diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/Makefile
index f87cd7fe95743c1fcd8ec46ad9f313025a3ea644..f15197390d768fe40658271f91ea6bc0fbcd07bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 GVT_DIR := gvt
 GVT_SOURCE := gvt.o aperture_gm.o handlers.o vgpu.o trace_points.o firmware.o \
-	interrupt.o gtt.o cfg_space.o opregion.o mmio.o display.o edid.o
+	interrupt.o gtt.o cfg_space.o opregion.o mmio.o display.o edid.o \
+	execlist.o
 
 ccflags-y                      += -I$(src) -I$(src)/$(GVT_DIR) -Wall
 i915-y			       += $(addprefix $(GVT_DIR)/, $(GVT_SOURCE))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debug.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debug.h
index 5c21c585ac00469e75510d645ce714d4dd522d49..a7e0e7956ee971c8a9c4370061faf3b299989e7b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debug.h
@@ -42,4 +42,7 @@
 #define gvt_dbg_dpy(fmt, args...) \
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("gvt: dpy: "fmt, ##args)
 
+#define gvt_dbg_el(fmt, args...) \
+	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("gvt: el: "fmt, ##args)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/execlist.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/execlist.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3c38e2a2dba343ea6740b87e3daf4470fee2649e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/execlist.c
@@ -0,0 +1,386 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright(c) 2011-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *    Zhiyuan Lv <zhiyuan.lv@intel.com>
+ *    Zhi Wang <zhi.a.wang@intel.com>
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    Min He <min.he@intel.com>
+ *    Bing Niu <bing.niu@intel.com>
+ *    Ping Gao <ping.a.gao@intel.com>
+ *    Tina Zhang <tina.zhang@intel.com>
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "i915_drv.h"
+
+#define _EL_OFFSET_STATUS       0x234
+#define _EL_OFFSET_STATUS_BUF   0x370
+#define _EL_OFFSET_STATUS_PTR   0x3A0
+
+#define execlist_ring_mmio(gvt, ring_id, offset) \
+	(gvt->dev_priv->engine[ring_id].mmio_base + (offset))
+
+#define valid_context(ctx) ((ctx)->valid)
+#define same_context(a, b) (((a)->context_id == (b)->context_id) && \
+		((a)->lrca == (b)->lrca))
+
+static int context_switch_events[] = {
+	[RCS] = RCS_AS_CONTEXT_SWITCH,
+	[BCS] = BCS_AS_CONTEXT_SWITCH,
+	[VCS] = VCS_AS_CONTEXT_SWITCH,
+	[VCS2] = VCS2_AS_CONTEXT_SWITCH,
+	[VECS] = VECS_AS_CONTEXT_SWITCH,
+};
+
+static int ring_id_to_context_switch_event(int ring_id)
+{
+	if (WARN_ON(ring_id < RCS && ring_id >
+				ARRAY_SIZE(context_switch_events)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return context_switch_events[ring_id];
+}
+
+static void switch_virtual_execlist_slot(struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist)
+{
+	gvt_dbg_el("[before] running slot %d/context %x pending slot %d\n",
+			execlist->running_slot ?
+			execlist->running_slot->index : -1,
+			execlist->running_context ?
+			execlist->running_context->context_id : 0,
+			execlist->pending_slot ?
+			execlist->pending_slot->index : -1);
+
+	execlist->running_slot = execlist->pending_slot;
+	execlist->pending_slot = NULL;
+	execlist->running_context = execlist->running_context ?
+		&execlist->running_slot->ctx[0] : NULL;
+
+	gvt_dbg_el("[after] running slot %d/context %x pending slot %d\n",
+			execlist->running_slot ?
+			execlist->running_slot->index : -1,
+			execlist->running_context ?
+			execlist->running_context->context_id : 0,
+			execlist->pending_slot ?
+			execlist->pending_slot->index : -1);
+}
+
+static void emulate_execlist_status(struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist)
+{
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot *running = execlist->running_slot;
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot *pending = execlist->pending_slot;
+	struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format *desc = execlist->running_context;
+	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = execlist->vgpu;
+	struct execlist_status_format status;
+	int ring_id = execlist->ring_id;
+	u32 status_reg = execlist_ring_mmio(vgpu->gvt,
+			ring_id, _EL_OFFSET_STATUS);
+
+	status.ldw = vgpu_vreg(vgpu, status_reg);
+	status.udw = vgpu_vreg(vgpu, status_reg + 4);
+
+	if (running) {
+		status.current_execlist_pointer = !!running->index;
+		status.execlist_write_pointer = !!!running->index;
+		status.execlist_0_active = status.execlist_0_valid =
+			!!!(running->index);
+		status.execlist_1_active = status.execlist_1_valid =
+			!!(running->index);
+	} else {
+		status.context_id = 0;
+		status.execlist_0_active = status.execlist_0_valid = 0;
+		status.execlist_1_active = status.execlist_1_valid = 0;
+	}
+
+	status.context_id = desc ? desc->context_id : 0;
+	status.execlist_queue_full = !!(pending);
+
+	vgpu_vreg(vgpu, status_reg) = status.ldw;
+	vgpu_vreg(vgpu, status_reg + 4) = status.udw;
+
+	gvt_dbg_el("vgpu%d: status reg offset %x ldw %x udw %x\n",
+		vgpu->id, status_reg, status.ldw, status.udw);
+}
+
+static void emulate_csb_update(struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist,
+		struct execlist_context_status_format *status,
+		bool trigger_interrupt_later)
+{
+	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = execlist->vgpu;
+	int ring_id = execlist->ring_id;
+	struct execlist_context_status_pointer_format ctx_status_ptr;
+	u32 write_pointer;
+	u32 ctx_status_ptr_reg, ctx_status_buf_reg, offset;
+
+	ctx_status_ptr_reg = execlist_ring_mmio(vgpu->gvt, ring_id,
+			_EL_OFFSET_STATUS_PTR);
+	ctx_status_buf_reg = execlist_ring_mmio(vgpu->gvt, ring_id,
+			_EL_OFFSET_STATUS_BUF);
+
+	ctx_status_ptr.dw = vgpu_vreg(vgpu, ctx_status_ptr_reg);
+
+	write_pointer = ctx_status_ptr.write_ptr;
+
+	if (write_pointer == 0x7)
+		write_pointer = 0;
+	else {
+		++write_pointer;
+		write_pointer %= 0x6;
+	}
+
+	offset = ctx_status_buf_reg + write_pointer * 8;
+
+	vgpu_vreg(vgpu, offset) = status->ldw;
+	vgpu_vreg(vgpu, offset + 4) = status->udw;
+
+	ctx_status_ptr.write_ptr = write_pointer;
+	vgpu_vreg(vgpu, ctx_status_ptr_reg) = ctx_status_ptr.dw;
+
+	gvt_dbg_el("vgpu%d: w pointer %u reg %x csb l %x csb h %x\n",
+		vgpu->id, write_pointer, offset, status->ldw, status->udw);
+
+	if (trigger_interrupt_later)
+		return;
+
+	intel_vgpu_trigger_virtual_event(vgpu,
+			ring_id_to_context_switch_event(execlist->ring_id));
+}
+
+int emulate_execlist_ctx_schedule_out(
+		struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist,
+		struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format *ctx)
+{
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot *running = execlist->running_slot;
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot *pending = execlist->pending_slot;
+	struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format *ctx0 = &running->ctx[0];
+	struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format *ctx1 = &running->ctx[1];
+	struct execlist_context_status_format status;
+
+	memset(&status, 0, sizeof(status));
+
+	gvt_dbg_el("schedule out context id %x\n", ctx->context_id);
+
+	if (WARN_ON(!same_context(ctx, execlist->running_context))) {
+		gvt_err("schedule out context is not running context,"
+				"ctx id %x running ctx id %x\n",
+				ctx->context_id,
+				execlist->running_context->context_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* ctx1 is valid, ctx0/ctx is scheduled-out -> element switch */
+	if (valid_context(ctx1) && same_context(ctx0, ctx)) {
+		gvt_dbg_el("ctx 1 valid, ctx/ctx 0 is scheduled-out\n");
+
+		execlist->running_context = ctx1;
+
+		emulate_execlist_status(execlist);
+
+		status.context_complete = status.element_switch = 1;
+		status.context_id = ctx->context_id;
+
+		emulate_csb_update(execlist, &status, false);
+		/*
+		 * ctx1 is not valid, ctx == ctx0
+		 * ctx1 is valid, ctx1 == ctx
+		 *	--> last element is finished
+		 * emulate:
+		 *	active-to-idle if there is *no* pending execlist
+		 *	context-complete if there *is* pending execlist
+		 */
+	} else if ((!valid_context(ctx1) && same_context(ctx0, ctx))
+			|| (valid_context(ctx1) && same_context(ctx1, ctx))) {
+		gvt_dbg_el("need to switch virtual execlist slot\n");
+
+		switch_virtual_execlist_slot(execlist);
+
+		emulate_execlist_status(execlist);
+
+		status.context_complete = status.active_to_idle = 1;
+		status.context_id = ctx->context_id;
+
+		if (!pending) {
+			emulate_csb_update(execlist, &status, false);
+		} else {
+			emulate_csb_update(execlist, &status, true);
+
+			memset(&status, 0, sizeof(status));
+
+			status.idle_to_active = 1;
+			status.context_id = 0;
+
+			emulate_csb_update(execlist, &status, false);
+		}
+	} else {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot *get_next_execlist_slot(
+		struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist)
+{
+	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu = execlist->vgpu;
+	int ring_id = execlist->ring_id;
+	u32 status_reg = execlist_ring_mmio(vgpu->gvt, ring_id,
+			_EL_OFFSET_STATUS);
+	struct execlist_status_format status;
+
+	status.ldw = vgpu_vreg(vgpu, status_reg);
+	status.udw = vgpu_vreg(vgpu, status_reg + 4);
+
+	if (status.execlist_queue_full) {
+		gvt_err("virtual execlist slots are full\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return &execlist->slot[status.execlist_write_pointer];
+}
+
+int emulate_execlist_schedule_in(struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist,
+		struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format ctx[2])
+{
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot *running = execlist->running_slot;
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot *slot =
+		get_next_execlist_slot(execlist);
+
+	struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format *ctx0, *ctx1;
+	struct execlist_context_status_format status;
+
+	gvt_dbg_el("emulate schedule-in\n");
+
+	if (!slot) {
+		gvt_err("no available execlist slot\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	memset(&status, 0, sizeof(status));
+	memset(slot->ctx, 0, sizeof(slot->ctx));
+
+	slot->ctx[0] = ctx[0];
+	slot->ctx[1] = ctx[1];
+
+	gvt_dbg_el("alloc slot index %d ctx 0 %x ctx 1 %x\n",
+			slot->index, ctx[0].context_id,
+			ctx[1].context_id);
+
+	/*
+	 * no running execlist, make this write bundle as running execlist
+	 * -> idle-to-active
+	 */
+	if (!running) {
+		gvt_dbg_el("no current running execlist\n");
+
+		execlist->running_slot = slot;
+		execlist->pending_slot = NULL;
+		execlist->running_context = &slot->ctx[0];
+
+		gvt_dbg_el("running slot index %d running context %x\n",
+				execlist->running_slot->index,
+				execlist->running_context->context_id);
+
+		emulate_execlist_status(execlist);
+
+		status.idle_to_active = 1;
+		status.context_id = 0;
+
+		emulate_csb_update(execlist, &status, false);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ctx0 = &running->ctx[0];
+	ctx1 = &running->ctx[1];
+
+	gvt_dbg_el("current running slot index %d ctx 0 %x ctx 1 %x\n",
+		running->index, ctx0->context_id, ctx1->context_id);
+
+	/*
+	 * already has an running execlist
+	 *	a. running ctx1 is valid,
+	 *	   ctx0 is finished, and running ctx1 == new execlist ctx[0]
+	 *	b. running ctx1 is not valid,
+	 *	   ctx0 == new execlist ctx[0]
+	 * ----> lite-restore + preempted
+	 */
+	if ((valid_context(ctx1) && same_context(ctx1, &slot->ctx[0]) &&
+		/* condition a */
+		(!same_context(ctx0, execlist->running_context))) ||
+			(!valid_context(ctx1) &&
+			 same_context(ctx0, &slot->ctx[0]))) { /* condition b */
+		gvt_dbg_el("need to switch virtual execlist slot\n");
+
+		execlist->pending_slot = slot;
+		switch_virtual_execlist_slot(execlist);
+
+		emulate_execlist_status(execlist);
+
+		status.lite_restore = status.preempted = 1;
+		status.context_id = ctx[0].context_id;
+
+		emulate_csb_update(execlist, &status, false);
+	} else {
+		gvt_dbg_el("emulate as pending slot\n");
+		/*
+		 * otherwise
+		 * --> emulate pending execlist exist + but no preemption case
+		 */
+		execlist->pending_slot = slot;
+		emulate_execlist_status(execlist);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void init_vgpu_execlist(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id)
+{
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist *execlist = &vgpu->execlist[ring_id];
+	struct execlist_context_status_pointer_format ctx_status_ptr;
+	u32 ctx_status_ptr_reg;
+
+	memset(execlist, 0, sizeof(*execlist));
+
+	execlist->vgpu = vgpu;
+	execlist->ring_id = ring_id;
+	execlist->slot[0].index = 0;
+	execlist->slot[1].index = 1;
+
+	ctx_status_ptr_reg = execlist_ring_mmio(vgpu->gvt, ring_id,
+			_EL_OFFSET_STATUS_PTR);
+
+	ctx_status_ptr.dw = vgpu_vreg(vgpu, ctx_status_ptr_reg);
+	ctx_status_ptr.read_ptr = ctx_status_ptr.write_ptr = 0x7;
+	vgpu_vreg(vgpu, ctx_status_ptr_reg) = ctx_status_ptr.dw;
+}
+
+int intel_vgpu_init_execlist(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	/* each ring has a virtual execlist engine */
+	for (i = 0; i < I915_NUM_ENGINES; i++)
+		init_vgpu_execlist(vgpu, i);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/execlist.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/execlist.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..428f54358ae85bc07439ed0466986d5c3313e87e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/execlist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright(c) 2011-2016 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *    Zhiyuan Lv <zhiyuan.lv@intel.com>
+ *    Zhi Wang <zhi.a.wang@intel.com>
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *    Min He <min.he@intel.com>
+ *    Bing Niu <bing.niu@intel.com>
+ *    Ping Gao <ping.a.gao@intel.com>
+ *    Tina Zhang <tina.zhang@intel.com>
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _GVT_EXECLIST_H_
+#define _GVT_EXECLIST_H_
+
+struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format {
+	union {
+		u32 udw;
+		u32 context_id;
+	};
+	union {
+		u32 ldw;
+		struct {
+			u32 valid                  : 1;
+			u32 force_pd_restore       : 1;
+			u32 force_restore          : 1;
+			u32 addressing_mode        : 2;
+			u32 llc_coherency          : 1;
+			u32 fault_handling         : 2;
+			u32 privilege_access       : 1;
+			u32 reserved               : 3;
+			u32 lrca                   : 20;
+		};
+	};
+};
+
+struct execlist_status_format {
+	union {
+		u32 ldw;
+		struct {
+			u32 current_execlist_pointer       :1;
+			u32 execlist_write_pointer         :1;
+			u32 execlist_queue_full            :1;
+			u32 execlist_1_valid               :1;
+			u32 execlist_0_valid               :1;
+			u32 last_ctx_switch_reason         :9;
+			u32 current_active_elm_status      :2;
+			u32 arbitration_enable             :1;
+			u32 execlist_1_active              :1;
+			u32 execlist_0_active              :1;
+			u32 reserved                       :13;
+		};
+	};
+	union {
+		u32 udw;
+		u32 context_id;
+	};
+};
+
+struct execlist_context_status_pointer_format {
+	union {
+		u32 dw;
+		struct {
+			u32 write_ptr              :3;
+			u32 reserved               :5;
+			u32 read_ptr               :3;
+			u32 reserved2              :5;
+			u32 mask                   :16;
+		};
+	};
+};
+
+struct execlist_context_status_format {
+	union {
+		u32 ldw;
+		struct {
+			u32 idle_to_active         :1;
+			u32 preempted              :1;
+			u32 element_switch         :1;
+			u32 active_to_idle         :1;
+			u32 context_complete       :1;
+			u32 wait_on_sync_flip      :1;
+			u32 wait_on_vblank         :1;
+			u32 wait_on_semaphore      :1;
+			u32 wait_on_scanline       :1;
+			u32 reserved               :2;
+			u32 semaphore_wait_mode    :1;
+			u32 display_plane          :3;
+			u32 lite_restore           :1;
+			u32 reserved_2             :16;
+		};
+	};
+	union {
+		u32 udw;
+		u32 context_id;
+	};
+};
+
+struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot {
+	struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format ctx[2];
+	u32 index;
+};
+
+struct intel_vgpu_execlist {
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot slot[2];
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot *running_slot;
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist_slot *pending_slot;
+	struct execlist_ctx_descriptor_format *running_context;
+	int ring_id;
+	struct intel_vgpu *vgpu;
+};
+
+int intel_vgpu_init_execlist(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu);
+
+#endif /*_GVT_EXECLIST_H_*/
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h
index 1619881dbd51dfb3ae3b03779419d312c25afae6..82f932a24e7d41a2f3924ad65800813757cd0819 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/gvt.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "gtt.h"
 #include "display.h"
 #include "edid.h"
+#include "execlist.h"
 
 #define GVT_MAX_VGPU 8
 
@@ -146,6 +147,8 @@ struct intel_vgpu {
 	struct intel_vgpu_gtt gtt;
 	struct intel_vgpu_opregion opregion;
 	struct intel_vgpu_display display;
+	/* TODO: move the declaration of intel_gvt.h to a proper place. */
+	struct intel_vgpu_execlist execlist[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
 };
 
 struct intel_gvt_gm {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c
index 47ed0a085e4c9667a648cf28f9f3cb8199cb89e0..e806b0e4035a5f02e1565cdebf7417ee5dc1729e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/vgpu.c
@@ -221,11 +221,17 @@ struct intel_vgpu *intel_gvt_create_vgpu(struct intel_gvt *gvt,
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_clean_opregion;
 
+	ret = intel_vgpu_init_execlist(vgpu);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_clean_display;
+
 	vgpu->active = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&gvt->lock);
 
 	return vgpu;
 
+out_clean_display:
+	intel_vgpu_clean_display(vgpu);
 out_clean_opregion:
 	intel_vgpu_clean_opregion(vgpu);
 out_clean_gtt: