diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/Kconfig b/sound/soc/omap/Kconfig
index 57a2fa7..8a92d5b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config SND_OMAP_SOC
 	tristate "SoC Audio for the Texas Instruments OMAP chips"
 	depends on ARCH_OMAP
+	select SND_SOC_DMAENGINE_PCM
 
 config SND_OMAP_SOC_DMIC
 	tristate
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
index f0feb06..50ae048 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
@@ -25,21 +25,23 @@
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/omap-dma.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>
+#include <sound/dmaengine_pcm.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
 #include <sound/pcm_params.h>
 #include <sound/soc.h>
 
-#include <plat/dma.h>
+#include <plat/dma.h> /* needed just for OMAP_DMA_SYNC_PACKET */
 #include "omap-pcm.h"
 
 static const struct snd_pcm_hardware omap_pcm_hardware = {
 	.info			= SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
-				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
+				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED /* |
 				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE |
 				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_RESUME |
-				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_NO_PERIOD_WAKEUP,
+				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_NO_PERIOD_WAKEUP */,
 	.formats		= SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE |
 				  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE,
 	.period_bytes_min	= 32,
@@ -50,51 +52,9 @@ static const struct snd_pcm_hardware omap_pcm_hardware = {
 };
 
 struct omap_runtime_data {
-	spinlock_t			lock;
 	struct omap_pcm_dma_data	*dma_data;
-	int				dma_ch;
-	int				period_index;
 };
 
-static void omap_pcm_dma_irq(int ch, u16 stat, void *data)
-{
-	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = data;
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-	struct omap_runtime_data *prtd = runtime->private_data;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if ((cpu_is_omap1510())) {
-		/*
-		 * OMAP1510 doesn't fully support DMA progress counter
-		 * and there is no software emulation implemented yet,
-		 * so have to maintain our own progress counters
-		 * that can be used by omap_pcm_pointer() instead.
-		 */
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&prtd->lock, flags);
-		if ((stat == OMAP_DMA_LAST_IRQ) &&
-				(prtd->period_index == runtime->periods - 1)) {
-			/* we are in sync, do nothing */
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&prtd->lock, flags);
-			return;
-		}
-		if (prtd->period_index >= 0) {
-			if (stat & OMAP_DMA_BLOCK_IRQ) {
-				/* end of buffer reached, loop back */
-				prtd->period_index = 0;
-			} else if (stat & OMAP_DMA_LAST_IRQ) {
-				/* update the counter for the last period */
-				prtd->period_index = runtime->periods - 1;
-			} else if (++prtd->period_index >= runtime->periods) {
-				/* end of buffer missed? loop back */
-				prtd->period_index = 0;
-			}
-		}
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&prtd->lock, flags);
-	}
-
-	snd_pcm_period_elapsed(substream);
-}
-
 /* this may get called several times by oss emulation */
 static int omap_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			      struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
@@ -103,6 +63,9 @@ static int omap_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct omap_runtime_data *prtd = runtime->private_data;
 	struct omap_pcm_dma_data *dma_data;
+	struct dma_slave_config config;
+	struct dma_chan *chan;
+	unsigned req;
 
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -119,17 +82,36 @@ static int omap_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (prtd->dma_data)
 		return 0;
 	prtd->dma_data = dma_data;
-	err = omap_request_dma(dma_data->dma_req, dma_data->name,
-			       omap_pcm_dma_irq, substream, &prtd->dma_ch);
-	if (!err) {
-		/*
-		 * Link channel with itself so DMA doesn't need any
-		 * reprogramming while looping the buffer
-		 */
-		omap_dma_link_lch(prtd->dma_ch, prtd->dma_ch);
+
+	/*
+	 * This is the only parameter we don't handle with DMA
+	 * engine - so we insist on OMAP_DMA_SYNC_PACKET here.
+	 */
+	if (dma_data->sync_mode != OMAP_DMA_SYNC_PACKET) {
+		pr_warn("ALSA: omap-dma: DMA using non-packet mode?\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return err;
+	req = dma_data->dma_req;
+	err = snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, omap_dma_filter_fn, &req);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	chan = snd_dmaengine_pcm_get_chan(substream);
+	if (!chan)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* fills in addr_width and direction */
+	err = snd_hwparams_to_dma_slave_config(substream, params, &config);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	config.src_addr = dma_data->port_addr;
+	config.dst_addr = dma_data->port_addr;
+	config.src_maxburst = dma_data->packet_size;
+	config.dst_maxburst = dma_data->packet_size;
+
+	return dmaengine_slave_config(chan, &config);
 }
 
 static int omap_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
@@ -140,8 +122,6 @@ static int omap_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if (prtd->dma_data == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
-	omap_dma_unlink_lch(prtd->dma_ch, prtd->dma_ch);
-	omap_free_dma(prtd->dma_ch);
 	prtd->dma_data = NULL;
 
