diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 2c0aa884f5f1..253d15c61ce2 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ struct snd_pcm_runtime {
 	size_t dma_bytes;		/* size of DMA area */
 
 	struct snd_dma_buffer *dma_buffer_p;	/* allocated buffer */
+	unsigned int buffer_changed:1;	/* buffer allocation changed; set only in managed mode */
 
 	/* -- audio timestamp config -- */
 	struct snd_pcm_audio_tstamp_config audio_tstamp_config;
@@ -475,6 +476,7 @@ struct snd_pcm_substream {
 #endif /* CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS */
 	/* misc flags */
 	unsigned int hw_opened: 1;
+	unsigned int managed_buffer_alloc:1;
 };
 
 #define SUBSTREAM_BUSY(substream) ((substream)->ref_count > 0)
@@ -1186,6 +1188,12 @@ void snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all(struct snd_pcm *pcm,
 int snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, size_t size);
 int snd_pcm_lib_free_pages(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 
+void snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int type,
+				struct device *data, size_t size, size_t max);
+void snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer_all(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int type,
+				    struct device *data,
+				    size_t size, size_t max);
+
 int _snd_pcm_lib_alloc_vmalloc_buffer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				      size_t size, gfp_t gfp_flags);
 int snd_pcm_lib_free_vmalloc_buffer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_memory.c b/sound/core/pcm_memory.c
index 286f333f8e4c..73b770db2372 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_memory.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_memory.c
@@ -193,9 +193,15 @@ static inline void preallocate_info_init(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 /*
  * pre-allocate the buffer and create a proc file for the substream
  */
-static void snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-					  size_t size, size_t max)
+static void preallocate_pages(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			      int type, struct device *data,
+			      size_t size, size_t max, bool managed)
 {
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(substream->dma_buffer.dev.type))
+		return;
+
+	substream->dma_buffer.dev.type = type;
+	substream->dma_buffer.dev.dev = data;
 
 	if (size > 0 && preallocate_dma && substream->number < maximum_substreams)
 		preallocate_pcm_pages(substream, size);
@@ -205,8 +211,23 @@ static void snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages1(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	substream->dma_max = max;
 	if (max > 0)
 		preallocate_info_init(substream);
+	if (managed)
+		substream->managed_buffer_alloc = 1;
 }
 
+static void preallocate_pages_for_all(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int type,
+				      void *data, size_t size, size_t max,
+				      bool managed)
+{
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
+	int stream;
+
+	for (stream = 0; stream < 2; stream++)
+		for (substream = pcm->streams[stream].substream; substream;
+		     substream = substream->next)
+			preallocate_pages(substream, type, data, size, max,
+					  managed);
+}
 
 /**
  * snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages - pre-allocation for the given DMA type
@@ -222,11 +243,7 @@ void snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				  int type, struct device *data,
 				  size_t size, size_t max)
 {
-	if (snd_BUG_ON(substream->dma_buffer.dev.type))
-		return;
-	substream->dma_buffer.dev.type = type;
-	substream->dma_buffer.dev.dev = data;
-	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages1(substream, size, max);
+	preallocate_pages(substream, type, data, size, max, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages);
 
@@ -245,15 +262,55 @@ void snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all(struct snd_pcm *pcm,
 					  int type, void *data,
 					  size_t size, size_t max)
 {
-	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
-	int stream;
-
-	for (stream = 0; stream < 2; stream++)
-		for (substream = pcm->streams[stream].substream; substream; substream = substream->next)
-			snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages(substream, type, data, size, max);
+	preallocate_pages_for_all(pcm, type, data, size, max, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all);
 
+/**
+ * snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer - set up buffer management for a substream
+ * @substream: the pcm substream instance
+ * @type: DMA type (SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_*)
+ * @data: DMA type dependent data
+ * @size: the requested pre-allocation size in bytes
+ * @max: the max. allowed pre-allocation size
+ *
+ * Do pre-allocation for the given DMA buffer type, and set the managed
+ * buffer allocation mode to the given substream.
+ * In this mode, PCM core will allocate a buffer automatically before PCM
+ * hw_params ops call, and release the buffer after PCM hw_free ops call
+ * as well, so that the driver doesn't need to invoke the allocation and
+ * the release explicitly in its callback.
+ * When a buffer is actually allocated before the PCM hw_params call, it
+ * turns on the runtime buffer_changed flag for drivers changing their h/w
+ * parameters accordingly.
+ */
+void snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int type,
+				struct device *data, size_t size, size_t max)
+{
+	preallocate_pages(substream, type, data, size, max, true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer);
+
+/**
+ * snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer_all - set up buffer management for all substreams
+ *	for all substreams
+ * @pcm: the pcm instance
+ * @type: DMA type (SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_*)
+ * @data: DMA type dependent data
+ * @size: the requested pre-allocation size in bytes
+ * @max: the max. allowed pre-allocation size
+ *
+ * Do pre-allocation to all substreams of the given pcm for the specified DMA
+ * type and size, and set the managed_buffer_alloc flag to each substream.
+ */
+void snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer_all(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int type,
+				    struct device *data,
+				    size_t size, size_t max)
+{
+	preallocate_pages_for_all(pcm, type, data, size, max, true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer_all);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_DMA_SGBUF
 /*
  * snd_pcm_sgbuf_ops_page - get the page struct at the given offset
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 0c27009dc3df..f1646735bde6 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -662,6 +662,14 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto _error;
 
+	if (substream->managed_buffer_alloc) {
+		err = snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages(substream,
+					       params_buffer_bytes(params));
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto _error;
+		runtime->buffer_changed = err > 0;
+	}
+
 	if (substream->ops->hw_params != NULL) {
 		err = substream->ops->hw_params(substream, params);
 		if (err < 0)
@@ -723,6 +731,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	snd_pcm_set_state(substream, SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN);
 	if (substream->ops->hw_free != NULL)
 		substream->ops->hw_free(substream);
+	if (substream->managed_buffer_alloc)
+		snd_pcm_lib_free_pages(substream);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -769,6 +779,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		return -EBADFD;
 	if (substream->ops->hw_free)
 		result = substream->ops->hw_free(substream);
+	if (substream->managed_buffer_alloc)
+		snd_pcm_lib_free_pages(substream);
 	snd_pcm_set_state(substream, SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN);
 	pm_qos_remove_request(&substream->latency_pm_qos_req);
 	return result;