diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
index 0a053c5888262d863a1e549e14e3aa40a80c3f06..9405453cbf5d852e72a5f954cd8c6aed3a222723 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
@@ -1366,6 +1366,17 @@ int dpu_crtc_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc, bool en)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * dpu_crtc_get_num_lm - Get mixer number in this CRTC pipeline
+ * @state: Pointer to drm crtc state object
+ */
+unsigned int dpu_crtc_get_num_lm(const struct drm_crtc_state *state)
+{
+	struct dpu_crtc_state *cstate = to_dpu_crtc_state(state);
+
+	return cstate->num_mixers;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 static int _dpu_debugfs_status_show(struct seq_file *s, void *data)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.h
index 0b148f3ce0d7af80ec4ffcd31d8632a5815b16f1..b14bab2754635953da402d09e11a43b9b4cf4153 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.h
@@ -264,4 +264,6 @@ static inline enum dpu_crtc_client_type dpu_crtc_get_client_type(
 
 void dpu_crtc_frame_event_cb(struct drm_crtc *crtc, u32 event);
 
+unsigned int dpu_crtc_get_num_lm(const struct drm_crtc_state *state);
+
 #endif /* _DPU_CRTC_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_plane.c
index d67f2ad20b4754ca4bcb759a65a39628b7236b0f..d1d6c91ed0f8e1c62b757ca42546fbc421609f72 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_plane.c
@@ -1112,11 +1112,10 @@ static int dpu_plane_virtual_assign_resources(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	struct dpu_rm_sspp_requirements reqs;
 	struct dpu_plane_state *pstate;
 	struct dpu_sw_pipe *pipe;
-	struct dpu_sw_pipe *r_pipe;
 	struct dpu_sw_pipe_cfg *pipe_cfg;
-	struct dpu_sw_pipe_cfg *r_pipe_cfg;
+	struct dpu_plane *pdpu = to_dpu_plane(plane);
 	const struct msm_format *fmt;
-	int i;
+	int i, num_lm, stage_id, num_stages;
 
 	if (plane_state->crtc)
 		crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state,
@@ -1124,11 +1123,6 @@ static int dpu_plane_virtual_assign_resources(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	pstate = to_dpu_plane_state(plane_state);
 
-	pipe = &pstate->pipe[0];
-	r_pipe = &pstate->pipe[1];
-	pipe_cfg = &pstate->pipe_cfg[0];
-	r_pipe_cfg = &pstate->pipe_cfg[1];
-
 	for (i = 0; i < PIPES_PER_PLANE; i++)
 		pstate->pipe[i].sspp = NULL;
 
@@ -1142,24 +1136,49 @@ static int dpu_plane_virtual_assign_resources(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	reqs.rot90 = drm_rotation_90_or_270(plane_state->rotation);
 
-	pipe->sspp = dpu_rm_reserve_sspp(&dpu_kms->rm, global_state, crtc, &reqs);
-	if (!pipe->sspp)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	if (!dpu_plane_try_multirect_parallel(pipe, pipe_cfg, r_pipe, r_pipe_cfg,
-					      pipe->sspp,
-					      msm_framebuffer_format(plane_state->fb),
-					      dpu_kms->catalog->caps->max_linewidth)) {
-		/* multirect is not possible, use two SSPP blocks */
-		r_pipe->sspp = dpu_rm_reserve_sspp(&dpu_kms->rm, global_state, crtc, &reqs);
-		if (!r_pipe->sspp)
-			return -ENODEV;
-
-		pipe->multirect_index = DPU_SSPP_RECT_SOLO;
-		pipe->multirect_mode = DPU_SSPP_MULTIRECT_NONE;
-
-		r_pipe->multirect_index = DPU_SSPP_RECT_SOLO;
-		r_pipe->multirect_mode = DPU_SSPP_MULTIRECT_NONE;
+	num_lm = dpu_crtc_get_num_lm(crtc_state);
+	num_stages = (num_lm + 1) / 2;
+	for (stage_id = 0; stage_id < num_stages; stage_id++) {
+		for (i = stage_id * PIPES_PER_STAGE; i < (stage_id + 1) * PIPES_PER_STAGE; i++) {
+			struct dpu_sw_pipe *r_pipe;
+			struct dpu_sw_pipe_cfg *r_pipe_cfg;
+
+			pipe = &pstate->pipe[i];
+			pipe_cfg = &pstate->pipe_cfg[i];
+
+			if (drm_rect_width(&pipe_cfg->src_rect) == 0)
+				break;
+
+			pipe->sspp = dpu_rm_reserve_sspp(&dpu_kms->rm, global_state, crtc, &reqs);
+			if (!pipe->sspp)
+				return -ENODEV;
+
+			/* use solo SSPP for the 2nd pipe in pipe pair */
+			if (i % PIPES_PER_STAGE != 0)
+				goto use_solo_sspp;
+
+			/*
+			 * Check multi-rect opportunity for the 2nd pipe in the
+			 * pair. SSPP multi-rect mode cross mixer pairs is not
+			 * supported.
+			 */
+			r_pipe = &pstate->pipe[i + 1];
+			r_pipe_cfg = &pstate->pipe_cfg[i + 1];
+
+			if (drm_rect_width(&r_pipe_cfg->src_rect) != 0 &&
+			    dpu_plane_try_multirect_parallel(pipe, pipe_cfg, r_pipe, r_pipe_cfg,
+							      pipe->sspp,
+							      msm_framebuffer_format(plane_state->fb),
+							      dpu_kms->catalog->caps->max_linewidth)) {
+				i++;
+				continue;
+			}
+use_solo_sspp:
+			pipe->multirect_index = DPU_SSPP_RECT_SOLO;
+			pipe->multirect_mode = DPU_SSPP_MULTIRECT_NONE;
+			DPU_DEBUG_PLANE(pdpu, "allocating sspp_%d for pipe %d.\n",
+					pipe->sspp->idx - SSPP_NONE, i);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return dpu_plane_atomic_check_sspp(plane, state, crtc_state);
