struct snd_pcm_hw_params *hparams, struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
        struct hdac_ext_device *hdac = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
+       struct hdac_hdmi_priv *hdmi = hdac->private_data;
+       struct hdac_hdmi_dai_pin_map *dai_map;
+       struct hdac_hdmi_pin *pin;
        struct hdac_ext_dma_params *dd;
 
-       if (dai->id > 0) {
-               dev_err(&hdac->hdac.dev, "Only one dai supported as of now\n");
+       dai_map = &hdmi->dai_map[dai->id];
+       pin = dai_map->pin;
+
+       if (!pin)
+               return -ENODEV;
+
+       if ((!pin->eld.monitor_present) || (!pin->eld.eld_valid)) {
+               dev_err(&hdac->hdac.dev, "device is not configured for this pin: %d\n",
+                                                               pin->nid);
                return -ENODEV;
        }
 
 
        dai_map = &hdmi->dai_map[dai->id];
 
-       snd_hdac_codec_write(&edev->hdac, dai_map->cvt->nid, 0,
-                               AC_VERB_SET_CHANNEL_STREAMID, 0);
-       snd_hdac_codec_write(&edev->hdac, dai_map->cvt->nid, 0,
-                               AC_VERB_SET_STREAM_FORMAT, 0);
-
        dd = (struct hdac_ext_dma_params *)snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 
        if (dd) {
        return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This tries to get a valid pin and set the HW constraints based on the
+ * ELD. Even if a valid pin is not found return success so that device open
+ * doesn't fail.
+ */
 static int hdac_hdmi_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
                        struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
 
        cvt = dai_map->cvt;
        pin = hdac_hdmi_get_pin_from_cvt(hdac, hdmi, cvt);
+
+       /*
+        * To make PA and other userland happy.
+        * userland scans devices so returning error does not help.
+        */
        if (!pin)
-               return -EIO;
+               return 0;
 
        if ((!pin->eld.monitor_present) ||
                        (!pin->eld.eld_valid)) {
 
-               dev_err(&hdac->hdac.dev,
+               dev_warn(&hdac->hdac.dev,
                        "Failed: montior present? %d ELD valid?: %d for pin: %d\n",
                        pin->eld.monitor_present, pin->eld.eld_valid, pin->nid);
 
-               return -ENODEV;
+               return 0;
        }
 
        dai_map->pin = pin;
 
        dai_map = &hdmi->dai_map[dai->id];
 
-       hdac_hdmi_set_power_state(hdac, dai_map, AC_PWRST_D3);
+       if (dai_map->pin) {
+               snd_hdac_codec_write(&hdac->hdac, dai_map->cvt->nid, 0,
+                               AC_VERB_SET_CHANNEL_STREAMID, 0);
+               snd_hdac_codec_write(&hdac->hdac, dai_map->cvt->nid, 0,
+                               AC_VERB_SET_STREAM_FORMAT, 0);
+
+               hdac_hdmi_set_power_state(hdac, dai_map, AC_PWRST_D3);
 
-       snd_hdac_codec_write(&hdac->hdac, dai_map->pin->nid, 0,
+               snd_hdac_codec_write(&hdac->hdac, dai_map->pin->nid, 0,
                        AC_VERB_SET_AMP_GAIN_MUTE, AMP_OUT_MUTE);
 
-       dai_map->pin = NULL;
+               dai_map->pin = NULL;
+       }
 }
 
 static int