diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ap4evb.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ap4evb.c
index 4c979039d97e..08294fa9e0d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ap4evb.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ap4evb.c
@@ -686,21 +686,21 @@ static struct platform_device fsi_device = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info fsi2_ak4643_init_info = {
-	.fmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_LEFT_J,
-	.codec_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
-	.cpu_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS,
-	.sysclk		= 11289600,
-};
-
 static struct asoc_simple_card_info fsi2_ak4643_info = {
 	.name		= "AK4643",
 	.card		= "FSI2A-AK4643",
-	.cpu_dai	= "fsia-dai",
 	.codec		= "ak4642-codec.0-0013",
 	.platform	= "sh_fsi2",
-	.codec_dai	= "ak4642-hifi",
-	.init		= &fsi2_ak4643_init_info,
+	.daifmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_LEFT_J,
+	.cpu_dai = {
+		.name	= "fsia-dai",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS,
+	},
+	.codec_dai = {
+		.name	= "ak4642-hifi",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
+		.sysclk	= 11289600,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct platform_device fsi_ak4643_device = {
@@ -809,19 +809,18 @@ static struct platform_device lcdc1_device = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info fsi2_hdmi_init_info = {
-	.cpu_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM |
-			  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF,
-};
-
 static struct asoc_simple_card_info fsi2_hdmi_info = {
 	.name		= "HDMI",
 	.card		= "FSI2B-HDMI",
-	.cpu_dai	= "fsib-dai",
 	.codec		= "sh-mobile-hdmi",
 	.platform	= "sh_fsi2",
-	.codec_dai	= "sh_mobile_hdmi-hifi",
-	.init		= &fsi2_hdmi_init_info,
+	.cpu_dai = {
+		.name	= "fsib-dai",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF,
+	},
+	.codec_dai = {
+		.name	= "sh_mobile_hdmi-hifi",
+	},
 };
 
 static struct platform_device fsi_hdmi_device = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-armadillo800eva.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-armadillo800eva.c
index 5353adf6b828..0679ca6bf1f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-armadillo800eva.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-armadillo800eva.c
@@ -806,21 +806,21 @@ static struct platform_device fsi_device = {
 };
 
 /* FSI-WM8978 */
-static struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info fsi_wm8978_init_info = {
-	.fmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S,
-	.codec_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF,
-	.cpu_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS,
-	.sysclk		= 12288000,
-};
-
 static struct asoc_simple_card_info fsi_wm8978_info = {
 	.name		= "wm8978",
 	.card		= "FSI2A-WM8978",
-	.cpu_dai	= "fsia-dai",
 	.codec		= "wm8978.0-001a",
 	.platform	= "sh_fsi2",
-	.codec_dai	= "wm8978-hifi",
-	.init		= &fsi_wm8978_init_info,
+	.daifmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S,
+	.cpu_dai = {
+		.name	= "fsia-dai",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF,
+	},
+	.codec_dai = {
+		.name	= "wm8978-hifi",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF,
+		.sysclk	= 12288000,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct platform_device fsi_wm8978_device = {
@@ -832,18 +832,18 @@ static struct platform_device fsi_wm8978_device = {
 };
 
 /* FSI-HDMI */
-static struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info fsi2_hdmi_init_info = {
-	.cpu_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
-};
-
 static struct asoc_simple_card_info fsi2_hdmi_info = {
 	.name		= "HDMI",
 	.card		= "FSI2B-HDMI",
-	.cpu_dai	= "fsib-dai",
 	.codec		= "sh-mobile-hdmi",
 	.platform	= "sh_fsi2",
-	.codec_dai	= "sh_mobile_hdmi-hifi",
-	.init		= &fsi2_hdmi_init_info,
+	.cpu_dai = {
+		.name	= "fsib-dai",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
+	},
+	.codec_dai = {
+		.name = "sh_mobile_hdmi-hifi",
+	},
 };
 
