intel_breadcrumbs_disarm_irq(b);
 
        rcu_read_lock();
+       atomic_inc(&b->signaler_active);
        list_for_each_entry_rcu(ce, &b->signalers, signal_link) {
                struct i915_request *rq;
 
                        }
                }
        }
+       atomic_dec(&b->signaler_active);
        rcu_read_unlock();
 
        llist_for_each_safe(signal, sn, signal) {
 
        spinlock_t signalers_lock; /* protects the list of signalers */
        struct list_head signalers;
        struct llist_head signaled_requests;
+       atomic_t signaler_active;
 
        spinlock_t irq_lock; /* protects the interrupt from hardirq context */
        struct irq_work irq_work; /* for use from inside irq_lock */
 
                 * ce->signal_link.
                 */
                i915_request_cancel_breadcrumb(rq);
-               irq_work_sync(&engine->breadcrumbs->irq_work);
+               while (atomic_read(&engine->breadcrumbs->signaler_active))
+                       cpu_relax();
        }
 
        if (READ_ONCE(ve->request))