return 0;
 }
 
-static void validate_cmds_sorted(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+static bool validate_cmds_sorted(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
        int i;
+       bool ret = true;
 
        if (!ring->cmd_tables || ring->cmd_table_count == 0)
-               return;
+               return true;
 
        for (i = 0; i < ring->cmd_table_count; i++) {
                const struct drm_i915_cmd_table *table = &ring->cmd_tables[i];
                                &table->table[i];
                        u32 curr = desc->cmd.value & desc->cmd.mask;
 
-                       if (curr < previous)
+                       if (curr < previous) {
                                DRM_ERROR("CMD: table not sorted ring=%d table=%d entry=%d cmd=0x%08X prev=0x%08X\n",
                                          ring->id, i, j, curr, previous);
+                               ret = false;
+                       }
 
                        previous = curr;
                }
        }
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
-static void check_sorted(int ring_id, const u32 *reg_table, int reg_count)
+static bool check_sorted(int ring_id, const u32 *reg_table, int reg_count)
 {
        int i;
        u32 previous = 0;
+       bool ret = true;
 
        for (i = 0; i < reg_count; i++) {
                u32 curr = reg_table[i];
 
-               if (curr < previous)
+               if (curr < previous) {
                        DRM_ERROR("CMD: table not sorted ring=%d entry=%d reg=0x%08X prev=0x%08X\n",
                                  ring_id, i, curr, previous);
+                       ret = false;
+               }
 
                previous = curr;
        }
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
-static void validate_regs_sorted(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+static bool validate_regs_sorted(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-       check_sorted(ring->id, ring->reg_table, ring->reg_count);
-       check_sorted(ring->id, ring->master_reg_table, ring->master_reg_count);
+       return check_sorted(ring->id, ring->reg_table, ring->reg_count) &&
+               check_sorted(ring->id, ring->master_reg_table,
+                            ring->master_reg_count);
 }
 
 /**
                BUG();
        }
 
-       validate_cmds_sorted(ring);
-       validate_regs_sorted(ring);
+       BUG_ON(!validate_cmds_sorted(ring));
+       BUG_ON(!validate_regs_sorted(ring));
 }
 
 static const struct drm_i915_cmd_descriptor*