diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/audio-graph-port.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/audio-graph-port.yaml
index 60b5e3fd1115fe..3c4b331e849847 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/audio-graph-port.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/audio-graph-port.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ definitions:
     properties:
       mclk-fs:
         $ref: simple-card.yaml#/definitions/mclk-fs
+      ch-maps:
+        $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32-array
 
   endpoint-base:
     allOf:
diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 7792c393e2386d..73e2b44a1657e2 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -655,8 +655,45 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link_component {
 	struct of_phandle_args *dai_args;
 };
 
-struct snd_soc_dai_link_codec_ch_map {
-	unsigned int connected_cpu_id;
+/*
+ * [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
+ *
+ *-------------------------
+ * CPU0 <---> Codec0
+ *
+ * ch-map[0].cpu = 0	ch-map[0].codec = 0
+ *
+ *-------------------------
+ * CPU0 <---> Codec0
+ * CPU1 <---> Codec1
+ * CPU2 <---> Codec2
+ *
+ * ch-map[0].cpu = 0	ch-map[0].codec = 0
+ * ch-map[1].cpu = 1	ch-map[1].codec = 1
+ * ch-map[2].cpu = 2	ch-map[2].codec = 2
+ *
+ *-------------------------
+ * CPU0 <---> Codec0
+ * CPU1 <-+-> Codec1
+ * CPU2 <-/
+ *
+ * ch-map[0].cpu = 0	ch-map[0].codec = 0
+ * ch-map[1].cpu = 1	ch-map[1].codec = 1
+ * ch-map[2].cpu = 2	ch-map[2].codec = 1
+ *
+ *-------------------------
+ * CPU0 <---> Codec0
+ * CPU1 <-+-> Codec1
+ *	  \-> Codec2
+ *
+ * ch-map[0].cpu = 0	ch-map[0].codec = 0
+ * ch-map[1].cpu = 1	ch-map[1].codec = 1
+ * ch-map[2].cpu = 1	ch-map[2].codec = 2
+ *
+ */
+struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map {
+	unsigned int cpu;
+	unsigned int codec;
 	unsigned int ch_mask;
 };
 
@@ -688,7 +725,9 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *codecs;
 	unsigned int num_codecs;
 
-	struct snd_soc_dai_link_codec_ch_map *codec_ch_maps;
+	/* num_ch_maps = max(num_cpu, num_codecs) */
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *ch_maps;
+
 	/*
 	 * You MAY specify the link's platform/PCM/DMA driver, either by
 	 * device name, or by DT/OF node, but not both. Some forms of link
@@ -775,6 +814,10 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 #endif
 };
 
+static inline int snd_soc_link_num_ch_map(struct snd_soc_dai_link *link) {
+	return max(link->num_cpus, link->num_codecs);
+}
+
 static inline struct snd_soc_dai_link_component*
 snd_soc_link_to_cpu(struct snd_soc_dai_link *link, int n) {
 	return &(link)->cpus[n];
@@ -808,6 +851,12 @@ snd_soc_link_to_platform(struct snd_soc_dai_link *link, int n) {
 		     ((cpu) = snd_soc_link_to_cpu(link, i));		\
 	     (i)++)
 
