diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
index 5df27f7..40647c4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/devices-da8xx.c
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ struct platform_device da8xx_serial_device = {
 	},
 };
 
-static const s8 da8xx_dma_chan_no_event[] = {
-	20, 21,
-	-1
-};
-
 static const s8 da8xx_queue_tc_mapping[][2] = {
 	/* {event queue no, TC no} */
 	{0, 0},
@@ -109,7 +104,6 @@ static struct edma_soc_info da8xx_edma_info[] = {
 		.n_slot			= 128,
 		.n_tc			= 2,
 		.n_cc			= 1,
-		.noevent		= da8xx_dma_chan_no_event,
 		.queue_tc_mapping	= da8xx_queue_tc_mapping,
 		.queue_priority_mapping	= da8xx_queue_priority_mapping,
 	},
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
index 2244e8c..9b2c40e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm355.c
@@ -564,13 +564,6 @@ static u8 dm355_default_priorities[DAVINCI_N_AINTC_IRQ] = {
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static const s8 dma_chan_dm355_no_event[] = {
-	12, 13, 24, 56, 57,
-	58, 59, 60, 61, 62,
-	63,
-	-1
-};
-
 static const s8
 queue_tc_mapping[][2] = {
 	/* {event queue no, TC no} */
@@ -594,7 +587,6 @@ static struct edma_soc_info dm355_edma_info[] = {
 		.n_slot			= 128,
 		.n_tc			= 2,
 		.n_cc			= 1,
-		.noevent		= dma_chan_dm355_no_event,
 		.queue_tc_mapping	= queue_tc_mapping,
 		.queue_priority_mapping	= queue_priority_mapping,
 	},
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
index e65e29e..61856f8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm644x.c
@@ -479,15 +479,6 @@ static u8 dm644x_default_priorities[DAVINCI_N_AINTC_IRQ] = {
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static const s8 dma_chan_dm644x_no_event[] = {
-	 0,  1, 12, 13, 14,
-	15, 25, 30, 31, 45,
-	46, 47, 55, 56, 57,
-	58, 59, 60, 61, 62,
-	63,
-	-1
-};
-
 static const s8
 queue_tc_mapping[][2] = {
 	/* {event queue no, TC no} */
@@ -511,7 +502,6 @@ static struct edma_soc_info dm644x_edma_info[] = {
 		.n_slot			= 128,
 		.n_tc			= 2,
 		.n_cc			= 1,
-		.noevent		= dma_chan_dm644x_no_event,
 		.queue_tc_mapping	= queue_tc_mapping,
 		.queue_priority_mapping	= queue_priority_mapping,
 	},
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
index 6f80616..de306ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dm646x.c
@@ -511,14 +511,6 @@ static u8 dm646x_default_priorities[DAVINCI_N_AINTC_IRQ] = {
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static const s8 dma_chan_dm646x_no_event[] = {
-	 0,  1,  2,  3, 13,
-	14, 15, 24, 25, 26,
-	27, 30, 31, 54, 55,
-	56,
-	-1
-};
-
 /* Four Transfer Controllers on DM646x */
 static const s8
 dm646x_queue_tc_mapping[][2] = {
@@ -547,7 +539,6 @@ static struct edma_soc_info dm646x_edma_info[] = {
 		.n_slot			= 512,
 		.n_tc			= 4,
 		.n_cc			= 1,
-		.noevent		= dma_chan_dm646x_no_event,
 		.queue_tc_mapping	= dm646x_queue_tc_mapping,
 		.queue_priority_mapping	= dm646x_queue_priority_mapping,
 	},
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dma.c b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dma.c
index 89a3dcc..15dd886 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/dma.c
@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ struct edma {
 	 */
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(edma_inuse, EDMA_MAX_PARAMENTRY);
 
-	/* The edma_noevent bit for each channel is clear unless
-	 * it doesn't trigger DMA events on this platform.  It uses a
-	 * bit of SOC-specific initialization code.
+	/* The edma_unused bit for each channel is clear unless
+	 * it is not being used on this platform. It uses a bit
+	 * of SOC-specific initialization code.
 	 */
-	DECLARE_BITMAP(edma_noevent, EDMA_MAX_DMACH);
+	DECLARE_BITMAP(edma_unused, EDMA_MAX_DMACH);
 
 	unsigned	irq_res_start;
 	unsigned	irq_res_end;
@@ -556,8 +556,27 @@ static int reserve_contiguous_slots(int ctlr, unsigned int id,
 	return EDMA_CTLR_CHAN(ctlr, i - num_slots + 1);
 }
 
+static int prepare_unused_channel_list(struct device *dev, void *data)
+{
+	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
+	int i, ctlr;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < pdev->num_resources; i++) {
+		if ((pdev->resource[i].flags & IORESOURCE_DMA) &&
+				(int)pdev->resource[i].start >= 0) {
+			ctlr = EDMA_CTLR(pdev->resource[i].start);
+			clear_bit(EDMA_CHAN_SLOT(pdev->resource[i].start),
+					edma_info[ctlr]->edma_unused);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+static bool unused_chan_list_done;
+
 /* Resource alloc/free:  dma channels, parameter RAM slots */
 
 /**
@@ -596,6 +615,21 @@ int edma_alloc_channel(int channel,
 		enum dma_event_q eventq_no)
 {
 	unsigned i, done = 0, ctlr = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!unused_chan_list_done) {
+		/*
+		 * Scan all the platform devices to find out the EDMA channels
+		 * used and clear them in the unused list, making the rest
+		 * available for ARM usage.
+		 */
+		ret = bus_for_each_dev(&platform_bus_type, NULL, NULL,
+				prepare_unused_channel_list);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		unused_chan_list_done = true;
+	}
 
 	if (channel >= 0) {
 		ctlr = EDMA_CTLR(channel);
@@ -607,7 +641,7 @@ int edma_alloc_channel(int channel,
 			channel = 0;
 			for (;;) {
 				channel = find_next_bit(edma_info[i]->
-						edma_noevent,
+						edma_unused,
 						edma_info[i]->num_channels,
 						channel);
 				if (channel == edma_info[i]->num_channels)
@@ -1222,7 +1256,7 @@ int edma_start(unsigned channel)
 		unsigned int mask = (1 << (channel & 0x1f));
 
 		/* EDMA channels without event association */
-		if (test_bit(channel, edma_info[ctlr]->edma_noevent)) {
+		if (test_bit(channel, edma_info[ctlr]->edma_unused)) {
 			pr_debug("EDMA: ESR%d %08x\n", j,
 				edma_shadow0_read_array(ctlr, SH_ESR, j));
 			edma_shadow0_write_array(ctlr, SH_ESR, j, mask);
@@ -1347,7 +1381,6 @@ static int __init edma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	const s8		(*queue_tc_mapping)[2];
 	int			i, j, found = 0;
 	int			status = -1;
-	const s8		*noevent;
 	int			irq[EDMA_MAX_CC] = {0, 0};
 	int			err_irq[EDMA_MAX_CC] = {0, 0};
 	struct resource		*r[EDMA_MAX_CC] = {NULL};
@@ -1410,11 +1443,9 @@ static int __init edma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			memcpy_toio(edmacc_regs_base[j] + PARM_OFFSET(i),
 					&dummy_paramset, PARM_SIZE);
 
-		noevent = info[j].noevent;
-		if (noevent) {
-			while (*noevent != -1)
-				set_bit(*noevent++, edma_info[j]->edma_noevent);
-		}
+		/* Mark all channels as unused */
+		memset(edma_info[j]->edma_unused, 0xff,
+			sizeof(edma_info[j]->edma_unused));
 
 		sprintf(irq_name, "edma%d", j);
 		irq[j] = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, irq_name);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/edma.h b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/edma.h
index eb8bfd7..ced3092 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/edma.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-davinci/include/mach/edma.h
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ struct edma_soc_info {
 	unsigned	n_cc;
 	enum dma_event_q	default_queue;
 
-	/* list of channels with no even trigger; terminated by "-1" */
-	const s8	*noevent;
 	const s8	(*queue_tc_mapping)[2];
 	const s8	(*queue_priority_mapping)[2];
 };
