diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 6dfd59eafe82..8a0e9f04402f 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -18939,8 +18939,10 @@ F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_mem.h
 VIRTIO SOUND DRIVER
 M:	Anton Yakovlev <anton.yakovlev@opensynergy.com>
 L:	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
+L:	alsa-devel@alsa-project.org (moderated for non-subscribers)
 S:	Maintained
 F:	include/uapi/linux/virtio_snd.h
+F:	sound/virtio/*
 
 VIRTUAL BOX GUEST DEVICE DRIVER
 M:	Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
diff --git a/sound/Kconfig b/sound/Kconfig
index 36785410fbe1..e56d96d2b11c 100644
--- a/sound/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/Kconfig
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ source "sound/synth/Kconfig"
 
 source "sound/xen/Kconfig"
 
+source "sound/virtio/Kconfig"
+
 endif # SND
 
 endif # !UML
diff --git a/sound/Makefile b/sound/Makefile
index 797ecdcd35e2..04ef04b1168f 100644
--- a/sound/Makefile
+++ b/sound/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_SOUND) += soundcore.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DMASOUND) += oss/dmasound/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND) += core/ i2c/ drivers/ isa/ pci/ ppc/ arm/ sh/ synth/ usb/ \
-	firewire/ sparc/ spi/ parisc/ pcmcia/ mips/ soc/ atmel/ hda/ x86/ xen/
+	firewire/ sparc/ spi/ parisc/ pcmcia/ mips/ soc/ atmel/ hda/ x86/ xen/ \
+	virtio/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_AOA) += aoa/
 
 # This one must be compilable even if sound is configured out
diff --git a/sound/virtio/Kconfig b/sound/virtio/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..094cba24ee5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+# Sound card driver for virtio
+
+config SND_VIRTIO
+	tristate "Virtio sound driver"
+	depends on VIRTIO
+	select SND_PCM
+	select SND_JACK
+	help
+          This is the virtual sound driver for virtio. Say Y or M.
diff --git a/sound/virtio/Makefile b/sound/virtio/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69162a545a41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SND_VIRTIO) += virtio_snd.o
+
+virtio_snd-objs := \
+	virtio_card.o \
+	virtio_ctl_msg.o \
+	virtio_pcm.o
+
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..293d497f24e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.c
@@ -0,0 +1,473 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Sound card driver for virtio
+ * Copyright (C) 2020  OpenSynergy GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/virtio_config.h>
+#include <sound/initval.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h>
+
+#include "virtio_card.h"
+
+int msg_timeout_ms = MSEC_PER_SEC;
+module_param(msg_timeout_ms, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(msg_timeout_ms, "Message completion timeout in milliseconds");
+
+static int virtsnd_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev);
+static void virtsnd_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev);
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_event_send() - Add an event to the event queue.
+ * @vqueue: Underlying event virtqueue.
+ * @event: Event.
+ * @notify: Indicates whether or not to send a notification to the device.
+ * @gfp: Kernel flags for memory allocation.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_event_send(struct virtqueue *vqueue,
+			      struct virtio_snd_event *event, bool notify,
+			      gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct scatterlist sg;
+	struct scatterlist *psgs[1] = { &sg };
+	int rc;
+
+	/* reset event content */
+	memset(event, 0, sizeof(*event));
+
+	sg_init_one(&sg, event, sizeof(*event));
+
+	rc = virtqueue_add_sgs(vqueue, psgs, 0, 1, event, gfp);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	if (notify)
+		if (virtqueue_kick_prepare(vqueue))
+			if (!virtqueue_notify(vqueue))
+				return -EIO;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_event_notify_cb() - Dispatch all reported events from the event queue.
+ * @vqueue: Underlying event virtqueue.
+ *
+ * This callback function is called upon a vring interrupt request from the
+ * device.
+ *
+ * Context: Interrupt context.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_event_notify_cb(struct virtqueue *vqueue)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd *snd = vqueue->vdev->priv;
+	struct virtio_snd_queue *queue = virtsnd_event_queue(snd);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
+	while (queue->vqueue) {
+		virtqueue_disable_cb(queue->vqueue);
+
+		for (;;) {
+			struct virtio_snd_event *event;
+			u32 length;
+
+			event = virtqueue_get_buf(queue->vqueue, &length);
+			if (!event)
+				break;
+
+			switch (le32_to_cpu(event->hdr.code)) {
+			case VIRTIO_SND_EVT_PCM_PERIOD_ELAPSED:
+			case VIRTIO_SND_EVT_PCM_XRUN: {
+				virtsnd_pcm_event(snd, event);
+				break;
+			}
+			default: {
+				break;
+			}
+			}
+
+			virtsnd_event_send(queue->vqueue, event, true,
+					   GFP_ATOMIC);
+		}
+
+		if (unlikely(virtqueue_is_broken(queue->vqueue)))
+			break;
+
+		if (virtqueue_enable_cb(queue->vqueue))
+			break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_find_vqs() - Enumerate and initialize all virtqueues.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ *
+ * After calling this function, interrupts are allowed only for the control
+ * queue, all other queues are disabled.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_find_vqs(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	vq_callback_t *callbacks[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX] = { 0 };
+	const char *names[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX] = {
+		[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_CONTROL] = "virtsnd-ctl",
+		[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT] = "virtsnd-event",
+		[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_TX] = "virtsnd-tx",
+		[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_RX] = "virtsnd-rx"
+	};
+	struct virtqueue *vqs[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX] = { 0 };
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int n = 0;
+	int rc;
+
+	callbacks[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_CONTROL] = virtsnd_ctl_notify_cb;
+	callbacks[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT] = virtsnd_event_notify_cb;
+
+	rc = virtio_find_vqs(vdev, VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX, vqs, callbacks, names,
+			     NULL);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev, "failed to initialize virtqueues\n");
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX; ++i) {
+		/*
+		 * By default, disable callbacks for all queues except the
+		 * control queue, since the device must be fully initialized
+		 * first.
