if (initial_slack[next_index] > fair_pbn_alloc) {
                        vars[next_index].pbn += fair_pbn_alloc;
-                       drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
-                                                     params[next_index].port->mgr,
-                                                     params[next_index].port,
-                                                     vars[next_index].pbn,
-                                                     dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link));
+                       if (drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
+                                                         params[next_index].port->mgr,
+                                                         params[next_index].port,
+                                                         vars[next_index].pbn,\
+                                                         dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link)) < 0)
+                               return;
                        if (!drm_dp_mst_atomic_check(state)) {
                                vars[next_index].bpp_x16 = bpp_x16_from_pbn(params[next_index], vars[next_index].pbn);
                        } else {
                                vars[next_index].pbn -= fair_pbn_alloc;
-                               drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
-                                                     params[next_index].port->mgr,
-                                                     params[next_index].port,
-                                                     vars[next_index].pbn,
-                                                     dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link));
+                               if (drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
+                                                                 params[next_index].port->mgr,
+                                                                 params[next_index].port,
+                                                                 vars[next_index].pbn,
+                                                                 dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link)) < 0)
+                                       return;
                        }
                } else {
                        vars[next_index].pbn += initial_slack[next_index];
-                       drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
-                                                     params[next_index].port->mgr,
-                                                     params[next_index].port,
-                                                     vars[next_index].pbn,
-                                                     dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link));
+                       if (drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
+                                                         params[next_index].port->mgr,
+                                                         params[next_index].port,
+                                                         vars[next_index].pbn,
+                                                         dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link)) < 0)
+                               return;
                        if (!drm_dp_mst_atomic_check(state)) {
                                vars[next_index].bpp_x16 = params[next_index].bw_range.max_target_bpp_x16;
                        } else {
                                vars[next_index].pbn -= initial_slack[next_index];
-                               drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
-                                                     params[next_index].port->mgr,
-                                                     params[next_index].port,
-                                                     vars[next_index].pbn,
-                                                     dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link));
+                               if (drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
+                                                                 params[next_index].port->mgr,
+                                                                 params[next_index].port,
+                                                                 vars[next_index].pbn,
+                                                                 dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link)) < 0)
+                                       return;
                        }
                }
 
                        break;
 
                vars[next_index].pbn = kbps_to_peak_pbn(params[next_index].bw_range.stream_kbps);
-               drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
-                                             params[next_index].port->mgr,
-                                             params[next_index].port,
-                                             vars[next_index].pbn,
-                                             0);
+               if (drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
+                                                 params[next_index].port->mgr,
+                                                 params[next_index].port,
+                                                 vars[next_index].pbn,
+                                                 0) < 0)
+                       return;
 
                if (!drm_dp_mst_atomic_check(state)) {
                        vars[next_index].dsc_enabled = false;
                        vars[next_index].bpp_x16 = 0;
                } else {
                        vars[next_index].pbn = kbps_to_peak_pbn(params[next_index].bw_range.max_kbps);
-                       drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
-                                             params[next_index].port->mgr,
-                                             params[next_index].port,
-                                             vars[next_index].pbn,
-                                             dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link));
+                       if (drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
+                                                         params[next_index].port->mgr,
+                                                         params[next_index].port,
+                                                         vars[next_index].pbn,
+                                                         dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link)) < 0)
+                               return;
                }
 
                tried[next_index] = true;
                vars[i].pbn = kbps_to_peak_pbn(params[i].bw_range.stream_kbps);
                vars[i].dsc_enabled = false;
                vars[i].bpp_x16 = 0;
-               drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
-                                             params[i].port->mgr,
-                                             params[i].port,
-                                             vars[i].pbn,
-                                             0);
+               if (drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
+                                                params[i].port->mgr,
+                                                params[i].port,
+                                                vars[i].pbn,
+                                                0) < 0)
+                       return false;
        }
        if (!drm_dp_mst_atomic_check(state)) {
                set_dsc_configs_from_fairness_vars(params, vars, count);
                        vars[i].pbn = kbps_to_peak_pbn(params[i].bw_range.min_kbps);
                        vars[i].dsc_enabled = true;
                        vars[i].bpp_x16 = params[i].bw_range.min_target_bpp_x16;
-                       drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
-                                             params[i].port->mgr,
-                                             params[i].port,
-                                             vars[i].pbn,
-                                             dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link));
+                       if (drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
+                                                         params[i].port->mgr,
+                                                         params[i].port,
+                                                         vars[i].pbn,
+                                                         dm_mst_get_pbn_divider(dc_link)) < 0)
+                               return false;
                } else {
                        vars[i].pbn = kbps_to_peak_pbn(params[i].bw_range.stream_kbps);
                        vars[i].dsc_enabled = false;
                        vars[i].bpp_x16 = 0;
-                       drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
-                                             params[i].port->mgr,
-                                             params[i].port,
-                                             vars[i].pbn,
-                                             0);
+                       if (drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state,
+                                                         params[i].port->mgr,
+                                                         params[i].port,
+                                                         vars[i].pbn,
+                                                         0) < 0)
+                               return false;
                }
        }
        if (drm_dp_mst_atomic_check(state))