diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
index 25793bdc692f..5f3d58f1ae6e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
@@ -2880,7 +2880,10 @@ static bool intel_ddi_hotplug(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 	drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
 
 	for (;;) {
-		ret = intel_hdmi_reset_link(encoder, &ctx);
+		if (connector->base.connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIA)
+			ret = intel_hdmi_reset_link(encoder, &ctx);
+		else
+			ret = intel_dp_retrain_link(encoder, &ctx);
 
 		if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
 			drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
@@ -3007,10 +3010,7 @@ void intel_ddi_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum port port)
 	drm_encoder_init(&dev_priv->drm, encoder, &intel_ddi_funcs,
 			 DRM_MODE_ENCODER_TMDS, "DDI %c", port_name(port));
 
-	if (init_hdmi)
-		intel_encoder->hotplug = intel_ddi_hotplug;
-	else
-		intel_encoder->hotplug = intel_encoder_hotplug;
+	intel_encoder->hotplug = intel_ddi_hotplug;
 	intel_encoder->compute_output_type = intel_ddi_compute_output_type;
 	intel_encoder->compute_config = intel_ddi_compute_config;
 	intel_encoder->enable = intel_enable_ddi;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 6bbf14410c2a..152016e09a11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -4275,12 +4275,83 @@ intel_dp_check_mst_status(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static void
-intel_dp_retrain_link(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
+static bool
+intel_dp_needs_link_retrain(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
+{
+	u8 link_status[DP_LINK_STATUS_SIZE];
+
+	if (!intel_dp_get_link_status(intel_dp, link_status)) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Failed to get link status\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Validate the cached values of intel_dp->link_rate and
+	 * intel_dp->lane_count before attempting to retrain.
+	 */
+	if (!intel_dp_link_params_valid(intel_dp, intel_dp->link_rate,
+					intel_dp->lane_count))
+		return false;
+
+	/* Retrain if Channel EQ or CR not ok */
+	return !drm_dp_channel_eq_ok(link_status, intel_dp->lane_count);
+}
+
+/*
+ * If display is now connected check links status,
+ * there has been known issues of link loss triggering
+ * long pulse.
+ *
+ * Some sinks (eg. ASUS PB287Q) seem to perform some
+ * weird HPD ping pong during modesets. So we can apparently
+ * end up with HPD going low during a modeset, and then
+ * going back up soon after. And once that happens we must
+ * retrain the link to get a picture. That's in case no
+ * userspace component reacted to intermittent HPD dip.
+ */
+int intel_dp_retrain_link(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
+			  struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx)
 {
-	struct intel_encoder *encoder = &dp_to_dig_port(intel_dp)->base;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(encoder->base.dev);
-	struct intel_crtc *crtc = to_intel_crtc(encoder->base.crtc);
+	struct intel_dp *intel_dp = enc_to_intel_dp(&encoder->base);
+	struct intel_connector *connector = intel_dp->attached_connector;
+	struct drm_connector_state *conn_state;
+	struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state;
+	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
+	int ret;
+
+	/* FIXME handle the MST connectors as well */
+
+	if (!connector || connector->base.status != connector_status_connected)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&dev_priv->drm.mode_config.connection_mutex, ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	conn_state = connector->base.state;
+
+	crtc = to_intel_crtc(conn_state->crtc);
+	if (!crtc)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->base.mutex, ctx);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	crtc_state = to_intel_crtc_state(crtc->base.state);
+
+	WARN_ON(!intel_crtc_has_dp_encoder(crtc_state));
+
+	if (!crtc_state->base.active)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (conn_state->commit &&
+	    !try_wait_for_completion(&conn_state->commit->hw_done))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!intel_dp_needs_link_retrain(intel_dp))
+		return 0;
 
 	/* Suppress underruns caused by re-training */
 	intel_set_cpu_fifo_underrun_reporting(dev_priv, crtc->pipe, false);
@@ -4298,51 +4369,49 @@ intel_dp_retrain_link(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 	if (crtc->config->has_pch_encoder)
 		intel_set_pch_fifo_underrun_reporting(dev_priv,
 						      intel_crtc_pch_transcoder(crtc), true);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-intel_dp_check_link_status(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
+/*
+ * If display is now connected check links status,
+ * there has been known issues of link loss triggering
+ * long pulse.
+ *
+ * Some sinks (eg. ASUS PB287Q) seem to perform some
+ * weird HPD ping pong during modesets. So we can apparently
+ * end up with HPD going low during a modeset, and then
+ * going back up soon after. And once that happens we must
+ * retrain the link to get a picture. That's in case no
+ * userspace component reacted to intermittent HPD dip.
+ */
+static bool intel_dp_hotplug(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
+			     struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(intel_dp_to_dev(intel_dp));
-	struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder = &dp_to_dig_port(intel_dp)->base;
-	struct drm_connector_state *conn_state =
-		intel_dp->attached_connector->base.state;
-	u8 link_status[DP_LINK_STATUS_SIZE];
-
-	WARN_ON(!drm_modeset_is_locked(&dev_priv->drm.mode_config.connection_mutex));
-
-	if (!intel_dp_get_link_status(intel_dp, link_status)) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Failed to get link status\n");
-		return;
-	}
+	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx ctx;
+	bool changed;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (!conn_state->crtc)
-		return;
+	changed = intel_encoder_hotplug(encoder, connector);
 
