diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index a7802b99436c..720a81d711e3 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -970,6 +970,36 @@ static void restore_init_pincfgs(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	snd_array_free(&codec->init_pins);
 }
 
+/*
+ * audio-converter setup caches
+ */
+struct hda_cvt_setup {
+	hda_nid_t nid;
+	u8 stream_tag;
+	u8 channel_id;
+	u16 format_id;
+	unsigned char active;	/* cvt is currently used */
+	unsigned char dirty;	/* setups should be cleared */
+};
+
+/* get or create a cache entry for the given audio converter NID */
+static struct hda_cvt_setup *
+get_hda_cvt_setup(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid)
+{
+	struct hda_cvt_setup *p;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < codec->cvt_setups.used; i++) {
+		p = snd_array_elem(&codec->cvt_setups, i);
+		if (p->nid == nid)
+			return p;
+	}
+	p = snd_array_new(&codec->cvt_setups);
+	if (p)
+		p->nid = nid;
+	return p;
+}
+
 /*
  * codec destructor
  */
@@ -1038,12 +1068,14 @@ int /*__devinit*/ snd_hda_codec_new(struct hda_bus *bus,
 	codec->addr = codec_addr;
 	mutex_init(&codec->spdif_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&codec->control_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&codec->prepare_mutex);
 	init_hda_cache(&codec->amp_cache, sizeof(struct hda_amp_info));
 	init_hda_cache(&codec->cmd_cache, sizeof(struct hda_cache_head));
 	snd_array_init(&codec->mixers, sizeof(struct hda_nid_item), 32);
 	snd_array_init(&codec->nids, sizeof(struct hda_nid_item), 32);
 	snd_array_init(&codec->init_pins, sizeof(struct hda_pincfg), 16);
 	snd_array_init(&codec->driver_pins, sizeof(struct hda_pincfg), 16);
+	snd_array_init(&codec->cvt_setups, sizeof(struct hda_cvt_setup), 8);
 	if (codec->bus->modelname) {
 		codec->modelname = kstrdup(codec->bus->modelname, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!codec->modelname) {
@@ -1181,16 +1213,51 @@ void snd_hda_codec_setup_stream(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 				u32 stream_tag,
 				int channel_id, int format)
 {
+	struct hda_cvt_setup *p;
+	unsigned int oldval, newval;
+	int i;
+
 	if (!nid)
 		return;
 
 	snd_printdd("hda_codec_setup_stream: "
 		    "NID=0x%x, stream=0x%x, channel=%d, format=0x%x\n",
 		    nid, stream_tag, channel_id, format);
-	snd_hda_codec_write(codec, nid, 0, AC_VERB_SET_CHANNEL_STREAMID,
-			    (stream_tag << 4) | channel_id);
-	msleep(1);
-	snd_hda_codec_write(codec, nid, 0, AC_VERB_SET_STREAM_FORMAT, format);
+	p = get_hda_cvt_setup(codec, nid);
+	if (!p)
+		return;
+	/* update the stream-id if changed */
+	if (p->stream_tag != stream_tag || p->channel_id != channel_id) {
+		oldval = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, nid, 0, AC_VERB_GET_CONV, 0);
+		newval = (stream_tag << 4) | channel_id;
+		if (oldval != newval)
+			snd_hda_codec_write(codec, nid, 0,
+					    AC_VERB_SET_CHANNEL_STREAMID,
+					    newval);
+		p->stream_tag = stream_tag;
+		p->channel_id = channel_id;
+	}
+	/* update the format-id if changed */
+	if (p->format_id != format) {
+		oldval = snd_hda_codec_read(codec, nid, 0,
+					    AC_VERB_GET_STREAM_FORMAT, 0);
+		if (oldval != format) {
+			msleep(1);
+			snd_hda_codec_write(codec, nid, 0,
+					    AC_VERB_SET_STREAM_FORMAT,
+					    format);
+		}
+		p->format_id = format;
+	}
+	p->active = 1;
+	p->dirty = 0;
+
+	/* make other inactive cvts with the same stream-tag dirty */
+	for (i = 0; i < codec->cvt_setups.used; i++) {
+		p = snd_array_elem(&codec->cvt_setups, i);
+		if (!p->active && p->stream_tag == stream_tag)
+			p->dirty = 1;
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_codec_setup_stream);
 
@@ -1201,18 +1268,55 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_codec_setup_stream);
  */
 void snd_hda_codec_cleanup_stream(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid)
 {
+	struct hda_cvt_setup *p;
+
 	if (!nid)
 		return;
 
 	snd_printdd("hda_codec_cleanup_stream: NID=0x%x\n", nid);
-	snd_hda_codec_write(codec, nid, 0, AC_VERB_SET_CHANNEL_STREAMID, 0);
-#if 0 /* keep the format */
-	msleep(1);
-	snd_hda_codec_write(codec, nid, 0, AC_VERB_SET_STREAM_FORMAT, 0);
-#endif
+	/* here we just clear the active flag; actual clean-ups will be done
+	 * in purify_inactive_streams()
+	 */
+	p = get_hda_cvt_setup(codec, nid);
+	if (p)
+		p->active = 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_codec_cleanup_stream);
 
+static void really_cleanup_stream(struct hda_codec *codec,
+				  struct hda_cvt_setup *q)
+{
+	hda_nid_t nid = q->nid;
+	snd_hda_codec_write(codec, nid, 0, AC_VERB_SET_CHANNEL_STREAMID, 0);
+	snd_hda_codec_write(codec, nid, 0, AC_VERB_SET_STREAM_FORMAT, 0);
+	memset(q, 0, sizeof(*q));
+	q->nid = nid;
+}
+
+/* clean up the all conflicting obsolete streams */
+static void purify_inactive_streams(struct hda_codec *codec)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < codec->cvt_setups.used; i++) {
+		struct hda_cvt_setup *p = snd_array_elem(&codec->cvt_setups, i);
+		if (p->dirty)
+			really_cleanup_stream(codec, p);
+	}
+}
+
+/* clean up all streams; called from suspend */
+static void hda_cleanup_all_streams(struct hda_codec *codec)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < codec->cvt_setups.used; i++) {
+		struct hda_cvt_setup *p = snd_array_elem(&codec->cvt_setups, i);
+		if (p->stream_tag)
+			really_cleanup_stream(codec, p);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * amp access functions
  */
@@ -2928,6 +3032,7 @@ static void hda_call_codec_suspend(struct hda_codec *codec)
 {
 	if (codec->patch_ops.suspend)
 		codec->patch_ops.suspend(codec, PMSG_SUSPEND);
+	hda_cleanup_all_streams(codec);
 	hda_set_power_state(codec,
 			    codec->afg ? codec->afg : codec->mfg,
 			    AC_PWRST_D3);
@@ -3377,6 +3482,35 @@ static int set_pcm_default_values(struct hda_codec *codec,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * codec prepare/cleanup entries
+ */
+int snd_hda_codec_prepare(struct hda_codec *codec,
+			  struct hda_pcm_stream *hinfo,
+			  unsigned int stream,
+			  unsigned int format,
+			  struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	int ret;
+	mutex_lock(&codec->prepare_mutex);
+	ret = hinfo->ops.prepare(hinfo, codec, stream, format, substream);
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		purify_inactive_streams(codec);
+	mutex_unlock(&codec->prepare_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_codec_prepare);
+
+void snd_hda_codec_cleanup(struct hda_codec *codec,
+			   struct hda_pcm_stream *hinfo,
+			   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&codec->prepare_mutex);
+	hinfo->ops.cleanup(hinfo, codec, substream);
+	mutex_unlock(&codec->prepare_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_HDA(snd_hda_codec_cleanup);
+
 /* global */
 const char *snd_hda_pcm_type_name[HDA_PCM_NTYPES] = {
 	"Audio", "SPDIF", "HDMI", "Modem"
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index 0328cf55cdba..3f7a479881e5 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -826,12 +826,14 @@ struct hda_codec {
 
 	struct mutex spdif_mutex;
 	struct mutex control_mutex;
+	struct mutex prepare_mutex;
 	unsigned int spdif_status;	/* IEC958 status bits */
 	unsigned short spdif_ctls;	/* SPDIF control bits */
 	unsigned int spdif_in_enable;	/* SPDIF input enable? */
 	hda_nid_t *slave_dig_outs; /* optional digital out slave widgets */
 	struct snd_array init_pins;	/* initial (BIOS) pin configurations */
 	struct snd_array driver_pins;	/* pin configs set by codec parser */
+	struct snd_array cvt_setups;	/* audio convert setups */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_HWDEP
 	struct snd_hwdep *hwdep;	/* assigned hwdep device */
@@ -948,6 +950,16 @@ int snd_hda_codec_build_controls(struct hda_codec *codec);
  */
 int snd_hda_build_pcms(struct hda_bus *bus);
 int snd_hda_codec_build_pcms(struct hda_codec *codec);
+
+int snd_hda_codec_prepare(struct hda_codec *codec,
+			  struct hda_pcm_stream *hinfo,
+			  unsigned int stream,
+			  unsigned int format,
+			  struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
+void snd_hda_codec_cleanup(struct hda_codec *codec,
+			   struct hda_pcm_stream *hinfo,
+			   struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
+
 void snd_hda_codec_setup_stream(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 				u32 stream_tag,
 				int channel_id, int format);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 66d420212d9a..1053fff4bd0a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ static int azx_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	azx_dev->period_bytes = 0;
 	azx_dev->format_val = 0;
 
-	hinfo->ops.cleanup(hinfo, apcm->codec, substream);
+	snd_hda_codec_cleanup(apcm->codec, hinfo, substream);
 
 	return snd_pcm_lib_free_pages(substream);
 }
@@ -1688,8 +1688,8 @@ static int azx_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	else
 		azx_dev->fifo_size = 0;
 
-	return hinfo->ops.prepare(hinfo, apcm->codec, azx_dev->stream_tag,
-				  azx_dev->format_val, substream);
+	return snd_hda_codec_prepare(apcm->codec, hinfo, azx_dev->stream_tag,
+				     azx_dev->format_val, substream);
 }
 
 static int azx_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)