diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 601c16239fdf..ac55a0d054bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1741,46 +1741,22 @@ static int remap_l3(struct i915_request *rq)
 
 static int switch_context(struct i915_request *rq)
 {
-	struct intel_engine_cs *engine = rq->engine;
-	struct i915_address_space *vm = vm_alias(rq->hw_context);
-	unsigned int unwind_mm = 0;
-	u32 hw_flags = 0;
+	struct intel_context *ce = rq->hw_context;
+	struct i915_address_space *vm = vm_alias(ce);
 	int ret;
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(HAS_EXECLISTS(rq->i915));
 
 	if (vm) {
-		struct i915_ppgtt *ppgtt = i915_vm_to_ppgtt(vm);
-		int loops;
-
-		/*
-		 * Baytail takes a little more convincing that it really needs
-		 * to reload the PD between contexts. It is not just a little
-		 * longer, as adding more stalls after the load_pd_dir (i.e.
-		 * adding a long loop around flush_pd_dir) is not as effective
-		 * as reloading the PD umpteen times. 32 is derived from
-		 * experimentation (gem_exec_parallel/fds) and has no good
-		 * explanation.
-		 */
-		loops = 1;
-		if (engine->id == BCS0 && IS_VALLEYVIEW(engine->i915))
-			loops = 32;
-
-		do {
-			ret = load_pd_dir(rq, ppgtt);
-			if (ret)
-				goto err;
-		} while (--loops);
-
-		if (ppgtt->pd_dirty_engines & engine->mask) {
-			unwind_mm = engine->mask;
-			ppgtt->pd_dirty_engines &= ~unwind_mm;
-			hw_flags = MI_FORCE_RESTORE;
-		}
+		ret = load_pd_dir(rq, i915_vm_to_ppgtt(vm));
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (rq->hw_context->state) {
-		GEM_BUG_ON(engine->id != RCS0);
+	if (ce->state) {
+		u32 hw_flags;
+
+		GEM_BUG_ON(rq->engine->id != RCS0);
 
 		/*
 		 * The kernel context(s) is treated as pure scratch and is not
@@ -1789,22 +1765,25 @@ static int switch_context(struct i915_request *rq)
 		 * as nothing actually executes using the kernel context; it
 		 * is purely used for flushing user contexts.
 		 */
+		hw_flags = 0;
 		if (i915_gem_context_is_kernel(rq->gem_context))
 			hw_flags = MI_RESTORE_INHIBIT;
 
 		ret = mi_set_context(rq, hw_flags);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_mm;
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (vm) {
+		struct intel_engine_cs *engine = rq->engine;
+
 		ret = engine->emit_flush(rq, EMIT_INVALIDATE);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_mm;
+			return ret;
 
 		ret = flush_pd_dir(rq);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_mm;
+			return ret;
 
 		/*
 		 * Not only do we need a full barrier (post-sync write) after
@@ -1816,24 +1795,18 @@ static int switch_context(struct i915_request *rq)
 		 */
 		ret = engine->emit_flush(rq, EMIT_INVALIDATE);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_mm;
+			return ret;
 
 		ret = engine->emit_flush(rq, EMIT_FLUSH);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_mm;
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = remap_l3(rq);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_mm;
+		return ret;
 
 	return 0;
-
-err_mm:
-	if (unwind_mm)
-		i915_vm_to_ppgtt(vm)->pd_dirty_engines |= unwind_mm;
-err:
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ring_request_alloc(struct i915_request *request)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pci.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pci.c
index 1974e4c78a43..18212c39a9ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pci.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static const struct intel_device_info intel_sandybridge_m_gt2_info = {
 	.has_rc6 = 1, \
 	.has_rc6p = 1, \
 	.has_rps = true, \
-	.ppgtt_type = INTEL_PPGTT_FULL, \
+	.ppgtt_type = INTEL_PPGTT_ALIASING, \
 	.ppgtt_size = 31, \
 	IVB_PIPE_OFFSETS, \
 	IVB_CURSOR_OFFSETS, \
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static const struct intel_device_info intel_valleyview_info = {
 	.has_rps = true,
 	.display.has_gmch = 1,
 	.display.has_hotplug = 1,
-	.ppgtt_type = INTEL_PPGTT_FULL,
+	.ppgtt_type = INTEL_PPGTT_ALIASING,
 	.ppgtt_size = 31,
 	.has_snoop = true,
 	.has_coherent_ggtt = false,