diff --git a/sound/hda/core/ext/controller.c b/sound/hda/core/ext/controller.c
index b1f1eff1d181..6d0af7e6f63c 100644
--- a/sound/hda/core/ext/controller.c
+++ b/sound/hda/core/ext/controller.c
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ int snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_ml_capabilities(struct hdac_bus *bus)
 
 	for (idx = 0; idx < link_count; idx++) {
 		hlink = kzalloc_obj(*hlink);
-		if (!hlink)
+		if (!hlink) {
+			snd_hdac_ext_link_free_all(bus);
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 		hlink->index = idx;
 		hlink->bus = bus;
 		hlink->ml_addr = bus->mlcap + AZX_ML_BASE +
diff --git a/sound/hda/core/ext/stream.c b/sound/hda/core/ext/stream.c
index 517bd151fcc3..1f96e0484660 100644
--- a/sound/hda/core/ext/stream.c
+++ b/sound/hda/core/ext/stream.c
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ int snd_hdac_ext_stream_init_all(struct hdac_bus *bus, int start_idx,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_stream; i++) {
 		struct hdac_ext_stream *hext_stream = kzalloc_obj(*hext_stream);
-		if (!hext_stream)
+		if (!hext_stream) {
+			snd_hdac_ext_stream_free_all(bus);
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
 		tag = ++stream_tag;
 		snd_hdac_ext_stream_init(bus, hext_stream, idx, dir, tag);
 		idx++;
@@ -111,7 +113,6 @@ int snd_hdac_ext_stream_init_all(struct hdac_bus *bus, int start_idx,
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_ext_stream_init_all);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/hdaudio.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/hdaudio.c
index 03cfd91202d3..2e15a293298d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/hdaudio.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/hdaudio.c
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@
 #include "../../../codecs/hda.h"
 #include "../utils.h"
 
+static int avs_link_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
+	const struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *stream_info;
+	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
+
+	codec_dai = snd_soc_rtd_to_codec(rtd, 0);
+	stream_info = snd_soc_dai_get_pcm_stream(codec_dai, substream->stream);
+
+	return snd_pcm_hw_constraint_msbits(substream->runtime, 0, 0, stream_info->sig_bits);
+}
+
+static const struct snd_soc_ops avs_link_ops = {
+	.startup = avs_link_startup,
+};
+
 static int avs_create_dai_links(struct device *dev, struct hda_codec *codec, int pcm_count,
 				struct snd_soc_dai_link **links)
 {
@@ -43,6 +59,7 @@ static int avs_create_dai_links(struct device *dev, struct hda_codec *codec, int
 		dl[i].platforms = platform;
 		dl[i].num_platforms = 1;
 		dl[i].ignore_pmdown_time = 1;
+		dl[i].ops = &avs_link_ops;
 
 		dl[i].codecs = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*dl->codecs), GFP_KERNEL);
 		dl[i].cpus = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*dl->cpus), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/core.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/core.c
index 2afe59646896..611ae9f034d4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/core.c
@@ -92,16 +92,28 @@ static int avs_hdac_bus_init_streams(struct hdac_bus *bus)
 {
 	unsigned int cp_streams, pb_streams;
 	unsigned int gcap;
+	int ret;
 
 	gcap = snd_hdac_chip_readw(bus, GCAP);
 	cp_streams = (gcap >> 8) & 0x0F;
 	pb_streams = (gcap >> 12) & 0x0F;
 	bus->num_streams = cp_streams + pb_streams;
 
-	snd_hdac_ext_stream_init_all(bus, 0, cp_streams, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE);
-	snd_hdac_ext_stream_init_all(bus, cp_streams, pb_streams, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
+	ret = snd_hdac_ext_stream_init_all(bus, 0, cp_streams, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	ret = snd_hdac_ext_stream_init_all(bus, cp_streams, pb_streams, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
 
-	return snd_hdac_bus_alloc_stream_pages(bus);
+	ret = snd_hdac_bus_alloc_stream_pages(bus);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
+	return 0;
+err:
+	snd_hdac_ext_stream_free_all(bus);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static bool avs_hdac_bus_init_chip(struct hdac_bus *bus, bool full_reset)
@@ -383,6 +395,18 @@ static int avs_bus_init(struct avs_dev *adev, struct pci_dev *pci, const struct
 	struct device *dev = &pci->dev;
 	int ret;
 
