diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c
index 72d9b92b1754..d4547d195173 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ int amdgpu_fence_driver_init_ring(struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
 
 	r = drm_sched_init(&ring->sched, &amdgpu_sched_ops,
 			   num_hw_submission, amdgpu_job_hang_limit,
-			   timeout, sched_score, ring->name);
+			   timeout, NULL, sched_score, ring->name);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to create scheduler on ring %s.\n",
 			  ring->name);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_sched.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_sched.c
index 19826e504efc..feb6da1b6ceb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_sched.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_sched.c
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ int etnaviv_sched_init(struct etnaviv_gpu *gpu)
 
 	ret = drm_sched_init(&gpu->sched, &etnaviv_sched_ops,
 			     etnaviv_hw_jobs_limit, etnaviv_job_hang_limit,
-			     msecs_to_jiffies(500), NULL, dev_name(gpu->dev));
+			     msecs_to_jiffies(500), NULL, NULL,
+			     dev_name(gpu->dev));
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/lima/lima_sched.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/lima/lima_sched.c
index ecf3267334ff..dba8329937a3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/lima/lima_sched.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/lima/lima_sched.c
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ int lima_sched_pipe_init(struct lima_sched_pipe *pipe, const char *name)
 	INIT_WORK(&pipe->recover_work, lima_sched_recover_work);
 
 	return drm_sched_init(&pipe->base, &lima_sched_ops, 1,
-			      lima_job_hang_limit, msecs_to_jiffies(timeout),
+			      lima_job_hang_limit,
+			      msecs_to_jiffies(timeout), NULL,
 			      NULL, name);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
index beb62c8fc851..17bc5e3bfe0e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_job.c
@@ -615,7 +615,8 @@ int panfrost_job_init(struct panfrost_device *pfdev)
 
 		ret = drm_sched_init(&js->queue[j].sched,
 				     &panfrost_sched_ops,
-				     1, 0, msecs_to_jiffies(JOB_TIMEOUT_MS),
+				     1, 0,
+				     msecs_to_jiffies(JOB_TIMEOUT_MS), NULL,
 				     NULL, "pan_js");
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(pfdev->dev, "Failed to create scheduler: %d.", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
index 60125fbe7bb5..67382621b429 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static void drm_sched_start_timeout(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched)
 {
 	if (sched->timeout != MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT &&
 	    !list_empty(&sched->pending_list))
-		schedule_delayed_work(&sched->work_tdr, sched->timeout);
+		queue_delayed_work(sched->timeout_wq, &sched->work_tdr, sched->timeout);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static void drm_sched_start_timeout(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched)
  */
 void drm_sched_fault(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched)
 {
-	mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &sched->work_tdr, 0);
+	mod_delayed_work(sched->timeout_wq, &sched->work_tdr, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_sched_fault);
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ unsigned long drm_sched_suspend_timeout(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched)
 	 * Modify the timeout to an arbitrarily large value. This also prevents
 	 * the timeout to be restarted when new submissions arrive
 	 */
-	if (mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &sched->work_tdr, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT)
+	if (mod_delayed_work(sched->timeout_wq, &sched->work_tdr, MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT)
 			&& time_after(sched_timeout, now))
 		return sched_timeout - now;
 	else
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void drm_sched_resume_timeout(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched,
 	if (list_empty(&sched->pending_list))
 		cancel_delayed_work(&sched->work_tdr);
 	else
-		mod_delayed_work(system_wq, &sched->work_tdr, remaining);
+		mod_delayed_work(sched->timeout_wq, &sched->work_tdr, remaining);
 
