Optional properties:
        - dmicen-gpios: GPIO specifier for dmic to control start and stop
+       - num-channels: Number of microphones on this DAI
 
 Example node:
 
        dmic_codec: dmic@0 {
                compatible = "dmic-codec";
                dmicen-gpios = <&gpio4 3 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+               num-channels = <1>;
        };
 
 
 static int dmic_dev_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+       int err;
+       u32 chans;
+       struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv = &dmic_dai;
+
+       if (pdev->dev.of_node) {
+               err = of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "num-channels", &chans);
+               if (err && (err != -ENOENT))
+                       return err;
+
+               if (!err) {
+                       if (chans < 1 || chans > 8)
+                               return -EINVAL;
+
+                       dai_drv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*dai_drv), GFP_KERNEL);
+                       if (!dai_drv)
+                               return -ENOMEM;
+
+                       memcpy(dai_drv, &dmic_dai, sizeof(*dai_drv));
+                       dai_drv->capture.channels_max = chans;
+               }
+       }
+
        return snd_soc_register_codec(&pdev->dev,
-                       &soc_dmic, &dmic_dai, 1);
+                       &soc_dmic, dai_drv, 1);
 }
 
 static int dmic_dev_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)