diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 444a8ea..831da9f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2278,6 +2278,9 @@
 	/** Position in the ringbuffer of the end of the whole request */
 	u32 tail;
 
+	/** Preallocate space in the ringbuffer for the emitting the request */
+	u32 reserved_space;
+
 	/**
 	 * Context and ring buffer related to this request
 	 * Contexts are refcounted, so when this request is associated with a