diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index 31894c8c..367f5dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	tristate "Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support)"
 	depends on (AGP || AGP=n) && !EMULATED_CMPXCHG && MMU && HAS_DMA
 	select HDMI
+	select FB_CMDLINE
 	select I2C
 	select I2C_ALGOBIT
 	select DMA_SHARED_BUFFER
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 33ff631..66d3bfb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -863,6 +863,59 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * drm_connector_get_cmdline_mode - reads the user's cmdline mode
+ * @connector: connector to quwery
+ * @mode: returned mode
+ *
+ * The kernel supports per-connector configration of its consoles through
+ * use of the video= parameter. This function parses that option and
+ * extracts the user's specified mode (or enable/disable status) for a
+ * particular connector. This is typically only used during the early fbdev
+ * setup.
+ */
+static void drm_connector_get_cmdline_mode(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct drm_cmdline_mode *mode = &connector->cmdline_mode;
+	char *option = NULL;
+
+	if (fb_get_options(connector->name, &option))
+		return;
+
+	if (!drm_mode_parse_command_line_for_connector(option,
+						       connector,
+						       mode))
+		return;
+
+	if (mode->force) {
+		const char *s;
+
+		switch (mode->force) {
+		case DRM_FORCE_OFF:
+			s = "OFF";
+			break;
+		case DRM_FORCE_ON_DIGITAL:
+			s = "ON - dig";
+			break;
+		default:
+		case DRM_FORCE_ON:
+			s = "ON";
+			break;
+		}
+
+		DRM_INFO("forcing %s connector %s\n", connector->name, s);
+		connector->force = mode->force;
+	}
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("cmdline mode for connector %s %dx%d@%dHz%s%s%s\n",
+		      connector->name,
+		      mode->xres, mode->yres,
+		      mode->refresh_specified ? mode->refresh : 60,
+		      mode->rb ? " reduced blanking" : "",
+		      mode->margins ? " with margins" : "",
+		      mode->interlace ?  " interlaced" : "");
+}
+
+/**
  * drm_connector_init - Init a preallocated connector
  * @dev: DRM device
  * @connector: the connector to init
@@ -914,6 +967,8 @@
 	connector->edid_blob_ptr = NULL;
 	connector->status = connector_status_unknown;
 
+	drm_connector_get_cmdline_mode(connector);
+
 	list_add_tail(&connector->head, &dev->mode_config.connector_list);
 	dev->mode_config.num_connector++;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 3144db9..3a6b663 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -171,60 +171,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_remove_one_connector);
 
-static int drm_fb_helper_parse_command_line(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
-{
-	struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_helper_conn;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < fb_helper->connector_count; i++) {
-		struct drm_cmdline_mode *mode;
-		struct drm_connector *connector;
-		char *option = NULL;
-
-		fb_helper_conn = fb_helper->connector_info[i];
-		connector = fb_helper_conn->connector;
-		mode = &fb_helper_conn->cmdline_mode;
-
-		/* do something on return - turn off connector maybe */
-		if (fb_get_options(connector->name, &option))
-			continue;
-
-		if (drm_mode_parse_command_line_for_connector(option,
-							      connector,
-							      mode)) {
-			if (mode->force) {
-				const char *s;
-				switch (mode->force) {
-				case DRM_FORCE_OFF:
-					s = "OFF";
-					break;
-				case DRM_FORCE_ON_DIGITAL:
-					s = "ON - dig";
-					break;
-				default:
-				case DRM_FORCE_ON:
-					s = "ON";
-					break;
-				}
-
-				DRM_INFO("forcing %s connector %s\n",
-					 connector->name, s);
-				connector->force = mode->force;
-			}
-
-			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("cmdline mode for connector %s %dx%d@%dHz%s%s%s\n",
-				      connector->name,
-				      mode->xres, mode->yres,
-				      mode->refresh_specified ? mode->refresh : 60,
-				      mode->rb ? " reduced blanking" : "",
-				      mode->margins ? " with margins" : "",
-				      mode->interlace ?  " interlaced" : "");
-		}
-
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void drm_fb_helper_save_lut_atomic(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_fb_helper *helper)
 {
 	uint16_t *r_base, *g_base, *b_base;
@@ -1013,7 +959,7 @@
 		struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_helper_conn = fb_helper->connector_info[i];
 		struct drm_cmdline_mode *cmdline_mode;
 
-		cmdline_mode = &fb_helper_conn->cmdline_mode;
+		cmdline_mode = &fb_helper_conn->connector->cmdline_mode;
 
 		if (cmdline_mode->bpp_specified) {
 			switch (cmdline_mode->bpp) {
@@ -1260,9 +1206,7 @@
 
 static bool drm_has_cmdline_mode(struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_connector)
 {
-	struct drm_cmdline_mode *cmdline_mode;
-	cmdline_mode = &fb_connector->cmdline_mode;
-	return cmdline_mode->specified;
+	return fb_connector->connector->cmdline_mode.specified;
 }
 
 struct drm_display_mode *drm_pick_cmdline_mode(struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_helper_conn,
@@ -1272,7 +1216,7 @@
 	struct drm_display_mode *mode = NULL;
 	bool prefer_non_interlace;
 
-	cmdline_mode = &fb_helper_conn->cmdline_mode;
+	cmdline_mode = &fb_helper_conn->connector->cmdline_mode;
 	if (cmdline_mode->specified == false)
 		return mode;
 
@@ -1657,8 +1601,6 @@
 	struct drm_device *dev = fb_helper->dev;
 	int count = 0;
 
-	drm_fb_helper_parse_command_line(fb_helper);
-
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 	count = drm_fb_helper_probe_connector_modes(fb_helper,
 						    dev->mode_config.max_width,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
index bedf189..d1b7d20 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modes.c
@@ -1259,6 +1259,7 @@
 	if (!mode)
 		return NULL;
 
+	mode->type |= DRM_MODE_TYPE_USERDEF;
 	drm_mode_set_crtcinfo(mode, CRTC_INTERLACE_HALVE_V);
 	return mode;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
index db7d250..6857e9a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
@@ -82,6 +82,22 @@
 	return;
 }
 
+static int drm_helper_probe_add_cmdline_mode(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct drm_display_mode *mode;
+
+	if (!connector->cmdline_mode.specified)
+		return 0;
+
+	mode = drm_mode_create_from_cmdline_mode(connector->dev,
+						 &connector->cmdline_mode);
+	if (mode == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	drm_mode_probed_add(connector, mode);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes_merge_bits(struct drm_connector *connector,
 							      uint32_t maxX, uint32_t maxY, bool merge_type_bits)
 {
@@ -141,6 +157,7 @@
 
 	if (count == 0 && connector->status == connector_status_connected)
 		count = drm_add_modes_noedid(connector, 1024, 768);
+	count += drm_helper_probe_add_cmdline_mode(connector);
 	if (count == 0)
 		goto prune;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c
index 45f04de..83485ab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_mode.c
@@ -1483,11 +1483,7 @@
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
 	struct mga_device *mdev = (struct mga_device*)dev->dev_private;
-	struct mga_fbdev *mfbdev = mdev->mfbdev;
-	struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper = &mfbdev->helper;
-	struct drm_fb_helper_connector *fb_helper_conn = NULL;
 	int bpp = 32;
-	int i = 0;
 
 	if (IS_G200_SE(mdev)) {
 		if (mdev->unique_rev_id == 0x01) {
@@ -1537,21 +1533,14 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Validate the mode input by the user */
-	for (i = 0; i < fb_helper->connector_count; i++) {
-		if (fb_helper->connector_info[i]->connector == connector) {
-			/* Found the helper for this connector */
-			fb_helper_conn = fb_helper->connector_info[i];
-			if (fb_helper_conn->cmdline_mode.specified) {
-				if (fb_helper_conn->cmdline_mode.bpp_specified) {
-					bpp = fb_helper_conn->cmdline_mode.bpp;
-				}
-			}
-		}
+	if (connector->cmdline_mode.specified) {
+		if (connector->cmdline_mode.bpp_specified)
+			bpp = connector->cmdline_mode.bpp;
 	}
 
 	if ((mode->hdisplay * mode->vdisplay * (bpp/8)) > mdev->mc.vram_size) {
-		if (fb_helper_conn)
-			fb_helper_conn->cmdline_mode.specified = false;
+		if (connector->cmdline_mode.specified)
+			connector->cmdline_mode.specified = false;
 		return MODE_BAD;
 	}