diff --git a/drivers/video/via/hw.c b/drivers/video/via/hw.c
index c5e7833..5e69c20 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/video/via/hw.c
@@ -2035,40 +2035,24 @@ int viafb_setmode(struct VideoModeTable *vmode_tbl, int video_bpp,
 
 int viafb_get_pixclock(int hres, int vres, int vmode_refresh)
 {
-	int i;
 	struct crt_mode_table *best;
-	struct VideoModeTable *vmode = viafb_get_mode(hres, vres);
 
-	if (!vmode)
+	best = viafb_get_best_mode(hres, vres, vmode_refresh);
+	if (!best)
 		return RES_640X480_60HZ_PIXCLOCK;
 
-	best = &vmode->crtc[0];
-	for (i = 1; i < vmode->mode_array; i++) {
-		if (abs(vmode->crtc[i].refresh_rate - vmode_refresh)
-			< abs(best->refresh_rate - vmode_refresh))
-			best = &vmode->crtc[i];
-	}
-
 	return 1000000000 / (best->crtc.hor_total * best->crtc.ver_total)
 		* 1000 / best->refresh_rate;
 }
 
 int viafb_get_refresh(int hres, int vres, u32 long_refresh)
 {
-	int i;
 	struct crt_mode_table *best;
-	struct VideoModeTable *vmode = viafb_get_mode(hres, vres);
 
-	if (!vmode)
+	best = viafb_get_best_mode(hres, vres, long_refresh);
+	if (!best)
 		return 60;
 
-	best = &vmode->crtc[0];
-	for (i = 1; i < vmode->mode_array; i++) {
-		if (abs(vmode->crtc[i].refresh_rate - long_refresh)
-			< abs(best->refresh_rate - long_refresh))
-			best = &vmode->crtc[i];
-	}
-
 	if (abs(best->refresh_rate - long_refresh) > 3) {
 		if (hres == 1200 && vres == 900)
 			return 49; /* OLPC DCON only supports 50 Hz */
@@ -2170,21 +2154,14 @@ void viafb_set_dpa_gfx(int output_interface, struct GFX_DPA_SETTING\
 }
 
 /*According var's xres, yres fill var's other timing information*/
-void viafb_fill_var_timing_info(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, int refresh,
-	struct VideoModeTable *vmode_tbl)
+void viafb_fill_var_timing_info(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
+	struct crt_mode_table *mode)
 {
-	struct crt_mode_table *crt_timing = NULL;
 	struct display_timing crt_reg;
-	int i = 0, index = 0;
-	crt_timing = vmode_tbl->crtc;
-	for (i = 0; i < vmode_tbl->mode_array; i++) {
-		index = i;
-		if (crt_timing[i].refresh_rate == refresh)
-			break;
-	}
 
-	crt_reg = crt_timing[index].crtc;
-	var->pixclock = viafb_get_pixclock(var->xres, var->yres, refresh);
+	crt_reg = mode->crtc;
+	var->pixclock = viafb_get_pixclock(var->xres, var->yres,
+		mode->refresh_rate);
 	var->left_margin =
 	    crt_reg.hor_total - (crt_reg.hor_sync_start + crt_reg.hor_sync_end);
 	var->right_margin = crt_reg.hor_sync_start - crt_reg.hor_addr;
@@ -2194,8 +2171,8 @@ void viafb_fill_var_timing_info(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, int refresh,
 	var->lower_margin = crt_reg.ver_sync_start - crt_reg.ver_addr;
 	var->vsync_len = crt_reg.ver_sync_end;
 	var->sync = 0;
-	if (crt_timing[index].h_sync_polarity == POSITIVE)
+	if (mode->h_sync_polarity == POSITIVE)
 		var->sync |= FB_SYNC_HOR_HIGH_ACT;
-	if (crt_timing[index].v_sync_polarity == POSITIVE)
+	if (mode->v_sync_polarity == POSITIVE)
 		var->sync |= FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/via/hw.h b/drivers/video/via/hw.h
index 1fd8d98..3b7e149 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/video/via/hw.h
@@ -661,8 +661,8 @@ void viafb_set_dpa_gfx(int output_interface, struct GFX_DPA_SETTING\
 
