diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index c1adb8268025..4f0b17b617c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2239,7 +2239,9 @@ int i915_gem_context_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file);
 int i915_gem_context_enable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void i915_gem_context_close(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file);
 int i915_switch_context(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
-			struct drm_file *file, int to_id);
+			struct drm_file *file, struct i915_hw_context *to);
+struct i915_hw_context *
+i915_gem_context_get(struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv, u32 id);
 void i915_gem_context_free(struct kref *ctx_ref);
 static inline void i915_gem_context_reference(struct i915_hw_context *ctx)
 {
@@ -2253,10 +2255,6 @@ static inline void i915_gem_context_unreference(struct i915_hw_context *ctx)
 		kref_put(&ctx->ref, i915_gem_context_free);
 }
 
-struct i915_ctx_hang_stats * __must_check
-i915_gem_context_get_hang_stats(struct drm_device *dev,
-				struct drm_file *file,
-				u32 id);
 int i915_gem_context_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				  struct drm_file *file);
 int i915_gem_context_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 42647c39ddcc..89e2f92e8335 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2799,7 +2799,7 @@ int i915_gpu_idle(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	/* Flush everything onto the inactive list. */
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i) {
-		ret = i915_switch_context(ring, NULL, DEFAULT_CONTEXT_ID);
+		ret = i915_switch_context(ring, NULL, ring->default_context);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 192a25978d39..d3a17ef78ba6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@
 #define GEN6_CONTEXT_ALIGN (64<<10)
 #define GEN7_CONTEXT_ALIGN 4096
 
-static struct i915_hw_context *
-i915_gem_context_get(struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv, u32 id);
 static int do_switch(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 		     struct i915_hw_context *to);
 
@@ -485,20 +483,6 @@ static int context_idr_cleanup(int id, void *p, void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct i915_ctx_hang_stats *
-i915_gem_context_get_hang_stats(struct drm_device *dev,
-				struct drm_file *file,
-				u32 id)
-{
-	struct i915_hw_context *ctx;
-
-	ctx = i915_gem_context_get(file->driver_priv, id);
-	if (ctx == NULL)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-
-	return &ctx->hang_stats;
-}
-
 int i915_gem_context_open(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv = file->driver_priv;
@@ -543,9 +527,12 @@ void i915_gem_context_close(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file)
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 }
 
-static struct i915_hw_context *
+struct i915_hw_context *
 i915_gem_context_get(struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv, u32 id)
 {
+	if (!HAS_HW_CONTEXTS(file_priv->dev_priv->dev))
+		return file_priv->private_default_ctx;
+
 	return (struct i915_hw_context *)idr_find(&file_priv->context_idr, id);
 }
 
@@ -708,20 +695,13 @@ done:
  */
 int i915_switch_context(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 			struct drm_file *file,
-			int to_id)
+			struct i915_hw_context *to)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
-	struct i915_hw_context *to;
 
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dev_priv->dev->struct_mutex));
 
-	if (file == NULL)
-		to = ring->default_context;
-	else
-		to = i915_gem_context_get(file->driver_priv, to_id);
-
-	if (to == NULL)
-		return -ENOENT;
+	BUG_ON(file && to == NULL);
 
 	/* We have the fake context, but don't supports switching. */
 	if (!HAS_HW_CONTEXTS(ring->dev))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index d608a07f4398..e78c5c0e33d8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -884,22 +884,24 @@ validate_exec_list(struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 *exec,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int
+static struct i915_hw_context *
 i915_gem_validate_context(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file,
 			  const u32 ctx_id)
 {
+	struct i915_hw_context *ctx = NULL;
 	struct i915_ctx_hang_stats *hs;
 
-	hs = i915_gem_context_get_hang_stats(dev, file, ctx_id);
-	if (IS_ERR(hs))
-		return PTR_ERR(hs);
+	ctx = i915_gem_context_get(file->driver_priv, ctx_id);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ctx))
+		return ctx;
 
+	hs = &ctx->hang_stats;
 	if (hs->banned) {
 		DRM_DEBUG("Context %u tried to submit while banned\n", ctx_id);
-		return -EIO;
+		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ctx;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -975,14 +977,15 @@ static int
 i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		       struct drm_file *file,
 		       struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *args,
-		       struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 *exec,
-		       struct i915_address_space *vm)
+		       struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 *exec)
 {
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct eb_vmas *eb;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *batch_obj;
 	struct drm_clip_rect *cliprects = NULL;
 	struct intel_ring_buffer *ring;
+	struct i915_hw_context *ctx;
+	struct i915_address_space *vm;
 	const u32 ctx_id = i915_execbuffer2_get_context_id(*args);
 	u32 exec_start, exec_len;
 	u32 mask, flags;
@@ -1096,11 +1099,18 @@ i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		goto pre_mutex_err;
 	}
 
-	ret = i915_gem_validate_context(dev, file, ctx_id);
-	if (ret) {
+	ctx = i915_gem_validate_context(dev, file, ctx_id);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ctx)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ctx);
 		goto pre_mutex_err;
-	}
+	} 
+
+	i915_gem_context_reference(ctx);
+
+	/* HACK until we have full PPGTT */
+	/* vm = ctx->vm; */
+	vm = &dev_priv->gtt.base;
 
 	eb = eb_create(args);
 	if (eb == NULL) {
@@ -1160,7 +1170,7 @@ i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	ret = i915_switch_context(ring, file, ctx_id);
+	ret = i915_switch_context(ring, file, ctx);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -1215,6 +1225,8 @@ i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	i915_gem_execbuffer_retire_commands(dev, file, ring, batch_obj);
 
 err:
+	/* the request owns the ref now */
+	i915_gem_context_unreference(ctx);
 	eb_destroy(eb);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
@@ -1232,7 +1244,6 @@ int
 i915_gem_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		    struct drm_file *file)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer *args = data;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 exec2;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object *exec_list = NULL;
@@ -1288,8 +1299,7 @@ i915_gem_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	exec2.flags = I915_EXEC_RENDER;
 	i915_execbuffer2_set_context_id(exec2, 0);
 
-	ret = i915_gem_do_execbuffer(dev, data, file, &exec2, exec2_list,
-				     &dev_priv->gtt.base);
+	ret = i915_gem_do_execbuffer(dev, data, file, &exec2, exec2_list);
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* Copy the new buffer offsets back to the user's exec list. */
 		for (i = 0; i < args->buffer_count; i++)
@@ -1315,7 +1325,6 @@ int
 i915_gem_execbuffer2(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		     struct drm_file *file)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_execbuffer2 *args = data;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 *exec2_list = NULL;
 	int ret;
@@ -1346,8 +1355,7 @@ i915_gem_execbuffer2(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	ret = i915_gem_do_execbuffer(dev, data, file, args, exec2_list,
-				     &dev_priv->gtt.base);
+	ret = i915_gem_do_execbuffer(dev, data, file, args, exec2_list);
 	if (!ret) {
 		/* Copy the new buffer offsets back to the user's exec list. */
 		ret = copy_to_user(to_user_ptr(args->buffers_ptr),
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index feb2d6692544..e52fccecf28f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ int i915_get_reset_stats_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_i915_reset_stats *args = data;
 	struct i915_ctx_hang_stats *hs;
+	struct i915_hw_context *ctx;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (args->flags || args->pad)
@@ -848,11 +849,12 @@ int i915_get_reset_stats_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	hs = i915_gem_context_get_hang_stats(dev, file, args->ctx_id);
-	if (IS_ERR(hs)) {
+	ctx = i915_gem_context_get(file->driver_priv, args->ctx_id);
+	if (IS_ERR(ctx)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
-		return PTR_ERR(hs);
+		return PTR_ERR(ctx);
 	}
+	hs = &ctx->hang_stats;
 
 	if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		args->reset_count = i915_reset_count(&dev_priv->gpu_error);