return 0;
 }
 
-/* pass dynamic FEs configurations to component driver */
-static int soc_tplg_pcm_dai_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
-       struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm_dai *pcm_dai, int num_pcm_dai)
+/* pass DAI configurations to component driver for extra intialization */
+static int soc_tplg_dai_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
+       struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv)
 {
-       if (tplg->comp && tplg->ops && tplg->ops->pcm_dai_load)
-               return tplg->ops->pcm_dai_load(tplg->comp, pcm_dai, num_pcm_dai);
+       if (tplg->comp && tplg->ops && tplg->ops->dai_load)
+               return tplg->ops->dai_load(tplg->comp, dai_drv);
 
        return 0;
 }
        /* widget w is freed by soc-dapm.c */
 }
 
-/* remove PCM DAI configurations */
-static void remove_pcm_dai(struct snd_soc_component *comp,
+/* remove DAI configurations */
+static void remove_dai(struct snd_soc_component *comp,
        struct snd_soc_dobj *dobj, int pass)
 {
+       struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv =
+               container_of(dobj, struct snd_soc_dai_driver, dobj);
+
        if (pass != SOC_TPLG_PASS_PCM_DAI)
                return;
 
-       if (dobj->ops && dobj->ops->pcm_dai_unload)
-               dobj->ops->pcm_dai_unload(comp, dobj);
+       if (dobj->ops && dobj->ops->dai_unload)
+               dobj->ops->dai_unload(comp, dobj);
 
        list_del(&dobj->list);
-       kfree(dobj);
+       kfree(dai_drv);
 }
 
 /* bind a kcontrol to it's IO handlers */
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int soc_tplg_pcm_dai_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
+static int soc_tplg_dai_create(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
+       struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm *pcm)
+{
+       struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv;
+       struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *stream;
+       struct snd_soc_tplg_stream_caps *caps;
+       int ret;
+
+       dai_drv = kzalloc(sizeof(struct snd_soc_dai_driver), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (dai_drv == NULL)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       dai_drv->name = pcm->dai_name;
+       dai_drv->id = pcm->dai_id;
+
+       if (pcm->playback) {
+               stream = &dai_drv->playback;
+               caps = &pcm->caps[SND_SOC_TPLG_STREAM_PLAYBACK];
+
+               stream->stream_name = kstrdup(caps->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+               stream->channels_min = caps->channels_min;
+               stream->channels_max = caps->channels_max;
+               stream->rates = snd_pcm_rate_range_to_bits(caps->rate_min,
+                                                       caps->rate_max);
+               stream->formats = caps->formats;
+       }
+
+       if (pcm->capture) {
+               stream = &dai_drv->capture;
+               caps = &pcm->caps[SND_SOC_TPLG_STREAM_CAPTURE];
+
+               stream->stream_name = kstrdup(caps->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+               stream->channels_min = caps->channels_min;
+               stream->channels_max = caps->channels_max;
+               stream->rates = snd_pcm_rate_range_to_bits(caps->rate_min,
+                                                       caps->rate_max);
+               stream->formats = caps->formats;
+       }
+
+       /* pass control to component driver for optional further init */
+       ret = soc_tplg_dai_load(tplg, dai_drv);
+       if (ret < 0) {
+               dev_err(tplg->comp->dev, "ASoC: DAI loading failed\n");
+               kfree(dai_drv);
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       dai_drv->dobj.index = tplg->index;
+       dai_drv->dobj.ops = tplg->ops;
+       dai_drv->dobj.type = SND_SOC_DOBJ_PCM;
+       list_add(&dai_drv->dobj.list, &tplg->comp->dobj_list);
+
+       /* register the DAI to the component */
+       return snd_soc_register_dai(tplg->comp, dai_drv);
+}
+
+static int soc_tplg_pcm_create(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
+       struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm *pcm)
+{
+       return soc_tplg_dai_create(tplg, pcm);
+}
+
+static int soc_tplg_pcm_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
        struct snd_soc_tplg_hdr *hdr)
 {
-       struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm_dai *pcm_dai;
-       struct snd_soc_dobj *dobj;
+       struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm *pcm;
        int count = hdr->count;
-       int ret;
+       int i;
 
        if (tplg->pass != SOC_TPLG_PASS_PCM_DAI)
                return 0;
 
-       pcm_dai = (struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm_dai *)tplg->pos;
+       pcm = (struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm *)tplg->pos;
 
        if (soc_tplg_check_elem_count(tplg,
                sizeof(struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm), count,
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
+       /* create the FE DAIs and DAI links */
+       for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+               soc_tplg_pcm_create(tplg, pcm);
+               pcm++;
+       }
+
        dev_dbg(tplg->dev, "ASoC: adding %d PCM DAIs\n", count);
        tplg->pos += sizeof(struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm) * count;
 
-       dobj = kzalloc(sizeof(struct snd_soc_dobj), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (dobj == NULL)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       /* Call the platform driver call back to register the dais */
-       ret = soc_tplg_pcm_dai_load(tplg, pcm_dai, count);
-       if (ret < 0) {
-               dev_err(tplg->comp->dev, "ASoC: PCM DAI loading failed\n");
-               goto err;
-       }
-
-       dobj->type = get_dobj_type(hdr, NULL);
-       dobj->pcm_dai.count = count;
-       dobj->pcm_dai.pd = pcm_dai;
-       dobj->ops = tplg->ops;
-       dobj->index = tplg->index;
-       list_add(&dobj->list, &tplg->comp->dobj_list);
        return 0;
-
-err:
-       kfree(dobj);
-       return ret;
 }
 
 static int soc_tplg_manifest_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
        case SND_SOC_TPLG_TYPE_DAPM_WIDGET:
                return soc_tplg_dapm_widget_elems_load(tplg, hdr);
        case SND_SOC_TPLG_TYPE_PCM:
-       case SND_SOC_TPLG_TYPE_DAI_LINK:
-       case SND_SOC_TPLG_TYPE_CODEC_LINK:
-               return soc_tplg_pcm_dai_elems_load(tplg, hdr);
+               return soc_tplg_pcm_elems_load(tplg, hdr);
        case SND_SOC_TPLG_TYPE_MANIFEST:
                return soc_tplg_manifest_load(tplg, hdr);
        default:
                                remove_widget(comp, dobj, pass);
                                break;
                        case SND_SOC_DOBJ_PCM:
-                       case SND_SOC_DOBJ_DAI_LINK:
-                       case SND_SOC_DOBJ_CODEC_LINK:
-                               remove_pcm_dai(comp, dobj, pass);
+                               remove_dai(comp, dobj, pass);
                                break;
                        default:
                                dev_err(comp->dev, "ASoC: invalid component type %d for removal\n",