static void reset_state(struct intelfb_info *dinfo);
 static void do_flush(struct intelfb_info *dinfo);
 
+static  u32 get_ring_space(struct intelfb_info *dinfo)
+{
+       u32 ring_space;
+
+       if (dinfo->ring_tail >= dinfo->ring_head)
+               ring_space = dinfo->ring.size -
+                       (dinfo->ring_tail - dinfo->ring_head);
+       else
+               ring_space = dinfo->ring_head - dinfo->ring_tail;
+
+       if (ring_space > RING_MIN_FREE)
+               ring_space -= RING_MIN_FREE;
+       else
+               ring_space = 0;
+
+       return ring_space;
+}
+
 static int
 wait_ring(struct intelfb_info *dinfo, int n)
 {
        end = jiffies + (HZ * 3);
        while (dinfo->ring_space < n) {
                dinfo->ring_head = INREG(PRI_RING_HEAD) & RING_HEAD_MASK;
-               if (dinfo->ring_tail + RING_MIN_FREE < dinfo->ring_head)
-                       dinfo->ring_space = dinfo->ring_head
-                               - (dinfo->ring_tail + RING_MIN_FREE);
-               else
-                       dinfo->ring_space = (dinfo->ring.size +
-                                            dinfo->ring_head)
-                               - (dinfo->ring_tail + RING_MIN_FREE);
+               dinfo->ring_space = get_ring_space(dinfo);
+
                if (dinfo->ring_head != last_head) {
                        end = jiffies + (HZ * 3);
                        last_head = dinfo->ring_head;
 
        dinfo->ring_head = INREG(PRI_RING_HEAD) & RING_HEAD_MASK;
        dinfo->ring_tail = INREG(PRI_RING_TAIL) & RING_TAIL_MASK;
-       if (dinfo->ring_tail + RING_MIN_FREE < dinfo->ring_head)
-               dinfo->ring_space = dinfo->ring_head
-                       - (dinfo->ring_tail + RING_MIN_FREE);
-       else
-               dinfo->ring_space = (dinfo->ring.size + dinfo->ring_head)
-                       - (dinfo->ring_tail + RING_MIN_FREE);
+       dinfo->ring_space = get_ring_space(dinfo);
 }
 
 static void