rq->ctx->ppgtt ?: rq->i915->mm.aliasing_ppgtt;
        u32 *reg_state = ce->lrc_reg_state;
 
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(rq->tail, 8));
        reg_state[CTX_RING_TAIL+1] = rq->tail;
 
        /* True 32b PPGTT with dynamic page allocation: update PDP
 
        /* Reset WaIdleLiteRestore:bdw,skl as well */
        request->tail = request->wa_tail - WA_TAIL_DWORDS * sizeof(u32);
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(request->tail, 8));
 }
 
 static int intel_logical_ring_emit_pdps(struct drm_i915_gem_request *req)
        *cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
        *cs++ = MI_NOOP;
        request->tail = intel_ring_offset(request, cs);
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(request->tail, 8));
 
        gen8_emit_wa_tail(request, cs);
 }
        *cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
        *cs++ = MI_NOOP;
        request->tail = intel_ring_offset(request, cs);
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(request->tail, 8));
 
        gen8_emit_wa_tail(request, cs);
 }
 
 
        i915_gem_request_submit(request);
 
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(request->tail, 8));
        I915_WRITE_TAIL(request->engine, request->tail);
 }
 
        *cs++ = MI_USER_INTERRUPT;
 
        req->tail = intel_ring_offset(req, cs);
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(req->tail, 8));
 }
 
 static const int i9xx_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 4;
        *cs++ = MI_NOOP;
 
        req->tail = intel_ring_offset(req, cs);
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(req->tail, 8));
 }
 
 static const int gen8_render_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 8;