struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(connector->dev);
        struct intel_crt *crt = intel_attached_crt(to_intel_connector(connector));
        struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder = &crt->base;
+       struct drm_atomic_state *state;
        intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
-       int status, ret;
-       struct intel_load_detect_pipe tmp;
+       int status;
 
        drm_dbg_kms(&dev_priv->drm, "[CONNECTOR:%d:%s] force=%d\n",
                    connector->base.id, connector->name,
        }
 
        /* for pre-945g platforms use load detect */
-       ret = intel_load_detect_get_pipe(connector, &tmp, ctx);
-       if (ret > 0) {
+       state = intel_load_detect_get_pipe(connector, ctx);
+       if (IS_ERR(state)) {
+               status = PTR_ERR(state);
+       } else if (!state) {
+               status = connector_status_unknown;
+       } else {
                if (intel_crt_detect_ddc(connector))
                        status = connector_status_connected;
                else if (DISPLAY_VER(dev_priv) < 4)
                        status = connector_status_disconnected;
                else
                        status = connector_status_unknown;
-               intel_load_detect_release_pipe(connector, &tmp, ctx);
-       } else if (ret == 0) {
-               status = connector_status_unknown;
-       } else {
-               status = ret;
+               intel_load_detect_release_pipe(connector, state, ctx);
        }
 
 out:
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-int intel_load_detect_get_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
-                              struct intel_load_detect_pipe *old,
-                              struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx)
+struct drm_atomic_state *
+intel_load_detect_get_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
+                          struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx)
 {
        struct intel_encoder *encoder =
                intel_attached_encoder(to_intel_connector(connector));
                    connector->base.id, connector->name,
                    encoder->base.base.id, encoder->base.name);
 
-       old->restore_state = NULL;
-
        drm_WARN_ON(dev, !drm_modeset_is_locked(&config->connection_mutex));
 
        /*
                goto fail;
        }
 
-       old->restore_state = restore_state;
        drm_atomic_state_put(state);
 
        /* let the connector get through one full cycle before testing */
        intel_crtc_wait_for_next_vblank(crtc);
 
-       return true;
+       return restore_state;
 
 fail:
        if (state) {
        }
 
        if (ret == -EDEADLK)
-               return ret;
+               return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
-       return false;
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 void intel_load_detect_release_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
-                                   struct intel_load_detect_pipe *old,
+                                   struct drm_atomic_state *state,
                                    struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx)
 {
        struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder =
                intel_attached_encoder(to_intel_connector(connector));
        struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(intel_encoder->base.dev);
        struct drm_encoder *encoder = &intel_encoder->base;
-       struct drm_atomic_state *state = old->restore_state;
        int ret;
 
        drm_dbg_kms(&i915->drm, "[CONNECTOR:%d:%s], [ENCODER:%d:%s]\n",
                    connector->base.id, connector->name,
                    encoder->base.id, encoder->name);
 
-       if (!state)
+       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(state))
                return;
 
        ret = drm_atomic_helper_commit_duplicated_state(state, ctx);
 
 struct drm_connector;
 struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx;
 
-struct intel_load_detect_pipe {
-       struct drm_atomic_state *restore_state;
-};
-
-int intel_load_detect_get_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
-                              struct intel_load_detect_pipe *old,
-                              struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx);
+struct drm_atomic_state *
+intel_load_detect_get_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
+                          struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx);
 void intel_load_detect_release_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
-                                   struct intel_load_detect_pipe *old,
+                                   struct drm_atomic_state *old,
                                    struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx);
 
 #endif /* __INTEL_LOAD_DETECT_H__ */
 
                return connector_status_disconnected;
 
        if (force) {
-               struct intel_load_detect_pipe tmp;
-               int ret;
+               struct drm_atomic_state *state;
 
-               ret = intel_load_detect_get_pipe(connector, &tmp, ctx);
-               if (ret < 0)
-                       return ret;
+               state = intel_load_detect_get_pipe(connector, ctx);
+               if (IS_ERR(state))
+                       return PTR_ERR(state);
 
-               if (ret > 0) {
+               if (state) {
                        type = intel_tv_detect_type(intel_tv, connector);
-                       intel_load_detect_release_pipe(connector, &tmp, ctx);
+                       intel_load_detect_release_pipe(connector, state, ctx);
                        status = type < 0 ?
                                connector_status_disconnected :
                                connector_status_connected;
-               } else
+               } else {
                        status = connector_status_unknown;
+               }
 
                if (status == connector_status_connected) {
                        intel_tv->type = type;