diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.c
index 4963bfe6a472..c2fe0009b092 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void dp_catalog_ctrl_hpd_config(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog)
 	dp_write_aux(catalog, REG_DP_DP_HPD_CTRL, DP_DP_HPD_CTRL_HPD_EN);
 }
 
-u32 dp_catalog_hpd_get_state_status(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog)
+u32 dp_catalog_link_is_connected(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog)
 {
 	struct dp_catalog_private *catalog = container_of(dp_catalog,
 				struct dp_catalog_private, dp_catalog);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.h
index 6d257dbebf29..176a9020a520 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_catalog.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void dp_catalog_ctrl_enable_irq(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog, bool enable);
 void dp_catalog_hpd_config_intr(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog,
 			u32 intr_mask, bool en);
 void dp_catalog_ctrl_hpd_config(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog);
-u32 dp_catalog_hpd_get_state_status(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog);
+u32 dp_catalog_link_is_connected(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog);
 u32 dp_catalog_hpd_get_intr_status(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog);
 void dp_catalog_ctrl_phy_reset(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog);
 int dp_catalog_ctrl_update_vx_px(struct dp_catalog *dp_catalog, u8 v_level,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c
index cee161c8ecc6..c7af040ce252 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c
@@ -1468,6 +1468,30 @@ static int dp_ctrl_reinitialize_mainlink(struct dp_ctrl_private *ctrl)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int dp_ctrl_deinitialize_mainlink(struct dp_ctrl_private *ctrl)
+{
+	struct dp_io *dp_io;
+	struct phy *phy;
+	int ret;
+
+	dp_io = &ctrl->parser->io;
+	phy = dp_io->phy;
+
+	dp_catalog_ctrl_mainlink_ctrl(ctrl->catalog, false);
+
+	dp_catalog_ctrl_reset(ctrl->catalog);
+
+	ret = dp_power_clk_enable(ctrl->power, DP_CTRL_PM, false);
+	if (ret) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Failed to disable link clocks. ret=%d\n", ret);
+	}
+
+	phy_power_off(phy);
+	phy_exit(phy);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int dp_ctrl_link_maintenance(struct dp_ctrl_private *ctrl)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -1648,8 +1672,7 @@ int dp_ctrl_on_link(struct dp_ctrl *dp_ctrl)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
-	while (--link_train_max_retries &&
-		!atomic_read(&ctrl->dp_ctrl.aborted)) {
+	while (--link_train_max_retries) {
 		rc = dp_ctrl_reinitialize_mainlink(ctrl);
 		if (rc) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to reinitialize mainlink. rc=%d\n",
@@ -1664,6 +1687,10 @@ int dp_ctrl_on_link(struct dp_ctrl *dp_ctrl)
 			break;
 		} else if (training_step == DP_TRAINING_1) {
 			/* link train_1 failed */
+			if (!dp_catalog_link_is_connected(ctrl->catalog)) {
+				break;
+			}
+
 			rc = dp_ctrl_link_rate_down_shift(ctrl);
 			if (rc < 0) { /* already in RBR = 1.6G */
 				if (cr.lane_0_1 & DP_LANE0_1_CR_DONE) {
@@ -1683,6 +1710,10 @@ int dp_ctrl_on_link(struct dp_ctrl *dp_ctrl)
 			}
 		} else if (training_step == DP_TRAINING_2) {
 			/* link train_2 failed, lower lane rate */
+			if (!dp_catalog_link_is_connected(ctrl->catalog)) {
+				break;
+			}
+
 			rc = dp_ctrl_link_lane_down_shift(ctrl);
 			if (rc < 0) {
 				/* end with failure */
@@ -1703,6 +1734,11 @@ int dp_ctrl_on_link(struct dp_ctrl *dp_ctrl)
 	 */
 	if (rc == 0)  /* link train successfully */
 		dp_ctrl_push_idle(dp_ctrl);
+	else  {
+		/* link training failed */
+		dp_ctrl_deinitialize_mainlink(ctrl);
+		rc = -ECONNRESET;
+	}
 
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index 3eb0d428abf7..0c0573ad34e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -529,6 +529,11 @@ static int dp_hpd_plug_handle(struct dp_display_private *dp, u32 data)
 	if (ret) {	/* link train failed */
 		hpd->hpd_high = 0;
 		dp->hpd_state = ST_DISCONNECTED;
+
+		if (ret == -ECONNRESET) { /* cable unplugged */
+			dp->core_initialized = false;
+		}
+
 	} else {
 		/* start sentinel checking in case of missing uevent */
 		dp_add_event(dp, EV_CONNECT_PENDING_TIMEOUT, 0, tout);
@@ -794,6 +799,11 @@ static int dp_display_enable(struct dp_display_private *dp, u32 data)
 
 	dp_display = g_dp_display;
 
+	if (dp_display->power_on) {
+		DRM_DEBUG_DP("Link already setup, return\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	rc = dp_ctrl_on_stream(dp->ctrl);
 	if (!rc)
 		dp_display->power_on = true;
@@ -826,6 +836,9 @@ static int dp_display_disable(struct dp_display_private *dp, u32 data)
 
 	dp_display = g_dp_display;
 
+	if (!dp_display->power_on)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* wait only if audio was enabled */
 	if (dp_display->audio_enabled) {
 		if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&dp->audio_comp,
@@ -1198,7 +1211,7 @@ static int dp_pm_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	dp_catalog_ctrl_hpd_config(dp->catalog);
 
-	status = dp_catalog_hpd_get_state_status(dp->catalog);
+	status = dp_catalog_link_is_connected(dp->catalog);
 
 	if (status)
 		dp->dp_display.is_connected = true;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
index 1b7a20dc2d8e..97dca3e378b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ int dp_panel_read_sink_caps(struct dp_panel *dp_panel,
 	if (!dp_panel->edid) {
 		DRM_ERROR("panel edid read failed\n");
 		/* check edid read fail is due to unplug */
-		if (!dp_catalog_hpd_get_state_status(panel->catalog)) {
+		if (!dp_catalog_link_is_connected(panel->catalog)) {
 			rc = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			goto end;
 		}
