GEM_BUG_ON(execlists_num_ports(execlists) > EXECLIST_MAX_PORTS);
 
        execlists->queue_priority = INT_MIN;
-       execlists->queue = RB_ROOT;
-       execlists->first = NULL;
+       execlists->queue = RB_ROOT_CACHED;
 }
 
 /**
        }
 
        /* ELSP is empty, but there are ready requests? E.g. after reset */
-       if (READ_ONCE(engine->execlists.first))
+       if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&engine->execlists.queue.rb_root))
                return false;
 
        /* Ring stopped? */
        last = NULL;
        count = 0;
        drm_printf(m, "\t\tQueue priority: %d\n", execlists->queue_priority);
-       for (rb = execlists->first; rb; rb = rb_next(rb)) {
+       for (rb = rb_first_cached(&execlists->queue); rb; rb = rb_next(rb)) {
                struct i915_priolist *p =
                        rb_entry(rb, typeof(*p), node);
 
 
 
        lockdep_assert_held(&engine->timeline.lock);
 
-       rb = execlists->first;
-       GEM_BUG_ON(rb_first(&execlists->queue) != rb);
-
        if (port_isset(port)) {
                if (intel_engine_has_preemption(engine)) {
                        struct guc_preempt_work *preempt_work =
        }
        GEM_BUG_ON(port_isset(port));
 
-       while (rb) {
+       while ((rb = rb_first_cached(&execlists->queue))) {
                struct i915_priolist *p = to_priolist(rb);
                struct i915_request *rq, *rn;
 
                        submit = true;
                }
 
-               rb = rb_next(rb);
-               rb_erase(&p->node, &execlists->queue);
+               rb_erase_cached(&p->node, &execlists->queue);
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->requests);
                if (p->priority != I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL)
                        kmem_cache_free(engine->i915->priorities, p);
        }
 done:
        execlists->queue_priority = rb ? to_priolist(rb)->priority : INT_MIN;
-       execlists->first = rb;
        if (submit)
                port_assign(port, last);
        if (last)
        /* We must always keep the beast fed if we have work piled up */
        GEM_BUG_ON(port_isset(execlists->port) &&
                   !execlists_is_active(execlists, EXECLISTS_ACTIVE_USER));
-       GEM_BUG_ON(execlists->first && !port_isset(execlists->port));
+       GEM_BUG_ON(rb_first_cached(&execlists->queue) &&
+                  !port_isset(execlists->port));
 
        return submit;
 }
 
 find_priolist:
        /* most positive priority is scheduled first, equal priorities fifo */
        rb = NULL;
-       parent = &execlists->queue.rb_node;
+       parent = &execlists->queue.rb_root.rb_node;
        while (*parent) {
                rb = *parent;
                p = to_priolist(rb);
        p->priority = prio;
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->requests);
        rb_link_node(&p->node, rb, parent);
-       rb_insert_color(&p->node, &execlists->queue);
-
-       if (first)
-               execlists->first = &p->node;
+       rb_insert_color_cached(&p->node, &execlists->queue, first);
 
        return p;
 }
         * and context switches) submission.
         */
 
-       rb = execlists->first;
-       GEM_BUG_ON(rb_first(&execlists->queue) != rb);
-
        if (last) {
                /*
                 * Don't resubmit or switch until all outstanding
                last->tail = last->wa_tail;
        }
 
-       while (rb) {
+       while ((rb = rb_first_cached(&execlists->queue))) {
                struct i915_priolist *p = to_priolist(rb);
                struct i915_request *rq, *rn;
 
                        submit = true;
                }
 
-               rb = rb_next(rb);
-               rb_erase(&p->node, &execlists->queue);
+               rb_erase_cached(&p->node, &execlists->queue);
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->requests);
                if (p->priority != I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL)
                        kmem_cache_free(engine->i915->priorities, p);
        execlists->queue_priority =
                port != execlists->port ? rq_prio(last) : INT_MIN;
 
-       execlists->first = rb;
        if (submit) {
                port_assign(port, last);
                execlists_submit_ports(engine);
        }
 
        /* We must always keep the beast fed if we have work piled up */
-       GEM_BUG_ON(execlists->first && !port_isset(execlists->port));
+       GEM_BUG_ON(rb_first_cached(&execlists->queue) &&
+                  !port_isset(execlists->port));
 
        /* Re-evaluate the executing context setup after each preemptive kick */
        if (last)
        }
 
        /* Flush the queued requests to the timeline list (for retiring). */
-       rb = execlists->first;
-       while (rb) {
+       while ((rb = rb_first_cached(&execlists->queue))) {
                struct i915_priolist *p = to_priolist(rb);
 
                list_for_each_entry_safe(rq, rn, &p->requests, sched.link) {
                        __i915_request_submit(rq);
                }
 
-               rb = rb_next(rb);
-               rb_erase(&p->node, &execlists->queue);
+               rb_erase_cached(&p->node, &execlists->queue);
                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->requests);
                if (p->priority != I915_PRIORITY_NORMAL)
                        kmem_cache_free(engine->i915->priorities, p);
        /* Remaining _unready_ requests will be nop'ed when submitted */
 
        execlists->queue_priority = INT_MIN;
-       execlists->queue = RB_ROOT;
-       execlists->first = NULL;
+       execlists->queue = RB_ROOT_CACHED;
        GEM_BUG_ON(port_isset(execlists->port));
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&engine->timeline.lock, flags);
 
        queue_request(engine, &request->sched, rq_prio(request));
 
-       GEM_BUG_ON(!engine->execlists.first);
+       GEM_BUG_ON(RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&engine->execlists.queue.rb_root));
        GEM_BUG_ON(list_empty(&request->sched.link));
 
        submit_queue(engine, rq_prio(request));
        struct intel_engine_execlists * const execlists = &engine->execlists;
 
        /* After a GPU reset, we may have requests to replay */
-       if (execlists->first)
+       if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&execlists->queue.rb_root))
                tasklet_schedule(&execlists->tasklet);
 
        /*