diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 1dfc28600751..255658906fcf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -1877,10 +1877,8 @@ int drm_mode_cursor_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!req->flags) {
-		DRM_ERROR("no operation set\n");
+	if (!req->flags)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 	obj = drm_mode_object_find(dev, req->crtc_id, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_CRTC);
@@ -1893,7 +1891,6 @@ int drm_mode_cursor_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	if (req->flags & DRM_MODE_CURSOR_BO) {
 		if (!crtc->funcs->cursor_set) {
-			DRM_ERROR("crtc does not support cursor\n");
 			ret = -ENXIO;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1906,7 +1903,6 @@ int drm_mode_cursor_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 		if (crtc->funcs->cursor_move) {
 			ret = crtc->funcs->cursor_move(crtc, req->x, req->y);
 		} else {
-			DRM_ERROR("crtc does not support cursor\n");
 			ret = -EFAULT;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1989,14 +1985,11 @@ int drm_mode_addfb(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if ((config->min_width > r.width) || (r.width > config->max_width)) {
-		DRM_ERROR("mode new framebuffer width not within limits\n");
+	if ((config->min_width > r.width) || (r.width > config->max_width))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	if ((config->min_height > r.height) || (r.height > config->max_height)) {
-		DRM_ERROR("mode new framebuffer height not within limits\n");
+
+	if ((config->min_height > r.height) || (r.height > config->max_height))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 
@@ -2110,7 +2103,6 @@ int drm_mode_rmfb(struct drm_device *dev,
 	obj = drm_mode_object_find(dev, *id, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_FB);
 	/* TODO check that we really get a framebuffer back. */
 	if (!obj) {
-		DRM_ERROR("mode invalid framebuffer id\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2121,7 +2113,6 @@ int drm_mode_rmfb(struct drm_device *dev,
 			found = 1;
 
 	if (!found) {
-		DRM_ERROR("tried to remove a fb that we didn't own\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2168,7 +2159,6 @@ int drm_mode_getfb(struct drm_device *dev,
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 	obj = drm_mode_object_find(dev, r->fb_id, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_FB);
 	if (!obj) {
-		DRM_ERROR("invalid framebuffer id\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2204,7 +2194,6 @@ int drm_mode_dirtyfb_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 	obj = drm_mode_object_find(dev, r->fb_id, DRM_MODE_OBJECT_FB);
 	if (!obj) {
-		DRM_ERROR("invalid framebuffer id\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_err1;
 	}
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 6718b1873dfc..dd557272eca7 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ struct drm_display_mode {
 
 	char name[DRM_DISPLAY_MODE_LEN];
 
-	int connector_count;
 	enum drm_mode_status status;
 	int type;
 
@@ -345,10 +344,21 @@ struct drm_crtc_funcs {
 
 /**
  * drm_crtc - central CRTC control structure
+ * @dev: parent DRM device
+ * @head: list management
+ * @base: base KMS object for ID tracking etc.
  * @enabled: is this CRTC enabled?
+ * @mode: current mode timings
+ * @hwmode: mode timings as programmed to hw regs
  * @x: x position on screen
  * @y: y position on screen
  * @funcs: CRTC control functions
+ * @gamma_size: size of gamma ramp
+ * @gamma_store: gamma ramp values
+ * @framedur_ns: precise frame timing
+ * @framedur_ns: precise line timing
+ * @pixeldur_ns: precise pixel timing
+ * @helper_private: mid-layer private data
  *
  * Each CRTC may have one or more connectors associated with it.  This structure
  * allows the CRTC to be controlled.
@@ -427,6 +437,13 @@ struct drm_connector_funcs {
 	void (*force)(struct drm_connector *connector);
 };
 
+/**
+ * drm_encoder_funcs - encoder controls
+ * @reset: reset state (e.g. at init or resume time)
+ * @destroy: cleanup and free associated data
+ *
+ * Encoders sit between CRTCs and connectors.
+ */
 struct drm_encoder_funcs {
 	void (*reset)(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 	void (*destroy)(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
@@ -439,6 +456,18 @@ struct drm_encoder_funcs {
 
 /**
  * drm_encoder - central DRM encoder structure
+ * @dev: parent DRM device
+ * @head: list management
+ * @base: base KMS object
+ * @encoder_type: one of the %DRM_MODE_ENCODER_<foo> types in drm_mode.h
+ * @possible_crtcs: bitmask of potential CRTC bindings
+ * @possible_clones: bitmask of potential sibling encoders for cloning
+ * @crtc: currently bound CRTC
+ * @funcs: control functions
+ * @helper_private: mid-layer private data
+ *
+ * CRTCs drive pixels to encoders, which convert them into signals
+ * appropriate for a given connector or set of connectors.
  */
 struct drm_encoder {
 	struct drm_device *dev;
@@ -474,14 +503,37 @@ enum drm_connector_force {
 
