}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_send_real_edid_checksum);
 
+static u8 drm_dp_downstream_port_count(const u8 dpcd[DP_RECEIVER_CAP_SIZE])
+{
+       u8 port_count = dpcd[DP_DOWN_STREAM_PORT_COUNT] & DP_PORT_COUNT_MASK;
+
+       if (dpcd[DP_DOWNSTREAMPORT_PRESENT] & DP_DETAILED_CAP_INFO_AVAILABLE && port_count > 4)
+               port_count = 4;
+
+       return port_count;
+}
+
+/**
+ * drm_dp_read_downstream_info() - read DPCD downstream port info if available
+ * @aux: DisplayPort AUX channel
+ * @dpcd: A cached copy of the port's DPCD
+ * @downstream_ports: buffer to store the downstream port info in
+ *
+ * See also:
+ * drm_dp_downstream_max_clock()
+ * drm_dp_downstream_max_bpc()
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 if either the downstream port info was read successfully or
+ * there was no downstream info to read, or a negative error code otherwise.
+ */
+int drm_dp_read_downstream_info(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
+                               const u8 dpcd[DP_RECEIVER_CAP_SIZE],
+                               u8 downstream_ports[DP_MAX_DOWNSTREAM_PORTS])
+{
+       int ret;
+       u8 len;
+
+       memset(downstream_ports, 0, DP_MAX_DOWNSTREAM_PORTS);
+
+       /* No downstream info to read */
+       if (!drm_dp_is_branch(dpcd) ||
+           dpcd[DP_DPCD_REV] < DP_DPCD_REV_10 ||
+           !(dpcd[DP_DOWNSTREAMPORT_PRESENT] & DP_DWN_STRM_PORT_PRESENT))
+               return 0;
+
+       len = drm_dp_downstream_port_count(dpcd);
+       if (dpcd[DP_DOWNSTREAMPORT_PRESENT] & DP_DETAILED_CAP_INFO_AVAILABLE)
+               len *= 4;
+
+       ret = drm_dp_dpcd_read(aux, DP_DOWNSTREAM_PORT_0, downstream_ports, len);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+
+       return ret == len ? 0 : -EIO;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_read_downstream_info);
+
 /**
  * drm_dp_downstream_max_clock() - extract branch device max
  *                                 pixel rate for legacy VGA
  * @dpcd: DisplayPort configuration data
  * @port_cap: port capabilities
  *
- * Returns max clock in kHz on success or 0 if max clock not defined
+ * See also:
+ * drm_dp_read_downstream_info()
+ * drm_dp_downstream_max_bpc()
+ *
+ * Returns: Max clock in kHz on success or 0 if max clock not defined
  */
 int drm_dp_downstream_max_clock(const u8 dpcd[DP_RECEIVER_CAP_SIZE],
                                const u8 port_cap[4])
  * @dpcd: DisplayPort configuration data
  * @port_cap: port capabilities
  *
- * Returns max bpc on success or 0 if max bpc not defined
+ * See also:
+ * drm_dp_read_downstream_info()
+ * drm_dp_downstream_max_clock()
+ *
+ * Returns: Max bpc on success or 0 if max bpc not defined
  */
 int drm_dp_downstream_max_bpc(const u8 dpcd[DP_RECEIVER_CAP_SIZE],
                              const u8 port_cap[4])
 
                        return false;
        }
 
-       if (!drm_dp_is_branch(intel_dp->dpcd))
-               return true; /* native DP sink */
-
-       if (intel_dp->dpcd[DP_DPCD_REV] == 0x10)
-               return true; /* no per-port downstream info */
-
-       if (drm_dp_dpcd_read(&intel_dp->aux, DP_DOWNSTREAM_PORT_0,
-                            intel_dp->downstream_ports,
-                            DP_MAX_DOWNSTREAM_PORTS) < 0)
-               return false; /* downstream port status fetch failed */
-
-       return true;
+       return drm_dp_read_downstream_info(&intel_dp->aux, intel_dp->dpcd,
+                                          intel_dp->downstream_ports) == 0;
 }
 
 static bool