diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 6f3e10ca0e32..bc79962f4aa6 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ struct snd_pcm_runtime {
 
 struct snd_pcm_group {		/* keep linked substreams */
 	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct mutex mutex;
 	struct list_head substreams;
 	int count;
 };
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ struct snd_pcm {
 	void (*private_free) (struct snd_pcm *pcm);
 	struct device *dev; /* actual hw device this belongs to */
 	bool internal; /* pcm is for internal use only */
+	bool nonatomic; /* whole PCM operations are in non-atomic context */
 #if defined(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS) || defined(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_MODULE)
 	struct snd_pcm_oss oss;
 #endif
@@ -493,6 +495,7 @@ int snd_pcm_notify(struct snd_pcm_notify *notify, int nfree);
  */
 
 extern rwlock_t snd_pcm_link_rwlock;
+extern struct rw_semaphore snd_pcm_link_rwsem;
 
 int snd_pcm_info(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct snd_pcm_info *info);
 int snd_pcm_info_user(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
@@ -539,38 +542,69 @@ static inline int snd_pcm_stream_linked(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 
 static inline void snd_pcm_stream_lock(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
-	read_lock(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
-	spin_lock(&substream->self_group.lock);
+	if (substream->pcm->nonatomic) {
+		down_read(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
+		mutex_lock(&substream->self_group.mutex);
+	} else {
+		read_lock(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
+		spin_lock(&substream->self_group.lock);
+	}
 }
 
 static inline void snd_pcm_stream_unlock(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
-	spin_unlock(&substream->self_group.lock);
-	read_unlock(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
+	if (substream->pcm->nonatomic) {
+		mutex_unlock(&substream->self_group.mutex);
+		up_read(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
+	} else {
+		spin_unlock(&substream->self_group.lock);
+		read_unlock(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
+	}
 }
 
 static inline void snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
-	read_lock_irq(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
-	spin_lock(&substream->self_group.lock);
+	if (substream->pcm->nonatomic) {
+		down_read(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
+		mutex_lock(&substream->self_group.mutex);
+	} else {
+		read_lock_irq(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
+		spin_lock(&substream->self_group.lock);
+	}
 }
 
 static inline void snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irq(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
-	spin_unlock(&substream->self_group.lock);
-	read_unlock_irq(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
+	if (substream->pcm->nonatomic) {
+		mutex_unlock(&substream->self_group.mutex);
+		up_read(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
+	} else {
+		spin_unlock(&substream->self_group.lock);
+		read_unlock_irq(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
+	}
 }
 
 #define snd_pcm_stream_lock_irqsave(substream, flags) \
 do { \
-	read_lock_irqsave(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock, (flags)); \
-	spin_lock(&substream->self_group.lock); \
+	if ((substream)->pcm->nonatomic) {			  \
+		(flags) = 0; /* XXX for avoid warning */	  \
+		down_read(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);			  \
+		mutex_lock(&(substream)->self_group.mutex);	  \
+	} else {						  \
+		read_lock_irqsave(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock, (flags)); \
+		spin_lock(&(substream)->self_group.lock);	  \
+	}							  \
 } while (0)
 
 #define snd_pcm_stream_unlock_irqrestore(substream, flags) \
 do { \
-	spin_unlock(&substream->self_group.lock); \
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock, (flags)); \
+	if ((substream)->pcm->nonatomic) {			       \
+		mutex_unlock(&(substream)->self_group.mutex);	       \
+		up_read(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);			       \
+	} else {						       \
+		spin_unlock(&(substream)->self_group.lock);	       \
+		read_unlock_irqrestore(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock, (flags)); \
+	}							       \
 } while (0)
 
 #define snd_pcm_group_for_each_entry(s, substream) \
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm.c b/sound/core/pcm.c
index 43932e8dce66..afccdc553ef9 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm.c
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ int snd_pcm_new_stream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, int substream_count)
 		}
 		substream->group = &substream->self_group;
 		spin_lock_init(&substream->self_group.lock);
+		mutex_init(&substream->self_group.mutex);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&substream->self_group.substreams);
 		list_add_tail(&substream->link_list, &substream->self_group.substreams);
 		atomic_set(&substream->mmap_count, 0);
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 8cd2f930ad0b..16d9b7e15f8b 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_open(struct file *file, struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream);
 DEFINE_RWLOCK(snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
 