+	ipc = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ipc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ipc)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	adev->modcfg_buf = devm_kzalloc(dev, AVS_MAILBOX_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!adev->modcfg_buf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = avs_ipc_init(ipc, dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = snd_hdac_ext_bus_init(&bus->core, dev, NULL, &soc_hda_ext_bus_ops);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -394,17 +418,6 @@ static int avs_bus_init(struct avs_dev *adev, struct pci_dev *pci, const struct
 	bus->mixer_assigned = -1;
 	mutex_init(&bus->prepare_mutex);
 
-	ipc = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ipc), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ipc)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	ret = avs_ipc_init(ipc, dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	adev->modcfg_buf = devm_kzalloc(dev, AVS_MAILBOX_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!adev->modcfg_buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	adev->dev = dev;
 	adev->spec = (const struct avs_spec *)id->driver_data;
 	adev->ipc = ipc;
@@ -456,13 +469,14 @@ static int avs_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	ret = pcim_request_all_regions(pci, "AVS HDAudio");
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_request_regions;
 
 	bus->addr = pci_resource_start(pci, 0);
 	bus->remap_addr = pci_ioremap_bar(pci, 0);
 	if (!bus->remap_addr) {
 		dev_err(bus->dev, "ioremap error\n");
-		return -ENXIO;
+		ret = -ENXIO;
+		goto err_request_regions;
 	}
 
 	adev->dsp_ba = pci_ioremap_bar(pci, 4);
@@ -473,8 +487,13 @@ static int avs_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	}
 
 	snd_hdac_bus_parse_capabilities(bus);
-	if (bus->mlcap)
-		snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_ml_capabilities(bus);
+	if (bus->mlcap) {
+		ret = snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_ml_capabilities(bus);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to get ml capabilities: %d\n", ret);
+			goto err_ml_cap;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (dma_set_mask_and_coherent(dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64)))
 		dma_set_mask_and_coherent(dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
@@ -516,9 +535,13 @@ static int avs_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	snd_hdac_bus_free_stream_pages(bus);
 	snd_hdac_ext_stream_free_all(bus);
 err_init_streams:
+	snd_hdac_ext_link_free_all(bus);
+err_ml_cap:
 	iounmap(adev->dsp_ba);
 err_remap_bar4:
 	iounmap(bus->remap_addr);
+err_request_regions:
+	snd_hdac_ext_bus_exit(bus);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/debugfs.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/debugfs.c
index 9ab503da3b75..bc02737720ab 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/debugfs.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/debugfs.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/kfifo.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
 #include <linux/string_helpers.h>
@@ -236,15 +237,20 @@ static int strace_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (!try_module_get(adev->dev->driver->owner))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	if (kfifo_initialized(&adev->trace_fifo))
-		return -EBUSY;
+	if (kfifo_initialized(&adev->trace_fifo)) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto err;
+	}
 
 	ret = kfifo_alloc(&adev->trace_fifo, PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+		goto err;
 
 	file->private_data = adev;
 	return 0;
+err:
+	module_put(adev->dev->driver->owner);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int strace_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/ipc.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/ipc.c
index 39b0de9831da..5010b0f5be47 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/ipc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/ipc.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static void avs_dsp_exception_caught(struct avs_dev *adev, union avs_notify_msg
 
 	/* Avoid deadlock as the exception may be the response to SET_D0IX. */
 	if (current_work() != &ipc->d0ix_work.work)
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ipc->d0ix_work);
+		cancel_delayed_work(&ipc->d0ix_work);
 	ipc->in_d0ix = false;
 	/* Re-enabled on recovery completion. */
 	pm_runtime_disable(adev->dev);
@@ -395,11 +395,11 @@ static int avs_dsp_do_send_msg(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_ipc_msg *request
 	struct avs_ipc *ipc = adev->ipc;
 	int ret;
 
+	guard(mutex)(&ipc->msg_mutex);
+
 	if (!ipc->ready)
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	guard(mutex)(&ipc->msg_mutex);
-
 	spin_lock(&ipc->rx_lock);
 	avs_ipc_msg_init(ipc, reply);
 	avs_dsp_send_tx(adev, request, true);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
index 213d6ecdd7cc..a8a2b3484338 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/path.c
@@ -836,15 +836,10 @@ static int avs_path_module_type_create(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_mod
 
 static int avs_path_module_send_init_configs(struct avs_dev *adev, struct avs_path_module *mod)
 {
-	struct avs_soc_component *acomp;
+	struct avs_tplg_module *template = mod->template;
 
-	acomp = to_avs_soc_component(mod->template->owner->owner->owner->owner->comp);
-
-	u32 num_ids = mod->template->num_config_ids;
-	u32 *ids = mod->template->config_ids;
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < num_ids; i++) {
-		struct avs_tplg_init_config *config = &acomp->tplg->init_configs[ids[i]];
+	for (int i = 0; i < template->num_init_configs; i++) {
+		struct avs_tplg_init_config *config = template->init_configs[i];
 		size_t len = config->length;
 		void *data = config->data;
 		u32 param = config->param;
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c
index 2b886fae8209..ad25bd355769 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //          Amadeusz Slawinski <amadeuszx.slawinski@linux.intel.com>
 //
 
+#include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <sound/hda_register.h>
@@ -987,13 +988,25 @@ static int avs_component_load_libraries(struct avs_soc_component *acomp)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int avs_request_topology(struct snd_soc_component *component, const char *name,
+				const struct firmware **fw)
+{
+	char *fullname __free(kfree) = NULL;
+
+	fullname = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s/%s", component->driver->topology_name_prefix, name);
+	if (!fullname)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return request_firmware(fw, fullname, component->dev);
+}
+
 static int avs_component_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_card *card = component->card;
 	struct snd_soc_acpi_mach *mach;
 	struct avs_soc_component *acomp;
+	const struct firmware *fw;
 	struct avs_dev *adev;
-	char *filename;
 	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(card->dev, "probing %s card %s\n", component->name, card->name);
@@ -1009,13 +1022,7 @@ static int avs_component_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 		goto finalize;
 
 	/* Load specified topology and create debugfs for it. */
-	filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s/%s", component->driver->topology_name_prefix,
-			     mach->tplg_filename);
-	if (!filename)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ret = avs_load_topology(component, filename);
-	kfree(filename);
+	ret = avs_request_topology(component, mach->tplg_filename, &fw);
 	if (ret == -ENOENT && !strncmp(mach->tplg_filename, "hda-", 4)) {
 		unsigned int vendor_id;
 
@@ -1030,18 +1037,17 @@ static int avs_component_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 							     "hda-generic-tplg.bin");
 		if (!mach->tplg_filename)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		filename = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s/%s", component->driver->topology_name_prefix,
-				     mach->tplg_filename);
-		if (!filename)
-			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		dev_info(card->dev, "trying to load fallback topology %s\n", mach->tplg_filename);
-		ret = avs_load_topology(component, filename);
-		kfree(filename);
+		ret = avs_request_topology(component, mach->tplg_filename, &fw);
 	}
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = snd_soc_tplg_component_load(component, &avs_tplg_ops, fw);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = avs_component_load_libraries(acomp);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(card->dev, "libraries loading failed: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.c
index 673ac31f2fea..5d70be63a4a7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.c
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ AVS_DEFINE_PTR_PARSER(modcfg_base, struct avs_tplg_modcfg_base, modcfgs_base);
 AVS_DEFINE_PTR_PARSER(modcfg_ext, struct avs_tplg_modcfg_ext, modcfgs_ext);
 AVS_DEFINE_PTR_PARSER(pplcfg, struct avs_tplg_pplcfg, pplcfgs);
 AVS_DEFINE_PTR_PARSER(binding, struct avs_tplg_binding, bindings);
+AVS_DEFINE_PTR_PARSER(init_config, struct avs_tplg_init_config, init_configs);
 AVS_DEFINE_PTR_PARSER(nhlt_config, struct avs_tplg_nhlt_config, nhlt_configs);
 
