struct drm_info_node *node = (struct drm_info_node *) m->private;
        struct drm_device *dev = node->minor->dev;
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+       unsigned forcewake_count;
 
-       seq_printf(m, "forcewake count = %d\n",
-                  atomic_read(&dev_priv->forcewake_count));
+       spin_lock_irq(&dev_priv->gt_lock);
+       forcewake_count = dev_priv->forcewake_count;
+       spin_unlock_irq(&dev_priv->gt_lock);
+
+       seq_printf(m, "forcewake count = %u\n", forcewake_count);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
  */
 void gen6_gt_force_wake_get(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
-       WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dev_priv->dev->struct_mutex));
+       unsigned long irqflags;
 
-       /* Forcewake is atomic in case we get in here without the lock */
-       if (atomic_add_return(1, &dev_priv->forcewake_count) == 1)
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->gt_lock, irqflags);
+       if (dev_priv->forcewake_count++ == 0)
                dev_priv->display.force_wake_get(dev_priv);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->gt_lock, irqflags);
 }
 
 void __gen6_gt_force_wake_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
  */
 void gen6_gt_force_wake_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
-       WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dev_priv->dev->struct_mutex));
+       unsigned long irqflags;
 
-       if (atomic_dec_and_test(&dev_priv->forcewake_count))
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->gt_lock, irqflags);
+       if (--dev_priv->forcewake_count == 0)
                dev_priv->display.force_wake_put(dev_priv);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->gt_lock, irqflags);
 }
 
 void __gen6_gt_wait_for_fifo(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
         * need to
         */
        bool need_display = true;
+       unsigned long irqflags;
        int ret;
 
        if (!i915_try_reset)
        case 6:
                ret = gen6_do_reset(dev, flags);
                /* If reset with a user forcewake, try to restore */
-               if (atomic_read(&dev_priv->forcewake_count))
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->gt_lock, irqflags);
+               if (dev_priv->forcewake_count)
                        dev_priv->display.force_wake_get(dev_priv);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->gt_lock, irqflags);
                break;
        case 5:
                ret = ironlake_do_reset(dev, flags);
 
        int relative_constants_mode;
 
        void __iomem *regs;
-       u32 gt_fifo_count;
+       /** gt_fifo_count and the subsequent register write are synchronized
+        * with dev->struct_mutex. */
+       unsigned gt_fifo_count;
+       /** forcewake_count is protected by gt_lock */
+       unsigned forcewake_count;
+       /** gt_lock is also taken in irq contexts. */
+       struct spinlock gt_lock;
 
        struct intel_gmbus {
                struct i2c_adapter adapter;
 
        struct drm_property *broadcast_rgb_property;
        struct drm_property *force_audio_property;
-
-       atomic_t forcewake_count;
 } drm_i915_private_t;
 
 enum i915_cache_level {