 	snd_pcm_set_runtime_buffer(substream, NULL);
@@ -151,48 +131,12 @@ static int omap_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 static int omap_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-	struct omap_runtime_data *prtd = runtime->private_data;
-	struct omap_pcm_dma_data *dma_data = prtd->dma_data;
-	struct omap_dma_channel_params dma_params;
-	int bytes;
-
-	/* return if this is a bufferless transfer e.g.
-	 * codec <--> BT codec or GSM modem -- lg FIXME */
-	if (!prtd->dma_data)
-		return 0;
-
-	memset(&dma_params, 0, sizeof(dma_params));
-	dma_params.data_type			= dma_data->data_type;
-	dma_params.trigger			= dma_data->dma_req;
-	dma_params.sync_mode			= dma_data->sync_mode;
-	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
-		dma_params.src_amode		= OMAP_DMA_AMODE_POST_INC;
-		dma_params.dst_amode		= OMAP_DMA_AMODE_CONSTANT;
-		dma_params.src_or_dst_synch	= OMAP_DMA_DST_SYNC;
-		dma_params.src_start		= runtime->dma_addr;
-		dma_params.dst_start		= dma_data->port_addr;
-		dma_params.dst_port		= OMAP_DMA_PORT_MPUI;
-		dma_params.dst_fi		= dma_data->packet_size;
-	} else {
-		dma_params.src_amode		= OMAP_DMA_AMODE_CONSTANT;
-		dma_params.dst_amode		= OMAP_DMA_AMODE_POST_INC;
-		dma_params.src_or_dst_synch	= OMAP_DMA_SRC_SYNC;
-		dma_params.src_start		= dma_data->port_addr;
-		dma_params.dst_start		= runtime->dma_addr;
-		dma_params.src_port		= OMAP_DMA_PORT_MPUI;
-		dma_params.src_fi		= dma_data->packet_size;
-	}
+#if 0
 	/*
-	 * Set DMA transfer frame size equal to ALSA period size and frame
-	 * count as no. of ALSA periods. Then with DMA frame interrupt enabled,
-	 * we can transfer the whole ALSA buffer with single DMA transfer but
-	 * still can get an interrupt at each period bounary
+	 * These remains serve to document the bits which
+	 * DMA engine doesn't handle.
 	 */
-	bytes = snd_pcm_lib_period_bytes(substream);
-	dma_params.elem_count	= bytes >> dma_data->data_type;
-	dma_params.frame_count	= runtime->periods;
-	omap_set_dma_params(prtd->dma_ch, &dma_params);
+	dma_params.sync_mode			= dma_data->sync_mode;
 
 	if ((cpu_is_omap1510()))
 		omap_enable_dma_irq(prtd->dma_ch, OMAP_DMA_FRAME_IRQ |
@@ -207,14 +151,7 @@ static int omap_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		 */
 		omap_disable_dma_irq(prtd->dma_ch, OMAP_DMA_BLOCK_IRQ);
 	}
-
-	if (!(cpu_class_is_omap1())) {
-		omap_set_dma_src_burst_mode(prtd->dma_ch,
-						OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_16);
-		omap_set_dma_dest_burst_mode(prtd->dma_ch,
-						OMAP_DMA_DATA_BURST_16);
-	}
-
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -223,56 +160,41 @@ static int omap_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 	struct omap_runtime_data *prtd = runtime->private_data;
 	struct omap_pcm_dma_data *dma_data = prtd->dma_data;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&prtd->lock, flags);
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
-		prtd->period_index = 0;
 		/* Configure McBSP internal buffer usage */
 		if (dma_data->set_threshold)
 			dma_data->set_threshold(substream);
-
-		omap_start_dma(prtd->dma_ch);
 		break;
 
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH:
-		prtd->period_index = -1;
-		omap_stop_dma(prtd->dma_ch);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&prtd->lock, flags);
+
+	if (ret == 0)
+	    ret = snd_dmaengine_pcm_trigger(substream, cmd);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static snd_pcm_uframes_t omap_pcm_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
-	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-	struct omap_runtime_data *prtd = runtime->private_data;
-	dma_addr_t ptr;
 	snd_pcm_uframes_t offset;
 
 	if (cpu_is_omap1510()) {
-		offset = prtd->period_index * runtime->period_size;
-	} else if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) {
-		ptr = omap_get_dma_dst_pos(prtd->dma_ch);
-		offset = bytes_to_frames(runtime, ptr - runtime->dma_addr);
+		offset = snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer_no_residue(substream);
 	} else {
-		ptr = omap_get_dma_src_pos(prtd->dma_ch);
-		offset = bytes_to_frames(runtime, ptr - runtime->dma_addr);
+		offset = snd_dmaengine_pcm_pointer(substream);
 	}
 
-	if (offset >= runtime->buffer_size)
-		offset = 0;
-
 	return offset;
 }
 
@@ -295,7 +217,6 @@ static int omap_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	spin_lock_init(&prtd->lock);
 	runtime->private_data = prtd;
 
 out:
@@ -307,7 +228,7 @@ static int omap_pcm_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 
 	kfree(runtime->private_data);
-	return 0;
+	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_close(substream);
 }
 
 static int omap_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
