diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-innolux-p079zca.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-innolux-p079zca.c
index 485178a99910..18ab7d9f160c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-innolux-p079zca.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-innolux-p079zca.c
@@ -17,14 +17,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_modes.h>
 #include <drm/drm_panel.h>
 
-struct panel_init_cmd {
-	size_t len;
-	const char *data;
-};
-
-#define _INIT_CMD(...) { \
-	.len = sizeof((char[]){__VA_ARGS__}), \
-	.data = (char[]){__VA_ARGS__} }
+struct innolux_panel;
 
 struct panel_desc {
 	const struct drm_display_mode *mode;
@@ -36,7 +29,7 @@ struct panel_desc {
 
 	unsigned long flags;
 	enum mipi_dsi_pixel_format format;
-	const struct panel_init_cmd *init_cmds;
+	int (*init)(struct innolux_panel *innolux);
 	unsigned int lanes;
 	const char * const *supply_names;
 	unsigned int num_supplies;
@@ -132,33 +125,9 @@ static int innolux_panel_prepare(struct drm_panel *panel)
 	/* p079zca: t4, p097pfg: t5 */
 	usleep_range(20000, 21000);
 
-	if (innolux->desc->init_cmds) {
-		const struct panel_init_cmd *cmds =
-					innolux->desc->init_cmds;
-		unsigned int i;
-
-		for (i = 0; cmds[i].len != 0; i++) {
-			const struct panel_init_cmd *cmd = &cmds[i];
-
-			err = mipi_dsi_generic_write(innolux->link, cmd->data,
-						     cmd->len);
-			if (err < 0) {
-				dev_err(panel->dev, "failed to write command %u\n", i);
-				goto poweroff;
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * Included by random guessing, because without this
-			 * (or at least, some delay), the panel sometimes
-			 * didn't appear to pick up the command sequence.
-			 */
-			err = mipi_dsi_dcs_nop(innolux->link);
-			if (err < 0) {
-				dev_err(panel->dev, "failed to send DCS nop: %d\n", err);
-				goto poweroff;
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	err = innolux->desc->init(innolux);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto poweroff;
 
 	err = mipi_dsi_dcs_exit_sleep_mode(innolux->link);
 	if (err < 0) {
@@ -250,119 +219,144 @@ static const struct drm_display_mode innolux_p097pfg_mode = {
 	.vtotal = 2048 + 100 + 2 + 18,
 };
 
