diff --git a/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h b/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
index 95620428a59b..f11c35cd5532 100644
--- a/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define __SOUND_DMAENGINE_PCM_H__
 
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
+#include <sound/soc.h>
 #include <linux/dmaengine.h>
 
 /**
@@ -39,9 +40,15 @@ snd_pcm_uframes_t snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 snd_pcm_uframes_t snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer_no_residue(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 
 int snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-	dma_filter_fn filter_fn, void *filter_data);
+	struct dma_chan *chan);
 int snd_dmaengine_pcm_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 
+int snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+	dma_filter_fn filter_fn, void *filter_data);
+int snd_dmaengine_pcm_close_release_chan(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
+
+struct dma_chan *snd_dmaengine_pcm_request_channel(dma_filter_fn filter_fn,
+	void *filter_data);
 struct dma_chan *snd_dmaengine_pcm_get_chan(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 
 /**
@@ -68,4 +75,65 @@ void snd_dmaengine_pcm_set_config_from_dai_data(
 	const struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data *dma_data,
 	struct dma_slave_config *config);
 
+
+/*
+ * Try to request the DMA channel using compat_request_channel or
+ * compat_filter_fn if it couldn't be requested through devicetree.
+ */
+#define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT BIT(0)
+/*
+ * Don't try to request the DMA channels through devicetree. This flag only
+ * makes sense if SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT is set as well.
+ */
+#define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT BIT(1)
+/*
+ * The platforms dmaengine driver does not support reporting the amount of
+ * bytes that are still left to transfer.
+ */
+#define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE BIT(2)
+/*
+ * The PCM is half duplex and the DMA channel is shared between capture and
+ * playback.
+ */
+#define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_HALF_DUPLEX BIT(3)
+
+/**
+ * struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config - Configuration data for dmaengine based PCM
+ * @prepare_slave_config: Callback used to fill in the DMA slave_config for a
+ *   PCM substream. Will be called from the PCM drivers hwparams callback.
+ * @compat_request_channel: Callback to request a DMA channel for platforms
+ *   which do not use devicetree.
+ * @compat_filter_fn: Will be used as the filter function when requesting a
+ *  channel for platforms which do not use devicetree. The filter parameter
+ *  will be the DAI's DMA data.
+ * @pcm_hardware: snd_pcm_hardware struct to be used for the PCM.
+ * @prealloc_buffer_size: Size of the preallocated audio buffer.
+ *
+ * Note: If both compat_request_channel and compat_filter_fn are set
+ * compat_request_channel will be used to request the channel and
+ * compat_filter_fn will be ignored. Otherwise the channel will be requested
+ * using dma_request_channel with compat_filter_fn as the filter function.
+ */
+struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config {
+	int (*prepare_slave_config)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
+			struct dma_slave_config *slave_config);
+	struct dma_chan *(*compat_request_channel)(
+			struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
+	dma_filter_fn compat_filter_fn;
+
+	const struct snd_pcm_hardware *pcm_hardware;
+	unsigned int prealloc_buffer_size;
+};
+
+int snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(struct device *dev,
+	const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config *config,
+	unsigned int flags);
+void snd_dmaengine_pcm_unregister(struct device *dev);
+
+int snd_dmaengine_pcm_prepare_slave_config(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+	struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
+	struct dma_slave_config *slave_config);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 9eb0e4db4835..85c15226103b 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ int snd_soc_poweroff(struct device *dev);
 int snd_soc_register_platform(struct device *dev,
 		const struct snd_soc_platform_driver *platform_drv);
 void snd_soc_unregister_platform(struct device *dev);
+int snd_soc_add_platform(struct device *dev, struct snd_soc_platform *platform,
+		const struct snd_soc_platform_driver *platform_drv);
+void snd_soc_remove_platform(struct snd_soc_platform *platform);
+struct snd_soc_platform *snd_soc_lookup_platform(struct device *dev);
 int snd_soc_register_codec(struct device *dev,
 		const struct snd_soc_codec_driver *codec_drv,
 		struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv, int num_dai);
diff --git a/sound/soc/Kconfig b/sound/soc/Kconfig
index 5da8ca7aee05..9e675c76436c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/Kconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ config SND_SOC_AC97_BUS
 config SND_SOC_DMAENGINE_PCM
 	bool
 
+config SND_SOC_GENERIC_DMAENGINE_PCM
+	bool
+	select SND_SOC_DMAENGINE_PCM
+
 # All the supported SoCs
 source "sound/soc/atmel/Kconfig"
 source "sound/soc/au1x/Kconfig"
diff --git a/sound/soc/Makefile b/sound/soc/Makefile
index 99f32f7c0692..197b6ae54c8d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/Makefile
+++ b/sound/soc/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_SND_SOC_DMAENGINE_PCM),)
 snd-soc-core-objs += soc-dmaengine-pcm.o
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_SND_SOC_GENERIC_DMAENGINE_PCM),)
+snd-soc-core-objs += soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.o
+endif
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC)	+= snd-soc-core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC)	+= codecs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC)	+= generic/
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c
index bb07989762d5..1d38fd0bc4e2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pcm-dma.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static int atmel_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (ssc->pdev)
 		sdata = ssc->pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
-	ret = snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, filter, sdata);
+	ret = snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan(substream, filter, sdata);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("atmel-pcm: dmaengine pcm open failed\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static int atmel_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	return 0;
 err:
-	snd_dmaengine_pcm_close(substream);
+	snd_dmaengine_pcm_close_release_chan(substream);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int atmel_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 static struct snd_pcm_ops atmel_pcm_ops = {
 	.open		= atmel_pcm_open,
-	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
+	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close_release_chan,
 	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
 	.hw_params	= atmel_pcm_hw_params,
 	.prepare	= atmel_pcm_dma_prepare,
diff --git a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-pcm.c b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-pcm.c
index 298946f790eb..488032690378 100644
--- a/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/cirrus/ep93xx-pcm.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ static int ep93xx_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &ep93xx_pcm_hardware);
 
-	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, ep93xx_pcm_dma_filter,
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan(substream,
+			ep93xx_pcm_dma_filter,
 			snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream));
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ static int ep93xx_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 static struct snd_pcm_ops ep93xx_pcm_ops = {
 	.open		= ep93xx_pcm_open,
-	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
+	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close_release_chan,
 	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
 	.hw_params	= ep93xx_pcm_hw_params,
 	.hw_free	= ep93xx_pcm_hw_free,
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/Kconfig b/sound/soc/fsl/Kconfig
index 3b98159d9645..3843a18d4e56 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/Kconfig
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ config SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_FIQ
 
 config SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA
 	bool
-	select SND_SOC_DMAENGINE_PCM
+	select SND_SOC_GENERIC_DMAENGINE_PCM
 	select SND_SOC_IMX_PCM
 
 config SND_SOC_IMX_AUDMUX
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
index 42366d776f62..0f0bed6def9e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
@@ -425,12 +425,6 @@ static int fsl_ssi_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		ssi_private->second_stream = substream;
 	}
 
-	if (ssi_private->ssi_on_imx)
-		snd_soc_dai_set_dma_data(dai, substream,
-			(substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) ?
-				&ssi_private->dma_params_tx :
-				&ssi_private->dma_params_rx);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -552,6 +546,18 @@ static void fsl_ssi_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	}
 }
 
+static int fsl_ssi_dai_probe(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
+{
+	struct fsl_ssi_private *ssi_private = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
+
+	if (ssi_private->ssi_on_imx) {
+		dai->playback_dma_data = &ssi_private->dma_params_tx;
+		dai->capture_dma_data = &ssi_private->dma_params_rx;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops fsl_ssi_dai_ops = {
 	.startup	= fsl_ssi_startup,
 	.hw_params	= fsl_ssi_hw_params,
@@ -561,6 +567,7 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops fsl_ssi_dai_ops = {
 
 /* Template for the CPU dai driver structure */
 static struct snd_soc_dai_driver fsl_ssi_dai_template = {
+	.probe = fsl_ssi_dai_probe,
 	.playback = {
 		/* The SSI does not support monaural audio. */
 		.channels_min = 2,
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-dma.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-dma.c
index ee838c8a3b11..c246fb514930 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm-dma.c
@@ -11,22 +11,12 @@
  *  Free Software Foundation;  either version 2 of the  License, or (at your
  *  option) any later version.
  */
-#include <linux/clk.h>
-#include <linux/delay.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
-#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
-#include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/dmaengine.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include <sound/core.h>
-#include <sound/initval.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
-#include <sound/pcm_params.h>
 #include <sound/soc.h>
 #include <sound/dmaengine_pcm.h>
 
@@ -44,32 +34,7 @@ static bool filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int snd_imx_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-				struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-	struct dma_chan *chan = snd_dmaengine_pcm_get_chan(substream);
-	struct dma_slave_config slave_config;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = snd_hwparams_to_dma_slave_config(substream, params, &slave_config);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	snd_dmaengine_pcm_set_config_from_dai_data(substream,
-			snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream),
-			&slave_config);
-
-	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(chan, &slave_config);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	snd_pcm_set_runtime_buffer(substream, &substream->dma_buffer);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_imx_hardware = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_hardware imx_pcm_hardware = {
 	.info = SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
@@ -88,33 +53,22 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_imx_hardware = {
 	.fifo_size = 0,
 };
 
-static int snd_imx_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-
-	snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &snd_imx_hardware);
-
-	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, filter,
-		snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream));
-}
-
-static struct snd_pcm_ops imx_pcm_ops = {
-	.open		= snd_imx_open,
-	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
-	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
-	.hw_params	= snd_imx_pcm_hw_params,
-	.trigger	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_trigger,
-	.pointer	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer_no_residue,
-	.mmap		= snd_imx_pcm_mmap,
-};
-
-static struct snd_soc_platform_driver imx_soc_platform_mx2 = {
-	.ops		= &imx_pcm_ops,
-	.pcm_new	= imx_pcm_new,
-	.pcm_free	= imx_pcm_free,
+static const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config imx_dmaengine_pcm_config = {
+	.pcm_hardware = &imx_pcm_hardware,
+	.prepare_slave_config = snd_dmaengine_pcm_prepare_slave_config,
+	.compat_filter_fn = filter,
+	.prealloc_buffer_size = IMX_SSI_DMABUF_SIZE,
 };
 
 int imx_pcm_dma_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	return snd_soc_register_platform(&pdev->dev, &imx_soc_platform_mx2);
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(&pdev->dev, &imx_dmaengine_pcm_config,
+		SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE |
+		SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT |
+		SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT);
+}
+
+void imx_pcm_dma_exit(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	snd_dmaengine_pcm_unregister(&pdev->dev);
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm.c
index 0d0625bfcb65..c49896442d8e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm.c
@@ -114,7 +114,11 @@ static int imx_pcm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int imx_pcm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	snd_soc_unregister_platform(&pdev->dev);
+	if (strcmp(pdev->id_entry->name, "imx-fiq-pcm-audio") == 0)
+		snd_soc_unregister_platform(&pdev->dev);
+	else
+		imx_pcm_dma_exit(pdev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm.h b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm.h
index be9cc64a208b..b7fa0d75c687 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm.h
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-pcm.h
@@ -39,11 +39,16 @@ void imx_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA
 int imx_pcm_dma_init(struct platform_device *pdev);
+void imx_pcm_dma_exit(struct platform_device *pdev);
 #else
 static inline int imx_pcm_dma_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
+
+static inline void imx_pcm_dma_exit(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_FIQ
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
index 4ce2d608b37a..902fab02b851 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
@@ -232,23 +232,6 @@ static int imx_ssi_set_dai_clkdiv(struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int imx_ssi_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-			   struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai)
-{
-	struct imx_ssi *ssi = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(cpu_dai);
-	struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data *dma_data;
-
-	/* Tx/Rx config */
-	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
-		dma_data = &ssi->dma_params_tx;
-	else
-		dma_data = &ssi->dma_params_rx;
-
-	snd_soc_dai_set_dma_data(cpu_dai, substream, dma_data);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Should only be called when port is inactive (i.e. SSIEN = 0),
  * although can be called multiple times by upper layers.
@@ -353,7 +336,6 @@ static int imx_ssi_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 }
 
 static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops imx_ssi_pcm_dai_ops = {
-	.startup	= imx_ssi_startup,
 	.hw_params	= imx_ssi_hw_params,
 	.set_fmt	= imx_ssi_set_dai_fmt,
 	.set_clkdiv	= imx_ssi_set_dai_clkdiv,
@@ -373,6 +355,10 @@ static int imx_ssi_dai_probe(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 		SSI_SFCSR_RFWM0(ssi->dma_params_rx.maxburst);
 	writel(val, ssi->base + SSI_SFCSR);
 
+	/* Tx/Rx config */
+	dai->playback_dma_data = &ssi->dma_params_tx;
+	dai->capture_dma_data = &ssi->dma_params_rx;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/Kconfig b/sound/soc/mxs/Kconfig
index b6fa77678d97..78d321cbe8b4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 menuconfig SND_MXS_SOC
 	tristate "SoC Audio for Freescale MXS CPUs"
 	depends on ARCH_MXS
-	select SND_SOC_DMAENGINE_PCM
+	select SND_SOC_GENERIC_DMAENGINE_PCM
 	help
 	  Say Y or M if you want to add support for codecs attached to
 	  the MXS SAIF interface.
diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-pcm.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-pcm.c
index ebbef8597554..b41fffc056fb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-pcm.c
@@ -18,32 +18,24 @@
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
-#include <linux/clk.h>
-#include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
-#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
-#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/platform_device.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/dmaengine.h>
 
 #include <sound/core.h>
-#include <sound/initval.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
-#include <sound/pcm_params.h>
 #include <sound/soc.h>
 #include <sound/dmaengine_pcm.h>
 
 #include "mxs-pcm.h"
 
-static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_mxs_hardware = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_mxs_hardware = {
 	.info			= SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
 				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE |
 				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_RESUME |
-				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED,
+				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
+				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_HALF_DUPLEX,
 	.formats		= SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE |
 				  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S20_3LE |
 				  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_LE,
@@ -55,7 +47,6 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_mxs_hardware = {
 	.periods_max		= 52,
 	.buffer_bytes_max	= 64 * 1024,
 	.fifo_size		= 32,
-
 };
 
 static bool filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
@@ -73,129 +64,25 @@ static bool filter(struct dma_chan *chan, void *param)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int snd_mxs_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-				struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
-{
-	snd_pcm_set_runtime_buffer(substream, &substream->dma_buffer);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int snd_mxs_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-
-	snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &snd_mxs_hardware);
-
-	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, filter,
-		snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream));
-}
-
-static int snd_mxs_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-		struct vm_area_struct *vma)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-
-	return dma_mmap_writecombine(substream->pcm->card->dev, vma,
-					runtime->dma_area,
-					runtime->dma_addr,
-					runtime->dma_bytes);
-}
-
-static struct snd_pcm_ops mxs_pcm_ops = {
-	.open		= snd_mxs_open,
-	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
-	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
-	.hw_params	= snd_mxs_pcm_hw_params,
-	.trigger	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_trigger,
-	.pointer	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer_no_residue,
-	.mmap		= snd_mxs_pcm_mmap,
-};
-
-static int mxs_pcm_preallocate_dma_buffer(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = pcm->streams[stream].substream;
-	struct snd_dma_buffer *buf = &substream->dma_buffer;
-	size_t size = snd_mxs_hardware.buffer_bytes_max;
-
-	buf->dev.type = SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV;
-	buf->dev.dev = pcm->card->dev;
-	buf->private_data = NULL;
-	buf->area = dma_alloc_writecombine(pcm->card->dev, size,
-					   &buf->addr, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf->area)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	buf->bytes = size;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static u64 mxs_pcm_dmamask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
-static int mxs_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
-{
-	struct snd_card *card = rtd->card->snd_card;
-	struct snd_pcm *pcm = rtd->pcm;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (!card->dev->dma_mask)
-		card->dev->dma_mask = &mxs_pcm_dmamask;
-	if (!card->dev->coherent_dma_mask)
-		card->dev->coherent_dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
-
-	if (pcm->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK].substream) {
-		ret = mxs_pcm_preallocate_dma_buffer(pcm,
-			SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (pcm->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE].substream) {
-		ret = mxs_pcm_preallocate_dma_buffer(pcm,
-			SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-out:
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void mxs_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
-	struct snd_dma_buffer *buf;
-	int stream;
-
-	for (stream = 0; stream < 2; stream++) {
-		substream = pcm->streams[stream].substream;
-		if (!substream)
-			continue;
-
-		buf = &substream->dma_buffer;
-		if (!buf->area)
-			continue;
-
-		dma_free_writecombine(pcm->card->dev, buf->bytes,
-				      buf->area, buf->addr);
-		buf->area = NULL;
-	}
-}
-
-static struct snd_soc_platform_driver mxs_soc_platform = {
-	.ops		= &mxs_pcm_ops,
-	.pcm_new	= mxs_pcm_new,
-	.pcm_free	= mxs_pcm_free,
+static const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config mxs_dmaengine_pcm_config = {
+	.pcm_hardware = &snd_mxs_hardware,
+	.compat_filter_fn = filter,
+	.prealloc_buffer_size = 64 * 1024,
 };
 
 int mxs_pcm_platform_register(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return snd_soc_register_platform(dev, &mxs_soc_platform);
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(dev, &mxs_dmaengine_pcm_config,
+		SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE |
+		SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT |
+		SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT |
+		SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_HALF_DUPLEX);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mxs_pcm_platform_register);
 
 void mxs_pcm_platform_unregister(struct device *dev)
 {
-	snd_soc_unregister_platform(dev);
+	snd_dmaengine_pcm_unregister(dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mxs_pcm_platform_unregister);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
index abf4ddf4ed89..b563141a6543 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ static int mxs_saif_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			   struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai)
 {
 	struct mxs_saif *saif = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(cpu_dai);
-	snd_soc_dai_set_dma_data(cpu_dai, substream, &saif->dma_param);
 
 	/* clear error status to 0 for each re-open */
 	saif->fifo_underrun = 0;
@@ -605,6 +604,8 @@ static int mxs_saif_dai_probe(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 	struct mxs_saif *saif = dev_get_drvdata(dai->dev);
 
 	snd_soc_dai_set_drvdata(dai, saif);
+	dai->playback_dma_data = &saif->dma_param;
+	dai->capture_dma_data = &saif->dma_param;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
index c8e272f9c2de..c28e042f2208 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ static int omap_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 	dma_data = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream);
 
-	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, omap_dma_filter_fn,
-				      dma_data->filter_data);
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan(substream,
+						   omap_dma_filter_fn,
+						   dma_data->filter_data);
 }
 
 static int omap_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ static int omap_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 static struct snd_pcm_ops omap_pcm_ops = {
 	.open		= omap_pcm_open,
-	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
+	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close_release_chan,
 	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
 	.hw_params	= omap_pcm_hw_params,
 	.hw_free	= omap_pcm_hw_free,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-pcm.c b/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-pcm.c
index 6c3980252bf6..349930015264 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/mmp-pcm.c
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ static int mmp_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	dma_data.dma_res = r;
 	dma_data.ssp_id = cpu_dai->id;
 
-	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, filter, &dma_data);
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan(substream, filter,
+		    &dma_data);
 }
 
 static int mmp_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ static int mmp_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 struct snd_pcm_ops mmp_pcm_ops = {
 	.open		= mmp_pcm_open,
-	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
+	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close_release_chan,
 	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
 	.hw_params	= mmp_pcm_hw_params,
 	.trigger	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_trigger,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 7bf21a1035ea..d56bbea6e75e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3900,21 +3900,14 @@ static void snd_soc_unregister_dais(struct device *dev, size_t count)
 }
 
 /**
- * snd_soc_register_platform - Register a platform with the ASoC core
- *
- * @platform: platform to register
+ * snd_soc_add_platform - Add a platform to the ASoC core
+ * @dev: The parent device for the platform
+ * @platform: The platform to add
+ * @platform_driver: The driver for the platform
  */
-int snd_soc_register_platform(struct device *dev,
+int snd_soc_add_platform(struct device *dev, struct snd_soc_platform *platform,
 		const struct snd_soc_platform_driver *platform_drv)
 {
-	struct snd_soc_platform *platform;
-
-	dev_dbg(dev, "ASoC: platform register %s\n", dev_name(dev));
-
-	platform = kzalloc(sizeof(struct snd_soc_platform), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (platform == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	/* create platform component name */
 	platform->name = fmt_single_name(dev, &platform->id);
 	if (platform->name == NULL) {
@@ -3937,8 +3930,62 @@ int snd_soc_register_platform(struct device *dev,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_add_platform);
+
+/**
+ * snd_soc_register_platform - Register a platform with the ASoC core
+ *
+ * @platform: platform to register
+ */
+int snd_soc_register_platform(struct device *dev,
+		const struct snd_soc_platform_driver *platform_drv)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_platform *platform;
+	int ret;
+
+	dev_dbg(dev, "ASoC: platform register %s\n", dev_name(dev));
+
+	platform = kzalloc(sizeof(struct snd_soc_platform), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (platform == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = snd_soc_add_platform(dev, platform, platform_drv);
+	if (ret)
+		kfree(platform);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_register_platform);
 
+/**
+ * snd_soc_remove_platform - Remove a platform from the ASoC core
+ * @platform: the platform to remove
+ */
+void snd_soc_remove_platform(struct snd_soc_platform *platform)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&client_mutex);
+	list_del(&platform->list);
+	mutex_unlock(&client_mutex);
+
+	dev_dbg(platform->dev, "ASoC: Unregistered platform '%s'\n",
+		platform->name);
+	kfree(platform->name);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_remove_platform);
+
+struct snd_soc_platform *snd_soc_lookup_platform(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_platform *platform;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(platform, &platform_list, list) {
+		if (dev == platform->dev)
+			return platform;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_lookup_platform);
+
 /**
  * snd_soc_unregister_platform - Unregister a platform from the ASoC core
  *
@@ -3948,19 +3995,11 @@ void snd_soc_unregister_platform(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_platform *platform;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(platform, &platform_list, list) {
-		if (dev == platform->dev)
-			goto found;
-	}
-	return;
+	platform = snd_soc_lookup_platform(dev);
+	if (!platform)
+		return;
 
-found:
-	mutex_lock(&client_mutex);
-	list_del(&platform->list);
-	mutex_unlock(&client_mutex);
-
-	dev_dbg(dev, "ASoC: Unregistered platform '%s'\n", platform->name);
-	kfree(platform->name);
+	snd_soc_remove_platform(platform);
 	kfree(platform);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_unregister_platform);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dmaengine-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dmaengine-pcm.c
index a9a300acb506..aa924d9b7986 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dmaengine-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dmaengine-pcm.c
@@ -254,44 +254,48 @@ snd_pcm_uframes_t snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer);
 
-static int dmaengine_pcm_request_channel(struct dmaengine_pcm_runtime_data *prtd,
-	dma_filter_fn filter_fn, void *filter_data)
+/**
+ * snd_dmaengine_pcm_request_channel - Request channel for the dmaengine PCM
+ * @filter_fn: Filter function used to request the DMA channel
+ * @filter_data: Data passed to the DMA filter function
+ *
+ * Returns NULL or the requested DMA channel.
+ *
+ * This function request a DMA channel for usage with dmaengine PCM.
+ */
+struct dma_chan *snd_dmaengine_pcm_request_channel(dma_filter_fn filter_fn,
+	void *filter_data)
 {
 	dma_cap_mask_t mask;
 
 	dma_cap_zero(mask);
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, mask);
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_CYCLIC, mask);
-	prtd->dma_chan = dma_request_channel(mask, filter_fn, filter_data);
 
-	if (!prtd->dma_chan)
-		return -ENXIO;
-
-	return 0;
+	return dma_request_channel(mask, filter_fn, filter_data);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_dmaengine_pcm_request_channel);
 
 /**
  * snd_dmaengine_pcm_open - Open a dmaengine based PCM substream
  * @substream: PCM substream
- * @filter_fn: Filter function used to request the DMA channel
- * @filter_data: Data passed to the DMA filter function
+ * @chan: DMA channel to use for data transfers
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise.
  *
- * This function will request a DMA channel using the passed filter function and
- * data. The function should usually be called from the pcm open callback.
- *
- * Note that this function will use private_data field of the substream's
- * runtime. So it is not availabe to your pcm driver implementation. If you need
- * to keep additional data attached to a substream use
- * snd_dmaengine_pcm_{set,get}_data.
+ * The function should usually be called from the pcm open callback. Note that
+ * this function will use private_data field of the substream's runtime. So it
+ * is not availabe to your pcm driver implementation.
  */
 int snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-	dma_filter_fn filter_fn, void *filter_data)
+	struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	struct dmaengine_pcm_runtime_data *prtd;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!chan)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer(substream->runtime,
 					    SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -301,11 +305,7 @@ int snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (!prtd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = dmaengine_pcm_request_channel(prtd, filter_fn, filter_data);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		kfree(prtd);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	prtd->dma_chan = chan;
 
 	substream->runtime->private_data = prtd;
 
@@ -313,6 +313,27 @@ int snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_dmaengine_pcm_open);
 
+/**
+ * snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan - Open a dmaengine based PCM substream and request channel
+ * @substream: PCM substream
+ * @filter_fn: Filter function used to request the DMA channel
+ * @filter_data: Data passed to the DMA filter function
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, a negative error code otherwise.
+ *
+ * This function will request a DMA channel using the passed filter function and
+ * data. The function should usually be called from the pcm open callback. Note
+ * that this function will use private_data field of the substream's runtime. So
+ * it is not availabe to your pcm driver implementation.
+ */
+int snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+	dma_filter_fn filter_fn, void *filter_data)
+{
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream,
+		    snd_dmaengine_pcm_request_channel(filter_fn, filter_data));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan);
+
 /**
  * snd_dmaengine_pcm_close - Close a dmaengine based PCM substream
  * @substream: PCM substream
@@ -321,11 +342,26 @@ int snd_dmaengine_pcm_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct dmaengine_pcm_runtime_data *prtd = substream_to_prtd(substream);
 
-	dma_release_channel(prtd->dma_chan);
 	kfree(prtd);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_dmaengine_pcm_close);
 
+/**
+ * snd_dmaengine_pcm_release_chan_close - Close a dmaengine based PCM substream and release channel
+ * @substream: PCM substream
+ *
+ * Releases the DMA channel associated with the PCM substream.
+ */
+int snd_dmaengine_pcm_close_release_chan(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct dmaengine_pcm_runtime_data *prtd = substream_to_prtd(substream);
+
+	dma_release_channel(prtd->dma_chan);
+
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_close(substream);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_dmaengine_pcm_close_release_chan);
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e29ec3cd84b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C) 2013, Analog Devices Inc.
+ *	Author: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@metafoo.de>
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ *  under  the terms of the GNU General  Public License as published by the
+ *  Free Software Foundation;  either version 2 of the License, or (at your
+ *  option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *  675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/dmaengine.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <sound/pcm.h>
+#include <sound/pcm_params.h>
+#include <sound/soc.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
+
+#include <sound/dmaengine_pcm.h>
+
+struct dmaengine_pcm {
+	struct dma_chan *chan[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE + 1];
+	const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config *config;
+	struct snd_soc_platform platform;
+	unsigned int flags;
+};
+
+static struct dmaengine_pcm *soc_platform_to_pcm(struct snd_soc_platform *p)
+{
+	return container_of(p, struct dmaengine_pcm, platform);
+}
+
+/**
+ * snd_dmaengine_pcm_prepare_slave_config() - Generic prepare_slave_config callback
+ * @substream: PCM substream
+ * @params: hw_params
+ * @slave_config: DMA slave config to prepare
+ *
+ * This function can be used as a generic prepare_slave_config callback for
+ * platforms which make use of the snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data struct for their
+ * DAI DMA data. Internally the function will first call
+ * snd_hwparams_to_dma_slave_config to fill in the slave config based on the
+ * hw_params, followed by snd_dmaengine_set_config_from_dai_data to fill in the
+ * remaining fields based on the DAI DMA data.
+ */
+int snd_dmaengine_pcm_prepare_slave_config(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+	struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params, struct dma_slave_config *slave_config)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data *dma_data;
+	int ret;
+
+	dma_data = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream);
+
+	ret = snd_hwparams_to_dma_slave_config(substream, params, slave_config);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	snd_dmaengine_pcm_set_config_from_dai_data(substream, dma_data,
+		slave_config);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_dmaengine_pcm_prepare_slave_config);
+
+static int dmaengine_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+	struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm = soc_platform_to_pcm(rtd->platform);
+	struct dma_chan *chan = snd_dmaengine_pcm_get_chan(substream);
+	struct dma_slave_config slave_config;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (pcm->config->prepare_slave_config) {
+		ret = pcm->config->prepare_slave_config(substream, params,
+				&slave_config);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
+		ret = dmaengine_slave_config(chan, &slave_config);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(substream, params_buffer_bytes(params));
+}
+
+static int dmaengine_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm = soc_platform_to_pcm(rtd->platform);
+	struct dma_chan *chan = pcm->chan[substream->stream];
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream,
+				pcm->config->pcm_hardware);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, chan);
+}
+
+static struct device *dmaengine_dma_dev(struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm,
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	if (!pcm->chan[substream->stream])
+		return NULL;
+
+	return pcm->chan[substream->stream]->device->dev;
+}
+
+static void dmaengine_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
+{
+	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_free_for_all(pcm);
+}
+
+static struct dma_chan *dmaengine_pcm_compat_request_channel(
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm = soc_platform_to_pcm(rtd->platform);
+
+	if ((pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_HALF_DUPLEX) && pcm->chan[0])
+		return pcm->chan[0];
+
+	if (pcm->config->compat_request_channel)
+		return pcm->config->compat_request_channel(rtd, substream);
+
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_request_channel(pcm->config->compat_filter_fn,
+		snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream));
+}
+
+static int dmaengine_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
+{
+	struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm = soc_platform_to_pcm(rtd->platform);
+	const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config *config = pcm->config;
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int ret;
+
+	for (i = SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK; i <= SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE; i++) {
+		substream = rtd->pcm->streams[i].substream;
+		if (!substream)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!pcm->chan[i] && (pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT)) {
+			pcm->chan[i] = dmaengine_pcm_compat_request_channel(rtd,
+				substream);
+		}
+
+		if (!pcm->chan[i]) {
+			dev_err(rtd->platform->dev,
+				"Missing dma channel for stream: %d\n", i);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_free;
+		}
+
+		ret = snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages(substream,
+				SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
+				dmaengine_dma_dev(pcm, substream),
+				config->prealloc_buffer_size,
+				config->pcm_hardware->buffer_bytes_max);
+		if (ret)
+			goto err_free;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_free:
+	dmaengine_pcm_free(rtd->pcm);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct snd_pcm_ops dmaengine_pcm_ops = {
+	.open		= dmaengine_pcm_open,
+	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
+	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
+	.hw_params	= dmaengine_pcm_hw_params,
+	.hw_free	= snd_pcm_lib_free_pages,
+	.trigger	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_trigger,
+	.pointer	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer,
+};
+
+static const struct snd_soc_platform_driver dmaengine_pcm_platform = {
+	.ops		= &dmaengine_pcm_ops,
+	.pcm_new	= dmaengine_pcm_new,
+	.pcm_free	= dmaengine_pcm_free,
+	.probe_order	= SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LATE,
+};
+
+static const struct snd_pcm_ops dmaengine_no_residue_pcm_ops = {
+	.open		= dmaengine_pcm_open,
+	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
+	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
+	.hw_params	= dmaengine_pcm_hw_params,
+	.hw_free	= snd_pcm_lib_free_pages,
+	.trigger	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_trigger,
+	.pointer	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer_no_residue,
+};
+
+static const struct snd_soc_platform_driver dmaengine_no_residue_pcm_platform = {
+	.ops		= &dmaengine_no_residue_pcm_ops,
+	.pcm_new	= dmaengine_pcm_new,
+	.pcm_free	= dmaengine_pcm_free,
+	.probe_order	= SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LATE,
+};
+
+static const char * const dmaengine_pcm_dma_channel_names[] = {
+	[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK] = "tx",
+	[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE] = "rx",
+};
+
+static void dmaengine_pcm_request_chan_of(struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm,
+	struct device *dev)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if ((pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT) || !dev->of_node)
+		return;
+
+	if (pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_HALF_DUPLEX) {
+		pcm->chan[0] = dma_request_slave_channel(dev, "rx-tx");
+		pcm->chan[1] = pcm->chan[0];
+	} else {
+		for (i = SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK; i <= SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE; i++) {
+			pcm->chan[i] = dma_request_slave_channel(dev,
+					dmaengine_pcm_dma_channel_names[i]);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * snd_dmaengine_pcm_register - Register a dmaengine based PCM device
+ * @dev: The parent device for the PCM device
+ * @config: Platform specific PCM configuration
+ * @flags: Platform specific quirks
+ */
+int snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(struct device *dev,
+	const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config *config, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm;
+
+	pcm = kzalloc(sizeof(*pcm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pcm)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	pcm->config = config;
+	pcm->flags = flags;
+
+	dmaengine_pcm_request_chan_of(pcm, dev);
+
+	if (flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE)
+		return snd_soc_add_platform(dev, &pcm->platform,
+				&dmaengine_no_residue_pcm_platform);
+	else
+		return snd_soc_add_platform(dev, &pcm->platform,
+				&dmaengine_pcm_platform);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_dmaengine_pcm_register);
+
+/**
+ * snd_dmaengine_pcm_unregister - Removes a dmaengine based PCM device
+ * @dev: Parent device the PCM was register with
+ *
+ * Removes a dmaengine based PCM device previously registered with
+ * snd_dmaengine_pcm_register.
+ */
+void snd_dmaengine_pcm_unregister(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_platform *platform;
+	struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	platform = snd_soc_lookup_platform(dev);
+	if (!platform)
+		return;
+
+	pcm = soc_platform_to_pcm(platform);
+
+	for (i = SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK; i <= SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE; i++) {
+		if (pcm->chan[i]) {
+			dma_release_channel(pcm->chan[i]);
+			if (pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_HALF_DUPLEX)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	snd_soc_remove_platform(platform);
+	kfree(pcm);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_dmaengine_pcm_unregister);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/soc/spear/spear_pcm.c b/sound/soc/spear/spear_pcm.c
index bfbcc1fcfe6f..2fbd4899d8ef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/spear/spear_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/spear/spear_pcm.c
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ static int spear_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, dma_data->filter, dma_data)
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan(substream, dma_data->filter,
+				dma_data);
 }
 
 static int spear_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ static int spear_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 static struct snd_pcm_ops spear_pcm_ops = {
 	.open		= spear_pcm_open,
-	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
+	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close_release_chan,
 	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
 	.hw_params	= spear_pcm_hw_params,
 	.hw_free	= spear_pcm_hw_free,
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/Kconfig b/sound/soc/tegra/Kconfig
index dbc27ce1d4de..b1c9d573da05 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ config SND_SOC_TEGRA
 	tristate "SoC Audio for the Tegra System-on-Chip"
 	depends on ARCH_TEGRA && TEGRA20_APB_DMA
 	select REGMAP_MMIO
-	select SND_SOC_DMAENGINE_PCM if TEGRA20_APB_DMA
+	select SND_SOC_GENERIC_DMAENGINE_PCM if TEGRA20_APB_DMA
 	help
 	  Say Y or M here if you want support for SoC audio on Tegra.
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_pcm.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_pcm.c
index 6d1c70c3d753..f056f632557c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_pcm.c
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
 #include <sound/pcm_params.h>
@@ -55,175 +53,24 @@ static const struct snd_pcm_hardware tegra_pcm_hardware = {
 	.fifo_size		= 4,
 };
 
