diff --git a/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_bus.c b/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_bus.c
index 9c37d9af3023f6..ec7715c6b0c02c 100644
--- a/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_bus.c
+++ b/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_bus.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ int snd_hdac_ext_bus_init(struct hdac_bus *bus, struct device *dev,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bus->hlink_list);
 	bus->idx = idx++;
 
-	mutex_init(&bus->lock);
 	bus->cmd_dma_state = true;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_bus.c b/sound/hda/hdac_bus.c
index 012305177f6822..ad8eee08013fb8 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_bus.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_bus.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ int snd_hdac_bus_init(struct hdac_bus *bus, struct device *dev,
 	INIT_WORK(&bus->unsol_work, snd_hdac_bus_process_unsol_events);
 	spin_lock_init(&bus->reg_lock);
 	mutex_init(&bus->cmd_mutex);
+	mutex_init(&bus->lock);
 	bus->irq = -1;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_component.c b/sound/hda/hdac_component.c
index 5c95933e739a43..1ea51e3b942a03 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_component.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_component.c
@@ -69,13 +69,15 @@ void snd_hdac_display_power(struct hdac_bus *bus, unsigned int idx, bool enable)
 
 	dev_dbg(bus->dev, "display power %s\n",
 		enable ? "enable" : "disable");
+
+	mutex_lock(&bus->lock);
 	if (enable)
 		set_bit(idx, &bus->display_power_status);
 	else
 		clear_bit(idx, &bus->display_power_status);
 
 	if (!acomp || !acomp->ops)
-		return;
+		goto unlock;
 
 	if (bus->display_power_status) {
 		if (!bus->display_power_active) {
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ void snd_hdac_display_power(struct hdac_bus *bus, unsigned int idx, bool enable)
 			bus->display_power_active = false;
 		}
 	}
+ unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&bus->lock);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_display_power);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c
index 5eeb0fe836a9a9..4de1fbfa882782 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/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c
index 7044d8c2b18737..879f14257a3ea4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static const struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list constraints_dmic_channels = {
 };
 
 static const unsigned int dmic_2ch[] = {
-	4,
+	2,
 };
 
 static const struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list constraints_dmic_2ch = {
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c b/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c
index 31fcdf12c67def..74acf9c651615b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/haswell/sst-haswell-ipc.c
@@ -345,11 +345,6 @@ static inline u32 msg_get_stream_type(u32 msg)
 	return (msg & IPC_STR_TYPE_MASK) >>  IPC_STR_TYPE_SHIFT;
 }
 
-static inline u32 msg_get_stage_type(u32 msg)
-{
-	return (msg & IPC_STG_TYPE_MASK) >>  IPC_STG_TYPE_SHIFT;
-}
-
 static inline u32 msg_get_stream_id(u32 msg)
 {
 	return (msg & IPC_STR_ID_MASK) >>  IPC_STR_ID_SHIFT;
@@ -666,13 +661,12 @@ static int hsw_module_message(struct sst_hsw *hsw, u32 header)
 
 static int hsw_stream_message(struct sst_hsw *hsw, u32 header)
 {
-	u32 stream_msg, stream_id, stage_type;
+	u32 stream_msg, stream_id;
 	struct sst_hsw_stream *stream;
 	int handled = 0;
 
 	stream_msg = msg_get_stream_type(header);
 	stream_id = msg_get_stream_id(header);
-	stage_type = msg_get_stage_type(header);
 
 	stream = get_stream_by_id(hsw, stream_id);
 	if (stream == NULL)
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index d21247546f7f76..0d50a446f50dc4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -518,8 +518,10 @@ static int soc_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 			continue;
 
 		if (component->driver->module_get_upon_open &&
-		    !try_module_get(component->dev->driver->owner))
-			return -ENODEV;
+		    !try_module_get(component->dev->driver->owner)) {
+			ret = -ENODEV;
+			goto module_err;
+		}
 
 		ret = component->driver->ops->open(substream);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -636,7 +638,7 @@ static int soc_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 component_err:
 	soc_pcm_components_close(substream, component);
-
+module_err:
 	if (cpu_dai->driver->ops->shutdown)
 		cpu_dai->driver->ops->shutdown(substream, cpu_dai);
 out:
@@ -2164,6 +2166,10 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_hw_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 			}
 		}
 
+		/* copy the fixed-up hw params for BE dai */
+		memcpy(&be->dpcm[stream].hw_params, &dpcm->hw_params,
+		       sizeof(struct snd_pcm_hw_params));
+
 		/* only allow hw_params() if no connected FEs are running */
 		if (!snd_soc_dpcm_can_be_params(fe, be, stream))
 			continue;