idle_work;
 	} mm;
 	struct idr context_idr;
 
-	atomic_t rps_wait_boost;
-	struct  intel_engine_cs *bsd_ring;
+	struct list_head rps_boost;
+	struct intel_engine_cs *bsd_ring;
+
+	unsigned rps_boosts;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 976d27a191925d2191adb9de29a8ed90938602c9..4061b4ffe81504fe1d6080cfd37322142759d74d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -1181,14 +1181,6 @@ static bool missed_irq(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	return test_bit(ring->id, &dev_priv->gpu_error.missed_irq_rings);
 }
 
-static bool can_wait_boost(struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv)
-{
-	if (file_priv == NULL)
-		return true;
-
-	return !atomic_xchg(&file_priv->rps_wait_boost, true);
-}
-
 /**
  * __i915_wait_request - wait until execution of request has finished
  * @req: duh!
@@ -1230,13 +1222,8 @@ int __i915_wait_request(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req,
 	timeout_expire = timeout ?
 		jiffies + nsecs_to_jiffies_timeout((u64)*timeout) : 0;
 
-	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6 && ring->id == RCS && can_wait_boost(file_priv)) {
-		gen6_rps_boost(dev_priv);
-		if (file_priv)
-			mod_delayed_work(dev_priv->wq,
-					 &file_priv->mm.idle_work,
-					 msecs_to_jiffies(100));
-	}
+	if (ring->id == RCS && INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6)
+		gen6_rps_boost(dev_priv, file_priv);
 
 	if (!irq_test_in_progress && WARN_ON(!ring->irq_get(ring)))
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -5043,8 +5030,6 @@ void i915_gem_release(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv = file->driver_priv;
 
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&file_priv->mm.idle_work);
-
 	/* Clean up our request list when the client is going away, so that
 	 * later retire_requests won't dereference our soon-to-be-gone
 	 * file_priv.
@@ -5060,15 +5045,12 @@ void i915_gem_release(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 		request->file_priv = NULL;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&file_priv->mm.lock);
-}
-
-static void
-i915_gem_file_idle_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv =
-		container_of(work, typeof(*file_priv), mm.idle_work.work);
 
-	atomic_set(&file_priv->rps_wait_boost, false);
+	if (!list_empty(&file_priv->rps_boost)) {
+		mutex_lock(&to_i915(dev)->rps.hw_lock);
+		list_del(&file_priv->rps_boost);
+		mutex_unlock(&to_i915(dev)->rps.hw_lock);
+	}
 }
 
 int i915_gem_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
@@ -5085,11 +5067,10 @@ int i915_gem_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 	file->driver_priv = file_priv;
 	file_priv->dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	file_priv->file = file;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&file_priv->rps_boost);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&file_priv->mm.lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&file_priv->mm.request_list);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&file_priv->mm.idle_work,
-			  i915_gem_file_idle_work_handler);
 
 	ret = i915_gem_context_open(dev, file);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 4771d319ac7bc58cb087fa4a7bf4adb20745cf29..efa53d57dd37a90987bb0d4c6310adf9b54740d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -1262,7 +1262,8 @@ void gen6_update_ring_freq(struct drm_device *dev);
 void gen6_rps_busy(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void gen6_rps_reset_ei(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void gen6_rps_idle(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
-void gen6_rps_boost(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+void gen6_rps_boost(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+		    struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv);
 void intel_queue_rps_boost_for_request(struct drm_device *dev,
 				       struct drm_i915_gem_request *rq);
 void ilk_wm_get_hw_state(struct drm_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index acf1a318fda9000e9ec102784254310ed735ef2f..1ab9e897994aa5168572a821c5c8e14c08efa8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -4091,10 +4091,14 @@ void gen6_rps_idle(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		dev_priv->rps.last_adj = 0;
 		I915_WRITE(GEN6_PMINTRMSK, 0xffffffff);
 	}
+
+	while (!list_empty(&dev_priv->rps.clients))
+		list_del_init(dev_priv->rps.clients.next);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
 }
 
-void gen6_rps_boost(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+void gen6_rps_boost(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+		    struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv)
 {
 	u32 val;
 
@@ -4102,9 +4106,16 @@ void gen6_rps_boost(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	val = dev_priv->rps.max_freq_softlimit;
 	if (dev_priv->rps.enabled &&
 	    dev_priv->mm.busy &&
-	    dev_priv->rps.cur_freq < val) {
+	    dev_priv->rps.cur_freq < val &&
+	    (file_priv == NULL || list_empty(&file_priv->rps_boost))) {
 		intel_set_rps(dev_priv->dev, val);
 		dev_priv->rps.last_adj = 0;
+
+		if (file_priv != NULL) {
+			list_add(&file_priv->rps_boost, &dev_priv->rps.clients);
+			file_priv->rps_boosts++;
+		} else
+			dev_priv->rps.boosts++;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
 }
@@ -6782,7 +6793,7 @@ static void __intel_rps_boost_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct request_boost *boost = container_of(work, struct request_boost, work);
 
 	if (!i915_gem_request_completed(boost->rq, true))
-		gen6_rps_boost(to_i915(boost->rq->ring->dev));
+		gen6_rps_boost(to_i915(boost->rq->ring->dev), NULL);
 
 	i915_gem_request_unreference__unlocked(boost->rq);
 	kfree(boost);
@@ -6815,6 +6826,7 @@ void intel_pm_setup(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev_priv->rps.delayed_resume_work,
 			  intel_gen6_powersave_work);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->rps.clients);
 
 	dev_priv->pm.suspended = false;
 }