diff --git a/include/sound/compress_driver.h b/include/sound/compress_driver.h
index 127c2713b543..f29c60bc1401 100644
--- a/include/sound/compress_driver.h
+++ b/include/sound/compress_driver.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ struct snd_compr_stream {
 	bool metadata_set;
 	bool next_track;
 	void *private_data;
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *be;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 981ce5bee896..dc3dcad05929 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -889,6 +889,14 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link_component {
 	const char *dai_name;
 };
 
+enum snd_soc_async_ops {
+	ASYNC_DPCM_SND_SOC_OPEN = 1 << 0,
+	ASYNC_DPCM_SND_SOC_CLOSE = 1 << 1,
+	ASYNC_DPCM_SND_SOC_PREPARE = 1 << 2,
+	ASYNC_DPCM_SND_SOC_HW_PARAMS = 1 << 3,
+	ASYNC_DPCM_SND_SOC_FREE = 1 << 4,
+};
+
 struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 	/* config - must be set by machine driver */
 	const char *name;			/* Codec name */
@@ -987,6 +995,9 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 
 	struct list_head list; /* DAI link list of the soc card */
 	struct snd_soc_dobj dobj; /* For topology */
+
+	/* this value determines what all ops can be started asynchronously */
+	enum snd_soc_async_ops async_ops;
 };
 
 struct snd_soc_codec_conf {
@@ -1142,6 +1153,8 @@ struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime {
 
 	long pmdown_time;
 
+	/* err in case of ops failed */
+	int err_ops;
 	/* runtime devices */
 	struct snd_pcm *pcm;
 	struct snd_compr *compr;