diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 5868c61797bc..17286b3c766e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -3141,7 +3141,7 @@ static unsigned int convert_to_spdif_status(unsigned short val)
 	if (val & AC_DIG1_PROFESSIONAL)
 		sbits |= IEC958_AES0_PROFESSIONAL;
 	if (sbits & IEC958_AES0_PROFESSIONAL) {
-		if (sbits & AC_DIG1_EMPHASIS)
+		if (val & AC_DIG1_EMPHASIS)
 			sbits |= IEC958_AES0_PRO_EMPHASIS_5015;
 	} else {
 		if (val & AC_DIG1_EMPHASIS)
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index d7fa1ee8302c..98c8627b2afb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,8 @@ enum {
 	BAD_NO_EXTRA_SURR_DAC = 0x101,
 	/* Primary DAC shared with main surrounds */
 	BAD_SHARED_SURROUND = 0x100,
+	/* No independent HP possible */
+	BAD_NO_INDEP_HP = 0x40,
 	/* Primary DAC shared with main CLFE */
 	BAD_SHARED_CLFE = 0x10,
 	/* Primary DAC shared with extra surrounds */
@@ -1403,6 +1405,43 @@ static int check_aamix_out_path(struct hda_codec *codec, int path_idx)
 	return snd_hda_get_path_idx(codec, path);
 }
 
+/* check whether the independent HP is available with the current config */
+static bool indep_hp_possible(struct hda_codec *codec)
+{
+	struct hda_gen_spec *spec = codec->spec;
+	struct auto_pin_cfg *cfg = &spec->autocfg;
+	struct nid_path *path;
+	int i, idx;
+
+	if (cfg->line_out_type == AUTO_PIN_HP_OUT)
+		idx = spec->out_paths[0];
+	else
+		idx = spec->hp_paths[0];
+	path = snd_hda_get_path_from_idx(codec, idx);
+	if (!path)
+		return false;
+
+	/* assume no path conflicts unless aamix is involved */
+	if (!spec->mixer_nid || !is_nid_contained(path, spec->mixer_nid))
+		return true;
+
+	/* check whether output paths contain aamix */
+	for (i = 0; i < cfg->line_outs; i++) {
+		if (spec->out_paths[i] == idx)
+			break;
+		path = snd_hda_get_path_from_idx(codec, spec->out_paths[i]);
+		if (path && is_nid_contained(path, spec->mixer_nid))
+			return false;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < cfg->speaker_outs; i++) {
+		path = snd_hda_get_path_from_idx(codec, spec->speaker_paths[i]);
+		if (path && is_nid_contained(path, spec->mixer_nid))
+			return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /* fill the empty entries in the dac array for speaker/hp with the
  * shared dac pointed by the paths
  */
@@ -1556,6 +1595,9 @@ static int fill_and_eval_dacs(struct hda_codec *codec,
 		badness += BAD_MULTI_IO;
 	}
 
+	if (spec->indep_hp && !indep_hp_possible(codec))
+		badness += BAD_NO_INDEP_HP;
+
 	/* re-fill the shared DAC for speaker / headphone */
 	if (cfg->line_out_type != AUTO_PIN_HP_OUT)
 		refill_shared_dacs(codec, cfg->hp_outs,
@@ -1769,6 +1811,10 @@ static int parse_output_paths(struct hda_codec *codec)
 				cfg->speaker_pins, val);
 	}
 
+	/* clear indep_hp flag if not available */
+	if (spec->indep_hp && !indep_hp_possible(codec))
+		spec->indep_hp = 0;
+
 	kfree(best_cfg);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index 4cea6bb6fade..418bfc0eb0a3 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@ struct azx_dev {
 	unsigned int opened :1;
 	unsigned int running :1;
 	unsigned int irq_pending :1;
+	unsigned int prepared:1;
+	unsigned int locked:1;
 	/*
 	 * For VIA:
 	 *  A flag to ensure DMA position is 0
@@ -426,8 +428,25 @@ struct azx_dev {
 
 	struct timecounter  azx_tc;
 	struct cyclecounter azx_cc;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_DSP_LOADER
+	struct mutex dsp_mutex;
+#endif
 };
 
