diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
index 3b171bf227d1..6293e716a1c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ static int dpu_encoder_virt_atomic_check(
 
 		if (!crtc_state->active_changed || crtc_state->enable)
 			ret = dpu_rm_reserve(&dpu_kms->rm, global_state,
-					drm_enc, crtc_state, topology);
+					drm_enc, crtc_state, &topology);
 	}
 
 	trace_dpu_enc_atomic_check_flags(DRMID(drm_enc), adj_mode->flags);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c
index 44938ba7a2b7..8193c3d579df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 
+#include "msm_drv.h"
 #define pr_fmt(fmt)	"[drm:%s] " fmt, __func__
 #include "dpu_kms.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_lm.h"
@@ -26,14 +27,6 @@ static inline bool reserved_by_other(uint32_t *res_map, int idx,
 	return res_map[idx] && res_map[idx] != enc_id;
 }
 
-/**
- * struct dpu_rm_requirements - Reservation requirements parameter bundle
- * @topology:  selected topology for the display
- */
-struct dpu_rm_requirements {
-	struct msm_display_topology topology;
-};
-
 int dpu_rm_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct dpu_rm *rm,
 		const struct dpu_mdss_cfg *cat,
@@ -231,14 +224,13 @@ static int _dpu_rm_get_lm_peer(struct dpu_rm *rm, int primary_idx)
  *      mixer in rm->pingpong_blks[].
  * @dspp_idx: output parameter, index of dspp block attached to the layer
  *      mixer in rm->dspp_blks[].
- * @reqs: input parameter, rm requirements for HW blocks needed in the
- *      datapath.
+ * @topology:  selected topology for the display
  * 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, int *dspp_idx,
-		struct dpu_rm_requirements *reqs)
+		struct msm_display_topology *topology)
 {
 	const struct dpu_lm_cfg *lm_cfg;
 	int idx;
@@ -263,7 +255,7 @@ static bool _dpu_rm_check_lm_and_get_connected_blks(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 	}
 	*pp_idx = idx;
 
-	if (!reqs->topology.num_dspp)
+	if (!topology->num_dspp)
 		return true;
 
 	idx = lm_cfg->dspp - DSPP_0;
@@ -285,7 +277,7 @@ static bool _dpu_rm_check_lm_and_get_connected_blks(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 			       struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
 			       uint32_t enc_id,
-			       struct dpu_rm_requirements *reqs)
+			       struct msm_display_topology *topology)
 
 {
 	int lm_idx[MAX_BLOCKS];
@@ -293,14 +285,14 @@ static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 	int dspp_idx[MAX_BLOCKS] = {0};
 	int i, lm_count = 0;
 
-	if (!reqs->topology.num_lm) {
-		DPU_ERROR("invalid number of lm: %d\n", reqs->topology.num_lm);
+	if (!topology->num_lm) {
+		DPU_ERROR("invalid number of lm: %d\n", topology->num_lm);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* Find a primary mixer */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rm->mixer_blks) &&
-			lm_count < reqs->topology.num_lm; i++) {
+			lm_count < topology->num_lm; i++) {
 		if (!rm->mixer_blks[i])
 			continue;
 
@@ -309,14 +301,14 @@ static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 
 		if (!_dpu_rm_check_lm_and_get_connected_blks(rm, global_state,
 				enc_id, i, &pp_idx[lm_count],
-				&dspp_idx[lm_count], reqs)) {
+				&dspp_idx[lm_count], topology)) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		++lm_count;
 
 		/* Valid primary mixer found, find matching peers */
-		if (lm_count < reqs->topology.num_lm) {
+		if (lm_count < topology->num_lm) {
 			int j = _dpu_rm_get_lm_peer(rm, i);
 