+#define for_each_link_ch_maps(link, i, ch_map)			\
+	for ((i) = 0;						\
+	     ((i) < snd_soc_link_num_ch_map(link) &&		\
+		      ((ch_map) = link->ch_maps + i));		\
+	     (i)++)
+
 /*
  * Sample 1 : Single CPU/Codec/Platform
  *
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2-custom-sample.dtsi b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2-custom-sample.dtsi
index 8acaa2ddb335f2..14d638de120a03 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2-custom-sample.dtsi
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2-custom-sample.dtsi
@@ -58,12 +58,32 @@
 	 *			| |-> codec13
 	 *			+-+
 	 *
-	 * [Multi-CPU/Codec]
+	 * [Multi-CPU/Codec-0]
 	 *		+-+		+-+
 	 *	cpu1 <--| |<-@--------->| |-> codec1
 	 *	cpu2 <--| |		| |-> codec2
 	 *		+-+		+-+
 	 *
+	 * [Multi-CPU/Codec-1]
+	 * About ch-map (*), see
+	 *	soc-core.c :: [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
+	 *
+	 *		+-+		+-+
+	 *	cpu8 <--| |<-@--------->| |-> codec14		[0]codec14 <---> [0]cpu8
+	 *	cpu9 <--| |		| |-> codec15		[1]codec15 <-+-> [1]cpu9
+	 *		+-+		| |-> codec16		[2]codec16 <-/
+	 *				+-+			(*) ch-map = [0, 1, 1]
+	 *
+	 * [Multi-CPU/Codec-2]
+	 * About ch-map (*), see
+	 *	soc-core.c :: [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
+	 *
+	 *		+-+		+-+
+	 *	cpu10 <-| |<-@--------->| |-> codec17		[1]cpu11 <---> [0]codec17
+	 *	cpu11 <-| |		| |-> codec18		[0]cpu10 <-+-> [1]codec18
+	 *	cpu12 <-| |		+-+			[2]cpu12 <-/
+	 *		+-+					(*) ch-map = [1, 0, 1]
+	 *
 	 * [DPCM]
 	 *
 	 *	CPU3/CPU4 are converting rate to 44100
@@ -144,15 +164,38 @@
 			 */
 			 &cpu0
 
-			/* [Semi-Multi] */
+			/*
+			 * [Semi-Multi]
+			 * cpu7/codec12/codec13
+			 */
 			&sm0
 
 			/*
-			 * [Multi-CPU/Codec]: cpu side only
+			 * [Multi-CPU/Codec-0]: cpu side only
 			 * cpu1/cpu2/codec1/codec2
 			 */
 			 &mcpu0
 
+			/*
+			 * [Multi-CPU/Codec-1]: cpu side only
+			 * cpu8/cpu9/codec14/codec15/codec16
+			 *
+			 * Because it will reach to the maximum of sound minor number,
+			 * disable it so far.
+			 * If you want to try it, please disable some other one instead.
+			 */
+			//&mcpu1
+
+			/*
+			 * [Multi-CPU/Codec-2]: cpu side only
+			 * cpu10/cpu11/cpu12/codec17/codec18
+			 *
+			 * Because it will reach to the maximum of sound minor number,
+			 * disable it so far.
+			 * If you want to try it, please disable some other one instead.
+			 */
+			//&mcpu2
+
 			/*
 			 * [DPCM]: both FE / BE
 			 * cpu3/cpu4/codec3
@@ -182,24 +225,24 @@
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <0>;
 
+			/* [Multi-CPU-0] */
 			ports@0 {
 				reg = <0>;
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
-			/* [Multi-CPU] */
-			mcpu0:	port@0 { reg = <0>; mcpu0_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec0_ep>; }; };
-				port@1 { reg = <1>; mcpu1_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&cpu1_ep>;    }; };
-				port@2 { reg = <2>; mcpu2_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&cpu2_ep>;    }; };
+			mcpu0:	port@0 { reg = <0>; mcpu00_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec00_ep>; }; };
+				port@1 { reg = <1>; mcpu01_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&cpu1_ep>;    }; };
+				port@2 { reg = <2>; mcpu02_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&cpu2_ep>;    }; };
 			};
 
-			/* [Multi-Codec] */
+			/* [Multi-Codec-0] */
 			ports@1 {
 				reg = <1>;
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
-				port@0 { reg = <0>; mcodec0_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu0_ep>;  }; };
-				port@1 { reg = <1>; mcodec1_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec1_ep>; }; };
-				port@2 { reg = <2>; mcodec2_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec2_ep>; }; };
+				port@0 { reg = <0>; mcodec00_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu00_ep>;  }; };
+				port@1 { reg = <1>; mcodec01_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec1_ep>; }; };
+				port@2 { reg = <2>; mcodec02_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec2_ep>; }; };
 			};
 
