diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
index b3d50f6d976d..d98b4e4097fb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
@@ -974,10 +974,9 @@ static void dpu_encoder_virt_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 	struct drm_crtc *drm_crtc;
 	struct dpu_crtc_state *cstate;
 	struct dpu_global_state *global_state;
-	struct dpu_hw_blk *hw_pp[MAX_CHANNELS_PER_ENC];
 	struct dpu_hw_blk *hw_ctl[MAX_CHANNELS_PER_ENC];
 	struct dpu_hw_blk *hw_lm[MAX_CHANNELS_PER_ENC];
-	int num_lm, num_ctl, num_pp;
+	int num_lm, num_ctl;
 	int i, j;
 
 	if (!drm_enc) {
@@ -1020,18 +1019,11 @@ static void dpu_encoder_virt_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 			break;
 
 	/* Query resource that have been reserved in atomic check step. */
-	num_pp = dpu_rm_get_assigned_resources(&dpu_kms->rm, global_state,
-		drm_enc->base.id, DPU_HW_BLK_PINGPONG, hw_pp,
-		ARRAY_SIZE(hw_pp));
 	num_ctl = dpu_rm_get_assigned_resources(&dpu_kms->rm, global_state,
 		drm_enc->base.id, DPU_HW_BLK_CTL, hw_ctl, ARRAY_SIZE(hw_ctl));
 	num_lm = dpu_rm_get_assigned_resources(&dpu_kms->rm, global_state,
 		drm_enc->base.id, DPU_HW_BLK_LM, hw_lm, ARRAY_SIZE(hw_lm));
 
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CHANNELS_PER_ENC; i++)
-		dpu_enc->hw_pp[i] = i < num_pp ? to_dpu_hw_pingpong(hw_pp[i])
-						: NULL;
-
 	cstate = to_dpu_crtc_state(drm_crtc->state);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_lm; i++) {
@@ -1040,6 +1032,8 @@ static void dpu_encoder_virt_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 		cstate->mixers[i].hw_lm = to_dpu_hw_mixer(hw_lm[i]);
 		cstate->mixers[i].lm_ctl = to_dpu_hw_ctl(hw_ctl[ctl_idx]);
 		cstate->mixers[i].hw_dspp = cstate->mixers[i].hw_lm->dspp;
+
+		dpu_enc->hw_pp[i] = cstate->mixers[i].hw_lm->pingpong;
 	}
 
 	cstate->num_mixers = num_lm;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_lm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_lm.c
index 35675744a6b7..fd09b9ab9b4b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_lm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_lm.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "dpu_hw_dspp.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_lm.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_mdss.h"
+#include "dpu_hw_pingpong.h"
 
 #define LM_OP_MODE                        0x00
 #define LM_OUT_SIZE                       0x04
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ static void _setup_mixer_ops(const struct dpu_mdss_cfg *m,
 
 struct dpu_hw_mixer *dpu_hw_lm_init(enum dpu_lm idx,
 		void __iomem *addr,
-		const struct dpu_mdss_cfg *m)
+		const struct dpu_mdss_cfg *m,
+		struct dpu_hw_merge_3d **merge_3d_blks)
 {
 	struct dpu_hw_mixer *c;
 	const struct dpu_lm_cfg *cfg;
@@ -185,6 +187,8 @@ struct dpu_hw_mixer *dpu_hw_lm_init(enum dpu_lm idx,
 
 	if (cfg->dspp && cfg->dspp < DSPP_MAX)
 		c->dspp = dpu_hw_dspp_init(cfg->dspp, addr, m);
+	if (cfg->pingpong && cfg->pingpong < PINGPONG_MAX)
+		c->pingpong = dpu_hw_pingpong_init(cfg->pingpong, addr, m, merge_3d_blks);
 
 	dpu_hw_blk_init(&c->base, DPU_HW_BLK_LM, idx);
 