 			/* ignore the peer if there is an error or if the peer was already processed */
@@ -329,7 +321,7 @@ static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 			if (!_dpu_rm_check_lm_and_get_connected_blks(rm,
 					global_state, enc_id, j,
 					&pp_idx[lm_count], &dspp_idx[lm_count],
-					reqs)) {
+					topology)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
@@ -338,7 +330,7 @@ static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (lm_count != reqs->topology.num_lm) {
+	if (lm_count != topology->num_lm) {
 		DPU_DEBUG("unable to find appropriate mixers\n");
 		return -ENAVAIL;
 	}
@@ -347,7 +339,7 @@ static int _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 		global_state->mixer_to_enc_id[lm_idx[i]] = enc_id;
 		global_state->pingpong_to_enc_id[pp_idx[i]] = enc_id;
 		global_state->dspp_to_enc_id[dspp_idx[i]] =
-			reqs->topology.num_dspp ? enc_id : 0;
+			topology->num_dspp ? enc_id : 0;
 
 		trace_dpu_rm_reserve_lms(lm_idx[i] + LM_0, enc_id,
 					 pp_idx[i] + PINGPONG_0);
@@ -584,28 +576,28 @@ static int _dpu_rm_make_reservation(
 		struct dpu_rm *rm,
 		struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
 		struct drm_encoder *enc,
-		struct dpu_rm_requirements *reqs)
+		struct msm_display_topology *topology)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(rm, global_state, enc->base.id, reqs);
+	ret = _dpu_rm_reserve_lms(rm, global_state, enc->base.id, topology);
 	if (ret) {
 		DPU_ERROR("unable to find appropriate mixers\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = _dpu_rm_reserve_ctls(rm, global_state, enc->base.id,
-				&reqs->topology);
+			topology);
 	if (ret) {
 		DPU_ERROR("unable to find appropriate CTL\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret  = _dpu_rm_reserve_dsc(rm, global_state, enc, &reqs->topology);
+	ret  = _dpu_rm_reserve_dsc(rm, global_state, enc, topology);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (reqs->topology.needs_cdm) {
+	if (topology->needs_cdm) {
 		ret = _dpu_rm_reserve_cdm(rm, global_state, enc);
 		if (ret) {
 			DPU_ERROR("unable to find CDM blk\n");
@@ -616,20 +608,6 @@ static int _dpu_rm_make_reservation(
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int _dpu_rm_populate_requirements(
-		struct drm_encoder *enc,
-		struct dpu_rm_requirements *reqs,
-		struct msm_display_topology req_topology)
-{
-	reqs->topology = req_topology;
-
-	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("num_lm: %d num_dsc: %d num_intf: %d cdm: %d\n",
-		      reqs->topology.num_lm, reqs->topology.num_dsc,
-		      reqs->topology.num_intf, reqs->topology.needs_cdm);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void _dpu_rm_clear_mapping(uint32_t *res_mapping, int cnt,
 				  uint32_t enc_id)
 {
@@ -662,9 +640,8 @@ int dpu_rm_reserve(
 		struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
 		struct drm_encoder *enc,
 		struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
-		struct msm_display_topology topology)
+		struct msm_display_topology *topology)
 {
-	struct dpu_rm_requirements reqs;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Check if this is just a page-flip */
@@ -679,13 +656,11 @@ int dpu_rm_reserve(
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("reserving hw for enc %d crtc %d\n",
 		      enc->base.id, crtc_state->crtc->base.id);
 
-	ret = _dpu_rm_populate_requirements(enc, &reqs, topology);
-	if (ret) {
-		DPU_ERROR("failed to populate hw requirements\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("num_lm: %d num_dsc: %d num_intf: %d\n",
+		      topology->num_lm, topology->num_dsc,
+		      topology->num_intf);
 
-	ret = _dpu_rm_make_reservation(rm, global_state, enc, &reqs);
+	ret = _dpu_rm_make_reservation(rm, global_state, enc, topology);
 	if (ret)
 		DPU_ERROR("failed to reserve hw resources: %d\n", ret);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h
index e63db8ace6b9..62cc2edd2ee0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int dpu_rm_reserve(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 		struct dpu_global_state *global_state,
 		struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 		struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
-		struct msm_display_topology topology);
+		struct msm_display_topology *topology);
 
 /**
  * dpu_rm_reserve - Given the encoder for the display chain, release any
