mutex_init(&guc->send_mutex);
        spin_lock_init(&guc->irq_lock);
-       guc->send = intel_guc_send_nop;
-       guc->handler = intel_guc_to_host_event_handler_nop;
        if (INTEL_GEN(i915) >= 11) {
                guc->notify = gen11_guc_raise_irq;
                guc->interrupts.reset = gen11_reset_guc_interrupts;
        intel_uc_fw_cleanup_fetch(&guc->fw);
 }
 
-int intel_guc_send_nop(struct intel_guc *guc, const u32 *action, u32 len,
-                      u32 *response_buf, u32 response_buf_size)
-{
-       WARN(1, "Unexpected send: action=%#x\n", *action);
-       return -ENODEV;
-}
-
-void intel_guc_to_host_event_handler_nop(struct intel_guc *guc)
-{
-       WARN(1, "Unexpected event: no suitable handler\n");
-}
-
 /*
  * This function implements the MMIO based host to GuC interface.
  */
 
        /* To serialize the intel_guc_send actions */
        struct mutex send_mutex;
 
-       /* GuC's FW specific send function */
-       int (*send)(struct intel_guc *guc, const u32 *data, u32 len,
-                   u32 *response_buf, u32 response_buf_size);
-
-       /* GuC's FW specific event handler function */
-       void (*handler)(struct intel_guc *guc);
-
        /* GuC's FW specific notify function */
        void (*notify)(struct intel_guc *guc);
 };
 static
 inline int intel_guc_send(struct intel_guc *guc, const u32 *action, u32 len)
 {
-       return guc->send(guc, action, len, NULL, 0);
+       return intel_guc_ct_send(&guc->ct, action, len, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static inline int
 intel_guc_send_and_receive(struct intel_guc *guc, const u32 *action, u32 len,
                           u32 *response_buf, u32 response_buf_size)
 {
-       return guc->send(guc, action, len, response_buf, response_buf_size);
+       return intel_guc_ct_send(&guc->ct, action, len,
+                                response_buf, response_buf_size);
 }
 
 static inline void intel_guc_notify(struct intel_guc *guc)
 
 static inline void intel_guc_to_host_event_handler(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
-       guc->handler(guc);
+       intel_guc_ct_event_handler(&guc->ct);
 }
 
 /* GuC addresses above GUC_GGTT_TOP also don't map through the GTT */
 void intel_guc_write_params(struct intel_guc *guc);
 int intel_guc_init(struct intel_guc *guc);
 void intel_guc_fini(struct intel_guc *guc);
-int intel_guc_send_nop(struct intel_guc *guc, const u32 *action, u32 len,
-                      u32 *response_buf, u32 response_buf_size);
 int intel_guc_send_mmio(struct intel_guc *guc, const u32 *action, u32 len,
                        u32 *response_buf, u32 response_buf_size);
-void intel_guc_to_host_event_handler(struct intel_guc *guc);
-void intel_guc_to_host_event_handler_nop(struct intel_guc *guc);
 int intel_guc_to_host_process_recv_msg(struct intel_guc *guc,
                                       const u32 *payload, u32 len);
 int intel_guc_sample_forcewake(struct intel_guc *guc);
 
 /*
  * Command Transport (CT) buffer based GuC send function.
  */
-int intel_guc_send_ct(struct intel_guc *guc, const u32 *action, u32 len,
+int intel_guc_ct_send(struct intel_guc_ct *ct, const u32 *action, u32 len,
                      u32 *response_buf, u32 response_buf_size)
 {
-       struct intel_guc_ct *ct = &guc->ct;
+       struct intel_guc *guc = ct_to_guc(ct);
        u32 status = ~0; /* undefined */
        int ret;
 
+       if (unlikely(!ct->enabled)) {
+               WARN(1, "Unexpected send: action=%#x\n", *action);
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
        mutex_lock(&guc->send_mutex);
 
        ret = ct_send(ct, action, len, response_buf, response_buf_size, &status);
  * When we're communicating with the GuC over CT, GuC uses events
  * to notify us about new messages being posted on the RECV buffer.
  */
-void intel_guc_to_host_event_handler_ct(struct intel_guc *guc)
+void intel_guc_ct_event_handler(struct intel_guc_ct *ct)
 {
-       struct intel_guc_ct *ct = &guc->ct;
        struct intel_guc_ct_buffer *ctb = &ct->ctbs[CTB_RECV];
        u32 msg[GUC_CT_MSG_LEN_MASK + 1]; /* one extra dw for the header */
        int err = 0;
 
-       if (!ct->enabled)
+       if (unlikely(!ct->enabled)) {
+               WARN(1, "Unexpected GuC event received while CT disabled!\n");
                return;
+       }
 
        do {
                err = ctb_read(ctb, msg);
 
 int intel_guc_ct_enable(struct intel_guc_ct *ct);
 void intel_guc_ct_disable(struct intel_guc_ct *ct);
 
-int intel_guc_send_ct(struct intel_guc *guc, const u32 *action, u32 len,
+static inline bool intel_guc_ct_enabled(struct intel_guc_ct *ct)
+{
+       return ct->enabled;
+}
+
+int intel_guc_ct_send(struct intel_guc_ct *ct, const u32 *action, u32 len,
                      u32 *response_buf, u32 response_buf_size);
-void intel_guc_to_host_event_handler_ct(struct intel_guc *guc);
+void intel_guc_ct_event_handler(struct intel_guc_ct *ct);
 
 #endif /* _INTEL_GUC_CT_H_ */
 
  * Firmware writes a success/fail code back to the action register after
  * processes the request. The kernel driver polls waiting for this update and
  * then proceeds.
- * See intel_guc_send()
  *
  * Work Items:
  * There are several types of work items that the host may place into a
 
                i915_gem_object_put(log);
 }
 
+static inline bool guc_communication_enabled(struct intel_guc *guc)
+{
+       return intel_guc_ct_enabled(&guc->ct);
+}
+
 /*
  * Events triggered while CT buffers are disabled are logged in the SCRATCH_15
  * register using the same bits used in the CT message payload. Since our
        struct drm_i915_private *i915 = guc_to_gt(guc)->i915;
 
        /* we need communication to be enabled to reply to GuC */
-       GEM_BUG_ON(guc->handler == intel_guc_to_host_event_handler_nop);
+       GEM_BUG_ON(!guc_communication_enabled(guc));
 
        if (!guc->mmio_msg)
                return;
        guc->interrupts.disable(guc);
 }
 
-static inline bool guc_communication_enabled(struct intel_guc *guc)
-{
-       return guc->send != intel_guc_send_nop;
-}
-
 static int guc_enable_communication(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *i915 = guc_to_gt(guc)->i915;
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       guc->send = intel_guc_send_ct;
-       guc->handler = intel_guc_to_host_event_handler_ct;
-
        /* check for mmio messages received before/during the CT enable */
        guc_get_mmio_msg(guc);
        guc_handle_mmio_msg(guc);
 
        /* check for CT messages received before we enabled interrupts */
        spin_lock_irq(&i915->irq_lock);
-       intel_guc_to_host_event_handler_ct(guc);
+       intel_guc_ct_event_handler(&guc->ct);
        spin_unlock_irq(&i915->irq_lock);
 
        DRM_INFO("GuC communication enabled\n");
 
        guc_disable_interrupts(guc);
 
-       guc->send = intel_guc_send_nop;
-       guc->handler = intel_guc_to_host_event_handler_nop;
-
        intel_guc_ct_disable(&guc->ct);
 
        /*