 			/* [DPCM-Multi]::BE */
@@ -241,6 +284,50 @@
 				port@1 { reg = <1>; smcodec1_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec12_ep>; }; };
 				port@2 { reg = <2>; smcodec2_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec13_ep>; }; };
 			};
+
+			/* [Multi-CPU-1] */
+			ports@6 {
+				reg = <6>;
+				#address-cells = <1>;
+				#size-cells = <0>;
+			mcpu1:	port@0 { reg = <0>; mcpu10_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec10_ep>; }; };
+				port@1 { reg = <1>; mcpu11_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&cpu8_ep>;    }; };
+				port@2 { reg = <2>; mcpu12_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&cpu9_ep>;    }; };
+			};
+
+			/* [Multi-Codec-1] */
+			ports@7 {
+				reg = <7>;
+				ch-maps = <0 1 1>; /* see [Multi-CPU/Codec-1] */
+				#address-cells = <1>;
+				#size-cells = <0>;
+				port@0 { reg = <0>; mcodec10_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu10_ep>;  }; };
+				port@1 { reg = <1>; mcodec11_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec14_ep>; }; };
+				port@2 { reg = <2>; mcodec12_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec15_ep>; }; };
+				port@3 { reg = <3>; mcodec13_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec16_ep>; }; };
+			};
+
+			/* [Multi-CPU-2] */
+			ports@8 {
+				reg = <8>;
+				ch-maps = <1 0 1>; /* see [Multi-CPU/Codec-2] */
+				#address-cells = <1>;
+				#size-cells = <0>;
+			mcpu2:	port@0 { reg = <0>; mcpu20_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec20_ep>; }; };
+				port@1 { reg = <1>; mcpu21_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&cpu10_ep>;    }; };
+				port@2 { reg = <2>; mcpu22_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&cpu11_ep>;    }; };
+				port@3 { reg = <3>; mcpu23_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&cpu12_ep>;    }; };
+			};
+
+			/* [Multi-Codec-2] */
+			ports@9 {
+				reg = <9>;
+				#address-cells = <1>;
+				#size-cells = <0>;
+				port@0 { reg = <0>; mcodec20_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu20_ep>;  }; };
+				port@1 { reg = <1>; mcodec21_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec17_ep>; }; };
+				port@2 { reg = <2>; mcodec22_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec18_ep>; }; };
+			};
 		};
 
 		dpcm {
@@ -323,9 +410,9 @@
 			/* [Normal] */
 			cpu0: port@0 { reg = <0>; cpu0_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&codec0_ep>; }; };
 
-			/* [Multi-CPU] */
-			      port@1 { reg = <1>; cpu1_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu1_ep>; }; };
-			      port@2 { reg = <2>; cpu2_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu2_ep>; }; };
+			/* [Multi-CPU-0] */
+			      port@1 { reg = <1>; cpu1_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu01_ep>; }; };
+			      port@2 { reg = <2>; cpu2_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu02_ep>; }; };
 
 			/* [DPCM]::FE */
 			      port@3 { reg = <3>; cpu3_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&fe00_ep>; }; };
@@ -337,6 +424,15 @@
 
 			/* [Semi-Multi] */
 			sm0:  port@7 { reg = <7>; cpu7_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&smcodec0_ep>; }; };
+
+			/* [Multi-CPU-1] */
+			      port@8 { reg = <8>; cpu8_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu11_ep>; }; };
+			      port@9 { reg = <9>; cpu9_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu12_ep>; }; };
+
+			/* [Multi-CPU-2] */
+			      port@a { reg = <10>; cpu10_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu21_ep>; }; };
+			      port@b { reg = <11>; cpu11_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu22_ep>; }; };
+			      port@c { reg = <12>; cpu12_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcpu23_ep>; }; };
 		};
 	};
 
@@ -363,9 +459,9 @@
 			/* [Normal] */
 			port@0  { reg = <0>; codec0_ep:  endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&cpu0_ep>; }; };
 
-			/* [Multi-Codec] */
-			port@1  { reg = <1>; codec1_ep:  endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec1_ep>; }; };
-			port@2  { reg = <2>; codec2_ep:  endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec2_ep>; }; };
+			/* [Multi-Codec-0] */
+			port@1  { reg = <1>; codec1_ep:  endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec01_ep>; }; };
+			port@2  { reg = <2>; codec2_ep:  endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec02_ep>; }; };
 
 			/* [DPCM]::BE */
 			port@3  {
@@ -395,6 +491,14 @@
 			port@c { reg = <12>; codec12_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&smcodec1_ep>; }; };
 			port@d { reg = <13>; codec13_ep: endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&smcodec2_ep>; }; };
 
+			/* [Multi-Codec-1] */
+			port@e  { reg = <14>; codec14_ep:  endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec11_ep>; }; };
+			port@f  { reg = <15>; codec15_ep:  endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec12_ep>; }; };
+			port@10 { reg = <16>; codec16_ep:  endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec13_ep>; }; };
+
+			/* [Multi-Codec-2] */
+			port@11 { reg = <17>; codec17_ep:  endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec21_ep>; }; };
+			port@12 { reg = <18>; codec18_ep:  endpoint { remote-endpoint = <&mcodec22_ep>; }; };
 		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
index 1344e1adfc6784..3114b90d7b884a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
@@ -513,7 +513,10 @@ static int graph_parse_node(struct simple_util_priv *priv,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (graph_lnk_is_multi(port)) {
+		struct device_node *ports = of_get_parent(port);
 		int idx;
+		int num;
+		char *props = "ch-maps";
 
 		of_node_get(port);
 
@@ -528,6 +531,32 @@ static int graph_parse_node(struct simple_util_priv *priv,
 			if (ret < 0)
 				break;
 		}
+
+		/* read "ch-maps" property if exist */
+		num = of_property_count_elems_of_size(ports, props, sizeof(u32));
+		if (num > 0) {
+			struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link = simple_priv_to_link(priv, li->link);
+			struct device *dev = simple_priv_to_dev(priv);
+			struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *ch_maps = devm_kcalloc(dev, num, sizeof(*ch_maps), GFP_KERNEL);
+			int *temp = devm_kcalloc(dev, num, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
+			int i;
+
+			if (!ch_maps || !temp) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				goto multi_end;
+			}
+
+			ret = of_property_read_u32_array(ports, props, temp, num);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto multi_end;
+
+			dai_link->ch_maps = ch_maps;
+			for (i = 0; i < num; i++)
+				dai_link->ch_maps[i].connected_node = temp[i];
+multi_end:
+			devm_kfree(dev, temp);
+		}
+		of_node_put(ports);
 	} else {
 		/* Single CPU / Codec */
 		ep = port_to_endpoint(port);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
index 61f763023e5d99..c5a39af54306b8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
@@ -580,16 +580,14 @@ int sdw_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		  struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *ch_maps;
 	int ch = params_channels(params);
-	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
-	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai;
 	unsigned int ch_mask;
 	int num_codecs;
 	int step;
 	int i;
-	int j;
 
-	if (!rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps)
+	if (!rtd->dai_link->ch_maps)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Identical data will be sent to all codecs in playback */
@@ -615,13 +613,9 @@ int sdw_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	 * link has more than one codec DAIs. Set codec channel mask and
 	 * ASoC will set the corresponding channel numbers for each cpu dai.
 	 */
-	for_each_rtd_cpu_dais(rtd, i, cpu_dai) {
-		for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, j, codec_dai) {
-			if (rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[j].connected_cpu_id != i)
-				continue;
-			rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[j].ch_mask = ch_mask << (j * step);
-		}
-	}
+	for_each_link_ch_maps(rtd->dai_link, i, ch_maps)
+		ch_maps->ch_mask = ch_mask << (i * step);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1360,15 +1354,17 @@ static int get_slave_info(const struct snd_soc_acpi_link_adr *adr_link,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void set_dailink_map(struct snd_soc_dai_link_codec_ch_map *sdw_codec_ch_maps,
+static void set_dailink_map(struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *sdw_codec_ch_maps,
 			    int codec_num, int cpu_num)
 {
 	int step;
 	int i;
 
 	step = codec_num / cpu_num;
-	for (i = 0; i < codec_num; i++)
-		sdw_codec_ch_maps[i].connected_cpu_id = i / step;
+	for (i = 0; i < codec_num; i++) {
+		sdw_codec_ch_maps[i].cpu	= i / step;
+		sdw_codec_ch_maps[i].codec	= i;
+	}
 }
 
 static const char * const type_strings[] = {"SimpleJack", "SmartAmp", "SmartMic"};
@@ -1463,7 +1459,7 @@ static int create_sdw_dailink(struct snd_soc_card *card, int *link_index,
 		*ignore_pch_dmic = true;
 
 	for_each_pcm_streams(stream) {
-		struct snd_soc_dai_link_codec_ch_map *sdw_codec_ch_maps;
+		struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *sdw_codec_ch_maps;
 		char *name, *cpu_name;
 		int playback, capture;
 		static const char * const sdw_stream_name[] = {
@@ -1540,7 +1536,7 @@ static int create_sdw_dailink(struct snd_soc_card *card, int *link_index,
 		dai_links[*link_index].nonatomic = true;
 
 		set_dailink_map(sdw_codec_ch_maps, codec_num, cpu_dai_num);
-		dai_links[*link_index].codec_ch_maps = sdw_codec_ch_maps;
+		dai_links[*link_index].ch_maps = sdw_codec_ch_maps;
 		ret = set_codec_init_func(card, adr_link, dai_links + (*link_index)++,
 					  playback, group_id, adr_index, dai_index);
 		if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index a60a7a2e17237c..fa0141c6472c12 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1015,6 +1015,96 @@ static int soc_dai_link_sanity_check(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+#define MAX_DEFAULT_CH_MAP_SIZE 7
+static struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map default_ch_map_sync[MAX_DEFAULT_CH_MAP_SIZE] = {
+	{ .cpu = 0, .codec = 0 },
+	{ .cpu = 1, .codec = 1 },
+	{ .cpu = 2, .codec = 2 },
+	{ .cpu = 3, .codec = 3 },
+	{ .cpu = 4, .codec = 4 },
+	{ .cpu = 5, .codec = 5 },
+	{ .cpu = 6, .codec = 6 },
+};
+static struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map default_ch_map_1cpu[MAX_DEFAULT_CH_MAP_SIZE] = {
+	{ .cpu = 0, .codec = 0 },
+	{ .cpu = 0, .codec = 1 },
+	{ .cpu = 0, .codec = 2 },
+	{ .cpu = 0, .codec = 3 },
+	{ .cpu = 0, .codec = 4 },
+	{ .cpu = 0, .codec = 5 },
+	{ .cpu = 0, .codec = 6 },
+};
+static struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map default_ch_map_1codec[MAX_DEFAULT_CH_MAP_SIZE] = {
+	{ .cpu = 0, .codec = 0 },
+	{ .cpu = 1, .codec = 0 },
+	{ .cpu = 2, .codec = 0 },
+	{ .cpu = 3, .codec = 0 },
+	{ .cpu = 4, .codec = 0 },
+	{ .cpu = 5, .codec = 0 },
+	{ .cpu = 6, .codec = 0 },
+};
+static int snd_soc_compensate_channel_connection_map(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+						     struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *ch_maps;
+	int i, max;
+
+	/*
+	 * dai_link->ch_maps indicates how CPU/Codec are connected.
+	 * It will be a map seen from a larger number of DAI.
+	 * see
+	 *	soc.h :: [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
+	 */
+
+	/* it should have ch_maps if connection was N:M */
+	if (dai_link->num_cpus > 1 && dai_link->num_codecs > 1 &&
+	    dai_link->num_cpus != dai_link->num_codecs && !dai_link->ch_maps) {
+		dev_err(card->dev, "need to have ch_maps when N:M connction (%s)",
+			dai_link->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* do nothing if it has own maps */
+	if (dai_link->ch_maps)
+		goto sanity_check;
+
+	/* check default map size */
+	if (dai_link->num_cpus   > MAX_DEFAULT_CH_MAP_SIZE ||
+	    dai_link->num_codecs > MAX_DEFAULT_CH_MAP_SIZE) {
+		dev_err(card->dev, "soc-core.c needs update default_connection_maps");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Compensate missing map for ... */
+	if (dai_link->num_cpus == dai_link->num_codecs)
+		dai_link->ch_maps = default_ch_map_sync;	/* for 1:1 or N:N */
+	else if (dai_link->num_cpus <  dai_link->num_codecs)
+		dai_link->ch_maps = default_ch_map_1cpu;	/* for 1:N */
+	else
+		dai_link->ch_maps = default_ch_map_1codec;	/* for N:1 */
+
+sanity_check:
+	max = min(dai_link->num_cpus, dai_link->num_codecs);
+
+	dev_dbg(card->dev, "dai_link %s\n", dai_link->stream_name);
+	for_each_link_ch_maps(dai_link, i, ch_maps) {
+		if ((ch_maps->cpu   >= dai_link->num_cpus) ||
+		    (ch_maps->codec >= dai_link->num_codecs)) {
+			dev_err(card->dev,
+				"unexpected dai_link->ch_maps[%d] index (cpu(%d/%d) codec(%d/%d))",
+				i,
+				ch_maps->cpu,	dai_link->num_cpus,
+				ch_maps->codec,	dai_link->num_codecs);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		dev_dbg(card->dev, "  [%d] cpu%d <-> codec%d\n",
+			i, ch_maps->cpu, ch_maps->codec);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * snd_soc_remove_pcm_runtime - Remove a pcm_runtime from card
  * @card: The ASoC card to which the pcm_runtime has
@@ -1121,8 +1211,13 @@ int snd_soc_add_pcm_runtimes(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 			     int num_dai_link)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < num_dai_link; i++) {
-		int ret = snd_soc_add_pcm_runtime(card, dai_link + i);
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = snd_soc_compensate_channel_connection_map(card, dai_link + i);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 
+		ret = snd_soc_add_pcm_runtime(card, dai_link + i);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 4e2beda6f9bf2e..93ba9ec8dc48f3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -4438,11 +4438,14 @@ static void soc_dapm_dai_stream_event(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream,
 void snd_soc_dapm_connect_dai_link_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd;
+	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
-	int i;
 