-static int tegra_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-	struct device *dev = rtd->platform->dev;
-	int ret;
-
-	/* Set HW params now that initialization is complete */
-	snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &tegra_pcm_hardware);
-
-	ret = snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, NULL, NULL);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "dmaengine pcm open failed with err %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int tegra_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-				struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-	struct device *dev = rtd->platform->dev;
-	struct dma_chan *chan = snd_dmaengine_pcm_get_chan(substream);
-	struct dma_slave_config slave_config;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = snd_hwparams_to_dma_slave_config(substream, params,
-						&slave_config);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "hw params config failed with err %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	snd_dmaengine_pcm_set_config_from_dai_data(substream,
-			snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream),
-			&slave_config);
-
-	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(chan, &slave_config);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "dma slave config failed with err %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	snd_pcm_set_runtime_buffer(substream, &substream->dma_buffer);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int tegra_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	snd_pcm_set_runtime_buffer(substream, NULL);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int tegra_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-				struct vm_area_struct *vma)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-
-	return dma_mmap_writecombine(substream->pcm->card->dev, vma,
-					runtime->dma_area,
-					runtime->dma_addr,
-					runtime->dma_bytes);
-}
-
-static struct snd_pcm_ops tegra_pcm_ops = {
-	.open		= tegra_pcm_open,
-	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
-	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
-	.hw_params	= tegra_pcm_hw_params,
-	.hw_free	= tegra_pcm_hw_free,
-	.trigger	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_trigger,
-	.pointer	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer,
-	.mmap		= tegra_pcm_mmap,
-};
-
-static int tegra_pcm_preallocate_dma_buffer(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = pcm->streams[stream].substream;
-	struct snd_dma_buffer *buf = &substream->dma_buffer;
-	size_t size = tegra_pcm_hardware.buffer_bytes_max;
-
-	buf->area = dma_alloc_writecombine(pcm->card->dev, size,
-						&buf->addr, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf->area)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	buf->dev.type = SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV;
-	buf->dev.dev = pcm->card->dev;
-	buf->private_data = NULL;
-	buf->bytes = size;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void tegra_pcm_deallocate_dma_buffer(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
-	struct snd_dma_buffer *buf;
-
-	substream = pcm->streams[stream].substream;
-	if (!substream)
-		return;
-
-	buf = &substream->dma_buffer;
-	if (!buf->area)
-		return;
-
-	dma_free_writecombine(pcm->card->dev, buf->bytes,
-				buf->area, buf->addr);
-	buf->area = NULL;
-}
-
-static u64 tegra_dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
-
-static int tegra_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
-{
-	struct snd_card *card = rtd->card->snd_card;
-	struct snd_pcm *pcm = rtd->pcm;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (!card->dev->dma_mask)
-		card->dev->dma_mask = &tegra_dma_mask;
-	if (!card->dev->coherent_dma_mask)
-		card->dev->coherent_dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
-
-	if (pcm->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK].substream) {
-		ret = tegra_pcm_preallocate_dma_buffer(pcm,
-						SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err;
-	}
-
-	if (pcm->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE].substream) {
-		ret = tegra_pcm_preallocate_dma_buffer(pcm,
-						SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err_free_play;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-
-err_free_play:
-	tegra_pcm_deallocate_dma_buffer(pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
-err:
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void tegra_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
-{
-	tegra_pcm_deallocate_dma_buffer(pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE);
-	tegra_pcm_deallocate_dma_buffer(pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
-}
-
-static struct snd_soc_platform_driver tegra_pcm_platform = {
-	.ops		= &tegra_pcm_ops,
-	.pcm_new	= tegra_pcm_new,
-	.pcm_free	= tegra_pcm_free,
+static const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config tegra_dmaengine_pcm_config = {
+	.pcm_hardware = &tegra_pcm_hardware,
+	.prepare_slave_config = snd_dmaengine_pcm_prepare_slave_config,
+	.compat_filter_fn = NULL,
+	.prealloc_buffer_size = PAGE_SIZE * 8,
 };
 
 int tegra_pcm_platform_register(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return snd_soc_register_platform(dev, &tegra_pcm_platform);
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(dev, &tegra_dmaengine_pcm_config,
+			SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT |
+			SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tegra_pcm_platform_register);
 
 void tegra_pcm_platform_unregister(struct device *dev)
 {
-	snd_soc_unregister_platform(dev);
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_unregister(dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tegra_pcm_platform_unregister);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/ux500/Kconfig b/sound/soc/ux500/Kconfig
index 069330d82be5..c73c5907eb11 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ux500/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/ux500/Kconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ config SND_SOC_UX500_PLAT_MSP_I2S
 config SND_SOC_UX500_PLAT_DMA
 	tristate "Platform - DB8500 (DMA)"
 	depends on SND_SOC_UX500
-	select SND_SOC_DMAENGINE_PCM
+	select SND_SOC_GENERIC_DMAENGINE_PCM
 	help
 		Say Y if you want to enable the Ux500 platform-driver.
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_pcm.c b/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_pcm.c
index 09b5364e5095..b6e5ae277299 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_pcm.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define UX500_PLATFORM_PERIODS_MAX		48
 #define UX500_PLATFORM_BUFFER_BYTES_MAX		(2048 * PAGE_SIZE)
 
-static struct snd_pcm_hardware ux500_pcm_hw = {
+static const struct snd_pcm_hardware ux500_pcm_hw = {
 	.info = SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_RESUME |
@@ -61,43 +61,23 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware ux500_pcm_hw = {
 	.periods_max = UX500_PLATFORM_PERIODS_MAX,
 };
 
-static void ux500_pcm_dma_hw_free(struct device *dev,
-				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+static struct dma_chan *ux500_pcm_request_chan(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-	struct snd_dma_buffer *buf = runtime->dma_buffer_p;
-
-	if (runtime->dma_area == NULL)
-		return;
-
-	if (buf != &substream->dma_buffer) {
-		dma_free_coherent(buf->dev.dev, buf->bytes, buf->area,
-				buf->addr);
-		kfree(runtime->dma_buffer_p);
-	}
-
-	snd_pcm_set_runtime_buffer(substream, NULL);
-}
-
-static int ux500_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
 	struct device *dev = dai->dev;
-	int ret;
-	struct ux500_msp_dma_params *dma_params;
 	u16 per_data_width, mem_data_width;
 	struct stedma40_chan_cfg *dma_cfg;
+	struct ux500_msp_dma_params *dma_params;
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s: MSP %d (%s): Enter.\n", __func__, dai->id,
 		snd_pcm_stream_str(substream));
 
-	dev_dbg(dev, "%s: Set runtime hwparams.\n", __func__);
-	snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &ux500_pcm_hw);
+	dma_params = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
+	dma_cfg = dma_params->dma_cfg;
 
 	mem_data_width = STEDMA40_HALFWORD_WIDTH;
 
-	dma_params = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 	switch (dma_params->data_size) {
 	case 32:
 		per_data_width = STEDMA40_WORD_WIDTH;
@@ -110,13 +90,8 @@ static int ux500_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		break;
 	default:
 		per_data_width = STEDMA40_WORD_WIDTH;
-		dev_warn(rtd->platform->dev,
-			"%s: Unknown data-size (%d)! Assuming 32 bits.\n",
-			__func__, dma_params->data_size);
 	}
 
-	dma_cfg = dma_params->dma_cfg;
-
 	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
 		dma_cfg->src_info.data_width = mem_data_width;
 		dma_cfg->dst_info.data_width = per_data_width;
@@ -125,123 +100,24 @@ static int ux500_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		dma_cfg->dst_info.data_width = mem_data_width;
 	}
 
-
-	ret = snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, stedma40_filter, dma_cfg);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_dbg(dai->dev,
-			"%s: ERROR: snd_dmaengine_pcm_open failed (%d)!\n",
-			__func__, ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_request_channel(stedma40_filter, dma_cfg);
 }
 
-static int ux500_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-			struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hw_params)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-	struct snd_dma_buffer *buf = runtime->dma_buffer_p;
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-	int ret = 0;
-	int size;
-
-	dev_dbg(rtd->platform->dev, "%s: Enter\n", __func__);
-
-	size = params_buffer_bytes(hw_params);
-
-	if (buf) {
-		if (buf->bytes >= size)
-			goto out;
-		ux500_pcm_dma_hw_free(NULL, substream);
-	}
-
-	if (substream->dma_buffer.area != NULL &&
-		substream->dma_buffer.bytes >= size) {
-		buf = &substream->dma_buffer;
-	} else {
-		buf = kmalloc(sizeof(struct snd_dma_buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!buf)
-			goto nomem;
-
-		buf->dev.type = SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV;
-		buf->dev.dev = NULL;
-		buf->area = dma_alloc_coherent(NULL, size, &buf->addr,
-					GFP_KERNEL);
-		buf->bytes = size;
-		buf->private_data = NULL;
-
-		if (!buf->area)
-			goto free;
-	}
-	snd_pcm_set_runtime_buffer(substream, buf);
-	ret = 1;
- out:
-	runtime->dma_bytes = size;
-	return ret;
-
- free:
-	kfree(buf);
- nomem:
-	return -ENOMEM;
-}
-
-static int ux500_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-
-	dev_dbg(rtd->platform->dev, "%s: Enter\n", __func__);
-
-	ux500_pcm_dma_hw_free(NULL, substream);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int ux500_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-			struct vm_area_struct *vma)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-
-	dev_dbg(rtd->platform->dev, "%s: Enter.\n", __func__);
-
-	return dma_mmap_coherent(NULL, vma, runtime->dma_area,
-				runtime->dma_addr, runtime->dma_bytes);
-}
-
-static struct snd_pcm_ops ux500_pcm_ops = {
-	.open		= ux500_pcm_open,
-	.close		= snd_dmaengine_pcm_close,
-	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
-	.hw_params	= ux500_pcm_hw_params,
-	.hw_free	= ux500_pcm_hw_free,
-	.trigger	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_trigger,
-	.pointer	= snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer_no_residue,
-	.mmap		= ux500_pcm_mmap
-};
-
-int ux500_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm *pcm = rtd->pcm;
-
-	dev_dbg(rtd->platform->dev, "%s: Enter (id = '%s').\n", __func__,
-		pcm->id);
-
-	pcm->info_flags = 0;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct snd_soc_platform_driver ux500_pcm_soc_drv = {
-	.ops		= &ux500_pcm_ops,
-	.pcm_new        = ux500_pcm_new,
+static const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config ux500_dmaengine_pcm_config = {
+	.pcm_hardware = &ux500_pcm_hw,
+	.compat_request_channel = ux500_pcm_request_chan,
+	.prealloc_buffer_size = 128 * 1024,
 };
 
 int ux500_pcm_register_platform(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = snd_soc_register_platform(&pdev->dev, &ux500_pcm_soc_drv);
+	ret = snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(&pdev->dev,
+			&ux500_dmaengine_pcm_config,
+			SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE |
+			SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT |
+			SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 			"%s: ERROR: Failed to register platform '%s' (%d)!\n",
@@ -255,8 +131,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ux500_pcm_register_platform);
 
 int ux500_pcm_unregister_platform(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	snd_soc_unregister_platform(&pdev->dev);
-
+	snd_dmaengine_pcm_unregister(&pdev->dev);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ux500_pcm_unregister_platform);