*   - it's judged too laborious to fill n static structures with the limit
  *     when a simple if statement does the job,
  *   - run-time checks (eg read fuse/strap registers) are needed.
+ *
+ * This function needs to be called:
+ *   - after the MMIO has been setup as we are reading registers,
+ *   - after the PCH has been detected,
+ *   - before the first usage of the fields it can tweak.
  */
 static void intel_device_info_runtime_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
+       struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        struct intel_device_info *info;
 
-       info = (struct intel_device_info *)&to_i915(dev)->info;
+       info = (struct intel_device_info *)&dev_priv->info;
 
        info->num_sprites = 1;
        if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev))
                info->num_sprites = 2;
+
+       if (info->num_pipes > 0 &&
+           (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 7 || INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 8) &&
+           !IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev)) {
+               u32 fuse_strap = I915_READ(FUSE_STRAP);
+               u32 sfuse_strap = I915_READ(SFUSE_STRAP);
+
+               /*
+                * SFUSE_STRAP is supposed to have a bit signalling the display
+                * is fused off. Unfortunately it seems that, at least in
+                * certain cases, fused off display means that PCH display
+                * reads don't land anywhere. In that case, we read 0s.
+                *
+                * On CPT/PPT, we can detect this case as SFUSE_STRAP_FUSE_LOCK
+                * should be set when taking over after the firmware.
+                */
+               if (fuse_strap & ILK_INTERNAL_DISPLAY_DISABLE ||
+                   sfuse_strap & SFUSE_STRAP_DISPLAY_DISABLED ||
+                   (dev_priv->pch_type == PCH_CPT &&
+                    !(sfuse_strap & SFUSE_STRAP_FUSE_LOCK))) {
+                       DRM_INFO("Display fused off, disabling\n");
+                       info->num_pipes = 0;
+               }
+       }
 }
 
 /**
 
 
 /* SFUSE_STRAP */
 #define SFUSE_STRAP                    0xc2014
+#define  SFUSE_STRAP_FUSE_LOCK         (1<<13)
+#define  SFUSE_STRAP_DISPLAY_DISABLED  (1<<7)
 #define  SFUSE_STRAP_DDIB_DETECTED     (1<<2)
 #define  SFUSE_STRAP_DDIC_DETECTED     (1<<1)
 #define  SFUSE_STRAP_DDID_DETECTED     (1<<0)