 int viafb_setmode(struct VideoModeTable *vmode_tbl, int video_bpp,
 	struct VideoModeTable *vmode_tbl1, int video_bpp1);
-void viafb_fill_var_timing_info(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var, int refresh,
-	struct VideoModeTable *vmode_tbl);
+void viafb_fill_var_timing_info(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
+	struct crt_mode_table *mode);
 void __devinit viafb_init_chip_info(int chip_type);
 void __devinit viafb_init_dac(int set_iga);
 int viafb_get_pixclock(int hres, int vres, int vmode_refresh);
diff --git a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
index 3eaf607..0c0ef95 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ static int viafb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 	struct fb_info *info)
 {
 	int depth, refresh;
-	struct VideoModeTable *vmode_entry;
 	struct viafb_par *ppar = info->par;
 	u32 line;
 
@@ -211,8 +210,10 @@ static int viafb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 	if (var->vmode & FB_VMODE_INTERLACED || var->vmode & FB_VMODE_DOUBLE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	vmode_entry = viafb_get_mode(var->xres, var->yres);
-	if (!vmode_entry) {
+	/* the refresh rate is not important here, as we only want to know
+	 * whether the resolution exists
+	 */
+	if (!viafb_get_best_mode(var->xres, var->yres, 60)) {
 		DEBUG_MSG(KERN_INFO
 			  "viafb: Mode %dx%dx%d not supported!!\n",
 			  var->xres, var->yres, var->bits_per_pixel);
@@ -254,7 +255,8 @@ static int viafb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 		get_var_refresh(var));
 
 	/* Adjust var according to our driver's own table */
-	viafb_fill_var_timing_info(var, refresh, vmode_entry);
+	viafb_fill_var_timing_info(var,
+		viafb_get_best_mode(var->xres, var->yres, refresh));
 	if (var->accel_flags & FB_ACCELF_TEXT &&
 		!ppar->shared->vdev->engine_mmio)
 		var->accel_flags = 0;
@@ -1816,9 +1818,8 @@ int __devinit via_fb_pci_probe(struct viafb_dev *vdev)
 	default_var.xres_virtual = default_xres;
 	default_var.yres_virtual = default_yres;
 	default_var.bits_per_pixel = viafb_bpp;
-	viafb_fill_var_timing_info(&default_var, viafb_get_refresh(
-		default_var.xres, default_var.yres, viafb_refresh),
-		viafb_get_mode(default_var.xres, default_var.yres));
+	viafb_fill_var_timing_info(&default_var, viafb_get_best_mode(
+		default_var.xres, default_var.yres, viafb_refresh));
 	viafb_setup_fixinfo(&viafbinfo->fix, viaparinfo);
 	viafbinfo->var = default_var;
 
@@ -1857,9 +1858,8 @@ int __devinit via_fb_pci_probe(struct viafb_dev *vdev)
 		default_var.xres_virtual = viafb_second_xres;
 		default_var.yres_virtual = viafb_second_yres;
 		default_var.bits_per_pixel = viafb_bpp1;
-		viafb_fill_var_timing_info(&default_var, viafb_get_refresh(
-			default_var.xres, default_var.yres, viafb_refresh1),
-			viafb_get_mode(default_var.xres, default_var.yres));
+		viafb_fill_var_timing_info(&default_var, viafb_get_best_mode(
+			default_var.xres, default_var.yres, viafb_refresh1));
 
