{
        u32 tiling_config;
        u32 ramcfg;
-       u32 cc_rb_backend_disable;
        u32 cc_gc_shader_pipe_config;
        u32 tmp;
        int i, j;
        }
        tiling_config |= BANK_SWAPS(1);
 
-       cc_rb_backend_disable = RREG32(CC_RB_BACKEND_DISABLE) & 0x00ff0000;
-       tmp = R6XX_MAX_BACKENDS -
-               r600_count_pipe_bits((cc_rb_backend_disable >> 16) & R6XX_MAX_BACKENDS_MASK);
-       if (tmp < rdev->config.r600.max_backends) {
-               rdev->config.r600.max_backends = tmp;
-       }
-
        cc_gc_shader_pipe_config = RREG32(CC_GC_SHADER_PIPE_CONFIG) & 0x00ffff00;
-       tmp = R6XX_MAX_PIPES -
-               r600_count_pipe_bits((cc_gc_shader_pipe_config >> 8) & R6XX_MAX_PIPES_MASK);
-       if (tmp < rdev->config.r600.max_pipes) {
-               rdev->config.r600.max_pipes = tmp;
-       }
-       tmp = R6XX_MAX_SIMDS -
-               r600_count_pipe_bits((cc_gc_shader_pipe_config >> 16) & R6XX_MAX_SIMDS_MASK);
-       if (tmp < rdev->config.r600.max_simds) {
-               rdev->config.r600.max_simds = tmp;
-       }
        tmp = rdev->config.r600.max_simds -
                r600_count_pipe_bits((cc_gc_shader_pipe_config >> 16) & R6XX_MAX_SIMDS_MASK);
        rdev->config.r600.active_simds = tmp;
 
        disabled_rb_mask = (RREG32(CC_RB_BACKEND_DISABLE) >> 16) & R6XX_MAX_BACKENDS_MASK;
+       tmp = 0;
+       for (i = 0; i < rdev->config.r600.max_backends; i++)
+               tmp |= (1 << i);
+       /* if all the backends are disabled, fix it up here */
+       if ((disabled_rb_mask & tmp) == tmp) {
+               for (i = 0; i < rdev->config.r600.max_backends; i++)
+                       disabled_rb_mask &= ~(1 << i);
+       }
        tmp = (tiling_config & PIPE_TILING__MASK) >> PIPE_TILING__SHIFT;
        tmp = r6xx_remap_render_backend(rdev, tmp, rdev->config.r600.max_backends,
                                        R6XX_MAX_BACKENDS, disabled_rb_mask);
 
        u32 hdp_host_path_cntl;
        u32 sq_dyn_gpr_size_simd_ab_0;
        u32 gb_tiling_config = 0;
-       u32 cc_rb_backend_disable = 0;
        u32 cc_gc_shader_pipe_config = 0;
        u32 mc_arb_ramcfg;
        u32 db_debug4, tmp;
                WREG32(SPI_CONFIG_CNTL, 0);
        }
 
-       cc_rb_backend_disable = RREG32(CC_RB_BACKEND_DISABLE) & 0x00ff0000;
-       tmp = R7XX_MAX_BACKENDS - r600_count_pipe_bits(cc_rb_backend_disable >> 16);
-       if (tmp < rdev->config.rv770.max_backends) {
-               rdev->config.rv770.max_backends = tmp;
-       }
-
        cc_gc_shader_pipe_config = RREG32(CC_GC_SHADER_PIPE_CONFIG) & 0xffffff00;
-       tmp = R7XX_MAX_PIPES - r600_count_pipe_bits((cc_gc_shader_pipe_config >> 8) & R7XX_MAX_PIPES_MASK);
-       if (tmp < rdev->config.rv770.max_pipes) {
-               rdev->config.rv770.max_pipes = tmp;
-       }
-       tmp = R7XX_MAX_SIMDS - r600_count_pipe_bits((cc_gc_shader_pipe_config >> 16) & R7XX_MAX_SIMDS_MASK);
-       if (tmp < rdev->config.rv770.max_simds) {
-               rdev->config.rv770.max_simds = tmp;
-       }
        tmp = rdev->config.rv770.max_simds -
                r600_count_pipe_bits((cc_gc_shader_pipe_config >> 16) & R7XX_MAX_SIMDS_MASK);
        rdev->config.rv770.active_simds = tmp;
        rdev->config.rv770.tiling_npipes = rdev->config.rv770.max_tile_pipes;
 
        disabled_rb_mask = (RREG32(CC_RB_BACKEND_DISABLE) >> 16) & R7XX_MAX_BACKENDS_MASK;
+       tmp = 0;
+       for (i = 0; i < rdev->config.rv770.max_backends; i++)
+               tmp |= (1 << i);
+       /* if all the backends are disabled, fix it up here */
+       if ((disabled_rb_mask & tmp) == tmp) {
+               for (i = 0; i < rdev->config.rv770.max_backends; i++)
+                       disabled_rb_mask &= ~(1 << i);
+       }
        tmp = (gb_tiling_config & PIPE_TILING__MASK) >> PIPE_TILING__SHIFT;
        tmp = r6xx_remap_render_backend(rdev, tmp, rdev->config.rv770.max_backends,
                                        R7XX_MAX_BACKENDS, disabled_rb_mask);