diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 727fc5448520..83cda2786e55 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2115,6 +2115,8 @@ struct drm_i915_gem_request {
 
 };
 
+int i915_gem_request_alloc(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+			   struct intel_context *ctx);
 void i915_gem_request_free(struct kref *req_ref);
 
 static inline uint32_t
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 815223694f32..267fdf0f46ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2518,6 +2518,43 @@ void i915_gem_request_free(struct kref *req_ref)
 	kfree(req);
 }
 
+int i915_gem_request_alloc(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
+			   struct intel_context *ctx)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_private = ring->dev->dev_private;
+
+	if (ring->outstanding_lazy_request)
+		return 0;
+
+	request = kzalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (request == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = i915_gem_get_seqno(ring->dev, &request->seqno);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(request);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	kref_init(&request->ref);
+	request->ring = ring;
+	request->uniq = dev_private->request_uniq++;
+
+	if (i915.enable_execlists)
+		ret = intel_logical_ring_alloc_request_extras(request, ctx);
+	else
+		ret = intel_ring_alloc_request_extras(request);
+	if (ret) {
+		kfree(request);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ring->outstanding_lazy_request = request;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct drm_i915_gem_request *
 i915_gem_find_active_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index cad4300dd55c..6504689467b1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -611,44 +611,21 @@ static int execlists_move_to_gpu(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 	return logical_ring_invalidate_all_caches(ringbuf, ctx);
 }
 
-static int logical_ring_alloc_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
-				      struct intel_context *ctx)
+int intel_logical_ring_alloc_request_extras(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request,
+					    struct intel_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_private = ring->dev->dev_private;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (ring->outstanding_lazy_request)
-		return 0;
-
-	request = kzalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (request == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	if (ctx != ring->default_context) {
-		ret = intel_lr_context_pin(ring, ctx);
-		if (ret) {
-			kfree(request);
+	if (ctx != request->ring->default_context) {
+		ret = intel_lr_context_pin(request->ring, ctx);
+		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		}
 	}
 
-	kref_init(&request->ref);
-	request->ring = ring;
-	request->uniq = dev_private->request_uniq++;
-
-	ret = i915_gem_get_seqno(ring->dev, &request->seqno);
-	if (ret) {
-		intel_lr_context_unpin(ring, ctx);
-		kfree(request);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	request->ctx = ctx;
+	request->ringbuf = ctx->engine[request->ring->id].ringbuf;
+	request->ctx     = ctx;
 	i915_gem_context_reference(request->ctx);
-	request->ringbuf = ctx->engine[ring->id].ringbuf;
 
-	ring->outstanding_lazy_request = request;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -840,7 +817,7 @@ static int intel_logical_ring_begin(struct intel_ringbuffer *ringbuf,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Preallocate the olr before touching the ring */
-	ret = logical_ring_alloc_request(ring, ctx);
+	ret = i915_gem_request_alloc(ring, ctx);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
index ac8f81a99fea..04d3a6d8b207 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #define RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_PTR(ring)	((ring)->mmio_base+0x3a0)
 
 /* Logical Rings */
+int intel_logical_ring_alloc_request_extras(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request,
+					    struct intel_context *ctx);
 void intel_logical_ring_stop(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 void intel_logical_ring_cleanup(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 int intel_logical_rings_init(struct drm_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 441e2502b889..99fb2f06710a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -2181,32 +2181,10 @@ int intel_ring_idle(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	return i915_wait_request(req);
 }
 
-static int
-intel_ring_alloc_request(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
+int intel_ring_alloc_request_extras(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 {
-	int ret;
-	struct drm_i915_gem_request *request;
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_private = ring->dev->dev_private;
+	request->ringbuf = request->ring->buffer;
 
-	if (ring->outstanding_lazy_request)
-		return 0;
-
-	request = kzalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (request == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	kref_init(&request->ref);
-	request->ring = ring;
-	request->ringbuf = ring->buffer;
-	request->uniq = dev_private->request_uniq++;
-
-	ret = i915_gem_get_seqno(ring->dev, &request->seqno);
-	if (ret) {
-		kfree(request);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ring->outstanding_lazy_request = request;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2247,7 +2225,7 @@ int intel_ring_begin(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Preallocate the olr before touching the ring */
-	ret = intel_ring_alloc_request(ring);
+	ret = i915_gem_request_alloc(ring, ring->default_context);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index c761fe05ad6f..6566dd447498 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ int intel_alloc_ringbuffer_obj(struct drm_device *dev,
 void intel_stop_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 void intel_cleanup_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 
+int intel_ring_alloc_request_extras(struct drm_i915_gem_request *request);
+
 int __must_check intel_ring_begin(struct intel_engine_cs *ring, int n);
 int __must_check intel_ring_cacheline_align(struct intel_engine_cs *ring);
 static inline void intel_ring_emit(struct intel_engine_cs *ring,