mode_cmd.pitches[0] = mode_cmd.width * 4;
        mode_cmd.pixel_format = drm_mode_legacy_fb_format(32, 24);
 
-       switch (mode_cmd.pixel_format) {
-#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
-       case DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_X8R8G8B8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_A8R8G8B8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_R8G8B8X8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_RGBA8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_X8B8G8R8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM;
-               break;
-#else
-       case DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_X8R8G8B8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_A8R8G8B8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_X8B8G8R8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_RGBA8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_R8G8B8X8_UNORM;
-               break;
-       case DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888:
-               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
-               break;
-#endif
-       default:
-               DRM_ERROR("failed to find virtio gpu format for %d\n",
-                         mode_cmd.pixel_format);
+       format = virtio_gpu_translate_format(mode_cmd.pixel_format);
+       if (format == 0)
                return -EINVAL;
-       }
 
        size = mode_cmd.pitches[0] * mode_cmd.height;
        obj = virtio_gpu_alloc_object(dev, size, false, true);
 
        DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
 };
 
+uint32_t virtio_gpu_translate_format(uint32_t drm_fourcc)
+{
+       uint32_t format;
+
+       switch (drm_fourcc) {
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
+       case DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_X8R8G8B8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_A8R8G8B8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_R8G8B8X8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_RGBA8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_X8B8G8R8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM;
+               break;
+#else
+       case DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_B8G8R8X8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_BGRX8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_X8R8G8B8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_A8R8G8B8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_X8B8G8R8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_RGBA8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_A8B8G8R8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_R8G8B8X8_UNORM;
+               break;
+       case DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888:
+               format = VIRTIO_GPU_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM;
+               break;
+#endif
+       default:
+               /*
+                * This should not happen, we handle everything listed
+                * in virtio_gpu_formats[].
+                */
+               format = 0;
+               break;
+       }
+       WARN_ON(format == 0);
+       return format;
+}
+
 static void virtio_gpu_plane_destroy(struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
        drm_plane_cleanup(plane);