+		 */
+		if (i != VIRTIO_SND_VQ_CONTROL)
+			virtqueue_disable_cb(vqs[i]);
+
+		snd->queues[i].vqueue = vqs[i];
+	}
+
+	/* Allocate events and populate the event queue */
+	n = virtqueue_get_vring_size(vqs[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT]);
+
+	snd->event_msgs = devm_kcalloc(&vdev->dev, n, sizeof(*snd->event_msgs),
+				       GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!snd->event_msgs)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+		rc = virtsnd_event_send(vqs[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT],
+					&snd->event_msgs[i], false, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_enable_vqs() - Enable the event, tx and rx virtqueues.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_enable_vqs(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	struct virtqueue *vqueue;
+
+	vqueue = snd->queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT].vqueue;
+	if (!virtqueue_enable_cb(vqueue))
+		virtsnd_event_notify_cb(vqueue);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_disable_vqs() - Disable all virtqueues.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ *
+ * Also free all allocated events and control messages.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_disable_vqs(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX; ++i) {
+		struct virtio_snd_queue *queue = &snd->queues[i];
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
+		/* Prohibit the use of the queue */
+		if (queue->vqueue)
+			virtqueue_disable_cb(queue->vqueue);
+		queue->vqueue = NULL;
+		/* Cancel all pending requests for the control queue */
+		if (i == VIRTIO_SND_VQ_CONTROL) {
+			struct virtio_snd_msg *msg;
+			struct virtio_snd_msg *next;
+
+			list_for_each_entry_safe(msg, next, &snd->ctl_msgs,
+						 list)
+				virtsnd_ctl_msg_complete(snd, msg);
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
+	}
+
+	if (snd->event_msgs)
+		devm_kfree(&vdev->dev, snd->event_msgs);
+
+	snd->event_msgs = NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_reset_fn() - Kernel worker's function to reset the device.
+ * @work: Reset device work.
+ *
+ * Context: Process context.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_reset_fn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd *snd =
+		container_of(work, struct virtio_snd, reset_work);
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	struct device *dev = &vdev->dev;
+	int rc;
+
+	dev_info(dev, "sound device needs reset\n");
+
+	/*
+	 * It seems that the only way to properly reset the device is to remove
+	 * and re-create the ALSA sound card device.
+	 */
+	virtsnd_remove(vdev);
+
+	rc = virtsnd_probe(vdev);
+	if (rc)
+		dev_err(dev, "re-probe() failed: %d\n", rc);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_build_devs() - Read configuration and build ALSA devices.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_build_devs(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = snd_card_new(&vdev->dev, SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX1, SNDRV_DEFAULT_STR1,
+			  THIS_MODULE, 0, &snd->card);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+
+	snd->card->private_data = snd;
+
+	strscpy(snd->card->id, "viosnd", sizeof(snd->card->id));
+	strscpy(snd->card->driver, "virtio_snd", sizeof(snd->card->driver));
+	strscpy(snd->card->shortname, "VIOSND", sizeof(snd->card->shortname));
+	strscpy(snd->card->longname, "VirtIO Sound Card",
+		sizeof(snd->card->longname));
+
+	rc = virtsnd_pcm_parse_cfg(snd);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	if (snd->nsubstreams) {
+		rc = virtsnd_pcm_build_devs(snd);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
+
+	return snd_card_register(snd->card);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_validate() - Validate if the device can be started.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -EINVAL on failure.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_validate(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	if (!vdev->config->get) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev, "configuration access disabled\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!msg_timeout_ms) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev, "msg_timeout_ms value cannot be zero\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (virtsnd_pcm_validate(vdev))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_probe() - Create and initialize the device.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd *snd;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int rc;
+
+	snd = devm_kzalloc(&vdev->dev, sizeof(*snd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!snd)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	snd->vdev = vdev;
+	INIT_WORK(&snd->reset_work, virtsnd_reset_fn);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&snd->ctl_msgs);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&snd->pcm_list);
+
+	vdev->priv = snd;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX; ++i)
+		spin_lock_init(&snd->queues[i].lock);
+
+	rc = virtsnd_find_vqs(snd);
+	if (rc)
+		goto on_failure;
+
+	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
+
+	rc = virtsnd_build_devs(snd);
+	if (rc)
+		goto on_failure;
+
+	virtsnd_enable_vqs(snd);
+
+on_failure:
+	if (rc)
+		virtsnd_remove(vdev);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_remove() - Remove VirtIO and ALSA devices.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd *snd = vdev->priv;
+	struct virtio_pcm *pcm;
+	struct virtio_pcm *pcm_next;
+
+	if (!snd)
+		return;
+
+	virtsnd_disable_vqs(snd);
+
+	if (snd->card)
+		snd_card_free(snd->card);
+
+	vdev->config->reset(vdev);
+	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(pcm, pcm_next, &snd->pcm_list, list) {
+		unsigned int i;
+
+		list_del(&pcm->list);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pcm->streams); ++i) {
+			struct virtio_pcm_stream *stream = &pcm->streams[i];
+
+			if (stream->substreams)
+				devm_kfree(&vdev->dev, stream->substreams);
+		}
+
+		devm_kfree(&vdev->dev, pcm);
+	}
+
+	if (snd->substreams)
+		devm_kfree(&vdev->dev, snd->substreams);
+
+	devm_kfree(&vdev->dev, snd);
+
+	vdev->priv = NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_config_changed() - Handle configuration change notification.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ *
+ * This callback function is called upon a configuration change interrupt
+ * request from the device. Currently only used to handle NEEDS_RESET device
+ * status.
