diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index ca20f80f8976..b79ffaa0241d 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -579,11 +579,11 @@ static inline int snd_pcm_suspend_all(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
 }
 #endif
 int snd_pcm_kernel_ioctl(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, unsigned int cmd, void *arg);
-int snd_pcm_open_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, struct file *file,
-			   struct snd_pcm_substream **rsubstream);
+int snd_pcm_open_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, int subdevice,
+                           struct file *file, struct snd_pcm_substream **rsubstream);
 void snd_pcm_release_substream(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
-int snd_pcm_attach_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, struct file *file,
-			     struct snd_pcm_substream **rsubstream);
+int snd_pcm_attach_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, int subdevice,
+			     struct file *file, struct snd_pcm_substream **rsubstream);
 void snd_pcm_detach_substream(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 int snd_pcm_mmap_data(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *area);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/asound.h b/include/uapi/sound/asound.h
index 404d4b9ffe76..ebc17d5a3490 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/asound.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/asound.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ struct snd_hwdep_dsp_image {
  *                                                                           *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-#define SNDRV_PCM_VERSION		SNDRV_PROTOCOL_VERSION(2, 0, 14)
+#define SNDRV_PCM_VERSION		SNDRV_PROTOCOL_VERSION(2, 0, 15)
 
 typedef unsigned long snd_pcm_uframes_t;
 typedef signed long snd_pcm_sframes_t;
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ enum {
 #define SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_TSTAMP		_IOW('A', 0x02, int)
 #define SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_TTSTAMP		_IOW('A', 0x03, int)
 #define SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_USER_PVERSION	_IOW('A', 0x04, int)
+#define SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_ANONYMOUS_DUP   _IOWR('A', 0x05, int)
 #define SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_REFINE	_IOWR('A', 0x10, struct snd_pcm_hw_params)
 #define SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS	_IOWR('A', 0x11, struct snd_pcm_hw_params)
 #define SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_FREE		_IO('A', 0x12)
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index d5b0d7ba83c4..2ed609b65c45 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -2420,7 +2420,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_open_file(struct file *file,
 			if (! (f_mode & FMODE_READ))
 				continue;
 		}
-		err = snd_pcm_open_substream(pcm, idx, file, &substream);
+		err = snd_pcm_open_substream(pcm, idx, -1, file, &substream);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			snd_pcm_oss_release_file(pcm_oss_file);
 			return err;
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm.c b/sound/core/pcm.c
index 4f45b3000347..af6f7fc3687b 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm.c
@@ -918,15 +918,14 @@ static int snd_pcm_dev_free(struct snd_device *device)
 	return snd_pcm_free(pcm);
 }
 
-int snd_pcm_attach_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream,
-			     struct file *file,
+int snd_pcm_attach_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm,
+			     int stream, int subdevice, struct file *file,
 			     struct snd_pcm_substream **rsubstream)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_str * pstr;
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime;
 	struct snd_card *card;
-	int prefer_subdevice;
 	size_t size;
 
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!pcm || !rsubstream))
@@ -940,7 +939,6 @@ int snd_pcm_attach_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	card = pcm->card;
-	prefer_subdevice = snd_ctl_get_preferred_subdevice(card, SND_CTL_SUBDEV_PCM);
 
 	if (pcm->info_flags & SNDRV_PCM_INFO_HALF_DUPLEX) {
 		int opposite = !stream;
@@ -953,14 +951,14 @@ int snd_pcm_attach_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream,
 	}
 
 	if (file->f_flags & O_APPEND) {
-		if (prefer_subdevice < 0) {
+		if (subdevice < 0) {
 			if (pstr->substream_count > 1)
 				return -EINVAL; /* must be unique */
 			substream = pstr->substream;
 		} else {
 			for (substream = pstr->substream; substream;
 			     substream = substream->next)
-				if (substream->number == prefer_subdevice)
+				if (substream->number == subdevice)
 					break;
 		}
 		if (! substream)
@@ -974,8 +972,7 @@ int snd_pcm_attach_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream,
 
 	for (substream = pstr->substream; substream; substream = substream->next) {
 		if (!SUBSTREAM_BUSY(substream) &&
-		    (prefer_subdevice == -1 ||
-		     substream->number == prefer_subdevice))
+		    (subdevice == -1 || substream->number == subdevice))
 			break;
 	}
 	if (substream == NULL)
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_compat.c b/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
index 946ab080ac00..22446cd574ee 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_compat.c
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ static long snd_pcm_ioctl_compat(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned l
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_TSTAMP:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_TTSTAMP:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_USER_PVERSION:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_ANONYMOUS_DUP:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HWSYNC:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_PREPARE:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_RESET:
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 0bc4aa0ac9cf..8874a685f1e8 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <sound/minors.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/anon_inodes.h>
+#include <linux/syscalls.h>
 
