return I915_READ(PRB0_TAIL) & TAIL_ADDR;
 }
 
+static inline void render_ring_set_tail(struct drm_device *dev, u32 value)
+{
+       drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+       I915_WRITE(PRB0_TAIL, value);
+}
+
 static unsigned int render_ring_get_active_head(struct drm_device *dev,
                struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
 static void render_ring_advance_ring(struct drm_device *dev,
                struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-       drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-       I915_WRITE(PRB0_TAIL, ring->tail);
+       render_ring_set_tail(dev, ring->tail);
 }
 
 static int init_ring_common(struct drm_device *dev,
        /* Stop the ring if it's running. */
        I915_WRITE(ring->regs.ctl, 0);
        I915_WRITE(ring->regs.head, 0);
-       I915_WRITE(ring->regs.tail, 0);
+       ring->set_tail(dev, 0);
 
        /* Initialize the ring. */
        I915_WRITE(ring->regs.start, obj_priv->gtt_offset);
        return I915_READ(BSD_RING_TAIL) & TAIL_ADDR;
 }
 
+static inline void bsd_ring_set_tail(struct drm_device *dev, u32 value)
+{
+       drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+       I915_WRITE(BSD_RING_TAIL, value);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int bsd_ring_get_active_head(struct drm_device *dev,
                struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
 static inline void bsd_ring_advance_ring(struct drm_device *dev,
                struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-       drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-       I915_WRITE(BSD_RING_TAIL, ring->tail);
+       bsd_ring_set_tail(dev, ring->tail);
 }
 
 static int init_bsd_ring(struct drm_device *dev,
        .init                   = init_render_ring,
        .get_head               = render_ring_get_head,
        .get_tail               = render_ring_get_tail,
+       .set_tail               = render_ring_set_tail,
        .get_active_head        = render_ring_get_active_head,
        .advance_ring           = render_ring_advance_ring,
        .flush                  = render_ring_flush,
        .init                   = init_bsd_ring,
        .get_head               = bsd_ring_get_head,
        .get_tail               = bsd_ring_get_tail,
+       .set_tail               = bsd_ring_set_tail,
        .get_active_head        = bsd_ring_get_active_head,
        .advance_ring           = bsd_ring_advance_ring,
        .flush                  = bsd_ring_flush,