@@ -193,7 +197,9 @@ struct dpu_hw_mixer *dpu_hw_lm_init(enum dpu_lm idx,
 
 void dpu_hw_lm_destroy(struct dpu_hw_mixer *lm)
 {
-	if (lm)
+	if (lm) {
 		dpu_hw_dspp_destroy(lm->dspp);
+		dpu_hw_pingpong_destroy(lm->pingpong);
+	}
 	kfree(lm);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_lm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_lm.h
index effb78311a43..182740f2914b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_lm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_lm.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct dpu_hw_mixer {
 	const struct dpu_lm_cfg   *cap;
 	const struct dpu_mdp_cfg  *mdp;
 	const struct dpu_ctl_cfg  *ctl;
+	struct dpu_hw_pingpong *pingpong;
 	struct dpu_hw_dspp *dspp;
 
 	/* ops */
@@ -83,16 +84,19 @@ static inline struct dpu_hw_mixer *to_dpu_hw_mixer(struct dpu_hw_blk *hw)
 	return container_of(hw, struct dpu_hw_mixer, base);
 }
 
+struct dpu_hw_merge_3d;
 /**
  * dpu_hw_lm_init(): Initializes the mixer hw driver object.
  * should be called once before accessing every mixer.
  * @idx:  mixer index for which driver object is required
  * @addr: mapped register io address of MDP
  * @m :   pointer to mdss catalog data
+ * @merge_3d_blks: Pointer to merge 3d blocks
  */
 struct dpu_hw_mixer *dpu_hw_lm_init(enum dpu_lm idx,
 		void __iomem *addr,
-		const struct dpu_mdss_cfg *m);
+		const struct dpu_mdss_cfg *m,
+		struct dpu_hw_merge_3d **merge_3d_blks);
 
 /**
  * dpu_hw_lm_destroy(): Destroys layer mixer driver context
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.h
index a9e960b8814b..a3db536210bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ static inline struct dpu_hw_pingpong *to_dpu_hw_pingpong(struct dpu_hw_blk *hw)
 	return container_of(hw, struct dpu_hw_pingpong, base);
 }
 
+struct dpu_rm;
 /**
  * dpu_hw_pingpong_init - initializes the pingpong driver for the passed
  *	pingpong idx.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.h
index 057fdf0ca9f4..0b936258bde0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.h
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ struct vsync_info {
 struct dpu_global_state {
 	struct drm_private_state base;
 
-	uint32_t pingpong_to_enc_id[PINGPONG_MAX - PINGPONG_0];
 	uint32_t mixer_to_enc_id[LM_MAX - LM_0];
 	uint32_t ctl_to_enc_id[CTL_MAX - CTL_0];
 	uint32_t intf_to_enc_id[INTF_MAX - INTF_0];
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c
index 2ddf02eda2e5..7792dff60bcd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "dpu_kms.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_lm.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_ctl.h"
-#include "dpu_hw_pingpong.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_intf.h"
 #include "dpu_encoder.h"
 #include "dpu_trace.h"
@@ -41,14 +40,6 @@ int dpu_rm_destroy(struct dpu_rm *rm)
 			dpu_hw_lm_destroy(hw);
 		}
 	}
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rm->pingpong_blks); i++) {
-		struct dpu_hw_pingpong *hw;
-
-		if (rm->pingpong_blks[i]) {
-			hw = to_dpu_hw_pingpong(rm->pingpong_blks[i]);
-			dpu_hw_pingpong_destroy(hw);
-		}
-	}
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rm->ctl_blks); i++) {
 		struct dpu_hw_ctl *hw;
 
@@ -85,24 +76,6 @@ int dpu_rm_init(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 	memset(rm, 0, sizeof(*rm));
 
 	/* Interrogate HW catalog and create tracking items for hw blocks */
-	for (i = 0; i < cat->pingpong_count; i++) {
-		struct dpu_hw_pingpong *hw;
-		const struct dpu_pingpong_cfg *pp = &cat->pingpong[i];
-
-		if (pp->id < PINGPONG_0 || pp->id >= PINGPONG_MAX) {
-			DPU_ERROR("skip pingpong %d with invalid id\n", pp->id);
-			continue;
-		}
-		hw = dpu_hw_pingpong_init(pp->id, mmio, cat, dpu_kms->hw_merge_3d);
-		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(hw)) {
-			rc = PTR_ERR(hw);
-			DPU_ERROR("failed pingpong object creation: err %d\n",
-				rc);
-			goto fail;
-		}
-		rm->pingpong_blks[pp->id - PINGPONG_0] = &hw->base;
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < cat->intf_count; i++) {
 		struct dpu_hw_intf *hw;
 		const struct dpu_intf_cfg *intf = &cat->intf[i];
@@ -154,7 +127,7 @@ int dpu_rm_init(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 			DPU_ERROR("skip mixer %d with invalid id\n", lm->id);
 			continue;
 		}
-		hw = dpu_hw_lm_init(lm->id, mmio, cat);
+		hw = dpu_hw_lm_init(lm->id, mmio, cat, dpu_kms->hw_merge_3d);
 		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(hw)) {
 			rc = PTR_ERR(hw);
 			DPU_ERROR("failed lm object creation: err %d\n", rc);
@@ -213,53 +186,6 @@ static bool _dpu_rm_check_lm_peer(struct dpu_rm *rm, int primary_idx,
 	return true;
 }
 
-/**
- * _dpu_rm_check_lm_and_get_connected_blks - check if proposed layer mixer meets
- *	proposed use case requirements, incl. hardwired dependent blocks like
- *	pingpong
- * @rm: dpu resource manager handle
- * @global_state: resources shared across multiple kms objects
- * @enc_id: encoder id requesting for allocation
- * @lm_idx: index of proposed layer mixer in rm->mixer_blks[], function checks
- *      if lm, and all other hardwired blocks connected to the lm (pp) is
- *      available and appropriate
- * @pp_idx: output parameter, index of pingpong block attached to the layer
- *      mixer in rm->pingpong_blks[].
- * @reqs: input parameter, rm requirements for HW blocks needed in the
- *      datapath.
- * Return: true if lm matches all requirements, false otherwise
- */
-static bool _dpu_rm_check_lm_and_get_connected_blks(struct dpu_rm *rm,
-		struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
-		uint32_t enc_id, int lm_idx, int *pp_idx,
-		struct dpu_rm_requirements *reqs)
-{
-	const struct dpu_lm_cfg *lm_cfg;
-	int idx;
-
-	/* Already reserved? */
-	if (reserved_by_other(global_state->mixer_to_enc_id, lm_idx, enc_id)) {
-		DPU_DEBUG("lm %d already reserved\n", lm_idx + LM_0);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	lm_cfg = to_dpu_hw_mixer(rm->mixer_blks[lm_idx])->cap;
-	idx = lm_cfg->pingpong - PINGPONG_0;
-	if (idx < 0 || idx >= ARRAY_SIZE(rm->pingpong_blks)) {
-		DPU_ERROR("failed to get pp on lm %d\n", lm_cfg->pingpong);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	if (reserved_by_other(global_state->pingpong_to_enc_id, idx, enc_id)) {
-		DPU_DEBUG("lm %d pp %d already reserved\n", lm_cfg->id,
-				lm_cfg->pingpong);
-		return false;
-	}
-	*pp_idx = idx;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 			       struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
 			       uint32_t enc_id,
@@ -267,7 +193,6 @@ static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 
 {
 	int lm_idx[MAX_BLOCKS];
-	int pp_idx[MAX_BLOCKS];
 	int i, j, lm_count = 0;
 
 	if (!reqs->topology.num_lm) {
@@ -284,9 +209,8 @@ static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 		lm_count = 0;
 		lm_idx[lm_count] = i;
 
-		if (!_dpu_rm_check_lm_and_get_connected_blks(rm, global_state,
-				enc_id, i, &pp_idx[lm_count],
-				reqs)) {
+		if (reserved_by_other(global_state->mixer_to_enc_id, i, enc_id)) {
+			DPU_DEBUG("lm %d already reserved\n", i + LM_0);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -304,10 +228,8 @@ static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if (!_dpu_rm_check_lm_and_get_connected_blks(rm,
-					global_state, enc_id, j,
-					&pp_idx[lm_count],
-					reqs)) {
+			if (reserved_by_other(global_state->mixer_to_enc_id, j, enc_id)) {
+				DPU_DEBUG("lm %d already reserved\n", j + LM_0);
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -323,10 +245,8 @@ static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < lm_count; i++) {
 		global_state->mixer_to_enc_id[lm_idx[i]] = enc_id;
-		global_state->pingpong_to_enc_id[pp_idx[i]] = enc_id;
 
-		trace_dpu_rm_reserve_lms(lm_idx[i] + LM_0, enc_id,
-					 pp_idx[i] + PINGPONG_0);
+		trace_dpu_rm_reserve_lms(lm_idx[i] + LM_0, enc_id);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -492,8 +412,6 @@ static void _dpu_rm_clear_mapping(uint32_t *res_mapping, int cnt,
 void dpu_rm_release(struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
 		    struct drm_encoder *enc)
 {
-	_dpu_rm_clear_mapping(global_state->pingpong_to_enc_id,
-		ARRAY_SIZE(global_state->pingpong_to_enc_id), enc->base.id);
 	_dpu_rm_clear_mapping(global_state->mixer_to_enc_id,
 		ARRAY_SIZE(global_state->mixer_to_enc_id), enc->base.id);
 	_dpu_rm_clear_mapping(global_state->ctl_to_enc_id,
@@ -548,11 +466,6 @@ int dpu_rm_get_assigned_resources(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 	int i, num_blks, max_blks;
 
 	switch (type) {
-	case DPU_HW_BLK_PINGPONG:
-		hw_blks = rm->pingpong_blks;
-		hw_to_enc_id = global_state->pingpong_to_enc_id;
-		max_blks = ARRAY_SIZE(rm->pingpong_blks);
-		break;
 	case DPU_HW_BLK_LM:
 		hw_blks = rm->mixer_blks;
 		hw_to_enc_id = global_state->mixer_to_enc_id;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h
index 4c0c15453c98..a618c0ef43db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ struct dpu_global_state;
 
 /**
  * struct dpu_rm - DPU dynamic hardware resource manager
- * @pingpong_blks: array of pingpong hardware resources
  * @mixer_blks: array of layer mixer hardware resources
  * @ctl_blks: array of ctl hardware resources
  * @intf_blks: array of intf hardware resources
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ struct dpu_global_state;
  * @rm_lock: resource manager mutex
  */
 struct dpu_rm {
-	struct dpu_hw_blk *pingpong_blks[PINGPONG_MAX - PINGPONG_0];
 	struct dpu_hw_blk *mixer_blks[LM_MAX - LM_0];
 	struct dpu_hw_blk *ctl_blks[CTL_MAX - CTL_0];
 	struct dpu_hw_blk *intf_blks[INTF_MAX - INTF_0];
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_trace.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_trace.h
index 6714b088970f..23b587b10d77 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_trace.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_trace.h
@@ -835,20 +835,17 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(dpu_rm_iter_template, dpu_rm_reserve_ctls,
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(dpu_rm_reserve_lms,
-	TP_PROTO(uint32_t id, uint32_t enc_id, uint32_t pp_id),
-	TP_ARGS(id, enc_id, pp_id),
+	TP_PROTO(uint32_t id, uint32_t enc_id),
+	TP_ARGS(id, enc_id),
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(	uint32_t,		id	)
 		__field(	uint32_t,		enc_id	)
-		__field(	uint32_t,		pp_id	)
 	),
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->id = id;
 		__entry->enc_id = enc_id;
-		__entry->pp_id = pp_id;
 	),
-	TP_printk("id:%d enc_id:%u pp_id:%u", __entry->id,
-		  __entry->enc_id, __entry->pp_id)
+	TP_printk("id:%d enc_id:%u", __entry->id, __entry->enc_id)
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(dpu_vbif_wait_xin_halt_fail,