+ *
+ * Context: Interrupt context.
+ */
+static void virtsnd_config_changed(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd *snd = vdev->priv;
+	unsigned int status = vdev->config->get_status(vdev);
+
+	if (status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_NEEDS_RESET)
+		schedule_work(&snd->reset_work);
+	else
+		dev_warn(&vdev->dev,
+			 "sound device configuration was changed\n");
+}
+
+static const struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = {
+	{ VIRTIO_ID_SOUND, VIRTIO_DEV_ANY_ID },
+	{ 0 },
+};
+
+static struct virtio_driver virtsnd_driver = {
+	.driver.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
+	.driver.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.id_table = id_table,
+	.validate = virtsnd_validate,
+	.probe = virtsnd_probe,
+	.remove = virtsnd_remove,
+	.config_changed = virtsnd_config_changed,
+};
+
+static int __init init(void)
+{
+	return register_virtio_driver(&virtsnd_driver);
+}
+module_init(init);
+
+static void __exit fini(void)
+{
+	unregister_virtio_driver(&virtsnd_driver);
+}
+module_exit(fini);
+
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(virtio, id_table);
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Virtio sound card driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_card.h b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be6651a6aaf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_card.h
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * Sound card driver for virtio
+ * Copyright (C) 2020  OpenSynergy GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#ifndef VIRTIO_SND_CARD_H
+#define VIRTIO_SND_CARD_H
+
+#include <linux/virtio.h>
+#include <sound/core.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/virtio_snd.h>
+
+#include "virtio_ctl_msg.h"
+#include "virtio_pcm.h"
+
+struct virtio_pcm_substream;
+
+/**
+ * struct virtio_snd_queue - Virtqueue wrapper structure.
+ * @lock: Used to synchronize access to a virtqueue.
+ * @vqueue: Underlying virtqueue.
+ */
+struct virtio_snd_queue {
+	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct virtqueue *vqueue;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct virtio_snd - VirtIO sound card device.
+ * @vdev: Underlying virtio device.
+ * @queues: Virtqueue wrappers.
+ * @reset_work: Reset device work.
+ * @card: ALSA sound card.
+ * @ctl_msgs: Pending control request list.
+ * @event_msgs: Device events.
+ * @pcm_list: VirtIO PCM device list.
+ * @substreams: VirtIO PCM substreams.
+ * @nsubstreams: Number of PCM substreams.
+ */
+struct virtio_snd {
+	struct virtio_device *vdev;
+	struct virtio_snd_queue queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_MAX];
+	struct work_struct reset_work;
+	struct snd_card *card;
+	struct list_head ctl_msgs;
+	struct virtio_snd_event *event_msgs;
+	struct list_head pcm_list;
+	struct virtio_pcm_substream *substreams;
+	unsigned int nsubstreams;
+};
+
+/* Message completion timeout in milliseconds (module parameter). */
+extern int msg_timeout_ms;
+
+static inline struct virtio_snd_queue *
+virtsnd_control_queue(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	return &snd->queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_CONTROL];
+}
+
+static inline struct virtio_snd_queue *
+virtsnd_event_queue(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	return &snd->queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_EVENT];
+}
+
+static inline struct virtio_snd_queue *
+virtsnd_tx_queue(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	return &snd->queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_TX];
+}
+
+static inline struct virtio_snd_queue *
+virtsnd_rx_queue(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	return &snd->queues[VIRTIO_SND_VQ_RX];
+}
+
+#endif /* VIRTIO_SND_CARD_H */
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_ctl_msg.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_ctl_msg.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c1701756bc32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_ctl_msg.c
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Sound card driver for virtio
+ * Copyright (C) 2020  OpenSynergy GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/virtio_config.h>
+
+#include "virtio_card.h"
+#include "virtio_ctl_msg.h"
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_ctl_msg_alloc_ext() - Allocate and initialize a control message.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ * @request_size: Size of request header (pointed to by sg_request field).
+ * @response_size: Size of response header (pointed to by sg_response field).
+ * @sgs: Additional data to attach to the message (may be NULL).
+ * @out_sgs: Number of scattergather elements to attach to the request header.
+ * @in_sgs: Number of scattergather elements to attach to the response header.
+ * @gfp: Kernel flags for memory allocation.
+ *
+ * The message will be automatically freed when the ref_count value is 0.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context. May sleep if @gfp flags permit.
+ * Return: Allocated message on success, ERR_PTR(-errno) on failure.
+ */
+struct virtio_snd_msg *virtsnd_ctl_msg_alloc_ext(struct virtio_device *vdev,
+						 size_t request_size,
+						 size_t response_size,
+						 struct scatterlist *sgs,
+						 unsigned int out_sgs,
+						 unsigned int in_sgs, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd_msg *msg;
+	size_t msg_size =
+		sizeof(*msg) + (1 + out_sgs + 1 + in_sgs) * sizeof(*msg->sgs);
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	msg = devm_kzalloc(&vdev->dev, msg_size + request_size + response_size,
+			   gfp);
+	if (!msg)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	sg_init_one(&msg->sg_request, (u8 *)msg + msg_size, request_size);
+	sg_init_one(&msg->sg_response, (u8 *)msg + msg_size + request_size,
+		    response_size);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msg->list);
+	init_completion(&msg->notify);
+	atomic_set(&msg->ref_count, 1);
+
+	msg->sgs[msg->out_sgs++] = &msg->sg_request;
+	if (sgs)
+		for (i = 0; i < out_sgs; ++i)
+			msg->sgs[msg->out_sgs++] = &sgs[i];
+
+	msg->sgs[msg->out_sgs + msg->in_sgs++] = &msg->sg_response;
+	if (sgs)
+		for (i = out_sgs; i < out_sgs + in_sgs; ++i)
+			msg->sgs[msg->out_sgs + msg->in_sgs++] = &sgs[i];
+
+	return msg;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_ctl_msg_send() - Send an (asynchronous) control message.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ * @msg: Control message.
