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diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
index e7c3c0318ff6..da70bfe97ec5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_request.c
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ static const char *i915_fence_get_driver_name(struct dma_fence *fence)
static const char *i915_fence_get_timeline_name(struct dma_fence *fence)
{
+ /* The timeline struct (as part of the ppgtt underneath a context)
+ * may be freed when the request is no longer in use by the GPU.
+ * We could extend the life of a context to beyond that of all
+ * fences, possibly keeping the hw resource around indefinitely,
+ * or we just give them a false name. Since
+ * dma_fence_ops.get_timeline_name is a debug feature, the occasional
+ * lie seems justifiable.
+ */
+ if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &fence->flags))
+ return "signaled";
+
return to_request(fence)->timeline->common->name;
}