diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index 10de69e..7344f5d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@
 			if (!dma_chan_satisfies_mask(chan, client->cap_mask))
 				continue;
 
-			desc = chan->device->device_alloc_chan_resources(chan);
+			desc = chan->device->device_alloc_chan_resources(
+					chan, client);
 			if (desc >= 0) {
 				ack = client->event_callback(client,
 						chan,
diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
index 724f6fd..c0059ca 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsldma.c
@@ -366,7 +366,8 @@
  *
  * Return - The number of descriptors allocated.
  */
-static int fsl_dma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int fsl_dma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan,
+					struct dma_client *client)
 {
 	struct fsl_dma_chan *fsl_chan = to_fsl_chan(chan);
 	LIST_HEAD(tmp_list);
@@ -819,7 +820,7 @@
 
 	chan = &fsl_chan->common;
 
-	if (fsl_dma_alloc_chan_resources(chan) < 1) {
+	if (fsl_dma_alloc_chan_resources(chan, NULL) < 1) {
 		dev_err(fsl_chan->dev,
 				"selftest: Cannot alloc resources for DMA\n");
 		err = -ENODEV;
@@ -847,7 +848,7 @@
 	/* Test free and re-alloc channel resources */
 	fsl_dma_free_chan_resources(chan);
 
-	if (fsl_dma_alloc_chan_resources(chan) < 1) {
+	if (fsl_dma_alloc_chan_resources(chan, NULL) < 1) {
 		dev_err(fsl_chan->dev,
 				"selftest: Cannot alloc resources for DMA\n");
 		err = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
index 318e8a2..90e5b0a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ioat_dma.c
@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@
  * ioat_dma_alloc_chan_resources - returns the number of allocated descriptors
  * @chan: the channel to be filled out
  */
-static int ioat_dma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int ioat_dma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan,
+					 struct dma_client *client)
 {
 	struct ioat_dma_chan *ioat_chan = to_ioat_chan(chan);
 	struct ioat_desc_sw *desc;
@@ -1049,7 +1050,7 @@
 	dma_chan = container_of(device->common.channels.next,
 				struct dma_chan,
 				device_node);
-	if (device->common.device_alloc_chan_resources(dma_chan) < 1) {
+	if (device->common.device_alloc_chan_resources(dma_chan, NULL) < 1) {
 		dev_err(&device->pdev->dev,
 			"selftest cannot allocate chan resource\n");
 		err = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c b/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
index 4e6b052c..b57564d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
@@ -444,7 +444,8 @@
 static void iop_chan_start_null_xor(struct iop_adma_chan *iop_chan);
 
 /* returns the number of allocated descriptors */
-static int iop_adma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int iop_adma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan,
+					 struct dma_client *client)
 {
 	char *hw_desc;
 	int idx;
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@
 	dma_chan = container_of(device->common.channels.next,
 				struct dma_chan,
 				device_node);
-	if (iop_adma_alloc_chan_resources(dma_chan) < 1) {
+	if (iop_adma_alloc_chan_resources(dma_chan, NULL) < 1) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -936,7 +937,7 @@
 	dma_chan = container_of(device->common.channels.next,
 				struct dma_chan,
 				device_node);
-	if (iop_adma_alloc_chan_resources(dma_chan) < 1) {
+	if (iop_adma_alloc_chan_resources(dma_chan, NULL) < 1) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c b/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
index f0c123c..8239cfd 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
@@ -588,7 +588,8 @@
 }
 
 /* returns the number of allocated descriptors */
-static int mv_xor_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
+static int mv_xor_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan,
+				       struct dma_client *client)
 {
 	char *hw_desc;
 	int idx;
@@ -938,7 +939,7 @@
 	dma_chan = container_of(device->common.channels.next,
 				struct dma_chan,
 				device_node);
-	if (mv_xor_alloc_chan_resources(dma_chan) < 1) {
+	if (mv_xor_alloc_chan_resources(dma_chan, NULL) < 1) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1033,7 +1034,7 @@
 	dma_chan = container_of(device->common.channels.next,
 				struct dma_chan,
 				device_node);
-	if (mv_xor_alloc_chan_resources(dma_chan) < 1) {
+	if (mv_xor_alloc_chan_resources(dma_chan, NULL) < 1) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
index 6432b834..ba89b0f 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@
 	int dev_id;
 	struct device *dev;
 
-	int (*device_alloc_chan_resources)(struct dma_chan *chan);
+	int (*device_alloc_chan_resources)(struct dma_chan *chan,
+			struct dma_client *client);
 	void (*device_free_chan_resources)(struct dma_chan *chan);
 
 	struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *(*device_prep_dma_memcpy)(