3 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 37d672a116db..22ec066adae6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ module_param_named(fbpercrtc, i915_fbpercrtc, int, 0400);
 unsigned int i915_powersave = 1;
 module_param_named(powersave, i915_powersave, int, 0600);
 
+unsigned int i915_semaphores = 0;
+module_param_named(semaphores, i915_semaphores, int, 0600);
+
 unsigned int i915_enable_rc6 = 0;
 module_param_named(i915_enable_rc6, i915_enable_rc6, int, 0600);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 549c046b4ecc..d023b9b33d60 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ extern struct drm_ioctl_desc i915_ioctls[];
 extern int i915_max_ioctl;
 extern unsigned int i915_fbpercrtc;
 extern unsigned int i915_powersave;
+extern unsigned int i915_semaphores;
 extern unsigned int i915_lvds_downclock;
 extern unsigned int i915_panel_use_ssc;
 extern unsigned int i915_enable_rc6;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index d2f445e825f2..50ab1614571c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -772,8 +772,8 @@ i915_gem_execbuffer_sync_rings(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
         if (from == NULL || to == from)
                 return 0;
 
-        /* XXX gpu semaphores are currently causing hard hangs on SNB mobile */
-        if (INTEL_INFO(obj->base.dev)->gen < 6 || IS_MOBILE(obj->base.dev))
+        /* XXX gpu semaphores are implicated in various hard hangs on SNB */
+        if (INTEL_INFO(obj->base.dev)->gen < 6 || !i915_semaphores)
                 return i915_gem_object_wait_rendering(obj, true);
 
         idx = intel_ring_sync_index(from, to);