diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 9187910391d8f7ecdecf433abac684693af9a481..00dec72f687584090dc2c15c1491c30cfa7bd523 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -673,9 +673,8 @@ last_request_on_engine(struct i915_timeline *timeline,
 	rq = i915_active_request_raw(&timeline->last_request,
 				     &engine->i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 	if (rq && rq->engine == engine) {
-		GEM_TRACE("last request for %s on engine %s: %llx:%llu\n",
-			  timeline->name, engine->name,
-			  rq->fence.context, rq->fence.seqno);
+		GEM_TRACE("last request on engine %s: %llx:%llu\n",
+			  engine->name, rq->fence.context, rq->fence.seqno);
 		GEM_BUG_ON(rq->timeline != timeline);
 		return rq;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index 0a3d94517d0a344543d41d7ab7721be65fe45f3f..1529824d7c613f6a8b4a142719265001f505eb21 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static const char *i915_fence_get_timeline_name(struct dma_fence *fence)
 	if (test_bit(DMA_FENCE_FLAG_SIGNALED_BIT, &fence->flags))
 		return "signaled";
 
-	return to_request(fence)->timeline->name;
+	return to_request(fence)->gem_context->name ?: "[i915]";
 }
 
 static bool i915_fence_signaled(struct dma_fence *fence)
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ static void advance_ring(struct i915_request *request)
 		 * is just about to be. Either works, if we miss the last two
 		 * noops - they are safe to be replayed on a reset.
 		 */
-		GEM_TRACE("marking %s as inactive\n", ring->timeline->name);
 		tail = READ_ONCE(request->tail);
 		list_del(&ring->active_link);
 	} else {
@@ -1064,10 +1063,8 @@ void i915_request_add(struct i915_request *request)
 	__i915_active_request_set(&timeline->last_request, request);
 
 	list_add_tail(&request->ring_link, &ring->request_list);
-	if (list_is_first(&request->ring_link, &ring->request_list)) {
-		GEM_TRACE("marking %s as active\n", ring->timeline->name);
+	if (list_is_first(&request->ring_link, &ring->request_list))
 		list_add(&ring->active_link, &request->i915->gt.active_rings);
-	}
 	request->i915->gt.active_engines |= request->engine->mask;
 	request->emitted_jiffies = jiffies;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline.c
index 8484ba6e51d1caa3afe8d7cf153c983b4eb87272..2f49073649205875b5e2611b3e977e3d9c3dc0a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ static void cacheline_free(struct i915_timeline_cacheline *cl)
 
 int i915_timeline_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 		       struct i915_timeline *timeline,
-		       const char *name,
 		       struct i915_vma *hwsp)
 {
 	void *vaddr;
@@ -213,7 +212,6 @@ int i915_timeline_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(KSYNCMAP < I915_NUM_ENGINES);
 
 	timeline->i915 = i915;
-	timeline->name = name;
 	timeline->pin_count = 0;
 	timeline->has_initial_breadcrumb = !hwsp;
 	timeline->hwsp_cacheline = NULL;
@@ -342,7 +340,6 @@ void i915_timeline_fini(struct i915_timeline *timeline)
 
 struct i915_timeline *
 i915_timeline_create(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
-		     const char *name,
 		     struct i915_vma *global_hwsp)
 {
 	struct i915_timeline *timeline;
@@ -352,7 +349,7 @@ i915_timeline_create(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	if (!timeline)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	err = i915_timeline_init(i915, timeline, name, global_hwsp);
+	err = i915_timeline_init(i915, timeline, global_hwsp);
 	if (err) {
 		kfree(timeline);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline.h
index 9126c82064903a86e67b77fa6f956e973a36fd85..c1e47a423d85010d932ad774655dd05933533a14 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 int i915_timeline_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 		       struct i915_timeline *tl,
-		       const char *name,
 		       struct i915_vma *hwsp);
 void i915_timeline_fini(struct i915_timeline *tl);
 
