diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl
index f83d3b6ea4e5b..748513b340253 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/drm.tmpl
@@ -994,6 +994,10 @@ int max_width, max_height;</synopsis>
       <title>Display Modes Function Reference</title>
 !Iinclude/drm/drm_modes.h
 !Edrivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
+    </sect2>
+    <sect2>
+      <title>Atomic Mode Setting Function Reference</title>
+!Edrivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
     </sect2>
     <sect2>
       <title>Frame Buffer Creation</title>
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
index 9292a761ea6db..c5e37dc459ee0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ drm-y       :=	drm_auth.o drm_bufs.o drm_cache.o \
 		drm_info.o drm_debugfs.o drm_encoder_slave.o \
 		drm_trace_points.o drm_global.o drm_prime.o \
 		drm_rect.o drm_vma_manager.o drm_flip_work.o \
-		drm_modeset_lock.o
+		drm_modeset_lock.o drm_atomic.o
 
 drm-$(CONFIG_COMPAT) += drm_ioc32.o
 drm-$(CONFIG_DRM_GEM_CMA_HELPER) += drm_gem_cma_helper.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ad15a88c0f747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,600 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Red Hat
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Intel Corp.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) OR AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+ * OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+ * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ * Rob Clark <robdclark@gmail.com>
+ * Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
+ */
+
+
+#include <drm/drmP.h>
+#include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
+#include <drm/drm_plane_helper.h>
+
+static void kfree_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	kfree(state->connectors);
+	kfree(state->connector_states);
+	kfree(state->crtcs);
+	kfree(state->crtc_states);
+	kfree(state->planes);
+	kfree(state->plane_states);
+	kfree(state);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_state_alloc - allocate atomic state
+ * @dev: DRM device
+ *
+ * This allocates an empty atomic state to track updates.
+ */
+struct drm_atomic_state *
+drm_atomic_state_alloc(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct drm_atomic_state *state;
+
+	state = kzalloc(sizeof(*state), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!state)
+		return NULL;
+
+	state->crtcs = kcalloc(dev->mode_config.num_crtc,
+			       sizeof(*state->crtcs), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!state->crtcs)
+		goto fail;
+	state->crtc_states = kcalloc(dev->mode_config.num_crtc,
+				     sizeof(*state->crtc_states), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!state->crtc_states)
+		goto fail;
+	state->planes = kcalloc(dev->mode_config.num_total_plane,
+				sizeof(*state->planes), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!state->planes)
+		goto fail;
+	state->plane_states = kcalloc(dev->mode_config.num_total_plane,
+				      sizeof(*state->plane_states), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!state->plane_states)
+		goto fail;
+	state->connectors = kcalloc(dev->mode_config.num_connector,
+				    sizeof(*state->connectors),
+				    GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!state->connectors)
+		goto fail;
+	state->connector_states = kcalloc(dev->mode_config.num_connector,
+					  sizeof(*state->connector_states),
+					  GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!state->connector_states)
+		goto fail;
+
+	state->dev = dev;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Allocate atomic state %p\n", state);
+
+	return state;
+fail:
+	kfree_state(state);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_state_alloc);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_state_clear - clear state object
+ * @state: atomic state
+ *
+ * When the w/w mutex algorithm detects a deadlock we need to back off and drop
+ * all locks. So someone else could sneak in and change the current modeset
+ * configuration. Which means that all the state assembled in @state is no
+ * longer an atomic update to the current state, but to some arbitrary earlier
+ * state. Which could break assumptions the driver's ->atomic_check likely
+ * relies on.
+ *
+ * Hence we must clear all cached state and completely start over, using this
+ * function.
+ */
+void drm_atomic_state_clear(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = state->dev;
+	int i;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Clearing atomic state %p\n", state);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->mode_config.num_connector; i++) {
+		struct drm_connector *connector = state->connectors[i];
+
+		if (!connector)
+			continue;
+
+		connector->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(connector,
+						       state->connector_states[i]);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->mode_config.num_crtc; i++) {
+		struct drm_crtc *crtc = state->crtcs[i];
+
+		if (!crtc)
+			continue;
+
+		crtc->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(crtc,
+						  state->crtc_states[i]);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev->mode_config.num_total_plane; i++) {
+		struct drm_plane *plane = state->planes[i];
+
+		if (!plane)
+			continue;
+
+		plane->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(plane,
+						   state->plane_states[i]);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_state_clear);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_state_free - free all memory for an atomic state
+ * @state: atomic state to deallocate
+ *
+ * This frees all memory associated with an atomic state, including all the
+ * per-object state for planes, crtcs and connectors.
