diff --git a/Documentation/dmatest.txt b/Documentation/dmatest.txt
index a2b5663eae26..8b7a5c879df9 100644
--- a/Documentation/dmatest.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dmatest.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,5 @@ The message format is unified across the different types of errors. A number in
 the parens represents additional information, e.g. error code, error counter,
 or status.
 
-Comparison between buffers is stored to the dedicated structure.
-
-Note that the verify result is now accessible only via file 'results' in the
-debugfs.
+Note that the buffer comparison is done in the old way, i.e. data is not
+collected and just printed out.
diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
index 5791091c13ca..dcb38d86550e 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
@@ -98,20 +98,6 @@ enum dmatest_error_type {
 	DMATEST_ET_DMA_ERROR,
 	DMATEST_ET_DMA_IN_PROGRESS,
 	DMATEST_ET_VERIFY,
-	DMATEST_ET_VERIFY_BUF,
-};
-
-struct dmatest_verify_buffer {
-	unsigned int	index;
-	u8		expected;
-	u8		actual;
-};
-
-struct dmatest_verify_result {
-	unsigned int			error_count;
-	struct dmatest_verify_buffer	data[MAX_ERROR_COUNT];
-	u8				pattern;
-	bool				is_srcbuf;
 };
 
 struct dmatest_thread_result {
@@ -122,11 +108,10 @@ struct dmatest_thread_result {
 	unsigned int		len;
 	enum dmatest_error_type	type;
 	union {
-		unsigned long			data;
-		dma_cookie_t			cookie;
-		enum dma_status			status;
-		int				error;
-		struct dmatest_verify_result	*vr;
+		unsigned long		data;
+		dma_cookie_t		cookie;
+		enum dma_status		status;
+		int			error;
 	};
 };
 
@@ -262,9 +247,31 @@ static void dmatest_init_dsts(u8 **bufs, unsigned int start, unsigned int len,
 	}
 }
 
-static unsigned int dmatest_verify(struct dmatest_verify_result *vr, u8 **bufs,
-		unsigned int start, unsigned int end, unsigned int counter,
-		u8 pattern, bool is_srcbuf)
+static void dmatest_mismatch(u8 actual, u8 pattern, unsigned int index,
+		unsigned int counter, bool is_srcbuf)
+{
+	u8		diff = actual ^ pattern;
+	u8		expected = pattern | (~counter & PATTERN_COUNT_MASK);
+	const char	*thread_name = current->comm;
+
+	if (is_srcbuf)
+		pr_warn("%s: srcbuf[0x%x] overwritten! Expected %02x, got %02x\n",
+			thread_name, index, expected, actual);
+	else if ((pattern & PATTERN_COPY)
+			&& (diff & (PATTERN_COPY | PATTERN_OVERWRITE)))
+		pr_warn("%s: dstbuf[0x%x] not copied! Expected %02x, got %02x\n",
+			thread_name, index, expected, actual);
+	else if (diff & PATTERN_SRC)
+		pr_warn("%s: dstbuf[0x%x] was copied! Expected %02x, got %02x\n",
+			thread_name, index, expected, actual);
+	else
+		pr_warn("%s: dstbuf[0x%x] mismatch! Expected %02x, got %02x\n",
+			thread_name, index, expected, actual);
+}
+
+static unsigned int dmatest_verify(u8 **bufs, unsigned int start,
+		unsigned int end, unsigned int counter, u8 pattern,
+		bool is_srcbuf)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	unsigned int error_count = 0;
@@ -272,7 +279,6 @@ static unsigned int dmatest_verify(struct dmatest_verify_result *vr, u8 **bufs,
 	u8 expected;
 	u8 *buf;
 	unsigned int counter_orig = counter;
-	struct dmatest_verify_buffer *vb;
 
 	for (; (buf = *bufs); bufs++) {
 		counter = counter_orig;
@@ -280,12 +286,9 @@ static unsigned int dmatest_verify(struct dmatest_verify_result *vr, u8 **bufs,
 			actual = buf[i];
 			expected = pattern | (~counter & PATTERN_COUNT_MASK);
 			if (actual != expected) {
-				if (error_count < MAX_ERROR_COUNT && vr) {
-					vb = &vr->data[error_count];
-					vb->index = i;
-					vb->expected = expected;
-					vb->actual = actual;
-				}
+				if (error_count < MAX_ERROR_COUNT)
+					dmatest_mismatch(actual, pattern, i,
+							 counter, is_srcbuf);
 				error_count++;
 			}
 			counter++;
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ static unsigned int dmatest_verify(struct dmatest_verify_result *vr, u8 **bufs,
 	}
 
 	if (error_count > MAX_ERROR_COUNT)
-		pr_warning("%s: %u errors suppressed\n",
+		pr_warn("%s: %u errors suppressed\n",
 			current->comm, error_count - MAX_ERROR_COUNT);
 
 	return error_count;
@@ -334,30 +337,6 @@ static unsigned int min_odd(unsigned int x, unsigned int y)
 	return val % 2 ? val : val - 1;
 }
 
-static char *verify_result_get_one(struct dmatest_verify_result *vr,
-		unsigned int i)
-{
-	struct dmatest_verify_buffer *vb = &vr->data[i];
-	u8 diff = vb->actual ^ vr->pattern;
-	static char buf[512];
-	char *msg;
-
-	if (vr->is_srcbuf)
-		msg = "srcbuf overwritten!";
-	else if ((vr->pattern & PATTERN_COPY)
-			&& (diff & (PATTERN_COPY | PATTERN_OVERWRITE)))
-		msg = "dstbuf not copied!";
-	else if (diff & PATTERN_SRC)
-		msg = "dstbuf was copied!";
-	else
-		msg = "dstbuf mismatch!";
-
-	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf) - 1, "%s [0x%x] Expected %02x, got %02x", msg,
-		 vb->index, vb->expected, vb->actual);
-
-	return buf;
-}
-
 static char *thread_result_get(const char *name,
 		struct dmatest_thread_result *tr)
 {
@@ -373,7 +352,6 @@ static char *thread_result_get(const char *name,
 		[DMATEST_ET_DMA_IN_PROGRESS]	=
 			"got completion callback (DMA_IN_PROGRESS)",
 		[DMATEST_ET_VERIFY]		= "errors",
-		[DMATEST_ET_VERIFY_BUF]		= "verify errors",
 	};
 	static char buf[512];
 
