return 0;
 }
 
+static const uint32_t sun4i_backend_formats[] = {
+       DRM_FORMAT_ARGB1555,
+       DRM_FORMAT_ARGB4444,
+       DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
+       DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888,
+       DRM_FORMAT_RGB565,
+       DRM_FORMAT_RGB888,
+       DRM_FORMAT_RGBA4444,
+       DRM_FORMAT_RGBA5551,
+       DRM_FORMAT_UYVY,
+       DRM_FORMAT_VYUY,
+       DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
+       DRM_FORMAT_YUYV,
+       DRM_FORMAT_YVYU,
+};
+
+bool sun4i_backend_format_is_supported(uint32_t fmt)
+{
+       unsigned int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sun4i_backend_formats); i++)
+               if (sun4i_backend_formats[i] == fmt)
+                       return true;
+
+       return false;
+}
+
 int sun4i_backend_update_layer_coord(struct sun4i_backend *backend,
                                     int layer, struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
 
 
 void sun4i_backend_layer_enable(struct sun4i_backend *backend,
                                int layer, bool enable);
+bool sun4i_backend_format_is_supported(uint32_t fmt);
 int sun4i_backend_update_layer_coord(struct sun4i_backend *backend,
                                     int layer, struct drm_plane *plane);
 int sun4i_backend_update_layer_formats(struct sun4i_backend *backend,