diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 00befce8fbb7..5363985673a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -61,91 +61,86 @@ extern int intel_agp_enabled;
 	.driver_data = (unsigned long) info }
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_i830_info = {
-	.is_i8xx = 1, .is_mobile = 1, .cursor_needs_physical = 1,
+	.gen = 2, .is_i8xx = 1, .is_mobile = 1, .cursor_needs_physical = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_845g_info = {
-	.is_i8xx = 1,
+	.gen = 2, .is_i8xx = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_i85x_info = {
-	.is_i8xx = 1, .is_i85x = 1, .is_mobile = 1,
+	.gen = 2, .is_i8xx = 1, .is_i85x = 1, .is_mobile = 1,
 	.cursor_needs_physical = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_i865g_info = {
-	.is_i8xx = 1,
+	.gen = 2, .is_i8xx = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_i915g_info = {
-	.is_i915g = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .cursor_needs_physical = 1,
+	.gen = 3, .is_i915g = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .cursor_needs_physical = 1,
 };
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_i915gm_info = {
-	.is_i9xx = 1,  .is_mobile = 1,
+	.gen = 3, .is_i9xx = 1,  .is_mobile = 1,
 	.cursor_needs_physical = 1,
 };
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_i945g_info = {
-	.is_i9xx = 1, .has_hotplug = 1, .cursor_needs_physical = 1,
+	.gen = 3, .is_i9xx = 1, .has_hotplug = 1, .cursor_needs_physical = 1,
 };
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_i945gm_info = {
-	.is_i945gm = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .is_mobile = 1,
+	.gen = 3, .is_i945gm = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .is_mobile = 1,
 	.has_hotplug = 1, .cursor_needs_physical = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_i965g_info = {
-	.is_broadwater = 1, .is_i965g = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .has_hotplug = 1,
+	.gen = 4, .is_broadwater = 1, .is_i965g = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
+	.has_hotplug = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_i965gm_info = {
-	.is_crestline = 1, .is_i965g = 1, .is_i965gm = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
-	.is_mobile = 1, .has_fbc = 1, .has_rc6 = 1,
-	.has_hotplug = 1,
+	.gen = 4, .is_crestline = 1, .is_i965g = 1, .is_i965gm = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
+	.is_mobile = 1, .has_fbc = 1, .has_rc6 = 1, .has_hotplug = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_g33_info = {
-	.is_g33 = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .need_gfx_hws = 1,
-	.has_hotplug = 1,
+	.gen = 3, .is_g33 = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
+	.need_gfx_hws = 1, .has_hotplug = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_g45_info = {
-	.is_i965g = 1, .is_g4x = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .need_gfx_hws = 1,
-	.has_pipe_cxsr = 1,
-	.has_hotplug = 1,
+	.gen = 4, .is_i965g = 1, .is_g4x = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .need_gfx_hws = 1,
+	.has_pipe_cxsr = 1, .has_hotplug = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_gm45_info = {
-	.is_i965g = 1, .is_g4x = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
+	.gen = 4, .is_i965g = 1, .is_g4x = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
 	.is_mobile = 1, .need_gfx_hws = 1, .has_fbc = 1, .has_rc6 = 1,
-	.has_pipe_cxsr = 1,
-	.has_hotplug = 1,
+	.has_pipe_cxsr = 1, .has_hotplug = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_pineview_info = {
-	.is_g33 = 1, .is_pineview = 1, .is_mobile = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
-	.need_gfx_hws = 1,
-	.has_hotplug = 1,
+	.gen = 3, .is_g33 = 1, .is_pineview = 1, .is_mobile = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
+	.need_gfx_hws = 1, .has_hotplug = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_ironlake_d_info = {
-	.is_ironlake = 1, .is_i965g = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .need_gfx_hws = 1,
-	.has_pipe_cxsr = 1,
-	.has_hotplug = 1,
+	.gen = 5, .is_ironlake = 1, .is_i965g = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
+	.need_gfx_hws = 1, .has_pipe_cxsr = 1, .has_hotplug = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_ironlake_m_info = {
-	.is_ironlake = 1, .is_mobile = 1, .is_i965g = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
-	.need_gfx_hws = 1, .has_fbc = 1, .has_rc6 = 1,
-	.has_hotplug = 1,
+	.gen = 5, .is_ironlake = 1, .is_mobile = 1, .is_i965g = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
+	.need_gfx_hws = 1, .has_fbc = 1, .has_rc6 = 1, .has_hotplug = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_sandybridge_d_info = {
-	.is_i965g = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .need_gfx_hws = 1,
-	.has_hotplug = 1, .is_gen6 = 1,
+	.gen = 6, .is_i965g = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
+	.need_gfx_hws = 1, .has_hotplug = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_sandybridge_m_info = {
-	.is_i965g = 1, .is_mobile = 1, .is_i9xx = 1, .need_gfx_hws = 1,
-	.has_hotplug = 1, .is_gen6 = 1,
+	.gen = 6, .is_i965g = 1, .is_mobile = 1, .is_i9xx = 1,
+	.need_gfx_hws = 1, .has_hotplug = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct pci_device_id pciidlist[] = {		/* aka */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 047cd7ce7e1b..af4a263cf257 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ struct drm_i915_display_funcs {
 };
 