+static void innolux_panel_write_multi(struct mipi_dsi_multi_context *ctx,
+				      const void *payload, size_t size)
+{
+	struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi = ctx->dsi;
+	struct device *dev = &dsi->dev;
+
+	mipi_dsi_generic_write_multi(ctx, payload, size);
+	if (ctx->accum_err)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Included by random guessing, because without this
+	 * (or at least, some delay), the panel sometimes
+	 * didn't appear to pick up the command sequence.
+	 */
+	ctx->accum_err = mipi_dsi_dcs_nop(ctx->dsi);
+	if (ctx->accum_err)
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to send DCS nop: %d\n", ctx->accum_err);
+}
+
+#define innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(ctx, seq...)                 \
+	do {                                                      \
+		static const u8 d[] = { seq };                    \
+		innolux_panel_write_multi(ctx, d, ARRAY_SIZE(d)); \
+	} while (0)
+
+#define innolux_panel_switch_page(ctx, page) \
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(ctx, 0xf0, 0x55, 0xaa, 0x52, 0x08, (page))
+
 /*
  * Display manufacturer failed to provide init sequencing according to
  * https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromiumos/third_party/coreboot/+/892065/
  * so the init sequence stems from a register dump of a working panel.
  */
-static const struct panel_init_cmd innolux_p097pfg_init_cmds[] = {
-	/* page 0 */
-	_INIT_CMD(0xF0, 0x55, 0xAA, 0x52, 0x08, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB1, 0xE8, 0x11),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB2, 0x25, 0x02),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB5, 0x08, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xBC, 0x0F, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB8, 0x03, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xBD, 0x01, 0x90, 0x14, 0x14),
-	_INIT_CMD(0x6F, 0x01),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC0, 0x03),
-	_INIT_CMD(0x6F, 0x02),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC1, 0x0D),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xD9, 0x01, 0x09, 0x70),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC5, 0x12, 0x21, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xBB, 0x93, 0x93),
-
-	/* page 1 */
-	_INIT_CMD(0xF0, 0x55, 0xAA, 0x52, 0x08, 0x01),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB3, 0x3C, 0x3C),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB4, 0x0F, 0x0F),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB9, 0x45, 0x45),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xBA, 0x14, 0x14),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xCA, 0x02),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xCE, 0x04),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC3, 0x9B, 0x9B),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xD8, 0xC0, 0x03),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xBC, 0x82, 0x01),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xBD, 0x9E, 0x01),
-
-	/* page 2 */
-	_INIT_CMD(0xF0, 0x55, 0xAA, 0x52, 0x08, 0x02),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB0, 0x82),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xD1, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3E, 0x00, 0x82, 0x00, 0xA5,
-		  0x00, 0xC1, 0x00, 0xEA, 0x01, 0x0D, 0x01, 0x40),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xD2, 0x01, 0x6A, 0x01, 0xA8, 0x01, 0xDC, 0x02, 0x29,
-		  0x02, 0x67, 0x02, 0x68, 0x02, 0xA8, 0x02, 0xF0),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xD3, 0x03, 0x19, 0x03, 0x49, 0x03, 0x67, 0x03, 0x8C,
-		  0x03, 0xA6, 0x03, 0xC7, 0x03, 0xDE, 0x03, 0xEC),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xD4, 0x03, 0xFF, 0x03, 0xFF),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xE0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x86, 0x00, 0xC5, 0x00, 0xE5,
-		  0x00, 0xFF, 0x01, 0x26, 0x01, 0x45, 0x01, 0x75),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xE1, 0x01, 0x9C, 0x01, 0xD5, 0x02, 0x05, 0x02, 0x4D,
-		  0x02, 0x86, 0x02, 0x87, 0x02, 0xC3, 0x03, 0x03),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xE2, 0x03, 0x2A, 0x03, 0x56, 0x03, 0x72, 0x03, 0x94,
-		  0x03, 0xAC, 0x03, 0xCB, 0x03, 0xE0, 0x03, 0xED),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xE3, 0x03, 0xFF, 0x03, 0xFF),
-
-	/* page 3 */
-	_INIT_CMD(0xF0, 0x55, 0xAA, 0x52, 0x08, 0x03),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB1, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB2, 0x00, 0x00, 0x06, 0x04, 0x01, 0x40, 0x85),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB3, 0x10, 0x07, 0xFC, 0x04, 0x01, 0x40, 0x80),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB6, 0xF0, 0x08, 0x00, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01,
-		  0x40, 0x80),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xBA, 0xC5, 0x07, 0x00, 0x04, 0x11, 0x25, 0x8C),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xBB, 0xC5, 0x07, 0x00, 0x03, 0x11, 0x25, 0x8C),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC0, 0x00, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x80),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC1, 0x00, 0x3C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x80),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC4, 0x00, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xEF, 0x41),