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ i915_timeline_set_subclass(struct i915_timeline *timeline,
 
 struct i915_timeline *
 i915_timeline_create(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
-		     const char *name,
 		     struct i915_vma *global_hwsp);
 
 static inline struct i915_timeline *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline_types.h
index 8ff146dc05ba271a6e4deba5266bf3cce41f6e4d..12ba3c573aa0b5c8d5ec774cc53fe8c9f41b698c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_timeline_types.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ struct i915_timeline {
 	struct i915_active_request barrier;
 
 	struct list_head link;
-	const char *name;
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915;
 
 	struct kref kref;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index 588c640b5a57213a4fd523b5ca23268aea837bdd..24de34289d6860ab7eb210a101934da938a2ef4e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -581,7 +581,6 @@ int intel_engine_setup_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 	err = i915_timeline_init(engine->i915,
 				 &engine->timeline,
-				 engine->name,
 				 engine->status_page.vma);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_hwsp;
@@ -660,7 +659,7 @@ static int measure_breadcrumb_dw(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (i915_timeline_init(engine->i915,
-			       &frame->timeline, "measure",
+			       &frame->timeline,
 			       engine->status_page.vma))
 		goto out_frame;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 82ee3f66956433f324fcd68998c91ecfe0c23549..131b89972a783e43570e8a104adc89608bfcabb5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@ populate_lr_context(struct intel_context *ce,
 
 static struct i915_timeline *get_timeline(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 {
-	return i915_timeline_create(ctx->i915, ctx->name, NULL);
+	return i915_timeline_create(ctx->i915, NULL);
 }
 
 static int execlists_context_deferred_alloc(struct intel_context *ce,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 720d39729ead8d929f470bc382bb69b17abbd3b5..03bbdf47e7e487033a55e7b199a77121e16a5a54 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1553,9 +1553,7 @@ static int intel_init_ring_buffer(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	timeline = i915_timeline_create(engine->i915,
-					engine->name,
-					engine->status_page.vma);
+	timeline = i915_timeline_create(engine->i915, engine->status_page.vma);
 	if (IS_ERR(timeline)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(timeline);
 		goto err;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_timeline.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_timeline.c
index 844701759ffc14f27f3573a28738387a6e531b72..8e7bcaa1eb663c19638abf724986ff0675bef1c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_timeline.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_timeline.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static int __mock_hwsp_timeline(struct mock_hwsp_freelist *state,
 		unsigned long cacheline;
 		int err;
 
-		tl = i915_timeline_create(state->i915, "mock", NULL);
+		tl = i915_timeline_create(state->i915, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(tl))
 			return PTR_ERR(tl);
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ checked_i915_timeline_create(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
 	struct i915_timeline *tl;
 
-	tl = i915_timeline_create(i915, "live", NULL);
+	tl = i915_timeline_create(i915, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(tl))
 		return tl;
 
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ static int live_hwsp_wrap(void *arg)
 	mutex_lock(&i915->drm.struct_mutex);
 	wakeref = intel_runtime_pm_get(i915);
 
-	tl = i915_timeline_create(i915, __func__, NULL);
+	tl = i915_timeline_create(i915, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(tl)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(tl);
 		goto out_rpm;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c
index 61744819172ba79eeff4440c810278513c6e84b3..61a8206ed6772cdbe7c6811d7d11b5d99d7e78c1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/mock_engine.c
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ static struct intel_ring *mock_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	if (!ring)
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (i915_timeline_init(engine->i915,
-			       &ring->timeline, engine->name,
-			       NULL)) {
+	if (i915_timeline_init(engine->i915, &ring->timeline, NULL)) {
 		kfree(ring);
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -259,10 +257,7 @@ struct intel_engine_cs *mock_engine(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	engine->base.reset.finish = mock_reset_finish;
 	engine->base.cancel_requests = mock_cancel_requests;
 
-	if (i915_timeline_init(i915,
-			       &engine->base.timeline,
-			       engine->base.name,
-			       NULL))
+	if (i915_timeline_init(i915, &engine->base.timeline, NULL))
 		goto err_free;
 	i915_timeline_set_subclass(&engine->base.timeline, TIMELINE_ENGINE);