#include <linux/regmap.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #include <sound/hdmi-codec.h>
 
        struct mutex ocm_lock;
 
        struct wait_queue_head wq;
+       struct work_struct work;
 
        struct device_node *dsi0_node;
        struct device_node *dsi1_node;
 
        bool hpd_supported;
        bool edid_read;
+       /* can be accessed from different threads, so protect this with ocm_lock */
+       bool hdmi_connected;
        uint8_t fw_version;
 };
 
        if (irq_status)
                regmap_write(lt9611uxc->regmap, 0xb022, 0);
 
-       lt9611uxc_unlock(lt9611uxc);
-
        if (irq_status & BIT(0)) {
                lt9611uxc->edid_read = !!(hpd_status & BIT(0));
                wake_up_all(<9611uxc->wq);
        }
 
        if (irq_status & BIT(1)) {
-               if (lt9611uxc->connector.dev)
-                       drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(lt9611uxc->connector.dev);
-               else
-                       drm_bridge_hpd_notify(<9611uxc->bridge, !!(hpd_status & BIT(1)));
+               lt9611uxc->hdmi_connected = hpd_status & BIT(1);
+               schedule_work(<9611uxc->work);
        }
 
+       lt9611uxc_unlock(lt9611uxc);
+
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static void lt9611uxc_hpd_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct lt9611uxc *lt9611uxc = container_of(work, struct lt9611uxc, work);
+       bool connected;
+
+       if (lt9611uxc->connector.dev)
+               drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(lt9611uxc->connector.dev);
+       else {
+
+               mutex_lock(<9611uxc->ocm_lock);
+               connected = lt9611uxc->hdmi_connected;
+               mutex_unlock(<9611uxc->ocm_lock);
+
+               drm_bridge_hpd_notify(<9611uxc->bridge,
+                                     connected ?
+                                     connector_status_connected :
+                                     connector_status_disconnected);
+       }
+}
+
 static void lt9611uxc_reset(struct lt9611uxc *lt9611uxc)
 {
        gpiod_set_value_cansleep(lt9611uxc->reset_gpio, 1);
        struct lt9611uxc *lt9611uxc = bridge_to_lt9611uxc(bridge);
        unsigned int reg_val = 0;
        int ret;
-       int connected = 1;
+       bool connected = true;
+
+       lt9611uxc_lock(lt9611uxc);
 
        if (lt9611uxc->hpd_supported) {
-               lt9611uxc_lock(lt9611uxc);
                ret = regmap_read(lt9611uxc->regmap, 0xb023, ®_val);
-               lt9611uxc_unlock(lt9611uxc);
 
                if (ret)
                        dev_err(lt9611uxc->dev, "failed to read hpd status: %d\n", ret);
                else
                        connected  = reg_val & BIT(1);
        }
+       lt9611uxc->hdmi_connected = connected;
+
+       lt9611uxc_unlock(lt9611uxc);
 
        return connected ?  connector_status_connected :
                                connector_status_disconnected;
        lt9611uxc->fw_version = ret;
 
        init_waitqueue_head(<9611uxc->wq);
+       INIT_WORK(<9611uxc->work, lt9611uxc_hpd_work);
+
        ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, client->irq, NULL,
                                        lt9611uxc_irq_thread_handler,
                                        IRQF_ONESHOT, "lt9611uxc", lt9611uxc);
        struct lt9611uxc *lt9611uxc = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
        disable_irq(client->irq);
+       flush_scheduled_work();
        lt9611uxc_audio_exit(lt9611uxc);
        drm_bridge_remove(<9611uxc->bridge);