static char *quirk_alias[SNDRV_CARDS];
 static char *delayed_register[SNDRV_CARDS];
 static bool implicit_fb[SNDRV_CARDS];
-static unsigned int quirk_flags[SNDRV_CARDS];
+static char *quirk_flags[SNDRV_CARDS];
 
 bool snd_usb_use_vmalloc = true;
 bool snd_usb_skip_validation;
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(delayed_register, "Quirk for delayed registration, given by id:iface, e.g. 0123abcd:4.");
 module_param_array(implicit_fb, bool, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(implicit_fb, "Apply generic implicit feedback sync mode.");
-module_param_array(quirk_flags, uint, NULL, 0444);
+module_param_array(quirk_flags, charp, NULL, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(quirk_flags, "Driver quirk bit flags.");
 module_param_named(use_vmalloc, snd_usb_use_vmalloc, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_vmalloc, "Use vmalloc for PCM intermediate buffers (default: yes).");
        }
 }
 
+static void snd_usb_init_quirk_flags(int idx, struct snd_usb_audio *chip)
+{
+       size_t i;
+
+       /* old style option found: the position-based integer value */
+       if (quirk_flags[idx] &&
+           !kstrtou32(quirk_flags[idx], 0, &chip->quirk_flags)) {
+               snd_usb_apply_flag_dbg("module param", chip, chip->quirk_flags);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       /* take the default quirk from the quirk table */
+       snd_usb_init_quirk_flags_table(chip);
+
+       /* add or correct quirk bits from options */
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(quirk_flags); i++) {
+               if (!quirk_flags[i] || !*quirk_flags[i])
+                       break;
+
+               snd_usb_init_quirk_flags_parse_string(chip, quirk_flags[i]);
+       }
+}
+
 /*
  * create a chip instance and set its names.
  */
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&chip->midi_v2_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&chip->mixer_list);
 
-       if (quirk_flags[idx])
-               chip->quirk_flags = quirk_flags[idx];
-       else
-               snd_usb_init_quirk_flags(chip);
+       snd_usb_init_quirk_flags(idx, chip);
 
        card->private_free = snd_usb_audio_free;
 
 
        }
 }
 
-void snd_usb_init_quirk_flags(struct snd_usb_audio *chip)
+void snd_usb_init_quirk_flags_table(struct snd_usb_audio *chip)
 {
        const struct usb_audio_quirk_flags_table *p;
 
                }
        }
 }
+
+void snd_usb_init_quirk_flags_parse_string(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
+                                          const char *str)
+{
+       u16 chip_vid = USB_ID_VENDOR(chip->usb_id);
+       u16 chip_pid = USB_ID_PRODUCT(chip->usb_id);
+       u32 mask_flags, unmask_flags, bit;
+       char *p, *field, *flag;
+       bool is_unmask;
+       u16 vid, pid;
+
+       char *val __free(kfree) = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+       if (!val)
+               return;
+
+       for (p = val; p && *p;) {
+               /* Each entry consists of VID:PID:flags */
+               field = strsep(&p, ":");
+               if (!field)
+                       break;
+
+               if (strcmp(field, "*") == 0)
+                       vid = 0;
+               else if (kstrtou16(field, 16, &vid))
+                       break;
+
+               field = strsep(&p, ":");
+               if (!field)
+                       break;
+
+               if (strcmp(field, "*") == 0)
+                       pid = 0;
+               else if (kstrtou16(field, 16, &pid))
+                       break;
+
+               field = strsep(&p, ";");
+               if (!field || !*field)
+                       break;
+
+               if ((vid != 0 && vid != chip_vid) ||
+                   (pid != 0 && pid != chip_pid))
+                       continue;
+
+               /* Collect the flags */
+               mask_flags = 0;
+               unmask_flags = 0;
+               while (field && *field) {
+                       flag = strsep(&field, "|");
+
+                       if (!flag)
+                               break;
+
+                       if (*flag == '!') {
+                               is_unmask = true;
+                               flag++;
+                       } else {
+                               is_unmask = false;
+                       }
+
+                       if (!kstrtou32(flag, 16, &bit)) {
+                               if (is_unmask)
+                                       unmask_flags |= bit;
+                               else
+                                       mask_flags |= bit;
+
+                               break;
+                       }
+
+                       bit = snd_usb_quirk_flags_from_name(flag);
+
+                       if (bit) {
+                               if (is_unmask)
+                                       unmask_flags |= bit;
+                               else
+                                       mask_flags |= bit;
+                       } else {
+                               pr_warn("snd_usb_audio: unknown flag %s while parsing param quirk_flags\n",
+                                       flag);
+                       }
+               }
+
+               chip->quirk_flags &= ~unmask_flags;
+               chip->quirk_flags |= mask_flags;
+               snd_usb_apply_flag_dbg("module param", chip,
+                                      chip->quirk_flags);
+       }
+}