diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-pcm.c
index 1d0c80466f6a..42f93e596598 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-pcm.c
@@ -14,23 +14,18 @@
 #include "sof-audio.h"
 
 static int sof_ipc3_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_soc_component *component,
-				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm, int dir)
 {
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
 	struct sof_ipc_stream stream;
-	struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm;
 
-	spcm = snd_sof_find_spcm_dai(component, rtd);
-	if (!spcm)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!spcm->prepared[substream->stream])
+	if (!spcm->prepared[dir])
 		return 0;
 
 	stream.hdr.size = sizeof(stream);
 	stream.hdr.cmd = SOF_IPC_GLB_STREAM_MSG | SOF_IPC_STREAM_PCM_FREE;
-	stream.comp_id = spcm->stream[substream->stream].comp_id;
+	stream.comp_id = spcm->stream[dir].comp_id;
 
 	/* send IPC to the DSP */
 	return sof_ipc_tx_message_no_reply(sdev->ipc, &stream, sizeof(stream));
@@ -141,20 +136,15 @@ static int sof_ipc3_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 }
 
 static int sof_ipc3_pcm_trigger(struct snd_soc_component *component,
-				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
+				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm, int cmd, int dir)
 {
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
 	struct sof_ipc_stream stream;
-	struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm;
-
-	spcm = snd_sof_find_spcm_dai(component, rtd);
-	if (!spcm)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	stream.hdr.size = sizeof(stream);
 	stream.hdr.cmd = SOF_IPC_GLB_STREAM_MSG;
-	stream.comp_id = spcm->stream[substream->stream].comp_id;
+	stream.comp_id = spcm->stream[dir].comp_id;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH:
@@ -172,7 +162,7 @@ static int sof_ipc3_pcm_trigger(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 		stream.hdr.cmd |= SOF_IPC_STREAM_TRIG_STOP;
 		break;
 	default:
-		spcm_err(spcm, substream->stream, "Unhandled trigger cmd %d\n", cmd);
+		spcm_err(spcm, dir, "Unhandled trigger cmd %d\n", cmd);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c
index d2a6c569845c..d3add122ec00 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-pcm.c
@@ -412,28 +412,23 @@ static int sof_ipc4_chain_dma_trigger(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 }
 
 static int sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(struct snd_soc_component *component,
-				      struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int state, int cmd)
+				      struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int state, int cmd,
+				      struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm, int dir)
 {
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
 	struct snd_sof_pcm_stream_pipeline_list *pipeline_list;
 	struct sof_ipc4_fw_data *ipc4_data = sdev->private;
 	struct ipc4_pipeline_set_state_data *trigger_list;
 	struct snd_sof_widget *pipe_widget;
 	struct sof_ipc4_pipeline *pipeline;
 	struct snd_sof_pipeline *spipe;
-	struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm;
 	u8 *pipe_priority;
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
-	spcm = snd_sof_find_spcm_dai(component, rtd);
-	if (!spcm)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	spcm_dbg(spcm, dir, "cmd: %d, state: %d\n", cmd, state);
 
-	spcm_dbg(spcm, substream->stream, "cmd: %d, state: %d\n", cmd, state);
-
-	pipeline_list = &spcm->stream[substream->stream].pipeline_list;
+	pipeline_list = &spcm->stream[dir].pipeline_list;
 	guard(mutex)(&ipc4_data->pipeline_state_mutex);
 
 	/* nothing to trigger if the list is empty */
@@ -451,9 +446,9 @@ static int sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	if (pipeline->use_chain_dma) {
 		struct sof_ipc4_timestamp_info *time_info;
 
-		time_info = sof_ipc4_sps_to_time_info(&spcm->stream[substream->stream]);
+		time_info = sof_ipc4_sps_to_time_info(&spcm->stream[dir]);
 
-		ret = sof_ipc4_chain_dma_trigger(sdev, spcm, substream->stream,
+		ret = sof_ipc4_chain_dma_trigger(sdev, spcm, dir,
 						 pipeline_list, state, cmd);
 		if (ret || !time_info)
 			return ret;
@@ -462,12 +457,16 @@ static int sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 			/*
 			 * Record the DAI position for delay reporting
 			 * To handle multiple pause/resume/xrun we need to add
-			 * the positions to simulate how the firmware behaves
+			 * the positions to simulate how the firmware behaves.
+			 * Chained DMA does not support compress streams. We should
+			 * never get here with compress.
 			 */
-			u64 pos = snd_sof_pcm_get_dai_frame_counter(sdev, component,
-								    substream);
+			if (substream) {
+				u64 pos = snd_sof_pcm_get_dai_frame_counter(sdev, component,
+									    substream);
 
-			time_info->stream_end_offset += pos;
+				time_info->stream_end_offset += pos;
+			}
 		} else if (state == SOF_IPC4_PIPE_RESET) {
 			/* Reset the end offset as the stream is stopped */
 			time_info->stream_end_offset = 0;
@@ -526,7 +525,7 @@ static int sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	 */
 	ret = sof_ipc4_set_multi_pipeline_state(sdev, SOF_IPC4_PIPE_PAUSED, trigger_list);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		spcm_err(spcm, substream->stream, "failed to pause all pipelines\n");
+		spcm_err(spcm, dir, "failed to pause all pipelines\n");
 		/*
 		 * workaround: if the firmware is crashed or the IPC timed out
 		 * while setting the pipeline state we must ignore the error
@@ -557,7 +556,7 @@ static int sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 		 * Invalidate the stream_start_offset to make sure that it is
 		 * going to be updated if the stream resumes
 		 */
-		time_info = sof_ipc4_sps_to_time_info(&spcm->stream[substream->stream]);
+		time_info = sof_ipc4_sps_to_time_info(&spcm->stream[dir]);
 		if (time_info)
 			time_info->stream_start_offset = SOF_IPC4_INVALID_STREAM_POSITION;
 
@@ -567,7 +566,7 @@ static int sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	/* else set the RUNNING/RESET state in the DSP */
 	ret = sof_ipc4_set_multi_pipeline_state(sdev, state, trigger_list);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		spcm_err(spcm, substream->stream,
+		spcm_err(spcm, dir,
 			 "failed to set final state %d for all pipelines\n",
 			 state);
 		/*
@@ -598,7 +597,8 @@ static int sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 }
 
 static int sof_ipc4_pcm_trigger(struct snd_soc_component *component,
-				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
+				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm, int cmd, int dir)
 {
 	int state;
 
@@ -620,14 +620,15 @@ static int sof_ipc4_pcm_trigger(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	}
 
 	/* set the pipeline state */
-	return sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(component, substream, state, cmd);
+	return sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(component, substream, state, cmd, spcm, dir);
 }
 
 static int sof_ipc4_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_soc_component *component,
-				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm, int dir)
 {
 	/* command is not relevant with RESET, so just pass 0 */
-	return sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(component, substream, SOF_IPC4_PIPE_RESET, 0);
+	return sof_ipc4_trigger_pipelines(component, substream, SOF_IPC4_PIPE_RESET, 0, spcm, dir);
 }
 
 static int ipc4_ssp_dai_config_pcm_params_match(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c b/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
index 8f59c200b8ec..42738f12fa33 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/pcm.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static int sof_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	 * between. At least ALSA OSS emulation depends on this.
 	 */
 	if (spcm->prepared[substream->stream] && pcm_ops && pcm_ops->hw_free) {
-		ret = pcm_ops->hw_free(component, substream);
+		ret = pcm_ops->hw_free(component, substream, spcm, substream->stream);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ static int sof_pcm_stream_free(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 
 		/* free PCM in the DSP */
 		if (pcm_ops && pcm_ops->hw_free) {
-			ret = pcm_ops->hw_free(sdev->component, substream);
+			ret = pcm_ops->hw_free(sdev->component, substream, spcm,
+					       substream->stream);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				spcm_err(spcm, substream->stream,
 					 "pcm_ops->hw_free failed %d\n", ret);
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ static int sof_pcm_trigger(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 		snd_sof_pcm_platform_trigger(sdev, substream, cmd);
 
 	if (pcm_ops && pcm_ops->trigger)
-		ret = pcm_ops->trigger(component, substream, cmd);
+		ret = pcm_ops->trigger(component, substream, spcm, cmd, substream->stream);
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
index 1b3e66037584..0610f2ab844d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
@@ -125,9 +125,10 @@ struct sof_ipc_pcm_ops {
 	int (*hw_params)(struct snd_soc_component *component, struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 			 struct snd_sof_platform_stream_params *platform_params);
-	int (*hw_free)(struct snd_soc_component *component, struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
-	int (*trigger)(struct snd_soc_component *component,  struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-		       int cmd);
+	int (*hw_free)(struct snd_soc_component *component, struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+		       struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm, int dir);
+	int (*trigger)(struct snd_soc_component *component, struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+		       struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm, int cmd, int dir);
 	int (*dai_link_fixup)(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params);
 	int (*pcm_setup)(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm);
 	void (*pcm_free)(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm);