rq->ctx->ppgtt ?: rq->i915->mm.aliasing_ppgtt;
        u32 *reg_state = ce->lrc_reg_state;
 
-       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(rq->tail, 8));
-       GEM_BUG_ON(rq->tail >= rq->ring->size);
+       assert_ring_tail_valid(rq->ring, rq->tail);
        reg_state[CTX_RING_TAIL+1] = rq->tail;
 
        /* True 32b PPGTT with dynamic page allocation: update PDP
        request->tail =
                intel_ring_wrap(request->ring,
                                request->wa_tail - WA_TAIL_DWORDS*sizeof(u32));
-       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(request->tail, 8));
-       GEM_BUG_ON(request->tail >= request->ring->size);
+       assert_ring_tail_valid(request->ring, request->tail);
 }
 
 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));
-       GEM_BUG_ON(request->tail >= request->ring->size);
+       assert_ring_tail_valid(request->ring, request->tail);
 
        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));
-       GEM_BUG_ON(request->tail >= request->ring->size);
+       assert_ring_tail_valid(request->ring, request->tail);
 
        gen8_emit_wa_tail(request, cs);
 }
 
 
        i915_gem_request_submit(request);
 
-       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(request->tail, 8));
-       GEM_BUG_ON(request->tail >= request->ring->size);
+       assert_ring_tail_valid(request->ring, request->tail);
        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));
-       GEM_BUG_ON(req->tail >= req->ring->size);
+       assert_ring_tail_valid(req->ring, req->tail);
 }
 
 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));
-       GEM_BUG_ON(req->tail >= req->ring->size);
+       assert_ring_tail_valid(req->ring, req->tail);
 }
 
 static const int gen8_render_emit_breadcrumb_sz = 8;
 
        return intel_ring_wrap(req->ring, offset);
 }
 
+static inline void
+assert_ring_tail_valid(const struct intel_ring *ring, unsigned int tail)
+{
+       /* We could combine these into a single tail operation, but keeping
+        * them as seperate tests will help identify the cause should one
+        * ever fire.
+        */
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(tail, 8));
+       GEM_BUG_ON(tail >= ring->size);
+}
+
 void intel_ring_update_space(struct intel_ring *ring);
 
 void intel_engine_init_global_seqno(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 seqno);