struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        u32 val;
 
-       WARN_ON_SMP(!spin_is_locked(&dev_priv->backlight.lock));
+       WARN_ON_SMP(!spin_is_locked(&dev_priv->backlight_lock));
 
        /* Restore the CTL value if it lost, e.g. GPU reset */
 
        unsigned long flags;
        int reg;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight_lock, flags);
 
        if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev)) {
                val = I915_READ(BLC_PWM_CPU_CTL) & BACKLIGHT_DUTY_CYCLE_MASK;
 
        val = intel_panel_compute_brightness(dev, pipe, val);
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight_lock, flags);
 
        DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("get backlight PWM = %d\n", val);
        return val;
 {
        struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+       struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
        enum pipe pipe = intel_get_pipe_from_connector(connector);
        u32 freq;
        unsigned long flags;
        if (pipe == INVALID_PIPE)
                return;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight_lock, flags);
 
        freq = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev, pipe);
        if (!freq) {
        else
                level = freq / max * level;
 
-       dev_priv->backlight.level = level;
-       if (dev_priv->backlight.device)
-               dev_priv->backlight.device->props.brightness = level;
+       panel->backlight.level = level;
+       if (panel->backlight.device)
+               panel->backlight.device->props.brightness = level;
 
-       if (dev_priv->backlight.enabled)
+       if (panel->backlight.enabled)
                intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, pipe, level);
 out:
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight_lock, flags);
 }
 
 void intel_panel_disable_backlight(struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
        struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+       struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
        enum pipe pipe = intel_get_pipe_from_connector(connector);
        unsigned long flags;
 
                return;
        }
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight_lock, flags);
 
-       dev_priv->backlight.enabled = false;
+       panel->backlight.enabled = false;
        intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, pipe, 0);
 
        if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 4) {
                }
        }
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight_lock, flags);
 }
 
 void intel_panel_enable_backlight(struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
        struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+       struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
        enum pipe pipe = intel_get_pipe_from_connector(connector);
        enum transcoder cpu_transcoder =
                intel_pipe_to_cpu_transcoder(dev_priv, pipe);
 
        DRM_DEBUG_KMS("pipe %c\n", pipe_name(pipe));
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight_lock, flags);
 
-       if (dev_priv->backlight.level == 0) {
-               dev_priv->backlight.level = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev,
-                                                                         pipe);
-               if (dev_priv->backlight.device)
-                       dev_priv->backlight.device->props.brightness =
-                               dev_priv->backlight.level;
+       if (panel->backlight.level == 0) {
+               panel->backlight.level = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev,
+                                                                      pipe);
+               if (panel->backlight.device)
+                       panel->backlight.device->props.brightness =
+                               panel->backlight.level;
        }
 
        if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 4) {
         * BLC_PWM_CPU_CTL may be cleared to zero automatically when these
         * registers are set.
         */
-       dev_priv->backlight.enabled = true;
+       panel->backlight.enabled = true;
        intel_panel_actually_set_backlight(dev, pipe,
-                                          dev_priv->backlight.level);
+                                          panel->backlight.level);
 
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight_lock, flags);
 }
 
 /* FIXME: use VBT vals to init PWM_CTL and PWM_CTL2 correctly */
 {
        struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+       struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
        struct backlight_properties props;
        unsigned long flags;
 
-       if (WARN_ON(dev_priv->backlight.device))
+       if (WARN_ON(panel->backlight.device))
                return -ENODEV;
 
        memset(&props, 0, sizeof(props));
        props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;
-       props.brightness = dev_priv->backlight.level;
+       props.brightness = panel->backlight.level;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->backlight_lock, flags);
        props.max_brightness = intel_panel_get_max_backlight(dev, 0);
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight.lock, flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->backlight_lock, flags);
 
        if (props.max_brightness == 0) {
                DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Failed to get maximum backlight value\n");
                return -ENODEV;
        }
-       dev_priv->backlight.device =
+
+       /*
+        * Note: using the same name independent of the connector prevents
+        * registration of multiple backlight devices in the driver.
+        */
+       panel->backlight.device =
                backlight_device_register("intel_backlight",
                                          connector->base.kdev,
                                          connector,
                                          &intel_backlight_device_ops, &props);
 
-       if (IS_ERR(dev_priv->backlight.device)) {
+       if (IS_ERR(panel->backlight.device)) {
                DRM_ERROR("Failed to register backlight: %ld\n",
-                         PTR_ERR(dev_priv->backlight.device));
-               dev_priv->backlight.device = NULL;
+                         PTR_ERR(panel->backlight.device));
+               panel->backlight.device = NULL;
                return -ENODEV;
        }
        return 0;
 
 static void intel_backlight_device_unregister(struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
-       struct drm_device *dev = connector->base.dev;
-       struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-       if (dev_priv->backlight.device) {
-               backlight_device_unregister(dev_priv->backlight.device);
-               dev_priv->backlight.device = NULL;
+       struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
+
+       if (panel->backlight.device) {
+               backlight_device_unregister(panel->backlight.device);
+               panel->backlight.device = NULL;
        }
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE */
 int intel_panel_setup_backlight(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
        struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
-       struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        struct intel_connector *intel_connector = to_intel_connector(connector);
+       struct intel_panel *panel = &intel_connector->panel;
 
        intel_panel_init_backlight_regs(dev);
 
-       dev_priv->backlight.level = intel_panel_get_backlight(dev, 0);
-       dev_priv->backlight.enabled = dev_priv->backlight.level != 0;
+       panel->backlight.level = intel_panel_get_backlight(dev, 0);
+       panel->backlight.enabled = panel->backlight.level != 0;
 
        intel_backlight_device_register(intel_connector);