diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index d675d79efd48ab298c7330517109021a95ba25c8..6f6eed16963023165f54db5ea042cd59ed8fd25e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -243,14 +243,20 @@
 #define   DISPLAY_PLANE_A           (0<<20)
 #define   DISPLAY_PLANE_B           (1<<20)
 #define GFX_OP_PIPE_CONTROL(len)	((0x3<<29)|(0x3<<27)|(0x2<<24)|(len-2))
+#define   PIPE_CONTROL_CS_STALL				(1<<20)
 #define   PIPE_CONTROL_QW_WRITE				(1<<14)
 #define   PIPE_CONTROL_DEPTH_STALL			(1<<13)
 #define   PIPE_CONTROL_WRITE_FLUSH			(1<<12)
+#define   PIPE_CONTROL_RENDER_TARGET_CACHE_FLUSH	(1<<12) /* gen6+ */
 #define   PIPE_CONTROL_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_INVALIDATE	(1<<11) /* MBZ on Ironlake */
 #define   PIPE_CONTROL_TEXTURE_CACHE_INVALIDATE		(1<<10) /* GM45+ only */
 #define   PIPE_CONTROL_INDIRECT_STATE_DISABLE		(1<<9)
 #define   PIPE_CONTROL_NOTIFY				(1<<8)
+#define   PIPE_CONTROL_VF_CACHE_INVALIDATE		(1<<4)
+#define   PIPE_CONTROL_CONST_CACHE_INVALIDATE		(1<<3)
+#define   PIPE_CONTROL_STATE_CACHE_INVALIDATE		(1<<2)
 #define   PIPE_CONTROL_STALL_AT_SCOREBOARD		(1<<1)
+#define   PIPE_CONTROL_DEPTH_CACHE_FLUSH		(1<<0)
 #define   PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT (1<<2) /* in addr dword */
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index ca8363531a64fe610a13b13d1679828f44d7a01e..ca70e2f1044517425ce3ad0ea3ab85db7c0df5ee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -34,6 +34,16 @@
 #include "i915_trace.h"
 #include "intel_drv.h"
 
+/*
+ * 965+ support PIPE_CONTROL commands, which provide finer grained control
+ * over cache flushing.
+ */
+struct pipe_control {
+	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
+	volatile u32 *cpu_page;
+	u32 gtt_offset;
+};
+
 static inline int ring_space(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
 	int space = (ring->head & HEAD_ADDR) - (ring->tail + 8);
@@ -123,6 +133,118 @@ render_ring_flush(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Emits a PIPE_CONTROL with a non-zero post-sync operation, for
+ * implementing two workarounds on gen6.  From section 1.4.7.1
+ * "PIPE_CONTROL" of the Sandy Bridge PRM volume 2 part 1:
+ *
+ * [DevSNB-C+{W/A}] Before any depth stall flush (including those
+ * produced by non-pipelined state commands), software needs to first
+ * send a PIPE_CONTROL with no bits set except Post-Sync Operation !=
+ * 0.
+ *
+ * [Dev-SNB{W/A}]: Before a PIPE_CONTROL with Write Cache Flush Enable
+ * =1, a PIPE_CONTROL with any non-zero post-sync-op is required.
+ *
+ * And the workaround for these two requires this workaround first:
+ *
+ * [Dev-SNB{W/A}]: Pipe-control with CS-stall bit set must be sent
+ * BEFORE the pipe-control with a post-sync op and no write-cache
+ * flushes.
+ *
+ * And this last workaround is tricky because of the requirements on
+ * that bit.  From section 1.4.7.2.3 "Stall" of the Sandy Bridge PRM
+ * volume 2 part 1:
+ *
+ *     "1 of the following must also be set:
+ *      - Render Target Cache Flush Enable ([12] of DW1)
+ *      - Depth Cache Flush Enable ([0] of DW1)
+ *      - Stall at Pixel Scoreboard ([1] of DW1)
+ *      - Depth Stall ([13] of DW1)
+ *      - Post-Sync Operation ([13] of DW1)
+ *      - Notify Enable ([8] of DW1)"
+ *
+ * The cache flushes require the workaround flush that triggered this
+ * one, so we can't use it.  Depth stall would trigger the same.
+ * Post-sync nonzero is what triggered this second workaround, so we
+ * can't use that one either.  Notify enable is IRQs, which aren't
+ * really our business.  That leaves only stall at scoreboard.
+ */
+static int
+intel_emit_post_sync_nonzero_flush(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+{
+	struct pipe_control *pc = ring->private;
+	u32 scratch_addr = pc->gtt_offset + 128;
+	int ret;
+
+
+	ret = intel_ring_begin(ring, 6);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, GFX_OP_PIPE_CONTROL(5));
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, PIPE_CONTROL_CS_STALL |
+			PIPE_CONTROL_STALL_AT_SCOREBOARD);
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, scratch_addr | PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT); /* address */
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0); /* low dword */
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0); /* high dword */
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_NOOP);
+	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+
+	ret = intel_ring_begin(ring, 6);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, GFX_OP_PIPE_CONTROL(5));
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, PIPE_CONTROL_QW_WRITE);
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, scratch_addr | PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT); /* address */
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0);
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0);
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_NOOP);
+	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+gen6_render_ring_flush(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
+                         u32 invalidate_domains, u32 flush_domains)
+{
+	u32 flags = 0;
+	struct pipe_control *pc = ring->private;
+	u32 scratch_addr = pc->gtt_offset + 128;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* Force SNB workarounds for PIPE_CONTROL flushes */
+	intel_emit_post_sync_nonzero_flush(ring);
+
+	/* Just flush everything.  Experiments have shown that reducing the
+	 * number of bits based on the write domains has little performance
+	 * impact.
+	 */
+	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_RENDER_TARGET_CACHE_FLUSH;
+	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
+	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_TEXTURE_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
+	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_DEPTH_CACHE_FLUSH;
+	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_VF_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
+	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_CONST_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
+	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_STATE_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
+
+	ret = intel_ring_begin(ring, 6);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, GFX_OP_PIPE_CONTROL(5));
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, flags);
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, scratch_addr | PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT);
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0); /* lower dword */
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0); /* uppwer dword */
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_NOOP);
+	intel_ring_advance(ring);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void ring_write_tail(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 			    u32 value)
 {
@@ -206,16 +328,6 @@ static int init_ring_common(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * 965+ support PIPE_CONTROL commands, which provide finer grained control
- * over cache flushing.
- */
-struct pipe_control {
-	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
-	volatile u32 *cpu_page;
-	u32 gtt_offset;
-};
-
 static int
 init_pipe_control(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
@@ -296,8 +408,7 @@ static int init_render_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 				   GFX_MODE_ENABLE(GFX_REPLAY_MODE));
 	}
 
-	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6) {
-	} else if (IS_GEN5(dev)) {
+	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 5) {
 		ret = init_pipe_control(ring);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
@@ -1360,6 +1471,7 @@ int intel_init_render_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 	*ring = render_ring;
 	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6) {
 		ring->add_request = gen6_add_request;
+		ring->flush = gen6_render_ring_flush;
 		ring->irq_get = gen6_render_ring_get_irq;
 		ring->irq_put = gen6_render_ring_put_irq;
 	} else if (IS_GEN5(dev)) {