/* If the frequency is greater than we can support, we might be able
         * to use multiplexing for the video mode */
        if (freq > maxclock) {
+               dev_err(info->device,
+                       "Frequency greater than maxclock (%ld kHz)\n",
+                       maxclock);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+       /*
+        * Additional constraint: 8bpp uses DAC clock doubling to allow maximum
+        * pixel clock
+        */
+       if (var->bits_per_pixel == 8) {
                switch (cinfo->btype) {
                case BT_ALPINE:
+               case BT_PICASSO4:
+                       if (freq > 85500)
+                               cinfo->multiplexing = 1;
+                       break;
                case BT_GD5480:
-                       cinfo->multiplexing = 1;
+                       if (freq > 135100)
+                               cinfo->multiplexing = 1;
                        break;
 
                default:
        freq = PICOS2KHZ(var->pixclock);
        if (cinfo->btype == BT_ALPINE && var->bits_per_pixel == 24)
                freq *= 3;
+       if (cinfo->multiplexing)
+               freq /= 2;
 
        bestclock(freq, &nom, &den, &div);