diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_fbupdate.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_fbupdate.cpp
index 42d0741..d0465f8 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_fbupdate.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_fbupdate.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
         ret = true;
         if(configMdp(ctx->mOverlay, parg, orient, sourceCrop, displayFrame,
                     NULL, mDest) < 0) {
-            ALOGE("%s: ConfigMdp failed for low res", __FUNCTION__);
+            ALOGE("%s: configMdp failed for dpy %d", __FUNCTION__, mDpy);
             ret = false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
index b88674f..a344bf3 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_mdpcomp.cpp
@@ -514,9 +514,10 @@
 
 /* Checks for conditions where YUV layers cannot be bypassed */
 bool MDPComp::isYUVDoable(hwc_context_t* ctx, hwc_layer_1_t* layer) {
+    bool extAnimBlockFeature = mDpy && ctx->listStats[mDpy].isDisplayAnimating;
 
-    if(isSkipLayer(layer) && mDpy == HWC_DISPLAY_PRIMARY) {
-        ALOGE("%s: Unable to bypass skipped YUV", __FUNCTION__);
+    if(isSkipLayer(layer) && !extAnimBlockFeature) {
+        ALOGD_IF(isDebug(), "%s: Video marked SKIP dpy %d", __FUNCTION__, mDpy);
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
index 05bdfb9..5663ee0 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@
             ctx->listStats[dpy].yuvIndices[yuvCount] = i;
             yuvCount++;
 
-            if(layer->transform & HWC_TRANSFORM_ROT_90) {
+            if((layer->transform & HWC_TRANSFORM_ROT_90) &&
+                    canUseRotator(ctx)) {
                 if(ctx->mOverlay->isPipeTypeAttached(OV_MDP_PIPE_DMA)) {
                     ctx->isPaddingRound = true;
                 }
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@
 }
 
 
-static inline void calc_cut(float& leftCutRatio, float& topCutRatio,
+static void calc_cut(float& leftCutRatio, float& topCutRatio,
         float& rightCutRatio, float& bottomCutRatio, int orient) {
     if(orient & HAL_TRANSFORM_FLIP_H) {
         swap(leftCutRatio, rightCutRatio);
@@ -753,7 +754,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-inline int configRotator(Rotator *rot, const Whf& whf,
+int configRotator(Rotator *rot, const Whf& whf,
         hwc_rect_t& crop, const eMdpFlags& mdpFlags,
         const eTransform& orient, const int& downscale) {
 
@@ -778,7 +779,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-inline int configMdp(Overlay *ov, const PipeArgs& parg,
+int configMdp(Overlay *ov, const PipeArgs& parg,
         const eTransform& orient, const hwc_rect_t& crop,
         const hwc_rect_t& pos, const MetaData_t *metadata,
         const eDest& dest) {
@@ -804,7 +805,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-inline void updateSource(eTransform& orient, Whf& whf,
+void updateSource(eTransform& orient, Whf& whf,
         hwc_rect_t& crop) {
     Dim srcCrop(crop.left, crop.top,
             crop.right - crop.left,
@@ -1059,4 +1060,12 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+bool canUseRotator(hwc_context_t *ctx) {
+    if(qdutils::MDPVersion::getInstance().is8x26() &&
+            ctx->mExtDisplay->isExternalConnected()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 };//namespace qhwc
diff --git a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
index c65c09a..7819e40 100644
--- a/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
+++ b/libhwcomposer/hwc_utils.h
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@
 void updateSource(ovutils::eTransform& orient, ovutils::Whf& whf,
         hwc_rect_t& crop);
 
-
-
 //Routine to configure low resolution panels (<= 2048 width)
 int configureLowRes(hwc_context_t *ctx, hwc_layer_1_t *layer, const int& dpy,
         ovutils::eMdpFlags& mdpFlags, ovutils::eZorder& z,
@@ -182,6 +180,14 @@
         ovutils::eIsFg& isFg, const ovutils::eDest& lDest,
         const ovutils::eDest& rDest, overlay::Rotator **rot);
 
+//On certain targets DMA pipes are used for rotation and they won't be available
+//for line operations. On a per-target basis we can restrict certain use cases
+//from using rotator, since we know before-hand that such scenarios can lead to
+//extreme unavailability of pipes. This can also be done via hybrid calculations
+//also involving many more variables like number of write-back interfaces etc,
+//but the variety of scenarios is too high to warrant that.
+bool canUseRotator(hwc_context_t *ctx);
+
 // Inline utility functions
 static inline bool isSkipLayer(const hwc_layer_1_t* l) {
     return (UNLIKELY(l && (l->flags & HWC_SKIP_LAYER)));
diff --git a/libqdutils/mdp_version.cpp b/libqdutils/mdp_version.cpp
index e328d23..cac6b1d 100644
--- a/libqdutils/mdp_version.cpp
+++ b/libqdutils/mdp_version.cpp
@@ -130,5 +130,10 @@
     // BWC - Bandwidth Compression
     return (mFeatures & MDP_BWC_EN);
 }
+
+bool MDPVersion::is8x26() {
+    return mMdpRev == MDSS_MDP_HW_REV_101;
+}
+
 }; //namespace qdutils
 
diff --git a/libqdutils/mdp_version.h b/libqdutils/mdp_version.h
index c34c0a4..f7b16fa 100644
--- a/libqdutils/mdp_version.h
+++ b/libqdutils/mdp_version.h
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@
     MDSS_V5     = 500,
 };
 
+enum mdp_rev {
+    MDSS_MDP_HW_REV_100 = 0x10000000,
+    MDSS_MDP_HW_REV_101 = 0x10010000, //8x26
+    MDSS_MDP_HW_REV_102 = 0x10020000,
+};
+
 enum {
     MAX_DISPLAY_DIM = 2048,
 };
@@ -84,6 +90,7 @@
     bool supportsDecimation();
     uint32_t getMaxMDPDownscale();
     bool supportsBWC();
+    bool is8x26();
 private:
     int mMDPVersion;
     char mPanelType;