diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 2314103985d4..f10f48fad5d5 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -970,30 +970,6 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 
 	enum snd_soc_dpcm_trigger trigger[2]; /* trigger type for DPCM */
 
-	/* Keep DAI active over suspend */
-	unsigned int ignore_suspend:1;
-
-	/* Symmetry requirements */
-	unsigned int symmetric_rates:1;
-	unsigned int symmetric_channels:1;
-	unsigned int symmetric_samplebits:1;
-
-	/* Mark this pcm with non atomic ops */
-	bool nonatomic;
-
-	/* Do not create a PCM for this DAI link (Backend link) */
-	unsigned int no_pcm:1;
-
-	/* This DAI link can route to other DAI links at runtime (Frontend)*/
-	unsigned int dynamic:1;
-
-	/* DPCM capture and Playback support */
-	unsigned int dpcm_capture:1;
-	unsigned int dpcm_playback:1;
-
-	/* pmdown_time is ignored at stop */
-	unsigned int ignore_pmdown_time:1;
-
 	/* codec/machine specific init - e.g. add machine controls */
 	int (*init)(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
 
@@ -1008,6 +984,33 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 	/* For unidirectional dai links */
 	bool playback_only;
 	bool capture_only;
+
+	/* Mark this pcm with non atomic ops */
+	bool nonatomic;
+
+	/* Keep DAI active over suspend */
+	unsigned int ignore_suspend:1;
+
+	/* Symmetry requirements */
+	unsigned int symmetric_rates:1;
+	unsigned int symmetric_channels:1;
+	unsigned int symmetric_samplebits:1;
+
+	/* Do not create a PCM for this DAI link (Backend link) */
+	unsigned int no_pcm:1;
+
+	/* This DAI link can route to other DAI links at runtime (Frontend)*/
+	unsigned int dynamic:1;
+
+	/* DPCM capture and Playback support */
+	unsigned int dpcm_capture:1;
+	unsigned int dpcm_playback:1;
+
+	/* DPCM used FE & BE merged format */
+	unsigned int dpcm_merged_format:1;
+
+	/* pmdown_time is ignored at stop */
+	unsigned int ignore_pmdown_time:1;
 };
 
 struct snd_soc_codec_conf {
diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
index 23c91fa65ab8..d79349434a9a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ struct davinci_mcasp {
 #endif
 
 	struct davinci_mcasp_ruledata ruledata[2];
+	struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list chconstr[2];
 };
 
 static inline void mcasp_set_bits(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp, u32 offset,
@@ -915,15 +916,12 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	 * the machine driver, we need to calculate the ratio.
 	 */
 	if (mcasp->bclk_master && mcasp->bclk_div == 0 && mcasp->sysclk_freq) {
-		int channels = params_channels(params);
+		int slots = mcasp->tdm_slots;
 		int rate = params_rate(params);
 		int sbits = params_width(params);
 		int ppm, div;
 
-		if (channels > mcasp->tdm_slots)
-			channels = mcasp->tdm_slots;
-
-		div = davinci_mcasp_calc_clk_div(mcasp, rate*sbits*channels,
+		div = davinci_mcasp_calc_clk_div(mcasp, rate*sbits*slots,
 						 &ppm);
 		if (ppm)
 			dev_info(mcasp->dev, "Sample-rate is off by %d PPM\n",
@@ -1024,31 +1022,36 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_hw_rule_rate(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 	struct snd_interval *ri =
 		hw_param_interval(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE);
 	int sbits = params_width(params);
-	int channels = params_channels(params);
-	unsigned int list[ARRAY_SIZE(davinci_mcasp_dai_rates)];
-	int i, count = 0;
+	int slots = rd->mcasp->tdm_slots;
+	struct snd_interval range;
+	int i;
 
-	if (channels > rd->mcasp->tdm_slots)
-		channels = rd->mcasp->tdm_slots;
+	snd_interval_any(&range);
+	range.empty = 1;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(davinci_mcasp_dai_rates); i++) {
-		if (ri->min <= davinci_mcasp_dai_rates[i] &&
-		    ri->max >= davinci_mcasp_dai_rates[i]) {
-			uint bclk_freq = sbits*channels*
+		if (snd_interval_test(ri, davinci_mcasp_dai_rates[i])) {
+			uint bclk_freq = sbits*slots*
 				davinci_mcasp_dai_rates[i];
 			int ppm;
 
 			davinci_mcasp_calc_clk_div(rd->mcasp, bclk_freq, &ppm);
-			if (abs(ppm) < DAVINCI_MAX_RATE_ERROR_PPM)
-				list[count++] = davinci_mcasp_dai_rates[i];
+			if (abs(ppm) < DAVINCI_MAX_RATE_ERROR_PPM) {
+				if (range.empty) {
+					range.min = davinci_mcasp_dai_rates[i];
+					range.empty = 0;
+				}
+				range.max = davinci_mcasp_dai_rates[i];
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	dev_dbg(rd->mcasp->dev,
-		"%d frequencies (%d-%d) for %d sbits and %d channels\n",
-		count, ri->min, ri->max, sbits, channels);
 
-	return snd_interval_list(hw_param_interval(params, rule->var),
-				 count, list, 0);
+	dev_dbg(rd->mcasp->dev,
+		"Frequencies %d-%d -> %d-%d for %d sbits and %d tdm slots\n",
+		ri->min, ri->max, range.min, range.max, sbits, slots);
+
+	return snd_interval_refine(hw_param_interval(params, rule->var),
+				   &range);
 }
 
 static int davinci_mcasp_hw_rule_format(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
@@ -1058,17 +1061,14 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_hw_rule_format(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 	struct snd_mask *fmt = hw_param_mask(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT);
 	struct snd_mask nfmt;
 	int rate = params_rate(params);
-	int channels = params_channels(params);
+	int slots = rd->mcasp->tdm_slots;
 	int i, count = 0;
 
 	snd_mask_none(&nfmt);
 
-	if (channels > rd->mcasp->tdm_slots)
-		channels = rd->mcasp->tdm_slots;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_LAST; i++) {
 		if (snd_mask_test(fmt, i)) {
-			uint bclk_freq = snd_pcm_format_width(i)*channels*rate;
+			uint bclk_freq = snd_pcm_format_width(i)*slots*rate;
 			int ppm;
 
 			davinci_mcasp_calc_clk_div(rd->mcasp, bclk_freq, &ppm);
@@ -1079,51 +1079,12 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_hw_rule_format(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 		}
 	}
 	dev_dbg(rd->mcasp->dev,
-		"%d possible sample format for %d Hz and %d channels\n",
-		count, rate, channels);
+		"%d possible sample format for %d Hz and %d tdm slots\n",
+		count, rate, slots);
 
 	return snd_mask_refine(fmt, &nfmt);
 }
 
-static int davinci_mcasp_hw_rule_channels(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
-					  struct snd_pcm_hw_rule *rule)
-{
-	struct davinci_mcasp_ruledata *rd = rule->private;
-	struct snd_interval *ci =
-		hw_param_interval(params, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS);
-	int sbits = params_width(params);
-	int rate = params_rate(params);
-	int max_chan_per_wire = rd->mcasp->tdm_slots < ci->max ?
-		rd->mcasp->tdm_slots : ci->max;
-	unsigned int list[ci->max - ci->min + 1];
-	int c1, c, count = 0;
-
-	for (c1 = ci->min; c1 <= max_chan_per_wire; c1++) {
-		uint bclk_freq = c1*sbits*rate;
-		int ppm;
-
-		davinci_mcasp_calc_clk_div(rd->mcasp, bclk_freq, &ppm);
-		if (abs(ppm) < DAVINCI_MAX_RATE_ERROR_PPM) {
-			/* If we can use all tdm_slots, we can put any
-			   amount of channels to remaining wires as
-			   long as they fit in. */
-			if (c1 == rd->mcasp->tdm_slots) {
-				for (c = c1; c <= rd->serializers*c1 &&
-					     c <= ci->max; c++)
-					list[count++] = c;
-			} else {
-				list[count++] = c1;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	dev_dbg(rd->mcasp->dev,
-		"%d possible channel counts (%d-%d) for %d Hz and %d sbits\n",
-		count, ci->min, ci->max, rate, sbits);
-
-	return snd_interval_list(hw_param_interval(params, rule->var),
-				 count, list, 0);
-}
-
 static int davinci_mcasp_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				 struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai)
 {
@@ -1167,6 +1128,11 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				     SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS,
 				     2, max_channels);
 
+	if (mcasp->chconstr[substream->stream].count)
+		snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list(substream->runtime,
+					   0, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS,
+					   &mcasp->chconstr[substream->stream]);
+
 	/*
 	 * If we rely on implicit BCLK divider setting we should
 	 * set constraints based on what we can provide.
@@ -1180,24 +1146,14 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
 					  davinci_mcasp_hw_rule_rate,
 					  ruledata,
-					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT,
-					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS, -1);
+					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT, -1);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		ret = snd_pcm_hw_rule_add(substream->runtime, 0,
 					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT,
 					  davinci_mcasp_hw_rule_format,
 					  ruledata,
-					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
-					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS, -1);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-		ret = snd_pcm_hw_rule_add(substream->runtime, 0,
-					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS,
-					  davinci_mcasp_hw_rule_channels,
-					  ruledata,
-					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
-					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_FORMAT, -1);
+					  SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE, -1);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -1556,6 +1512,59 @@ static struct davinci_mcasp_pdata *davinci_mcasp_set_pdata_from_of(
 	return  pdata;
 }
 
+/* All serializers must have equal number of channels */
+static int davinci_mcasp_ch_constraint(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp,
+				       struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list *cl,
+				       int serializers)
+{
+	unsigned int *list;
+	int i, count = 0;
+
+	if (serializers <= 1)
+		return 0;
+
+	list = devm_kzalloc(mcasp->dev, sizeof(unsigned int) *
+			    (mcasp->tdm_slots + serializers - 2),
+			    GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!list)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (i = 2; i <= mcasp->tdm_slots; i++)
+		list[count++] = i;
+
+	for (i = 2; i <= serializers; i++)
+		list[count++] = i*mcasp->tdm_slots;
+
+	cl->count = count;
+	cl->list = list;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+static int davinci_mcasp_init_ch_constraints(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp)
+{
+	int rx_serializers = 0, tx_serializers = 0, ret, i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < mcasp->num_serializer; i++)
+		if (mcasp->serial_dir[i] == TX_MODE)
+			tx_serializers++;
+		else if (mcasp->serial_dir[i] == RX_MODE)
+			rx_serializers++;
+
+	ret = davinci_mcasp_ch_constraint(mcasp, &mcasp->chconstr[
+						  SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK],
+					  tx_serializers);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = davinci_mcasp_ch_constraint(mcasp, &mcasp->chconstr[
+						  SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE],
+					  rx_serializers);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int davinci_mcasp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data *dma_data;
@@ -1739,6 +1748,10 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		mcasp->fifo_base = DAVINCI_MCASP_V3_AFIFO_BASE;
 	}
 
+	ret = davinci_mcasp_init_ch_constraints(mcasp);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
 	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, mcasp);
 
 	mcasp_reparent_fck(pdev);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 35fe58f4fa86..256b9c91aa94 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1485,30 +1485,67 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 }
 
 static void dpcm_init_runtime_hw(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime,
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *stream)
+				 struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *stream,
+				 u64 formats)
 {
 	runtime->hw.rate_min = stream->rate_min;
 	runtime->hw.rate_max = stream->rate_max;
 	runtime->hw.channels_min = stream->channels_min;
 	runtime->hw.channels_max = stream->channels_max;
 	if (runtime->hw.formats)
-		runtime->hw.formats &= stream->formats;
+		runtime->hw.formats &= formats & stream->formats;
 	else
-		runtime->hw.formats = stream->formats;
+		runtime->hw.formats = formats & stream->formats;
 	runtime->hw.rates = stream->rates;
 }
 
+static u64 dpcm_runtime_base_format(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe = substream->private_data;
+	struct snd_soc_dpcm *dpcm;
+	u64 formats = ULLONG_MAX;
+	int stream = substream->stream;
+
+	if (!fe->dai_link->dpcm_merged_format)
+		return formats;
+
+	/*
+	 * It returns merged BE codec format
+	 * if FE want to use it (= dpcm_merged_format)
+	 */
+
+	list_for_each_entry(dpcm, &fe->dpcm[stream].be_clients, list_be) {
+		struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *be = dpcm->be;
+		struct snd_soc_dai_driver *codec_dai_drv;
+		struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *codec_stream;
+		int i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < be->num_codecs; i++) {
+			codec_dai_drv = be->codec_dais[i]->driver;
+			if (stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+				codec_stream = &codec_dai_drv->playback;
+			else
+				codec_stream = &codec_dai_drv->capture;
+
+			formats &= codec_stream->formats;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return formats;
+}
+
 static void dpcm_set_fe_runtime(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_dai_driver *cpu_dai_drv = cpu_dai->driver;
+	u64 format = dpcm_runtime_base_format(substream);
 
 	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
-		dpcm_init_runtime_hw(runtime, &cpu_dai_drv->playback);
+		dpcm_init_runtime_hw(runtime, &cpu_dai_drv->playback, format);
 	else
-		dpcm_init_runtime_hw(runtime, &cpu_dai_drv->capture);
+		dpcm_init_runtime_hw(runtime, &cpu_dai_drv->capture, format);
 }
 
 static int dpcm_fe_dai_do_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd);