rcu_assign_pointer(active->request, request);
 }
 
+/**
+ * i915_gem_active_set_retire_fn - updates the retirement callback
+ * @active - the active tracker
+ * @fn - the routine called when the request is retired
+ * @mutex - struct_mutex used to guard retirements
+ *
+ * i915_gem_active_set_retire_fn() updates the function pointer that
+ * is called when the final request associated with the @active tracker
+ * is retired.
+ */
+static inline void
+i915_gem_active_set_retire_fn(struct i915_gem_active *active,
+                             i915_gem_retire_fn fn,
+                             struct mutex *mutex)
+{
+       lockdep_assert_held(mutex);
+       active->retire = fn ?: i915_gem_retire_noop;
+}
+
 static inline struct drm_i915_gem_request *
 __i915_gem_active_peek(const struct i915_gem_active *active)
 {
 
 {
        GEM_BUG_ON(i915_gem_active_peek(&overlay->last_flip,
                                        &overlay->i915->drm.struct_mutex));
-       overlay->last_flip.retire = retire;
+       i915_gem_active_set_retire_fn(&overlay->last_flip, retire,
+                                     &overlay->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
        i915_gem_active_set(&overlay->last_flip, req);
        i915_add_request(req);
 }