diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index da21c843fed8..7541c6f961b3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ __create_hw_context(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	struct i915_gem_context *ctx;
 	unsigned int n;
 	int ret;
+	int i;
 
 	ctx = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ctx == NULL)
@@ -407,6 +408,9 @@ __create_hw_context(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	ctx->desc_template =
 		default_desc_template(dev_priv, dev_priv->mm.aliasing_ppgtt);
 
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ctx->hang_timestamp); i++)
+		ctx->hang_timestamp[i] = jiffies - CONTEXT_FAST_HANG_JIFFIES;
+
 	return ctx;
 
 err_pid:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h
index 071108d34ae0..dc6c58f38cfa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.h
@@ -209,10 +209,11 @@ struct i915_gem_context {
 	 */
 	atomic_t active_count;
 
-#define CONTEXT_SCORE_GUILTY		10
-#define CONTEXT_SCORE_BAN_THRESHOLD	40
-	/** ban_score: Accumulated score of all hangs caused by this context. */
-	atomic_t ban_score;
+	/**
+	 * @hang_timestamp: The last time(s) this context caused a GPU hang
+	 */
+	unsigned long hang_timestamp[2];
+#define CONTEXT_FAST_HANG_JIFFIES (120 * HZ) /* 3 hangs within 120s? Banned! */
 
 	/** remap_slice: Bitmask of cache lines that need remapping */
 	u8 remap_slice;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
index 9a65341fec09..3f6eddb6f6de 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.c
@@ -434,11 +434,6 @@ static void error_print_instdone(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *m,
 			   ee->instdone.row[slice][subslice]);
 }
 
-static const char *bannable(const struct drm_i915_error_context *ctx)
-{
-	return ctx->bannable ? "" : " (unbannable)";
-}
-
 static void error_print_request(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *m,
 				const char *prefix,
 				const struct drm_i915_error_request *erq,
@@ -447,9 +442,8 @@ static void error_print_request(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *m,
 	if (!erq->seqno)
 		return;
 
-	err_printf(m, "%s pid %d, ban score %d, seqno %8x:%08x%s%s, prio %d, emitted %dms, start %08x, head %08x, tail %08x\n",
-		   prefix, erq->pid, erq->ban_score,
-		   erq->context, erq->seqno,
+	err_printf(m, "%s pid %d, seqno %8x:%08x%s%s, prio %d, emitted %dms, start %08x, head %08x, tail %08x\n",
+		   prefix, erq->pid, erq->context, erq->seqno,
 		   test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT,
 			    &erq->flags) ? "!" : "",
 		   test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_ENABLE_SIGNAL_BIT,
@@ -463,10 +457,9 @@ static void error_print_context(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *m,
 				const char *header,
 				const struct drm_i915_error_context *ctx)
 {
-	err_printf(m, "%s%s[%d] user_handle %d hw_id %d, prio %d, ban score %d%s guilty %d active %d\n",
+	err_printf(m, "%s%s[%d] user_handle %d hw_id %d, prio %d, guilty %d active %d\n",
 		   header, ctx->comm, ctx->pid, ctx->handle, ctx->hw_id,
-		   ctx->sched_attr.priority, ctx->ban_score, bannable(ctx),
-		   ctx->guilty, ctx->active);
+		   ctx->sched_attr.priority, ctx->guilty, ctx->active);
 }
 
 static void error_print_engine(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *m,
@@ -688,12 +681,10 @@ static void __err_print_to_sgl(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *m,
 		if (!error->engine[i].context.pid)
 			continue;
 
-		err_printf(m, "Active process (on ring %s): %s [%d], score %d%s\n",
+		err_printf(m, "Active process (on ring %s): %s [%d]\n",
 			   engine_name(m->i915, i),
 			   error->engine[i].context.comm,
-			   error->engine[i].context.pid,
-			   error->engine[i].context.ban_score,
-			   bannable(&error->engine[i].context));
+			   error->engine[i].context.pid);
 	}
 	err_printf(m, "Reset count: %u\n", error->reset_count);
 	err_printf(m, "Suspend count: %u\n", error->suspend_count);
@@ -779,13 +770,11 @@ static void __err_print_to_sgl(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *m,
 		if (obj) {
 			err_puts(m, m->i915->engine[i]->name);
 			if (ee->context.pid)
-				err_printf(m, " (submitted by %s [%d], ctx %d [%d], score %d%s)",
+				err_printf(m, " (submitted by %s [%d], ctx %d [%d])",
 					   ee->context.comm,
 					   ee->context.pid,
 					   ee->context.handle,
-					   ee->context.hw_id,
-					   ee->context.ban_score,
-					   bannable(&ee->context));
+					   ee->context.hw_id);
 			err_printf(m, " --- gtt_offset = 0x%08x %08x\n",
 				   upper_32_bits(obj->gtt_offset),
 				   lower_32_bits(obj->gtt_offset));
@@ -1301,8 +1290,6 @@ static void record_request(struct i915_request *request,
 	erq->flags = request->fence.flags;
 	erq->context = ctx->hw_id;
 	erq->sched_attr = request->sched.attr;
-	erq->ban_score = atomic_read(&ctx->ban_score);
-	erq->seqno = request->global_seqno;
 	erq->jiffies = request->emitted_jiffies;
 	erq->start = i915_ggtt_offset(request->ring->vma);
 	erq->head = request->head;
@@ -1396,8 +1383,6 @@ static void record_context(struct drm_i915_error_context *e,
 	e->handle = ctx->user_handle;
 	e->hw_id = ctx->hw_id;
 	e->sched_attr = ctx->sched;
-	e->ban_score = atomic_read(&ctx->ban_score);
-	e->bannable = i915_gem_context_is_bannable(ctx);
 	e->guilty = atomic_read(&ctx->guilty_count);
 	e->active = atomic_read(&ctx->active_count);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.h
index afa3adb28f02..94eaf8ab9051 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gpu_error.h
@@ -122,10 +122,8 @@ struct i915_gpu_state {
 			pid_t pid;
 			u32 handle;
 			u32 hw_id;
-			int ban_score;
 			int active;
 			int guilty;
-			bool bannable;
 			struct i915_sched_attr sched_attr;
 		} context;
 
@@ -149,7 +147,6 @@ struct i915_gpu_state {
 			long jiffies;
 			pid_t pid;
 			u32 context;
-			int ban_score;
 			u32 seqno;
 			u32 start;
 			u32 head;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 5ab4e1c01618..a61e3a4fc9dc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@ static void i915_request_retire(struct i915_request *request)
 
 	i915_request_remove_from_client(request);
 
-	/* Retirement decays the ban score as it is a sign of ctx progress */
-	atomic_dec_if_positive(&request->gem_context->ban_score);
 	intel_context_unpin(request->hw_context);
 
 	__retire_engine_upto(request->engine, request);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reset.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reset.c
index 034b654be74c..c234feb5fdf5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reset.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reset.c
@@ -59,24 +59,29 @@ static void client_mark_guilty(struct drm_i915_file_private *file_priv,
 
 static bool context_mark_guilty(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 {
-	unsigned int score;
-	bool banned, bannable;
+	unsigned long prev_hang;
+	bool banned;
+	int i;
 
 	atomic_inc(&ctx->guilty_count);
 
-	bannable = i915_gem_context_is_bannable(ctx);
-	score = atomic_add_return(CONTEXT_SCORE_GUILTY, &ctx->ban_score);
-	banned = (!i915_gem_context_is_recoverable(ctx) ||
-		  score >= CONTEXT_SCORE_BAN_THRESHOLD);
-
-	/* Cool contexts don't accumulate client ban score */
-	if (!bannable)
+	/* Cool contexts are too cool to be banned! (Used for reset testing.) */
+	if (!i915_gem_context_is_bannable(ctx))
 		return false;
 
+	/* Record the timestamp for the last N hangs */
+	prev_hang = ctx->hang_timestamp[0];
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ctx->hang_timestamp) - 1; i++)
+		ctx->hang_timestamp[i] = ctx->hang_timestamp[i + 1];
+	ctx->hang_timestamp[i] = jiffies;
+
+	/* If we have hung N+1 times in rapid succession, we ban the context! */
+	banned = !i915_gem_context_is_recoverable(ctx);
+	if (time_before(jiffies, prev_hang + CONTEXT_FAST_HANG_JIFFIES))
+		banned = true;
 	if (banned) {
-		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("context %s: guilty %d, score %u, banned\n",
-				 ctx->name, atomic_read(&ctx->guilty_count),
-				 score);
+		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("context %s: guilty %d, banned\n",
+				 ctx->name, atomic_read(&ctx->guilty_count));
 		i915_gem_context_set_banned(ctx);
 	}