-static DECLARE_RWSEM(snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
+DECLARE_RWSEM(snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
 
 static inline mm_segment_t snd_enter_user(void)
 {
@@ -727,9 +728,14 @@ static int snd_pcm_action_group(struct action_ops *ops,
 	int res = 0;
 
 	snd_pcm_group_for_each_entry(s, substream) {
-		if (do_lock && s != substream)
-			spin_lock_nested(&s->self_group.lock,
-					 SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+		if (do_lock && s != substream) {
+			if (s->pcm->nonatomic)
+				mutex_lock_nested(&s->self_group.mutex,
+						  SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+			else
+				spin_lock_nested(&s->self_group.lock,
+						 SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+		}
 		res = ops->pre_action(s, state);
 		if (res < 0)
 			goto _unlock;
@@ -755,8 +761,12 @@ static int snd_pcm_action_group(struct action_ops *ops,
 	if (do_lock) {
 		/* unlock streams */
 		snd_pcm_group_for_each_entry(s1, substream) {
-			if (s1 != substream)
-				spin_unlock(&s1->self_group.lock);
+			if (s1 != substream) {
+				if (s->pcm->nonatomic)
+					mutex_unlock(&s1->self_group.mutex);
+				else
+					spin_unlock(&s1->self_group.lock);
+			}
 			if (s1 == s)	/* end */
 				break;
 		}
@@ -784,6 +794,27 @@ static int snd_pcm_action_single(struct action_ops *ops,
 	return res;
 }
 
+/* call in mutex-protected context */
+static int snd_pcm_action_mutex(struct action_ops *ops,
+				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				int state)
+{
+	int res;
+
+	if (snd_pcm_stream_linked(substream)) {
+		if (!mutex_trylock(&substream->group->mutex)) {
+			mutex_unlock(&substream->self_group.mutex);
+			mutex_lock(&substream->group->mutex);
+			mutex_lock(&substream->self_group.mutex);
+		}
+		res = snd_pcm_action_group(ops, substream, state, 1);
+		mutex_unlock(&substream->group->mutex);
+	} else {
+		res = snd_pcm_action_single(ops, substream, state);
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
 /*
  *  Note: call with stream lock
  */
@@ -793,6 +824,9 @@ static int snd_pcm_action(struct action_ops *ops,
 {
 	int res;
 
+	if (substream->pcm->nonatomic)
+		return snd_pcm_action_mutex(ops, substream, state);
+
 	if (snd_pcm_stream_linked(substream)) {
 		if (!spin_trylock(&substream->group->lock)) {
 			spin_unlock(&substream->self_group.lock);
@@ -807,6 +841,29 @@ static int snd_pcm_action(struct action_ops *ops,
 	return res;
 }
 
+static int snd_pcm_action_lock_mutex(struct action_ops *ops,
+				     struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				     int state)
+{
+	int res;
+
+	down_read(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
+	if (snd_pcm_stream_linked(substream)) {
+		mutex_lock(&substream->group->mutex);
+		mutex_lock_nested(&substream->self_group.mutex,
+				  SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+		res = snd_pcm_action_group(ops, substream, state, 1);
+		mutex_unlock(&substream->self_group.mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&substream->group->mutex);
+	} else {
+		mutex_lock(&substream->self_group.mutex);
+		res = snd_pcm_action_single(ops, substream, state);
+		mutex_unlock(&substream->self_group.mutex);
+	}
+	up_read(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
+	return res;
+}
+
 /*
  *  Note: don't use any locks before
  */
@@ -816,6 +873,9 @@ static int snd_pcm_action_lock_irq(struct action_ops *ops,
 {
 	int res;
 
+	if (substream->pcm->nonatomic)
+		return snd_pcm_action_lock_mutex(ops, substream, state);
+
 	read_lock_irq(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
 	if (snd_pcm_stream_linked(substream)) {
 		spin_lock(&substream->group->lock);
@@ -1634,7 +1694,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_link(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int fd)
 	down_write(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
 	write_lock_irq(&snd_pcm_link_rwlock);
 	if (substream->runtime->status->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN ||
-	    substream->runtime->status->state != substream1->runtime->status->state) {
+	    substream->runtime->status->state != substream1->runtime->status->state ||
+	    substream->pcm->nonatomic != substream1->pcm->nonatomic) {
 		res = -EBADFD;
 		goto _end;
 	}
@@ -1646,6 +1707,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_link(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int fd)
 		substream->group = group;
 		group = NULL;
 		spin_lock_init(&substream->group->lock);
+		mutex_init(&substream->group->mutex);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&substream->group->substreams);
 		list_add_tail(&substream->link_list, &substream->group->substreams);
 		substream->group->count = 1;