struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
        struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->dai->cpu_dai;
        struct omap_mcbsp_data *mcbsp_data = to_mcbsp(cpu_dai->private_data);
+       struct omap_pcm_dma_data *dma_data;
        int dma_op_mode = omap_mcbsp_get_dma_op_mode(mcbsp_data->bus_id);
        int words;
 
+       dma_data = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->dai->cpu_dai, substream);
+
        /* TODO: Currently, MODE_ELEMENT == MODE_FRAME */
        if (dma_op_mode == MCBSP_DMA_MODE_THRESHOLD)
-               /* The FIFO size depends on the McBSP word configuration */
-               words = snd_pcm_lib_period_bytes(substream) /
+               /*
+                * Configure McBSP threshold based on either:
+                * packet_size, when the sDMA is in packet mode, or
+                * based on the period size.
+                */
+               if (dma_data->packet_size)
+                       words = dma_data->packet_size;
+               else
+                       words = snd_pcm_lib_period_bytes(substream) /
                                                        (mcbsp_data->wlen / 8);
        else
                words = 1;
        struct omap_pcm_dma_data *dma_data;
        int dma, bus_id = mcbsp_data->bus_id;
        int wlen, channels, wpf, sync_mode = OMAP_DMA_SYNC_ELEMENT;
+       int pkt_size = 0;
        unsigned long port;
        unsigned int format, div, framesize, master;
 
        switch (params_format(params)) {
        case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE:
                dma_data->data_type = OMAP_DMA_DATA_TYPE_S16;
+               wlen = 16;
                break;
        case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE:
                dma_data->data_type = OMAP_DMA_DATA_TYPE_S32;
+               wlen = 32;
                break;
        default:
                return -EINVAL;
                dma_data->set_threshold = omap_mcbsp_set_threshold;
                /* TODO: Currently, MODE_ELEMENT == MODE_FRAME */
                if (omap_mcbsp_get_dma_op_mode(bus_id) ==
-                                               MCBSP_DMA_MODE_THRESHOLD)
-                       sync_mode = OMAP_DMA_SYNC_FRAME;
+                                               MCBSP_DMA_MODE_THRESHOLD) {
+                       int period_words, max_thrsh;
+
+                       period_words = params_period_bytes(params) / (wlen / 8);
+                       if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+                               max_thrsh = omap_mcbsp_get_max_tx_threshold(
+                                                           mcbsp_data->bus_id);
+                       else
+                               max_thrsh = omap_mcbsp_get_max_rx_threshold(
+                                                           mcbsp_data->bus_id);
+                       /*
+                        * If the period contains less or equal number of words,
+                        * we are using the original threshold mode setup:
+                        * McBSP threshold = sDMA frame size = period_size
+                        * Otherwise we switch to sDMA packet mode:
+                        * McBSP threshold = sDMA packet size
+                        * sDMA frame size = period size
+                        */
+                       if (period_words > max_thrsh) {
+                               int divider = 0;
+
+                               /*
+                                * Look for the biggest threshold value, which
+                                * divides the period size evenly.
+                                */
+                               divider = period_words / max_thrsh;
+                               if (period_words % max_thrsh)
+                                       divider++;
+                               while (period_words % divider &&
+                                       divider < period_words)
+                                       divider++;
+                               if (divider == period_words)
+                                       return -EINVAL;
+
+                               pkt_size = period_words / divider;
+                               sync_mode = OMAP_DMA_SYNC_PACKET;
+                       } else {
+                               sync_mode = OMAP_DMA_SYNC_FRAME;
+                       }
+               }
        }
 
        dma_data->name = substream->stream ? "Audio Capture" : "Audio Playback";
        dma_data->dma_req = dma;
        dma_data->port_addr = port;
        dma_data->sync_mode = sync_mode;
+       dma_data->packet_size = pkt_size;
 
        snd_soc_dai_set_dma_data(cpu_dai, substream, dma_data);
 
        switch (params_format(params)) {
        case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE:
                /* Set word lengths */
-               wlen = 16;
                regs->rcr2      |= RWDLEN2(OMAP_MCBSP_WORD_16);
                regs->rcr1      |= RWDLEN1(OMAP_MCBSP_WORD_16);
                regs->xcr2      |= XWDLEN2(OMAP_MCBSP_WORD_16);
                break;
        case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE:
                /* Set word lengths */
-               wlen = 32;
                regs->rcr2      |= RWDLEN2(OMAP_MCBSP_WORD_32);
                regs->rcr1      |= RWDLEN1(OMAP_MCBSP_WORD_32);
                regs->xcr2      |= XWDLEN2(OMAP_MCBSP_WORD_32);