return ret;
 }
 
-static long wait_for_timeline(struct i915_timeline *tl,
-                             unsigned int flags, long timeout)
-{
-       struct i915_request *rq;
-
-       rq = i915_gem_active_get_unlocked(&tl->last_request);
-       if (!rq)
-               return timeout;
-
-       /*
-        * "Race-to-idle".
-        *
-        * Switching to the kernel context is often used a synchronous
-        * step prior to idling, e.g. in suspend for flushing all
-        * current operations to memory before sleeping. These we
-        * want to complete as quickly as possible to avoid prolonged
-        * stalls, so allow the gpu to boost to maximum clocks.
-        */
-       if (flags & I915_WAIT_FOR_IDLE_BOOST)
-               gen6_rps_boost(rq, NULL);
-
-       timeout = i915_request_wait(rq, flags, timeout);
-       i915_request_put(rq);
-
-       return timeout;
-}
-
 static int wait_for_engines(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
        if (wait_for(intel_engines_are_idle(i915), I915_IDLE_ENGINES_TIMEOUT)) {
        return 0;
 }
 
+static long
+wait_for_timelines(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
+                  unsigned int flags, long timeout)
+{
+       struct i915_gt_timelines *gt = &i915->gt.timelines;
+       struct i915_timeline *tl;
+
+       if (!READ_ONCE(i915->gt.active_requests))
+               return timeout;
+
+       mutex_lock(>->mutex);
+       list_for_each_entry(tl, >->list, link) {
+               struct i915_request *rq;
+
+               rq = i915_gem_active_get_unlocked(&tl->last_request);
+               if (!rq)
+                       continue;
+
+               mutex_unlock(>->mutex);
+
+               /*
+                * "Race-to-idle".
+                *
+                * Switching to the kernel context is often used a synchronous
+                * step prior to idling, e.g. in suspend for flushing all
+                * current operations to memory before sleeping. These we
+                * want to complete as quickly as possible to avoid prolonged
+                * stalls, so allow the gpu to boost to maximum clocks.
+                */
+               if (flags & I915_WAIT_FOR_IDLE_BOOST)
+                       gen6_rps_boost(rq, NULL);
+
+               timeout = i915_request_wait(rq, flags, timeout);
+               i915_request_put(rq);
+               if (timeout < 0)
+                       return timeout;
+
+               /* restart after reacquiring the lock */
+               mutex_lock(>->mutex);
+               tl = list_entry(>->list, typeof(*tl), link);
+       }
+       mutex_unlock(>->mutex);
+
+       return timeout;
+}
+
 int i915_gem_wait_for_idle(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
                           unsigned int flags, long timeout)
 {
        if (!READ_ONCE(i915->gt.awake))
                return 0;
 
+       timeout = wait_for_timelines(i915, flags, timeout);
+       if (timeout < 0)
+               return timeout;
+
        if (flags & I915_WAIT_LOCKED) {
-               struct i915_timeline *tl;
                int err;
 
                lockdep_assert_held(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 
-               list_for_each_entry(tl, &i915->gt.timelines, link) {
-                       timeout = wait_for_timeline(tl, flags, timeout);
-                       if (timeout < 0)
-                               return timeout;
-               }
                if (GEM_SHOW_DEBUG() && !timeout) {
                        /* Presume that timeout was non-zero to begin with! */
                        dev_warn(&i915->drm.pdev->dev,
 
                i915_retire_requests(i915);
                GEM_BUG_ON(i915->gt.active_requests);
-       } else {
-               struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
-               enum intel_engine_id id;
-
-               for_each_engine(engine, i915, id) {
-                       struct i915_timeline *tl = &engine->timeline;
-
-                       timeout = wait_for_timeline(tl, flags, timeout);
-                       if (timeout < 0)
-                               return timeout;
-               }
        }
 
        return 0;
                dev_priv->gt.cleanup_engine = intel_engine_cleanup;
        }
 
+       i915_timelines_init(dev_priv);
+
        ret = i915_gem_init_userptr(dev_priv);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 err_uc_misc:
        intel_uc_fini_misc(dev_priv);
 
