Ben, David,
I would hate if Linux 4.14 is released without this fix, as it would be a regression for my machine. As I mentioned, Linux 4.13 registers nouveaufb even without the dock, but Linux 4.14 doesn't. And that would cause an oops even if CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION is enabled.
Please let me know if any assistance is needed on my part to get the patch merged.
Pavel