u32 tmp;
 
        /* flush hdp cache so updates hit vram */
-       WREG32(R_005480_HDP_MEM_COHERENCY_FLUSH_CNTL, 0x1);
+       if ((rdev->family >= CHIP_RV770) && (rdev->family <= CHIP_RV740)) {
+               void __iomem *ptr = (void *)rdev->gart.table.vram.ptr;
+               u32 tmp;
+
+               /* r7xx hw bug.  write to HDP_DEBUG1 followed by fb read
+                * rather than write to HDP_REG_COHERENCY_FLUSH_CNTL
+                */
+               WREG32(HDP_DEBUG1, 0);
+               tmp = readl((void __iomem *)ptr);
+       } else
+               WREG32(R_005480_HDP_MEM_COHERENCY_FLUSH_CNTL, 0x1);
 
        WREG32(VM_CONTEXT0_INVALIDATION_LOW_ADDR, rdev->mc.gtt_start >> 12);
        WREG32(VM_CONTEXT0_INVALIDATION_HIGH_ADDR, (rdev->mc.gtt_end - 1) >> 12);
  */
 void r600_ioctl_wait_idle(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_bo *bo)
 {
-       WREG32(R_005480_HDP_MEM_COHERENCY_FLUSH_CNTL, 0x1);
+       /* r7xx hw bug.  write to HDP_DEBUG1 followed by fb read
+        * rather than write to HDP_REG_COHERENCY_FLUSH_CNTL
+        */
+       if ((rdev->family >= CHIP_RV770) && (rdev->family <= CHIP_RV740)) {
+               void __iomem *ptr = (void *)rdev->gart.table.vram.ptr;
+               u32 tmp;
+
+               WREG32(HDP_DEBUG1, 0);
+               tmp = readl((void __iomem *)ptr);
+       } else
+               WREG32(R_005480_HDP_MEM_COHERENCY_FLUSH_CNTL, 0x1);
 }
 
 #define        HDP_NONSURFACE_SIZE                             0x2C0C
 #define HDP_REG_COHERENCY_FLUSH_CNTL                   0x54A0
 #define        HDP_TILING_CONFIG                               0x2F3C
+#define HDP_DEBUG1                                      0x2F34
 
 #define MC_VM_AGP_TOP                                  0x2184
 #define MC_VM_AGP_BOT                                  0x2188
 
                WREG32((0x2c20 + j), 0x00000000);
                WREG32((0x2c24 + j), 0x00000000);
        }
-       WREG32(HDP_REG_COHERENCY_FLUSH_CNTL, 0);
+       /* r7xx hw bug.  Read from HDP_DEBUG1 rather
+        * than writing to HDP_REG_COHERENCY_FLUSH_CNTL
+        */
+       tmp = RREG32(HDP_DEBUG1);
 
        rv515_mc_stop(rdev, &save);
        if (r600_mc_wait_for_idle(rdev)) {
 
 #define        HDP_NONSURFACE_SIZE                             0x2C0C
 #define HDP_REG_COHERENCY_FLUSH_CNTL                   0x54A0
 #define        HDP_TILING_CONFIG                               0x2F3C
+#define HDP_DEBUG1                                      0x2F34
 
 #define MC_SHARED_CHMAP                                                0x2004
 #define                NOOFCHAN_SHIFT                                  12