-	WARN_ON(!drm_modeset_is_locked(&conn_state->crtc->mutex));
+	drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
 
-	if (!conn_state->crtc->state->active)
-		return;
+	for (;;) {
+		ret = intel_dp_retrain_link(encoder, &ctx);
 
-	if (conn_state->commit &&
-	    !try_wait_for_completion(&conn_state->commit->hw_done))
-		return;
+		if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
+			drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
+			continue;
+		}
 
-	/*
-	 * Validate the cached values of intel_dp->link_rate and
-	 * intel_dp->lane_count before attempting to retrain.
-	 */
-	if (!intel_dp_link_params_valid(intel_dp, intel_dp->link_rate,
-					intel_dp->lane_count))
-		return;
+		break;
+	}
 
-	/* Retrain if Channel EQ or CR not ok */
-	if (!drm_dp_channel_eq_ok(link_status, intel_dp->lane_count)) {
-		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("%s: channel EQ not ok, retraining\n",
-			      intel_encoder->base.name);
+	drm_modeset_drop_locks(&ctx);
+	drm_modeset_acquire_fini(&ctx);
+	WARN(ret, "Acquiring modeset locks failed with %i\n", ret);
 
-		intel_dp_retrain_link(intel_dp);
-	}
+	return changed;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4400,7 +4469,9 @@ intel_dp_short_pulse(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 			DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("CP or sink specific irq unhandled\n");
 	}
 
-	intel_dp_check_link_status(intel_dp);
+	/* defer to the hotplug work for link retraining if needed */
+	if (intel_dp_needs_link_retrain(intel_dp))
+		return false;
 
 	if (intel_dp->compliance.test_type == DP_TEST_LINK_TRAINING) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Link Training Compliance Test requested\n");
@@ -4785,20 +4856,6 @@ intel_dp_long_pulse(struct intel_connector *connector)
 		 */
 		status = connector_status_disconnected;
 		goto out;
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * If display is now connected check links status,
-		 * there has been known issues of link loss triggerring
-		 * long pulse.
-		 *
-		 * Some sinks (eg. ASUS PB287Q) seem to perform some
-		 * weird HPD ping pong during modesets. So we can apparently
-		 * end up with HPD going low during a modeset, and then
-		 * going back up soon after. And once that happens we must
-		 * retrain the link to get a picture. That's in case no
-		 * userspace component reacted to intermittent HPD dip.
-		 */
-		intel_dp_check_link_status(intel_dp);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -5340,37 +5397,10 @@ intel_dp_hpd_pulse(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port, bool long_hpd)
 	}
 
 	if (!intel_dp->is_mst) {
-		struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx ctx;
-		struct drm_connector *connector = &intel_dp->attached_connector->base;
-		struct drm_crtc *crtc;
-		int iret;
-		bool handled = false;
-
-		drm_modeset_acquire_init(&ctx, 0);
-retry:
-		iret = drm_modeset_lock(&dev_priv->drm.mode_config.connection_mutex, &ctx);
-		if (iret)
-			goto err;
-
-		crtc = connector->state->crtc;
-		if (crtc) {
-			iret = drm_modeset_lock(&crtc->mutex, &ctx);
-			if (iret)
-				goto err;
-		}
+		bool handled;
 
 		handled = intel_dp_short_pulse(intel_dp);
 
-err:
-		if (iret == -EDEADLK) {
-			drm_modeset_backoff(&ctx);
-			goto retry;
-		}
-
-		drm_modeset_drop_locks(&ctx);
-		drm_modeset_acquire_fini(&ctx);
-		WARN(iret, "Acquiring modeset locks failed with %i\n", iret);
-
 		/* Short pulse can signify loss of hdcp authentication */
 		intel_hdcp_check_link(intel_dp->attached_connector);
 
@@ -6400,7 +6430,7 @@ bool intel_dp_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 			     "DP %c", port_name(port)))
 		goto err_encoder_init;
 
-	intel_encoder->hotplug = intel_encoder_hotplug;
+	intel_encoder->hotplug = intel_dp_hotplug;
 	intel_encoder->compute_config = intel_dp_compute_config;
 	intel_encoder->get_hw_state = intel_dp_get_hw_state;
 	intel_encoder->get_config = intel_dp_get_config;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 5ea1dc3f63bf..ddf28a442cd7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -1611,6 +1611,8 @@ int intel_dp_get_link_train_fallback_values(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 					    int link_rate, uint8_t lane_count);
 void intel_dp_start_link_train(struct intel_dp *intel_dp);
 void intel_dp_stop_link_train(struct intel_dp *intel_dp);
+int intel_dp_retrain_link(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
+			  struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *ctx);
 void intel_dp_sink_dpms(struct intel_dp *intel_dp, int mode);
 void intel_dp_encoder_reset(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 void intel_dp_encoder_suspend(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder);
