if (dsc) {
                flags |= DRM_DP_BW_OVERHEAD_DSC;
-               /* TODO: add support for bigjoiner */
                dsc_slice_count = intel_dp_dsc_get_slice_count(connector,
                                                               adjusted_mode->clock,
                                                               adjusted_mode->hdisplay,
-                                                              false);
+                                                              crtc_state->bigjoiner_pipes);
        }
 
        overhead = drm_dp_bw_overhead(crtc_state->lane_count,
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(encoder->base.dev);
        struct intel_atomic_state *state = to_intel_atomic_state(conn_state->state);
+       struct intel_crtc *crtc = to_intel_crtc(pipe_config->uapi.crtc);
        struct intel_dp_mst_encoder *intel_mst = enc_to_mst(encoder);
        struct intel_dp *intel_dp = &intel_mst->primary->dp;
        struct intel_connector *connector =
        if (adjusted_mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLSCAN)
                return -EINVAL;
 
+       if (intel_dp_need_bigjoiner(intel_dp, connector,
+                                   adjusted_mode->crtc_hdisplay,
+                                   adjusted_mode->crtc_clock))
+               pipe_config->bigjoiner_pipes = GENMASK(crtc->pipe + 1, crtc->pipe);
+
        pipe_config->sink_format = INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_RGB;
        pipe_config->output_format = INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_RGB;
        pipe_config->has_pch_encoder = false;
                                               max_link_clock, max_lanes);
        mode_rate = intel_dp_link_required(mode->clock, min_bpp);
 
-       ret = drm_modeset_lock(&mgr->base.lock, ctx);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-
        /*
         * TODO:
         * - Also check if compression would allow for the mode
         *   corresponding link capabilities of the sink) in case the
         *   stream is uncompressed for it by the last branch device.
         */
-       if (mode_rate > max_rate || mode->clock > max_dotclk ||
-           drm_dp_calc_pbn_mode(mode->clock, min_bpp << 4) > port->full_pbn) {
-               *status = MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
-               return 0;
-       }
        if (intel_dp_need_bigjoiner(intel_dp, intel_connector,
                                    mode->hdisplay, target_clock)) {
                bigjoiner = true;
                max_dotclk *= 2;
+       }
+
+       ret = drm_modeset_lock(&mgr->base.lock, ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
-               /* TODO: add support for bigjoiner */
+       if (mode_rate > max_rate || mode->clock > max_dotclk ||
+           drm_dp_calc_pbn_mode(mode->clock, min_bpp << 4) > port->full_pbn) {
                *status = MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
                return 0;
        }
                return 0;
        }
 
-       *status = intel_mode_valid_max_plane_size(dev_priv, mode, false);
+       *status = intel_mode_valid_max_plane_size(dev_priv, mode, bigjoiner);
        return 0;
 }