 struct intel_device_info {
+	u8 gen;
 	u8 is_mobile : 1;
 	u8 is_i8xx : 1;
 	u8 is_i85x : 1;
@@ -206,7 +207,6 @@ struct intel_device_info {
 	u8 is_broadwater : 1;
 	u8 is_crestline : 1;
 	u8 is_ironlake : 1;
-	u8 is_gen6 : 1;
 	u8 has_fbc : 1;
 	u8 has_rc6 : 1;
 	u8 has_pipe_cxsr : 1;
@@ -1162,7 +1162,6 @@ extern void intel_overlay_print_error_state(struct seq_file *m, struct intel_ove
 #define IS_845G(dev)		((dev)->pci_device == 0x2562)
 #define IS_I85X(dev)		(INTEL_INFO(dev)->is_i85x)
 #define IS_I865G(dev)		((dev)->pci_device == 0x2572)
-#define IS_GEN2(dev)		(INTEL_INFO(dev)->is_i8xx)
 #define IS_I915G(dev)		(INTEL_INFO(dev)->is_i915g)
 #define IS_I915GM(dev)		((dev)->pci_device == 0x2592)
 #define IS_I945G(dev)		((dev)->pci_device == 0x2772)
@@ -1181,27 +1180,13 @@ extern void intel_overlay_print_error_state(struct seq_file *m, struct intel_ove
 #define IS_IRONLAKE_M(dev)	((dev)->pci_device == 0x0046)
 #define IS_IRONLAKE(dev)	(INTEL_INFO(dev)->is_ironlake)
 #define IS_I9XX(dev)		(INTEL_INFO(dev)->is_i9xx)
-#define IS_GEN6(dev)		(INTEL_INFO(dev)->is_gen6)
 #define IS_MOBILE(dev)		(INTEL_INFO(dev)->is_mobile)
 
-#define IS_GEN3(dev)	(IS_I915G(dev) ||			\
-			 IS_I915GM(dev) ||			\
-			 IS_I945G(dev) ||			\
-			 IS_I945GM(dev) ||			\
-			 IS_G33(dev) || \
-			 IS_PINEVIEW(dev))
-#define IS_GEN4(dev)	((dev)->pci_device == 0x2972 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x2982 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x2992 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x29A2 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x2A02 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x2A12 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x2E02 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x2E12 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x2E22 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x2E32 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x2A42 ||		\
-			 (dev)->pci_device == 0x2E42)
+#define IS_GEN2(dev)	(INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 2)
+#define IS_GEN3(dev)	(INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 3)
+#define IS_GEN4(dev)	(INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 4)
+#define IS_GEN5(dev)	(INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 5)
+#define IS_GEN6(dev)	(INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 6)
 
 #define HAS_BSD(dev)            (IS_IRONLAKE(dev) || IS_G4X(dev))
 #define I915_NEED_GFX_HWS(dev)	(INTEL_INFO(dev)->need_gfx_hws)