{
        unsigned int channels = params_channels(params);
 
-       if (channels != 2)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
        /* Map the channels for playback and capture */
        regmap_write(i2s->regmap, SUN4I_I2S_TX_CHAN_MAP_REG, 0x76543210);
        regmap_write(i2s->regmap, SUN4I_I2S_RX_CHAN_MAP_REG, 0x00003210);
 {
        unsigned int channels = params_channels(params);
 
-       if (channels != 2)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
        /* Map the channels for playback and capture */
        regmap_write(i2s->regmap, SUN8I_I2S_TX_CHAN_MAP_REG, 0x76543210);
        regmap_write(i2s->regmap, SUN8I_I2S_RX_CHAN_MAP_REG, 0x76543210);
                               struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
        struct sun4i_i2s *i2s = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
+       unsigned int channels = params_channels(params);
        int ret, sr, wss;
        u32 width;
 
        regmap_field_write(i2s->field_fmt_sr, sr);
 
        return sun4i_i2s_set_clk_rate(dai, params_rate(params),
-                                     2, params_width(params));
+                                     channels, params_width(params));
 }
 
 static int sun4i_i2s_set_soc_fmt(const struct sun4i_i2s *i2s,
        .probe = sun4i_i2s_dai_probe,
        .capture = {
                .stream_name = "Capture",
-               .channels_min = 2,
-               .channels_max = 2,
+               .channels_min = 1,
+               .channels_max = 8,
                .rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_192000,
                .formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
        },
        .playback = {
                .stream_name = "Playback",
-               .channels_min = 2,
-               .channels_max = 2,
+               .channels_min = 1,
+               .channels_max = 8,
                .rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_192000,
                .formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
        },