diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx25.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx25.c
index 991ccc94d6f7..0fc7ba56d616 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx25.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx25.c
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ static struct clk_lookup lookups[] = {
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "audmux", audmux_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("flexcan.0", NULL, can1_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("flexcan.1", NULL, can2_clk)
-	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-sdma", NULL, sdma_clk)
+	/* i.mx25 has the i.mx35 type sdma */
+	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx35-sdma", NULL, sdma_clk)
 };
 
 int __init mx25_clocks_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx31.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx31.c
index 8d212a93ee7f..d973770b1f96 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx31.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx31.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ static struct clk_lookup lookups[] = {
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "ata", ata_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "rtic", rtic_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "rng", rng_clk)
-	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-sdma", NULL, sdma_clk1)
+	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx31-sdma", NULL, sdma_clk1)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "sdma_ipg", sdma_clk2)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "mstick", mstick1_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "mstick", mstick2_clk)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx35.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx35.c
index cecd63b5328e..88b62a071aea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx35.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clock-imx35.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static struct clk_lookup lookups[] = {
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "rtc", rtc_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "rtic", rtic_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "scc", scc_clk)
-	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-sdma", NULL, sdma_clk)
+	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx35-sdma", NULL, sdma_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "spba", spba_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "spdif", spdif_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-ssi.0", NULL, ssi1_clk)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx25.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx25.c
index 8bf029164652..cc4d152bd9bd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx25.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx25.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static struct sdma_script_start_addrs imx25_sdma_script __initdata = {
 };
 
 static struct sdma_platform_data imx25_sdma_pdata __initdata = {
-	.sdma_version = 2,
 	.fw_name = "sdma-imx25.bin",
 	.script_addrs = &imx25_sdma_script,
 };
@@ -92,5 +91,6 @@ void __init imx25_soc_init(void)
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 2, MX25_GPIO3_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX25_INT_GPIO3, 0);
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 3, MX25_GPIO4_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX25_INT_GPIO4, 0);
 
-	imx_add_imx_sdma(MX25_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, MX25_INT_SDMA, &imx25_sdma_pdata);
+	/* i.mx25 has the i.mx35 type sdma */
+	imx_add_imx_sdma("imx35-sdma", MX25_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, MX25_INT_SDMA, &imx25_sdma_pdata);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx31.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx31.c
index 61bff38cb955..b7c55e7db000 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx31.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx31.c
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ static struct sdma_script_start_addrs imx31_to2_sdma_script __initdata = {
 };
 
 static struct sdma_platform_data imx31_sdma_pdata __initdata = {
-	.sdma_version = 1,
 	.fw_name = "sdma-imx31-to2.bin",
 	.script_addrs = &imx31_to2_sdma_script,
 };
@@ -88,5 +87,5 @@ void __init imx31_soc_init(void)
 		imx31_sdma_pdata.script_addrs = &imx31_to1_sdma_script;
 	}
 
-	imx_add_imx_sdma(MX31_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, MX31_INT_SDMA, &imx31_sdma_pdata);
+	imx_add_imx_sdma("imx31-sdma", MX31_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, MX31_INT_SDMA, &imx31_sdma_pdata);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx35.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx35.c
index 98769ae34377..f49bac7a1ede 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx35.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mm-imx35.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ static struct sdma_script_start_addrs imx35_to2_sdma_script __initdata = {
 };
 
 static struct sdma_platform_data imx35_sdma_pdata __initdata = {
-	.sdma_version = 2,
 	.fw_name = "sdma-imx35-to2.bin",
 	.script_addrs = &imx35_to2_sdma_script,
 };
@@ -106,5 +105,5 @@ void __init imx35_soc_init(void)
 		imx35_sdma_pdata.script_addrs = &imx35_to1_sdma_script;
 	}
 
-	imx_add_imx_sdma(MX35_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, MX35_INT_SDMA, &imx35_sdma_pdata);
+	imx_add_imx_sdma("imx35-sdma", MX35_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, MX35_INT_SDMA, &imx35_sdma_pdata);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/clock-mx51-mx53.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/clock-mx51-mx53.c
index e3d3eb55e3f8..7f20308c4dbd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/clock-mx51-mx53.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/clock-mx51-mx53.c
@@ -1448,7 +1448,8 @@ static struct clk_lookup mx51_lookups[] = {
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-ssi.0", NULL, ssi1_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-ssi.1", NULL, ssi2_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-ssi.2", NULL, ssi3_clk)
-	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-sdma", NULL, sdma_clk)
+	/* i.mx51 has the i.mx35 type sdma */
+	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx35-sdma", NULL, sdma_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "ckih", ckih_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "ckih2", ckih2_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK(NULL, "gpt_32k", gpt_32k_clk)
@@ -1496,7 +1497,8 @@ static struct clk_lookup mx53_lookups[] = {
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("sdhci-esdhc-imx53.3", NULL, esdhc4_mx53_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx2-wdt.0", NULL, dummy_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx2-wdt.1", NULL, dummy_clk)
-	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-sdma", NULL, sdma_clk)
+	/* i.mx53 has the i.mx35 type sdma */
+	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx35-sdma", NULL, sdma_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-ssi.0", NULL, ssi1_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-ssi.1", NULL, ssi2_clk)
 	_REGISTER_CLOCK("imx-ssi.2", NULL, ssi3_clk)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/mm.c b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/mm.c
index ef8aec9319b6..baea6e5cddd9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mx5/mm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mx5/mm.c
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ static struct sdma_script_start_addrs imx51_sdma_script __initdata = {
 };
 
 static struct sdma_platform_data imx51_sdma_pdata __initdata = {
-	.sdma_version = 2,
 	.fw_name = "sdma-imx51.bin",
 	.script_addrs = &imx51_sdma_script,
 };
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ static struct sdma_script_start_addrs imx53_sdma_script __initdata = {
 };
 
 static struct sdma_platform_data imx53_sdma_pdata __initdata = {
-	.sdma_version = 2,
 	.fw_name = "sdma-imx53.bin",
 	.script_addrs = &imx53_sdma_script,
 };
@@ -148,7 +146,8 @@ void __init imx51_soc_init(void)
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 2, MX51_GPIO3_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX51_MXC_INT_GPIO3_LOW, MX51_MXC_INT_GPIO3_HIGH);
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 3, MX51_GPIO4_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX51_MXC_INT_GPIO4_LOW, MX51_MXC_INT_GPIO4_HIGH);
 
-	imx_add_imx_sdma(MX51_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, MX51_INT_SDMA, &imx51_sdma_pdata);
+	/* i.mx51 has the i.mx35 type sdma */
+	imx_add_imx_sdma("imx35-sdma", MX51_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, MX51_INT_SDMA, &imx51_sdma_pdata);
 }
 
 void __init imx53_soc_init(void)
@@ -162,5 +161,6 @@ void __init imx53_soc_init(void)
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 5, MX53_GPIO6_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX53_INT_GPIO6_LOW, MX53_INT_GPIO6_HIGH);
 	mxc_register_gpio("imx31-gpio", 6, MX53_GPIO7_BASE_ADDR, SZ_16K, MX53_INT_GPIO7_LOW, MX53_INT_GPIO7_HIGH);
 
-	imx_add_imx_sdma(MX53_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, MX53_INT_SDMA, &imx53_sdma_pdata);
+	/* i.mx53 has the i.mx35 type sdma */
+	imx_add_imx_sdma("imx35-sdma", MX53_SDMA_BASE_ADDR, MX53_INT_SDMA, &imx53_sdma_pdata);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-imx-dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-imx-dma.c
index 2b0fdb23beb8..7fa7e9c92468 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-imx-dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-imx-dma.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct platform_device __init __maybe_unused *imx_add_imx_dma(void)
 			"imx-dma", -1, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);
 }
 
-struct platform_device __init __maybe_unused *imx_add_imx_sdma(
+struct platform_device __init __maybe_unused *imx_add_imx_sdma(char *name,
 	resource_size_t iobase, int irq, struct sdma_platform_data *pdata)
 {
 	struct resource res[] = {
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ struct platform_device __init __maybe_unused *imx_add_imx_sdma(
 		},
 	};
 
-	return platform_device_register_resndata(&mxc_ahb_bus, "imx-sdma",
+	return platform_device_register_resndata(&mxc_ahb_bus, name,
 			-1, res, ARRAY_SIZE(res), pdata, sizeof(*pdata));
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/devices-common.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/devices-common.h
index 3beef7729788..524538aabc4b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/devices-common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/devices-common.h
@@ -299,5 +299,5 @@ struct platform_device *__init imx_add_spi_imx(
 		const struct spi_imx_master *pdata);
 
 struct platform_device *imx_add_imx_dma(void);
-struct platform_device *imx_add_imx_sdma(
+struct platform_device *imx_add_imx_sdma(char *name,
 	resource_size_t iobase, int irq, struct sdma_platform_data *pdata);
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/dma.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/dma.h
index ef7751546f5f..233d0a5e2d68 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/dma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/dma.h
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ static inline int imx_dma_is_ipu(struct dma_chan *chan)
 
 static inline int imx_dma_is_general_purpose(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
-	return !strcmp(dev_name(chan->device->dev), "imx-sdma") ||
+	return !strcmp(dev_name(chan->device->dev), "imx31-sdma") ||
+		!strcmp(dev_name(chan->device->dev), "imx35-sdma") ||
 		!strcmp(dev_name(chan->device->dev), "imx-dma");
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/sdma.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/sdma.h
index f495c87c113f..3a3942823c20 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/sdma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/sdma.h
@@ -48,12 +48,10 @@ struct sdma_script_start_addrs {
 /**
  * struct sdma_platform_data - platform specific data for SDMA engine
  *
- * @sdma_version	The version of this SDMA engine
  * @fw_name		The firmware name
  * @script_addrs	SDMA scripts addresses in SDMA ROM
  */
 struct sdma_platform_data {
-	int sdma_version;
 	char *fw_name;
 	struct sdma_script_start_addrs *script_addrs;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 1ea47db2ff06..a7708b481eab 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
 #define SDMA_ONCE_RTB		0x060
 #define SDMA_XTRIG_CONF1	0x070
 #define SDMA_XTRIG_CONF2	0x074
-#define SDMA_CHNENBL0_V2	0x200
-#define SDMA_CHNENBL0_V1	0x080
+#define SDMA_CHNENBL0_IMX35	0x200
+#define SDMA_CHNENBL0_IMX31	0x080
 #define SDMA_CHNPRI_0		0x100
 
 /*
@@ -299,13 +299,18 @@ struct sdma_firmware_header {
 	u32	ram_code_size;
 };
 
+enum sdma_devtype {
+	IMX31_SDMA,	/* runs on i.mx31 */
+	IMX35_SDMA,	/* runs on i.mx35 and later */
+};
+
 struct sdma_engine {
 	struct device			*dev;
 	struct device_dma_parameters	dma_parms;
 	struct sdma_channel		channel[MAX_DMA_CHANNELS];
 	struct sdma_channel_control	*channel_control;
 	void __iomem			*regs;
-	unsigned int			version;
+	enum sdma_devtype		devtype;
 	unsigned int			num_events;
 	struct sdma_context_data	*context;
 	dma_addr_t			context_phys;
@@ -314,6 +319,19 @@ struct sdma_engine {
 	struct sdma_script_start_addrs	*script_addrs;
 };
 
+static struct platform_device_id sdma_devtypes[] = {
+	{
+		.name = "imx31-sdma",
+		.driver_data = IMX31_SDMA,
+	}, {
+		.name = "imx35-sdma",
+		.driver_data = IMX35_SDMA,
+	}, {
+		/* sentinel */
+	}
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(platform, sdma_devtypes);
+
 #define SDMA_H_CONFIG_DSPDMA	(1 << 12) /* indicates if the DSPDMA is used */
 #define SDMA_H_CONFIG_RTD_PINS	(1 << 11) /* indicates if Real-Time Debug pins are enabled */
 #define SDMA_H_CONFIG_ACR	(1 << 4)  /* indicates if AHB freq /core freq = 2 or 1 */
@@ -321,8 +339,8 @@ struct sdma_engine {
 
 static inline u32 chnenbl_ofs(struct sdma_engine *sdma, unsigned int event)
 {
-	u32 chnenbl0 = (sdma->version == 2 ? SDMA_CHNENBL0_V2 : SDMA_CHNENBL0_V1);
-
+	u32 chnenbl0 = (sdma->devtype == IMX31_SDMA ? SDMA_CHNENBL0_IMX31 :
+						      SDMA_CHNENBL0_IMX35);
 	return chnenbl0 + event * 4;
 }
 
@@ -1162,15 +1180,16 @@ static int __init sdma_init(struct sdma_engine *sdma)
 	int i, ret;
 	dma_addr_t ccb_phys;
 
-	switch (sdma->version) {
-	case 1:
+	switch (sdma->devtype) {
+	case IMX31_SDMA:
 		sdma->num_events = 32;
 		break;
-	case 2:
+	case IMX35_SDMA:
 		sdma->num_events = 48;
 		break;
 	default:
-		dev_err(sdma->dev, "Unknown version %d. aborting\n", sdma->version);
+		dev_err(sdma->dev, "Unknown sdma type %d. aborting\n",
+			sdma->devtype);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
@@ -1284,7 +1303,7 @@ static int __init sdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!sdma->script_addrs)
 		goto err_alloc;
 
-	sdma->version = pdata->sdma_version;
+	sdma->devtype = pdev->id_entry->driver_data;
 
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, sdma->dma_device.cap_mask);
 	dma_cap_set(DMA_CYCLIC, sdma->dma_device.cap_mask);
@@ -1366,6 +1385,7 @@ static struct platform_driver sdma_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "imx-sdma",
 	},
+	.id_table	= sdma_devtypes,
 	.remove		= __exit_p(sdma_remove),
 };