 	/* for each BE DAI link... */
 	for_each_card_rtds(card, rtd)  {
+		struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *ch_maps;
+		int i;
+
 		/*
 		 * dynamic FE links have no fixed DAI mapping.
 		 * CODEC<->CODEC links have no direct connection.
@@ -4450,39 +4453,15 @@ void snd_soc_dapm_connect_dai_link_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 		if (rtd->dai_link->dynamic)
 			continue;
 
-		if (rtd->dai_link->num_cpus == 1) {
-			for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, i, codec_dai)
-				dapm_connect_dai_pair(card, rtd, codec_dai,
-						      snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, 0));
-		} else if (rtd->dai_link->num_codecs == rtd->dai_link->num_cpus) {
-			for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, i, codec_dai)
-				dapm_connect_dai_pair(card, rtd, codec_dai,
-						      snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, i));
-		} else if (rtd->dai_link->num_codecs > rtd->dai_link->num_cpus) {
-			int cpu_id;
-
-			if (!rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps) {
-				dev_err(card->dev, "%s: no codec channel mapping table provided\n",
-					__func__);
-				continue;
-			}
+		/*
+		 * see
+		 *	soc.h :: [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
+		 */
+		for_each_link_ch_maps(rtd->dai_link, i, ch_maps) {
+			cpu_dai   = snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd,   ch_maps->cpu);
+			codec_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_codec(rtd, ch_maps->codec);
 
-			for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, i, codec_dai) {
-				cpu_id = rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[i].connected_cpu_id;
-				if (cpu_id >= rtd->dai_link->num_cpus) {
-					dev_err(card->dev,
-						"%s: dai_link %s cpu_id %d too large, num_cpus is %d\n",
-						__func__, rtd->dai_link->name, cpu_id,
-						rtd->dai_link->num_cpus);
-					continue;
-				}
-				dapm_connect_dai_pair(card, rtd, codec_dai,
-						      snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, cpu_id));
-			}
-		} else {
-			dev_err(card->dev,
-				"%s: codec number %d < cpu number %d is not supported\n",
-				__func__, rtd->dai_link->num_codecs, rtd->dai_link->num_cpus);
+			dapm_connect_dai_pair(card, rtd, codec_dai, cpu_dai);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 8c168dc553f659..c434fc19e253de 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1042,6 +1042,7 @@ static int __soc_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 	}
 
 	for_each_rtd_cpu_dais(rtd, i, cpu_dai) {
+		struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *ch_maps;
 		unsigned int ch_mask = 0;
 		int j;
 
@@ -1055,22 +1056,20 @@ static int __soc_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 		/* copy params for each cpu */
 		tmp_params = *params;
 
-		if (!rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps)
-			goto hw_params;
 		/*
 		 * construct cpu channel mask by combining ch_mask of each
 		 * codec which maps to the cpu.
+		 * see
+		 *	soc.h :: [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
 		 */
-		for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, j, codec_dai) {
-			if (rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[j].connected_cpu_id == i)
-				ch_mask |= rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[j].ch_mask;
-		}
+		for_each_link_ch_maps(rtd->dai_link, j, ch_maps)
+			if (ch_maps->cpu == i)
+				ch_mask |= ch_maps->ch_mask;
 
 		/* fixup cpu channel number */
 		if (ch_mask)
 			soc_pcm_codec_params_fixup(&tmp_params, ch_mask);
 
-hw_params:
 		ret = snd_soc_dai_hw_params(cpu_dai, substream, &tmp_params);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
@@ -2818,35 +2817,20 @@ static int soc_get_playback_capture(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
+		struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *ch_maps;
 		struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
 
 		/* Adapt stream for codec2codec links */
 		int cpu_capture  = snd_soc_get_stream_cpu(dai_link, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE);
 		int cpu_playback = snd_soc_get_stream_cpu(dai_link, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
 
-		for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, i, codec_dai) {
-			if (dai_link->num_cpus == 1) {
-				cpu_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, 0);
-			} else if (dai_link->num_cpus == dai_link->num_codecs) {
-				cpu_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, i);
-			} else if (rtd->dai_link->num_codecs > rtd->dai_link->num_cpus) {
-				int cpu_id;
-
-				if (!rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps) {
-					dev_err(rtd->card->dev, "%s: no codec channel mapping table provided\n",
-						__func__);
-					return -EINVAL;
-				}
-
-				cpu_id = rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[i].connected_cpu_id;
-				cpu_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, cpu_id);
-			} else {
-				dev_err(rtd->card->dev,
-					"%s codec number %d < cpu number %d is not supported\n",
-					__func__, rtd->dai_link->num_codecs,
-					rtd->dai_link->num_cpus);
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
+		/*
+		 * see
+		 *	soc.h :: [dai_link->ch_maps Image sample]
+		 */
+		for_each_link_ch_maps(dai_link, i, ch_maps) {
+			cpu_dai	  = snd_soc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd,   ch_maps->cpu);
+			codec_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_codec(rtd, ch_maps->codec);
 
 			if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) &&
 			    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   cpu_playback))
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai-ops.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai-ops.c
index 9399b47cf644e1..4b93f283413cf1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai-ops.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai-ops.c
@@ -238,18 +238,18 @@ static unsigned int generic_calc_stream_format(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 					       struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
-	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *ch_maps;
 	unsigned int format_val;
 	u32 ch_mask = 0;
 	int num_channels;
-	int codec_dai_id;
+	int i;
 
 	/*
 	 * if the multiple dais are handled by the same dailink, we may need to update the
-	 * stream channel count - the params are modified in soc-pcm based on the codec_ch_maps info
+	 * stream channel count - the params are modified in soc-pcm based on the ch_maps info
 	 */
-	for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, codec_dai_id, codec_dai)
-		ch_mask |= rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[codec_dai_id].ch_mask;
+	for_each_link_ch_maps(rtd->dai_link, i, ch_maps)
+		ch_mask |= ch_maps[i].ch_mask;
 
 	num_channels = hweight_long(ch_mask);
 	if (num_channels != params_channels(params))
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
index f1e94b362857a3..2f82837f013d2d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ int sdw_hda_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w = snd_soc_dai_get_widget(cpu_dai, substream->stream);
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
 	const struct hda_dai_widget_dma_ops *ops;
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_ch_map *ch_maps;
 	struct hdac_ext_stream *hext_stream;
-	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev;
 	bool cpu_dai_found = false;
@@ -475,9 +475,9 @@ int sdw_hda_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ch_mask = 0;
-	for_each_rtd_codec_dais(rtd, j, codec_dai) {
-		if (rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[j].connected_cpu_id == cpu_dai_id)
-			ch_mask |= rtd->dai_link->codec_ch_maps[j].ch_mask;
+	for_each_link_ch_maps(rtd->dai_link, j, ch_maps) {
+		if (ch_maps[j].cpu == cpu_dai_id)
+			ch_mask |= ch_maps[j].ch_mask;
 	}
 
 	ret = hdac_bus_eml_sdw_map_stream_ch(sof_to_bus(sdev), link_id, cpu_dai->id,