-       if (ret != -EIO)
+       if (ret != -EIO) {
                i915_gem_cleanup_userptr(dev_priv);
+               i915_timelines_fini(dev_priv);
+       }
 
        if (ret == -EIO) {
                mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
        intel_uc_fini_misc(dev_priv);
        i915_gem_cleanup_userptr(dev_priv);
+       i915_timelines_fini(dev_priv);
 
        i915_gem_drain_freed_objects(dev_priv);
 
        if (!dev_priv->priorities)
                goto err_dependencies;
 
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->gt.timelines);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->gt.active_rings);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->gt.closed_vma);
 
        GEM_BUG_ON(!llist_empty(&dev_priv->mm.free_list));
        GEM_BUG_ON(atomic_read(&dev_priv->mm.free_count));
        WARN_ON(dev_priv->mm.object_count);
-       WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev_priv->gt.timelines));
 
        kmem_cache_destroy(dev_priv->priorities);
        kmem_cache_destroy(dev_priv->dependencies);
 
                        struct i915_timeline *timeline,
                        const char *name)
 {
-       lockdep_assert_held(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+       struct i915_gt_timelines *gt = &i915->gt.timelines;
 
        /*
         * Ideally we want a set of engines on a single leaf as we expect
         */
        BUILD_BUG_ON(KSYNCMAP < I915_NUM_ENGINES);
 
+       timeline->i915 = i915;
        timeline->name = name;
 
-       list_add(&timeline->link, &i915->gt.timelines);
+       mutex_lock(>->mutex);
+       list_add(&timeline->link, >->list);
+       mutex_unlock(>->mutex);
 
        /* Called during early_init before we know how many engines there are */
 
        i915_syncmap_init(&timeline->sync);
 }
 
+void i915_timelines_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+       struct i915_gt_timelines *gt = &i915->gt.timelines;
+
+       mutex_init(>->mutex);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(>->list);
+
+       /* via i915_gem_wait_for_idle() */
+       i915_gem_shrinker_taints_mutex(i915, >->mutex);
+}
+
 /**
  * i915_timelines_park - called when the driver idles
  * @i915: the drm_i915_private device
  */
 void i915_timelines_park(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
+       struct i915_gt_timelines *gt = &i915->gt.timelines;
        struct i915_timeline *timeline;
 
-       lockdep_assert_held(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
-
-       list_for_each_entry(timeline, &i915->gt.timelines, link) {
+       mutex_lock(>->mutex);
+       list_for_each_entry(timeline, >->list, link) {
                /*
                 * All known fences are completed so we can scrap
                 * the current sync point tracking and start afresh,
                 */
                i915_syncmap_free(&timeline->sync);
        }
+       mutex_unlock(>->mutex);
 }
 
 void i915_timeline_fini(struct i915_timeline *timeline)
 {
+       struct i915_gt_timelines *gt = &timeline->i915->gt.timelines;
+
        GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&timeline->requests));
 
        i915_syncmap_free(&timeline->sync);
 
+       mutex_lock(>->mutex);
        list_del(&timeline->link);
+       mutex_unlock(>->mutex);
 }
 
 struct i915_timeline *
        kfree(timeline);
 }
 
+void i915_timelines_fini(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+       struct i915_gt_timelines *gt = &i915->gt.timelines;
+
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(>->list));
+
+       mutex_destroy(>->mutex);
+}
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_SELFTEST)
 #include "selftests/mock_timeline.c"
 #include "selftests/i915_timeline.c"
 
        i915_gem_contexts_fini(i915);
        mutex_unlock(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 
+       i915_timelines_fini(i915);
+
        drain_workqueue(i915->wq);
        i915_gem_drain_freed_objects(i915);
 
        mutex_lock(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
        mock_fini_ggtt(&i915->ggtt);
        mutex_unlock(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
-       WARN_ON(!list_empty(&i915->gt.timelines));
 
        destroy_workqueue(i915->wq);
 
        if (!i915->priorities)
                goto err_dependencies;
 
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&i915->gt.timelines);
+       i915_timelines_init(i915);
+
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&i915->gt.active_rings);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&i915->gt.closed_vma);
 
        i915_gem_contexts_fini(i915);
 err_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
+       i915_timelines_fini(i915);
        kmem_cache_destroy(i915->priorities);
 err_dependencies:
        kmem_cache_destroy(i915->dependencies);