-
-	/* page 4 */
-	_INIT_CMD(0xF0, 0x55, 0xAA, 0x52, 0x08, 0x04),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xEC, 0x4C),
-
-	/* page 5 */
-	_INIT_CMD(0xF0, 0x55, 0xAA, 0x52, 0x08, 0x05),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB0, 0x13, 0x03, 0x03, 0x01),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB1, 0x30, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB2, 0x02, 0x02, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB3, 0x82, 0x23, 0x82, 0x9D),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB4, 0xC5, 0x75, 0x24, 0x57),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB5, 0x00, 0xD4, 0x72, 0x11, 0x11, 0xAB, 0x0A),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB6, 0x00, 0x00, 0xD5, 0x72, 0x24, 0x56),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB7, 0x5C, 0xDC, 0x5C, 0x5C),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB9, 0x0C, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC0, 0x75, 0x11, 0x11, 0x54, 0x05),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC6, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xD0, 0x00, 0x48, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xD1, 0x00, 0x48, 0x09, 0x00, 0x00),
-
-	/* page 6 */
-	_INIT_CMD(0xF0, 0x55, 0xAA, 0x52, 0x08, 0x06),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB0, 0x02, 0x32, 0x32, 0x08, 0x2F),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB1, 0x2E, 0x15, 0x14, 0x13, 0x12),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB2, 0x11, 0x10, 0x00, 0x3D, 0x3D),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB3, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB4, 0x3D, 0x32),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB5, 0x03, 0x32, 0x32, 0x09, 0x2F),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB6, 0x2E, 0x1B, 0x1A, 0x19, 0x18),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB7, 0x17, 0x16, 0x01, 0x3D, 0x3D),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB8, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xB9, 0x3D, 0x32),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC0, 0x01, 0x32, 0x32, 0x09, 0x2F),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC1, 0x2E, 0x1A, 0x1B, 0x16, 0x17),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC2, 0x18, 0x19, 0x03, 0x3D, 0x3D),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC3, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC4, 0x3D, 0x32),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC5, 0x00, 0x32, 0x32, 0x08, 0x2F),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC6, 0x2E, 0x14, 0x15, 0x10, 0x11),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC7, 0x12, 0x13, 0x02, 0x3D, 0x3D),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC8, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D, 0x3D),
-	_INIT_CMD(0xC9, 0x3D, 0x32),
-
-	{},
-};
+static int innolux_p097pfg_init(struct innolux_panel *innolux)
+{
+	struct mipi_dsi_multi_context ctx = { .dsi = innolux->link };
+
+	innolux_panel_switch_page(&ctx, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb1, 0xe8, 0x11);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb2, 0x25, 0x02);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb5, 0x08, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xbc, 0x0f, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb8, 0x03, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xbd, 0x01, 0x90, 0x14, 0x14);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0x6f, 0x01);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc0, 0x03);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0x6f, 0x02);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc1, 0x0d);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xd9, 0x01, 0x09, 0x70);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc5, 0x12, 0x21, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xbb, 0x93, 0x93);
+
+	innolux_panel_switch_page(&ctx, 0x01);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb3, 0x3c, 0x3c);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb4, 0x0f, 0x0f);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb9, 0x45, 0x45);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xba, 0x14, 0x14);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xca, 0x02);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xce, 0x04);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc3, 0x9b, 0x9b);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xd8, 0xc0, 0x03);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xbc, 0x82, 0x01);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xbd, 0x9e, 0x01);
+
+	innolux_panel_switch_page(&ctx, 0x02);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb0, 0x82);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xd1, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3e, 0x00, 0x82, 0x00, 0xa5,
+				     0x00, 0xc1, 0x00, 0xea, 0x01, 0x0d, 0x01, 0x40);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xd2, 0x01, 0x6a, 0x01, 0xa8, 0x01, 0xdc, 0x02, 0x29,
