return;
 
        if (mode->force) {
-               const char *s;
-
-               switch (mode->force) {
-               case DRM_FORCE_OFF:
-                       s = "OFF";
-                       break;
-               case DRM_FORCE_ON_DIGITAL:
-                       s = "ON - dig";
-                       break;
-               default:
-               case DRM_FORCE_ON:
-                       s = "ON";
-                       break;
-               }
-
-               DRM_INFO("forcing %s connector %s\n", connector->name, s);
+               DRM_INFO("forcing %s connector %s\n", connector->name,
+                        drm_get_connector_force_name(mode->force));
                connector->force = mode->force;
        }
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_get_connector_status_name);
 
+/**
+ * drm_get_connector_force_name - return a string for connector force
+ * @force: connector force to get name of
+ *
+ * Returns: const pointer to name.
+ */
+const char *drm_get_connector_force_name(enum drm_connector_force force)
+{
+       switch (force) {
+       case DRM_FORCE_UNSPECIFIED:
+               return "unspecified";
+       case DRM_FORCE_OFF:
+               return "off";
+       case DRM_FORCE_ON:
+               return "on";
+       case DRM_FORCE_ON_DIGITAL:
+               return "digital";
+       default:
+               return "unknown";
+       }
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
 static struct lockdep_map connector_list_iter_dep_map = {
        .name = "drm_connector_list_iter"
 
                                    struct drm_property *property,
                                    uint64_t value);
 int drm_connector_create_standard_properties(struct drm_device *dev);
+const char *drm_get_connector_force_name(enum drm_connector_force force);
 
 /* IOCTL */
 int drm_mode_connector_property_set_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 static int connector_show(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 {
        struct drm_connector *connector = m->private;
-       const char *status;
 
-       switch (connector->force) {
-       case DRM_FORCE_ON:
-               status = "on\n";
-               break;
-
-       case DRM_FORCE_ON_DIGITAL:
-               status = "digital\n";
-               break;
-
-       case DRM_FORCE_OFF:
-               status = "off\n";
-               break;
-
-       case DRM_FORCE_UNSPECIFIED:
-               status = "unspecified\n";
-               break;
-
-       default:
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       seq_puts(m, status);
+       seq_printf(m, "%s\n", drm_get_connector_force_name(connector->force));
 
        return 0;
 }