diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
index 84262ed64ce7..177ac7bd1851 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
@@ -472,3 +472,100 @@ int drm_dp_dpcd_read_link_status(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
 				DP_LINK_STATUS_SIZE);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_dpcd_read_link_status);
+
+/**
+ * drm_dp_link_probe() - probe a DisplayPort link for capabilities
+ * @aux: DisplayPort AUX channel
+ * @link: pointer to structure in which to return link capabilities
+ *
+ * The structure filled in by this function can usually be passed directly
+ * into drm_dp_link_power_up() and drm_dp_link_configure() to power up and
+ * configure the link based on the link's capabilities.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_dp_link_probe(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, struct drm_dp_link *link)
+{
+	u8 values[3];
+	int err;
+
+	memset(link, 0, sizeof(*link));
+
+	err = drm_dp_dpcd_read(aux, DP_DPCD_REV, values, sizeof(values));
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	link->revision = values[0];
+	link->rate = drm_dp_bw_code_to_link_rate(values[1]);
+	link->num_lanes = values[2] & DP_MAX_LANE_COUNT_MASK;
+
+	if (values[2] & DP_ENHANCED_FRAME_CAP)
+		link->capabilities |= DP_LINK_CAP_ENHANCED_FRAMING;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_link_probe);
+
+/**
+ * drm_dp_link_power_up() - power up a DisplayPort link
+ * @aux: DisplayPort AUX channel
+ * @link: pointer to a structure containing the link configuration
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_dp_link_power_up(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, struct drm_dp_link *link)
+{
+	u8 value;
+	int err;
+
+	/* DP_SET_POWER register is only available on DPCD v1.1 and later */
+	if (link->revision < 0x11)
+		return 0;
+
+	err = drm_dp_dpcd_readb(aux, DP_SET_POWER, &value);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	value &= ~DP_SET_POWER_MASK;
+	value |= DP_SET_POWER_D0;
+
+	err = drm_dp_dpcd_writeb(aux, DP_SET_POWER, value);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	/*
+	 * According to the DP 1.1 specification, a "Sink Device must exit the
+	 * power saving state within 1 ms" (Section 2.5.3.1, Table 5-52, "Sink
+	 * Control Field" (register 0x600).
+	 */
+	usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_link_power_up);
+
+/**
+ * drm_dp_link_configure() - configure a DisplayPort link
+ * @aux: DisplayPort AUX channel
+ * @link: pointer to a structure containing the link configuration
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_dp_link_configure(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, struct drm_dp_link *link)
+{
+	u8 values[2];
+	int err;
+
+	values[0] = drm_dp_link_rate_to_bw_code(link->rate);
+	values[1] = link->num_lanes;
+
+	if (link->capabilities & DP_LINK_CAP_ENHANCED_FRAMING)
+		values[1] |= DP_LANE_COUNT_ENHANCED_FRAME_EN;
+
+	err = drm_dp_dpcd_write(aux, DP_LINK_BW_SET, values, sizeof(values));
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_link_configure);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
index 8759ce6ce97f..17b3a8a5ff38 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@
 #define DP_SET_POWER                        0x600
 # define DP_SET_POWER_D0                    0x1
 # define DP_SET_POWER_D3                    0x2
+# define DP_SET_POWER_MASK                  0x3
 
 #define DP_PSR_ERROR_STATUS                 0x2006  /* XXX 1.2? */
 # define DP_PSR_LINK_CRC_ERROR              (1 << 0)
@@ -490,4 +491,20 @@ static inline ssize_t drm_dp_dpcd_writeb(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
 int drm_dp_dpcd_read_link_status(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
 				 u8 status[DP_LINK_STATUS_SIZE]);
 
+/*
+ * DisplayPort link
+ */
+#define DP_LINK_CAP_ENHANCED_FRAMING (1 << 0)
+
+struct drm_dp_link {
+	unsigned char revision;
+	unsigned int rate;
+	unsigned int num_lanes;
+	unsigned long capabilities;
+};
+
+int drm_dp_link_probe(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, struct drm_dp_link *link);
+int drm_dp_link_power_up(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, struct drm_dp_link *link);
+int drm_dp_link_configure(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, struct drm_dp_link *link);
+
 #endif /* _DRM_DP_HELPER_H_ */
