}
 }
 
+static u32 intel_dsb_align_tail(struct intel_dsb *dsb)
+{
+       u32 aligned_tail, tail;
+
+       tail = dsb->free_pos * 4;
+       aligned_tail = ALIGN(tail, CACHELINE_BYTES);
+
+       if (aligned_tail > tail)
+               memset(&dsb->cmd_buf[dsb->free_pos], 0,
+                      aligned_tail - tail);
+
+       dsb->free_pos = aligned_tail / 4;
+
+       return aligned_tail;
+}
+
 /**
  * intel_dsb_commit() - Trigger workload execution of DSB.
  * @dsb: DSB context
        enum pipe pipe = crtc->pipe;
        u32 tail;
 
-       if (!(dsb && dsb->free_pos))
+       tail = intel_dsb_align_tail(dsb);
+       if (tail == 0)
                return;
 
-       tail = ALIGN(dsb->free_pos * 4, CACHELINE_BYTES);
-       if (tail > dsb->free_pos * 4)
-               memset(&dsb->cmd_buf[dsb->free_pos], 0,
-                      (tail - dsb->free_pos * 4));
-
        if (is_dsb_busy(dev_priv, pipe, dsb->id)) {
                drm_err(&dev_priv->drm, "DSB engine is busy.\n");
                goto reset;