wakeref = intel_runtime_pm_get(&dev_priv->runtime_pm);
 
-       seq_printf(m, "fw loaded: %s\n", yesno(dmc->dmc_payload));
+       seq_printf(m, "fw loaded: %s\n", yesno(intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv)));
        seq_printf(m, "path: %s\n", dmc->fw_path);
 
-       if (!dmc->dmc_payload)
+       if (!intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv))
                goto out;
 
        seq_printf(m, "version: %d.%d\n", DMC_VERSION_MAJOR(dmc->version),
 
 static void gen9_dc_off_power_well_disable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
                                           struct i915_power_well *power_well)
 {
-       if (!dev_priv->dmc.dmc_payload)
+       if (!intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv))
                return;
 
        switch (dev_priv->dmc.target_dc_state) {
 
        gen9_dbuf_enable(dev_priv);
 
-       if (resume && dev_priv->dmc.dmc_payload)
+       if (resume && intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv))
                intel_dmc_load_program(dev_priv);
 }
 
 
        gen9_dbuf_enable(dev_priv);
 
-       if (resume && dev_priv->dmc.dmc_payload)
+       if (resume && intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv))
                intel_dmc_load_program(dev_priv);
 }
 
        /* 6. Enable DBUF */
        gen9_dbuf_enable(dev_priv);
 
-       if (resume && dev_priv->dmc.dmc_payload)
+       if (resume && intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv))
                intel_dmc_load_program(dev_priv);
 }
 
        if (DISPLAY_VER(dev_priv) >= 12)
                tgl_bw_buddy_init(dev_priv);
 
-       if (resume && dev_priv->dmc.dmc_payload)
+       if (resume && intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv))
                intel_dmc_load_program(dev_priv);
 
        /* Wa_14011508470 */
         */
        if (!(i915->dmc.allowed_dc_mask & DC_STATE_EN_DC9) &&
            suspend_mode == I915_DRM_SUSPEND_IDLE &&
-           i915->dmc.dmc_payload) {
+           intel_dmc_has_payload(i915)) {
                intel_display_power_flush_work(i915);
                intel_power_domains_verify_state(i915);
                return;
        if (DISPLAY_VER(i915) >= 11) {
                bxt_disable_dc9(i915);
                icl_display_core_init(i915, true);
-               if (i915->dmc.dmc_payload) {
+               if (intel_dmc_has_payload(i915)) {
                        if (i915->dmc.allowed_dc_mask &
                            DC_STATE_EN_UPTO_DC6)
                                skl_enable_dc6(i915);
        } else if (IS_GEMINILAKE(i915) || IS_BROXTON(i915)) {
                bxt_disable_dc9(i915);
                bxt_display_core_init(i915, true);
-               if (i915->dmc.dmc_payload &&
+               if (intel_dmc_has_payload(i915) &&
                    (i915->dmc.allowed_dc_mask & DC_STATE_EN_UPTO_DC5))
                        gen9_enable_dc5(i915);
        } else if (IS_HASWELL(i915) || IS_BROADWELL(i915)) {
 
        char substepping;
 };
 
+bool intel_dmc_has_payload(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+       return i915->dmc.dmc_payload;
+}
+
 static const struct stepping_info skl_stepping_info[] = {
        {'A', '0'}, {'B', '0'}, {'C', '0'},
        {'D', '0'}, {'E', '0'}, {'F', '0'},
                return;
        }
 
-       if (!dev_priv->dmc.dmc_payload) {
+       if (!intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv)) {
                drm_err(&dev_priv->drm,
                        "Tried to program CSR with empty payload\n");
                return;
        request_firmware(&fw, dev_priv->dmc.fw_path, dev_priv->drm.dev);
        parse_dmc_fw(dev_priv, fw);
 
-       if (dev_priv->dmc.dmc_payload) {
+       if (intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv)) {
                intel_dmc_load_program(dev_priv);
                intel_dmc_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 
        flush_work(&dev_priv->dmc.work);
 
        /* Drop the reference held in case DMC isn't loaded. */
-       if (!dev_priv->dmc.dmc_payload)
+       if (!intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv))
                intel_dmc_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 }
 
         * Reacquire the reference to keep RPM disabled in case DMC isn't
         * loaded.
         */
-       if (!dev_priv->dmc.dmc_payload)
+       if (!intel_dmc_has_payload(dev_priv))
                intel_dmc_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
 }
 
 
 void intel_dmc_ucode_fini(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 void intel_dmc_ucode_suspend(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 void intel_dmc_ucode_resume(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
+bool intel_dmc_has_payload(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 
 #endif /* __INTEL_DMC_H__ */
 
                struct intel_dmc *dmc = &m->i915->dmc;
 
                err_printf(m, "DMC loaded: %s\n",
-                          yesno(dmc->dmc_payload));
+                          yesno(intel_dmc_has_payload(m->i915) != 0));
                err_printf(m, "DMC fw version: %d.%d\n",
                           DMC_VERSION_MAJOR(dmc->version),
                           DMC_VERSION_MINOR(dmc->version));