 static struct platform_device fsi_hdmi_device = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-kzm9g.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-kzm9g.c
index c02448d6847f..f41b71e8df3e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-kzm9g.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-kzm9g.c
@@ -525,21 +525,21 @@ static struct platform_device fsi_device = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info fsi2_ak4648_init_info = {
-	.fmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_LEFT_J,
-	.codec_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
-	.cpu_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS,
-	.sysclk		= 11289600,
-};
-
 static struct asoc_simple_card_info fsi2_ak4648_info = {
 	.name		= "AK4648",
 	.card		= "FSI2A-AK4648",
-	.cpu_dai	= "fsia-dai",
 	.codec		= "ak4642-codec.0-0012",
 	.platform	= "sh_fsi2",
-	.codec_dai	= "ak4642-hifi",
-	.init		= &fsi2_ak4648_init_info,
+	.daifmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_LEFT_J,
+	.cpu_dai = {
+		.name	= "fsia-dai",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS,
+	},
+	.codec_dai = {
+		.name	= "ak4642-hifi",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
+		.sysclk	= 11289600,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct platform_device fsi_ak4648_device = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-mackerel.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-mackerel.c
index b5d210b4264c..3fd716dae405 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-mackerel.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-mackerel.c
@@ -502,19 +502,18 @@ static struct platform_device hdmi_lcdc_device = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info fsi2_hdmi_init_info = {
-	.cpu_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM |
-			  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF,
-};
-
 static struct asoc_simple_card_info fsi2_hdmi_info = {
 	.name		= "HDMI",
 	.card		= "FSI2B-HDMI",
-	.cpu_dai	= "fsib-dai",
 	.codec		= "sh-mobile-hdmi",
 	.platform	= "sh_fsi2",
-	.codec_dai	= "sh_mobile_hdmi-hifi",
-	.init		= &fsi2_hdmi_init_info,
+	.cpu_dai = {
+		.name	= "fsib-dai",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF,
+	},
+	.codec_dai = {
+		.name	= "sh_mobile_hdmi-hifi",
+	},
 };
 
 static struct platform_device fsi_hdmi_device = {
@@ -893,21 +892,21 @@ static struct platform_device fsi_device = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info fsi2_ak4643_init_info = {
-	.fmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_LEFT_J,
-	.codec_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
-	.cpu_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS,
-	.sysclk		= 11289600,
-};
-
 static struct asoc_simple_card_info fsi2_ak4643_info = {
 	.name		= "AK4643",
 	.card		= "FSI2A-AK4643",
-	.cpu_dai	= "fsia-dai",
 	.codec		= "ak4642-codec.0-0013",
 	.platform	= "sh_fsi2",
-	.codec_dai	= "ak4642-hifi",
-	.init		= &fsi2_ak4643_init_info,
+	.daifmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_LEFT_J,
+	.cpu_dai = {
+		.name	= "fsia-dai",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS,
+	},
+	.codec_dai = {
+		.name	= "ak4642-hifi",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
+		.sysclk	= 11289600,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct platform_device fsi_ak4643_device = {
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
index 8ebe4c7a766b..065e9600fae6 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
@@ -897,21 +897,20 @@ static struct platform_device fsi_device = {
 	.resource	= fsi_resources,
 };
 
-static struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info fsi_da7210_init_info = {
-	.fmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S,
-	.codec_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
-	.cpu_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS |
-			  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF,
-};
-
 static struct asoc_simple_card_info fsi_da7210_info = {
 	.name		= "DA7210",
 	.card		= "FSIB-DA7210",
-	.cpu_dai	= "fsib-dai",
 	.codec		= "da7210.0-001a",
 	.platform	= "sh_fsi.0",
-	.codec_dai	= "da7210-hifi",
-	.init		= &fsi_da7210_init_info,
+	.daifmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S,
+	.cpu_dai = {
+		.name	= "fsib-dai",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF,
+	},
+	.codec_dai = {
+		.name	= "da7210-hifi",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct platform_device fsi_da7210_device = {
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c
index 975608f5e805..4010e63e82d8 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c
@@ -299,22 +299,21 @@ static struct platform_device fsi_device = {
 	.resource	= fsi_resources,
 };
 
-static struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info fsi2_ak4642_init_info = {
-	.fmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_LEFT_J,
-	.codec_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
-	.cpu_daifmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS |
-			  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF,
-	.sysclk		= 11289600,
-};
-
 static struct asoc_simple_card_info fsi_ak4642_info = {
 	.name		= "AK4642",
 	.card		= "FSIA-AK4642",
-	.cpu_dai	= "fsia-dai",
 	.codec		= "ak4642-codec.0-0012",
 	.platform	= "sh_fsi.0",
-	.codec_dai	= "ak4642-hifi",
-	.init		= &fsi2_ak4642_init_info,
+	.daifmt		= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_LEFT_J,
+	.cpu_dai = {
+		.name	= "fsia-dai",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF,
+	},
+	.codec_dai = {
+		.name	= "ak4642-hifi",
+		.fmt	= SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM,
+		.sysclk	= 11289600,
+	},
 };
 
 static struct platform_device fsi_ak4642_device = {
diff --git a/include/sound/simple_card.h b/include/sound/simple_card.h
index 4b62b8dc6a4f..6c74527d4926 100644
--- a/include/sound/simple_card.h
+++ b/include/sound/simple_card.h
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@
 
