diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
index 09ed90c0ba0070110f4f98c53e1077958236652d..3cbffd400b1bdb15fbb1d0604d41f1001a144f5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 
 #include "i915_drv.h"
 
-#define task_asleep(tsk) ((tsk)->state & TASK_NORMAL && !(tsk)->on_rq)
-
 static void irq_enable(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	if (!engine->irq_enable)
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ static inline bool __request_completed(const struct i915_request *rq)
 	return i915_seqno_passed(__hwsp_seqno(rq), rq->fence.seqno);
 }
 
-bool intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+void intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct intel_breadcrumbs *b = &engine->breadcrumbs;
 	struct intel_context *ce, *cn;
@@ -146,19 +144,13 @@ bool intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		dma_fence_signal(&rq->fence);
 		i915_request_put(rq);
 	}
-
-	return !list_empty(&signal);
 }
 
-bool intel_engine_signal_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
+void intel_engine_signal_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
-	bool result;
-
 	local_irq_disable();
-	result = intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(engine);
+	intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(engine);
 	local_irq_enable();
-
-	return result;
 }
 
 static void signal_irq_work(struct irq_work *work)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 4b33e88eabb184d4542b87b4c285b5f37da5916d..72c7c337ace9589e93a1b9dcab485ccefdeacd05 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ void intel_engine_fini_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 void intel_engine_pin_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 void intel_engine_unpin_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
-bool intel_engine_signal_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
+void intel_engine_signal_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 void intel_engine_disarm_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
 static inline void
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ intel_engine_queue_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	irq_work_queue(&engine->breadcrumbs.irq_work);
 }
 
-bool intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
+void intel_engine_breadcrumbs_irq(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
 void intel_engine_reset_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 void intel_engine_fini_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);