diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
index c5ba753d441c..ae63590ad2d3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static inline int _dpu_crtc_get_mixer_width(struct dpu_crtc_state *cstate,
 	return mode->hdisplay / cstate->num_mixers;
 }
 
-static inline struct dpu_kms *_dpu_crtc_get_kms(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+static struct dpu_kms *_dpu_crtc_get_kms(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv = crtc->dev->dev_private;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.h
index 7dc181aabb4d..4822602402f9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.h
@@ -264,13 +264,7 @@ static inline int dpu_crtc_get_mixer_height(struct dpu_crtc *dpu_crtc,
  */
 static inline int dpu_crtc_frame_pending(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
-	struct dpu_crtc *dpu_crtc;
-
-	if (!crtc)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	dpu_crtc = to_dpu_crtc(crtc);
-	return atomic_read(&dpu_crtc->frame_pending);
+	return crtc ? atomic_read(&to_dpu_crtc(crtc)->frame_pending) : -EINVAL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -327,13 +321,7 @@ enum dpu_intf_mode dpu_crtc_get_intf_mode(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 static inline enum dpu_crtc_client_type dpu_crtc_get_client_type(
 						struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
-	struct dpu_crtc_state *cstate =
-			crtc ? to_dpu_crtc_state(crtc->state) : NULL;
-
-	if (!cstate)
-		return NRT_CLIENT;
-
-	return RT_CLIENT;
+	return crtc && crtc->state ? RT_CLIENT : NRT_CLIENT;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
index 7b9620dc9c54..82c55efb500f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ static void dpu_encoder_off_work(struct kthread_work *work)
  * phys: Pointer to physical encoder structure
  * extra_flush_bits: Additional bit mask to include in flush trigger
  */
-static inline void _dpu_encoder_trigger_flush(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
+static void _dpu_encoder_trigger_flush(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 		struct dpu_encoder_phys *phys, uint32_t extra_flush_bits)
 {
 	struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctl;
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ static inline void _dpu_encoder_trigger_flush(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
  * _dpu_encoder_trigger_start - trigger start for a physical encoder
  * phys: Pointer to physical encoder structure
  */
-static inline void _dpu_encoder_trigger_start(struct dpu_encoder_phys *phys)
+static void _dpu_encoder_trigger_start(struct dpu_encoder_phys *phys)
 {
 	if (!phys) {
 		DPU_ERROR("invalid argument(s)\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
index 283a2491f3e3..b3c68c4fcc8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void drm_mode_to_intf_timing_params(
 	 */
 }
 
-static inline u32 get_horizontal_total(const struct intf_timing_params *timing)
+static u32 get_horizontal_total(const struct intf_timing_params *timing)
 {
 	u32 active = timing->xres;
 	u32 inactive =
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ static inline u32 get_horizontal_total(const struct intf_timing_params *timing)
 	return active + inactive;
 }
 
-static inline u32 get_vertical_total(const struct intf_timing_params *timing)
+static u32 get_vertical_total(const struct intf_timing_params *timing)
 {
 	u32 active = timing->yres;
 	u32 inactive =
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.c
index d3f8b929af65..8fa601a9abbf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static inline void dpu_hw_ctl_trigger_flush(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx)
 	DPU_REG_WRITE(&ctx->hw, CTL_FLUSH, ctx->pending_flush_mask);
 }
 
-static inline uint32_t dpu_hw_ctl_get_bitmask_sspp(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx,
+static uint32_t dpu_hw_ctl_get_bitmask_sspp(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx,
 	enum dpu_sspp sspp)
 {
 	uint32_t flushbits = 0;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static inline uint32_t dpu_hw_ctl_get_bitmask_sspp(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx,
 	return flushbits;
 }
 
-static inline uint32_t dpu_hw_ctl_get_bitmask_mixer(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx,
+static uint32_t dpu_hw_ctl_get_bitmask_mixer(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx,
 	enum dpu_lm lm)
 {
 	uint32_t flushbits = 0;
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static inline uint32_t dpu_hw_ctl_get_bitmask_mixer(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx,
 	return flushbits;
 }
 
-static inline int dpu_hw_ctl_get_bitmask_intf(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx,
+static int dpu_hw_ctl_get_bitmask_intf(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx,
 		u32 *flushbits, enum dpu_intf intf)
 {
 	switch (intf) {
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 acb8dc8acaa5..dbe48e006414 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_lm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_lm.c
@@ -64,16 +64,10 @@ static struct dpu_lm_cfg *_lm_offset(enum dpu_lm mixer,
 static inline int _stage_offset(struct dpu_hw_mixer *ctx, enum dpu_stage stage)
 {
 	const struct dpu_lm_sub_blks *sblk = ctx->cap->sblk;
-	int rc;
+	if (stage != DPU_STAGE_BASE && stage <= sblk->maxblendstages)
+		return sblk->blendstage_base[stage - DPU_STAGE_0];
 