 /**
  * drm_connector - central DRM connector control structure
- * @crtc: CRTC this connector is currently connected to, NULL if none
+ * @dev: parent DRM device
+ * @kdev: kernel device for sysfs attributes
+ * @attr: sysfs attributes
+ * @head: list management
+ * @base: base KMS object
+ * @connector_type: one of the %DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_<foo> types from drm_mode.h
+ * @connector_type_id: index into connector type enum
  * @interlace_allowed: can this connector handle interlaced modes?
  * @doublescan_allowed: can this connector handle doublescan?
- * @available_modes: modes available on this connector (from get_modes() + user)
- * @initial_x: initial x position for this connector
- * @initial_y: initial y position for this connector
- * @status: connector connected?
+ * @modes: modes available on this connector (from fill_modes() + user)
+ * @status: one of the drm_connector_status enums (connected, not, or unknown)
+ * @probed_modes: list of modes derived directly from the display
+ * @display_info: information about attached display (e.g. from EDID)
  * @funcs: connector control functions
+ * @user_modes: user added mode list
+ * @edid_blob_ptr: DRM property containing EDID if present
+ * @property_ids: property tracking for this connector
+ * @property_values: value pointers or data for properties
+ * @polled: a %DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_<foo> value for core driven polling
+ * @dpms: current dpms state
+ * @helper_private: mid-layer private data
+ * @force: a %DRM_FORCE_<foo> state for forced mode sets
+ * @encoder_ids: valid encoders for this connector
+ * @encoder: encoder driving this connector, if any
+ * @eld: EDID-like data, if present
+ * @dvi_dual: dual link DVI, if found
+ * @max_tmds_clock: max clock rate, if found
+ * @latency_present: AV delay info from ELD, if found
+ * @video_latency: video latency info from ELD, if found
+ * @audio_latency: audio latency info from ELD, if found
+ * @null_edid_counter: track sinks that give us all zeros for the EDID
  *
  * Each connector may be connected to one or more CRTCs, or may be clonable by
  * another connector if they can share a CRTC.  Each connector also has a specific
@@ -502,7 +554,6 @@ struct drm_connector {
 	bool doublescan_allowed;
 	struct list_head modes; /* list of modes on this connector */
 
-	int initial_x, initial_y;
 	enum drm_connector_status status;
 
 	/* these are modes added by probing with DDC or the BIOS */
@@ -526,7 +577,6 @@ struct drm_connector {
 	/* forced on connector */
 	enum drm_connector_force force;
 	uint32_t encoder_ids[DRM_CONNECTOR_MAX_ENCODER];
-	uint32_t force_encoder_id;
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder; /* currently active encoder */
 
 	/* EDID bits */
@@ -596,7 +646,15 @@ struct drm_plane {
 };
 
 /**
- * struct drm_mode_set
+ * drm_mode_set - new values for a CRTC config change
+ * @head: list management
+ * @fb: framebuffer to use for new config
+ * @crtc: CRTC whose configuration we're about to change
+ * @mode: mode timings to use
+ * @x: position of this CRTC relative to @fb
+ * @y: position of this CRTC relative to @fb
+ * @connectors: array of connectors to drive with this CRTC if possible
+ * @num_connectors: size of @connectors array
  *
  * Represents a single crtc the connectors that it drives with what mode
  * and from which framebuffer it scans out from.
@@ -618,13 +676,33 @@ struct drm_mode_set {
 };
 
 /**
- * struct drm_mode_config_funcs - configure CRTCs for a given screen layout
+ * struct drm_mode_config_funcs - basic driver provided mode setting functions
+ * @fb_create: create a new framebuffer object
+ * @output_poll_changed: function to handle output configuration changes
+ *
+ * Some global (i.e. not per-CRTC, connector, etc) mode setting functions that
+ * involve drivers.
  */
 struct drm_mode_config_funcs {
-	struct drm_framebuffer *(*fb_create)(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_file *file_priv, struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd);
+	struct drm_framebuffer *(*fb_create)(struct drm_device *dev,
+					     struct drm_file *file_priv,
+					     struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd);
 	void (*output_poll_changed)(struct drm_device *dev);
 };
 
+/**
+ * drm_mode_group - group of mode setting resources for potential sub-grouping
+ * @num_crtcs: CRTC count
+ * @num_encoders: encoder count
+ * @num_connectors: connector count
+ * @id_list: list of KMS object IDs in this group
+ *
+ * Currently this simply tracks the global mode setting state.  But in the
+ * future it could allow groups of objects to be set aside into independent
+ * control groups for use by different user level processes (e.g. two X servers
+ * running simultaneously on different heads, each with their own mode
+ * configuration and freedom of mode setting).
+ */
 struct drm_mode_group {
 	uint32_t num_crtcs;
 	uint32_t num_encoders;
@@ -636,7 +714,30 @@ struct drm_mode_group {
 
 /**
  * drm_mode_config - Mode configuration control structure
+ * @mutex: mutex protecting KMS related lists and structures
+ * @idr_mutex: mutex for KMS ID allocation and management
+ * @crtc_idr: main KMS ID tracking object
+ * @num_fb: number of fbs available
+ * @fb_list: list of framebuffers available
+ * @num_connector: number of connectors on this device
+ * @connector_list: list of connector objects
+ * @num_encoder: number of encoders on this device
+ * @encoder_list: list of encoder objects
+ * @num_crtc: number of CRTCs on this device
+ * @crtc_list: list of CRTC objects
+ * @min_width: minimum pixel width on this device
+ * @min_height: minimum pixel height on this device
+ * @max_width: maximum pixel width on this device
+ * @max_height: maximum pixel height on this device
+ * @funcs: core driver provided mode setting functions
+ * @fb_base: base address of the framebuffer
+ * @poll_enabled: track polling status for this device
+ * @output_poll_work: delayed work for polling in process context
+ * @*_property: core property tracking
  *
+ * Core mode resource tracking structure.  All CRTC, encoders, and connectors
+ * enumerated by the driver are added here, as are global properties.  Some
+ * global restrictions are also here, e.g. dimension restrictions.
  */
 struct drm_mode_config {
 	struct mutex mutex; /* protects configuration (mode lists etc.) */