diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index 81a36fc..a094dbb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -665,27 +666,73 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__dma_request_channel);
 
+static const struct dma_slave_map *dma_filter_match(struct dma_device *device,
+						    const char *name,
+						    struct device *dev)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!device->filter.mapcnt)
+		return NULL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < device->filter.mapcnt; i++) {
+		const struct dma_slave_map *map = &device->filter.map[i];
+
+		if (!strcmp(map->devname, dev_name(dev)) &&
+		    !strcmp(map->slave, name))
+			return map;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
- * dma_request_slave_channel_reason - try to allocate an exclusive slave channel
+ * dma_request_chan - try to allocate an exclusive slave channel
  * @dev:	pointer to client device structure
  * @name:	slave channel name
  *
  * Returns pointer to appropriate DMA channel on success or an error pointer.
  */
-struct dma_chan *dma_request_slave_channel_reason(struct device *dev,
-						  const char *name)
+struct dma_chan *dma_request_chan(struct device *dev, const char *name)
 {
+	struct dma_device *d, *_d;
+	struct dma_chan *chan = NULL;
+
 	/* If device-tree is present get slave info from here */
 	if (dev->of_node)
-		return of_dma_request_slave_channel(dev->of_node, name);
+		chan = of_dma_request_slave_channel(dev->of_node, name);
 
 	/* If device was enumerated by ACPI get slave info from here */
-	if (ACPI_HANDLE(dev))
-		return acpi_dma_request_slave_chan_by_name(dev, name);
+	if (has_acpi_companion(dev) && !chan)
+		chan = acpi_dma_request_slave_chan_by_name(dev, name);
 
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+	if (chan) {
+		/* Valid channel found or requester need to be deferred */
+		if (!IS_ERR(chan) || PTR_ERR(chan) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			return chan;
+	}
+
+	/* Try to find the channel via the DMA filter map(s) */
+	mutex_lock(&dma_list_mutex);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(d, _d, &dma_device_list, global_node) {
+		dma_cap_mask_t mask;
+		const struct dma_slave_map *map = dma_filter_match(d, name, dev);
+
+		if (!map)
+			continue;
+
+		dma_cap_zero(mask);
+		dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, mask);
+
+		chan = find_candidate(d, &mask, d->filter.fn, map->param);
+		if (!IS_ERR(chan))
+			break;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&dma_list_mutex);
+
+	return chan ? chan : ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_request_slave_channel_reason);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_request_chan);
 
 /**
  * dma_request_slave_channel - try to allocate an exclusive slave channel
@@ -697,17 +744,35 @@
 struct dma_chan *dma_request_slave_channel(struct device *dev,
 					   const char *name)
 {
-	struct dma_chan *ch = dma_request_slave_channel_reason(dev, name);
+	struct dma_chan *ch = dma_request_chan(dev, name);
 	if (IS_ERR(ch))
 		return NULL;
 
-	dma_cap_set(DMA_PRIVATE, ch->device->cap_mask);
-	ch->device->privatecnt++;
-
 	return ch;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_request_slave_channel);
 
+/**
+ * dma_request_chan_by_mask - allocate a channel satisfying certain capabilities
+ * @mask: capabilities that the channel must satisfy
+ *
+ * Returns pointer to appropriate DMA channel on success or an error pointer.
+ */
+struct dma_chan *dma_request_chan_by_mask(const dma_cap_mask_t *mask)
+{
+	struct dma_chan *chan;
+
+	if (!mask)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
+	chan = __dma_request_channel(mask, NULL, NULL);
+	if (!chan)
+		chan = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
+	return chan;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_request_chan_by_mask);
+
 void dma_release_channel(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&dma_list_mutex);