diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 1403b01e8216..318ade9bb5af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1670,17 +1670,19 @@ int i915_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 		goto out_regs;
 
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET)) {
-		ret = i915_kick_out_vgacon(dev_priv);
-		if (ret) {
-			DRM_ERROR("failed to remove conflicting VGA console\n");
-			goto out_gtt;
-		}
-
+		/* WARNING: Apparently we must kick fbdev drivers before vgacon,
+		 * otherwise the vga fbdev driver falls over. */
 		ret = i915_kick_out_firmware_fb(dev_priv);
 		if (ret) {
 			DRM_ERROR("failed to remove conflicting framebuffer drivers\n");
 			goto out_gtt;
 		}
+
+		ret = i915_kick_out_vgacon(dev_priv);
+		if (ret) {
+			DRM_ERROR("failed to remove conflicting VGA console\n");
+			goto out_gtt;
+		}
 	}
 
 	pci_set_master(dev->pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index c27b6140bfd1..ad2fd605f76b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -5469,11 +5469,6 @@ static void gen6_init_clock_gating(struct drm_device *dev)
 	I915_WRITE(_3D_CHICKEN,
 		   _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(_3D_CHICKEN_HIZ_PLANE_DISABLE_MSAA_4X_SNB));
 
-	/* WaSetupGtModeTdRowDispatch:snb */
-	if (IS_SNB_GT1(dev))
-		I915_WRITE(GEN6_GT_MODE,
-			   _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(GEN6_TD_FOUR_ROW_DISPATCH_DISABLE));
-
 	/* WaDisable_RenderCache_OperationalFlush:snb */
 	I915_WRITE(CACHE_MODE_0, _MASKED_BIT_DISABLE(RC_OP_FLUSH_ENABLE));
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_dpm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_dpm.c
index f6309bd23e01..b5c73df8e202 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_dpm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600_dpm.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ int r600_parse_extended_power_table(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 					(mode_info->atom_context->bios + data_offset +
 					 le16_to_cpu(ext_hdr->usPowerTuneTableOffset));
 				rdev->pm.dpm.dyn_state.cac_tdp_table->maximum_power_delivery_limit =
-					ppt->usMaximumPowerDeliveryLimit;
+					le16_to_cpu(ppt->usMaximumPowerDeliveryLimit);
 				pt = &ppt->power_tune_table;
 			} else {
 				ATOM_PPLIB_POWERTUNE_Table *ppt = (ATOM_PPLIB_POWERTUNE_Table *)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c
index 9a19e52cc655..6b670b0bc47b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ static void radeon_encoder_add_backlight(struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder,
 		    (rdev->pdev->subsystem_vendor == 0x1734) &&
 		    (rdev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x1107))
 			use_bl = false;
+		/* disable native backlight control on older asics */
+		else if (rdev->family < CHIP_R600)
+			use_bl = false;
 		else
 			use_bl = true;
 	}