-	if (stage == DPU_STAGE_BASE)
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-	else if (stage <= sblk->maxblendstages)
-		rc = sblk->blendstage_base[stage - DPU_STAGE_0];
-	else
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-
-	return rc;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static void dpu_hw_lm_setup_out(struct dpu_hw_mixer *ctx,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_sspp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_sspp.c
index c25b52a6b219..8745018ffdd6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_sspp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_sspp.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 /* traffic shaper clock in Hz */
 #define TS_CLK			19200000
 
-static inline int _sspp_subblk_offset(struct dpu_hw_pipe *ctx,
+static int _sspp_subblk_offset(struct dpu_hw_pipe *ctx,
 		int s_id,
 		u32 *idx)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_plane.c
index d77a8cb15404..e61c3b6fd725 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_plane.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static struct dpu_kms *_dpu_plane_get_kms(struct drm_plane *plane)
  * @src_wdith:		width of source buffer
  * Return: fill level corresponding to the source buffer/format or 0 if error
  */
-static inline int _dpu_plane_calc_fill_level(struct drm_plane *plane,
+static int _dpu_plane_calc_fill_level(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		const struct dpu_format *fmt, u32 src_width)
 {
 	struct dpu_plane *pdpu, *tmp;
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static inline struct msm_gem_address_space *_dpu_plane_get_aspace(
 	return kms->base.aspace;
 }
 
-static inline void _dpu_plane_set_scanout(struct drm_plane *plane,
+static void _dpu_plane_set_scanout(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		struct dpu_plane_state *pstate,
 		struct dpu_hw_pipe_cfg *pipe_cfg,
 		struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static void _dpu_plane_setup_scaler3(struct dpu_plane *pdpu,
 	scale_cfg->enable = 1;
 }
 
-static inline void _dpu_plane_setup_csc(struct dpu_plane *pdpu)
+static void _dpu_plane_setup_csc(struct dpu_plane *pdpu)
 {
 	static const struct dpu_csc_cfg dpu_csc_YUV2RGB_601L = {
 		{
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/msm_media_info.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/msm_media_info.h
index 1a35dfb4a4e5..75470ee5b18f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/msm_media_info.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/msm_media_info.h
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ enum color_fmts {
  * Progressive: width
  * Interlaced: width
  */
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_Y_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
+static unsigned int VENUS_Y_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
 {
 	unsigned int alignment, stride = 0;
 
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ invalid_input:
  * Progressive: width
  * Interlaced: width
  */
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_UV_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
+static unsigned int VENUS_UV_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
 {
 	unsigned int alignment, stride = 0;
 
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ invalid_input:
  * Progressive: height
  * Interlaced: (height+1)>>1
  */
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_Y_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
+static unsigned int VENUS_Y_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
 {
 	unsigned int alignment, sclines = 0;
 
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ invalid_input:
  * Progressive: height
  * Interlaced: (height+1)>>1
  */
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_UV_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
+static unsigned int VENUS_UV_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
 {
 	unsigned int alignment, sclines = 0;
 
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ invalid_input:
  * Progressive: width
  * Interlaced: width
  */
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_Y_META_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
+static unsigned int VENUS_Y_META_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
 {
 	int y_tile_width = 0, y_meta_stride = 0;
 
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ invalid_input:
  * Progressive: height
  * Interlaced: (height+1)>>1
  */
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_Y_META_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
+static unsigned int VENUS_Y_META_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
 {
 	int y_tile_height = 0, y_meta_scanlines = 0;
 
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ invalid_input:
  * Progressive: width
  * Interlaced: width
  */
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_UV_META_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
+static unsigned int VENUS_UV_META_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
 {
 	int uv_tile_width = 0, uv_meta_stride = 0;
 
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ invalid_input:
  * Progressive: height
  * Interlaced: (height+1)>>1
  */
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_UV_META_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
+static unsigned int VENUS_UV_META_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
 {
 	int uv_tile_height = 0, uv_meta_scanlines = 0;
 
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ invalid_input:
 	return uv_meta_scanlines;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_RGB_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
+static unsigned int VENUS_RGB_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
 {
 	unsigned int alignment = 0, stride = 0, bpp = 4;
 
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ invalid_input:
 	return stride;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_RGB_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
+static unsigned int VENUS_RGB_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
 {
 	unsigned int alignment = 0, scanlines = 0;
 
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ invalid_input:
 	return scanlines;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_RGB_META_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
+static unsigned int VENUS_RGB_META_STRIDE(int color_fmt, int width)
 {
 	int rgb_tile_width = 0, rgb_meta_stride = 0;
 
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ invalid_input:
 	return rgb_meta_stride;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned int VENUS_RGB_META_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
+static unsigned int VENUS_RGB_META_SCANLINES(int color_fmt, int height)
 {
 	int rgb_tile_height = 0, rgb_meta_scanlines = 0;