 static int
@@ -1198,7 +1199,7 @@ static const struct avs_tplg_token_parser module_parsers[] = {
 	{
 		.token = AVS_TKN_MOD_INIT_CONFIG_NUM_IDS_U32,
 		.type = SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD,
-		.offset = offsetof(struct avs_tplg_module, num_config_ids),
+		.offset = offsetof(struct avs_tplg_module, num_init_configs),
 		.parse = avs_parse_byte_token,
 	},
 	{
@@ -1214,10 +1215,32 @@ static const struct avs_tplg_token_parser init_config_parsers[] = {
 		.token = AVS_TKN_MOD_INIT_CONFIG_ID_U32,
 		.type = SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD,
 		.offset = 0,
-		.parse = avs_parse_word_token,
+		.parse = avs_parse_init_config_ptr,
 	},
 };
 
+static int avs_tplg_module_init_configs(struct snd_soc_component *comp,
+					struct avs_tplg_module *module,
+					struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array *tuples, u32 block_size)
+{
+	struct avs_tplg_init_config **cfgs;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!module->num_init_configs)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	cfgs = devm_kcalloc(comp->card->dev, module->num_init_configs, sizeof(*cfgs), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cfgs)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = parse_dictionary_entries(comp, tuples, block_size, cfgs, module->num_init_configs,
+				       sizeof(*cfgs), AVS_TKN_MOD_INIT_CONFIG_ID_U32,
+				       init_config_parsers, ARRAY_SIZE(init_config_parsers));
+	if (!ret)
+		module->init_configs = cfgs;
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static struct avs_tplg_module *
 avs_tplg_module_create(struct snd_soc_component *comp, struct avs_tplg_pipeline *owner,
 		       struct snd_soc_tplg_vendor_array *tuples, u32 block_size)
@@ -1244,27 +1267,11 @@ avs_tplg_module_create(struct snd_soc_component *comp, struct avs_tplg_pipeline
 	block_size -= esize;
 	/* Parse trailing config ids if any. */
 	if (block_size) {
-		u32 num_config_ids = module->num_config_ids;
-		u32 *config_ids;
-
-		if (!num_config_ids)
-			return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-
-		config_ids = devm_kcalloc(comp->card->dev, num_config_ids, sizeof(*config_ids),
-					   GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!config_ids)
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
 		tuples = avs_tplg_vendor_array_at(tuples, esize);
-		ret = parse_dictionary_entries(comp, tuples, block_size,
-					       config_ids, num_config_ids, sizeof(*config_ids),
-					       AVS_TKN_MOD_INIT_CONFIG_ID_U32,
-					       init_config_parsers,
-					       ARRAY_SIZE(init_config_parsers));
+
+		ret = avs_tplg_module_init_configs(comp, module, tuples, block_size);
 		if (ret)
 			return ERR_PTR(ret);
-
-		module->config_ids = config_ids;
 	}
 
 	module->owner = owner;
@@ -2194,7 +2201,7 @@ avs_control_load(struct snd_soc_component *comp, int index, struct snd_kcontrol_
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_soc_tplg_ops avs_tplg_ops = {
+const struct snd_soc_tplg_ops avs_tplg_ops = {
 	.io_ops			= avs_control_ops,
 	.io_ops_count		= ARRAY_SIZE(avs_control_ops),
 	.control_load		= avs_control_load,
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.h b/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.h
index 1cf7455b6c01..189984ce7b51 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/topology.h
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ struct avs_tplg_module {
 	u8 domain;
 	struct avs_tplg_modcfg_ext *cfg_ext;
 	u32 ctl_id;
-	u32 num_config_ids;
-	u32 *config_ids;
+	u32 num_init_configs;
+	struct avs_tplg_init_config **init_configs;
 	struct avs_tplg_nhlt_config *nhlt_config;
 
 	struct avs_tplg_pipeline *owner;
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ struct avs_tplg_module {
 	struct list_head node;
 };
 
+extern const struct snd_soc_tplg_ops avs_tplg_ops;
 struct avs_tplg *avs_tplg_new(struct snd_soc_component *comp);
 
 int avs_load_topology(struct snd_soc_component *comp, const char *filename);