static uint64_t sdma_v5_0_ring_get_wptr(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
        struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
-       u64 *wptr = NULL;
-       uint64_t local_wptr = 0;
+       u64 wptr;
 
        if (ring->use_doorbell) {
                /* XXX check if swapping is necessary on BE */
-               wptr = ((u64 *)&adev->wb.wb[ring->wptr_offs]);
-               DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell before shift == 0x%016llx\n", *wptr);
-               *wptr = (*wptr) >> 2;
-               DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell after shift == 0x%016llx\n", *wptr);
+               wptr = READ_ONCE(*((u64 *)&adev->wb.wb[ring->wptr_offs]));
+               DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell before shift == 0x%016llx\n", wptr);
        } else {
-               u32 lowbit, highbit;
-
-               wptr = &local_wptr;
-               lowbit = RREG32(sdma_v5_0_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR)) >> 2;
-               highbit = RREG32(sdma_v5_0_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR_HI)) >> 2;
-
-               DRM_DEBUG("wptr [%i]high== 0x%08x low==0x%08x\n",
-                               ring->me, highbit, lowbit);
-               *wptr = highbit;
-               *wptr = (*wptr) << 32;
-               *wptr |= lowbit;
+               wptr = RREG32(sdma_v5_0_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR_HI));
+               wptr = wptr << 32;
+               wptr |= RREG32(sdma_v5_0_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR));
+               DRM_DEBUG("wptr before shift [%i] wptr == 0x%016llx\n", ring->me, wptr);
        }
 
-       return *wptr;
+       return wptr >> 2;
 }
 
 /**
 
 static uint64_t sdma_v5_2_ring_get_wptr(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
        struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
-       u64 *wptr = NULL;
-       uint64_t local_wptr = 0;
+       u64 wptr;
 
        if (ring->use_doorbell) {
                /* XXX check if swapping is necessary on BE */
-               wptr = ((u64 *)&adev->wb.wb[ring->wptr_offs]);
-               DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell before shift == 0x%016llx\n", *wptr);
-               *wptr = (*wptr) >> 2;
-               DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell after shift == 0x%016llx\n", *wptr);
+               wptr = READ_ONCE(*((u64 *)&adev->wb.wb[ring->wptr_offs]));
+               DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell before shift == 0x%016llx\n", wptr);
        } else {
-               u32 lowbit, highbit;
-
-               wptr = &local_wptr;
-               lowbit = RREG32(sdma_v5_2_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR)) >> 2;
-               highbit = RREG32(sdma_v5_2_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR_HI)) >> 2;
-
-               DRM_DEBUG("wptr [%i]high== 0x%08x low==0x%08x\n",
-                               ring->me, highbit, lowbit);
-               *wptr = highbit;
-               *wptr = (*wptr) << 32;
-               *wptr |= lowbit;
+               wptr = RREG32(sdma_v5_2_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR_HI));
+               wptr = wptr << 32;
+               wptr |= RREG32(sdma_v5_2_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR));
+               DRM_DEBUG("wptr before shift [%i] wptr == 0x%016llx\n", ring->me, wptr);
        }
 
-       return *wptr;
+       return wptr >> 2;
 }
 
 /**