return 0;
 }
 
-static int _dpu_rm_reserve_dsc(struct dpu_rm *rm,
-                              struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
-                              struct drm_encoder *enc,
-                              const struct msm_display_topology *top)
+static int _dpu_rm_pingpong_next_index(struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
+                                      int start,
+                                      uint32_t enc_id)
 {
-       int num_dsc = top->num_dsc;
        int i;
 
-       /* check if DSC required are allocated or not */
-       for (i = 0; i < num_dsc; i++) {
-               if (!rm->dsc_blks[i]) {
-                       DPU_ERROR("DSC %d does not exist\n", i);
-                       return -EIO;
+       for (i = start; i < (PINGPONG_MAX - PINGPONG_0); i++) {
+               if (global_state->pingpong_to_enc_id[i] == enc_id)
+                       return i;
+       }
+
+       return -ENAVAIL;
+}
+
+static int _dpu_rm_pingpong_dsc_check(int dsc_idx, int pp_idx)
+{
+       /*
+        * DSC with even index must be used with the PINGPONG with even index
+        * DSC with odd index must be used with the PINGPONG with odd index
+        */
+       if ((dsc_idx & 0x01) != (pp_idx & 0x01))
+               return -ENAVAIL;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int _dpu_rm_dsc_alloc(struct dpu_rm *rm,
+                            struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
+                            uint32_t enc_id,
+                            const struct msm_display_topology *top)
+{
+       int num_dsc = 0;
+       int pp_idx = 0;
+       int dsc_idx;
+       int ret;
+
+       for (dsc_idx = 0; dsc_idx < ARRAY_SIZE(rm->dsc_blks) &&
+            num_dsc < top->num_dsc; dsc_idx++) {
+               if (!rm->dsc_blks[dsc_idx])
+                       continue;
+
+               if (reserved_by_other(global_state->dsc_to_enc_id, dsc_idx, enc_id))
+                       continue;
+
+               pp_idx = _dpu_rm_pingpong_next_index(global_state, pp_idx, enc_id);
+               if (pp_idx < 0)
+                       return -ENAVAIL;
+
+               ret = _dpu_rm_pingpong_dsc_check(dsc_idx, pp_idx);
+               if (ret)
+                       return -ENAVAIL;
+
+               global_state->dsc_to_enc_id[dsc_idx] = enc_id;
+               num_dsc++;
+               pp_idx++;
+       }
+
+       if (num_dsc < top->num_dsc) {
+               DPU_ERROR("DSC allocation failed num_dsc=%d required=%d\n",
+                          num_dsc, top->num_dsc);
+               return -ENAVAIL;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int _dpu_rm_dsc_alloc_pair(struct dpu_rm *rm,
+                                 struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
+                                 uint32_t enc_id,
+                                 const struct msm_display_topology *top)
+{
+       int num_dsc = 0;
+       int dsc_idx, pp_idx = 0;
+       int ret;
+
+       /* only start from even dsc index */
+       for (dsc_idx = 0; dsc_idx < ARRAY_SIZE(rm->dsc_blks) &&
+            num_dsc < top->num_dsc; dsc_idx += 2) {
+               if (!rm->dsc_blks[dsc_idx] ||
+                   !rm->dsc_blks[dsc_idx + 1])
+                       continue;
+
+               /* consective dsc index to be paired */
+               if (reserved_by_other(global_state->dsc_to_enc_id, dsc_idx, enc_id) ||
+                   reserved_by_other(global_state->dsc_to_enc_id, dsc_idx + 1, enc_id))
+                       continue;
+
+               pp_idx = _dpu_rm_pingpong_next_index(global_state, pp_idx, enc_id);
+               if (pp_idx < 0)
+                       return -ENAVAIL;
+
+               ret = _dpu_rm_pingpong_dsc_check(dsc_idx, pp_idx);
+               if (ret) {
+                       pp_idx = 0;
+                       continue;
                }
 
-               if (global_state->dsc_to_enc_id[i]) {
-                       DPU_ERROR("DSC %d is already allocated\n", i);
-                       return -EIO;
+               pp_idx = _dpu_rm_pingpong_next_index(global_state, pp_idx + 1, enc_id);
+               if (pp_idx < 0)
+                       return -ENAVAIL;
+
+               ret = _dpu_rm_pingpong_dsc_check(dsc_idx + 1, pp_idx);
+               if (ret) {
+                       pp_idx = 0;
+                       continue;
                }
+
+               global_state->dsc_to_enc_id[dsc_idx] = enc_id;
+               global_state->dsc_to_enc_id[dsc_idx + 1] = enc_id;
+               num_dsc += 2;
+               pp_idx++;       /* start for next pair */
        }
 
-       for (i = 0; i < num_dsc; i++)
-               global_state->dsc_to_enc_id[i] = enc->base.id;
+       if (num_dsc < top->num_dsc) {
+               DPU_ERROR("DSC allocation failed num_dsc=%d required=%d\n",
+                          num_dsc, top->num_dsc);
+               return -ENAVAIL;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int _dpu_rm_reserve_dsc(struct dpu_rm *rm,
+                              struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
+                              struct drm_encoder *enc,
+                              const struct msm_display_topology *top)
+{
+       uint32_t enc_id = enc->base.id;
+
+       if (!top->num_dsc || !top->num_intf)
+               return 0;
+
+       /*
+        * Facts:
+        * 1) no pingpong split (two layer mixers shared one pingpong)
+        * 2) DSC pair starts from even index, such as index(0,1), (2,3), etc
+        * 3) even PINGPONG connects to even DSC
+        * 4) odd PINGPONG connects to odd DSC
+        * 5) pair: encoder +--> pp_idx_0 --> dsc_idx_0
+        *                  +--> pp_idx_1 --> dsc_idx_1
+        */
+
+       /* num_dsc should be either 1, 2 or 4 */
+       if (top->num_dsc > top->num_intf)       /* merge mode */
+               return _dpu_rm_dsc_alloc_pair(rm, global_state, enc_id, top);
+       else
+               return _dpu_rm_dsc_alloc(rm, global_state, enc_id, top);
 
        return 0;
 }