+				     0x02, 0x67, 0x02, 0x68, 0x02, 0xa8, 0x02, 0xf0);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xd3, 0x03, 0x19, 0x03, 0x49, 0x03, 0x67, 0x03, 0x8c,
+				     0x03, 0xa6, 0x03, 0xc7, 0x03, 0xde, 0x03, 0xec);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xd4, 0x03, 0xff, 0x03, 0xff);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x86, 0x00, 0xc5, 0x00, 0xe5,
+				     0x00, 0xff, 0x01, 0x26, 0x01, 0x45, 0x01, 0x75);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xe1, 0x01, 0x9c, 0x01, 0xd5, 0x02, 0x05, 0x02, 0x4d,
+				     0x02, 0x86, 0x02, 0x87, 0x02, 0xc3, 0x03, 0x03);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xe2, 0x03, 0x2a, 0x03, 0x56, 0x03, 0x72, 0x03, 0x94,
+				     0x03, 0xac, 0x03, 0xcb, 0x03, 0xe0, 0x03, 0xed);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xe3, 0x03, 0xff, 0x03, 0xff);
+
+	innolux_panel_switch_page(&ctx, 0x03);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb1, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb2, 0x00, 0x00, 0x06, 0x04, 0x01, 0x40, 0x85);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb3, 0x10, 0x07, 0xfc, 0x04, 0x01, 0x40, 0x80);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb6, 0xf0, 0x08, 0x00, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01,
+				     0x40, 0x80);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xba, 0xc5, 0x07, 0x00, 0x04, 0x11, 0x25, 0x8c);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xbb, 0xc5, 0x07, 0x00, 0x03, 0x11, 0x25, 0x8c);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x80);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc1, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x80, 0x80);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc4, 0x00, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xef, 0x41);
+
+	innolux_panel_switch_page(&ctx, 0x04);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xec, 0x4c);
+
+	innolux_panel_switch_page(&ctx, 0x05);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb0, 0x13, 0x03, 0x03, 0x01);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb1, 0x30, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb2, 0x02, 0x02, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb3, 0x82, 0x23, 0x82, 0x9d);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb4, 0xc5, 0x75, 0x24, 0x57);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb5, 0x00, 0xd4, 0x72, 0x11, 0x11, 0xab, 0x0a);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb6, 0x00, 0x00, 0xd5, 0x72, 0x24, 0x56);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb7, 0x5c, 0xdc, 0x5c, 0x5c);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb9, 0x0c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc0, 0x75, 0x11, 0x11, 0x54, 0x05);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc6, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xd0, 0x00, 0x48, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xd1, 0x00, 0x48, 0x09, 0x00, 0x00);
+
+	innolux_panel_switch_page(&ctx, 0x06);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb0, 0x02, 0x32, 0x32, 0x08, 0x2f);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb1, 0x2e, 0x15, 0x14, 0x13, 0x12);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb2, 0x11, 0x10, 0x00, 0x3d, 0x3d);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb3, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb4, 0x3d, 0x32);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb5, 0x03, 0x32, 0x32, 0x09, 0x2f);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb6, 0x2e, 0x1b, 0x1a, 0x19, 0x18);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb7, 0x17, 0x16, 0x01, 0x3d, 0x3d);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb8, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xb9, 0x3d, 0x32);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x32, 0x32, 0x09, 0x2f);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc1, 0x2e, 0x1a, 0x1b, 0x16, 0x17);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc2, 0x18, 0x19, 0x03, 0x3d, 0x3d);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc3, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc4, 0x3d, 0x32);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc5, 0x00, 0x32, 0x32, 0x08, 0x2f);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc6, 0x2e, 0x14, 0x15, 0x10, 0x11);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc7, 0x12, 0x13, 0x02, 0x3d, 0x3d);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc8, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d, 0x3d);
+	innolux_panel_init_cmd_multi(&ctx, 0xc9, 0x3d, 0x32);
+
+	return ctx.accum_err;
+}
 
 static const struct panel_desc innolux_p097pfg_panel_desc = {
 	.mode = &innolux_p097pfg_mode,
@@ -374,7 +368,7 @@ static const struct panel_desc innolux_p097pfg_panel_desc = {
 	.flags = MIPI_DSI_MODE_VIDEO | MIPI_DSI_MODE_VIDEO_SYNC_PULSE |
 		 MIPI_DSI_MODE_LPM,
 	.format = MIPI_DSI_FMT_RGB888,
-	.init_cmds = innolux_p097pfg_init_cmds,
+	.init = innolux_p097pfg_init,
 	.lanes = 4,
 	.supply_names = innolux_p097pfg_supply_names,
 	.num_supplies = ARRAY_SIZE(innolux_p097pfg_supply_names),