+ */
+void drm_atomic_state_free(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	drm_atomic_state_clear(state);
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Freeing atomic state %p\n", state);
+
+	kfree_state(state);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_state_free);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_get_crtc_state - get crtc state
+ * @state: global atomic state object
+ * @crtc: crtc to get state object for
+ *
+ * This function returns the crtc state for the given crtc, allocating it if
+ * needed. It will also grab the relevant crtc lock to make sure that the state
+ * is consistent.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *
+ * Either the allocated state or the error code encoded into the pointer. When
+ * the error is EDEADLK then the w/w mutex code has detected a deadlock and the
+ * entire atomic sequence must be restarted. All other errors are fatal.
+ */
+struct drm_crtc_state *
+drm_atomic_get_crtc_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+			  struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	int ret, index;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+
+	index = drm_crtc_index(crtc);
+
+	if (state->crtc_states[index])
+		return state->crtc_states[index];
+
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->mutex, state->acquire_ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
+	crtc_state = crtc->funcs->atomic_duplicate_state(crtc);
+	if (!crtc_state)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	state->crtc_states[index] = crtc_state;
+	state->crtcs[index] = crtc;
+	crtc_state->state = state;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Added [CRTC:%d] %p state to %p\n",
+		      crtc->base.id, crtc_state, state);
+
+	return crtc_state;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_get_crtc_state);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_get_plane_state - get plane state
+ * @state: global atomic state object
+ * @plane: plane to get state object for
+ *
+ * This function returns the plane state for the given plane, allocating it if
+ * needed. It will also grab the relevant plane lock to make sure that the state
+ * is consistent.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *
+ * Either the allocated state or the error code encoded into the pointer. When
+ * the error is EDEADLK then the w/w mutex code has detected a deadlock and the
+ * entire atomic sequence must be restarted. All other errors are fatal.
+ */
+struct drm_plane_state *
+drm_atomic_get_plane_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+			  struct drm_plane *plane)
+{
+	int ret, index;
+	struct drm_plane_state *plane_state;
+
+	index = drm_plane_index(plane);
+
+	if (state->plane_states[index])
+		return state->plane_states[index];
+
+	/*
+	 * TODO: We currently don't have per-plane mutexes. So instead of trying
+	 * crazy tricks with deferring plane->crtc and hoping for the best just
+	 * grab all crtc locks. Once we have per-plane locks we must update this
+	 * to only take the plane mutex.
+	 */
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock_all_crtcs(state->dev, state->acquire_ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
+	plane_state = plane->funcs->atomic_duplicate_state(plane);
+	if (!plane_state)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	state->plane_states[index] = plane_state;
+	state->planes[index] = plane;
+	plane_state->state = state;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Added [PLANE:%d] %p state to %p\n",
+		      plane->base.id, plane_state, state);
+
+	if (plane_state->crtc) {
+		struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+
+		crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_crtc_state(state,
+						       plane_state->crtc);
+		if (IS_ERR(crtc_state))
+			return ERR_CAST(crtc_state);
+	}
+
+	return plane_state;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_get_plane_state);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_get_connector_state - get connector state
+ * @state: global atomic state object
+ * @connector: connector to get state object for
+ *
+ * This function returns the connector state for the given connector,
+ * allocating it if needed. It will also grab the relevant connector lock to
+ * make sure that the state is consistent.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *
+ * Either the allocated state or the error code encoded into the pointer. When
+ * the error is EDEADLK then the w/w mutex code has detected a deadlock and the
+ * entire atomic sequence must be restarted. All other errors are fatal.
+ */
+struct drm_connector_state *
+drm_atomic_get_connector_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+			  struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	int ret, index;
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &connector->dev->mode_config;
+	struct drm_connector_state *connector_state;
+
+	index = drm_connector_index(connector);
+
+	if (state->connector_states[index])
+		return state->connector_states[index];
+
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&config->connection_mutex, state->acquire_ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
+	connector_state = connector->funcs->atomic_duplicate_state(connector);
+	if (!connector_state)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	state->connector_states[index] = connector_state;
+	state->connectors[index] = connector;
+	connector_state->state = state;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Added [CONNECTOR:%d] %p state to %p\n",
+		      connector->base.id, connector_state, state);
+
+	if (connector_state->crtc) {
+		struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+
+		crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_crtc_state(state,
+						       connector_state->crtc);
+		if (IS_ERR(crtc_state))
+			return ERR_CAST(crtc_state);
+	}
+
+	return connector_state;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_get_connector_state);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_set_crtc_for_plane - set crtc for plane
+ * @plane_state: atomic state object for the plane
+ * @crtc: crtc to use for the plane
+ *
+ * Changing the assigned crtc for a plane requires us to grab the lock and state
+ * for the new crtc, as needed. This function takes care of all these details
+ * besides updating the pointer in the state object itself.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 on success or can fail with -EDEADLK or -ENOMEM. When the error is EDEADLK
+ * then the w/w mutex code has detected a deadlock and the entire atomic
+ * sequence must be restarted. All other errors are fatal.
+ */
+int
+drm_atomic_set_crtc_for_plane(struct drm_plane_state *plane_state,
+			      struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+
+	if (crtc) {
+		crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_crtc_state(plane_state->state,
+						       crtc);
+		if (IS_ERR(crtc_state))
+			return PTR_ERR(crtc_state);
+	}
+
+	plane_state->crtc = crtc;
+
+	if (crtc)
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Link plane state %p to [CRTC:%d]\n",
+			      plane_state, crtc->base.id);
+	else
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Link plane state %p to [NOCRTC]\n", plane_state);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_set_crtc_for_plane);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_set_crtc_for_connector - set crtc for connector
+ * @conn_state: atomic state object for the connector
+ * @crtc: crtc to use for the connector
+ *
+ * Changing the assigned crtc for a connector requires us to grab the lock and
+ * state for the new crtc, as needed. This function takes care of all these
+ * details besides updating the pointer in the state object itself.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 on success or can fail with -EDEADLK or -ENOMEM. When the error is EDEADLK
+ * then the w/w mutex code has detected a deadlock and the entire atomic
+ * sequence must be restarted. All other errors are fatal.
+ */
+int
+drm_atomic_set_crtc_for_connector(struct drm_connector_state *conn_state,
+				  struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+
+	if (crtc) {
+		crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_crtc_state(conn_state->state, crtc);
+		if (IS_ERR(crtc_state))
+			return PTR_ERR(crtc_state);
+	}
+
+	conn_state->crtc = crtc;
+
+	if (crtc)
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Link connector state %p to [CRTC:%d]\n",
+			      conn_state, crtc->base.id);
+	else
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Link connector state %p to [NOCRTC]\n",
+			      conn_state);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_set_crtc_for_connector);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_add_affected_connectors - add connectors for crtc
+ * @state: atomic state
+ * @crtc: DRM crtc
+ *
+ * This function walks the current configuration and adds all connectors
+ * currently using @crtc to the atomic configuration @state. Note that this
+ * function must acquire the connection mutex. This can potentially cause
+ * unneeded seralization if the update is just for the planes on one crtc. Hence
+ * drivers and helpers should only call this when really needed (e.g. when a
+ * full modeset needs to happen due to some change).
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 on success or can fail with -EDEADLK or -ENOMEM. When the error is EDEADLK
+ * then the w/w mutex code has detected a deadlock and the entire atomic
+ * sequence must be restarted. All other errors are fatal.
+ */
+int
+drm_atomic_add_affected_connectors(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+				   struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &state->dev->mode_config;
+	struct drm_connector *connector;
+	struct drm_connector_state *conn_state;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&config->connection_mutex, state->acquire_ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Adding all current connectors for [CRTC:%d] to %p\n",
+		      crtc->base.id, state);
+
+	/*
+	 * Changed connectors are already in @state, so only need to look at the
+	 * current configuration.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(connector, &config->connector_list, head) {
+		if (connector->state->crtc != crtc)
+			continue;
+
+		conn_state = drm_atomic_get_connector_state(state, connector);
+		if (IS_ERR(conn_state))
+			return PTR_ERR(conn_state);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_add_affected_connectors);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_connectors_for_crtc - count number of connected outputs
+ * @state: atomic state
+ * @crtc: DRM crtc
+ *
+ * This function counts all connectors which will be connected to @crtc
+ * according to @state. Useful to recompute the enable state for @crtc.
+ */
+int
+drm_atomic_connectors_for_crtc(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+			       struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	int nconnectors = state->dev->mode_config.num_connector;
+	int i, num_connected_connectors = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nconnectors; i++) {
+		struct drm_connector_state *conn_state;
+
+		conn_state = state->connector_states[i];
+
+		if (conn_state && conn_state->crtc == crtc)
+			num_connected_connectors++;
+	}
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("State %p has %i connectors for [CRTC:%d]\n",
+		      state, num_connected_connectors, crtc->base.id);
+
+	return num_connected_connectors;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_connectors_for_crtc);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_legacy_backoff - locking backoff for legacy ioctls
+ * @state: atomic state
+ *
+ * This function should be used by legacy entry points which don't understand
+ * -EDEADLK semantics. For simplicity this one will grab all modeset locks after
+ *  the slowpath completed.
