int msm_dsi_modeset_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi, struct drm_device *dev,
                         struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
+       struct drm_bridge *bridge;
        int ret;
 
        msm_dsi->dev = dev;
 
        msm_dsi->encoder = encoder;
 
-       ret = msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(msm_dsi);
-       if (ret) {
+       bridge = msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(msm_dsi);
+       if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
+               ret = PTR_ERR(bridge);
                DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "failed to create dsi bridge: %d\n", ret);
                return ret;
        }
 
-       ret = msm_dsi_manager_ext_bridge_init(msm_dsi->id);
+       ret = msm_dsi_manager_ext_bridge_init(msm_dsi->id, bridge);
        if (ret) {
                DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev,
                        "failed to create dsi connector: %d\n", ret);
 
        struct drm_device *dev;
        struct platform_device *pdev;
 
-       /* internal dsi bridge attached to MDP interface */
-       struct drm_bridge *bridge;
-
        struct mipi_dsi_host *host;
        struct msm_dsi_phy *phy;
 
 };
 
 /* dsi manager */
-int msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi);
-int msm_dsi_manager_ext_bridge_init(u8 id);
+struct drm_bridge *msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi);
+int msm_dsi_manager_ext_bridge_init(u8 id, struct drm_bridge *int_bridge);
 int msm_dsi_manager_cmd_xfer(int id, const struct mipi_dsi_msg *msg);
 bool msm_dsi_manager_cmd_xfer_trigger(int id, u32 dma_base, u32 len);
 int msm_dsi_manager_register(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi);
 
 };
 
 /* initialize bridge */
-int msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi)
+struct drm_bridge *msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi)
 {
-       struct drm_bridge *bridge = NULL;
+       struct drm_bridge *bridge;
        struct dsi_bridge *dsi_bridge;
        struct drm_encoder *encoder;
        int ret;
        dsi_bridge = devm_kzalloc(msm_dsi->dev->dev,
                                sizeof(*dsi_bridge), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!dsi_bridge)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
        dsi_bridge->id = msm_dsi->id;
 
 
        ret = devm_drm_bridge_add(msm_dsi->dev->dev, bridge);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
        ret = drm_bridge_attach(encoder, bridge, NULL, 0);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
-       msm_dsi->bridge = bridge;
-
-       return 0;
+       return bridge;
 }
 
-int msm_dsi_manager_ext_bridge_init(u8 id)
+int msm_dsi_manager_ext_bridge_init(u8 id, struct drm_bridge *int_bridge)
 {
        struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi = dsi_mgr_get_dsi(id);
        struct drm_device *dev = msm_dsi->dev;
        struct drm_encoder *encoder;
-       struct drm_bridge *int_bridge, *ext_bridge;
+       struct drm_bridge *ext_bridge;
        int ret;
 
-       int_bridge = msm_dsi->bridge;
        ext_bridge = devm_drm_of_get_bridge(&msm_dsi->pdev->dev,
                                            msm_dsi->pdev->dev.of_node, 1, 0);
        if (IS_ERR(ext_bridge))