 		viafb_setup_fixinfo(&viafbinfo1->fix, viaparinfo1);
 		viafb_check_var(&default_var, viafbinfo1);
@@ -2032,9 +2032,9 @@ int __init viafb_init(void)
 		return r;
 #endif
 	if (parse_mode(viafb_mode, &dummy_x, &dummy_y)
-		|| !viafb_get_mode(dummy_x, dummy_y)
+		|| !viafb_get_best_mode(dummy_x, dummy_y, viafb_refresh)
 		|| parse_mode(viafb_mode1, &dummy_x, &dummy_y)
-		|| !viafb_get_mode(dummy_x, dummy_y)
+		|| !viafb_get_best_mode(dummy_x, dummy_y, viafb_refresh1)
 		|| viafb_bpp < 0 || viafb_bpp > 32
 		|| viafb_bpp1 < 0 || viafb_bpp1 > 32
 		|| parse_active_dev())
diff --git a/drivers/video/via/viamode.c b/drivers/video/via/viamode.c
index 8a9f4fc..88096e5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/viamode.c
+++ b/drivers/video/via/viamode.c
@@ -863,26 +863,56 @@ int NUM_TOTAL_CLE266_ModeXregs = ARRAY_SIZE(CLE266_ModeXregs);
 int NUM_TOTAL_PATCH_MODE = ARRAY_SIZE(res_patch_table);
 
 
-struct VideoModeTable *viafb_get_mode(int hres, int vres)
+static struct VideoModeTable *get_modes(struct VideoModeTable *vmt, int n,
+	int hres, int vres)
 {
-	u32 i;
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(viafb_modes); i++)
-		if (viafb_modes[i].mode_array &&
-			viafb_modes[i].crtc[0].crtc.hor_addr == hres &&
-			viafb_modes[i].crtc[0].crtc.ver_addr == vres)
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+		if (vmt[i].mode_array &&
+			vmt[i].crtc[0].crtc.hor_addr == hres &&
+			vmt[i].crtc[0].crtc.ver_addr == vres)
 			return &viafb_modes[i];
 
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct crt_mode_table *get_best_mode(struct VideoModeTable *vmt,
+	int refresh)
+{
+	struct crt_mode_table *best;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!vmt)
+		return NULL;
+
+	best = &vmt->crtc[0];
+	for (i = 1; i < vmt->mode_array; i++) {
+		if (abs(vmt->crtc[i].refresh_rate - refresh)
+			< abs(best->refresh_rate - refresh))
+			best = &vmt->crtc[i];
+	}
+
+	return best;
+}
+
+struct VideoModeTable *viafb_get_mode(int hres, int vres)
+{
+	return get_modes(viafb_modes, ARRAY_SIZE(viafb_modes), hres, vres);
+}
+
+struct crt_mode_table *viafb_get_best_mode(int hres, int vres, int refresh)
+{
+	return get_best_mode(viafb_get_mode(hres, vres), refresh);
+}
+
 struct VideoModeTable *viafb_get_rb_mode(int hres, int vres)
 {
-	u32 i;
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(viafb_rb_modes); i++)
-		if (viafb_rb_modes[i].mode_array &&
-			viafb_rb_modes[i].crtc[0].crtc.hor_addr == hres &&
-			viafb_rb_modes[i].crtc[0].crtc.ver_addr == vres)
-			return &viafb_rb_modes[i];
+	return get_modes(viafb_rb_modes, ARRAY_SIZE(viafb_rb_modes), hres,
+		vres);
+}
 
-	return NULL;
+struct crt_mode_table *viafb_get_best_rb_mode(int hres, int vres, int refresh)
+{
+	return get_best_mode(viafb_get_rb_mode(hres, vres), refresh);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/via/viamode.h b/drivers/video/via/viamode.h
index 3751289..0396581 100644
--- a/drivers/video/via/viamode.h
+++ b/drivers/video/via/viamode.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ extern struct patch_table res_patch_table[];
 extern struct VPITTable VPIT;
 
 struct VideoModeTable *viafb_get_mode(int hres, int vres);
+struct crt_mode_table *viafb_get_best_mode(int hres, int vres, int refresh);
 struct VideoModeTable *viafb_get_rb_mode(int hres, int vres);
+struct crt_mode_table *viafb_get_best_rb_mode(int hres, int vres, int refresh);
 
 #endif /* __VIAMODE_H__ */
