#include <drm/drm_fb_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_crtc_helper.h>
 
+static bool drm_fbdev_emulation = true;
+module_param_named(fbdev_emulation, drm_fbdev_emulation, bool, 0600);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(fbdev_emulation,
+                "Enable legacy fbdev emulation [default=true]");
+
 static LIST_HEAD(kernel_fb_helper_list);
 
 /**
        struct drm_connector *connector;
        int i;
 
+       if (!drm_fbdev_emulation)
+               return 0;
+
        mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
        drm_for_each_connector(connector, dev) {
                struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_helper_connector;
        struct drm_fb_helper_connector **temp;
        struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_helper_connector;
 
+       if (!drm_fbdev_emulation)
+               return 0;
+
        WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&fb_helper->dev->mode_config.mutex));
        if (fb_helper->connector_count + 1 > fb_helper->connector_info_alloc_count) {
                temp = krealloc(fb_helper->connector_info, sizeof(struct drm_fb_helper_connector *) * (fb_helper->connector_count + 1), GFP_KERNEL);
        struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_helper_connector;
        int i, j;
 
+       if (!drm_fbdev_emulation)
+               return 0;
+
        WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&fb_helper->dev->mode_config.mutex));
 
        for (i = 0; i < fb_helper->connector_count; i++) {
        bool do_delayed;
        int ret;
 
+       if (!drm_fbdev_emulation)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
        drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
        ret = restore_fbdev_mode(fb_helper);
 
        struct drm_crtc *crtc;
        int i;
 
+       if (!drm_fbdev_emulation)
+               return 0;
+
        if (!max_conn_count)
                return -EINVAL;
 
 
 void drm_fb_helper_fini(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 {
+       if (!drm_fbdev_emulation)
+               return;
+
        if (!list_empty(&fb_helper->kernel_fb_list)) {
                list_del(&fb_helper->kernel_fb_list);
                if (list_empty(&kernel_fb_helper_list)) {
        struct drm_device *dev = fb_helper->dev;
        int count = 0;
 
+       if (!drm_fbdev_emulation)
+               return 0;
+
        mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
        count = drm_fb_helper_probe_connector_modes(fb_helper,
                                                    dev->mode_config.max_width,
        struct drm_device *dev = fb_helper->dev;
        u32 max_width, max_height;
 
+       if (!drm_fbdev_emulation)
+               return 0;
+
        mutex_lock(&fb_helper->dev->mode_config.mutex);
        if (!fb_helper->fb || !drm_fb_helper_is_bound(fb_helper)) {
                fb_helper->delayed_hotplug = true;