+ */
+void drm_atomic_legacy_backoff(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+retry:
+	drm_modeset_backoff(state->acquire_ctx);
+
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&state->dev->mode_config.connection_mutex,
+			       state->acquire_ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		goto retry;
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock_all_crtcs(state->dev,
+					 state->acquire_ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		goto retry;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_legacy_backoff);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_check_only - check whether a given config would work
+ * @state: atomic configuration to check
+ *
+ * Note that this function can return -EDEADLK if the driver needed to acquire
+ * more locks but encountered a deadlock. The caller must then do the usual w/w
+ * backoff dance and restart. All other errors are fatal.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_atomic_check_only(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &state->dev->mode_config;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("checking %p\n", state);
+
+	if (config->funcs->atomic_check)
+		return config->funcs->atomic_check(state->dev, state);
+	else
+		return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_check_only);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_commit - commit configuration atomically
+ * @state: atomic configuration to check
+ *
+ * Note that this function can return -EDEADLK if the driver needed to acquire
+ * more locks but encountered a deadlock. The caller must then do the usual w/w
+ * backoff dance and restart. All other errors are fatal.
+ *
+ * Also note that on successful execution ownership of @state is transferred
+ * from the caller of this function to the function itself. The caller must not
+ * free or in any other way access @state. If the function fails then the caller
+ * must clean up @state itself.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_atomic_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &state->dev->mode_config;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("commiting %p\n", state);
+
+	return config->funcs->atomic_commit(state->dev, state, false);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_commit);
+
+/**
+ * drm_atomic_async_commit - atomic&async configuration commit
+ * @state: atomic configuration to check
+ *
+ * Note that this function can return -EDEADLK if the driver needed to acquire
+ * more locks but encountered a deadlock. The caller must then do the usual w/w
+ * backoff dance and restart. All other errors are fatal.
+ *
+ * Also note that on successful execution ownership of @state is transferred
+ * from the caller of this function to the function itself. The caller must not
+ * free or in any other way access @state. If the function fails then the caller
+ * must clean up @state itself.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_atomic_async_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	struct drm_mode_config *config = &state->dev->mode_config;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = drm_atomic_check_only(state);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("commiting %p asynchronously\n", state);
+
+	return config->funcs->atomic_commit(state->dev, state, true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_async_commit);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5bb15f550c428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Red Hat
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Intel Corp.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S) OR AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+ * OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+ * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ * Rob Clark <robdclark@gmail.com>
+ * Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@ffwll.ch>
+ */
+
+#ifndef DRM_ATOMIC_H_
+#define DRM_ATOMIC_H_
+
+struct drm_atomic_state * __must_check
+drm_atomic_state_alloc(struct drm_device *dev);
+void drm_atomic_state_clear(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+void drm_atomic_state_free(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+
+struct drm_crtc_state * __must_check
+drm_atomic_get_crtc_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+			  struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+struct drm_plane_state * __must_check
+drm_atomic_get_plane_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+			   struct drm_plane *plane);
+struct drm_connector_state * __must_check
+drm_atomic_get_connector_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+			       struct drm_connector *connector);
+
+int __must_check
+drm_atomic_set_crtc_for_plane(struct drm_plane_state *plane_state,
+			      struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+int __must_check
+drm_atomic_set_crtc_for_connector(struct drm_connector_state *conn_state,
+				  struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+int __must_check
+drm_atomic_add_affected_connectors(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+				   struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+int
+drm_atomic_connectors_for_crtc(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
+			       struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+
+void drm_atomic_legacy_backoff(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+
+int __must_check drm_atomic_check_only(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+int __must_check drm_atomic_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+int __must_check drm_atomic_async_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
+
+#endif /* DRM_ATOMIC_H_ */
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 3554868dbf090..c7a3400173a83 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ struct drm_bridge;
 struct drm_atomic_state;
 
 /**
- * struct drm_crtc_state - mutable crtc state
+ * struct drm_crtc_state - mutable CRTC state
  * @enable: whether the CRTC should be enabled, gates all other state
  * @mode: current mode timings
  * @event: optional pointer to a DRM event to signal upon completion of the
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ struct drm_atomic_state;
  * @state: backpointer to global drm_atomic_state
  */
 struct drm_crtc_state {
-	bool enable        : 1;
+	bool enable;
 
 	struct drm_display_mode mode;
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ struct drm_crtc_funcs {
 	/* atomic update handling */
 	struct drm_crtc_state *(*atomic_duplicate_state)(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 	void (*atomic_destroy_state)(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
-				     struct drm_crtc_state *cstate);
+				     struct drm_crtc_state *state);
 	int (*atomic_set_property)(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 				   struct drm_crtc_state *state,
 				   struct drm_property *property,
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ struct drm_crtc {
 
 /**
  * struct drm_connector_state - mutable connector state
- * @crtc: crtc to connect connector to, NULL if disabled
+ * @crtc: CRTC to connect connector to, NULL if disabled
  * @state: backpointer to global drm_atomic_state
  */
 struct drm_connector_state {
@@ -441,7 +441,6 @@ struct drm_connector_state {
  * @atomic_destroy_state: destroy an atomic state for this connector
  * @atomic_set_property: set a property on an atomic state for this connector
  *
- *
  * Each CRTC may have one or more connectors attached to it.  The functions
  * below allow the core DRM code to control connectors, enumerate available modes,
  * etc.
