component->name);
        }
 
+       /* machine specific init */
+       if (component->init) {
+               ret = component->init(component);
+               if (ret < 0) {
+                       dev_err(component->dev,
+                               "Failed to do machine specific init %d\n", ret);
+                       goto err_probe;
+               }
+       }
+
        if (component->controls)
                snd_soc_add_component_controls(component, component->controls,
                                     component->num_controls);
 
 static int soc_bind_aux_dev(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 {
-       struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = &card->rtd_aux[num];
        struct snd_soc_aux_dev *aux_dev = &card->aux_dev[num];
-       const char *name = aux_dev->codec_name;
-
-       rtd->component = soc_find_component(aux_dev->codec_of_node, name);
-       if (!rtd->component) {
-               if (aux_dev->codec_of_node)
-                       name = of_node_full_name(aux_dev->codec_of_node);
-
-               dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: %s not registered\n", name);
-               return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+       struct snd_soc_component *component;
+       const char *name;
+       struct device_node *codec_of_node;
+
+       if (aux_dev->codec_of_node || aux_dev->codec_name) {
+               /* codecs, usually analog devices */
+               name = aux_dev->codec_name;
+               codec_of_node = aux_dev->codec_of_node;
+               component = soc_find_component(codec_of_node, name);
+               if (!component) {
+                       if (codec_of_node)
+                               name = of_node_full_name(codec_of_node);
+                       goto err_defer;
+               }
+       } else if (aux_dev->name) {
+               /* generic components */
+               name = aux_dev->name;
+               component = soc_find_component(NULL, name);
+               if (!component)
+                       goto err_defer;
+       } else {
+               dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: Invalid auxiliary device\n");
+               return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       /*
-        * Some places still reference rtd->codec, so we have to keep that
-        * initialized if the component is a CODEC. Once all those references
-        * have been removed, this code can be removed as well.
-        */
-        rtd->codec = rtd->component->codec;
-
+       component->init = aux_dev->init;
+       list_add(&component->list_aux, &card->aux_comp_list);
        return 0;
+
+err_defer:
+       dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: %s not registered\n", name);
+       return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 }
 
-static int soc_probe_aux_dev(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
+static int soc_probe_aux_devices(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
-       struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = &card->rtd_aux[num];
-       struct snd_soc_aux_dev *aux_dev = &card->aux_dev[num];
+       struct snd_soc_component *comp;
+       int order;
        int ret;
 
-       ret = soc_probe_component(card, rtd->component);
-       if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
-
-       /* do machine specific initialization */
-       if (aux_dev->init) {
-               ret = aux_dev->init(rtd->component);
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: failed to init %s: %d\n",
-                               aux_dev->name, ret);
-                       return ret;
+       for (order = SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_FIRST; order <= SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LAST;
+               order++) {
+               list_for_each_entry(comp, &card->aux_comp_list, list_aux) {
+                       if (comp->driver->probe_order == order) {
+                               ret = soc_probe_component(card, comp);
+                               if (ret < 0) {
+                                       dev_err(card->dev,
+                                               "ASoC: failed to probe aux component %s %d\n",
+                                               comp->name, ret);
+                                       return ret;
+                               }
+                       }
                }
        }
 
-       return soc_post_component_init(rtd, aux_dev->name);
+       return 0;
 }
 
-static void soc_remove_aux_dev(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
+static void soc_remove_aux_devices(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
-       struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = &card->rtd_aux[num];
-       struct snd_soc_component *component = rtd->component;
+       struct snd_soc_component *comp, *_comp;
+       int order;
 
-       /* unregister the rtd device */
-       if (rtd->dev_registered) {
-               device_unregister(rtd->dev);
-               rtd->dev_registered = 0;
+       for (order = SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_FIRST; order <= SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LAST;
+               order++) {
+               list_for_each_entry_safe(comp, _comp,
+                       &card->aux_comp_list, list_aux) {
+                       if (comp->driver->remove_order == order) {
+                               soc_remove_component(comp);
+                               /* remove it from the card's aux_comp_list */
+                               list_del(&comp->list_aux);
+                       }
+               }
        }
-
-       if (component)
-               soc_remove_component(component);
 }
 
 static int snd_soc_init_codec_cache(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
                }
        }
 
+       /* probe auxiliary components */
+       ret = soc_probe_aux_devices(card);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto probe_dai_err;
+
        /* Find new DAI links added during probing components and bind them.
         * Components with topology may bring new DAIs and DAI links.
         */
                }
        }
 
-       for (i = 0; i < card->num_aux_devs; i++) {
-               ret = soc_probe_aux_dev(card, i);
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       dev_err(card->dev,
-                               "ASoC: failed to add auxiliary devices %d\n",
-                               ret);
-                       goto probe_aux_dev_err;
-               }
-       }
-
        snd_soc_dapm_link_dai_widgets(card);
        snd_soc_dapm_connect_dai_link_widgets(card);
 
        return 0;
 
 probe_aux_dev_err:
-       for (i = 0; i < card->num_aux_devs; i++)
-               soc_remove_aux_dev(card, i);
+       soc_remove_aux_devices(card);
 
 probe_dai_err:
        soc_remove_dai_links(card);
 static int soc_cleanup_card_resources(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
        struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd;
-       int i;
 
        /* make sure any delayed work runs */
        list_for_each_entry(rtd, &card->rtd_list, list)
                flush_delayed_work(&rtd->delayed_work);
 
-       /* remove auxiliary devices */
-       for (i = 0; i < card->num_aux_devs; i++)
-               soc_remove_aux_dev(card, i);
-
        /* remove and free each DAI */
        soc_remove_dai_links(card);
        soc_remove_pcm_runtimes(card);
 
+       /* remove auxiliary devices */
+       soc_remove_aux_devices(card);
+
        soc_cleanup_card_debugfs(card);
 
        /* remove the card */
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->rtd_list);
        card->num_rtd = 0;
 
-       card->rtd_aux = devm_kzalloc(card->dev,
-                                sizeof(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime) *
-                                card->num_aux_devs,
-                                GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (card->rtd_aux == NULL)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < card->num_aux_devs; i++)
-               card->rtd_aux[i].card = card;
-
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dapm_dirty);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dobj_list);
        card->instantiated = 0;