 #include "pcm_local.h"
 
@@ -2437,14 +2439,17 @@ void snd_pcm_release_substream(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_release_substream);
 
-int snd_pcm_open_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream,
+int snd_pcm_open_substream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, int subdevice,
 			   struct file *file,
 			   struct snd_pcm_substream **rsubstream)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
 	int err;
 
-	err = snd_pcm_attach_substream(pcm, stream, file, &substream);
+	if (subdevice < 0 && pcm)
+		subdevice = snd_ctl_get_preferred_subdevice(pcm->card, SND_CTL_SUBDEV_PCM);
+
+	err = snd_pcm_attach_substream(pcm, stream, subdevice, file, &substream);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	if (substream->ref_count > 1) {
@@ -2480,13 +2485,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_open_substream);
 
 static int snd_pcm_open_file(struct file *file,
 			     struct snd_pcm *pcm,
-			     int stream)
+			     int stream,
+			     int subdevice)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_file *pcm_file;
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
 	int err;
 
-	err = snd_pcm_open_substream(pcm, stream, file, &substream);
+	err = snd_pcm_open_substream(pcm, stream, subdevice, file, &substream);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -2551,7 +2557,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_open(struct file *file, struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream)
 	add_wait_queue(&pcm->open_wait, &wait);
 	mutex_lock(&pcm->open_mutex);
 	while (1) {
-		err = snd_pcm_open_file(file, pcm, stream);
+		err = snd_pcm_open_file(file, pcm, stream, -1);
 		if (err >= 0)
 			break;
 		if (err == -EAGAIN) {
@@ -2595,6 +2601,9 @@ static int snd_pcm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct snd_pcm_file *pcm_file;
 
 	pcm_file = file->private_data;
+	/* a problem in the anonymous dup can hit the NULL pcm_file */
+	if (pcm_file == NULL)
+		return 0;
 	substream = pcm_file->substream;
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!substream))
 		return -ENXIO;
@@ -2878,6 +2887,55 @@ static int snd_pcm_forward_ioctl(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return result < 0 ? result : 0;
 }
 
+static int snd_pcm_anonymous_dup(struct file *file,
+				 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				 int __user *arg)
+{
+	int fd;
+	int err;
+	int perm;
+	int flags;
+	struct file *nfile;
+	struct snd_pcm *pcm = substream->pcm;
+
+	if (get_user(perm, (int __user *)arg))
+		return -EFAULT;
+	if (perm < 0)
+		return -EPERM;
+	flags = file->f_flags & (O_ACCMODE | O_NONBLOCK);
+	flags |= O_APPEND | O_CLOEXEC;
+	fd = get_unused_fd_flags(flags);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return fd;
+	nfile = anon_inode_getfile("snd-pcm", file->f_op, NULL, flags);
+	if (IS_ERR(nfile)) {
+		put_unused_fd(fd);
+		return PTR_ERR(nfile);
+	}
+	/* anon_inode_getfile() filters the O_APPEND flag out */
+	nfile->f_flags |= O_APPEND;
+	fd_install(fd, nfile);
+	if (!try_module_get(pcm->card->module)) {
+		err = -EFAULT;
+		goto __error1;
+	}
+	err = snd_card_file_add(substream->pcm->card, nfile);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto __error2;
+	err = snd_pcm_open_file(nfile, substream->pcm,
+				substream->stream, substream->number);
+	if (err >= 0) {
+		put_user(fd, (int __user *)arg);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	snd_card_file_remove(substream->pcm->card, nfile);
+      __error2:
+	module_put(pcm->card->module);
+      __error1:
+	ksys_close(fd);
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int snd_pcm_common_ioctl(struct file *file,
 				 struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				 unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
@@ -2906,6 +2964,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_common_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			     (unsigned int __user *)arg))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		return 0;
+	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_ANONYMOUS_DUP:
+		return snd_pcm_anonymous_dup(file, substream, (int __user *)arg);
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_REFINE:
 		return snd_pcm_hw_refine_user(substream, arg);
 	case SNDRV_PCM_IOCTL_HW_PARAMS:
