int snd_soc_component_compr_get_codec_caps(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream,
                                           struct snd_compr_codec_caps *codec);
 int snd_soc_component_compr_ack(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream, size_t bytes);
+int snd_soc_component_compr_pointer(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream,
+                                   struct snd_compr_tstamp *tstamp);
 
 int snd_soc_pcm_component_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 int snd_soc_pcm_component_ioctl(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_component_compr_ack);
 
+int snd_soc_component_compr_pointer(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream,
+                                   struct snd_compr_tstamp *tstamp)
+{
+       struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = cstream->private_data;
+       struct snd_soc_component *component;
+       int i, ret;
+
+       for_each_rtd_components(rtd, i, component) {
+               if (component->driver->compress_ops &&
+                   component->driver->compress_ops->pointer) {
+                       ret = component->driver->compress_ops->pointer(
+                               component, cstream, tstamp);
+                       return soc_component_ret(component, ret);
+               }
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_component_compr_pointer);
+
 static unsigned int soc_component_read_no_lock(
        struct snd_soc_component *component,
        unsigned int reg)
 
                             struct snd_compr_tstamp *tstamp)
 {
        struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = cstream->private_data;
-       struct snd_soc_component *component;
-       int i, ret = 0;
+       int ret;
        struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = asoc_rtd_to_cpu(rtd, 0);
 
        mutex_lock_nested(&rtd->card->pcm_mutex, rtd->card->pcm_subclass);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
 
-       for_each_rtd_components(rtd, i, component) {
-               if (!component->driver->compress_ops ||
-                   !component->driver->compress_ops->pointer)
-                       continue;
-
-               ret = component->driver->compress_ops->pointer(
-                       component, cstream, tstamp);
-               break;
-       }
+       ret = snd_soc_component_compr_pointer(cstream, tstamp);
 out:
        mutex_unlock(&rtd->card->pcm_mutex);
        return ret;