diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/Kconfig
index a4b357db8856..5a8227f37cc4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/Kconfig
@@ -12,3 +12,13 @@ config DRM_SUN4I
 	  Choose this option if you have an Allwinner SoC with a
 	  Display Engine. If M is selected the module will be called
 	  sun4i-drm.
+
+config DRM_SUN4I_BACKEND
+	tristate "Support for Allwinner A10 Display Engine Backend"
+	depends on DRM_SUN4I
+	default DRM_SUN4I
+	help
+	  Choose this option if you have an Allwinner SoC with the
+	  original Allwinner Display Engine, which has a backend to
+	  do some alpha blending and feed graphics to TCON. If M is
+	  selected the module will be called sun4i-backend.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/Makefile b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/Makefile
index 59b757350a1f..1db1068b9be1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ sun4i-tcon-y += sun4i_tcon.o
 sun4i-tcon-y += sun4i_rgb.o
 sun4i-tcon-y += sun4i_dotclock.o
 sun4i-tcon-y += sun4i_crtc.o
-sun4i-tcon-y += sun4i_layer.o
+
+sun4i-backend-y += sun4i_layer.o
+sun4i-backend-y += sun4i_backend.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_SUN4I)		+= sun4i-drm.o sun4i-tcon.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_SUN4I)		+= sun4i_backend.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_SUN4I_BACKEND)	+= sun4i-backend.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_SUN4I)		+= sun6i_drc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DRM_SUN4I)		+= sun4i_tv.o
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c
index d660741ba475..a16c96a002a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include "sun4i_backend.h"
 #include "sun4i_drv.h"
+#include "sun4i_layer.h"
+#include "sunxi_engine.h"
 
 static const u32 sunxi_rgb2yuv_coef[12] = {
 	0x00000107, 0x00000204, 0x00000064, 0x00000108,
@@ -30,9 +32,10 @@ static const u32 sunxi_rgb2yuv_coef[12] = {
 	0x000001c1, 0x00003e88, 0x00003fb8, 0x00000808
 };
 
-void sun4i_backend_apply_color_correction(struct sun4i_backend *backend)
+static void sun4i_backend_apply_color_correction(void *engine)
 {
 	int i;
+	struct sun4i_backend *backend = engine;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Applying RGB to YUV color correction\n");
 
@@ -44,27 +47,28 @@ void sun4i_backend_apply_color_correction(struct sun4i_backend *backend)
 		regmap_write(backend->regs, SUN4I_BACKEND_OCRCOEF_REG(i),
 			     sunxi_rgb2yuv_coef[i]);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sun4i_backend_apply_color_correction);
 
-void sun4i_backend_disable_color_correction(struct sun4i_backend *backend)
+static void sun4i_backend_disable_color_correction(void *engine)
 {
+	struct sun4i_backend *backend = engine;
+
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Disabling color correction\n");
 
 	/* Disable color correction */
 	regmap_update_bits(backend->regs, SUN4I_BACKEND_OCCTL_REG,
 			   SUN4I_BACKEND_OCCTL_ENABLE, 0);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sun4i_backend_disable_color_correction);
 
-void sun4i_backend_commit(struct sun4i_backend *backend)
+static void sun4i_backend_commit(void *engine)
 {
+	struct sun4i_backend *backend = engine;
+
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Committing changes\n");
 
 	regmap_write(backend->regs, SUN4I_BACKEND_REGBUFFCTL_REG,
 		     SUN4I_BACKEND_REGBUFFCTL_AUTOLOAD_DIS |
 		     SUN4I_BACKEND_REGBUFFCTL_LOADCTL);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sun4i_backend_commit);
 
 void sun4i_backend_layer_enable(struct sun4i_backend *backend,
 				int layer, bool enable)
@@ -288,6 +292,13 @@ static int sun4i_backend_free_sat(struct device *dev) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct sunxi_engine_ops sun4i_backend_engine_ops = {
+	.commit = sun4i_backend_commit,
+	.layers_init = sun4i_layers_init,
+	.apply_color_correction = sun4i_backend_apply_color_correction,
+	.disable_color_correction = sun4i_backend_disable_color_correction,
+};
+
 static struct regmap_config sun4i_backend_regmap_config = {
 	.reg_bits	= 32,
 	.val_bits	= 32,
@@ -310,7 +321,8 @@ static int sun4i_backend_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	if (!backend)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, backend);
-	drv->backend = backend;
+	drv->engine = backend;
+	drv->engine_ops = &sun4i_backend_engine_ops;
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	regs = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.h
index 83e63cc702b4..65ef521de7d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_backend.h
@@ -151,11 +151,6 @@ struct sun4i_backend {
 	struct reset_control	*sat_reset;
 };
 
