struct work_struct page_flip_work;
 };
 
+uint32_t pipe2vbl(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+       struct omap_crtc *omap_crtc = to_omap_crtc(crtc);
+
+       return dispc_mgr_get_vsync_irq(omap_crtc->channel);
+}
+
 /*
  * Manager-ops, callbacks from output when they need to configure
  * the upstream part of the video pipe.
        omap_crtc->apply.pre_apply  = omap_crtc_pre_apply;
        omap_crtc->apply.post_apply = omap_crtc_post_apply;
 
-       omap_crtc->apply_irq.irqmask = pipe2vbl(id);
+       omap_crtc->channel = channel;
+       omap_crtc->plane = plane;
+       omap_crtc->plane->crtc = crtc;
+       omap_crtc->name = channel_names[channel];
+       omap_crtc->pipe = id;
+
+       omap_crtc->apply_irq.irqmask = pipe2vbl(crtc);
        omap_crtc->apply_irq.irq = omap_crtc_apply_irq;
 
        omap_crtc->error_irq.irqmask =
        omap_crtc->error_irq.irq = omap_crtc_error_irq;
        omap_irq_register(dev, &omap_crtc->error_irq);
 
-       omap_crtc->channel = channel;
-       omap_crtc->plane = plane;
-       omap_crtc->plane->crtc = crtc;
-       omap_crtc->name = channel_names[channel];
-       omap_crtc->pipe = id;
-
        /* temporary: */
        omap_crtc->mgr.id = channel;
 
 
        }
 }
 
+static bool channel_used(struct drm_device *dev, enum omap_channel channel)
+{
+       struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+       int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < priv->num_crtcs; i++) {
+               struct drm_crtc *crtc = priv->crtcs[i];
+
+               if (omap_crtc_channel(crtc) == channel)
+                       return true;
+       }
+
+       return false;
+}
+
 static int omap_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
        struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
        struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = NULL;
        int num_ovls = dss_feat_get_num_ovls();
-       int id;
+       int num_mgrs = dss_feat_get_num_mgrs();
+       int num_crtcs;
+       int i, id = 0;
 
        drm_mode_config_init(dev);
 
        omap_drm_irq_install(dev);
 
        /*
-        * Create private planes and CRTCs for the last NUM_CRTCs overlay
-        * plus manager:
-        */
-       for (id = 0; id < min(num_crtc, num_ovls); id++) {
-               struct drm_plane *plane;
-               struct drm_crtc *crtc;
-
-               plane = omap_plane_init(dev, id, true);
-               crtc = omap_crtc_init(dev, plane, pipe2chan(id), id);
-
-               BUG_ON(priv->num_crtcs >= ARRAY_SIZE(priv->crtcs));
-               priv->crtcs[id] = crtc;
-               priv->num_crtcs++;
-
-               priv->planes[id] = plane;
-               priv->num_planes++;
-       }
-
-       /*
-        * Create normal planes for the remaining overlays:
+        * We usually don't want to create a CRTC for each manager, at least
+        * not until we have a way to expose private planes to userspace.
+        * Otherwise there would not be enough video pipes left for drm planes.
+        * We use the num_crtc argument to limit the number of crtcs we create.
         */
-       for (; id < num_ovls; id++) {
-               struct drm_plane *plane = omap_plane_init(dev, id, false);
+       num_crtcs = min3(num_crtc, num_mgrs, num_ovls);
 
-               BUG_ON(priv->num_planes >= ARRAY_SIZE(priv->planes));
-               priv->planes[priv->num_planes++] = plane;
-       }
+       dssdev = NULL;
 
        for_each_dss_dev(dssdev) {
                struct drm_connector *connector;
                struct drm_encoder *encoder;
+               enum omap_channel channel;
 
                if (!dssdev->driver) {
                        dev_warn(dev->dev, "%s has no driver.. skipping it\n",
 
                drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
 
+               /*
+                * if we have reached the limit of the crtcs we are allowed to
+                * create, let's not try to look for a crtc for this
+                * panel/encoder and onwards, we will, of course, populate the
+                * the possible_crtcs field for all the encoders with the final
+                * set of crtcs we create
+                */
+               if (id == num_crtcs)
+                       continue;
+
+               /*
+                * get the recommended DISPC channel for this encoder. For now,
+                * we only try to get create a crtc out of the recommended, the
+                * other possible channels to which the encoder can connect are
+                * not considered.
+                */
+               channel = dssdev->output->dispc_channel;
+
+               /*
+                * if this channel hasn't already been taken by a previously
+                * allocated crtc, we create a new crtc for it
+                */
+               if (!channel_used(dev, channel)) {
+                       struct drm_plane *plane;
+                       struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+
+                       plane = omap_plane_init(dev, id, true);
+                       crtc = omap_crtc_init(dev, plane, channel, id);
+
+                       BUG_ON(priv->num_crtcs >= ARRAY_SIZE(priv->crtcs));
+                       priv->crtcs[id] = crtc;
+                       priv->num_crtcs++;
+
+                       priv->planes[id] = plane;
+                       priv->num_planes++;
+
+                       id++;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * we have allocated crtcs according to the need of the panels/encoders,
+        * adding more crtcs here if needed
+        */
+       for (; id < num_crtcs; id++) {
+
+               /* find a free manager for this crtc */
+               for (i = 0; i < num_mgrs; i++) {
+                       if (!channel_used(dev, i)) {
+                               struct drm_plane *plane;
+                               struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+
+                               plane = omap_plane_init(dev, id, true);
+                               crtc = omap_crtc_init(dev, plane, i, id);
+
+                               BUG_ON(priv->num_crtcs >=
+                                       ARRAY_SIZE(priv->crtcs));
+
+                               priv->crtcs[id] = crtc;
+                               priv->num_crtcs++;
+
+                               priv->planes[id] = plane;
+                               priv->num_planes++;
+
+                               break;
+                       } else {
+                               continue;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if (i == num_mgrs) {
+                       /* this shouldn't really happen */
+                       dev_err(dev->dev, "no managers left for crtc\n");
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+               }
+       }
+
+       /*
+        * Create normal planes for the remaining overlays:
+        */
+       for (; id < num_ovls; id++) {
+               struct drm_plane *plane = omap_plane_init(dev, id, false);
+
+               BUG_ON(priv->num_planes >= ARRAY_SIZE(priv->planes));
+               priv->planes[priv->num_planes++] = plane;
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < priv->num_encoders; i++) {
+               struct drm_encoder *encoder = priv->encoders[i];
+               struct omap_dss_device *dssdev =
+                                       omap_encoder_get_dssdev(encoder);
+
                /* figure out which crtc's we can connect the encoder to: */
                encoder->possible_crtcs = 0;
                for (id = 0; id < priv->num_crtcs; id++) {
-                       enum omap_dss_output_id supported_outputs =
-                                       dss_feat_get_supported_outputs(pipe2chan(id));
+                       struct drm_crtc *crtc = priv->crtcs[id];
+                       enum omap_channel crtc_channel;
+                       enum omap_dss_output_id supported_outputs;
+
+                       crtc_channel = omap_crtc_channel(crtc);
+                       supported_outputs =
+                               dss_feat_get_supported_outputs(crtc_channel);
+
                        if (supported_outputs & dssdev->output->id)
                                encoder->possible_crtcs |= (1 << id);
                }
        }
 
+       DBG("registered %d planes, %d crtcs, %d encoders and %d connectors\n",
+               priv->num_planes, priv->num_crtcs, priv->num_encoders,
+               priv->num_connectors);
+
        dev->mode_config.min_width = 32;
        dev->mode_config.min_height = 32;
 
 
 int omap_gem_resume(struct device *dev);
 #endif
 
-int omap_irq_enable_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc);
-void omap_irq_disable_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc);
+int omap_irq_enable_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc_id);
+void omap_irq_disable_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc_id);
 irqreturn_t omap_irq_handler(DRM_IRQ_ARGS);
 void omap_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *dev);
 int omap_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev);
        return ALIGN(pitch, 8 * bytespp);
 }
 
-static inline enum omap_channel pipe2chan(int pipe)
-{
-       int num_mgrs = dss_feat_get_num_mgrs();
-
-       /*
-        * We usually don't want to create a CRTC for each manager,
-        * at least not until we have a way to expose private planes
-        * to userspace.  Otherwise there would not be enough video
-        * pipes left for drm planes.  The higher #'d managers tend
-        * to have more features so start in reverse order.
-        */
-       return num_mgrs - pipe - 1;
-}
-
 /* map crtc to vblank mask */
-static inline uint32_t pipe2vbl(int crtc)
-{
-       enum omap_channel channel = pipe2chan(crtc);
-       return dispc_mgr_get_vsync_irq(channel);
-}
-
-static inline int crtc2pipe(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_crtc *crtc)
-{
-       struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
-       int i;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(priv->crtcs); i++)
-               if (priv->crtcs[i] == crtc)
-                       return i;
-
-       BUG();  /* bogus CRTC ptr */
-       return -1;
-}
+uint32_t pipe2vbl(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+struct omap_dss_device *omap_encoder_get_dssdev(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 
 /* should these be made into common util helpers?
  */
 
  * Zero on success, appropriate errno if the given @crtc's vblank
  * interrupt cannot be enabled.
  */
-int omap_irq_enable_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc)
+int omap_irq_enable_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc_id)
 {
        struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+       struct drm_crtc *crtc = priv->crtcs[crtc_id];
        unsigned long flags;
 
-       DBG("dev=%p, crtc=%d", dev, crtc);
+       DBG("dev=%p, crtc=%d", dev, crtc_id);
 
        dispc_runtime_get();
        spin_lock_irqsave(&list_lock, flags);
  * a hardware vblank counter, this routine should be a no-op, since
  * interrupts will have to stay on to keep the count accurate.
  */
-void omap_irq_disable_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc)
+void omap_irq_disable_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, int crtc_id)
 {
        struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+       struct drm_crtc *crtc = priv->crtcs[crtc_id];
        unsigned long flags;
 
-       DBG("dev=%p, crtc=%d", dev, crtc);
+       DBG("dev=%p, crtc=%d", dev, crtc_id);
 
        dispc_runtime_get();
        spin_lock_irqsave(&list_lock, flags);
 
        VERB("irqs: %08x", irqstatus);
 
-       for (id = 0; id < priv->num_crtcs; id++)
-               if (irqstatus & pipe2vbl(id))
+       for (id = 0; id < priv->num_crtcs; id++) {
+               struct drm_crtc *crtc = priv->crtcs[id];
+
+               if (irqstatus & pipe2vbl(crtc))
                        drm_handle_vblank(dev, id);
+       }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&list_lock, flags);
        list_for_each_entry_safe(handler, n, &priv->irq_list, node) {