+ *
+ * If a message is failed to be enqueued, it will be deleted. If message content
+ * is still needed, the caller must additionally to virtsnd_ctl_msg_ref/unref()
+ * it.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context. Takes and releases the control queue spinlock.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+int virtsnd_ctl_msg_send(struct virtio_snd *snd, struct virtio_snd_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	struct virtio_snd_queue *queue = virtsnd_control_queue(snd);
+	struct virtio_snd_hdr *response = sg_virt(&msg->sg_response);
+	bool notify = false;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int rc = -EIO;
+
+	/* Set the default status in case the message was not sent or was
+	 * canceled.
+	 */
+	response->code = cpu_to_virtio32(vdev, VIRTIO_SND_S_IO_ERR);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
+	if (queue->vqueue) {
+		rc = virtqueue_add_sgs(queue->vqueue, msg->sgs, msg->out_sgs,
+				       msg->in_sgs, msg, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!rc) {
+			notify = virtqueue_kick_prepare(queue->vqueue);
+			list_add_tail(&msg->list, &snd->ctl_msgs);
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
+
+	if (!rc) {
+		if (!notify || virtqueue_notify(queue->vqueue))
+			return 0;
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
+		list_del(&msg->list);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
+	}
+
+	virtsnd_ctl_msg_unref(snd->vdev, msg);
+
+	return -EIO;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_ctl_msg_send_sync() - Send a (synchronous) control message.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ * @msg: Control message.
+ *
+ * After returning from this function, the message will be deleted. If message
+ * content is still needed, the caller must additionally to
+ * virtsnd_ctl_msg_ref/unref() it.
+ *
+ * The msg_timeout_ms module parameter defines the message completion timeout.
+ * If the message is not completed within this time, the function will return an
+ * error.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context. Takes and releases the control queue spinlock.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ *
+ * The return value is a message status code (VIRTIO_SND_S_XXX) converted to an
+ * appropriate -errno value.
+ */
+int virtsnd_ctl_msg_send_sync(struct virtio_snd *snd,
+			      struct virtio_snd_msg *msg)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	unsigned int js = msecs_to_jiffies(msg_timeout_ms);
+	struct virtio_snd_hdr *response;
+	int rc;
+
+	virtsnd_ctl_msg_ref(vdev, msg);
+
+	rc = virtsnd_ctl_msg_send(snd, msg);
+	if (rc)
+		goto on_failure;
+
+	rc = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&msg->notify, js);
+	if (rc <= 0) {
+		if (!rc) {
+			struct virtio_snd_hdr *request =
+				sg_virt(&msg->sg_request);
+
+			dev_err(&vdev->dev,
+				"control message (0x%08x) timeout\n",
+				le32_to_cpu(request->code));
+			rc = -EIO;
+		}
+
+		goto on_failure;
+	}
+
+	response = sg_virt(&msg->sg_response);
+
+	switch (le32_to_cpu(response->code)) {
+	case VIRTIO_SND_S_OK:
+		rc = 0;
+		break;
+	case VIRTIO_SND_S_BAD_MSG:
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		break;
+	case VIRTIO_SND_S_NOT_SUPP:
+		rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		break;
+	case VIRTIO_SND_S_IO_ERR:
+		rc = -EIO;
+		break;
+	default:
+		rc = -EPERM;
+		break;
+	}
+
+on_failure:
+	virtsnd_ctl_msg_unref(vdev, msg);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_ctl_msg_complete() - Complete a control message.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ * @msg: Control message.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+void virtsnd_ctl_msg_complete(struct virtio_snd *snd,
+			      struct virtio_snd_msg *msg)
+{
+	list_del(&msg->list);
+	complete(&msg->notify);
+
+	virtsnd_ctl_msg_unref(snd->vdev, msg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_ctl_query_info() - Query the item configuration from the device.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ * @command: Control request code (VIRTIO_SND_R_XXX_INFO).
+ * @start_id: Item start identifier.
+ * @count: Item count to query.
+ * @size: Item information size in bytes.
+ * @info: Buffer for storing item information.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+int virtsnd_ctl_query_info(struct virtio_snd *snd, int command, int start_id,
+			   int count, size_t size, void *info)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	struct virtio_snd_msg *msg;
+	struct virtio_snd_query_info *query;
+	struct scatterlist sg;
+
+	sg_init_one(&sg, info, count * size);
+
+	msg = virtsnd_ctl_msg_alloc_ext(vdev, sizeof(*query),
+					sizeof(struct virtio_snd_hdr), &sg, 0,
+					1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (IS_ERR(msg))
+		return PTR_ERR(msg);
+
+	query = sg_virt(&msg->sg_request);
+	query->hdr.code = cpu_to_virtio32(vdev, command);
+	query->start_id = cpu_to_virtio32(vdev, start_id);
+	query->count = cpu_to_virtio32(vdev, count);
+	query->size = cpu_to_virtio32(vdev, size);
+
+	return virtsnd_ctl_msg_send_sync(snd, msg);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_ctl_notify_cb() - Process all completed control messages.
+ * @vqueue: Underlying control virtqueue.
+ *
+ * This callback function is called upon a vring interrupt request from the
+ * device.
+ *
+ * Context: Interrupt context. Takes and releases the control queue spinlock.
+ */
+void virtsnd_ctl_notify_cb(struct virtqueue *vqueue)
+{
+	struct virtio_snd *snd = vqueue->vdev->priv;
+	struct virtio_snd_queue *queue = virtsnd_control_queue(snd);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
+	while (queue->vqueue) {
+		virtqueue_disable_cb(queue->vqueue);
+
+		for (;;) {
+			struct virtio_snd_msg *msg;
+			u32 length;
+
+			msg = virtqueue_get_buf(queue->vqueue, &length);
+			if (!msg)
+				break;
+
+			virtsnd_ctl_msg_complete(snd, msg);
+		}
+
+		if (unlikely(virtqueue_is_broken(queue->vqueue)))
+			break;
+
+		if (virtqueue_enable_cb(queue->vqueue))
+			break;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
+}
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_ctl_msg.h b/sound/virtio/virtio_ctl_msg.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f8de8f2fd2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_ctl_msg.h
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * Sound card driver for virtio
+ * Copyright (C) 2020  OpenSynergy GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#ifndef VIRTIO_SND_MSG_H
+#define VIRTIO_SND_MSG_H
+
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/virtio.h>
+
+struct virtio_snd;
+
+/**
+ * struct virtio_snd_msg - Control message.
+ * @sg_request: Scattergather element containing a device request (header).
+ * @sg_response: Scattergather element containing a device response (status).
+ * @list: Pending message list entry.
+ * @notify: Request completed notification.
+ * @ref_count: Reference count used to manage a message lifetime.
+ * @out_sgs: Number of read-only sg elements in the sgs array.
+ * @in_sgs: Number of write-only sg elements in the sgs array.
+ * @sgs: Array of sg elements to add to the control virtqueue.
+ */
+struct virtio_snd_msg {
+/* public: */
+	struct scatterlist sg_request;
+	struct scatterlist sg_response;
+/* private: internal use only */
+	struct list_head list;
+	struct completion notify;
+	atomic_t ref_count;
+	unsigned int out_sgs;
+	unsigned int in_sgs;
+	struct scatterlist *sgs[0];
+};
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_ctl_msg_ref() - Increment reference counter for the message.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ * @msg: Control message.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+static inline void virtsnd_ctl_msg_ref(struct virtio_device *vdev,
+				       struct virtio_snd_msg *msg)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&msg->ref_count);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_ctl_msg_unref() - Decrement reference counter for the message.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ * @msg: Control message.
+ *
+ * The message will be freed when the ref_count value is 0.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ */
+static inline void virtsnd_ctl_msg_unref(struct virtio_device *vdev,
+					 struct virtio_snd_msg *msg)
+{
+	if (!atomic_dec_return(&msg->ref_count))
+		devm_kfree(&vdev->dev, msg);
+}
+
+struct virtio_snd_msg *virtsnd_ctl_msg_alloc_ext(struct virtio_device *vdev,
+						 size_t request_size,
+						 size_t response_size,
+						 struct scatterlist *sgs,
+						 unsigned int out_sgs,
+						 unsigned int in_sgs,
+						 gfp_t gfp);
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_ctl_msg_alloc() - Simplified control message allocation.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ * @request_size: Size of request header (pointed to by sg_request field).
+ * @response_size: Size of response header (pointed to by sg_response field).
+ * @gfp: Kernel flags for memory allocation.
+ *
+ * The message will be automatically freed when the ref_count value is 0.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context. May sleep if @gfp flags permit.
+ * Return: Allocated message on success, ERR_PTR(-errno) on failure.
+ */
+static inline
+struct virtio_snd_msg *virtsnd_ctl_msg_alloc(struct virtio_device *vdev,
+					     size_t request_size,
+					     size_t response_size, gfp_t gfp)
+{
+	return virtsnd_ctl_msg_alloc_ext(vdev, request_size, response_size,
+					 NULL, 0, 0, gfp);
+}
+
+int virtsnd_ctl_msg_send(struct virtio_snd *snd, struct virtio_snd_msg *msg);
+
+int virtsnd_ctl_msg_send_sync(struct virtio_snd *snd,
+			      struct virtio_snd_msg *msg);
+
+void virtsnd_ctl_msg_complete(struct virtio_snd *snd,
+			      struct virtio_snd_msg *msg);
+
+int virtsnd_ctl_query_info(struct virtio_snd *snd, int command, int start_id,
+			   int count, size_t size, void *info);
+
+void virtsnd_ctl_notify_cb(struct virtqueue *vqueue);
+
+#endif /* VIRTIO_SND_MSG_H */
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..036990b7b78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,536 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+/*
+ * Sound card driver for virtio
+ * Copyright (C) 2020  OpenSynergy GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/virtio_config.h>
+
+#include "virtio_card.h"
+
+static unsigned int pcm_buffer_ms = 160;
+module_param(pcm_buffer_ms, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(pcm_buffer_ms, "PCM substream buffer time in milliseconds");
+
+static unsigned int pcm_periods_min = 2;
+module_param(pcm_periods_min, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(pcm_periods_min, "Minimum number of PCM periods");
+
+static unsigned int pcm_periods_max = 16;
+module_param(pcm_periods_max, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(pcm_periods_max, "Maximum number of PCM periods");
+
+static unsigned int pcm_period_ms_min = 10;
+module_param(pcm_period_ms_min, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(pcm_period_ms_min, "Minimum PCM period time in milliseconds");
+
+static unsigned int pcm_period_ms_max = 80;
+module_param(pcm_period_ms_max, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(pcm_period_ms_max, "Maximum PCM period time in milliseconds");
+
+/* Map for converting VirtIO format to ALSA format. */
+static const unsigned int g_v2a_format_map[] = {
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_IMA_ADPCM] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_IMA_ADPCM,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_MU_LAW] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_MU_LAW,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_A_LAW] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_A_LAW,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S8] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S8,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U8] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_U8,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S16] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U16] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_U16_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S18_3] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S18_3LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U18_3] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_U18_3LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S20_3] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S20_3LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U20_3] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_U20_3LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S24_3] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S24_3LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U24_3] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_U24_3LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S20] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S20_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U20] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_U20_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S24] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S24_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U24] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_U24_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_S32] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_U32] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_U32_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_FLOAT] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_FLOAT64] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_FLOAT64_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_DSD_U8] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_DSD_U8,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_DSD_U16] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_DSD_U16_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_DSD_U32] = SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_DSD_U32_LE,
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_FMT_IEC958_SUBFRAME] =
+		SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_IEC958_SUBFRAME_LE
+};
+
+/* Map for converting VirtIO frame rate to ALSA frame rate. */
+struct virtsnd_v2a_rate {
+	unsigned int alsa_bit;
+	unsigned int rate;
+};
+
+static const struct virtsnd_v2a_rate g_v2a_rate_map[] = {
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_5512] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_5512, 5512 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_8000] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000, 8000 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_11025] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_11025, 11025 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_16000] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_16000, 16000 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_22050] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_22050, 22050 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_32000] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_32000, 32000 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_44100] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_44100, 44100 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_48000] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000, 48000 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_64000] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_64000, 64000 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_88200] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_88200, 88200 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_96000] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_96000, 96000 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_176400] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_176400, 176400 },
+	[VIRTIO_SND_PCM_RATE_192000] = { SNDRV_PCM_RATE_192000, 192000 }
+};
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_pcm_build_hw() - Parse substream config and build HW descriptor.
+ * @substream: VirtIO substream.
+ * @info: VirtIO substream information entry.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -EINVAL if configuration is invalid.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_pcm_build_hw(struct virtio_pcm_substream *substream,
+				struct virtio_snd_pcm_info *info)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = substream->snd->vdev;
+	unsigned int i;
+	u64 values;
+	size_t sample_max = 0;
+	size_t sample_min = 0;
+
+	substream->features = le32_to_cpu(info->features);
+
+	/*
+	 * TODO: set SNDRV_PCM_INFO_{BATCH,BLOCK_TRANSFER} if device supports
+	 * only message-based transport.
+	 */
+	substream->hw.info =
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH |
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
+		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED;
+
+	if (!info->channels_min || info->channels_min > info->channels_max) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev,
+			"SID %u: invalid channel range [%u %u]\n",
+			substream->sid, info->channels_min, info->channels_max);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	substream->hw.channels_min = info->channels_min;
+	substream->hw.channels_max = info->channels_max;
+
+	values = le64_to_cpu(info->formats);
+
+	substream->hw.formats = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(g_v2a_format_map); ++i)
+		if (values & (1ULL << i)) {
+			unsigned int alsa_fmt = g_v2a_format_map[i];
+			int bytes = snd_pcm_format_physical_width(alsa_fmt) / 8;
+
+			if (!sample_min || sample_min > bytes)
+				sample_min = bytes;
+
+			if (sample_max < bytes)
+				sample_max = bytes;
+
+			substream->hw.formats |= (1ULL << alsa_fmt);
+		}
+
+	if (!substream->hw.formats) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev,
+			"SID %u: no supported PCM sample formats found\n",
+			substream->sid);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	values = le64_to_cpu(info->rates);
+
+	substream->hw.rates = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(g_v2a_rate_map); ++i)
+		if (values & (1ULL << i)) {
+			if (!substream->hw.rate_min ||
+			    substream->hw.rate_min > g_v2a_rate_map[i].rate)
+				substream->hw.rate_min = g_v2a_rate_map[i].rate;
+
+			if (substream->hw.rate_max < g_v2a_rate_map[i].rate)
+				substream->hw.rate_max = g_v2a_rate_map[i].rate;
+
+			substream->hw.rates |= g_v2a_rate_map[i].alsa_bit;
+		}
+
+	if (!substream->hw.rates) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev,
+			"SID %u: no supported PCM frame rates found\n",
+			substream->sid);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	substream->hw.periods_min = pcm_periods_min;
+	substream->hw.periods_max = pcm_periods_max;
+
+	/*
+	 * We must ensure that there is enough space in the buffer to store
+	 * pcm_buffer_ms ms for the combination (Cmax, Smax, Rmax), where:
+	 *   Cmax = maximum supported number of channels,
+	 *   Smax = maximum supported sample size in bytes,
+	 *   Rmax = maximum supported frame rate.
+	 */
+	substream->hw.buffer_bytes_max =
+		sample_max * substream->hw.channels_max * pcm_buffer_ms *
+		(substream->hw.rate_max / MSEC_PER_SEC);
+
+	/* Align the buffer size to the page size */
+	substream->hw.buffer_bytes_max =
+		(substream->hw.buffer_bytes_max + PAGE_SIZE - 1) & -PAGE_SIZE;
+
+	/*
+	 * We must ensure that the minimum period size is enough to store
+	 * pcm_period_ms_min ms for the combination (Cmin, Smin, Rmin), where:
+	 *   Cmin = minimum supported number of channels,
+	 *   Smin = minimum supported sample size in bytes,
+	 *   Rmin = minimum supported frame rate.
+	 */
+	substream->hw.period_bytes_min =
+		sample_min * substream->hw.channels_min * pcm_period_ms_min *
+		(substream->hw.rate_min / MSEC_PER_SEC);
+
+	/*
+	 * We must ensure that the maximum period size is enough to store
+	 * pcm_period_ms_max ms for the combination (Cmax, Smax, Rmax).
+	 */
+	substream->hw.period_bytes_max =
+		sample_max * substream->hw.channels_max * pcm_period_ms_max *
+		(substream->hw.rate_max / MSEC_PER_SEC);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_pcm_prealloc_pages() - Preallocate substream hardware buffer.
+ * @substream: VirtIO substream.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+static int virtsnd_pcm_prealloc_pages(struct virtio_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *ksubstream = substream->substream;
+	size_t size = substream->hw.buffer_bytes_max;
+	struct device *data = snd_dma_continuous_data(GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	/*
+	 * We just allocate a CONTINUOUS buffer as it should work in any setup.
+	 *
+	 * If there is a need to use DEV(_XXX), then add this case here and
+	 * (probably) update the related source code in other places.
+	 */
+	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages(ksubstream, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_CONTINUOUS,
+				      data, size, size);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_pcm_find() - Find the PCM device for the specified node ID.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ * @nid: Function node ID.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: a pointer to the PCM device or ERR_PTR(-ENOENT).
+ */
+struct virtio_pcm *virtsnd_pcm_find(struct virtio_snd *snd, unsigned int nid)
+{
+	struct virtio_pcm *pcm;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pcm, &snd->pcm_list, list)
+		if (pcm->nid == nid)
+			return pcm;
+
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_pcm_find_or_create() - Find or create the PCM device for the
+ *                                specified node ID.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ * @nid: Function node ID.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ * Return: a pointer to the PCM device or ERR_PTR(-errno).
+ */
+struct virtio_pcm *virtsnd_pcm_find_or_create(struct virtio_snd *snd,
+					      unsigned int nid)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	struct virtio_pcm *pcm;
+
+	pcm = virtsnd_pcm_find(snd, nid);
+	if (!IS_ERR(pcm))
+		return pcm;
+
+	pcm = devm_kzalloc(&vdev->dev, sizeof(*pcm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pcm)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	pcm->nid = nid;
+	list_add_tail(&pcm->list, &snd->pcm_list);
+
+	return pcm;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_pcm_validate() - Validate if the device can be started.
+ * @vdev: VirtIO parent device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -EINVAL on failure.
+ */
+int virtsnd_pcm_validate(struct virtio_device *vdev)
+{
+	if (pcm_periods_min < 2 || pcm_periods_min > pcm_periods_max) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev,
+			"invalid range [%u %u] of the number of PCM periods\n",
+			pcm_periods_min, pcm_periods_max);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (!pcm_period_ms_min || pcm_period_ms_min > pcm_period_ms_max) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev,
+			"invalid range [%u %u] of the size of the PCM period\n",
+			pcm_period_ms_min, pcm_period_ms_max);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (pcm_buffer_ms < pcm_periods_min * pcm_period_ms_min) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev,
+			"pcm_buffer_ms(=%u) value cannot be < %u ms\n",
+			pcm_buffer_ms, pcm_periods_min * pcm_period_ms_min);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (pcm_period_ms_max > pcm_buffer_ms / 2) {
+		dev_err(&vdev->dev,
+			"pcm_period_ms_max(=%u) value cannot be > %u ms\n",
+			pcm_period_ms_max, pcm_buffer_ms / 2);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_pcm_parse_cfg() - Parse the stream configuration.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ *
+ * This function is called during initial device initialization.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+int virtsnd_pcm_parse_cfg(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	struct virtio_snd_pcm_info *info;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int rc;
+
+	virtio_cread(vdev, struct virtio_snd_config, streams,
+		     &snd->nsubstreams);
+	if (!snd->nsubstreams)
+		return 0;
+
+	snd->substreams = devm_kcalloc(&vdev->dev, snd->nsubstreams,
+				       sizeof(*snd->substreams), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!snd->substreams)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	info = devm_kcalloc(&vdev->dev, snd->nsubstreams, sizeof(*info),
+			    GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!info)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rc = virtsnd_ctl_query_info(snd, VIRTIO_SND_R_PCM_INFO, 0,
+				    snd->nsubstreams, sizeof(*info), info);
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < snd->nsubstreams; ++i) {
+		struct virtio_pcm_substream *substream = &snd->substreams[i];
+		struct virtio_pcm *pcm;
+
+		substream->snd = snd;
+		substream->sid = i;
+
+		rc = virtsnd_pcm_build_hw(substream, &info[i]);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+
+		substream->nid = le32_to_cpu(info[i].hdr.hda_fn_nid);
+
+		pcm = virtsnd_pcm_find_or_create(snd, substream->nid);
+		if (IS_ERR(pcm))
+			return PTR_ERR(pcm);
+
+		switch (info[i].direction) {
+		case VIRTIO_SND_D_OUTPUT: {
+			substream->direction = SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK;
+			break;
+		}
+		case VIRTIO_SND_D_INPUT: {
+			substream->direction = SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE;
+			break;
+		}
+		default: {
+			dev_err(&vdev->dev, "SID %u: unknown direction (%u)\n",
+				substream->sid, info[i].direction);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		}
+
+		pcm->streams[substream->direction].nsubstreams++;
+	}
+
+	devm_kfree(&vdev->dev, info);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_pcm_build_devs() - Build ALSA PCM devices.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ *
+ * Context: Any context that permits to sleep.
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
+ */
+int virtsnd_pcm_build_devs(struct virtio_snd *snd)
+{
+	struct virtio_device *vdev = snd->vdev;
+	struct virtio_pcm *pcm;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int rc;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pcm, &snd->pcm_list, list) {
+		unsigned int npbs =
+			pcm->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK].nsubstreams;
+		unsigned int ncps =
+			pcm->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE].nsubstreams;
+
+		if (!npbs && !ncps)
+			continue;
+
+		rc = snd_pcm_new(snd->card, "virtio_snd", pcm->nid, npbs, ncps,
+				 &pcm->pcm);
+		if (rc) {
+			dev_err(&vdev->dev, "snd_pcm_new[%u] failed: %d\n",
+				pcm->nid, rc);
+			return rc;
+		}
+
+		pcm->pcm->info_flags = 0;
+		pcm->pcm->dev_class = SNDRV_PCM_CLASS_GENERIC;
+		pcm->pcm->dev_subclass = SNDRV_PCM_SUBCLASS_GENERIC_MIX;
+		strscpy(pcm->pcm->name, "VirtIO PCM", sizeof(pcm->pcm->name));
+
+		pcm->pcm->private_data = pcm;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pcm->streams); ++i) {
+			struct virtio_pcm_stream *stream = &pcm->streams[i];
+
+			if (!stream->nsubstreams)
+				continue;
+
+			stream->substreams =
+				devm_kcalloc(&vdev->dev,
+					     stream->nsubstreams,
+					     sizeof(*stream->substreams),
+					     GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!stream->substreams)
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			stream->nsubstreams = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < snd->nsubstreams; ++i) {
+		struct virtio_pcm_substream *substream = &snd->substreams[i];
+		struct virtio_pcm_stream *stream;
+
+		pcm = virtsnd_pcm_find(snd, substream->nid);
+		if (IS_ERR(pcm))
+			return PTR_ERR(pcm);
+
+		stream = &pcm->streams[substream->direction];
+		stream->substreams[stream->nsubstreams++] = substream;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(pcm, &snd->pcm_list, list)
+		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pcm->streams); ++i) {
+			struct virtio_pcm_stream *stream = &pcm->streams[i];
+			struct snd_pcm_str *kstream;
+			struct snd_pcm_substream *ksubstream;
+
+			if (!stream->nsubstreams)
+				continue;
+
+			kstream = &pcm->pcm->streams[i];
+			ksubstream = kstream->substream;
+
+			while (ksubstream) {
+				struct virtio_pcm_substream *substream =
+					stream->substreams[ksubstream->number];
+
+				substream->substream = ksubstream;
+				ksubstream = ksubstream->next;
+
+				rc = virtsnd_pcm_prealloc_pages(substream);
+				if (rc)
+					return rc;
+			}
+		}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * virtsnd_pcm_event() - Handle the PCM device event notification.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ * @event: VirtIO sound event.
+ *
+ * Context: Interrupt context.
+ */
+void virtsnd_pcm_event(struct virtio_snd *snd, struct virtio_snd_event *event)
+{
+	struct virtio_pcm_substream *substream;
+	unsigned int sid = le32_to_cpu(event->data);
+
+	if (sid >= snd->nsubstreams)
+		return;
+
+	substream = &snd->substreams[sid];
+
+	switch (le32_to_cpu(event->hdr.code)) {
+	case VIRTIO_SND_EVT_PCM_PERIOD_ELAPSED: {
+		/* TODO: deal with shmem elapsed period */
+		break;
+	}
+	case VIRTIO_SND_EVT_PCM_XRUN: {
+		break;
+	}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.h b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..73fb4d9dc524
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.h
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+ */
+/*
+ * Sound card driver for virtio
+ * Copyright (C) 2020  OpenSynergy GmbH
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#ifndef VIRTIO_SND_PCM_H
+#define VIRTIO_SND_PCM_H
+
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/virtio_config.h>
+#include <sound/pcm.h>
+
+struct virtio_pcm;
+
+/**
+ * struct virtio_pcm_substream - VirtIO PCM substream.
+ * @snd: VirtIO sound device.
+ * @nid: Function group node identifier.
+ * @sid: Stream identifier.
+ * @direction: Stream data flow direction (SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_XXX).
+ * @features: Stream VirtIO feature bit map (1 << VIRTIO_SND_PCM_F_XXX).
+ * @substream: Kernel ALSA substream.
+ * @hw: Kernel ALSA substream hardware descriptor.
+ */
+struct virtio_pcm_substream {
+	struct virtio_snd *snd;
+	unsigned int nid;
+	unsigned int sid;
+	u32 direction;
+	u32 features;
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
+	struct snd_pcm_hardware hw;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct virtio_pcm_stream - VirtIO PCM stream.
+ * @substreams: Virtio substreams belonging to the stream.
+ * @nsubstreams: Number of substreams.
+ */
+struct virtio_pcm_stream {
+	struct virtio_pcm_substream **substreams;
+	unsigned int nsubstreams;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct virtio_pcm - VirtIO PCM device.
+ * @list: PCM list entry.
+ * @nid: Function group node identifier.
+ * @pcm: Kernel PCM device.
+ * @streams: VirtIO PCM streams (playback and capture).
+ */
+struct virtio_pcm {
+	struct list_head list;
+	unsigned int nid;
+	struct snd_pcm *pcm;
+	struct virtio_pcm_stream streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_LAST + 1];
+};
+
+int virtsnd_pcm_validate(struct virtio_device *vdev);
+
+int virtsnd_pcm_parse_cfg(struct virtio_snd *snd);
+
+int virtsnd_pcm_build_devs(struct virtio_snd *snd);
+
+void virtsnd_pcm_event(struct virtio_snd *snd, struct virtio_snd_event *event);
+
+void virtsnd_pcm_tx_notify_cb(struct virtqueue *vqueue);
+
+void virtsnd_pcm_rx_notify_cb(struct virtqueue *vqueue);
+
+struct virtio_pcm *virtsnd_pcm_find(struct virtio_snd *snd, unsigned int nid);
+
+struct virtio_pcm *virtsnd_pcm_find_or_create(struct virtio_snd *snd,
+					      unsigned int nid);
+
+#endif /* VIRTIO_SND_PCM_H */
