struct of_dma *ofdma;
 
        list_for_each_entry(ofdma, &of_dma_list, of_dma_controllers)
-               if ((ofdma->of_node == dma_spec->np) &&
-                   (ofdma->of_dma_nbcells == dma_spec->args_count))
+               if (ofdma->of_node == dma_spec->np)
                        return ofdma;
 
        pr_debug("%s: can't find DMA controller %s\n", __func__,
                                void *data)
 {
        struct of_dma   *ofdma;
-       const __be32    *prop;
 
        if (!np || !of_dma_xlate) {
                pr_err("%s: not enough information provided\n", __func__);
        if (!ofdma)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       prop = of_get_property(np, "#dma-cells", NULL);
-       if (!prop) {
-               pr_err("%s: #dma-cells property is missing\n",
-                      __func__);
-               kfree(ofdma);
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
-
-
        ofdma->of_node = np;
-       ofdma->of_dma_nbcells = be32_to_cpup(prop);
        ofdma->of_dma_xlate = of_dma_xlate;
        ofdma->of_dma_data = data;
 
 
 struct of_dma {
        struct list_head        of_dma_controllers;
        struct device_node      *of_node;
-       int                     of_dma_nbcells;
        struct dma_chan         *(*of_dma_xlate)
                                (struct of_phandle_args *, struct of_dma *);
        void                    *of_dma_data;