struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj_priv, *next;
 
        list_for_each_entry_safe(obj_priv, next,
-                                &dev_priv->mm.gpu_write_list,
+                                &ring->gpu_write_list,
                                 gpu_write_list) {
                struct drm_gem_object *obj = &obj_priv->base;
 
-               if (obj->write_domain & flush_domains &&
-                   obj_priv->ring == ring) {
+               if (obj->write_domain & flush_domains) {
                        uint32_t old_write_domain = obj->write_domain;
 
                        obj->write_domain = 0;
 static int i915_ring_idle(struct drm_device *dev,
                          struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
+       if (list_empty(&ring->gpu_write_list))
+               return 0;
+
        i915_gem_flush_ring(dev, NULL, ring,
                            I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS, I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS);
        return i915_wait_request(dev,
 
        for (i = 0; i < args->buffer_count; i++) {
                struct drm_gem_object *obj = object_list[i];
-               struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj_priv = to_intel_bo(obj);
                uint32_t old_write_domain = obj->write_domain;
-
                obj->write_domain = obj->pending_write_domain;
-               if (obj->write_domain)
-                       list_move_tail(&obj_priv->gpu_write_list,
-                                      &dev_priv->mm.gpu_write_list);
-
                trace_i915_gem_object_change_domain(obj,
                                                    obj->read_domains,
                                                    old_write_domain);
 
        for (i = 0; i < args->buffer_count; i++) {
                struct drm_gem_object *obj = object_list[i];
-               obj_priv = to_intel_bo(obj);
 
                i915_gem_object_move_to_active(obj, ring);
+               if (obj->write_domain)
+                       list_move_tail(&to_intel_bo(obj)->gpu_write_list,
+                                      &ring->gpu_write_list);
        }
 
        i915_add_request(dev, file, request, ring);
                DRM_ERROR("failed to idle hardware: %d\n", ret);
 }
 
+static void
+init_ring_lists(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
+{
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->active_list);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->request_list);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ring->gpu_write_list);
+}
+
 void
 i915_gem_load(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.active_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.flushing_list);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.gpu_write_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.inactive_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.pinned_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.fence_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->mm.deferred_free_list);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->render_ring.active_list);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->render_ring.request_list);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->bsd_ring.active_list);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->bsd_ring.request_list);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->blt_ring.active_list);
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->blt_ring.request_list);
+       init_ring_lists(&dev_priv->render_ring);
+       init_ring_lists(&dev_priv->bsd_ring);
+       init_ring_lists(&dev_priv->blt_ring);
        for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev_priv->fence_regs[i].lru_list);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev_priv->mm.retire_work,