diff --git a/freedreno/freedreno_drmif.h b/freedreno/freedreno_drmif.h
index 02dcfd25..15ae0756 100644
--- a/freedreno/freedreno_drmif.h
+++ b/freedreno/freedreno_drmif.h
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@
 #include <xf86drm.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+#  define deprecated __attribute__((__deprecated__))
+#else
+#  define deprecated
+#endif
+
+/* an empty marker for things that will be deprecated in the future: */
+#define will_be_deprecated
+
 struct fd_bo;
 struct fd_pipe;
 struct fd_device;
diff --git a/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.c b/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.c
index 9d987aaf..be802965 100644
--- a/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.c
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ fd_ringbuffer_emit_reloc_ring(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring,
 	ring->funcs->emit_reloc_ring(ring, target->ring, submit_offset, size);
 }
 
+uint32_t
+fd_ringbuffer_emit_reloc_ring_full(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring,
+		struct fd_ringbuffer *target, uint32_t cmd_idx)
+{
+	uint32_t size = offset_bytes(target->cur, target->start);
+	assert(cmd_idx == 0);
+	ring->funcs->emit_reloc_ring(ring, target, 0, size);
+	return size;
+}
+
 struct fd_ringmarker * fd_ringmarker_new(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring)
 {
 	struct fd_ringmarker *marker = NULL;
@@ -124,7 +134,7 @@ struct fd_ringmarker * fd_ringmarker_new(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring)
 
 	marker->ring = ring;
 
-	fd_ringmarker_mark(marker);
+	marker->cur = marker->ring->cur;
 
 	return marker;
 }
diff --git a/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.h b/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.h
index 578cdb24..643f50b7 100644
--- a/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/freedreno/freedreno_ringbuffer.h
@@ -75,14 +75,16 @@ struct fd_reloc {
 };
 
 void fd_ringbuffer_reloc(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring, const struct fd_reloc *reloc);
-void fd_ringbuffer_emit_reloc_ring(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring,
+will_be_deprecated void fd_ringbuffer_emit_reloc_ring(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring,
 		struct fd_ringmarker *target, struct fd_ringmarker *end);
+uint32_t fd_ringbuffer_emit_reloc_ring_full(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring,
+		struct fd_ringbuffer *target, uint32_t cmd_idx);
 
-struct fd_ringmarker * fd_ringmarker_new(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring);
-void fd_ringmarker_del(struct fd_ringmarker *marker);
-void fd_ringmarker_mark(struct fd_ringmarker *marker);
-uint32_t fd_ringmarker_dwords(struct fd_ringmarker *start,
+will_be_deprecated struct fd_ringmarker * fd_ringmarker_new(struct fd_ringbuffer *ring);
+will_be_deprecated void fd_ringmarker_del(struct fd_ringmarker *marker);
+will_be_deprecated void fd_ringmarker_mark(struct fd_ringmarker *marker);
+will_be_deprecated uint32_t fd_ringmarker_dwords(struct fd_ringmarker *start,
 		struct fd_ringmarker *end);
-int fd_ringmarker_flush(struct fd_ringmarker *marker);
+will_be_deprecated int fd_ringmarker_flush(struct fd_ringmarker *marker);
 
 #endif /* FREEDRENO_RINGBUFFER_H_ */