return i915_gem_get_seqno(ring->dev, &ring->outstanding_lazy_request);
 }
 
+static int __intel_ring_begin(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
+                             int bytes)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       if (unlikely(ring->tail + bytes > ring->effective_size)) {
+               ret = intel_wrap_ring_buffer(ring);
+               if (unlikely(ret))
+                       return ret;
+       }
+
+       if (unlikely(ring->space < bytes)) {
+               ret = ring_wait_for_space(ring, bytes);
+               if (unlikely(ret))
+                       return ret;
+       }
+
+       ring->space -= bytes;
+       return 0;
+}
+
 int intel_ring_begin(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
                     int num_dwords)
 {
        drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
-       int n = 4*num_dwords;
        int ret;
 
        ret = i915_gem_check_wedge(dev_priv, dev_priv->mm.interruptible);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       if (unlikely(ring->tail + n > ring->effective_size)) {
-               ret = intel_wrap_ring_buffer(ring);
-               if (unlikely(ret))
-                       return ret;
-       }
-
-       if (unlikely(ring->space < n)) {
-               ret = ring_wait_for_space(ring, n);
-               if (unlikely(ret))
-                       return ret;
-       }
-
-       ring->space -= n;
-       return 0;
+       return __intel_ring_begin(ring, num_dwords * sizeof(uint32_t));
 }
 
 void intel_ring_advance(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)