@@ -469,7 +468,7 @@ struct drm_connector_funcs {
 	/* atomic update handling */
 	struct drm_connector_state *(*atomic_duplicate_state)(struct drm_connector *connector);
 	void (*atomic_destroy_state)(struct drm_connector *connector,
-				     struct drm_connector_state *cstate);
+				     struct drm_connector_state *state);
 	int (*atomic_set_property)(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				   struct drm_connector_state *state,
 				   struct drm_property *property,
@@ -640,7 +639,7 @@ struct drm_connector {
 /**
  * struct drm_plane_state - mutable plane state
  * @crtc: currently bound CRTC, NULL if disabled
- * @fb: currently bound fb
+ * @fb: currently bound framebuffer
  * @crtc_x: left position of visible portion of plane on crtc
  * @crtc_y: upper position of visible portion of plane on crtc
  * @crtc_w: width of visible portion of plane on crtc
@@ -697,7 +696,7 @@ struct drm_plane_funcs {
 	/* atomic update handling */
 	struct drm_plane_state *(*atomic_duplicate_state)(struct drm_plane *plane);
 	void (*atomic_destroy_state)(struct drm_plane *plane,
-				     struct drm_plane_state *cstate);
+				     struct drm_plane_state *state);
 	int (*atomic_set_property)(struct drm_plane *plane,
 				   struct drm_plane_state *state,
 				   struct drm_property *property,
@@ -793,6 +792,32 @@ struct drm_bridge {
 	void *driver_private;
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct struct drm_atomic_state - the global state object for atomic updates
+ * @dev: parent DRM device
+ * @flags: state flags like async update
+ * @planes: pointer to array of plane pointers
+ * @plane_states: pointer to array of plane states pointers
+ * @crtcs: pointer to array of CRTC pointers
+ * @crtc_states: pointer to array of CRTC states pointers
+ * @connectors: pointer to array of connector pointers
+ * @connector_states: pointer to array of connector states pointers
+ * @acquire_ctx: acquire context for this atomic modeset state update
+ */
+struct drm_atomic_state {
+	struct drm_device *dev;
+	uint32_t flags;
+	struct drm_plane **planes;
+	struct drm_plane_state **plane_states;
+	struct drm_crtc **crtcs;
+	struct drm_crtc_state **crtc_states;
+	struct drm_connector **connectors;
+	struct drm_connector_state **connector_states;
+
+	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *acquire_ctx;
+};
+
+
 /**
  * struct drm_mode_set - new values for a CRTC config change
  * @fb: framebuffer to use for new config
@@ -824,6 +849,9 @@ struct drm_mode_set {
  * struct drm_mode_config_funcs - basic driver provided mode setting functions
  * @fb_create: create a new framebuffer object
  * @output_poll_changed: function to handle output configuration changes
+ * @atomic_check: check whether a give atomic state update is possible
+ * @atomic_commit: commit an atomic state update previously verified with
+ * 	atomic_check()
  *
  * Some global (i.e. not per-CRTC, connector, etc) mode setting functions that
  * involve drivers.
@@ -833,6 +861,12 @@ struct drm_mode_config_funcs {
 					     struct drm_file *file_priv,
 					     struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd);
 	void (*output_poll_changed)(struct drm_device *dev);
+
+	int (*atomic_check)(struct drm_device *dev,
+			    struct drm_atomic_state *a);
+	int (*atomic_commit)(struct drm_device *dev,
+			     struct drm_atomic_state *a,
+			     bool async);
 };
 
 /**