 	spin_unlock(&sched->job_list_lock);
 }
@@ -847,6 +847,8 @@ static int drm_sched_main(void *param)
  * @hw_submission: number of hw submissions that can be in flight
  * @hang_limit: number of times to allow a job to hang before dropping it
  * @timeout: timeout value in jiffies for the scheduler
+ * @timeout_wq: workqueue to use for timeout work. If NULL, the system_wq is
+ *		used
  * @score: optional score atomic shared with other schedulers
  * @name: name used for debugging
  *
@@ -854,7 +856,8 @@ static int drm_sched_main(void *param)
  */
 int drm_sched_init(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched,
 		   const struct drm_sched_backend_ops *ops,
-		   unsigned hw_submission, unsigned hang_limit, long timeout,
+		   unsigned hw_submission, unsigned hang_limit,
+		   long timeout, struct workqueue_struct *timeout_wq,
 		   atomic_t *score, const char *name)
 {
 	int i, ret;
@@ -862,6 +865,7 @@ int drm_sched_init(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched,
 	sched->hw_submission_limit = hw_submission;
 	sched->name = name;
 	sched->timeout = timeout;
+	sched->timeout_wq = timeout_wq ? : system_wq;
 	sched->hang_limit = hang_limit;
 	sched->score = score ? score : &sched->_score;
 	for (i = DRM_SCHED_PRIORITY_MIN; i < DRM_SCHED_PRIORITY_COUNT; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_sched.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_sched.c
index 8992480c88fa..a39bdd5cfc4f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_sched.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_sched.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ v3d_sched_init(struct v3d_dev *v3d)
 	ret = drm_sched_init(&v3d->queue[V3D_BIN].sched,
 			     &v3d_bin_sched_ops,
 			     hw_jobs_limit, job_hang_limit,
-			     msecs_to_jiffies(hang_limit_ms),
+			     msecs_to_jiffies(hang_limit_ms), NULL,
 			     NULL, "v3d_bin");
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(v3d->drm.dev, "Failed to create bin scheduler: %d.", ret);
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ v3d_sched_init(struct v3d_dev *v3d)
 	ret = drm_sched_init(&v3d->queue[V3D_RENDER].sched,
 			     &v3d_render_sched_ops,
 			     hw_jobs_limit, job_hang_limit,
-			     msecs_to_jiffies(hang_limit_ms),
+			     msecs_to_jiffies(hang_limit_ms), NULL,
 			     NULL, "v3d_render");
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(v3d->drm.dev, "Failed to create render scheduler: %d.",
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ v3d_sched_init(struct v3d_dev *v3d)
 	ret = drm_sched_init(&v3d->queue[V3D_TFU].sched,
 			     &v3d_tfu_sched_ops,
 			     hw_jobs_limit, job_hang_limit,
-			     msecs_to_jiffies(hang_limit_ms),
+			     msecs_to_jiffies(hang_limit_ms), NULL,
 			     NULL, "v3d_tfu");
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(v3d->drm.dev, "Failed to create TFU scheduler: %d.",
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ v3d_sched_init(struct v3d_dev *v3d)
 		ret = drm_sched_init(&v3d->queue[V3D_CSD].sched,
 				     &v3d_csd_sched_ops,
 				     hw_jobs_limit, job_hang_limit,
-				     msecs_to_jiffies(hang_limit_ms),
+				     msecs_to_jiffies(hang_limit_ms), NULL,
 				     NULL, "v3d_csd");
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(v3d->drm.dev, "Failed to create CSD scheduler: %d.",
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ v3d_sched_init(struct v3d_dev *v3d)
 		ret = drm_sched_init(&v3d->queue[V3D_CACHE_CLEAN].sched,
 				     &v3d_cache_clean_sched_ops,
 				     hw_jobs_limit, job_hang_limit,
-				     msecs_to_jiffies(hang_limit_ms),
+				     msecs_to_jiffies(hang_limit_ms), NULL,
 				     NULL, "v3d_cache_clean");
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(v3d->drm.dev, "Failed to create CACHE_CLEAN scheduler: %d.",
diff --git a/include/drm/gpu_scheduler.h b/include/drm/gpu_scheduler.h
index aa90ed1f1b2b..88ae7f331bb1 100644
--- a/include/drm/gpu_scheduler.h
+++ b/include/drm/gpu_scheduler.h
@@ -253,6 +253,24 @@ struct drm_sched_backend_ops {
 	 * 5. Restart the scheduler using drm_sched_start(). At that point, new
 	 *    jobs can be queued, and the scheduler thread is unblocked
 	 *
+	 * Note that some GPUs have distinct hardware queues but need to reset
+	 * the GPU globally, which requires extra synchronization between the
+	 * timeout handler of the different &drm_gpu_scheduler. One way to
+	 * achieve this synchronization is to create an ordered workqueue
+	 * (using alloc_ordered_workqueue()) at the driver level, and pass this
+	 * queue to drm_sched_init(), to guarantee that timeout handlers are
+	 * executed sequentially. The above workflow needs to be slightly
+	 * adjusted in that case:
+	 *
+	 * 1. Stop all schedulers impacted by the reset using drm_sched_stop()
+	 * 2. Try to gracefully stop non-faulty jobs on all queues impacted by
+	 *    the reset (optional)
+	 * 3. Issue a GPU reset on all faulty queues (driver-specific)
+	 * 4. Re-submit jobs on all schedulers impacted by the reset using
+	 *    drm_sched_resubmit_jobs()
+	 * 5. Restart all schedulers that were stopped in step #1 using
+	 *    drm_sched_start()
+	 *
 	 * Return DRM_GPU_SCHED_STAT_NOMINAL, when all is normal,
 	 * and the underlying driver has started or completed recovery.
 	 *
@@ -283,6 +301,7 @@ struct drm_sched_backend_ops {
  *                 finished.
  * @hw_rq_count: the number of jobs currently in the hardware queue.
  * @job_id_count: used to assign unique id to the each job.
+ * @timeout_wq: workqueue used to queue @work_tdr
  * @work_tdr: schedules a delayed call to @drm_sched_job_timedout after the
  *            timeout interval is over.
  * @thread: the kthread on which the scheduler which run.
@@ -307,6 +326,7 @@ struct drm_gpu_scheduler {
 	wait_queue_head_t		job_scheduled;
 	atomic_t			hw_rq_count;
 	atomic64_t			job_id_count;
+	struct workqueue_struct		*timeout_wq;
 	struct delayed_work		work_tdr;
 	struct task_struct		*thread;
 	struct list_head		pending_list;
@@ -320,7 +340,8 @@ struct drm_gpu_scheduler {
 
 int drm_sched_init(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched,
 		   const struct drm_sched_backend_ops *ops,
-		   uint32_t hw_submission, unsigned hang_limit, long timeout,
+		   uint32_t hw_submission, unsigned hang_limit,
+		   long timeout, struct workqueue_struct *timeout_wq,
 		   atomic_t *score, const char *name);
 
 void drm_sched_fini(struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched);