diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 1e2be35ed36f..482b4ea87c3c 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -802,8 +802,13 @@ struct snd_soc_component_driver {
 	int probe_order;
 	int remove_order;
 
-	/* signal if the module handling the component cannot be removed */
-	unsigned int ignore_module_refcount:1;
+	/*
+	 * signal if the module handling the component should not be removed
+	 * if a pcm is open. Setting this would prevent the module
+	 * refcount being incremented in probe() but allow it be incremented
+	 * when a pcm is opened and decremented when it is closed.
+	 */
+	unsigned int module_get_upon_open:1;
 
 	/* bits */
 	unsigned int idle_bias_on:1;
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l35.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l35.c
index 9f4a59871cee..c71696146c5e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l35.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l35.c
@@ -1635,6 +1635,16 @@ err:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int cs35l35_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *i2c_client)
+{
+	struct cs35l35_private *cs35l35 = i2c_get_clientdata(i2c_client);
+
+	regulator_bulk_disable(cs35l35->num_supplies, cs35l35->supplies);
+	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(cs35l35->reset_gpio, 0);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct of_device_id cs35l35_of_match[] = {
 	{.compatible = "cirrus,cs35l35"},
 	{},
@@ -1655,6 +1665,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver cs35l35_i2c_driver = {
 	},
 	.id_table = cs35l35_id,
 	.probe = cs35l35_i2c_probe,
+	.remove = cs35l35_i2c_remove,
 };
 
 module_i2c_driver(cs35l35_i2c_driver);
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c
index 5eeb0fe836a9..4de1fbfa8827 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c
@@ -1854,6 +1854,17 @@ static int hdmi_codec_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	/* Imp: Store the card pointer in hda_codec */
 	hdmi->card = dapm->card->snd_card;
 
+	/*
+	 * Setup a device_link between card device and HDMI codec device.
+	 * The card device is the consumer and the HDMI codec device is
+	 * the supplier. With this setting, we can make sure that the audio
+	 * domain in display power will be always turned on before operating
+	 * on the HDMI audio codec registers.
+	 * Let's use the flag DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER. This can make
+	 * sure the device link is freed when the machine driver is removed.
+	 */
+	device_link_add(component->card->dev, &hdev->dev, DL_FLAG_RPM_ACTIVE |
+			DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER);
 	/*
 	 * hdac_device core already sets the state to active and calls
 	 * get_noresume. So enable runtime and set the device to suspend.
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5682.c b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5682.c
index 86a7fa31c294..505fb3d7b1c5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5682.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5682.c
@@ -2588,6 +2588,7 @@ static int rt5682_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	rt5682_reset(rt5682->regmap);
 
+	mutex_init(&rt5682->calibrate_mutex);
 	rt5682_calibrate(rt5682);
 
 	ret = regmap_multi_reg_write(rt5682->regmap, patch_list,
@@ -2654,7 +2655,6 @@ static int rt5682_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rt5682->jd_check_work,
 				rt5682_jd_check_handler);
 
-	mutex_init(&rt5682->calibrate_mutex);
 
 	if (i2c->irq) {
 		ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&i2c->dev, i2c->irq, NULL,
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
index 56099db8f86d..9735e2412251 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-pcm.c
@@ -1462,13 +1462,20 @@ static int skl_platform_soc_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void skl_pcm_remove(struct snd_soc_component *component)
+{
+	/* remove topology */
+	snd_soc_tplg_component_remove(component, SND_SOC_TPLG_INDEX_ALL);
+}
+
 static const struct snd_soc_component_driver skl_component  = {
 	.name		= "pcm",
 	.probe		= skl_platform_soc_probe,
+	.remove		= skl_pcm_remove,
 	.ops		= &skl_platform_ops,
 	.pcm_new	= skl_pcm_new,
 	.pcm_free	= skl_pcm_free,
-	.ignore_module_refcount = 1, /* do not increase the refcount in core */
+	.module_get_upon_open = 1, /* increment refcount when a pcm is opened */
 };
 
 int skl_platform_register(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/common/mtk-btcvsd.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/common/mtk-btcvsd.c
index 9a163d7064d1..bd55c546e790 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/common/mtk-btcvsd.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/common/mtk-btcvsd.c
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ static const u8 table_msbc_silence[SCO_PACKET_180] = {
 static void mtk_btcvsd_snd_irq_enable(struct mtk_btcvsd_snd *bt)
 {
 	regmap_update_bits(bt->infra, bt->infra_misc_offset,
-			   bt->conn_bt_cvsd_mask, bt->conn_bt_cvsd_mask);
+			   bt->conn_bt_cvsd_mask, 0);
 }
 
 static void mtk_btcvsd_snd_irq_disable(struct mtk_btcvsd_snd *bt)
 {
 	regmap_update_bits(bt->infra, bt->infra_misc_offset,
-			   bt->conn_bt_cvsd_mask, 0);
+			   bt->conn_bt_cvsd_mask, bt->conn_bt_cvsd_mask);
 }
 
 static void mtk_btcvsd_snd_set_state(struct mtk_btcvsd_snd *bt,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
index 4fe83e611c01..37cb61553d5f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
@@ -300,6 +300,18 @@ int rsnd_runtime_channel_after_ctu_with_params(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 	return chan;
 }
 
+int rsnd_channel_normalization(int chan)
+{
+	if ((chan > 8) || (chan < 0))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* TDM Extend Mode needs 8ch */
+	if (chan == 6)
+		chan = 8;
+
+	return chan;
+}
+
 int rsnd_runtime_channel_for_ssi_with_params(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 					     struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
 {
@@ -312,11 +324,7 @@ int rsnd_runtime_channel_for_ssi_with_params(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 	if (rsnd_runtime_is_multi_ssi(io))
 		chan /= rsnd_rdai_ssi_lane_get(rdai);
 
-	/* TDM Extend Mode needs 8ch */
-	if (chan == 6)
-		chan = 8;
-
-	return chan;
+	return rsnd_channel_normalization(chan);
 }
 
 int rsnd_runtime_is_multi_ssi(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io)
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
index 0e6ef4e18400..7727add3eb1a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ void rsnd_parse_connect_common(struct rsnd_dai *rdai,
 		struct device_node *playback,
 		struct device_node *capture);
 
+int rsnd_channel_normalization(int chan);
 #define rsnd_runtime_channel_original(io) \
 	rsnd_runtime_channel_original_with_params(io, NULL)
 int rsnd_runtime_channel_original_with_params(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
index f5afab631abb..44bda210256e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
@@ -303,6 +303,8 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_master_clk_start(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	if (rsnd_runtime_is_tdm_split(io))
 		chan = rsnd_io_converted_chan(io);
 
+	chan = rsnd_channel_normalization(chan);
+
 	main_rate = rsnd_ssi_clk_query(rdai, rate, chan, &idx);
 	if (!main_rate) {
 		dev_err(dev, "unsupported clock rate\n");
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 75f6a8085a76..2403bec2fccf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ static void soc_cleanup_component(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	snd_soc_dapm_free(snd_soc_component_get_dapm(component));
 	soc_cleanup_component_debugfs(component);
 	component->card = NULL;
-	if (!component->driver->ignore_module_refcount)
+	if (!component->driver->module_get_upon_open)
 		module_put(component->dev->driver->owner);
 }
 
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ static int soc_probe_component(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!component->driver->ignore_module_refcount &&
+	if (!component->driver->module_get_upon_open &&
 	    !try_module_get(component->dev->driver->owner))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 035dedee78f1..74695355c1f8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/pinctrl/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
@@ -463,6 +464,9 @@ static int soc_pcm_components_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			continue;
 
 		component->driver->ops->close(substream);
+
+		if (component->driver->module_get_upon_open)
+			module_put(component->dev->driver->owner);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -513,6 +517,10 @@ static int soc_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		    !component->driver->ops->open)
 			continue;
 
+		if (component->driver->module_get_upon_open &&
+		    !try_module_get(component->dev->driver->owner))
+			return -ENODEV;
+
 		ret = component->driver->ops->open(substream);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(component->dev,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 51903ca7614b..3299ebb48c1a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -484,10 +484,11 @@ static void remove_widget(struct snd_soc_component *comp,
 
 			snd_ctl_remove(card, kcontrol);
 
-			kfree(dobj->control.dvalues);
+			/* free enum kcontrol's dvalues and dtexts */
+			kfree(se->dobj.control.dvalues);
 			for (j = 0; j < se->items; j++)
-				kfree(dobj->control.dtexts[j]);
-			kfree(dobj->control.dtexts);
+				kfree(se->dobj.control.dtexts[j]);
+			kfree(se->dobj.control.dtexts);
 
 			kfree(se);
 			kfree(w->kcontrol_news[i].name);
diff --git a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_i2s.c b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_i2s.c
index 952634258b02..97d5e9901a0e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_i2s.c
@@ -838,8 +838,9 @@ static int stm32_i2s_parse_dt(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	/* Get irqs */
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq < 0) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no irq for node %s\n", pdev->name);
-		return -ENOENT;
+		if (irq != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no irq for node %s\n", pdev->name);
+		return irq;
 	}
 
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, stm32_i2s_isr, IRQF_ONESHOT,
diff --git a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c
index 2a90641cf164..3dd54bc54fa1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c
+++ b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c
@@ -1420,7 +1420,6 @@ static int stm32_sai_sub_dais_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	if (!sai->cpu_dai_drv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	sai->cpu_dai_drv->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
 	if (STM_SAI_IS_PLAYBACK(sai)) {
 		memcpy(sai->cpu_dai_drv, &stm32_sai_playback_dai,
 		       sizeof(stm32_sai_playback_dai));
@@ -1430,6 +1429,7 @@ static int stm32_sai_sub_dais_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		       sizeof(stm32_sai_capture_dai));
 		sai->cpu_dai_drv->capture.stream_name = sai->cpu_dai_drv->name;
 	}
+	sai->cpu_dai_drv->name = dev_name(&pdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }