int *training_step)
 {
        int ret = 0;
+       const u8 *dpcd = ctrl->panel->dpcd;
        u8 encoding = DP_SET_ANSI_8B10B;
+       u8 ssc;
        struct dp_link_info link_info = {0};
 
        dp_ctrl_config_ctrl(ctrl);
        link_info.capabilities = DP_LINK_CAP_ENHANCED_FRAMING;
 
        dp_aux_link_configure(ctrl->aux, &link_info);
+
+       if (drm_dp_max_downspread(dpcd)) {
+               ssc = DP_SPREAD_AMP_0_5;
+               drm_dp_dpcd_write(ctrl->aux, DP_DOWNSPREAD_CTRL, &ssc, 1);
+       }
+
        drm_dp_dpcd_write(ctrl->aux, DP_MAIN_LINK_CHANNEL_CODING_SET,
                                &encoding, 1);
 
        struct dp_io *dp_io = &ctrl->parser->io;
        struct phy *phy = dp_io->phy;
        struct phy_configure_opts_dp *opts_dp = &dp_io->phy_opts.dp;
+       const u8 *dpcd = ctrl->panel->dpcd;
 
        opts_dp->lanes = ctrl->link->link_params.num_lanes;
        opts_dp->link_rate = ctrl->link->link_params.rate / 100;
+       opts_dp->ssc = drm_dp_max_downspread(dpcd);
        dp_ctrl_set_clock_rate(ctrl, DP_CTRL_PM, "ctrl_link",
                                        ctrl->link->link_params.rate * 1000);
 
 
 static bool dp_ctrl_use_fixed_nvid(struct dp_ctrl_private *ctrl)
 {
-       u8 *dpcd = ctrl->panel->dpcd;
+       const u8 *dpcd = ctrl->panel->dpcd;
 
        /*
         * For better interop experience, used a fixed NVID=0x8000