@@ -415,51 +393,6 @@ static int thread_result_add(struct dmatest_info *info,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned int verify_result_add(struct dmatest_info *info,
-		struct dmatest_result *r, unsigned int n,
-		unsigned int src_off, unsigned int dst_off, unsigned int len,
-		u8 **bufs, int whence, unsigned int counter, u8 pattern,
-		bool is_srcbuf)
-{
-	struct dmatest_verify_result *vr;
-	unsigned int error_count;
-	unsigned int buf_off = is_srcbuf ? src_off : dst_off;
-	unsigned int start, end;
-
-	if (whence < 0) {
-		start = 0;
-		end = buf_off;
-	} else if (whence > 0) {
-		start = buf_off + len;
-		end = info->params.buf_size;
-	} else {
-		start = buf_off;
-		end = buf_off + len;
-	}
-
-	vr = kmalloc(sizeof(*vr), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vr) {
-		pr_warn("dmatest: No memory to store verify result\n");
-		return dmatest_verify(NULL, bufs, start, end, counter, pattern,
-				      is_srcbuf);
-	}
-
-	vr->pattern = pattern;
-	vr->is_srcbuf = is_srcbuf;
-
-	error_count = dmatest_verify(vr, bufs, start, end, counter, pattern,
-				     is_srcbuf);
-	if (error_count) {
-		vr->error_count = error_count;
-		thread_result_add(info, r, DMATEST_ET_VERIFY_BUF, n, src_off,
-				  dst_off, len, (unsigned long)vr);
-		return error_count;
-	}
-
-	kfree(vr);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void result_free(struct dmatest_info *info, const char *name)
 {
 	struct dmatest_result *r, *_r;
@@ -472,8 +405,6 @@ static void result_free(struct dmatest_info *info, const char *name)
 			continue;
 
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(tr, _tr, &r->results, node) {
-			if (tr->type == DMATEST_ET_VERIFY_BUF)
-				kfree(tr->vr);
 			list_del(&tr->node);
 			kfree(tr);
 		}
@@ -755,26 +686,25 @@ static int dmatest_func(void *data)
 		error_count = 0;
 
 		pr_debug("%s: verifying source buffer...\n", thread_name);
-		error_count += verify_result_add(info, result, total_tests,
-				src_off, dst_off, len, thread->srcs, -1,
+		error_count += dmatest_verify(thread->srcs, 0, src_off,
 				0, PATTERN_SRC, true);
-		error_count += verify_result_add(info, result, total_tests,
-				src_off, dst_off, len, thread->srcs, 0,
-				src_off, PATTERN_SRC | PATTERN_COPY, true);
-		error_count += verify_result_add(info, result, total_tests,
-				src_off, dst_off, len, thread->srcs, 1,
-				src_off + len, PATTERN_SRC, true);
+		error_count += dmatest_verify(thread->srcs, src_off,
+				src_off + len, src_off,
+				PATTERN_SRC | PATTERN_COPY, true);
+		error_count += dmatest_verify(thread->srcs, src_off + len,
+				params->buf_size, src_off + len,
+				PATTERN_SRC, true);
 
-		pr_debug("%s: verifying dest buffer...\n", thread_name);
-		error_count += verify_result_add(info, result, total_tests,
-				src_off, dst_off, len, thread->dsts, -1,
+		pr_debug("%s: verifying dest buffer...\n",
+				thread->task->comm);
+		error_count += dmatest_verify(thread->dsts, 0, dst_off,
 				0, PATTERN_DST, false);
-		error_count += verify_result_add(info, result, total_tests,
-				src_off, dst_off, len, thread->dsts, 0,
-				src_off, PATTERN_SRC | PATTERN_COPY, false);
-		error_count += verify_result_add(info, result, total_tests,
-				src_off, dst_off, len, thread->dsts, 1,
-				dst_off + len, PATTERN_DST, false);
+		error_count += dmatest_verify(thread->dsts, dst_off,
+				dst_off + len, src_off,
+				PATTERN_SRC | PATTERN_COPY, false);
+		error_count += dmatest_verify(thread->dsts, dst_off + len,
+				params->buf_size, dst_off + len,
+				PATTERN_DST, false);
 
 		if (error_count) {
 			thread_result_add(info, result, DMATEST_ET_VERIFY,
@@ -1099,20 +1029,12 @@ static int dtf_results_show(struct seq_file *sf, void *data)
 	struct dmatest_info *info = sf->private;
 	struct dmatest_result *result;
 	struct dmatest_thread_result *tr;
-	unsigned int i;
 
 	mutex_lock(&info->results_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(result, &info->results, node) {
-		list_for_each_entry(tr, &result->results, node) {
+		list_for_each_entry(tr, &result->results, node)
 			seq_printf(sf, "%s\n",
 				thread_result_get(result->name, tr));
-			if (tr->type == DMATEST_ET_VERIFY_BUF) {
-				for (i = 0; i < tr->vr->error_count; i++) {
-					seq_printf(sf, "\t%s\n",
-						verify_result_get_one(tr->vr, i));
-				}
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&info->results_lock);