-void sun4i_backend_apply_color_correction(struct sun4i_backend *backend);
-void sun4i_backend_disable_color_correction(struct sun4i_backend *backend);
-
-void sun4i_backend_commit(struct sun4i_backend *backend);
-
 void sun4i_backend_layer_enable(struct sun4i_backend *backend,
 				int layer, bool enable);
 int sun4i_backend_update_layer_coord(struct sun4i_backend *backend,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_crtc.c
index 708b3543d4e9..942428bee4f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_crtc.c
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
 
 #include <video/videomode.h>
 
-#include "sun4i_backend.h"
 #include "sun4i_crtc.h"
 #include "sun4i_drv.h"
-#include "sun4i_layer.h"
+#include "sunxi_engine.h"
 #include "sun4i_tcon.h"
 
 static void sun4i_crtc_atomic_begin(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ static void sun4i_crtc_atomic_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Committing plane changes\n");
 
-	sun4i_backend_commit(scrtc->backend);
+	scrtc->engine_ops->commit(scrtc->engine);
 
 	if (event) {
 		crtc->state->event = NULL;
@@ -134,8 +133,8 @@ static const struct drm_crtc_funcs sun4i_crtc_funcs = {
 	.disable_vblank		= sun4i_crtc_disable_vblank,
 };
 
-struct sun4i_crtc *sun4i_crtc_init(struct drm_device *drm,
-				   struct sun4i_backend *backend,
+struct sun4i_crtc *sun4i_crtc_init(struct drm_device *drm, void *engine,
+				   const struct sunxi_engine_ops *engine_ops,
 				   struct sun4i_tcon *tcon)
 {
 	struct sun4i_crtc *scrtc;
@@ -146,11 +145,12 @@ struct sun4i_crtc *sun4i_crtc_init(struct drm_device *drm,
 	scrtc = devm_kzalloc(drm->dev, sizeof(*scrtc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!scrtc)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	scrtc->backend = backend;
+	scrtc->engine = engine;
+	scrtc->engine_ops = engine_ops;
 	scrtc->tcon = tcon;
 
 	/* Create our layers */
-	planes = sun4i_layers_init(drm, scrtc);
+	planes = engine_ops->layers_init(drm, scrtc);
 	if (IS_ERR(planes)) {
 		dev_err(drm->dev, "Couldn't create the planes\n");
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_crtc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_crtc.h
index 4dae3508424a..d3a05ab3b861 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_crtc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_crtc.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ struct sun4i_crtc {
 	struct drm_crtc			crtc;
 	struct drm_pending_vblank_event	*event;
 
-	struct sun4i_backend		*backend;
+	void				*engine;
+	const struct sunxi_engine_ops	*engine_ops;
 	struct sun4i_tcon		*tcon;
 };
 
@@ -26,8 +27,8 @@ static inline struct sun4i_crtc *drm_crtc_to_sun4i_crtc(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	return container_of(crtc, struct sun4i_crtc, crtc);
 }
 
-struct sun4i_crtc *sun4i_crtc_init(struct drm_device *drm,
-				   struct sun4i_backend *backend,
+struct sun4i_crtc *sun4i_crtc_init(struct drm_device *drm, void *engine,
+				   const struct sunxi_engine_ops *engine_ops,
 				   struct sun4i_tcon *tcon);
 
 #endif /* _SUN4I_CRTC_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.h
index 5df50126ff52..abef4d3930a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.h
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 
 struct sun4i_drv {
-	struct sun4i_backend	*backend;
+	void			*engine;
 	struct sun4i_tcon	*tcon;
+	const struct sunxi_engine_ops *engine_ops;
 
 	struct drm_fbdev_cma	*fbdev;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c
index e1f03e1cc0ac..2940bab85dc1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ struct drm_plane **sun4i_layers_init(struct drm_device *drm,
 				     struct sun4i_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_plane **planes;
-	struct sun4i_backend *backend = crtc->backend;
+	struct sun4i_backend *backend = crtc->engine;
 	int i;
 
 	planes = devm_kcalloc(drm->dev, ARRAY_SIZE(sun4i_backend_planes) + 1,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.h
index 5ea5c994d6ea..597dda60d080 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_layer.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #ifndef _SUN4I_LAYER_H_
 #define _SUN4I_LAYER_H_
 
+struct sun4i_crtc;
+
 struct sun4i_layer {
 	struct drm_plane	plane;
 	struct sun4i_drv	*drv;
@@ -28,5 +30,4 @@ plane_to_sun4i_layer(struct drm_plane *plane)
 
 struct drm_plane **sun4i_layers_init(struct drm_device *drm,
 				     struct sun4i_crtc *crtc);
-
 #endif /* _SUN4I_LAYER_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
index 9a83a85529ac..f50ecb75c177 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static int sun4i_tcon_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 		goto err_free_dotclock;
 	}
 
-	tcon->crtc = sun4i_crtc_init(drm, drv->backend, tcon);
+	tcon->crtc = sun4i_crtc_init(drm, drv->engine, drv->engine_ops, tcon);
 	if (IS_ERR(tcon->crtc)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Couldn't create our CRTC\n");
 		ret = PTR_ERR(tcon->crtc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tv.c
index 49c49431a053..e2a3986313aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tv.c
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
 #include <drm/drm_of.h>
 #include <drm/drm_panel.h>
 
-#include "sun4i_backend.h"
 #include "sun4i_crtc.h"
 #include "sun4i_drv.h"
 #include "sun4i_tcon.h"
+#include "sunxi_engine.h"
 
 #define SUN4I_TVE_EN_REG		0x000
 #define SUN4I_TVE_EN_DAC_MAP_MASK		GENMASK(19, 4)
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ static void sun4i_tv_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	struct sun4i_tv *tv = drm_encoder_to_sun4i_tv(encoder);
 	struct sun4i_crtc *crtc = drm_crtc_to_sun4i_crtc(encoder->crtc);
 	struct sun4i_tcon *tcon = crtc->tcon;
-	struct sun4i_backend *backend = crtc->backend;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Disabling the TV Output\n");
 
@@ -362,7 +361,9 @@ static void sun4i_tv_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	regmap_update_bits(tv->regs, SUN4I_TVE_EN_REG,
 			   SUN4I_TVE_EN_ENABLE,
 			   0);
-	sun4i_backend_disable_color_correction(backend);
+
+	if (crtc->engine_ops->disable_color_correction)
+		crtc->engine_ops->disable_color_correction(crtc->engine);
 }
 
 static void sun4i_tv_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
@@ -370,11 +371,11 @@ static void sun4i_tv_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	struct sun4i_tv *tv = drm_encoder_to_sun4i_tv(encoder);
 	struct sun4i_crtc *crtc = drm_crtc_to_sun4i_crtc(encoder->crtc);
 	struct sun4i_tcon *tcon = crtc->tcon;
-	struct sun4i_backend *backend = crtc->backend;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Enabling the TV Output\n");
 
-	sun4i_backend_apply_color_correction(backend);
+	if (crtc->engine_ops->apply_color_correction)
+		crtc->engine_ops->apply_color_correction(crtc->engine);
 
 	regmap_update_bits(tv->regs, SUN4I_TVE_EN_REG,
 			   SUN4I_TVE_EN_ENABLE,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sunxi_engine.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sunxi_engine.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a9128abda66f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sunxi_engine.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Icenowy Zheng <icenowy@aosc.io>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SUNXI_ENGINE_H_
+#define _SUNXI_ENGINE_H_
+
+struct sun4i_crtc;
+
+struct sunxi_engine_ops {
+	/* Commit the changes to the engine */
+	void (*commit)(void *engine);
+	/* Initialize layers (planes) for this engine */
+	struct drm_plane **(*layers_init)(struct drm_device *drm,
+					  struct sun4i_crtc *crtc);
+
+	/*
+	 * These are optional functions for the TV Encoder. Please check
+	 * their presence before calling them.
+	 *
+	 * The first function applies the color space correction needed
+	 * for outputing correct TV signal.
+	 *
+	 * The second function disabled the correction.
+	 */
+	void (*apply_color_correction)(void *engine);
+	void (*disable_color_correction)(void *engine);
+};
+
+#endif /* _SUNXI_ENGINE_H_ */