 #include <sound/soc.h>
 
-struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info {
+struct asoc_simple_dai {
+	const char *name;
 	unsigned int fmt;
-	unsigned int cpu_daifmt;
-	unsigned int codec_daifmt;
 	unsigned int sysclk;
 };
 
 struct asoc_simple_card_info {
 	const char *name;
 	const char *card;
-	const char *cpu_dai;
 	const char *codec;
 	const char *platform;
-	const char *codec_dai;
-	struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info *init; /* for snd_link.init */
+
+	unsigned int daifmt;
+	struct asoc_simple_dai cpu_dai;
+	struct asoc_simple_dai codec_dai;
 
 	/* used in simple-card.c */
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link snd_link;
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
index bc050ec8680a..6cf8355a8542 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
@@ -16,33 +16,38 @@
 #define asoc_simple_get_card_info(p) \
 	container_of(p->dai_link, struct asoc_simple_card_info, snd_link)
 
+static int __asoc_simple_card_dai_init(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
+				       struct asoc_simple_dai *set,
+				       unsigned int daifmt)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	daifmt |= set->fmt;
+
+	if (!ret && daifmt)
+		ret = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(dai, daifmt);
+
+	if (!ret && set->sysclk)
+		ret = snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk(dai, 0, set->sysclk, 0);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int asoc_simple_card_dai_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {
-	struct asoc_simple_card_info *cinfo = asoc_simple_get_card_info(rtd);
-	struct asoc_simple_dai_init_info *iinfo = cinfo->init;
+	struct asoc_simple_card_info *info = asoc_simple_get_card_info(rtd);
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec = rtd->codec_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu = rtd->cpu_dai;
-	unsigned int cpu_daifmt = iinfo->fmt | iinfo->cpu_daifmt;
-	unsigned int codec_daifmt = iinfo->fmt | iinfo->codec_daifmt;
+	unsigned int daifmt = info->daifmt;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (codec_daifmt) {
-		ret = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(codec, codec_daifmt);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = __asoc_simple_card_dai_init(codec, &info->codec_dai, daifmt);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
-	if (iinfo->sysclk) {
-		ret = snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk(codec, 0, iinfo->sysclk, 0);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-	}
-
-	if (cpu_daifmt) {
-		ret = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(cpu, cpu_daifmt);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-	}
+	ret = __asoc_simple_card_dai_init(cpu, &info->cpu_dai, daifmt);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -59,10 +64,10 @@ static int asoc_simple_card_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (!cinfo->name	||
 	    !cinfo->card	||
-	    !cinfo->cpu_dai	||
 	    !cinfo->codec	||
 	    !cinfo->platform	||
-	    !cinfo->codec_dai) {
+	    !cinfo->cpu_dai.name ||
+	    !cinfo->codec_dai.name) {
 		dev_err(dev, "insufficient asoc_simple_card_info settings\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -72,14 +77,11 @@ static int asoc_simple_card_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 */
 	cinfo->snd_link.name		= cinfo->name;
 	cinfo->snd_link.stream_name	= cinfo->name;
-	cinfo->snd_link.cpu_dai_name	= cinfo->cpu_dai;
+	cinfo->snd_link.cpu_dai_name	= cinfo->cpu_dai.name;
 	cinfo->snd_link.platform_name	= cinfo->platform;
 	cinfo->snd_link.codec_name	= cinfo->codec;
-	cinfo->snd_link.codec_dai_name	= cinfo->codec_dai;
-
-	/* enable snd_link.init if cinfo has settings */
-	if (cinfo->init)
-		cinfo->snd_link.init	= asoc_simple_card_dai_init;
+	cinfo->snd_link.codec_dai_name	= cinfo->codec_dai.name;
+	cinfo->snd_link.init		= asoc_simple_card_dai_init;
 
 	/*
 	 * init snd_soc_card