+/* DSP lock helpers */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_DSP_LOADER
+#define dsp_lock_init(dev)	mutex_init(&(dev)->dsp_mutex)
+#define dsp_lock(dev)		mutex_lock(&(dev)->dsp_mutex)
+#define dsp_unlock(dev)		mutex_unlock(&(dev)->dsp_mutex)
+#define dsp_is_locked(dev)	((dev)->locked)
+#else
+#define dsp_lock_init(dev)	do {} while (0)
+#define dsp_lock(dev)		do {} while (0)
+#define dsp_unlock(dev)		do {} while (0)
+#define dsp_is_locked(dev)	0
+#endif
+
 /* CORB/RIRB */
 struct azx_rb {
 	u32 *buf;		/* CORB/RIRB buffer
@@ -527,6 +546,10 @@ struct azx {
 
 	/* card list (for power_save trigger) */
 	struct list_head list;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_HDA_DSP_LOADER
+	struct azx_dev saved_azx_dev;
+#endif
 };
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
@@ -1793,15 +1816,25 @@ azx_assign_device(struct azx *chip, struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		dev = chip->capture_index_offset;
 		nums = chip->capture_streams;
 	}
-	for (i = 0; i < nums; i++, dev++)
-		if (!chip->azx_dev[dev].opened) {
-			res = &chip->azx_dev[dev];
-			if (res->assigned_key == key)
-				break;
+	for (i = 0; i < nums; i++, dev++) {
+		struct azx_dev *azx_dev = &chip->azx_dev[dev];
+		dsp_lock(azx_dev);
+		if (!azx_dev->opened && !dsp_is_locked(azx_dev)) {
+			res = azx_dev;
+			if (res->assigned_key == key) {
+				res->opened = 1;
+				res->assigned_key = key;
+				dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
+				return azx_dev;
+			}
 		}
+		dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
+	}
 	if (res) {
+		dsp_lock(res);
 		res->opened = 1;
 		res->assigned_key = key;
+		dsp_unlock(res);
 	}
 	return res;
 }
@@ -2009,6 +2042,12 @@ static int azx_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct azx_dev *azx_dev = get_azx_dev(substream);
 	int ret;
 
+	dsp_lock(azx_dev);
+	if (dsp_is_locked(azx_dev)) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	mark_runtime_wc(chip, azx_dev, substream, false);
 	azx_dev->bufsize = 0;
 	azx_dev->period_bytes = 0;
@@ -2016,8 +2055,10 @@ static int azx_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	ret = snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(substream,
 					params_buffer_bytes(hw_params));
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto unlock;
 	mark_runtime_wc(chip, azx_dev, substream, true);
+ unlock:
+	dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2029,16 +2070,21 @@ static int azx_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct hda_pcm_stream *hinfo = apcm->hinfo[substream->stream];
 
 	/* reset BDL address */
-	azx_sd_writel(azx_dev, SD_BDLPL, 0);
-	azx_sd_writel(azx_dev, SD_BDLPU, 0);
-	azx_sd_writel(azx_dev, SD_CTL, 0);
-	azx_dev->bufsize = 0;
-	azx_dev->period_bytes = 0;
-	azx_dev->format_val = 0;
+	dsp_lock(azx_dev);
+	if (!dsp_is_locked(azx_dev)) {
+		azx_sd_writel(azx_dev, SD_BDLPL, 0);
+		azx_sd_writel(azx_dev, SD_BDLPU, 0);
+		azx_sd_writel(azx_dev, SD_CTL, 0);
+		azx_dev->bufsize = 0;
+		azx_dev->period_bytes = 0;
+		azx_dev->format_val = 0;
+	}
 
 	snd_hda_codec_cleanup(apcm->codec, hinfo, substream);
 
 	mark_runtime_wc(chip, azx_dev, substream, false);
+	azx_dev->prepared = 0;
+	dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
 	return snd_pcm_lib_free_pages(substream);
 }
 
@@ -2055,6 +2101,12 @@ static int azx_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		snd_hda_spdif_out_of_nid(apcm->codec, hinfo->nid);
 	unsigned short ctls = spdif ? spdif->ctls : 0;
 
+	dsp_lock(azx_dev);
+	if (dsp_is_locked(azx_dev)) {
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	azx_stream_reset(chip, azx_dev);
 	format_val = snd_hda_calc_stream_format(runtime->rate,
 						runtime->channels,
@@ -2065,7 +2117,8 @@ static int azx_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR SFX
 			   "%s: invalid format_val, rate=%d, ch=%d, format=%d\n",
 			   pci_name(chip->pci), runtime->rate, runtime->channels, runtime->format);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	bufsize = snd_pcm_lib_buffer_bytes(substream);
@@ -2084,7 +2137,7 @@ static int azx_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		azx_dev->no_period_wakeup = runtime->no_period_wakeup;
 		err = azx_setup_periods(chip, substream, azx_dev);
 		if (err < 0)
-			return err;
+			goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	/* wallclk has 24Mhz clock source */
@@ -2101,8 +2154,14 @@ static int azx_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if ((chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_CTX_WORKAROUND) &&
 	    stream_tag > chip->capture_streams)
 		stream_tag -= chip->capture_streams;
-	return snd_hda_codec_prepare(apcm->codec, hinfo, stream_tag,
+	err = snd_hda_codec_prepare(apcm->codec, hinfo, stream_tag,
 				     azx_dev->format_val, substream);
+
+ unlock:
+	if (!err)
+		azx_dev->prepared = 1;
+	dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int azx_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
@@ -2117,6 +2176,9 @@ static int azx_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 	azx_dev = get_azx_dev(substream);
 	trace_azx_pcm_trigger(chip, azx_dev, cmd);
 
+	if (dsp_is_locked(azx_dev) || !azx_dev->prepared)
+		return -EPIPE;
+
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
 		rstart = 1;
@@ -2621,17 +2683,27 @@ static int azx_load_dsp_prepare(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int format,
 	struct azx_dev *azx_dev;
 	int err;
 
-	if (snd_hda_lock_devices(bus))
-		return -EBUSY;
+	azx_dev = azx_get_dsp_loader_dev(chip);
+
+	dsp_lock(azx_dev);
+	spin_lock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
+	if (azx_dev->running || azx_dev->locked) {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+	azx_dev->prepared = 0;
+	chip->saved_azx_dev = *azx_dev;
+	azx_dev->locked = 1;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
 
 	err = snd_dma_alloc_pages(SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV_SG,
 				  snd_dma_pci_data(chip->pci),
 				  byte_size, bufp);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto unlock;
+		goto err_alloc;
 
 	mark_pages_wc(chip, bufp, true);
-	azx_dev = azx_get_dsp_loader_dev(chip);
 	azx_dev->bufsize = byte_size;
 	azx_dev->period_bytes = byte_size;
 	azx_dev->format_val = format;
@@ -2649,13 +2721,20 @@ static int azx_load_dsp_prepare(struct hda_bus *bus, unsigned int format,
 		goto error;
 
 	azx_setup_controller(chip, azx_dev);
+	dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
 	return azx_dev->stream_tag;
 
  error:
 	mark_pages_wc(chip, bufp, false);
 	snd_dma_free_pages(bufp);
-unlock:
-	snd_hda_unlock_devices(bus);
+ err_alloc:
+	spin_lock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
+	if (azx_dev->opened)
+		*azx_dev = chip->saved_azx_dev;
+	azx_dev->locked = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
+ unlock:
+	dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2677,9 +2756,10 @@ static void azx_load_dsp_cleanup(struct hda_bus *bus,
 	struct azx *chip = bus->private_data;
 	struct azx_dev *azx_dev = azx_get_dsp_loader_dev(chip);
 
-	if (!dmab->area)
+	if (!dmab->area || !azx_dev->locked)
 		return;
 
+	dsp_lock(azx_dev);
 	/* reset BDL address */
 	azx_sd_writel(azx_dev, SD_BDLPL, 0);
 	azx_sd_writel(azx_dev, SD_BDLPU, 0);
@@ -2692,7 +2772,12 @@ static void azx_load_dsp_cleanup(struct hda_bus *bus,
 	snd_dma_free_pages(dmab);
 	dmab->area = NULL;
 
-	snd_hda_unlock_devices(bus);
+	spin_lock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
+	if (azx_dev->opened)
+		*azx_dev = chip->saved_azx_dev;
+	azx_dev->locked = 0;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&chip->reg_lock);
+	dsp_unlock(azx_dev);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SND_HDA_DSP_LOADER */
 
@@ -3481,6 +3566,7 @@ static int azx_first_init(struct azx *chip)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < chip->num_streams; i++) {
+		dsp_lock_init(&chip->azx_dev[i]);
 		/* allocate memory for the BDL for each stream */
 		err = snd_dma_alloc_pages(SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
 					  snd_dma_pci_data(chip->pci),
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
index 60d08f669f0c..0d9c58f13560 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_cirrus.c
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ static void cs_automute(struct hda_codec *codec)
 	snd_hda_gen_update_outputs(codec);
 
 	if (spec->gpio_eapd_hp) {
-		unsigned int gpio = spec->gen.hp_jack_present ?
+		spec->gpio_data = spec->gen.hp_jack_present ?
 			spec->gpio_eapd_hp : spec->gpio_eapd_speaker;
 		snd_hda_codec_write(codec, 0x01, 0,
-				    AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DATA, gpio);
+				    AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DATA, spec->gpio_data);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index 638e7f738018..ca4739c3f650 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -715,8 +715,9 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id, struct usb_audio_
 		case UAC2_CLOCK_SELECTOR: {
 			struct uac_selector_unit_descriptor *d = p1;
 			/* call recursively to retrieve the channel info */
-			if (check_input_term(state, d->baSourceID[0], term) < 0)
-				return -ENODEV;
+			err = check_input_term(state, d->baSourceID[0], term);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
 			term->type = d->bDescriptorSubtype << 16; /* virtual type */
 			term->id = id;
 			term->name = uac_selector_unit_iSelector(d);
@@ -725,7 +726,8 @@ static int check_input_term(struct mixer_build *state, int id, struct usb_audio_
 		case UAC1_PROCESSING_UNIT:
 		case UAC1_EXTENSION_UNIT:
 		/* UAC2_PROCESSING_UNIT_V2 */
-		/* UAC2_EFFECT_UNIT */ {
+		/* UAC2_EFFECT_UNIT */
+		case UAC2_EXTENSION_UNIT_V2: {
 			struct uac_processing_unit_descriptor *d = p1;
 
 			if (state->mixer->protocol == UAC_VERSION_2 &&
@@ -1356,8 +1358,9 @@ static int parse_audio_feature_unit(struct mixer_build *state, int unitid, void
 		return err;
 
 	/* determine the input source type and name */
-	if (check_input_term(state, hdr->bSourceID, &iterm) < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	err = check_input_term(state, hdr->bSourceID, &iterm);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 
 	master_bits = snd_usb_combine_bytes(bmaControls, csize);
 	/* master configuration quirks */
@@ -2052,6 +2055,8 @@ static int parse_audio_unit(struct mixer_build *state, int unitid)
 			return parse_audio_extension_unit(state, unitid, p1);
 		else /* UAC_VERSION_2 */
 			return parse_audio_processing_unit(state, unitid, p1);
+	case UAC2_EXTENSION_UNIT_V2:
+		return parse_audio_extension_unit(state, unitid, p1);
 	default:
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "usbaudio: unit %u: unexpected type 0x%02x\n", unitid, p1[2]);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2118,7 +2123,7 @@ static int snd_usb_mixer_controls(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer)
 			state.oterm.type = le16_to_cpu(desc->wTerminalType);
 			state.oterm.name = desc->iTerminal;
 			err = parse_audio_unit(&state, desc->bSourceID);
-			if (err < 0)
+			if (err < 0 && err != -EINVAL)
 				return err;
 		} else { /* UAC_VERSION_2 */
 			struct uac2_output_terminal_descriptor *desc = p;
@@ -2130,12 +2135,12 @@ static int snd_usb_mixer_controls(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer)
 			state.oterm.type = le16_to_cpu(desc->wTerminalType);
 			state.oterm.name = desc->iTerminal;
 			err = parse_audio_unit(&state, desc->bSourceID);
-			if (err < 0)
+			if (err < 0 && err != -EINVAL)
 				return err;
 
 			/* for UAC2, use the same approach to also add the clock selectors */
 			err = parse_audio_unit(&state, desc->bCSourceID);
-			if (err < 0)
+			if (err < 0 && err != -EINVAL)
 				return err;
 		}
 	}